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Question 561

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Directions (83-87): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. They like different flowers viz. Rose, Daisy, Lily, Jasmine, Marigold and Dahila but not necessarily in the same order.
F sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Rose. B and the one who likes Rose are immediate neighbours. A faces the one who likes Jasmine and sits near F. C sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Lily. The one who likes Dahila sits just right of the one who likes Daisy. C and D are not an immediate neighbour.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    D- Rose

  2. BOption (b)

    F- Daisy

  3. COption (c)

    A- Lily

  4. DOption (d)

    E- Jasmine

  5. EOption (e)

    B- Marigold

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Answer: (b)B.

F- Daisy

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Question 562

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Directions (83-87): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. They like different flowers viz. Rose, Daisy, Lily, Jasmine, Marigold and Dahila but not necessarily in the same order.
F sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Rose. B and the one who likes Rose are immediate neighbours. A faces the one who likes Jasmine and sits near F. C sits 2nd to the left of the one who likes Lily. The one who likes Dahila sits just right of the one who likes Daisy. C and D are not an immediate neighbour.

Who is sitting just right of the person who likes Dahila?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 563

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In the word ‘BONAFIDE’, how many pairs of letters have the same number of letters between them (both forward and backward direction) as in the alphabetical series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than Four

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Answer: (e)E.

More than Four

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Question 564

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Directions (89-91): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Six persons are arranged in descending order according to their weight from left to right.

Only T is lighter than Q whose weight is 17kg. S is twice heavier than Q and 14 kg lighter than N. Two persons between M and S. R is not the second heaviest among all.

Who is the heaviest among all?

  1. AOption (a)

    N

  2. BOption (b)

    Either N or R

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    M

  5. EOption (e)

    Either M or N

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

M

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Question 565

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Directions (89-91): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Six persons are arranged in descending order according to their weight from left to right.

Only T is lighter than Q whose weight is 17kg. S is twice heavier than Q and 14 kg lighter than N. Two persons between M and S. R is not the second heaviest among all.

What may be the possible weight of R?

  1. AOption (a)

    18kg

  2. BOption (b)

    39kg

  3. COption (c)

    30kg

  4. DOption (d)

    22kg

  5. EOption (e)

    53kg

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

39kg

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Question 566

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Directions (89-91): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Six persons are arranged in descending order according to their weight from left to right.

Only T is lighter than Q whose weight is 17kg. S is twice heavier than Q and 14 kg lighter than N. Two persons between M and S. R is not the second heaviest among all.

How many persons are lighter than S?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 567

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Directions (92-96): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Ten persons P to Y live in 10 storey building but not necessarily in the same order. The bottommost floor is numbered as 1 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10.
V lives on prime numbered floor but below 4th floor. S lives below V but not on the ground floor. There are as many persons live above S as below P. More than three persons live between P and Y who lives above X. One person lives between T and Y. W lives just below R. U does not live below Q.

On which floor does T live?

  1. AOption (a)

    2nd floor

  2. BOption (b)

    3rd floor

  3. COption (c)

    4th floor

  4. DOption (d)

    5th floor

  5. EOption (e)

    6th floor

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Answer: (e)E.

6th floor

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Question 568

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Directions (92-96): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Ten persons P to Y live in 10 storey building but not necessarily in the same order. The bottommost floor is numbered as 1 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10.
V lives on prime numbered floor but below 4th floor. S lives below V but not on the ground floor. There are as many persons live above S as below P. More than three persons live between P and Y who lives above X. One person lives between T and Y. W lives just below R. U does not live below Q.

Who lives on the topmost floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    V

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

U

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Question 569

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2023• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Directions (92-96): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Ten persons P to Y live in 10 storey building but not necessarily in the same order. The bottommost floor is numbered as 1 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10.
V lives on prime numbered floor but below 4th floor. S lives below V but not on the ground floor. There are as many persons live above S as below P. More than three persons live between P and Y who lives above X. One person lives between T and Y. W lives just below R. U does not live below Q.

