Reasoning Ability Quiz For LIC ADO Mains 2023-01st April

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six Horse i.e., P, Q, R, S, T and U are standing in a row facing north at a distance which is a successive multiple of 6 in an increasing order from the left to right.
Horse S is standing second from one of the extreme ends. Only two horses stand between the S and T. Two horses stand between R and P who does not stand adjacent to S. U stands right of Q, who does not stand next to P. Neither R nor S is not an immediate neighbour of Q. Total distance between the horse P and Horse S is 54. Now, horse U is moving towards North direction and after going 10m, it turns to right and goes 15m to reach at point Y. Horse R is moving towards South direction and after going 15m it takes right turn and goes 51m to reach at point Z.

Q1. What is the shortest distance between Point Y and point Z?
(a) 20m
(b) 25m
(c) 18m
(d) 30m
(e) None of these

Q2. In which direction point Y is with respect to point Z?
(a) North
(b) North west
(c) North east
(d) South west
(e) None of these

Q3. What is the total distance between Horse S and Horse T?
(a) 54m
(b) 80m
(c) 72m
(d) 36m
(e) None of these

Q4. If Horse Q moves 10m in north to reach point X, then what is the shortest distance between point X and point Y?
(a) 54m
(b) 69m
(c) 47m
(d) 65m
(e) None of these

Q5. What is total distance between horse Q and Horse R?
(a) 106m
(b) 96m
(c) 120m
(d) 118m
(e) None of these

Directions (6-8): In each of the questions given below some statements are followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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.

Q6. Statements: Some rock is stone.
All stone is wood.
Only few Marble are rock.
Conclusions: I. Some rock is wood.
II. Some wood is marble.
III. No marble is stone.
(a) Only II is true
(b) Only I is true
(c) Only III is true
(d) Both I and III is true
(e) None of these

Q7. Statements: All mountain are hill.
Only few mountain is desert.
No beach is mountain.

Conclusions: I. Some beach is hill is a possibility.
II. All hill is desert is a possibility.
III. No desert is hill.
(a) Only I is true
(b) Both I and II is true
(c) Only II is true
(d) Both II and III is true
(e) None of these

Q8. Statements: Some silver is gold.
Some gold is violet.
No metal is gold.
Conclusions: I. No violet is metal.
II. Some silver is not metal.
III. Some violet is not silver.
(a) Both I and II is true
(b) Only I is true
(c) Only II is true
(d) Only III is true
(e) None true

Directions (9-10): Study the information and answer the given questions:
Six persons are sitting around a triangular table, three persons are sitting corners and facing inside while three persons are sitting at three sides facing outside. I sits second to the right of H. E sits second to the right of J. F sits third to the right of G. F is not an immediate neighbour of E. F faces inside.

Q9. Who among the following sits immediate right of H?
(a)G
(b) I
(c) F
(d)E
(e)None of these

Q10. Who among the following sits opposite to E?
(a) J
(b) F
(c) H
(d) G
(e)None of these

Directions (11-15): A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: wonder 37 content 22 15 round 61 student nest 33 young 86
Step I: 14 wonder 37 22 round 61 student nest 33 young 86 content
Step II: 24 14 wonder 37 round 61 student 33 young 86 content nest
Step III: 32 24 14 wonder 37 61 student young 86 content nest round
Step IV: 38 32 24 14 wonder 61 young 86 content nest round student
Step V: 62 38 32 24 14 young 86 content nest round student wonder
Step VI: 88 62 38 32 24 14 content nest round student wonder young

Step VI is the final step. As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: 41 forget 75 similar 27 best 34 octal 18 modern 23 parallel

Q11. Which of the following is the third step for input?
(a) 26 24 20 34 octal parallel best 41 75 similar forget modern
(b) 26 modern 75 similar 34 octal parallel 24 forget 20 best 41
(c) 26 24 20 41 75 similar 34 octal parallel best forget modern
(d) 26 24 20 41 75 similar 34 octal forget modern parallel best
(e) None of these

Q12. Which of the following is the last step of above input?
(a) III
(b) VI
(c) IV
(d) V
(e) None of these

Q13. Which is the following step?
Step: 42 36 26 24 20 75 similar best forget modern octal parallel.
(a) VI
(b) III
(c) IV
(d) V
(e) There is no such step

Q14. What is 5th element from right end in Step II?
(a) parallel
(b) forget
(c) modern
(d) 41
(e) octal

Q15. Which of the following elements lies exactly between 20 and Forget in step IV?
(a) 41
(b) parallel
(c) Similar
(d) best
(e) modern

Solutions

Solutions (11-15):
Sol. Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will see the final output, you will observe the following:
(i)- In each step only one word and one number are getting arranged. The words are arranged in ascending order according to the English alphabetical series from left to right.
(ii)- Numbers are arranged in increasing order from left. If number is prime number add 1 in that number. if number is even (except prime number) added 2 and if number is odd number (except prime number) subtract 1 in that number. In the final step numbers are arranged in decreasing order from left end and words are arranged in increasing order.

Input: 41 forget 75 similar 27 best 34 octal 18 modern 23 parallel
Step I: 20 41 forget 75 similar 27 34 octal modern 23 parallel best
Step II: 24 20 41 75 similar 27 34 octal modern parallel best forget
Step III: 26 24 20 41 75 similar 34 octal parallel best forget modern
Step IV: 36 26 24 20 41 75 similar parallel best forget modern octal
Step V: 42 36 26 24 20 75 similar best forget modern octal parallel.
Step VI: 74 42 36 26 24 20 best forget modern octal parallel similar

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