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Question 41

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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.

Which among the following is incorrect?

  1. AOption (a)

    P- 10th Floor

  2. BOption (b)

    Q – 7th Floor

  3. COption (c)

    N – 4th Floor

  4. DOption (d)

    S – 2nd Floor

  5. EOption (e)

    M – 6th Floor

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Answer: (d)D.

S – 2nd Floor

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Question 42

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In the number '45787259’, if the digits before 8 are added by 2 and the digits after 8 are subtracted by 1, then how many digits appear after the prime digit, in the new number formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Six

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Answer: (b)B.

Six

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Question 43

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are of different height but not necessarily in the same order. A is 2nd tallest person among them. There are two persons between A and B. C is just taller than D but shorter than E. The height of the 2nd tallest person is 177cm.

Who among the following is the fourth tallest person?

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Answer: (c)C.

D

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Question 44

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Directions (83-85): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are of different height but not necessarily in the same order. A is 2nd tallest person among them. There are two persons between A and B. C is just taller than D but shorter than E. The height of the 2nd tallest person is 177cm.

If the sum of height of A and D is 300cm, and the height of B is 114cm then what is the sum of the height of B and D?

  1. AOption (a)

    192cm

  2. BOption (b)

    263cm

  3. COption (c)

    260cm

  4. DOption (d)

    237m

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

237m

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Question 45

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Directions (83-85): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are of different height but not necessarily in the same order. A is 2nd tallest person among them. There are two persons between A and B. C is just taller than D but shorter than E. The height of the 2nd tallest person is 177cm.

Who among the following is the lightest person?

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

F

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Question 46

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W - work on different designation in an organization. The designations are Clerk, PO, SMO, Manager, DG, GM, AGM, DGM (designations are given in increasing order of seniority from clerk to PO respectively). They also like different colors – Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, White, Pink, Silver. The information of persons and colors is not used in the same order as given. At most two persons are junior to T. Two persons are in between T and the one who likes blue color. Q is three posts senior to the one who likes blue color. Four persons are in between Q and the one who likes orange color. R is junior to DG but does not like blue and red color. P is just junior to R but senior to the one who likes green color. Number of persons junior to P is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes white color. V is not DGM but V is senior to the one who likes white color. The one who likes silver color is three post junior to U. S is just junior to the one who likes yellow color.

What is the designation of S?

  1. AOption (a)

    SMO

  2. BOption (b)

    GM

  3. COption (c)

    DG

  4. DOption (d)

    Manager

  5. EOption (e)

    Clerk

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Answer: (b)B.

GM

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Question 47

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W - work on different designation in an organization. The designations are Clerk, PO, SMO, Manager, DG, GM, AGM, DGM (designations are given in increasing order of seniority from clerk to PO respectively). They also like different colors – Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, White, Pink, Silver. The information of persons and colors is not used in the same order as given. At most two persons are junior to T. Two persons are in between T and the one who likes blue color. Q is three posts senior to the one who likes blue color. Four persons are in between Q and the one who likes orange color. R is junior to DG but does not like blue and red color. P is just junior to R but senior to the one who likes green color. Number of persons junior to P is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes white color. V is not DGM but V is senior to the one who likes white color. The one who likes silver color is three post junior to U. S is just junior to the one who likes yellow color.

Which of the following color is liked by Manager?

  1. AOption (a)

    Blue

  2. BOption (b)

    Pink

  3. COption (c)

    Orange

  4. DOption (d)

    Silver

  5. EOption (e)

    Yellow

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Answer: (b)B.

Pink

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Question 48

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Directions (86-90): Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions:
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W - work on different designation in an organization. The designations are Clerk, PO, SMO, Manager, DG, GM, AGM, DGM (designations are given in increasing order of seniority from clerk to PO respectively). They also like different colors – Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, White, Pink, Silver. The information of persons and colors is not used in the same order as given.
At most two persons are junior to T. Two persons are in between T and the one who likes blue color. Q is three posts senior to the one who likes blue color. Four persons are in between Q and the one who likes orange color. R is junior to DG but does not like blue and red color. P is just junior to R but senior to the one who likes green color. Number of persons junior to P is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes white color. V is not DGM but V is senior to the one who likes white color. The one who likes silver color is three post junior to U. S is just junior to the one who likes yellow color.

