Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Quiz

Directions–(Q. 1-3) : Read the given information carefully and answer the questions.

Each of the six translators, L, M, N, O, P and Q translates different number of books in a year. O translated more books than only two people and M is one of them. N translated more books than P but less than L. L did not translate the highest number of books. P translated more books than M. The one who translated second highest number of books translated 32 books. P translated 15 books.

1. Who is translated the highest number of books ?

(A) P (B) L (C) Q (D) O (E) M (Ans : B)

 

 2. Which of the following is true regarding the number of books translated by Q ?

(A) No other translator has translated less books than Q

(B) Q has translated less number of books than N

(C) Q translated less books than only two persons.

(D) Q possibly translated 45 books

(E) The difference between number of books translated by P and Q is less than 17 (Ans : D)

 

3. How many books has M possibly translated ?

(A) 30 (B) 10 (C) 24 (D) 36 (E) 32 (Ans : B)

 

Directions–(Q. 4 and 5) : Read the following information and answer the given questions.

Gauri starts walking from Point M and walks 20 m towards the south. She then takes a right turn and walks for 30 m. She takes a left turn and stops at Point 0 after walking for 15m.

Point R is 10 m to the east of Point O. Point J is 35 m to the north of Point R. Point S is 5 m to the west of Point J.

 

4. If Pooja is standing at Point W which is 10 m to the north of Point S, in which direction will she have to walk in order to reach Point O ?

(A) North-east (B) West (C) South-west (D) South (E) South-east (Ans : C)

 

5. How far and in which direction is Point S with respect to Point M?

(A) 25 m towards West (B) 20 m towards East (C) 25 m towards East

(D) 20 m towards West (E) 25 m towards North (Ans : A)

 

Direction–(Q. 6-11) : Study the following information and answer the given questions.

Seven people, namely J, K, L, M, N, O and P like seven different cartoon characters namely, Tweety, Wiene, Superman, Garfield, Jerry, Ariel and Popeye. Each of them studies in either of the three standards viz. IV, VIII, XI with atleast two of them in a standard. (Note: None of the information given is necessarily in the same order.)

Only one person studies with M in XI standard. K studies with the one who likes Ariel. M does not like Ariel. P studies with only the one who likes Garfield. Neither K nor M likes Garfield. J likes Popeye. J does not study with K. The one who likes tweety studies with J. N studies with the one who likes Jerrry. N does not study in IV standard. Neither K nor O likes Jerry. The one who likes Super- man studies with N.

 

6. Who amongst the following likes Wiene?

(A) N (B) O (C) M (D) P (E) K (Ans : D)

 

7. Which of the following cartoon characters does L like?

(A) Superman (B) Ariel (C) Tweety (D) Jerry (E) Garfield (Ans : D)

 

8. Which of the following statements is true?

(A) Both M and J study in the same standard.

(B) K studies in IV standard.

(C) J studies with the one who likes Wiene.

(D) More than two people study in the standard in which O studies.

(E) None of the given statements is true. (Ans : A)

 

9. Which one of the following combinations represents the combination of people studying in VIII standard ?

(A) N and the one who likes Wiene (B) J, O (C) K, L, N

(D) K and the one who likes Tweety (E) None of these (Ans : C)

 

10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

(A) PM (B) LK (C) KN (D) LN (E) OP (Ans : A)

 

11. Which one of the following combinations represents the standard in which O studies and the cartoon character he likes ?

(A) VIII-Garfield (B) VIII-Superman (C) XI-Tweety (D) IV-Ariel (E) IV-Garfield (Ans : E)

 

Directions–(Q. 12-17) : Study the following information and answer the questions.

Seven people, namely P, Q R, S, T, U and V have a meeting but not necessarily in the same order on seven different months (of the same year) namely January, February, April, May, July, August and September. Each of them also likes a different fitness activity namely Yoga, Gym Training, Zumba, Mountaineering, Bicycle, Running and Surfing but not necessarily in the same order. The one who likes Gym training has a meeting on one of the months before May.

The one who likes Gym training has a meeting in the month which has less than 31 days. Only three people have a meeting between the one who likes Gym training and T. Only two people have a meeting between T and the one who likes running. The one who likes Mountaineering has a meeting on one of the months after the one who likes running. The one who likes. Mountaineering has a meeting in the month which has only 30 days. V has a meeting on one of the months before the one who likes Gym training. V does not have a meeting in the month which has least number of days. More than three people have a meet- ing between V and R. Only two people have a meeting between R and Q. The one who likes Yoga has a meeting immediately before U. U does not have a meeting in a month which has 31 days. Only one person has a meeting between the one who likes Surfing and S. S has a meeting after the one who likes surfing. R does not like Zumba.

 

12. In the given arrangement Yoga is related to February and Zim Training is related to May following a certain pattern, which of the following is Zumba related to following the same pattern ?

