Reasoning Ability Test For LIC AAO
Q.1-10. Each question below is followed by a statement and two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument. In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between strong arguments and weak arguments so far as they relate to the question. Strong arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. Weak arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.
Give answer-
01. If only argument I is strong.
02. If only argument II is strong
03. If either I or II is strong.
04. If neither I nor II is strong.
05. If both I and II are strong.
Q.1. Should women be given reservation in the private company.
Argument-
(I) Yes, this is the only way to raise the status of women in the society.
(II) No, because this will put a bad impression on the development of the company.
Q.2. Should the education today be oriented by the professional education.
Argument-
(I) Yes, professional education is helpful in employment.
(II) Yes, it will improve the quality of education.
Q.3-7. A world 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 input and rearrangement.
Input:- one of same with 41 13 92 17
Step I:- same one of with 41 13 92 17
Step II:- same 41 one of with 13 92 17
Step III:- same 41 of one with 13 92 17
Step IV:- same 41 of 92 one with 13 17
Step V:- same 41 of 92 with one 13 17
Step VI:- same 41 of 92 with 13 one 17
And step VI is last step of the rearrangement
Q.3. Input:- bench of pipara bond 17 19 31 23
How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement?
01. Five
02.Nine
03. Seven
04. Can’t be determined
05. None of these
Q.4. Step II:- may 12 it bench 14 33 ambani 29
Which of the following steps will be the last.
01. Three
02. Five
03. Can’t be determined
04. Six
05. None of these
Q.5. Input:- the via media Jam 91 29 38 32
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
01. Five
02. Four
03. Six
04. Three
05. None of these
Q.6. Step III:- the 23 side 34 black 39 motion 48
Which of the following is definitely the input.
01. Side the black motion 23 34 39 48
02. The side black motion 23 34 39 48
03. Black motion side the 23 34 39 48
04. Can't be determined
05. None of these
Q.7. Input :- shock found were out 23 15 17 18
Which of the following will be step III ?
01. Were 23 shock 18 found out 15 17
02. Shock 23 out were 18 found 15 17
03. Were 23 shock 15 found out 17 18
04. Were 23 found 15 shock out 17 18
05. None of these
Q.8-12. Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.
Q L @ 4 S P $ 3 6 M 2 N A X # W 9 K δ C Y © O T
Q.8. Which of the following is ninth to the right of sixteenth from the right end in the above arrangement?
01. 9
02. δ
03. K
04. W
05. None of these
Q.9. If all the numbers in the above arrangement are dropped, which among the following is sixth to the left of eleventh element from the right end ?
01. O
02. S
03. @
04. P
05. None of these
Q.10. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and is immediately followed by a consonant ?
01. None
02. One
03. Two
04. Three
05. None of these
Q.11. Four among the following five are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
01. L4O
02. @S©
03. P3δ
04. S$Y
05. 4PY
Q.12. Which among the following is exactly midway between the sixth element from the left and the seventh element from the right ?
01. N
02. 2
03. A
04. Can't be determined
05. None of these
Answers
Q-1 ANS: 2
Q-2 ANS: 5
Q-3 ANS: 5
Q-4 ANS: 4
Q-5 ANS: 2
Q-6 ANS: 4
Q-7 ANS: 3
Q-8 ANS: 3
Q-9 ANS: 3
Q-10 ANS: 2
Q-11 ANS: 4
Q-12 ANS: 1
