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Question 1201

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2021• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

A company has decided to give one extra leave to their ten employees – J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S. Two dates of each month have been fixed for extra leave i.e. 10^th and 15^th and only one person can take leave on any one day of a month. Five different months are – April, May, June, July and August.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave. More than four people will take leave between M and S.Q will take leave on any day after M. J, P and M will take leave on the same date. P will take leave after J but before M. J and S will not take leave in a same month. L will take leave before J but not in May.Maximum two people will take leave between L and R. Three people will take leave between K and P. N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Who will take leave in the last?

AOption (a)
K
BOption (b)
P
COption (c)
R
DOption (d)
M
EOption (e)
Q

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Correct answer

A.

K

Why this answer is correct

Ten Employees: J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S.

5 Months: April, May, June, July and August.

Two dates: 10^th and 15^th.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave.

So, M will take leave on 15^th July.

More than four people will take leave between M and S.

So, possible number of people will be 5 or 6.

Case 1

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Case 2

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Q will take leave on any day after M.
J, P and M will take leave on the same date.
P will take leave after J but before M.
J and S will not take leave in a same month.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

L will take leave before J but not in May.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Maximum two people will take leave between L and R.

So, possible number of people between L and R are 0, 1 and 2.

We will use this condition in the end.

Three people will take leave between K and P.

This condition doesn’t satisfy in case 1(b) and case 2(b). So, these cases get eliminated.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Now, as per condition number 8, case 1(a) gets eliminated. Thus, we have the final arrangement as follows:

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June	R
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Hence, K will take leave in the last.

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Question 1202

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2021• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

A company has decided to give one extra leave to their ten employees – J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S. Two dates of each month have been fixed for extra leave i.e. 10^th and 15^th and only one person can take leave on any one day of a month. Five different months are – April, May, June, July and August.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave. More than four people will take leave between M and S.Q will take leave on any day after M. J, P and M will take leave on the same date. P will take leave after J but before M. J and S will not take leave in a same month. L will take leave before J but not in May.Maximum two people will take leave between L and R. Three people will take leave between K and P. N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

How many people will take leave before N?

AOption (a)
Three
BOption (b)
Four
COption (c)
Six
DOption (d)
Seven
EOption (e)
Eight

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Correct answer

C.

Six

Why this answer is correct

Ten Employees: J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S.

5 Months: April, May, June, July and August.

Two dates: 10^th and 15^th.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave.

So, M will take leave on 15^th July.

More than four people will take leave between M and S.

So, possible number of people will be 5 or 6.

Case 1

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Case 2

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Q will take leave on any day after M.
J, P and M will take leave on the same date.
P will take leave after J but before M.
J and S will not take leave in a same month.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

L will take leave before J but not in May.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Maximum two people will take leave between L and R.

So, possible number of people between L and R are 0, 1 and 2.

We will use this condition in the end.

Three people will take leave between K and P.

This condition doesn’t satisfy in case 1(b) and case 2(b). So, these cases get eliminated.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Now, as per condition number 8, case 1(a) gets eliminated. Thus, we have the final arrangement as follows:

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June	R
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Hence, six people will take leave before N.

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Question 1203

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2021• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

A company has decided to give one extra leave to their ten employees – J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S. Two dates of each month have been fixed for extra leave i.e. 10^th and 15^th and only one person can take leave on any one day of a month. Five different months are – April, May, June, July and August.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave. More than four people will take leave between M and S.Q will take leave on any day after M. J, P and M will take leave on the same date. P will take leave after J but before M. J and S will not take leave in a same month. L will take leave before J but not in May.Maximum two people will take leave between L and R. Three people will take leave between K and P. N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Four of the following five options are alike in a certain way, find out the odd one?

AOption (a)
L
BOption (b)
O
COption (c)
Q
DOption (d)
R
EOption (e)
S

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Correct answer

A.

L

Why this answer is correct

Ten Employees: J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S.

5 Months: April, May, June, July and August.

Two dates: 10^th and 15^th.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave.

So, M will take leave on 15^th July.

More than four people will take leave between M and S.

So, possible number of people will be 5 or 6.

Case 1

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Case 2

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Q will take leave on any day after M.
J, P and M will take leave on the same date.
P will take leave after J but before M.
J and S will not take leave in a same month.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

L will take leave before J but not in May.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Maximum two people will take leave between L and R.

So, possible number of people between L and R are 0, 1 and 2.

We will use this condition in the end.

