TCS NQT Advanced Reasoning Ability
TCS NQT Advanced Reasoning Ability
1 The desired description of the role of an actress described by the screenplay is an average-
sized lady of age range 45 to 50 years, big body frame with a grey head, large-sized blue
eyes, quite fair skin, smiling face and decently good looking. According to the director and
casting assistant of the film, there will be no compromise with the resemblance of the
character as described in the screenplay, no matter how talented they are. The candidate
who appeared for the screen test is a highly appreciated actress who has black hair, big blue
eyes, and quite a fair complexion. She is in her thirties and medium build. Will the candidate
be selected or not? (Answer: Selected/Not Selected)
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in whole numbers without any symbols (i.g. %kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN Not selected
2 In a dance school, the teacher made her five students B, L, P, R and D stand in a row facing
the north direction to distribute chocolates. Who among them stood to the immediate left of
R?
Statements:
I. B stands at one of the extreme ends. L stood between B and P
II. Only one student stands between P and D. D is not to the right of L.
AN D
3 In a certain code language, JAVA is written as JVAA. How will MAWAA be written in that
language?
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should be in whole numbers without any symbols (i.g. % kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN MWAAA
4 A health club gives 35% concession in monthly fees to those who belong to any one of the
following categories:
I. All children between the age of 6-14 years who have BPL cards and produce the birth
certificate
II. All girls/women up to 21 years of age who represent their school or college in
sports/games.
III. Unemployed married women in the age group of 35-55 years.
AN B
5 Eight students namely 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8 are seated around a circle facing the centre: 5 is
second to the right of 3 who is third to the right of 1. 4 is second to the left of 1 and fourth to
the right of 2. 8 is third to the right of 6 who is not an immediate Neighbour of 1. Who is
second to the right of 5?
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in whole numbers without any symbols (i.g. % kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN 7
6 City police received a complaint from one of the foreign residents that he was bullied and
manhandled by some people at a public place in the evening. During the investigation, one
eye witness was located, who narrated about the incident and reported that he saw four
people surrounding the foreigner and out of these four, one was holding the foreigner by his
hair and the rest were all laughing at him. Should the police arrest the four persons
identified by the eye witness and the victim foreigner?
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should be in whole numbers without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN NO
Five persons, Prakruthi, Qubal, Xavier, Yamuna and Zoel, are sitting around a circular table,
with all of them facing towards the centre. Who sits to the immediate left of Qubal?
Statement:
I. Prakruthi sits third to the right of Qubal. Xavier sits third to the right of Prakruthi.
II. Qubal sits to the immediate left of Xavier, who sits second to the left of Prakruthi.
Yamuna does not sit adjacent to Qubal.
A Data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
B Data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
C Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement I
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
D Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement II
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
AN C
8 A statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. Assuming that
everything in the statement is true, decide which of the given courses of action
Statement:
In the COVID-19 pandemic, it was seen that very few doctors were there for a huge mass of
people.
Courses of Action:
I. The government should open more medical institutes.
II. The government should encourage private firms to invest in the medical sector.
AN D
Column I Column II
TONE fbcz
FACTOR sbkdzm
RAP tmd
HEAT mzpc
are written in small letters in Column Il but the letters in Column II are jumbled up:
Decode the language and select the correct code (coded letters in the proper order) for the
word 'PARENT'
A dcmzft
B kmdcfz
C tmsfcz
D tmdcfz
AN D
10 There is an acute need of an architect for the firm of Teena, who is a successful architect
practitioner and running a very big architect firm. The candidate should be well-qualified,
skilled, highly experienced, and reliable. A placement agency has recommended a candidate
named Preeti who has recently graduated in architecture from one of the best schools of
architecture as the topper of the institute. She is a gold medalist. She has successfully
completed her internship of one year and registered with the government. Decide whether
the suggested candidate is suitable for Teena or not. (Answer in YES/NO)
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms, ₹ etc.)
AN YES
11 Rahul, Amit, Sahdev, Pushkar, Rohan and Yusuf are teachers in a school. Each of them
teaches two subjects, one is a compulsory subject and the other is an optional subject.
Pushkar's optional subject was Hindi, while others have it as a compulsory subject. Rohan
and Yusuf have psychology as one of their subjects. Yusuf's compulsory subject is
Mathematics which is an optional subject for both Sahdev and Rohan. Hindi and Chemistry
are Rahul’s subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are just the
reverse of those of Pushkar's. English is an optional subject for only one of them. The only
disabled teacher in the school has Chemistry as a compulsory subject. What is Sahdev’s
compulsory subject?