(A) July (B) September (C) April (D) August (E) January (Ans : D)

 

13. Who amongst the following has a meeting immediately before the one who has a meeting in July?

(A) The one who likes Zumba (B) The one who likes Surfing (C) S (D) R (E) O (Ans : C)

 

14. Which of the following combinations is correct?

(A) S-Zumba (B) V-Yoga (C) R-Running (D) T-Bicyding (E) U-Gym Training (Ans : B)

 

15. Who amongst the following likes Surfing?

(A) U (B) Q (C) R (D) T (E) Other than those given as options (Ans : A)

 

16. Bow many people have a meeting between the one who has a meeting in February and R ?

(A) More than three (B) None (C) One (D) Two (E) Three (Ans : E)

 

17. In which of the following pairs, both the persons have a meeting in the months which has less than 31 days?

(A) R, S (B) R, Q (C) U, Q (D) T, P (E) S, U (Ans : C)

 

Directions–(Q. 18-21) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.

Eight friends, C, D, E, F, K, L, M and N are seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing north while some are facing south.

● Only one person sits to the left of K. E sits third to the right of K.

● C sits second to the left of E. C is not an immediate neighbour of K.

● C faces a direction opposite to that of E (i.e., if E faces north then C faces south and vice-versa.)

● Both the immediate neighbours of D face south. D is not at any of the extreme ends of the line.

● F sits third to the right of N.

● Both the immediate neighbours of C face north: L is not an

● immediate neighbour of E. Immediate neighbours of K face opposite directions (i. e. , if one neighbour faces north then the other faces south and vice-versa.)

 

18. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of L?

(A) C (B) N (C) E (D) M (E) No one as less than two people sit to the right of L (Ans : D)

 

19. Which of the following is true, based on the given arrangement?

(A) M and E face opposite directions. (B) M sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.

(C) Only four people face south. (D) None of the given options is true. (E) K faces north. (Ans : C)

 

20. Who among the following represents the persons sitting at extreme ends of the line?

(A) L, N (B) L, M (C) F, M (D) M, N (E) F, N (Ans : A)

 

21. How many people sit between C and K?

(A) Four (B) Three (C) More than four (D) Two (E) One (Ans : A)

 

Directions–(Q. 22-25) : Study the following information and answer the given questions.

L is the sister of D. D is the mother of U. U is married to T. T is the only son of Z. Z is the son of R. R is the husband of Q.

 

22. How is Q related to U ?

(A) Grandfather (B) Grandmother (C) Aunt (D) Brother (E) Mother (Ans : B)

 

23. If Z is the father of X, then how is X related to U ?

(A) Brother (B) Sister-in-law (C) Cousin (D) Brother-in-law (E) Sister (Ans : B)

 

24. How is U related to L ?

(A) Son-in-law (B) Daughter (C) Daughter-in-law (D) Niece (E) Nephew (Ans : D)

 

25. How is Q related to T ?

(A) Sister-in-law (B) Mother-in-law (C) Grandmother (D) Mother (E) Aunt (Ans : C)

 

Directions–(Q. 26-30) : In this question, statements and their conclusions are given. You have to decide which of the conclusions follows the given statements and give answers :

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(B) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

(C) Either conclusion I or II follows.

(D) Both conclusions I and II follow.

(E) Only conclusion II follows.

 

26. Statements : M ≤ J ≤ B = L < T > P ≤ S

Conclusions : I. J < T II. L > S (Ans : A)

 

27. Statements : D ≤ R ≤ I ≤ L; I ≤ F < S

Conclusions : I. D ≤ F II. S > R (Ans : D)

 

28. Statements : R ≥ I > S ≥ K; V ≥ O > S

Conclusions : I. O < R II. K ≥ V (Ans : B)

 

29. Statements : M ≥ J ≤ B = L < T > P ≤ S

Conclusions : I. B > P II. M ≤ L (Ans : E)

 

30. Statements : D ≥ R > A < F ≤ T

Conclusions : I. R < T II. D ≥ F (Ans : B)

 

Directions–(Q. 31-35) : Study the given information carefully to answer the given question.

Seven boxes M, N, O, P, Q R and S are kept one above the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Each box is of a different shape. Square, Triangular, Rectangular, Hexagonal, Conical, Pentagonal and Octagonal, but not necessarily in the same order.

The Hexagonal box is kept immediately below M. Only two boxes are kept between the Hexagonal box and the square box. More than two boxes are kept above the square box. Only one box is kept between the square box and R. O is kept immediately above R. Neither O nor S is a Hexagonal box. S is kept immediately above the Pentagonal box. S is not a square box. N is kept immediately above Q. Only one box is kept between the N and the Triangular box. N is kept above the Triangular box. Only two boxes are kept between the Triangular and the Octagonal box. The Rectangular box is kept neither at the top nor at the bottom of the stack.

 

31. Which of the following is kept immediately below R ?

(A) S (B) The Triangular Box (C) P (D) N (E) The Conical Box (Ans : D)

 

32. Which of the following boxes is rectangular in shape?

(A) R (B) N (C) M (D) O (E) Other than those given as options (Ans : B)

 

33. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

(A) M-Triangular (B) M-Hexagonal (C) O-Octagonal (D) S-Square (E) S-Conical (Ans : E)

 

34. What is the position of S in the given stack of boxes?

(A) Second from the top (B) Fourth from the top (C) Third from the bottom

(D) Third from the top (E) Second from the bottom (Ans : C)

 

35. How many boxes are kept between the P and the Square box?

(A) More than Three (B) One (C) None (D) Three (E) Two (Ans : E)

 

