A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four

corners of the square while fore sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four
corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. Two females sit in
the middle of the sides and two at the corners. A sits second to the left of G. G sits in the middle of
one of the sides. C sits fourth to the right of his wife and his wife is not an immediate neighbour of A
or G. B sits third to right of her husband. B does not sit at any of the corners. Only D sits between B
and H. H is husband of A. E is a male.
1. Which of the following is true with respect to given seating arrangement?
a) No two males are immediate neighbours of each other.
b) G and H face each other in the seating arrangement.
c) A sits in the centre of one of the sides of the square table.
d) F is a male and sits diagonally opposite to E.
e) E and D are immediate neighbours of each other.
2. Who amongst the following is Bs husband?
a) C
b) G
c) F
d) E
e) Cannot be determined
3. How many people sit between B and C when counted in anti- clock wise direction from B ?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) Four
4. Who amongst the following is the wife of C?
a) D
b) F
c) B
d) G
e) Cannot be determined
5. What is the position of E with respect to C?
a) Immediately to the right
b) Second to the left
c) Third to the right
d) Immediately to the left
e) Second to the right

Answers:

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

There are seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sitting around a circular table. Three of them are
facing inside while the rest are facing outside. They work in the different companies, viz A, B, C, D, E,
F and G, but not necessarily in the same order.
S sits between R and the person who is facing inside and he is to the right of the latter. V works in
Company F and sits second to the left of T, who works in Company A. P is fourth to the right of Q and
both are facing the same direction. The one who works in Company D is the neighbour of both T and
V. S does not work in Company G. The persons who are facing inside on the immediate right of the
persons who are facing outside. U and Q are facing inside. The person who, works in Company B sits
on the immediate right of the one who works in Company A. The person who works in Company C
sits on the immediate left of V.
1. Who among the following is facing inside?
1) T
2) V
3) R
4) P
5) None of these
2. Who among the following is on the immediate right of U?
1) P
2) V
3) R
4) Q
5) None of these
3. If S and Q interchange their positions, who among the following will be second to the left of the one,
who works in Company F?
1) Q
2) R
3) T
4) U
5) None of these

4. S works in which of the following companies?

1) G
2) E
3) C
4) Can't be determined
5) None of these
5. R works in which of the following companies?
1) A
2) C
3) E
4) G
5) D
6. How many persons are there between T and P when counted from T in clockwise direction?
1) Three
2) Two
3) Four
4) Five
5) None of these
7. A man walked 30m towards south, took a left turn and walked 20m. Then he took a right turn and
walked 27m. Again he took a right turn and walked 20m. How far is the man from the starting point?
1) 50m
2) 57m
3) 35m
4) 40m
5) None of these
8. In a certain code language THRIVES is written as VJTFXBU. How is SOULFUL written in that code
language?
1) ULRNHRN
2) U'RLNHRN
3) URXNFIRN
4)NRHNRLU
5) None of these
9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TEMPORAL each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CEREMONY each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) Two
2) Three
3) Four
4) More than four
5) None of these

Answers with Explanation:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Eight members of a club are sitting around a circular table, viz Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T and S, but not
necessarily in the same order. Four of them are not facing the centre. W is facing the center and is
third to the right of Z, who is third to the right of U, who is facing the center. X-is fourth to the left of T,
S is third to the right of V, who is not a neighbour of T. V sits second to the right of X. Y is on the
immediate right of T.
1) What is S's position with respect to Y?
a) 2nd to the left.
b) 3rd to the left.
c) 2nd to the right.
d) Either (a) or (c).
e) None.
2) Who is second to the left of V?
a) W
b) X
c) Y
d) T
e) None of these
3) Which of the following pairs are neighbours ofT?
a) W, Y
b) U, S
c) Z, W

d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
4) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
a) W
b) Y
c) V
d) Z
e) U
5) Which of the following statements is/are true?
a) Z is not facing the center.
b) Y is second to the right of W.
c) T is facing the center.
d) Both (a) and (b) are true.
e) None of these.
Directions: In the following questions, the symbols $,@,%, and # are used with the following
meanings as illustrated below:
'PQ' means 'P' is greater than 'Q'.
'P%Q' means 'P' is smaller than 'Q'.
'P@Q' means 'P' is either greater than or equal 'Q'.
'P$Q' means 'P' is either smaller than or equal to 'Q'.
'P#Q' means 'P' is equal to 'Q'.
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
6) Statements: M @ R, R F, F#L
Conclusions: I. R@L II.M@L
7) Statements: T $ J, J @ V, V # W
Conclusions: I. TW II. W@T
8) Statements: J @ D, D$ L, L#N
Conclusions: I. J # L II. J $ L
9) Statements: R $ M, M%H,H$F
Conclusions: I. R % F II. M$F
10) Statements: K $ H, H % I, I F
Conclusions: I. K $ I II.H % F
Answers:
1) C
2) D
3) A
4) B
5) E
6) D
7) C
8) D
9) A
10) D
Explanation:(1-5)

(6-7)
6) (D) M R>F=L. So, R>L. Hence, conclusion I is not true. Even, the Conclusion II is not true.
7) (C) T J V= W Either I or II follows.
8) (D) J D L = N Both the conclusions are not true
9) (A) R M < H F. Hence, R< F. Conclusion I is true. As M< F conclusion II is not true.
10) (D) K H < I > F. As K< I, conclusion I is not true. H and F can't be compared. Hence, conclusion
II is not true

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 ones who sit at the four
corners face 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. M does not sit in the middle of the
sides. Only one person sits between Q and R. R is not an immediate neighbour of M. T faces the
centre. K is not an immediate neighbour of R.
1. What is 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
2. Who sits exactly between Q and R?
a) T
b) P
c) K
d) M
e) S and K
3. Which of the following pairs represents the persons seated in the middle of the sides who face
each other?
a) S, Q
b) K, L
c) M, P

d) R, T
e) T, Q
4. Who among the following 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 neighbours of each other
b) S, P and L
c) P and Q
d) L and R
e) M, S and T
5. If K is made to face the opposite direction, who would sit to his immediate right?
a) R
b) Q
c) P
d) T
e) S
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
a) L
b) M
c) K
d) P
e) R
Answers:
1) D
2) B
3) E
4) C
5) B
6) E

Explanation:

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below


Six plays are to be organized from Monday to Sunday- one play each day with one day when
there is no play. No play day is not Monday or Sunday.

The plays are held in sets of 3 plays each in such a way that 3 plays are held without any
break, ie 3 plays are held in such a way that there is no No play' day between them but immediately
before this set or immediately after this set it is No Play day.

Play Z was held on 26th and play X was held on 31st of the same month.

Play B was not held immediately after play A (but was held after A, not necessarily
immediately) and play M was held immediately before Q.

All the six plays were held in the same month.

