Puzzle Test Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: Answer the following question based on the given information.
(I) P, Q, R, S, T & U are travelling in a bus.
(II) Two of them are journalists, two are engineers, one is an editor & one is a writer.
(III) The editor P is married to a writer S.
(iv) A writer is a married to Q. Q is in the same profession as U.
(v) P, R, Q, S are two married couples & none of them has the same profession.
(VI) U is a brother of R.
Which of the following pair show journalists?
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5d9f0ea3bc6b8c5a7b8ebca7(I) P, Q, R, S, T & U are travelling in a bus.
(II) Two of them are journalists, two are engineers, one is an editor & one is a writer.
(III) The editor P is married to a writer S.
(iv) A writer is a married to Q. Q is in the same profession as U.
(v) P, R, Q, S are two married couples & none of them has the same profession.
(VI) U is a brother of R.
- 1P Qfalse
- 2S Ttrue
- 3R Sfalse
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Answer : 2. "S T"
Q: There are five friends A, B, C, D and E. Two of them are businessmen while the other three belong to different occupations viz. medical, engineer and legal. One businessman and the lawyer stay in the same locality S, while the other three stay in three different localities P, Q and R. Two of these five persons are Hindus while the remaining three come from three different communities viz. Muslim, Christian and Sikh. The lawyer is the oldest in age while one of the businessmen who runs a factory is the youngest. The other businessman is a cloth merchant and age-wise lies between the doctor and the lawyer. D is a cloth merchant and stays in locality S while E is a Muslim and stays in locality R. The doctor is a Christian and stays in locality P, B is a Sikh while A is a Hindu and runs a factory.
What is B's occupation?
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607d13f4efac5e514ca913cc- 1Engineerfalse
- 2Businessfalse
- 3Doctorfalse
- 4Lawyertrue
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Answer : 4. "Lawyer"
Explanation :
A is a Hindu, B is a Sikh, E is a Muslim. Now, the doctor is a Christian and D is a cloth merchant. So, C is a Christian and D is a Hindu.
II.) D stays in locality S. E stays in locality R. Now, one businessman i.e. D and the lawyer stay in S. C is a doctor, stays in locality P. Clearly, A stays in locality Q.
III.) Clearly, A is a factory owner, B is a lawyer, C is a doctor, D is a cloth merchant and E is an engineer.
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IV.) B, the lawyer, is oldest. A, the factory owner, is the youngest. D, the cloth merchant lies between doctor and lawyer i.e. B and C in age.
So, age wise sequences: B > D > C > E > A. Hence, B is a lawyer.
Q:Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight people i.e. K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, and R were born in different years i.e. 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, and 2000 but not necessarily in the same order. (Note: Consider the base year as 2021.)
The age of P is a multiple of 13. Two people were born between P and K. The difference between the age of K and O is 4 years. One person was born between O and L who was not born in an odd-numbered year. Three people were born between L and R. The difference between the age of R and Q is 5 years. M was born after N.
How many people are younger than M?
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618a421ae3b7b7409261616c- 1Fourfalse
- 2Fivetrue
- 3Threefalse
- 4Sixfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "Five "
Q: (i). There is a group of five persons – A, B, C, D and E.
(ii). One of them is a horticulturist, one is a physicist, one is a journalist, one is an industrialist and one is an advocated.
(iii). Three of them – A, C and advocate prefer tea to coffee and two of them – B and the journalist prefer coffee to tea.
(iv). The industrialist and D and A are friend to one another but two of these prefer coffee to tea.
(v). The horticulturist is C`s brother.
Who is an industrialist?
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607d16b0efac5e514ca9245b(ii). One of them is a horticulturist, one is a physicist, one is a journalist, one is an industrialist and one is an advocated.
(iii). Three of them – A, C and advocate prefer tea to coffee and two of them – B and the journalist prefer coffee to tea.
(iv). The industrialist and D and A are friend to one another but two of these prefer coffee to tea.
(v). The horticulturist is C`s brother.
Who is an industrialist?
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- 2Efalse
- 3Dfalse
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Answer : 4. "B"
Explanation :
A prefers tea. So, from (iv), the industrialist and D prefer coffee. But, from (iii), B and the journalist prefer coffee. So, B is the industrialist and D is the journalist.
Now, A, C and advocate remain. Clearly, E is the advocate.
The horticulturist is C's brother. It can be only A. C is a physicist.
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Hence, B is an industrialist
Q:Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven friends Sushil, Gaurav, Mahesh, Chandan, Rajiv, Anil and Lalit have different hobbies, viz. Travelling, Reading, Dancing, Painting, Cooking, Singing and Riding , but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them belongs to a different city, viz. Delhi , Mumbai, Agra, Banglore, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Kanpur, but not necessarily in the same order. Sushil belongs to Hyderabad. Chandan likes Riding . The person who likes Cooking is from Mumbai. The person who like Dancing is from Lucknow. Anil does not belong to Lucknow, Mumbai, Delhi or Banglore. Anil does not like Singing, Reading or Painting. Gaurav does not belong to Agra, Mumbai, Delhi or Banglore. Gaurav does not like Painting, Travelling, Reading or Singing. Mahesh does not like Cooking and he is not from Banglore or Delhi. Neither Chandan nor Lalit belongs to Delhi. Sushil does not like Reading. The person from Agra likes singing.
Who among the following belongs to Kanpur?