How many persons live between W and S?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Six

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Four

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Question 570

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2023• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Directions (92-96): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Ten persons P to Y live in 10 storey building but not necessarily in the same order. The bottommost floor is numbered as 1 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10.
V lives on prime numbered floor but below 4th floor. S lives below V but not on the ground floor. There are as many persons live above S as below P. More than three persons live between P and Y who lives above X. One person lives between T and Y. W lives just below R. U does not live below Q.

The numbers of persons live between R and Y is half than the numbers of persons live below _____________.

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    W

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

W

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Question 571

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2023• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Directions (92-96): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Ten persons P to Y live in 10 storey building but not necessarily in the same order. The bottommost floor is numbered as 1 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 10.
V lives on prime numbered floor but below 4th floor. S lives below V but not on the ground floor. There are as many persons live above S as below P. More than three persons live between P and Y who lives above X. One person lives between T and Y. W lives just below R. U does not live below Q.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    V

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    Q

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

T

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Question 572

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Directions (97-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions based on it:
In a certain code language,
‘Several single port around’ is coded as ‘po xl yu vb’
‘Single event cost edition’ is coded as ‘rf zx vb wa’
‘Cost around public order’ is coded as ‘km po rf tf’
‘Public host winter edition’ is coded as ‘vc ur km zx’

What will the code for ‘Single winter order’?

  1. AOption (a)

    vb ur tf

  2. BOption (b)

    xl vc tf

  3. COption (c)

    vb vc km

  4. DOption (d)

    po tf km

  5. EOption (e)

    yu vc ur

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

vb ur tf

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Question 573

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Directions (97-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions based on it:
In a certain code language,
‘Several single port around’ is coded as ‘po xl yu vb’
‘Single event cost edition’ is coded as ‘rf zx vb wa’
‘Cost around public order’ is coded as ‘km po rf tf’
‘Public host winter edition’ is coded as ‘vc ur km zx’

What will be the code for ‘Event around’?

  1. AOption (a)

    wa rf

  2. BOption (b)

    vb po

  3. COption (c)

    wa po

  4. DOption (d)

    po zx

  5. EOption (e)

    Can’t be determined

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

wa po

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Question 574

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Directions (97-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions based on it:
In a certain code language,
‘Several single port around’ is coded as ‘po xl yu vb’
‘Single event cost edition’ is coded as ‘rf zx vb wa’
‘Cost around public order’ is coded as ‘km po rf tf’
‘Public host winter edition’ is coded as ‘vc ur km zx’

If ‘several books’ is coded as ‘xl sa’, then what will be the code for ‘port maintenance cost’?

  1. AOption (a)

    yu wa rf

  2. BOption (b)

    xl rf vb

  3. COption (c)

    yu nh rf

  4. DOption (d)

    nh yu vb

  5. EOption (e)

    nh kt yu

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

yu nh rf

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Question 575

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Directions (97-100): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions based on it:
In a certain code language,
‘Several single port around’ is coded as ‘po xl yu vb’
‘Single event cost edition’ is coded as ‘rf zx vb wa’
‘Cost around public order’ is coded as ‘km po rf tf’
‘Public host winter edition’ is coded as ‘vc ur km zx’

‘zx’ is the code for ___.

  1. AOption (a)

    Single

  2. BOption (b)

    Edition

  3. COption (c)

    Host

  4. DOption (d)

    Winter

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Edition

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Question 576

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

Six persons Avyan, Kelvin, Prince, Jubal, Tejas, and Vyas have different designations, i.e.  General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk in a company. The order of seniority is the same as given above i.e. GM is the senior-most designation and Clerk is the junior-most designation.

Every person likes different sports Archery, Fencing, Hiking, Polo, Surfing, and Rugby. The one who likes Hiking is not the senior most person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas. The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager. Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing.

Who is immediate senior to the person who likes Archery?

  1. AOption (a)

    the one who is at General Manager designation

  2. BOption (b)

    the one who likes Hiking

  3. COption (c)

    the one who is Manager

  4. DOption (d)

    the one who likes Polo

  5. EOption (e)

    the one who likes Rugby

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

the one who likes Polo

Why this answer is correct

1) The one who likes Hiking is not the senior person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas.  The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. 

