LIC AAO :Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-5): In the following question, the symbols @, ?, $, % and d are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:


‘P ? Q’ means ‘P is either greater than or equal to Q’
‘P % Q’ means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to Q’
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q’
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’
‘P d Q’ means ‘P is greater than 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?

Give answer (1) if only Conclusions I is true.
Give answer (2) if only Conclusions II is true.
Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or II is true. 
Give answer (4) if neither Conclusion I nor II is true.
Give answer (5) if both Conclusions I and II are true. 

1. Statements: H ? T, T % M, M d F


Conclusions:
I. F $ T
II. H d M

2. Statements: B @ N, N ? T, T $ K


Conclusions:
I. T @ B
II. T $ B

3. Statements: R $ J, J d F, F % H

Conclusions:
I. H d J
II. R $ F

4. Statements: J d D, D @ N, N % F


Conclusions:
I. J d F
II. F ? D

5. Statements: B d T, T $ H, H @ M

Conclusions:
I. M d T
II. B d H

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

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

Input: basket 83 32 all turn 76 51 now 
Step I: turn basket 83 32 all 76 51 now 
Step II: turn 32 basket 83 all 76 51 now
Step III: turn 32 now basket 83 all 76 51
Step IV: turn 32 now 51 basket 83 all 76
Step V: turn 32 now 51 basket 76 83 all
Step VI: turn 32 now 51 basket 76 all 83
And Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.

As per the rules followed in the rearrangement of the above steps. Find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

6. Input : 20 ask never 35 62 84 tall grass


Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
(1) V
(2) VI
(3) IV
(4) VII
(5) None of these

7. Step II of an input is: window 14 victory 63 52 24 task for

Which of the following is definitely the input?
(1) victory 63 window 14 52 24 task for 
(2)  63 victory window 14 52 24 task for 
(3) victory 63 window 52 14 24 task for 
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

8. Step III of an input is: yes 15 ultra 96 73 52 home rest 


How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(1) Three
(2) Five 
(3) Four
(4) Two 
(5) None of these

9. Input: 49 box store 84 63 on door 37


Which of the following will be Step V of the above input?
(1) store 37 on 49 door 63 box 84
(2) store 37 on 49 door box 84 63
(3) store 37 on 49 box 84 63 door
(4) There will be no such step
(5) None of these

10. Input: slow wheel 32 57 high lake 12 46


How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(1) Five 
(2) Six 
(3) Seven 
(4) Eight
(5) None of these


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Answers:
1. 4
2. 3
3. 4
4. 2
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 3
9. 1
10.1