Puzzle Test Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q: A question is given, followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and select the appropriate answer.
Question: Four people, A, B, C and D, are sitting in a straight line, facing south. Who is sitting at the right end? Statements:
(I) Only two people sit between B and D; A sits to the immediate left of B.
(II) Only one person sits between B and C; A sits to the immediate right of C.
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649974c6c7d7c7e067287d75Question: Four people, A, B, C and D, are sitting in a straight line, facing south. Who is sitting at the right end? Statements:
(I) Only two people sit between B and D; A sits to the immediate left of B.
(II) Only one person sits between B and C; A sits to the immediate right of C.
- 1Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is nottrue
- 2Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is notfalse
- 3Data in either statement I alone or statement II alone is sufficient to answer the questionfalse
- 4Data in statements I and II together is sufficient to answer the questionfalse
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Answer : 1. "Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not"
Q:Instructions Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
P,T, M, J, V, R and W are seven friends studying in a college. Three of them are in B.Sc. and two each are in B.A. and B.Com. Each of them has a favourite colour from Blue, Red, Yellow, White, Black, Violet and Brown, not necessarily in the same order. None of them studying in B.Sc. likes either Red or Black. M is in B. A. and likes Blue. R is in B.Com. and likes Brown. J is in B.Sc. and likes Yellow. P who does not like Red is in the same discipline of R, and T is in the same discipline of M. V does not like Violet.
Which colour does P like ?
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5e7484c0e96e066c5a7a28e4P,T, M, J, V, R and W are seven friends studying in a college. Three of them are in B.Sc. and two each are in B.A. and B.Com. Each of them has a favourite colour from Blue, Red, Yellow, White, Black, Violet and Brown, not necessarily in the same order. None of them studying in B.Sc. likes either Red or Black. M is in B. A. and likes Blue. R is in B.Com. and likes Brown. J is in B.Sc. and likes Yellow. P who does not like Red is in the same discipline of R, and T is in the same discipline of M. V does not like Violet.
- 1Blacktrue
- 2Violetfalse
- 3Redfalse
- 4Data inadequatefalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 1. "Black "
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 pairs shows the engineers?
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5d9f15ce22d4805a9cf5540c(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.
- 1R Sfalse
- 2P Qfalse
- 3T Ufalse
- 4Q Utrue
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Answer : 4. "Q U"
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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
- 4T Ufalse
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Answer : 2. "S T"
Q:Instructions Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
P,T, M, J, V, R and W are seven friends studying in a college. Three of them are in B.Sc. and two each are in B.A. and B.Com. Each of them has a favourite colour from Blue, Red, Yellow, White, Black, Violet and Brown, not necessarily in the same order. None of them studying in B.Sc. likes either Red or Black. M is in B. A. and likes Blue. R is in B.Com. and likes Brown. J is in B.Sc. and likes Yellow. P who does not like Red is in the same discipline of R, and T is in the same discipline of M. V does not like Violet.
Which of the following groups is in B.Sc. ?
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5e74871c2dfecc5f2d022cc5P,T, M, J, V, R and W are seven friends studying in a college. Three of them are in B.Sc. and two each are in B.A. and B.Com. Each of them has a favourite colour from Blue, Red, Yellow, White, Black, Violet and Brown, not necessarily in the same order. None of them studying in B.Sc. likes either Red or Black. M is in B. A. and likes Blue. R is in B.Com. and likes Brown. J is in B.Sc. and likes Yellow. P who does not like Red is in the same discipline of R, and T is in the same discipline of M. V does not like Violet.
- 1MVWfalse
- 2JPWfalse
- 3JVTfalse
- 4VFWfalse
- 5None of thesetrue
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Answer : 5. "None of these"
Q:Direction (6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
Eight persons A, B , C , D, E , F , G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group who have different specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and one is a doctor. H is an HR Specialist and works with a marketing specialist B who does not work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister work in company Z. D is a specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company Z. No Two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F works for company Y and his friend A who is a finance expert works for company X in which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor.
Who amongst friends is a doctor?
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5d9f1d9722d4805a9cf569ef- 1Hfalse
- 2Etrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Either E or Cfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "E"
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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?
- 1Cfalse
- 2Efalse
- 3Dfalse
- 4Btrue
- 5Afalse
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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