1. Which play was organized on Monday?
a) Z
b) M
c) Q
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
2. Which day was play Z organized?
a) Tuesday
b) Monday
c) Wednesday
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
3. Which date was a No play day?
a) 26th
b) 28th
c) 29th
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
4. Which of the following is true?
a) Play B is held immediately before play M.
b) Play Z is held after play B.
c) There was a gap after 2 plays and then 4 plays were organized.
d) First play was organized on the 25th.
e) Play B was held on Friday.
5. Which day was play Q organized?
a) Friday
b) Wednesday
c) Saturday
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

Answers:
1. E
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
Explanation:
Date
25
26

Day
Monday
Tuesday

Play
A
Z

27
28
29
30
31

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

B
No play day
M
Q
X

Directions (1-5): Following are steps of an input. Rearrange them and answer the questions.
(A) 14 15 16 21 immediate circular 31 who same before exactly
(B) 14 15 16 21 31 who same before exactly circular immediate
(C) 14 exactly immediate 21 before 15 circular 16 31 same who
(D) 14 15 16 exactly immediate 21 circular 31 who same before
(E) 14 15 exactly immediate 21 before circular 16 31 who same
(F) 14 15 16 21 31 immediate who same before exactly circular
1. Which of the following is Step III?
1) D
2) C
3) E
4) A
5) B
2. Which of the following is second from the right end of Step II?
1) 31
2) same
3) who
4) 16
5) None of these
3. Which of the following is last but one?
1) B
2) F
3) A
4) D
5) C
4. What is the position of '31' in Step IV?
1) 7th from the right
2) 5th from the right
3) 5th from the left
4) 6th from the left
5) None of these
5. Which of the following numbers/words is third to the right of seventh from the left in Step V?
1) before
2) exactly
3) circular
4) 31
5) None of these
Directions (6-10): In the questions given below, the relationship between different elements is
shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. Mark answer
1) if only conclusion I follows.
2) if only conclusion II follows.
3) if either conclusion I or II follows
4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

6. Statements: D = E F; G H > E
Conclusions:
I. F < H
II. G > D
7. Statements: M N < O; P > N > Q
Conclusions:
I. Q < O
II. P > M
8, Statement: J < K Q = L > M
Conclusions:
I. J < L
II. K > M
9. Statements: P = Q < L M; Q > I; L > H
Conclusions:
I. P > H
II. M > I
10. Statements: A B C > D > E; C F = G; D > M N
Conclusions:
I. A > N
II. B G

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Directions (1-6): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
There are seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sitting around a circular table. Three of them are
facing inside while the rest are facing outside. They work in the different companies, viz A, B, C, D, E,
F and G, but not necessarily in the same order.
S sits between R and the person who is facing inside and he is to the right of the latter. V works in
Company F and sits second to the left of T, who works in Company A. P is fourth to the right of Q and
both are facing the same direction. The one who works in Company D is the neighbour of both T and
V. S does not work in Company G. The persons who are facing inside on the immediate right of the
persons who are facing outside. U and Q are facing inside. The person who, works in Company B sits
on the immediate right of the one who works in Company A. The person who works in Company C

sits on the immediate left of V.

1. Who among the following is facing inside?
1) T
2) V
3) R
4) P
5) None of these
2. Who among the following is on the immediate right of U?
1) P
2) V
3) R
4) Q
5) None of these
3. If S and Q interchange their positions, who among the following will be second to the left of the one,
who works in Company F?
1) Q
2) R
3) T
4) U
5) None of these
4. S works in which of the following companies?
1) G
2) E
3) C
4) Can't be determined
5) None of these
5. R works in which of the following companies?
1) A
2) C
3) E
4) G
5) D
6. How many persons are there between T and P when counted from T in clockwise direction?
1) Three
2) Two
3) Four
4) Five
5) None of these
7. A man walked 30m towards south, took a left turn and walked 20m. Then he took a right turn and
walked 27m. Again he took a right turn and walked 20m. How far is the man from the starting point?
1) 50m
2) 57m
3) 35m
4) 40m
5) None of these
8. In a certain code language THRIVES is written as VJTFXBU. How is SOULFUL written in that code
language?
1) ULRNHRN
2) U'RLNHRN
3) URXNFIRN
4)NRHNRLU
5) None of these

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TEMPORAL each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CEREMONY each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) Two
2) Three
3) Four
4) More than four
5) None of these

Answers with Explanation:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
Five projects F, G, H, I and J are to be completed, each project on each day, from Monday to
Saturday of the same week. Project F will be completed immediately before J and project G will be
completed before I. Project G and I will not be completed on the first day. There will be one leave day
denoted by L. There will be a gap of two days between the days on which project I and G will be
completed. Project H will be completed immediately before the leave day. The leave day will not be
the second or the fourth day.
1. On which day will Project H be completed?
1) Tuesday
2) Thursday
3) Friday
4) Can't be determined
5) None of these
2. How many days' gap will be there between the days on which Project J and G will be completed?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these
3. Which of the following projects will be completed on Monday?
1) H
2) G
3) F
4) J
5) None of these
4. On which day will Project I be completed?
1) Monday
2) Thursday
3) Friday
4) Saturday
5) None of these
5. Which of the following statements is/are true?
1) There is two days' gap between J and I.
2) Project G will be completed immediately after leave day.
3) Leave day will be between I and H.
4) All are true
5) None of these
Directions (6-10): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements
numbered l and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II
alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I
alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
4) if the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
6. Among A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, eight friends seated in a circle, who is on the immediate left of B?
I. B is second to the left of C and fourth to the right of H.
II. F is second to the right of A and third to the left of C.
7. On which date was Poorna born in the month of September?

I. Her mother correctly remembers that she was born after 22 September and before 26 September.
II. Her father correctly remembers that she was born after 21 September and before 25 September.
8. How is B related to C?
I. A is father of B and B is father of D, who is daughter of C.
II. C is sister-in-law of E, who is brother of B.
9. Among J, K, L, M and N, who is the shortest?
I. J is shorter than only N. K is taller than M and L.
II. If they are arranged in ascending order of their heights from left to right then M is second from the
left.
10. How many brothers does Y have?
I. Q, mother of Y, has only three children.
II. P, grandmother of Y, has only one granddaughter.

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row facing north, but not necessarily in

the same order. Q sits second to the left of W's wife and has two children. No
male is an immediate neighbour of Q. T is the son of S, who sits second to the
right of W. S's son sits second to the right of U. U is the brother of V. U is not

an immediate neighbour of W's wife. Only one person sits between P and U. P
is the mother of V. W's sister S does not sit on the immediate left of W's father.
Only five persons sit between W's father and T. Only one person sits between
W and V. V is the father of R. V is not an immediate neighbour of T. Q sits on
the extreme left end.
1. What is the position of P with respect to her father-in-law?
a) Immediate left
b) Third to the right
c) Third to the left
d) Second to the right
e) Fourth to the left
2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) U
b) R
c) T
d) W
e) V
3. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?
a) R is the cousin of T.
b) W and W's wife are immediate neighbours of each other
c) No male is an immediate neighbour of R.
d) W sits third to the left of his son.
e) Q is the father of W.
4. Who sits on the immediate left of R?
a) U's grandfather
b) V's daughter
c) S's father-in-law
d) P
e) V
5, Who is the grandfather of R?
a) T
b) Q
c) V
d) R
e) None of these
Directions (6-10): Study the information and answer the given question:
In a certain code language towards a healthy life is written as nk jw ly bl good life goal always is
written as ly ai dg ol healthy and happy always is written as ht ai dn bl exercise and healthy goal
is written as bl xt dn ol (All the codes are two letter codes only)
6. What does the code dn stand for in the given code language ?
a) goal
b) a
c) and
d) happy
e) healthy
7. What is the code for life in the given code language?
a) ol
b) dn
c) ly
d) ai

