Mental Ability

CHAPTER
10 Puzzle Test
Questions of sitting arrangement are based on a set of information containing certain conditions. Candidates are
required to arrange the objects either in a row or in a circle on the basis of such conditions. Information given in
the question is presented in distorted form to create confusion and to test candidate's ability to analyse the
information step by step in order to answer the question correctly.
Following examples will help students to understand the pattern of such questions and also methods to solve them.
E x . 1 Read the information carefully and answer the questions based on it.
Five persons are sitting in a row. One of the two persons at the extreme ends is intelligent and other one is fair.
A fat person is sitting to the right of a weak person. A tall person is to the left of the fair person and the weak
person is sitting between the intelligent and the fat person.
1. Tall person is at which place counting from right ?
(1) First (2) Second (3) Third (4) Fourth
2. Person to the left of weak person possesses which of the following characteristics ?
(1) Intelligent (2) Fat (3) Fair (4) Tall
3. Which of the following persons is sitting at the centre ?
(1) Intelligent (2) Fat (3) Fair (4) Weak
S o l . First information given in the question that one of the two persons at the extreme ends is intelligent and other
one is fair suggest two figures as shown in fig. (1) and (2). Information that a tall person is sitting to the left of fair
person rules out the possibility of fig (1) as no person in fig (1) can sit to the left of fair person.

Fair Intelligent Intelligent Fair

Fig (1) Fig (2)

Therefore, only fig (2) shows the correct positions of intelligent and fair persons. Now rest of the information
regarding the position of other persons can easily be inserted. The final ranking of their sitting arrangement is
as shown in fig (3).
Intelligent weak Fat Tall Fair

Fig (3)
Note : Unless given specifically in the question, consider your right the right hand side; and your left the left hand
side while arranging the objects.
On the basis of the final arrangement we can easily find the answer to our questions.
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1. Tall person is at second place counting from right. So our answer is option (2).
2. Person left of weak person possesses intelligence. Hence our answer is option (1).
3. Fat person is sitting at the centre. So the answer is (2).
E x . 2 Six persons are sitting in a circle facing the centre of the circle. Parikh is between Babita and Narendra. Asha
is between Chitra and Pankaj. Chitra is to the immediate left of Babita. Who is to the immediate right of Babita?
(1) Parikh (2) Pankaj (3) Narendra (4) Chitra
S o l . On the basis of two informations that Parikh is between Babita and Narindra Asha
Chitra Pankaj
and Asha is between Chitra and Pankaj, we can determine the exact positions
of persons sitting adjacent to Asha and Parikh. However, the last information
that Chitra is to the immediate left of Babita fixes the position of all the six
persons as in the fig. On the basis of which we can determine that Parikh is
Babita Narendra
sitting to the immediate right of Babita. So our answer is (1).
Parikh

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E x . 3 Four men A, B, C and D and four women W, X, Y and Z are sitting round a table facing each other.
(i) No two men or women are sitting together.
(ii) W is to the right of B.
(iii) Y is facing X and is to the left of A.
(iv) C is to the right of Z.
1. Who are the two persons sitting adjacent to D ?
(1) W and Y (2) X and W (3) X and Z (4) W and Z
S o l . Figure given here represents the exact position of all the eight persons. The sitting arrangement fulfills all the
conditions given in the question. We observe from here that D is sitting between W and Y. Hence our answer is (1)

EXERCISE - 1
Directions (Q. 1 to Q.3) : Are based on the information given below:

Four ladies A, B, C & D and four gentlemen E, F, G & H are sitting in a circle round a table facing each other.

(i) No two ladies or two gentlemen are sitting side by side.

(ii) C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D.

(iii) F is between D and A and is facing G.

(iv) H is to the right of B.

