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 Logical Reasoning Test-1
Part -1

Directions for questions 1 to 3: (c) 86

Five Girls are standing in a straight line with some
conditions. Alisha refuses to stand next to Sushma.
Rukmini and Anamika want to stand together.
Manisha, on the other hand cannot get along well
with Rukmini. Anamika believes her friendly
astrologer who has asked her to stand at the
extreme right for all group photographs.
1. If Alisha is standing to the extreme left, which
is the girl standing in the middle?
(a) Manisha
(b) Sushma
(c) Rukmini
(d) Cannot say
2. If Alisha stands to the extreme left, which is
the girl who stands second from left?
(a) Cannot say
(b) Sushma
(c) Rukmini
(d) Manisha
3. If Anamika’s astrologer tells her to stand
second from left and Alisha decides to stand
second from right, then who is the girl
standing on the extreme right?
(a) Rukmini (b) Sushma
(c) Cannot say (d) Manisha
4. Look at the word PNEUMONIA. Cross out all
the vowels. In the remaining word
(a) The letters are in alphabetic order.
(b) The letters are in reverse alphabetic order.
(c) No letter is repeated.
(d) None of these
5. If 22 + 1 = 69, 43 + 4 = 141, then 59 + 5 = ?
(a) 64
(b) 72
(d) 192
6. Atul is the son of Zamir. Alka is the daughter
of Aman. Sheela is the wife of Aman. Mohan
is the son of Sheela. How is Alka related to
Mohan?
(a) Sister
(b) Uncle
(c) Son
(d) Father
Directions for questions 7 to 9:
Six lectures P, Q, R, S, T and U are to be organised
in a span of seven days from Sunday to Saturday,
only one lecture on each day according to the
following schedule:
(A) P should not be organised on Thursday.
(B) R should be organised immediately after
U.
(C) There should be a gap of two days
between S and T.
(D) One day there will be no lecture and
Friday is not that day and just before that
day S will be organised.
(E) Q should be organised on Tuesday and
should not be followed by S.
7. On which day there will be no lecture?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Saturday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Monday
 8. How many lectures have been organized the statements are sufficient to answer the
between R and S? question. Read both the statements and
(a) None (b) Three Give answer (a) if the data in Statement I alone are
(c) Five (d) Four sufficient to answer the question, while the data
in-Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer
9. Which of the following information is not the question.
required in finding the complete sequence of
organisation of lectures? Give answer (b) if the data in Statement II alone
are sufficient to answer the question, while the
(a) A only (b) B only
data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to
(c) All are required (d) C only answer the question.
10. ‘B’ is to the South-West of ‘A’ ‘C’ is to the East Give answer (c) if the data either in Statement I
of ‘B’ and South-East of ‘A’, ‘D’ is to the alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to
North of ‘C’ in the line with B and A. In answer the question.
which direction of ‘A’ is ‘D’ located? Give answer (d) if the data in both the Statements I
(a) North (b) East and II are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) South-East (d) North-East
13. How many marks has Suman scored in the
11. Two boys were overheard discussing the test? (Maximum Marks 20)
number of pets each had. First boy: “If I had I. Suman scored two digit marks. Her marks
one of yours, I would have as many as you”. were not in decimals.
Second boy: “If I had one of yours, I would II. Suman scored more than 9 marks in the
