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Question 441

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. S went to the amusement park three days before U. Only two people went between T and Q. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday. R went to the amusement park before P.

Who among the following went to the amusement park on Saturday?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    U

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

U

Why this answer is correct

Given: 6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. 

  1. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

 

  1. Only two people went between T and Q.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
FridayQ
Saturday

 

  1. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
Monday
TuesdayTT
Wednesday
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. S went to the amusement park three days before U.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayS
TuesdayTT
WednesdayS
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. R went to the amusement park before P.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayRS
TuesdayTT
WednesdaySR
ThursdayPU
FridayQQ
SaturdayUP

 

  1. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

This is our final arrangement,

DaysPersons
Case 1
MondayR
TuesdayT
WednesdayS
ThursdayP
FridayQ
SaturdayU

 

Hence, the correct answer is U.

Question 442

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. S went to the amusement park three days before U. Only two people went between T and Q. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday. R went to the amusement park before P.

How many people go between R and Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Three

Why this answer is correct

Given: 6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. 

  1. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

 

  1. Only two people went between T and Q.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
FridayQ
Saturday

 

  1. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
Monday
TuesdayTT
Wednesday
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. S went to the amusement park three days before U.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayS
TuesdayTT
WednesdayS
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. R went to the amusement park before P.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayRS
TuesdayTT
WednesdaySR
ThursdayPU
FridayQQ
SaturdayUP

 

  1. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

This is our final arrangement,

DaysPersons
Case 1
MondayR
TuesdayT
WednesdayS
ThursdayP
FridayQ
SaturdayU

 

Hence, the correct answer is Three.

Question 443

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. S went to the amusement park three days before U. Only two people went between T and Q. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday. R went to the amusement park before P.

How many persons go before P?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Three

Why this answer is correct

Given: 6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. 

  1. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

 

  1. Only two people went between T and Q.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
FridayQ
Saturday

 

  1. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
Monday
TuesdayTT
Wednesday
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. S went to the amusement park three days before U.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayS
TuesdayTT
WednesdayS
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. R went to the amusement park before P.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayRS
TuesdayTT
WednesdaySR
ThursdayPU
FridayQQ
SaturdayUP

 

  1. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

This is our final arrangement,

DaysPersons
Case 1
MondayR
TuesdayT
WednesdayS
ThursdayP
FridayQ
SaturdayU

 

Hence, the correct answer is Three.

Question 444

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. S went to the amusement park three days before U. Only two people went between T and Q. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday. R went to the amusement park before P.

Which among the following combination is correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    Monday - S

  2. BOption (b)

    Wednesday - R

  3. COption (c)

    Thursday - P

  4. DOption (d)

    Friday - U

  5. EOption (e)

    Saturday - Q

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Thursday - P

Why this answer is correct

Given: 6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. 

  1. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

 

  1. Only two people went between T and Q.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
FridayQ
Saturday

 

  1. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
Monday
TuesdayTT
Wednesday
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. S went to the amusement park three days before U.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayS
TuesdayTT
WednesdayS
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. R went to the amusement park before P.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayRS
TuesdayTT
WednesdaySR
ThursdayPU
FridayQQ
SaturdayUP

 

  1. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

This is our final arrangement,

DaysPersons
Case 1
MondayR
TuesdayT
WednesdayS
ThursdayP
FridayQ
SaturdayU

 

Hence, the correct answer is Thursday - P.

Question 445

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. S went to the amusement park three days before U. Only two people went between T and Q. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday. R went to the amusement park before P.

Who among the following person went to the amusement park on Friday?

  1. AOption (a)

    U

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    S

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Q

Why this answer is correct

Given: 6 persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, and U, are going to an amusement park on six different days, Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. 

  1. T went to the amusement park on Tuesday.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

 

  1. Only two people went between T and Q.
DaysPersons
Monday
TuesdayT
Wednesday
Thursday
FridayQ
Saturday

 

  1. U went to the amusement park either immediately after or immediately before Q.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
Monday
TuesdayTT
Wednesday
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. S went to the amusement park three days before U.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayS
TuesdayTT
WednesdayS
ThursdayU
FridayQQ
SaturdayU

 

  1. R went to the amusement park before P.
DaysPersons
Case 1Case 2
MondayRS
TuesdayTT
WednesdaySR
ThursdayPU
FridayQQ
SaturdayUP

 

  1. P didn't go to the amusement park immediately after Q.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

This is our final arrangement,

DaysPersons
Case 1
MondayR
TuesdayT
WednesdayS
ThursdayP
FridayQ
SaturdayU

 

Hence, the correct answer is Q.

