Reasoning Quizzes Quiz For IRDA AM 2023-17th May

Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons A to E are sitting around a triangular table such that three of them sit at the corners and the rest on the middle of the side. The one who sits at the corner face away from the center and the one who sits at the middle of the side face towards the center. They also like different fruits.
A sits second to the left of the one who likes banana. Only two persons sit between C and D. F sits second to the left of the one who likes grapes. C sits second to the right of B. Neither F nor C likes banana. The one who likes mango sits second to the right of the one who likes apple. D sits at middle of the side and likes orange. A does not like guava.

Q1. Who among the following likes guava?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) None of these
(d) E
(e) F

Q2. Who among the following sits immediate right of the one who likes banana?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) The one who likes grapes
(d) The one who likes orange
(e) F

Q3. How many persons sit between A and C, when counted right of A?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) One
(e) More than three

Q4. What is the position of D with respect to F?
(a) Immediate left
(b) Third to the right
(c) Immediate right
(d) Third to the left
(e) Second to the left

Q5. Four of the following five form a group, which among the following does not belong to this group?
(a) F-Mango
(b) A-Grapes
(c) E-Apple
(d) B-Orange
(e) D-Banana

Q6. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th letter of the word ‘DESTRUCTION, from the left end, by using the letters only once, then what will be the 3rd letter of that meaningful word so formed? If no such meaningful word can be formed, then mark the answer as ‘Y’, and if more than one meaningful word can be formed then mark the answer as ‘X’.
(a) X
(b) Y
(c) S
(d) T
(e) C

Q7. If we add “1” to all the digits of the number ‘587187545875’, and then, arrange the new digits in descending order from the left end. Now find, what will be the sum of 2nd, 5th, 7th, and 11th digits from the left end after the rearrangement?
(a) 30
(b) 28
(c) 27
(d) 24
(e) None of these

Q8. How many such pair of letters are there in the word ‘JOURNEY’ each of which have as many letters between them (in forward and backward direction) as in the English alphabet?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Q9. How many such pair of letters are there in the word ‘VIGILANT’ each of which have as many letters between them (in forward and backward direction) as in the English alphabet?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Q10. If all the even digits of the number ‘67537493’ are decreased by ‘1’ and then the new digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, then what will be the difference of third digit from left end and fifth digit from the right end?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 5
(e) None of these

Solutions

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th letter of the word – S, T, C, T
So, no meaningful word can be formed.

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Given number – 587187545875
After adding 1 – 698298656986
Descending Order – 999888666652
Required sum = 9 + 8 + 6 + 5 = 28.

S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Given Number – 67537493
After decreasing ‘1’ from even digits – 57537393
Ascending Order – 33355779
Required difference = 5 – 3 = 2.