U is ____ and likes _____ color.

  1. AOption (a)

    DGM, Red

  2. BOption (b)

    GM, White

  3. COption (c)

    DG, Blue

  4. DOption (d)

    AGM, Yellow

  5. EOption (e)

    Manger, Pink

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Answer: (c)C.

DG, Blue

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Question 49

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W - work on different designation in an organization. The designations are Clerk, PO, SMO, Manager, DG, GM, AGM, DGM (designations are given in increasing order of seniority from clerk to PO respectively). They also like different colors – Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, White, Pink, Silver. The information of persons and colors is not used in the same order as given. At most two persons are junior to T. Two persons are in between T and the one who likes blue color. Q is three posts senior to the one who likes blue color. Four persons are in between Q and the one who likes orange color. R is junior to DG but does not like blue and red color. P is just junior to R but senior to the one who likes green color. Number of persons junior to P is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes white color. V is not DGM but V is senior to the one who likes white color. The one who likes silver color is three post junior to U. S is just junior to the one who likes yellow color.

Who among the following likes silver color?

  1. AOption (a)

    The one who is immediate senior to W

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    The one who is clerk

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who is two posts junior to S

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Answer: (a)A.

The one who is immediate senior to W

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Question 50

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W - work on different designation in an organization. The designations are Clerk, PO, SMO, Manager, DG, GM, AGM, DGM (designations are given in increasing order of seniority from clerk to PO respectively). They also like different colors – Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, White, Pink, Silver. The information of persons and colors is not used in the same order as given. At most two persons are junior to T. Two persons are in between T and the one who likes blue color. Q is three posts senior to the one who likes blue color. Four persons are in between Q and the one who likes orange color. R is junior to DG but does not like blue and red color. P is just junior to R but senior to the one who likes green color. Number of persons junior to P is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes white color. V is not DGM but V is senior to the one who likes white color. The one who likes silver color is three post junior to U. S is just junior to the one who likes yellow color.

Which of the following statement is correct?

I. R is not junior to W
II. S is junior to GM
III. W does not like green color

  1. AOption (a)

    Only II

  2. BOption (b)

    Only I

  3. COption (c)

    Only I and II

  4. DOption (d)

    Only II and III

  5. EOption (e)

    None is correct

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only I

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Question 51

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Nine persons purchase different products one after the other. Either four or five persons purchase after K. Three persons purchase between K and L. M purchases just after L. Number of persons purchase before M is same as after N. O purchases between N and K. Q purchases just after P but before O. R purchases before S but after O.

How many persons purchase between R and L?

  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 52

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Nine persons purchase different products one after the other. Either four or five persons purchase after K. Three persons purchase between K and L. M purchases just after L. Number of persons purchase before M is same as after N. O purchases between N and K. Q purchases just after P but before O. R purchases before S but after O.

Who purchases the product four persons after M?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    O

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    P

  5. EOption (e)

    K

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

O

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Question 53

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Nine persons purchase different products one after the other. Either four or five persons purchase after K. Three persons purchase between K and L. M purchases just after L. Number of persons purchase before M is same as after N. O purchases between N and K. Q purchases just after P but before O. R purchases before S but after O.

Four of the following five are similar in a certain manner and related to a group, who among the following is dissimilar to others?

  1. AOption (a)

    N-S

  2. BOption (b)

    O-R

  3. COption (c)

    Q-K

  4. DOption (d)

    M-P

  5. EOption (e)

    L-Q

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

L-Q

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Question 54

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Nine persons purchase different products one after the other. Either four or five persons purchase after K. Three persons purchase between K and L. M purchases just after L. Number of persons purchase before M is same as after N. O purchases between N and K. Q purchases just after P but before O. R purchases before S but after O.

Who among the following is second last person to purchase the product?

