Reasoning Quiz

Direction: In the following questions, the symbols are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.
P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to ‘Q
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.
P % Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.
‘P* Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the four conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

1. Statements: H @ T, T # F, F % E, E* V
Conclusions:
 I. V $ F
II. E @ T
III. H @ V
 IV. T # V
(1) Only I, II and III are true
(2) Only I, II and IV are true
(3) Only II, III and IV are true
(4) Only I, III and IV are true
(5) All I, II, III and IV are true

2. Statements: D#R, R* K, K@F, F$J
Conclusions: I. J # R
II. J # K
III. R # F
 IV. K @ D
(1) Only I, II and III are true
(2) Only II, III and IV are true
(3) Only I, III and IV are true
(4) All I, II, III and IV are true
(5) None of these

3. Statements: N % B, B $ W, W # H, H *M
Conclusions : I. M @ W
 II. H @ N
III. W  %  N
IV. W# N
(1) Only I is true
(2) Only III is true
(3) Only IV is true
(4) Only either III or IV is true
(5) Only either III or IV and I are true

4. Statements: R* D, D $ J, J # M, M @ K
Conclusions: I. K # J
II. D @ M
III. R # M
IV. D @ K
(1) None is true
(2) Only I is true
(3) Only II is true
(4) Only III is true
(5) Only IV is true

5. Statements: M $ K, K @ N, N* R, R # W
Conclusions: I. W @ K
II. M $ R
III. K @ W
IV. M @ N
(1) Only I and II are true
(2) Only I, II and III are true
(3) Only III and IV are true
(4) Only II, III and I
(5) None of these


Answers-
1-2
2- 5
3- 5
4- 1
5- 5

Direction: In the following questions, the symbols are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.
P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to ‘Q
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.
P % Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.
‘P* Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the four conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

1. Statements: H @ T, T # F, F % E, E* V
Conclusions:
 I. V $ F
II. E @ T
III. H @ V
 IV. T # V
(1) Only I, II and III are true
(2) Only I, II and IV are true
(3) Only II, III and IV are true
(4) Only I, III and IV are true
(5) All I, II, III and IV are true

2. Statements: D#R, R* K, K@F, F$J
Conclusions: I. J # R
II. J # K
III. R # F
 IV. K @ D
(1) Only I, II and III are true
(2) Only II, III and IV are true
(3) Only I, III and IV are true
(4) All I, II, III and IV are true
(5) None of these

3. Statements: N % B, B $ W, W # H, H *M
Conclusions : I. M @ W
 II. H @ N
III. W  %  N
IV. W# N
(1) Only I is true
(2) Only III is true
(3) Only IV is true
(4) Only either III or IV is true
(5) Only either III or IV and I are true

4. Statements: R* D, D $ J, J # M, M @ K
Conclusions: I. K # J
II. D @ M
III. R # M
IV. D @ K
(1) None is true
(2) Only I is true
(3) Only II is true
(4) Only III is true
(5) Only IV is true

5. Statements: M $ K, K @ N, N* R, R # W
Conclusions: I. W @ K
II. M $ R
III. K @ W
IV. M @ N
(1) Only I and II are true
(2) Only I, II and III are true
(3) Only III and IV are true
(4) Only II, III and I
(5) None of these


Answers-
1-2
2- 5
3- 5
4- 1
5- 5