Three people will take leave between K and P.

This condition doesn’t satisfy in case 1(b) and case 2(b). So, these cases get eliminated.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Now, as per condition number 8, case 1(a) gets eliminated. Thus, we have the final arrangement as follows:

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June	R
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

O, Q, R and S will take leave on 10^th of a month while L will take leave on 15^th.

Hence, L is the odd one.

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Question 1204

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2021• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

A company has decided to give one extra leave to their ten employees – J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S. Two dates of each month have been fixed for extra leave i.e. 10^th and 15^th and only one person can take leave on any one day of a month. Five different months are – April, May, June, July and August.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave. More than four people will take leave between M and S.Q will take leave on any day after M. J, P and M will take leave on the same date. P will take leave after J but before M. J and S will not take leave in a same month. L will take leave before J but not in May.Maximum two people will take leave between L and R. Three people will take leave between K and P. N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Which of the following combination is correct?

AOption (a)
M, 15^thApril
BOption (b)
O, 10^th July
COption (c)
J, 15^th July
DOption (d)
P, 15^th June
EOption (e)
S, 10^th May

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Correct answer

D.

P, 15^th June

Why this answer is correct

Ten Employees: J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S.

5 Months: April, May, June, July and August.

Two dates: 10^th and 15^th.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave.

So, M will take leave on 15^th July.

More than four people will take leave between M and S.

So, possible number of people will be 5 or 6.

Case 1

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Case 2

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Q will take leave on any day after M.
J, P and M will take leave on the same date.
P will take leave after J but before M.
J and S will not take leave in a same month.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

L will take leave before J but not in May.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Maximum two people will take leave between L and R.

So, possible number of people between L and R are 0, 1 and 2.

We will use this condition in the end.

Three people will take leave between K and P.

This condition doesn’t satisfy in case 1(b) and case 2(b). So, these cases get eliminated.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Now, as per condition number 8, case 1(a) gets eliminated. Thus, we have the final arrangement as follows:

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June	R
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Hence, the correct combination is ‘P, 15^th June’.

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Question 1205

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2021• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

A company has decided to give one extra leave to their ten employees – J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S. Two dates of each month have been fixed for extra leave i.e. 10^th and 15^th and only one person can take leave on any one day of a month. Five different months are – April, May, June, July and August.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave. More than four people will take leave between M and S.Q will take leave on any day after M. J, P and M will take leave on the same date. P will take leave after J but before M. J and S will not take leave in a same month. L will take leave before J but not in May.Maximum two people will take leave between L and R. Three people will take leave between K and P. N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

How many people will take leave between L and P?

AOption (a)
One
BOption (b)
Two
COption (c)
Three
DOption (d)
Four
EOption (e)
No one

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C.

Three

Why this answer is correct

Ten Employees: J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S.

5 Months: April, May, June, July and August.

Two dates: 10^th and 15^th.

Only two leaves will be left after M’s leave.

So, M will take leave on 15^th July.

More than four people will take leave between M and S.

So, possible number of people will be 5 or 6.

Case 1

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Case 2

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May
10^th June
15^th June
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August

Q will take leave on any day after M.
J, P and M will take leave on the same date.
P will take leave after J but before M.
J and S will not take leave in a same month.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

L will take leave before J but not in May.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 1(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August

Case 2(b)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August
15^th August	Q

Maximum two people will take leave between L and R.

So, possible number of people between L and R are 0, 1 and 2.

We will use this condition in the end.

Three people will take leave between K and P.

This condition doesn’t satisfy in case 1(b) and case 2(b). So, these cases get eliminated.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

N will take leave after O but neither of them will take leave in June.

Case 1(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	L
15^th April	S
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Case 2(a)

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Now, as per condition number 8, case 1(a) gets eliminated. Thus, we have the final arrangement as follows:

Months	Employee
10^th April	S
15^th April	L
10^th May	O
15^th May	J
10^th June	R
15^th June	P
10^th July	N
15^th July	M
10^th August	Q
15^th August	K

Hence, three people will take leave between L and P

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Directions (1-4): Study the following information carefully to answer the given question.

There are eight members i.e. M, N, Q, A, R, O, B and P in a family having three generation and all are related to Q in a certain way and there are only two married couple in the family. They all sit around a circular table such that all face towards the centre. Q sits third to the left of his mother-in-law, who sits second to the left of sister of R. N is unmarried. O has only one son. B is the grandson of A, who sits third to the right of N, who is the aunt of B. O is the mother of R. M is the mother-in-law of P and sits on the immediate left of brother in law of Q. N is the only daughter of M. A and O is not the married couple. Son of Q sits third to the right of Q’s brother-in-law. R is not married. N is not the immediate neighbour of P. P is married to Q.

