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RRB Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 13 August 2023 Shift 4) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning

Question 1201

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside from the centre.

D sits at the corner of the table. G sits second to the right of D. Only two people sit between G and B. C is one of the immediate neighbours of B. H sits second to the left of C. E sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of F.

How many persons sits between A and C, when counted from the right of C?

AOption (a)
None
BOption (b)
One
COption (c)
Two
DOption (d)
Three
EOption (e)
More than Three

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Correct answer

E.

More than Three

Why this answer is correct

As per the given information,

D sits at the corner of the table. G sits second to the right of D. Only two people sit between G and B.
C is one of the immediate neighbors of B. H sits second to the left of C.
E sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbor of F. As no proper place of E, Hence case-2 ruled out.

Therefore, the final arrangement will be,

Four persons sit between C and A, when counted from the right of C.

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Question 1202

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside from the centre.

D sits at the corner of the table. G sits second to the right of D. Only two people sit between G and B. C is one of the immediate neighbours of B. H sits second to the left of C. E sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of F.

________ Sits second right of ________?

AOption (a)
B, F
BOption (b)
G, H
COption (c)
E, B
DOption (d)
F, A
EOption (e)
D, H

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A.

B, F

Why this answer is correct

As per the given information,

D sits at the corner of the table. G sits second to the right of D. Only two people sit between G and B.
C is one of the immediate neighbors of B. H sits second to the left of C.
E sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of F. As no proper place of E, Hence case-2 ruled out.

Therefore, the final arrangement will be,

B sits second to the right of F.

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Question 1203

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside from the centre.

D sits at the corner of the table. G sits second to the right of D. Only two people sit between G and B. C is one of the immediate neighbours of B. H sits second to the left of C. E sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of F.

Which of the following person sits third right of A?

AOption (a)
C
BOption (b)
H
COption (c)
G
DOption (d)
D
EOption (e)
F

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Correct answer

D.

D

Why this answer is correct

As per the given information,

D sits at the corner of the table. G sits second to the right of D. Only two people sit between G and B.
C is one of the immediate neighbors of B. H sits second to the left of C.
E sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbor of F. As no proper place of E, Hence case-2 ruled out.

Therefore, the final arrangement will be,

D sits third right of A.

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Question 1204

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word “MASERATI” that has many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet?

AOption (a)
Five
BOption (b)
Three
COption (c)
One
DOption (d)
Four
EOption (e)
None of the above

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E.

None of the above

Why this answer is correct

The given word is represented as follow,

Hence we got two pairs- EI and RT.

Hence, “None of the above” is the correct answer.

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Question 1205

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If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the second, the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth letters of the word ACTION, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If no such word can be made give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made give ‘Y’ as the answer.

AOption (a)
N
BOption (b)
I
COption (c)
O
DOption (d)
X
EOption (e)
Y

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E.

Y

Why this answer is correct

Given Word	A C T I O N
Chosen Letters	C I O N
Only possible word	COIN , ICON

Hence, 'Y' is the correct answer.

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Question 1206

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven friends – B, C, D, F, G, H, and J have planned a solo trip but not necessarily in the same order, on seven different months of the same year i.e. March, April, May, June, July, August and September.

Each of them goes from a different bike i.e. BMW, KTM, Pulsar, Hayabusa, Aprilia, CBR and Apache but not necessarily in the same order.

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D. The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G. Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW. H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW. Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR. G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW. F goes on the trip immediately before G. J goes from Hayabusa. The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days. The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

Who goes on the trip in April month?

AOption (a)
B
BOption (b)
C
COption (c)
J
DOption (d)
F
EOption (e)
Either B or J

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Correct answer

B.

C

Why this answer is correct

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B
May
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW.

H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B	BMW		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H		H
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR.

F goes on the trip immediately before G.

G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW.

With these clues, case 1 will be eliminated.

Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	D
April		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H
June	B		B		D
July	F	KTM	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G		G
September		CBR	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G.

J goes from Hayabusa.

The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days.

