Puzzle Test Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: Study the following information to answer the questions.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing 6 people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R, S, T, and U are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the outer row.
S sits third to right of Q, either S or Q sits an extreme end of line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sits between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate end of line.
The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P, R and T are immediate neighbours of the each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement & so form a group which is the one that does not being not being to that group?
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5fdb3d74b025f97e019588aaS sits third to right of Q, either S or Q sits an extreme end of line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sits between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate end of line.
The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P, R and T are immediate neighbours of the each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.
- 1A-Tfalse
- 2B-Tfalse
- 3F-Pfalse
- 4C-Ufalse
- 5E-Qtrue
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Answer : 5. "E-Q"
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 a physicist?
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607d1049a4edf93f6177618c(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 a physicist?
- 1Efalse
- 2Afalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
- 5Bfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
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, C is the physicist.
Q: There are five persons A, B, C, D, E standing on six steps numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 from the bottom. At most one person is standing on each step. The step number, on which A is standing, is two less than that of C. Step number on which B is standing is one more than that of D.
If A is standing on Step 1 and B is not standing on Step 6, which of the following is true?
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64b688ab23047f4c71c4f484- 1B is standing on step 2false
- 2C is standing on step 4false
- 3E is standing on step 3false
- 4D is standing one step higher than Ctrue
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Answer : 4. "D is standing one step higher than C"
Q:Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the following questions:
A building has eight floors from 1 to 8 in such a way that ground floor is numbered 1, the above floor is
numbered 2 and so on. The top most floor is numbered 8. Eight persons G, P, M, R, Q, A, D and C are staying each on one of these floors. A is staying on floor 6. There is a gap of three persons between G and R. C is staying on the topmost floor. Neither P nor M is staying on the floor 5. Q is staying middle of P and M. R is staying on the floor 1. M is not an immediate neighbour of G.
Who is staying on the second floor?
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5fdb32eb055cee7a9b5f623fA building has eight floors from 1 to 8 in such a way that ground floor is numbered 1, the above floor is
numbered 2 and so on. The top most floor is numbered 8. Eight persons G, P, M, R, Q, A, D and C are staying each on one of these floors. A is staying on floor 6. There is a gap of three persons between G and R. C is staying on the topmost floor. Neither P nor M is staying on the floor 5. Q is staying middle of P and M. R is staying on the floor 1. M is not an immediate neighbour of G.
- 1Qfalse
- 2Mtrue
- 3Pfalse
- 4Afalse
- 5Q or Mfalse
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Answer : 2. "M "
Q:Directions: Study the following information to answer the questions.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing 6 people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R, S, T, and U are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the outer row.
S sits third to right of Q, either S or Q sits an extreme end of line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sits between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate end of line.
The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P, R and T are immediate neighbours of the each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.
Who amongst the following faces S?
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5fdb3bcc8bd6a2764a5030abS sits third to right of Q, either S or Q sits an extreme end of line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sits between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate end of line.
The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P, R and T are immediate neighbours of the each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.
- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Ffalse
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Answer : 1. "A "
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Answer : 5. "George "
Q:Direction. Study the following information carefully and answer the given below question:
Alia, Babita, Chandu, Deepika, Esha, Fardeen and Geeta are seven Doctors, visiting a hospital on four days - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of a week. At least one person must come on a day but not more than two. Each person has a different specialisation-
HIV, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Radiology and Oncology. Deepika comes with the Radiologist on Friday. The Paediatrician does not come on Saturday and also not with Esha or Geeta. Only the Oncologist comes on Tuesday. Babita comes on Wednesday and is not a Paediatrician. Chandu comes on Wednesday. Geeta is not a Radiologist. The Paediatrician comes with the HIV Specialist. The Neurologist comes on Friday. Alia is neither Specialization in an Orthopaedician nor a Radiologist. Nobady comes with Fardeen.
On which of the following days does the specialist in Ophthalmology visit?
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60408d5b5440db5ee7a3df5fAlia, Babita, Chandu, Deepika, Esha, Fardeen and Geeta are seven Doctors, visiting a hospital on four days - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of a week. At least one person must come on a day but not more than two. Each person has a different specialisation-
HIV, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Radiology and Oncology. Deepika comes with the Radiologist on Friday. The Paediatrician does not come on Saturday and also not with Esha or Geeta. Only the Oncologist comes on Tuesday. Babita comes on Wednesday and is not a Paediatrician. Chandu comes on Wednesday. Geeta is not a Radiologist. The Paediatrician comes with the HIV Specialist. The Neurologist comes on Friday. Alia is neither Specialization in an Orthopaedician nor a Radiologist. Nobady comes with Fardeen.
- 1Wednesday or Saturdayfalse
- 2Fridayfalse
- 3Wednesdayfalse
- 4Saturdaytrue
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 4. "Saturday "
Q:Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U were born in three different months May, September and November, on two different dates- 9 and 16 not necessarily in the same order. P was born after R but not on the same date as that of R. Number of persons born before S is equal to the number of persons born after T. Q and U were born in the same month. T was born in a month having even number of days. Two persons were born between R and T.
Who was born immediately before R?
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64f73e55be8effb95d606ffb- 1Pfalse
- 2Qfalse
- 3Sfalse
- 4Tfalse
- 5No onetrue
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