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Question 521

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Directions (79-83): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six persons D, F, G, H, K and L are living in three-storey building where the ground floor is numbered as 1, just above it is floor 2 and the topmost floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floors has 2 flats in it as flat-A and flat-B. Flat-A of floor-2 is immediately above flat-A of floor-1 and immediately below flat-A of floor-3. In the same way, flat-B of floor-2 is immediately above flat-B of floor-1 and immediately below flat-B of floor-3. Flat-A is in the west of flat-B. Each of them likes different fruits.
H lives in the north-west of the one who likes Kiwi. K lives below the one who likes Kiwi. One floor gap between K and F who likes Apple. One floor gap between the ones who like Orange and Grapes. G lives east of the one who likes Orange. The one who likes Banana lives above the one who likes Guava. L does not like Banana.

Who lives immediately above the flat of the one who likes Grapes?

  1. AOption (a)

    The one who likes Kiwi

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who likes Orange

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (e)E.

None of these

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Question 522

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Directions (79-83): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six persons D, F, G, H, K and L are living in three-storey building where the ground floor is numbered as 1, just above it is floor 2 and the topmost floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floors has 2 flats in it as flat-A and flat-B. Flat-A of floor-2 is immediately above flat-A of floor-1 and immediately below flat-A of floor-3. In the same way, flat-B of floor-2 is immediately above flat-B of floor-1 and immediately below flat-B of floor-3. Flat-A is in the west of flat-B. Each of them likes different fruits.
H lives in the north-west of the one who likes Kiwi. K lives below the one who likes Kiwi. One floor gap between K and F who likes Apple. One floor gap between the ones who like Orange and Grapes. G lives east of the one who likes Orange. The one who likes Banana lives above the one who likes Guava. L does not like Banana.

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. AOption (a)

    F lives in Flat-B of Floor-2

  2. BOption (b)

    H likes Orange

  3. COption (c)

    K lives immediately below L’s floor

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who likes Banana lives on Floor-1

  5. EOption (e)

    None is true

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Answer: (c)C.

K lives immediately below L’s floor

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Question 523

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Directions (79-83): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six persons D, F, G, H, K and L are living in three-storey building where the ground floor is numbered as 1, just above it is floor 2 and the topmost floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floors has 2 flats in it as flat-A and flat-B. Flat-A of floor-2 is immediately above flat-A of floor-1 and immediately below flat-A of floor-3. In the same way, flat-B of floor-2 is immediately above flat-B of floor-1 and immediately below flat-B of floor-3. Flat-A is in the west of flat-B. Each of them likes different fruits.
H lives in the north-west of the one who likes Kiwi. K lives below the one who likes Kiwi. One floor gap between K and F who likes Apple. One floor gap between the ones who like Orange and Grapes. G lives east of the one who likes Orange. The one who likes Banana lives above the one who likes Guava. L does not like Banana.

Who among the following lives in Flat-B of Floor-1?

  1. AOption (a)

    K

  2. BOption (b)

    G

  3. COption (c)

    H

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (b)B.

G

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Question 524

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If a four-letter meaningful word is formed by using of 1st, 2nd, 5th and 9th letter from left end of the word ‘RECLAIMING’, then what will be the second letter from right end of that meaningful word. If more than one meaningful word is formed, mark the answer as Y and if no meaningful word is formed, mark the answer as Z.

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    Z

  4. DOption (d)

    N

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Answer: (e)E.

Y

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Question 525

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How many pairs of digits are in the number ‘59267435’, each of which have as many digits between them (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them according to numeric series?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Answer: (d)D.

Four

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Question 526

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Directions (86-90): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G – are placed one above the other but not in the given order. These boxes are numbered as 1 to 7 from bottom to top respectively.

All the boxes are painted with different colors – red, blue, violet, indigo, green, orange, yellow (but not in same order as given).
More than three boxes are placed below blue box. Two boxes are placed between box A and blue box. Number of boxes placed below box A is two less than the number of boxes placed between blue box and yellow box. Box G is not placed at odd numbered position and placed immediate above box E. Number of boxes placed above box E and below red box are same. Green box is placed four boxes above box F. Box D is placed immediately below Indigo box but box D is not painted with red color. Box C is placed below violet box but not on odd numbered position.

Choose the correct pair.

  1. AOption (a)

    F - Indigo

  2. BOption (b)

    B - Green

  3. COption (c)

    D - Red

  4. DOption (d)

    D - Blue

  5. EOption (e)

    E - Orange

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

B - Green

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Question 527

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Directions (86-90): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G – are placed one above the other but not in the given order. These boxes are numbered as 1 to 7 from bottom to top respectively.

