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 #5 PUZZLE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT

#23 INEQUALITY

#24 SYLLOGISM

#29 CODING - DECODING

#33 DIRECTION - SENSE

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given
below:
Seven people Px, Qx, Rx, Sx, Tx, Ux and Vx live on seven different floors but not
necessarily in the same order such that the ground floor is numbered as 1 and
the floor immediately above the ground floor is numbered as 2 and so on. Only
two people live between Rx and Tx who lives below Rx. Vx does not live
adjacent to Rx. Sx lives above Tx but below Px. Ux lives on the floor number
which is twice the floor number of Qx. The number of people living below Tx is
same as the number of people living above Px.

सात लोग Px, Qx, Rx, Sx, Tx, Ux और Vx सात अलग-अलग मंजिलों पर रहते हैं ले जिन
िरूरी नहीं जि इसी क्रम में हों, िै से जि भूतल िी संख्या 1 है और भूतल िे ठीि ऊपर
वाली मंजिल िी संख्या 2 है और इसी तरह पर। Rx और Tx िे बीच िेवल दो व्यक्ति रहते
हैं िो Rx से नीचे रहता है । Vx, Rx िे जनिट नहीं रहता है । Sx, Tx िे ऊपर ले जिन Px िे
नीचे रहता है । Ux उस मंजिल संख्या पर रहता है िो Qx िी मंजिल संख्या से दोगुनी है ।
Tx िे नीचे रहने वाले लोगों िी संख्या Px िे ऊपर रहने वाले लोगों िी सं ख्या िे समान
है ।

1) Who among the following person lives two floors below Px?

1) जनम्नजलक्तित में से िौन सा व्यक्ति Px से दो मंजिल नीचे रहता है ?

a) The one who lives immediately above Rx
b) Ux
c) The one who lives two floors above Vx

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d) Tx
e) None of these

2) Ux lives immediately above ____ and ____ lives two floors above Vx
respectively?

2) Ux क्रमशः ____ िे ठीि ऊपर रहता है और ____ Vx से दो मंजिल ऊपर रहता है ?

a) Rx,Sx
b) Qx,Rx
c) Px,Sx
d) Px,Qx
e) Sx,Rx

3) Who among the following people live adjacent to Vx?

3) जनम्नजलक्तित में से िौन सा व्यक्ति Vx िे जनिट रहता है ?

a) Only Tx
b) Ux and Rx
c) Qx and Sx
d) Tx and Qx
e) Only Qx

4) What is the position of Qx with respect to Sx?

4) Sx िे सन्दभभ में Qx िी क्तथिजत क्या है ?

a) Two floors below
b) Immediately above
c) Three floors above
d) Immediately below

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e) Four floors below

5) How many people live between Tx and the one who lives on the fifth floor?

5) Tx और पााँ चवीं मंजिल पर रहने वाले व्यक्ति िे बीच जितने लोग रहते हैं ?
a) Same as the people live above Sx
b) Four
c) Same as the people live below Rx
d) One
e) None of these

ANSWERS:

1. A
2. E
3. D
4. A
5. C

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SOLUTIONS:

FLOOR PERSON

7 Px

6 Ux

5 Sx

4 Rx

3 Qx

2 Vx

1 Tx

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given
below:
Ten people sitting in the two parallel rows such that Arun, Amar, Arjun, Anil
and Agni are sitting in row 1 and facing south while Gauri, Gaurav, Gurmeet,
Gita and Gunjah are sitting in row 2 and facing north. All the people sitting in
both rows are facing each other. Also, they like different colors viz. red, yellow,
blue, white, black, green, orange, pink, purple and cyan but not necessarily in
the same order. The one who likes black sits immediately to the left of Anil.
The one who likes purple sits adjacent to the person who faces the one who
likes black. Only two people sit between Gaurav and the one who likes purple.
Amar does not sit adjacent to the person who faces Gaurav. Arjun does not like
black. The one who likes orange sits second to the left of the one who likes red.
Gita likes white and sits third to the left of Gauri. The one who likes blue sits
opposite to Gita. Only one person sits between Anil and the one who likes
blue. Atleast two people sit towards the left of Amar. Arun likes yellow. The
one who likes pink sits adjacent to Amar. Gunjah likes cyan.

