NICL AO Preparation
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Try to solve the following Questions in Reasoning with in 15 Minutes. Use the Disqus section efficiently and kindly share your Knowledge with others.
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Inequality
A © B – A is not smaller than B
A % B – A is not greater than B
A * B – A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
A @ B – A is neither Greater than nor Smaller than B
A $ B – A is neither greater than nor equal to B
1. Statements – F % T, T @ J, J * W
Conclusions – I) J @ F Â Â II) J * F Â Â III) W $ T
Answers – 1. Only I is True. Â Â 2. Only II is True. Â 3. Only III is True. Â 4. Only Either I or II is True.
5. Only either I or II and III are True
2. Statements – R * D, D © K, K $ M
Conclusions – I) M * R Â Â II) K $ R Â III) K $ M
Answers – 1. None is True. Â Â 2. Only I is true. Â Â 3. Only II is True. Â 4. Only III is True. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5. II and III are True.
3. Statements – Z © F, F $ M, M % K
Conclusions – I) K * F Â Â II) Z * M Â Â III) K * Z
Answers – 1. Only I is True. Â Â 2. Only II is True. Â Â 3. Only III is True. Â 4. II and III are True. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5. None of these.
4. Statements – H @ B, B © R, A $ R
Conclusions – I) B * A Â Â II) R % H Â Â III) A $ H
Answers – 1. Only I and II are True   2. I and III are True   3. II and III are true  4. All are True             5. None of these
5. Statements – M $ J, J * T, K © T
Conclusions – I) K * J Â Â II) M $ T Â Â III) M $ K
Answers – 1. None is True  2. Only I is True.  3. Only II is True.  4. Only III is True.  5. II and III are True.
Read the Passage and Answer the Questions
Eight Close Friends – X, Y, Z, K, P, Q, W and H are standing around a circle facing at the center. Z is to the immediate right of X who is fourth to the right of K. P is 2nd to the left of X and is 4th to the right of W. Q is second to the right of Y, who is 2nd to the right of H.
6. Who is third to the right of X?
a) W Â Â b) Z Â c) K Â d) H Â Â e) None of these
7. Which of the following represents the immediate neighbors of Y?
a) PQ Â Â b) KH Â Â c) PH Â Â d) KQ Â Â e) PK
8. Who is third to the right of W?
a) P Â b) Y Â c) K Â d) H Â e) Data Inadequate
9. Who is second to the left of P?
a) Y   b) H  c) K   d) Data Inadequate  d) None of these
10. Who is to the immediate left of Y?
a) Q   b) P  c) W   d) Data Inadequate  d) None of these
Syllogism
11. Statements: All buildings are doors; No toys is Building; Some Goats are Toys.
Conclusions : 1. Atleast some Goats are Buildings.  2. All doors being Goats is a possibility                 3. All Toys are Goats.     4. Some doors are definitely toys.
Answers : 1) All Follow  2) None follows  3) II Follow  4) III and IV Follow  5) I and III Follow
12. Statements: No room is a School; All colleges are schools; All schools are Professors
Conclusions: 1. No room is a Professor  2. All colleges can be Professors. 3) Some Professors are not rooms. 4. No college is a room.
Answer: 1) III and IV Follow  2) Either I or IV follow 3) Either I or IV and III Follow 4) None Follows 5) All Follow
13. Statements – Some towers are animals; All animals are cats; some cats are rats
Conclusions – Atleast some rats are animals.  2. All cats are Animals  3. Some cats being towers is a possibility.  4) All rats are not towers
Answers: 1) All Follow  2) Only II Follows  3) Only III Follows  4) Either III or IV Follows  5) None FOllows
14. Statements – All Colleges are towns; All towns are villages; All Universities are Villages
Conclusion – 1. All villages are not towns; Â 2. Some Univs are definitely towns; 3. Some Univs are COlleges. 4. No Univ is a College.
Answers: 1) Either III or IV Follows.   2) I and II Follow  3) I and III Follow  4) I and IV Follow  5) All Follow
15. Statements : Some Cats are pathways; Some Wheels are Pathways; All cars are cats
Conclusion – Some cars are definitely pathways.  2) All cats are cars  3) Some cars being wheels is a possibility   4) Some wheels being cats is a possibility.
Answers 1) None Follows  2) I and II Follow  3) III and IV Follow  4) I and III follow  5) All FOllow
 ANSWERS
1 – 5 | 6 – 4 | 11 – 3 |
2 – 3 | 7 – 5 | 12 – 1 |
3 – 1 | 8 – 2 | 13 – 5 |
4 – 4 | 9 – 3 | 14 – 1 |
5 – 1 | 10 – 1 | 15 – 3 |