United India Insurance CO. AAO Reasoning Ability Exam

United India Insurance CO. AAO Reasoning Ability Exam

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1. Statement: Smoking is one of those human weaknesses which tends to test the willpower of the smoker to the edge.

Conclusions:

I. It is very difficult for the smokers to give up smoking even if they want to do so.

II. Human beings have other weaknesses as well.

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2. Statement:

I. The TV programmes telecast specially for women are packed with a variety of recipes and household hints.

II. A major portion of magazines for women also contains the items mentioned above.

Conclusions:

1. Women are perhaps not interested in other things.

II. An average women’s primarily interest lies in home and especially in the kitchen.

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3. Statement: “If he proves a single charge against me, I vow that will quit politics forever”.  A politician in a speech.

Assumptions:

I. The charges levelled against the politician are false.

II. The charges levelled against the politician are beyond proof even if true.

III. The politician is fed of politics.

(1) Only I is implicit

(2) Only II is implicit

(3) Only III is implicit

(4)1 and III are implicit

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4. Statement: “You cannot such questions without consulting a diagram. Difficult questions need diagrams for solving.” teacher tells his students.

Assumptions:

I. The students are not intelligent.

II. The problem cannot be solved.

III. Such questions are difficult.

(1) I and II are implicit

(2) Only II implicit

(3) Only III is implicit

(4) None is Implicit

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5. Statement: “Hungry stomachs do not understand high values and economic ethics. They will vote a man who gives them rice — A political analyst on why a particular party won the election.

Assumptions:

I. A lot of people are hungry.

II. Rice was not available previously.

III. Rice was available only in limited quantity.

(1) Only I is implicit

(2) I and II are implicit

(3) I and III are implicit

(4) All are implicit

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6. Statement: In deserts, camels are indispensable for people to travel from one place to another.

Conclusions:

I. Camels are the only cheapest mode of transport available in deserts.

II. There are plenty of camels in deserts.

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7. Statement: Old order changes the yielding place to new.

Conclusions:

I. Change is the law of nature.

II. Discard old ideas because they are old.

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8. Statement: I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Conclusions: I. The writer’s knowledge is very poor.

II. The world of knowledge is too vast to be explored by a single person.

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9. Statement- “To err is human. Every man makes mistakes. But to learn from those mistakes is what makes great men. And this is way there are few of great men around us.”-A philosopher in his speech.

Assumptions:

I. Mistakes do not make significant issues.

II. There are very few persons who lean from mistakes.

III. If a man learns from mistakes, he is a great man.

(1) Only I is implicit

(2) Only II is implicit

(3) Only III is implicit

(4) I and II are implicit.

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10. Statement: “Why should we not protest? When we ask-for drinking water they are giving us Pepsi and Coca-Cola” - A politician in an interview.

Assumptions:

I. Only drinking water is good for people’s health.

II. Providing people drinking water is more important than providing Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

III. Pepsi and Coca-Cola do not contain healthy drinking water.

(1) Only I is implicit

(2) Only II is implicit

(3)1 and II are implicit

(4) Either II or III is implicit

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11. On which day no programme would be held?

(1) Friday

(2) Thursday

(3) Saturday

(4) Sunday

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12. What would be organised on last day (Sunday)?

(1) Talk on Mental Balance and Well Being

(2) Talk on spiritualism and Moral Development

(3) Talk on Physical Development and Health

(4) Talk on Devotional Songs

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13. How many talks would be held between Talk on Mental Balance and Well Being, and Talk on Yoga and Capacity to Fight Diseases?

(1) Five

(2) Two

(3) Three

(4) Four

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14. What would be organised on First day (Monday)?

(1) Talk on Environment

(2) Talk on Yoga and Capacity to Fight Diseases

(3) Talk on Devotional Songs

(4) Talk on Physical Developrnent and Health

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15. On which day talk on Physical Development and Health b organised?

(1) Wednesday

(2) Tuesday.

(3) Thursday

(4) Saturday.

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16. 0, 3, 30, (65), 105, (170), 252

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17. 2, (5), 14, 23, (34), 47, 62

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18. 1, (3), 8, 16, 28, 46, (68)

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19. 6, (13), 22, (33), 46, 61, 75, 97

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20. 0, 3, 8, (28), 40, (65), 128.

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21. A. Some accidents are not expected incidents.

B. Some accidents are not fatal

C. Some fatal on are not expected incidents

D. No accident is an expected incident

E. Some illnesses which turn out to be fatal are not due to accidents.

F. All accidents are fatal.

(1) DBC

(2) CAB

(3) DFC

(4) ACD

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22. A. All happy persons are sincere persons. .

B. Some children are happy persons.

C. All sincere persons ate happy.

D. No child is happy.

E. Some happy persons are not children.

F. Some children are sincere person

(1) ABD

(2) ABF

(3) BCE

(4) BEF

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23. A. All flowers are beautiful.

