Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-3): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

There are six people - P, Q, R, S, T and U - each having different weight. P is heavier than U but lighter than Q. T is heavier than R but lighter than P. 

Q is lighter than S. R is not the lightest. The second lightest person weighs 52 kilogram while the third heaviest is of 64 kilogram.

1. Who among the following may be of 58 kilogram in weight?

(1) P

(2) Q

(3) T

(4) R

(5) U

2. How many persons are heavier than R?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

3. Which of the following may rep-resent the weight of Q?

(1) 62 kg

(2) 66 kg

(3) 60 kg

(4) 58 kg

(5) 56 kg

Directions (4-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing six persons each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons.

 In row-1, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row-2, P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated 

(but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. 

Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each person seated in a row faces another person of the other row.

A sits third to the left of E. The person facing A sits second to the left of T. Two persons are sitting between T and P. C and D are immediate neighbours. 

C and D do not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between B and C. The person facing D is an immediate neighbour of Q. 

V is not an immediate neighbour of P. S does not face A.

4. Who amongst the following sits seconds to the right of the person who faces R?

(1) C

(2) D

(3) B

(4) E

(5) Cannot be determined

5. Which of the following statements regarding B is true?

(1) B sits second to the left of C

(2) A sits to immediate left of B

(3) T faces B

(4) D is an immediate neighbour of B

(5) The person who faces B is an immediate neighbour of S

6. Who amongst the following faces P?

(1) A

(2) D

(3) C

(4) E

(5) Cannot he determined

7. Who amongst the following sits exactly between T and R?

(1) V

(2) Q

(3) S

(4) P

(5) Cannot be determined

8. Four of the following live are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. 

Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

(1) F

(2) Q

(3) T

(4) C

(5) E

Directions (9-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

In a certain code language: 

• "only in serial order" is written as "ve pu na to".
• "order in the state" is written as "li ve su pu".
• "the logical idea only" is written as "su na ri jo".
• "in idea or theory" is written as "zt jo bk pu",

9. Which of the following is the code of 'theory'?

(1) zt

(2) bk

(3) jo

(4) pu

(5) Either 'zt' or 'bk'

10. The code 'li ri to ve' may represent

(1) serial order theory only

(2) only idea state order

(3) state logical serial order

(4) serial theory state the

(5) only the idea logical

11. Which of the following may represent "logical idea is only order"?

(1) jo na ri ge ve

(2) ve na ri jo pu

(3) ri ve na zt bk

(4) bk to pu jo ve

(5) na ve su li pu

12. Which of the following is the code of "logical"?

(1) su

(2) jo

(3) na

(4) ri

(5) None of these

13. Which of the following is code of "serial"?

(1) pu

(2) to

(3) ve

(4) su

(5) Cannot be determined

Solutions (1-3):

1. (3)

2. (5)

3. (2)

Solutions (4-8):

4. (2)

5. (1)

6. (3)

7. (1)

8. (4)

Solutions (9-13):

in – pu

order – ve

only – na

serial – to

the – su

state – li

idea – jo

logical – ri

or / theory – zt / bk

9. (5)

10. (3)

11. (1)

12. (4)

13. (2)

Reasoning : Quiz

Reasoning : Quiz

1. Vinay moves towards South-East a distance of 14m. then he moves towards West and travels a distance of 28m.From here, 

he moves towards North-West a distance of 14m. and finally he moves a distance of 8m towards East and comes to a halt.

 How far is the starting point where he stood? 

(1) 20 m 

(2) 22 m 

(3) 6 m

(4) 8 m

(5) None of these 

2. From the word ‘INTENSIFICATION’, how many independent words can be made without changing the -
order of the letters and using each letter only once? 

(1) Four 

(2) Five 

(3) Six 

(4) More than six 

(5) None of these

3. In a class of 180, where girls are twice the number of boys, Rupesh, a boy, ranked thirty-fourth from the top.

 If there are eighteen girls ahead of Rupesh, how many boys are after him in rank? 

