Reasoning Ability Quiz For LIC AAO 2023- 26th January

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons sit around a circular table. They all have done their tests for COVID 19. Some of them are found positive and some of them are found negative. Persons who are positive face outside the center of the table and the ones who are found negative face towards the center of the table.
A sits third to the right of G who is found negative. Only two persons sit between G and F. One of the immediate neighbors of G is H. S sits second to the right of H. D sits third to the right of S who is found positive. Both the immediate neighbors of F are found negative. F faces the same direction as H. V who is not an immediate neighbor of A sits third to the right of H. L and A face opposite direction as V.

Q1. Who among the following person sits second to the right of L?
(a) G
(b) F
(c) V
(d) A
(e) None of these

Q2. How many persons sit between the D and V when counted from left of V?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) None
(e) More than three

Q3. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) V is found positive
(b) S is found negative
(c) D is immediate neighbor of V
(d) G faces outside the center
(e) A faces same direction as F

Q4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group which of the following does not belong to the group?
(a) F
(b) A
(c) G
(d)L
(e) H

Q5. How many persons are found negative in the test?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
(e) Six

Directions (6-10): Study the information and answer the following questions:
Eight persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R sitting in a row. Some of them are facing north while some are facing south. N and M sits 5th to the right of each another but none of them sits at an extreme end. L and K sits third to the left of each another but none of them sits at an extreme end. Q sits third to the right of N. P sits second to the right of L. R sits third to the left of P. K sits second to the left of O. Both the person sitting at extreme ends faces opposite direction to each other. R sits to the left of L and both of them are facing opposite direction to each other. Q does not face south direction. Not more than two persons sitting together face same direction.

Q6. Who among the following sits third to the right of R?
(a) Q
(b) K
(c) M
(d) N
(e) None of these

Q7. Which among the following pair sit at the end of the row?
(a) Q, L
(b) R, K
(c) O, P
(d) L, R
(e) None of these

Q8. How many persons sits to the right of K?
(a) Two
(b) More than Three
(c) Three
(d) One
(e) None of these

Q9. Who among the following sits second to the right of Q?
(a) L
(b) N
(c) M
(d) O
(e) None of these

Q10. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form a group, which of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) K
(b) N
(c) R
(d) O
(e) P

Q11. Which of the following elements should come in a place of ‘?’
MN4   OL6   QJ8    ?
(a) TG12
(b) SP12
(c) SH10
(d) LO12
(e) None of these

Q12. In the given number ‘567823416’ if ‘2’ is added to each odd number and ‘1’ is subtracted to each even number then how many digits are not repeated in the resultant thus obtained?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None

Q13. If each vowel of the word “RESPONSIBLE” is changed to the next in the English alphabetical series and each consonant to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series and then the alphabets thus formed are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, which of the following will be seventh from the right end?
(a) K
(b) J
(c) M
(d) O
(e) None of these

Q14. Veer is 28th from the left end of a row and Aman is 22th from the right end of row. If they interchanged their positions then Aman ranks become 13th from right end. Find total number of persons in the row?
(a) 40
(b) 41
(c) 38
(d) 39
(e) None of these

Q15. Anurag ranked 42th from the bottom and 6th from the top among those who passed an exam. Seven boys did not participate in the exam and three failed in it. How many boys were there in the class?
(a) 47
(b) 48
(c) 52
(d) 68
(e) 57

Solutions

S11. Ans. (c)

S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘567823416’ changes to ‘759715335’ two numbers i.e., 9 and 1 are not repeated.

S13. Ans. (a)
Sol.
Given word- RESPONSIBLE
Obtained word- AFFJKMOPQRR

S14. Ans. (a)
Sol.
Total number of persons in the row= (28+13-1) = 40

S15. Ans. (e)
Sol.
Number of boys who passed = (42 + 6 – 1) = 47
∴ Total number of boys in the class = (47 + 7 + 3) = 57