1. TCS Ninja Reasoning Ability Questions
Q1. Which is the WRONG term in the following series?
bfj, ddl, gao, iyq, lwt, ntv
A. ntv
B. lwt
C. gao
D. iyq
Answer: C
Q2. In each of the four pairs of letter-clusters, the letters in the second term are in a rearrange/transformed
form of the letters from the first term in a particular pattern. In which two pairs, has the transformation been
done the same way?
[A] FLOWER:EKNVDQ
[B] TONGUE:SNMFTD
[C] COMMON:XPNNPM
[D] ARTIST:TISTAR
[E] PRAYER:YREPRA
A. B and C
B. A andC
C. D and A
D. A and B
Answer: D
Q3. Given below is a question followed by two statements, I and II each containing some information. Decide
which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question.
How is Q related to T?
Statements
r T is the mother-in-law of P. P is the mother of Q who is the nephew
of M.
2. Q is the sister of the daughter of P who is married to N, the son ofT.
A. Either statement I alone or statement II alone is sufficient.
B. Statement I alone is sufficient.
C. Both the statements I and II together are not sufficient.
D. Statement II alone is sufficient.
Answer: A
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2. Q4. Given below is a question followed by three statements, I, II and III,each containing some information.
Decide which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question.
How is B related to C?
Statements:
I. E is sister-in-law of A and wife of B.
II. C and B are males and C is unmarried.
III. D is grandfather of C and B is the only child of D.
A. If the data in statement I alone or in statement II alone or in statement III alone is sufficient to answer the
question
B. If the data in statements II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not
required to answer the question.
C. If the data in statements I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement III is not
required to answer the question
D. If the data in statements I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II is not
required to answer the question.
Answer: B
Q5. In a certain code,
P + Q means Q is the brother of P.
P x Q means Q is the father of P.
P Q means Q is the sister of P.
P - Q means P is the mother of Q.
If K+LxM N-P, which of the following would definitely be NOT true?
A. K is the daughter of M.
B. P is the brother of K.
C. K is the nephew of N.
D. N is the aunt of K.
Answer: B
Q6. In a coded form:
A @ B means A is the mother of B.
A # B means A is the sister of B.
A $ B means A is the son of B.
A % B means A is the husband of B.
-in-law of T?
A. P % Q # R $ S % T
B. P % Q @ R # S % T
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3. C. Q $ P # R @ S % T
D. P $ Q @ R # S % T
Answer: D
Q7. P is the father of Q and brother of R whose son is the brother of T. U is the mother of Q and daughter-
in-law of V. Z is the mother of R. W is the mother of T and is married to R.
How is V related to T?
A. Paternal grandmother
B. Paternal grandfather
C. Maternal grandfather
D. Uncle
Answer: B
Q8. A team of four is to be selected from batsmen K, L, M, N and four bowlers W, X, Y, Z such that there
would be at least two batsmen in the team using the following criteria.
i. L and Y cannot be put together
ii. K and Z must be together
iii. X cannot go with M and vice versa
iv. W and N must go together
Which of the following four cannot be selected as a team?
A. KZLM
B. MWYN
C. LKXZ
D. LWMY
Answer: D
Q9. In a football ground, eight players G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N are standing in the following manner. N stands
15 m to the south of H. I and J form a straight line. M divides IJ, in 1:3 ratio. I divides HN, in 1:2 ratio.
The distance between N and G and G and L are in the ratio of 1:3. G divides MK, in 2:1. J stands 10 m to the
north of L. M is 5 m to the east of I. At what distance does K stand with respect to G?
A. 10 m
B. 5 m
C. 15 m
D. 20 m
Answer: B
Q10. Two statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider these
statements to be TRUE, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly Known facts. Decide which of
the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement.
Statements
.All pens are red
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4. All red are pencils
Conclusions
I. All pens are pencils
II. All pencils are pens
III. At least some pencils are red
A. Only II follows.
B. Only I follow.
C. Only I and III follow.
D. Only III follows.
Answer: C
Q11. Three statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to consider these
statements to be TRUE, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly Known facts. Decide which of
the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement.
Statements
If All dogs are lion
No lion is a tiger
Some tigers are cat
Conclusions
I. All dogs being cat is a possibility
II. No dog is a tiger
A. If both conclusion I and II follow
B. If neither conclusion I nor II follow
C. If either conclusion I or conclusion II follow
D. If only conclusion II follow
Answer: D
Q12. Three statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to consider these
statements to be TRUE, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly Known facts. Decide which of
the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement.
Statements:
Only few Mops are Brooms.
No Bucket is Broom.
All Buckets are Brushes.
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5. Conclusions:
I. All Mops are Brushes.
II. Some Buckets are Mops.
A. Only the conclusion I follow.
B. Only the conclusion II follow.
C. Either conclusion I and II follow.
D. Neither conclusion I nor II follow.
Answer: D
Q13. Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider these
statements to be TRUE, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly Known facts. Decide which of
the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement.
Statements:
1. All watches are clocks
2. Some clocks are wall hangings
3. No watch is a wrist band
Conclusions:
I. No wall hanging is a wrist band.
II. A wrist band may also be a clock.
III. Some watches are wall hangings.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Only I and II follow
D. Only II and III follow.
Answer: B
Q14. Mr. X has a certain number of gold coins, 24 silver coins and 36 copper coins. Value of gold coins is
equal to value of copper coins. The value of silver coins is one third the value of gold coins. Total number of
gold coins is half the number of total silver and gold copper coins together. If total value of the coins he has
is 4200. What is the value of 1 copper coin?
A. 25
B. 50
C. 45
D. 60
Answer: B
Q15. In an election, 80% of the votes voted for three candidates, A, B and C. The voters constituted 80% of
the population of the state. 10% of the votes cast were declared invalid. B won the election and twice the
number of votes of what C got. A got 4000 votes more than C and 4000 votes less than B. The ratio of the
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6. valid votes cast by male and female voters was 3:2. The number of valid female votes in favor of A was 2000
more than that for B and 1600 more than that for C.
What was the population of the state?
A. 62,500
B. 45,000
C. 52,000
D. 48,000
Answer: C
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