e) bl
8. What is the code for towards in the given code language?
a) either jw or nk
b) bl
c) nk
d) jw
e) ly
9. What is the code for good exercise in the given code language?
a) ol dg
b) ol xt
c) xt dg
d) bl ol
e) dg bl
10. What may be the code for be happy always' in the given code language?
a) bl ht xt
b) ai xu dn
c) ht ai ol
d) ai ht mi
e) ai ht ly
Directions (11-12): Study the following information and answer the given question:
M is the father of N. D is the daughter of N. N is the brother of J. J is the wife of T. T is the father of K.
K is the brother of S. S is the husband of L.
11. How is K related to M?
a) Cannot be determined
b) Grandmother
c) Grandson
d) Granddaughter
e) Grandfather
12. How is L related to J?
a) Mother-in-law
b) Sister-in-law
c) Mother
d) Daughter
e) Daughter-in-law

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.
D
Directions (1-5): Study the following information and answer the questions that follow.
In a certain code language
`no risk of damage' is coded as `do me ra su',
'improve policy risk of insurance holders' is coded as `ti la ra su ju ye',
`no risk policy' is coded as `su me la' and
'damage of insurance holders' is coded as 'do ti ye ra'.
1. How is 'improve' coded in the given code language?
1) su
2) ju
3) ti
4) la
5) None of these
2. What does the code `me', stand for in the given code language?
1) no
2) risk
3) policy
4) damage
5) None of these
3. How is 'holders' coded in the given code language?
1) Either `do' or `ti'
2) Either 'ye' or `ra'
3) Either 've' or `ti'
4) Either 'ye' or 'la'
5) Either 'yo' or `ti'
4. What is the possible code 'improve policy services' in the given code language?
1) do ra ja
2) me do ra
3) ve do ra
4) ra su ju
5) ju ho la
5. Which of the following will be coded as `me su do' in the given code language?
1) no risk damage
2) no damage of
3) no damage improve
4) of no insurance
5) no risk cover
Directions (6-10): In each question below are given four statements followed by four conclusions
numbered I, II, III and IV. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
6. Statements:
Some plates are tables.
Some tables are cups.
All cups are bottles.
Some bottles are jugs.
Conclusions:
I. Some plates are not cups.
II. Some bottles are cups.
III. Some plates are bottles.
IV. At least some cups are jugs.
1) Only II and III follow
2) All follow

3) Only II follows
4) None follows
5) None of these
7. Statements:
Some cats are dogs.
Some pots are flowers.
All dogs are pots.
Some pots are petals.
Conclusions:
I. At least some pots are dogs.
II. All cats being petals is a possibility.
III. Some cats are pots.
IV. All flowers being petals is a possibility.
1) Only I follows
2) Only I and II follow
3) Only II and IV follow
4) All follow
5) None
8. Statements:
No nest is a bird.
Some birds are kites.
No kite is sky.
All skies are blue.
Conclusions:
I. Some kites are not nests.
II. At least some nests are skies.
III. No sky is a kite.
IV. Some kites are blue.
1) Only I follows
2) Only I and III follow
3) Only II and IV follow
4) None follows
5) None of these
9. Statements:
All lamps are sticks.
Some sticks are flowers.
All fruits are flowers.
All fruits are bananas.
Conclusions:
I. At least some lamps are flowers.
II. All sticks being bananas is a possibility.
III. Some flowers are fruits.
IV. Some sticks are flowers.
1) Only I and III follow
2) All follow
3) Only I, II and III follow
4) None follows
5) None of these
10. Statements:
All walls are houses.
All houses are rooms.
No room is a road.
No road is a bench.
Conclusions:
I. All wails are rooms.
II. At least some houses are benches.

III. No room is a bench.

IV. No wall is a road.
1) All follow
2) Only II, III and IV follow
3) Only I and IV follow
4) None follows
5) None of these

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

There are seven persons Priya, Reema, Riha, Dishal, Diyal, Gitesh and Ritesh who teach different
subjects, viz Sanskrit, Geography, History, Economics, Civics, Hindi and English but not necessarily
in the same order. They teach on different days of the week starting from Monday. They like different
colours, viz White, Red, Black, Brown, Yellow, Green and Pink, but not necessarily in the same order.
Reema, who likes Green, teaches on the fourth day of the week but neither Sanskrit nor English. Two
persons teach between Reema and Gitesh, neither of whom teaches on the first day of the week.
There is one person between Priya and Rita. But Riha does not teach either on first or on 3rd day of
the week. Riha likes Yellow colour and teaches Sanskrit.
The one who teaches History teaches on the last day ofthe week and likes Red colour. Dishal does
not teach on the day either immediately before or immediately after the classes by Priya, who does
not like either Brown or White or Black colour. Ritesh teaches immediately after Riha and he likes
White colour. Diyal does not like Brown colour and teaches Hindi. Priya does not teach either
Economics or Civics. The one who teaches Geography takes class immediately after the day when
Sanskrit has been taught.
1. Which of the following combinations is definitely false?
a) Riha - Yellow - Sanskrit
b) Priya - Pink - English
c) Diyal - Black - Hindi
d) Reema - Green - History
e) None of these
2. Who among the following teaches on the fifth day of the week?
a) Ritesh
b) Gitesh

c) Riha
d) Diyal
e) None of these
3. Who teaches Civics?
a) Reema
b) Priya
c) Dishal
d) Either Dishal or Reema
e) None of these
4. If `Reema' is related to 'Yellow' and Ritesh' is related to 'Red', then which of the following is `Piya'
related to?
a) Brown
b) Green
c) Black
d) Pink
e) None of these
5. Who teaches Economics?
a) Reema
b) Dishal
c) Riya
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
Directions (6-10):Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given statements
disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer
A) if only conclusion I follows.
B) if only conclusion II follows.
C) if either conclusion I or II follows.
D) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
E) if both conclusions I and II follow.
6. Statements:
Some registers are files.
All registers are folders.
All folders are columns.
Conclusions:
I. Some registers are not columns.
II. All folders being files is a possibility.
7. Statements:
All solutions are liquids.
No liquid is a mixture.
All mixtures are matters.
Conclusions:
I. All solutions being matters is a possibility.
II. No solution is a mixture.
8. Statements:

Some pages are pens.

All novels are pages.
No novel is a book.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens, if they are novels, are also pages.
II. All books being pages is possibility.
9. Statements:
All doctors are professors.
Some doctors are intelligent.
No intelligent is poor.
Conclusions:
I. At least some doctors being poor is a possibility.
II. All doctors, if they are intelligent, are also poor.
10. Statements:
No paper is thin.
All thins are circulars.
No circular is a metal.
Conclusions:
I. All metals being thin is a possibility.
II. Some papers are not circulars.