(1) 45 

(2) 44 

(3) 60 

(4) Can’t be determined 

(5) None of these

4. Two priests A and B were talking to each other. A said to B, “My mobile set rings every 15 minutes”. B retorted, “My mobile set rings every 18 minutes.”

 The mobile sets of both A and B rang simultaneously at 8 am. Four of the following five timings of a certain day are alike-
 with respect to the above situation and hence form a group. Which of the following timings is different from the group? 

(1) 6.30 am 

(2) 5.30 pm 

(3) 3.30 pm 

(4) 9.30 am 

(5) 6.30 pm

5. Pointing to a girl, Mr Raju said, “This girl is the only daughter of the husband of the mother of my wife’s brother.” Who is Raju to the girl? 

(1) Husband 

(2) Brother-in-law 

(3) Father-in-law 

(4) Either husband or brother-in-law 

(5) None of these

Directions (6 -10): Study the following information and answer the questions following it:

A festival was held by The Times of India group in the capital of India. In this festival Ken, Tim, Kat and Aish, 

each won a first place in one of the four events: jumping, dancing, singing and swimming, not necessarily in that order. 

Curiously, each winner also won a second place and a third place in two other of these four events. 
Study the following clues and answer the questions that follow:

(i) The one who was placed second in swimming was third in dancing.

(ii) The winner of the singing contest was placed third in swimming.

(iii) Aish did not come first in jumping or dancing.

(iv) Aish was a close second behind Kat in one of the four events.

(v) Tim was placed third in singing, but did not get a place in jumping, and was not first in dancing.

6. Who is the winner in the swimming event? 

(1) Ken 

(2) Tim 

(3) Kat 

(4) Aish 

(5) Both Kat and Tim

7. Which of the following is/are correct? 

I. Kat won first position in jumping. 

II. Kat won second position in swimming. 

III. Kat won third position in dancing. 

(1) Only I 

(2) Only II 

(3) Only III 

(4) All I, II and III 

(5) None of these

8. Which of the following is/are wrong? 

I. Ken won first position in jumping. 

II. Ken won second position in swimming. 

III. Ken won third position in dancing. 

(1) Only II and III 

(2) Only I and III 

(3) Only I and II 

(4) All I, II and III 

(5) None of these

9. Who among the following did not occupy any position, from 1st, 2nd and 3rd, in singing? 

(1) Kat 

(2) Ken 

(3) Tim 

(4) Aish 

(5) Can’t say 

10. Who among the following did not occupy any position, from 1st, 2nd and 3rd, in swimming? 

(1) Can’t say 

(2) Kat

(3) Ken 

(4) Tim 

(5) None of these

Answers 
1. (1) 

2. (4) 

3. (2) 

4. (2) 

5. (1) 

Solutions (6-10): 

6. (2) 

7. (4) 

8. (4)

9. (1)

10. (3)

Reasoning Quiz - Part I

Reasoning Quiz - Part I

Directions (1-4): In the following questions, the Symbols @, ©, $ , % and # are used with the following meanings as illustrated below.

'A $ B' means 'A is not smaller than B'.

'A # B' means 'A is not greater then B'.

'A @ B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor equal to B'.

'A © B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor greater than B'.

'A % B' means 'A is neither greater than nor equal to B'.

In each of the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the 

two conclusions I and I I given below these are definitely true.

1. Statements: H % J, J © N, N @ R

Conclusions:

I. R % J

II. H @ J

III. N @ H

(1) Only II is true

(2) Only I and III are true

(3) Only I is true

(4) Only III is true

(5) None of these

2. Statements: M @ J, J $ T, T © N

Conclusions:

I. N # J

II. T %M

III. M @ N

(1) Only I and II are true

(2) Only II and III are true

(3) Only I and III are true

(4) None of true

(5) All are true

3. Statements: D © K, K # F, F @ P

Conclusions:

I. P @ D

II. K # P

III. F $ D

(1) Only II is true

(2) Only I and II are true

(3) Only III is true

(4) Only II and III are true

(5) None of these

4. Statements: K # N, N $ T, T % J

Conclusions:

I. J @ N

II. K @ T

III. T @ K

(1) Only I and II are true

(2) Only II and III is true

(3) Only I and III are true

(4) None is true

(5) None of these

Directions (5-6): In the following questions, the Symbols @, #, $ , % and * are used with the following meanings as illustrated below.

