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Reasoning Work Book for Upcoming LIC AAO 2016 with Detailed Solutions

Directions 1-20): in each question below are given three statements followed by two

conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two 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.

1). Statements: All statements are conclusions.

Some answers are conclusions.

All conclusions are options.

Conclusions: I. There is a possibility that some answers are statements.

II. All statements are answers.

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 conclusions I and II follow.

2). Statements: All statements are conclusions.

Some answers are conclusions.

All conclusions are options.

Conclusions: I. Some options are statements.

II. All those answers which are conclusions are also options.






3). Statements: No sweet is namkeen.

All coffees are sweets.

Some drinks are coffees.

Conclusions: I. No coffee is namkeen.

II. Some drinks which are sweets are not namkeens.

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4). Statements: No sweet is namkeen.

All coffees are sweets.

Some drinks are coffees.

Conclusions: I. All sweets being drinks is a possibility.

II. Some coffees being namkeen is a possibility.






5). Statements: No eraser is a sharpener.

Some scales are pencils.

No sharpener is a scale.

Conclusions: I. At least some sharpeners are pencils.

II. No eraser is a pencil.






6). Statements: No mats are bedsheets.

All mats are chairs.

All chairs are desks.

Conclusions: I. All desks are mats

II. Some bedsheets are not desks.

III. Some chairs are not bedsheets.

IV. All mats are desks.

a) All follows






b) Only II, III and IV follow

c) Only I, III and IV follow

d) Only III and IV follow

e) None of these

7). Statements: All stoves are chimneys.

No almirahs are chimneys.

Some tongs are stoves.

Conclusions: I. Some chimneys are tongs.

II. Some tongs are not almirahs.

III. No stoves are almirahs.

IV. Some tongs are not stoves.

a) All follow

b) Only I, II and III follow

c) Only II, III and IV follow

d) Only II and III follow

e) None of these

8). Statements: Some tumblers are jars.

All jars are ladles.

All ladles are spoons.

Conclusions: I. All jars are spoons

II. Some tumblers are spoons.

III. Some ladles are tumblers.

IV. Some spoons are not jars.

a) All follow



d) Only II and III follow

e) None of these

9). Statements: No sieves are boxes.

All baskets are sieves.

All umbrellas are baskets.

Conclusions: I. Some sieves are not baskets.

II. Some boxes are not sieves.






III. All baskets are umbrellas.

IV. Some baskets are not umbrellas.

a) None follows


c) Only I , II and IV follow

d) Only either III or IV follows

e) None of these

10). Statements: Some thimbles are bobbins.

No bobbins are combs

No bobbins are machines.

Conclusions: I. No combs are machines.

II. Some combs are machines.

III. Some thimbles are not machines.

IV. Some thimbles are not combs.

a) All follow

b) Only I, III and IV follow


d) Only II, III and IV follow

e) None of these

11). Statements: a. All cups are plates.

b. No plates are utensils

c. All utensils are forks.

Conclusion: I. Some forks are plates.

II. All forks are plates.

III. Some forks are cups.

IV. Some forks are not cups.

a) None follows

b) Either I or II follows

c) Only either I or II and IV follow

d) Only IV follows

e) None of these

12). Statements: a. No oranges are bananas

b. Some bananas are apples.






c. All apples are fruits.

Conclusion: I. Some oranges are fruits.

II. All fruits are oranges.

III. Some bananas are fruits.

IV. Some apples are fruits.

a) Only I,III and IV follow

b) Only I and III follow

c) Only III follows


e) None of these

13). Statements: a. All dogs are elephants

b. No dogs are cats

c. All elephants are rats

Conclusions: I. No cats are elephants.

II. Some elephants are not cats.

III. No cats are dogs.

IV. All dogs are rats.

a) All Follow

b) Only II,III and IV follow

c) Only I,III and IV follow


e) None of these

14). Statements: a. No schools are colleges

b. No colleges are universities.

c. All universities are institutes.

Conclusions: I. No colleges are institutes

II. No institutes are schools

III. No colleges are schools

IV. Some colleges are not institutes.

a) All follow

b) Only I,II and III follow

c) Only III follows







e) None of these

15). Statements: a. Some boxes are bottles.

b. All bottles are jars.

c. Some jars are buckets.

Conclusion: I. All boxes are jars.

II. Some boxes are jars.

III. Some buckets are not jars.

IV. Some bottles are boxes.

a) Only either I or II and IV follow

b) None follows

c) Only II follows

d) Only III follows

e) None of these

16). Statements: a. No speeches are lectures

b. All lectures are sermons.

c. No sermons are advice.