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5ea7b97c14fb314c31fcbc49Seven friends Sushil, Gaurav, Mahesh, Chandan, Rajiv, Anil and Lalit have different hobbies, viz. Travelling, Reading, Dancing, Painting, Cooking, Singing and Riding , but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them belongs to a different city, viz. Delhi , Mumbai, Agra, Banglore, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Kanpur, but not necessarily in the same order. Sushil belongs to Hyderabad. Chandan likes Riding . The person who likes Cooking is from Mumbai. The person who like Dancing is from Lucknow. Anil does not belong to Lucknow, Mumbai, Delhi or Banglore. Anil does not like Singing, Reading or Painting. Gaurav does not belong to Agra, Mumbai, Delhi or Banglore. Gaurav does not like Painting, Travelling, Reading or Singing. Mahesh does not like Cooking and he is not from Banglore or Delhi. Neither Chandan nor Lalit belongs to Delhi. Sushil does not like Reading. The person from Agra likes singing.
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- 2Chandanfalse
- 3Aniltrue
- 4Rajivfalse
- 5All is correct.false
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Answer : 3. "Anil "
Q:Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
Eight persons Milan, Naina, Ora, Pratik, Qamar, Rajesh, Sabira and Tanu belonging to different cities, viz Dehradun, Kanpur, Chandigarh, Mathura, Ludhiana, Jodhpur, Patna and Bhopal, but not necessarily in the same order, went to Lucknow to attend an awareness programme to reduce pollution in our country. Each had a different specialisation, viz Literature, Science, Economics, Marketing, Designing, Technology, Choreography and Acting, but not necessarily in the same order.
Milan and Naina have specialisation either in Technology or in Acting. Pratik does not have specialisation in Marketing and Rajesh does not have specialisation in Science. Sabira does not have a specialisation in Literature or Science. Ora is from Ludhiana and he has specialisation in Designing. Neither Rajesh nor Sabira has specialisation in Marketing or Technology. One who is from Chandigarh has specialisation in Choreography. One who is from Mathura has specialisation in Literature and one who is from Dehradun has specialisation in Science. Sabira and Tanu belong either to Patna or to Kanpur. Milan and Sabira do not belong to Bhopal and Patna respectively. One who belongs to Jodhpur has specialisation in Acting. Qamar is from Chandigarh.
Who is specialised in Technology?
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5eb01c954c5c6a1e28ce3b4dEight persons Milan, Naina, Ora, Pratik, Qamar, Rajesh, Sabira and Tanu belonging to different cities, viz Dehradun, Kanpur, Chandigarh, Mathura, Ludhiana, Jodhpur, Patna and Bhopal, but not necessarily in the same order, went to Lucknow to attend an awareness programme to reduce pollution in our country. Each had a different specialisation, viz Literature, Science, Economics, Marketing, Designing, Technology, Choreography and Acting, but not necessarily in the same order.
Milan and Naina have specialisation either in Technology or in Acting. Pratik does not have specialisation in Marketing and Rajesh does not have specialisation in Science. Sabira does not have a specialisation in Literature or Science. Ora is from Ludhiana and he has specialisation in Designing. Neither Rajesh nor Sabira has specialisation in Marketing or Technology. One who is from Chandigarh has specialisation in Choreography. One who is from Mathura has specialisation in Literature and one who is from Dehradun has specialisation in Science. Sabira and Tanu belong either to Patna or to Kanpur. Milan and Sabira do not belong to Bhopal and Patna respectively. One who belongs to Jodhpur has specialisation in Acting. Qamar is from Chandigarh.
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- 2Milanfalse
- 3Pratikfalse
- 4Nainatrue
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Answer : 4. "Naina "
Q: There are five friends A, B, C, D and E. Two of them are businessmen while the other three belong to different occupations viz. medical, engineer and legal. One businessman and the lawyer stay in the same locality S, while the other three stay in three different localities P, Q and R. Two of these five persons are Hindus while the remaining three come from three different communities viz. Muslim, Christian and Sikh. The lawyer is the oldest in age while one of the businessmen who runs a factory is the youngest. The other businessman is a cloth merchant and age wise lies between the doctor and the lawyer. D is a cloth merchant and stays in locality S while E is a Muslim and stays in locality R. The doctor is a Christian and stays in locality P, B is a Sikh while A is a Hindu and runs a factory.
What is C's occupation?
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607d19670372d85428917492- 1Lawyerfalse
- 2Doctortrue
- 3Businessfalse
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Answer : 2. "Doctor"
Explanation :
A is a Hindu, B is a Sikh, E is a Muslim. Now, the doctor is a Christian and D is a cloth merchant. So, C is a Christian and D is a Hindu.
II.) D stays in locality S. E stays in locality R. Now, one businessman i.e. D and the lawyer stay in S. C is a doctor, stays in locality P. Clearly, A stays in locality Q.
III.) Clearly, A is a factory owner, B is a lawyer, C is a doctor, D is a cloth merchant and E is an engineer.
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IV.) B, the lawyer, is oldest. A, the factory owner, is the youngest. D, the cloth merchant lies between doctor and lawyer i.e. B and C in age.
So, age wise sequences: B > D > C > E > A.Hence, C is a doctor.
Q:Direction : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven persons were born in different years i.e. 1953, 1963, 1968, 1976, 1990, 1993, 1998. 2019 is the base year for measuring the age of all persons. Not more than two persons were born before P. One person was born between V and S and none of them have even numbered age. There are as many persons were born before U as after Q. Difference between the age of T and S is not less than 20 years. T was born before Q and after R. Either P or U have odd numbered age.
In which of the following year T was born?
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603f12c6e759ac364c8f5b76Seven persons were born in different years i.e. 1953, 1963, 1968, 1976, 1990, 1993, 1998. 2019 is the base year for measuring the age of all persons. Not more than two persons were born before P. One person was born between V and S and none of them have even numbered age. There are as many persons were born before U as after Q. Difference between the age of T and S is not less than 20 years. T was born before Q and after R. Either P or U have odd numbered age.
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- 31990false
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