have twice as many as you”. How many pets test.
does each boy have?
(a) 5, 7 (b) 3, 5 14. In which month of the year did Rahul go
abroad for a vacation?
(c) 2, 4 (d) 5, 3
I. Rahul correctly remembers that he went
12. In the given question, which of the following for a vacation in the first half of the year.
are valid arguments i.e. the 3rd argument II. Rahul's son correctly remembers that they
follows from the first 2 arguments. went for a vacation after 31st March but
The statements are: before 1st May.
A. All music is good. All good is great. All 15. The year after 1991 having the same calendar
music is great. as that of 1991 is:
B. All men are wise. All wise are leaders. All (a) 1998 (b) 2001
leaders are men. (c) 2002 (d) 2003
C. All men are wise. All wise are leaders. All
men are leaders. 16. Consider the following statements:
D. All boys are men. Some men are smart. I. B5D means B is the father of D.
Some boys are smart. II. B9D means B is the sister of D.
III. B4D means B is the brother of D.
Codes:
IV. B3D means B is the wife of D.
(a) A
(b) B Which of the following means F is the mother
(c) D of K?
(d) A and C (a) F3M5K (b) F5M3K
Directions for questions 13 and 14: (c) F9M4K (d) F3M3K
Each of the questions below consists of a question Directions for questions 17 to 19:
and two statements numbered I and II given below The following questions are based on letter series.
it. You have to decide whether the data provided in In each question some letters are missing. The
missing letters are given in the proper sequence as
one of the alternatives among the five given under (c) 16
each question. Find the correct alternative in each (d) 20
question.
Direction for questions 22 to 24
17. a_bbc_aab_aa_abba_ Six people are sitting in a row having seat numbers
(a) cabaa (b) bacba 1 to 6 (from left to right) such that they sit in the
(c) bbaaa (d) aabba order of increasing age (from left to right). (A, F),
(C, B) and (E, D) are the only pairs of siblings. One
18. nc_cnn_dc_n_dc_ pair has only boys and another pair has only girls
(a) cdndc (b) dcncn while the third has a boy and a girl. There is only
one person sitting on one seat.
(c) dcndd (d) nccdn
Additional information are given below:
19. aac_bba_cc_baa_cb_
I. Boys sit at the corner.
(a) acbac
II. No siblings sit adjacent to each other.
(b) bacbc
III. The siblings A and F have more than two
(c) abaac
people between them.
(d) cabcb
IV. No two (or more) boys sit adjacent to each
20. Select a figure from amongst the Answer other.
Figures which will continue the same series as V. Seat 4 and 5 were occupied by girls.
established by the five Problem Figures. VI. F and E are the eldest of the boys and the
girls respectively.
22. Which two people are definitely sitting
adjacent to each other?
(a) (A, D)
(b) (C, E)
(c) (B, D)
(d) (A, B)
23. How many people are sitting between A and
E?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(a) 1 (c) 2
(b) 2 (d) Cannot be determined
(c) 3 24. Who is definitely younger than E’s brother?
(d) 4 (a) C (b) B
21. A woman who had been shopping, on being (c) A (d) F
asked what fruit she had bought replied:
25. A is the brother of B and C. D is the C’s
"They are all oranges but eight, all bananas
mother. E is A’s father. On the basis of this
but eight and all mangoes but eight". How
information point out which of the following
many fruits did she altogether buy?
statements CANNOT be definitely true?
(a) 8
(a) E is D’s husband (b) E is B’s father
(b) 12
(c) A is D’s son (d) B is E’s son
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 Logical Reasoning Test-1 Answers
Part -1

