Reasoning Ability Quiz For NABARD Grade A 2022- 17th August

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Eight persons Ram, Arun, Ramesh, Jitesh, Anil, Raj, Mahesh and Sahil are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at the corner and four of them sit in the middle of the side of the table. The person sitting at the corners face away from the table and those sitting in the middle face towards the table. Anil and Raj sit diagonally opposite to each other. Ramesh is third to the left of Ram. Mahesh sits opposite to Sahil. Jitesh is 2nd to the left of Raj. Raj is facing away from the table. Arun is third to the left of Jitesh. Mahesh faces towards the table. Ramesh is an immediate neighbour of Mahesh.

Q1. Who sits fifth to the left of Jitesh?
(a) Anil
(b) Ram
(c) Mahesh
(d) Arun
(e) Raj

Q2. Who is fifth to the right of Raj?
(a) Ram
(b) Ramesh
(c) Sahil
(d) Mahesh
(e) None of these

Q3. If the position of Anil and Ram are interchanged, who will now be opposite to Anil?
(a) Raj
(b) Sahil
(c) Ram
(d) Arun
(e) None of these

Q4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, find the odd one out.
(a) Jitesh- Raj
(b) Mahesh- Ram
(c) Anil- Ramesh
(d) Sahil- Arun
(e) Raj- Ramesh

Q5. Who sits second to the left of Ramesh?
(a) Raj
(b) Anil
(c) Jitesh
(d) Ram
(e) Sahil

Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
K is the only daughter of E who is the husband of G. A is the husband of B. C is the maternal uncle of E. H is the brother of G. F is the sister of E and daughter of B. L is the son in law G. D is the wife of C. H is the brother-in-law of E.

Q6. How many married couples are there?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) Five

Q7. How is E related to C?
(a) Niece
(b) Nephew
(c) Son
(d) Daughter
(e) Cannot be determined

Q8. How many females are there?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) Five

Directions (9-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In a family of three generations and eight members, K is married to T who is the only son of S. M is married to P who is the mother of Q. U who is the sister-in-law of T, is married. T has no sibling. H is the only son of Q. S is a male person.

Q9. How many people are there in the third generation?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) More than 3
(e) None of these

Q10. What is the ratio of the number of females to that of male members in the family?
(a) 5:3
(b) 1:4
(c) 1:1
(d) 3:5
(e) None of these

Q11. If in the word ‘PRODUCE’, all the vowels are changed to the immediate next letter and all the consonants are changed to the immediate previous letter. Which of the following letters is fourth from the right end?
(a) P
(b) O
(c) V
(d) C
(e) None of these

Q12. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘SEGMENT’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (Both forward and backward)?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None

Q13. How many letters appear twice by changing the consonants and the vowels in the word ‘PARTICLE’ when each of the consonants is replaced by the immediate previous letter in the English alphabet and the vowels are replaced by the immediate next letter in the English alphabet?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None

Q14. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘DISPENSE’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (both forward and backward)?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None

Q15. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 9th letters of the word TURPITUDE, then what is the third letter from the left of the word formed? Mark M if no such word can be formed and mark N if more than one such word can be formed.
(a) R
(b) E
(c) P
(d) M
(e) N

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