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 #5 PUZZLE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT

#23 INEQUALITY

#24 SYLLOGISM

#29 CODING - DECODING

#33 MISCELLANEOUS

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
Nine person viz. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are born in different months viz.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September of the
same year, but not necessarily in the same order. R is born after May. W is
born four months before R but after U. The number of people born before W is
one less than the number of people born after T. S is born in the month having
30 days. Only three people are born between V and Q. P is born immediately
before V. Only two people are born between P and R. Only one person is born
between T and X. X is born before Q.

नौ व्यक्ति अर्था त. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W और X कथ जन्म अलग-अलग महीन ों में हुआ है ।

एक ही वर्ा के जनवरी, फरवरी, मथर्ा, अप्रैल, मई, जू न, जु लथई, अगस्त और सितों बर,
ले सकन जरूरी नहीों सक इिी क्रम में ह ।ों R कथ जन्म मई के बथद हुआ है । W कथ जन्म R िे
र्थर महीने पहले ले सकन U के बथद हुआ है । W िे पहले पैदथ हुए ल ग ों की िोंख्यथ T के बथद
पैदथ हुए ल ग ों की िोंख्यथ िे एक कम है । S कथ जन्म 30 सदन ों वथले महीने में हुआ है । V
और Q के बीर् केवल तीन व्यक्तिय ों कथ जन्म ह तथ है । P कथ जन्म V के ठीक पहले ह तथ
है । P और R के बीर् केवल द व्यक्तिय ों कथ जन्म ह तथ है । T और X के बीर् केवल एक
व्यक्ति कथ जन्म ह तथ है ।

1) _____ is born immediately before W.

A. The one who is born in Feb
B. U
C. The one who is born in March
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D. T
E. None

2) Which of the following combination is true with respect to the final

arrangement?
A. X-May
B. S-September
C. R-June
D. U-January
E. All are true

3) Who among the following person is born two months after T?

A. X
B. The one who is born in July
C. The one who is born in September
D. U
e) The one who is born in August

4) Find the odd one out?

A. U
B. X
C. Q
D. W
E. The one who is born immediately after W

5) How many people are born between R and U?

A. Four
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B. Five
C. Three
D. Six
E. Two

ANSWERS:

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

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SOLUTIONS:

YEAR PERSON

JANUARY U

FEBRUARY W

MARCH P

APRIL V

MAY X

JUNE R

JULY T

AUGUST Q

SEPTEMBER S

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Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions
Eight people- C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, and C8 are sitting around the circular
table but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing the centre
and the rest of them are facing outside. Not more than two people facing the
same direction sit together. The consecutive numerical named people are not
sitting together. C6 faces the centre. C5 sits two places away from C7. The
number of people sitting between C7 and C5 is the same as the number of
people sitting between C7 and C1. The immediate neighbors of C5 are facing
the same direction. C2 sits second to the right of C6, both are facing the
opposite direction. Only two people sit between C2 and C7. C1 and C7 are
facing the same direction. C4 sits third to the left of C8, both are facing the
same direction.

आठ ल ग- C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, और C8 ग लथकथर मेज के र्थर ों ओर बैठे हैं
ले सकन जरूरी नहीों सक इिी क्रम में ह ।ों उनमें िे र्थर कथ मुख केंद्र की ओर है और शे र्
कथ मुख बथहर की ओर है । एक ही सदशथ की ओर मुख करके बैठे द िे असिक व्यक्ति
एक िथर् न बैठें। क्रमथगत िोंख्यथत्मक नथम वथले व्यक्ति एक िथर् नहीों बै ठे हैं । C6 कथ मुख
केंद्र की ओर है । C5, C7 िे द स्र्थन दू र है । C7 और C5 के बीर् बैठे ल ग ों की िोंख्यथ C7
और C1 के बीर् बैठे ल ग ों की िोंख्यथ के िमथन है । C5 के सनकटतम पड सिय ों कथ मुख
िमथन सदशथ में है । C2, C6 के दथयें िे दू िरे स्र्थन पर बैठथ है , द न ों सवपरीत सदशथ की ओर
उन्मुख हैं । C2 और C7 के बीर् केवल द व्यक्ति बैठे हैं । C1 और C7 एक ही सदशथ के
िम्मुख हैं । C4, C8 के बथईों ओर तीिरे स्र्थन पर बैठथ है , द न ों एक ही सदशथ के िम्मुख हैं ।

1) Who among the following person sits third to the right of C8?
a) The one who sits opposite to C2
b) The one who sits immediate left C4
c) C1
d) The one who sits immediate right of C7
e) None of these

2) Who among the following person is facing outside?

