Reasoning Ability Quiz For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022- 4th February

Directions (1-3): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
A three-generation family consists of nine members i.e. W, B, Z, K, A, N, Q, D and P. There are two married couples. N is the daughter of B. Q is the mother-in-law of B. D has only three children. P is the grandmother of N. W is sister of B. Siblings of K are unmarried. N is the niece of Z who is the brother-in-law of B. A is the maternal aunt of N. P has only two children. K is the mother of N. D has only one son.

Q1. What is the relation of W with respect to K?
(a) Maternal aunt
(b) Paternal aunt
(c) Sister
(d) Sister-in-law
(e) None of these

Q2. Who among the following is/are the children of D?
(i) The one who is the wife of B.
(ii) Z who is the brother of A.
(iii) K who is the daughter-in-law of P.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 3
(c) Both 2 and 3
(d) Both 1 and 3
(e) All of the above

Q3. Who among the following is the spouse of Q?
(a) D
(b) W
(c) P
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these

Directions (4-5): Study the data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Six people J, K, L, M, N, and O are standing in a row facing the north direction. They are standing in an increasing order of their ages from the west to east. J is younger than O. Three people are older than M. L, who is not the youngest, is younger than K and O and neither K nor O is the eldest.

Q4. Who is the second eldest?
(a) J
(b) N
(c) O
(d) K
(e) Can’t be determined

Q5. How many people are older than J?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Five
(d) Two
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the letters and symbols sequence carefully and answer the questions given below.

@ Z E # X C $ V % B A ^ L & K J * H I Ω R Q ∞ W € T U α P M ¥ N £ Y O © D β S

Q6. What is the sum of the place values according to English alphabetical order of the elements which is 15th from the left end and 16th from the right end?
(a) 32
(b) 34
(c) 33
(d) 35
(e) None of these

Q7. How many elements are there between ‘A’ and 7th element from the right end?
(a) 21
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 22
(e) None of these

Q8. How many letters are there which are immediately preceded by and immediately followed by a symbol?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Four
(d) Five
(e) None of these

Q9. What is the position of ‘*’ with respect to ‘M’?
(a) Eleventh to the left
(b) Thirteenth to the left
(c) Twelfth to the left
(d) Fourteenth to the left
(e) None of these

Q10. Which amongst the following element is 11th to the left of 25th element from the left end?
(a) &
(b) L
(c) K
(d) J
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the following information and answer the given questions.
In an eleven story building, having floors numbered 1 to 11, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, and U each live on a different floor. The ground floor is numbered floor number 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on. Two of the floors in the building are vacant. M lives on the fifth floor. None of the vacant floor is an odd-numbered floor. There are three floors between the floors on which N and P live. Q does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below O’s floor. There is one vacant floor between the floors on which T and S live. The number of floors between the two vacant floors is the same as the floor number on which P lives. Q does not live on an odd – numbered floor and R lives below M. Only P lives between Q and R. T lives on a prime numbered floor. O lives on an odd-numbered floor. O lives below S’s floor. U lives on an even numbered floor.

Q11. Who lives on the topmost floor?
(a) S
(b) T
(c) U
(d) Top most floor is Vacant
(e) Either (a) or (b)

Q12. On which of the following floor does S live?
(a) 7th floor
(b) 8th floor
(c) 9th floor
(d) 6th floor
(e) Can’t be determined

Q13. Which of the following floors are vacant?
(a) 10 and 8
(b) 8 and 6
(c) 4 and 6
(d) 10 and 6
(e) Can’t be determined

Q14. Who lives just above S?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) R
(d) N
(e) No one

Q15. Who lives three floors above Q?
(a) U
(b) O
(c) N
(d) S
(e) T

Solutions