How is O related to Q?

AOption (a)
Mother
BOption (b)
Father
COption (c)
Grandmother
DOption (d)
Mother-in-law
EOption (e)
None of these

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D.

Mother-in-law

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Question 1207

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Directions (1-4): Study the following information carefully to answer the given question.

There are eight members i.e. M, N, Q, A, R, O, B and P in a family having three generation and all are related to Q in a certain way and there are only two married couple in the family. They all sit around a circular table such that all face towards the centre. Q sits third to the left of his mother-in-law, who sits second to the left of sister of R. N is unmarried. O has only one son. B is the grandson of A, who sits third to the right of N, who is the aunt of B. O is the mother of R. M is the mother-in-law of P and sits on the immediate left of brother in law of Q. N is the only daughter of M. A and O is not the married couple. Son of Q sits third to the right of Q’s brother-in-law. R is not married. N is not the immediate neighbour of P. P is married to Q.

Who among the following sits second to the right of son of Q?

AOption (a)
Mother of Q
BOption (b)
Father of B
COption (c)
Father of N
DOption (d)
Brother of N
EOption (e)
None of these

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C.

Father of N

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Question 1208

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Directions (1-4): Study the following information carefully to answer the given question.

There are eight members i.e. M, N, Q, A, R, O, B and P in a family having three generation and all are related to Q in a certain way and there are only two married couple in the family. They all sit around a circular table such that all face towards the centre. Q sits third to the left of his mother-in-law, who sits second to the left of sister of R. N is unmarried. O has only one son. B is the grandson of A, who sits third to the right of N, who is the aunt of B. O is the mother of R. M is the mother-in-law of P and sits on the immediate left of brother in law of Q. N is the only daughter of M. A and O is not the married couple. Son of Q sits third to the right of Q’s brother-in-law. R is not married. N is not the immediate neighbour of P. P is married to Q.

How many persons sit between P and sister of Q?

AOption (a)
Three
BOption (b)
Two
COption (c)
One
DOption (d)
Four
EOption (e)
None of these

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A.

Three

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Question 1209

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Directions (1-4): Study the following information carefully to answer the given question.

There are eight members i.e. M, N, Q, A, R, O, B and P in a family having three generation and all are related to Q in a certain way and there are only two married couple in the family. They all sit around a circular table such that all face towards the centre. Q sits third to the left of his mother-in-law, who sits second to the left of sister of R. N is unmarried. O has only one son. B is the grandson of A, who sits third to the right of N, who is the aunt of B. O is the mother of R. M is the mother-in-law of P and sits on the immediate left of brother in law of Q. N is the only daughter of M. A and O is not the married couple. Son of Q sits third to the right of Q’s brother-in-law. R is not married. N is not the immediate neighbour of P. P is married to Q.

Who among the following is the mother of B?

AOption (a)
P
BOption (b)
M
COption (c)
O
DOption (d)
R
EOption (e)
None of these

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A.

P

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Question 1210

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Directions (5-7): Study the given information and answer the questions:

When a number arrangement machine is given an input line of numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement.

INPUT: 76 91 29 83 47 66 39 57
STEP I: 152 182 58 166 94 132 78 114
STEP II: 60 120 216 130 76 105 72
STEP III: 15 7 22 10 22
STEP IV: 5 7 4 0 4

Step IV, is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.

As per the rules followed in the given steps find out the appropriate steps for the given input:
Input: 52 36 69 73 57 23 41 84

What is the sum of all the numbers in the last step of the given arrangement?

AOption (a)
17
BOption (b)
23
COption (c)
28
DOption (d)
16
EOption (e)
None of the above

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E.

None of the above

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Question 1211

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Directions (5-7): Study the given information and answer the questions:

When a number arrangement machine is given an input line of numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement.

INPUT: 76 91 29 83 47 66 39 57
STEP I: 152 182 58 166 94 132 78 114
STEP II: 60 120 216 130 76 105 72
STEP III: 15 7 22 10 22
STEP IV: 5 7 4 0 4

Step IV, is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.

As per the rules followed in the given steps find out the appropriate steps for the given input:
Input: 52 36 69 73 57 23 41 84

Which element is 2^nd to the right of the one which is 4^th from the left element in step II?

