1 Puzzles by kavita raikwar Directions (Q.1-4) - goldencareer

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Puzzles by kavita raikwar

Directions (Q.1-4): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions following

Eight friends Nishant, Deepak, Prashant, Vikram, Baljeet, Ashwini, Anant and Samarjeet, who

live in Delhi, left for different hill stations to enjoy their summer vacation. The hill stations are –

Mount Abu, Gulmarg, Mussoorie, Nainital, Ranchi, Shimla, Almora and Srinagar. They left for

these destinations in different vehicles. These vehicles are Indica, Bolero, Scorpio, Esteem,

Zen, Wagon-R, Corsa and Santro. The names of the hill stations and also those of the vehicles

are not necessarily in the same order as the names of the persons. Note that each person left

for his destination by his own vehicle. No person has more than one vehicle.

(i). Prashant, who left for Shimla, has neither a Zen nor a Corsa, whether Deepak has a Bolero

and did not leave for Gulmarg or Almora. But the person who has Esteem left for Mount Abu.

(ii). One of them, who own an Indica, left for Nainital. And the person who left for Gulmarg own a

Scorpio, but his neighbor Samarjeet did not leave for Mount Abu. Deepak left for Srinagar.

(iii). One who left for Mussoorie has Santro. Ashwini and Anant left for Almora and Nainital

respectively.

(iv)Baljeet left for Gulmarg whereas Vikram, who has neither a Zen nor a Wagon-R, left for

Ranchi.

1). Who owns Santro?(a) Nishant(b) Samarjeet(c) Data Inadequate

(d) Vikram(e) None of these

2). Nishant left for his destination by which of the following vehicles?

a) Corsa(b) Esteem(c) Santro(d) Zen(e) None of these

3).One who left for Shimla was travelling in

a) Corsa(b) Zen(c) Bolero(d) Santro(e) None of these

4). Which of the following is correctly matched?

Person Hill station Vehicle

a) Vikram Gulmarg Corsa (b) Baljeet Ranchi Scorpio

(c) Ashwini Almora Indica

(d) Anant Nainital Zen(e) None of these

Directions (Q.5-9): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are eight group captains of different games, viz, Badminton,

Volleyball, Cricket, Table Tennis, Football, Hockey, Kho-Kho and Lawn Tennis, but not

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necessarily in the same order. There are three female members in the group and four captains

are holding PhD degrees.X had PhD degree and is the captain of Volleyball.

Q is the captain of Cricket. R is the captain of Hockey.

The one who is the captain of Table Tennis does not have a PhD degree.

No female is captain of either Football or Lawn Tennis.

The captain of Lawn Tennis does not have a PhD degree.

W and S are not the captains of either Football or Hockey.

S is the captain of a ladies’ team and U and S have PhD degrees.

R and V are lady captains and are not PhD degree holders. T has a PhD degree is the captain

of the Kho-Kho team.

5). Who is captain of Hockey team?(a)S(b)R(c)Q(d)T(e)None of these

6). Which captain is a female and a PhD degree holder?

a) T(b) R(c) S(d) V(e) None of these

7). Which of following groups represents male group of captains who have PhD degrees?

a) UTS(b) SUX(c) QTU(d) TUX(e) Can’t be determined

8). S is the captain of which of the following games?

a) Hockey(b)Cricket(c)Badminton(d) Kho-Kho(e)None of these

9). Which of the following combinations is true?

a) T-Male-Cricket-PhD(b) S-Female-Badminton-PhD

c) R-Male-Hockey-PhD(d) W-Male-Lawn Tennis-PhD(e)None of these

Answers:1). b) 2). b) 3). e) 4). e) 5). b) 6). c) 7). d) 8). c) 9). b)

Questions (1-4):

Sl.No. Person Hill Station Vehicle

1. Prashant Shimla Wagon-R

2. Deepak Srinagar Bolero

3. Nishant Mount Abu Esteem

4. Anant Nainital Indica

5. Baljeet Gulmarg Scorpio

6. Samrjeet Mussoorie Santro

7. Ashwini Almora Zen

8. Vikram Ranchi Corsa

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

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A, C, E, I, O, N, P and S are eight persons working in an MNC. They are sitting around a

circular table in a meeting but not necessarily in the same order. All of them hold a different

post, viz President, MD, GM, CA, HR, Vice President, Chairman and Vice Chairman, but not

necessarily in the same order. C sits third to the right of the Vice President. Only two persons sit

between Vice President and S. The GM and the MD are immediate neighbours. Neither C nor S

is a GM or an MD. The GM is not an immediate neighbour of the Vice President. The CA sits

third to the right of O, who is not the GM. N sits on the immediate right of the Chairman. The

Vice Chairman sits second to the left of A, who is not an immediate neighbour of S. The Vice

Chairman is an immediate neighbour of both the HR and the CA. C is not Chairman. I is not an

immediate neighbour of C. E is not an immediate neighbour of the Vice Chairman.

1). Who among the following is the Chairman of the company?

a) E(b) A(c) I(d) P(e) None of these

2). O holds which of the following posts in the company?

a) Chairman (b) HR(c) MD(d) Vice Chairman (e) None of these

3). How many persons sit between the Chairman and the President?

a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three(e) None of these

4). Which of the following pairs is an immediate neighbour of I ?

a) Vice Chairman, CA(b) Chairman, Vice President

c) Chairman, HR(d) Vice Chairman, Chairman(e) Can’t be determined

5). Which of the following statements is true?

a) A is the Chairman and sits on the immediate right of N.

b) The President and the HR are immediate neighbours of P.

c) N is the Vice President and sits second to the left of E.

d) None is true (e) All are true


IMF, OPEC, UN, WTO, WHO, SEBI, IRDA and TRAI are eight organizations and heads of eight

organizations are I, K, N, P, S, T, W and Z, who they are sitting around a circular table facing

centre, but not necessarily in same order.T sits second to right of person who is head of WTO.

The head of IRDA is an immediate neighbour of head of WTO. Two persons sit between head

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of IRDA and K. N and S are immediate neighbours. Neither N nor S are immediate neighbours

of either K or head of WTO. The head of UN sits second to right of P, who is head neither of

WTO nor of IRDA. W and head of IMF. Only one person sits between N and head of OPEC. Z

sits third to left of head of TRAI. head of SEBI sits second to left of head of WHO. The head of

UN sits on immediate left of head of WTO and second to right of head of OPEC.

6). Who among the following is the head of OPEC?

a) N(b) P(c) K(d) S(e) None of these

7). Who among the following sit exactly between K and the head of IRDA?

a) Z and T(b) The Head of UN and W

c) Z and I (d) K and the head of WTO(e) Can’t be determined

8). Who among the following sits second to the left of K?

a) N(b) The head of SEBI(c) The Head of OPEC

d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these


a) Z-WTO (b) W-IMF(c) K-WTO(d) N-SEBI(e) None of these

10). Which of the following statements is true?

a) K is the head of UN(b) N is second to the right of Z

c) The head of TRAI sits on the immediate left of the head of SEBI

d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these

Answers:

1). b) 2). c) 3). d) 4). d) 5). c) 6). b) 7). c) 8). b) 9). a) 10). c)

Question (1-5):

Question (6-10):

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Directions (Q. 1 – 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven sportspersons associated with three clubs #1, #2, #3. There

are three males and four females. There are at least one male and one female in each club.

Three of them are associated with only football and two each with only hockey and only cricket.

U and her sister S are associated with cricket. But these two persons are associated with

different clubs. R is associated with Club #2, and he is not associated with club (S) of either V or

Q. P is not associated with football. And he is the members of club #3, only with U. All the

persons associated with football are not the members of the same club. T is fortunate because

she and her friends S are associated with the same club.

1). T is associated with which of the following games

a) Hockey(b)Football(c) Cricket(d) Either Hockey or Football(e)None of these

2). If R is associated with hockey then which of following groups represents those persons who

are associated with football?(a) VQS(b)TVS(c )TVQ(d)Can’t say(e)None of these

3). If one of the clubs consists of members associated with a single game then which of the

following correctly represents the club and the game respectively?

a) Can’t be determined(b) Club #1, Football

(c) Club #2, Cricket(d) Club #3, Hockey(e) None of these

4). With which club are three of them associated?

a) Club #1(b) Club #2(c) Club #3(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

5). Which of the following represents the three male persons of the group?

a) PRV(b)PRQ(c)PRV and PRQ(d)Can’t be determined(e)None of these

Directions (Q. 6 – 10): These questions are based on the following information.

Five friends Neha, Naveen, Aashish, Ragni, and Nisha are from five different cities viz

Ahmadabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Delhi, Ernakulam. They are experts in five different fields (i.

e) teaching, music, medical, Software engineering and fashion designing but not in same order.