All the boxes are painted with different colors – red, blue, violet, indigo, green, orange, yellow (but not in same order as given).
More than three boxes are placed below blue box. Two boxes are placed between box A and blue box. Number of boxes placed below box A is two less than the number of boxes placed between blue box and yellow box. Box G is not placed at odd numbered position and placed immediate above box E. Number of boxes placed above box E and below red box are same. Green box is placed four boxes above box F. Box D is placed immediately below Indigo box but box D is not painted with red color. Box C is placed below violet box but not on odd numbered position.

How many boxes are placed between box B an Indigo box?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Four

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Question 528

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Directions (86-90): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G – are placed one above the other but not in the given order. These boxes are numbered as 1 to 7 from bottom to top respectively.

All the boxes are painted with different colors – red, blue, violet, indigo, green, orange, yellow (but not in same order as given).
More than three boxes are placed below blue box. Two boxes are placed between box A and blue box. Number of boxes placed below box A is two less than the number of boxes placed between blue box and yellow box. Box G is not placed at odd numbered position and placed immediate above box E. Number of boxes placed above box E and below red box are same. Green box is placed four boxes above box F. Box D is placed immediately below Indigo box but box D is not painted with red color. Box C is placed below violet box but not on odd numbered position.

Which among the following box is painted with green color?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box B

  2. BOption (b)

    Box G

  3. COption (c)

    Box C

  4. DOption (d)

    Box A

  5. EOption (e)

    Box E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Box B

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Question 529

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Directions (86-90): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G – are placed one above the other but not in the given order. These boxes are numbered as 1 to 7 from bottom to top respectively.

All the boxes are painted with different colors – red, blue, violet, indigo, green, orange, yellow (but not in same order as given).
More than three boxes are placed below blue box. Two boxes are placed between box A and blue box. Number of boxes placed below box A is two less than the number of boxes placed between blue box and yellow box. Box G is not placed at odd numbered position and placed immediate above box E. Number of boxes placed above box E and below red box are same. Green box is placed four boxes above box F. Box D is placed immediately below Indigo box but box D is not painted with red color. Box C is placed below violet box but not on odd numbered position.

Bottommost box is painted with which of the following color?

  1. AOption (a)

    Violet

  2. BOption (b)

    Orange

  3. COption (c)

    Red

  4. DOption (d)

    Indigo

  5. EOption (e)

    Yellow

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Yellow

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Question 530

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Directions (86-90): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G – are placed one above the other but not in the given order. These boxes are numbered as 1 to 7 from bottom to top respectively.

All the boxes are painted with different colors – red, blue, violet, indigo, green, orange, yellow (but not in same order as given).
More than three boxes are placed below blue box. Two boxes are placed between box A and blue box. Number of boxes placed below box A is two less than the number of boxes placed between blue box and yellow box. Box G is not placed at odd numbered position and placed immediate above box E. Number of boxes placed above box E and below red box are same. Green box is placed four boxes above box F. Box D is placed immediately below Indigo box but box D is not painted with red color. Box C is placed below violet box but not on odd numbered position.

Which of the following statement is not correct?

I. No box is placed above box B
II. Box E is placed below box C
III. Green box is placed immediately above box G

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II

  3. COption (c)

    Only III

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I and II

  5. EOption (e)

    Only I and III

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only II

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Question 531

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Directions (91-95): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Fourteen persons sit in two parallel rows in such a way that seven persons sit in each row. A, B, C, D, E, F, G sit in row 1 and face north while P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in row 2 and face south (but not in the same order as given). Persons of both rows face each other.
F is the only neighbor of A. Three persons sit between U and the one who faces F. P sits adjacent to U who does not sit opposite to B. Number of persons sit to the left of P and to the left of D are same. T sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of C. G sits to the right of C but does not sit at the end. R sits immediate left of Q and second to the right of V.

What is the position of S with respect to T?

  1. AOption (a)

    Third to the right

  2. BOption (b)

    Immediate left

  3. COption (c)

    Fifth to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    Second to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    Fifth to the right

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Fifth to the left

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Question 532

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Directions (91-95): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Fourteen persons sit in two parallel rows in such a way that seven persons sit in each row. A, B, C, D, E, F, G sit in row 1 and face north while P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in row 2 and face south (but not in the same order as given). Persons of both rows face each other.
F is the only neighbor of A. Three persons sit between U and the one who faces F. P sits adjacent to U who does not sit opposite to B. Number of persons sit to the left of P and to the left of D are same. T sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of C. G sits to the right of C but does not sit at the end. R sits immediate left of Q and second to the right of V.

