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Question 291

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are facing inside and the rest are facing outside. R is sitting second to the left of T. Only three people are sitting between S and T when counted from the right of T. P sits second to the right of R. T is not an immediate neighbor of V. U sits third to the left of V. Immediate neighbors of V are facing in the opposite of V. S and U are facing in the same direction.

Who sits to the immediate right of the person who sits second to the left of T?

  1. AOption (a)

    V

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    P

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

S

Why this answer is correct

Seven friends - P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V.

(1) R is sitting second to the left of T.

(2) Only three people are sitting between S and T when counted from the right of T.

(3) P sits second to the right of R.

(4) T is not an immediate neighbor of V.

(5) U sits third to the left of V.

(6) Immediate neighbors of V are facing in the opposite of V.

(7) S and U are facing in the same direction and it is given that three of the friends are facing inside and the rest are facing outside. Therefore case I eliminates here.

Thus, the final seating arrangement is as follows:

We can see that R sits second to the left of T and S sits to the immediate right of R.

Hence, S sits to the immediate right of the person who sits second to the left of T.

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Question 292

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are facing inside and the rest are facing outside. R is sitting second to the left of T. Only three people are sitting between S and T when counted from the right of T. P sits second to the right of R. T is not an immediate neighbor of V. U sits third to the left of V. Immediate neighbors of V are facing in the opposite of V. S and U are facing in the same direction.

If all the persons sit in alphabetical order starting from P in the clockwise direction, then the position of how many persons will remain unchanged (excluding P)?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Three

Why this answer is correct

Seven friends - P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V.

(1) R is sitting second to the left of T.

(2) Only three people are sitting between S and T when counted from the right of T.

(3) P sits second to the right of R.

(4) T is not an immediate neighbor of V.

(5) U sits third to the left of V.

(6) Immediate neighbors of V are facing in the opposite of V.

(7) S and U are facing in the same direction and it is given that three of the friends are facing inside and the rest are facing outside. Therefore case I eliminates here.

Thus, the final seating arrangement is as follows:

After rearrangement:

Hence, the position of the three persons will remain unchanged.

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Question 293

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few buttons are keyboards.

All keyboards are black

No black is white.

Conclusions:

I. Some buttons are not keyboard

II. Some keyboards can be white is a possibility

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II follow

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. Some buttons are not keyboards → True (as it is clearly given that only a few buttons are keyboard which means some buttons are keyboard and some buttons are not keyboard)

II. Some keyboard can be white is a possibility → False (as it is clearly given that all keyboards are black and no black is white. So, no keyboard can be white.)

Thus, only conclusion I follow.

Question 294

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Directions

In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few trees are not fruits.

No fruits are yellow.

Some yellow are bright

Conclusions:

I. All fruits can be trees is a possibility.

II. Some bright are not fruits.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II follow

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Both I and II follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:   

Conclusion:

I. All fruits can be trees is a possibility → True (Possibility is true as shown below)

II. Some bright are not fruits → True (As some yellow are bright and No fruits are yellow. So, some bright are not fruits)

Thus, both conclusions I and II follow.

Question 295

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Direction: In the question below, there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only few rank are tank.

At least some tank are bank.

Some bank are hunk.

Conclusions:

I. Some tank are hunk.

II. Some rank are bank.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Either I or II follows

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows,

Conclusion:

I. Some tank are hunk → False (It is possible but not definite)

II. Some rank are bank → False (It is possible but not definite)

Hence, neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Question 296

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

10 people live in 2 flats – A and B, of 5 floors each. Flat A is to the east of Flat B. Each of the residents belongs to different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist. One floor between T and Q. V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor. The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor. T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T is not a Engineer. Q is not a Businessman . R lives immediately below X in the same flat. S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A. Z lives above the one who is an Actor. No one lives to the West of the one who is Advocate. U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

Who lives immediately below U in the same flat?

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    V

  5. EOption (e)

    Q

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

P

Why this answer is correct

10 people 

different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

1- P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. 

2- V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor.

3- No lives to the West of the one who is Advocate.

4- T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T does not a Engineer.

 

Case-1Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-AFlat-BFlat-A
5
4PW(Accountant)PW(accountant)
3T(Engineer)(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)V(Advocate)

 

5- The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. So case-1 gets eliminated.

6- U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

7- One floor between T and Q.

8- Q is not a Businessman .

 

Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)Q

 

 

9- The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist.

10- X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor.

11- S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A.

12- R lives immediately below X in the same flat.

13- Z lives above the one who is an Actor.

So, Final arrangement is;

 

Final arrangement
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)S(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(Accountant)
3X(Engineer)T(Teacher)
2R(Dentist)Z(Baker)
1V(Advocate)Q(Actor)

 

Hence, Three floors between U and V.

Question 297

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

10 people live in 2 flats – A and B, of 5 floors each. Flat A is to the east of Flat B. Each of the residents belongs to different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist. One floor between T and Q. V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor. The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor. T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T is not a Engineer. Q is not a Businessman . R lives immediately below X in the same flat. S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A. Z lives above the one who is an Actor. No one lives to the West of the one who is Advocate. U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

Who is a Businessman?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    T

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

S

Why this answer is correct

10 people 

different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

1- P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. 

2- V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor.

3- No lives to the West of the one who is Advocate.

4- T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T does not a Engineer.

 

Case-1Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-AFlat-BFlat-A
5
4PW(Accountant)PW(accountant)
3T(Engineer)(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)V(Advocate)

 

5- The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. So case-1 gets eliminated.