'A $ B' means 'A is not smaller than B'.

'A % B' means 'A is not greater then B'.

'A @ B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor equal to B'.

'A * B' means 'A is neither greater than nor smaller than B'.

'A # B' means 'A is neither greater than nor equal to B'.

In each of the following question assuming the given statements to be true, 

find out which of the three conclusions I,II and III given below them is/are definitely true.

5. Statements: D * Q, Q @ L, L $ B, B # G

Conclusions:

I. D @ B

II. B * D

III. G @ L

(1) Either I or II only

(2) I and II only

(3) I only      

(4) II and III only

(5) None of these

6. Statements: Z @ Y, Y # K, K % M, M @ T

Conclusions:

I. Z @ M

II. Y @ T

III. Z # K

(1) I only

(2) II and III only

(3) Either I or II only

(4) All I,II and III

(5) None of these

Directions (7 - 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

A, B, H, K, M, P, R and S are eight team heads and are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them -

sit at four corners of the square and face the centre while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides and face outward. 

B does not sit at any of the corners but sits second to the right of S. M sits third to the right of P. P is not an immediate neighbour of S. 

R and K are immediate neighbours of each other but R does not sit at any of the corners of the table. H is an immediate neighbour of neither P nor S.

7. What is the position of P with respect to M?

(1) Immediate left

(2) Third to the right

(3) Second to the left

(4) Third to the left

(5) None of these

8. Who among the following sits second to the right of K?

(1) M

(2) B

(3) A

(4) S

(5) H

9. Who among the following are the immediate neighbours of H?

(1) M, K

(2) B, R

(3) B, M

(4) A, R

(5) A, K

10. Who among the following sit(s) exactly between P and A?

(1) Only B

(2) K and R

(3) Only H

(4) H and M

(5) No one sits between P and A

Directions (11 - 15): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work in three different companies: X, 

Y and Z. Out of these, two are female who work in different companies and have different specializations. 

Two of them are specialists in Finance, two in HR, two in Marketing and one each is an Engineer and a Computer Specialist. D,

 working in a company X has specialized in HR and her friend G, a Finance Specialist is working in company Z. H, an HR specialist,

 is working with B, a Marketing Specialist and does not work in company Y.C is not a Computer Specialist.

 No two people with the same specialization work together. F is a specialist in Marketing working in company Y and his friend A has specialized in-

 Finance and is working company X with only one another Specialist. Not more than three of them work in company Z. 

No female is an Engineer or a Computer Specialist.

11. In which two companies do the HR specialist work?

(1) X and Y

(2) Y and Z

(3) X and Z

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

12. Who is the Computer Specialist?

(1) C

(2) E

(3) H

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

13. Which of the following represents the two females?

(1) DB

(2) DH

(3) DG

(4) Either (1) or (3)

(5) None of These

14. Which of the following is the speciality of C?

(1) Marketing

(2) Finance

(3) Computer

(4) Engineer

(5) None of These

15.  In which company does C work?

(1) Y

(2) Z

(3) X

(4) Y or Z

(5) None of These

Answers:

1. (2)
H % J  = H < J
J © N  = J = N
N @ R  = N > R
Therefore, H < J = N > R
Conclusions:
I. R % J  = R < J ( True )
II. H @ J  =H > J ( Not true)
III. N @ J   =N > H (True)

2. (5)
M % J  = M  > J
J $ T  = J = T
T © N  =T = N
Therefore, M > J = T = N
Conclusions:
I. N # J  = N = J ( true )
II. T % M  = T < M ( true)
III. M @ N  =M > N ( true)

