NEEPCO Reasoning Questions and Answers

NEEPCO cubes and dices apaitude and reasonig questions with answers

1. Count the number of Cubes in each of the following figures

A.144
B.150
C.158
D.168
Ans:D
Ex: Ans : D.  In the figure, there are 48 columns containing 4 cubes each and 12 columns containing 2 cubes each. Total number of cubes = (48 ×3) + ( 12 ×2) = 144 + 24 = 168.

2. If REASON is coded as 5 and BELIEVED is coded as 7, what will be coded for GOVERMENT?

A.6
B.8
C.9
D.10
Ans:C
Ex:Code for the given word = (number of letter in the word) - 1.
So, the code for GOVERNMENT= 10 - 1 = 9

3. In a certain code language

MALLONPIML means BLUE LIGHT

MALLONTIFL means BLUEBERRY

ARPANTIFL means RASPBERRY

Which word could mean LIGHTHOUSE ?

A.TIFLMALLON
B.PIMLARPAN
C.MALLONARPAN
D.PIMLDOKEN
Ans:D
Ex:MALLON means BLUE
PIML means LIGHT
TIFL means berry and ARPAN means RASP in RASPBERRY. The word PIML, which means LIGHT, is required for the word LIGHTHOUSE. Hence, choice D the only possible answer.

4. Sanjana's brother-in-law is the son of ramya. How is sanjana's husband related to ramya's husband if sanjana had no siblings?
A.nephew
B.son
C.son-in-law
D.father-in law
Ans:B
Ex:Sanjana's brother-in-law is the son of ramya means ramya is sanjana's mother-in-law.
Sanjana's husband is ramya's son i.e. sanjana's husband is ramya's husband's son.

5. If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?

A.Brother
B.Sister
C.Nephew
D.Cannot be determined
Ans:D
EX:If D is Male, the answer is Nephew.
If D is Female, the answer is Niece.
As the sex of D is not known, hence, the relation between D and A cannot be determined.

6. Statement: There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial situation.

Courses of Action:

I. The villagers should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.

II. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive.

A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follows
Ans: A
Ex:Clearly, increased migration would add to the burden on city's infrastructure. So, attempts should be made to make the villagers feel comfortable in the villages itself. So, only course I follows.

7. Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city.

Courses of Action:

I. The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation.
II. The government should appeal to all the residents through mass media for minimal use of water.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans: E
Ex:The situation can be tackled by periodic cuts in supply, and urging people to conserve water. So both the courses follow.

8. Find the next number of the series.

563,647,479,815,...?

A.672
B.386
C.279
D.143
Ans: D
Ex:In the sequence is +84 -168 +336.... i.e. +84, -(84 * 2),+(84 * 4)...
Therefore, 815 - (84 * 8) = 143

9. After walking 6 km, I turned to the right and then walked 2 km. After then I turned to the left and walked 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which direction did I start my journey?

A.North
B.South
C.East
D.West
Ans: B
Ex:The journey was started from the South.

10. Starting from the point X, Jayant walked 15 m towards west. He turned left and walked 20 m. He then turned left and walked 15 m. After this he turned to his right and walked 12 m. How far and in which directions is now Jayant from X?

A.32 m, South
B.47 m, East
C.42 m, North
D.27 m, South
Ans:A
Ex:

11. Choose the correct antonym from the given four alternatives.
PROFANE

A.Pious
B.Kitten
C.Energy
D.Wild
Ans:A

12. AUDACITY

A.Quivering
B.Patricide
C.Bravado
D.Cowardice
Ans:D

13. In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

VACILLATE

A.Amplify
B.Stimulate
C.Cheat
D.Waver
Ans:D

14. DIALECTIC

A.Argumentation
B.Instructive
C.Constructive
D.Destructive
Ans:A

15. Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct.

Every time I go in a lift to my sixth floor apartment, I remember the calm and serenity of my ancestral home in the village.

A.Move in a lift
B.Ascend in a lift
C.Take a lift
D.No improvement
Ans:C

16. The moment the manager came to know fraudulent action of his assistant, he order immediately dismissed him .

A.Immediately ordered his dismissed
B.Ordered his immediate dismissal
C.Immediately order dismissal of his
D.Ordered for immediately dismissal of him
E.No correction required
Ans:B

17. Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom.

To hit the nail right on the head

A.To do the right thing
B.To destroy one's reputation
C.To announce one's fixed views
D.To teach someone a lesson
E.None of these
Ans:A

18. To make clean breast of

A.To gain prominence
B.To praise oneself
C.To confess without of reserve
D.To destroy before it blooms
E.None of these
Ans:C

19. Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete

Do you know ......?

A.Where she comes from
B.Where does she come from
C.Where from she comes
D.From where does she come
Ans:A

20. At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would ...... specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.

A.Develop
B.Come out
C.Emerge
D.Grow
Ans:C