6- U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

7- One floor between T and Q.

8- Q is not a Businessman .

 

Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)Q

 

 

9- The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist.

10- X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor.

11- S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A.

12- R lives immediately below X in the same flat.

13- Z lives above the one who is an Actor.

So, Final arrangement is;

 

Final arrangement
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)S(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(Accountant)
3X(Engineer)T(Teacher)
2R(Dentist)Z(Baker)
1V(Advocate)Q(Actor)

 

Hence, S is a Businessman.

Question 298

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

10 people live in 2 flats – A and B, of 5 floors each. Flat A is to the east of Flat B. Each of the residents belongs to different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist. One floor between T and Q. V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor. The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor. T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T is not a Engineer. Q is not a Businessman . R lives immediately below X in the same flat. S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A. Z lives above the one who is an Actor. No one lives to the West of the one who is Advocate. U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

Accountant lives on which floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    Floor - 1

  2. BOption (b)

    Floor - 2

  3. COption (c)

    Floor - 3

  4. DOption (d)

    Floor - 4

  5. EOption (e)

    Floor - 5

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Floor - 4

Why this answer is correct

10 people 

different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

1- P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. 

2- V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor.

3- No lives to the West of the one who is Advocate.

4- T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T does not a Engineer.

 

Case-1Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-AFlat-BFlat-A
5
4PW(Accountant)PW(accountant)
3T(Engineer)(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)V(Advocate)

 

5- The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. So case-1 gets eliminated.

6- U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

7- One floor between T and Q.

8- Q is not a Businessman .

 

Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)Q

 

 

9- The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist.

10- X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor.

11- S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A.

12- R lives immediately below X in the same flat.

13- Z lives above the one who is an Actor.

So, Final arrangement is;

 

Final arrangement
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)S(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3X(Engineer)T(Teacher)
2R(Dentist)Z(Baker)
1V(Advocate)Q(Actor)

 

Hence, Accountant lives on floor - 4.

Question 299

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

10 people live in 2 flats – A and B, of 5 floors each. Flat A is to the east of Flat B. Each of the residents belongs to different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist. One floor between T and Q. V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor. The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor. T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T is not a Engineer. Q is not a Businessman . R lives immediately below X in the same flat. S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A. Z lives above the one who is an Actor. No one lives to the West of the one who is Advocate. U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

Which of the following lives on Flat - A?

  1. AOption (a)

    S, W

  2. BOption (b)

    U, P

  3. COption (c)

    X, R

  4. DOption (d)

    R, P

  5. EOption (e)

    U, V

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

S, W

Why this answer is correct

10 people 

different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

1- P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. 

2- V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor.

3- No lives to the West of the one who is Advocate.

4- T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T does not a Engineer.

 

Case-1Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-AFlat-BFlat-A
5
4PW(Accountant)PW(accountant)
3T(Engineer)(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)V(Advocate)

 

5- The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. So case-1 gets eliminated.

6- U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

7- One floor between T and Q.

8- Q is not a Businessman .

 

Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)Q

 

 

9- The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist.

10- X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor.

11- S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A.

12- R lives immediately below X in the same flat.

13- Z lives above the one who is an Actor.

So, Final arrangement is;

 

Final arrangement
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)S(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3X(Engineer)T(Teacher)
2R(Dentist)Z(Baker)
1V(Advocate)Q(Actor)

 

Hence, S and W live on Flat - A.

Question 300

LIC Assistant 2022• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

10 people live in 2 flats – A and B, of 5 floors each. Flat A is to the east of Flat B. Each of the residents belongs to different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist. One floor between T and Q. V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor. The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor. T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T is not a Engineer. Q is not a Businessman . R lives immediately below X in the same flat. S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A. Z lives above the one who is an Actor. No one lives to the West of the one who is Advocate. U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

Who lives on floor number 2?

  1. AOption (a)

    S, P

  2. BOption (b)

    T, X

  3. COption (c)

    R, Z

  4. DOption (d)

    Q, Z

  5. EOption (e)

    W, P

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

R, Z

Why this answer is correct

10 people 

different professions - Chef, Businessman, Doctor, Accountant, Engineer, Teacher, Advocate, Actor, Dentist, Baker.

1- P who lives on the 4th floor lives to the West of W, who is an Accountant. 

2- V who is Advocate lives on the bottommost floor.

3- No lives to the West of the one who is Advocate.

4- T and the one who is an Engineer live on floor number 3 and T does not a Engineer.

 

Case-1Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-AFlat-BFlat-A
5
4PW(Accountant)PW(accountant)
3T(Engineer)(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)V(Advocate)

 

5- The one who is Engineer lives below the one who is Doctor, who lives below the one who is Chef and all of them live in the same flat. So case-1 gets eliminated.

6- U lives beside the one who is a Businessman on the top floor.

7- One floor between T and Q.

8- Q is not a Businessman .

 

Case-2
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3(Engineer)T
2
1V(Advocate)Q

 

 

9- The one who is Baker lives to the East of the one who is Dentist.

10- X lives beside the one who is a Teacher but not on the top floor.

11- S lives on an odd numbered floor in Flat A.

12- R lives immediately below X in the same flat.

13- Z lives above the one who is an Actor.

So, Final arrangement is;

 

Final arrangement
FloorFlat-BFlat-A
5U(Chef)S(Businessman)
4P(Doctor)W(accountant)
3X(Engineer)T(Teacher)
2R(Dentist)Z(Baker)
1V(Advocate)Q(Actor)

 

Hence, R and Z live on floor numbered 2.

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