1. Who is sitting to the left of A ?

(1) E (2) F (3) G (4) H

2. E is facing whom ?

(1) F (2) B (3) G (4) H

3. Who are immediate neighbours of B ?

(1) G and H (2) E and F (3) E and H (4) F and H

Directions (Q. 4 & Q.5) : Are based on the information given below :

A group of seven singers, facing the audience, are standing in a line on the stage as follows :

(i) D is to the right of C

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(ii) F is near G

(iii) B is to the left of F

(iv) E is to the left of A

(v) C and B have one person between them

(vi) A and D have one singer between them

4. Who is on the extreme right ?

(1) D (2) F (3) G (4) E

5. If we start counting from the left, on which number is C ?

(1) Ist (2) 2nd (3) 3rd (4) 5th

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Directions (Q. 6 to Q.8) : Are based on the information given below :

Six girls are sitting in a circle. Sonia is sitting opposite to Radhika. Poonam is sitting right of Radhika but left of
Deepti. Monika is sitting left of Radhika. Kamini is sitting right of Sonia and left of Monika. Now Deepti and
Kamini, Monika and Radhika mutually exchange their positions.

6. Who will be opposite to Sonia ?

(1) Radhika (2) Monika (3) Kamini (4) Sonia

7. Who will be sitting left of Kamini ?

(1) Poonam (2) Deepti (3) Radhika (4) Sonia

8. Who will be sitting left of Deepti ?

(1) Sonia (2) Monika (3) Radhika (4) Poonam

Directions (Q. 9 to Q.11) : Read the information and answer the questions :

Six girls A, B, K, D, E and P are standing in a row. B is between D and P. A does not stand next to either P or
D. K does not stand next to D. E stands between A and K.

9. P stands between

(1) B and K (2) E and A (3) D and B (4) A and K

10. Who occupy the extreme ends of the row ?

(1) D and E (2) D and A (3) A and P (4) B and E

11. K stands between

(1) P and B (2) P and D (3) P and E (4) E and A

Directions (Q. 12 to Q.15) : Read the information carefully and answer the questions based on it.

Six persons are sitting in a circle. A is facing B. B is to the right of E and left of C. C is to the left of D. F is to the
right of A. Now D exchanges his seat with F, and E with B.

12. Who will be sitting to the left of D ?

(1) B (2) D (3) E (4) A

13. Who will be sitting to the left of C ?

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(1) E (2) F (3) A (4) B

14. Who will be sitting opposite-of A ?

(1) E (2) F (3) D (4) B

15. Who will be sitting opposite to C ?

(1) C (2) D (3) B (4) A

Directions (Q. 16 to Q.19) : Are based on the information given below : Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are
sitting in a circle facing one another front to front. P is sitting in front of Q. Q is sitting to the right of T and left
of R. P is to the left of U and right of S.

16. Who is sitting opposite to R ?

(1) P (2) Q (3) S (4) U

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17. Who is sitting opposite to S ?

(1) U (2) T (3) R (4) can't be determined

18. Who is sitting between P and R ?

(1) S (2) T (3) U (4) Q

19. If the positions of P and R are changed,, who will be sitting between S and U ?

(1) P (2) R (3) Q (4) T

Directions (Q. 20 to Q.22) : Five persons are standing in a queue. One of the two persons at the extreme
ends is a Professor and the other is a Bussinessman. An Advocate is standing to the right of a student. An Author
is to the left of the Businessman. The Student is between the Professor and the Advocate.

20. Counting from the left the Author is at which place ?

(1) First (2) Second (3) Third (4) Fourth

21. Which of the following is in the middle of the queue ?

(1) Professor (2) Advocate (3) Student (4) Businessman

22. If Advocate and the Businessman exchange their positions, also the Author and the Student, then who will be
standing to the left of the student ?

(1) Author (2) Businessman (3) Professor (4) Advocate

Directions (Q. 23 to Q.25) : A, B, C, D, E, F and G are playing cards sitting in a circle.

(i) F is 2nd to the right of G. (ii) B is neighbour of F but not of E.

(iii) E is neighbour of C, is 4th to the right of G. (iv) D is between E and A.

