Reasoning Ability Test 1
Direction (Qs. 1-3): In the following questions, choose the missing word in place of sign (?) on the basis of the relationship between the words given on the left/right hand side of the signs.
1. Petrol: Security :: Insurance:?
(A) Money, (B) Policy (C) Savings (D) Risk
Explanation: Petrol provides security (protection) for a vehicle's functioning, metaphorically suggesting protection. // Similarly, insurance provides protection against risk.āĻĒā§āĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύāĻ āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž / āϏāĻšāĻžā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āϤā§āύā§āĻĻā§°ā§, āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤ āϏā§ā§ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ (Risk)āĨ¤
Ans: Risk
2. Sty: Pig:: Byre: ?
(A) Eagle (B) Cow (C) Tiger (D) Hen
Explanation: A sty is a shelter for a pig. (āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻ (Sty) āĻšā§āĻā§ (Pig) ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻž āĻĨāĻāĻžā§° āĻ āĻžāĻāĨ¤)/A byre is a shelter for a cow. (āĻŦāĻžā§ā§° (Byre) āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ (Cow) ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻž āĻĨāĻāĻžā§° āĻ āĻžāĻāĨ¤
Ans: (B) Cow
3. Night: Day:: Friend: ?
(A) Boy (B) Brother (C) Enemy (D) Classmate
Explanation: Night and Day are opposites. / Similarly, the opposite of a Friend is an Enemy. Night āĻā§°ā§ Day āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻŦā§āϧāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻĻā§°ā§, Friend (āĻŦāύā§āϧā§) ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ Enemy (āĻļāϤā§āϰā§)āĨ¤ āϏā§ā§ā§ āĻ āĻāĻžā§ą āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ āĻš'āϞ Enemy (āĻļāϤā§āϰā§)āĨ¤
Ans: (C) Enemy
4. A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?
(A) Nil (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 17
Explanation: It does not mean that 9 died - it means 9 survived. So the shepherd is left with 9 living sheep. āĻā§āĻžāϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻ āύāĻšā§ āϝ⧠⧝āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϞ - āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧠"All but nine died" āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻ¨ā§ąāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϞ, āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§ ā§¯āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏā§ā§ā§ shepherdāĻā§āĻ āĻžāϞāĻāύ⧰ āĻāĻā§°āϤ ⧝āĻāĻž āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž ā§°ā§ āĻ'āϞāĨ¤
Ans: (C) 9
5. A bird shooter was asked how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeon but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all ?
(A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 27 (D) 36
Explanation:
A bird shooter says: All sparrows but six. All pigeons but six. All ducks but six
This means: 6 birds are not sparrows - they must be pigeons or ducks. 6 birds are not pigeons - they must be sparrows or ducks. 6 birds are not ducks - they must be sparrows or pigeons
The only way this is possible is if:
He has : 3 sparrow, 3 pigeons, 3 ducks
So, Total Birds: 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 nos
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āĻāĻāύ āĻĒāĻā§āώ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻ āϏā§āϧāĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤā§āĻāĻā§° āĻĨā§āϞāĻžāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻ’āϞ⧠- All sparrows but six → āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒā§āύ āύāĻšā§āĨ¤ All pigeons but six → āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžā§ā§°ā§ āύāĻšā§āĨ¤ All ducks but six → āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻš āύāĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻžā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ: ā§ŦāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒā§āύ āύāĻšā§ → āϏā§āĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĨ¤ ā§ŦāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžā§ā§°ā§ āύāĻšā§ → āϏā§āĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĨ¤ ā§ŦāĻāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻāĻš āύāĻšā§ → āϏā§āĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžā§ā§°ā§āĨ¤
āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ: 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 āĻāĻž
Ans: (A) 9
Direction (Qs. 6-8): In each of the following questions, two words/numbers/letters are given to the left sign (::) and one word/number/letter and a question mark are given to the right of sign (::) select one word/number/letter from the given alternatives which bears the same relationship to the word/number/letter given to the right of sign (::) as that of the words/numbers/letters given to the left of sign (::).
