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LIC has announced the LIC Assistant Recruitment 2019 with a total of 7871 Posts. LIC Assistant Preliminary exam is scheduled to be held on 21-10-2019 and 22-10-2019 (tentative). Get the complete details of LIC Assistant Reasoning Ability Syllabus along with exam pattern and samples. Candidates can check the daily updates from LIC Official Website

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LIC Assistant Reasoning Ability - Prelims Exam Pattern
LIC Assistant Exam Pattern - Prelims
S.No Name Of Test No.of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1. English Language / Hindi Language 30 30 20 Minutes
2. Numerical Ability 35 35 20 Minutes
3. Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 Minutes
Total 100 100 60 Minutes

LIC Assistant Syllabus - Reasoning
S. No. Name of the Topic
1. Inequalities
2. Ordering and Ranking
3. Directions & Distances
4. Coding & Decoding
5. Blood Relations
6. Syllogisms
7. Circular and/or Linear Seating Arrangement
8. Statements and Assumptions

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DIRECTION (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight people - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are sitting in a straight line facing North. Each of them went to tour in different months, viz January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and August but not necessarily in the same order. V sits third to the right of the person who went to tour in May. V went to tour after P. The person who went to tour in August sits second to the right of V. R went to tour before July. Neither P nor T went to tour in either May or August. Neither P nor T is an immediate neighbor of V. W sits third to the right of the person who went to tour in January. Neither P nor T went to tour in January. W went to tour in one of the months mentioned above but not in August. Only two people sit between T and the person who went to tour in July. The person who went to tour in February sits on the immediate left of S. Only one person sits between T and Q. T went to tour after April. P and T are immediate neighbors of each other.
1. In which of the following months, W went to tour?
    A. April B. June C. July D. February E. March

2. Who among the following sits exactly between T and Q?
    A. The person who went to tour in May B. The person who went to tour in January C. S D. P E. The person whose joining date is in August

3. Which of the following is true regarding T?
    A. Only two people sit to the left of T. B. S is sitting second to the right of the person who went to tour in July C. T and Q are immediate neighbours of S D. S went to tour in May E. None of the Above

4. How many people sit between R and the person who went to tour in April?
    A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. Four

5. Who among the following is sitting at the extreme ends of the line?
    A. P and S B. The person who went to tour in May and T C. R and V D. The persons who went tour in March and June E. None of these

Answers
Solution: 1-5
1. Answer - D
2. Answer - A
3. Answer - E
4. Answer - C
5. Answer - A
DIRECTION(6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions
Eight friends - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are sitting around a circular table All of them are facing the center. Each of them likes different subjects i.e. Economics, Statistics, English, History, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics but not necessarily in the same order. S likes Physics. R and T are immediate neighbors of each other. The one who likes Geography sits to the immediate left of Q. The one who likes biology sits second to the right of the one likes Statistics. The one who likes Chemistry is an immediate neighbor of the one who likes History. W is second to the right of U. Q is sitting second to the left of U. NeitherR nor T like History. The one who likes Physics is an immediate neighbor of U. R is second to the right of the one who likes Economics. There are only three people sits between the one who likes Physics and P. Only one person sits between the one who likes History and P. The one who likes Statistics is to the immediate right of the one who likes History.
6. Who among the following likes English?
    A. Q B. P C. R D. S E. None of these

7. In the arrangement, how many persons are there between U and T?
    A. Five B. Two C. Three D. Four E. None of these

8. Which of the following statement is true about V?
    A. V is an immediate neighbour of P B. The immediate neighbor of V are R and T C. V is third to the right of the person who likes Biology D. None of the given statements is true E. V sits opposite to R, who likes Geography

9. Who among the following sits third to the right of S?
    A. The person who likes Statistics B. The person who likes Economics C. The person who likes Physics D. Can't be determined E. None of these

10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
    A. S, R B. R, P C. Q, R D. S, V E. V, P

