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Question 1241

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Direction (41-43): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions:
Clubs (♣), diamonds (♦), hearts (♥) and spades (♠)
A ♥ B means A is to the North of B
A ♣ B means A is to the South of B
A ♠ B means A is to the East of B
A ♦ B means A is to the West of B
There are 3 buses travelling from P to Q.
Bus 1: A 14 ♠ P, B 6 ♥ A, C 10 ♦ B, D 6 ♥ C, Q 4 ♦ D
Bus 2: M 10 ♣ P, N 10 ♦ M, O 6 ♥ N, R 5 ♠ O, S 10 ♥ R, T 5 ♠ S, Q 6 ♥ T
Bus 3: J 12 ♦ P, K 10 ♥ J, L 2 ♠ K, U 5 ♥ L, V 10 ♠ U, Q 3 ♣ V

What is the distance between U and N?

AOption (a)
20
BOption (b)
15
COption (c)
14
DOption (d)
25
EOption (e)
None of these

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D.

25

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Question 1242

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Direction (41-43): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions:
Clubs (♣), diamonds (♦), hearts (♥) and spades (♠)
A ♥ B means A is to the North of B
A ♣ B means A is to the South of B
A ♠ B means A is to the East of B
A ♦ B means A is to the West of B
There are 3 buses travelling from P to Q.
Bus 1: A 14 ♠ P, B 6 ♥ A, C 10 ♦ B, D 6 ♥ C, Q 4 ♦ D
Bus 2: M 10 ♣ P, N 10 ♦ M, O 6 ♥ N, R 5 ♠ O, S 10 ♥ R, T 5 ♠ S, Q 6 ♥ T
Bus 3: J 12 ♦ P, K 10 ♥ J, L 2 ♠ K, U 5 ♥ L, V 10 ♠ U, Q 3 ♣ V

S is in which direction and distance from B?

AOption (a)
19, East
BOption (b)
19, West
COption (c)
20, East
DOption (d)
20, West
EOption (e)
None of these

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B.

19, West

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Question 1243

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Direction (41-43): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions:
Clubs (♣), diamonds (♦), hearts (♥) and spades (♠)
A ♥ B means A is to the North of B
A ♣ B means A is to the South of B
A ♠ B means A is to the East of B
A ♦ B means A is to the West of B
There are 3 buses travelling from P to Q.
Bus 1: A 14 ♠ P, B 6 ♥ A, C 10 ♦ B, D 6 ♥ C, Q 4 ♦ D
Bus 2: M 10 ♣ P, N 10 ♦ M, O 6 ♥ N, R 5 ♠ O, S 10 ♥ R, T 5 ♠ S, Q 6 ♥ T
Bus 3: J 12 ♦ P, K 10 ♥ J, L 2 ♠ K, U 5 ♥ L, V 10 ♠ U, Q 3 ♣ V

Which of the following lie in a straight line?

AOption (a)
SRU
BOption (b)
VQT
COption (c)
ONJ
DOption (d)
LQD
EOption (e)
None of these

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B.

VQT

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Question 1244

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Direction (44-45): In the following question a statement is given followed by two statements numbered as I and II. You have to read all the statements and decide which of the following is the suitable course of action for the mentioned statement above.

To provide proper education, we need to improve our education system. To improve education system, we need good teachers. To provide good teachers, we again need good education. In India there are some good institutes too but most of the students opt for a job rather than trying the career in teaching field which requires post-graduation as minimum eligibility criteria because they do not get a good salary there. Course of Action-
(I) The Salary of the teachers should be hiked to encourage them for opting teaching.

(II) The minimum eligibility criterion to be a teacher should be graduate rather than post-graduation and PhD to become a teacher as students can get a job even after graduation.

AOption (a)
Only II follows
BOption (b)
Only I follows
COption (c)
Either I or II follows
DOption (d)
Neither I nor II follows
EOption (e)
Both I and II follows

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E.

Both I and II follows

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Question 1245

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Direction (44-45): In the following question a statement is given followed by two statements numbered as I and II. You have to read all the statements and decide which of the following is the suitable course of action for the mentioned statement above.

The cost of treatment and proper health care is unaffordable by the already needy masses.

