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Question 361

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

In a certain code language,

‘submit enforce subsidy status’ means ‘gv ur su mp’

‘update identity submit details’ means ‘ur kt cr dl’

‘subsidy details enforce identity’ means ‘kt mp su dl’

‘identity version people subsidy’ means ‘fg mp dl ib’

What is the code for ‘submit identity’ in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    ur su

  2. BOption (b)

    dl ur

  3. COption (c)

    fg kt

  4. DOption (d)

    gv mp

  5. EOption (e)

    kt dl

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

dl ur

Why this answer is correct

Thus ‘submit identity’ is coded as ‘dl ur’.

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Question 362

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

In a certain code language,

‘submit enforce subsidy status’ means ‘gv ur su mp’

‘update identity submit details’ means ‘ur kt cr dl’

‘subsidy details enforce identity’ means ‘kt mp su dl’

‘identity version people subsidy’ means ‘fg mp dl ib’

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

  1. AOption (a)

    update

  2. BOption (b)

    people

  3. COption (c)

    version

  4. DOption (d)

    subsidy

  5. EOption (e)

    identify

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

subsidy

Why this answer is correct

Thus ‘mp’ is decoded as ‘subsidy’.

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Question 363

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word "ORIENTAL" which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both in forward and backward direction?

  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: (c)C.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Pairs in the forward direction → OT

Pairs in the backward direction → LR

Thus, there are two such pairs of letters in the word "ORIENTAL" which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both in forward and backward directions).

Hence, the correct answer is two such pairs.

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Question 364

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.

726       924       375       574       296

If the sum of the first and third digits of the second-lowest number is subtracted from the sum of the first and third digits of the second-highest number, then what will be the final answer?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    4

  4. DOption (d)

    5

  5. EOption (e)

    3

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

5

Why this answer is correct

Given series- 726       924       375       574       296

The sum of the first and third digits of the second-lowest number: 3 + 5 = 8

The sum of the first and third digits of the second-highest number: 7 + 6 = 13

So, the difference between the numbers is: 13 – 8 = 5.

Hence, the correct answer is 5.

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Question 365

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.

726       924       375       574       296

If 1 is subtracted from the first digit of each number, and then the positions of the second and the third digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the lowest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    924

  2. BOption (b)

    296

  3. COption (c)

    574

  4. DOption (d)

    726

  5. EOption (e)

    375

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

296

Why this answer is correct

Given series- 726       924       375       574       296

Subtracting 1 from the first digit: 626       824       275       474       196

Interchanging second and third digit: 662       842       257       447       169

So, 169 is the lowest number which comes from 296.

Hence, the correct answer is 296.

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Question 366

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.

726       924       375       574       296

If 2 is added to the third digit of each number, and then the positions of the first and the second digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the highest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    924

  2. BOption (b)

    375

  3. COption (c)

    726

  4. DOption (d)

    574

  5. EOption (e)

    296

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

296

Why this answer is correct

Given series- 726       924       375       574       296

Adding 2 to the third digit: 728       926       377       576       298

Interchanging first and second digit: 278       296       737       756       928

So, 928 is the highest number which comes from 296.

Hence, the correct answer is 296.

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Question 367

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.

726       924       375       574       296

If the first digit of the highest number is divided by the first digit of the second-lowest number, then what will be the final answer?

  1. AOption (a)

    3

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    2

  5. EOption (e)

    4

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

3

Why this answer is correct

Given series- 726       924       375       574       296

The first digit of the highest number – 9

The first digit of the second-lowest number – 3

So, the first digit of the highest number (9) is divided by the first digit of the second-lowest number (3) then the answer is 3. 

Hence, the correct answer is 3.

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Question 368

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.

726       924       375       574       296

If, in each number, the digits are written in the increasing order, then which of the following will be the highest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    726

  2. BOption (b)

    924

  3. COption (c)

    574

  4. DOption (d)

    296

  5. EOption (e)

    375

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

574

Why this answer is correct

Given series- 726       924       375       574       296

Increasing order within digit – 267       249       357       457       269

So, 457 is the highest number which comes from 574.

Hence, the correct answer is 574.

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Question 369

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Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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 milk is chocolate.

No milk is candy.

Some candy is coffee.

Conclusions:

I. Some coffee is not milk.

II. Some coffee is milk.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusion I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I Nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Either I Or II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. Some coffee is not milk → True (As it is definite, coffee which is candy can never be milk).

II. Some coffee is milk → False (As it is possible, but it is not definite, As no direct relation between the two is given).

Hence, Only the Conclusion I follow.

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Question 370

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Directions

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 Keys are Locks.

All Locks are Iron.

No Iron is Metal.

Conclusions:

I. All keys are Metal.

II. No Lock is Metal.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only II follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows -

Conclusions:

I. All keys are Metal → False (As all keys are part of Iron and No Iron is Metal, so definitely All keys will never be Metal).

II. No Lock is Metal → True (As All Lock are Iron and No Iron are Metal, so All Lock will never be Metal is definitely True).

Hence, Only conclusion II follow.

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Question 371

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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 the commonly known facts.

Statement:

All Laptops are Mobiles.

Only a few Mobiles are Weeks.

No Weeks are Keys. 

Conclusions:

I. Some Mobiles are not Keys.

II. No Laptops are Keys.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both conclusion I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram;

Conclusions:

I. Some Mobiles are not Keys → True (Because only a few Mobiles are Weeks and No Weeks are Keys. Therefore part of the Mobiles those are Weeks definitely not Keys)

II. No Laptops are Keys → False (it is possible but not definite because.As there is no definite relation between Laptops and Keys)

Hence, the only conclusion I follow.

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Question 372

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Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Gaurav starts walking from point B in the east direction. After walking 3m he turns right from point C and walks for 6m and then turns left from point A and walks for 5m. He then turns left from point D and walks for 6m and then turns right from point F and walks for 3m till point E. He then turns right and walks for 10m till point G and stops.

What is the shortest distance between point D and point G?

  1. AOption (a)

    6m

  2. BOption (b)

    5m

  3. COption (c)

    7m

  4. DOption (d)

    10m

  5. EOption (e)

    4m

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

5m

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

Shortest distance between point D and point G = √ (32 + 42) = √ (9 + 16) = √25 = 5

Hence, ‘5m’ is the correct answer.

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Question 373

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Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Gaurav starts walking from point B in the east direction. After walking 3m he turns right from point C and walks for 6m and then turns left from point A and walks for 5m. He then turns left from point D and walks for 6m and then turns right from point F and walks for 3m till point E. He then turns right and walks for 10m till point G and stops.

Four among the five are the same in a certain way and thus form a group. Which among the following does not belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    B – C

  2. BOption (b)

    F – E

  3. COption (c)

    A – D

  4. DOption (d)

    D – G

  5. EOption (e)

    B – E

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

D – G

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

First point is in west of second point except in D – G.

Hence, D – G does not belong to the group.

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Question 374

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Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Gaurav starts walking from point B in the east direction. After walking 3m he turns right from point C and walks for 6m and then turns left from point A and walks for 5m. He then turns left from point D and walks for 6m and then turns right from point F and walks for 3m till point E. He then turns right and walks for 10m till point G and stops.

In which direction is point C with respect to point G?

  1. AOption (a)

    North-East

  2. BOption (b)

    South

  3. COption (c)

    North-West

  4. DOption (d)

    East

  5. EOption (e)

    ​South-East

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

North-West

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

Hence, point C is in north-west of point G.

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Question 375

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W live in a building of 4 floors and 2 flats - Flat 1 and Flat 2. Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2 and Flat 1 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 1 of Floor 2 and Flat 2 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 2 of Floor 2 and so on.

V lives on the same floor on which T lives. R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R. U lives immediately above and in the same flat as of R. There are two floors between P and T. T lives above P and they live in different flats. S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

On which of the following floor Q lives?

  1. AOption (a)

    Third

  2. BOption (b)

    First

  3. COption (c)

    Second

  4. DOption (d)

    Fourth

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Second

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W

Floor - 1 to 4, Flat - 1 and 2

1) R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R.

2) U lives immediately above and in the same as of R.

 WEST                                                                EAST

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4U
3R
2U
1R

 

3) There are two floors between P and T.Hence one of them must live on 1st floor and other on 4th floor.

4) T lives above P and they live in different flats.

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4TUT
3R
2U
1PPR

 

  1. V lives on the same floor on which T lives.

In case - I, V cannot live on the same floor on which T lives because U is already living there, so here case - I gets cancelled.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3
2U
1PR

 

 6) S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Which means W lives in Flat 1 and S lives on Flat 2.,There is only one place remaining for Q, on floor number 2.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3WS
2QU
1PR

 

Hence, 'Q' lives on the second floor.

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Question 376

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W live in a building of 4 floors and 2 flats - Flat 1 and Flat 2. Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2 and Flat 1 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 1 of Floor 2 and Flat 2 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 2 of Floor 2 and so on.

V lives on the same floor on which T lives. R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R. U lives immediately above and in the same flat as of R. There are two floors between P and T. T lives above P and they live in different flats. S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Who lives just below S in the same flat?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    U

  5. EOption (e)

    V

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

U

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W

Floor - 1 to 4, Flat - 1 and 2

1) R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R.

2) U lives immediately above and in the same as of R.

 WEST                                                                EAST

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4U
3R
2U
1R

 

3) There are two floors between P and T.Hence one of them must live on 1st floor and other on 4th floor.

4) T lives above P and they live in different flats.

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4TUT
3R
2U
1PPR

 

  1. V lives on the same floor on which T lives.

In case - I, V cannot live on the same floor on which T lives because U is already living there, so here case - I gets cancelled.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3
2U
1PR

 

 6) S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Which means W lives in Flat 1 and S lives on Flat 2.,There is only one place remaining for Q, on floor number 2.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3WS
2QU
1PR

 

Hence, 'U' lives just below S.

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Question 377

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W live in a building of 4 floors and 2 flats - Flat 1 and Flat 2. Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2 and Flat 1 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 1 of Floor 2 and Flat 2 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 2 of Floor 2 and so on.

V lives on the same floor on which T lives. R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R. U lives immediately above and in the same flat as of R. There are two floors between P and T. T lives above P and they live in different flats. S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Who lives to the west of Q on the same floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    W

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    P

  5. EOption (e)

    No one

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

No one

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W

Floor - 1 to 4, Flat - 1 and 2

1) R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R.

2) U lives immediately above and in the same as of R.

 WEST                                                                EAST

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4U
3R
2U
1R

 

3) There are two floors between P and T.Hence one of them must live on 1st floor and other on 4th floor.

4) T lives above P and they live in different flats.

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4TUT
3R
2U
1PPR

 

  1. V lives on the same floor on which T lives.

In case - I, V cannot live on the same floor on which T lives because U is already living there, so here case - I gets cancelled.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3
2U
1PR

 

 6) S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Which means W lives in Flat 1 and S lives on Flat 2.,There is only one place remaining for Q, on floor number 2.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3WS
2QU
1PR

 

 

Hence, 'No one' lives to the west of Q.

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Question 378

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W live in a building of 4 floors and 2 flats - Flat 1 and Flat 2. Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2 and Flat 1 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 1 of Floor 2 and Flat 2 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 2 of Floor 2 and so on.

V lives on the same floor on which T lives. R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R. U lives immediately above and in the same flat as of R. There are two floors between P and T. T lives above P and they live in different flats. S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Which of the following pair is correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    Floor 2 Flat 1 - U

  2. BOption (b)

    Floor 4 Flat 2 - S

  3. COption (c)

    Floor 1 Flat 1 - R

  4. DOption (d)

    Floor 3 Flat 2 - S

  5. EOption (e)

    Floor 3 Flat 1 - P

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Floor 3 Flat 2 - S

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W

Floor - 1 to 4, Flat - 1 and 2

1) R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R.

2) U lives immediately above and in the same as of R.

 WEST                                                                EAST

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4U
3R
2U
1R

 

3) There are two floors between P and T.Hence one of them must live on 1st floor and other on 4th floor.

4) T lives above P and they live in different flats.

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4TUT
3R
2U
1PPR

 

  1. V lives on the same floor on which T lives.

In case - I, V cannot live on the same floor on which T lives because U is already living there, so here case - I gets cancelled.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3
2U
1PR

 

 6) S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Which means W lives in Flat 1 and S lives on Flat 2.,There is only one place remaining for Q, on floor number 2.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3WS
2QU
1PR

 

 

Hence, 'Floor 3 Flat 2 - S' is the correct pair.

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Question 379

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W live in a building of 4 floors and 2 flats - Flat 1 and Flat 2. Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2 and Flat 1 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 1 of Floor 2 and Flat 2 of Floor 1 is immediately below Flat 2 of Floor 2 and so on.

V lives on the same floor on which T lives. R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R. U lives immediately above and in the same flat as of R. There are two floors between P and T. T lives above P and they live in different flats. S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

T lives on which floor and in which flat?

  1. AOption (a)

    Floor 4, Flat 1

  2. BOption (b)

    Floor 4, Flat 2

  3. COption (c)

    Floor 2, Flat 1

  4. DOption (d)

    Floor 1, Flat 1

  5. EOption (e)

    Floor 3, Flat 2

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Floor 4, Flat 2

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Eight persons - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W

Floor - 1 to 4, Flat - 1 and 2

1) R lives on the odd numbered floor and no one lives to the east of R.

2) U lives immediately above and in the same as of R.

 WEST                                                                EAST

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4U
3R
2U
1R

 

3) There are two floors between P and T.Hence one of them must live on 1st floor and other on 4th floor.

4) T lives above P and they live in different flats.

Case - ICase - II
FloorFlat -1Flat -2Flat - 1Flat - 2
4TUT
3R
2U
1PPR

 

  1. V lives on the same floor on which T lives.

In case - I, V cannot live on the same floor on which T lives because U is already living there, so here case - I gets cancelled.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3
2U
1PR

 

 6) S and W live on the same floor and no one lives to the west of W.

Which means W lives in Flat 1 and S lives on Flat 2.,There is only one place remaining for Q, on floor number 2.

Case - II
FloorFlat - 1Flat - 2
4VT
3WS
2QU
1PR

 

 

Hence, T lives on 'Floor 4 - Flat 2**'**.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 21 September 2025 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 380

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Find the odd one out.

  1. AOption (a)

    FJN

  2. BOption (b)

    AEI

  3. COption (c)

    JNR

  4. DOption (d)

    TVX

  5. EOption (e)

    KOS

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

TVX

Why this answer is correct

Option 1: F + 4 = J, J + 4 = N

Option 2: A + 4 = E, E + 4 = I

Option 3: J + 4 = N, N + 4 = R

Option 4: T + 2 = V, V + 2 = X

Option 5: K + 4 = O, O + 4 = S

Hence, the correct answer is TVX.

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