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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G live in 3 different cities, viz Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. All are
working with seven different banks SBI, UCO Bank, IDBI, BOI, Union Bank, IOB and OBC, but not
necessarily in the same order. At least two friends are working in the same city. C works with OBC in
Mumbai. E does not work with IDBI. Only G lives in Delhi along with E. F works with UCO Bank and
does not live in Mumbai. B works with Union Bank, but does not live in the same city as E A does not
live. in Kolkata. Those who live in Delhi work neither with BOI nor with IOB. None of those who live in
Mumbai work with IOB.
1. Which of the following groups lives in Mumbai?
a) C, D, A
b) C, A, G
c) E, A, C
d) B, A, C
e) None of these
2. Who among the following works with SBI?
a) A
b) E
c) C
d) G
e) None of these
3. Which of the following groups lives in Kolkata?
a) G, F
b) B, D
c) F, D
d) A, D
e) None of these
4. The persons who live in Delhi work with which of the following banks?
a) SBI and IDBI
b) IOB and SBI
c) OBC and UCO Bank
d) IDBI and OBC
e) None of these
5. D works with which of the following banks?
a) IOB
b) OBC
c) SBI
d) IDBI
e) BOI
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
In a certain code language
'please don't go there' is written as 'ti pa ka sa',
'this is beautiful home' is written as ra la ha',
'please come at home' is written as `sa na jo la', and
'there is party at home' is written as zi na la ra ti'.
6. What is the code for 'home'?
a) la
b) ha

c) ra
d) ti
e) None of these
7. 'party is beautiful' will be coded as
a) zi ra fi
b) ra ha zi
c) na zi fi
d) Either a) or b)
e) None of these
8. How is 'go' written in that code language?
a) ti
b) sa
c) pa
d) ka
e) Either pa or ka
9. Which of the following will be coded as 'ti ra la' in the given code language?
a) come at home
b) there is home
c) this is home
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
10. What does stand for?
a) this
b) beautiful
c) party
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these

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Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and give answers to the question
given below it.
A, B, C, D, E and F are members of a family. There are two married couples. B is an engineer and the
father of E. F is the grand father of C and is a lawyer. D is the grand mother of E and is a housewife.
There is one engineer one lawyer, one teacher, one house-wife and two students in the family.
1. Who is the husband of A?
a) C
b) F
c) B
d) D
e) E
2. Which of the following are two married couples?
a) FD, BA
b) FD, BE
c) FD, CA
d) ED, CF
e) None
3. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members?

a) B, F, E
b) F, E
c) B, F, A
d) B, F
e) None of these
4. Who is the sister of E?
a) C
b) D
c) A
d) Data inadequate

e) None of these
5. Which of the following can be A's profession?
a) Housewife
b) Engineer
c) Teacher
d) Engineer or Teacher
e) Housewife or Teacher
Directions (6-9): Read the following information and answer the questions given below it.
P + Q means P is brother of Q
P Q means Q is father of P
P Q means Q is mother of P
P Q means P is sister of Q
6. How is P related to S in S+QP ?
a) Niece
b) Nephew
c) Brother
d) Uncle
e) None
7. Which of the following means M is maternal uncle of R?
a) R N M
b) M + N R
c) M N T R
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
8. A + B means A is brother of B; A B means A is mother of B and AB means A is sister of B.
Which of the following means M is maternal uncle of R?
a) M R + K
b) M + K R
c) M + K Q
d) can't be determined.
e) None of these
9. M is the wife of R. S is the only grand daughter of H, who is husband of G and father-in-law of R.
How is M related to G?
a) Duaghter-in-law
b) Mother
c) Wife
d) Daughter
e) Sister
Directions (10-12): Read the following information and answer the questions given below it.
A + B means A is the daughter of B
A B means A is the son of B
A B means A is the wife of B
10. If P Q S, which of the following is true?
a) S is wife of Q
b) S is father of P
c) P is daughter of Q
d) Q is father of P
e) None
11. If T S B M, Which of the following is not true?
a) B is mother of S
b) M is husband of B

c) T is wife of S
d) S is daughter of B
e) S is son of B
12. If A S R V, what is V to A?
a) Mother
b) Grand mother
c) Father
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
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Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions based on the
information:
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that there is an
equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 A, B, C, D and E are seated (but not necessarily
in the same order) and all of them are facing north. In row-2 J, K, L, M and N are seated (but not
necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. Therefore, in the given seating
arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
B sits third to left of A. The one who faces B sits second to right of J. Only one person sits between J
and M. One of the immediate neighbours of J faces C. K and L are immediate neighbours of each
other. L does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. One of the immediate neighbours of A
faces M. M does not face E.
1. Who among the following sits second to the right of the person who faces D ?
a) M
b) J
c) N
d) K
e) L
2. Which of the following is true regarding N ?
a) Both J and M are immediate neighbours of N
b) Only two people sit between N and M
c) N is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces B
d) N sits second to right of L
e) None of the given options is true
3. Which of the following groups of people represents the people sitting at extreme ends of both the

rows ?
a) M, N, C, A
b) J, K, D, E
c) J, N, D, C
d) K, M, B, D
e) K, M, A, E
4. Who amongst the following faces L ?
a) B
b) C
c) A
d) E
e) D
5. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information ?
a) A sits exactly between B and C
b) J faces immediate neighbour of D
c) E is an immediate neighbour of C
d) J faces A
e) None of the given options is true
Directions (6-12): A chemical company 'X' decided to recruit Management Trainees for its ammonia
plant. The company laid down the following criteria. The candidate
(i) should be a Chemical Engineering graduate with minimum 65% marks.
(ii) should have done at least a diploma in business management.
(iii) should not be less than 21 years and more than 28 years of age as on 1.7.99.
(iv) should have secured a minimum of 75% marks in the Common Entrance Test (CET). However, if
the candidate fulfils all the criteria
Except
(a) (i) above, but has secured marks above 60% and below 65% and also working experience of one
year, his case may be referred to the Managing Director.
(b) (ii) above, and has secured more than 80% marks in CET, his case may be referred to the
General Manager of the plant.
(c) (iv) above, but has passed the CET exam with at least 65% marks and has secured more than
70% marks in Chemical Engineering degree exam, his case may be referred to the Vice-President.
Based on the above criteria and the information given in each of the following questions, you have to
take a decision in regard to each case. You are not to assume anything. These cases are given to
you as on 1st July, 1999.
Mark your answer
A) If the candidate is to be selected.
B) If the candidate is to be referred to the Managing Director.
C) If the candidate is to be referred to the General Manager of the plant.
D) If the candidate is to be referred to the Vice-President.
E) If the candidate is not to be selected.
6. Subhash Chandra, who is working in a chemical factory as Junior Engineer (Chemicals) since
30.6.98, is a Chemical Engineering Graduate with 72% marks. He has passed CET with 85% marks.
His date of birth is 23.12.77.
7. Arundhati, a 27-years-old lady, is chemical engineer with 61% marks and has also done a diploma
course in Information Technology. She is working with a private company as manager, software since
past three years. She has obtained a postgraduate degree in business management. She has
secured 79% marks in CET.
8. Shirish Guha has completed his graduation in chemical engineering with 75% marks and diploma
in business management with 60% marks. He has passed the CET with 69% marks. He celebrated
his 27th birthday on 17th March 1999.
9. Dilip Khare is an engineering graduate passed out in 1996 with 70% marks. He has secured 68%
marks in CET. His date of birth is 25.10.1976. He has completed his postgraduate diploma in

business management from a reputed institute.

