Logical Reasoning

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Read the following passage ▪ L and N cannot be members of the same team.
below and solve the questions based on it. ▪ L and U cannot be members of the same team.
▪ The size of a team is defined as the number of members
There are seven professors A, B, C, D, E, F and G teaching
in the team.
seven subjects History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Maths,
Biology and English from Monday to Friday at Gaya College.
Each professor teaches a different subject and not more than
two subjects are taught on any one of the days. 6. Who cannot be a member of a team of size 3?
(a) L (b) M
(i) Chemistry is taught by professor B on Tuesday. (c) N (d) P
(ii) Professor D teaches on Friday but neither Geography nor (e) Q
Physics.
(iii) Professor F teaches History but neither on Thursday nor 7. Who can be a member of a team of size 5?
on Friday. (a) K (b) L
(iv) Professor A teaches English on the day on which History (c) M (d) P
is taught. (e) R
(v) Professor C teaches Maths on Monday.
(vi) Geography and Chemistry are taught on the same day. 8. What would be the size of the largest possible team?
(vii) Professor G teaches on Thursday. (a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 5
1. On which of the following days is English taught? (e) cannot be determined
(a) Wednesday
(b) Monday 9. What could be the size of a team that includes K?
(c) Tuesday (a) 2 or 3 (b) 2 or 4
(d) Cannot be determined (c) 3 or 4 (d) Only 2
(e) Only 4
2. Which of the following subjects is taught by professor
G? 10. In how many ways a team can be constituted so that
(a) Biology (b) Geography the team includes N?
(c) Physics (d) Chemistry (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
3. On which of the following days is Geography taught? (e) 6
(a) Monday (b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday (d) Thursday 11. If X is the brother of the son of Y’s son, how is X
related to Y?
4. Which subject is taught on Friday?
(a) Physics (b) History a) Grandson b) Son
(c) Geography (d) Biology c) Cousin d)Cannot be determined
5. Which of the following pairs of professors teaches on 12. Amit introduces Rahul as the son of the only brother
Tuesday? of his father’s wife. How is Rahul related to Amit?
(a) B and D (b) A and B (a) Cousin (b) Son
(c) B and F (d) None of these (c) Uncle (d) Son-in-law