Solution: 6-10
6. Answer - A , Explaination: Q
7. Answer - C , Explaination: Three
8. Answer - E , Explaination: V sits opposite to R, who likes Geography
9. Answer - A , Explaination: The person who likes Statistics
10. Answer - C ,Explaination: Q, R
DIRECTION(11-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions
Seven Members Sania, Kamal, Pankaj, Anand, Arjun, Shewag and Sreejesh represents seven different states Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Haryana, Odisha and Maharashtra in seven different games Hockey, Chess, Cricket, Badminton, Table Tennis, Golf and Billiards. The order of persons, states and games is not nescessarily in the same order.
  • Anand represents Kerala in chess. Arjun represents golf team but not from Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh.
  • Sania represents Madhya Pradesh for either badminton or table tennis. Pankaj represents Odisha but not for cricket or Table tennis.
  • The one who represents Bihar represent in Table tennis. The one who represents Hockey represents Uttar Pradesh.
  • Shewag represents Cricket and from Neither Bihar nor Uttar Pradesh.Sreejesh does not represent Bihar.

11. Who among the following represent Bihar?
    A. Kamal B. Anand C. Sreejesh D. Sania E. None of these

12. Which of the following combination is correct ?
    A. Pankaj - Kerala B. Kamal - Cricket C. Shewag - Maharashtra D. Anand - Golf E. None of these

13. Who represents Badminton ?
    A. Arjun B. Kamal C. Sreejesh D. Sania E. None of these

14. Four among the following form a group in a certain way. Which of the following does not belong to Group ?
    A. Sania-Table Tennis-Bihar B. Anand-Kerala-Billiards C. Arjun-Haryana-Golf D. Pankaj-Uttar Pradesh-Hockey E. Sreejesh-Chess-Madhya Pradesh

15. Who among the following represents Uttar Pradesh ?
    A. Kamal B. Arjun C. Pankaj D. Sreejesh E. None of these

Solution: 11-15
11. Answer - A
12. Answer - C
13. Answer - D
14. Answer - C
15. Answer - D
DIRECTIONS(16-17): Each of the following questions is based on the following information
  • Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
  • Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
  • S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
  • R next to U, gets a south facing flat and T gets North facing flat.

16. If the flats of P and T are interchanged then whose flat will be next to that of U?
    A. P B. Q C. R D. T E. None of the above

17. Which of the following combination get south facing flats?
    A. QTS B. UPT C. URP D. Data is inadequate E. UQS

DIRECTION(18-22): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follows:
    P@Q - P is neither greater than nor equal to Q P%Q - P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q P#Q - P is not greater than Q P$Q - P is not smaller than Q P*Q- P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q

18. Statements: A@B, B%C, C*D, D$E Conclusions: I. B%E, II. A%E
    A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either conclusion I or II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor II follow E. Both conclusion one and two follows

19. Statements: A%B, B*C, C#D, D*E Conclusions: I. A%C II. E$B
    A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either conclusion I or II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor II follow E. Both conclusion one and two follows

20. Statements: A*B, B$C, C#D, D@E Conclusions: I. E*A II. C%A
    A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either conclusion I or II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor II follow E. Both conclusion one and two follows

21. Statements: A$B, B$C, C*D, D@E Conclusions: I. A$E II. E%C
    A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either conclusion I or II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor II follow E. Both conclusion one and two follows

22. Statements: A%E, E@C, C%B, B*D Conclusions: I. C%D, II. B@A
    A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either conclusion I or II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor II follow E. Both conclusion one and two follows

Solution: 16-17
16. Answer - C
17. Answer - C Explaination: Hence, URP flat combination get south facing flats.
Solution: 18-22
18. Answer - A
19. Answer - E
20. Answer - D
21. Answer - B
22. Answer - A

DIRECTION(23-25): Read the following information carefully to answer the following questions
    'P # Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q' 'P © Q' means 'Q is the brother of P' 'P = Q' means 'Q is the sister of P' 'P & Q' means 'P is the son of Q' 'P * Q' means 'P is the father of Q' 'P @ Q' means 'P is the mother of Q'
23. What does the expression 'P @ R = S © T & V'?
    A. V is the husband of P B. R is the son of V C. R is the daughter of V D. V is the wife of P E. None of these

24. Which of the following indicates that 'C is the paternal uncle of D'?
    A. C & V # N @ L © D B. C & V & L @ N © D C. D & L & N @ V © C D. D & N # V @ L © C E. None of these

