Accenture Critical Reasoning and Problem Solving Previous Year Questions
Accenture Critical Reasoning and Problem Solving Previous Year Questions
Statements :
All rats are cows. No cow is white.
Conclusions :
|. No white is rat.
Il. No rat is white.
Ill. Some whites are rats.
IV. All cows are rats.
A. None follows
B. Only IV follows
C. Only I and II follow
D. Only II and IV follow
Explanation: As per the Venn diagram, conclusion I and II follows
I. Some apples are guavas.
II. All apples are oranges.
III. No orange is a papaya.
IV. All papayas are guavas.
Conclusions:
I. Some papayas are apples.
II. Some oranges are papayas.
III. Some guavas are oranges.
A. Only conclusion III follows
B. Either conclusion I or conclusion III follows
C. None follow
D. Only conclusion I follows
Statements:
I. All stamps are baskets.
II. II. Some baskets are hamsters.
Conclusions:
I. All baskets are hamsters.
II. II. Some hamsters are stamps.
A. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
B. Only conclusion I follows
C. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
D. Only conclusion II follows
More than one billion years’ worth of rocks have gone missing from the geologic record of Grand Canyon.
A. Earth has transitioned from an older setting to the modern one during these one billion years.
B. None of the mentioned options.
C. The western half of the Grand Canyon has gone through a very different geologic contortion compared to the eastern half.
D. Series of Faulting events in that region possibly tore up the earth around the Canyon causing rocks and sediments to wash away in the ocean.
Explanation: In a new study, researchers led by Peak identify a likely cause for the missing rocks: the breakup of Earth's ancient supercontinent Rodina approximately 700 million years ago. The upheaval was so violent it likely washed rocks and sediment into the ocean — one billion years’ worth, in the case of the Grand Canyon, option D is correct.
Argument :
People generally wear light colour clothes in summer.
A. They are easy to wash and easy to dry.
B. Light colour clothes are bad absorber of light.
C. These light colour clothes are thick and warm.
D. They are readily and cheaply available in the summer.
Question: What is the Cost Price of flour?
Statements:
I. Kevin mixes flour and sugar in the ratio 3:5 to make pretzels. He sells pretzels at $10 per kg.
II. The ratio of price of sugar and flour is 9:4 (per kg) and he earns 66(?) % profit.
A. Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question asked and additional data to the problem is needed
B. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question
C. Only one of the statements, alone, is sufficient to answer the question but other statement is not
D. Both statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question asked but neither statement alone is sufficient
Six friends - Sheldon, Jack, Justin, Bruce, Peter, and Nicholas are sitting around a circular table, not necessarily in the same order. All of them are facing the center.
I. Peter is sitting exactly opposite to Jack.
II. Justin is the only person sitting between Bruce and Peter.
III. Sheldon is sitting to the immediate left of Jack.
Q7) Who among the following are not the immediate neighbours?
A. Bruce and Justin
B. Nicholas and Peter
C. Nicholas and Justin
D. Jack and Sheldon
Explanation: Using statement one I. Peter is sitting exactly opposite to Jack.
Using statement III. Sheldon is sitting to the immediate left of Jack.
By statement II. Justin is the only person sitting between Bruce and Peter.
Hence, Nicholas and Justin are not immediate neighbours.
Q8) Who is sitting second to the right of Peter?
A. Peter
B. Justin
C. Jack
D. Sheldon
As per the arrangement , the person second to the right of Peter is Sheldon
Q9) Who is sitting to the opposite of Sheldon?
A. Bruce
B. Justin
C. Peter
D. Nicholas
Justin is sitting to the opposite of Sheldon.
Q10) Which of the following is false regarding the position of Jack?
A. Jack is sitting third of the left of Nicholas.
B. Jack is sitting second to the right of Nicholas.
C. Jack is sitting between Bruce and Sheldon.
D. Jack is sitting to the immediate left of Bruce
Jack is sitting third of the left of Nicholas is false.
There were six participants - M, N, O, P, Q and R in the final of coffee making competitions. The six participants belong to six different locations - Delhi, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Tokyo and London. David, the
judge of this competition, rated the coffee prepared by the participants on a scale of 1 to 10 giving a unique rating to each participant.
I. R was from London.
II. Participants from New York got the highest ranking, but was not O.
III. Only two participants got ratings in even numbers.
IV. The rating of O was double the rating of Q.
V. N got the minimum rating and the rating was an even number.
VI. O got a higher rating than M.
Q11) What was the second highest rating given?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 6
Explanation: From, N got the minimum rating and the rating was an even number, therefore the minimum even number between 1 to 10 is 2, N rank is 2
III. Only two participants got ratings in even numbers.
IV. The rating of O was double the rating of Q.
Possible values for
O Q
4 2
6 3
8 4
10 5
Participants from New York got the highest ranking, but was not O, as O is not highest 10 and 5 isn’t possible, and only two participants got even N is already even rank hence 4 and 8 , 2 and 4 not possible
So the rank of O is 6 and Q is 3
O got a higher rating than M, values possible for M less than 6 are 5,4,3,2,1 as N is the minimum rank 2 and 1 can’t be taken and Q is 3 , 4 is even so only possibility for M is 5
R was from London. Participants from New York got the highest ranking, Hence R is not highest possible ranks left are 9,7 ( even numbers can’t be taken) R will be 7 and the left P will be 9 and belongs to New York.
|
Participant |
Score |
Location |
|
P |
9 |
New York |
|
R |
7 |
|
|
O |
6 |
|
|
M |
5 |
|
|
Q |
3 |
|
|
N |
2 |
|
The second highest rating given is 7.
Q12) Who belongs to New York?
A. P
B. Q
C. Cannot be determined
D. M
Explanation: P belongs to New York as per above table.
Q13) What was the rating of coffee prepared by Q?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 6
D. 5
Explanation: the rating of coffee prepared by Q is 3 as per above table.
Q14) Which of the following statements is definitely true?
A. P got a rating of 10
B. M got a rating of 5
C. O belongs to Mumbai
D. Q belongs to Paris
Explanation: M got a rating of 5 is definitely true.
Q15) Statement :
Social gatherings could turn into COVID super spreader events if safety norms are flouted.
Conclusions :
I. The coming festive season could be dangerous if safety norms are flouted and lead to a surge in COVID cases.
II. Vaccine provides over 95% protection against severe disease and hospitalisation.
A. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
B. Only conclusion I follows
C. Only conclusion II follows
D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Explanation: As per the statement gatherings could turn in to COVID super spread , so only Conclusion I follows, decision on Conclusion II can’t be taken as the statement doesn’t discuss about vaccination.
Q16) Statement :
Government has started to offer incentives and subsidies on Electric Vehicles.
Conclusions :
I. Pollution can be mitigated by the use of electric vehicles.
II. Electric vehicles are not pocket friendly as compared to conventional petrol/diesel vehicles.
A. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
B. Only conclusion I follows
C. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
D. Only conclusion II follows
Explanation: Only Conclusion II follows , anything about pollution isn’t discussed in the statement hence conclusion I doesn’t follow
If all cats are mammals and some mammals are birds, which of the following must be true?
A. Some cats are birds.
B. All mammals are cats.
C. Some birds are cats.
D. None of the above.
Explanation: The statements only tell us that all cats are mammals and some mammals are birds. They do not imply any direct relationship between cats and birds.
John, Kate, and Alex are sitting in a row. Kate is not next to John. John is not next to Alex. How many possible orders can they be seated in?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Explanation: The valid arrangements are Alex-Kate-John and John-Kate-Alex.
In a group of people, 70% have a car, 60% have a house, and 50% have both. What percentage of people have either a car or a house or both?
A. 80%
B. 70%
C. 60%
D. 50%
Explanation: Using the principle of inclusion and exclusion: P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)−P(A∩B)=70P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cap B) = 70% + 60% - 50% = 80%P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)−P(A∩B)=70.
A man walks 3 km north, then turns right and walks 4 km, then turns left and walks 5 km. Which direction is he facing now?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Explanation: He walks north, then turns right (east), then turns left (north) and continues walking north.
