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RRB Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on: 08 August 2021 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 1601

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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people  A, B, C, D, E, F, and G live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered as 1 and topmost floor is numbered as 7. A does not live on the topmost floor. B lives immediately below F. C lives on an even-numbered floor. Three people live between F and C. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C. More than four people live between E and G. B lives on one of the floors below G.

Who among the following lives on the sixth floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (b)B.

F

Why this answer is correct

Seven people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

Floors (from bottom to top) – 1 to 9

  1. C lives on an even-numbered floor.

  2. Three people live between F and C. 

  3. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C.

  4. B lives immediately below F.

Case 1

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6C
5
4D
3
2F
1B

 

Case 2

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6F
5B
4D
3
2C
1

 

  1. More than four people live between E and G. Hence, case 1 is eliminated.

  2. B lives on one of the floors below G

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7G
6F
5B
4D
3A
2C
1E

 

Hence, ‘F’ lives on the sixth floor.

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Question 1602

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2021• Reasoning• Reasoning

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people  A, B, C, D, E, F, and G live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered as 1 and topmost floor is numbered as 7. A does not live on the topmost floor. B lives immediately below F. C lives on an even-numbered floor. Three people live between F and C. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C. More than four people live between E and G. B lives on one of the floors below G.

How many people live between G and B?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    One 

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

One 

Why this answer is correct

Seven people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

Floors (from bottom to top) – 1 to 9

  1. C lives on an even-numbered floor.

  2. Three people live between F and C. 

  3. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C.

  4. B lives immediately below F.

Case 1

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6C
5
4D
3
2F
1B

 

Case 2

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6F
5B
4D
3
2C
1

 

  1. More than four people live between E and G. Hence, case 1 is eliminated.

  2. B lives on one of the floors below G

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7G
6F
5B
4D
3A
2C
1E

 

Hence, ‘F’ lives on the sixth floor.

Hence, only one person lives between G and B.

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Question 1603

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2021• Reasoning• Reasoning

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people  A, B, C, D, E, F, and G live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered as 1 and topmost floor is numbered as 7. A does not live on the topmost floor. B lives immediately below F. C lives on an even-numbered floor. Three people live between F and C. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C. More than four people live between E and G. B lives on one of the floors below G.

Four of the following five options are alike in a certain way, find out the odd one?

  1. AOption (a)

    B and A

  2. BOption (b)

    A and G

  3. COption (c)

    C and E

  4. DOption (d)

    E and G

  5. EOption (e)

    G and B

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

C and E

Why this answer is correct

Seven people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

Floors (from bottom to top) – 1 to 9

  1. C lives on an even-numbered floor.

  2. Three people live between F and C. 

  3. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C.

  4. B lives immediately below F.

Case 1

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6C
5
4D
3
2F
1B

 

Case 2

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6F
5B
4D
3
2C
1

 

  1. More than four people live between E and G. Hence, case 1 is eliminated.

  2. B lives on one of the floors below G

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7G
6F
5B
4D
3A
2C
1E

 

Hence, ‘F’ lives on the sixth floor.

In all options except option 3, the person is living on the odd-numbered floor.

But, in option 3, C is living on the second floor (even-numbered floor). E is living in floor which is not prime. 

Hence, ‘C’ is the correct answer.

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Question 1604

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2021• Reasoning• Reasoning

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people  A, B, C, D, E, F, and G live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered as 1 and topmost floor is numbered as 7. A does not live on the topmost floor. B lives immediately below F. C lives on an even-numbered floor. Three people live between F and C. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C. More than four people live between E and G. B lives on one of the floors below G.

Who among the following lives two floors below A?

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

E

Why this answer is correct

Seven people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

Floors (from bottom to top) – 1 to 9

  1. C lives on an even-numbered floor.

  2. Three people live between F and C. 

  3. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C.

  4. B lives immediately below F.

Case 1

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6C
5
4D
3
2F
1B

 

Case 2

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6F
5B
4D
3
2C
1

 

  1. More than four people live between E and G. Hence, case 1 is eliminated.

  2. B lives on one of the floors below G

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7G
6F
5B
4D
3A
2C
1E

 

Hence, ‘F’ lives on the sixth floor.

Hence, ‘E’ lives two floors below A.

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Question 1605

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2021• Reasoning• Reasoning

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people  A, B, C, D, E, F, and G live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered as 1 and topmost floor is numbered as 7. A does not live on the topmost floor. B lives immediately below F. C lives on an even-numbered floor. Three people live between F and C. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C. More than four people live between E and G. B lives on one of the floors below G.

