Saturday 30 January 2016

LIC AAO | IBPS SO | REASONING QUIZ - 13


Q1. Following the massive earthquake in Gujarat, building rules in Gujarat required all apartment buildings constructed after 2001 to have earthquake resistant designs.

What can be inferred from the above statement?
a. The Gujarat earthquake also affected earthquake resistant buildings.
b. All apartment buildings built in Gujarat after 2002 have to have earthquake resistant designs.
c. Some apartment buildings constructed before had earthquake resistant designs
d. Both a and b
e. Building rules require the buildings to have fixed number of floors.    


Q2. A survey conducted by Indian Railways shows that 75% of the people travel by train are satisfied with the service the railways is providing. A few interviewers visited a few major railway stations and asked people leaving the station, “If they had any complaint about the train they just de-boarded.” Only 25 percent said “Yes”.

Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the conclusion of the argument above?

a. Seventy percent of the people coming out of the station were not people who had just de-boarded a train
b. Five percent of the people approached by the interviewers refused to be part of the survey.
c. The interviewers began their inquiry just after the passengers de-boarded a train which was 6 hours late
d. The interviewers spoke to people at random
e. None of these 

Q3. In the question given below there is a statement followed by three courses of actions I, II and III. A course of action is a step or an administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action with regard to the problem, policy, etc., on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to consider everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow (s) for pursuing.

Statement:
Growth of private investments in higher education is not benefitting the students. In fact it is being counter productive. The students have to appear for a plethora of admission tests and cough up considerable amount of money as application fee.

Courses of action:
I. The government should come up with a common test and a one time fee for admission to all the private colleges.
II. Students should boycott the admission tests conducted by private colleges.
III. Private educational institutes should make their admission tests simpler so that students get admission easily.

a. Only II and III
b. Only II
c. Only III
d. Only I and II
e. Only I 

Q4. In the question given below there is a statement followed by three courses of actions I, II and III. A course of action is a step or an administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action with regard to the problem, policy, etc., on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to consider everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow (s) for pursuing.

Statement:
Each of the members of the Indian national cricket team individually has an excellent record in the game. But they are failing to perform as a team.

Courses of action:
I. Practice sessions should be designed in such a way that individual players coordinate their efforts with others.
II. Efforts should be made to improve synchronization among the team members.
III. Efforts should be made to improve the spirit of national pride among the team members.

a. Only I
b. Only II and III
c. All follow
d. Only I and II
e. Only III 

Q5. In the question given below there is a statement followed by three courses of actions I, II and III. A course of action is a step or an administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action with regard to the problem, policy, etc., on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to consider everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow (s) for pursuing.

Statement:
There are signs that our neighbouring country, hitherto considered to be an enemy country, is willing to have cordial relations with our country, India.

Courses of action:
I. Indian government should show a positive response.
II. India should not accept any confidence building measures from that country.
III. India should decide the terms under which it would extend its hand of friendship.

a. Only I
b. Only I and II
c. Only I and III
d. Only II and III
e. All follow 


Directions for Questions 6-9: These questions are based on the following information.
While selecting candidates for the post of a Network Engineer, the ABC company followed the criteria mentioned below. The candidate must

(i) be a B. Tech in Computer Science with at least 60% aggregate marks or an M. Tech in Computer Science with at least 55% aggregate marks.
(ii) have secured at least 80% marks at higher secondary and senior secondary level.
(iii) qualify the aptitude test and Group Discussion
(iv) must have at least two years’ experience
(v) must not be born before 01.01.1986

However, if a candidate fulfills all the above criteria except,
A. (ii) alone, but must have scored at least 80% in one of higher or senior secondary and not less than 70% in any of the two, then the case may be referred to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the company.
B. (iv) alone, but has at least one year’s experience and scored at least 75% marks in B. Tech, then the case may be referred to the Project Manager.
C. (v) alone, but must not be born before 01.01.1983 and must have completed his M. Tech in Computer Science, then the case may be referred to Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Based on the above criteria and the information given in each of the following cases, you have to take a decision on selecting the candidate. You are not supposed to assume anything and in the absence of adequate information, mark the case to be data inadequate.


Q6. Rajesh a B. Tech in Computer Science with 65% marks, who qualified in the aptitude test and Group Discussion as part of our selection process, is working as a Computer Engineer with Infosys for last three years. He secured 85% and 80% marks in Higher Secondary and Senior Secondary respectively.

a. Rajesh is to be selected.
b. Rajesh is to be rejected.
c. The case is to be referred to CEO.
d. The case is to be referred to Project Manager.
e. Data Inadequate

[30/01/2016, 17:51] Priya Malikk (malikkpriya@gmail.com):
Q7. Sanjay has qualified the aptitude test and Group Discussion. He was born on 31.03.1987 and completed his B. Tech in Computer Science with 68% marks. He secured more than 80% marks in both Higher Secondary and Senior Secondary. He is working as a software engineer with Wipro for last one and a half year.

a. Sanjay is to be selected.
b. Sanjay is to be rejected.
c. The case is to be referred to CEO.
d. The case is to be referred to Project Manager.
e. Data Inadequate
Q8. Sujoy has qualified the aptitude test and Group Discussion. He was born on 06.07.1989 and completed his B. Tech in Computer Science with 72% marks. He secured 85% marks in Higher Secondary and 75% marks in Senior Secondary. He is working as a software engineer with IBM for last two and a half years.

a. Sujoy is to be selected.
b. Sujoy is to be rejected.
c. The case is to be referred to CTO.
d. The case is to be referred to Project Manager.
e. Data Inadequate

Q9[30/01/2016, 17:51] Priya Malikk (malikkpriya@gmail.com):
Q9. Pranjal born on 30.04.1987 has qualified the aptitude test and Group Discussion. He completed his M. Tech in Computer Science with 58% marks and B.Tech with 57% marks. He secured 85% marks in both Higher Secondary and Senior Secondary. He is working as a software engineer with TCS for last two years.

a. Pranjal is to be selected.
b. Pranjal is to be rejected.
c. The case is to be referred to CTO.
d. The case is to be referred to Project Manager.
e. Data Inadequate

# Answers 
1.b
2.a
3.e
4.d
5.a
6.e
7.b
8.c
9.a

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