1. Naveen is not from Bagalore

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2. Doctor is either from Delhi or Ahmadabad

3. Nisha is from Ernakulam

4. Ragini is in musical activity

5. Aashish and Nisha are Doctor and fashion designer but not in same order

6. From Ahmedabad there is a musician

7. Teacher is not from Bangalore

6). Who is doctor among them?

a) Neha(b) Nisha(c) Aahish(d) Naveen(e) Can’t be determined

7). Which activity belong to Ahmadabad?(a) teaching(b) Music

(c) Software Engineering(d) Medical(e) Fashion designing

8). From which city do Aashish and Naveen belong to respectively?

a) Delhi - Calcutta(b) Calcutta - Bangalore(c) Delhi - Bangore

(d) Calcutta – Delhi(e) Delhi - Ahmadabad

9). The Software engineer is from

a) Delhi(b) Calcutta(c) Bangalore(d) Ernakulam(e) Ahmadabad

10). Which one among the following is the correct group of combination?

a) Naveen – Delhi - Teacher(b) Aashish – Ernakulam - Doctor

c) Nisha – Ernakulam – fashion designer

d) Neha – Bangalore – Musician(e) Ragni – Delhi - Musician

Answers: 1). d) 2). c) 3). b) 4). b) 5). c) 6). c) 7). b) 8). a) 9). c) 10). c)

Question (1 – 5):

S.N Person Club Game Sex

#1 #2 #3 Cri Hoc Foo M F

1 P x x √ x √ x √ x

2 Q √ x x x - - - -

3 R x √ x x - - √ x

4 S x √ x √ x x x √

5 T x √ x x - - x √

6 U x x √ √ x x x √

7 V √ x x x - - - -

Question (6 – 10):

Ahmadabad – A, Bangalore – B,Calcutta – C, Delhi – D,Ernakulam – E

Teaching – Te, Musician – Mu,Doctor – Do,Software engineer – Se, fashion designer – Fd

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A B C D E Te Mu Do Se Fd

x √ x x x Neha x x x √ x

x x √ x x Naveen √ x x x x

x x x √ x Aashish x x √ x x

√ x x x x Ragni x √ x x x

x x x x √ Nisha x x x x √

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given

There are five friends A, B, C, D and E. Two of them are businessmen while the other three

belong to three different occupations, viz. medical, engineering and legal. A businessman and

the lawyer stay in the same locality S. The other three stay in three different localities P, Q and

R. Two of these five persons are Hindus while remaining three come from three different

communities, Viz Muslim, Christian and Sikh. The lawyer is oldest in age while businessman

who runs a factory is youngest. The other businessman is a cloth merchant and lies between

doctor and lawyer agewise. D is a cloth merchant and stays in locality S while E is a Muslim and

stays in locality R. The doctor is a Christian and stays in locality P.B is a Sikh while A is a Hindu

and runs a factory.

1). What is B’s occupation?(a)Doctor(b Lawyer(c)Engineer(d)Business(e)Can’t stay

2). What is E’s occupation?(a)Doctor(b)Lawyer(c Engineer(d)Business(e)Can’t say

3). What is C’s occupation?a)Doctor(b)Laywer(c Engineer(d Business(e)Can’t say

4). Agewise, who among the following lies between A and C?

a) Can’t stay(b) Lawyer(c) Doctor(d) Cloth merchant(e) None of these

5). Which of the following statements is true on the basis of the given information?

a) E’s religion is Hindu(b) A stays in place R(c) C is a lawyer

(d) D’s religion is Hindu(e) B is a doctor

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions give

(i) Ashok, Bablu, Chandan, Dharmendra, Ekta and Fool Babu are six children

Of Mrs Rajeshwar. Each of the children was born on different days of the week except Sunday.

Mrs.Rajeshwar gave birth to a child every alternate year but not necessarily in the same order

as the names of the children are given. Each child studies a different subject. The subjects are

Hindi, Geology, Philosophy, English, Psychology and Biology.

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(ii) Dharmendra was born on Tuesday in the late 1990s and he studies Hindi whereas Chandan

studies Psychology. The child who was born on Wednesday studies Geology. The fourth eldest

child studies English while Bablu studies Biology.

(iii) Ashok, who was born in 1989, studies Philosophy. Psychology is studied by the third eldest

child who was born on Friday.

(iv)Bablu was born on Thursday and Fool Babu on Saturday. Ashok is eldest child while Ekta is

youngest

6). In which year was Dharmendra born?

a) 1989(b) 1991(c) 1993(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

7). If Ekta was the only daughter of Mrs Rajeshwar then after the birth of how many sons did

Mrs Rajeshwar give birth to a daughter?

a) One(b) Two(c) Four(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

8). On which day was Ashok born?

a) Monday(b)Wednesday(c Friday(d)Data inadequate(e)None of these

9). What is Chandan’s rank (in terms of ascending order of age) among the children?

a) Second(b) Fourth(c) Fifth(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

10). In which year was Babu born?

a) 1989(b) 1993(c) 1995(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

Answers: 1). b) 2). c) 3). a) 4). e) 5). d) 6). e) 7).e ) 8). a) 9). b) 10). e)

Question (1-5):

Person Occupation Locality Age wise Religion

1 B Lawyer S 1 Skih

2 A Businessman

(Factory)

Q 5 Hindu

3 D Businessman

(Cloth merchant)

S 2 Hindu

4 C Doctor P 3 Christian

5 E Engineer R 4 Muslim

Questions (6-10):

S.No Person Day Subject Year

1. Ashok Mon Philosophy 1989

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2. Bablu Thu Biology 1991

3. Chandan Fri Psychology 1993

4. Dharmendra Tue Hindi 1997

5. Ekta Wed Geology 1999

6. Fool Babu Sat English 1995

Directions (Q. 7 – 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given

Eight friends Shahil, Sonali, Nitesh, Vidya, Rohit, Gita, Sanchita and Deepak are made to sit in

two rows I and II with four members in each row. Shahil, Gita, Sanchita and Deepak are facing

south and sit in row I. Sonali, Nitesh, Vidya and Rohit are facing south and sit in row II. Each

member of row I is facing a member from row II. There are two Doctors, two Engineers, two

Judges and two Commissioners in group. No two persons belonging to the same profession sit

in same row. The Engineer of row I sits on immediate right of Deepak. The Doctor of row II

faces the immediate neighbor of the Engineer of row I. Vidya faces immediate neighbor of Gita,

who is not an Engineer. There is only one person between the Judge and Commissioner in both

rows. The Commissioner of row I faces Engineer of row II. Sonali is not a Judge. Gita sits on the

immediate left of Deepak. Nitesh is not the Judge and he does not sit at any ends of row. The

judge of row II faces Shahil. Vidya is not an immediate neighbor of Rohit.

7). Who among the following sits between Sonali and Vidya?

a)Sanchita, who is a judge(b) Sonali, who is an engineer(c) Rohit, who is a judge

(d) Nitesh, who is a commissioner(e) None of these

8). Who among the following sit at the ends of the rows?

a) Commissioner of row II and Judge of row I(b) Judge of row II and Doctor of row I

(c)Engineer of row I and Engineer of row II(d)Doctor of row II and Judge of row I(e)None of these

9). Which of the following is the pair of Doctors?(a) Sonali, Deepak(b)Gita, Sonali

(c)Nitesh, Vidya(d) Shahil, Sanchita(e) None of these

10). Who among the following sits diagonally opposite the Judge of row II?

(a) Gita(b) Sanchita(c)Shahil(d)Vidya(e None of these

11). Four of following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Who among

following do not belong to that group?(a) Shahil, Vidya(b) Rohit, Sanchita

(c) Sonali, Gita(d) Nilesh, Sanchita(e) Rohit, Deepak

answers: 7). d) 8). c) 9). b) 10). b) 11). b)

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Directions: (Q.01-05): Study the following information and answer the questions following it.

i). P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven persons living in a colony X. Once they went to an

electronic market to purchase Television and VCD players. Each one purchased a television

but of different companies. These companies were- Weston, Philips, Samsung, Akai, Aiwa,

BPL and Onida. Each one purchased a VCD player also but of different companies. These

companies were Akai, Akai, BPL, Philips, Samsung, Santosh and LG. The names of the

persons, the names of the TV companies and the names of the VCD player companies are not

necessarily in same order. No person purchased television and VCD players of same company.

ii). U purchased television of Akai but he did not purchased VCD player of Santosh or LG.

iii). V purchased television and VCD player of Samsung and BPL respectively.

iv). P’s television and Q’s VCD player were of the same company. Similarly, Q’s television and

VCD player were of the same company.

v). R did not purchased any gadget of Weston or LG. Similarly, S did not purchase any gadget

of BPL or Akai.

vi). The one who purchased television of either Weston or Onida did not purchase VCD player

of Santosh. And the one who purchased BPL or Onida TV did not purchase VCD of Akai.

1). Who purchased television of Onida?

(a) Can’t say(b) R(c) S(d) T(e) None of these

2). Who purchased VCD player of Akai?(a)Can’t say(b) R(c) S(d) T(e) None of these

3). U purchased VCD player of which company?(a) Can’t say(b) Akai(c) LG

(d) Santosh(e) None of these

4). P purchased television of which company?

a) Can’t say(b) Philips(c) Aiwa(d) Samsung(e) None of these

5). Which of the given statements is not necessary to answer the above questions?

a) iv)(b) iii)(c) v)(d) vi)(e) All are necessary

Directions (Q.06-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions

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A hostel accommodates twelve persons in six rooms. The persons are A, B, C, D, E, F,

P, Q, R, S, T and U. The rooms are #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6. Each room of the hotel is colored

with different colors. Those colors are: blue, green, yellow, beige, pink and white. Each room

accommodates only two persons. A, B, Q, R, T and U are the only males in the group. Female’s

rooms are odd-numbered where as males’ rooms are even-numbered. A and B share a room.