Conclusion: I. Some sermons are speeches.

II. No sermon are speeches

III. No advices are lectures.

IV. Some speeches are not advices.

a) All follow

b) Only I,II and IV follow

c) Only I,III and IV follow

d) Only III follows

e) None of these

17). Statements: a. No mangoes are grapes

b. No grapes are apples

c. No apples are bananas

Conclusion: I. No mangoes are apples.

II. No grapes are mangoes.

III. No apples are mangoes.

IV. No bananas are grapes.

a) All follow






b) None follows

c) Only I and III follow

d) Only II and IV follow

e) None of these

18). Statements: a. No statements are arguments.

b. Some arguments are assumptions.

c. No assumptions are conclusions.

Conclusions: I. Some conclusions are not assumptions.

II. No arguments are statements.

III. Some assumptions are not statements.

IV. Some arguments are not conclusions.

a) Only I,II and III follow

b) Only III,III and IV follow

c) Only I,II and IV follow

d) Only I,III and IV follow

e) None of these

19). Statements: a. No bisons are giraffes.

b. Some giraffes are not snakes.

c. No snakes are pandas.

Conclusions: I. Some giraffes are not pandas

II. All bisons are snakes.

III. Some snakes are not giraffes

IV. Some giraffes are snakes.

a) None follows

b) Only II follows

c) Only IV follows

d) Only either III or IV follows

e) None of these

20). Statements: a. All glasses are plates

b. All plates are spoons.

c. No spoons are bowls

Conclusions: I. No bowls are glasses.

II. No plates are bowls.






III. All glasses are spoons.

IV. All spoons are glasses

a) All follow

b) Only I,II and III follow

c) Only I,II and IV follow

d) Only I and III follow

e) None of these

Directions Q. 21 25): Study the following information carefully and answer the given

questions.

A, N, M, R, T, J, V, S and D are eight friends sitting around a circular table. Two of them are not

facing the centre. All of them like watches of different brands, Viz Maxima, Puma, HMT, Titan,

Fastrack, Rado, Quartz and Omega, but not necessarily in the same order.

R and M are sitting third and second to the left of A respectively. R and S are neighbours of N,

who likes Fastrack. The one who likes Titan sits on the immediate right of N. S is sitting third to

the right of A and likes Maxima. D is third to the right of J and likes Quartz. A and D are not the

neighbour of that person who likes Rado. V does not like HMT and Titan. The person who likes

Omega is sitting opposite J.

21). The person who is sitting second to the left of A likes which of the following watches?

a) Maxima

b) Puma

c) Rado

d) Omega

e) None of these

22). Who among the following likes Rado?

a) N

b) M

c) R

d) D

e) None of these

23). What is the position of V with respect to A?

a) Immediate left of A






b) Second to the right of A

c) Immediate right of A

d) Can’t be determined

e) None of these

24). If S is on the immediate right of N then by the same logic who among the following sits third

to the right of N?

a) M

b) J

c) D

d) V

e) None of these

25). How many persons sit between the person who like Maxima and the one who likes HMT

(count in clockwise direction starting from HMT)?

a) Two

b) None

c) One

d) Three

e) None of these

Directions Q. 26 30): Study the following information carefully and answer the given

questions.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight students sitting around a circular table. Four of them are

facing towards the centre and four of them are facing away from the centre. All of them like a

different magazine, viz. India Today, Darpan, BSC, Kiran, Chronicle, Rozgar, Times and Current

Affairs, but not necessarily in the same order.

E faces towards the centre and likes India Today. Both the immediate neighbours of E face

away from the centre and like BSC or Kiran. D faces away from the centre. Both the immediate

neighbours of D do not face away from the centre. E sits third to the right of F, who likes

Chronicle and faces away from the centre. C sits third to the left of F.

The one who likes BSC sits opposite F. The one who likes Darpan is not the immediate

neighbour of F and faces away from the centre. A sits second to the left of C and does not like

Times or Current Affairs. The one who likes Times sits between H and F. B faces away from the

centre and does not like Darpan.



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26). Who among the following sits third to the right of G?

