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Question 21

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Directions (91-95): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons were born on two different dates i.e. 9th and 26th of five months Viz. January, February, March, April, and May of the same year (not leap year). Three persons were born between B and C, who was born in a month having least number of days. Four Persons were born between D and E. D was born just before B. H is just younger than E and was born on the month having even number of days. Number of persons were born between A and H is same as the number of persons were born between A and I. More than three persons were born between C and G. J was born before F.

Q91. Who among the following person was born in April?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    Both D and B

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Answer: (e)E.

Both D and B

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Question 22

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Directions (91-95): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons were born on two different dates i.e. 9th and 26th of five months Viz. January, February, March, April, and May of the same year (not leap year). Three persons were born between B and C, who was born in a month having least number of days. Four Persons were born between D and E. D was born just before B. H is just younger than E and was born on the month having even number of days. Number of persons were born between A and H is same as the number of persons were born between A and I. More than three persons were born between C and G. J was born before F.

Q92. Which among the following statement(s) is/are true? I. D was born on 9th April II. E was born on 26th February III. G was born after D

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II

  2. BOption (b)

    Only I

  3. COption (c)

    Only II

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and III

  5. EOption (e)

    All I, II and III

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Both I and III

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Question 23

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Directions (91-95): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons were born on two different dates i.e. 9th and 26th of five months Viz. January, February, March, April, and May of the same year (not leap year). Three persons were born between B and C, who was born in a month having least number of days. Four Persons were born between D and E. D was born just before B. H is just younger than E and was born on the month having even number of days. Number of persons were born between A and H is same as the number of persons were born between A and I. More than three persons were born between C and G. J was born before F.

Q93. How many persons were born between J and I on same date of J?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Three

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Question 24

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Directions (91-95): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons were born on two different dates i.e. 9th and 26th of five months Viz. January, February, March, April, and May of the same year (not leap year). Three persons were born between B and C, who was born in a month having least number of days. Four Persons were born between D and E. D was born just before B. H is just younger than E and was born on the month having even number of days. Number of persons were born between A and H is same as the number of persons were born between A and I. More than three persons were born between C and G. J was born before F.

Q94. On which date and in which month was G born?

  1. AOption (a)

    26th May

  2. BOption (b)

    26th April

  3. COption (c)

    9th May

  4. DOption (d)

    9th April

  5. EOption (e)

    9th March

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

26th May

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Question 25

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Directions (91-95): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons were born on two different dates i.e. 9th and 26th of five months Viz. January, February, March, April, and May of the same year (not leap year). Three persons were born between B and C, who was born in a month having least number of days. Four Persons were born between D and E. D was born just before B. H is just younger than E and was born on the month having even number of days. Number of persons were born between A and H is same as the number of persons were born between A and I. More than three persons were born between C and G. J was born before F.

Q95. The number of persons were between J and C is ______ than the number of persons were between A and G?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two more

  2. BOption (b)

    One less

  3. COption (c)

    Two less

  4. DOption (d)

    Three more

  5. EOption (e)

    One more

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Answer: (b)B.

One less

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Question 26

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Directions (96-100): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Seven boxes- P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are kept one above the other in the form of the stack. Each box has different items- Pen, Eraser, Colors, Pencil, Scale, Marker and Highlighter but not in the same order. Box Q is kept above the box which has marker. As many boxes are kept above box Q as below box R. The box which has marker is kept three boxes above the box P. The box which has colors is kept immediately above box R. Four boxes are kept between box R and the box which has Highlighter. The number of boxes kept between the box S and box T is one more than the number of boxes kept between box T and the box which has colors. Box V is kept below the box which has Scale but not just below. Box U is kept three boxes above the box which has Eraser. The box which has pen is kept above the box which has Pencil.