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For the blood-relation test, the following information is essential–
(1) Mother's sister – Maternal aunt 
(2) Father's sister – Aunt 
(3) Son of mother of father – Brother 
(4) Daughter of mother of father – Sister

(5) Son of brother – Nephew
(6) Daughter of brother – Niece 
(7) Wife of elder brother – Sister-in-law 
(8) Husband of daughter – Son-in-law 
(9) Wife of son – Daughter-in-law 
(10) Sister of wife – Sister-in-law 
(11) Brother of wife – Brother-in-law 
(12) Father of father – Grand father 
(13) Father of mother – Maternal grand father 
(14) Mother of father – Grand mother 
(15) Mother of mother – Maternal grand mother 
(16) Brother of father – Uncle 
(17) Brother of mother – Maternal uncle 
(18) Son of father's brother – Cousin  
(19) Son of father's sister – Cousin 
(20) Son of Mother's brother – Cousin 
(21) Son of Mother's sister – Cousin 
(22) Son of Maternal grand father – Maternal uncle 
(23) The only daughter of Maternal grand father – Mother 
(24) Wife of Mother's brother or wife of Maternal grand father's son – Maternal aunt 
(25) The only son of grand father – Father 
(26) Mother of wife – Mother-in-law 
(27) Father of wife – Father-in-law 
(28) The only daughter of Father-in-law or Mother-in-law – Wife 
(29) Husband of sister – Brother-in-law 
(30) Son of sister or brother-in-law – Nephew 
(31) Daughter of sister of brother-in-law – Niece 
(32) Son of daughter or son-in-law – Grand son 
(33) Daughter of daughter of son-in-law – Grand daughter 
(34) Son of Son or daughter-in-law – Grand son 
(35) Daughter of son or daughter-in-law – Grand daughter 
(36) Only daughter-in-law of Grand father – Mother 
(37) Only daughter-in-law of father – Wife 
(38) Husband of daughter-in-law – Son 

Example (1)– A lady says to her husband introducing a man, "His brother's father is the only son of my maternal grand father." How is this lady related to the man? 
(A) Mother (B) Aunt 
(C) Sister (D) Daughter 
(E) Maternal grand Mother 
Solution (C) 

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Logical Alphabet, Number and Time Sequence Tests

All Questions with Answers MCQ of reasoning are very useful in Management (CAT, MAT), IBPS (PO and Clerk), SSC, SBI, LIC and other competitive exams. 

1. If the first half of the above alphabets is written in the reverse order, which letter will be exactly middle between the 9th letter from the left and the 10th letter from the right end? 
(a) B (b) A (c) N (d) D (e) None of these 

2. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CONTEMPORARY’ which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabets? 
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) More than four

3. How many pairs of letters in the word “DABBLE” have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabets? 
(a) Nil (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these 

4. Vijay is ranked 14th in a class of 43 students. What is his rank from the bottom? 
(a) 30th (b) 28th (c) 29th (d) 31st  (e) None of these 

5. Amit is ranked 12th from the top and Ravi is ranked 15th from the bottom in a class of 35 students. How many students are there between Amit and Ravi? 
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) None of these 

6. In a class the names of boys are arranged alphabetically. Gaurav and Saurabh have 14 boys between them. If Gaurav is 37th from the bottom, Saurabh would be at what position from the top? 
(a) 25th (b) 28th (c) 27th (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these 

7. If the following scrambled letters are rearranged to form the name of a city, which letter will appear in the middle? 
AIDMURA 
(a) M (b) R (c) U (d) D (e) None of these 

8. If the above alphabets, are written in the reverse order, which letter will be 12th to the left of the 16th letter from the left? 
(a) X (b) W (c) D (d) V (e) None of these 

9. Lokesh remembers that his brother laxman’s birthday is after 20th of August but before 28th of August, while Rita remembers that Laxman’s birthday is before 22nd of August but after 12th of August On which date does Laxman’s birthday fall? 
(a) 20th (b) 21st August (c) 22nd August (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these 

10. In a row of boys, Rajan is 10th from the right and Suraj is 10th from the left. When Rajan and Suraj interchange their positions, Suraj wll be 27th from the left. Which of the following will be Rajan’s position from the right? 
(a) 10th (b) 26th (c) 29th (d) 25th (e) None of these 

11. Radha remembers that her father’s birthday is after 16th but before 21st of March, while her brother Mahesh remembers that his father’s birthday is before 22nd but after 19th of March. On which date is the birthday of their father? 
(a) 19th (b) 20th (c) 21st (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these 

12. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ADVERTISEMENT’, which have as many letters between them is the word as in the alphabets? 
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) More than five (e) None of these 

13. If the letters in the word ‘POWERFUL’ are rearranged an they appear in the English alphabet, the position of how many letters will remain unchanged after such rearrangement? 
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) More than three 

14. The position of 1st and 6th digits in the number 2796543018 are interchanged. Similarly, the positions of 2nd and 7th digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be 3rd digit to the left of 7th digit from the left end? 
(a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 0 (e) None of these 

15. If a meaningful word can be formed from APSG, by using each letter only once, then the third letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer is Y and if no such word can be formed, then your answer is Z. 
(a) Z (b) Y (c) P (d) G (e) S 