10. Rajiv Mhatre is a 25-year-old Chemical Engineering .graduate with 62% marks in graduation. He
is working in a private chemical company as an Assistant Manager for the last two years. He has
passed CET with 82% marks and has done diploma in business management in 1995.
11. Mamta is an electrical engineer with 74% marks. She has done diploma in business management
as well as in chemical technology securing 66% and 62% marks respectively. Her date of birth is
16.12.1973. She has passed out CET with 80% marks.
12. Subhodh Roy is studying for postgraduate degree in chemical engineering at present. He has
secured 73% marks in B.E. chemical engineering. His date of birth is 25th June 1978. He has also
completed the diploma in businessmanagement and has passed out CET with 82% marks. He has no
working experience.

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12.

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

Ali, Balu, Columbus, Xavier, Yacub and Zeenath are friends. They are working in Bank, Electricity
office, Police station, Post office, Railways and Telephone exchange and their hobbies are seeing TV,
playing cards, listening music, e g Cinema, seeing drama and seeing dance (not necessary in the
same order).
(i) Xavier is working in Electricity office and his hobby is seeing TV.
(ii) Ali is working neither in Bank nor in Post office. Seeing cinema is not his hobby.
(iii) Yacub is working in Railway and seeing drama is his hobby.
(iv) Balu is working in Telephone exchange and neither playing cards nor seeing dance is his hobby.
(v) Columbus is not working in Police station. His hobby is listening music.
1. Which of the following is Balu's hobby?
a) Playing cards
b) Seeing dance
c) Seeing cinema
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
2. Which of the following combinations of person and working place is definitely true?
a) Columbus - Post office
b) Ali - Playing cards
c) Zeenath - Bank
d) Zeenath - Dance
e) None of these
3. Playing cards is the hobby of who among the following?
a) Data inadequate
b) Zeenath
c) Balu
d) Ali
e) None of these
4. Who among the following persons is working in Police station?
a) Columbus
b) Ali
c) Zeenath
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
5. Zeenath is working in which of the following organisations?
a) Post office
b) Bank
c) Either Bank or Post office
d) Police Station
e) None of these
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
P, Q, R, S, T and V are six students studying in a class. Each of them has a different height and
weight. The tallest is not the heaviest. T is taller than only P but lighter than R. Q is taller than S and P
and heavier than only T and V. P is lighter than only S. T is heavier than V. S is taller, than V and Q is
not the tallest.
6. How many of them are heavier than T?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Five
e) None of these
7. How many of them are shorter than Q?

a) Two
b) Four
c) Three
d) Five
e) None of these
8. Who among them is the tallest?
a) V
b) P
c) T
d) R
e) None of these
9. Who among them is third from top if arranged in descending order of height?
a) Q
b) V
c) S
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
10. Who among them is the lightest?
a) V
b) T
c) P
d) R
e) None of these
11. Madan is a tea addict and has tea every 20 minutes. However, he does not like to displease
Sadan, who is dead against tea-drinking. So, when Sadan is with him, he skips tea during that period
but has it 10 minutes after Sadan leaves. Sadan came at noon and left at 2 p.m. If Madan had his first
tea at 9 a.m., how many times did he have tea till 5 p.m.?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16
e) None of these
12. Preeti is shorter than Manju but taller than Neha. Anjana is shorter than Neha but taller than
Sarita. If Rachna is taller than Manju, who among them is the shortest?
a) Neha
b) Anjana
c) Sarita
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
13. In a certain code PAPER is written as SCTGW. How is MOTHER written in that code?
a) PQXICJV
b) ORVLGW
c) PQXJJT
d) PQVJGT
e) None of these
14. Bicycles are priced only in multiples of hundred rupees. Tarun says the cost of the bicycle was
more than Rs 500 but less than Rs 1000. Barun says it was more than Rs 700 but less than Rs 1100.
What was the price of the bicycle?
a) Rs 800
b) Rs 850
c) Rs 1000
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these

15. Pointing to a photograph, Janu says, "She is the mother of my son's father." How is the person in
the photograph related to Janu?
a) daughter-in-law
b) mother
c) Self
d) mother-in-law
e) None

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Explanation (1-5):

(6-10):
According to Height:
R>Q>S>V>T>P
According to weight:
S>P>R>Q>T>V

Directions (Q. 11-15): in each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and H. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give
answer
1) if only conclusion I follows.
2) if only conclusion II follows.
3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) if both conclusions I and II follow.
11. Statements:
Some pens are caps.
All caps are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. All pencils being pens is a possibility.
II. At least some pencils are caps.
12. Statements:
No bag is a glass.
Some glasses are not cups.
Conclusions:
I. At least some cups are bags.
II. No glass is a bag.
13. Statements:
Some flowers are red.
No red is a tree.
Conclusions:
I. Some flowers are not trees.
II. Some trees are not red.
14. Statements:
All boxes are copies.
No copy is a book.
Conclusions:
I. No box is a book.
II. At least some copies are boxes.
15. Statements:
No cloth is a cover.
No cover is a wrap.
Conclusions:
I. Some cloths are not wraps.
II. No wrap is a cloth.
11.5
12.2

13.5
14.5

15.4

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are participants from different teams, viz White, Blue, Green and
Black. They participate in different categories, viz Singing, Dancing, Painting, Hockey, Tennis and
Cooking in different days of a week from Monday to Saturday. There is no competition on Sunday.
Two of them are the players of team White and t two of them are the players of team Black.

E participates in Tennis but he is neither from team Blue nor from White.

A is from team White but participates neither on Thursday nor on Wednesday.

Neither F nor B participates either in Painting or Hockey.

Dancing competition is held on Tuesday.

Persons participating in Cooking and Painting are from team White and Green respectively.

C participates in Singing on Friday and he is from team Blue but F does not participate on
Tuesday.

1. Who among the following participates in Painting?

1) B
2) A
3) F
4) D
5) None of these
2. Who participates in Dancing?
1) A
2) F
3) B
4) D
5) Can't be determined
3. D is from team
1) White
2) Black
3) Can't be determined
4) Green
5) None of these
4. If E participates on Saturday then A must participate on which of the following days?
1) Monday
2) Tuesday
3) Can't be determined
4) Thursday
5) None of these
5. A participates in which of the following categories?
1) Singing
2) Hockey
3) Cooking
4) Tennis
5) Can't be determined
Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
G, H, I, J, K, M and N are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. G is third to the left of H. J is

not an immediate neighbour of H. N is not an immediate neighbour of M. K is second to the left of

