Reasoning Ability Test For LIC AAO
Q.1-5. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T and S are eight persons, each of them has different hobbies i.e. watching television, playing football, dancing, singing, reading book, travelling, cooking and gardening but not necessarily in the same order.
All of them are seated around a circular table and facing towards the centre. Z’s hobby is dancing and he sits third to the left of V. The one whose hobby is travelling, sits second to the right of W whose hobby is cooking, sits second to the right of Y who cannot sit adjacent to V. X whose hobby is playing football, sits between the persons whose hobbies are reading book and travelling. T’s hobby is gardening and he sits second to the left of S whose hobby is watching television.
Q.1. Who among the following represents immediate neighbours of that person whose hobby is cooking?
(1) TZ
(2) ZS
(3) YS
(4) ZV
(5) WV
Q.2. Which of the following is definitely true in the context of U?
(1) U sits second to the left of that person whose hobby is watching television.
(2) U sits third to the right of Z
(3) U whose hobby is singing.
(4) The one whose hobby is dancing, is not an immediate neighbour of U.
(5) U is in front of Y.
Q.3. What is the position of Y with respect to that person whose hobby is reading book?
(1) Fourth to the right
(2) Third to the left
(3) Second to the right
(4) Fourth to the left
(5) Second to the left
Q.4. How many persons are sitting between Z and the one whose hobby is singing, if counted clockwise from Z?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four
(5) Five
Q.5. Which of the following hobbies is liked by the one who sits second to the right of that person whose hobby is travelling?
(1) Reading book
(2) Gardening
(3) Watching television
(4) Playing football
(5) Dancing
Q.6-10. In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s).
Q.6. Statements: All game are ball.
Some ball are bat.
Some bat are car.
Conclusions:
I. Some bat are game.
II. Some game are car.
III. Some car are ball.
(1) None follows
(2) Only I follows
(3) Only II follows
(4) Only III follows
(5) All follow
Q.7. Statements: Some cat are rat.
All rat are fish.
Some fish are monkey.
Conclusions:
I. All cat are rat.
II. Some fish are rat.
III. No monkey is a cat.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only II and either I or III follow
(4) Only either I or III follows
(5) Only III follows
Q.8. Statements: All copy are pin.
Some pin are file.
All file are pen.
Conclusions:
I. Some pen are copy.
II. Some pen are pin.
III. Some file are copy.
(1) None follows
(2) Only I follows
(3) Only II follows
(4) Only I and II follow
(5) Only II and III follow
Q.9. Statements: Some heart are liver.
All liver are hand.
All hand are eye.
Conclusions:
I. Some eye are heart.
II. Some hand are heart.
III. Some eye are liver.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only III follows
(4) Only II and III follow
(5) All follow
Q.10. Statements: All pink are green.
No red is green.
All yellow are red.
Conclusions:
I. No yellow is a pink.
II. No yellow is a green.
III. No red is a pink.
(1) None follows
(2) Only III follows
(3) Only I and II follow
(4) Only II and III follow
(5) All follow
Answers
Q.1 (2) Q.2. (5) Q.3. (3) Q.4. (2) Q.5. (1)
Q.6 (1) Q.7 (2) Q.8 (3) Q.9. (5) Q.10. (5)
Q.6 (1) Q.7 (2) Q.8 (3) Q.9. (5) Q.10. (5)
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