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a) The one who sits immediate right of C5
b) C8
c) The one who sits immediate left of C1
d) The one who sits third to the right of C6
e) C4

3) How many people sit between C4 and C5 when counted from the left of C4?
a) More than three
b) Three
c) Two
d) One
e) No one

4) In which of the following pair of people the first person sits immediate left
of the second person?
I. C7, C3
II. C5, C2
III. C8, C4
IV. C4, C6
a) Only II and IV
b) Only I and III
c) Only III and IV
d) All I, II, III and IV
e) Only I and II

5) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group.
Find the odd one who does not belong to the group?

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a) C3, C2
b) C6, C8
c) C4, C6
d) C3, C7
e) C1, C4

ANSWERS:

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

SOLUTIONS:

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Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions
Six boxes- G, H, I, J, K, and L are kept one above another on different shelves of
a single stack such that the lowermost shelf is numbered as one and the
topmost shelf is numbered as six. Each box contains different items- pen,
pencil, book, watch, sunglasses, and bangles. All the information is not
necessarily in the same order. Box H which is kept on an even numbered shelf
and is kept immediately above box L. Atleast one box is kept below box L. Box I
is kept immediately above the box which contains pencil which is kept above
box K. The box which contains bangles is not kept above the box which
contains pencil. Box J is kept three boxes above the box which contain books.
The number of boxes kept above box J is the same as the number of boxes
kept below K. The box which contains the watch is kept three boxes below the
box which contains pen and is not kept on the lowermost shelf. Neither box H
nor box J has sunglasses.

छह बक् -ों G, H, I, J, K, और L क एक ही स्टै क की अलग-अलग अलमथररय ों पर एक के

ऊपर एक रखथ गयथ है , इि प्रकथर सक िबिे सनर्ली शेल्फ की िोंख्यथ एक है और िबिे
ऊपरी शे ल्फ की िोंख्यथ छह है । प्रत्येक सिब्बे में अलग-अलग वस्तुएँ हैं - कलम, पेंसिल,
सकतथब, घडी, िूप कथ र्श्मथ और र्ूसडयथँ । जरूरी नहीों सक िथरी जथनकथरी एक ही क्रम में
ह . सिब्बथ H सजिे एक िम िोंख्यथ वथली शे ल्फ पर रखथ गयथ है और सिब्बथ L के ठीक
ऊपर रखथ गयथ है । सिब्बथ L के नीर्े कम िे कम एक सिब्बथ रखथ गयथ है । सिब्बथ I क उि
सिब्बे के ठीक ऊपर रखथ गयथ है सजिमें पेंसिल है और सिब्बथ K के ऊपर रखथ गयथ है ।
वह सिब्बथ सजिमें र्ूसडयथँ हैं उि सिब्बे के ऊपर नहीों रखथ गयथ है सजिमें पेंसिल है । बॉक्
J क उि बॉक् िे तीन बॉक् ऊपर रखथ गयथ है सजिमें सकतथबें हैं । बॉक् J के ऊपर रखे
गए बक् ों की िोंख्यथ K के नीर्े रखे गए बक् ों की िोंख्यथ के िमथन है । सजि बक्े में घडी
है वह उि बक्े िे तीन बक्े नीर्े रखथ गयथ है सजिमें पेन है और उिे िबिे सनर्ले शेल्फ
पर नहीों रखथ गयथ है । न त बॉक् H और न ही बॉक् J में िूप कथ र्श्मथ है ।

1) Which of the following box contains books?

a) The box which is kept two boxes above H
b) The box which is kept immediately below G
c) Box J

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e) Box H

2) Which of the following combination is true?

a) I- pencil
b) J- bangles
c) H- sunglasses
d) L- watch
e) G- book

3) Which of the following box is kept on an even numbered shelf?