C’s roommate is not D. E does not live in #6, which is yellow. Neither room #5 nor room #4 is

blue or beige. The pink room has an odd number but it is not room #3. F lives in room #5 with D.

P’s roommate is not S. The blue room is even-numbered. R lives in the green room whereas D

lives in the white room. S does not live in room #3. T’s room is blue.

6). Who among the following are accommodated in the pink-colored room?

a) E and S(b)C and S(c)P and C(d)Data inadequate(e)None of these

7). Who among the following are accommodated in room 3#?

a)P and C(b) P and E(c) C and E(d Data inadequate(e None of these

8). In which room are A and B accommodated?

(a) #2(b) #4(c) #6(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

9). Which of the following statements is/are definitely true?

I. U is the partner of T II. Q is the partner of T

III. R is the partner of Q IV. U is the partner of R

a) Only I(b) Only II(c) Only III(d) Both I and III(e) None of these

10). Which of the following statements is/are definitely false?

I. A and B are accommodated in the yellow room

II. Q is accommodated either in the blue room or in the green room

III. C is accommodated either in the pink room or in the beige room

IV. U is accommodated in room #2

a) None(b) Only IV(c) Only I and IV(d) Only II and IV(e) All are true

Answers: 1). c) 2). d) 3). e) 4). a) 5). e) 6). d) 7). d) 8). c) 9). e) 10). b)

Person TV Company VCD player Company

1. P Philips/Aiwa Aiwa/Philips

2 Q Aiwa/Philips Philips/Aiwa

3. R BPL Santhosh

4. S Onida LG

5. T Weston Akai

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6. U Akai Samsung

7. V Samsung BPL

Question (6-10):

Room No. Persons Colour of he house

#1 E or C and S Pink

#2 U or Q and T Blue

#3 C or E and P Beige

#4 Q or U and R Green

#5 F and D White

#6 A and B Yellow

Directions (Q.1 – 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given

Eight friends B, C, D, E, G, H, N and O are sitting in a row facing north. All of them work in

different banks, viz ICICI, HDFC, IDBI, SBI, BOI, OBC Citibank and Dena Bank, but not

necessarily in same order. H sits fourth to left of the person who works in IDBI. N sits between

O and C but does not work in IDBI. B, who works in HDFC, sits second to left of C, who works in

OBC. B does not sit on the extreme ends of row. The person who works in BOI sits on

immediate left of one who works in SBI. E works in Citibank and is not an immediate neighbour

of B. The person who works in Dena Bank is not an immediate neighbour of one who works in

OBC. D does not work in Dena Bank. G sits on one end of the row.

1).who among the following sit on the extreme ends of the row?

a)Those who work in IDBI and SBI(b) The persons who work in Citibank and Dena Bank

(c)G and the one who works in ICICI(d)Can’t be determined(e)None of these

2).How many persons are there between E and the one who works in BOI?

a) Two(b) One(c) Three(d) Five(e) None of these

3).Based on the given arrangement, which of the following is true with respect to D?

a) Only one person sits to the left of D.(b) Only one person sits between D and C.

c) None of the given options is true(e) N sits second to the right of D.

d) Both who work in SBI and Citibank are immediate neighbours of D.

4).Who among the following is exactly between the persons who work in IDBI and OBC?

a) N,O(b) C,N(c) H,O(d) B,N,E(e) None of these

5).N works in which of the following banks?

a)ICICI(b)Dena Bank(c)BOI(d)Can’t be determined(e)None of these

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Directions (Q.6 - 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given

Eight children E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are playing musical chairs. All of them are sitting on

eight different chairs which are kept in a circle and face away from centre. Four of them are

wooden chairs and four are plastic chairs. J sits second to left of L and both of them sit on

different types of chair. I sits on a wooden chair but opposite J. F and H are immediate

neighbours of J. E does not sit on a wooden chair and the child who sits opposite E does not sit

on same type of chair. child who is an immediate neighbour of L and I sits on a plastic Chair.

6).Which of the following group of children sit on the wooden chairs?

a) H, I, K, E(b) G, K, J, E(c) J, E, F, H(d) F, H, L, I(e) None of these

7).If E is an immediate neighbour of G and H, then who among following sits second to left of K?

a) G(b) I(c) F(d) J(e) None of these

8).Who among the following sits opposite G?

(a) H(b) F(c) J(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

9).Who among the following sits third to the right of K?

a) E(b) J(c) G(d) F(e) None of these

10).Who among the following sits on the immediate left of F?

a) H(b) J(c) E(d) Either J or E(e) None of these

Answers: 1). b) 2). a) 3). d) 4). a) 5). c) 6). d) 7). c) 8). d) 9). a) 10). d)

Direction (01 to 05):

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Directions(Q 1 – 5) : Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.

J, K, L, M, N, O and P live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in same

order. lowermost floor of building is numbered 1, one above that is numbered 2 and so on till

topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of them also likes a different subject, namely English,

History,Commerce,Biology,Accounts,Geography and Computer(but not necessarily in same

order).

J lives on an odd – numbered floor but not on floor numbered 3. The one who likes Accounts

lives immediately above J. Only two persons live between M and one who likes Accounts.

The one who likes History lives on one of odd numbered floors above M. Only three persons

live between L and one who likes History. one who likes commerce lives immediately above L.

The one who likes English lives immediately above the one who likes Computer. P lives on an

Odd numbered floor.

Only one person lives between K and N. K lives on the floors above N. Neither L nor J likes

Biology. N does not like commerce.

1).Which of the following subject does J like?

a) Geography(b) Computer(c) Commerce(d) History(e) English

2).Which of the following combinations is True with respect to the given arrangement?

a) Geography - L(b) History - O(c) Computer - P(d)Accounts – M(e) Biology - K

3).If all persons are made to sit in alphabetical order from top to bottom, positions of how many

persons will remain unchanged?(a) Four(b) None(c) Two(d) One(e) Three

4).Which of the following statements is True with respect to the given arrangement?

a) The one who likes Computer lives immediately below J.(b) O likes History

c) None of the given options is true

d) Only four persons live between M and P(e) P lives immediately below N.

5).Who among the following lives on the floor numbered 2?

a) K(b)The one who likes English(c The one who likes Computer(d) M(e)O

Answers: 1). d) 2). a) 3). c) 4). c) 5). e) 6). c) 7). d) 8). a) 9). e)

Solution(Q 1 – 5):

Floor Person Subject

7 P Biology

6 K Accounts

5 J History

4 N English

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3 M Computer

2 O Commerce

1 L Geography

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, and U are sitting around a circular area at equal distance between each

other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the persons are facing the centre some

others are facing outside (ie in a direction opposite the centre).

Note: Same directions means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person is

also facing the centre and viceversa.

Opposite direction means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person is facing

outside and viceversa.

R sits second to the right of T. T faces the centre. O sits third to the left of R. R and O face

opposite directions. Immediate neighbours of O face the centre. P sits second to the right of O.

U sits on the immediate left of P. N sits second to the left of Q. Q faces the same direction as O.

Q is not an immediate neighbor of T. Immediate neighbours of R face opposite directions (ie if

one neighbours faces the centre the other neighbor faces outside and viceversa).

1). Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement

and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) U(b) S(c) P(d) N(e) Q

2). Who sits second to the left of U?

(a) T(b) O(c) S(d) Other than those given as options(e) O

3). Which of the following is true regarding S as per the given seating arrangement?

a) U is one of the immediate neighbours of S.(b) S sits third to the right of R.

(c) S faces the centre.(d) Only two persons sit between S and T.

e) Only one person sits between S and N.

4). What is P’s position with respect to N?(a) Second to the left

(b) Second to right(c) Third to right(d) Third to left(e) Fourth to left

5). How many persons in the given arrangement face outside?

a) Three(b) Two(c) Four(d) Five(e) One

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given

There are eight persons D, E, G, H, R, S, T and U sitting around a circular table. Some of the

persons are not facing the centre. They all like four different tyes of drinks, viz Sprite, Slice,

Limca and Pepsi, and each drink is liked by two persons.

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Note: Same directions means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person also

faces the centre and vice versa. Opposite direction means if one person is facing the centre

then the other person faces outside and vice versa.

T sits on the immediate right of E, who likes Sprite. G sits third to the left of U, who likes Pepsi

and both are facing the same direction. G and E are not facing the same direction but G is an

immediate neighbor of R. R sits fourth to the left of T and both are facing opposite directions but

like the same soft drink. The persons who like Sprite sit adjacent to each other, but face

opposite directions. The persons who like Slice sit opposite each other. The immediate

neighbours of R are facing the centre. The persons who likes Pepsi is an immediate neighbor of

persons who like Limca. H and S are immediate neighbours of U. H is not facing centre and

likes Limca.one who is on immediate left of S is not facing centre. S sits second to right of G.

6). Who among the following like pepsi?

a) R, T(b) G, U(c) S, D(d) H, U(e) None of these

7). How many persons are not facing the centre?

a) One(b) Two(c) Three(d) Four(e) None of these

8). Which of the following statement is true about D?

a) D is an immediate neighbor of G and the person who likes Slice

b) The immediate neighbor of D are facing the centre

c) D is third to the right of the person who likes Limca

d) None of given statements is true(e)D sits opposite U, who likes Pepsi

9). Who among the following sits third to the right of U?

a) T, who likes Pepsi(b) E, who likes Sprite(c) R, who likes Slice

(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

10). Four of following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is one that

does not belong to that group?(a)S, U(b)R, H(c)G, D(d E, H(e) U, E

Answer: 1) d) 2) c) 3) c) 4) b) 5) b) 6) b) 7) c) 8) e) 9) b) 10) e)

Questions (1-5):

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Questions (6-10):

Directions (Q. 1 – 5): Read the following information and answer the questions based on them.