3. (3)
D © K -> D = K
K # F -> K = F
F @ P -> F > P
Therefore, D = K = F > P
Conclusions:
I. P @ D -> P > D ( Not true )
II. K # P -> K = P ( Not true )
III.F $ D -> F = D ( True )

4. (4)
K # N -> K = N
N $ T -> N = T
T % J -> T > J
Therefore, K = N = T > J
Conclusions:
I. J @ N -> J > N ( Not true )
II. K @ T -> K > T ( Not true )
III.T @ K -> T > K ( Not true )

5. (3)
Statements D * Q -> D = Q
D @ L -> Q > L
L $ B -> L = B
B # G -> B < G
Therefore, D = Q > L = B < G
Conclusions:
I. D @ B -> D > B ( True )
II. B * D -> B = D ( Not true)
III.G @ L -> G < L (Not true)

6. (5)
Statements: Z @ Y -> Z > Y
Y # K -> Y < K
K % M -> K = M
M @ T -> M > T
Therefore, Z > Y < K = M > T
Conclusions:
I. Z @ Y -> Z > Y (Not true )
II. Y @ T -> Y > T ( Not true)
III.Z # K -> Z < K (Not true)

Solutions (7-10):

7. (2)
8. (5)
9. (2)
10. (5)
Solutions (11-15):

PERSON	GENDER	COMPANY	SPECIALISATION
A	Male	X	Finance
B	Male/Female	Z	Marketing
C	Male	Y	Engineer
D	Female	X	HR
E	Male	Y	Computer Specialist
F	Male	Y	Marketing
G	Male/Female	Z	Finance
H	Male	Z	HR

11. (3)
12. (2)
13. (4)
14. (4)
15. (1)

Reasoning : Quiz

Reasoning : Quiz

Directions (1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, W, X and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. 

Each one of them belongs to a different profession viz. Engineer, Architect, Dancer, Teacher, Lawyer, Manager, Actor and Doctor.

T sits third to right of the Doctor. Only two people sit between the Doctor and Z.Teacher and the Architect are immediate neighbours -

of each other. Neither T nor Z is a Teacher or a Architect. Teacher is not an immediate neighbour of the Doctor.

 Engineer sits second to left of S. S is not an immediate neighbour of Z. The Engineer is an immediate neighbour of both Manager and the Actor.

 Actor sits third to right of R. R is not the Teacher. X sits to the immediate right of the Dancer. T is not the Dancer. Q is not an immediate neighbour of T. 

W is not an immediate neighbour of the Engineer

1. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) The Manager is an immediate neighbour of the Teacher.

2) W sits second to right of P.

3) The Manager and the Architect are immediate neighbours of each other.

4) The Dancer sits to the immediate left of the Doctor.

5) The Manager sits second to the left of P.

2. Which of the following is R’s profession?

1) Dancer 

2) Engineer 

3) Architect 

4) Lawyer 

5) Actor

3. Who amongst the following sit exactly between the Doctor and Z?

1) Z and the Dancer 

2) R and W 

3) The Dancer and X 

4) Q and X 

5) S and the Manager

4. Who amongst the following is the Manager?

1) X 

2) Q 

3) W 

4) Z 

5) T

5.  Who amongst the following sits third to the left of S?

1) Engineer  

2) W 

3) T 

4) Actor 

5) R

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group.

 Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(1) Q - Dancer 

(2) W - Teacher 

(3) P – Engineer 

(4) T - Actor 

(5) R - Doctor

7. Who amongst the following is the Teacher?

1) T 

2) X 

3) Z 

4) W 

5) P

Directions (8-10): Read the following information given below to answer the questions that follow:

(i) 'na ho pa la' means 'they are very intelligent'

(ii) 'pit na sa' means 'you are welcome'

(iii) 'ka da la' means 'who is intelligent'

(iv) 'od ho pit la' means 'they welcome intelligent students'

8. Which of the following means 'students' in that code language?

(1) od 

(2) la 

(3) ho 

(4) pit 

(5) Data inadequate

9. Which of the following means 'very' in that code language?

(1) pa 

(2) na 

(3) da 

(4) Data inadequate 

(5) None of these

10. Which of the following statement(s) is/are redundant to answer the above questions?

(1) (iii)

(2) (ii) 

(3) (ii) or (iii) 

(4) (i) or (iv) 

(5) None of these

Answers

1.4
2.3
3.5
4.4
5.2
6.4
7.2
(8- 10) students – od

intelligent – la

welcome – pit

they – ho

are – na

you – sa

very – pa

who / is – ka / da

8.1

9. 1

10.1

Banking Awareness

Q1. PSLCs are tradable certificates issued against priority sector loans of banks. What does meaning of "Cs" in PSLCs?