Question 446

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

i. ‘ho da ja ka’ means ‘where are the children’.

ii. ‘sa ja da mo’ means ‘children are playing cricket’.

iii. ‘ja mo pi sun’ means ‘most children love cricket’.

iv. ‘ja se sun ko’ means ‘some children love football’.

Which of the following means ‘cricket’ in that code?

  1. AOption (a)

    ja

  2. BOption (b)

    mo

  3. COption (c)

    pi

  4. DOption (d)

    Either (1) or (2)

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

mo

Why this answer is correct

Given information can be represented as follows,

Thus ‘cricket’ is coded as ‘mo’.

Question 447

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

i. ‘ho da ja ka’ means ‘where are the children’.

ii. ‘sa ja da mo’ means ‘children are playing cricket’.

iii. ‘ja mo pi sun’ means ‘most children love cricket’.

iv. ‘ja se sun ko’ means ‘some children love football’.

Code ‘se’ is for which particular word in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    some

  2. BOption (b)

    love

  3. COption (c)

    football

  4. DOption (d)

    Either (1) or (2)

  5. EOption (e)

    Either (1) or (3)

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Either (1) or (3)

Why this answer is correct

Given information can be represented as follows,

Thus ‘se’ is code for ‘some' or ‘football’.

Question 448

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

i. ‘ho da ja ka’ means ‘where are the children’.

ii. ‘sa ja da mo’ means ‘children are playing cricket’.

iii. ‘ja mo pi sun’ means ‘most children love cricket’.

iv. ‘ja se sun ko’ means ‘some children love football’.

How will ‘most children are good at cricket’ be coded in that particular language?

  1. AOption (a)

    pi ja da se sun ko

  2. BOption (b)

    pi ja da zu ta sun

  3. COption (c)

    pi ja da zu ta mo

  4. DOption (d)

    Either (1) or (2)

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

pi ja da zu ta mo

Why this answer is correct

Given information can be represented as follows,

Code for ‘most’ is ‘pi’.

Code for ‘children’ is ‘ja’.

Code for ‘are’ is ‘da’.

Code for ‘cricket’ is ‘mo’.

Code for ‘good’ and ‘at’ will be some different code which is not present in present codes.

Hence, the possible coding will be “pi ja da su ta mo”.

Question 449

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

i. ‘ho da ja ka’ means ‘where are the children’.

ii. ‘sa ja da mo’ means ‘children are playing cricket’.

iii. ‘ja mo pi sun’ means ‘most children love cricket’.

iv. ‘ja se sun ko’ means ‘some children love football’.

Code ‘za pi sun ko ja’ can be for which of the following sentence in the given language?

  1. AOption (a)

    most cricket players love football

  2. BOption (b)

    some children are football players

  3. COption (c)

    most children are football players

  4. DOption (d)

    Either (2) or (3)

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

None of these

Why this answer is correct

Given information can be represented as follows,

Code ‘pi’ is for ‘most’.

Code ‘sun’ is for ‘love’.

Code ‘ko’ is for ‘some’ or ‘football’.

Code ‘ja’ is for ‘children’.

Code ‘za’ is a new code.

Hence, none of the above sentences can be coded as ‘za pi sun ko ja’.

Question 450

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

i. ‘ho da ja ka’ means ‘where are the children’.

ii. ‘sa ja da mo’ means ‘children are playing cricket’.

iii. ‘ja mo pi sun’ means ‘most children love cricket’.

iv. ‘ja se sun ko’ means ‘some children love football’.

In the given language, ‘some students are playing kabbadi’ is coded as ‘se jin sa te da’, then what is the code for ‘kabbadi’?

  1. AOption (a)

    se

  2. BOption (b)

    te

  3. COption (c)

    jin

  4. DOption (d)

    Either (2) or (3)

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Either (2) or (3)

Why this answer is correct

Given information can be represented as follows,

Code for ‘Some’ is ‘se’ or ‘ko’.

Code for ‘are’ is ‘da’

Code for ‘playing’ is ‘sa’.

So, code for ‘kabbadi’ can be ‘jin’ or ‘te’.

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