Directions for questions 6 to 10: Read the information given 13. A + B means A is the mother of B
below and solve the questions based on it. A – B means A is the brother B
K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, U and W are the only ten members in a A @ B means A is the father of B and
department. There is a proposal to form a team from within the A × B means A is the sister of B,
members of the department, subject to the following conditions: Which of the following shows that P is the maternal
▪ A team must include exactly one among P, R, and S. uncle of Q?
▪ A team must include either M or Q, but not both. (a) Q – N + M × P (b) P + S × N – Q
▪ If a team includes K, then it must also include L, and vice (c) P – M + N × Q (d) Q – S @ P
versa.
▪ If a team includes one among S, U, and W, then it must also 14. A + B means A is the sister of B
include the other two. A – B means A is the brother of B
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A × B means A is the daughter of B. Amit, Bharat, Chandan, Dinesh, Eeshwar and Ferguson are
Which of the following options show that E is the cousins. None of them are of the same age, but all of them have
maternal uncle of D? birthdays on the same date. The youngest of them is 17 years
(a) D + F – E (b) D – F × E old and Eeshwar, who is the eldest, is 22 years old. Ferguson is
(c) D × F + E (d) None of these somewhere between Bharat and Dinesh in age. Amit is elder to
Bharat and Chandan is older than Dinesh.
15. Introducing a boy, a girl said, “He is the son of the
daughter of the father of my uncle.” How is the boy 21. Which of the following is not possible?
related to the girl? (a) Dinesh is 20 years old
(a) Cousin (b) Nephew (b) Ferguson is 18 years old
(c) Uncle (d) Son-in-law (c) Ferguson is 19 years old
(d) Ferguson is 20 years old
16. Neha Kavi moved a distance of 75 metres towards the
north. She then turned to her left and walked for 25 22. If Bharat is 17 years old, then which of the following
metres, turned left again and walked 80 metres. could be the ages of Dinesh and Chandan
Finally, she turned to the right at an angle of 45º. In respectively?
which direction was she moving finally? (a) 18 and 19 (b) 19 and 21
(a) North-east (b) North-west (c) 18 and 20 (d) 18 and 21
(c) South (d) South-west
23. If two of the cousins are between Chandan and
17. One day, Dileep left his home and walked 10 km Ferguson in age, then which of the following must be
southwards, turned right and walked 5 km, turned true?
right and walked 10 km, walked left and then walked (a) Amit is between Ferguson and Dinesh in age
10 km. How many kilometres will he have to walk to (b) Bharat is 17 years old
reach his home straight? (c) Bharat is younger than Dinesh
(a) 10 km (b) 15 km (d) Ferguson is 18 years old
(c) 20 km (d) 25 km
24. If Amit is one year elder to Chandan, the number of
18. Tanay is standing facing north. Turning to his right, logically possible orders of all six cousins by
he walks 25 metres. He then turns to his left and increasing age is
walks 30 metres. He, further, walks 25 metres to his (a) 2 (b) 3
right. He then walks to his right again and walks 55 (c) 4 (d) 5
metres. Finally, he turns to the right and walks 40
metres. In which direction is he now from his starting 25. If Chandan is 19 years old, which of the following
point? must be true?
(a) South-west (b) South (a) Amit is 20 years old and Dinesh is 21 years old
(c) North-west (d) South-east (b) Bharat is 18 years old and Amit is 20 years old
(c) Bharat is 20 years old and Amit is 21 years old
19. Kaveri walks 10 km towards North. From there she (d) Dinesh is 17 years old and Bharat is 21 years old
walks 6 km towards South. Then, she walks 3 km
towards East. How far and in which direction is she Directions for questions 26 to 29: Read the following passage
with reference to her starting point? and solve the questions based on it.
The Hotel Leela in Goa has two wings, the East wing and the
(a) 10km Northwest (b) 6km Southwest West wing. Some East wing rooms, but not all, have an ocean
(c) 5km Southwest (d) 5km Northeast view. All the West wing rooms have a harbor view. The charges
for all the rooms are the same, except:
20. Gyan Prakash left for his college in his car. He drove
(i) There is an extra charge for all harbour view rooms on or
15 km towards north and then 10 km towards west.
above the third floor.
He then turned to the south and covered 5 km.
(ii) There is an extra charge for all ocean view rooms, except
Further, he turned to the east and moved 8 km.
those without a balcony.
Finally, he turned right and drove 10 km. how far and
(iii) Some harbour view rooms on the first two floors and some
in which direction is he from his starting point?
East wing rooms without an ocean view have kitchen
(a) 2 km West (b) 5 km East
facilities, for which there is an extra charge.
(c) 3 km North (d) 6 km South
(iv) Only the ocean view and the harbour view rooms have
balconies.
Directions for questions 21 to 25: Read the following passage
and solve the questions based on it. 26. A guest can avoid an extra charge by requesting:
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(a) a West wing room on one of the first two If C is not selected in the committee then
floors any of the following could be in the committee except
(b) a West wing room on the fourth floor without a (a) D (b) H
balcony (c) E (d) G
(c) an East wing room without an ocean view
(d) an East wing room without a balcony
Directions for questions 31 to 32: Read the following passage
27. Which of the following must be true if all the and solve the questions based on it.
conditions are as stated?
(a) all rooms above the third floor involve an extra (i) Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and W have gathered at
charge the Patna airport. However, only five of them are
