Reasoning PYQs

Given: Nine persons - J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are working in the company at different designations such as MD, CEO, CFO, CRO, COO, CTO, CMO, HR, TL. The hierarchy of the designations is given in decreasing order such that MD is the seniormost designation and TL is the juniormost designation.

1. R is five persons senior to O, who is junior to CTO.
2. The number of persons junior to R is one more than the number of persons senior to N. 

Here, there are two Case, i.e. Case 1 and Case 2.

3. Only three persons are designated between N and Q.
4. K is two persons junior to Q.
5. M is neither immediately senior nor immediately junior to K. 

 

6. P is senior to J but junior to M.
7. As many persons are designated between J and P as between P and L.

Case 2 gets eliminated because we cannot place O. Hence, the final arrangement:

 

True combination: O-HR

Hence, the correct answer is ‘O-HR’.

Given: Nine persons - J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are working in the company at different designations such as MD, CEO, CFO, CRO, COO, CTO, CMO, HR, TL. The hierarchy of the designations is given in decreasing order such that MD is the seniormost designation and TL is the juniormost designation.

1. R is five persons senior to O, who is junior to CTO.
2. The number of persons junior to R is one more than the number of persons senior to N. 

Here, there are two Case, i.e. Case 1 and Case 2.

3. Only three persons are designated between N and Q.
4. K is two persons junior to Q.
5. M is neither immediately senior nor immediately junior to K. 

 

6. P is senior to J but junior to M.
7. As many persons are designated between J and P as between P and L.

Case 2 gets eliminated because we cannot place O. Hence, the final arrangement:

 

As many persons designated between R and J are designated between Q and O.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘As many persons designated between R and J’.

Given: Nine persons - J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are working in the company at different designations such as MD, CEO, CFO, CRO, COO, CTO, CMO, HR, TL. The hierarchy of the designations is given in decreasing order such that MD is the seniormost designation and TL is the juniormost designation.

1. R is five persons senior to O, who is junior to CTO.
2. The number of persons junior to R is one more than the number of persons senior to N. 

Here, there are two Case, i.e. Case 1 and Case 2.

3. Only three persons are designated between N and Q.
4. K is two persons junior to Q.
5. M is neither immediately senior nor immediately junior to K. 

 

6. P is senior to J but junior to M.
7. As many persons are designated between J and P as between P and L.

Case 2 gets eliminated because we cannot place O. Hence, the final arrangement:

 

If R is related to L and in the same way N is related to O, then K is related to the one who is two persons senior to O.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘The one who is two persons senior to O’.

Given: Nine persons - J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are working in the company at different designations such as MD, CEO, CFO, CRO, COO, CTO, CMO, HR, TL. The hierarchy of the designations is given in decreasing order such that MD is the seniormost designation and TL is the juniormost designation.

1. R is five persons senior to O, who is junior to CTO.
2. The number of persons junior to R is one more than the number of persons senior to N. 

Here, there are two Case, i.e. Case 1 and Case 2.

3. Only three persons are designated between N and Q.
4. K is two persons junior to Q.
5. M is neither immediately senior nor immediately junior to K. 

 

6. P is senior to J but junior to M.
7. As many persons are designated between J and P as between P and L.

Case 2 gets eliminated because we cannot place O. Hence, the final arrangement:

 

Except for K and N, the first one is just senior to the send one.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘K and N’.

Given: Nine persons - J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are working in the company at different designations such as MD, CEO, CFO, CRO, COO, CTO, CMO, HR, TL. The hierarchy of the designations is given in decreasing order such that MD is the seniormost designation and TL is the juniormost designation.

1. R is five persons senior to O, who is junior to CTO.
2. The number of persons junior to R is one more than the number of persons senior to N. 

Here, there are two Case, i.e. Case 1 and Case 2.

3. Only three persons are designated between N and Q.
4. K is two persons junior to Q.
5. M is neither immediately senior nor immediately junior to K. 

