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Reasoning Questions for LIC AAO MAINS 2019
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), one of the major insurance sector which attracts most of the government job aspirants has LIC AAO mains on 28th June this year. This exam will be followed by an interview so no more online exams. Preparations for the exams are already on track and to speed up the process that too with accuracy. Here is a quiz on Reasoning Ability being provided by Adda247 for free to let you practice the best of latest pattern Reasoning Questions . To score best in this section, all you need is to practice as much as you can from the previous year questions and practice sets provided.
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Eight persons are sitting in a row, some are facing north, and some are facing south. Those who are facing in north likes colour and those who are facing in south likes fruits. More than four persons sit between A and the one who likes kiwi. D sits third to the right of A. Only two persons sit between H and C who likes blue colour. G sits second to the left of the one who sits fourth to the right of E. The one who likes mango sits third to the left of G. H is neither an immediate neighbour of A nor of D. A likes green colour. The one who likes yellow colour sits second to the right of the one who likes grapes. E does not like kiwi. The one who likes white colour sits third to the right of F. B sits third to the left of the one who likes apple. E is not an immediate neighbor of A.
Q1. Who among the following sits third to the right of the one who likes White?
H
A
the one who likes grapes
The one who likes Kiwi
B
Solution:
Q2. How many persons sit between G and the one who likes yellow colour?
None
Three
One
More than Three
Two
Solution:
Q3. Which of the following statement true about F?
F likes grapes
D sits second to the right of F
Three persons sit between F and C
F likes white colour
All are true
Solution:
Q4. What is the position of C with respect to H?
Third to the left
Second to the right
Immediate Right
Second to the left
Immediate left
Solution:
Q5. Who among the following likes Apple?
E
H
D
G
A
Solution:
Directions (6-10): Study the given information and answer the questions:
A word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.
Input: strike over 79 down 46 across 13 34 world update 67
Step I: across 34 strike over 79 down 46 13 world update 67
Step II: over 46 across 34 strike 79 down 13 world update 67
Step III: update 79 over 46 across 34 strike down 13 world 67
Step IV: down 67 update 79 over 46 across 34 strike 13 world
Step V: strike 13 down 67 update 79 over 46 across 34 world
Step VI: world strike 13 down 67 update 79 over 46 across 34
Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input: prison 53 election 82 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Q6. Which of the following element will be 4th from the right of 8th from the right end in step III?
india
53
election
force
98
Solution:
Logic of the given input output is-
A word and number are arranging in each step
(ii) for numbers- First all the even number are arranged in ascending order in each step then odd number are arrange in descending order from left end.
(iii) for words- First all the words starts with vowels arranged in alphabetical order in each step then word start with consonants are arranged in alphabetical order from left end.
Input: prison 53 election 82 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step I: election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step II: india 98 election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 25
Step III: onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison 53 force black 25
Step IV: black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison force 25
Step V: force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison
Step VI: prison force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82
Q7. What is the difference between the element which is fourth from left end in Step IV and sixth from right end in Step II?
20
15
24
14
10
Solution:
Logic of the given input output is-
A word and number are arranging in each step
(ii) for numbers- First all the even number are arranged in ascending order in each step then odd number are arrange in descending order from left end.
(iii) for words- First all the words starts with vowels arranged in alphabetical order in each step then word start with consonants are arranged in alphabetical order from left end.
Input: prison 53 election 82 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step I: election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step II: india 98 election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 25
Step III: onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison 53 force black 25
Step IV: black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison force 25
Step V: force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison
Step VI: prison force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82
Q8. In Step V, which of the following word/number would be on 6th position from the left end?
black
67
onwards
india
53
Solution:
Logic of the given input output is-
A word and number are arranging in each step
(ii) for numbers- First all the even number are arranged in ascending order in each step then odd number are arrange in descending order from left end.
(iii) for words- First all the words starts with vowels arranged in alphabetical order in each step then word start with consonants are arranged in alphabetical order from left end.