23. Who is fourth to the left of G ?

(1) D (2) E (3) C (4) Can't be determined

24. Who is to the left of G ?

(1) A (2) C (3) B (4) Can't be determined

25. Who are the neighbours of F ?

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(1) E and C (2) F and B (3) A and B (4) C and B

Directions (Q. 26 & Q.27) : Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle facing the centre.
B is sitting between G and D. H is third to the left of B and second to the right of A. C is sitting between A & G
and B & E are not sitting opposite to each other.

26. Who is third to the left of D ?

(1) F (2) E (3) A (4) Can't be determined

27. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

(1) D and A are sitting opposite to each other. (2) C is third to the right of D.

(3) E is sitting between F and D. (4) A is sitting between C and F.

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Directions (Q. 28 to Q.30) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated in a circle facing centre.
(ii) D is between B and G and F is between A and H.

(iii) E is second to the right of A.

28. Which of the following is A's position ?
(1) Left of F (2) Right of F (3) Between E and F (4) Can't be determined
29. Which of the informations statement are not required to ascertain the position of C ?
(1) (i) above (2) Either (ii) or (iii) above (3) (iii) above (4) All are required
30. Which of the following is C's position ?

(1) Between E and F (2) Between G and E (3) Second to the left of B (4) None of these
Directions (Q. 31 to Q.35) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing north and south are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a north facing flat and is not next to S.

(iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats.

(iv) R next to U, gets a south facing flat and T gets a north facing flat.

31. Whose flat is between Q and S ?

(1) T (2) U (3) R (4) P

32. The flats of which of the other pairs than SU, is diagonally opposite to each other ?

(1) PT (2) QP (3) QR (4) TS

33. If the flats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U?

(1) Q (2) T (3) P (4) R

34. Which of the combinations get south facing flats ?

(1) URP (2) UPT (3) QTS (4) Data inadequate

35. To arrive at the answers to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed with ?

(1) None (2) (i) only (3) (ii) only (4) (iii) only

Directions (Q. 36 to Q.40) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.
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(i) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table-two on each side.

(ii) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.
(iii) J is between L and F.
(iv) G is between I and F.

(v) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.

(vi) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member.
(vii) There is a lady member between F and I.

36. Who among the following are the three lady members ?

(1) E, H and J (2) E, G and J (3) G, H and J (4) None of these

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37. Which of the following is true about J ?

(1) J is a male member

(2) J is a female member

(3) Sex of J cannot be determined

(4) Position of J cannot be determined

38. Who among the following is seated between E and H ?

(1) I (2) J (3) F (4) None of these

39. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F ?

(1) G. (2) J (3) I (4) Can't be determined

40. How many persons are seated between K and F.?

(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Can't be determined

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ANSWERS
Qu e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans . 2 4 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2
Qu e. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans . 4 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 1 4 1 3 2 4 4
Qu e. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans . 1 2 4 1 1 4 1 4 2 3

