Reasoning Questions for NIACL AO 2018
Directions (1-5): In the following questions, the symbols @, $, ©, % and # are used with the following meanings as illustrated below:
‘A $ B’ means A is neither smaller than nor equal to Q
‘A # B’ means A is not smaller than B
‘A @ B’ means A is not greater than B
‘A % B’ means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B.
‘A © B’ means A is neither greater than not equal to B
In each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true.
Q1. Statements:
U # N © W @ R % D
Conclusions:
I. U # W
II. D # W
III. N © R
IV. U © D
II. D#W(TRUE)
III. N©R(TRUE)
IV. U©D(FALSE)
Q2. Statements:
E @ L © P,
B % H,
E © H,
Conclusions:
I. B © P
II. P $ E
III. H $ L
IV. E % B
II. P$E(TRUE)
III. H$L(FALSE)
IV. E%B(FALSE)
Q3. Statements:
M © T # J $ K % Q
Conclusions:
I. T $ Q
II. J $ Q
III. T # K
IV. M © Q
II. J$Q(TRUE)
III. T#K(FALSE)
IV. M©Q(FALSE)
Q4. Statements:
R © D # L @ M © P
Conclusions:
I. M $ R
II. D # P
III. L © P
IV. D % M
II. D#P(FALSE)
III. L©P(TRUE)
IV. D%M(FALSE)
Q5. Statements:
W @ F $ M,
M © D @ T
Conclusions:
I. F $ D
II. T $ W
III. M © W
IV. T $ M
II. T$W (FALSE)
III. M©W(FALSE)
IV. T$M(TRUE)
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below-
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I. They live on a separate floor each of a nine floor building but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, the first floor is numbered 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered Nine.
G lives on floor number 4. There are three persons live between G and H. C lives on an odd numbered floor but doesn’t live on top most floor. B lives immediate above C. There is one person lives between G and F, who lives above G. There are more than two persons live between A and D. A is not above D. There are as many persons live between C and F as between H and I.
Q6. Who lives on the floor numbered 5?
Q7. How many floors are above the floor on which D lives?
Q8. Which of the following is true as per the given arrangement?
Q9. How many persons live between the floors on which G and H live?
Q10. If C is related to G and A is related to H, then B is related to whom among the following?
Directions (11-15): In each question below are given two/three 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.
Q11. Statements:
All flats are houses.
All places are parks.
Some houses are parks.
Conclusions:
I. Some flats are places.
II. At least some parks are flats.
Q12. Statements:
No hell is heaven.
No heaven is real.
Conclusions:
I. No Hell is real.
II. Some hells are real.
Q13. Statements:
Some currencies are dollars.
All coins are currencies.
Conclusions:
I. All dollars being currencies is a possibility.
II. Some coin can be currency.
Q14. Statements:
Some exams are difficult.
Some difficult are not easy.
Conclusions:
I. Some exams are easy.
II. All easy can be difficult.
Q15. Statements:
All claims are rights.
Some rights are wrong.
No decision is wrong.
Conclusions:
I. Some right are not decision.
II. Some right are decision.