Reasoning Ability Quiz For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022- 19th February

Directions (1-5): Study the lowing information to answer the given questions
S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sit¬ting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north.
Three persons sit between W and U, who sits at an extreme end. Y sits third to the right of W. Both the immediate neighbor of W faces opposite direction of W. T sits 2nd to the right of X and both faces south direction. Z and T sits immediate right to each other and none of them sits at any extreme end. S faces north. V doesn’t sit adjacent to U and Y. Y and U faces same direction as T but opposite to V.

Q1. How many persons in the given arrangement are facing north?
(a) More than four
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Three
(e) Two

Q2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
(a) W, X
(b) Z, Y
(c) T, S
(d) T, Y
(e) V, U

Q3. What is the position of S with respect to Z?
(a) Second to the left
(b) Third to the right
(c) Third to the left
(d) Fourth to the right
(e) Second to the right

Q4. Who amongst the following sits exactly between Z and W?
(a) T
(b) Y
(c) X
(d) W
(e) U

Q5. Who is sitting 2nd to the right of T?
(a) Z
(b) V
(c) X
(d) W
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the following digit-letter-symbol sequence carefully and answer the questions given below:

Q % B < K 1 & A H β 4 E + Q @ 7 F 6 G > Z 3 L 2 € D © M # 8

Q6. How many such symbols are there in the above sequence, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a number?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Q7. Which of the following is fifth to the left of sixteenth element from the left?
(a) %
(b) C
(c) 4
(d) #
(e) None of these

Q8. If all the numbers are dropped in the given series, then which element will be at 10th position from right end?
(a) F
(b) A
(c) B
(d) ©
(e) None of these

Q9. If the first fifteen elements in the above sequence are written in reverse order, then which of the following element will be twenty-first from the right end?
(a) 2
(b) €
(c) P
(d) 1
(e) None of these

Q10. What should come in place of question mark in the following on the basis of above sequence?
BK& βEQ FGZ ?
(a) M#8
(b)€©#
(c) 2DM
(d) ©M8
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): In these questions, relationship between different elements is show in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statements and select the appropriate answer:

Q11.
(a) Both conclusions I and II are true
(b) Either conclusion I or II is true
(c) Only conclusion I is true
(d) Neither conclusions I nor II is true
(e) Only conclusion II is true

Q12.
(a) Both conclusions I and II are true
(b) Only conclusion II is true
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(d) Either conclusions I or II is true
(e) Only conclusions I is true

Q13.
(a) Both conclusion I and II are true
(b) Either conclusion I or II is true
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(d) Only conclusion I is true
(e) Only conclusion II is true

Q14.
(a) Only conclusion II is true
(b) Either conclusion I or II is true
(c) Both conclusion I and II are true
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(e) Only conclusion I is true

Q15.
(a) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(b) Both conclusions I and II are true
(c) Only conclusion II is true
(d) Either conclusion I or II is true
(e) Only conclusion I is true