6. NOPQ : MLKJ :: HIJK : ?
(A) DEFG (B) EFGH (C) FEDC (D) GFED
Explanation:
NOPQ : MLKJ
Let’s check corresponding positions: N - M (−1), O - L (−3), P - K (−5), Q - J (−7)
So the pattern is: -1, -3, -5, -7
Apply the same to HIJK: H - G (−1), I - F (−3), J - E (−5), K - D (−7)
Ans: (D) GFED
7. QPRS : TUWV :: JIKL : ?
(A) BKPR (B) MNOP (C) MNCC (D) MNPO
Explanation: QPRS - TUWV
Check corresponding positions: Q - T (+3), P - U (+5), R - W (+5), S - V (+3)
Now apply same pattern to JIKL: J - M (+3), I - N (+5), K - P (+5), L - O (+3)
Ans: (D) MNPO
8. JLNP : OMKI :: SUWY : ?
(A) FGHI (B) MLKJ (C) PLHD (D) XVTR
JLNP : OMKI
J - O (+5), L - M (+1), N - K (−3), P - I (−7)
Pattern: +5, +1, −3, −7
Now apply to SUWY: S - S +5 = X, U - U +1 = V, W - W −3 = T, Y - Y −7 = R
So: X V T R
Ans: (D) XVTR
9. Part is related to Whole :: Arc is related to ?
(A) Trapezium (B) Circle (C) Triangle (D) Square
Explanation: A part is a portion of a whole. An arc is a part of a circle
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : Part (āĻ āĻāĻļ) āĻšā§āĻā§ Whole (āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ) ā§° āĻ āĻāĻļāĨ¤āϏā§āĻāϧ⧰āĻŖā§, Arc (āϧāύā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻž) āĻšā§āĻā§ Circle (āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ) ā§° āĻ āĻāĻļāĨ¤
Ans: (B) Circle
10. Shoes is related to Cobbler in the same way, as Eyeglasses is related to .......?
(A) Oculist (B) Ophthalmologist (C) Optometrist (D) Optician
Shoes : Cobbler
A cobbler is the person who makes or repairs shoes.
So we need to find who makes or fixes eyeglasses.
The options: (A) Oculist – A general term for eye doctor (now rarely used) (B) Ophthalmologist – A medical doctor who treats eye diseases and can perform surgery (C) Optometrist – Tests eyesight and prescribes lenses (D) Optician – Makes and fits eyeglasses as per prescription
Shoes : Cobbler
āĻāĻŦā§āϞāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϝāĻŋ āĻā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāύāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
āĻāϤāĻŋā§āĻž āĻāĻļāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ: Oculist — āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ; āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤ Ophthalmologist — āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻ, āϝāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻļāϞā§āϝāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻĻā§ā§ā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ Optometrist — āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϞā§āύā§āϏ/āĻĒāĻžā§ąāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻŽā§°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤ Optician — āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰā§āϏāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻāύ⧰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻļāĻŽāĻž āĻŦāύāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻļāĻŽāĻžā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻšā§ — OpticianāĨ¤
Ans: (D) Optician
Because an optician is to eyeglasses what a cobbler is to shoes — they both prepare or fix the item.
11. If 'diamond' is called 'gold', 'gold' is called 'silver', 'silver' is called 'ruby' and 'ruby' is called 'emerald', which is the cheapest jewel ?
(A) ruby (B) silver (C) diamond (D) gold
Given Code Words: "diamond" is called "gold", "gold" is called "silver", "silver" is called "ruby", "ruby" is called "emerald"
We know in real life, the order of value (from most to least valuable) typically is:
Diamond > Gold > Silver> Ruby > Emerald
So the cheapest real jewel is: Emerald
But we are told: "Ruby" is called "Emerald", So, "Ruby" (the word used) actually means Emerald (the cheapest jewel)
āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ (coding): "diamond" āĻ "gold" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§. "gold" āĻ "silver" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§. "silver" āĻ "ruby" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§. "ruby" āĻ "emerald" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§
āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧰ āĻā§ā§°āĻŽ (āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ): Diamond > Gold > Silver > Ruby > Emerald (āĻĄāĻžā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ Emerald āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ) āϏā§ā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧰ ā§°āϤā§āύ āĻšā§āĻā§: Emerald
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŋ: "Ruby" is called "Emerald" āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§ 'Ruby' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ Emerald āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§, āϝāĻŋāĻā§ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧰āĨ¤
12. If 'sky' is 'star', 'star' is 'cloud', 'cloud' is 'earth', 'earth' is 'tree' and 'tree' is 'book', then where do the birds fly ?
A) cloud (B) sky (C) star (D) Data inadequate
Code Word Mapping: "sky" → star, "star" → cloud, "cloud" → earth, "earth" → tree, "tree" → book
In real life, birds fly in the sky.
But in this code: The word "sky" is called "star" So, when birds fly in the sky, and sky is called star."sky" āĻ "star" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§. "star" āĻ "cloud" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§. "cloud" āĻ "earth" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§. "earth" āĻ "tree" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§. "tree" āĻ "book" āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§
Explanation : āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāύāϤ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāϤ āĻā§ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ⧰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŋ: "sky" → star
āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§, āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ 'star' āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āϝā§āϤāĻŋā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāϤ āĻā§°ā§, āĻāĻ code āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻš'āĻŦ starāĨ¤
Ans: (C) star