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Question 71

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

Eight persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R live on an eight storey building but not necessarily in same order. Three persons live between O and P. One person lives between M and L who lives above M. K lives immediately above R. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor. R lives above Q but below M. N does not live just below O.

Who among the following person lives three floors below the floor of M?

  1. AOption (a)

    K

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    O

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    N

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

O

Why this answer is correct

Here, persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R.

  1. Three persons live between O and P.

  2. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8
7P
6
5P
4
3O
2
1O

 

  1. One person lives between M and L who lives above M.

  2. K lives immediately above R.

  3. R lives above Q but below M.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8LL
7P
6MM
5KP
4RK
3OR
2
1O

 

  1. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. Therefore, case 2 is eliminated.

  2. N does not live just below O. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

FloorsPersons
8L
7P
6M
5K
4R
3O
2Q
1N

 

Hence, O lives three floors below the floor of M.

Question 72

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

Eight persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R live on an eight storey building but not necessarily in same order. Three persons live between O and P. One person lives between M and L who lives above M. K lives immediately above R. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor. R lives above Q but below M. N does not live just below O.

As many persons live below the floor of Q as many above whom?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    K

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

P

Why this answer is correct

Here, persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R.

  1. Three persons live between O and P.

  2. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8
7P
6
5P
4
3O
2
1O

 

  1. One person lives between M and L who lives above M.

  2. K lives immediately above R.

  3. R lives above Q but below M.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8LL
7P
6MM
5KP
4RK
3OR
2
1O

 

  1. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. Therefore, case 2 is eliminated.

  2. N does not live just below O. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

FloorsPersons
8L
7P
6M
5K
4R
3O
2Q
1N

 

Since, one person lives below the floor of Q and one person lives above the floor of P.

Hence, the correct answer is P.

Question 73

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

Eight persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R live on an eight storey building but not necessarily in same order. Three persons live between O and P. One person lives between M and L who lives above M. K lives immediately above R. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor. R lives above Q but below M. N does not live just below O.

Who among the following person lives on sixth floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    L

  3. COption (c)

    K

  4. DOption (d)

    M

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

M

Why this answer is correct

Here, persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R.

  1. Three persons live between O and P.

  2. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8
7P
6
5P
4
3O
2
1O

 

  1. One person lives between M and L who lives above M.

  2. K lives immediately above R.

  3. R lives above Q but below M.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8LL
7P
6MM
5KP
4RK
3OR
2
1O

 

  1. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. Therefore, case 2 is eliminated.

  2. N does not live just below O. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

FloorsPersons
8L
7P
6M
5K
4R
3O
2Q
1N

 

Hence, M lives on sixth floor.

Question 74

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

Eight persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R live on an eight storey building but not necessarily in same order. Three persons live between O and P. One person lives between M and L who lives above M. K lives immediately above R. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor. R lives above Q but below M. N does not live just below O.

Which of the the following statement(s) is/ are correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    M lives just above the floor of K.

  2. BOption (b)

    N lives on an odd number floor.

  3. COption (c)

    O lives below R.

  4. DOption (d)

    None of these.

  5. EOption (e)

    All of these.

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

All of these.

Why this answer is correct

Here, persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R.

  1. Three persons live between O and P.

  2. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8
7P
6
5P
4
3O
2
1O

 

  1. One person lives between M and L who lives above M.

  2. K lives immediately above R.

  3. R lives above Q but below M.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8LL
7P
6MM
5KP
4RK
3OR
2
1O

 

  1. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. Therefore, case 2 is eliminated.

  2. N does not live just below O. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

FloorsPersons
8L
7P
6M
5K
4R
3O
2Q
1N

 

Since, M lives just above the floor of K. Therefore, statement first is correct.

N lives on an odd number floor. Therefore, statement second is correct.

O lives below R. Therefore, statement third is correct.

Hence, the correct answer is all of these.

Question 75

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

Eight persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R live on an eight storey building but not necessarily in same order. Three persons live between O and P. One person lives between M and L who lives above M. K lives immediately above R. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor. R lives above Q but below M. N does not live just below O.

