Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements
Give answer (1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (3) If the data in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question

Give answer (4) If the data in both the statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (5) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the questions.

1.    Which Ball amongst A, B, C, D and E is the heaviest?

I. Ball B is heavier than C and D. Ball E is heavier only than Ball A.

II. Only three of Balls are lighter than C. The Weight of Ball B is 50 kg which is 2 kg more than Ball C.

2.    Are all the five friends viz. Anu, Bunty, Chaila, Dinky and Elu who are seated around a circular table facing the center?

I. Anu sits third to the left of Bunty. Bunty faces the center. Dinky and Elu are immediate neighbour of each other. Chaila sits second to right of Elu.

II. Dinky sits second to right of Chaila. Chaila faces the center both Elu and Anu are immediate neighbour of Dinky. Bunty sits second to the right of Anu

3.     In BANK POWER five different subjects viz. Reasoning, Quants, English, GS and Computer are taught on five different days of the same week, starting from Monday and ending on Friday. Is Quants taught on Wednesday?

I. Two subjects are taught between GS and Computer. Computer is taught on the day immediately next to the day when Reasoning is taught. English is not taught on Friday.

II. Three classes are scheduled between the class of English and GS. Computer is taught immediately before Reasoning

4.    Is the time in the clock is 3 o’clock now?

       I. After half an hour, the minute and the hour hand of the clock will make an angle of           exactly 90° with each other.

       II. Exactly 15 minutes back, the hour and the minute’s hand of the clock coincided with each other.

5.          Is G the grandfather of C?

I. C is the father of N. N is the sister of U. U is the mother of G.

II. T is the son of G. W is the daughter of G. S is the brother of U.

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, the symbols @, ©, #, $ and % are used with the following. Meaning as illustrated below

‘P©Q’ means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to Q’

‘P%Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’

‘P@Q’ means ‘P is either greater than or equal to Q’

‘P#Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’

‘P$Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statement to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

(1) If only conclusion I true

(2) If only conclusion II true

(3) If either conclusion I or conclusion II true

(4) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II true

(5) If both conclusion I and II true

6.     Statements: N©D,                 D#G,      G@B

Conclusions: I. B©D              II. G#N

7.    Statements: X$L,                    L©I,       I@S

Conclusions: I. X$L                 II. I%X

8.  Statements: L@S,                  S%U,     U#K

Conclusions: I. K$S                 II. U$L

9.    Statements: I$U,                    U%X,     X@L

Conclusions: I. X$I                  II. X@I

10.   Statements: C%F,                  F@G,     G©N

Conclusions: I. N%F               II. C@G

Answers:
1-3      2-5      3-1      4-4     5-4,
6- 5      7-5       8-5     9-4    10-4