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) F

27). Which of the following combinations is true?

a) A - Chronicle

b) B - Kiran

c) G - Times

d) F – BSC

e) None of these

28).If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order, in clockwise direction, starting from A,

the position of who amongst the following remains the same?(excluding A)

a) D

b) E

c) G

d) H

e) None of these

29). Who among the following reads Rozgar?

a) H

b) A

c) C

d) D

e) None of these

30).Which of the following statements is true about H?

a) He sits second to the left of F.

b) He sits third to the left of B.

c) He reads either Darpan or BSC

d) G and F are his immediate neighbours.

e) His neighbours read India Today and Times

Direction 31-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given

below:






A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members of a family belonging to three generations. There are

two married couples – one each of first and second generations respectively. They travel in

three different cars P, Q and R so that no car has more than three members and there is at

least one female in each car. C, who is granddaughter, does not travel with her Grandfather and

Grandmother. B travels with his father E in car Q. F travels with her granddaughter D in car P. A

travels with her daughter in car R.

31). How many female members are there in the family?

a) Three

b) Four

c) Five

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

32). Which of the following is one of the married couples?

a) DB

b) BC

c) EF

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

33). In which car are three members travelling?

a) P

b) Q

c) Either P or Q

d) R

e) None of these

34). How is D related to E?

a) Daughter

b) Niece

c) Granddaughter

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

35). How is G related to A?






a) Daughter

b) Sister

c) Mother-in-law

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

Directions 36-40): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions

based on it.

To make students aware of constitutional provisions, a school arranged election for members of

Mock-Parliament. For this purpose four parties were made. Those parties were: A, B, C and D.

Each of the sections of Class Eleven was considered as a parliamentary constituency. Now

study some additional clues:

(i) Total votes polled for these parties were 317.

(ii) Total votes polled for each party were represented by four such numbers that each of

the digits from 0 to 9 (except 7) was used once.

(iii) Votes polled in favour of party A was an even number, and it was 4 votes more than

the votes polled in favour of party C.

(iv) Total votes polled in favour of party C was represented by a two-digit number and its

unit’s digit was double the unit’s digit of the figure representing total votes polled in

favour of party B.

(v) Total votes polled in favour of party B had a zero also in the number used to represent

the number of total votes. Total votes polled in favour of party B was more than a

hundred but less than two hundred.

36). How many votes were polled in favour of party A?

a) Data inadequate

b) 57

c) 59

d) 62

e) None of these

37). How many votes were polled in favour of Party B?

a) Data inadequate

b) 140






c) 104

d) 143

e) None of these

38). What was the sum of the total number of votes polled in favour of party C and party D

together?

a) Data inadequate

b) 93

c) 58

d) 151

e) None of these

39). Which of the following statements is/are true?

I. Party C got the maximum number of votes among all the four parties

II. Party B got the minimum number of votes among all the four parties

a) Data inadequate

b) Only II

c) Both I and II

d) Neither I nor II

e) None of these

40). Which of the following statements can be dispensed with in order to answer the last four

questions?

a) Only (i)

b) Only (ii)

c) Only (iii)

d) Any one of (i), (ii) and (iii)

e) All are necessary

Directions 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

A, C, E, I, O, N, P and S are eight persons working in an MNC. They are sitting around a

circular table in a meeting but not necessarily in the same order. All of them hold a different

post, viz President, MD, GM, CA, HR, Vice President, Chairman and Vice Chairman, but not

necessarily in the same order. C sits third to the right of the Vice President. Only two persons sit

between Vice President and S. The GM and the MD are immediate neighbours. Neither C nor S

is a GM or an MD. The GM is not an immediate neighbour of the Vice President. The CA sits






third to the right of O, who is not the GM. N sits on the immediate right of the Chairman. The

Vice Chairman sits second to the left of A, who is not an immediate neighbour of S. The Vice

Chairman is an immediate neighbour of both the HR and the CA. C is not Chairman. I is not an

immediate neighbour of C. E is not an immediate neighbour of the Vice Chairman.

41). Who among the following is the Chairman of the company?

a) E

b) A

c) I

d) P

e) None of these

42). O holds which of the following posts in the company?

a) Chairman

b) HR

c) MD

d) Vice Chairman

e) None of these

43). How many persons sit between the Chairman and the President?

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) None of these

44). Which of the following pairs is an immediate neighbour of I ?

a) Vice Chairman, CA

b) Chairman, Vice President

c) Chairman, HR

d) Vice Chairman, Chairman

e) Can’t be determined

45). Which of the following statements is true?

a) A is the Chairman and sits on the immediate right of N.

b) The President and the HR are immediate neighbours of P.

c) N is the Vice President and sits second to the left of E.






d) None is true

e) All are true

Directions 46-50): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

IMF, OPEC, UN, WTO, WHO, SEBI, IRDA and TRAI are eight organizations and heads of the

eight organizations are I, K, N, P, S, T, W and Z, who they are sitting around a circular table

facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order.