Case 1Case 2Case 3
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHiking
ManagerHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArchery
Probationary OfficerVyasTejasArchery
ClerkVyasVyas

 

2) Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The position of the person who likes Surfing cannot be fixed at this point.

Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHikingJubalPolo
ManagerHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

3) The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. In Case 4, this condition cannot be satisfied which is why Case 4 is eliminated.

Case 1Case 2Case 3(a)Case 3(b)
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General ManagerFencingFencingFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanHikingAvyanHikingFencingAvyan
ManagerAvyanHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPoloJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

4) Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager.

These conditions are not satisfied in Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) which is why Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) are eliminated.

The final arrangement is:

DesignationPersonGame
General ManagerPrinceFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanSurfing
ManagerKelvinHiking
Assistant ManagerJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerTejasArchery
ClerkVyasRugby

 

Hence, The one who likes Polo (Jubal) is immediate senior to the person who likes Archery.

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Question 577

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

Six persons Avyan, Kelvin, Prince, Jubal, Tejas, and Vyas have different designations, i.e.  General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk in a company. The order of seniority is the same as given above i.e. GM is the senior-most designation and Clerk is the junior-most designation.

Every person likes different sports Archery, Fencing, Hiking, Polo, Surfing, and Rugby. The one who likes Hiking is not the senior most person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas. The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager. Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

I. Avyan likes Rugby.

II. Tejas is Manger.

III. Jubal is just junior to the one who likes Hiking.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II

  4. DOption (d)

    Both II and III

  5. EOption (e)

    Only III

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Only III

Why this answer is correct

1) The one who likes Hiking is not the senior person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas.  The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. 

Case 1Case 2Case 3
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHiking
ManagerHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArchery
Probationary OfficerVyasTejasArchery
ClerkVyasVyas

 

2) Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The position of the person who likes Surfing cannot be fixed at this point.

Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHikingJubalPolo
ManagerHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

3) The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. In Case 4, this condition cannot be satisfied which is why Case 4 is eliminated.

Case 1Case 2Case 3(a)Case 3(b)
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General ManagerFencingFencingFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanHikingAvyanHikingFencingAvyan
ManagerAvyanHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPoloJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

4) Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager.

These conditions are not satisfied in Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) which is why Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) are eliminated.

The final arrangement is:

DesignationPersonGame
General ManagerPrinceFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanSurfing
ManagerKelvinHiking
Assistant ManagerJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerTejasArchery
ClerkVyasRugby

 

Hence, Only III statement is true.

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Question 578

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

Six persons Avyan, Kelvin, Prince, Jubal, Tejas, and Vyas have different designations, i.e.  General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk in a company. The order of seniority is the same as given above i.e. GM is the senior-most designation and Clerk is the junior-most designation.

Every person likes different sports Archery, Fencing, Hiking, Polo, Surfing, and Rugby. The one who likes Hiking is not the senior most person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas. The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager. Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing.

What is the designation of the one who likes Archery?

  1. AOption (a)

    Probationary Officer

  2. BOption (b)

    Deputy General Manager

  3. COption (c)

    Clerk

  4. DOption (d)

    Assistant Manager

  5. EOption (e)

    Manager

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Probationary Officer

Why this answer is correct

1) The one who likes Hiking is not the senior person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas.  The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. 

Case 1Case 2Case 3
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHiking
ManagerHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArchery
Probationary OfficerVyasTejasArchery
ClerkVyasVyas

 

2) Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The position of the person who likes Surfing cannot be fixed at this point.

Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHikingJubalPolo
ManagerHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

3) The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. In Case 4, this condition cannot be satisfied which is why Case 4 is eliminated.

Case 1Case 2Case 3(a)Case 3(b)
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General ManagerFencingFencingFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanHikingAvyanHikingFencingAvyan
ManagerAvyanHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPoloJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

4) Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager.

These conditions are not satisfied in Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) which is why Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) are eliminated.

The final arrangement is:

DesignationPersonGame
General ManagerPrinceFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanSurfing
ManagerKelvinHiking
Assistant ManagerJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerTejasArchery
ClerkVyasRugby

 

Hence, The one who likes Archery has a Probationary Officer designation.