B. All beautiful things need air.

C. All sweet smelling things are beautiful

D.A11 flowers are sweet smelling.

E. All flowers are fragrant.

F. All flowers need air.

(1) ABF

(2) CDE

(3) ACD

(4) BCF

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24. A. All mothers are affectionate

B. Some girls are affectionate.

C. Some who are affectionate are not mothers.

D. Some daughters are affectionate.

E. Some girls are daughters.

F. Some daughters are mothers.

G. All girls are Mothers.

(1) AGC

(2) FDA

(3) CED

(4) GEF

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25. A. All geniuses can solve the problem.

B. All students can solve problems.

C. All students are geniuses.

D. All students are mathematicians.

E. Some mathematicians are geniuses. .

F. All those who can solve this problem are mathematicians.

G. Some geniuses are not mathematicians.

(1) ABC

(2) CEG

(3) DEF

(4) DFG

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26. 34 years old Ramesh has secured 76% marks in the written test for promotion, 66% marks In Group Discussion, and 67% marks in the interview. He has good academic record with an average of 68% marks, good communication skill and gets along well with his colleagues. His work performance is good and he has completed 6 years in the organisation.

(1) Promote

(2) Refer to MD

(3) Refer to GM (P)

(4) Data inadequate

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27. 31 years old Jairam secured 67% marks in written for promotion, 72% marks in interview and 62% marks in Group Discussion. He has good academic record with art average 67% marks and good communication skill. He has completed years in the organisation. He gets easily annoyed and irritated with his colleagues arid his record work performance since the last two years is just average.

(1) Promote

(2) Refer to GM (P)

(3) Refer to MD

(4) Do not promote

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28. Dinesh has secured 70% marks in written test for promotion, 69% marks In Group Discussion and 72% marks in the interview. He has a good academic record with an average of 67% marks. He has good record of work performance and gets along well with his colleagues. He has good communication skill and has completed 7 years in the organisation.

(1) Do not promote

(2) Refer to GM (P)

(3) Refer to MD

(4) Data inadequate

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29. 32 years old Jayant has a good academic record with an average of 66% marks. He has secured 67% marks in Group Discussion, 75% marks in interview and 60% marks in written test for promotion. He has good communication skill and gets along well with his colleagues. He has good record of his work performance and has completed 7 years in the organisation.

(1) Do not promote

(2) Refer to MD

(3) Refer to GM (P)

(4) Data inadequate      

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30. Complete the following series a a c - b b a - c c - b a a - c b -

(1) c a b c b

(2) b a c a b

(3) a a b c b

(4) c c b c b

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31. Statements:

A $ B, D η E, C ψ D, C γ B

Conclusions: I. E δ B

          II. B ψ E

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32. Statements:

W δ U, Y ψ X, Z $ Y, X γ W

Conclusions: I. Z ψ W

                       II. X δ Z

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33. Statements:

M $ L, O δ P, M ψ N, O η N

Conclusions: I. M δ O

                       II. M ψ O

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34. Statements:

R γ A, U δ L, A ψ H, H γ U

Conclusions: I. H ψ L

                       II. L $ H

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35. Statements:

W $ N, S ψ Q, R γ N, S $ R

Conclusions: I. W $ R

                       II.N ψ Q

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36. 34 years old Madhu has secured 60% marks in the written test for promotion, 72% marks in interview and 69% marks in Group Discussion. She has good communication skill and gets along well with her colleagues. Her record of work performance good and she has completed 6½ years in the organisation.

(1) Refer to MD

(2) Do not promote

(3) Promote

(4) Data inadequate

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37. 33 years old Ravi has secured 6 marks in Group Discussion, 71% marks in Interview and 66% marks in written test for promotion. She has good academic record with an average of 68% marks and has good communication skill. She gets along with her colleagues and has good record of her work performance. She has completed 6 years in the organisation.

(1) Refer to GM (P)

(2) Do not promote

(3) Promote

(4) Data inadequate

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38. 39 years old Suresh has secured 66% marks in written promotion test and has a good academic record with .n average of 62% marks. He has secured 65% marks in Group Discussion and 72% marks in interview. He has good -record of his work performance, gets well along with his colleagues and has good communication skill. He has completed 6 years in the organisation,

(1) Do not promote.

(2) Refer to MD

(3) Refer to GM (P)

(4) Promote

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39. 38 years old Mahmud has secured 65% marks in the written test for promotion, 73% marks in Interview and .62% marks in Group discussion. He has good record of his work performance, good communication skills and gets along well with his colleagues. He has good academic record with an average of 61% marks arid has completed 7 years in the organisation.

(1) Refer to GM (P)

(2) Refer to MD

(3) Promote

(4) Do not promote

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40. Correct the following equation by interchanging two-signs..

16 + 4 ÷ 2 —21 x 7 = 21

(1) +, —

(2) +, x

(3) —, ÷

(4) x, ÷

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