Reasoning

1. An office bus driver starts from the office, drives 2 km towards North, takes a left turn and drives for 5 km. He then takes a left turn and drives for 8 km before taking a left turn again and driving for 5 km. The driver finally takes a left turn and drives 1 km before stopping. How far and towards which direction should the driver drive to reach the office again?

(1) 3 km towards North

(2) 7 km towards East

(3) 6 km towards South

(4) 6 km towards West

(5) 5 km towards North

A, B, C, D, E and F live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered 1 to 6 (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on and the topmost floor is numbered 6).
A lives on an even numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which D and F live. F lives on a floor above D’s floor. D does not live on floor number 2. B does not live on an odd numbered floor. C does not live on any of the floors below F’s floor. E does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below the floor on which B lives.

2. Who amongst the following live on the floors exactly between D and F?

(1) E, B

(2) C, B

(3) E, C

(4) A, E

(5) B, A

3. On which of the following floors does B live?

(1) 6th

(2) 4th

(3) 2nd

(4) 5th

(5) Cannot be determined

Directions (4-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a five letter English word (which may or may not be a meaningful English word), there are two letters between L and P. S is not placed immediately next to L. There is only one letter between S and A. S is towards the right of A. S is not placed immediately next to E.

4. Which of the following is correct with respect to the word thus formed?

(1) E is at one of the extreme ends of the word

(2) P is not placed immediately next to A

(3) There are two letters between A and E in the word thus formed

(4) P is placed second to the right of E

(5) None is correct

5. Which of the following words will be formed based on the given conditions?

(1) SPAEL

 (2) PEALS

(3) LEAPS

(4) SEPAL

(5) LAPSE

Directions (6 -10) : In each question below are two/three state-ments followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two/three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at vari-ance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer (1) if only conclusion I follows
Give answer (2) if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer (3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
Give answer (4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Give answer (5) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

6-7 Statements :

All gliders are parachutes

 No parachute is an airplane

All airplanes are helicopters.

6. Conclusions :

I. No helicopter is a glider.

II. All parachutes being helicopters is a possibility.

7. Conclusions :

I. No glider is an airplane.

II. All gliders being helicopters is a possibility.

8. Statements :

Some mails are chats.

All updates are chats.

Conclusions : I.

All mails being updates is a possibility.

II. No update is a mail.

9-10 Statements :

 No stone is a metal.

 Some metals are papers.

All papers are glass.

9. Conclusions :

I. No glass is a metal.

 II. At least some glass is metal.

10. Conclusions :

I. All stones being glass is a possibility.

II. No stone is a paper.

Input for the questions.

Input: 67 hot sun 19 best 83 ice 49 ace 77 cut 37

11. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?

(1) X

(2) VIII

(3) IX

(4) VII

(5) None of these

12. Which Step number would be the following output?

19 37 49 ace best hot sun ice cut 67 77 83

(1) II

(2) VI

(3) V

(4) IV

(5) None of these

13. Which of the following would be the Step I ?

(1) 19 37 49 hot sun best ice ace cut 67 77 83

(2) 83 67 hot sun best ice 49.ace 77 cut 37 19

(3) 19 67 ace best hot sun ice 49 77 cut 37 83

(4) 19 67 hot sun best ice 49 ace 77 cut 37 83

(5) None of these

14. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?

(1) 67 77 83 ace best cut hot ice sun 19 3749

(2) 19 37 49 ace best cut hot ice sun 67 77 83

(3) 19 37 49 67 77 83 ace best cut hot ice sun

(4) 19 37 49 ace ice best cut hot sun 67 77 83

(5) None of these

15. In Step IV, which of the following word/number would be on 7th position (from the right) ?

(1) sun

(2) best

 (3) 67

(4) cut

(5) None of these

16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(1) H - UCO Bank

(2) A- Canara Bank

(3) D - Bank of Maharashtra

(4) E - Syndicate Bank

(5) F - Punjab National Bank

17. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

(1) B is the representative from Bank of Maharashtra

(2) C sits second to right of H

(3) The representative from Dena Bank sits to the immediate left of the representative from UCO Bank

(4) A sits second to right of the representative from Bank of India

(5) The representatives from Bank of Maharashtra and Syndicate Bank are immediate neighbours of each other

18. Who amongst the following sit exactly between B and the representative from Bank of India?

(1) A and the representative from UCO Bank

(2) F and G

(3) H and the representative from Bank of Maharashtra

(4) H and G

(5) Representatives from Syndicate Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce

19. Who amongst the following is the representative from Oriental Bank of Commerce?

(1) A

(2) C

 (3) H

(4) G

(5) D

20. Who amongst the following sits second to left of B?

(1) C

(2) H

(3) The representative from Canara Bank

(4) The representative from Punjab National Bank

(5) G

21. How many daughters does P have?

I. B and D are sisters of M.

II. M’s father T is husband of P.

III. Out of the three children which T has, only one is a boy.

(1) Only I and III

(2) All I, II and III are required to answer the question.