Course of action:

(I) The treatment for all should be free of cost of every disease.

(II) The government should establish itself in manufacturing and distribution of medical equipment.

AOption (a)
Only II follows
BOption (b)
Only I follows
COption (c)
Either I or II follows
DOption (d)
Neither I nor II follows
EOption (e)
Both I and II follows

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A.

Only II follows

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Question 1246

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

In an organization, there are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I work in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production with at least two employees and not more than three in any department, but not necessarily in the same order.

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department. (Example: X and Y or Y and Z do not work in the same department). G works in the production department but not with D and H. B works in the IT department but not with E and I. A works in the HR department but not with C and F. Either D or C works along with B. Neither E nor F works with G.

Which of the following groups of employees work in the Production department?

AOption (a)
HBD
BOption (b)
ACE
COption (c)
CGI
DOption (d)
Data inadequate
EOption (e)
None of these

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C.

CGI

Why this answer is correct

Answer:- (3)

There are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I.

Those are working in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production.

G works in the production department but not with D and H.
B works in the IT department but not with E and I.

Department	Employee
IT	B
HR	A
Production	G

A works in the HR department but not with C and F.
Either D or C works along with B.

(No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.)

So, D works with B.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, F works in the IT department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, E works in the HR department and C works in the production department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E
Production	G, C

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.

So, the final arrangement is,

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E, H
Production	G, C, I

Hence, employees C, G, I work in the Production department.

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Question 1247

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

In an organization, there are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I work in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production with at least two employees and not more than three in any department, but not necessarily in the same order.

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department. (Example: X and Y or Y and Z do not work in the same department). G works in the production department but not with D and H. B works in the IT department but not with E and I. A works in the HR department but not with C and F. Either D or C works along with B. Neither E nor F works with G.

Employee H belongs to which department?

AOption (a)
IT
BOption (b)
HR
COption (c)
Production
DOption (d)
Data inadequate
EOption (e)
None of these

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B.

HR

Why this answer is correct

Answer:- (2)

There are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I.

Those are working in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production.

G works in the production department but not with D and H.
B works in the IT department but not with E and I.

Department	Employee
IT	B
HR	A
Production	G

A works in the HR department but not with C and F.
Either D or C works along with B.

(No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.)

So, D works with B.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, F works in the IT department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, E works in the HR department and C works in the production department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E
Production	G, C

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.

So, the final arrangement is,

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E, H
Production	G, C, I

Hence, H belongs to HR department.

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Question 1248

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

In an organization, there are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I work in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production with at least two employees and not more than three in any department, but not necessarily in the same order.

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department. (Example: X and Y or Y and Z do not work in the same department). G works in the production department but not with D and H. B works in the IT department but not with E and I. A works in the HR department but not with C and F. Either D or C works along with B. Neither E nor F works with G.

Which of the following combinations is correct?

AOption (a)
IT - I
BOption (b)
HR - H
COption (c)
Production - A
DOption (d)
IT - C
EOption (e)
HR - D

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B.

HR - H

Why this answer is correct

Answer:- (2)

There are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I.

Those are working in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production.

G works in the production department but not with D and H.
B works in the IT department but not with E and I.

Department	Employee
IT	B
HR	A
Production	G

A works in the HR department but not with C and F.
Either D or C works along with B.

(No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.)

So, D works with B.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, F works in the IT department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, E works in the HR department and C works in the production department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E
Production	G, C

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.

So, the final arrangement is,

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E, H
Production	G, C, I

Hence, HR - H is the correct combination.

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Question 1249

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

In an organization, there are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I work in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production with at least two employees and not more than three in any department, but not necessarily in the same order.

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department. (Example: X and Y or Y and Z do not work in the same department). G works in the production department but not with D and H. B works in the IT department but not with E and I. A works in the HR department but not with C and F. Either D or C works along with B. Neither E nor F works with G.

Who among the following employees work in the IT department?

AOption (a)
I
BOption (b)
C
COption (c)
F
DOption (d)
H
EOption (e)
Data inadequate

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C.

F

Why this answer is correct

Answer:- (3)

There are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I.

Those are working in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production.