 

6. P is senior to J but junior to M.
7. As many persons are designated between J and P as between P and L.

Case 2 gets eliminated because we cannot place O. Hence, the final arrangement:

 

L is designated as COO.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘L’.

Given: Six persons- G, H, I, J, K, and L- enrolled in a training program in six different years, viz. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020. They like different cosmetic items, namely Lipstick, Primer, Kajal, Concealer, Mascara, and Blush. The experience of each person is calculated based on the year 2025.

1. J, who enrolled in a leap year, enrolled immediately after the one who likes Mascara.
2. Only four years gap between G and the one who likes Blush, who enrolled in an odd-numbered year. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 1a and Case 2.

 

3. The number of persons enrolling before the one who likes Mascara is one more than the number of persons enrolling after the one who likes Concealer.
4. The difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H. 

Case-2 gets eliminated because the difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H, which is not satisfied. 

 

5. Neither K nor the one who likes Primer enrolled in the odd-numbered year.
6. H doesn’t like Kajal.
7. The sum of the experiences of K and H is equal to the experience of J.

Case-1a gets eliminated because the sum of the experience of K and H is equal to the experience of J, which is not satisfied. Hence, case-1 shows the final arrangement. 

 

As many persons enrolled after J as before L respectively.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘J, L’.

Given: Six persons- G, H, I, J, K, and L- enrolled in a training program in six different years, viz. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020. They like different cosmetic items, namely Lipstick, Primer, Kajal, Concealer, Mascara, and Blush. The experience of each person is calculated based on the year 2025.

1. J, who enrolled in a leap year, enrolled immediately after the one who likes Mascara.
2. Only four years gap between G and the one who likes Blush, who enrolled in an odd-numbered year. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 1a and Case 2.

 

3. The number of persons enrolling before the one who likes Mascara is one more than the number of persons enrolling after the one who likes Concealer.
4. The difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H. 

Case-2 gets eliminated because the difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H, which is not satisfied. 

 

5. Neither K nor the one who likes Primer enrolled in the odd-numbered year.
6. H doesn’t like Kajal.
7. The sum of the experiences of K and H is equal to the experience of J.

Case-1a gets eliminated because the sum of the experience of K and H is equal to the experience of J, which is not satisfied. Hence, case-1 shows the final arrangement. 

 

In all other options, the second person joined immediately after the first person, except J, the one who likes Concealer.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘J, the one who likes Concealer’.

Given: Six persons- G, H, I, J, K, and L- enrolled in a training program in six different years, viz. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020. They like different cosmetic items, namely Lipstick, Primer, Kajal, Concealer, Mascara, and Blush. The experience of each person is calculated based on the year 2025.

1. J, who enrolled in a leap year, enrolled immediately after the one who likes Mascara.
2. Only four years gap between G and the one who likes Blush, who enrolled in an odd-numbered year. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 1a and Case 2.

 

3. The number of persons enrolling before the one who likes Mascara is one more than the number of persons enrolling after the one who likes Concealer.
4. The difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H. 

Case-2 gets eliminated because the difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H, which is not satisfied. 

 

5. Neither K nor the one who likes Primer enrolled in the odd-numbered year.
6. H doesn’t like Kajal.
7. The sum of the experiences of K and H is equal to the experience of J.

Case-1a gets eliminated because the sum of the experience of K and H is equal to the experience of J, which is not satisfied. Hence, case-1 shows the final arrangement. 

 

As many persons enrolled between J and the one who likes Blush as enrolled between the one who likes Kajal and G.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘As many persons enrolled between J and the one who likes Blush’.

Given: Six persons- G, H, I, J, K, and L- enrolled in a training program in six different years, viz. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020. They like different cosmetic items, namely Lipstick, Primer, Kajal, Concealer, Mascara, and Blush. The experience of each person is calculated based on the year 2025.

