Puzzle Test Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
- 1Gauravfalse
- 2Chandanfalse
- 3Aniltrue
- 4Rajivfalse
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Answer : 3. "Anil "
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Answer : 4. "5th "
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
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Answer : 2. "Five "
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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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
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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: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
7 people – A, B, C, D, L, M and N are sitting in a single row facing towards the north (not necessarily in the same order). All are sitting at equal distances to each other. All of them are in different professions – Banker, Engineer, Professor, Actor, Principal, Actuary and Librarian. They are all planning to travel to different countries – Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Malaysia.
The person who is an Actor is sitting second to the left of M while the person who will travel to France is sitting third to the right of M. N is sitting second to the right of the person who is a Principal. N is neither an immediate neighbour of M nor is sitting at any of the extreme ends. Four persons are sitting between A and D. D is not an Actor and A is not sitting at any of the extreme ends. The person who will travel to Canada is sitting third to the left of D. Two persons are sitting between C and the person who is a Banker. N is not an immediate neighbour of C. L is sitting third to the left of the person who is an Actuary. The person who is a Librarian is sitting third to the left of the person who will travel to Germany. Four persons are sitting between the person who is an Engineer and the person who will travel to Italy. The person who is a Librarian will not travel to Australia but is an immediate neighbour of the person who will travel to Malaysia.
Who among the following is sitting fourth to the left of D?
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5df7396ce2d9352b4945e245The person who is an Actor is sitting second to the left of M while the person who will travel to France is sitting third to the right of M. N is sitting second to the right of the person who is a Principal. N is neither an immediate neighbour of M nor is sitting at any of the extreme ends. Four persons are sitting between A and D. D is not an Actor and A is not sitting at any of the extreme ends. The person who will travel to Canada is sitting third to the left of D. Two persons are sitting between C and the person who is a Banker. N is not an immediate neighbour of C. L is sitting third to the left of the person who is an Actuary. The person who is a Librarian is sitting third to the left of the person who will travel to Germany. Four persons are sitting between the person who is an Engineer and the person who will travel to Italy. The person who is a Librarian will not travel to Australia but is an immediate neighbour of the person who will travel to Malaysia.
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Answer : 3. "The Person who will visit to Malaysia"
Q:Direction :Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten persons L, M, N, O, P , Q, R, S, T, and U were born on two different dates 15 and 30 of five different months viz. January, March, April, September and November but not necessarily in the same order. L was born on 15th of the month which has 31 days. Three persons were born between L and P. Four persons were born between P and O. O was born before L. The number of persons were born after O is same as the number of persons born before N. One person was born between P and R. M was born before T but not in the month of January. T was born before P. U was born before S on same date.
Which of the following is odd one?
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603de7cdcd43d04a8f5ce68bTen persons L, M, N, O, P , Q, R, S, T, and U were born on two different dates 15 and 30 of five different months viz. January, March, April, September and November but not necessarily in the same order. L was born on 15th of the month which has 31 days. Three persons were born between L and P. Four persons were born between P and O. O was born before L. The number of persons were born after O is same as the number of persons born before N. One person was born between P and R. M was born before T but not in the month of January. T was born before P. U was born before S on same date.
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- 3Rfalse
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