Reasoning Quiz: For SO, Syndicate, AAO

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions: 

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting and all of them are facing South. In row 2, P, Q, R, S, T and V are sitting and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member of a row faces another member of the other row. V sits third to the right of S. S faces F and F does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the lines. D sits third to the right of C. R faces E. The one facing E sits third to the right of P. B and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the lines. T is not an immediate neighbour of S and F is not an immediate neighbour of D. 

1.Who among the following faces D? 

(5) None of these 

2.Who among the following represent the persons sitting at extreme ends of the rows? 

(3) D, R 

(5) S, A 

3.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 

4.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 

5.How many persons are seated between R and T? 

(3) Three 

(4) Four  

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement:

Input: all 25 next call English 35 long over 42 jug under 39

Step I: call next English 35 long over 42 jug under 39 all 25

Step II: call jug next long over 42 under 39 all 25 English 35

Step III: call jug long next under 39 all 25 English 35 over 42

Step IV: call jug long next all 25 English 35 over 42 under 39 

And step IV is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above 

step, find  out the approximate step for the given input.

Input: power turn copper every 22 order 34 flower kite inter 29 aptitude 41 hope

6. What is the position of ‘order’ in Step II?

1) Fifth from the left

2) Sixth from the left

3) Eighth from the right

4) Ninth from the right

5) None of these

7. Which step would be the following output?

Copper flower hope power turn order 34 kite aptitude 41 every 22 inter 29’

4) There is no such step

5) None of these

8. How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement of the above input?

5) None of these

9. Which of the following words/numbers would be at the eighth position from the right   

end in the last step?

4) aptitude

5) None of these

10.How many elements are there between ‘34’ and ‘inter’ in Step III?

5) None of these

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Answers
(1-5)
The correct arrangement is
NORTH
D B F C E A
T P   S Q R V
SOUTH

1.(1)
2.(2)
3.(2)
4.(2)
5.(3)

(6-10)
In the rearrangement, the words starting with consonant are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, and the words starting with vowels and followed by a number are arranged in alphabetical order from right to left along with the number in each 

step.  
Input:Power turn copper every 22 order 34 flower kite inter 29 aptitude 41 hope
Step – I: Copper power turn every 22 order 34 flower kite inter 29 hope aptitude 41 
Step – II: Copper flower power turn order 34 kite inter 29 hope aptitude 41 every 22 
Step – III: Copper flower hope power turn order 34 kite aptitude 41 every 22 inter 29 
Step – IV: Copper flower hope kite power turn aptitude 41 every 22 inter 29 order 34 
6.(1)
7.(2)
8.(3)
9.(4) 
10.(3)

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