A Psychology
B English
C Hindi
D Chemistry
AN C
12 Eight friends namely – H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O – are sitting in a straight line equidistant from
each other (but not necessary in the same order). Some of them are facing north, while some
are facing south. M sits third to the right of H. M sits at one of the extreme ends. L sits third to
the left of H. Both the immediate neighbours of J face north. N is not an immediate neighbour
of H. The persons sitting at the extreme ends face the same direction. Both the immediate
neighbours of H face the direction opposite to that of M. Both the immediate neighbours of O
face opposite directions. K is one of the immediate neighbours of L and is facing north. I sits
exactly between J and M. Not more than four persons are facing north. L sits to the
immediate right of K. How many persons are sitting between I and O? (Enter the the Answer
in Integet i,e. 1/2/3)
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN 2
13 A question is given, followed by two statements labelled I and II. Identify which of the
statements is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the question.
Question:
In a food court, a certain number of persons were sitting in a row facing north, to have their
lunch. How many persons are there in the row?
Statements:
1. Manini is 11th from the left end of the row and 7th to the left of Divya.
2. Prerana is 15th from the right end of the row and 9th to the right of Divya.
AN D
14 Manoj is the CMD of the general store chain and his company wants
to start a new business of toy stores. The company wants to search
for a suitable location for its first toy store in the town. As suggested by the marketing
research team, the toy store should neither be in a very deep interior of the town nor it
should be too far from the town. The location should also be at such a place from where
maximum people should be passing by foot with their children. The real estate consultant
has suggested a shop which is located in the centre of the town in a mall on the 4th floor
where a number of companies offices are there and lot many passes from there by foot.
Besides this, on the two sides of the suggested location, there are medicines and fruit juice
shops. As the need of the company. suggested location appropriate or not? (Answer Should
be given as YES/NO)
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN NO
Statements:
1. E is the elder sister of F, who is the only son of L. K is the father of H, who is married
to G.
2. G is the brother of J, who is unmarried. K is married to L, who has only one son F. E
has two siblings.
A Data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
B Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
C Data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
D Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
AN A
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN NO
17 Dr Ashok Mohanty is a busy cancer specialist and needs a well-skilled, reliable and highly
experienced physiotherapist. The previous two physiotherapists, who worked with Dr
Mohanty were recruited and selected from one of the renowned physiotherapy institutes,
but each of them could work with Dr Mohanty for less than one month only. There is an
acute need for a physiotherapist who can competently manage the physiotherapy needs of
the patients. A placement agency has recommended a candidate named Leela who has
recently graduated in physiotherapy from a renowned physiotherapy school as the topper of
the class. Leela is a gold medalist. She has completed an internship for one year. Will the
suggested candidate be suitable for Dr Mohanty or not?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN NO
18 In a certain code language, ‘AKBARA' is written as '17'. How will 'AJNARAA' be written in
that language?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN 23
19 Five friends Abdul, Akbar, Aslam, Ayra, and Azhar read a magazine and see a social advertise
and pass to another to read. The one who reads first gives it to Aslam. The one who reads
last had taken from Abdul. Azhar was not the first or last to read. There were two readers
between Akbar and Abdul. Abdul read Social advertise after which friend?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN Azhar
20 In a certain code language, 'DRINK' is written as 'FJFPC' and 'NIGHT' is written as ODDGM.
How will 'SILENT' be written in that language?
A NHZIHQ
B AINIGR
C INIBRG
D NIAIGR
AN D
Statements:
1. M's floor, which is adjacent to P, is exactly below R's floor which is the fifth floor.
2. P's floor is exactly above Q's floor, whose floor is exactly above N's floor which is first.
B Data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
C Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
D Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
AN B
22 You are the bank manager of ABC bank and there is a severe shortage of cash in the bank due
to demonetization by the government. As per the government's strict instructions, a
maximum amount of 2 lakh cash is to be given for weddings. One of your very close family
friend's sons is getting married and he has submitted an application to you with the request
to release an amount of 25 lakh for his son's wedding. You expressed your inability to
address the demand of your friend because of strict government instructions. He is imitated
and annoyed with you because he feels that you can release any amount at your will. His
entire family and your common friend circle are requesting and pressurizing you to release
the amount of 25 lakh. Under these circumstances, will you release the amount, which is