With these clues, case 2 will be eliminated

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G	Apache	G	Apache
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

Hence we can merge both cases in single case to get final arrangement

Final Arrangement
Month	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa
April	C	BMW
May	H	Aprilia
June	B/D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM
August	G	Apache
September	D/B	CBR

C goes on the trip in the month of April.

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Question 1207

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven friends – B, C, D, F, G, H, and J have planned a solo trip but not necessarily in the same order, on seven different months of the same year i.e. March, April, May, June, July, August and September.

Each of them goes from a different bike i.e. BMW, KTM, Pulsar, Hayabusa, Aprilia, CBR and Apache but not necessarily in the same order.

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D. The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G. Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW. H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW. Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR. G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW. F goes on the trip immediately before G. J goes from Hayabusa. The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days. The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

Who goes on a trip three months before the one who goes on a trip from KTM bike?

AOption (a)
J
BOption (b)
B
COption (c)
C
DOption (d)
H
EOption (e)
None of the above

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C.

C

Why this answer is correct

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B
May
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW.

H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B	BMW		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H		H
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR.

F goes on the trip immediately before G.

G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW.

With these clues, case 1 will be eliminated.

Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	D
April		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H
June	B		B		D
July	F	KTM	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G		G
September		CBR	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G.

J goes from Hayabusa.

The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days.

With these clues, case 2 will be eliminated

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G	Apache	G	Apache
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

Hence we can merge both cases in single case to get final arrangement

Final Arrangement
Month	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa
April	C	BMW
May	H	Aprilia
June	B/D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM
August	G	Apache
September	D/B	CBR

C goes on a trip three months before the one who goes on a trip from KTM bike.

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Question 1208

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven friends – B, C, D, F, G, H, and J have planned a solo trip but not necessarily in the same order, on seven different months of the same year i.e. March, April, May, June, July, August and September.

Each of them goes from a different bike i.e. BMW, KTM, Pulsar, Hayabusa, Aprilia, CBR and Apache but not necessarily in the same order.

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D. The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G. Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW. H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW. Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR. G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW. F goes on the trip immediately before G. J goes from Hayabusa. The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days. The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

How many friends go between the one who goes from CBR and H?

AOption (a)
4
BOption (b)
2
COption (c)
3
DOption (d)
none
EOption (e)
5

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C.

3

Why this answer is correct

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B
May
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW.

H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B	BMW		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H		H
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR.

F goes on the trip immediately before G.

G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW.

With these clues, case 1 will be eliminated.

Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	D
April		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H
June	B		B		D
July	F	KTM	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G		G
September		CBR	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G.

J goes from Hayabusa.

The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days.

With these clues, case 2 will be eliminated

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G	Apache	G	Apache
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

Hence we can merge both cases in single case to get final arrangement

Final Arrangement
Month	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa
April	C	BMW
May	H	Aprilia
June	B/D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM
August	G	Apache
September	D/B	CBR

Three friends go between the one who goes from CBR and H.

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Question 1209

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven friends – B, C, D, F, G, H, and J have planned a solo trip but not necessarily in the same order, on seven different months of the same year i.e. March, April, May, June, July, August and September.

Each of them goes from a different bike i.e. BMW, KTM, Pulsar, Hayabusa, Aprilia, CBR and Apache but not necessarily in the same order.

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D. The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G. Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW. H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW. Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR. G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW. F goes on the trip immediately before G. J goes from Hayabusa. The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days. The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

B goes on a trip from which bike?

AOption (a)
KTM
BOption (b)
Apache
COption (c)
CBR
DOption (d)
Pulsar
EOption (e)
Can not determined

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Correct answer

E.

Can not determined

Why this answer is correct

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B
May
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW.

H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B	BMW		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H		H
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR.

F goes on the trip immediately before G.

G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW.

With these clues, case 1 will be eliminated.

Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	D
April		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H
June	B		B		D
July	F	KTM	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G		G
September		CBR	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G.

J goes from Hayabusa.

The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days.

