Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1–4): Read the given information and answer the following questions:

Seven persons attend the interview in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday, and they like different items: watch, Laptop, shoes, clothes, Mobile, Bike, and Car, but not necessarily in the same order.

Three persons attend the interview between C and the one who likes Car. Only two persons attend the interview after the one who likes Car. C attends the interview before the one who likes Car. Only one person attends the interview between B and the one who likes shoes. The one who likes watch attends the interview immediately before the one who likes shoes. F does not like shoes. The one who likes Mobile attends the interview immediately before C. As many persons attend the interview before F as after B. G attends the interview immediately after the one who likes Bike. B and G do not attend the interview consecutively. E attends the interview immediately after D. F does not like Laptop. A is one of the persons.

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the above arrangement. Find which of the following one does not belong to the group?

(a) G–Clothes

(b) C–Laptop

(c) B–Shoes

(d) F–Watch

(e) D–Bike

2. Who among the following person attends the interview immediately after E?

(a) G

(b) The one who bought Car

(c) The one who bought Mobile

(d) A

(e) F

3. If A is related to Mobile, C is related to shoes, in the same way, E is related to which of the following items?

(a) Car

(b) Laptop

(c) Clothes

(d) Bike

(e) Shoes

4. How many persons attend the interview after the one who bought Laptop?

(a) No one

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 3

(e) None of the above

Directions (Qs. 5-8): Read the given information and answer the following question.

In a hexagon arrangement, at each corner a circle is placed which is denoted by two letter and two numbers. Below are given some of the conditions:

1. If the number is a perfect square, then only the number is reduced by 1.
2. If there is at least one vowel, then change it to the succeeding alphabet.
3. If both digits are odd, then increase those digits by 2.
4. If any one of the consonants is greater than M in alphabetical order, then change it to the previous alphabet.

Output:

	Input	Output
Circle 1	16, 25	15, 24
Circle 2	r, o	q, p
Circle 3	1, 2	1, 2
Circle 4	g, k	g, k
Circle 5	a, t	b, s
Circle 6	1, 1	3, 3

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find the steps required to rearrange the given input and answer the questions based on it.

Input:

Circle	Input
Circle 1	r, p
Circle 2	e, s
Circle 3	5, 5
Circle 4	t, x
Circle 5	d, g
Circle 6	2, 3

5. How many letters are there between the first letter of the output of Circle 1 and the second letter of the output of Circle 5?

(a) 9

(b) 10

(c) 11

(d) 12

(e) None of the above

6. What is the output of Circle 4?

(a) t,r

(b) s,x

(c) t,x

(d) u,y

(e) s,w

7. What is the sum of the first number of the output of Circle 3 and the second number of the output of Circle 6?

(a) 7

(b) 8

(c) 11

(d) 9

(e) 10

8. What is the sum of the product of the numbers of the output of Circle 3 and the product of the numbers of the output of Circle 6?

(a) 35

(b) 45

(c) 55

(d) 65

(e) None of the above

DIRECTION (Q. 9): In the given word “ORGANISED” replace the consonants with the succeeding letter as per the English alphabet series and the vowels with their preceding letter as per the English alphabet series.

9. Then arrange the letter in reverse alphabetical order from right to left. Which of the following letter is third from the left end after arrangement?

(a) D

(b) H

(c) I

(d) N

(e) S

10. In the question below are given three statements followed by conclusions given in the options. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

• Some Books are Pens
• No Pen is Copy
• Only a few copies are paper

Conclusion:
I. Some copies are not paper
II. All pens are paper is a possibility
III. Some Books are not Paper

(a) Only III follows

(b) Both I and II follows

(c) Both I and III follows

(d) Either I or II and III follows

(e) All I, II, III follows

DIRECTION (Q. 11): In the question below are given three statements followed by conclusions given in the options. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely does not follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence) from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

11. Statement:

• Some bats are locks
• Only a few locks are watches
• All watch is key

Conclusion:
I. All key can be locks
II. Some watches are not locks
III. All watches are bats is a possibility

(a) Only II

(b) Both I and II

(c) Both I and III

(d) Either I or II and III

(e) All I, II, III

DIRECTION (Q. 12): In the question below are given three statements followed by conclusions given in the options. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

12. Statement:

• Only a few cow are cat
• All cat is dog
• No dog is rat

Conclusion:
I. Some rats are cow
II. No rat is cow
III. All dog are cow is a possibility

(a) Only III follows

(b) Both I and III follows

(c) Both I and III follows

(d) Either I or II and III follows

(e) All I, II, III follows

DIRECTION (Q. 13): The question given below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give the answer.