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EXERCISE - 2
Direction (Q. 1 to Q.4) : Four youngmen Raj, Prem, Ved and Ashok are friendly w ith four girls Sushma,
Kusum, Vimla and Poonam, Sushma and Vimla are friends. Ved's girl friend does not like Sushma and Vimla.
Kusum does not care for Ved. Prem's girl friend is friendly with Sushma. Sushma does not like Raj.
1. Who is Raj's girl friend?
(1) Sushma (2) Kusum (3) Vimla (4) Poonam
2. With whom Sushma is friendly?
(1) Raj (2) Prem (3) Ved (4) Ashok
3. Who is Poonam's boy friend?
(1) Ashok (2) Ved (3) Prem (4) Raj
4. Who does not like Sushma and Vimla?
(1) Poonam (2) Raj (3) Ashok (4) Ved
Direction (Q. 5 to Q.9) : There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches
two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject was History while three
others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is
Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of
compulsory and optional subjects, they are just reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of only
one of them. The only female teacher in the school has English as her compulsory subject.
5. What is C's compulsory subject?
(1) History (2) Physics (3) Chemistry (4) English
6. Who is a female member in the group ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
7. Which of the following has same compulsory and optional subjects as those of Bs ?
(1) D (2) C (3) A (4) None of these
8. Disregarding which is the compulsory and which is the optional subject, who has the same two subject combination
as F ?
(1) A (2) B (3) E (4) D
9. Which of the following groups has History as the compulsory subject ?
(1) A,C,D (2) B,C,D (3) C,D (4) A,B,C
Direction (Q. 10 to Q.13) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Jayant, Kamal, Kamita, Asha and Tanmay are five members of a family.
(ii) They have their birth dates from January to May, each member in one of these months.
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(iii) Each one likes one particular item for his/her birthday out of Bengali Sweets, Chocolates, pastries, Ice Cream
and Dry Fruits.
(iv) The one who likes Pastries is born in the month which is exactly middle in the months given.
(v) Asha does not like Ice cream but brings Chocolates for Jayant in February.
(vi) Tanmay who is fond of Bengali sweets is born in the next month immediately after Kamita.
(vii) Kamita does not like Dry fruits or Ice cream.
10. What is the choice of Asha?
(1) Pastries (2) Dry fruits (3) Bengali sweets (4) Cannot determined
11. Which combination of month and item is true for Jayant?
(1) March- Pastries (2) February- Pastries (3) February- Ice cream (4) None of these
12. What is the choice of Kamal?
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13. In which month Kamal born?
(1) January (2) May (3) Data inadequate (4) None of these
Direction (Q. 14 to Q.18) : Rohit, Kunal, Ashish and John are students of a school. Three of them stay far
from the school and one near it. Two study in class IV, one in class V and one in class VI. They study Hindi,
Mathematics. Social Science and Science. One is good at all the four subjects while another is weak in all of
these. Rohit stays far from the school and is good at mathematics only while Kunal is weak in Mathematics only
and stays close to the school. Neither of these two nor Ashish studies in class VI. One who is good at all the
subjects studies in class V.
14. Name the boy who is good in all the subjects?
(1) Rohit (2) Kunal (3) Ashish (4) John
15. Name the boy who is weak in all the subjects?
(1) Rohit (2) Kunal (3) Ashish (4) John
16. Which two boys are good at Hindi?
(1) Rohit and Kunal (2) Kunal and Ashish (3) Ashish and John (4) John and Rohit
17. Which two boys are good at Mathematics?
(1) Rohit and Ashish (2) Kunal and Ashish (3) Ashish and John (4) John and Rohit
18. Other than Rohit and the boy good at all the subjects, who else stays far from the school?
(1) Rohit (2) Kunal (3) Ashish (4) John
Direction (Q. 19 to Q.23) : In a school, there were five teachers. A and B were teaching Hindi and English.
C and B were teaching English and Geography. D and A were teaching Mathematics and Hindi. E and B were
teaching History and French.
19. Who among the teachers was teaching maximum number of subjects?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
20. Which of he following pairs was teaching both Geography and Hindi?
(1) A and B (2) B and C (3) C and A (4) None of these
21. More than two teachers were teaching which subject?
(1) History (2) Hindi (3) French (4) Geography
22. D, B, A were teaching which of the following subjects?
(1) English only (2) Hindi and English (3) Hindi only (4) English and Geography
23. Who among the teachers were teaching less than two subjects?
(1) A (2) B (3) D (4) There is no such teacher
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Direction (Q. 24 to Q.28) : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :
(i) P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members in a family in which there are two married couples.
(ii) T, a teacher is married to the doctor who is mother of R and U.
(iii) Q, the lawyer is married to P.
(iv) P has one son and one grandson.
(v) Of the two married ladies one is a housewife.
(vi) There is also one student and one male engineer in the family.
24. How is P related to R ?
(1) Grandfather (2) Mother (3) Sister (4) Grandmother
25. Who among the following is the housewife ?
(1) P (2) Q (3) S (4) None of these