(3) Only II and III

(4) Question cannot be answered even with all I, II and III

(5) Only I and II

22. Who among A, B, C, D, E and F each having a different height is the tallest?

I. B is taller than A but shorter than E.

II. Only two of them are shorter than C.

III. D is taller than only F

(1) Only I and II

(2) Only I and III

(3) Only II and III

(4) All I, II and III are required to answer the question

(5) All I, II and III are not sufficient to answer the question

23. Towards which direction is village J from village W?

I. Village R is to the west of Village W and to the north of Village T.

II. Village Z is to the east of Village J and to the south of Village T.

III. Village M is to the north east of Village J and north of Village Z.

(1) Only III

(2) Only II and III

(3) All I, II and III are required to answer the question

(4) Question cannot be answered even with all I, II and III

(5) None of these

24. On which day of the week starting from Monday did Manoj visit Chennai?

I. Manoj took leave on Wednesday.

II. Manoj visited Chennai the day after his mother’s visit to his house

III. Manoj’s mother visited Manoj’s house neither on Monday nor on Thursday

(1) Only II and III

(2) Only I and II

(3) Only I and III

(4) All I, II and III are required to answer the question

(5) Question cannot be answered even with all I, II and III

25. How is ‘go’ written in a code language?

I. 'now or never again’ is written as 'tom ka na sa’ in that code language.

II. ‘you come again now’ is written as ‘ja ka ta sa’ in that code language

III. ‘again go now or never’ is written as ‘na ho ka sa torn’ in that code language

(1) Only I and III

(2) Only II and III

(3) Only I and II

(4) All I, II and III are required to answer the question

(5) None of these

26. Members in which car are travelling to Chennai?

(1) Honda City

(2) Swift D’ Zire

(3) Ford Ikon

(4) Either Swift D’ Zire or Ford Ikon

(5) None of these

27. In which car are four members travelling?

(1) None

(2) Honda City

(3) Swift D’zire

(4) Ford Ikon

(5) Honda City or Ford Ikon

28. Which of the following combinations represents the three female members?

(1) QSZ

(2) WSZ

(3) PSZ

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

29. Who is travelling with W ?

(1) Only Q

(2) Only P

(3) Both P and Q

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

30. Members in which of the following combinations are travelling in Honda City?

(1) PRS

 (2) PQW

 (3) PWS

(4) Data inadequate

 (5) None of these

31. It has been reported in recent years that a very large number of seats in the engineering colleges in the country remain vacant at the end of the admission session.

Which of the following may be the probable cause of the above effect?

(1) There has been a considerable decrease in hiring of engineering graduates due to economic slowdown in the recent years

(2) Students have always preferred to complete graduation in three years time instead of four years for engineering.

(3) The Government has recently decided to provide post qualification professional training to all engineering graduates at its own cost.

(4) There has always been a very poor success rate among the engineering students.

(5) None of these

32. The condition of the roads in the city has deteriorated considerably during the first two months of monsoon and most of the roads have developed big pot holes.
Which of the following can be a possible effect of the above cause?

(1) The municipal corporation had repaired all the roads in the city before onset of mon-soon with good quality material

(2) A large number of people have developed spine relat-ed injuries after regularly commuting long distances by road within the city.

(3) The municipal corporation has been careful in choosing the contractors for repairing roads in the past.

(4) People always complain about potholed roads during the monsoon months.

(5) None of these

33. Majority of the students who appeared in the final examination of post graduate course in management .in the local college have secured first class which is comparatively higher than the performance of students of other management colleges in the state.

Which of the following may indicate that the results are not in line with the general trend?

(1) The students of the local college are qualitatively better than those of other colleges

(2) The authorities of the other management colleges in the state are stricter in their standard of evaluation for their students.

(3) The students of other management colleges in the state performed better than the students of the local college in all the previous examinations

(4) The local maiiagemeht college recently retrenched many of its regular faculty members.