13. There are six family members A, B, C, D, E, and F in a family. How is F related to E?

Statement I: A is the father of F, B is the grandson of C. D is the wife of E.

Statement II: B is the son of D. D is the daughter of C. F is the sibling of C.

(a) 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

(b) 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

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

(d) If the data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question

(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

DIRECTION (Q. 14): The question given below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give the answer.

14. Seven persons M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S attend the seminar in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday.
In which of the following days does P attend the seminar?

Statement I: M attended the seminar after three persons. Two persons have attended the seminar in between M and Q. R attends the seminar just after Q. N attends the seminar on Saturday.

Statement II: O attends the seminar just after M. Only one person attends the seminar between O and S, and N attends the seminar on an adjacent day.

(a) 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

(b) 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

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

(d) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question

(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question

DIRECTION (Q. 15): The question given below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer.

Six persons Seema, Rani, Bindu, Mary, Reeta, and Anjali are sitting in a circular table facing inside the table.
Who among the following sits to the immediate left of Seema?

15.
Statement I: Reeta sits second to the left of Mary. Bindu sits third to the right of Mary. Only one person sits between Bindu and Rani.
Statement II: Anjali sits second to the right of Mary. Two persons sit between Anjali and Rani. Bindu sits to the immediate left of Reeta.

(a) 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

(b) 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

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

(d) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question

(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question

DIRECTION (Q. 16): The question given below consists of a question and two statements marked I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and give an answer.

Six friends Deepa, Prakash, Pankaj, Priti, Mukesh, and Lalit are of different weights.
Whose weight is the lightest?

Statement I: Deepa is heavier than Pankaj. Pankaj is heavier than both Mukesh and Lalit.

Statement II: Prakash is heavier than Priti, who is heavier than Mukesh. Mukesh is not the lightest person.

(a) 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.

(b) 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.

(c) If the data either in statements I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

(d) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

DIRECTION (Qs. 17 – 18): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

• A + B – A is the brother of B
• A % B – A is the mother of B
• A ! B – A is the father of B
• A * B – A is the sister of B
• A # B – A is the daughter of B
• A @ B – A is the son of B
• A ~ B – A is elder than B
• $ – in-law
• © – grand

Example:

If A %$\$$ B → A is the mother-in-law of B, A *$\$$ B → A is sister-in-law of B.

If A ©% B → A is Grand Mother of B, A © # B → A is Granddaughter of B.

S # T © % U; V + $\$$ W; X + $\$$ Y! $\$$ Z % U # W; T * X ~ Y; V @ $\$$ Y; Y ~ T

17. If the age of X is 49 and the age of T is 46 then what may be the age of Y?

(a) 42

(b) 44

(c) 46

(d) 48

(e) 50

18. Which of the following pair is an incorrect relation?

(a) S * $\$$ Z

(b) W + $\$$ V

(c) W @ Y

(d) S * Y

(e) U # Z

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 19-21): In the following questions, the symbols @, +, ©, $ and # are used with the following meaning:

• ‘X @ Y’ means ‘X is neither greater than nor equal to Y,
• ‘X + Y’ means ‘X is not smaller than Y,
• ‘X © Y’ means ‘X is not greater than Y,
• ‘X $\$$ Y’ means ‘X is neither smaller than nor greater than Y,
• ‘X $\$$ Y’ means ‘X is neither smaller than nor equal to Y.’