Answers–
1. (c) 
2. (e) ON, PO, MO, OR, OY are the pairs which have as many letters between them in the word ‘CONTEMPORARY’ as in the alphabets. 
3. (e) There are four pairs D (A) B, B (BL) E, A (BBL) E and A (B) B which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabetical order. 
4. (a) Vijay’s rank from the bottom is (43 – 14) + 1 = 30th 
5. (a) If total number in the class and sum of the position from both ends, the number of students between Amit and Ravi = 35 – (12 + 15) = 18 
6. (d) Since it is not given that now many boys are before Gaurav, the position of Saurabh from the top cannot be determined. 
7. (c) The city name is ‘MADURAI’ and letter U exists exactly in the middle. 
8. (b) If the alphabets are written in reverse order, then 16th letter from the left would be K and 12th from the left of K will be W. 
9. (b) 21st August is the date which is common on the memory of both the persons. 
10. (e) Initially, Rajan is tenth from the right and his position is occupied by the Suraj after interchange takes place and this position becomes twenty-seventh from the left. 
Therefore, total numbers of students = 10 + 27 – 1 = 36 and Rajan’s position from the right = Total number of student-His position from the left + 1. 
Therefore, Rajan’s position from the right = 36 – 10 + 1 = 27 
11. (b) 20th March 
12. (d) There are six pairs D (VERT) I, I (SEM) E, D(VERTISEME) N, R (TISE)M, T (ISEME)N and I(SEME) N which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabets. 
13. (b)
14. (c) :The new number after interchanging the digits is 4 3 0 1 8 2 7 9 6 5. So, the required number is 1. 
15. (c) There is only one meaningful word using letters, A, P. G and S, i.e., GAPS.

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Reasoning Questions with Answers

Directions (1-4) : In each question below are two or three 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 from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. [SBI PO 2014]
Give answer (a) If only conclusion I follows. 
Give answer (b) If only conclusion II follows. 
Give answer (c) If either conclusion I or II follows. 
Give answer (d) If neither conclusion I or II follows. 
Give answer (e) If both conclusion I and follows. 

1. Statements : 
All territories are limits. 
All limits are constraints. 
No region is constraint. 
Conclusions : I. Some territories are not regions. 
II. At least some constraints are territories. (Ans : e)

2. Statements : 
All vapours are droplets. 
Some clouds are vapours. 
Conclusions : I. Some clouds are droplets. 
II. No droplet is cloud. (Ans : a)

3. Statements : 
All mistakes are flaws. 
All corrections are solutions. 
No flaw is solution. 
Conclusions : I. Some flaws are solutions. 
II. No correction is flaw. (Ans : b)

4. Statements : 
All zeroes are numbers. 
All digits are alphabets. 
No alphabet is number. 
Conclusions : I. No numbers is digit. 
II. No zero is digit. (Ans : e)

Directions (5-9) : Study the following information and answer the following questions: 
A, B, C, D, E, G and I are seven friends who study in three different standards namely 5th, 6th and 7th such that not less than two friends study in the same standard. Each friend also has a different favourite subject namely History, Civics, English, Marathi, Hindi, Maths and Economics but not necessarily in the same order. 
A likes Maths and studies in the 5th standard with only one other friend who likes Marathi. I studies with two other friends. Both the friends who study with I like languages (Here languages include only Hindi, Marathi and English). D studies in the 6th standard with only one person and does not like civics. E studies with only one friend. The one who like history does not study in 5th or 6th standard. E does not like languages. C does not like English, Hindi or Civics. [SBI PO 2013]

5. Which combination represents E’s favourite subject and the standard in which he studies? 
(a) Civics and 7th (b) Economics and 5th (c) Civics and 6th (d) History and 7th (e) Economics and 7th (Ans : c)

6. Which of the following is I’s favourite subject? 
(a) History (b) Civics (c) Marathi (d) Either English or Marathi (e) Either English or Hindi (Ans : a)

7. Who amongst the following studies in the 7th standard? 
(a) G (b) C (c) E (d) D (e) Either D or B (Ans : a)

8. Which of the following combinations is definitely correct? 
(a) I and Hindi (b) G and English (c) C and Marathi (d) B and Hindi (e) E and Economics (Ans : c)

9. Which of the following subjects does G like? 
(a) Either Maths or Marathi (b) Either Hindi or English (c) Either Hindi or Civics 
(d) Either Hindi or Marathi (e) Either Civics or Economics (Ans : b)

10. What should come next in the following letter series based on English alphabet? [SBI PO 2010]
CEA IKG OQM ? 
(a) STW (b) WUS (c) SWU (d) UWS (e) None of these (Ans : d)

11. How many such digits are there in the number 5831649 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order? [SBI PO 2008] 
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) More Than Three (Ans : e)

12. In a certain code language PROBLEM is written as MPERLOB. How will NUMBERS be written in that code? [SBI PO 2007]
(a) SNUREMB (b) SNRUBME (c) SNRUEMB (d) SNRUMEB (e) None of these (Ans : c)

13. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ATMOSPHERE which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabet? [SBI PO 2006]
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five (e) None of these (Ans : a)

14. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘APPREHENSION’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as there are between them in the English alphabet? [SBI PO 2005]
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) None of these (Ans : b)