(5) None of these

34. It has been reported in many leading newspapers that the current year’s monsoon may be below the expected level as many parts of the country are still not getting adequate rainfall.

Which of the following can be a possible fallout of the above situation?

(1) People from those affected areas with less rainfall may migrate to urban area

(2) Government may announce exgratia payment to all the farmers affected in these areas

(3) Government may declare these areas as drought affected areas.

(4) People may blame the Gov-ernment and agitate for not getting adequate water for cultivation

(5) None of these

35. There has been a spate of rail accidents in India in the recent months killing large numbers of passengers and injuring many more. This has raised serious doubts about the railway’s capability of providing safety to travellers.

Which of the following state-ments substantiates the views expressed in the above statement?

(1) Indian Railways has come to be known to provide best passenger comfort in the recent years

(2) People have no option other than travelling by rail over long distances.

(3) The railway tracks at many places have been found to be stressed due to wear and tear in the recent times.

(4) Local residents are always the first to provide a helping hand to the passengers in the event of such disasters.

(5) None of these

36. A few travellers were severely beaten up by villagers recently in a remote rural part of the state as the villagers found the movement of the travellers suspicious. The district authority has sent a police team to nab the culprits.

Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statement?

(1) The villagers dislike presence of strangers in their vicinity

(2) Villagers are generally suspicious in nature.

(3) Travellers prefer to visit countryside.

(4) The Government generally provides protection to travellers across the country.

(5) None of these

37. There has been a considerable drop in sales of four wheelers during the past six months when compared to the number of four wheelers sold during this period last year.
Which of the following can be the probable cause of the above phenomenon?

A. The Government has imposed higher excise duty on four wheelers at the beginning of this year.

B. The petrol prices have risen considerably during the past eight months.

C. The rate of interest on home and car loans have been rising for the past seven months.

(1) All A, B and C

(2) A and C Only

(3) B and C Only

(4) B Only

(5) A Only

38. There is an alarming trend of skewed sex ratio against women in India during the past decade and situation may get out of hand if adequate steps are not taken to stop female feticide.

Which of the following can be an effective step to reverse the trend?

A. The Government should immediately completely ban use of scanners/sonography on expectant mothers at all health centers

B. The Government should announce a substantial incen-tive scheme for couples who have at least one girl child.

C. The Government should launch a nationwide campaign to create awareness against female feticide.

(1) A only

 (2) A and B Only

(3) B and C Only

(4) All A, B and C

(5) None of these

39. A very large number of technically qualified young Indians are I coming out of colleges every year though there are not enough opportunities for them to get gainful employment.
Which of the following contradicts the views expressed in the I above statement?

(1) Technically qualified persons are far superior to those with standard degrees like BA/ B.Sc/ B.Com. etc.

(2) The Government has not done effective perspective planning for engaging technically qualified personnel while authorising the setting up of technical colleges.

(3) A huge gap exists between the level of competence of technically qualified graduates and requirement of the industry.

(4) Majority of the technically qualified persons are migrating from India to developed countries for better opportunities.

(5) None of these

40. The Government has appealed to all citizens to use potable water judiciously as there is an acute shortage in supply. Excessive use may lead to huge scarcity in future months.
Which of the assumptions is implicit in the above statement? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted)

(1) People may ignore the appeal and continue using water as per their consideration.

(2) Government may be able to tap those who do not respond to the appeal

(3) Government may be able to put in place alternate sources, of water in the event of a crisis situation.

(4) Large number of people may positively respond to the Government’s appeal and help tide over the crisis.

(5) Only poor are going to suffer from this shortage of water supply

41. Which of the following does 'vo' stand for?

(1) profit

(2) in

(3) share
(4) market

(5) in or profit

42. What is the code for 'making'?

(1) ka

(2) su

(3) je

(4) zo

(5) Cannot be determined

43. Which of the following is the code for 'gains'?

(1) su

 (2) li

(3) yo

(4) do

(5) yo ;k do

44. Which of the following can be the code for 'the more you share'?

(1) do yo zo vo

 (2) vo wi zo do

 (3) vo zo wi bu

(4) yo je vo wi

(5) su vo zo do

45. 'to ka li aa' is a code for which of the following?

(1) share more in market

(2) now share more gains

 (3) the gains in market

(4) the gains in profit

(5) making money in market

Directions (46-50) : In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?