Reasoning Ability Quiz For LIC AAO Mains 2023-23rdFebruary

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Seven friends viz. G, J, U, L, E, N and S lives on seven different floors of the same building. They are the only persons living on that building. The building has ten floors, bottom most floor is numbered as first, the floor above is second, and so on till the topmost floor which is numbered as tenth. Each of them like a different animal viz. Sparrow, Pigeon, Squirrel, Deer, Mouse, Rabbit and Camel but not necessarily in the same order.
N who likes Sparrow lives neither on fifth nor on ninth floor. S likes Camel and lives on an odd numbered floor. J does not live on topmost floor. U lives on seventh floor and likes neither Rabbit nor Sparrow. There are only four floors below the floor on which the one who likes squirrel lives. Only four persons lives below L who likes deer. The one who likes Mouse has more than eight floors below him. All the three floors below G’s floor are empty. The one who likes rabbit lives on an even numbered floor. N lives immediately above J’s floor.

Q1. How many persons are living below S?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) More than five
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Q2. J likes which of the following animals?
(a) Squirrel
(b) Deer
(c) Sparrow
(d) Pigeon
(e) None of these

Q3. Which of the following animals does G like?
(a) Pigeon
(b) Squirrel
(c) Rabbit
(d) Mouse
(e) None of these

Q4. How many floors are there below the floor on which N lives?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than four
(e) None of these

Q5. Which of the following combinations of person-floor-animal is correct?
(a) L – Eighth – Pigeon
(b) S – Seventh – Camel
(c) U – Seventh – Squirrel
(d) E – Tenth – Mouse
(e) None of these.

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below, a group of digits is given followed by four combinations of letters/ symbols numbered. You have to find out which of the four combinations correctly represents the group of digits based on the letter/ symbol codes and the conditions given below. If none of the four combinations represents the group of digits correctly, give (e) i.e. ‘None of these’ as the answer.

Condition for coding the group elements:
(i). If the first number is even and last letter is vowel, then the codes for the first and the last digits are to be interchanged.
(ii). If the first as well as the last letter is consonant, then both are to be coded by the code for the fourth letter.
(iii). If the first as well as the last number is odd, then both are to be coded by the code for the last number.
(iv). If the first number is odd and last letter is consonant, then both are to be coded by the code for the first number.

Directions (11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions.
Ten persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J are sitting around a rectangular table such that five of them faces inside and five of them face outside the center of the table but not necessarily in the same order. Four persons sits at the corner of the table, three each on the longer side and two each on the shorter side of the table in which four seats are vacant. No two consecutive seas are vacant. The person who faces inside the center likes different animal viz. Cow, Horse, Goat, Dog, and Cat but not necessarily in the same order. The person who faces outside the center likes different food products viz. Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, Toffee, and Pasta but not necessarily in the same order.
The one who likes Biscuits sits opposite to the one who likes Horse. The one who likes Dog sits fifth to the left of the one who likes Biscuits. The one who likes Cat sits second to the right of I. B does not face inside the center. H does sits near to J. F does not like Horse. The one who likes Toffee sits opposite to J. D, who does not like Toffee and I are immediate neighbor of each other and they sit along the smaller side of the table. Neither D nor I sit near to J. The one who likes Cow sits second to the right of G. The one who likes Horse sits second to the left of the one who likes Cow. The one who likes Goat does not sit any of the corners of the table. C sits fourth to the left of the one who likes Goat. C sits opposite to A. J, who likes Pasta sits second to the left of A. The one who likes Goat sits third to the right of the one who likes Coffee. The one who likes Coffee does not sit along shorter side and also does not sit at any corner. G sits 2nd to the right of C, who likes one of the animals. I does not like Goat.

Q11. How many persons are seating between the one who likes Horse and the one who likes Goat, when counted from the right of the one who likes Horse?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) None
(e) Four

Q12. What is the position of the one who likes Coffee with respect to the one who sits opposite to H?
(a) Immediate left
(b) Second to the left
(c) Immediate right
(d) Both (a) and (e)
(e) Third to the right

Q13. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on a group, which among the following does not belong to that group?
(a) G- Toffee
(b) E- Horse
(c) J-Pasta
(d) B-Biscuits
(e) I-Dog

Q14. Who sits immediate left of E?
(a) The seat is Vacant
(b) C
(c) The one who likes Dog
(d) The one who likes Pasta
(e) None of these

Q15. Who sits opposite to the one who likes Cat?
(a) A
(b) The seat is Vacant
(c) I
(d) D
(e) None of these

Solutions

Solutions (6-10):
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Condition (iii) applies
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. None of the conditions are applied.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Condition (ii) applies
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. Condition (i) Applies.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Condition (iv) Applies.