दो समानां तर पंक्तियों में दस लोग इस प्रिार बै ठे हैं जि अरुण, अमर, अिुभ न, अजनल और
अजि पंक्ति 1 में बैठे हैं और दजिण िी ओर मुि जिए हुए हैं िबजि गौरी, गौरव, गुरुमीत,
गीता और गुंिा पंक्ति 2 में बैठे हैं और उत्तर िी ओर मुि जिए हुए हैं । दोनों पंक्तियों में
बैठे सभी लोग एि दू सरे िे सम्मुि हैं । इसिे अलावा, उन्हें अलग-अलग रं ग पसंद हैं ।
लाल, पीला, नीला, सफेद, िाला, हरा, नारं गी, गुलाबी, बैंगनी और जसयान ले जिन िरूरी
नहीं जि इसी क्रम में हों। जिसे िाला रं ग पसंद है वह अजनल िे ठीि बाईं ओर बैठा है ।
बैंगनी पसंद िरने वाला व्यक्ति उस व्यक्ति िे बगल में बैठा है जिसिा मुि िाला पसंद
िरने वाले व्यक्ति िी ओर है । गौरव और बैंगनी रं ग पसंद िरने वाले व्यक्ति िे बीच
िेवल दो व्यक्ति बैठे हैं । अमर उस व्यक्ति िे बगल में नहीं बैठा है िो गौरव िे सम्मुि है ।
अिुभ न िो िाला रं ग पसंद नहीं है . वह व्यक्ति जिसे नारं गी रं ग पसंद है वह लाल रं ग पसंद
िरने वाले व्यक्ति िे बाएं से दू सरे थिान पर बैठा है । गीता िो सफेद रं ग पसंद है और वह
गौरी िे बायीं ओर तीसरे थिान पर बैठी है । वह व्यक्ति जिसे नीला रं ग पसंद है वह गीता िे
जवपरीत बैठा है । अजनल और नीला रं ग पसंद िरने वाले व्यक्ति िे बीच िेवल एि व्यक्ति
बैठता है । अमर िे बायीं ओर िम से िम दो व्यक्ति बैठे हैं । अरुण िो पीला रं ग पसंद है .
जिसे गुलाबी रं ग पसंद है वह अमर िे बगल में बैठा है । गुंिा िो जसयान पसंद है ।

1) The one who sits opposite to Gaurav likes ____ color.

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1) िो गौरव िे जवपरीत बैठा है उसे ____ रं ग पसंद है ।
a) pink
b) green
c) orange
d) red
e) yellow

2) Number of people sitting between Arjun and Arun is same as the number of
people sitting between ____ and ____?

2) अिुभ न और अरुण िे बीच बैठे लोगों िी सं ख्या ____ और ____ िे बीच बैठे लोगों िी
संख्या िे समान है ?
a) Gauri and Gaurav
b) Anil and Amar
c) Gunjah and Gurmeet
d) Gurmeet and Gita
e) Agni and Arun

3) Find the odd one out?

3) बेिोड़ िा पता लगाएं ?

a) Arjun-blue
b) Gauri-red
c) Gurmeet-purple
d) Agni-pink
e) Gaurav-orange

4) What is the position of Gunjah with respect to the one who likes white?

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4) सफेद रं ग पसंद िरने वाले व्यक्ति िे संबंध में गुंिाह िी क्तथिजत क्या है ?
a) Immediate right
b) Second to the right
c) Immediate left
d) Fourth to the right
e) Third to the right

5) Which of the following statement is/are true regarding the one who likes
green?

5) हरा रं ग पसंद िरने वाले व्यक्ति िे संबंध में जनम्नजलक्तित में से िौन सा/से ििन सत्य
है /हैं ?
I. Gunjah faces the one who likes green.
II. Only one person sits towards the right of the one who likes green.
III. Amar likes green.
a) Both II and III
b) Only III
c) Both I and II
d) All I, II and III
e) All are false

Answers
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. A

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Seven people – Rohit, Rohan, Raj, Rakesh, Ravi, Raman and Ranjit received the
salary on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday of the same
week. Only one person received between Raj and Raman. The number of
people received before Raman is one more than the number of people
received after Rakesh. Rohan received two days before Rakesh. As many
people received between Ranjit and Rohit as before Ravi. Rohit didn’t pay the
salary on Sunday. Only one person received the salary on each day Raj received
the salary one of the days before Wednesday. Only two people received
between Rohan and Ranjit.