With these clues, case 2 will be eliminated

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G	Apache	G	Apache
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

Hence we can merge both cases in single case to get final arrangement

Final Arrangement
Month	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa
April	C	BMW
May	H	Aprilia
June	B/D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM
August	G	Apache
September	D/B	CBR

B's bike cannot be exactly identified.

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Question 1210

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven friends – B, C, D, F, G, H, and J have planned a solo trip but not necessarily in the same order, on seven different months of the same year i.e. March, April, May, June, July, August and September.

Each of them goes from a different bike i.e. BMW, KTM, Pulsar, Hayabusa, Aprilia, CBR and Apache but not necessarily in the same order.

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D. The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G. Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW. H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW. Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR. G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW. F goes on the trip immediately before G. J goes from Hayabusa. The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days. The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

four of the five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and thus form a group. Find the one who does not belong to the group?

AOption (a)
J
BOption (b)
C
COption (c)
H
DOption (d)
F
EOption (e)
G

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Correct answer

B.

C

Why this answer is correct

B goes on the trip in a month which has less than 31 days.

Only two friends go on the trip between B and D.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B
May
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only one friend goes on a trip before the one who goes from BMW.

H goes on a trip immediately after the one who goes from BMW.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March			D
April	B	BMW		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H		H
June			B		B		D
July	D
August
September					D		B

Only three friends go on the trip between H and the one who goes from CBR.

F goes on the trip immediately before G.

G goes neither from CBR nor from BMW.

With these clues, case 1 will be eliminated.

Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	D
April		BMW		BMW		BMW
May	H		H		H
June	B		B		D
July	F	KTM	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G		G
September		CBR	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who goes from KTM has a trip immediately before G.

J goes from Hayabusa.

The one who goes from Pulsar has trip in the month, which has less than 31 days.

With these clues, case 2 will be eliminated

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G		G
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

The one who has a trip in May does not go from Apache.

	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Month	Person	Bike	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa	J	Hayabusa
April		BMW		BMW
May	H		H
June	B	Pulsar	D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM	F	KTM
August	G	Apache	G	Apache
September	D	CBR	B	CBR

Hence we can merge both cases in single case to get final arrangement

Final Arrangement
Month	Person	Bike
March	J	Hayabusa
April	C	BMW
May	H	Aprilia
June	B/D	Pulsar
July	F	KTM
August	G	Apache
September	D/B	CBR

All except C go in a month having 31 days but C goes in a month having 30 days.

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Question 1211

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Directions: Study the given information and answer the questions that follow.

There are nine members in a family A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. There are 3 couples in this family.

No single parent has a child.

A has three children two of them are male. H is the daughter-in-law of A. I is the sister-in-law of H. D is niece of I. B is brother-in-law of C who is unmarried. B has no sibling. D and G are from same generation. They are neither siblings nor married. E is a female.

How G is related to B?

AOption (a)
Son
BOption (b)
Brother
COption (c)
Sister
DOption (d)
daughter
EOption (e)
Cannot be determined

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E.

Cannot be determined

Why this answer is correct

Table is drawn describing symbols and their meanings:

1) A has three children two of them are male.

2) H is the daughter-in-law of A.

I is the sister-in-law of H.
D is niece of I.

5) B is brother-in-law of C who is unmarried.

B has no sibling.

D and G are from same generation. They are neither siblings nor married.
E is a female. So she will definitely be the wife of A.

We cannot specify the gender of G. G can be either son or daughter of B.

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Question 1212

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Directions: Study the given information and answer the questions that follow.

There are nine members in a family A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. There are 3 couples in this family.

No single parent has a child.

A has three children two of them are male. H is the daughter-in-law of A. I is the sister-in-law of H. D is niece of I. B is brother-in-law of C who is unmarried. B has no sibling. D and G are from same generation. They are neither siblings nor married. E is a female.

Who is the son of A?

AOption (a)
F
BOption (b)
C
COption (c)
I
DOption (d)
Either 1 or 2
EOption (e)
Both 1 and 2

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E.