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Question 579

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

Six persons Avyan, Kelvin, Prince, Jubal, Tejas, and Vyas have different designations, i.e.  General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk in a company. The order of seniority is the same as given above i.e. GM is the senior-most designation and Clerk is the junior-most designation.

Every person likes different sports Archery, Fencing, Hiking, Polo, Surfing, and Rugby. The one who likes Hiking is not the senior most person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas. The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager. Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing.

Which sports Kelvin like?

  1. AOption (a)

    Polo

  2. BOption (b)

    Hiking

  3. COption (c)

    Surfing

  4. DOption (d)

    Archery

  5. EOption (e)

    Rugby

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Hiking

Why this answer is correct

1) The one who likes Hiking is not the senior person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas.  The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. 

Case 1Case 2Case 3
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHiking
ManagerHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArchery
Probationary OfficerVyasTejasArchery
ClerkVyasVyas

 

2) Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The position of the person who likes Surfing cannot be fixed at this point.

Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHikingJubalPolo
ManagerHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

3) The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. In Case 4, this condition cannot be satisfied which is why Case 4 is eliminated.

Case 1Case 2Case 3(a)Case 3(b)
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General ManagerFencingFencingFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanHikingAvyanHikingFencingAvyan
ManagerAvyanHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPoloJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

4) Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager.

These conditions are not satisfied in Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) which is why Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) are eliminated.

The final arrangement is:

DesignationPersonGame
General ManagerPrinceFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanSurfing
ManagerKelvinHiking
Assistant ManagerJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerTejasArchery
ClerkVyasRugby

 

Hence, Kelvin likes Hiking.

SBI PO Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 6 November 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 580

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2023• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Six persons Avyan, Kelvin, Prince, Jubal, Tejas, and Vyas have different designations, i.e.  General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk in a company. The order of seniority is the same as given above i.e. GM is the senior-most designation and Clerk is the junior-most designation.

Every person likes different sports Archery, Fencing, Hiking, Polo, Surfing, and Rugby. The one who likes Hiking is not the senior most person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas. The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager. Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing.

Which of the following person has Fencing its hobby?

  1. AOption (a)

    The one who is a Assistant Manager

  2. BOption (b)

    The one who is just junior to Manager

  3. COption (c)

    The one who is just junior to Assistant Manager

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who is just senior to Deputy General Manager

  5. EOption (e)

    The one who is the junior-most employee

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

The one who is just senior to Deputy General Manager

Why this answer is correct

1) The one who likes Hiking is not the senior person but two designations senior to Tejas. Vyas is junior to Tejas.  The one who likes Hiking is two designations senior to the one who likes Archery. 

Case 1Case 2Case 3
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHiking
ManagerHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArchery
Probationary OfficerVyasTejasArchery
ClerkVyasVyas

 

2) Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. Jubal is not at the Manager designation. The position of the person who likes Surfing cannot be fixed at this point.

Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General Manager
Deputy General ManagerHikingHikingJubalPolo
ManagerHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

3) The one who likes Fencing is just senior to Avyan. In Case 4, this condition cannot be satisfied which is why Case 4 is eliminated.

Case 1Case 2Case 3(a)Case 3(b)
DesignationPersonGamePersonGamePersonGamePersonGame
General ManagerFencingFencingFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanHikingAvyanHikingFencingAvyan
ManagerAvyanHikingHiking
Assistant ManagerTejasArcheryTejasArcheryJubalPoloJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerVyasJubalPoloTejasArcheryTejasArchery
ClerkJubalPoloVyasVyasVyas

 

4) Kelvin is just junior to Avyan but does not like Surfing. Jubal, who likes Polo is junior to the one who likes Surfing. The one who likes Rugby is not a Manager.

These conditions are not satisfied in Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) which is why Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3(a) are eliminated.

The final arrangement is:

DesignationPersonGame
General ManagerPrinceFencing
Deputy General ManagerAvyanSurfing
ManagerKelvinHiking
Assistant ManagerJubalPolo
Probationary OfficerTejasArchery
ClerkVyasRugby

 

Hence, The one who is just senior to the Deputy General Manager(Prince) is the person who has Fencing its hobby.

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