New Pattern Reasoning Questions for NICL AO Mains Exam

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H like different mobile phones viz. Apple, Garmin, Vertu, Thuraya, Foxconn, Pantech, Wiko and Lanix but not necessarily in same order. All of them are sitting around a rectangular table. Four persons sits on each middle side of rectangular table, while other four persons on the corner of table. All of them are facing towards the center. D is sitting second to the right of the one, who likes Lanix mobile. E is sitting third to the left of the one, who likes Pantech mobile. F and G are sitting opposite to each other. C is sitting opposite to one, who likes Wiko mobile. B is sitting opposite the one, who likes Apple mobile. The one who likes Thuraya mobile is sitting second to the right of the one, who likes Foxconn mobile and second to the left of A, who is not sitting near the one, who likes Wiko mobile. G is sitting on the smaller side and to the immediate right of the one, who likes Wiko mobile. The persons who like Foxconn and Thuraya mobile are not on the same side of the table. The one, who likes Thuraya mobile is sitting third to the right of the one ,who likes Lanix mobile, who is not sitting opposite to the person, who likes Garmin mobile. The one who likes Thuraya mobile is sitting third to the left of C. F sits second to the left of H. The one who likes Garmin mobile sits opposite to the one who likes Foxconn mobile. 

1. Who is sitting third to the right of the one, who likes Pantech mobile?

(a)The one, who likes Foxconn mobile.

(b)A

(c) The one who likes Wiko mobile.

(d)None of these

(e) Can’t determine

2. Who is sitting opposite to D?

(a) A

(b) C

(c) The one who likes Lanix mobile.

(d) The one who likes Garmin mobile.

(e)Can’t be determined

3. Who among following is sitting third to left of H? 

(a) E

(b) D

(c) C

(d) B

(e) A

4. A likes which of the following mobile?

(a) Vertu

(b) Garmin

(c) Apple

(d) Thuraya

(e) Foxconn

5. Pantech mobile is like by which of the following one? 

(a) B

(b) C

(c) D

(d) E

(e) F

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below is given four 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 follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q6. Statements: 

Some pen are book. 

All book are table.

Some table are cat. 

All cat are dog.

Conclusions:

I. Some dog are pen.

II. Some cat are pen.

III. Some dog are book.

IV. Some table are pen.

(a) None follows

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only IV follows

(d) III and IV follow

(e) Only III follows

Q7. Statements: 

Some bat are mat.

Some mat are desk. 

Some desk are chair. 

Some chair are pins.

Conclusions:

I. Some pins are desk.

II. Some chair are bat.

III. Some chair are mat.

IV. Some desk are bat.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(c) Only II follows

(d) Only III follows

(e) Only IV follows

Q8. Statements: 

All coin are note. 

No note is euro. 

Some euro are dinar. 

All dinar are dollor.

Conclusions:

I. Some dollor are note.

II. Some dinar are euro.

III. No dollor is note.

IV. Some dollor are coin.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only III follows

(d) Either I or III follows

(e) Either I or III and II follow

Q9. Statements: 

All gold are silver. 

Some silver are iron. 

All iron are gun. 

Some gun are watch.

Conclusions:

I. Some watch are iron.

II. Some gun are silver.

III. Some silver are gold.

IV. Some gun are gold.

(a) I and II follow

(b) II and III follow

(c) I, II and III follow

(d) All, I, II, III and IV follow

(e) None of the above

Q10. Statements:

 Some grass are field. 

Some field are green.

All green are tree. 

All tree are village.

Conclusions:

I. Some village are field.

II. Some village are grass.

III. Some tree are grass.

IV. Some tree are field.

(a) I and II follow

(b) II and III follow

(c) I, II and III follow

(d) All I, II, III and IV follow

(e) None of the above

Directions (11-12): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Point H is 6 km towards the East of point G. Point R is 8 km North of point G. Point Q is exactly midway between point R and point G. Point K is 10 km to the South of point Q. Point L is 3 km towards the East of point Q. Point S is exactly midway between point G and point H.

Q11. If a person walks 4 km towards the South from point L, takes a right turn and walks for another 3 km, which of the following points would he reach?

(a) Q

(b) G

(c) K

(d) H

(e) Cannot be determined

Q12. If a person walks 8 km towards North from point S, which of the following points would be cross and how far will he be from point R?

(a) G, 4 km

(b) H, 3 km

(c) L, 6 km

(d) L, 3 km

(e) G, 8 km

Directions (13-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. 

A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor, S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. The mother of R is a nurse.

Q13. Who is the husband of P?

(a) R

(b) U

(c) Q

(d) S

(e) T

Q14. Who is the sister of T?

(a) R

(b) U

(c) T

(d) Information insufficient

(e) None of the above

Q15. What is the profession of P?

(a) Doctor

(b) Nurse

(c) Doctor or nurse

(d) Housewife

(e) None of these

New Pattern Reasoning Questions for NICL AO Mains Exam(Solutions)