1. J, who enrolled in a leap year, enrolled immediately after the one who likes Mascara.
2. Only four years gap between G and the one who likes Blush, who enrolled in an odd-numbered year. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 1a and Case 2.

 

3. The number of persons enrolling before the one who likes Mascara is one more than the number of persons enrolling after the one who likes Concealer.
4. The difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H. 

Case-2 gets eliminated because the difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H, which is not satisfied. 

 

5. Neither K nor the one who likes Primer enrolled in the odd-numbered year.
6. H doesn’t like Kajal.
7. The sum of the experiences of K and H is equal to the experience of J.

Case-1a gets eliminated because the sum of the experience of K and H is equal to the experience of J, which is not satisfied. Hence, case-1 shows the final arrangement. 

 

The one who enrolled immediately after the one who likes Primer has the experience of 10 years.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘The one who enrolled immediately after the one who likes Primer’.

Given: Six persons- G, H, I, J, K, and L- enrolled in a training program in six different years, viz. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020. They like different cosmetic items, namely Lipstick, Primer, Kajal, Concealer, Mascara, and Blush. The experience of each person is calculated based on the year 2025.

1. J, who enrolled in a leap year, enrolled immediately after the one who likes Mascara.
2. Only four years gap between G and the one who likes Blush, who enrolled in an odd-numbered year. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 1a and Case 2.

 

3. The number of persons enrolling before the one who likes Mascara is one more than the number of persons enrolling after the one who likes Concealer.
4. The difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H. 

Case-2 gets eliminated because the difference between the experience of G and J is the same as the difference between L and H, which is not satisfied. 

 

5. Neither K nor the one who likes Primer enrolled in the odd-numbered year.
6. H doesn’t like Kajal.
7. The sum of the experiences of K and H is equal to the experience of J.

Case-1a gets eliminated because the sum of the experience of K and H is equal to the experience of J, which is not satisfied. Hence, case-1 shows the final arrangement. 

 

K likes Concealer.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Concealer’.

Given: Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G have an interview on seven different months of the same year viz. March, April, May, June, July, August and September and each of them likes different fruits viz. Apple, Mango, Banana, Grapes, Orange, Kiwi and Litchi.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.

1. Only two persons have an interview between E and the one who likes Orange who has an interview in the month having less than 31 days.
2. The one who likes Kiwi has an interview immediately before E. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

3. The number of persons having an interview before the one who likes Kiwi is one more than after G.
4. B has interview three months before F and immediately after the one who likes Apple. 

Case 1 is eliminated because no space for G.

 

5. Neither B nor G likes Litchi.
6. A has an interview immediately before the one who likes Litchi.
7. Neither A nor D likes Kiwi.
8. The one who likes Grapes has an interview immediately after the one who likes Banana.

Case 3 gets eliminated because A likes Kiwi. So, the final arrangement:

 

G likes Grapes.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Grapes’.

Given: Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G have an interview on seven different months of the same year viz. March, April, May, June, July, August and September and each of them likes different fruits viz. Apple, Mango, Banana, Grapes, Orange, Kiwi and Litchi.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.

1. Only two persons have an interview between E and the one who likes Orange who has an interview in the month having less than 31 days.
2. The one who likes Kiwi has an interview immediately before E. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

3. The number of persons having an interview before the one who likes Kiwi is one more than after G.
4. B has interview three months before F and immediately after the one who likes Apple. 

Case 1 is eliminated because no space for G.

 

5. Neither B nor G likes Litchi.
6. A has an interview immediately before the one who likes Litchi.
7. Neither A nor D likes Kiwi.
8. The one who likes Grapes has an interview immediately after the one who likes Banana.

Case 3 gets eliminated because A likes Kiwi. So, the final arrangement:

 

The one who likes Mango has an interview in September.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘The one who like Mango’.

Given: Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G have an interview on seven different months of the same year viz. March, April, May, June, July, August and September and each of them likes different fruits viz. Apple, Mango, Banana, Grapes, Orange, Kiwi and Litchi.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.