Q96. How many boxes are kept between box U and the box which has Pencil?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    More than four

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Four

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Question 27

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Directions (96-100): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Seven boxes- P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are kept one above the other in the form of the stack. Each box has different items- Pen, Eraser, Colors, Pencil, Scale, Marker and Highlighter but not in the same order. Box Q is kept above the box which has marker. As many boxes are kept above box Q as below box R. The box which has marker is kept three boxes above the box P. The box which has colors is kept immediately above box R. Four boxes are kept between box R and the box which has Highlighter. The number of boxes kept between the box S and box T is one more than the number of boxes kept between box T and the box which has colors. Box V is kept below the box which has Scale but not just below. Box U is kept three boxes above the box which has Eraser. The box which has pen is kept above the box which has Pencil.

Q97. Which among the following statement (s) is/are not true? I. Box P is kept above box S II. Odd number of boxes are kept between box Q and box T III. Box Q has scale

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and III

  5. EOption (e)

    Both II and III

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I

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Question 28

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Directions (96-100): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Seven boxes- P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are kept one above the other in the form of the stack. Each box has different items- Pen, Eraser, Colors, Pencil, Scale, Marker and Highlighter but not in the same order. Box Q is kept above the box which has marker. As many boxes are kept above box Q as below box R. The box which has marker is kept three boxes above the box P. The box which has colors is kept immediately above box R. Four boxes are kept between box R and the box which has Highlighter. The number of boxes kept between the box S and box T is one more than the number of boxes kept between box T and the box which has colors. Box V is kept below the box which has Scale but not just below. Box U is kept three boxes above the box which has Eraser. The box which has pen is kept above the box which has Pencil.

Q98. Which among the following box is kept three boxes below box Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box T

  2. BOption (b)

    The box which contains marker

  3. COption (c)

    Box R

  4. DOption (d)

    Box V

  5. EOption (e)

    The box which contains Highlighter

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Box V

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Question 29

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Directions (96-100): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Seven boxes- P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are kept one above the other in the form of the stack. Each box has different items- Pen, Eraser, Colors, Pencil, Scale, Marker and Highlighter but not in the same order. Box Q is kept above the box which has marker. As many boxes are kept above box Q as below box R. The box which has marker is kept three boxes above the box P. The box which has colors is kept immediately above box R. Four boxes are kept between box R and the box which has Highlighter. The number of boxes kept between the box S and box T is one more than the number of boxes kept between box T and the box which has colors. Box V is kept below the box which has Scale but not just below. Box U is kept three boxes above the box which has Eraser. The box which has pen is kept above the box which has Pencil.

Q99. Which of the following combination is correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box R- Pencil

  2. BOption (b)

    Box V- Eraser

  3. COption (c)

    Box Q- Pen

  4. DOption (d)

    Box P- Highlighter

  5. EOption (e)

    None is correct

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Box R- Pencil

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Question 30

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Directions (96-100): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Seven boxes- P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are kept one above the other in the form of the stack. Each box has different items- Pen, Eraser, Colors, Pencil, Scale, Marker and Highlighter but not in the same order. Box Q is kept above the box which has marker. As many boxes are kept above box Q as below box R. The box which has marker is kept three boxes above the box P. The box which has colors is kept immediately above box R. Four boxes are kept between box R and the box which has Highlighter. The number of boxes kept between the box S and box T is one more than the number of boxes kept between box T and the box which has colors. Box V is kept below the box which has Scale but not just below. Box U is kept three boxes above the box which has Eraser. The box which has pen is kept above the box which has Pencil.

Q100. Which among the following box contains pen?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box T

  2. BOption (b)

    Box Q

  3. COption (c)

    Box R

  4. DOption (d)

    Box V

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Box V

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Question 31

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Directions (71-75): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight persons - A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, and S are sitting around a circle table, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them is facing inside the center and four of them is facing outside the center. Both the immediate neighbors of A face away from the center. Q faces towards the center and sits to the immediate left of B. A and B face towards the center and sit opposite to each other. Three people sit between Q and R. C and B are the immediate neighbors of D who faces away from the center. C faces away from the center. S is not an immediate neighbor of A.

