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Reasoning Ability - 02.05.2016

Mahendra Guru

Q.1-5. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six students must participate in a committee—either the dance committee or the parade committee—to organize the homecoming weekend activities. Each of the six students—Q, R, S, T, V, and X—will be on one of the committees. The participation of the students will be in accordance with the following conditions:

(i) If Q is on the parade committee, T is on the dance committee.

(ii) V is on the parade committee if T is on the parade committee.

(iii) X and V are always on different committees.

(iv) S in on the dance committee if T is on the dance committee.

(v) At least two students must participate in each committee.

Q.1. Which one of the following could be a complete and accurate assignment of students to committees?

(1) Dance: S, T, X                   Parade: Q, R, V

(2) Dance: R, T, X                   Parade: Q, S, V

(3) Dance: S, T, V, X               Parade: Q, R

(4) Dance: R, S, X                  Parade: Q, T, V

(5) Dance: Q, V                      Parade: R, S, T, X

ANSWER: (1)

Q.2. Which one of the following cannot be a pair of students on the parade committee?

(1) Q and R

(2) Q and S

(3) T and R

(4) T and S

(5) R and X

ANSWER: (2)

Q.3. If there are exactly two students on the parade committee, then which one of the following must be true?

(1) T is on the parade committee.

(2) S is on the dance committee.

(3) Q is on the parade committee.

(4) R and X are on the dance committee.

(5) T and S are on the dance committee.

ANSWER:(2)

Q.4. Each of the following could be a complete list of the students on the parade committee EXCEPT:

(1) Q, R, V

(2) S, R, T, V

(3) Q, V

(4) T, V

(5) Q, S, V

ANSWER: (5)

Q.5. If X is on the parade committee, then which one of the following must be true?

(1) Q is on the parade committee.

(2) R is on the dance committee.

(3) T is on the dance committee.

(4) V is on the parade committee.

(5) S is on the parade committee.

ANSWER: (3)

Q.6-10. Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and Give answer-
(1) If statement I alone is sufficient but statement II alone is not sufficient.
(2) If statement II alone is sufficient but statement I alone is not sufficient.
(3) If each statement alone (either I or II) is sufficient.
(4) If statement I and II together are not sufficient.
(5) If both statement together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.

Q.6. Among six people Kiran, Jack, Iram, Heena, Geeta and Eemu each lives on a different floor of a six storey building having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on and the topmost floor is numbered 6). Who lives on the topmost floor?

I. There is only one floor between the floors on which Iram and Jack live. Kiran lives on an even numbered floor.
II. Geeta does not live on an even numbered floor. Jack lives on an even numbered floor. Jack does not live on the topmost floor.

ANSWER: (5)

Q.7. There are six letters W, A, R, S, N and E. Which meaningful word is formed after using these six letters only ?

I. E is placed fourth to the right of A. S is not placed immediately next to either A or E.
II. Both N and W are placed immediately next to S. The word does not begin with R. A is not placed immediately next to W.

ANSWER: (5)

Q.8. Point D is in which direction with respect to Point B?
I. Point A is to the west of Point B. Point C is to the north of Point B. Point D is to the south of Point C.
II. Point G is to the south of Point D. Point G is 4m from Point B. Point D is 9m from Point B.

ANSWER: (2)

Q.9. How is ‘its' coded in the code language?

I. one of its kind' is coded as ‘zo pi ko fe' and 'in kind and cash' is coded as ‘ga to ru ko’.
II. ‘make money and cash’ is coded as ‘to mi ru hy’ and ‘money of various kind’ is coded as ‘qu ko zo hy’.

ANSWER: (4)

Q.20. Are all the four friends viz. Z, Y, X and W who are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre?

I. Y sits second to right of W. W faces the centre. X sits to immediate right of both Y and W.
II. Z sits to immediate left of Y. X is not an immediate neighbour of Z. X sits to immediate right of W.

ANSWER: (4)


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