Both 1 and 2

Why this answer is correct

Table is drawn describing symbols and their meanings:

1) A has three children two of them are male.

2) H is the daughter-in-law of A.

I is the sister-in-law of H.
D is niece of I.

5) B is brother-in-law of C who is unmarried.

B has no sibling.

D and G are from same generation. They are neither siblings nor married.
E is a female. So she will definitely be the wife of A.

Both F and C are the son of A.

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Question 1213

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2023• Reasoning• Reasoning

Directions: Study the given information and answer the questions that follow.

There are nine members in a family A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. There are 3 couples in this family.

No single parent has a child.

A has three children two of them are male. H is the daughter-in-law of A. I is the sister-in-law of H. D is niece of I. B is brother-in-law of C who is unmarried. B has no sibling. D and G are from same generation. They are neither siblings nor married. E is a female.

How C is related to D?

AOption (a)
Uncle
BOption (b)
Aunt
COption (c)
Mother
DOption (d)
Father
EOption (e)
None of these

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A.

Uncle

Why this answer is correct

Table is drawn describing symbols and their meanings:

1) A has three children two of them are male.

2) H is the daughter-in-law of A.

I is the sister-in-law of H.
D is niece of I.

5) B is brother-in-law of C who is unmarried.

B has no sibling.

D and G are from same generation. They are neither siblings nor married.
E is a female. So she will definitely be the wife of A.

C is the uncle of D.

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Question 1214

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2023• Reasoning• Reasoning

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are living in a three-storey building such that ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2 then top floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floor has 2 flats in it as flat-X and flat-Y. Flat-X of floor-2 is immediately above flat-X of floor-1 and immediately below flat-X of floor-3. In the same way flat-Y of floor-2 is immediately above flat-Y of floor-1 and immediately below flat-Y of floor-3. Flat-X is in west of flat-Y. They all are from different cities.

The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. S lives to the west of U. P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor. Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. U is either from Pune or from Agra. There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. T does not live in flat Y. The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives. P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

AOption (a)
T
BOption (b)
P
COption (c)
R
DOption (d)
S
EOption (e)
Q

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Correct answer

D.

S

Why this answer is correct

Six persons: P, Q, R, S, T and U

Floors: 1, 2, and 3

Flat: X and Y

(1) P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X. Therefore, we get two the following two cases here.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P
2
1			P

(2) The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. . (3) S lives to the west of U. (4) P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P			(Kolkata)
2		(Kolkata)	S	U
1	S	U	P

(5) T does not live in flat Y. (6) There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. Since, only flat Y of floor 3 is left for Q in case (I), case (I) eliminates here.

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	(Kolkata)
2	S	U
1	P	Q

(7) Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. (8) U is either from Pune or from Agra (implies, P is from Bangalore). (9) The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives (implies, S is from Mumbai and U is from Agra). Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	R (Kolkata)
2	S (Mumbai)	U (Agra)
1	P (Bangalore)	Q (Pune)

We can see that, all T, R, P, and Q live in odd numbered floor and thus forms a group.

S does not belong to that group.

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Question 1215

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2023• Reasoning• Reasoning

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are living in a three-storey building such that ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2 then top floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floor has 2 flats in it as flat-X and flat-Y. Flat-X of floor-2 is immediately above flat-X of floor-1 and immediately below flat-X of floor-3. In the same way flat-Y of floor-2 is immediately above flat-Y of floor-1 and immediately below flat-Y of floor-3. Flat-X is in west of flat-Y. They all are from different cities.

The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. S lives to the west of U. P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor. Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. U is either from Pune or from Agra. There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. T does not live in flat Y. The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives. P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X.

Who among the following lives to the east of T?

AOption (a)
The one who is from Agra
BOption (b)
U
COption (c)
R
DOption (d)
The one who is from Pune
EOption (e)
No one

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C.

