LIC AAO 2016: Reasoning Test – Day 16

Directions (1 – 5): A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input : watch 59 28 75 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm
Step I: 75 59 28 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm watch
Step II: 8 75 59 28 bat fish 42 23 guest calm watch horse
Step III: 59 8 75 28 bat fish 42 23 calm watch horse guest
Step IV: 23 59 8 75 28 bat 42 calm watch horse guest fish
Step V: 42 23 59 8 75 28 bat watch horse guest fish calm
Step VI: 28 42 23 59 8 75 watch horse guest fish calm bat
This is the final arrangement and step VI is the last step for this input.
Consider the input: 12 mint orange 15 27 ice 50 right answer 72 just 23
Complete the arrangement and answer the questions that follow:

In the step IV, which number/word is 5th to right of 8th from the right end?

Directions (1 – 5): A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input : watch 59 28 75 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm
Step I: 75 59 28 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm watch
Step II: 8 75 59 28 bat fish 42 23 guest calm watch horse
Step III: 59 8 75 28 bat fish 42 23 calm watch horse guest
Step IV: 23 59 8 75 28 bat 42 calm watch horse guest fish
Step V: 42 23 59 8 75 28 bat watch horse guest fish calm
Step VI: 28 42 23 59 8 75 watch horse guest fish calm bat
This is the final arrangement and step VI is the last step for this input.
Consider the input: 12 mint orange 15 27 ice 50 right answer 72 just 23
Complete the arrangement and answer the questions that follow:

Which of the following is the last but one step?

Directions (1 – 5): A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input : watch 59 28 75 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm
Step I: 75 59 28 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm watch
Step II: 8 75 59 28 bat fish 42 23 guest calm watch horse
Step III: 59 8 75 28 bat fish 42 23 calm watch horse guest
Step IV: 23 59 8 75 28 bat 42 calm watch horse guest fish
Step V: 42 23 59 8 75 28 bat watch horse guest fish calm
Step VI: 28 42 23 59 8 75 watch horse guest fish calm bat
This is the final arrangement and step VI is the last step for this input.
Consider the input: 12 mint orange 15 27 ice 50 right answer 72 just 23
Complete the arrangement and answer the questions that follow:

In last step, if ‘12’ is related to ‘answer’ and ‘72’ is related to ‘right’ in a certain way, then ‘15’ is related to what?

Directions (1 – 5): A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input : watch 59 28 75 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm
Step I: 75 59 28 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm watch
Step II: 8 75 59 28 bat fish 42 23 guest calm watch horse
Step III: 59 8 75 28 bat fish 42 23 calm watch horse guest
Step IV: 23 59 8 75 28 bat 42 calm watch horse guest fish
Step V: 42 23 59 8 75 28 bat watch horse guest fish calm
Step VI: 28 42 23 59 8 75 watch horse guest fish calm bat
This is the final arrangement and step VI is the last step for this input.
Consider the input: 12 mint orange 15 27 ice 50 right answer 72 just 23
Complete the arrangement and answer the questions that follow:

Which number/word is exactly between 15 and 23 in step II?

Directions (1 – 5): A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input : watch 59 28 75 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm
Step I: 75 59 28 bat fish 42 horse 23 8 guest calm watch
Step II: 8 75 59 28 bat fish 42 23 guest calm watch horse
Step III: 59 8 75 28 bat fish 42 23 calm watch horse guest
Step IV: 23 59 8 75 28 bat 42 calm watch horse guest fish
Step V: 42 23 59 8 75 28 bat watch horse guest fish calm
Step VI: 28 42 23 59 8 75 watch horse guest fish calm bat
This is the final arrangement and step VI is the last step for this input.
Consider the input: 12 mint orange 15 27 ice 50 right answer 72 just 23
Complete the arrangement and answer the questions that follow:

In how many steps of the given input, at most three words occur together?