Neha works part time with five companies – Wipro, Asia Paint, Glaxo, P & G and Colgate. To

cover her journey she uses three means, i.e she can either catch a taxi or a bus or go to the

office on foot. On any day she works with one company.

(i) She enjoys Sundays and Fridays as holidays

(ii) Glaxo’s office is open only on Saturday

(iii) She takes all the different means of transport atleast once in the week.

(iv) She always enjoys her holidays out of her house

(v) She does not catch a crowded bus to go to Wipro or Colgate.

(vi) In P & G, she works as a DTP and does all her assignments from home.

(vii) She does not catch bus which is crowded only on Mondays and Wednesdays but takes only

taxi on these days.

(viii) She catches a bus to go to Asian Paint on a day not immediately preceded by the day in

which she works with Glaxo

1). On Wednesday, Neha works with

a) Wipro(b) Asian Paint(c) Colgate

(d) Either (a) or (c)(e) None of these

2). She definitely does not go out of her house on

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a) Monday(b) Saturday(c) Sunday(d) Thursday(e) Wednesday

3). On Saturday, she travel by

a) Taxi(b)Walking(c) Bus(d) Train(e) None of these

4). If P & G engages her for DTP work in office, she cannot go by

I. Bus II. Walking III. Train

a) I, II or III(b) I and II(c) II and III(d) Data insufficient(e) None of these

5). Which of the following is definitely true?

a) Wipro remains closed on Mondays

b) If the buses are crowded on Tuesday too, then she goes to Asian Paint by taxi

c) She may take any mode of transport on Saturdays

d) She may take any means of transport to the P & G office if called there

e) None of the above

Directions (Q. 6 – 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a sport event, different games are scheduled to be held on seven days, starting on Monday

and ending on Sunday. Two games are scheduled to be held on Saturday as well as on Sunday

and one game on each of the remaining five days. The games to be held in these seven days

are Basketball, Football, Boxing, Sprinting, Swimming, Shooting, Weightlifting, Wrestling and

Cycling, but not necessarily in the same order. Shooting is scheduled to be held on Thursday.

Boxing and Cycling are scheduled to be held on the same day. Wrestling is scheduled to be

held three days before Basketball, ie, two sports are scheduled between Wrestling and

Basketball. Wrestling is not scheduled to be held on Wednesday. Weightlifiting is scheduled

immediately after the day Boxing is scheduled. Football is scheduled immediately after the day

Wrestling is scheduled. Swimming is not scheduled on Monday.

6). Which of the following games is scheduled to be held on Friday?

a) Basketball(b) Wrestling(c) Swimming(d) Weightlifting(e) Sprinting

7). Which of the following games is scheduled to be held on Sunday?

(a) Football(b) Wrestling(c) Basketball(d) Cycling(e) Swimming

8). On which of the following days is Sprinting scheduled?

(a) saturday(b) Friday(c) Wednesday(d) Monday(e) Cannot be determined

9). On which of the following days is Weightlifting scheduled?

a) Monday(b) Tuesday(c) Wednesday(d) Friday(e) Sunday

10). Shooting is related to Basketball in the same way as Wrestling is related to

a) Sprinting(b) Football(c) Shooting(d) Weightlifting(e) Boxing

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Answers: 1). d) 2). d) 3). b) 4). d) 5). d) 6). a) 7). e) 8). d) 9). e) 10). b)

Questions (1 – 5):

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday

Company Colgate /

Wipro

Asian

Paint

Wipro /

Colgate

P & G Glaxo

Transport Taxi Bus Taxi Walking

Questions (6 – 10):

Day Sports

Monday Sprinting

Tuesday Wresting

Wednesday Football

Thursday Shooting

Friday Basketball

Saturday Boxing and Cycling

Sunday Weightlifting and Swimming

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer questions the given

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W live on different floors in the same building having its eight floors

numbered one to eight the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor is numbered 8. There are two

floors between the floors on which Q and W live. S lives on an odd-numbered floor and he does

not live immediate below or above U’s floor. U lives below W’s floor. S does not live immediately

below or above Q’s or W’s floor. P does not live on an even-numbered floor. R does not live on

the topmost floor. V lives on 6th floors. T does not live below W and Q lives on floor no. 5.

1). Who among the following lives on the topmost floor?

a) S(b) Q(c) W(d) T(e) None of these

2). U lives on which of the following floors?

a) Second(b) First(c) Third(d) Fifth(e) None of these

3). Who among the following lives on floor no.4?

a) Q(b) U(c) T(d) W(e) None of these

4). How many floors are three between the floors on which T and R live?

a) One(b) Two(c) Three(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

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5). Four of the following five alike in a certain way and so from a group. Which is the one that

does not belong to that group?a) T(b) V(c) W(d) R(e) S

Answer:1) d) 2) b) 3) e) 4) c) 5) e) 6) b)

Questions (1-5):

Floor Person

8 T

7 S

6 V

5 Q

4 R

3 P

2 W

1 U

Directions (Q. 1–5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G go to market on different days – Sunday, Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for part – time jobs at different shops, viz

Medical, Grocery, Bakery, Electronics, Garment, Hardware and Mobile, but not necessarily in

the same order. C works at the Bakery shop but goes there neither on Saturday nor on

Thursday. E goes on Tuesday and works at the Hardware shop. A goes on Friday but works

neither in the Medical shop nor in the Garment shop. The one who goes on Monday works at

the Grocery shop. The one who works in the Medical shop goes there on Wednesday. F works

in the Garment shop. G works in the Electronics shop and goes on Saturday. D does not go to

the market on Monday.

1). Who among the following works at the Grocery shop?

a) A(b) B(c) D(d) C(e) E

2). On which day does F go to market?

(a) Monday(b Tuesday(c Wednesday(d)Thursday(e)None of these


a) E – Thursday – Hardware(b) D – Tuesday - Medical

(c) C – Sunday - Bakery(d) F – Friday – Garment(e) B – Monday - Mobile

4).Who among followings goes to work on Sunday?(a) B(b) D(c) C(d) E(e) G

5). The person going on Saturday works in which of the following shops?

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a) Electronics(b) Medical(c) Garment(d) Grocery(e) Mobile

Directions (Q. 6–10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given

In a party there are eight friends in which four are boys and remaining are girls, in which girls

are Ela, Ishita, Chitra and Diya and boys are Badal, Hitesh, Faruq and Ganesh. In between

these eight friends one girl and one boy are the host. They are sitting around a rectangular

table. There are on the longer side of the rectangular table and hosts are on the remaining side.

Some additional information is given below:

a a) All four girls are sitting adjacent to each other and Diya is 3rd right of Ganesh

b) Ganesh is host sitting 2nd left of Chitra. Hitesh and Chitra are sitting opposite to each other

c) shita is 3rd left of Ganesh. Faruq is third left of Ela.

6). Who is the 2nd host in this arrangement?

a) Hitesh(b) Badal(c) Ela(d) Chitra(e) None of these

7). What is chitra’s position?

a) Immediate left of Ganesh(b)Immediate right to Ganesh(c) Faruq’s 2nd right

d) Faruq’s immediate right(e) Immediate left of Ela

8). Who is immediate left of Diya?

a) Ishita(b) Badal(c) Faruq(d) Ganesh(e) None of these

9). How many girls and boys are sitting opposite to the same gender?

a) One(b) Three(c) None(d) Two(e) None of these

10). Which of the following statement is true?

a) Three boys are sitting on one longer side(b) Ishita is the another host

c) Faruq and Ela are opposite to each other

d) One girls is sitting to second right of Badal(e) None of these

Answers1). b) 2). d) 3). c) 4).c ) 5). a) 6). c) 7). d) 8). e) 9). d) 10). e)

Questions (1–5):

Pers

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Day Shop

S

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M

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Tu

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We

d

Th

u

F

ri

S

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Me

dica

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Gro

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Ba

ker

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Ele

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Ga

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ent

Ha

rd

wa

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Mo

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A x x x x x √ x x x x x x x √

B x √ x x x x x x √ x x x x x

C √ x x x x x x x x √ x x x x

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D x x x √ x x x √ x x x x x x

E x x √ x x x x x x x x x √ x

F x x x x √ x x x x x x √ x x

G x x x x x x √ x x x √ x x x

Person Day Shop

A Friday Mobile

B Monday Grocery

C Sunday Bakery

D Wednesday Medical

E Tuesday Hardware

F Thursday Garment

G Saturday Electronics

Question (6 –10):

E = Ela, I = Ishita. C= Chitra, D = Diya , B = Badal H = Hitesh, F = Frauq, G = Ganesh

Directions (6–11): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

There are eight friends S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z sitting around a circular table facing the centre

and playing cards but not necessarily in the same order. All of them have a favourite card

among these eight cards. Out of these eight cards, four are Kings and four are Queens of

spade, club, diamond and heart. S likes the Queen of spade and is not an immediate neighbour

of the one who likes the King of club. The one who likes Queen of diamond sits on the

immediate left of T, who likes Queen of club. U likes King of club and sits third to left of W. The

one who likes the King of spade and one who likes Queen of diamond are immediate

neighbours of each other but both of them are neighbours neither of W nor of U. The one who

likes King of diamond and one who likes Queen of spade are immediate neighbours of each

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other. Neither W nor V likes the King of diamond. Only X sits between the one who likes the

Queen of diamond and the one who likes the Queen of heart. Y sits third to the left of the person

who likes the King of diamond.