Input: prison 53 election 82 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step I: election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step II: india 98 election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 25
Step III: onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison 53 force black 25
Step IV: black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison force 25
Step V: force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison
Step VI: prison force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82
Q9. In which of the following step the elements ‘election 82 prison force’ found in the same order?
Step IV
Step III
Step II
Step V
Step I
Solution:
Logic of the given input output is-
A word and number are arranging in each step
(ii) for numbers- First all the even number are arranged in ascending order in each step then odd number are arrange in descending order from left end.
(iii) for words- First all the words starts with vowels arranged in alphabetical order in each step then word start with consonants are arranged in alphabetical order from left end.
Input: prison 53 election 82 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step I: election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step II: india 98 election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 25
Step III: onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison 53 force black 25
Step IV: black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison force 25
Step V: force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison
Step VI: prison force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82
Q10. Which of the following element is 3rd from the right of the 7th from the left end in step-IV?
25
force
Prison
67
None of these
Solution:
Logic of the given input output is-
A word and number are arranging in each step
(ii) for numbers- First all the even number are arranged in ascending order in each step then odd number are arrange in descending order from left end.
(iii) for words- First all the words starts with vowels arranged in alphabetical order in each step then word start with consonants are arranged in alphabetical order from left end.
Input: prison 53 election 82 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step I: election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 98 india 25
Step II: india 98 election 82 prison 53 force onwards 67 black 25
Step III: onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison 53 force black 25
Step IV: black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison force 25
Step V: force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82 prison
Step VI: prison force 25 black 53 onwards 67 india 98 election 82
Directions (11-12): In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. 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 follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Q11.
Statements:
Only a few apple is mango.
All mango is litchi
Only litchi are grapes.
Conclusions:
I. Some litchi is apple.
II. Some grapes is mango
Only I follows
Both I and II follow
Only II follows
None follows
Either I or II follows
Solution:
Q12.
Statements:
No green is yellow.
Only a few white is blue
Some blue is yellow.
Conclusions:
I. All white are blue is a possibility.
II. Some blue are green is a possibility.
Only I follows
Both I and II follow
Only II follows
Either I or II follows
None follows
Solution:
Directions (13-15): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Give answer
Q13. Statement: The largest domestic airlines corporation has announced new summer schedules in which more number of flights in trunk routes are introduced.
Assumptions:
Assumptions:
I. More number of passengers may travel by this airlines corporation during summer months in trunk routes.
II. Other airlines companies may also increase the number of flights in all the sectors.
if only Assumption I is implicit
if only Assumption II is implicit
if either Assumption I nor II is implicit
if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
if both Assumption I and II are implicit
Solution:
The largest domestic airlines corporation has made the announcement that more number of flights in trunks routes are introduced because it assumes that more number of passengers may travel in trunk routes. So Assumption I is implicit. Assumption II is not implicit because no information is given about other airlines.
Q14. Statement: The chairman of the company decided to hold a grand function to celebrate silver jubilee during the next weekend and invited a large number of guests.
Assumptions:
I. The company officials may be able to make all the necessary preparations for the silver jubilee celebration.
II. Majority of the guests invited by the chairman may attend the function.
if only Assumption I is implicit
if only Assumption II is implicit
if either Assumption I nor II is implicit
if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
if both Assumption I and II are implicit
Solution:
Both the assumptions are implicit because the decision to hold a function is taken as company officials may be able to make all the necessary preparations for the silver jubilee celebrations and it can also be assumed that majority of guest invited by the chairman may attend the function.
Q15. Statements: The largest computer manufacturing company slashed the prices of most of the desktop models by about 15% with immediate effect.
Assumptions:
I. The company may incur heavy losses due to reduction in prices of the desktop.
II. The sales of desktop manufactured by the company increases substantially in the near future.
if only Assumption I is implicit
if only Assumption II is implicit
if either Assumption I nor II is implicit
if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
if both Assumption I and II are implicit
Solution:
By decreasing the price of a product, its sale can be increased. So, Assumption II is implicit. Assumption I is not correlated with the statement, so it is not implicit.
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