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Question 261

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Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Si× persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order. 

Three people go between S and K. Three people go between Z and P. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. More than one person goes between S and T.

Who among the following go on 21st April?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Z

  3. COption (c)

    K

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

M

Why this answer is correct

Given: Six persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26

 

  1. Three people go between Z and P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26Z

 

  1. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. Three people go between S and K. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. More than one person goes between S and T. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

This is our final arrangement,

MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21M
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

Hence, the correct answer is M.

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Question 262

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Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Si× persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order. 

Three people go between S and K. Three people go between Z and P. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. More than one person goes between S and T.

How many people go between S and Z?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Four

Why this answer is correct

Given: Six persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26

 

  1. Three people go between Z and P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26Z

 

  1. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. Three people go between S and K. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. More than one person goes between S and T. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

This is our final arrangement,

MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21M
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

Hence, the correct answer is Four.

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Question 263

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Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Si× persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order. 

Three people go between S and K. Three people go between Z and P. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. More than one person goes between S and T.

Who among the following go immediately before K?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    Z

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Answer: (d)D.

T

Why this answer is correct

Given: Six persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26

 

  1. Three people go between Z and P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26Z

 

  1. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. Three people go between S and K. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. More than one person goes between S and T. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

This is our final arrangement,

MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21M
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

Hence, the correct answer is T.

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Question 264

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Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Si× persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order. 

Three people go between S and K. Three people go between Z and P. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. More than one person goes between S and T.

How many persons go before Z?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

More than four

Why this answer is correct

Given: Six persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26

 

  1. Three people go between Z and P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26Z

 

  1. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. Three people go between S and K. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. More than one person goes between S and T. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

This is our final arrangement,

MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21M
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

Hence, the correct answer is More than four.

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Question 265

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Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Si× persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order. 

Three people go between S and K. Three people go between Z and P. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. More than one person goes between S and T.

Which one is correct combination?

  1. AOption (a)

    21 March - P

  2. BOption (b)

    26 March - T

  3. COption (c)

    21 April - S

  4. DOption (d)

    26 April - T

  5. EOption (e)

    26 May - K

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

26 April - T

Why this answer is correct

Given: Six persons, namely, P, Z, K, S, T, and M, are going on vacation on two different dates, i.e., 21st and 26th of three different months - March, April, and May, of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. P goes on an even-numbered date of the odd-numbered days in the month before May. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26

 

  1. Three people go between Z and P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21
26Z

 

  1. K goes in a month that has an odd number of days, and after P. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. Three people go between S and K. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26
May (31)21K
26Z

 

  1. More than one person goes between S and T. 
MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

This is our final arrangement,

MonthsDatesPersons
March (31)21S
26P
April (30)21M
26T
May (31)21K
26Z

 

Hence, the correct answer is 26 April - T.

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Question 266

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘bad rope press dish’ means ‘lit kit bit dit’

‘truck dish sand van’ means ‘fit git mit kit’

‘car press van window’ means ‘rit bit git tit’

‘rope sand car jug’ means ‘nit dit fit rit’.

Which of the following is coded as ‘kit’ in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    rope

  2. BOption (b)

    press

  3. COption (c)

    car

  4. DOption (d)

    bad

  5. EOption (e)

    dish

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

dish

Why this answer is correct

Thus ‘kit’ is decoded as ‘dish’.

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Question 267

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘bad rope press dish’ means ‘lit kit bit dit’

‘truck dish sand van’ means ‘fit git mit kit’

‘car press van window’ means ‘rit bit git tit’

‘rope sand car jug’ means ‘nit dit fit rit’.

What is the code for ‘window car’?

  1. AOption (a)

    git bit

  2. BOption (b)

    dit fit

  3. COption (c)

    tit rit

  4. DOption (d)

    mit lit

  5. EOption (e)

    nit dit

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

tit rit

Why this answer is correct

Thus ‘window car’ is coded as ‘tit rit’.

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Question 268

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘bad rope press dish’ means ‘lit kit bit dit’

‘truck dish sand van’ means ‘fit git mit kit’

‘car press van window’ means ‘rit bit git tit’

‘rope sand car jug’ means ‘nit dit fit rit’.

What is the code for ‘sand’?

  1. AOption (a)

    bit

  2. BOption (b)

    fit

  3. COption (c)

    dit

  4. DOption (d)

    tit

  5. EOption (e)

    nit

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

fit

Why this answer is correct

Thus ‘sand’ is coded as ‘fit’.

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Question 269

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning• Reasoning

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘bad rope press dish’ means ‘lit kit bit dit’

‘truck dish sand van’ means ‘fit git mit kit’

‘car press van window’ means ‘rit bit git tit’

‘rope sand car jug’ means ‘nit dit fit rit’.

What is the code for ‘tit’ in that coded language?

  1. AOption (a)

    window

  2. BOption (b)

    car

  3. COption (c)

    press

  4. DOption (d)

    van

  5. EOption (e)

    rope

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

window

Why this answer is correct

Thus ‘tit’ is decoded as ‘window’.

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Question 270

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning• Reasoning

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘bad rope press dish’ means ‘lit kit bit dit’

‘truck dish sand van’ means ‘fit git mit kit’

‘car press van window’ means ‘rit bit git tit’

‘rope sand car jug’ means ‘nit dit fit rit’.

