Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the given information and answer the questions.

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, It arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement: (All the number are two-digit numbers)

Input :   24 method 87 67 of data 34 collection 45 12 specified now

Step I :  12 method 87 67 of data 34 collection 45 specified now 24

Step II : 34 12 method 87 67 of data collection specified now 24 45

Step III: 67 34 12 method of data collection specified now 24 45 87
Step IV: collection 67 34 12 method of specified now 24 45 87 data 

Step V:  method collection 67 34 12 of specified 24 45 87 data now

Step VI: of method collection 67 34 12 24 45 87 data now specified 

Step VI is the lat step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.

As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input : chemical 68 11 reaction 87 is 21 hard to 53 92 detect

1. In which step are the elements ‘to 92 detect 21’ found in the same order?

(a) sixth

(b) Third

(c) The given order of elements is not found in any step.

(d) Second 

(e) Fifth

2. What is the position of ‘21’ from the right end in the last step?

(a) Tenth

(b) Eighth

(c) Fifth

(d) Fourth

(e) Sixth

3. Which of the words/numbers below would be at the fifth position (from the right end) in step V of the input?

(a) chemical

(b) 21

(c) 11

(d) 68

(e) to

4. Which element is fifth to the left of the element which is ninth from the left end of the fourth step?

(a) 11

(b) 87

(c) 53

(d) reaction

(e) chemical

5. Which element is exactly between ‘chemical’ and ‘87’ in the second step of the given arrangement?

(a) 53

(b) hard

(c) reaction

(d) is

(e) 68

Directions (6-10): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions. 

M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the centre with equal distances between each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Each of them also belongs to a different field of work-Author, Designer, Doctor, Engineer, Journalist, Policemen, Singer and Teacher (but not necessarily in the same order). Q sits seconds to the left of the Singer. Only two people sit between S and the Singer. Only one person sits between Q and the Designer. N sits second to the left of the Designer. P is neither an immediate neighbour of N nor Q. P is not a singer. T is an immediate neighbour of P. The Doctor sits second to the right of T. Only three people sit between the Doctor and the Engineer. R sits second to the left of the Engineer. T is not a Journalist. The Journalist is neither an immediate neighbour of S nor T. O sits to the immediate left of the Journalist. The Teacher sits to the immediate right of the Author.

6. Who sits exactly between N and the one sitting to the immediate right of M, when counted from the right of M?

(a) S

(b) T

(c) O

(d) Other than those given as options

(e) R

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE as per the given arrangement?

(a) Only one person sits between S and O.

(b) The Engineer sits second to the left of O.

(c) S is a Teacher.

(d) All the given options are true.

(e) The Author sits to the immediate let of Q.

8. Who amongst the following is a designer?

(a) M

(b) R

(c) S

(d) T

(e) P

9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, and so form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

(a) N, Teacher

(b) T, Engineer

(c) P, Policeman

(d) S, Journalist

(e) M, Author

10. What does R work as ?

(a) Doctor

(b) Engineer

(c) Singer

(d) Journalist

(e) Designer

Answers

1.  d
2.  e
3.  b
4.  a
5.  c
6.  e
7.  e
8.  e
9.  a
10.d