If all the persons live according to the alphabetical order from top to bottom, then the position of how many persons remain unchanged?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    None

  5. EOption (e)

    More than three

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Here, persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R.

  1. Three persons live between O and P.

  2. O lives on an odd number floor below the fifth floor.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8
7P
6
5P
4
3O
2
1O

 

  1. One person lives between M and L who lives above M.

  2. K lives immediately above R.

  3. R lives above Q but below M.

FloorsCase – 1Case – 2
PersonsPersons
8LL
7P
6MM
5KP
4RK
3OR
2
1O

 

  1. N and Q lives on an adjacent floor. Therefore, case 2 is eliminated.

  2. N does not live just below O. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

FloorsPersonsRearrangement
8LK
7PL
6MM
5KN
4RO
3OP
2QQ
1NR

 

Since, the position of M and Q remain the same.

Hence, the correct answer is two persons.

Question 76

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Direction: The question below is given three statements followed by two

Conclusions:

I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

All cows are goats

No goats is camel

Some camels are horses

Conclusion:

I. At least some horses are goats

II. All cows being camels is a possibility

  1. AOption (a)

    Neither I nor II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

Conclusion:

I. At least some horses are goats → False (As there is no relation between horses and goats so we cannot say whether some horses are goats or not)

II. All cows being camels is a possibility → False (As per the statement no goats is camels and all cows are goats, If we will take goats inside camels then the conditions of the statement will be violated)

Hence, Neither I nor II follows.

Question 77

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Direction: The question below is given three statements followed by two

Conclusions:

I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

All flowers are leaves

Some leaves are steams

Only a few steams are stones

Conclusion:

I. All stones are leaves is a possibility

II. Some stones are not leaves

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Either I or II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Only II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Only I follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

 

Conclusion:

I. All stones are leaves is a possibility → True (As there is no definite relation between leaves and stones, If we will take stones inside leaves then no statement will be violated)

II. Some stones are not leaves → False (As there is no definite relation between leaves and stones but no negative statement is there so no negative conclusion will follow)

Hence, Only I follows​.

Additional information:

If there is no negative statement then no negative conclusion will follow.

Question 78

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Direction: The question below is given three statements followed by two

Conclusions:

I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

All coins are notes

Only notes are cash

Some coins are liquid

Conclusion:

I. At least some cash are coins

II. Some cash are liquid is a possibility

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Either I or II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Only II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows

Conclusion:

I. At least some cash are coins → False (Some cash cannot be coin as cash will make positive relation only with notes but it can make negative relation with any other element)

II. Some cash are liquid is a possibility → False (Cash will make positive relation only with notes)

Hence, Neither I nor II follows.

Additional Information

1. ‘Only A are B’ means that B can not be linked with any other object. 2. The term 'Atleast' can be used as 'Some'. 

If it is given that 'Atleast some A are B', it means some amount of A is definitely B, and there is also the possibility of all A being B.

Question 79

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word "COUNTER" which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both in forward and backward direction)? 

  1. AOption (a)

    One 

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than three

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One 

Why this answer is correct

Backward direction:- R - T

Hence, there is only one such pair.

Question 80

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

A certain number of persons sit on the horizontal row and faces towards North direction. Three persons sit between O and F. D sits adjacent to R. Four persons sit between Z and B. O sits second position from the end position.

Only two persons sit between M and D. B sits third to the left of M. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z. R has only one neighbour. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. O sits to the immediate left of Z.

How many persons sit between B and R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    None

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

More than four

Why this answer is correct

  1. D sits adjacent to R.

  2. R has only one neighbour.

  3. Only two persons sit between M and D. 

  4. B sits third to the left of M. Therefore, case 1 is eliminated.

  5. Four persons sit between Z and B.

  6. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z.

  7. Three persons sit between O and F.

  8. O sits second position from the end position. Therefore, case 2(a) is eliminated.

  9. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

Since, six persons sit between B and R.

Hence, the correct answer is more than four.