Which of the following statements are correct according to the given arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three people lives between F and E.

  2. BOption (b)

    G lives on the topmost floor. 

  3. COption (c)

    D lives immediately above B.

  4. DOption (d)

    C lives on the third floor.

  5. EOption (e)

    F lives on an odd numbered floor.

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Answer: (b)B.

G lives on the topmost floor. 

Why this answer is correct

Seven people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

Floors (from bottom to top) – 1 to 9

  1. C lives on an even-numbered floor.

  2. Three people live between F and C. 

  3. The number of people living between F and D is equal to the number of people living between D and C.

  4. B lives immediately below F.

Case 1

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6C
5
4D
3
2F
1B

 

Case 2

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7
6F
5B
4D
3
2C
1

 

  1. More than four people live between E and G. Hence, case 1 is eliminated.

  2. B lives on one of the floors below G

Floors(From top to bottom)People
7G
6F
5B
4D
3A
2C
1E

 

Hence, ‘F’ lives on the sixth floor.

  1. Three people lives between F and E → Incorrect (Four people lives between F and E)

  2. G lives on the topmost floor → Correct.

  3. D lives immediately above B → Incorrect (D lives immediately below B)

  4. C lives on the third floor → Incorrect (C lives on the second floor)

  5. F lives on an odd-numbered floor → Incorrect (F lives on the sixth number floor)

Hence, ‘G lives on the topmost floor’ is the correct answer.

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Question 1606

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2021• Reasoning• Reasoning

Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order. R lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the topmost floor. The person who likes blue color lives at least above two floors. There are three persons living between the one who likes yellow and the one who likes green color. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green color. The person who likes blue color lives immediately below the one who likes white color. P and Q live above the 4th floor. The persons who like yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color. U does not like blue color.

No person lives between T and R. Either one or two persons live between U and S. Q does not like red color.

Which color is liked by Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    Black

  2. BOption (b)

    Yellow

  3. COption (c)

    Red

  4. DOption (d)

    Blue

  5. EOption (e)

    Green

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Yellow

Why this answer is correct

Given

Statements:

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order.

I. R lives on an even-numbered floor.

II. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
66
55
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

III. Three persons live between the one who likes green color and who likes yellow color.

IV. The person who likes yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6Red6Red
5Yellow5Yellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

V. P and Q live above the 4th floor

VI. Q does not like red.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VII. No person lives between R and T

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
3T3T
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VIII. Either one or two persons live between U and S.

Case 2 gets canceled as there is at least one person living between U and S, but in case 2 it is not possible

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3T
2R
1SGreen

 

IX. U does not like blue color.

X. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color.

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

The final arrangement is:-

FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4UWhite
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

Hence, Yellow color is liked by Q

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Question 1607

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Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order. R lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the topmost floor. The person who likes blue color lives at least above two floors. There are three persons living between the one who likes yellow and the one who likes green color. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green color. The person who likes blue color lives immediately below the one who likes white color. P and Q live above the 4th floor. The persons who like yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color. U does not like blue color.

No person lives between T and R. Either one or two persons live between U and S. Q does not like red color.

Which person is related to Q in the same way as P is related to U?

  1. AOption (a)

    The one who likes blue

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who likes red color

  5. EOption (e)

    Both 1 and 3

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Both 1 and 3

Why this answer is correct

Given

Statements:

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order.

I. R lives on an even-numbered floor.

II. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
66
55
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

III. Three persons live between the one who likes green color and who likes yellow color.

IV. The person who likes yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6Red6Red
5Yellow5Yellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

V. P and Q live above the 4th floor

VI. Q does not like red.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VII. No person lives between R and T

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
3T3T
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VIII. Either one or two persons live between U and S.

Case 2 gets canceled as there is at least one person living between U and S, but in case 2 it is not possible

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3T
2R
1SGreen

 

IX. U does not like blue color.

X. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color.

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

The final arrangement is:-

FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4UWhite
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

As U lives two floors below P, in the same way, T who likes blue color lives two floors below Q

Hence, the answer is both 1 and 3

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Question 1608

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2021• Reasoning• Reasoning

Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order. R lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the topmost floor. The person who likes blue color lives at least above two floors. There are three persons living between the one who likes yellow and the one who likes green color. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green color. The person who likes blue color lives immediately below the one who likes white color. P and Q live above the 4th floor. The persons who like yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color. U does not like blue color.