AOption (a)
105
BOption (b)
68
COption (c)
64
DOption (d)
46
EOption (e)
None of these

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C.

64

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Question 1212

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Directions (5-7): Study the given information and answer the questions:

When a number arrangement machine is given an input line of numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement.

INPUT: 76 91 29 83 47 66 39 57
STEP I: 152 182 58 166 94 132 78 114
STEP II: 60 120 216 130 76 105 72
STEP III: 15 7 22 10 22
STEP IV: 5 7 4 0 4

Step IV, is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.

As per the rules followed in the given steps find out the appropriate steps for the given input:
Input: 52 36 69 73 57 23 41 84

What is the product of the numbers which is 2^nd from the right end and 3^rd from the left end in final step of the given arrangement?

AOption (a)
28
BOption (b)
140
COption (c)
18
DOption (d)
100
EOption (e)
None of the above

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A.

28

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Question 1213

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Directions (8-11): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below.

There is a family of nine members A, D, G, J, K, L, M, P and R. All of them are sitting on a straight bench in the garden with an equal distance between them, but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing north and rest are facing south. There are three generation in the family.

D, who is L’s mother sits fourth to the left of P. The ones who sit at the extreme ends face the south direction. P is the only son of R and both face the opposite directions. D sits immediate to M. A is not married and faces the same direction as K. R, who is the sister of A sits at one of the extreme ends with a male member. D’s neighbours are males and face the opposite directions. G’s soul mate D faces the south direction. M, who is the husband of K sits exactly in the middle of the bench and faces the north direction. L, who is a male, is the only sibling of K, who sits exactly between A and P’s sister, who is a female. L faces the same direction as G. A sits third to the left of G, who is P’s grandfather and who sits immediate to M. 8. How many female members are there in the family?

AOption (a)
Two
BOption (b)
Five
COption (c)
Four
DOption (d)
Six
EOption (e)
Three

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C.

Four

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Question 1214

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Directions (8-11): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below.

There is a family of nine members A, D, G, J, K, L, M, P and R. All of them are sitting on a straight bench in the garden with an equal distance between them, but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing north and rest are facing south. There are three generation in the family.

D, who is L’s mother sits fourth to the left of P. The ones who sit at the extreme ends face the south direction. P is the only son of R and both face the opposite directions. D sits immediate to M. A is not married and faces the same direction as K. R, who is the sister of A sits at one of the extreme ends with a male member. D’s neighbours are males and face the opposite directions. G’s soul mate D faces the south direction. M, who is the husband of K sits exactly in the middle of the bench and faces the north direction. L, who is a male, is the only sibling of K, who sits exactly between A and P’s sister, who is a female. L faces the same direction as G. A sits third to the left of G, who is P’s grandfather and who sits immediate to M. 9. How many members face the north direction?

AOption (a)
Two
BOption (b)
Four
COption (c)
Three
DOption (d)
Five
EOption (e)
More than five

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B.

Four

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Question 1215

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Directions (8-11): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below.

There is a family of nine members A, D, G, J, K, L, M, P and R. All of them are sitting on a straight bench in the garden with an equal distance between them, but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing north and rest are facing south. There are three generation in the family.

D, who is L’s mother sits fourth to the left of P. The ones who sit at the extreme ends face the south direction. P is the only son of R and both face the opposite directions. D sits immediate to M. A is not married and faces the same direction as K. R, who is the sister of A sits at one of the extreme ends with a male member. D’s neighbours are males and face the opposite directions. G’s soul mate D faces the south direction. M, who is the husband of K sits exactly in the middle of the bench and faces the north direction. L, who is a male, is the only sibling of K, who sits exactly between A and P’s sister, who is a female. L faces the same direction as G. A sits third to the left of G, who is P’s grandfather and who sits immediate to M.

How is J related to L?

AOption (a)
Son
BOption (b)
Brother
COption (c)
Sister
DOption (d)
Nephew
EOption (e)
Daughter

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E.

Daughter

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Question 1216

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Directions (8-11): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below.