R

Why this answer is correct

Six persons: P, Q, R, S, T and U

Floors: 1, 2, and 3

Flat: X and Y

(1) P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X. Therefore, we get two the following two cases here.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P
2
1			P

(2) The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. . (3) S lives to the west of U. (4) P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P			(Kolkata)
2		(Kolkata)	S	U
1	S	U	P

(5) T does not live in flat Y. (6) There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. Since, only flat Y of floor 3 is left for Q in case (I), case (I) eliminates here.

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	(Kolkata)
2	S	U
1	P	Q

(7) Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. (8) U is either from Pune or from Agra (implies, P is from Bangalore). (9) The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives (implies, S is from Mumbai and U is from Agra). Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	R (Kolkata)
2	S (Mumbai)	U (Agra)
1	P (Bangalore)	Q (Pune)

R lives to the east of T.

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Question 1216

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are living in a three-storey building such that ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2 then top floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floor has 2 flats in it as flat-X and flat-Y. Flat-X of floor-2 is immediately above flat-X of floor-1 and immediately below flat-X of floor-3. In the same way flat-Y of floor-2 is immediately above flat-Y of floor-1 and immediately below flat-Y of floor-3. Flat-X is in west of flat-Y. They all are from different cities.

The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. S lives to the west of U. P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor. Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. U is either from Pune or from Agra. There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. T does not live in flat Y. The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives. P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X.

Who lives on the bottom most floor?

AOption (a)
The one who is from Pune
BOption (b)
U
COption (c)
P
DOption (d)
S
EOption (e)
Both 1 and 3

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E.

Both 1 and 3

Why this answer is correct

Six persons: P, Q, R, S, T and U

Floors: 1, 2, and 3

Flat: X and Y

(1) P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X. Therefore, we get two the following two cases here.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P
2
1			P

(2) The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. . (3) S lives to the west of U. (4) P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P			(Kolkata)
2		(Kolkata)	S	U
1	S	U	P

(5) T does not live in flat Y. (6) There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. Since, only flat Y of floor 3 is left for Q in case (I), case (I) eliminates here.

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	(Kolkata)
2	S	U
1	P	Q

(7) Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. (8) U is either from Pune or from Agra (implies, P is from Bangalore). (9) The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives (implies, S is from Mumbai and U is from Agra). Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	R (Kolkata)
2	S (Mumbai)	U (Agra)
1	P (Bangalore)	Q (Pune)

The one who is from Pune and P both live on bottom most floors.

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Question 1217

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are living in a three-storey building such that ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2 then top floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floor has 2 flats in it as flat-X and flat-Y. Flat-X of floor-2 is immediately above flat-X of floor-1 and immediately below flat-X of floor-3. In the same way flat-Y of floor-2 is immediately above flat-Y of floor-1 and immediately below flat-Y of floor-3. Flat-X is in west of flat-Y. They all are from different cities.

The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. S lives to the west of U. P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor. Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. U is either from Pune or from Agra. There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. T does not live in flat Y. The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives. P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X.

Which of the following combination is the correct?

AOption (a)
T - Mumbai
BOption (b)
Q - Delhi
COption (c)
Q - Banglore
DOption (d)
S - Mumbai
EOption (e)
R - Agra

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D.

S - Mumbai

Why this answer is correct

Six persons: P, Q, R, S, T and U

Floors: 1, 2, and 3

Flat: X and Y

(1) P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X. Therefore, we get two the following two cases here.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P
2
1			P

(2) The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. . (3) S lives to the west of U. (4) P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P			(Kolkata)
2		(Kolkata)	S	U
1	S	U	P

(5) T does not live in flat Y. (6) There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. Since, only flat Y of floor 3 is left for Q in case (I), case (I) eliminates here.

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	(Kolkata)
2	S	U
1	P	Q

(7) Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. (8) U is either from Pune or from Agra (implies, P is from Bangalore). (9) The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives (implies, S is from Mumbai and U is from Agra). Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	R (Kolkata)
2	S (Mumbai)	U (Agra)
1	P (Bangalore)	Q (Pune)

S - Agra is the correct combination.