15. Among four persons, B is taller than C, A is taller than D, but not as tall as C. Who among them is the tallest? [SBI PO 2002]
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) Date inadequate (e) None of these (Ans : b)

16. 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? [SBI PO 2001]
(a) 131 (b) 151 (c) 181 (d) 171 (e) 161 (Ans : e)

17. In a certain code language the word DISTURB is written as DTWVUKF. How will the word FRANTIC be written in that code language? [SBI PO 2000]
(a) EKUPDTH (b) FKCPVTH (c) EKVPCTH (d) FLVPCTH (e) None of these (Ans : c)

18. In a certain code DOWN is written as ‘5@9#’ and NAME is written as ‘#6%3’. How is MODE written that code? [SBI PO 2010]
(a) %653 (b) %@63 (c) %5@3 (d) %@53 (e) None of these (Ans : d)

19. In a certain code BOARD is written as 53169 and NEAR is written as 2416 How is NODE written in that code? [SBI PO 2008]
(a) 2394 (b) 2894 (c) 2934 (d) 2694 (e) None of these (Ans : c)

20. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘NURSING’ which have as many letters between them as in the alphabet? [SBI PO 2007]
(a) One (b) Three (c) Five (d) Six (e) None of these (Ans : b)

21. In a certain code language POULTRY is written as PRQXNVTY. How is TREASON written in that code? [SBI PO 2006]
(a) TVSGCUQN (b) TVTGCUQN (c) TTVGCUQN (d) TVTHCUQN (e) None of these (Ans : d)

22. Four of the following five pairs of alphas and numerals have same relationship between their elements as in the case of the pair MATURELY : 72415863 and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group? [SBI PO 2005]
(a) RAMTE : 52748 (b) LETRA : 68452 (c) TYUALE : 431268 
(d) MERUTA : 785142 (e) EMUTRA : 671452 (Ans : e)

23. 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? [SBI PO 2002]
(a) Sultry (b) Hot (c) Humid (d) Warm (e) Cool (Ans : e)

24. If the positions of the first and fifth digits in the number 94271365 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the second and the sixth are interchanged and so on, which of the following will be the fourth from the right end? [SBI PO 2001]
(a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 9 (e) None of these (Ans : d)

25. Six friends, A, B, C, D, E and F joined an Institute in the year 1993 but on different days. Only E has joined before C and after D. C joined immediately before A and immediately after B. F is not the first or the last person to join. Who is the first person joining the Institute? [SBI PO 2000]
(a) D (b) B (c) A (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these (Ans : a)

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Reasoning Ability Questions with Answer

Directions (1-5) : Study the information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight persons-A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular area of equal distances between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the people are facing the centre while some face outside (i. e. in a direction opposite to the centre). 
(Note : Same direction means if one person is facing the centre then the other also faces the centre and vice-versa. Opposite direction means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person faces outside and vice-versa). 
D sits third to the right of B. E sits second to the left of B. Immediate neighbours of B face the same direction (i.e. if one neighbour faces the centre the other neighbour also faces the centre and vice-versa). C sits second to the left of E. E faces the centre. F sits third to the right of C. G sits second to the left ofH. H is not an immediate neighbour of B. G faces the same direction as D. Immediate neighbours of E face opposite directions (i.e. if one neighbour faces the centre the other neighbour faces outside and vice-versa). Immediate neighbours of F face opposite directions (i. e. if one neighbour faces the centre the other neighbour faces outside and vice-versa). 

1. How many people in the given arrangement face the centre? 
(a) Two (b) Three (c) One (d) Four (e) Five (Ans : e)

2. Which of the following is true regarding A as per the given seating arrangement? 
(a) H sits second to the left of A (b) A faces outside (c) Only two people sit between A and B. 
(d) C is one of the immediate neighbours of A. (e) Only three people sit between A and G. (Ans : b)

3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 
(a) F (b) H (c) B (d) G (e) D (Ans : b)

4. What is E's position with respect to H ? 
(a) Third to the left (b) To the immediate left (c) To the immediate right 
(d) Second to the right (e) Third to the right (Ans : b)

5. Who sits second to the left of G ? 
(a) H (b) A (c) B (d) Other than those given as options (e) F (Ans : a)

Directions (6-11) : Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions. 
Seven people–A, B, C, D, K, Land M live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered seven. Each one of them also likes different games namely-Snooker, Badminton, Chess, Ludo, Cricket, Hockey and Polo (but not necessarily in the same order.) 
Only three people live between Band K. B lives on one of the floors above K. K does not live on the lowermost floor. Only one person lives between B and the one who likes Chess. The one who likes Polo lives on one of the even numbered floors above the one who likes Chess. 
Only two people live between M and the one who likes Chess. The one who likes Snooker lives immediately above M. A lives immediately above L. A does not like Chess. 
The one who likes Ludo lives on one of the odd numbered floors below L. M does not like Ludo. D lives on one of the floors above C. Only one person lives between the one who likes Cricket and the one who likes Hockey. D does not like Cricket. M does not like Badminton. 