  1. AOption (a)

    O

  2. BOption (b)

    L

  3. COption (c)

    N

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

N

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Question 55

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Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions: Nine persons purchase different products one after the other. Either four or five persons purchase after K. Three persons purchase between K and L. M purchases just after L. Number of persons purchase before M is same as after N. O purchases between N and K. Q purchases just after P but before O. R purchases before S but after O.

Who among the following purchase the product exactly between S and K?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    N

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

R

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Question 56

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Read the given information carefully to answer the related question: Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit in a row facing north. They have different elements named copper, nickel, gold, mercury, aluminum, silver and iron. The information is not used in the same order as given. The one who have gold sits third to the left of D, none of them sits at any of the extreme ends. E sits immediate right of the one who have gold. B and E sit adjacent to each other. The one who have iron sits second to the left of B. Two persons sit between G and F. The one who has mercury sits fourth to the right of G. The one who have copper sits immediate right of the one who has silver. The one who have nickel sits to the left of F and to the right of A.

C have which of the following element?

  1. AOption (a)

    Aluminum

  2. BOption (b)

    Mercury

  3. COption (c)

    Nickel

  4. DOption (d)

    Copper

  5. EOption (e)

    Silver

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Aluminum

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Question 57

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Read the given information carefully to answer the related question: Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit in a row facing north. They have different elements named copper, nickel, gold, mercury, aluminum, silver and iron. The information is not used in the same order as given. The one who have gold sits third to the left of D, none of them sits at any of the extreme ends. E sits immediate right of the one who have gold. B and E sit adjacent to each other. The one who have iron sits second to the left of B. Two persons sit between G and F. The one who has mercury sits fourth to the right of G. The one who have copper sits immediate right of the one who has silver. The one who have nickel sits to the left of F and to the right of A.

Who among the following have silver?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

E

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Question 58

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Read the given information carefully to answer the related question: Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit in a row facing north. They have different elements named copper, nickel, gold, mercury, aluminum, silver and iron. The information is not used in the same order as given. The one who have gold sits third to the left of D, none of them sits at any of the extreme ends. E sits immediate right of the one who have gold. B and E sit adjacent to each other. The one who have iron sits second to the left of B. Two persons sit between G and F. The one who has mercury sits fourth to the right of G. The one who have copper sits immediate right of the one who has silver. The one who have nickel sits to the left of F and to the right of A.

What is the position of G with respect to A?

  1. AOption (a)

    Second to the right

  2. BOption (b)

    Third to the left

  3. COption (c)

    Immediate right

  4. DOption (d)

    Immediate left

  5. EOption (e)

    Third to the right

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Immediate right

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Question 59

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Read the given information carefully to answer the related question: Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit in a row facing north. They have different elements named copper, nickel, gold, mercury, aluminum, silver and iron. The information is not used in the same order as given. The one who have gold sits third to the left of D, none of them sits at any of the extreme ends. E sits immediate right of the one who have gold. B and E sit adjacent to each other. The one who have iron sits second to the left of B. Two persons sit between G and F. The one who has mercury sits fourth to the right of G. The one who have copper sits immediate right of the one who has silver. The one who have nickel sits to the left of F and to the right of A.

How many persons sit to the left of the one who have copper?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Four

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Question 60

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Read the given information carefully to answer the related question: Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit in a row facing north. They have different elements named copper, nickel, gold, mercury, aluminum, silver and iron. The information is not used in the same order as given. The one who have gold sits third to the left of D, none of them sits at any of the extreme ends. E sits immediate right of the one who have gold. B and E sit adjacent to each other. The one who have iron sits second to the left of B. Two persons sit between G and F. The one who has mercury sits fourth to the right of G. The one who have copper sits immediate right of the one who has silver. The one who have nickel sits to the left of F and to the right of A.

Choose the correct combination.

  1. AOption (a)

    A - Nickel

  2. BOption (b)

    E - Silver

  3. COption (c)

    D - Copper

  4. DOption (d)

    C - Mercury

  5. EOption (e)

    G - Gold

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

E - Silver

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