1. Only two persons have an interview between E and the one who likes Orange who has an interview in the month having less than 31 days.
2. The one who likes Kiwi has an interview immediately before E. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

3. The number of persons having an interview before the one who likes Kiwi is one more than after G.
4. B has interview three months before F and immediately after the one who likes Apple. 

Case 1 is eliminated because no space for G.

 

5. Neither B nor G likes Litchi.
6. A has an interview immediately before the one who likes Litchi.
7. Neither A nor D likes Kiwi.
8. The one who likes Grapes has an interview immediately after the one who likes Banana.

Case 3 gets eliminated because A likes Kiwi. So, the final arrangement:

 

More than three persons have an interview between the one who likes Apple and E.

 

Hence, the correct answer is ‘More than three’.

Given: Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G have an interview on seven different months of the same year viz. March, April, May, June, July, August and September and each of them likes different fruits viz. Apple, Mango, Banana, Grapes, Orange, Kiwi and Litchi.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.

1. Only two persons have an interview between E and the one who likes Orange who has an interview in the month having less than 31 days.
2. The one who likes Kiwi has an interview immediately before E. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

3. The number of persons having an interview before the one who likes Kiwi is one more than after G.
4. B has interview three months before F and immediately after the one who likes Apple. 

Case 1 is eliminated because no space for G.

 

5. Neither B nor G likes Litchi.
6. A has an interview immediately before the one who likes Litchi.
7. Neither A nor D likes Kiwi.
8. The one who likes Grapes has an interview immediately after the one who likes Banana.

Case 3 gets eliminated because A likes Kiwi. So, the final arrangement:

 

C has his interview in August.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘August’.

Given: Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G have an interview on seven different months of the same year viz. March, April, May, June, July, August and September and each of them likes different fruits viz. Apple, Mango, Banana, Grapes, Orange, Kiwi and Litchi.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.

1. Only two persons have an interview between E and the one who likes Orange who has an interview in the month having less than 31 days.
2. The one who likes Kiwi has an interview immediately before E. 

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

3. The number of persons having an interview before the one who likes Kiwi is one more than after G.
4. B has interview three months before F and immediately after the one who likes Apple. 

Case 1 is eliminated because no space for G.

 

5. Neither B nor G likes Litchi.
6. A has an interview immediately before the one who likes Litchi.
7. Neither A nor D likes Kiwi.
8. The one who likes Grapes has an interview immediately after the one who likes Banana.

Case 3 gets eliminated because A likes Kiwi. So, the final arrangement:

 

If D is related to Banana and F is related to Kiwi in a certain way, then the one who has an interview immediately after G is related to Litchi.

 

Hence, the correct answer is ‘The one who has an interview immediately after G’.

Given: Seven persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V join an organization in different posts- CEO, ED, CGM, GM, DGM, MG, and AM. They like different fishes - Salmon, Tuna, Cod, Trout, Catfish, Tilapia, and Snapper but not necessarily in the same order.

1. R is junior to only two persons.
2. The Person who likes Tilapia is senior to ED.
3. T is junior to CGM but senior to V.
4. U is junior to V and likes Catfish.

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

5. Q is senior to T but not senior-most.
6. V is junior to P but not junior to S.
7. The Person who likes Cod is senior to U but junior to T.
8. The Person who likes Trout is junior to T but not the junior most.

 

9. S does not like Cod.
10. CGM is senior to one who likes Tuna.
11. CGM does not like Snapper.

Case 2 gets eliminated because the person who likes Trout cannot be placed (positions junior to T are already occupied by Cod and Catfish). Case 3 gets eliminated because V becomes junior to S, which violates the given condition that V is not junior to S.

 

R is just senior to the one who likes Tuna.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘R’.

Given: Seven persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V join an organization in different posts- CEO, ED, CGM, GM, DGM, MG, and AM. They like different fishes - Salmon, Tuna, Cod, Trout, Catfish, Tilapia, and Snapper but not necessarily in the same order.

