Reasoning Ability Quiz For LIC AAO Mains 2023-17th March

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement of numbers and symbols carefully and answer the questions based in it.

3 6 < 5 @ 2 # 4 1 > 3 & 7 8 ] 5 $ 9 ! 4 6 % 8 5 { 2 7 } 8 +

Q1. How many such symbols are immediately preceded by a prime number?
(a) Four
(b) Seven
(c) Five
(d) Six
(e) Eight

Q2. Which element is 6th to the right of 8th symbol from the left end?
(a) 8
(b) {
(c) %
(d) 5
(e) 2

Q3. What is the sum of all numbers between @ and ! ?
(a) 40
(b) 38
(c) 37
(d) 41
(e) 39

Q4. If we drop the all odd numbers from the given series, then which element will be 5th to the left of 4th number from the right end?
(a) $
(b) ] (c) 8
(d) &
(e) >

Q5. How many such odd numbers are immediately preceded by an even number?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Directions (6-8): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U have different heights and weights. No two persons have same rank for height and weight i.e., if one person is tallest then he/she cannot be heaviest. R is heavier and taller than P. Q is taller than only T and S. S is heavier than only U. T is heavier than Q who is heavier than R. U is taller than P.

Q6. Who among the following is the heaviest?
(a) U
(b) P
(c) T
(d) Q
(e) R

Q7. How many persons are shorter than R?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Four
(e) Cannot be determined

Q8. Who among the following is the shortest?
(a) U
(b) P
(c) T
(d) Q
(e) S

Directions (9-10): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
If D? E means D is 6m east of E
D+E means D is 6m west of E
D*E means D is 6m north of E
D%E means D is 6m south of E

Given expression – N*M+Q*O+P%R %U+S*T

Q9. In which direction is point T with respect to point N?
(a) North-east
(b) North-west
(c) South-west
(d) South-east
(e) None of the above

Q10. Four among the following five are same in a certain way and related to a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
(a) N, M
(b) U, R
(c) S, T
(d) R, P
(e) S, Q

Directions (11-15): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
In a code language,
“And three four profile” is coded as “18G, 21D, 20E, 14C”
“Watch direction hike toffee” is coded as “20I, 11D, 20F, 23E”
‘’kingdom sensex night foe” is coded as “20E, 24F, 15C, 15G”
“Am black coding postcard” is coded as “12E, 13B, 15F, 20H”.

Q11. How is the word ‘Situation’ coded in the given language?
(a) 21I
(b)20G
(c) 20I
(d) 18G
(e) None of these

Q12. ‘21D’ is the code for which of the following word?
(a) Never
(b) Every
(c) Cure
(d) Assure
(e) Shift

Q13. Which among the following is currently matched?
(a) While – 22F
(b) Your – 24D
(c) Sister – 21F
(d) Marriage – 18H
(e) None of these

Q14. What is the code for ‘Harmful’ in the given language?
(a) 18G
(b) 21G
(c) 17H
(d) 17J
(e) None of these

Q15. What is code for ‘Person’ in the given language?
(a) 18F
(b) 19F
(c) 18G
(d) 19H
(e) None of these

Solutions

Solution (1-5):
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Given series – 3 6 < 5 @ 2 # 4 1 > 3 & 7 8 ] 5 $ 9 ! 4 6 % 8 5 { 2 7 } 8 +
Hence, there are six symbols which are immediately preceded by a prime number.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Given series – 3 6 < 5 @ 2 # 4 1 > 3 & 7 8 ] 5 $ 9 ! 4 6 % 8 5 { 2 7 } 8 +
8th symbol form the left end – !
So, 6th to the right of ! – {

S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. Given series – 3 6 < 5 @ 2 # 4 1 > 3 & 7 8 ] 5 $ 9 ! 4 6 % 8 5 { 2 7 } 8 +
So, required sum – 2 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 7 + 8 + 5 + 9 = 39

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Given series – 3 6 < 5 @ 2 # 4 1 > 3 & 7 8 ] 5 $ 9 ! 4 6 % 8 5 { 2 7 } 8 +
After dropping – 6 < @ 2 # 4 > & 8 ] $ ! 4 6 % 8 { 2 } 8 +
4th number from the right end – 6
So, 5th to the left of 6 – 8

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Given series – 3 6 < 5 @ 2 # 4 1 > 3 & 7 8 ] 5 $ 9 ! 4 6 % 8 5 { 2 7 } 8 +
Hence, there are three numbers which are immediately preceded by an even number.

Solutions(6-8):
Sol. Height – U/R > R/U > P > Q > T > S
Weight – T > Q > R > P > S > U

S6. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (e)
S8. Ans. (e)

Solution (11-15):
Sol. In each code, the number is the highest number representation of the letter in the word as per alphabetical series.
The letter is the alphabet (in the alphabetical series) of the number of letters in the word. Example: If there are four letters in the word, 4th letter in the alphabetical series is D
For example: ‘Profile’
The letter with the highest value in alphabetical series is R, which represents 18.
There are seven letters in the word, so 7th letter in the alphabetical series is G.
Therefore, the code for ‘profile’ is 18G

S11. Ans. (a)
S12. Ans. (c)
S13. Ans. (d)
S14. Ans. (b)
S15. Ans. (b)