Reasoning Quiz – 117 (Mixed)

Directions (Q 1-6): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

In a certain code, ‘always create new ideas’ is written as ‘ba ri sha gi’, ‘ideas and new thoughts’ is written as ‘fa gi ma ri’, ‘create thoughts and insights’ is written as ‘ma jo ba fa’, and ‘new and better solutions’ is written as ‘ki ri to fa’.

1. What is the code for ‘ideas’?
a) sha
b) ba
c) gi
d) ma
e) Cannot be determined

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Answer c) gi
‘always create new ideas’ -> ‘ba ri sha gi’ … (1)
‘ideas and new thoughts’ -> ‘fa gi ma ri’ …(2)
‘create thoughts and insights’ -> ‘ma jo ba fa’ …(3)
‘new and better solutions’ -> ‘ki ri to fa’ …(4)
Using (1) and (4),
new -> ri
Using (1), (2) and (4),
ideas -> gi
and -> fa
thoughts -> ma
Using (1) and (3),
create -> ba
always -> sha
insights -> jo
better solutions -> ki to

2. What does ‘fa’ stand for?
a) thoughts
b) insights
c) new
d) and
e) solutions

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Answer d) and

3. ‘fa lo ba’ could be a code for which of the following?
a) thoughts and action
b) create and innovate
c) ideas and thoughts
d) create new solutions
e) always better ideas

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Answer b) create and innovate

4. What is the code for ‘new’?
a) ki
b) ri
c) to
d) fa
e) ba

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Answer b) ri

5. Which of the following may represent ‘insights always better’?
a) jo ki to
b) ki to ri
c) sha jo ri
d) to sha jo
e) sha to ba

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Answer d) to sha jo

6. What is the code for ‘thoughts’?
a) ma
b) fa
c) ba
d) jo
e) Either jo or fa

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Answer a) ma

7. Statements :
All rings are circles.
All squares are rings.
No ellipse is a circle.
Conclusions :
I. Some, rings being ellipses is a possibility.
II. At least some circles are squares.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

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Answer b) if only conclusion II follows.

8. Statements :
No house is an apartment.
Some bungalows are apartments.
Conclusions :
I. No house is a bungalow.
II. All bungalows are houses.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

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Answer d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

9. Statements :
Some gases are liquids.
All liquids are water.
Conclusions :
I. All gases being water is a possibility.
II. All such gases which are not water can never be liquids.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

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Answer a) if only conclusion I follows.

10. Statements :
All minutes are seconds.
All seconds are hours.
No second is a day.
Conclusions :
I. No day is an hour.
II. At least some hours are minutes.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

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Answer b) if only conclusion II follows.

(11-12): Statements :
Some teachers are professors.
Some lecturers are teachers.

11. Conclusions :
I. All teachers as well as professors being lecturers is a possibility.
II. All those teachers who are lecturers are also professors.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

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Answer a) if only conclusion I follows.

12. Conclusions :
I. No professor is a lecturer.
II. All lecturers being professors is a possibility.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

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Answer b) if only conclusion II follows.