The sample questions on reasoning topic for the National Insurance Company Limited Administrative Officer Examination are as follows:

1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TRANSFER each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three

2. D is sister of F. M is brother of F. K is brother of D and son of T. R is wife of T.
How is F related to T?
1) Son 2) Daughter 3) Son or daughter
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

3. The positions of how many digits in the number 8359614 will remain unchanged after the digits are rearranged in descending order within the number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three

4. In a certain code 'STAGE' is written as '4@59' and 'EARN' is written as 987'.
How is 'NEST' written in that code?
1) 497@ 2) 794@ 3) @79
4) 79@ 5) None of these

5. In a certain code TRILOGY is written as HQSMXFN. How is CREDITS written in that code?

1) DQBERSH 2) FSDCTUJ 3) DQBETUJ
4) FSDCRSH 5) None of these

Directions (6 - 10) : Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

H 3 $ E K 5 @ M % I 8 2 T A F 6 W I  N V P 4 Q δ R D Z

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) FAW 2) N 3) 4Pδ
4) MI 5) SEH

7. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a letter?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three

8. Which of the following is the fifth to the left of the sixteenth from the left end of the above arrangement?
1) 2 2)  3) 8
4) 6 5) None of these

9. If all the symbols and numbers are dropped from the above arrangement which of the following will be the fourteenth from the right end?
1) T 2) K 3) N
4) P 5) None of these

10. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a letter but not immediately followed by a letter?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three

Directions (11 - 15): In these questions, certain symbols have been used to indicate relationships between elements as follows:

'P  Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q.
'P $ Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q.
'P @ Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q.
'P % Q means P is not greater than Q.
'P ★ Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q.
In each question, four statements showing relationships have been given, which are followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which conclusion(s) is /are definitely true?

11. Statement:
R % T, T  K, K $ M, M @ V
Conclusions: I. M  T II. R  K III. K $ V
1) None is true 2) Only I and II are true
3) Only II and III are true 4) Only I and III are true
5) All I, II and III are true

12. Statements:
W $ N N  R, R @ K, K % F
Conclusions: I. F ★ R II. R $ W III. N  K
1) None is true 2) Only I is true 3) Only II is true
4) Only III is true 5) Only II and III are true

13. Statements:
F @ M, M % W, W $ R, R  V
Conclusions: I. V $ M II. F $ W III. R  F
1) None is true 2) Only I is true 3) Only II is true
4) Only III is true 5) Only I and III are true

14. Statements:
B $ D, D @ M, M % K, K  R
Conclusions: I. R $ M II. K@D III. B $ M
1) Only I and II are true 2) Only I and III are true
3) Only II and III are true
4) All I, II and III are true 5) None of these

15. Statements:
N@W, W★K, KV, V$F
Conclusions: I. K★N II. K@N III. FW
1) Only I is true 2) Only II is true 3) Only III is true
4) Only either I or II is true 5) None of these

Directions (16-20) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

P.Q.R.S.T.V.W and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre. S is second to the right of V who is third to the right of T.Q. is second to the left of T and fourth to the right of Z, W is third to the right of P who is not an immediate neighbour of T.

16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions is the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) ZRV 2) SPQ 3) VZP
4) TWR 5) QWT

17. Who is to the immediate left of W?
1) Q 2) T 3) S
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

18. Who is second to the left of R?
1) T 2) Q 3) W
4) Data Inadequate 5) None of these

19. Who is fourth to the left of P?
1) R 2) Z 3) W
4) T 5) Data inadequate

20. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right. of the second person?
1) SQ 2) TW 3) ZV
4) PS 5) QW