6. Which of the following games does B like? 
(a) Snooker (b) Ludo (c) Polo (d) Badminton (e) Chess (Ans : d)

7. Who amongst the following lives on the floor numbered 4 ? 
(a) The one who likes Hockey (b) The one who likes Chess (c) A (d) L (e) B (Ans : a)

8. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given arrangement ? 
(a) Only two people live between K and M. (b) The one who likes Hockey lives immediately above K. 
(c) C likes Chess. (d) C lives on an even numbered floor. (e) None of the given options is true. (Ans : b)

9. If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order from top to bottom, the positions of how many people will remain unchanged? 
(a) None (b) Three (c) Two (d) One (e) Four (Ans : c)

10. Which of the following combinations is true with respect to the given arrangement? 
(a) Polo-C (b) Ludo-B (c) Cricket-K (d) Chess-L (e) Snooker-A (Ans : d)

11. A person starts walking from his office towards a party hall. He walks for 30m towards East. He takes a 90° right turn and walks for 15m. He again takes a 90° right turn, and walks for another 20m. He then walks for 25m after taking a 90° left turn. Turning 90° towards his right he walks for 10m to reach the party hall. How far and in which direction is the party hall from his office? 
(a) 40 m towards West (b) 40 m towards South (c) 45 m towards South 
(d) 45 m towards North (e) 40 m towards North (Ans : b)

Directions (12-16) : In these questions, two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts 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 is true 
(b) If only conclusion n 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 

12. Statements : Some wins are trophies. Some trophies are cups. No cup is a prize. 
Conclusions : I. Atleast some cups are wins. 
II. All prizes being trophies is a possibility. (Ans : b)

13. Statements : No layer is a coat. All coats are deposits. All deposits are sheets. 
Conclusions : I. All coats are sheets. 
II. All deposits can never be layers. (Ans : e)

14. Statements : Some flats are apartments. No apartment is a hall. Some halls are rooms. 
Conclusions : I. Atleast some rooms are flats. 
II. No apartment is a room. (Ans : d)

15. Statements : Some wins are trophies. Some trophies are cups. No cup is a prize. 
Conclusions : I. No trophy is a prize. 
II. No prize is a win. (Ans : d)

16. Statements : Some codes are secrets. All secrets are puzzles. 
Conclusions : I. All secrets being codes is a possibility. 
II. Atleast some puzzles are codes. (Ans : e)

17. Point A is 40m to the north of point B. Point C is 20m to the west of point A. Point D is 30m to the south of point C. Point E is exactly midway between points D and F in such a manner that points D, E and F form a horizontal straight line of length 40m. Point F is to the east of point D. Point G is 30m to the north of point F. How far and in which direction is point G from point A ? 
(a) 30 m towards West (b) 40 m towards North (c) 20 m towards West 
(d) 20 m towards East (e) 30 m towards East (Ans : d)

Directions (18-22) : In each of the following questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Study the conclusions based on the given statement(s) and select the appropriate answer. 
Give answer : 
(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 

(18-19) Statements : L = P < W < V ≤ K ≥ Q ; B < L ; K = M 
18. Conclusions : I. B < V II. M > P (Ans : e)

19. Conclusions : I. L ≥ Q II. W = M (Ans : d)

20. Statements : R ≤ U = B < S ; B ≤ X 
Conclusions : I. X > R II. X = R (Ans : c)

(21-22) Statements : C > U ≤ S < T = O > D ≥ Y ; Z = O ≤ P 
21. Conclusions : I. U > D II. S < P (Ans : b)

22. Conclusions : I. Z > Y II. C < O (Ans : a)

Directions (23-25) : Study the following information and answer the given questions. 
J is the sister of T. T is married to D. D is the father of R. 
M is the son of H. T is the mother-in-law of H. 
D has only one son and no daughter. 
J is married to B. L is the daughter of B. 

23. How is L related to T ? 
(a) Niece (b) Sister (c) Cannot be determined (d) Daughter (e) Mother (Ans : a)

24. How is M related to D? 
(a) Nephew (b) Uncle (c) Brother (d) Son (e) Grandson (Ans : e)

25. How is J related to R ? 
(a) Sister (b) Aunt (c) Mother-in-law (d) Mother (e) Cannot be determined (Ans : b)

Directions (26-30) : Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions. 
In a certain code language, 
'efforts required in teaching' is written as 'dp kj te hy' 
'teaching kids is tough' is written as 'dp op cs mb' 
'kids heart is huge' is written as 'cs re mb gr' 
'task required huge efforts' is written as 'hy kj re ba' 
(All codes are two letter codes only) 

26. In the given code language, what does the code 'kj' stand for? 
(a) in (b) Either 'required' or 'efforts' (c) Either 'huge' or 'kids' (d) task (e) huge (Ans : b)

27. What is the code for 'teaching' in the given code language? 
(a) hy (b) te (c) op (d) Other than those given as options (e) kj (Ans : d)

28. What is the code for 'kids' in the given code language? 
(a) Either 'mb' or 'cs' (b) Either 'op' or 'gr' (c) dp (d) Other than those given as options (e) re (Ans : a)

29. What will be the code for 'in task' in the given code language? 
(a) te hy (b) dp kj (c) ba kj (d) ba te (e) Other than those given as options (Ans : d)

30. What may be the possible code for 'quite tough heart in the given code language? 
(a) ue ba re (b) gr uc re (t) op uc gr (d) op kj hy (e) op gr kj (Ans : c)

Directions (31-35) : Study the following information to answer the given questions. 
Eight friends– E, F, G, H, L, M, N and O are seated in a straight line, facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. 
O sits at the extreme right end of the line. Only four people sit between O and G. 
Both F and M are immediate neighbours of G. 
Only two people sit between M and L. L is not an immediate neighbour of O. 
N sits second to left of E. 