सात लोगों - रोजहत, रोहन, राि, रािेश, रजव, रमन और रं िीत िो एि ही सप्ताह िे
सोमवार से रजववार ति सात अलग-अलग जदनों में वेतन प्राप्त हुआ। राि और रमन िे
बीच िेवल एि व्यक्ति प्राप्त हुआ। रमन से पहले प्राप्त लोगों िी संख्या रािेश िे बाद
प्राप्त लोगों िी संख्या से एि अजधि है । रोहन िो रािेश से दो जदन पहले जमला। रं िीत
और रोजहत िे बीच उतने ही लोग जमले , जितने रजव से पहले जमले िे । रोजहत ने रजववार िो
वेतन नहीं जदया। प्रत्येि जदन िेवल एि व्यक्ति िो वेतन प्राप्त हुआ, राि िो बुधवार से
एि जदन पहले वेतन प्राप्त हुआ। रोहन और रं िीत िे बीच िेवल दो व्यक्ति प्राप्त हुए।

1. If less than three people received before Rohit, then who among the
following person received immediately before Rakesh?

1. यजद तीन से िम लोगों िो रोजहत से पहले प्राप्त हुआ, तो जनम्नजलक्तित में से जिस व्यक्ति
िो रािेश से ठीि पहले प्राप्त हुआ?
a) Rohit
b) Rohan
c) Ranjit
d) Ravi
e) Raman

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2. How many people received the salary between Ranjit and Raman?

2. रं िीत और रमन िे बीच जितने लोगों िो वेतन जमला?

a) Three
b) Two
c) One
d) Either a or b
e) Either b or c

3. As many people received the salary before Raj as after__.

3. राि से पहले जितने लोगों िो वेतन जमलता िा, उतने ही लोगों िो…… बाद जमलता िा।
a) Rakesh
b) Raman
c) Ranjit
d) Ravi
e) Rohan

4. Who among the following person received the salary immediately after
Raman?
a) The one who received on Monday
b) Rakesh
c) Ravi
d) The one who received three days before Ranjit
e) Rohit

5. Which among the following pair of people definitey received the salary on
consecutive days?

4. जनम्नजलक्तित में से जिस व्यक्ति िो रमन िे तु रंत बाद वेतन प्राप्त हुआ?
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I. Raj, Ravi
II. Rohit, Rakesh
III. Rakesh, Ranjit
a) Only III
b) Only II and III
c) Only I and II
d) Only I and III
e) All I, II and III

ANSWERS:

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A

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SOLUTIONS:

DAYS PEOPLE

MONDAY RAJ

TUESDAY ROHIT / RAVI

WEDNESDAY RAMAN

THURSDAY ROHAN

FRIDAY ROHIT / RAVI

SATURDAY RAKESH

SUNDAY RANJIT

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In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find
which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely true/false
and then give your answers accordingly.

1) Statements: X < N > M = G ; X ≤ E ; N > I

Conclusions:
I. M > I
II. E > G
a. Only conclusion I follows.
b. Only conclusion II follows.
c. Either conclusion I or II follows.
d. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e. Both conclusions I and II follow.

2) Statements: X ≥ W < G = U ≥ T ; X < D

Conclusions:
I. G = T
II. T < G
a. Only conclusion I follows.
b. Only conclusion II follows.

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c. Either conclusion I or II follows.
d. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e. Both conclusions I and II follow.

3) Statements: I < G < H < K > J ; I > C

Conclusions:
I) H < J
II) C < H
a. Conclusion I and II are true.
b. Only conclusion II is true.
c. Only conclusion I is true.
d. Either conclusion I or II is true.
e. Neither conclusion I nor II is true.

4) Statements: S > H > G < E > W ; N < G > F

Conclusions:
I) E > N
II) S > F
a. Conclusion I and II are true.
b. Only conclusion II is true.
c. Only conclusion I is true.
d. Either conclusion I or II is true.
e. Neither conclusion I nor II is true.