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26. How is R related to U ?
(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Brother or Sister (4) Data inadequate
27. Which of the following represents the group of females in the family ?
(1) PSR (2) PSU (3) QTR (4) Data inadequate
28. Which of the following is true about the grand-daughter in the family ?
(1) She is a Lawyer (2) She is a student
(3) She is an Engineer (4) Data inadequate
Direction (Q. 29 to Q.33) : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :
(i) In a family of six persons, there are people from three generations. Each person has separate profession
and also they like different colours. There are two couples in the family.
(ii) Rohan is a CA and his wife neither is a doctor nor likes green colours.
(iii) Engineer likes red colour and his wife is a teacher.
(iv) Mohini is mother - in - law of Sunita and she likes orange colour.
(v) Vinod is grandfather of Tanmay, and Tanmay is a principal, likes black colour.
(vi) Nanu is grand - daughter of Mohini and she likes blue colour. Nanu's mother likes white colour.
29. Who is an engineer?
(1) Nanu (2) Mohini (3) Sunitha (4) None of these
30. What is the profession of Sunita?
(1) Engineer (2) Doctor (3) Teacher (4) Cannot determined
31. Which of the following is the correct pair of two couples?
(1) Mohini-Vinod, Rohan-Sunita (2) Mohini-Vinod, Rohan-Nanu
(3) Rohan-Sunita,Tanmay-Nanu, (4) Cannot determined
32. How many Ladies are there in the family?
(1) Two (2) Three (3) Four (4) Cannot determined
33. Which colour is liked by CA?
(1) Green (2) White (3) Either Green or White (4) None of these
Direction (Q. 34 to Q.38) : There are five persons P, Q, R, S and T. One is football player, one is chess
player and one is hockey player. P and S are unmarried ladies and do not participate in any game. None of
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the ladies plays chess or football. There is a married couple in which T is the husband. Q is the brother of R
and is neither a chess player nor a hockey player.
34. Who is the football player?
(1) P (2) Q (3) R (4) S
35. Who is the Hockey player?
(1) P (2) Q (3) R (4) S
36. Who is the Chess player?
(1) P (2) Q (3) R (4) T
37. Who is the wife of T?
(1) P (2) Q (3) R (4) S

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38. The three ladies are?
(1) P, Q, T (2) Q, S, P (3) R, P, Q (4) S, P, R
Direction (Q. 39 to Q.43) : Read the following information and answer the questions that follow :
(i) There is a family of six members A, B, C, D, E and F.
(ii) There are two married couples in the family and the family members represent three generations.
(iii) Each member has a distinct choice of a colour amongst green, yellow, black, red, white and pink.
(iv) No lady member likes either green or white.
(v) C, who likes black colour is the daughter - in- law of E.
(vi) B is brother of F and son of D and likes pink.
(vii) A is grandmother of F and F does not like red.
(viii) The husband has a choice of green colour, his wife likes yellow.
39. Which of the following is the colour preference of A ?
(1) Red (2) Yellow (3) Either Red or Yellow (4) Cannot be determined
40. How many male members are there in the family?
(1) Two (2) Three (3) Four (4) Cannot be determined
41. Which of the following is true about F?
(1) Brother of B (2) Sister of B (3) Daughter of C (4) None of these
42. Which of the following is the colour combination of one of the couples?
(1) Red-Yellow (2) Yellow-Red (3) Green-Black (4)Yellow-Green
43. Which one of these are married couples?
(1) AC (2) CD (3) DA (4) Cannot determined
44. A vagabond runs out of cigarettes. He searches for the stubs, having learnt that 7 stubs can make a new cigarette,
good enough to be smoked, he gathers 49 stubs, if he smokes 1 cigarette every three-quarters of an hour, how
long will his supply last ?
(1) 5.25 hr (2) 6 hr (3) 4.5 hr (4) 3 hr
45. The ages of Mandar, Shivku, Pawan and Chandra are 32, 21, 35 and 29 years, not in order, Whenever asked
they lie of their own age but tell the truth about others.
(i) Pawan says, "My age is 32 and Mandar's age is not 35"
(ii) Shivku says, "My age is not 29 and Pawan's age is not 21"
(iii) Mandar says, "My age is 32."
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What is Chandra's age ?