(b) no room without an ocean or a harbour view or scheduled to go to five different places Delhi, Chennai,
kitchen facilities involves an extra charge. Lucknow, Bangalore and Kolkata.
(c) there is no extra charge for any East wing room (ii) Five of them are executives with specializations in
without an ocean view Administrative (Admn), Human Resource Management
(d) there is no extra charge for any room without (HRM), Marketing, Systems and Finance.
kitchen facilities. (iii) T is an executive and he is going to Chennai and his
specialization is neither Finance nor Marketing.
28. Which of the following must be false if all the (iv) W is a system specialist and is going to Delhi. U is an
conditions are applied? executive but is not going anywhere.
(a) some ocean view rooms do not involve an extra (v) Q is an executive with specialization in HRM but has
charge come at the airport to see his friends only.
(b) all rooms with kitchen facilities involve an extra (vi) P is an executive but not from Marketing and is going to
charge one of the destinations but not to Bangalore or Kolkata.
(c) some West wing rooms above the second floor
31. Who among the following specializes in Marketing?
do not involve an extra charge
(a) S (b) P
(d) some harbour view rooms do not involve an extra
(c) U (d) Cannot be determined
charge
32. What is the specialization of R?
29. Which of the following cannot be determined on the (a) Finance
basis of the information given? (b) Marketing
I. whether there are any rooms without a balcony for (c) Either Marketing or Finance
which an extra charge is imposed (d) None of these
II. whether any room without a kitchen or a view
involves an extra charge Directions for questions 33 to 34: Read the following passage
III. whether two extra charges are imposed for any room and solve the questions based on it.
(a) I only
(b) II only (i) Six men B, D, C, M, J and K are split in two groups of three
(c) I and III only each and are made to stand in two rows, such that a man
in one row is exactly facing a man in the other row.
(d) II and III only
(ii) M is not at the ends of any row and is to the right of J, who
30. The CEO of a company must appoint a committee of is facing C. K is to the left of D, who is facing M.
5 persons from different fields to serve as committee
members. He must select two MBAs from A, B and C 33. Which of the following groups of men are in the same
and three Engineers from F, G and H. row?
(a) BMD (b) MJK
(i) Both B and H, cannot be appointed in the (c) BDC (d) None of these
committee.
(ii) Both G and F, cannot be appointed in the 34. Who is to the immediate left of B?
committee. (a) M (b) D
(iii) Both E and H, cannot be appointed in the (c) J (d) Data inadequate
committee.
Directions for questions 35 to 37: Read the following passage
and solve the questions based on it.
 Logical Reasoning
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven persons who travel to office articles written by which of the following group of
everyday by a particular train which stops at five stations 1, authors?
2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively after leaving its base station. (a) V and X (b) V and Y
(c) W and Z (d) V, Y and Z
(i) Three among them get on the train at the base station.
(ii) D gets down at the next station at which F gets down.
39. If the April issue consists exclusively of articles written by
(iii) B does not get down either with A or F.
U, V and Z, then the August issue must contain an
(iv) G alone gets on at station 3 and gets down with C after
article written by which of the following authors?
having passed one station.
(a) W (b) X
(v) A travels between only two stations and gets down at
(c) Y (d) Z
station 5.
(vi) None of them gets on at station 2. 40. If the December issue consists exclusively of articles
(vii) C gets on with F but does not get on with either B or D. written by U, V and W, then the August issue must have
(viii) E gets on with two others and gets down alone after D. consisted of articles written by which of the following
(ix) B and D work in the same office and they get down groups of authors?
together at station 3.
(a) T and Z (b) U and Y
(x) None of them get down at station 1.
(c) X and Y (d) X and Z

35. At which station does E get down?

(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) Cannot be determined
36. At which station do both C and F get on?
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) None of these
37. At which of the following stations do B and D get on?
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) Cannot be determined

Directions for questions 38 to 40: Read the following passage

and solve the questions based on it.
A business school publishes three issues of their research
Journal in a year. The editor decided that the upcoming three
issues April, August and December would carry articles
written by seven of the most reputed professors of the school.
Each of the seven authors (T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z) will have
at least one article published but some may have more than
one article published. The following restrictions apply to the
publication of the articles:
(i) Each of the issues being prepared must contain at least
two articles.
(ii) Only these seven professors’ articles can appear in the
upcoming April, August and December issues.
(iii) No author may publish in each of the two consecutively
published issues or twice in the same issue.
(iv) If an article written by T appears in an issue, then an
article written by U must also appear in that issue.
(v) If an article written by W appears in an issue, then an
article written by Y must appear in the immediately
preceding issue.
(vi) An article written by Y cannot be published in an issue
that contains an article written by Z.

38. If the April issue consists exclusively of articles written by

T and U, then the August issue can consist exclusively of