19. Statements: 2 $\$$ 8 + 6 © 7 # 5; 6 @ 5 + 4; 5 + 3 © 1

Conclusions:
I. 8 $\$$ 4
II. 1 @ 7
III. 6 @ 2

(a) Only conclusions I and III follow

(b) Only conclusion II follows

(c) Only conclusion II and III follow

(d) Only conclusion I follows

(e) None follow

20. Statements: F © T + M $ J; Q # O @ M + L; O + P # C

Conclusion:
I. T # P
II. Q # T
III. C @ Q

(a) Only conclusions I and III follow

(b) Only conclusion II follows

(c) Only conclusion II and III follow

(d) Only conclusion I follows

(e) None follow

21. Statements: Q # S @ U + D; J $ H © U; Q + I

Conclusion:
I. U # J
II. U @ I
III. Q @ U

(a) Only conclusions I and III follow

(b) Only conclusion II follows

(c) Only conclusion II and III follow

(d) Only conclusion I follows

(e) None follow

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 22–25): Read the given information and answer the following questions:

In the given matrix, rows are numbered from top to bottom, i.e., I, II, III, and IV, and columns are numbered left to right, i.e., I, II, III, and IV. Some of the places are filled with respective days in the matrix, and some are missing. To find the respective day of the missing places on the matrix, fill it in a way such that no same day is repeated in a row nor in a column.

There are four days i.e., Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and a specific numerical value is assigned to each place in the matrix which is the value associated with each day and the value assigned to these days is 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively.
Now resultant of rows and columns are written in a specific manner. For each row, write associated numerical value from left to right in that row and for a column write respective numerical value from bottom to top.

Tuesday
		Monday
	Sunday
Wednesday		Sunday

22. In which of the following pairs Tuesday and Monday are consecutive?

(a) Row I, Row III

(b) Row II, Row III

(c) Row II, Row IV

(d) Row I, Row II

(e) None of these

23. Which of the following resultant is divisible by 4?

(a) Row II

(b) Row III

(c) Row IV

(d) Column I

(e) Column II

24. What is the difference of resultant of Row IV and Column IV?

(a) 1881

(b) 1672

(c) 2000

(d) 2032

(e) 1754

25. If the resultant of a row is even, then add 222 to get the new resultant, and if the resultant of a column is odd, then subtract 111 to get the new resultant. After rearrangement, which of the following is true?

I. Resultant of Row I is less than resultant of Column III

II. A difference of resultant than Row II and Column I is odd

III. Sum of the digits of resultant of Row IV is even

(a) Only II and III

(b) Only I and II

(c) Only II

(d) Only III

(e) All of the above

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 26–30): Read the given information and answer the following questions:

21 persons work in a bank at different posts. The posts are in decreasing order, i.e., Chairman, GM, Manager, AM, PO, and Clerk. It is known that in any post, the number of persons posted were one more than the number of persons posted in the immediate senior post. For example: If 4 persons work as a PO, then 5 persons work as a Clerk.

D works as a Manager and is just senior to G. B and C work at the same post and were senior to D. M, N, and L work at the same post and were junior to G. H is just junior to E but just senior to L. Q, R, and S work at the same post but not with H. K is junior to G but senior to P. I and J work at the same post but do not work as a Clerk. A does not work along with T and Q. F is senior to O and junior to A. T and U work at the same place.

26. J works at which post?

(a) AM

(b) Clerk

(c) GM

(d) PO

(e) Manager

27. Which of the following is at the same post with B?

(a) D

(b) E

(c) G

(d) H

(e) C

28. How many persons were at the same post with S (excluding S)?

(a) 1

(b) 5

(c) 2

(d) 3

(e) 4

29. Who among the following works as Manager?

(a) G

(b) F

(c) D

(d) More than one option

(e) None of these

30. How many persons are junior to A?

(a) 20

(b) 6

(c) 18

(d) 15

(e) 11

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 31–34): Read the given information and answer the following questions:

Eight persons M to T live in a four-storey building. The ground floor is numbered 1. Each floor consists of two flats, i.e., Flat X and Flat Y. Flat X is to the west of Flat Y. Only one person lives in each flat. Each of them likes different colours, i.e., Grey, Blue, Red, Yellow, White, Purple, Black, and Green, not necessarily in the same order. Floor 2 of Flat X is just above Floor 1 of Flat X, and so on.

• O lives on the second floor and lives just below the person who likes Blue.
• One floor is between the person who likes Red and Grey, and both of them live in Flat X.
• The person who likes Purple and N live on the same floor but in different flats.
• One floor is between the person who likes Green and N.
• The number of floors above Q is the same as the number of floors below P, who lives below Q in a different flat.
• The person who likes Yellow lives west of T.
• No person lives west of the person who likes Blue and O.
• The person who likes White lives two floors above S.
• M does not like Red.
• The person who likes Green lives on an odd-numbered floor.
• S lives just below.