31. What is the position of L with respect to G ? 
(a) Third to the right (b) To the immediate left (c) Second to the right 
(d) Fourth to the right (e) Second to the left (Ans : e)

32. Based on the given arrangement, which of the following is true with respect to N ? 
(a) Only three persons sit between N and O. (b) None of the given options is true (c) Only one person sits to the right of N. 
(d) E sits to immediate right of N. (e) Both Land F are immediate neighbours of N. (Ans : b)

33. Who amongst the following people represents the person seated at the extreme left end of the line? 
(a) E (b) N (c) L (d) F (e) H (Ans : c)

34. How many persons are seated between O and E ? 
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) None (e) One (Ans : c)

35. Who amongst the following sit exactly between M and L ? 
(a) E, N (b) F, O (c) F, G (d) E, G (e) H, N (Ans : c)

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Reasoning Ability Solved Questions

Directions (1-5) : In these questions, two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known/acts.
Give answer : 
(a) If only conclusion I is true 
(b) If neither conclusion I nor II is true 
(c) If only conclusion II is true 
(d) If both conclusion I and conclusion II are true 
(e) If either conclusion I or II is true 

1. Statements : No factory is an industry. All workshops are industries. Some plants are workshops. 
Conclusions : I. No workshop is a factory. 
II. Atleast some plants are industries. (Ans : d)

2. Statements : Some sands are particles. Some particles are glasses. 
Conclusions : I. Some glasses are definitely not particles. 
II. Some glasses being sands is a possibility. (Ans : c)

3. Statements : Some movies are films. No film is a show. All shows are pictures. 
Conclusions : I. Atleast SOJ11e pictures are films. 
II. No show is a movie. (Ans : b)

(4-5) : 
Statements : Some actors are singers. All singers are 
dancers. Some dancers are players. 

4. Conclusions : I. All actors being dancers is a possibility. 
II. All dancers are singers. (Ans : a)

5. Conclusions : 
I. Atleast some dancers are actors. 
II. No player is an actor. (Ans : a)

Directions (6-10) : Study the following information to answer the given questions. 
Eight friends G, H, I, J, N, O, P and Q are seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order. 
● H sits second to right of O. O sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. 
● Only three people sit between H and N. 
● I sits third to the left of J. Only two people sit between J and G. 
● P is not an immediate neighbour of N. 

6. Who amongst the following represents the person seated at the extreme right end of the line? 
(a) P (b) Q (c) O (d) I (e) G (Ans : e)

7. Who amongst the following sit exactly between J and G ? 
(a) O, Q (b) H, O (c) O, P (d) N, Q (e) H, N (Ans : d)

8. What is the position of P with respect to N ? 
(a) Third to the left (b) Second to the right (c) Fourth of the right (d) Third to the right (e) Second to the left (Ans : a)

9. Based on the given arrangement, which of the following is true with respect to Q? 
(a) Only two persons sit between Q and N (b) Only two persons sit to the right of Q (c) None of the given options is true 
(d) Both I and G are immediate neighbours of Q (e) P sits to immediate right of Q (Ans : b)

10. How many persons are seated between P and G ? 
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Four (e) Three (Ans : e)

Directions (11-15) : Study the information carefully and answer the questions. 
N, O, P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular area at equal distances between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the people are facing the centre while some face outside (i. e. in a direction opposite to the centre). 
Note : Same direction means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person also faces the centre and vice-versa. 
Opposite direction means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person faces outside and vice-versa. R sits second to the right of T. T faces the centre. O sits third to the left of R. Rand O face opposite directions. 
Immediate neighbours of O face the centre. P sits second to the right of O. U sits to the immediate left of P. N sits second to the left of Q. Q faces the same direction as O. Q is not an immediate neighbour of T. Immediate neighbours of R face opposite directions. (i.e. if one neighbour faces the centre, the other neighbour faces outside and vice-versa.) 

11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 
(a) U (b) S (c) P (d) N (e) Q (Ans : d)

12. Who sits second to the left of U ? 
(a) T (b) O (c) S (d) Q (e) Other than those given as options (Ans : c)

13. Which of the following is true regarding S as per the given seating arrangement? 
(a) U is one of the immediate neighbours of S. (b) S sits third to the right of R. (c) S faces the centre. 
(d) Only two people sit between Sand T. (e) Only one person sits between Sand N. (Ans : c)

14. What is P's position with respect to N ? 
(a) Second to the left (b) Second to the right (c) Third to the right (d) Third to the left (e) Fourth to the left (Ans : b)

15. How many people in the given arrangement face outside? 
(a) Three (b) Two (c) Four (d) Five (e) One (Ans : b)

Directions (16-20) : Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions. 
J, K, L, M, N, O and P live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lower most floor of the building is numbered 1, the one above that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of them also likes a different subject namely- English, History, Commerce, Biology, Accounts, Geography and Computer. (But not necessarily in the same order. ) 
● J lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the floor numbered 3. The one who likes Accounts lives immediately above J. Only two people live between M and the one who likes Accounts. 
● The one who likes History lives on one of the odd numbered floors above M. Only three people live. between L and the one who likes History. The one who likes Commerce lives immediately above L. 
● The one who likes English lives immediately above the one who likes Computer. P lives on an odd numbered floor. 
● Only one person lives between K and N. K lives on one of the floors above N. Neither K nor J likes Biology. N does not like Commerce. 