Hand third to the right of M.
6. Who among the following are immediate neighbours of I?
1) N, G
2) M, N
3) H, M
4) K, J
5) Can't be determined
7. Who among the following is third to the right of the person who is second to the left of G?
1) H
2) K
3) J
4) N
5) None of these
8. How many persons are there between I and J when counted ACW starting from J?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these
Directions (9-10): Each of the questions given below consists of a question and three
statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide Whether the data provided
in the statements are sufficient to answer the question:
9. Rajan is in which direction ofNeelam?
I. Tejash is to the west of Tinku and northwest of Neelam.
II. Neelam is to the east of Tejash, who is to the west f.
III. Tejash is to the north of Neelam; Tinku is to the east of Tejash; and Raj an is to the south of Tinku.
1) Only I
2) Only II and III
3) Only III
4) Only I and III
5) All are not sufficient
10. How is M related to D?
I. K is wife of one of the sons of C and mother of the grandson of the father of B.
II. M is brother of T, who is granddaughter of the father-in-law of the mother of M.
III. B is the father of D but D is not the daughter the wife of B.
1) Only II and III
2) Any two of them
3) All I, II and III
4) All I, II and III are not sufficient
5) None of these

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Eight friends Nirvan, Raji, Divya, Priyanka, Prithi, Reema, Nishi and Ishika are sitting around a circular
table but not facing the centre. Each of them has her birthday in different months, viz January,
February, March, April, May, June, July and August, but not necessarily in the same order.
Ishika, whose birthday is in the month of April, sits third to the right of Prithi. The one whose birthday
is in the month of June sits second to the left of Nishi, whose birthday is in the month of January.
Divya, whose birthday is in the month of July, sits between the persons whose birthday, are in the
months of February and June. Nishi sits second to the left of Raji, who cannot sit adjacent to Prithi.
Reema's birthday is in the month of August and sits second to the right of Nirvan, whose birthday is in
the month of March.
1. What is the position of Nishi with respect to the person whose birthday is in the month of July?
a) Third to the left
b) Third to the right
c) Second to the right
d) Fifth to the right
e) Four to the left
2. Which of the following combinations is definitely true?
a) Ishika June
b) Nirvan January
c) Prithi August
d) Raji May
e) None of these
3. How many persons are sitting between Prithi and the person whose birthday is in the month of
April? (If counted from Prithi in clockwise direction)
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) None
e) None of these
4. Which of the following persons' birthday is In the month of February?
a) Raji
b) Nishi

c) Prithi
d) Priyanka
e) Nirvan
5. `Nishi' is related to 'June' and `Reema' is related to `March'. In the same way, Priyanka' is related to
which of the following months?
a) January
b) February
c) August
d) July
e) April
Directions (6-10): In each question below are given two or more statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding
commonly known facts. Give answer
A) if only conclusion I follows.
B) if only conclusion II follows.
C) if either conclusion I or II follows.
D) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
E) if both conclusions I and II follow.
(6-7) Statements:
All heavy are dwarves.
Some giants are heavy.
All tall are giants.
6. Conclusions:
I. All tall being dwarves possibility.
II. At least some heavy are giants.
7. Conclusions:
I. Some dwarves being tall is a possibility.
II. Some giants can never be tall.
8. Statements:
Some rules are stunts.
Some acts are stunts.
Conclusions:
I. Some rules being acts is a possibility.
II. All the stunts will necessarily be acts.
9. Statements:
All loops are curves.
No curve is a triangle.
Conclusions:
I. No loop can be a triangle.
II. At least some curves are loops.
10. Statements:
No east is west
No west is north
Conclusions:
I. There is a possibility that some easts are north.
II. A west can never be an east.

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Directions (6-10): Read carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) Six students P, Q, R, S, T and U are in different branches of Engineering, viz. civil, mechanical,
chemical, electrical, metallurgy and electronics but not necessarily in the same order.
(ii) Each of them is a resident of a different city viz Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and
Bangalore. R is the resident of Delhi but he is not in chemical or electrical. T, who is in mechanical, is
not the resident of Mumbai or Hyderabad. Q is from Calcutta and he is in electrical. The student from
Chennai is in electronics and S is from Mumbai. P is in metallurgy.
6. Which of the following is not the correct combination of student and subject?
a) P-metallurgy
b) Q-electrical
c) U-electronics
d) S-civil
e) All are correct
7. Which student is from Chennai?
a) R
b) U
c) S
d) T
e) None of these

8. P is from which city?

a) Chennai
b) Calcutta
c) Hyderabad
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
9. Which student is from Bangalore?
a) T
b) Q
c) S
d) T or P
e) None of these
10. R is studying which subject?
a) Electronics
b) Mechanical
c) Metallurgy
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
There are five persons P, Q, R, S and T. One is a Doctor, one is an Engineer, and one is a Professor.
P and S are unmarried ladies and have no profession. None of the ladies is Doctor or Engineer. There
is a married couple in which T is the husband. Q is the brother of R and is neither Engineer nor
Professor.
6. Who is the Doctor?
a) Q
b) R

c) T
d) P
e) None of these
7. Who is the wife of T?
a) P
b) S
c) Q
d) R
e) None of these
8. Who is the Professor?
a) R
b) S
c) T
d) Q
e) None of these
9. The three ladies are
a) P, Q and R
b) Q, R and S
c) P, Q and S
d) P, R and S
e) Data inadequate
10. What is the profession of T?
a) Doctor
b) Engineer
c) Either Professor or Engineer
d) Professor
e) Data inadequate

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

R Q, R, S, T and M, six houses of different heights and different colours of red, blue, white, orange,
yellow and green, are located on either sides of a road with three on each side. T, the tallest house, is
exactly opposite the red-coloured house. The shortest house is exactly opposite the green coloured
house. M is the orange-coloured house and is located between P and S. R, the yellow-coloured
house, is exactly opposite P. Q, the green-coloured house. is exactly opposite M. P, the whitecoloured house, is taller than house R but shorter than houses S and Q.

1. What is the colour of house S?

a) red
b) blue
c) red or blue
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
2. What is the position of house P from top when the houses are arranged in descending order of their
heights?
a) Third
b) Second
c) Fourth
d) Data inadequate
e) None
3. Which of the following is the second in height?
a) S
b) Q
c) S or Q
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
4. Which of the following houses is located immediately next to the yellow house?
a) red
b) blue
c) green
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
5. What is the colour of the tallest house?
a) red
b) blue
c) red or blue
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

House
P
Q
R
S
T
M

Colour
White
Green
Yellow
Red
Blue
Orange

Height
H4
H2/H3
H5
H3/H2
H1
H6

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below it.
A, B, C, D, E and F are six members in a family. All of them have two occupations, one is the main
and other is their side-business.
(i) 'Plumbing' is the main occupation of D', and side-business for two others.
(ii) 'Teaching' is the main occupation of B and E while it is side-business for F.
(iii) 'Painting' is the main occupation of F and side-business for C and D respectively.
(iv) A is fond of 'typing' and 'plumbing' but his/her side business is same as main business of D.
(v) 'Photography' is the side-business for one of the members and main for another.
(vi) The only lady in the family has 'plumbing' as her side-business definitely.
1. What is the main profession of A?
a) Plumbing
b) Painting
c) Typing
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
2. What is the side-business of B?
a) Photography
b) Typing
c) Painting
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
3. Who is the only female member of the family?
a) B
b) D
c) C
d) A
e) None
4. What is the side-business of E?
a) Photography
b) Plumbing
c) Plumbing or Photography
d) Date inadequate
e) None of these
5. 'Photography' is the main profession of?
a) C
b) D
c) B
d) F
e) None
Directions (6-10):Study the following carefully and answer the questions given below:
W, Y, T, M, R, H and D are seven persons sitting around a circle facing at the centre. T is fourth to the
right of M, who is second to the right of R. W is third to the left of R. H is not an immediate neighbour
of M. D is not an immediate neighbour of W.
6. Who is the immediate left of W?
a) Y
b) M
c) D
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
7. Who is to the immediate right of H?
a) W

b) T
c) R
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
8. Who is third to the right of H?
a) M
b) R
c)Y
d) D
e) None of these
9. Who is third to the right of D?
a) M
b) R
c) W
d) D
e) None of these
10. What is Y's Position with respect to T?
a) 3rd to right
b) 4th to left
c) 2nd to right
d) 2nd to left
e) None
Answers with Explanation:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Person
A
B
C
D
E
F