5) Statement: I > V ≥ E = T ≥ H ; G < E ≤ D

Conclusion:

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I. H = D
II. D > H
a. Only conclusion I follows
b. Both conclusions I and II follow
c. Either I or II follows
d. Only conclusion II follows
e. Neither I nor II follows

ANSWERS:

1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. C

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Q.) In each of the questions below few statements are given followed by two
conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions
and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the
given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1. Statement:
Only a few cheetah is tiger
All tiger is lion
All panther is lion

Conclusions:
I. Some lion are not cheetah
II. All lion are cheetah

Options :
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follows
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2. Statements:
All sauce is jam
Some jam is bread
Only a few bread is butter

Conclusions:
I. All jam is bread
II. Only a few jam is bread

Options :
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follows

3. Statements:
Only a few momos is sandwich
No sandwich is noodles
Only a few noodles is maggi

Conclusions:
I. Some momos are not noodles

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II. Some maggi is not sandwich

Options :
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follows

4. Statements:
Only a few chemistry is zoology
Only a few zoology is biology
All biology is geography

Conclusions:
I. Some chemistry is not geography
II. Some zoology is not biology

Options :
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follows

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5. Statements:
All towels are napkins
Only a few napkins is hanky
No hanky is tissue

Conclusions:
I. Some napkins are not tissue
II. No towels are hanky

Options :
A. Only I follows.
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follows

Answers

1. C
2. D
3. E
4. B
5. A

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Q.) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions
below:

In a certain code language,

‘arrangement cookies donut’ is coded as ‘jpo kno ifo’
‘cookies biscuits cold’ is coded as ‘ifo xjo bso’
‘water cola arrangement’ is coded as ‘wto kno dyo’
‘donut biscuits drink’ is coded as ‘jpo xjo czo’

1. What is the code for ‘cold’?

A. bso
B. xjo
C. ifo
D. wto
E. None of these

2. Which of the following may be the code for ‘cola donut’?

A. dyo xjo

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 B. wto jpo
C. bso wto
D. dyo czo
E. None of these

3. What is the code for ‘drink’?

A. xjo
B. czo
C. jpo
D. wto
E. Cannot be determined

4. What does ‘jpo’ stands for?

A. water
B. cola
C. donut
D. biscuits
E. None of these

5. What is the code for ‘cookies’?

A. ifo
B. xjo
C. bso

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 D. kno
E. None of these

Answers

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A

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Q.) Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.

Point Q is 12m to the south of point P which is 6m to the east of point O. Point
N is 10m to the north of point O. Point K is 18m to the west of point Q. Point O
is the midpoint between point P and point M, point M being towards the west
of point P. Point L is 8m to the south of point J. Point P lies exactly between
point O and point J, point J being towards the east of point P.
जबंदु Q, जबंदु P िे 12 मीटर दजिण में है , िो जबंदु O िे पूवभ में 6 मीटर पर है । जबंदु N, जबंदु
O िे 10 मीटर उत्तर में है । जबंदु K, जबंदु Q िे 18 मीटर पजिम में है । जबंदु O, जबंदु P िे बीच
िा मध्य जबंदु है । और जबंदु M, जबंदु M, जबंदु P िे पजिम िी ओर है । जबंदु L, जबंदु J िे 8
मीटर दजिण में है । जबंदु P, जबंदु O और जबंदु J िे ठीि बीच में है , जबंदु J, जबंदु P िे पूवभ िी
ओर है ।

1. What is the direction of point Q with respect to point N?

जबंदु N िे सन्दभभ में जबंदु Q िी जदशा क्या है ?

A. South-west
B. South-east
C. North-west
D. North-east
E. None of these

2. If point I is 6m north of point P then what is the total distance between point
I and point M and point I is in which direction from point L?

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यजद जबंदु I, जबंदु P िे 6 मीटर उत्तर में है तो जबंदु I और जबंदु M िे बीच िी िुल दू री क्या
है और जबंदु I, जबंदु L से जिस जदशा में है ?

A. 6√5m, North-west
B. 3√73m, South-west
C. 4m, North-east
D. 2√73, South-east
E. None of these

3. Which of the following points are in the straight line?

जनम्नजलक्तित में से िौन सा जबंदु सीधी रे िा में है ?

A. M,O,Q
B. Q,P,J
C. O,P,J
D. M,KL
E. None of these

4. What is the shortest distance between point J and point Q?

जबंदु J और जबंदु Q िे बीच न्यू नतम दू री क्या है ?

A. 6√5m
B. √7m
C. √3m
D. 17m
E. None of these

5. Point M is in which direction with respect to point L?

जबंदु L िे सन्दभभ में जबंदु M जिस जदशा में है ?

A. South-west
B. South-east
C. North-west
D. North-east
E. None of these
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Answers

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. C

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