Who among the following person sits immediate right of R?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

C

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Question 32

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Directions (71-75): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight persons - A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, and S are sitting around a circle table, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them is facing inside the center and four of them is facing outside the center. Both the immediate neighbors of A face away from the center. Q faces towards the center and sits to the immediate left of B. A and B face towards the center and sit opposite to each other. Three people sit between Q and R. C and B are the immediate neighbors of D who faces away from the center. C faces away from the center. S is not an immediate neighbor of A.

Who of the following person is sitting between B and S when counted from the left of B?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Q

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Question 33

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Directions (71-75): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight persons - A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, and S are sitting around a circle table, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them is facing inside the center and four of them is facing outside the center. Both the immediate neighbors of A face away from the center. Q faces towards the center and sits to the immediate left of B. A and B face towards the center and sit opposite to each other. Three people sit between Q and R. C and B are the immediate neighbors of D who faces away from the center. C faces away from the center. S is not an immediate neighbor of A.

What is the position of B with respect to D?

  1. AOption (a)

    Second to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    Immediate left

  3. COption (c)

    Third to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    Second to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    Immediate right

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Immediate right

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Question 34

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Directions (71-75): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight persons - A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, and S are sitting around a circle table, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them is facing inside the center and four of them is facing outside the center. Both the immediate neighbors of A face away from the center. Q faces towards the center and sits to the immediate left of B. A and B face towards the center and sit opposite to each other. Three people sit between Q and R. C and B are the immediate neighbors of D who faces away from the center. C faces away from the center. S is not an immediate neighbor of A.

Which of the following statements is correct about P?

  1. AOption (a)

    P sits second to the left of R

  2. BOption (b)

    P sits second to the right of R

  3. COption (c)

    Three persons sit between P and C

  4. DOption (d)

    Two persons sit between P and A

  5. EOption (e)

    All are correct

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

P sits second to the left of R

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Question 35

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Directions (71-75): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight persons - A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, and S are sitting around a circle table, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them is facing inside the center and four of them is facing outside the center. Both the immediate neighbors of A face away from the center. Q faces towards the center and sits to the immediate left of B. A and B face towards the center and sit opposite to each other. Three people sit between Q and R. C and B are the immediate neighbors of D who faces away from the center. C faces away from the center. S is not an immediate neighbor of A.

Who among the following is sitting adjacent to A?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    Both P and R

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Both P and R

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Question 36

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘PRESENCE’, each of which have as many letters between them as they have in English alphabetical series (both forward and backward direction)?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Three

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Question 37

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Directions (77-81): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons- M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on different floors of a ten-storey building where ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10. Four persons live between N and O who lives immediate below P. N lives on an even numbered floor but not on top floor. Q lives three floors below P. The number of persons live above R is same as the number of persons live below S but they do not live adjacent to each other. T lives adjacent to S. U lives on an odd numbered floor but above V and below M.

The number of persons live above V is same as the number of persons live below _____?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    N

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

P

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Question 38

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Directions (77-81): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons- M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on different floors of a ten-storey building where ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10. Four persons live between N and O who lives immediate below P. N lives on an even numbered floor but not on top floor. Q lives three floors below P. The number of persons live above R is same as the number of persons live below S but they do not live adjacent to each other. T lives adjacent to S. U lives on an odd numbered floor but above V and below M.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and form a group. Who among the following does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    O

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

R

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Question 39

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Directions (77-81): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons- M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on different floors of a ten-storey building where ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10. Four persons live between N and O who lives immediate below P. N lives on an even numbered floor but not on top floor. Q lives three floors below P. The number of persons live above R is same as the number of persons live below S but they do not live adjacent to each other. T lives adjacent to S. U lives on an odd numbered floor but above V and below M.

How many persons live between T and O?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Six

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Six

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Question 40

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Directions (77-81): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten persons- M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on different floors of a ten-storey building where ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10. Four persons live between N and O who lives immediate below P. N lives on an even numbered floor but not on top floor. Q lives three floors below P. The number of persons live above R is same as the number of persons live below S but they do not live adjacent to each other. T lives adjacent to S. U lives on an odd numbered floor but above V and below M.

Who among the following lives just above the floor on which N lives?

  1. AOption (a)

    U

  2. BOption (b)

    M

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

U

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