There is a family of nine members A, D, G, J, K, L, M, P and R. All of them are sitting on a straight bench in the garden with an equal distance between them, but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing north and rest are facing south. There are three generation in the family.
D, who is L’s mother sits fourth to the left of P. The ones who sit at the extreme ends face the south direction. P is the only son of R and both face the opposite directions. D sits immediate to M. A is not married and faces the same direction as K. R, who is the sister of A sits at one of the extreme ends with a male member. D’s neighbours are males and face the opposite directions. G’s soul mate D faces the south direction. M, who is the husband of K sits exactly in the middle of the bench and faces the north direction. L, who is a male, is the only sibling of K, who sits exactly between A and P’s sister, who is a female. L faces the same direction as G. A sits third to the left of G, who is P’s grandfather and who sits immediate to M.
11. Which of the following pair sits at the extreme ends of the bench?

AOption (a)
R, A
BOption (b)
P, R
COption (c)
R, J
DOption (d)
K, R
EOption (e)
None of these

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C.

R, J

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Direction (12): In the following question a statement is given followed by two more statements numbered as I and II. You have to read both the statement and decide which of them strength which of them strengthens or weakens the statement.

Statement- As an emerging economic superpower, it is quite tragic that more than one in three children in India are stunted. Stunting is associated with an underdeveloped brain, with long-lasting harmful consequences, and increased risks of nutrition-related chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity in future. Thus, stunting can be classified by itself as an illness as it leads to negatively affecting the present and future of the child.

(I) Higher economic growth and increased spending on nutrition access programme have not resulted in proportionate decrease in child malnutrition or stunting.

(II) Multiple researchers have proven the link between illness and malnutrition/ stunting in children.

AOption (a)
Both I and II strengthens
BOption (b)
I strengthen while II weakens
COption (c)
II strengthens while I weaken
DOption (d)
Statement I strengthen while Statement II is neutral.
EOption (e)
Both I and II weakens.

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D.

Statement I strengthen while Statement II is neutral.

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Direction (13): In the following question a statement is given followed by three assumptions numbered as I, II and III. You have to read all the statements and decide which of them follows the argument mentioned in statement.
13. Rooftop solar power growth has demonstrated an overall positive trend, But this will need to be scaled up massively to achieve the national target.

Assumption:

(I) With ongoing improvements to solar cell efficiency and battery technology, rooftops will only get more attractive in the future.

(II) Major solar projects that connect to the grid often face the challenge of land acquisition and transmission connectivity.

(III) A survey helps determine usable rooftops, separating them from green spaces, and analyses the quality of the solar resource.

AOption (a)
Only II follows
BOption (b)
Both II and III follows
COption (c)
Both I and III follows
DOption (d)
Only I follows
EOption (e)
Both I and II follows

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D.

Only I follows

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Question 1219

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Directions (14-18): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
There are seven boxes i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F and G which are of different colour and kept one above the another. The boxes are of different weights.

Only two boxes are kept between box A and box C. Yellow colour box is kept immediately below C. Box A is of Blue colour. There is only one box kept between Yellow colour box and Black colour box. Blue colour box is kept above Black colour box.

Only two boxes are lighter than Blue colour box.

Only three boxes are kept between Red colour and Black colour box. White colour box is heavier than Red colour box but just lighter than Black colour box. Yellow colour box is just lighter than Red colour box. Black colour box is not the heaviest.

Only two boxes are kept between box B and Red colour box. Box B is heavier than box E which is kept immediately below box B. Black colour box is just lighter than box D. Only one box kept between box E and box F. Box G is kept immediately below Green colour box. One of the box is of Pink colour.

Which of the following box is of Green colour?

AOption (a)
Box D
BOption (b)
Box B
COption (c)
Box E
DOption (d)
Box C
EOption (e)
None of these

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A.

Box D

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Directions (14-18): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
There are seven boxes i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F and G which are of different colour and kept one above the another. The boxes are of different weights.

Only two boxes are kept between box A and box C. Yellow colour box is kept immediately below C. Box A is of Blue colour. There is only one box kept between Yellow colour box and Black colour box. Blue colour box is kept above Black colour box.

Only two boxes are lighter than Blue colour box.

Only three boxes are kept between Red colour and Black colour box. White colour box is heavier than Red colour box but just lighter than Black colour box. Yellow colour box is just lighter than Red colour box. Black colour box is not the heaviest.

Only two boxes are kept between box B and Red colour box. Box B is heavier than box E which is kept immediately below box B. Black colour box is just lighter than box D. Only one box kept between box E and box F. Box G is kept immediately below Green colour box. One of the box is of Pink colour.

Which of the following box is the lightest?

AOption (a)
Box E
BOption (b)
Box D
COption (c)
Box F
DOption (d)
Box B
EOption (e)
None of these

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C.

Box F

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