No person lives between T and R. Either one or two persons live between U and S. Q does not like red color.

Who lives on 3rd floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    The one who likes red color

  3. COption (c)

    The one who likes blue color

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

The one who likes blue color

Why this answer is correct

Given

Statements:

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order.

I. R lives on an even-numbered floor.

II. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
66
55
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

III. Three persons live between the one who likes green color and who likes yellow color.

IV. The person who likes yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6Red6Red
5Yellow5Yellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

V. P and Q live above the 4th floor

VI. Q does not like red.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VII. No person lives between R and T

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
3T3T
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VIII. Either one or two persons live between U and S.

Case 2 gets canceled as there is at least one person living between U and S, but in case 2 it is not possible

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3T
2R
1SGreen

 

IX. U does not like blue color.

X. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color.

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

The final arrangement is:-

FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4UWhite
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

Hence, the one who likes blue color lives on the 3rd floor

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Question 1609

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2021• Reasoning• Reasoning

Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order. R lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the topmost floor. The person who likes blue color lives at least above two floors. There are three persons living between the one who likes yellow and the one who likes green color. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green color. The person who likes blue color lives immediately below the one who likes white color. P and Q live above the 4th floor. The persons who like yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color. U does not like blue color.

No person lives between T and R. Either one or two persons live between U and S. Q does not like red color.

Who lives immediately above the person who likes white color?

  1. AOption (a)

    The person who likes green color

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    The person who likes Yellow

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    Both 3 and 4

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Both 3 and 4

Why this answer is correct

Given

Statements:

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order.

I. R lives on an even-numbered floor.

II. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
66
55
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

III. Three persons live between the one who likes green color and who likes yellow color.

IV. The person who likes yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6Red6Red
5Yellow5Yellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

V. P and Q live above the 4th floor

VI. Q does not like red.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VII. No person lives between R and T

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
3T3T
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VIII. Either one or two persons live between U and S.

Case 2 gets canceled as there is at least one person living between U and S, but in case 2 it is not possible

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3T
2R
1SGreen

 

IX. U does not like blue color.

X. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color.

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

The final arrangement is:-

FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4UWhite
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

It is clear that Q who likes yellow color lives immediately above the person who likes white color.

Hence, the answer is both 3 and 4

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Question 1610

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Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order. R lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the topmost floor. The person who likes blue color lives at least above two floors. There are three persons living between the one who likes yellow and the one who likes green color. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green color. The person who likes blue color lives immediately below the one who likes white color. P and Q live above the 4th floor. The persons who like yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color. U does not like blue color.

No person lives between T and R. Either one or two persons live between U and S. Q does not like red color.

What is the sum of the floors on which T and R lives?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Five

Why this answer is correct

**Given

Statements:

** Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U live in a building consisting of 6 floors, where the ground floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 6. They like all different colors red, blue, black, yellow, green, and white but not necessarily in the same order.

I. R lives on an even-numbered floor.

II. S lives on the lowermost floor and likes green

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
66
55
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

III. Three persons live between the one who likes green color and who likes yellow color.

IV. The person who likes yellow color lives immediately below the one who likes red color.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6Red6Red
5Yellow5Yellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

V. P and Q live above the 4th floor

VI. Q does not like red.

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
33
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VII. No person lives between R and T

Case 1Case 2
FloorPersonsColorsFloorPersonsColors
6PRed6PRed
5QYellow5QYellow
44R
3T3T
2R2
1SGreen1SGreen

 

VIII. Either one or two persons live between U and S.

Case 2 gets canceled as there is at least one person living between U and S, but in case 2 it is not possible

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3T
2R
1SGreen

 

IX. U does not like blue color.

X. The one who likes black color lives immediately below the one who likes blue color.

Case 1
FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4U
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

The final arrangement is:-

FloorPersonsColors
6PRed
5QYellow
4UWhite
3TBlue
2RBlack
1SGreen

 

As T lives on the 3rd floor and R lives on the 2nd floor, the sum of floors of T and R is 5

Hence, the sum of the floors on which T and R lives is five

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Question 1611

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Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

A certain number of persons went to a party at Anil's house. Everyone present at the party is related to Anil in some way. Apoorva is the maternal grandmother of Ashok and has three children, two daughters, and one son. Anil is the son of Arun, who is the husband of Apoorva. Amit is married to Aman, who is the son-in-law of Apoorva. Amar is the mother of Ashok and sister of Amit.

If Ashok is married to Ashwani, then how will Ashwani be related to Arun?