1. R is junior to only two persons.
2. The Person who likes Tilapia is senior to ED.
3. T is junior to CGM but senior to V.
4. U is junior to V and likes Catfish.

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

5. Q is senior to T but not senior-most.
6. V is junior to P but not junior to S.
7. The Person who likes Cod is senior to U but junior to T.
8. The Person who likes Trout is junior to T but not the junior most.

 

9. S does not like Cod.
10. CGM is senior to one who likes Tuna.
11. CGM does not like Snapper.

Case 2 gets eliminated because the person who likes Trout cannot be placed (positions junior to T are already occupied by Cod and Catfish). Case 3 gets eliminated because V becomes junior to S, which violates the given condition that V is not junior to S.

 

The one who is Executive Director likes Snapper.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Sanpper’.

Given: Seven persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V join an organization in different posts- CEO, ED, CGM, GM, DGM, MG, and AM. They like different fishes - Salmon, Tuna, Cod, Trout, Catfish, Tilapia, and Snapper but not necessarily in the same order.

1. R is junior to only two persons.
2. The Person who likes Tilapia is senior to ED.
3. T is junior to CGM but senior to V.
4. U is junior to V and likes Catfish.

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

5. Q is senior to T but not senior-most.
6. V is junior to P but not junior to S.
7. The Person who likes Cod is senior to U but junior to T.
8. The Person who likes Trout is junior to T but not the junior most.

 

9. S does not like Cod.
10. CGM is senior to one who likes Tuna.
11. CGM does not like Snapper.

Case 2 gets eliminated because the person who likes Trout cannot be placed (positions junior to T are already occupied by Cod and Catfish). Case 3 gets eliminated because V becomes junior to S, which violates the given condition that V is not junior to S.

 

If Q related to GM in the same way as T related to MG. Similarly, P related to CGM.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘CGM’.

Given: Seven persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V join an organization in different posts- CEO, ED, CGM, GM, DGM, MG, and AM. They like different fishes - Salmon, Tuna, Cod, Trout, Catfish, Tilapia, and Snapper but not necessarily in the same order.

1. R is junior to only two persons.
2. The Person who likes Tilapia is senior to ED.
3. T is junior to CGM but senior to V.
4. U is junior to V and likes Catfish.

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

5. Q is senior to T but not senior-most.
6. V is junior to P but not junior to S.
7. The Person who likes Cod is senior to U but junior to T.
8. The Person who likes Trout is junior to T but not the junior most.

 

9. S does not like Cod.
10. CGM is senior to one who likes Tuna.
11. CGM does not like Snapper.

Case 2 gets eliminated because the person who likes Trout cannot be placed (positions junior to T are already occupied by Cod and Catfish). Case 3 gets eliminated because V becomes junior to S, which violates the given condition that V is not junior to S.

 

One person works between R and CEO.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘One’.

Given: Seven persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V join an organization in different posts- CEO, ED, CGM, GM, DGM, MG, and AM. They like different fishes - Salmon, Tuna, Cod, Trout, Catfish, Tilapia, and Snapper but not necessarily in the same order.

1. R is junior to only two persons.
2. The Person who likes Tilapia is senior to ED.
3. T is junior to CGM but senior to V.
4. U is junior to V and likes Catfish.

Here, there are three cases, i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.

 

5. Q is senior to T but not senior-most.
6. V is junior to P but not junior to S.
7. The Person who likes Cod is senior to U but junior to T.
8. The Person who likes Trout is junior to T but not the junior most.

 

9. S does not like Cod.
10. CGM is senior to one who likes Tuna.
11. CGM does not like Snapper.

Case 2 gets eliminated because the person who likes Trout cannot be placed (positions junior to T are already occupied by Cod and Catfish). Case 3 gets eliminated because V becomes junior to S, which violates the given condition that V is not junior to S.

 

T works as GM.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘GM’.