REASONING - Online Test

Q1.
Direction: This question is based on the five three digit numbers given below. 

134    689    564    319    404
If in each number the first and the second digit are interchanged then which number will be the highest number?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

After the arrangement numbers are, 
314, 869, 654, 139, 044 
So highest number is 869, that means answer is 689

Q2. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

The figure may be labelled as shown.

The simplest triangles are AFB, FEB, EBC, DEC, DFE and AFD i.e. 6 in number.

The triangles composed of two components each are AEB, FBC, DFC, ADE, DBE and ABD i.e. 6 in number.

The triangles composed of three components each are ADC and ABC i.e. 2 in number.

There is only one triangle i.e. DBC which is composed of four components.

Thus, there are 6 + 6 + 2 + 1 = 15 triangles in the figure.


Q3.
" Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age."
These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) as given below.
(A) The unemployed youth in India need monetary support.
(B) The youth who are unemployed have no prospective sources of income in the near future.
(C)The government has sufficient funds to support this extra burden on its treasury.
(D) The move to provide unemployment benefits would plunge larger numbers of young people into idleness and apathy and prevent them from looking for jobs in the future.
(E) The youth needs employment benefits to prevent them from the hiring and firing policy of the corporate houses.

Which of the above, if true, would most weaken the argument presented by the author?
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:

This provides a counter point to the assumption to the suggestion and hence weakens the argument.

Q4. As per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal installments without interest. After paying 18 installments he found that 60 percent of his loan was refunded. How many installments were there in the agreement?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q5. P is to the east of Q,R is to the south of Q and S is to the east of R. P is in which direction with respect to S?
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:

As we do not have the distance, we can't determine their direction.

Q6.

Count the number of squares in the given figure.

Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

The figure may be labelled as shown.

The simplest squares are ABGF, BCHG, CDIH, DEJI, FGLK, GHML, HINM, IJON, KLQP, LMRQ, MNSR, NOTS, PQVU, QRWV, RSXW and STYX i.e. 16 in number.

The squares composed of four components each are ACMK, BDNL, CEOM, FHRP, GISQ, HJTR, KMWU, LNXV and MOYW i.e. 9 in number.

The squares composed of nine components each are ADSP, BETQ, FIXU and GJYV i.e. 4 in number.

There is one square AEYU composed of sixteen components.

There are 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30 squares in the given figure.


Q7.
" The State government has decided to appoint four thousand primary school teachers during the next financial year."
These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) as given below.
(A) Four thousand teachers may or may not be willing to sacrifice their interests for a great cause like educating India.
(B) There is a requirement for such a large number of new recruits as teachers.
(C) The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the government may not finally appoint such a large number of primary school teachers.
(D)At least 4 thousand candidates shall be willing to apply for the posts of new teachers.
(E) There are few schools that have regular attendance and frankly, even the present number of teachers is excessive.

Which of the above statements are assumptions that are implicit in the argument presented by the author?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

The move to appoint new teachers must be triggered by the requirement for such numbers and the possibility of there being as many willing candidates.

Q8. If Sohan, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q9. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q10.

Find the number of quadrilaterals in the given figure.

Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

The figure may be labelled as shown.

The quadrilaterals in the figure are ABCD, ABDE, ABDF, ABDH, CDHA, CDEA, CDFA, DEAG, DEFA, FAGD and AGDH.

The number of quadrilaterals in the figure is 11.