  1. AOption (a)

    Daughter-in-law

  2. BOption (b)

    Daughter

  3. COption (c)

    Son-in-law

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (e)E.

Cannot be determined

Why this answer is correct

From the given information,

I. Apoorva is the maternal grandmother of Ashok.

II. Apoorva has three children, two daughters, and one son.

III. Anil is the son of Arun, who is the husband of Apoorva

IV. Amit is married to Aman, who is the son-in-law of Apoorva.

V. Amar is the mother of Ashok and sister of Amit

According to the question,

It is not clear either Ashwani is male or female, so the gender of Ashwani cannot be determined

Hence, the answer is cannot be determined

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Question 1612

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Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

A certain number of persons went to a party at Anil's house. Everyone present at the party is related to Anil in some way. Apoorva is the maternal grandmother of Ashok and has three children, two daughters, and one son. Anil is the son of Arun, who is the husband of Apoorva. Amit is married to Aman, who is the son-in-law of Apoorva. Amar is the mother of Ashok and sister of Amit.

If Ashok is the son of  Amar, then how is he related to Anil?

  1. AOption (a)

    Niece

  2. BOption (b)

    Son

  3. COption (c)

    Nephew

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother

  5. EOption (e)

    Sister

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Nephew

Why this answer is correct

From the given information,

I. Apoorva is the maternal grandmother of Ashok.

II. Apoorva has three children, two daughters, and one son.

III. Anil is the son of Arun, who is the husband of Apoorva

IV. Amit is married to Aman, who is the son-in-law of Apoorva.

V. Amar is the mother of Ashok and sister of Amit

According to the question,

Hence, if Ashok is the son of Amar, then Ashok is the nephew of Anil

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Question 1613

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Directions: Study the information carefully and answer the given questions

A certain number of persons went to a party at Anil's house. Everyone present at the party is related to Anil in some way. Apoorva is the maternal grandmother of Ashok and has three children, two daughters, and one son. Anil is the son of Arun, who is the husband of Apoorva. Amit is married to Aman, who is the son-in-law of Apoorva. Amar is the mother of Ashok and sister of Amit.

Which of the following pairs are married?

  1. AOption (a)

    Arun, Ashok

  2. BOption (b)

    Amit, Anil

  3. COption (c)

    Apoorva, Amar

  4. DOption (d)

    Apoorva, Arun

  5. EOption (e)

    Amar, Aman

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Apoorva, Arun

Why this answer is correct

From the given information,

I. Apoorva is the maternal grandmother of Ashok.

II. Apoorva has three children, two daughters, and one son.

III. Anil is the son of Arun, who is the husband of Apoorva

IV. Amit is married to Aman, who is the son-in-law of Apoorva.

V. Amar is the mother of Ashok and sister of Amit

Hence, Apoorva and Arun are married

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Question 1614

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Which of the following symbols should replace '?' in the given expression in order to make expression P > Q definitely true?

R = N > Q  ? T < V = O ? P ≥ S ≤ U

  1. AOption (a)

    <, <

  2. BOption (b)

    >, <

  3. COption (c)

    <, ≥

  4. DOption (d)

    >, ≥

  5. EOption (e)

    ≥, ≥

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Answer: (a)A.

<, <

Why this answer is correct

**Given

Statement:

** R = N > Q  ? T < V = O ? P ≥ S ≤ U

To make expression P > Q definitely true in the above statement,

I. T must be greater than or equal to Q (T > Q, T = Q, T ≥ Q )

II. P must be greater than or equal to O (P > O, P = O, P ≥ O)

From the options, Q < T, O < P

Hence, the answer is <, <

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Question 1615

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

In a certain code language,

'employees are always punctual' is written as 'bla pla cla sla'

'managers are always appreciated' is written as 'mla sla pla tla'

'managers work with efficiency' is written as 'rla fla tla gla'

'juniors always admire seniors' is written as 'dla hla sla ola'

What is the code for 'punctual juniors' in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    bla ola

  2. BOption (b)

    cla ola

  3. COption (c)

    cla hla

  4. DOption (d)

    bla dla

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (e)E.

Cannot be determined

Why this answer is correct

Since the codes for both 'punctual' and 'juniors' are unknown, the code for 'punctual juniors' cannot be detemined.

Hence, the code for 'punctual juniors' cannot be determined.

