Reasoning Ability Quiz For LIC ADO Mains 2023 -18th April

Q1. How many pairs of letters (both forward and backward direction) are there in the word “BASECAMP” each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) None
(e) More than three

Q2. Dheeraj ranked 28th from the top and 28th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
(a) 56
(b) 53
(c) 55
(d) 52
(e) 54

Q3. If in the number 851473296, all digits are arranged in ascending order from right to left than how many digits will remain at the same place in the new arrangement thus formed?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) None
(d) Two
(e) One

Q4. Among P, Q, R, S and T, each of them has different weights. S’s weight is more than Q. R’s weight is less than T. R’s weight is more than S. T is not the heaviest person. Who among the following is the third Heaviest person?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) S
(d) R
(e) None of these

Q5. If in the word ‘GUIDELINES’ all the consonants are changed to their preceding letters and all the vowels are changed to their succeeding letters according to the English alphabetical series then how many letters are repeated in the new word thus formed?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) None
(e) More than three

Direction (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are ten boxes that are kept one above the other in a stack. Four boxes are there between G and H. I is kept just above H and V is kept just below G. Two boxes are there between I and P. Number of boxes kept above E is same as number of boxes kept below T. Four boxes are kept between E and Q. E is kept above Q. Q is kept either just above or just below P. W is kept exactly between S and T.

Q6. Which of the following box is kept at the bottommost position?
(a) E
(b) W
(c) T
(d) P
(e) None of these

Q7. How many boxes are kept above Q?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Two
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following statement is not true?
I. H is kept exactly between E and S
II. W is kept below G
III. I is kept at the topmost position
(a) Only III
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) All I, II, III
(e) None of these

Q9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group which of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) T-G
(b) E-I
(c) Q-W
(d) W-G
(e) I-H

Q10. Number of boxes kept above H is one more than number of boxes kept below_____.
(a) T
(b) V
(c) W
(d) G
(e) None of these

Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten persons namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are living on five different floors of a building. Ground floor is as 1st floor and top floor is as 5th floor. There are two flats on each floor. flat-1 and flat-2 from west to east such that flat 2 is in east of Flat 1. Flat-1 of second floor is exactly above flat-1 of first floor and other flats are placed in the same way.
E lives on 2nd floor. There are two floors gap between E and J and both do not live in the same numbered flat. I lives just below the floor in which J lives. More than two floors gap between B and G. Both H and G live on the same floor. A lives just above the floor in which D lives and in North-east direction of G. F lives in the west direction of I. Both C and D does not live in the same numbered flat.

Q11. Who among the following person lives on Flat-2 on 3rd floor?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q12. How many floors gap is there between A and H?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Can’t be determined

Q13. Who among the following person lives in south-west of J?
(a) B
(b) A
(c) D
(d) I
(e) G

Q14. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) B-J
(b) F-C
(c) C-A
(d) G-H
(e) E-D

Q15. Who among the following person lives just above the floor in which E lives?
(a) B
(b) G
(c) D
(d) A
(e) None of these

Solutions

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Number of students in the class= 28+28-1=55

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Original number- 851473296
Obtained number-987654321

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol.
P > T > R > S > Q

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. G U I D E L I N E S
F V J C F K J M F R
F and J are repeated.