(a) Cash

(b) Cities

(c) Census

(d) Certificates

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. The Banking Ombudsman Scheme is introduced under Section 35 (A) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 by RBI with effect from -

(a) 1995

(b) 1999

(c) 1990

(d) 1982

(e) 1988

Q3. MTSS is a way of transferring personal remittances from abroad to beneficiaries in India. What does MTSS stand for-?

(a) Mobile Transfer Service Scheme 

(b) Money Transfer System Scheme 

(c) Money Timing Service Scheme 

(d) Market Transfer Service Scheme 

(e) Money Transfer Service Scheme

Q4. How much cash can payment be made to the beneficiary in India under MTSS? 

(a) Rs 2, 00,000

(b) Rs 50,000

(c) Rs 1, 00,000

(d) Rs 10,000

(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. RDA is a channel to receive cross-border remittances from overseas jurisdictions. What does meaning of "A" in RDA?

(a) Account

(b) Assembly

(c) Arrangement 

(d) Association

(e) Amount

Q6. At present 24 nationalised banks and one private sector bank are authorised to handle the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), 2004. Name the private sector bank, which is authorised to handle the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), 2004?

(a) ICICI bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) Yes Bank

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q7. The Government of India has enacted the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 in terms of which the definition of micro, small and medium enterprises. As under a micro enterprise is an enterprise where investment in plant and machinery does not exceed ..............?

(a) Rs. 100 lakh

(b) Rs. 15 lakh

(c) Rs. 25 lakh

(d) Rs. 50 lakh

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note. In which year Commercial Paper was introduced in India?

(a) 1975

(b) 1990

(c) 1985

(d) 1955

(e) 1980

Q9. Which Bank of India maintains the Principal Accounts of Central as well as State Governments at its Central Accounts Section? 

(a) IDBI

(b) SBI

(c) SIDBI

(d) NABARD 

(e) RBI

Q10. Who are eligible to issue Commercial Paper (CP)?

(a) Corporate

(b) Primary dealers (PDs)

(c) All-India Financial Institutions (FIs)

(d) All of the above

(e) None of the given options is true

Q11. Under OLTAS, only a Single Copy Challan is used with a tear-off portion for the Tax Payer. What does OLTAS stand for-?

(a) On-line Tax Accounting Service

(b) On-line Tax Amounting System

(c) On-line Timing Accounting System

(d) On-line Tax Association Service

(e) On-line Tax Accounting System

Q12. What is the minimum period of maturity prescribed for Commercial Paper (CP)?

(a) 17 Months

(b) 14 Days

(c) 01 Year

(d) 07 days

(e) 05 years

Q13. Which banks are insured by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)?

(a) Foreign Banks functioning in India

(b) Local Area Banks

(c) Regional Rural Banks

(d) All of the above

(e) None of the given options is true

Q14. What is the maximum period of maturity prescribed for Commercial Paper (CP)?

(a) 10 years

(b) 06 years

(c) 01 Year

(d) 02 years

(e) 05 years

Q15. Each depositor in a bank is insured by DICGC upto a maximum of _____________________ for both principal and interest amount held by him in the same capacity and same right as on the date of liquidation/cancellation of bank's licence or the date on which the scheme of amalgamation/merger/reconstruction comes into force.

(a) Rs.1, 00,000

(b) Rs.2, 00,000 

(c) Rs.3, 00,000 

(d) Rs.4, 00,000 

(e) Rs.5, 00,000