Reasoning Ability Quiz For LIC ADO Mains 2023 -12th April

Directions (1-5): answer the questions based on the information given below:

Nine friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I join a Dance Academy on consecutive days starting from Monday 11th February 2021 and so on. One person joins on a single day. These persons belong to different states Punjab, Odisha, UP, Kerala, Haryana, MP, Bihar, Gujarat and Assam. All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
Person from Punjab joins two days before A who joins before Sunday. B joins immediately before the person from Gujarat. Person from Odisha doesn’t join on 19th February. More than three persons join between A and G who is from UP. Three persons join between F and the one from Gujarat. Person from Bihar joins three days before I who doesn’t join on Sunday. C joins after I but not on 17th February. H from Assam joins at least three days after the person from Haryana. Two persons join between E and the one from Kerala. D doesn’t join on 14th February. Two persons join between G and B.

Q1. Person from Odisha joins on ______.
(a) Monday – 18th
(b) Saturday – 16th
(c) Thursday – 14th
(d) Friday – 15th
(e) None of these

Q2. Which among the following statement(s) is/are true?
I. Four persons join between D and C.
II. E is not from MP.
III. Person from Assam joins on Saturday (16th February)
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II and III
(c) Only II
(d) Only I and III
(e) None of these

Q3. Person from ______ joins on 19th February.
(a) Assam
(b) MP
(c) UP
(d) Punjab
(e) None of these

Q4. Who joins four days after B?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) F
(d) G
(e) None of these

Q5. I joins immediately before the person from___________.
(a) Haryana
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Kerala
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): answer the questions based on the information given below:
12 persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L join a company on 9th, 17th and 26th of different months (April, May, June and July) in the same year but not necessarily in the same order. None of the persons whose name starts with a vowel join in a month with 31 days.
G joins immediately after E but in different months. One person joins between L and J. One person joins between B and A such that A and E don’t join in same month. I joins immediately after A. Two persons join between K and D. Four persons join between G and B. F joins immediately after D. C doesn’t join before H and L.

Q6. Who among the following joins between C and D?
I. L
II. H
III. B
(a) Only II
(b) Only I and III
(c) Only II and III
(d) Only III
(e) None of these

Q7. How many persons join between A and L?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None of these

Q8. G joins in which of the following month?
(a) April
(b) May
(c) June
(d) July
(e) None of these

Q9. Who among the following joins just before J?
(a) E
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) None of these

Q10. Four from the following are similar in a certain way and forms a group. Find out the one, which does not belong to that group.
(a) J – 26th
(b) L – 9th
(c) I – 17th
(d) K – 17th
(e) B – 9th

Directions (11-14): In the question below, some statements are given followed by the 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.

Q11. Statements: Only Delhi is Mumbai.
Only a few Delhi are Kolkata.
No Kolkata are Chennai.
Conclusions: I. A few Chennai being Delhi is a possibility
II. Some Delhi is definitely not Kolkata
III. At least Some Mumbai being Chennai is a possibility
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion III follows
(d) Only conclusions I and II follow
(e) Only conclusions II and III follow

Q12. Statements: All Gems are Pearl.
No Pearl is Diamond.
Only a few Diamond are Gold.
Conclusions: I. Some Pearl being Gems is a possibility
II. Some Gems are not Diamond
III. Each Diamond being Gold is not a possibility.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion III follows
(d) Only conclusions I and II follow
(e) Only conclusions II and III follow

Q13. Statements: All N are L.
All L are O.
Some C is O.
Conclusions: I. Some L is not N
II. Some C is not N
III. Some L is C
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion III follows
(d) Only conclusions I and II follow
(e) None follows

Q14.Statements: No Sunday is Friday.
All Friday is Tuesday.
No Tuesday is Monday.
Every Monday is Saturday.
Conclusions: I. Some Tuesday being Sunday is a possibility
II. Some Saturday can be Friday.
III. No Monday is Sunday.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion III follows
(d) Only conclusions I and II follow
(e) Only conclusions II and III follow

Q15. In this question two Conclusions have been given followed by 5 sets of possible Statements. You have to take the given Conclusions to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide that the Conclusions logically follows for which of the given statements.

Conclusions: A few Composite being Whole is a possibility.
All Naturals can be Composites.
(a) Every Prime is Composite. Only a few natural is Composite. No Whole is Prime.
(b) Some Prime is Composite. A few Composite is Natural. Only Prime is Whole.
(c) Every Prime is Composite. Only a few Composite is Natural. No Whole is Prime.
(d) No Prime is Composite. Only Composite is Natural. Some Whole is Prime.
(e) None of these

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