1. Ans: (b) Sol: Letters are neither in alphabetic nor reverse

Sol: The arrangement is alphabetic format. N gets repeated.

From Left Sushma, Manisha, Alisha, 5. Ans: (d)

Rukmini, Anamika Sol: 22 + 1 = 23 and 23×3 = 69. Similarly, 43 + 4 =
OR 47 and 47×3 = 141. So, 59 + 5 = 64 and 64×3 =
192.
Alisha, Manisha, Sushma, Rukmini,
Anamika 6. Ans: (a)

If Alisha is standing at the extreme left, the

latter arrangement holds good. Hence it is
Sushma who is standing in the middle.
2. Ans: (d)
Sol: The arrangement is
From Left Sushma, Manisha, Alisha, 7. Ans: (d)
Rukmini, Anamika
Sol: The days on which lectures were held are:
OR
Sun-S; Mon- No lecture; Tue-Q; Wed-T; Thu-
Alisha, Manisha, Sushma, Rukmini, U; Fri-R; Sat-P.
Anamika
8. Ans: (b)
Again the latter arrangement holds good. So
the girl who is standing second from left is Sol: The days on which lectures were held are:
Manisha. Sun-S; Mon- No lecture; Tue-Q; Wed-T; Thu-
U; Fri-R; Sat-P.
3. Ans: (d)
Sol: The arrangement is 9. Ans: (c)
Sol: The days on which lectures were held are:
From Left Sushma, Manisha, Alisha,
Rukmini, Anamika Sun-S; Mon- No lecture; Tue-Q; Wed-T; Thu-
OR U; Fri-R; Sat-P.

Alisha, Manisha, Sushma, Rukmini, Anamika 10. Ans: (d)

For the given conditions, the following 11. Ans: (a)

arrangement is possible: 12. Ans: (d)
Hence, Manisha is standing on the extreme 13. Ans: (d)
right.
Sol: From statements I and II Suman scored 10 to
4. Ans: (d) 20 marks.
14. Ans: (b) Sol: All oranges but eight means All oranges
except eight. Thus equations are:
Sol: From statements I and II Rahul went for a
vacation in January, February, March, April, Bananas + Mangoes = 8
May or June.
Oranges + Mangoes = 8
From statement II Rahul went for a vacation
in April. Bananas + Oranges = 8

15. Ans: (c) Solving the questions: Bananas = 4; Oranges =

4; Mangoes = 4
Sol: We go on counting the odd days from 1991
onwards till the sum is divisible by 7. The Thus total fruits = 12.
number of such days are 14 up to the year 22. Ans: (c)
2002. So, the calendar for 1991 will be
repeated in the year 2002. Sol: The correct sitting arrangement is given as
16. Ans: (a)
Sol: F3M ’ F is the wife of M
M5K ’ M is the father of K
Therefore, F is the mother of K.
23. Ans: (a)
17. Ans: (a)
Sol: The correct sitting arrangement is given as
Sol: The 1st 3 letters reverses in direction
18. Ans: (b)
Sol: ncdcn, ncdcn
19. Ans: (d)
Sol: aaccbb 24. Ans: (c)