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Question 1218

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are living in a three-storey building such that ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2 then top floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floor has 2 flats in it as flat-X and flat-Y. Flat-X of floor-2 is immediately above flat-X of floor-1 and immediately below flat-X of floor-3. In the same way flat-Y of floor-2 is immediately above flat-Y of floor-1 and immediately below flat-Y of floor-3. Flat-X is in west of flat-Y. They all are from different cities.

The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. S lives to the west of U. P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor. Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. U is either from Pune or from Agra. There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. T does not live in flat Y. The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives. P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X.

Who among the following lives in Flat Y?

AOption (a)
P
BOption (b)
T
COption (c)
S
DOption (d)
Q
EOption (e)
The one who lives in Delhi

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Correct answer

D.

Q

Why this answer is correct

Six persons: P, Q, R, S, T and U

Floors: 1, 2, and 3

Flat: X and Y

(1) P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X. Therefore, we get two the following two cases here.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P
2
1			P

(2) The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U in the same flat. . (3) S lives to the west of U. (4) P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor.

	Case (I)	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	P			(Kolkata)
2		(Kolkata)	S	U
1	S	U	P

(5) T does not live in flat Y. (6) There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. Since, only flat Y of floor 3 is left for Q in case (I), case (I) eliminates here.

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	(Kolkata)
2	S	U
1	P	Q

(7) Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. (8) U is either from Pune or from Agra (implies, P is from Bangalore). (9) The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives (implies, S is from Mumbai and U is from Agra). Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

	Case (II)
Floor	Flat - X	Flat - Y
3	T (Delhi)	R (Kolkata)
2	S (Mumbai)	U (Agra)
1	P (Bangalore)	Q (Pune)

Q lives in Flat - Y.

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Question 1219

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

In a grocery shop ten different boxes are stacked one above another and each box contains different grocery items i.e. rice, oats, salt, wheat flour, jaggery, lentils, sugar, pasta, maida and almonds but not necessarily in the same order. The box at the bottom is numbered one and so on.

Wheat flour is kept at even numbered position above position four. Number of boxes between wheat flour and sugar is same as that of the almonds and jaggery. Pasta box is kept at position four. Rice is not kept at position two. One box is kept between wheat flour and oats. Two boxes are kept between pasta and maida, and maida is not kept at the position seven. Lentils is kept above rice. Lentils is not kept above oats. Jaggery is immediately below pasta. Two boxes are between wheat flour and almonds. Sugar is kept below wheat flour.

How many boxes are there between Rice and Lentils boxes?

AOption (a)
2
BOption (b)
5
COption (c)
3
DOption (d)
1
EOption (e)
none

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D.

1

Why this answer is correct

Wheat flour is kept at even numbered position above position four.

Pasta box is kept at position four.

Jaggery is immediately below pasta.

Box Position	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Product	Product	Product
10			Wheat flour
9
8		Wheat flour
7
6	Wheat flour
5
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2
1

Two boxes are between wheat flour and almonds

Number of boxes between wheat flour and sugar is same as that of the almonds and jaggery.

With these clues, case 1 will be eliminated and we have one more case i.e. case 2(a)

Box Position	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Product	Product	Product
10	Sugar		Wheat flour
9
8	Wheat flour	Wheat flour
7			Almonds
6		Sugar	Sugar
5	Almonds	Almonds
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2
1

Two boxes are kept between pasta and maida, and maida is not kept at the position seven.

One box is kept between wheat flour and oats.

Box Position	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Product	Product	Product
10	Sugar	Oats	Wheat flour
9
8	Wheat flour	Wheat flour	Oats
7			Almonds
6	Oats	Sugar	Sugar
5	Almonds	Almonds
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2
1	Maida	Maida	Maida

Sugar is kept below wheat flour.

Lentils is kept above rice.

Lentils is not kept above oats

From these clues, case 2 gets eliminated.

