Reasoning Ability Quiz For RBI Assistant Prelims 2022- 22nd March

Directions (1-5): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Seven persons D, E, F, G, H, I and J work in locomotive department of railways. Each of them has designation in the order of precedence i.e. MD, SE, Pilot, JE, TCE, TC and Associate such that MD is the most senior person and Associate is the most junior person. Each of them works on different days of a week from Monday to Sunday. Person, who works on Saturday is junior of at least four persons. MD works just before the work day of SE. I work on neither Sunday nor Tuesday. G’s work day is just before J. J is not an associate. G is neither TCE nor Associate. I is a pilot. F works on Monday. H is a JE and works on Wednesday. Three persons have work day before D.

Q1. Who among the following is TCE?
(a) H
(b) I
(c) G
(d) F
(e) J

Q2. How many persons work after I’s work day?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) One
(e) None of the above

Q3. How many persons are senior to F?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) One
(e) No one

Q4. Which of the following pair is correct?
(a) Thursday, Pilot
(b) Tuesday, SE
(c) I, TC
(d) J, MD
(e) Friday, TC

Q5. How many persons are junior of E?
(a) Five
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) Three
(e) One

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below are given few statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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.

Q6. Statements: Only a few pens are colours. All colours are light. Some lights are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens are pencils .
II. Some pens are not colours.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Q7. Statements: Only a few pens are colours. All colours are lights. Some lights are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens are pencils.
II. No pens are pencils.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Q8. Statements: Only a few tables are articles. Some articles are good.
Conclusions:
I. All tables being good is a possibility.
II. Some articles are tables.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Q9. Statements: Only a few Doctors are Police. All Police is Nurses. Only a few Nurses are Surgeons.
Conclusions:
I. All Doctors are Nurses.
II. No Surgeons are Police.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Q10. Statements: Only a few Cars are Trucks. Only a few Trucks are Trains. All Trains are Cycles.
Conclusions:
I. Some Trucks are not Trains.
II. No Cars are Cycles.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Directions (11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
In a certain code language,
“Buffalo is very tough” is coded as “ga sa pa ra”
“UPSC is tough exam” is coded as “pa sa ma ta”
“Exam is taken seriously” is coded as “ro ma go pa”
“Buffalo is very black” is coded as “ga te pa ra”

Q11. What is the code for ‘seriously’?
(a) ro
(b) go
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) ma
(e) None of these

Q12. ‘UPSC’ is coded as?
(a) pa
(b) ta
(c) ma
(d) sa
(e) ga

Q13. Which word is coded as ‘ma’?
(a) Buffalo
(b) Very
(c) Taken
(d) Exam
(e) Tough

Q14. Which of the following is coded as ‘pa sa’?
(a) Buffalo Is
(b) Very Tough
(c) Taken UPSC
(d) Exam Tough
(e) Is Tough

Q15. What is the code for ‘Black Exam’?
(a) Te ma
(b) Ta ma
(c) Pa ma
(d) Pa ta
(e) None of the above

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