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REASONING TEST PAPER 1
Directions for questions 1 to 25
Each question is based on a passage. Select the best answer choice given
Passage1
A Company manufactures chairs. In 1994 its installed capacity was 3 lacs. Now it doubled in 1998 and remained the same in 1999. Through 1995-1997 it was 2/3 the capacity of 1998. Capacity utilization is inversely proportional to capacity. In all years except 1994 capacity utilization was below 100% though production increased steadily over the years. In 1994 it was 110%, 1995-85%, 1996-90%, 1997-91% and 1998-76%. In 1999 it was the same as 1996 levels.
The selling price was Rs4 per unit in 1994 increased at 10% per annum till 1996. In 1997 it was Rs5 per unit and thereafter it rose 20% per annum. Unit sales are 90% of production in 1994 and 1995 and 95% in 1997,1998,1999.
1996 was a boom year in which the company sold all that it produced in that year plus the inventory of the last 2 years (assume opening inventory to be zero in 1994). The company has been facing heavy competition and market share by value has been declining from 25% in 1994-95, it was 60% of that in 1998-99. 1996 & 1997 shares were equal to the average share of these 6 years. The company spends 4.33% of its sales revenue every year on advertising.
What was the production
in 1997?
1]
350,000 2] 360,000 3]
364,000 4] 365,000
What was the total sales
revenue in 1996?
1]
1,900,360 2] 2,066,680 3] 1,890,560 4] 2,135,500
What was the advertising
expenditure in 1998?
1]
112,545 2] 120,000 3] 135,000 4] 123,345
What were the unit sales
in 1996?
1]
427,000 2]
450,000 3]
360,000 4] 365,000
What was the total
market in 1997?
1]
84.39lac 2]
86.45lac 3]
79.69lac 4] cannot be determined
Passage2
IN organizing a newspaper 4 editors are required ;the managing editor, the news editor, the sports editor and the entertainment editor. The managing editor can work only on Wednesday mornings, Thursday afternoons and Friday the whole day. The news editor can work only on Monday afternoons, Tuesday and Thursday the whole day. The sports editor can work only on Monday afternoons, Tuesday mornings and Wednesday the whole day. The entertainment editor can work all day Monday and Wednesday only.
If the managing editor
cannot edit until each of the others has completed atleast a full day
of work, when is the earliest the managing editor can work?
1]Wednesday
afternoon 2]Friday
morning
3]Monday
morning 4]Thursday afternoon
One of the editors must
work completely alone for the whole day in order to prevent confusion
and disorder. If no other editor can afford to lose his available
time, then the only possible editor privileged with working alone is
1]The news editor
on Tuesday 2]The
managing editor on Friday
3]The sports editor on
Monday 4]The
entertainment editor on Thursday
Passage3
4 people Arti, Banti, Chetan and Dolly have together got Rs100 with them. Arti and Banti together have got as much money as Chetan & Dolly put together. Arti has got more money than Banti. Chetan has half as much money as Dolly has. Arti has Rs5 more than Dolly.
Who has got the most
money?
1] Arti 2] Dolly 3] Chetan 4] Cannot be determined
How much does Banti
have?
1]
12.03 2]
11.6 3]
13.3 4] None of these
Who has got the second
biggest sum?
1] Arti 2] Chetan 3]
Dolly 4] Banti
What is the ratio of the
amount with Chetan and Dolly?
1]
2:1 2]
1:2 3]
1:3 4] 1:4
Who has got the least
amount of money?
1] Banti
2] Arti 3] Chetan 4]Dolly
Passage4
The following is the list of instructions to be followed
Step1: x=0 A=2 B=3
Step2: If X<5 then do Steps3-6 otherwise Step7
Step3: Y=A+B replace A by B replace B by Y
Step4: Type Y
Step5: Increase X by 2
Step6: Goto Step2
Step7: Exit
When X=4 what value of Y
is typed?
1]
12 2] 8 3] 13 4] 5
Suppose Step5 is replace
by 'Increase X by 5' then what would be the last value of Y typed?
1]
5
2] 4 3]
6 4]
9
After the set of
instructions is over at Step 7 what is the value of X
1]
5 2]
4 3]
3 4] 7
Passage 5
Five offices in Mumbai are run by five couples
Husbands: Bala, Girish, Jai, Jayesh, Pratap
Wife: Beena, Chand, Maya, Preeti, Sangeeta
Surname: Bakshi, Joshi, Natwar, Parikh, Sahni
Office: Air India, Jet, Ashiana, Indian Court, American Court
No husband shares a first name initial with his wife; Only one husband who is not Pratap has an identical initial for his first name and surname, but none of the wives does
The Air India is run by Jai and his wife
Girish and Maya are one of the couples
Chand’s husband is Mr. Natwar
Mrs. Joshi is the owner of Jet and Preeti is the owner of American Court; neither of them is married to Jayesh
The office run by the Sahni has the word ‘Court’ as part of its name
The Ashiana is not run by Mr.Parikh whose wife is not Sangeeta
Jai’s wife is
1] Preeti 2]Chand 3] Maya 4] Beena
The Sahni’s run the restaurant
1] Ashiana 2] Air India 3] Jet 4] Indian Court
Which of the men has the surname Natwar
1]Bala 2] Pratap 3] Jai 4] Jayesh
Which of the following women is Mrs. Joshi
1] Preeti 2] Chandni 3] Sangeeta 4] Beena
Bala’s surname is
1] Parikh 2] Joshi 3] Bakshi 4] Sahni
Passage
5
Five brothers have among them a pair of twins who are neither the oldest nor the youngest. E is older than C but younger than B. D is younger than 3 brothers
The youngest is
1] A 2] B 3] C 4] D
One of the twin pair is
1] B 2] C 3] D 4] E
The eldest is
1] A 2] B 3] C 4] E
The one who has as many elder brothers as younger brothers is
1] A 2] B 3] E 4] none of these
Who is the fourth brother
1] A 2] B 3] D 4] E
REASONING TEST PAPER 1 : EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
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1. In 1997 production is 91% of capacity installed Therefore=91*400,000/100 =364,000 Hence [3] 2. Inventory for 1994 Production in '94=330,000 Sales=297,000 therefore inventory=33,000 Inventory for 1995 Production in 1995=340,000 Sales in 1995=306,000 therefore inventory=34000 Sales for 1996=360000 Total sales=360000+34000+33000=427000 units Sales revenue=427000*4.84 =2,066,680 Hence [2]
Sales=433200 units Sales revenue=433200*6=2599200 Therefore advt. expense=2599200*4.33% =112,545 Hence [1] 4. Inventory for 1994 Production in '94=330,000 Sales=297,000 therefore inventory=33,000 Inventory for 1995 Production in 1995=340,000 Sales in 1995=306,000 therefore inventory=34000 Sales for 1996=360000 Total sales=360000+34000+33000=427000 units Hence [1] 5. Market share=80/4=20% Sales revenue=345,800*5=1729000 Therefore market =1,729,000/0.20=86.45lac Hence [2] 6. Answer is [2] 7.Answer is [1] The following table can easily explain questions 8 to 12
13. While X=0, Y=5, A=3, B=5 While X=2, Y=8, A=5, B=8 While X=4, Y=13, A=8, B=13 Hence [3] 14. While X=0, Y=5, A=3, B=5 If X is increased by 5 further values of Y will not be calculated. Hence [1] 15. The last value of X is 4 Hence [2] The following table explains the questions 16 to 20
16. [4] 17. [4] 18. [4] 19. [3] 20. [3] The following table explains the questions 21 to 25
21. [3] 22. [4] 23. [2] 24. [1] 25. [3] |