(1) 32 years (2) 35 years (3) 29 years (4) 21 years

ANSWERS
Qu e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
An s . 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 3 3 4
Qu e. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
An s . 2 1 4 2 4 2 3 4 4 1 3 4 2 4 4
Qu e. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
An s . 1 2 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 2 1

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EXERCISE
QUESTIONS RELATED TO VARIOUS OLYMPIADS
Direction (Q. 1 & Q.2) : Read carefully the information given below.
In a group of five boys A, B, C, D and E. A and C are good in English and Maths, B and C are good in
English and General knowledge, E and D are good in Science and Drawing. B and D are good in Drawing
and General knowledge. While E is good in Drawing, Maths and Science.
1. Who is good in English, Drawing and General knowledge?

(1) A (2) B (3) E (4) C

2. Who is good in English and Maths but weak in General Knowledge?
(1) E (2) C (3) A (4) D
3. Six people A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape. All the sides of the hexagon
so formed are of same length. A is not adjacent to B or C; D is not adjacent to C or E; B and C are adjacent;
F is in the middle of D and C.

Which of the following is not a correct neighbour pair?

(1) A and F (3) D and F (3) B and E (4) C and F

4. Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circle facing the centre. V is third to the right
of Q and is second to the left of R. Q is second to the left of T and on the immediate right of S. U is between
Q and T. P is not on the left of R. Which of the following is the correct position of W?

(1) On the immediate left of V (2) On the immediate right of V

(3) Between U and V (4) On the immediate right of R

Direction (Q. 5 to Q.8) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on
it by selecting the correct option from the given alternatives.

Five students K, L, M, N and O study in a class, of these

(i) K and L study Physics and Chemistry

(ii) M and L study Chemistry and Biology

(iii) N and K study Biology and Chemistry

(iv) O and L study Chemistry and Mathematics

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5. Who among the students studies maximum number of subjects ?

(1) O (2) N (3) L (4) K

6. Who among the students studies minimum number of subects ?

(1) M, N, O (2) N, K, L (3) K, L, O (4) M, K, L

7. Who among the students studies only four subjects ?

(1) M (B O (3) N (4) L
8. Which of the following pairs studies Chemistry and Maths ?
(1) K and N (2) L and M (3) L and O (4) M and N

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Direction (Q. 9 & Q.10) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on
it by selecting the correct option from the given alternatives.
(i) S,T,U,V,W,X and Y are sitting along a wall facing North direction.
(ii) U is on the immediate right of V.
(iii) T is at an extreme end and has W as his neighbour.
(iv) Y is betwen W and X.
(v) V is sitting third from the other end.
9. Who is sitting on the left of X ?
(1) T (2) Y (3) W (4) U
10. Where is S sitting ?
(1) Extreme East (2) Extreme West
(3) In the middle (4) Second from the East end
Direction (Q. 11 to Q.15) : A, B, C, D, E and F are members of a family. Amongst them there are lawyer,
doctor, teacher, salesman, engineer and an accountant. There are two married couples in the family. 'D'
who is a salesman is married to the lady teacher. Doctor is married to the lawyer. 'F' who is an accountant
is son of 'B' and also brother of 'E'. 'C' who is lawyer is daughter-in-law of 'A'. 'E' is an unmarried engineer.
'A' is grand mother of 'F'.
11. What is the profession of B ?
(1) Salesman (2) Doctor (3) Lawyer (4) Teacher
12. What is the profession of A ?
(1) Teacher (2) Doctor (3) Lawyer (4) Engineer
13. What is the relation of B with D ?
(1) Brother (2) Grandson (3) Son (4) Father
14. What is the relation of D with F ?
(1) Husband (2) Brother (3) Father (4) Grandfather
15. Which of the following is a married couple ?
(1) C and D (2) A and B (3) B and C (4) D and B
16. X,Y,Z,P are sitting around a circular table and discussing their trades.
(a) X sits opposite to cook (b) Y sits right to the Barber
(c) The washerman is on the left of the tailor (d) P sits opposite Z
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What are the trades of X and Y?