20. Ans: (a) Sol: The correct sitting arrangement is given as

Sol: The central arrow rotates 90°ACW and

45°CW alternately. The half-arrow moves
half-a-side of the square boundary in a CW
direction and its head turns to the other side
of the line in each step.
21. Ans: (b) 25. Ans: (d)
Sol: Sex of E is not given.
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 Logical Reasoning Test-1
Part -2
Directions for questions 1 to 3
Priya has agreed to feed a friend’s dog for a full
week, running from Monday to Sunday. A total of
seven brands of dog food are available, of which
exactly five, M, N, O, P and Q are protein-enriched,
and exactly two, R and S, are vitamin-enriched.
Priya must adhere to the following feeding
instructions.
I. On each of the seven days, a different brand
of dog food must be fed.
II. Protein-enriched dog food cannot be fed for
more than two consecutive days.
III. R must be fed earlier in the week than S.
IV. M must be fed earlier in the week than R.
V. M must be fed earlier in the week than Q and
exactly four of the other brands must be fed
between N and Q.
1. Which of the following brands must be
scheduled to be fed on Wednesday?
(a) M (b) O
(c) P (d) R
2. If Q is scheduled to be fed on Sunday, which
of the following could also be true?
(a) R and O are scheduled to be fed on
consecutive days.
(b) N is scheduled to be fed earlier than M.
(c) Two days intervene between the day O is
fed and the day P is fed.
(d) P is scheduled to be fed on Tuesday.
3. Which of the following pair of brands could
be scheduled to be fed on consecutive days?
(a) M and O (b) N and P
(c) O and S (d) Q and R
4. Select a figure from amongst the Answer
Figures which will continue the same series as
established by the five Problem Figures.
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Directions for questions 5 to 8:
In an international meet, representatives, A, B, C,
D,E, F, G and H from eight different countries viz.
Thailand, France, Holland, Austria, U.S., Spain,
India and Germany (not necessarily in the same
order) sit around a circular table facing, the centre.
A who represents Germany sits third to the left of
E. The one who is from India sits to the immediate
right of A. D who, is from Holland sits second to
the right of B. B, is not an immediate neighbour of
E: C who is from Spain sits exactly in the middle of
people representing U.S. and India. G, the
representative from France sits second to the left of
H who is from Thailand.
5. How many people sit between A and
representative from Austria when counted in
clockwise direction?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
 6. Which of the following is correct regarding VI. Mr Akshay is a Lawyer and can play Flute.
representative F?
9. Which instrument does Mr. Vinay play?
I. F is the representative of Austria.
(a) Sarod (b) Sitar
II. F sits second to the left of the
(c) Violin (d) Flute
representative from Thailand.
III. Representative from Germany is not an 10. What is the profession of Mr. Bijay?
immediate neighbour of F. (a) Architect (b) Doctor
IV. E sits third to the right of F. (c) Lawyer (d) Engineer
(a) I and II
11. Who is an Architect?
(b) II, III and IV
(a) Mr. Ajay
(c) I, II and III
(b) Mr. Akshay
(d) None
(c) Mr. Bijay
(d) Mr. Sanjay
7. In which of the following pairs is the
12. What is the profession of Mr. Vinay?
representative from the first country, sitting
to the immediate left of the representative (a) Doctor
from the second country? (b) Engineer
(a) India-Thailand (c) Lawyer
(b) Austria-U.S (d) Chartered Accountant
(c) Thailand-Holland 13. Statements:
(d) Spain-Germany I. Some leaves are fruits.
8. The representative of which of the following II. All branches are fruits.
country sits exactly in the middle of the III. Some roots are branches
representatives from Thailand and France?
Conclusions:
(a) Holland
I. Some roots are fruits.
(b) Austria
II. Some branches are leaves.
(c) Germany
III. No leaf is branch.
(d) None
IV. Some leaves are roots.
Directions for questions 9 to 12:
Read the following information carefully and Codes:
answer the questions given below: (a) Either II or III and I follow
(b) Only I follows
I. Five gentlemen (Mr. Ajay, Mr. Bijay, Mr.
Vinay, Mr Sanjay and Mr. Akshay) are (c) Only either II or III follows
practising five different professions (d) Only I and III follow
(Engineering, Doctor, Law, Chartered
Accountancy and Architecture). Each one can 14. Statements:
play only one of the five different I. All books are notes.
instruments: Tabla, Violin, Sarod, Sitar and II. Some notes are pencils.
Flute. III. No pencil is paper.
II. Mr Ajay is a Doctor and can play Sarod. Conclusions:
III. The Sitarist is not an Engineer. I. Some notes are books.
II. Some pencils are books.
IV. Mr Vinay and Mr Bijay are not Architects and
Vinay cannot play Tabla. III. Some books are papers.
IV. No book is a paper.
V. Mr Bijay can play Violin.
 Codes: 18. For which bank does B work?
(a) Only I follows (a) M (b) S
(b) Only I and either III or IV follow (c) L (d) Either M or S
(c) Either III or IV follows 19. What is the profession of the person who
(d) Only I and III follow works for Bank S?
15. Statements: (a) Clerk
I. Some cups are utensils. (b) Agriculture Officer
II. No utensil is a bucket. (c) Terminal Operator
III. All buckets are plates. (d) Forex Officer

Conclusions: 20. Which of the following combinations of

person, profession and bank is correct?
I. Some cups are buckets.
(a) A - Forex Officer - M
II. Some utensils are plates.
(b) D - Clerk - L
III. No utensil is a plate.
(c) F - Agriculture Officer - Q
IV. Some cups are plates.
(d) None
Codes: Study the following information to answer the
(a) Only I follows given questions.
(b) Only III follows Each of seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are
(c) