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SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 Feb 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 861

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If the positions of the first and second letters of the word DESPERATELY are interchanged; similarly the positions of the third and fourth letters are interchanged and so on, then which of the following letters will be 8th from the left end after arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    A

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Answer: (e)E.

A

Why this answer is correct

Word: DESPERATELY

WordDESPERATELY
After InterchangingEDPSRETALEY

 

Word formed after interchanging: (left end) EDPSRETALEY (right end)

Clearly, ‘A’ is 8th from the left end of the new word.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 Feb 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 862

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Directions

In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions. 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 green are white.

Only a few white are black.

Conclusion:

I. All white are black is a possibility.

II. Some green are black.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows.

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    None follows.

  5. EOption (e)

    Only conclusion I follows.

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Answer: (d)D.

None follows.

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram is as follows,

Conclusion:

I. All white are black is a possibility → False, because they have clearly mentioned in the statement that only a few white are black. So, all white cannot be black.

II. Some green are black.→ False, because there is no definite relation between Green and Black. So, some Green are black does not follow.

Hence, None follows.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 Feb 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 863

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions. 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 goal are happen.

No happen are sure.

Conclusion:

I. Some goal are not sure.

II. Some happen are not sure.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    None follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Only conclusion I follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions I and II follow

Why this answer is correct

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

Conclusion:

I. Some goal are not sure → No happen are sure, Some goal are happen, hence, some part of goals which is happen will not sure, hence, it is true.

II. Some happen are not sure → No happen are sure, hence it is true.

Thus, Both conclusion I and II follow.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 Feb 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 864

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions. 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 few pens are pencil.

Some pencil are book.

Conclusion:

I. All books being pen is a possibility.

II. No book is pencil.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion I follows

  5. EOption (e)

    None follows

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Answer: (d)D.

Only conclusion I follows

Why this answer is correct

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

Conclusion:

I. All books being pen is a possibility → This possibility is true, hence true.

II. No book is pencil → As some pencils are books, it is false.

Hence, conclusion I follows.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 Feb 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 865

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions. 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:

No desk are chair.

Only few chairs are Cooler.

Conclusion:

I. No coolers are desk.

II. Some chairs are not desk.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusion I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion I follows

  5. EOption (e)

    None follows

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Answer: (b)B.

Only conclusion II follows

Why this answer is correct

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

Conclusion:

I. No coolers are desk → It is possible but not definite, hence false.

II. Some chairs are not desk → As no desk are chair, hence true.

Thus, Only conclusion II follows.

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Question 866

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions. 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 laptops are black.

All blacks are pink.

Conclusion:

I. All laptops are pink.

II. All blacks are laptop.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    None follow

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Only conclusion I follows

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Answer: (e)E.

Only conclusion I follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram is as follows,

Conclusion:

I. All laptops are pink →  follow [As all laptops are black & all blacks are pink, all laptops are pink, hence true.]

II. All blacks are laptop → does not follow [As all laptops are black then It is possible but not definite, hence false.]

Hence, the only conclusion I follows.

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Question 867

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Point B is 2 km to the east of point A. Point C is 3 km north of point A. Point E is 4 km to the north of Point D, which is 4 km to the east of Point C. Point H is exactly midway between point A and point I. The point I is 10 km to the west of point A. Point F is 9 km to the south of point A. Point G is 5 km to the west of point F.

Distance between B and I is _______.

  1. AOption (a)

    10 km

  2. BOption (b)

    12 km

  3. COption (c)

    14 km

  4. DOption (d)

    15 km

  5. EOption (e)

    16 km

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Answer: (b)B.

12 km

Why this answer is correct

We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

Point B is 2 km to the east of point A.

Point C is 3 km north of point A.

Point E is 4 km to the north of Point D, which is 4 km to the east of Point C.

Point H is exactly midway between point A and point I.

Point I is 10 km to the west of point A.

Point F is 9 km to the south of point A.

Point G is 5 km to the west of point F.

Now distance between B and I = 2 + 5 + 5 = 12 km.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 Feb 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 868

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Point B is 2 km to the east of point A. Point C is 3 km north of point A. Point E is 4 km to the north of Point D, which is 4 km to the east of Point C. Point H is exactly midway between point A and point I. The point I is 10 km to the west of point A. Point F is 9 km to the south of point A. Point G is 5 km to the west of point F.

What is the minimum distance between G and H?

  1. AOption (a)

    5 km

  2. BOption (b)

    10 km

  3. COption (c)

    3 km

  4. DOption (d)

    9 km

  5. EOption (e)

    15 km

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

9 km

Why this answer is correct

We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

H is directly to the north of G.

Thus, the minimum distance between G and H = 9 km.

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Question 869

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Point B is 2 km to the east of point A. Point C is 3 km north of point A. Point E is 4 km to the north of Point D, which is 4 km to the east of Point C. Point H is exactly midway between point A and point I. The point I is 10 km to the west of point A. Point F is 9 km to the south of point A. Point G is 5 km to the west of point F.

What is the direction of D with respect to I?

  1. AOption (a)

    North

  2. BOption (b)

    North East

  3. COption (c)

    South 

  4. DOption (d)

    South West

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (b)B.

North East

Why this answer is correct

We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

Hence, D is to the North-east of I.

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Question 870

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Point B is 2 km to the east of point A. Point C is 3 km north of point A. Point E is 4 km to the north of Point D, which is 4 km to the east of Point C. Point H is exactly midway between point A and point I. The point I is 10 km to the west of point A. Point F is 9 km to the south of point A. Point G is 5 km to the west of point F.

What is the minimum distance between A and D?

  1. AOption (a)

    5 km

  2. BOption (b)

    3 km

  3. COption (c)

    2 km

  4. DOption (d)

    4 km

  5. EOption (e)

    6 km

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Answer: (a)A.

5 km

Why this answer is correct

We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

Distance between A and C = 3 km.

Distance between C and D = 4 km.

We can use Pythagoras theorem to find the minimum distance between the A and D.

Distance between A and D = √(32 + 42) = 5 km.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 Feb 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 871

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions

Eight people K, P, T, J, M, U, B, and F are going on a trip one after another. Two persons are going between F and K. No one is going after P. K is going after B. T is going just before U. K is not going just before P. The number of persons is going before B is same as the number of persons who are going after K. F is going just after M.

If all the people will go in alphabetical order then who will be the last one?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    J

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    U

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

U

Why this answer is correct

1) No one went after P.

2) The number of persons goes before B is same as the number of persons goes after K who goes after B.

3) K is not going just before P.

Case 1

|--------|--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

Case 2

|--------|--------B--------|--------|--------K--------|--------P

4) Two persons go between F and K.

5) F goes just after M.

Using statement 4, Case 2 will be eliminated.

Case 1

M--------F--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

6) T goes just before U**.**

Solution:-

Case 1

M--------F--------J--------B--------K--------T--------U--------P

When they go in alphabetical order we will get the below arrangement.

B--------F--------J--------K--------M--------P--------T--------U

Hence, U will go at last.

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Question 872

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions

Eight people K, P, T, J, M, U, B, and F are going on a trip one after another. Two persons are going between F and K. No one is going after P. K is going after B. T is going just before U. K is not going just before P. The number of persons is going before B is same as the number of persons who are going after K. F is going just after M.

How many persons are going before K?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    More than three

  5. EOption (e)

    No one

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

More than three

Why this answer is correct

1) No one went after P.

2) The number of persons goes before B is same as the number of persons goes after K who goes after B.

3) K is not going just before P.

Case 1

|--------|--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

Case 2

|--------|--------B--------|--------|--------K--------|--------P

4) Two persons go between F and K.

5) F goes just after M.

Using statement 4, Case 2 will be eliminated.

Case 1

M--------F--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

6) T goes just before U.

Case 1

M--------F--------J--------B--------K--------T--------U--------P

 

Four persons go before K.

Hence, the correct answer is More thanThree.

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Question 873

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions

Eight people K, P, T, J, M, U, B, and F are going on a trip one after another. Two persons are going between F and K. No one is going after P. K is going after B. T is going just before U. K is not going just before P. The number of persons is going before B is same as the number of persons who are going after K. F is going just after M.

How many persons are going between B and U?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    More than three

  5. EOption (e)

    No one

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Two

Why this answer is correct

1) No one went after P.

2) The number of persons goes before B is same as the number of persons goes after K who goes after B.

3) K is not going just before P.

Case 1

|--------|--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

Case 2

|--------|--------B--------|--------|--------K--------|--------P

4) Two persons go between F and K.

5) F goes just after M.

Using statement 4, Case 2 will be eliminated.

Case 1

M--------F--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

6) T goes just before U.

Case 1

M--------F--------J--------B--------K--------T--------U--------P

Solution:-

Only two persons go between B and U.

Hence, the correct answer is Two.

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Question 874

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions

Eight people K, P, T, J, M, U, B, and F are going on a trip one after another. Two persons are going between F and K. No one is going after P. K is going after B. T is going just before U. K is not going just before P. The number of persons is going before B is same as the number of persons who are going after K. F is going just after M.

Find the odd one out.

  1. AOption (a)

    JK

  2. BOption (b)

    MJ

  3. COption (c)

    FB

  4. DOption (d)

    TP

  5. EOption (e)

    BU

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

BU

Why this answer is correct

1) No one went after P.

2) The number of persons goes before B is same as the number of persons goes after K who goes after B.

3) K is not going just before P.

Case 1

|--------|--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

Case 2

|--------|--------B--------|--------|--------K--------|--------P

4) Two persons go-between F and K.

5) F goes just after M.

Using statement 4, Case 2 will be eliminated.

Case 1

M--------F--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

6) T goes just before U.

Case 1

M--------F--------J--------B--------K--------T--------U--------P

Except in option 5, only one person goes between the first one and the second one.

Hence, the correct answer is BU.

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Question 875

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions

Eight people K, P, T, J, M, U, B, and F are going on a trip one after another. Two persons are going between F and K. No one is going after P. K is going after B. T is going just before U. K is not going just before P. The number of persons is going before B is same as the number of persons who are going after K. F is going just after M.

Which of the following person/s are going after J?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    B and K

  4. DOption (d)

    J and F

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

B and K

Why this answer is correct

1) No one went after P.

2) The number of persons goes before B is same as the number of persons goes after K who goes after B.

3) K is not going just before P.

Case 1

|--------|--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

Case 2

|--------|--------B--------|--------|--------K--------|--------P

4) Two persons go between F and K.

5) F goes just after M.

Using statement 4, Case 2 will be eliminated.

Case 1

M--------F--------|--------B--------K--------|--------|--------P

6) T goes just before U.

Case 1

M--------F--------J--------B--------K--------T--------U--------P

B and K both are going after J

Hence, the correct answer is B and K.

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Question 876

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table.

All are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

Only two people sit between P and R. S sits immediate right of R. Three people sit between S and T. Two people sits between V and U. Q sits second to the left of U. W sits immediate left of V.

What is the position of S with respect to U?

  1. AOption (a)

    Third to the right

  2. BOption (b)

    Second to the left

  3. COption (c)

    Third to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    Second to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    Can't be determined

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Third to the left

Why this answer is correct

Given,

i) Only two people sit between P and R.

From the above statement we have two cases i.e. Case 1 and Case 2;

ii) S sits immediate right of R.

iii) Three people sit between S and T.

From the above statement, Case-2 is eliminated because there is no place for T.

iv) Two people sit between V and U.

v) Q sits second to the left of U.

vi) W sits immediate left of V.

S sits third to the left of U.

Hence, Third to left is the correct answer.

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Question 877

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table.

All are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

Only two people sit between P and R. S sits immediate right of R. Three people sit between S and T. Two people sits between V and U. Q sits second to the left of U. W sits immediate left of V.

Who sits fourth to the right of W?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Q

Why this answer is correct

Given,

i) Only two people sit between P and R.

From the above statement we have two cases i.e. Case 1 and Case 2;

ii) S sits immediate right of R.

iii) Three people sit between S and T.

From the above statement, Case-2 is eliminated because there is no place for T.

iv) Two people sit between V and U.

v) Q sits second to the left of U.

vi) W sits immediate left of V.

Q sits fourth to the right of W.

Hence, Q is the correct answer.

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Question 878

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table.

All are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

Only two people sit between P and R. S sits immediate right of R. Three people sit between S and T. Two people sits between V and U. Q sits second to the left of U. W sits immediate left of V.

Who sits second to the left of V?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    U

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

T

Why this answer is correct

Given,

i) Only two people sit between P and R.

From the above statement we have two cases i.e. Case 1 and Case 2;

ii) S sits immediate right of R.

 

iii) Three people sit between S and T.

From the above statement, Case-2 is eliminated because there is no place for T.

iv) Two people sit between V and U.

v) Q sits second to the left of U.

vi) W sits immediate left of V.

T sits second to the left of V

Hence, T is the correct answer.

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Question 879

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table.

All are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

Only two people sit between P and R. S sits immediate right of R. Three people sit between S and T. Two people sits between V and U. Q sits second to the left of U. W sits immediate left of V.

Choose the one which is different from other options?

  1. AOption (a)

    PT

  2. BOption (b)

    TV

  3. COption (c)

    VW

  4. DOption (d)

    PS

  5. EOption (e)

    QR

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

VW

Why this answer is correct

Given,

i) Only two people sit between P and R.

From the above statement we have two cases i.e. Case 1 and Case 2;

ii) S sits immediate right of R.

iii) Three people sit between S and T.

From the above statement, Case-2 is eliminated because there is no place for T.

iv) Two people sit between V and U.

v) Q sits second to the left of U.

vi) W sits immediate left of V.

All of have 1 person between them except VW.

Hence, VW is the correct answer.

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Question 880

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow:

Point B is 6 m to the west of point A. Point C is 4 m to the north of point B. Point G is between point B and point C. Point H is 12 m to the south of point C. Point D is 3 m to the west of point C and point F is 4 m to the south of point D. Point E is 3 m to the east of point H.

What is the shortest distance between F and E?

  1. AOption (a)

    8 m

  2. BOption (b)

    10 m

  3. COption (c)

    12 m

  4. DOption (d)

    √88 m

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

10 m

Why this answer is correct

Distance between F and E = √(62 + 82) = √(36 + 64) = √100 = 10 m

Hence, 10m is the correct answer. 82−−−−−−√√62−−√62−−√62

36+64−−−−−−−

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