31. How many floors are between N and T?

(a) None

(b) One

(c) Two

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of the above

32. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) T likes Black

(b) S lives on the 3rd floor

(c) Q lives just above R

(d) O lives on the 1st floor

(e) None of these

33. R likes which colour?

(a) White

(b) Blue

(c) Black

(d) Red

(e) Purple

34. Who likes Grey?

(a) The one who lives just above N

(b) The one who lives just below S

(c) O

(d) Q

(e) P

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 35–36): Read the given information and answer the following questions:

In a company ABC, during the training program, a few organization sessions are organized in a day for different departments, i.e., Digital, Editorial, Marketing. Two Digital, Two Editorial, and one Marketing orientation session with each session being of 1 hour. Also, for the new joinee, a two-hour departmental training is organized on this day. These sessions are organised from 10 am to 7 pm. Two breaks are there between these sessions, 1 pm to 2 pm snacks and 5pm to 6 pm Tea. None of the same department orientation are consecutive including breaks(for example: If Digital orientation is at 12 pm slot then the other Digital orientation can’t be at 2 pm nor 11 pm slot). None of the Digital orientation is after tea. Xena, who was the invigilator of these orientation session, left the departmental training session at 4:30 pm due to some personal reason for few minutes. First slot is not of Digital. Last slot is of Editorial orientation. Marketing session is just before one of the breaks.

35. Which sessions are between the two breaks?

(a) Digital and Marketing

(b) Marketing and Departmental training

(c) Editorial and Digital

(d) Editorial and Departmental training

(e) Digital and Departmental training

36. How many sessions are there between the two Editorial sessions excluding breaks?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 6

(d) 5

(e) 4

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 37–40): Read the given information and answer the following questions:

Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and J were born in different years on the same date in the month of June. Calculation is done from the base year of 2022. No person is younger than 5 years nor older than 75 years.

Note: If it’s given age of “X” is equal to the last two digits of the birth year of “Y,” then it can be the last digits or the reverse of the last two digits.

A was born in the year 1985. Age difference between E and F is 12 years. B’s age is equal to the last two digits of the birth year of A. C’s age is equal to the two last digits of the birth year of B. D’s age is equal to the last two digits of the birth year of C. E’s age is equal to the last two digits of the birth year of D. G’s age is the sum of the digits of the birth year of F. J is 6 years younger than G. H is 9 years younger than G.

37. Find the odd one out.

(a) G

(b) F

(c) H

(d) E

(e) A

38. Who is the eldest person among them?

(a) D

(b) C

(c) E

(d) B

(e) A

39. E was born in which year?

(a) 1979

(b) 1967

(c) 1962

(d) 1960

(e) 1953

40. What is the difference of age between youngest and 3rd eldest?

(a) 18

(b) 28

(c) 38

(d) 48

(e) 58

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41–44): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A number and word arrangement machine, when given an input line of numbers and words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement:

Input: 4269 5497 8646 9354 2579 1658

Step I: 1658 2579 4269 5497 8646 9354
Step II: 1568 2579 2469 4579 4668 3459
Step III: 614 716 615 916 1014 714
Step IV: 24 42 30 54 0 28
Step V: 54 42 30 28 24 0

Step V is the last step.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find the steps required to rearrange the given input and answer the questions based on it.

Input: 3846 9231 7283 4731 8152 3285

41. What is the sum of the digits of last three numbers in step V?

(a) 26

(b) 28

(c) 14

(d) 19

(e) None of these

42. What is the addition of the largest number and the smallest number in step IV?

(a) 42

(b) 32

(c) 82

(d) 52

(e) 72

43. What is the product of the second digit of the second number from the left and the third digit of the third number from the right end in step III?

(a) 0

(b) 5

(c) 2

(d) 2

(e) 9

44. What is the difference between the second largest number in step I and the second smallest number in step II?

(a) 4376

(b) 5375

(c) 3755

(d) 7355

(e) 6894

DIRECTION (Q. 45): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions:

Statement:
“Sudden decline in GST tax collection pulled down overall rise in gross direct tax mobilization in the first half of the current year, ruling out any pickup in growth in the first quarter of the year, indicating that the government will find it difficult to meet its tax target for this year.”