Box Position	Case 2(a)	Case 2(b)	Case 2(c)	Case 3
Product	Product	Product	Product
10	Oats	Oats	Oats	Wheat flour
9		Lentils	Lentils
8	Wheat flour	Wheat flour	Wheat flour	Oats
7	Lentils		Rice	Almonds
6	Sugar	Sugar	Sugar	Sugar
5	Almonds	Almonds	Almonds	Lentils
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2	Rice	Rice		Rice
1	Maida	Maida	Maida	Maida

Rice is not kept at position two.

Hence, case 2(a), case 2(b) and case 3 also get eliminated. Now we have only case 2(c)

So the final arrangement

Box Position	Product
10	Oats
9	Lentils
8	Wheat flour
7	Rice
6	Sugar
5	Almonds
4	Pasta
3	Jaggery
2	Salt
1	Maida

There is one box between rice and lentils box.

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Question 1220

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

In a grocery shop ten different boxes are stacked one above another and each box contains different grocery items i.e. rice, oats, salt, wheat flour, jaggery, lentils, sugar, pasta, maida and almonds but not necessarily in the same order. The box at the bottom is numbered one and so on.

Wheat flour is kept at even numbered position above position four. Number of boxes between wheat flour and sugar is same as that of the almonds and jaggery. Pasta box is kept at position four. Rice is not kept at position two. One box is kept between wheat flour and oats. Two boxes are kept between pasta and maida, and maida is not kept at the position seven. Lentils is kept above rice. Lentils is not kept above oats. Jaggery is immediately below pasta. Two boxes are between wheat flour and almonds. Sugar is kept below wheat flour.

Which of the following box is placed immediately below Oats?

AOption (a)
Lentils
BOption (b)
Wheat flour
COption (c)
Maida
DOption (d)
Pasta
EOption (e)
Salt

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Correct answer

A.

Lentils

Why this answer is correct

Wheat flour is kept at even numbered position above position four.

Pasta box is kept at position four.

Jaggery is immediately below pasta.

Box Position	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Product	Product	Product
10			Wheat flour
9
8		Wheat flour
7
6	Wheat flour
5
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2
1

Two boxes are between wheat flour and almonds

Number of boxes between wheat flour and sugar is same as that of the almonds and jaggery.

With these clues, case 1 will be eliminated and we have one more case i.e. case 2(a)

Box Position	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Product	Product	Product
10	Sugar		Wheat flour
9
8	Wheat flour	Wheat flour
7			Almonds
6		Sugar	Sugar
5	Almonds	Almonds
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2
1

Two boxes are kept between pasta and maida, and maida is not kept at the position seven.

One box is kept between wheat flour and oats.

Box Position	Case 2	Case 2(a)	Case 3
Product	Product	Product
10	Sugar	Oats	Wheat flour
9
8	Wheat flour	Wheat flour	Oats
7			Almonds
6	Oats	Sugar	Sugar
5	Almonds	Almonds
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2
1	Maida	Maida	Maida

Sugar is kept below wheat flour.

Lentils is kept above rice.

Lentils is not kept above oats

From these clues, case 2 gets eliminated.

Box Position	Case 2(a)	Case 2(b)	Case 2(c)	Case 3
Product	Product	Product	Product
10	Oats	Oats	Oats	Wheat flour
9		Lentils	Lentils
8	Wheat flour	Wheat flour	Wheat flour	Oats
7	Lentils		Rice	Almonds
6	Sugar	Sugar	Sugar	Sugar
5	Almonds	Almonds	Almonds	Lentils
4	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta	Pasta
3	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery	Jaggery
2	Rice	Rice		Rice
1	Maida	Maida	Maida	Maida

Rice is not kept at position two.

Hence, case 2(a), case 2(b) and case 3 also get eliminated. Now we have only case 2(c)

So the final arrangement

Box Position	Product
10	Oats
9	Lentils
8	Wheat flour
7	Rice
6	Sugar
5	Almonds
4	Pasta
3	Jaggery
2	Salt
1	Maida

Lentils box is placed immediately below Oats.

Reasoning PYQs

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