Paper I

General Insurance Corporation Of India (GIC)

Assistant Managers
Recruitment Exam
August 2008 Question Papers (Fully Solved)
TEST I : REASONING ABILITY
1. In a class of 60 students number 5. Which of the following is the 10. P’s father is Q’s son. M is the paternal
of boys and girls participating in the correct statement ? uncle of P and N is the brother of Q.
annual sports is in the ratio of 3 : 2 (1) P worked overtime, last among How is N related to M ?
respectively. The number of girls from them (1) Brother (2) Nephew
the class not participating in the sports (2) P worked overtime earlier (3) Cousin (4) Data inadequate
is 5 more than the boys from the class than S (5) None of these
who are not participating in the sports. (3) The holiday was on Friday Directions (Qs. 11 to 15) : Read the
If the number of boys participating in (4) S worked overtime earlier following information and answer
the sports is 15, how many girls are there than Q these questions :
in the class ? (5) None of these (i) A, B, C, D, E, F & G are sitting
(1) Data inadequate 6. In a certain code ‘acquisition or along a circle facing at the centre
(2) 20 construction should be completed within and are playing cards.
(3) 25 three years’ is written as ‘three be or (ii) E is neighbour of A & D.
(4) 30 within should years construction (iii) G is not between F and C.
(5) None of these completed acquisition’. How will (iv) F is to the immediate right
Directions (Qs. 2 to 5) : Read the ‘interest paid on loan will be allowed of A.
following information and answer for deduction’ be written in the code ? 11. Who are the neighbours of B ?
these questions : (1) for will paid allowed loan on (1) C and D
(i) P, Q, R, S and T finished the work, deduction be interest (2) F and C
working from Monday to (2) for will allowed paid loan (3) A and F
Saturday, one of the days being deduction on be interest (4) Data inadequate
holiday, each working overtime (3) for will paid allowed loan (5) None of these
only on one of the days. deduction on be interest 12. Which pair given below has the
(ii) R and T did not work overtime (4) for will paid allowed loan second person sitting immediately to the
on the first day. deduction be on interest right of the first ?
(iii) Q worked overtime the next day (5) None of these (1) CB (2) DG
after the holiday. 7. Which of the following will be (3) EA (4) AB
(iv) The overtime work done on the the changed form of the word (5) None of these
previous day of the holiday was OBLIQUE when the word is written 13. Which of the following has the
by R. again by substituting each vowel by the persons sitting adjacent to each other
(v) There was a two-day gap between 2nd letter following it in the English from left to right in order as given ?
the days on which P and Q alphabet and each consonant is (1) CDG (2) EDG
worked overtime. substituted by the 3rd letter following it (3) BGC (4) FBC
(vi) P worked overtime the next day in the English alphabet ? (5) None of these
of the overtime day of S. (1) MEDGTSD (2) RDNLSXH 14. What is the position of F ?
2. When did T work overtime ? (3) QEOKTXG (4) QEOKTWG (1) To the immediate left of A
(1) On the day previous to that on (5) None of these (2) To the immediate right of B
which S worked overtime. 8. If a meaningful word can be (3) 2nd to the right of C
(2) On the next day of the day on formed using the five letters NWROD, (4) 3rd to the left of D
which Q worked overtime. each only once, then the fourth letter (5) None of these
(3) Two days after the day on which of that word is your answer. If more 15. Which of the following does not
S worked overtime than one such word can be formed then have the pair sitting adjacent to each
(4) Cannot be determined Y is your answer and if no such word other ?
(5) None of these can be formed then ‘Z’ is your answer. (1) BA (2) CB
3. How many days’ gap was there (1) D (2) W (3) DE (4) GD
between the days on which P & T (3) R (4) Y (5) All are sitting adjacent to each
worked overtime ? (5) Z other
(1) Three (2) Two (3) One 9. Pointing towards a girl in the Directions (Qs. 16 to 20) : To
(4) Cannot be determined picture Sunita said, “She is the mother answer these questions study the
(5) None of these of Renu whose father is my son.” How following arrangement :
4. On what day did R work overtime ? Sunita is related to that girl in the picture. J Y 2 = S £ δ E G M  7 $ H
(1) Monday (2) Tuesday (1) Mother (2) Aunt P9KLβ@WQ13#CD©
(3) Thursday (4) Friday (3) Cousin (4) Data inadequate 16. How many such symbols are there
(5) None of these (5) None of these in the above arrangement each of which
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