I. The box which contains sunglasses
II. Box I
III. The box which contains book
IV. The box which contains watch
a) Only I and II
b) Only III and IV
c) Only II and III
d) Only II and IV
e) Only I and IV

4) What is the position of the box which contains sunglasses from the top?
a) Fourth
b) Third
c) Second
d) Fifth

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e) Sixth

5) Four of the following are alike in a certain way. Which of the following does
not belong to the group?
a) I- pencil
b) J- bangles
c) I- watch
d) L- book
e) K- sunglasses

ANSWERS:

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

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SOLUTIONS:

SHELVES BOX ITEMS

6 I PEN

5 J PENCIL

4 H BANGLES

3 L WATCH

2 K BOOKS

1 G SUNGLASSES

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In each of the following questions, the relationship between different
elements is shown in the statements followed by some conclusions. Find the
conclusion which is definitely true.

1) Statements: A > G > L ≤ B ≤ D ; V = S < L = C; F < S

Conclusions:
I. B < V
II. C ≤ D
III. A > F
A. Both II and III are true
B. Only I is true
C. Only III is true
D. Both I and III are true
E. All are true

2) Statements: X > A > L ≤ U; O > Z ≥ N = G; L > N

Conclusions:
I. A > G
II. O < X
III.U > Z

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A. Both II and III are true
B. Only I is true
C. Only III is true
D. Both I and III are true
E. All are true

3) Statements: C > A > S ≤ Z; U < E = V; E < D ≤ Y = Z

Conclusions:
I. V < A
II. C > D
III. Y > U
A. Both II and III are true
B. Only I is true
C. Only III is true
D. Both I and III are true
E. All are true

4) Statements: G ≤ A < Z = I; E < C = Q; I < E > Q

Conclusions:
I. A < E
II. Z > C
A. If only conclusion I is true.
B. If only conclusion II is true.
C. If either conclusion I or II is true.
D. If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
E. If both conclusions I and II are true.

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5) Statements: A < T ≤ W ≤ F; N = C > X = F < R
Conclusions:
I. A < C
II. X ≥ T
A. If only conclusion I is true.
B. If only conclusion II is true.
C. If either conclusion I or II is true.
D. If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
E. If both conclusions I and II are true.

ANSWERS:

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

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.

In a certain code language:

“morning night monday friday” is written as “sz la em tw”.
“evening tuesday saturday morning ” is written as “cq em kt td”.
“monday evening thursday friday” is written as “kt sz tw ya”.
“friday wednesday saturday afternoon” is written as “cq wm ta sz”.

1. What is the code for “friday?

(a) cq
(b) kt
(c) td
(d) sz
(e) None of these

2. Which of the following may be the code for “monday fight‟?

(a) tw pu
(b) em fs
(c) ws td

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(d) an cq
(e) None of these

3. What is the code for “thursday‟?

(a) ya
(b) kt
(c) td
(d) tw
(e) None of these

4. What is the code for “night evening‟ in the given code language?
(a) ya td
(b) tw la
(c) td tw
(d) la kt
(e) None of these

5. If “wednesday‟ is coded as “wm‟ then what is the code for “afternoon‟?

(a) cq
(b) td
(c) ta
(d) sz
(e) None of these

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ANSWERS :

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

morning em

night la

monday tw

friday sz

evening kt

tuesday td

saturday cq

thursday ya

wednesday / wm / ta
afternoon

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

H@SG#M%FR&^EB*YΩN£V+AH©U®IC

1) If all the symbols are dropped from the given series, then which of the
following element is tenth from the right end?
a) M
b) B
c) E
d) F
e) R

2) Which of the following element has as many symbols to its left as to its right
in the given series?
a) V
b) B
c) Y
d) H
e) N

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3) Which of the following element is 7th to the left of the 11th element from
the right end of the given series?
a) &
b) G
c) B
d) E
e) None of the above

4) How many such consonants are there in the given series each of which is
immediately followed by a vowel and immediately preceded by a symbol?
a) Three
b) Two
c) Four
d) One
e) None

5) How many consonants are between ‘#’ and ‘©’ in the given series?
a) 7
b) 9
c) 11
d) 8
e) None of the above

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ANSWERS:

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

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