Reasoning Ability Quiz For RBI Assistant/ ESIC UDC Mains 2022- 7th April

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions based on it.
Nine people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five seats in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent seats. In row 1 – P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. In row 2 – A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing south. Therefore, in the given arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. One of the seats in one of the rows is vacant. Each one of them likes a different channels like Colors, Zeetv, Aajtak, Ristey, Starplus, Aastha, Sadhna, Zeenews and 9XM. All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
A sits opposite to the one who likes 9XM and sits at one of the ends of the row. The one who likes Zeetv, is not C, sits second to the right of A. E sits exactly between C and the one who likes Starplus, who is not A. The one who likes Aajtak sits opposite to the vacant seat. No ends of the row are vacant. The one who likes Colors sits opposite the one who is to the immediate left of the vacant seat. The one who likes Ristey, who is not Q, sits opposite D. B does not sit at any ends of the row, but sits opposite the one who likes Aastha, who sits exactly between P and the one who likes Sadhna. R neither likes Aastha nor Ristey.

Q1. Who among the following likes Sadhna?
(a) A
(b) Q
(c) R
(d) S
(e) None of these

Q2. Who among the following sits opposite to the one who sits second to the right of the vacant seat?
(a) The one who likes Zeenews
(b) A
(c) B
(d) The one who likes Aajtak
(e) None of these

Q3. Which of the following channels is liked by S?
(a) Sadhna
(b) Zeenews
(c) Aastha
(d) Ristey
(e) None of these

Q4. Which of the following combinations is correct?
(a) Q – Sadhna
(b) R – Zeenews
(c) S – Ristey
(d) P – Colors
(e) None of these

Q5. The one who likes 9XM is how many places away from the vacant seat?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Q6. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ELEPHANT each of which has as many letters between them (in both forward and backward direction) in the word as in the English alphabet?
(a) Six
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) One
(e) None of these

Q7. How many such pairs of numbers are there in the word 12793458 each of which has as many numbers between them in as the series of natural numbers both in backward and forward direction?
(a) More than three
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) One
(e) None of these

Q8. It is possible to make a meaningful word with the 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 10th letters of the word “APOCALYPSE’’ which of the following will be the second letter of that newly formed word? If more than one such word can be made, give Y as the answer and if no such word can be made, give X as the answer?
(a) L
(b) N
(c) P
(d) Y
(e) X

Q9. It is possible to make a meaningful word with the 3rd, 5th, 8th and 9th letters of the word “VOCABULARY’’ which of the following will be the third letter of that newly formed word? If more than one such word can be made, give Y as the answer and if no such word can be made, give X as the answer?
(a) B
(b) A
(c) C
(d) Y
(e) X

Q10. In a certain code CONFUSED is written as EMNBEFTV. How is SECLUDED written in that code?
(a) RDBKEFEV
(b) KBDRCDCT
(c) KBDREFEV
(d) MDFTCDCT
(e) KYDREFET

Directions (11-15): The question given below is followed by two statements numbered I and II. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements sufficient to answer the question:

Q11. Five boxes D, V, F, N, K are placed in a row from west to east direction according to their weight in an increasing order. And also each of the box is of different color. The box which is second lightest is of which color?
I. F placed at one of the extreme end. Purple box is heavier than Red box. Neither box K nor V is the heaviest. Box D is not of Blue and Red color. Pink box is not heavier than Red box.
II. Only one box is placed in between box K and V. Box D is heavier than Pink box. Box V is not placed adjacent to F. Box N is of Black color. Blue box is lighter than N. Neither K nor F is of Blue color. Blue box is heavier than Purple box.

(a) If the data in the statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
(b) If the data in the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) If the data either in the statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(d) If the data in both the statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(e) If the data in both the statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q12. Five persons K, L, M, N, O lives on five different floors such as bottom floor is numbered as 1 and top floor is numbered as 5. Also each of them born in different months of a year but no two person born in two consecutive months. The one who lives on fourth floor born in which of the following month?
I. Three person lives between L and O. O is older than M and born in a month having 31 days. M lives on third floor and born in April. L is born in one of the month after July but in a month having 30 days.
II. Only one person lives between K and N and K is younger than N. O does not live above M. N is born before L. K was not born in last month of the year and is younger than L. N was not born in a month of 30 days.

Q13. Who is the youngest among six family members Depa, Siya, Daya, Kana, Aman and Shiv? (Each member is of different age.)
I. Depa is not youngest while Shiv is the eldest.
II. Siya is the father of Daya, who is grandson of Shiv. Kana is the wife of Aman’s son and Daya’s father.

Q14. Six people – Hina, Raj, Rupa, Rani, Gopi and Damu are living in six floor building each lives on one of the floors of the building. There are six floors in the building such that ground floor is numbered I, the floor above it is numbered II and so on. Who is living on Ground floor?
I. Gopi is not living on an even numbered floor. Raj is living on an even numbered floor. Raj is not living on the top floor.
II. Rani is living on an odd numbered floor. There are two floors between the floor on which Rani and Hina are living. Gopi is living immediately above Rupa.

Q15. In which direction is point R with respect to P? Statements:
I. C is in the north of P and R is in the west of C.
II. Q is in west of P and R is in the North of Q.

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