Inferences:
I. GST tax collection rise only in the first quarter of the current year.
II. Industrial production and development slowed down in the first half of the year.
III. The government has achieved the target of corporate as well as GST tax collection in comparison to the previous year.
IV. Poor tax collection in the GST tax collection pulled down the economy of our country.
V. The government is likely to face difficulties in achieving the target of collection of GST tax due to the slowdown in production and the government has forecast a growth in GST tax.

45. Which of the inferences numbered (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) can be concluded from the fact/information given in the statement?

(a) Only III and IV

(b) Only IV

(c) Only III

(d) Only II and V

(e) Only II

DIRECTION (Q. 46): In the question below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Statement: Computers can finish the task with the help of coding languages which are comprehensible for human beings but the computer needs the compiler software to read those commands.

What are the conclusions that will be derived from the above passage?

(a) Computers cannot do the tasks without the help of the compiler software.

(b) Computer systems use certain conversion methods to read the codes.

(c) Both options (b) and (a) follow.

(d) Computers can work by themselves to complete a task.

(e) Humans need to train the computers to do a certain task by using the specific commands.

DIRECTION (Q. 47): Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question that follows:

Statement:
Players like Amazon and Flipkart as well as industry watchers noted that the need for social distancing and prioritizing safety during the pandemic led to millions of people turning to e-commerce platforms this past year, not only in metros but also in tier III regions and beyond.

Inferences:
I. The pandemic brought about a “structural shift” in shopping behavior with more and more customers and businesses relying on e-commerce.
II. The Indian e-commerce market has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic.
III. The new normal of working and learning from home also fueled demand for consumer electronic products.

47.

(a) Only I and II follow

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only I and III follow

(d) Only III follows

(e) Only I and either II or III follows

DIRECTION (Q. 48): In the question, the statement is given followed by some inferences. You must consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You must decide which of the given inference, if any, is a strong argument.

48. Statement: Dinesh likes to write from a very young age especially, He likes to write poetries. He also maintains a journal for his poetries which He plans to publish as an anthology.

What are the facts that can be inferred from the above passage?

(a) Dinesh always likes to write poetry

(b) Dinesh has written many poems

(c) Dinesh has good poetic skills

(d) Dinesh is planning to publish an anthology

(e) Dinesh had an inborn talent to write poetry

DIRECTION (49): Read the given statement and with that information answer the following question carefully:

After GST and demonetization, rising interest rates are set to hurt SMEs. Interest rates for loans against property (LAP) extended to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are set to rise in the coming months of 2018.
‘Rising interest rates, in addition to the muted operating environment for small businesses in India, will lead to an increase in delinquencies on LAP extended to SMEs’. The introduction of the goods and services tax(GST) in July 2017 and the government’s demonetization policy have placed stress on the SME sector. Which rising interest rates will exacerbate.

49. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the statement above?

(a) Rising interest rates will limit refinancing options and increase repayment amounts, increasing risks for asset-backed securities (ABS) backed by LAP to SMEs.

(b) None can be inferred.

(c) But losses will be limited because these loans are secured and have relatively low loan-to-value ratios.

(d) In addition to rising delinquencies over the last few years would force lenders to be more cautious while underwriting loans. This would limit refinancing options, adversely affecting existing borrowers.

(e) The ABS (asset-backed securities) backed by LAP extended to SMEs have non-amortizing cash reserves, substantial excess spread, and the possibility to extend the life of the loans and hence the life of the transactions.

DIRECTION (Q. 50): Read the passage given below carefully and answer the given question.

Statement: An oil painting by the late Chinese-French artist Zao Wou Ki became the most expensive oil painting ever sold at auction by an Asian artist. The painting fetched \$65 million in the auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.

50. Which of the following does not support the statement?

I. The oil painting by the late Chinese-French artist became the most expensive oil painting ever sold at auction.

II. The auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on the painting fetched \$65 million, which is the highest till date for any artist.

III. Zao Wou-Ki was an Asian artist to ever sell the most expensive oil painting.

(a) Only II and III

(b) Only I and II

(c) Only I

(d) Only II

(e) All of the above