25. Which of the following can be the correct conclusion drawn from the expression 'L = M # N © P * Q'?
    A. Q is the grandson of M B. L is the uncle of N C. N is the uncle of Q D. Q is the niece of N E. None of these

DIRECTION(26-30): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, and G live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1, one above that is numbered 2 and so on till topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of them also owns different brands of Car, namely Fiat, Hyundai, Honda, Skoda, Toyota, Ford, and Chevrolet. (but not necessarily in the same order). All of them went to tour on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday(of the same week)
  • A lives an odd-numbered floor but not on floor numbered Three. Only two persons live between D and the one who owns Toyota. The one who owns Honda lives immediately above C. The one who owns Toyota went to tour on one of the days before Thursday.
  • The one who owns Hyundai lives on odd-numbered floors above D. B lives on the floors above E. Only three persons live between C and the one who owns Hyundai. The person who went to tour on Friday owns Fiat Car.
  • The one who owns Fiat lives immediately above the one owns Chevrolet. G lives on an odd-numbered floor. E does not own Honda. D went to tour on Sunday.
  • Only one person lives between B and E. The one who owns Toyota lives immediately above A. Neither C nor A owns Skoda. The one who went to tour on Wednesday immediately after the one who owns Hyundai.
  • The one who owns Honda went to tour immediately before the one who lives on floor no 3. There are two persons live the floor no 4 and the person who went to tour Wednesday. The one who went to tour on Wednesday is not C.

26. Which of the following car does A own?
    A. Skoda B. Toyota C. Fiat D. Hyundai E. Ford

27. Which of the following combinations is True with respect to the given arrangement?
    A. Ford - C B. Hyundai - F C. Chevrolet - G D. Fiat - D E. Ford - B

28. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order from top to bottom, positions of how many persons will remain unchanged?
    A. Four B. None C. Two D. One E. Three

29. Which of the following statements is True with respect to the given arrangement?
    A. The one who owns Honda went to tour on the day immediately after E. B. F likes Fiat C. None of the given options is true D. Only four persons live between D and G E. G lives immediately below E

30. Who among the following lives on the floor numbered 2?
    A. B B. The one who owns Fiat C. The one who owns Hyundai D. D E. F

Solution: 23-25
23. Answer - A
24. Answer - C
25. Answer - E
Solution: 26-30
26. Answer - D
27. Answer - A
28. Answer - C
29. Answer - A
30. Answer - E
DIRECTION(31-35): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Ten persons from different cities viz. Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Indore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ranchi and Surat are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C, D, and E are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 P, Q, R, S, and T are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating in the final arrangement.)
  • P faces one of the immediate neighbors of the person from Jaipur. P does not face A. The person from Delhi sits second to the right of the person from Bengaluru.
  • D faces one of the immediate neighbors of the person from Patna. S is not from Patna. D is not from Mumbai. R sits second to the left of the persons from Surat. A sits third to the right of the person from Chennai.
  • Only One person sits between the person from Ranchi and Q. The person from Indore sits to the immediate right of Q. C sits to the immediate left of the person who faces Q. Only two people sit between B and E.
  • The person from Mumbai sits second to the right of the one who faces S. S does not sit at an extreme end of the line. One of the immediate neighbors of the person from Mumbai faces Ranchi.

31. Who amongst the following faces the person from Hyderabad?
    A. The person from Delhi B. D C. The person from Chennai D. The person from Ranchi E. B or E

32. T is from which of the following cities?
    A. Patna B. Indore C. Hyderabad D. Ranchi E. Mumbai

33. Which of the following is true regarding C?
    A. C sits an extreme end of the line B. None of the given options is true C. C is from Bengaluru D. The person from Indore faces C E. The person from Hyderabad is an immediate neighbour of C

34. R is related to Indore in the same way as C is related to Jaipur based on the given arrangement, To who amongst the following is T related to the following same pattern?
    A. Delhi B. Surat C. Patna D. Hyderabad E. Ranchi

35. Who amongst the following sit at extreme end of the row?
    A. The person from Delhi and R B. The persons from Bengaluru and A C. A and the person from Patna D. The persons from Chennai and Patna E. A, E

Solution: 31-35
31. Answer - E
32. Answer - C
33. Answer - D
34. Answer - C
35. Answer - B
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