more than as specified by the government's instructions? (Answer in YES/NO
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN N0
23 Read the given information carefully and answer the question that follows.
The Government has started a new scheme under which thousands of houses have been
constructed for the families of different income levels. More than 12000 houses are vacant at
various places in the state. A lot of people in the state are homeless but the applications
received for the government scheme house allotment are less than 2000. The Government
wants to allot houses to the needy people and for that a study has been conducted which
reveals that there are certain discrepancies in the scheme. To address the challenges, the
Government has decided to take over the vacant flats and allot them to Government servants
only. Is the Government's decision right?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN NO
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN Not selected
25 Nitin was busy in a very complicated activity with his friends and suddenly he received a
phone call from his father and during the call his father shared a ten-digit mobile phone
number which he could not note down because of being busy in the activity. But he shared
the phone number with his friends when his father shared it with him. Now Nitin and his
friends want to recall the number and in the effort all of them agree that the first three
numbers were 887. Two of them are sure that the fourth and fifth numbers were 8 and 9.
Three of them agree that the sixth and seventh numbers were 2 and 7. Three more agree
that the second last number was 6 and all of them agree that the last number was also 6. Is
the recalled mobile phone number 887278966 correct?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN Not Correct
26 In a certain code language, BOMB is written as 316143. How will HELP be written in that
language?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN 961317
27 In a certain code language '481’ means 'sky is dark' '246' means ‘sea is deep' and '698'
means 'sea looks dark. What number is the code for dark?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN 8
28 Society, seven friends bought seven villas namely P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 All of them
are constructed in a row facing north and are equidistant from each other, P2, which not at
any of the extreme ends, is fourth to the left of P3. P7 is in the middle of the row and there
are two villas between P4 and P7. P1 is an immediate neighbor of P2 and is third to the left
of P5. How many villas are there between P1 and P6?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN 3
29 The target letter-cluster pair given below is followed by some matching letter-cluster pairs.
From the matching cluster pairs, identify target cluster-pair by choosing appropriate
options.
Target: SKMWYI: HONABM
a) PGJTVF : KKQXEJ
b) CNFJTX : XRUNGB
c) LSQYEO : OWJCVR
d) OTURCY : NTMSYZ
e) MAGEDT : NETIWX
A b and e
B b, c and d
C a, b and e
D a, d and e
AN B
30 Seven pupils A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a line. G is to the right of D and the left of B.
A is on the right of C. A and D have one pupil between them. E and B have two pupils
between them. D and F have two pupils between them. Who is exactly in the middle?
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without any symbols (e.g. %, kms, ms,₹ etc.)
AN D
AN TONE
32 A Queen sent Sevens servant name P,Q,R,S,T,U and W to market, buying some vegetables, U
bought vegetables before P but not S. R is the last one to bought vegetable. T bought
immediately after P and is subsequently followed by W. Among the servants, who bought
vegetable before U. Q bought before R followed by V?
AN S
33 In a certain code DEAF is written as 3567 and FILE is written as 7465. How is LIED written
in that code?
AN 6453
34 In a random exhibition, seven weavers displayed seven different varieties namely Chanderi,
Banaras, Kanchivaram, Uppada, Pochampally, Chettinad and Kuppadam in each store, which
are in a row facing north.
1) Chanderi store was immediate right of Kuppadam store.
2) Kuppadam store was fourth to the right of Kanchivaram.
3) Uppada store was between Banaras store and Chetinad store.
4) Kanchivaram store, which was third to the left of Banaras store, was at one of the
ends.
Which stores are on the immediate either sides of Chanderi?
35 Four sisters – A, B, C and D attended a family get together wearing different variety sarees
namely – Kaanchevaram, Dharmavaram, Chendheri, and Pochampally but not necessarily in
the same order. A wore Kaancehvaram saree and D wore neither Pochampally nor
Dharmavaram saree. Who among them wore Pochampally saree?
Statement:-
1.B does not wear Pochampally saree
2.C neither wore Chendheri nor Dharmavaram saree
A Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
B Data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
C Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II
alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
D Data either in statement I alone or in statement iI alone is sufficient to answer the question.
AN D
36 Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
A company has following Gratuity (G) and Provident Found (PF) rules:
An employee must have completed one year service to be eligible for either G or PF.
An employee resigning or retiring or retrenched after ten years’ service gets both G or PF.