If the persons of row 2 are asked to sit in alphabetical order from left, then how many persons will remain unchanged on their positions?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Two

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Question 533

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Directions (91-95): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Fourteen persons sit in two parallel rows in such a way that seven persons sit in each row. A, B, C, D, E, F, G sit in row 1 and face north while P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in row 2 and face south (but not in the same order as given). Persons of both rows face each other.
F is the only neighbor of A. Three persons sit between U and the one who faces F. P sits adjacent to U who does not sit opposite to B. Number of persons sit to the left of P and to the left of D are same. T sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of C. G sits to the right of C but does not sit at the end. R sits immediate left of Q and second to the right of V.

Who among the following sits second to the right of the person who sits opposite to F?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    P

  5. EOption (e)

    Q

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Q

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Question 534

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Directions (91-95): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Fourteen persons sit in two parallel rows in such a way that seven persons sit in each row. A, B, C, D, E, F, G sit in row 1 and face north while P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in row 2 and face south (but not in the same order as given). Persons of both rows face each other.
F is the only neighbor of A. Three persons sit between U and the one who faces F. P sits adjacent to U who does not sit opposite to B. Number of persons sit to the left of P and to the left of D are same. T sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of C. G sits to the right of C but does not sit at the end. R sits immediate left of Q and second to the right of V.

Four of the following five pair are similar in a certain manner, which among the following is dissimilar to others?

  1. AOption (a)

    T-B

  2. BOption (b)

    V-E

  3. COption (c)

    S-F

  4. DOption (d)

    R-D

  5. EOption (e)

    P-C

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

V-E

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Question 535

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Directions (91-95): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Fourteen persons sit in two parallel rows in such a way that seven persons sit in each row. A, B, C, D, E, F, G sit in row 1 and face north while P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in row 2 and face south (but not in the same order as given). Persons of both rows face each other.
F is the only neighbor of A. Three persons sit between U and the one who faces F. P sits adjacent to U who does not sit opposite to B. Number of persons sit to the left of P and to the left of D are same. T sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of C. G sits to the right of C but does not sit at the end. R sits immediate left of Q and second to the right of V.

The number of persons sit to the left of E is same as the number of persons sit to the right of ___.

  1. AOption (a)

    U

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    V

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

U

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Question 536

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Directions (96-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Eight persons were born on same date and month of different years – 1975, 1978, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010. Consider 2025 as base year to calculate the age of the persons.
M is three years older to K. Fourteen years age gap between K and U. Total age of K and P is one year more than the age of N. Q’s age is multiple of 3 but Q does not born in odd numbered year. L is younger to Q and R both.

What is the age of R?

  1. AOption (a)

    50 years

  2. BOption (b)

    47 years

  3. COption (c)

    36 years

  4. DOption (d)

    33 years

  5. EOption (e)

    29 years

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

47 years

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Question 537

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Directions (96-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Eight persons were born on same date and month of different years – 1975, 1978, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010. Consider 2025 as base year to calculate the age of the persons.
M is three years older to K. Fourteen years age gap between K and U. Total age of K and P is one year more than the age of N. Q’s age is multiple of 3 but Q does not born in odd numbered year. L is younger to Q and R both.

L was born in which of the following year?

  1. AOption (a)

    1978

  2. BOption (b)

    1989

  3. COption (c)

    1992

  4. DOption (d)

    1996

  5. EOption (e)

    1995

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

1995

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Question 538

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Directions (96-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Eight persons were born on same date and month of different years – 1975, 1978, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010. Consider 2025 as base year to calculate the age of the persons.
M is three years older to K. Fourteen years age gap between K and U. Total age of K and P is one year more than the age of N. Q’s age is multiple of 3 but Q does not born in odd numbered year. L is younger to Q and R both.

How many persons are younger to P?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

More than four

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Question 539

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Directions (96-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Eight persons were born on same date and month of different years – 1975, 1978, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010. Consider 2025 as base year to calculate the age of the persons.
M is three years older to K. Fourteen years age gap between K and U. Total age of K and P is one year more than the age of N. Q’s age is multiple of 3 but Q does not born in odd numbered year. L is younger to Q and R both.

What will be the total age of N, R and U?

  1. AOption (a)

    112 years

  2. BOption (b)

    106 years

  3. COption (c)

    126 years

  4. DOption (d)

    87 years

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

126 years

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Question 540

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Directions (96-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Eight persons were born on same date and month of different years – 1975, 1978, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010. Consider 2025 as base year to calculate the age of the persons.
M is three years older to K. Fourteen years age gap between K and U. Total age of K and P is one year more than the age of N. Q’s age is multiple of 3 but Q does not born in odd numbered year. L is younger to Q and R both.

Who among the following is 30 years old?

  1. AOption (a)

    K

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    L

  5. EOption (e)

    Q

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

L

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