G works in the production department but not with D and H.
B works in the IT department but not with E and I.

Department	Employee
IT	B
HR	A
Production	G

A works in the HR department but not with C and F.
Either D or C works along with B.

(No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.)

So, D works with B.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, F works in the IT department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, E works in the HR department and C works in the production department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E
Production	G, C

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.

So, the final arrangement is,

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E, H
Production	G, C, I

Hence, F works in IT department.

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Question 1250

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

In an organization, there are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I work in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production with at least two employees and not more than three in any department, but not necessarily in the same order.

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department. (Example: X and Y or Y and Z do not work in the same department). G works in the production department but not with D and H. B works in the IT department but not with E and I. A works in the HR department but not with C and F. Either D or C works along with B. Neither E nor F works with G.

Which of the following groups of employees work along with employee A?

AOption (a)
DF
BOption (b)
IC
COption (c)
EH
DOption (d)
HD
EOption (e)
Data inadequate

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C.

EH

Why this answer is correct

Answer:- (3)

There are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I.

Those are working in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production.

G works in the production department but not with D and H.
B works in the IT department but not with E and I.

Department	Employee
IT	B
HR	A
Production	G

A works in the HR department but not with C and F.
Either D or C works along with B.

(No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.)

So, D works with B.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, F works in the IT department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A
Production	G

Neither E nor F works with G.
A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, E works in the HR department and C works in the production department.

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E
Production	G, C

No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.

So, the final arrangement is,

Department	Employee
IT	B, D, F
HR	A, E, H
Production	G, C, I

Hence, Employees E and H works with Employee A.

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Question 1251

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Directions

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given

Statements:

Statement:

All mango are papaya

No papaya is apple

Some papaya are watermelon

Conclusions:

I. Some apple are mango

II. Some watermelon are not papaya

AOption (a)
Only I follows
BOption (b)
Only II follows
COption (c)
Both follow
DOption (d)
Either I or II follow
EOption (e)
None follow

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E.

None follow

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Conclusions:

I. Some apple are mango → False (All mango are papaya and No papaya is apple. So, apple cannot be mango)

II. Some watermelon are not papaya → False (As given some watermelon are papaya. So negative conclusion not follow)

Hence, None of the conclusion are follow.

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Question 1252

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Directions

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given

Statements:

Some phone are laptop

All laptop are tablet

Some tablet are headphone

Conclusions:

I. Some headphone are laptop

II. Some tablet are laptop

AOption (a)
Only I follows
BOption (b)
Only II follows
COption (c)
Both follow
DOption (d)
Either I or II follow
EOption (e)
None follows

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B.

Only II follows

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Conclusions:

I. Some headphone are laptop → False (No direct relation between laptop and headphone)

II. Some tablet are laptop → True (As some part of tablet is laptop)

Hence, Only conclusion II follows.

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Question 1253

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Directions

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given

Statements:

All Pen are Paper

No Paper is Pencil

Some Pencil are Eraser

Conclusions:

I. Some Eraser are Paper

II. Some Pencil are Paper

AOption (a)
Only I follows
BOption (b)
Only II follows
COption (c)
Both follow
DOption (d)
Either I or II follows
EOption (e)
None follows

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E.

None follows

Why this answer is correct

The minimum possible Venn diagram of the given information is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. Some Eraser are Paper → False (As Some Eraser are not Paper and Some Eraser are Paper whether it is true or not. it is possible but not definite. So, it is false)

II. Some pencil are paper → False (As No Paper is Pencil → Some Pencil can never be Paper. So, it is false)

Hence, None follows.

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Question 1254

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Directions

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given

Statements:

All A are B

Only a few B are C

Some C are D

Conclusions:

I. Some D are not B

II. All C are A

AOption (a)
Only I follows
BOption (b)
Only II follows
COption (c)
Both follow
DOption (d)
Either I or II follow
EOption (e)
None follows

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E.

None follows

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Conclusions:

I. Some D are not B → False (There is no direct relation between D and B)

II. All C are A → False (There is no direct relation between A and C)

Hence, None of the conclusion are follow.