An employee retrenched or retiring after 5 years but before 10years’ of service gets both G
and PF, but that resigning during this period gets either G or PF.
An employee retrenched or retiring before 5 years’ service gets PF but not G, but that
resigning during this period gets neither G or PF
In case an employee dies after 2years of service, his family gets both G and PF.
In case of employee was on leave without pay, such period is deducted from his total years of
service and then the above rules are applied.
In the case of a lady employee, if she has completed two years’ service, two years are added
to her actual service before applying the above rules, as a special consideration.
Apply the above rules to the case given below and decide whether the employee is eligible
for G and/ or OF. Radhika served for two and half years was retrenched.
AN C
37 Read the statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the
statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1) Some jeans are skirt
2) Some skirts are saree
3) All saree are jacket
4) All skirt are t-shirt.
Conclusions:-
I. Some t-shirts are saree
II. Some jeans are jacket
III. Some jackets are skirt
IV. All saree are jeans
AN C
38 Read the statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the
statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1) No cream is white.
2) Not a single white is oil.
3) Every oil is shampoo.
Conclusions:
I. Some shampoos which are oil are cream as well.
II. No cream is an oil.
AN A
39 Read the statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information
given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with
commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the
Statements:
1) All flowers are sunflowers.
2) No sunflower is a lily.
3) Some lily are plants.
Conclusions:
I. All sunflowers being flowers is a possibility.
II. All plants being lily is a possibility.
III. Some lily are not sunflowers.
D All follows
AN D
40 Read the given information carefully and then answer the question that follows.
A restaurant serves seven different sweets to its customers on Saturday night after the
dinner. The sweets are as follows: Gulab jamun, Sandesh, Modak, Shrikhand, Payasam, Phirni
and Ghevar. The diner is free to select the order of the seven sweets, according to the
following conditions:
1) Payasam is served some time after Shrikhand
2) Exactly one sweet should be served between Sandesh and Modak in the same order.
3) Phirni is served some time before Sandesh
4) Payasam is served either fifth or sixth.
5) Gulab Jamun is served second.
Which of the following sequences is acceptable?
AN A,D
41 A statement is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are
strong with respect to the statement?
Statements:
In schools, primary level education should be given in the mother tongue of the students
Arguments
B Argument I is strong
D Argument II is strong
AN D
42 Statement is given followed by two course of action numbered I and II. Assuming that
everything in the statement is true…..logically follows.
Statement:- It is observed in some of the government primary schools that the teachers are
not very well educated to teach the children.
Course of Action:-
I. The government should remove caste based reservation.
II. The government should conduct training program for the teachers at regular interval
of time.
AN C
43 Read the statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the
statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the given conclusion logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1) Some bees are flies
2) All flies are rhythm
3) Some ants are dragonflies
4) All flies are dragonflies
Conclusions:-
I. Some dragonflies are bees
II. Some bees are ants
III. Some flies are dragonflies
AN B
44 In a certain code, ETY written as 145. How will EOJT be written in that code?
AN 1324
45 A statement is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are
strong with respect to the statement?
Statements:
In schools, primary level education should be given in the mother tongue of the students
Arguments
a) Students can learn very easily in their mother language.
b) Students will feel more comfortable while thinking and absorbing the knowledge
provided by the teacher.
B Argument I is strong
D Argument II is strong
AN D
46 Question 7 – There are five floors in a building, numbered 1 to 5 in such a way that the
lowermost floor is numbered 1 and the topmost floor is numbered 5. Five members, namely
R, L, T, C and A, live on different floors of the building, but not necessarily in the same order.
Also, these five work in different companies, namely C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5. T stays on floor
no. 2 and works in C4, and C stays on floor no. 5. Also, the one who stays on floor no. 1 is
working in C1. Who lives on floor no. 3 and in which company does she/he work?
Statements:
I. Neither L nor A works in C1.
II. One who lives on floor no. 3 works in C3; A does not work in C3.
AN D
47 In a certain code language, ‘479’ means ‘fruit is sweet’; ‘248’ means ‘very sweet voice’ and
‘637’ means ‘eat fruit daily’. Which digit stands for ‘is’ in that code?
A 7
B 9
C 8
D 4
AN B
A P$J%R+K%F
B F@R+K+P%J
C J%P+K@R$F
D J%P#K+R%F
AN C
A M is the brother-in-law of Q
C M is the uncle of Q
AN B