(1) Tailor and Barber (2) Barber and Cook (3) Tailor and Cook (4) Tailor and Washerman
17. Six students are sitting in a row. K is sitting between V and R. V is sitting next to M. M is sitting next to
B who is sitting on the extreme left and Q is sitting next to R.
Who are sitting adjacent to V?
(1) R and Q (2) B and M (3) Kand R (4) M and K
18. Five children were administered psychological tests to know their intellectual levels. In the report, psychologists
pointed out that the child P is less intelligent than the child Q, the child R is less intelligent than the child
S.The child Q is less intelligent than the child R and child P is more intelligent than the child T.Which child
is the most intelligent?
(1) P (2) Q (3) S (4) T

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19. Read the following and answer the question given below :
(i) Four persons A,B,C and D eat Mango,Banana,Orange or Peach from Monday to Thursday .No two persons
eat the same fruit on a day and does not repeat it on any other day.
(ii) Neither C nor D eats orange or peach on Tuesday
(iii) B eats banana on Wednesday.
(iv) A eats peach on Monday
(v) C does not eat mango on Thursday.
(vi) D eats banana on Monday
Which fruit does D eat on Thursday?
(1) Banana (2) Peach
(3) Either Banana or Mango (4) Either Peach or Orange
20. Mr. sinha has six children -Pankaj ,Ravi,Varun,Amit Vikas and Prateek .They all were born on 13th November ,but
each was born in a different year ,during six consecutive years.It is also known that,
(i) Pankaj is elder to Varun
(ii) Ravi is elder to both Amit and Vikas.
(iii) Prateek is two years older than Amit.
(iv) Pankaj was born either in the year 2002 or 2003
(v) The oldest member of the group was born in the year 2000.
(vi) Amit is elder to both Vikas and Varun.
Which of the following is the correct list of the group, from the youngest to the oldest?
(1) Varun, Pankaj, Ravi,Amit,Vikas,Prateek
(2) Varun, ,Vikas ,Pankaj,Amit,Prateek,Ravi
(3) Varun, ,Vikas , Amit,Prateek ,Pankaj, Ravi
(4) Varun, ,Vikas , Amit, Pankaj, Prateek , Ravi
21. Five executives - A,B,C,D and E of a European Corporation hold a conference in Remo:
(i) A converses in Spanish and Italian.
(ii) B converses in Spanish and English.
(iii) C converses in English and Italian.
(iv) D converses in French and Spanish.
(v) E, a native Italian, can also converse in French.
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Which of the following, can act as an interpreter when C and D wish to confirm?
(1) A only (2) B only
(3) None of A, B and E (4) Any of the other three executives
Direction (Q. 22 & Q.23) : These questions are based on the following information :
, , , , , , , are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre is second to the left on who
is third to the left of . is fourth to the right of who is immediate neighbour of . is not is neighbour
of or . is not a neighbour of .
22. Who is third to the left of .
(1) (2) (3) (4)
23. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the second person
(1) , (2) , (3) , (4) ,

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24. Two players X and O play a game of "doughts and crosses" on a 3 × 3 gird. The purpose of the game
is for a player to get 3 symbols belonging to the player in a straight line (vertically, horizontally or diagonally).
Each player marks one symbol on his or her turn.
After two moves (1 turn each), the grid looks as follows with X to play next.
Where should X put his symbol next so that he will always win this game finally regard less of how well O
plays ?

(1) Bottom row right corner

(2) Bottom row middle cell
(3) Middle row left most cell
(4) It is not possible to always ensure X wins if O plays carefully
25. An electrical circuit for a set of 4 lights depends on a system of switches A, B, C and D. When these switches
work they have the following effect on the lights : They each change the state of two lights (i.e. on becomes
off and off becomes on). The lights that each switch controls are as follows.

A B C D
1 and 2 2 and 4 1 and 3 3 and 4

= ON = OFF

In configuration 1 shown below, switches CBDA are activated in turn, resulting in configuration 2. One switch
did not work and had no effect at all. Which was that switch ?

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

configuration 1 configuration 2
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(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

ANSWERS
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 4 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 3

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