Reasoning Ability Practice Test for NIACL Assistants

REASONING ABILITY PRACTICE TEST

Directions(1-3): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A and B's mother is X. S is married to B. S is the sister-in-law of A. R is married to A. Father of B is F. A is the brother-in-law of Y.
1.How is A related to F?
a)Son-in-law
b)Daughter
c)Son
d)Father-in-law
e)Daughter-in-law

2.If O is the father of Y, then how is B related to R?
a)Brother-in-law
b)Mother
c)Aunt
d)Sister
e)None of these

3.How is S related to X?
a)Daughter
b)Daughter-in-law
c)Son
d)Son-in-law
e)None of these

Directions(4-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Laaden starts walking towards south from point X and walks for 50m. After that he turns left and walks for 50m again. Then he turns left and again walks for 50m. After that he turns left and walks for 100m and reaches a point Y. Then he turns left again and walks for another 50m. After that he again turns left and walks for 50m. After that he turns left for the final time and walks for 50m and reaches at the end point.
4.What is the distance between point X and point Y?
a)50m
b)100m
c)60m
d)75m
e)None of these

5.The distance between Laaden's starting and ending point is:
a)50m
b)60m
c)0
d)75m
e)100m

Directions(6-10): Here some statements with some conclusions. You have to choose which conclusion is suitable for the given statement and choose your answer from the given five options.
a)if only conclusion I follows.
b)if only conclusion II follows.
c)if either conclusion I or II follows.
d)if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e)if both conclusion I and II follow.

6.Statements: N ≥ O ≥ P = Q > R
   Conclusions: I. N > R
                         II. R = N

7.Statements: W ≤ X < Y = Z > A,
                        W < B
   Conclusions: I. B > Z
                         II. W < A

8.Statements: H > I > J > K,
                        L < M < K
   Conclusions: I. I > M
                        II. L < H

9.Statements: C < D < E,
                        D > F ≥ G
   Conclusions: I. C ≥ G
                         II. F > E

10.Statements: R > S ≥ T ≥ U,
                          V < T
     Conclusions: I. V ≥ U
                          II. V < R

Answer key

1.c)
2.a)
3.b)
4.a)
5.c)
6.a)
7.d)
8.e)
9.d)
10.b)

Solution

(1-3):

(4-5):

6.N ≥ O ≥ P = Q > R
Conclusions:
I. N > R : True
II. R = N : Not true

7.B > W ≤ X < Y = Z > A
Conclusions:
I. B > Z : Not true
II. W < A : Not true

8.H > I > J > K > M > L
Conclusions:
I. I > M : True
II. L < H : True

9.C < D < E,
C < D > F ≥ G,
F < D < E
Conclusions:
I. C ≥ G : Not true
II. F > E : Not true

10.R > S ≥ T ≥ U
R > S ≥ T > V
V < T ≥ U
Conclusions:
I. V ≥ U : Not true
II. V < R : True