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Question 821

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Directions (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons sit in a parallel row such that four persons-A, B, C and D sit in a row 1 and face north and the remaining four persons- P, Q, R and S sit in a row 2 and face south. The persons sit in a row 1 face the person sits in a row 2 and vice versa.

Each person belongs to different countries i.e. Japan, USA, Canada, Egypt, Cuba , Iran, Italy and China.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between B and A. B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran. The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end. S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan. P faces the one who belongs to Cuba. D sits to the left of the one who belongs to Canada. Q and the one who belongs to Italy didn’t sit in the same row. The one who belongs to china doesn’t sit adjacent to S.

Who among the following belongs to USA?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Answer: (c)C.

Q

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Question 822

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Directions (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons sit in a parallel row such that four persons-A, B, C and D sit in a row 1 and face north and the remaining four persons- P, Q, R and S sit in a row 2 and face south. The persons sit in a row 1 face the person sits in a row 2 and vice versa.

Each person belongs to different countries i.e. Japan, USA, Canada, Egypt, Cuba , Iran, Italy and China.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between B and A. B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran. The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end. S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan. P faces the one who belongs to Cuba. D sits to the left of the one who belongs to Canada. Q and the one who belongs to Italy didn’t sit in the same row. The one who belongs to china doesn’t sit adjacent to S.

Which among the following statement(s) is/are true?

  1. AOption (a)

    No one sits to the right of S

  2. BOption (b)

    More than one person sits between P and R

  3. COption (c)

    R faces the one who belongs to Cuba

  4. DOption (d)

    C sits adjacent to A

  5. EOption (e)

    All are true

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Answer: (d)D.

C sits adjacent to A

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Question 823

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Directions (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons sit in a parallel row such that four persons-A, B, C and D sit in a row 1 and face north and the remaining four persons- P, Q, R and S sit in a row 2 and face south. The persons sit in a row 1 face the person sits in a row 2 and vice versa.

Each person belongs to different countries i.e. Japan, USA, Canada, Egypt, Cuba , Iran, Italy and China.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between B and A. B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran. The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end. S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan. P faces the one who belongs to Cuba. D sits to the left of the one who belongs to Canada. Q and the one who belongs to Italy didn’t sit in the same row. The one who belongs to china doesn’t sit adjacent to S.

Who among the following person sits between B and the one who faces the one who belongs to Iran?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    The one who belongs to USA

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who belongs to Japan

  5. EOption (e)

    Both D and A

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Answer: (e)E.

Both D and A

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Question 824

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Directions (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons sit in a parallel row such that four persons-A, B, C and D sit in a row 1 and face north and the remaining four persons- P, Q, R and S sit in a row 2 and face south. The persons sit in a row 1 face the person sits in a row 2 and vice versa.

Each person belongs to different countries i.e. Japan, USA, Canada, Egypt, Cuba , Iran, Italy and China.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between B and A. B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran. The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end. S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan. P faces the one who belongs to Cuba. D sits to the left of the one who belongs to Canada. Q and the one who belongs to Italy didn’t sit in the same row. The one who belongs to china doesn’t sit adjacent to S.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Answer: (b)B.

Q

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Question 825

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Directions (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons sit in a parallel row such that four persons-A, B, C and D sit in a row 1 and face north and the remaining four persons- P, Q, R and S sit in a row 2 and face south. The persons sit in a row 1 face the person sits in a row 2 and vice versa.

Each person belongs to different countries i.e. Japan, USA, Canada, Egypt, Cuba , Iran, Italy and China.

All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between B and A. B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran. The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end. S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan. P faces the one who belongs to Cuba. D sits to the left of the one who belongs to Canada. Q and the one who belongs to Italy didn’t sit in the same row. The one who belongs to china doesn’t sit adjacent to S.

A belongs to which among the following countries?

  1. AOption (a)

    Canada

  2. BOption (b)

    USA

  3. COption (c)

    China

  4. DOption (d)

    Egypt

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

Canada

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Question 826

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Directions (71-73): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions:
A is the only son of Q who is the brother-in-law of Y. U is the mother of B but she is not the spouse of Q. Y is the unmarried brother of Z. X is the paternal aunt of B whereas V is the daughter-in-law of A. No single parent has a child and an equal number of males and females are there in the family.

How is X related to Y?

  1. AOption (a)

    Nephew

  2. BOption (b)

    Niece

  3. COption (c)

    Son

  4. DOption (d)

    Daughter

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (b)B.

Niece

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Question 827

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Directions (71-73): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions:
A is the only son of Q who is the brother-in-law of Y. U is the mother of B but she is not the spouse of Q. Y is the unmarried brother of Z. X is the paternal aunt of B whereas V is the daughter-in-law of A. No single parent has a child and an equal number of males and females are there in the family.

If J is the brother of V, then how is J related to B?

  1. AOption (a)

    Daughter-in-law

  2. BOption (b)

    Son-in-law

  3. COption (c)

    Brother-in-law

  4. DOption (d)

    Sister-in-law

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (c)C.

Brother-in-law

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Question 828

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Directions (71-73): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions:
A is the only son of Q who is the brother-in-law of Y. U is the mother of B but she is not the spouse of Q. Y is the unmarried brother of Z. X is the paternal aunt of B whereas V is the daughter-in-law of A. No single parent has a child and an equal number of males and females are there in the family.

