Reasoning Ability Quiz For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022- 08th March

Directions (1-5): Read the given information carefully to answer the questions based on it.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G like seven different colours viz. Red, Pink, Yellow, Green, White, Blue and Brown, not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them has a different age. G is the third oldest person and likes Pink. B is older than G. B is just older than E. The one who likes Red is the second youngest person. Not more than 2 persons are younger than the one who likes Brown. The one who likes Yellow is just younger than C. More than one person’s age is between F’s age and G’s age. F is not the youngest person and does not like Yellow. The one who likes Blue is not just younger or just older than G. E does not like White. D is younger than A.

Q1. Which among the following is true about B?
(a) Second youngest
(b) Third youngest
(c) Youngest
(d) Oldest
(e) None of these

Q2. Who among the following persons like Green?
(a) B
(b) D
(c) E
(d) A
(e) None of these

Q3. How many persons are younger than D?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Q4. Which of the following colors is liked by C?
(a) Red
(b) Green
(c) Blue
(d) White
(e) None of these

Q5. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) F is younger than D and likes brown.
(b) C is younger than G but older than E
(c) The one who likes red is just younger than A
(d) F’s age is between C’s age and G’s age.
(e) None is true.

Q6. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘AERONAUTICS’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (Both forward and backward)?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Five
(e) None of these

Q7. If Chris finds that he is 7th from the top in a row and 2nd from the bottom, how many persons should be added to the row such that there are 12 persons in the row?
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) None of these

Q8. If in a certain way ORDINARY is coded as QTFKPCTA, then how INFORMATION will be coded in the same manner?
(a) KPHQTOCUKQP
(b) KPHQTOCVKOP
(c) KPHQTQCVKQP
(d) KPHQTOCVKQP
(e) None of these

Q9. In a certain code language, if ‘PRACTICE’ is coded as ‘RTCEVKEG’ and ‘MOVED’ is coded as ‘OQXGF’, then what is the code for ‘SINGLES’?
(a) UKIPNGU
(b) UKPIGNU
(c) UKPINGU
(d) UKPINUG
(e) None of these

Q10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘RINGMASTER’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (Both forward and backward)?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Directions (11-12): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
There is a family consisting of six members named Q, I, P, J, C, and R. Q is R’s brother-in-law and J’s son. I has only one daughter P who is also Q’s sister. J is C’s paternal grandparent. C is male person of the family.

Q11. How is R related to I?
(a) Grandson
(b) Son
(c) Son in law
(d) Husband
(e) None of these

Q12. Who is grandfather of C?
(a) I
(b) J
(c) P
(d) Q
(e) Cannot be determined

Directions (13-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.
Point Q is to the south of Point D. Point Q is 9m to the west of Point A. Point E is 9m to the north of Point C. Point S is 8m to the south of Point A. Point E and D lie in the same straight line. Point Q is the midpoint between Point A and C. Point H is 5m to the east of Point S.

Q13. What is the total distance between point E and point S?
(a) 42m
(b) 39m
(c) 44m
(d) 35m
(e) None of these

Q14. If point R is 5m west of point D, then in which direction is point Q with respect to point R?
(a) South
(b) South-east
(c) North-east
(d) North-wet
(e) None of these

Q15. If point R is 5m west of point D, then which of the following points are to the north-west of Point A?
(a) Point R and Point H
(b) Point R, Point D and Point E
(c) Point D, Point R and Point S
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

Solutions