What is the code for ‘lit’ in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    van

  2. BOption (b)

    rope

  3. COption (c)

    press

  4. DOption (d)

    dish

  5. EOption (e)

    bad

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

bad

Why this answer is correct

Thus ‘lit’ is decoded as ‘bad’.

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Question 271

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Directions

In the question relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.

Statements:

S ≥ M = Y < Z = F > T

Conclusions:

I. F > M

II. M > T

  1. AOption (a)

    Only Conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only Conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either Conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both Conclusions I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only Conclusion I follows

Why this answer is correct

Statements:

S ≥ M > Y < Z = F > T

Conclusions:

I. F > M → True

II. M > T → False as there is no clear relation between M and T can be established.

Hence, only conclusion I follows.

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Question 272

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Directions

In the question relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.

Statements:

P ≤ Q ≥ R > S < T

Conclusions:

I. P < T

II. T > Q

  1. AOption (a)

    Only Conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only Conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either Conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both Conclusions I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

Statements:

P ≤ Q ≥ R > S < T

Conclusions:

I. P < T → False as there is no clear relation between P and T can be established.

II. T > Q → False as Q > S & T > S. So, there is no clear relation between T and Q can be established.

Hence, neither of the conclusions I nor II follow.

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Question 273

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Directions

In the question relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.

Statements:

L ≤ M > N > O ≥ P

Conclusions:

I. P < M

II. L ≤ N

  1. AOption (a)

    Only Conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only Conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either Conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both Conclusions I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only Conclusion I follows

Why this answer is correct

Statements:

L ≤ M > N > O ≥ P

Conclusions:

I. P < M → True

II. L ≤ N → False as L < M & N < M. So, there is no clear relation between L and N can be established.

Hence, only conclusion I follows.

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Question 274

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Directions

In the question below relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions.

Statement:

D > H > A > I < C < X = L

Conclusions:

I.  A ≥ L

II. D > C

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I is true.

  2. BOption (b)

    Both conclusions I and conclusion II are true.

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.

  5. EOption (e)

    Only conclusion II is true.

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.

Why this answer is correct

Given

Statement:

D > H > A > I < C < X = L

Conclusion:

I. A ≥ L → Not true as A > I < C < X = L therefore there is no definite relation between them.

II. D > C → Not true as D > H > A > I < C therefore there is no definite relation between them.

Hence neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.

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Question 275

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If all the words are arranged from left to right in the order as they would appear in the dictionary then which would be the third word from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    FOP

  2. BOption (b)

    JOI

  3. COption (c)

    YTE

  4. DOption (d)

    CTA

  5. EOption (e)

    IML

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

JOI

Why this answer is correct

Given series: YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

On arranging the words as per the order in which they would appear in the dictionary, we get:

CTA   FOP   IML   JOI   USK   YTE

Hence, JOI is the third word from the right end.

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Question 276

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If the fifth word from the left end is replaced by DVD then what would be the replacement of the fifth word from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    GLO

  2. BOption (b)

    OLG

  3. COption (c)

    JOO

  4. DOption (d)

    JOK

  5. EOption (e)

    KOJ

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

JOO

Why this answer is correct

Given series: YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

The fifth word from the left end is CTA, 

C → D (The letter is increased by one)

T → V (The letter is increased by two)

A → D (The letter is increased by three)

Similarly, the fifth word from the right end is IML,

I → J

M → O

L → O

Hence, the replacement for IML will be JOO.

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Question 277

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If the first letter is replaced by its successor and the next two letters are replaced by their predecessors as per the English alphabetical series then how many words will have no vowel in them?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Five

Why this answer is correct

Given series: YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

On replacing the first letter by its successor and the next two letters by their predecessors, we get:

ZSD   JLK   GNO   VRJ   DSZ   KNH

Hence, five words don’t have a vowel in them.

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Question 278

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If the position of the first and the last letter in each word is interchanged then how many words will end with a consonant?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Four

Why this answer is correct

Given series: YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

On interchanging the first and the last letter of each word.

ETY   LMI   POF   KSU   ATC   IOJ

Hence, four words end with consonants.

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Question 279

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If the letters of each word is arranged in the alphabetical order within the word then how many words will end with a vowel?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given series: YTE   IML   FOP   USK   CTA   JOI

On arranging the letters of each word in alphabetical order, we get:

ETY   ILM   FOP   KSU   ACT   IJO

Hence, two words end with a vowel.

RRB Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 06 Dec 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 280

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning• Reasoning

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit around a square table but not necessarily in same order. Four persons sit at the corner of the table facing inwards whereas four persons sit on the middle of the side of the table facing outwards. Q sits third to the right of P. Three persons sit between V and R. S and Q sits immediate right to each other. U neither faces outwards nor sits adjacent to Q. T sits second to the left of R.

Who among the following person sits second to the left of U?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

W

Why this answer is correct

Here, persons are P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W.

  1. Q sits third to the right of P.

  2. S and Q sit immediate right to each other.

  3. Three persons sit between V and R.

  4. T sits second to the left of R.

  5. U neither faces outwards nor sits adjacent to Q. Therefore, case 2 is eliminated. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

Hence, W sits second to the left of U.

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