6). Who likes the King of spade?

a) X(b) Y(c) Z(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

7). W likes which of the following cards?

a) Queen of spade(b) King of heart(c) Queen of heart

(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

8). The liker of which of the following sits exactly between T and Z?

a) Queen club(b) King of diamond(c) Kings of club

(d) King of spade(e) None of these

9). How many persons sit between V and the person who likes the King of club?

a) None(b) One(c) Two(d) Three(e) None of these

10). Which of following pairs are timmediate neighbor of that person who likes King of diamond?

a) T, U(b) S, T(c) W, S(d) V, Y(e) None of these

11). Which of the following statement is / are true with respect to Y?

a) Y is the immediate neighbor of that person who likes the Queen of spade

b) Y sits between T and X

c) Y is opposite the person who likes the King of diamond

d) All are true(e) None is true

Answers6). a) 7). b) 8). c) 9). d) 10). e) 11). b)

Directions (1– 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

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I. Seven members of a family J, K, L, M, N, O and P are to be seated in a row from left to right.

(The one standing at the left end will be called the 1st; the one standing at the right end, the 7th).

II. Their professions are Lawyer, Accountant, Social worker, IAS, Housewife, Commissioner and

Student, though not necessarily in that order.

III. The third person is the Housewife.

IV. M, who is not the Commissioner, will stand after the person who immediately follows N.

V. J is the Social Worker.

VI. The Lawyer stands sixth.

VII. The Accountant stands to the immediate left of the Commissioner.

VIII. P stands to the immediate right of O and to the immediate left of K.

IX. N, the Student, stands fifth.

1). The person standing first from left is.

a) O, the Accountant(b) The Social worker(c) P(d) The Commissioner(e) L, The lawyer

2). The person standing to the immediate left of M is

a) The Housewife(b) J(c) The lawyer(d) K(e) The Commissioner

3). Which of the following correctly matches a person with his/her profession?

a) O-IAS(b) K-Housewife(c) L-Commissioner

(d) P-Lawyer(e) M-Accountant

4). Suppose, P has to go on account of an emergency and the family brings in the servant Q,

who stands to the immediate right of L. The sixth person from the left is now

a) K(b) J(c) N(d) Q(e) M

5). If the Housewife and her husband the IAS, agree to interchange places, which of the

following will be true?

a) M will stand after O but before J

b) K will be the only person to the right of L

c) There will be an equal number of persons to the left and to the right of J

d) There will be only one person to the right of N and to the left of K

e) The first and last person will be the same as before

Directions (6- 13): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight persons from different banks viz. UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena

Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra are sitting in two

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parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between

adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C and D are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2,

P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in given seating

arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of other row. (All information

given above does not necessarily represent order of seating as in final arrangement.)

C sits second to right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbor of

the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Only one person sits between R

and person for PNB. Immediate neighbor of person from PNB faces person from Canara Bank.

The person from UCO Bank faces person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from

Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face person from Bank of

Maharashtra. Q faces person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to immediate left of A.

B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of line. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does

not face the person from Syndicate Bank.

6). Which of the following is true regarding A?

a) The person from UCO Bank faces A

b) The person from Bank of Maharashtra is an immediate neighbor of A

c) A faces the person who sits second to the right of R

d) A is from Oriental Bank of Commerce

e) A sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

7). Who is seated between R and the person from PNB?

a) The person from Oriental Bank of Commerce

(b) P(c) Q(d) The person from Syndicate bank(e) S

8). Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?

a) D and the person from PNB(b) The person from Indian Bank and UCO Bank

(c)The person from Dena Bank and P

d) The person from Syndicate Bank and D(e) C, Q

9). Who amongst the following faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra?

a) The person from Indian Bank(b) P(c) R(d) The person from Syndicate Bank

(e) The person from Canara Bank

10). P is related to Dena Bank in the same way as B is related to PNB based on the given

arrangement. To who amongst the following is D related to, following the same pattern?

a) Syndicate Bank(b) Canara Bank(c) Bank of Maharashtra(d) Indian Bank

(e) Oriental Bank of Commerce

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11). Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement

and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) Canara Bank(b) R(c) Syndicate Bank(d) Q(e) Oriental Bank of Commerce

12). Who amongst the following is from Syndicate Bank?

a) C(b) R(c) P(d) D(e) A

13). C is from which of the following banks?

a) Dena Bank(b) Oriental Bank of Commerce(c) UCO Bank

(d) Syndicate Bank(e) Canara Bank

Answers: 1). a) 2). c) 3). b) 4). d) 5). a) 6).b) 7). e) 8). d) 9). a) 10). d) 11).d) 12).c) 13).e)

Directions (1– 5):

According to the given information, the final arrangement is as follows

Directions (6 -13):

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Directions (Q.No.1-6): Study the following information and answer the questions.

Seven friends namely, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S attend different language classes namely,

French, English, Spanish, Sanskrit, Chinese, German and Japanese, not necessarily in the

same order, from Monday to Sunday (of the same week).

M attends a class on Friday. Only two people attend classes between M and the one who is

learning Sanskrit. R attends a class immediately before P, Neither R nor P is learning Sanskrit.

Only one person attends a class between R and the one who is learning Spanish. The one who

is learning Spanish does not have a class on Monday. N attends a class immediately before the

one who is learning French. M is not learning French. Only one person has a class between R

and Q. O is learning German. Only two people have classes between O and the one who is

learning Chinese. Q is not learning Japanese.

1). Which of following represent those who have language classes immediately before and

immediately after N?a) P,M(b) Q,M(c) Q,R

(d) Other than those given as options(e) R,P

2). Which of the following language is Q learning?

a) Other than those given as options(b) Chinese

(c) English(d) Spanish(e) Sanskrit

3). As per the given arrangement Q is related to Chinese and R is related to Japanese in a

certain way. To which of the following is P related to in the same way?

a) Sanskrit(b) Other than those given as options(c) Spanish(d) English(e) French

4). Four of the following five form a group as per the given arrangement. Which of the following

that does not belong to that group?(a) Q-Tuesday(b) N-Thursday(c) S-Sunday

(d) M-Saturday(e) P-Friday

5). On which of the following days does P have a class?

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a) Monday(b) Thursday(c) Wednesday(d) Tuesday(e) Sunday

6). Who amongst the following is learning Japanese?

a) N(b) M(c) S(d) R(e) Cannot be determined

Answers:1). c) 2). c) 3). b) 4). b) 5). b) 6). c)

Questions (1-6):

Day Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

Friend’s

Name

Q N R P M S O

Language English Sanskrit French Chinese Spanish Japanese German


There are eight captains, namely P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W, sitting around a circular table,

facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them is from a different cricket

team, viz Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, India and

Pakistan. R and T are immediate neighbour of each other. Neither R nor T is an

immediate neighbour of either Q or the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of India sits second to

right of S, who is the captain Neither of Sri Lanka nor of West Indies. U sits second to the right

of the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of West Indies is an immediate neighbour of the captain

of Sri Lanka. Two people sit between captain of West Indies and Q. V and captain of New

Zealand are immediate neighbours of each other. Q is not captain of New Zealand. Only

one person sits between R and the captain of Australia. W sits third to the left of the captain of

Bangladesh. The captain of South Africa sits second to the left of the captain of Pakistan.

1). Who among the following sit exactly between Q and the captain of West Indies?

a) P and the captain of India(b) R and T(c) W and

(d) R and the captain of New Zealand(e) V and U

2). Who among the following is the captain of Australia?

a) R(b) S(c) T(d) U(e) V

3). Four of the following five alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus

from a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) W – Captain of Sri Lanka(b) Q – Captain of Pakistan(c) R – captain of Bangladesh

d) V – Captain of India(e) S – Captain of Australia

4). Who among the following sits second to the left of the captain of India?

a) S(b) Captain of Australia(c) T(d) Both a) and b)(e) Captain of Bangladesh

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5). Which of these statement is / are correct?

a) T is the captain of South Africa.(b) R is the captain of Bangladesh.

(c) V is the captain of West Indies(d) All a), b) and c)(e) None of these


A, N, M, R, J, V, S, and D are eight friends sitting around a circular table. Two of them are not

facing the centre. All of them like watches of different brands, viz Maxima, Puma, HMT, Titan,

Fastrack, Rado, Quartz and Omega, but not necessarily in the same order.

R and M are sitting third and second to the left of A respectively. R and S are neighbour of N,

who likes Fastrack. The one who likes Titan sits on the immediate right of N. S is sitting third to

the right of A and likes Maxima. D is third to the right of J and likes Quartz. A and D are

not neighbour of that person who likes Rado. V does not like HMT and Titan. The person who

likes Omega is sitting opposite J.

6). The person who is sitting second to the left of A likes which of the following watches?

a) Maxima(b) Puma(c) Rado(d) Omega(e) None of these

7). Who among following likes Rado?a)N(b)M(c) R(d) D(e)None of these

8). What is the position of V with respect to A?

a) Immediate left of A(b) Second to the right of A(c) Immediate right of A

d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

9). If S is on the immediate right of N then by the same logic who among the following sits third

to the right of N?a) M(b) J(c) D(d) V(e) None of these

10). How many persons sit between who like Maxima and the one who likes HMT (count in

clockwise direction starting from HMT)?

a) Two(b) None(c) One(d) Three(e) None of these

Answer:1) c) 2) b) 3) d) 4) d) 5) d) 6) d) 7) e) 8) c) 9) d) 10) a)

Questions (1-5):

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Questions (6-10):

Direction (Q.1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given

(i) Seven teachers A, B, C, D, E, F and G teach in science section of XII of a particulars school.

They teach one of the following subjects – Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Maths.

(ii) Two teachers each teach Physics and Maths.

(iii) Both Chemistry teachers and one from Zoology and Maths each have cleared UGC (NET).

(iv) Four teachers are females – B, C, F and G. Of them two are married. Two teachers are

members of PTA executive council, out of which only one is male. However, none of married

teachers are its members.

(v) All the married teachers except one are class teachers of one class or the others. There are

four married teachers A, B, D and F. There are three subject teachers.

(vi) None of the married women teachers have cleared UGC (NET). Two male teachers have

cleared NET out of which one is married. He is Mr. A, a subject teacher. He is not from PCM

stream. He teaches Botany or Zoology.

(vii) The PTA members are not from exclusive PCM or PCB stream. Both the teachers are

subject teachers are not class teachers.

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(viii) PTA members teach same subject.

(ix) Only Mrs. B teaches Botany. G is a class teacher.

1). Who among the following are the PTA members?

a) A and B(b) C and D(c) B and C(d) C and E(e) None of these

2). What does G teach?

a) Maths(b) Chemistry(c) Physics(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

3). Who is the male class teacher?

a) A(b) D(c) F(d) Either D or E(e) None of these

4). Which of the following combinations is correct?

a) A – Net cleared – Married – Botan(b) B – Net cleared – Married - Botany

c) E – NET cleared – Married - Chemistry(d) D – NET cleared – Married - Physics

e) C – NET cleared – Married - Chemistry

5). Which of the following combinations is incorrect?

a) B – Married – Female - Botany(b) A – Married – Male - Zoology

c) C – Unmarried – Female - Chemistry(d) E – Unmarried – Male – Chemistry

e) G – Married – Female – Maths

Directions (Q.6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions

W and her seven female friends – P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live in XYZ Apartments in a

metropolitan city. Each person pursues a different profession – Author, Clerk, Doctor, Engineer,

Housewife, Probationary Officer (PO), Professor and Teacher – but not necessarily in the same

order as the names. Each person is adept at playing different musical instruments – Flute,

Guitar, Harmonium, Saxophone, Sitar, Tabla, Trumpet and Violin – but not necessarily in the

same order as the names. Each of the persons plays only those instruments which they like the

most. Now read some additional clues.

(i) P, who plays table, is neither a housewife nor a professor, whereas Q is a clerk and does not

play guitar or trumpet. But the lady who is an engineer always plays flute.

(ii) One of them is an author and plays saxophone. But the lady who plays guitar is a renowned

doctor and her neighbor V does not play flute. Q plays violin.

(iii) One who plays harmonium is a teacher whereas T and U play trumpet and saxophone

respectively.

(iv) S and R play guitar and sitar respectively. But the latter is neither a housewife nor a PO.

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6). Who among the following is a Teacher?

a) W(b) V(c) R(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

7). What is the profession of W?a) Professor(b) Teacher(c) Engineer

(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

8). One who plays table is(a) Probationary officer(b) Teacher

(c) Housewife(d) Clerk(e) None of these

9). Which of following pairs represents person associated with harmonium and flute

respectively?a) P and R(b) V and W(c) W and V

d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

Answers: 1). d) 2). a) 3). b) 4). b) 5). e) 6). b) 7). c) 8). a) 9). b) 10). e)

Questions (1-5):

Name Sex Marital

Status

UGC

NET

Subject Class

teacher/

Subject

teacher

PTA

1 A M M √ Zoology ST x

2 B F M x Botany CT x

3 C F UN √ Chem ST PTA

4 D M M x Physics CT x

5 E M UN √ Chem ST PTA

6 F F M x Physics CT x

7 G F UN √ Maths CT x

Questions (6-10):

Person Instrument Profession

1 P Tabla Probationary Officer

2 Q Violin Clerk

3 R Sitar Professor

4 S Guitar Doctor

5 T Trumpet Housewife

6 U Saxophone Author

7 V Harmonium Teacher

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8 W Flute Engineer

Directions (Q. 6-12): Study the following information carefully to answer these

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that

there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E, and F are seated

and all of them are facing south. In row 2, P. Q. R, S, T and V are seated and all of them facing

north. Therefore in given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another

member of other row.V sits third to right of S. S faces F and F does not sit at any of extreme

ands of line. D sits third to right of C. R faces C. The one facing E sits third to right of P. B and B

do not sit at extreme ends of line. T is not an immediate neighbor of V and A is not an

immediate neighbor of C.

6). Who amongst the following faces D?

a) T(b) P(c) Q(d) R(e) None of these

7). Who amongst the following represent the people sitting at extreme ends of the rows?

a) R, F(b) T, A(c) D, R(d) C, Q(e) S, A

8). Four of following five are alike in a certain way and thus from a group. Which is one that

does not belong to that group?a) B-T(b) A-Q(c) C-S(d) F-P(e) D-R

9). Four of following five are alike in a certain way and thus from a group. Which is one that

does not belong to that group?a) D(b) S(c) V(d) T(e) A

10). How many persons are seated between R and T?

a) One (b) Two(c) Three(d) Four(e) None of these

11). Who amongst the following faces Q?

a) D(b) B(c) E(d) A(e) None of these

Answer:6) a) 7) b) 8) e) 9) b) 10) b) 11) c) 12) d)

According to information, the final arrangement is as follows


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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and are seating around a square table facing the centre in such a way that

four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides.

(i) A sits second to right of F. F sits in the middle of one of the sides of the table.

(ii) G who does not sit at any of the corners of the table sits second to the right of D.

(iii) Only two people sit between D and B (taken from one side).

(iv) C is not an immediate neighbor of G.

(v) H is sits second to the left of B.

(vi) E is not an immediate neighbor of G or F.

1). Who sits exactly between F and A?

a) B(b) C(c) E(d) H(e) None of these

2). How many persons sit between A and H when counted in anti-clockwise direction from A?

a) None(b) One(c) Two(d) Three(e) Four

3). Four of the following five alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above

arrangement and so from a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) D(b) F(c) A(d) E(e) G

4). What is the position of F with respected to C?

a) Third to the left(b) Immediate to the right(c) Second to the left

(d) Third to the right(e) Immediate to the left

5). What will come in place of question mark (?) based upon the given sitting arrangement?

AE EH HF ?(a) FE(b) HC(c) FD(d) DB(e) FH


K, L, M, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at

four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sit

at the four corners faces outside while those who sit in the middle of the sides face the centre of

the table. P sits third to the right of S. S faces the centre. Q sits third to the left of M who does

not sit in the middle of the sides. Only one person sits between Q and R. R is not an immediate

neighbor of M. T faces the centre. K is not an immediate neighbour of R.

6). What is the position of M with respect to L?

a) Third to the right

(b) M and L sit diagonally opposite to each other(c) Second to the right

(d) Second to the left(e) Fifth to the right

7). Who sits exactly between Q and R?

a) T(b) P(c) K(d) M(e) S and K

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8). Which of following pairs represents persons seated in centre of side. Who face each other?

a) S, Q(b) K, L(c) M, P(d) R, T(e) T, Q

9). Who amongst sit between R and K when counted in anti-clockwise direction from K?

a) No one sits between R and K as R and K are immediate neighbor of each other

b) S, P and L(c) P and Q(d) L and R(e) M, S and T

10). If K faces the opposite direction, who would sit to his immediate right?

a) R(b) S(c) P(d) T(e) Q

Answer:1) b) 2) c) 3) d) 4) e) 5) c) 6) d) 7) b) 8) e) 9) c) 10) e) 11) e)

Questions (1-5):

According to the given information, final arrangement is as follows

Questions (6-11):

Directions (Q. 6–10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given

L, N, P, R, M, Q, T and Y are the members of a committee sitting around a circular table but not

facing the centre. Each members has a different zodiac sign, viz Leo, Virgo, Libra, cancer,

Aries, Gemini, Pisces and scorpio, but not necessarily in the same order.

T is third to the right of P. The one whose sunsign is Leo is second to the left of the one whose

sunsign is Libra. Y’s sunsign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L. The one whose

sunsign is Pisces sits second to the right of N. The one whose sunsign is Aries is second to the

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right of the person whose sunsign is Gemini. P sits third to the left of the person whose sunsign

is Virgo. Neither Q nor L is the immediate neighbor of N. Q is fourth to the left of L. N’s sunsign

is neither Cancer nor Aries. The person whose sunsign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the

person whose sunsign is Cancer. R’s sunsign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.

6). Which of the following is N’s sunsign?

a) Pisces(b) Scorpio(c) Gemini(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

7). Who sits third to right of L?

(a) P(b) Y(c) R(d) Q(e) None of these

8). What is Y’s position with respect to Q?

a) Third to the left(b) Fourth to the left(c) Second to the right

(d) Third to the right(e) Second to the left

9). How many persons are there between P and N?

a) None(b) Two(c) Three(d) Four(e) None of these

10). What is the sunsign of P?

a) Gemini(b) Libra(c) Leo(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

Answers: 6). b) 7). e) 8). d) 9). c) 10). a)

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given

Akhil, Bharat, Divya, Farhan, Piyush, Rupesh, Sujata and Tarun are eight professionals working

in different department’s viz., Finance, HR, Marketing, Advertisement, IB, IT, Operation and

Research and Development but not necessarily in same order. They live in three colonies viz.,

Vasant Kunji, Shree Kunj and Defense Colony with not more than three of them in any one

colony. Divya is either in advertisement or in marketing. Sujata, Akhil and Rupesh are in IT, IB

and HR departments respectively. Piyush is either in operation or finance department. Tarun is

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in research and development. Tarun is in research and development (R&D) and R&D

professional doesn’t live in Shree Kunj. Finance professional is in Defence COLONY. Both the

persons of Vasant Kunj are not in IT, IB and Marketing. Piyush is in Defence Colony and Farhan

is in Shree Kunj colony and Marketing professional is in Defence Colony. Rupesh and Sujata

are in the same colony, Divya and Tarun are in the same colony.

1). Who is in the Operation Department?

a) Bharat(b) Akhil(c) Tarun(d) Piyush(e) Farhan

2). Who is in the Shree Kunji Colony?

a) Divya, Piyush, Sujata(b) Tarun, Piyush, Rupesh(c) Divya, Rupesh, Sujata

(d) Farhan, Rupesh, Sujata(e) Farhan, Bharat, Sujata

3). In which department does Bharat works?

a) R and D(b) Operation(c) Marketing(d) Advertisement(e) Finance

4). Person who is in HR department lives in which colony?a) 1 or 3(b) Shree Kunj

c) Vasant Kunj(d) Advertisement(e) Operation

5). Which of the following combination is correct?

a) Operation – Bharat – Shree Kunj(b) R&D – Tarun – Defense Colony

c) Finance – Piyush – Defense Colony(d) HR – Sujata – Shree Kunj

e) None of these

Directions (Q.6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given

Seven players – Anil, Bhusan, Chaman, Dayal, Ela, Farhan and Gita – belong to three different

cities – Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bangalore. Three of them play chess and two each play

badminton and hockey. One chess player is from each of these cities. Chaman plays badminton

and is from Bangalore. Dayal and Gita are the only players from Hyderabad and Dayal plays

hockey. No two players belonging to the same city play the same game. None of the hockey

players is from Bangalore. Farhan is from Bangalore. Bhusan doesn’t play either chess or

badminton. Ela does not play badminton.

6). Which game does Farhan play?

a) Hockey(b) Chess(c) Badminton(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

7). In which city all the games are played by the players?

a) Bangalore(b) Mumbai(c) Data inadequate(d) Hyderabad(e) None of these

8). Which of the following pairs of players plays Chess?

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a) Ela, Farhan, Anil(b) Ela, Chaman, Gita

(c) Anil, Ela, Dayal(d) Gita, Ela, Anil(e) Farhan, Gita, Ela

9). Which of the following pairs of players plays all the three games?

a) Gita, Ela, Anil(b) Ela, Farhan, Anil(c) Anil, Ela, Chaman

(d) Ela, Bhusan, Anil(e) None of these

10). Which game des Anil play?

a) Hockey(b) Chess(c) Badminton(d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

Answers:1). e) 2). d) 3). c) 4). b) 5). c) 6). b) 7). b) 8). e) 9). d) 10). c)

Questions (1-5):

Department Colony

Akhil IB Defence

Bharat Marketing Defence

Divya Advertisement Vasant Kunj

Farhan Operation Shree Kunj

Piyush Finance Defence

Rupesh HR Shree Kunj

Sujata IT Shree Kunj

Tarun R & D Vasant Kunj

Questions (6-10):

Directions (1– 6) : Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below :

Eight friends Heena, Chandan, Nita, Gaurav, Bhavesh, Pranav, Dinesh and Isha are sitting in a row

facing north. All of them like different colours, viz Red, Pink, Orange, Green, yellow, Black, Violet

and Blue.

• There is only one person between Nita and the one who likes Violet.

• Dinesh is neither an immediate neighbour of Nita nor he likes Green.

• Heena sits fourth to the left of the one who likes Violet but she does not like Pink.

• The person who likes Black is third to the right of the one who likes Green and sits on the

immediate right of Heena.

Cities

Games

Chess Hockey Badminton

Hyderabad G D -

Bangalore F - C

Mumbai E B A

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• The one who likes Green sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Chandan does not like Green.

• Pranav is an immediate neighbour of both Dinesh and Nita.

• Isha sits at one of the extreme ends of the row but she does not like Green.

• The one who likes Blue sits second to the right of the one who likes Orange.

• The ones who like Black and Pink are immediate neighbours.

• Bhavesh sits third to the left of Nita and likes Yellow.

• There is only one person between the persons who like Yellow and Black.

1. How many persons are there between Gaurav and Chandan? (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) F(e) None of these

2. Who among the following is an immediate neighbour of the persons who like Black and Yellow? (a) Dinesh (b) Gaurav (c) Heena (d) Chandan(e) None of these

3. Who among the following likes Orange? (a) Nita (b) Pranav (c) Dinesh (d) Bhavesh (e) None of these

4. Who among the following sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Blue?

(a) The one who likes Orange (b) Either Pranav or Nita

(c) The one who likes Violet (d) The one who likes Black (e) None of these

5. Who among the following sits third to the right of the person who likes Red? (a) Nita (b) Gaurav (c) Dinesh (d) Pranav (e) None of these

6. Which of the following statements is/are true? (a) Bhavesh is on the immediate right of Gaurav and likes Green.

(b) Heena sits second to the right of Nita.

(c) Dinesh is an immediate neighbour of Isha and Nita.

(d) Only (a) and (c) are true (e) None is true

Directions (7 – 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight friends Prince, Queen, Ricky, Smith, Tim, Unholy, Vivian and Watson are sitting around a

circular table. Some are not facing the centre while some are facing the centre.

Vivian sits third to the right of Queen, Tim sits third to the right of Smith. The immediate

neighbors of Prince are facing the centre. Watson sits second to the left of Smith and Prince sits

second to the left of Unholy, who is facing the centre. Prince is an immediate neighbor of neither

Queen nor Vivian. Unholy is not an immediate neighbor of Vivian. Tim and the one who sits

opposite Tim are not facing the centre. The one who is on the immediate left of Tim is not facing the

centre while the immediate neighbor of Watson is facing outward.

7. How many persons are not facing the centre? (a) Two (b) Three (c) Five (d) Four (e) None of these

8. Who among the following sits on the immediate left of Tim? (a) Ricky

(b) Queen (c) Vivian (d) Prince (e) None of these

9. Who among the following are immediate neighbors of Queen? (a) Unholy, Smith (b) Unholy, Tim(c) Tim, Ricky

(d) Watson, Vivian(e) None of these

10. Who among the following sits second to the left of Vivian? (a) Tim(b) Watson (c) Prince (d) Unholy(e) None of these

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11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one

that does not belong to that group? (a) Vivian, Ricky (b) Tim, Prince (c) Queen, Unholy

(d) Smith, Prince(e) Ricky, Prince

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions:

Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows having five people each in such way that there is equal

distance between adjacent persons. In row-1, Jack, Krish, Leon, Monty and Nathan are seated (not

necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row-2 Vivan, Wasim, Xcock,

Yaami and Zarin are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north.

Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of

the other row.

Zarin sits third to the right of Wasim. Vivan sits second to the left of Zarin. The person facing

Vivan sits on the immediate right of Krish. Only one person sits between Krish and Monty. Jack is

not an immediate neighbour of Krish. Only two people sit between Jack and Leon. Neither Krish

nor Jack faces Yaami.

1. Who among the following is facing Nathan?

a) Yaami (b) Zarin(c) Vivan (d) Xcock(e) Wasim

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Monty?

a) Monty faces one of the immediate neighbours of Xcock.

b) Krish is one of the immediate neighbours of Monty.

c) None of the given statements is true

d) Leon sits on the immediate right of Monty.

e) Only one person sits between Monty and Nathan.

3. Who among the following is facing Xcock? a) Krish(b) Leon(c) Monty(d) Jack(e) Nathan

4. What is the position of Zarin with respect to Yaami? a) Third to the right (b) Second to the right

(c) Immediate left (d) Immediate right (e) Second to the left

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5. Four of the given five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form

a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? a) Monty (b) Jack(c) Nathan(d) Wasim(e) Yaami

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.

J, K, L, M, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre at equal distances

between each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Each one of them is also related to M in

some way or the other. Only two people sit between Q and L. M sits second to the left of Q. Only

three people sit between L and M’s sister. M’s son sits second to the right of M’s sister.

Only one person sits between the son of M and S. J sits on the immediate right of R. R is neither the

son nor the mother of M. S is an immediate neighbour of M’s mother. Only three people sit

between M’s mother and M’s brother. M’s daughter sits second to the left of M’s brother.

M’s father is not an immediate neighbour of M. M’s wife sits third to the right of K.