16. Which of the following subjects does J like? 
(a) Geography (b) Computer (c) Commerce (d) History (e) English (Ans : d)

17. Which of the following combinations is true with respect to the given arrangement? 
(a) Geography – L (b) History – O (c) Computer – P (d) Accounts – M (e) Biology – K (Ans : a)

18. If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order from top to bottom, the positions of how many people will remain unchanged ? 
(a) Four (b) None (c) Two (d) One (e) Three (Ans : c)

19. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given arrangement? 
(a) The one who likes Computer lives immediately below J. (b) O likes History. (c) None of the given options is true. 
(d) Only four people live between M and P. (e) P lives immediately below N. (Ans : c)

20. Who amongst the following lives on the floor numbered 2 ? 
(a) K (b) The one who likes English (c) The one who likes Computer (d) M (e) O (Ans : e)

21. Point A is 30 m to the South of point B. Point C is 20 m to the East of point A. Point D is 15 m to the South of point C. Point D is exactly midway between points E and F in such a manner that point E, D and F form a horizontal straight line of 40 m. Point E is to the West of point D. How far and in which direction is point E from point B ? 
(a) 45 m towards South (b) 25 m towards South (c) 30 m towards West 
(d) 35 m towards North (e) 45 m towards North (Ans : a)

Directions (22-24) : Study the following information and answer the given questions. 
● T is the sister of D. D is married to P. P is the son of M. 
● T is the mother of J. Y is the father of U. 
● Y has only one son and only one daughter. 
● U is the daughter of T. Q is the son of D. 

22. How is P related to T? 
(a) Brother (b) Cannot be determined (c) Brother-in-law (d) Cousin brother (e) Uncle (Ans : c)

23. How is J related to D ? 
(a) Son (b) Niece (c) Son-in-law (d) Nephew (e) Daughter (Ans : d)

24. How is Q related to M? 
(a) Son-in-law (b) Grandson (c) Nephew (d) Son (e) Cannot be determined (Ans : b)

25. A person starts walking from his home towards his friend's place. He walks for 25 m towards West. He takes a 90° right turn and walks for 20 m. He again takes a 90° right turn, and walks for 10m. He then walks for another 10m after taking a 90° left turn. Turning 90° towards his right, he walks for 15 m to reach his friend's place. How far and in which direction is the friend's place from his home? 
(a) 30 m towards East (b) 30 m towards North (c) 40 m towards South 
(d) 30 m towards South (e) 40 m towards North (Ans : b)

Directions (26-30) : In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statements and select the appropriate answer. 
Give answer : 
(a) If only conclusion I is true 
(b) If neither conclusion I nor II is true 
(c) If only conclusion II is true 
(d) If both conclusion I and conclusion II are true 
(e) If either conclusion I or II is true 

26. Statements : M > A ≥ B = Q ≤ P < J ≤ Y ; Z ≥ A > X 
Conclusions : I. B < Y II. X ≥ J (Ans : a)

27. Statements : M > A ≥ B = Q ≤ P < J ≤ Y ; Z ≥ A > X 
Conclusions : I. Z = Q II. Z > Q (Ans : e)

28. Statements : G < R = A ≤ S ; T < R 
Conclusions : I. G < S II. S > T (Ans : d)

29. Statements : P = U < M < K ≤ I > N ; D ≥ P ; I ≥ C 
Conclusions : I. M < C II. N > U (Ans : b)

30. Statements : P = U < M < K ≤ I > N ; D ≥ P ; I ≥ C 
Conclusions : I. D ≥ K II. I > P (Ans : c)

Directions (31-35) : Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions. 
In a certain code language, 
'Cinderella shouted for rescue' is written as 'pr co ly bu' 
'rescue all the bugs' is written as 'ke mt co rx' 
'bugs ate all carrots' is written as 'vg rx ke sh' 
'carrots for pretty Cinderella' is written as 'ly pr vg as' 
(All codes are two letter codes only) 

31. In the given code language, what does the code 'pr' stand for? 
(a) Either 'bugs' or 'shouted' (b) rescue (c) Either 'Cinderella' or 'for' (d) for (e) pretty (Ans : c)

32. What will be the code for 'the pretty' in the given code language? 
(a) bu rx (b) ke as (c) as mt (d) mt bu (e) Other than those given as options (Ans : c)

33. What is the code for 'bugs' in the given code language? 
(a) Other than those given as options (b) co (c) sh (d) Either 'co' or 'vg' (e) Either 'ke' or 'rx' (Ans : e)

34. What may be the possible code for 'shouted and ate' in the given code language? 
(a) bu sh mt (b) rx co gy (c) gy sh as (d) sh gy bu (e) ly rx vg (Ans : d)

35. What is the code for 'carrot' in the given code language? 
(a) vg (b) sh (c) rx (d) ke (e) ly (Ans : a)

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