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Question 1255

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Directions

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given

Statements:

Only notepad is book

Some paper is notepad

Conclusions:

I. All book can be paper

II. Some notepad is paper.

AOption (a)
Only I follows
BOption (b)
Only II follows
COption (c)
Both follow
DOption (d)
Either I or II follow
EOption (e)
None follow

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B.

Only II follows

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Conclusions:

I. All book can be paper → False (As Only notepad is book. So All book can not be paper)

II. Some notepad is paper → True (As some paper is notepad. So, some notepad is paper)

Hence, Only conclusion II follow.

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Question 1256

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Direction: Read the following questions carefully and answer the questions that follows:

In a family M is father of S who is unmarried. S and D are sisters.T is married to N who is only brother of D. B is brother in law of N. R is the only child of N. T does not have any sibling.

How is M related to N?

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

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B.

Father

Why this answer is correct

M is father of S who is unmarried.
S and D are sisters.
T is married to N who is only brother of D.
B is brother in law of N.
T does not have any sibling.
R is the only child of N.

Hence, M is father of N.

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Question 1257

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Direction: Read the following questions carefully and answer the questions that follows:

In a family M is father of S who is unmarried. S and D are sisters.T is married to N who is only brother of D. B is brother in law of N. R is the only child of N. T does not have any sibling.

How is S related to T?

AOption (a)
Brother in law
BOption (b)
Brother
COption (c)
Sister
DOption (d)
Sister in law
EOption (e)
None of these

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Correct answer

D.

Sister in law

Why this answer is correct

M is father of S who is unmarried.
S and D are sisters.
T is married to N who is only brother of D.
B is brother in law of N.
T does not have any sibling.
R is the only child of N.

Hence, S is sister in law of T.

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Question 1258

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Direction: Read the following questions carefully and answer the questions that follows:

In a family M is father of S who is unmarried. S and D are sisters.T is married to N who is only brother of D. B is brother in law of N. R is the only child of N. T does not have any sibling.

How many female members in the family?

AOption (a)
Two
BOption (b)
Three
COption (c)
Four
DOption (d)
Cannot be determined
EOption (e)
None of these

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D.

Cannot be determined

Why this answer is correct

M is father of S who is unmarried.
S and D are sisters.
T is married to N who is only brother of D.
B is brother in law of N.
T does not have any sibling.
R is the only child of N.

Gender of R is not known. So, number of female member not determined.

Hence, answer is cannot be determined.

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Question 1259

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

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the table while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. People who are sitting at the corner are facing the centre while people sitting in the middle are facing outside the centre.

A sits second to the right of C. Two people sit between A and E whose immediate neighbours are facing the centre of the table. G sits opposite to H who sits immediately to the left of F. B is neither a neighbour of A nor E.

What is the position of C with respect to D?

AOption (a)
Third to the left
BOption (b)
Immediate right
COption (c)
Second to the right
DOption (d)
Third to the right
EOption (e)
Fourth to the left

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D.

Third to the right

Why this answer is correct

Answer: (4)

(1) A sits second to the right of C. (2) Two people sit between A and E whose immediate neighbors are facing the center of the table. (3) G sits opposite to H who sits immediately to the left of F. (4) B is neither a neighbor of A nor E. Case II eliminates here.

Thus the final arrangement is,

Hence, C sits third to the right of D.

SBI PO Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:23 June 2018) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability

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Question 1260

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2018• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the table while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. People who are sitting at the corner are facing the centre while people sitting in the middle are facing outside the centre.

A sits second to the right of C. Two people sit between A and E whose immediate neighbours are facing the centre of the table. G sits opposite to H who sits immediately to the left of F. B is neither a neighbour of A nor E.

What is false regarding F?

AOption (a)
F is an immediate neighbour of E and H
BOption (b)
F faces A
COption (c)
F sits third to the left of G
DOption (d)
F sits second to the right of B
EOption (e)
None of these

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C.

F sits third to the left of G

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Answer: (3)

(1) A sits second to the right of C. (2) Two people sit between A and E whose immediate neighbors are facing the center of the table. (3) G sits opposite to H who sits immediately to the left of F. (4) B is neither a neighbour of A nor E. Case II eliminates here.

Thus the final arrangement is,

Hence, F is sitting third to the left of G is false.

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