Directions (6 – 10): Study the information given below and answer the given questions:

Eight friends – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have different professions – Economist, Professor, Engineer, Lawyer, Player, Politician, Surgeon and Physician, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre.
A is sitting third to the left of the Player. Only two people sit between E and G. Neither E nor G is an immediate neighbor of A. Neither E nor G is Player. The Physician sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbor of A. D is not the Player and A is not the Physician. The Economist sits third to the left of F. The Economist and Player are not immediate neighbors. Only one person sits between D and the Engineer. Lawyer and Professor are immediate neighbors. D is not Professor. Only one person sits between B and the Politician. The Politician is an immediate neighbor of H. G and B are not immediate neighbors.

How many people sit between E and the Politician when counted in clockwise direction from E?

Directions (6 – 10): Study the information given below and answer the given questions:

Eight friends – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have different professions – Economist, Professor, Engineer, Lawyer, Player, Politician, Surgeon and Physician, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre.
A is sitting third to the left of the Player. Only two people sit between E and G. Neither E nor G is an immediate neighbor of A. Neither E nor G is Player. The Physician sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbor of A. D is not the Player and A is not the Physician. The Economist sits third to the left of F. The Economist and Player are not immediate neighbors. Only one person sits between D and the Engineer. Lawyer and Professor are immediate neighbors. D is not Professor. Only one person sits between B and the Politician. The Politician is an immediate neighbor of H. G and B are not immediate neighbors.

Who is the Economist?

Directions (6 – 10): Study the information given below and answer the given questions:

Eight friends – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have different professions – Economist, Professor, Engineer, Lawyer, Player, Politician, Surgeon and Physician, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre.
A is sitting third to the left of the Player. Only two people sit between E and G. Neither E nor G is an immediate neighbor of A. Neither E nor G is Player. The Physician sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbor of A. D is not the Player and A is not the Physician. The Economist sits third to the left of F. The Economist and Player are not immediate neighbors. Only one person sits between D and the Engineer. Lawyer and Professor are immediate neighbors. D is not Professor. Only one person sits between B and the Politician. The Politician is an immediate neighbor of H. G and B are not immediate neighbors.

Which of the following would come in place of question mark based upon the given seating arrangement? FD HC EF CA ?

Directions (6 – 10): Study the information given below and answer the given questions:

Eight friends – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have different professions – Economist, Professor, Engineer, Lawyer, Player, Politician, Surgeon and Physician, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre.
A is sitting third to the left of the Player. Only two people sit between E and G. Neither E nor G is an immediate neighbor of A. Neither E nor G is Player. The Physician sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbor of A. D is not the Player and A is not the Physician. The Economist sits third to the left of F. The Economist and Player are not immediate neighbors. Only one person sits between D and the Engineer. Lawyer and Professor are immediate neighbors. D is not Professor. Only one person sits between B and the Politician. The Politician is an immediate neighbor of H. G and B are not immediate neighbors.

Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

Directions (6 – 10): Study the information given below and answer the given questions:

Eight friends – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have different professions – Economist, Professor, Engineer, Lawyer, Player, Politician, Surgeon and Physician, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre.
A is sitting third to the left of the Player. Only two people sit between E and G. Neither E nor G is an immediate neighbor of A. Neither E nor G is Player. The Physician sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbor of A. D is not the Player and A is not the Physician. The Economist sits third to the left of F. The Economist and Player are not immediate neighbors. Only one person sits between D and the Engineer. Lawyer and Professor are immediate neighbors. D is not Professor. Only one person sits between B and the Politician. The Politician is an immediate neighbor of H. G and B are not immediate neighbors.

Who is the Engineer?

How many pairs of letters are there in the word INTOLERANCE, each of which has as many letters between then in the word as they have between then in the English alphabet?

If each odd number is increased by 2 and each even number is decreased by 1 in the number 45362187, then how many numbers will repeat themselves in the new number?

If CODING is written as FDHRBN in a certain code, how is VERDANA written in that code?

Statement: Mr. A rejected the proposal of Mr. B to enter into partnership with him because of the absence of any document proofs with Mr. B.
Assumptions:
I. The document proofs will be available next time when Mr. B again gives his proposal.
II. The business will be started for sure without partnership with Mr. B also.

Statement: In city A, the shops have been allowed to open till 10 PM for making it convenient to people to shop up to that time by the traders.
Assumptions:
I. If traders take it well, then the state government will permanently alter the closing time of shops.
II. There is a need to boost commercial activities in the city.