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Question 1616

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

In a certain code language,

'employees are always punctual' is written as 'bla pla cla sla'

'managers are always appreciated' is written as 'mla sla pla tla'

'managers work with efficiency' is written as 'rla fla tla gla'

'juniors always admire seniors' is written as 'dla hla sla ola'

If 'managers are seniors' is coded as 'ola pla tla', then what will be the code for 'seniors' in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    dla

  2. BOption (b)

    tla

  3. COption (c)

    ola

  4. DOption (d)

    pla

  5. EOption (e)

    hla

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Answer: (c)C.

ola

Why this answer is correct

**Given

Statement:

** 'managers are seniors' is coded as 'ola pla tla'

As 'seniors' is common in the given statement and in statement 4 of the question and the common code in both the statements is 'ola' so 'seniors' will be coded as 'ola'.

Hence, 'seniors' will be coded as 'ola'.

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Question 1617

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

In a certain code language,

'employees are always punctual' is written as 'bla pla cla sla'

'managers are always appreciated' is written as 'mla sla pla tla'

'managers work with efficiency' is written as 'rla fla tla gla'

'juniors always admire seniors' is written as 'dla hla sla ola'

What can be the code for 'appreciated' in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    rla

  2. BOption (b)

    fla

  3. COption (c)

    gla

  4. DOption (d)

    mla

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

mla

Why this answer is correct

As code for 'managers' is 'tla', 'are' is 'pla', 'always' is 'sla', so only 'mla' is left which will be the code for 'appreciated'.

Hence, 'appreciated' will be coded as 'mla'.

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Question 1618

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

In a certain code language,

'employees are always punctual' is written as 'bla pla cla sla'

'managers are always appreciated' is written as 'mla sla pla tla'

'managers work with efficiency' is written as 'rla fla tla gla'

'juniors always admire seniors' is written as 'dla hla sla ola'

What is the code for 'punctual' in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    cla

  2. BOption (b)

    bla

  3. COption (c)

    pla

  4. DOption (d)

    Either 2 or 3

  5. EOption (e)

    Either 1 or 2

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Answer: (e)E.

Either 1 or 2

Why this answer is correct

From statement 1, as code for both 'employees' and 'punctual' are unknown, so 'punctual' can be coded as either 'bla' or 'cla'

Hence, answer is either 1 or 2.

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Question 1619

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

In a certain code language,

'employees are always punctual' is written as 'bla pla cla sla'

'managers are always appreciated' is written as 'mla sla pla tla'

'managers work with efficiency' is written as 'rla fla tla gla'

'juniors always admire seniors' is written as 'dla hla sla ola'

What is the code for 'are' in that code language?

  1. AOption (a)

    sla

  2. BOption (b)

    pla

  3. COption (c)

    bla

  4. DOption (d)

    cla

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

pla

Why this answer is correct

Hence, code for 'are' is 'pla'.

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Question 1620

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Directions: Read the following information and answer the questions that follow.

Nine persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are sitting on a circular table. Five persons are facing outside while four are facing inside. Not more than two persons facing the same direction are sitting together. F is sitting third to the right of A who is facing inside. Three persons are sitting between F and E. B and G are sitting immediate left of each other. C is sitting third to the right of H who is one of the neighbours of A. H is not facing outside. Two persons are sitting between D and I who is adjacent to C. E, who is not sitting adjacent to B, is one of the immediate neighbours of H. F is sitting to the immediate left of C while to the immediate right of D.

Four of them belong to a certain group and follow a certain pattern which one of the following does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    H

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    A

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

D

Why this answer is correct

Persons: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I

Five persons are facing outside while four are facing inside.

1) F is sitting third to the right of A who is facing inside.

  1. Three persons are sitting between F and E.

Since it is not clear E is sitting in which direction with respect to F, two cases will be formed.

Case 1:

Case 2:

3) C is sitting third to the right of H who is one of the neighbours of A.

  1. H is not facing outside.

In case 2, H can either sit to the right of A or to the left of A. So, two cases can be formed.

Case 1: 

Case 2(a):

Case 2(b):

5) Two persons are sitting between D and I who is adjacent to C.

6) E, who is not sitting adjacent to B, is one of the immediate neighbours of H.

E is the neighbour of H only in case 2(b). So other cases will be cancelled.

7) B and G are sitting immediate left of each other.

From point 6, E cannot sit adjacent to B, so the diagram will be as follows:

8) F is sitting to the immediate left of C while to the immediate right of D.

9) Not more than two persons facing the same direction are sitting together.

All except D are facing inside while D is facing outside.

Hence, D does not belong to that group.

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