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Reasoning is an important section in the employment related competitive exams in India. In particular, exams like IBPS, SBI, SIB, Insurance, IDBI and other bank related employment exams have Reasoning questions along with Quantitative Aptitude. The Reasoning section primarily has questions related to the Syllogism, Directions, and Inequality, etc. This article presents LIC Assistant Reasoning Ability Quiz 1 for acing the LIC Assistant Examination.
LIC Dates of Online Examination – Preliminary exam is scheduled to be held on 30-10-2019 and 31-10-2019 (tentative). Get the complete details of LIC Assisatnt Syllabus along with exam pattern.

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LIC Assistant Reasoning Ability Quiz 1 - 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

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LIC Assistant Syllabus - Reasoning Syllabus
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.
In a Conference 8 people P, Q, R, S, M, N, O and L from different countries Denamrk, China, India, Muangolia, Canada, UK, Bangladesh and America not necessarily in same order are sitting around a rectangular table.
  • 3 persons are sitting on the width side and 2 on the length side of the table facing the centre.

  • S is sitting second to the right of the person who is from America. M is sitting third to the left of the person who is from the UK. N and O are sitting opposite to each other. R is sitting diagonally opposite to the person from Bangladesh.

  • Q is sitting opposite to the person who is from Denmark. The person from Mangolai is sitting second to the right of the person from Canada and second to the left of P, who is not sitting near to the person who is from Bangladesh.

  • O is sitting on the length side and to the right of the person who is from Bangladesh. Persons from Canada and Mangolia are not on the same side of the table. Person from Mangolia is sitting third to the right of the person from America, who is not sitting diagonally opposite to the person from China.

  • 1. R from which of the following country ?
      A. .Denamrk B. China C. Canada D. Either 1 or 2 E. Either 1 or 3

    2. Who is sitting diagonally opposite to One who from Bangladesh ?
      A. L B. P C. R D. M E. None of these

    3. Which pairs is sitting on the same side of the table ?
      A. SLQ B. SOP C. PRS D. RNM E. None of these

    4. Who among the following sitting on the smaller side of the table ?
      A. One who from Canada B. One who from India C. One who from Denamrk D. One who from Mangolia E. None of these

    5. Which of the following is correct ?
      A. M – Canada B. S – Bangladesh C. N – America D. L – China E. None of these

    Answers and Explanations
    1. Answer - Option D
    Explanation [1-5]-

    2. Answer - Option C
    3. Answer - Option A
    4. Answer - Option D
    5. Answer - Option B
    Directions(1-2): In these questions, relationships between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.
    1. Statement: W≥D<M<P<A=F Conclusions: I. F>D II. P<W
      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 or II follow

    2. Statement: H≥M>FS Conclusions: I. H>B II. F>S
      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 or II follow

    3. One morning after sunrise, Vimal started to walk. During this walking he met Stephen who was coming from opposite direction. Vimal watch that the shadow of Stephen to the right of him (Vimal). To Which direction Vimal was facing?
      A. East B. West C. South D. North E. Data inadequate

    4. P started from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 25 m. He turned to the right and walked 10 m. He then again turned to the right and walked 15 m. After this he is to turn right at 135o and to cover 30 m. In which direction should he go?
      A. West B. South C. South-West D. South-East E. None of these

    5. K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?
      A. East B. West C. North-East D. South E. North

    Answers and Explanations
    1. Answer - Option A
    Explanation -
    If only Conclusion I follows
    2. Answer - Option D
    Explanation -
    If neither Conclusion I nor II follows
    3. Answer - Option C
    Explanation -
    Sun rises in the east. So the shadow of a man will always falls towards the west. Since the shadow of Stephen is to the right of Vimal. Hence Vimal is facing towards South.
    4. Answer - Option C
    Explanation -

    Hence he should go in the South-West direction.
    5. Answer - Option A
    Explanation -

    Hence M is in the East of K.
    Direction(1-2): Answer the following questions based on the arrangement given below:-
    Y X % 4 @ C D 6 P S A 9 $ β N * L 2 # B M + 7 δ 5 G F 8
    1. Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, "Her granddaughter is the only daughter of my brother." How is the woman related to Abhijit?
      A. Sister B. Grandmother C. Mother-in-law D. Mother E. None of these

    2. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A % B means A is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B. Which of the following means M is the uncle of P?
      A. M % N x P B. N x P % M C. M + S % R % P D. M + K % T x P E. None of these

    3. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU
      A. GRR B. GSS C. ISS D. ITT E. KKS

    4. If every third element in the above series from the left end is omitted then which among the following is third to the left of seventh from the right end?
      A. S B. A C. β D. $ E. None of these

    5. If all the numbers immediately after symbols are multiplied by the number itself then what is the sum of these number?
      A. 70 B. 80 C. 90 D. 100 E. 120

    Answers and Explanations
    1. Answer - Option D
    Explanation -
    Daughter of Abhijit's brother → niece of Abhijit. Thus the granddaughter of the woman is Abhijit's niece.
    Hence, the woman is the mother of Abhijit.
    2. Answer - Option D
    Explanation -
    M + K → M is the brother of K
    K % T → K is the father of T
    T x P → T is the sister of P
    Therefore, K is the father of P and M is the uncle of P.
    3. Answer - Option C
    Explanation -
    The first letters are in alphabetical order with a letter skipped in between each segment: C, E, G, I, K. The second and third letters are repeated; they are also in order with a skipped letter: M, O, Q, S, U.
    4. Answer - Option C
    Explanation -
    Y X 4 @ D 6 S A $ β * L # B + 7 5 G 8 after omission
    5. Answer - Option C
    Explanation -
    4, 5, 7 are such numbers. So addition = 16 + 49 + 25 = 90

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