Who among the following person is the mother of A?

  1. AOption (a)

    Z

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    X

  4. DOption (d)

    Y

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

Z

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Question 829

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Directions (74-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in different years – 1969, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995 but not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person is calculated on the base year 2022.
C is two years elder than E. The age difference between F and E is a perfect cube number. The number of persons born after E is same as the number of persons born before D. The difference between the age of D and B is a prime number. A is older than G.

What is the age of A?

  1. AOption (a)

    49 years

  2. BOption (b)

    40 years

  3. COption (c)

    53 years

  4. DOption (d)

    44 years

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (c)C.

53 years

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Question 830

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Directions (74-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in different years – 1969, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995 but not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person is calculated on the base year 2022.
C is two years elder than E. The age difference between F and E is a perfect cube number. The number of persons born after E is same as the number of persons born before D. The difference between the age of D and B is a prime number. A is older than G.

What is the sum of the ages of D, B and F?

  1. AOption (a)

    130 years

  2. BOption (b)

    123 years

  3. COption (c)

    112 years

  4. DOption (d)

    133 years

  5. EOption (e)

    155 years

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Answer: (d)D.

133 years

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Question 831

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Directions (74-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in different years – 1969, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995 but not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person is calculated on the base year 2022.
C is two years elder than E. The age difference between F and E is a perfect cube number. The number of persons born after E is same as the number of persons born before D. The difference between the age of D and B is a prime number. A is older than G.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (a)A.

D

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Question 832

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Directions (74-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in different years – 1969, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995 but not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person is calculated on the base year 2022.
C is two years elder than E. The age difference between F and E is a perfect cube number. The number of persons born after E is same as the number of persons born before D. The difference between the age of D and B is a prime number. A is older than G.

Which among the following statement(s) is/are true?

I. A is the oldest among all
II. C was born in 1988
III. No one born after E

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I

  2. BOption (b)

    Only III

  3. COption (c)

    Both II and III

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and II

  5. EOption (e)

    All I, II and III

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Both I and II

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Question 833

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Directions (74-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in different years – 1969, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995 but not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person is calculated on the base year 2022.
C is two years elder than E. The age difference between F and E is a perfect cube number. The number of persons born after E is same as the number of persons born before D. The difference between the age of D and B is a prime number. A is older than G.

What is the difference between the age of A and G?

  1. AOption (a)

    16 years

  2. BOption (b)

    26 years

  3. COption (c)

    28 years

  4. DOption (d)

    30 years

  5. EOption (e)

    36 years

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

26 years

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Question 834

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Find the odd one out?

  1. AOption (a)

    RUW

  2. BOption (b)

    PSU

  3. COption (c)

    JLN

  4. DOption (d)

    MPR

  5. EOption (e)

    FIK

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

JLN

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Question 835

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Directions (80-82): In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

Statement:

A<G<R>J≤Q=Z≤O; P>T=I≤J≥M

Conclusion:

I. O≥I
II. M≥T
III. P>M

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I is true

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II is true

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II are true

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I and either II or III are true

  5. EOption (e)

    Either II or III is true

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I is true

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Question 836

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Directions (80-82): In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

Statement:

B≥D=C≤A≥Y; N≥E>M=C>L≤P

Conclusion:

I. N≥Y
II. B≥M
III. P<N

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I is true

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II is true

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II are true

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I and either II or III are true

  5. EOption (e)

    Either II or III is true

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only II is true

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Question 837

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Directions (80-82): In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

Statement:

U=B<I; X>M≥U=P<E; O=P≤D<H>Z

Conclusion:

I. X>O
II. E>I
III. H<O

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I is true

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II is true

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II are true

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I and either II or III are true

  5. EOption (e)

    Either II or III are true

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I is true

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Question 838

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How many such pair of letters are there in the word ‘REVOLUTION’, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in English alphabet (both in forward and backward direction)?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    More than three

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

More than three

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Question 839

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Directions (84-88): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Five persons A, B,C, D and E (but not necessarily in the same order) have different designations i.e., General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Assistant Manager (AM), Section Officer (SO), and 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.

Each person has different number of pens – 19, 23, 35, 39 and 51 but not necessarily in the same order.
The one who has prime number of pens is not the senior most person but two designations senior to D. C is junior to D. The one who has 39 pens is just senior to E. The difference between the pens of E and C is 4. D has 12 pens more than C. B is junior to the one who has 39 pens.

Who among the following has maximum number of pens?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    Either A or D

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 840

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Directions (84-88): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Five persons A, B,C, D and E (but not necessarily in the same order) have different designations i.e., General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Assistant Manager (AM), Section Officer (SO), and 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.

Each person has different number of pens – 19, 23, 35, 39 and 51 but not necessarily in the same order.
The one who has prime number of pens is not the senior most person but two designations senior to D. C is junior to D. The one who has 39 pens is just senior to E. The difference between the pens of E and C is 4. D has 12 pens more than C. B is junior to the one who has 39 pens.

What is the designation of A?

  1. AOption (a)

    DGM

  2. BOption (b)

    Clerk

  3. COption (c)

    GM

  4. DOption (d)

    AM

  5. EOption (e)

    SO

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

GM

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