Main Occupation
Side-Business
Sex
Typing
Plumbing
Female
Teaching
Plumbing/Photography Male
Photography
Painting
Male
Plumbing
Painting
Male
Teaching
Plumbing/Photography Male
Painting
Teaching
Male

(1-5) Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions...
D, E, F, H and I are seated in a circle facing the center. A, Band C are also seated in the same circle
but two of them are not facing the center. F is second to the left of C. E is third to the right of A. B is
third to the left of D, who is immediate neighbor of H and I. C is second to the right of D and third to
the right of B.
1. Which of the following pairs is not facing the center?
a) B,C
b) A,C
c) D,E
d) B,D
e) None of these.
2. What is the position of D with respect to F?
a) 2nd to the right.
b) 3rd to the left.
c) 5th to the right.
d) Can't be determined.
e) None of these.
3. Who among the following is second to the left of B?
a) A
b) H
c) I
d) Either H or I
e) None of these.
4. If H is on the immediate right of E then what is H's position with respect to C?
a) Third to the left.
b) Third to the right.
c) Immediate right.
d) Can't be determined.
e) None of these.
5. Which of the following is/are the possible position(s) of I with respect to A? C
a) 4th to the right.
b) 2nd to the left.
c) 4th to the left.

d) Only (a) and (b)

e) All of the above.
(6-10)Directions: In the following questions, the symbols $,@,%, and # are used with the following
meanings as illustrated below:
'PQ' means 'P' is greater than 'Q'.
'P%Q' means 'P' is smaller than 'Q'.
'P@Q' means 'P' is either greater than or equal 'Q'.
'P$Q' means 'P' is either smaller than or equal to 'Q'.
'P#Q' means 'P' is equal to 'Q'.
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
6) Statements: K@B, B#J, JT
Conclusions: I. K#T II. B@T
7) Statements: F$M, M@L, L#W
Conclusions: I. W$M II. F@L
8) Statements: R #Q, Q@F, F%A
Conclusions: I. R A II. R#F
9) Statements: V$X, X Y, Y% H
Conclusions: I. Y@V II. H#V
10) Statements: M@B, B # A, A@F
Conclusions: I. M #A II. B#F
Answers:
1) A
2) E
3) D
4) B
5) E
6) D
7) A
8) D
9) D
10) D
Explanation:
(1-5)

(6-10)
6) K B = J >T, K > T. Hence, Conclusion I is not true. B >T. So, conclusion II is not true.
7) F M L = W, M W. By conversion W M. Hence, conclusion I is true. We can't compare F and
L. Hence, conclusion II is not true.
8) R = Q F < A We can't compare R and A. Hence, conclusion I is not true. R F. Hence,
conclusion II is not true.
9) V X > Y < H We can't compare V and Y. Hence, conclusion I is not true. Again, H and V can't be
compared. So, conclusion II is not true.
10) M B = A F As M A, conclusion I is not true. Again, as BF, conclusion II is not true.
There are eight persons 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 profession, i.e.,
Accountant, Singer, Business man, Scientist, Cook, Doctor, Engineer and Professor. R and T are
immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or Doctor.
Engineer sits second to the right of S, who is neither Doctor nor Cook.
U sits second to the right of Doctor. Cook is an immediate neighbour of Doctor. Two people sit
between Cook and Q. V and Scientists are immediate neighbours of each other. Q is not Scientist.
Only one person sits between R and Accountant. W sits third to the left of Business man. Singer sits
second to the left of Professor.
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form
a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
A) V-COOK
B) R- SINGER
C) W-DOCTOR
D) S-ACCOUNTANT
E) P-ENGINEER
2. Who is third to the left of Scientist?
A) P
B) S
C) W
D) Q
E) None of these

3. Which of the following pairs of persons has first person sitting immediate right of the 2nd person?
A) WV
B) QP
C) TR
D) VU
E) PW
4. Which of the following persons is a Professor?
A) Q
B) S
C) R
D) W
E) T
5. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting in between the first and the second
person?
A) PWV
B) VUR
C) RTS
D) SQP
E) QWP

Computer Knowledge:(6-10)
6.What component of .NET includes services used to support web services?
A) Platform
B) Framework
C) Visual Studio
D) System
E) Mother board
7. Which of the following is not one of the four primary focuses of e-government?
A) G2G
B) G2B
C) IG2B
D) IG2G
E) IG2I
8. The most common addressing techniques employed by a CPU is ___
A) Immediate
B) Direct
C) Indirect
D) Register
E) All of the above
9. The idea of MFC document architecture was created by:
A) Microsoft
B) Oracle
C) Xerox
D) IBM
E) Java
10. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator
attention?
A) Pixel
B) Reverse video
C) Touch screen
D) Cursor
E) Image

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Explanation:(1-5)

Six boys ABCDEF and six girls PPQRSTU are standing in rows in such a way that each girl faces one
boy, not necessarily in the same order. P is to the immediate right of the girl who is facing E the boy at
the extreme right. Only B is sitting between D and E. F is to the immediate left of A and to the
immediate right of C. R is facing A and is to the immediate left of Q. U is third to the left of S.
1. Which of the following girls is facing D?
A) R
B) P
C) U
D) Q
E) None of these
2. Which of the following pairs of a boy and a girl is at one of the extreme ends?
A) TC
B) EP
C) SF
D) CQ
E) None of these
3. Who is standing to the immediate left of D?
A) E
B) A
C) B

D) F
E) C
4. Four of the following five are alike in certain way. Which is the one that does not belong to that
group?
A) A-U
B) B-T
C) C-Q
D) D-U
E) F-R
5. Which of the following are immediate neighbours of the one who is facing R?
A) F,C
B) B,D
C) F,D
D) A,B
E) F,A
Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
Explanation:

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 member 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 sun-sign Leo is second to the left of the one whose sun-sign is Libra.
Y's sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L. The one whose sun-sign is Pisces sits
second to the right of N. The one whose sun-sign is Aries is second to the right of the person whose
sun-sign is Gemini. P sits third to the left of the person whose sun-sign is Virgo. Neither Q nor L is the

immediate neighbour of N. Q is fourth to the left of L. N's sun-sign is neither Cancer nor Ariel. The
person whose sun-sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the person whose sign is Cancer. Rs
sun-sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.
1. Which of the following is Ns sun-sign?
a) Pisces
b) Scorpio
c) Gemini
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
2. Who sits third to the right of L?
a) P
b) Y
c) R
d) Q
e) None of these
3. 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) 2nd to the left
4. How many persons are there between P and N?
a) None
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) None of these
5. What is the sun-sign of P?
a) Gemini
b) Libra
c) Leo
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
6. Which of the following combinations is true?
a) M-Gemini
b) P-Cancer
c) N-Scorpio
d) None is true
e)All are true

