Reasoning Practice Question and Answer

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Answer : 3. "Engineer"
Explanation :

A is a Hindu, B is a Sikh, E is a Muslim. Now, the doctor is a Christian and D is a cloth merchant. So, C is a Christian and D is a Hindu.

II.)   D stays in locality S. E stays in locality R. Now, one businessman i.e. D and the lawyer stay in S. C is a doctor, stays in locality P. Clearly, A stays in locality Q.

III.)  Clearly, A is a factory owner, B is a lawyer, C is a doctor, D is a cloth merchant and E is an engineer.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Factory Owner

Lawyer

Doctor

Cloth merchant

Engineer 

Religion

Hindu

Sikh

Christian

Hindu

Muslim

Locality

Q

S

P

S

R

IV.)  B, the lawyer, is oldest. A, the factory owner, is the youngest. D, the cloth merchant lies between doctor and lawyer i.e. B and C in age.

So, age wise sequences : B > D > C > E > A.
Hence, E lies between A and C. E is an engineer.

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Answer : 5. "Nil"
Explanation :

A prefers tea. So, from (iv), the industrialist and D prefer coffee. But, from (iii), B and the journalist prefer coffee. So, B is the industrialist and D is the journalist.
Now, A, C and advocate remain. Clearly, E is the advocate.
The horticulturist is C's brother. It can be only A. C is a physicist.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Horticulturist 

Industrialist 

Physicist

Journalist

Advocate

Profession 

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Since all the statements are required to analyse the given data, none of them is superfluous.

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Answer : 3. "C"
Explanation :

A prefers tea. So, from (iv), the industrialist and D prefer coffee. But, from (iii), B and the journalist prefer coffee. So, B is the industrialist and D is the journalist.Now, A, C and advocate remain. Clearly, E is the advocate. The horticulturist is C's brother. It can be only A. C is a physicist.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Horticulturist 

Industrialist 

Physicist

Journalist

Advocate

Profession 

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Hence, C is the physicist.

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Answer : 5. "None of these"
Explanation :

A prefers tea. So, from (iv), the industrialist and D prefer coffee. But, from (iii), B and the journalist prefer coffee. So, B is the industrialist and D is the journalist.

Now, A, C and advocate remain. Clearly, E is the advocate.

The horticulturist is C's brother. It can be only A. C is a physicist.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Horticulturist 

Industrialist 

Physicist

Journalist

Advocate

Profession 

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Clearly, A and C are the persons who like tea but are not advocates.

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Answer : 2. "Doctor"
Explanation :

A is a Hindu, B is a Sikh, E is a Muslim. Now, the doctor is a Christian and D is a cloth merchant. So, C is a Christian and D is a Hindu.

II.)   D stays in locality S. E stays in locality R. Now, one businessman i.e. D and the lawyer stay in S. C is a doctor, stays in locality P. Clearly, A stays in locality Q.

III.)  Clearly, A is a factory owner, B is a lawyer, C is a doctor, D is a cloth merchant and E is an engineer.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Factory Owner

Lawyer

Doctor

Cloth merchant

Engineer 

Religion

Hindu

Sikh

Christian

Hindu

Muslim

Locality

Q

S

P

S

R

IV.)  B, the lawyer, is oldest. A, the factory owner, is the youngest. D, the cloth merchant lies between doctor and lawyer i.e. B and C in age.

So, age wise sequences: B > D > C > E > A.Hence, C is a doctor.

Q:

Find the missing (?) in the series AIQ, BJR, CKS, DLT, ?, 

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  • 1
    ENU
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    EMV
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ENV
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    EMU
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "EMU"

Q:

If ‘Mango, lemon and melon are fruits’ is written as 439516; ‘Mango and lemon are yellow’ is 04396 and ‘Melon is green’ is 857, which digit represents ‘melon’?

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  • 1
    5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    8
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Cannot be determined
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "5"

Q:

Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.
Statements:
A. Confusion causes mental tension.
B. Mental tension causes anxiety.
Conclusions:
I. Anxiety is a disease.
II. Confusion leads to anxiety.
Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements.

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    Only conclusion I follows.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Only conclusion II follows.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Both I and II follow.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Neither I nor II follows.
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Only conclusion II follows."

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