Reasoning Ability Quiz For FCI Phase I 2022- 7th December

Direction (1-5): In each of the questions below some statements are given 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.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

Q1. Statements: P > Y ≤ H ≥ U > T = N
Conclusions: I. P > U
II. N < H

Q2. Statements: A ≥ S > D = C ≥ V > F > G ≥ H
Conclusions: I. V < D
II. H ≤ V

Q3. Statements: F > G ≥ T ≥ H > Y, T ≤ L = J < K
Conclusions: I. J > H
II. J = H

Q4. Statements: B > N ≥ M = K > L, W ≤ E = B, Q ≥ W > A
Conclusions: I. W > M
II. Q ≤ K

Q5. Statements: C > V = B > N ≥ M, K ≤ L = O ≤ P < V
Conclusions: I. O < C
II. B > L

Directions (6-10): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

G C @ 5 U © T Z 7 3 = F 6 7 M 2 & B % 4 H £ 9 $ A W K π 8 E L

Q6. If all vowels in the above arrangement are dropped, then which of the following will be the 10th from the right end?
(a) B
(b) H
(c) &
(d) K
(e) None of these

Q7. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by symbol but not immediately followed by a vowel?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Q8. Which of the following is the 10th to the left of the 18th element from the left end of the above arrangement?
(a) %
(b) B
(c) T
(d) Z
(e) ©

Q9. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately followed by symbol but not immediately preceded by a number?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of these

Q10. If all symbols in the above arrangement are dropped, then which of the following will be the 15th from the left end?
(a) H
(b) A
(c) 4
(d) M
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the following alphabetical sequence and answer the questions following it.

A B B C D E F E I B C A F E C B B A C A O B N U V W

Q11. How many B’s are there in the alphabetical series which are immediately preceded by a vowel and immediately followed by consonant?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None of these

Q12. If all the vowels are dropped from the series, then which alphabet will be eighth from the right end?
(a)C
(b)B
(c) N
(d)F
(e) None of these

Q13. How many consonants are there in the alphabetical series which are immediately preceded by a Vowel?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) None
(e) More than Five

Q14. If the position of the 1st and the 14th alphabets, the 2nd and the 15th alphabets, and so on up to the 13th and the 26th alphabets, are interchanged, then which alphabet will be 7th to the right of 10th alphabet from the right end?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) N
(d)B
(e) None of these

Q15. How many total vowels are there in the alphabetical series?
(a) Five
(b)Ten
(c)Three
(d) Nine
(e) None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. I. P > U (False)
II. N < H (True)

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. I. V < D (False)
II. H ≤ V (False)

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. I. J > H (False)
II. J = H (False)

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. I. W > M (False)
II. Q ≤ K (False)

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. I. O < C (True)
II. B > L (True)

S6. Ans. (e)
S7. Ans. (d)
S8. Ans. (d)
S9. Ans. (a)
S10. Ans. (c)

S11. Ans. (c)
S12. Ans. (a)
S13. Ans. (e)
S14. Ans. (b)
S15. Ans. (b)