Answers with Explanation:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

In each question below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. Find
which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
A) if only conclusion I follows.
B) if only conclusion II follows.
C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

1) Statements:
a) all books are copy
b) Some books are chairs
Conclusions:
I. There is a possibility that All books are copy
II. There is a possibility that Some books are chairs
2) Statements:
a) All benches are desk
b) Some desk are chair
Conclusions:
I. All Chairs being Desks is a possibility
II. Some benches being chairs is a possibility
3) Statements:
a) Some pens are pencils
b) Some pencils are Erasers
Conclusions:
I. All pen are erasers is a possibility
II. some pencils are pen is a possibility
4) Statements:
a) Some fans are mangoes
b) All mangoes are apple
Conclusions:
I. There is a possibility of All mangoes are apple
II. All mangoes are fans is a possibility
5) Statements:

a) Some pens are jeeps

b) Some jeeps are stationery
Conclusions:
I. Atleast some stationary are pens
II. All stationery being jeeps is a possibility
6) Statements:
a) Some rocks are stones
b) Some stones are mountains
Conclusions:
I. All rocks are mountains is a possibility
II. some stones are rocks is a possibility
7) Statements:
a) Some bats are balls
b) All pencils are balls.
c) Some erasers are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. some balls are not bats is a possibility.
II. some balls are erasers.
8) Statements:
a) All structures are circles.
b) All squares are structures.
c) No building is a circle.
Conclusions:
I. Some structures being buildings is a possibility.
II. At least some circles are squares.
9)
Some parents are family.
Some children are parents
Conclusions:
I. All parents as well as family being children is a possibility.
II. All parents who are children are also family.
10)
Conclusions
I. No family is a children.
II. All children being family is a possibility.

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pandey, Karim, Rana, Shukla, Trviedi, Umesh and Yadav are seven persons living in a boys hostel near Nirman
Vihar. Once they went to an Mobile shop to purchase mobile and music system. Each one purchased a mobile of
different companies. These companies were Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Htc, Karbon, L.G. and Spice (but not
necessarily in the same order). Each one purchased a music system also but of different companies. These
companies are Htc, Karbon, L.G., Philips, Samsung, Intex and iball (but not necessarily in the same order). No
person purchased mobile and music system of the same company.
i. Umesh purchased mobile of Htc but he did not purchase music system of Intex or iball.
ii. Yadav purchased mobile and music player of Samsung and L.G respectively.
iii. Pandey mobile and Karim music system player were of the same company. Similarly, Karims mobile and
Pandey music system were of the same company
iv. Rana did not purchase any gadget of Nokia or iball. Similarly, Shukla did not purchase any gadgets of L.G. or
Htc.
v. The one who purchased mobile of either Nokia or Spice did not purchase music system of Intex . And the one
who purchased L.G. or spice mobile did not purchase music system of Htc.
8. Who purchase mobile of Spice?
(1) Cant Say
(2) Rana
(3) Shukla
(4) Trivedi
(5) None of these
9. Who purchased music system of Htc?
(1) Cant say
(2) Rana
(3) Shukla
(4) Trivedi
(5) None of these
10. Umesh purchased music system of which company?
(1) Cant say
(2) Htc
(3) iball
(4) Intex
(5) None of these
11. Pandey purchased mobile of which company?
(1) Cant say
(2) Philips
(3) Htc
(4) Samsung
(5) None of these
12. Which of the given statements is not necessary to answer the above questions?
(1) (iii)
(2) (ii)
(3) (iv)
(4) (v)
(5) All are necessary
Solutions (1-7)

Ans: 1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (5) 4. (5) 5. (4) 6. (4) 7. (1)

Solutions(8-12)

Mobile

Person

Music System

Philips/Karbon Pandey Karbon/Philips

Karbon/Philips Karim

Philips/Karbon

L.G.

Rana

Intex

Spice

Shukla

iball

Nokia

Trivedi

Htc

Htc

Umesh

Samsung

Samsung

Yadav

L.G.

Eight players A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, out of whom one is a Archer, swimmer, boxer, wrestler, hockey player,
football player, chess player and a tennis player( but not necessarily in the same order) are sitting around a
circular table facing the center.

D who is a football player sits third to right of H. The swimmer and the tennis player are sitting next to each other.
Neither the swimmer nor the tennis player is sitting next to either H or D. The Archer is neither H nor G. Chess
player and the Archer are immediate neighbors of each other. The hockey player E sits second to the left of
swimmer. The chess player is neither F nor sitting next to F. Only C sits between the swimmer and the wrestler.
Archer sits third to the left of A.
1. Who sits third to the right of the swimmer?
(1) The football player
(2) G
(3) The Chess player
(4) The Hockey player
(5) Both 2 and 3
2. What is the profession of H?
(1) Boxer
(2) Tennis player
(3) Swimmer
(4) Wrestler
(5) None of these
3. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbors of the wrestler?
(1) Swimmer- boxer
(2) Archer-Swimmer
(3) Chess player-boxer
(4) Hockey player- tennis player
(5) None of These
4. What is the position of the boxer with respect to the Archer?
(1) Third to the Left.
(2) Second to the left.
(3) Immediately to the right. (4) Fourth to the right.
(5) Second to the right.
5. How many people sit between the 'football player' and 'G' when counted in anticlockwise direction from the
football player?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) Five
6. Who among st the following sits exactly between E and B?
(1) Chess player
(2) Tennis player
(3) Swimmer
(4) Wrestler
(5) None of these
7. Which of the following is true regarding C?

(1) He is a wrestler.
(2) He is an immediate neighbor of the Archer.
(3) C sits between B and E.
(4) He is an immediate neighbor of the swimmer.
(5) None is true.
Directions (8-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. B is second to the right of H and third to
the left of A. D is not an immediate neighbor of either B or H and is second to the right of F. C is fourth to the right
of G who is not an immediate neighbor of H.
8. If E and F interchange their places, who will be second to the right of B?
(1) F
(2) C
(3) D
(4) Data Inadequate
(5) None of these
9. In which of the following pairs is the second person sitting to the immediate left of the first person?
(1) BG
(2) HE
(3) FA
(4) DC
(5) AF
10. Who is fourth to the right of H?
(1) B
(2) A
(3) F
(4) Data Inadequate
(5) None of these
11. Who is to the immediate right of B?
(1) C
(2) E
(3) H
(4) G
(5) None of these
12. Who is third to the right of E?
(1) C
(2) F
(3)D
(4) Data Inadequate
(5) None of these

Answers with Explanation

Solutions (1-7)

1.5
2.4

3.3
4.1
5.5
6.5
7.4
Solution :(8-12):

8. (5)
9. (5)
10. (3)
11. (4)
12. (2)