6. Who sits second to the right of R? a) M’s brother(b) M(c) R(d) K(e) M’s daughter

7. How many people sit between K and L, when counted from the left of L? a) Six(b) One(c) None(d) Two(e) Four

8. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given information? a) R sits second to the right of M’s wife.(b) K is an immediate neighbour of R.

c) M sits second to the left of L.(d) All the given options are not true.(e) S is son of L.

9. How is K related to R? a) Son-in-law(b) Uncle(c) Niece(d) Brother(e) Daughter

10. Who among the following is the wife of M? a) N (b) L(c) O(d) Q(e) J

ANSWERS (7-10)

Directions (1 – 6): Study the following information carefully and answer the

Seven MR boys, Trilok, Umesh, Vishal, Wasim, Xcock, Yaami and Zaheer go to seven different hospitals, viz RML, Ganga Ram, BLK, Guru Nanak, Patel, Apollo and AIIMS on four different days – Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday – of a week but not necessarily in the same order. At least one boy but not more than two boys go to hospital on each day.Wasim goes to Guru Nanak on Sunday. Yaami goes to AIIMS alone. The one who goes to Patel does not go with Xcock or Umesh. Umesh goes on Thursday and he does not go to BLK. Zaheer does not go to Apollo. Vishal goes on Thursday. The person who goes to BLK

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goes with the person who goes to RML. The boy who goes to Apollo goes on Sunday. Trilok goes on Saturday and goes to Patel.

1.One of the boys goes to another hospital on the day Ganga Ram is visited. Name the other hospital.?(a) Patel(b) Apollo(c) BLK(d) RML(e) None of these

2.On which of the following days does Zaheer go to Hospital?

(a) Either Sunday or Saturday(b) Tuesday

(c) Saturday(d) Either Tuesday or Thursday(e) None of these

3.Vishal goes to which of the following hospitals ?

(a) RML(b) BLK(c) Patel(d) Ganga Ram(e) None of these

4.Who among the following goes with Trilok?

(a) Zaheer(b) Xcock(c) Vishal (d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

5.Which of the following combinations is true?

(a) Umesh – Ganga Ram – Thursday(b) Zaheer – Ganga Ram – Thursday

(c) Xcock – Apollo – Sunday(d) None is true(e) None of these

6.Which of the following statements is/are true?

(a) Xcock goes to BLK on Sunday.(b) Umesh goes to Ganga Ram on Tuesday. (c) Yaami goes to AIIMS on Saturday.(d) Only a) and c) are true.(e) None is true

Direction(1-6):

MR boys Hospitals Days

Trilok Patel Saturday

Umesh RML Thursday

Vishal BLK Thursday

Wasim Guru Nanak Sunday

Xcock Apollo Sunday

Yaami AIIMS Tuesday

Zaheer Ganga Ram Saturday

1. (a)2. (c)3. (b)4. (a)5. (c)6. (e)

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Directions (Q. 1 – 6): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions

Ten persons John, Krish, Leon, Menon, Nathan, Pollock, Queen, Ricky, Smith and Tret are sitting

in two rows with five persons in each row. The persons in row one are facing south and the persons

in row two are facing north. Each person in row one faces a person from the other row.

All of them like a different soft drink, viz Sprite, Slice, Pepsi, Maaza, Fanta, Mirinda, Limca, 7up,

Nimbooz and Cola, but not necessarily in the same order.

The persons who like Fanta and Mirinda sit opposite each other. Pollock sits opposite John, who

likes Sprite. The one who likes Slice sits opposite the one who likes 7up. Tret is not facing north but

sits third to the left of Queen, who likes Slice. There is only one person between Krish and Leon.

Nathan sits at one of the ends of the row and likes Mirinda. The one who likes 7up is on the

immediate right of Menon, who does not like Cola.

The persons who like Pepsi and Maaza respectively are not facing north. Leon likes Limca. The one

who likes Maaza sits opposite the one who is second to the right of Krish. Smith does not like Cola.

Nathan sits opposite the one who sits second to the left of the one who likes Pepsi.

1. Who among the following likes Cola? (a)Ricky(b)Tret(c)Pollock(d)Smith(e) None of these

2. Who among the following sit at the extreme ends of the row and are facing south? (a) Menon, Nathan(b) Smith, Leon(c) Tret, Nathan(d) Ricky, Tret(e) None of these

3. How many persons sit between Menon and Nathan? (a) One (b) Two(c) Three(d) Can’t be determined(e) None of these

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4. Krish likes which of the following soft drinks? (a) Fanta(b) 7up(c) Cola(d) Maaza(e) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is/are true? (a) Ricky likes Cola and sits at one of the ends of the row.

(b) Pollock is the immediate neighbour of Queen and the person who likes Fanta.

(c) The one who likes Limca sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Mirinda.

(d) Only a) and c) are true(e) None of these

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one

that does not belong to that group?(a) Ricky, Queen(b) Nathan, Leon(c) Menon, Krish

(d) Tret, Smith(e) Smith, Leon

Directions (Q. 7 – 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions

Eight persons P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in two parallel rows having four persons each.

In row-I all the persons are facing south and in row-II all the persons are facing north. In the given

seating arrangement each member seated in row-I faces another member of row-II.

The one who faces Y is third to the right of S, who is facing south. There is only one person between

Y and Z. P is not an immediate neighbour of S and does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the

row and the one who faces W sits on the immediate right of R. P is not facing north. There is only

one person between X and W. Q is not facing north.

7.How many persons are there between Y and X? (a) One (b) Two(c) None(d)Either (b) or (c)(e) None of these

8. Who among the following sits on the immediate left of the person who faces S? (a) Z(b) R(c) W(d) P(e) None of these

9. Which of the following groups is facing south? (a) R, W, Y, S(b) Y, W, Z, X(c) Q, P, X, Z(d) Q, P, R, S(e) None of these

10. Which of the following statements is/are true? (a) W is on the immediate left of Z and sits in row-II

(b) P sits between R and Q in row-I.(c) z sits between X and S in row-II.

(d) Only (a) and (b) are true(e) None of these

ANSWERS:(6-10)

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Directions(1-5):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions Eight persons Naval,Pintu,Quantik,Rekha,Sneha,Tirath,Uber and Watson are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.Each of them belongs to a different country,viz India,Canada,China,Japan,France,Korea,England and Russia,but not necessarily in the same order.Pintu sits second to the left of Tirath.The person who belongs to Russia is an immediate neighbour of Tirath.There are only three persons between the one who belongs to Russia and Naval.Only one person sits between the one who belongs to Japan and Naval.The one who belongs to Canada is on the immediate right of the one who belongs to Japan.Watson sits second to the right of Tirath.Rekha belongs to Russia.Quantik and Sneha sit adjacent to each other.Neither Sneha nor Quantik belongs to Japan.The one who belongs to France sits on the immediate left of Pintu.The one who belongs to Korea sits second to the right of the one who belongs to Canada.The one who belongs to England is an immediate neighbour of the one who belongs to Japan.Quantik sits second to the right of the one who belongs to India.

1Who among the following is second to the right of Naval?

a)Quantik (b)Pintu (c)Naval (d)Uber (e)None of these

2.What is the position of Uber with respect to the one who belongs to Russia?

a)Second to the left (b)Second to the right

(c)Fourth to the left(d)Can’t be determined(e)None of these

3.Which of the following information is/are true?

a)The one who belongs to England sits second to left of the one who belongs to China.

b)Uber is an immediate neighbor of the one who belongs to India.

c)Tirath sits opposite the one who belongs to Korea.

d)The one who belongs to China sits third to the left of Naval.(e)None of these

4.Who among the following belongs to India?

a) Quantik (b) Uber(c) Pintu (d) Naval(e)None of these

5.Who among the following sits third to the right of the one who belongs to India?

a)The one who belongs to Canada.(b)The one who belongs to Japan.

c)The one who belongs to Korea.

d)The one who belongs to China.(e)None of these.

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Directions(Q.6-10):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions Eight

friends Ila,Jack,Kunal,Lewis,Menon,Nekon,Piyush,and Queen are standing in a straight

line facing north.Jack is the immediate neighbor of Kunal and Lewis.Menon sits second to

the right of Piyush,who does not sit at the extreme ends of the line.Ila is sixth to the left

of Menon.Queen is sixth to the right of Kunal.Nekon sits on the immediate right of Piyush

and is immediate neighbor of Menon.Jack is not an immediate neighbor of Piyush.

6.Which of the following statements is/are true?

a)Ila is on the immediate left of Jack.

b)Lewis is the immediate neighbor of Jack and Piyush.

c)Piyush is on the immediate left of Lewis.

d)There are two persons between Jack and Lewis.(e)None of these

7.Which of the following defines the position of Lewis?

a)Immediate neighbor of Nekon and Jack.

b)Fourth to the right of Queen.(c)Immediate right of Piyush.

d)Third to the right of Ila.(e)None of these

8.Who among the following sits on the extreme ends of the line?

a)Ila,Queen(b)Queen,Kunal(c)Jack,Lewis(d)Ila,Menon(e)None of these

9.Who among the following sits second to the right of Ila?

a)Kunal (b)Lewis(c)Piyush (d)Nekon(e)None of these

10.Who among the following are immediate neighbours of Menon?

a) Lewis,Piyush(b) Piyush,Nekon(c) Queen,Lewis

d) Nekon,Queen(e) None of these

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