Reasoning PYQs

Direction (1 – 5) : Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight people M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing north direction. They all have different ages, viz. 8, 12, 14, 21, 28, 36, 44 and 56 but not necessarily in the same order.
Two people are sitting between O and the one whose age is 56 years. The one whose age is 14 years is sitting second to the left of O. N is sitting to the immediate left of the one whose age is 56 years. One person is sitting between T and the one whose age is 56 years. Either T or the one whose age is 56 years is sitting at the extreme end. The one who is 56 years old is not sitting to the left of T. There is a difference of 7 years between the ages of R and S and two people are sitting between them. The one whose age is 12 years is sitting second to the left of P. P is not sitting at the extreme end. There is one people sitting between R and the one whose age is 44 years. M is an immediate neighbor of the one whose age is 44 years. Q and the one whose age is 21 years are immediate neighbors. T is older than M and N is younger than Q.

1. How many people sit(s) between R and the one who is 21 years old?

Direction (1 – 5) : Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight people M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing north direction. They all have different ages, viz. 8, 12, 14, 21, 28, 36, 44 and 56 but not necessarily in the same order.
Two people are sitting between O and the one whose age is 56 years. The one whose age is 14 years is sitting second to the left of O. N is sitting to the immediate left of the one whose age is 56 years. One person is sitting between T and the one whose age is 56 years. Either T or the one whose age is 56 years is sitting at the extreme end. The one who is 56 years old is not sitting to the left of T. There is a difference of 7 years between the ages of R and S and two people are sitting between them. The one whose age is 12 years is sitting second to the left of P. P is not sitting at the extreme end. There is one people sitting between R and the one whose age is 44 years. M is an immediate neighbor of the one whose age is 44 years. Q and the one whose age is 21 years are immediate neighbors. T is older than M and N is younger than Q. 2. What is the age difference between M and S?

Direction (1 – 5) : Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight people M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing north direction. They all have different ages, viz. 8, 12, 14, 21, 28, 36, 44 and 56 but not necessarily in the same order.
Two people are sitting between O and the one whose age is 56 years. The one whose age is 14 years is sitting second to the left of O. N is sitting to the immediate left of the one whose age is 56 years. One person is sitting between T and the one whose age is 56 years. Either T or the one whose age is 56 years is sitting at the extreme end. The one who is 56 years old is not sitting to the left of T. There is a difference of 7 years between the ages of R and S and two people are sitting between them. The one whose age is 12 years is sitting second to the left of P. P is not sitting at the extreme end. There is one people sitting between R and the one whose age is 44 years. M is an immediate neighbor of the one whose age is 44 years. Q and the one whose age is 21 years are immediate neighbors. T is older than M and N is younger than Q. 3. What is the age of P?

Direction (1 – 5) : Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight people M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing north direction. They all have different ages, viz. 8, 12, 14, 21, 28, 36, 44 and 56 but not necessarily in the same order.
Two people are sitting between O and the one whose age is 56 years. The one whose age is 14 years is sitting second to the left of O. N is sitting to the immediate left of the one whose age is 56 years. One person is sitting between T and the one whose age is 56 years. Either T or the one whose age is 56 years is sitting at the extreme end. The one who is 56 years old is not sitting to the left of T. There is a difference of 7 years between the ages of R and S and two people are sitting between them. The one whose age is 12 years is sitting second to the left of P. P is not sitting at the extreme end. There is one people sitting between R and the one whose age is 44 years. M is an immediate neighbor of the one whose age is 44 years. Q and the one whose age is 21 years are immediate neighbors. T is older than M and N is younger than Q. 4. What is the sum of the ages of the people who sit the extreme ends?

Direction (1 – 5) : Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight people M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing north direction. They all have different ages, viz. 8, 12, 14, 21, 28, 36, 44 and 56 but not necessarily in the same order.
Two people are sitting between O and the one whose age is 56 years. The one whose age is 14 years is sitting second to the left of O. N is sitting to the immediate left of the one whose age is 56 years. One person is sitting between T and the one whose age is 56 years. Either T or the one whose age is 56 years is sitting at the extreme end. The one who is 56 years old is not sitting to the left of T. There is a difference of 7 years between the ages of R and S and two people are sitting between them. The one whose age is 12 years is sitting second to the left of P. P is not sitting at the extreme end. There is one people sitting between R and the one whose age is 44 years. M is an immediate neighbor of the one whose age is 44 years. Q and the one whose age is 21 years are immediate neighbors. T is older than M and N is younger than Q. 5. What is the name of the person who is 28 years old?

Direction (6 – 9) : Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,
‘make security in theme lists’ is written as ‘jo ti tis su nic’,
‘India make old regime’ is written as ‘die min tip ti’,
‘old lists with correction’ is written as ‘za tis die kee’ and
‘theme curbs regime’ is written as ‘tip ba nic’. 6. What is the code for ‘security’ ?

Direction (6 – 9) : Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,
‘make security in theme lists’ is written as ‘jo ti tis su nic’,
‘India make old regime’ is written as ‘die min tip ti’,
‘old lists with correction’ is written as ‘za tis die kee’ and
‘theme curbs regime’ is written as ‘tip ba nic’. 7. What does ‘za’ stand for?

Direction (6 – 9) : Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,
‘make security in theme lists’ is written as ‘jo ti tis su nic’,
‘India make old regime’ is written as ‘die min tip ti’,
‘old lists with correction’ is written as ‘za tis die kee’ and
‘theme curbs regime’ is written as ‘tip ba nic’. 8. ’tis da tip’ could be a code for which of the following?

Direction (6 – 9) : Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,
‘make security in theme lists’ is written as ‘jo ti tis su nic’,
‘India make old regime’ is written as ‘die min tip ti’,
‘old lists with correction’ is written as ‘za tis die kee’ and
‘theme curbs regime’ is written as ‘tip ba nic’. 9. Which of the following may represent ‘transparency in old security’?

10. If it is possible to make one meaningful word with the 1^st, 5^th, 6^th and 9^th letters of the word OVERWHELM, which of the following will be the second letter from the right end of that word? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such words can be made, give ‘V’ as the answer.

Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few Men are Boys.

All Boys are Kids.

No Kids are Children.

Conclusions:

I. Some Men are not Children.

II. Some Men are not Boys.

Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some Fruits are Mangos.

Only Mangos are Tasty.

Only a few Mangos are Guavas.

Conclusions:

I. All Guavas are Mangos.

II. No Tasty being Fruit is a possibility.

Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few Dairy Milk is Milky Bar.

Some Milky Bar is Munch.

Only Munch is Perk.

Conclusions:

I. All Dairy Milk can be Milky Bar
II. Some Munch is Milky Bar.

Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All Trees are Plants.

Some Plants are Bushes.

Only a few Bushes are Grass.

Conclusions:

I. No Plant is Grass.

II. All Bushes can be Grass.

Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few Dinners are Cake.

No Dinner is Apple.

Only a few Apples are figures.

Conclusions:

I. Some apples are not figures.

II. No Apple is Cake.

Direction (16 – 20) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions below.
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are going to market on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday and buy any one item among Chair, Table, Lamp. Not more than three people buy the same item.
E buys table before Wednesday. Three people go to the market between E and B. The one who goes to the market on Thursday buys Chair. A goes to the market immediately before G. Two people go to the market between G and F. Only A and the one who goes to the market on Saturday buy Lamp. F neither goes to the market on Thursday nor buy lamp.

Only one people goes to the market between D who buys Table and the one who buys Chair. C does not buy table. C go to the market neither immediately after nor immediately before B.

16. Who among the following goes to the market immediately before F?

Direction (16 – 20) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions below.
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are going to market on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday and buy any one item among Chair, Table, Lamp. Not more than three people buy the same item.
E buys table before Wednesday. Three people go to the market between E and B. The one who goes to the market on Thursday buys Chair. A goes to the market immediately before G. Two people go to the market between G and F. Only A and the one who goes to the market on Saturday buy Lamp. F neither goes to the market on Thursday nor buy lamp.

Only one people goes to the market between D who buys Table and the one who buys Chair. C does not buy table. C go to the market neither immediately after nor immediately before B.

17. Who among the following goes to the market on Monday?

Direction (16 – 20) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions below.
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are going to market on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday and buy any one item among Chair, Table, Lamp. Not more than three people buy the same item.
E buys table before Wednesday. Three people go to the market between E and B. The one who goes to the market on Thursday buys Chair. A goes to the market immediately before G. Two people go to the market between G and F. Only A and the one who goes to the market on Saturday buy Lamp. F neither goes to the market on Thursday nor buy lamp.

Only one people goes to the market between D who buys Table and the one who buys Chair. C does not buy table. C go to the market neither immediately after nor immediately before B.

18. D buys which of the following item?

Direction (16 – 20) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions below.
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are going to market on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday and buy any one item among Chair, Table, Lamp. Not more than three people buy the same item.
E buys table before Wednesday. Three people go to the market between E and B. The one who goes to the market on Thursday buys Chair. A goes to the market immediately before G. Two people go to the market between G and F. Only A and the one who goes to the market on Saturday buy Lamp. F neither goes to the market on Thursday nor buy lamp.

Only one people goes to the market between D who buys Table and the one who buys Chair. C does not buy table. C go to the market neither immediately after nor immediately before B.

19. How many people go the market between C and B?

Direction (16 – 20) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions below.
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are going to market on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday and buy any one item among Chair, Table, Lamp. Not more than three people buy the same item.
E buys table before Wednesday. Three people go to the market between E and B. The one who goes to the market on Thursday buys Chair. A goes to the market immediately before G. Two people go to the market between G and F. Only A and the one who goes to the market on Saturday buy Lamp. F neither goes to the market on Thursday nor buy lamp.

Only one people goes to the market between D who buys Table and the one who buys Chair. C does not buy table. C go to the market neither immediately after nor immediately before B. 20. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, find the one which doesn’t belong to that group.