T sits second to the right of the person who is the head of WTO. The head of IRDA is an

immediate neighbour of the head of WTO. Two persons sit between the head of IRDA and K. N

and S are immediate neighbours. Neither N nor S are immediate neighbours of either K or the

head of WTO. The head of the UN sits second to the right of P, who is the head neither of WTO

nor of IRDA. W and the head of IMF. Only one person sits between N and the head of OPEC. Z

sits third to the left of head of the TRAI. The head of SEBI sits second to the left of the head of

WHO. The head of the UN sits on immediate left of the head of WTO and second to the right of

the head of OPEC.

46). Who among the following is the head of OPEC?

a) N

b) P

c) K

d) S

e) None of these

47). Who among the following sit exactly between K and the head of IRDA?

a) Z and T

b) The Head of UN and W

c) Z and I

d) K and the head of WTO

e) Can’t be determined

48). Who among the following sits second to the left of K?

a) N

b) The head of SEBI

c) The Head of OPEC







e) None of these

49). Which of the following combinations is true?

a) Z-WTO

b) W-IMF

c) K-WTO

d) N-SEBI

e) None of these

50). Which of the following statements is true?

a) K is the head of UN

b) N is second to the right of Z

c) The head of TRAI sits on the immediate left of the head of SEBI


e) None of these

Detailed Solutions:

1). Some answers are conclusions (I) conversion Some conclusions are answer (I). Now,

All statement are conclusions (A) + Some conclusions are answers (I) = A + I = No conclusion,

but a possible positive relation exists between statements and answers. Thus, conclusion I

follows.

However, a definite conclusion can’t be obtained. Hence, conclusion II does not follow.

Answer: a)

2). All statements are conclusions (A) + All conclusions are options (A) = A +A =A = All

statements are options (A) conversions Some options are statements. Hence,

Conclusions I follows.

Conclusion II follows from second and third statements.

Answer: e)

3). All coffees are sweets (A) + No sweet is namkeen (E) = A + E = E = No coffee is namkeen.

Thus, conclusion I follows.

Again, some drinks are coffees (I) + All coffees are sweets (A) = I + A = I = Some drinks are

sweets + No sweet is namkeens (E) = I + E = O = Some drinks are not namkeens.






Thus, conclusion II follows.

Answer: e)

4). Some drinks are coffees (I) + All coffees are sweets (A) = I + A = I = some drinks are sweets.

It means All sweets being drinks is a possibility. Hence, conclusion I follows.

Again, All coffees are sweets (A) + No sweet is namkeen (E) = A + E = E = No coffee is

namkeen. Hence, Conclusion II does not follow.

Answer: a)

5). No sharpener is a scale (E) + Some scales are pencils (I) = E + I = O* = Some pencils are

not sharpeners.

Thus, conclusion I does not follow.

We can’t find any definite positive of negative relation between eraser and pencil.

Answer: d)

6). We know A + A = A. Thus Statement (b) + Statement (c) gives the conclusion “ All mats are

desks”. Therefore, conclusion IV follows but conclusion I does not follow. Now, conversion of

statement (a), ie “No bed sheets are mats’” + “ All mats are desks” gives the conclusion “Some

desks are not bed sheets” [E + A = O*]. Hence, conclusion II does not follow. Again, conversion

of statement (a) + statement (b) gives conclusion III [E+A=O*]. Hence, conclusion III follows.

Answer: d)

7). Statement (a) + Conversion of statement (b) gives conclusion III [A + E = E]. Again,

statement (c) + conclusion III gives conclusion II [ I + E = O ]. Again, Statement (c) + Statement

(a) gives the conclusion “Some tongs are chimneys” on conversion “Some chimneys are

tongs”. Hence, conclusion I follows. Conclusion IV does not follow from statements (c).

Answer: b)

8). Conclusion I follows from statements (b) and (c) [A + A =A]. But conclusion IV does not

follow. Now, statement (a) + conclusion I gives conclusion II [I + A = I]. Again, conclusion

obtained from statement (a) + Statement (b) gives conclusion III on conversion [I + A = I]

Answer: b)






9). Only either III or IV and II follow. Conclusion I does not follow from statement (b). Because

only I-type conclusions can be deduced from statements of A-type. Conclusions II follows from

statement (a). Note that

“No sieves are boxes” => “some boxes are not sieves”. Conclusions III and IV do not follow from

statement (c). But these conclusions make an (AO-type) complementary pair. Hence, either

conclusion III or conclusion IV follows.

Answer: e)

10). Either I or II, III and IV follow. Statement (a) + statement (b) gives conclusion IV [I + E = O]

Similarly, Statement (a) + Statement (c) gives conclusion III. Hence, conclusion III and IV

follows. Again, conversion of statement (b) + Statement (c) gives no conclusion [E + E = No

conclusion]. But these two conclusions make a complementary pair (IE-type). Hence, either I or

II follows

Answer: e)

11. Statements (a)+statements (b) gives “No cups are utensils”.

[A+E=E] Now, “No cups are utensils” + Statement (c) gives “Some forks are not cups”

(conclusion IV) [E+A=O*]. Hence, conclusion IV follows. The remaining conclusions do not

follow.

Answer: d)

12. Statements (b)+ statement (c) gives conclusion III [I+A]. ” All apples are fruits”⇒”Some

apples are fruits.” Hence conclusion IV follows.

Answer: d)

13. All dogs are elephants → Some elephants are dogs. Now, ”Some elephants are dogs”+

Statement (b) gives conclusion II.

[I+E=O]. Also, conversion of statement (b) gives conclusion III. Statement (a) + statement (c)

gives conclusion IV [A+A=A]

Answer: b)

14. Conclusion III follows from the conversion of statement (a)

Answer: c)

15. Only II and IV follow. Statement (a) + Statement (b) gives conclusion II [I+A=I]. Conversion

of statement (a) gives conclusion IV.






Answer: e)

16. Statement (a) +Statement (b) gives the conclusion “Some sermons are not speeches”

[E+A=O*]. Hence, conclusions I and II do not follow. But these two conclusions make a

complementary pair (IE-type). Hence, either conclusion I or Conclusion II follows. Statement (b)

+ statement (c) gives the “ No lectures are advices: [a+E= E]. Again, conversion of :No lectures

are advices” gives conclusion III. Hence, conclusion III also follows. Again, ”No speeches are

lectures” + ”No lectures are advices” gives no conclusion [E+E=no conclusion]. Hence,

conclusion IV does not follow.

Answer: e)

17. None follows [E+E=no conclusion].

Answer: b)

18. All follow. Conclusion I follows directly from the implication of the conversion of statement

(c). Conversion of statement (a) gives conclusion II. Statement (a) + Statement (b) gives

conclusion III [E+I=O*]. Statement (b) +Statement (c) gives conclusion IV [I+E=O] .Hence, all of

the given conclusions follow.

Answer: e)

19. Statement (a) +Statement (b) gives no conclusion [E+O=no conclusion].Therefore,

conclusion II does not follow. Statement (b) + Statement (c) gives no conclusion [O+E= no

conclusion]. Therefore, conclusion I does not follow. Conclusions III and IV do not follow from

statement (b). Therefore, conclusions III and IV do not follow. But these two conclusions make a

complementary pair (OI-type). Hence, either conclusions III or conclusion IV follows.

Answer: d)

20. Statement (a) + Statement (b) gives conclusion III [A+A=A]. Now, conclusion III + Statement

(c) gives the conclusion “No glasses are bowls”. And its conversion gives conclusion I.

Statement (b) + Statement (C) gives conclusion II [A + E = E]. Conclusion IV does not follow

from statement (a) and statement (b)

Answer: b)

Question 21-25):






21).Answer: d)

22). Answer:e)

23).Answer: c)

24).Answer: d)

25).Answer: a)

Question 26-30):

26).Answer: d)

27).Answer: c)

28).Answer: b)






29).Answer: c)

30).Answer: e)

Questions 31-35)

On the basis of the given clues we get the following information:

Car Persons travelling in car

P F (-), D(-)

Q B(+), E(+)

R A(-), ? (-)

Besides this, we also came to know C is a female but still we do not know about the sex of G.

But it is given that there is at least one female in each car. The above table shows that the car Q

needs a female to fulfill the condition described above. Hence, the seventh person is a female,

ie., G is a female. But still we do not know among the cars Q and R, in which car C and G are.

But it is clear that both are not in the same car. Let us proceed to draw a family tree.






Since C does not travel with her grandfather and grandmother, C in not in the car P and in Q.

Hence C is in the car R and G is in the car Q. Still we are not aware of G ’s position in the family

tree.

31). Answer: c

32). Answer: c

33). Answer: b

34). Answer: c

35). Answer: d

Questions 36 to 40):

Party Total votes

A 62

B 104

C 93

D 93

317

36). Answer: d

37). Answer: c

38). Answer: d 39). Answer: d

40). Answer: e

Question 41-45):

41. Answer: b)

42. Answer: c)

43. Answer: d)





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45. Answer: c)

Question 46-50):

46. Answer: b)

47. Answer: c)

48. Answer: b)

49. Answer: a)

50. Answer: c)

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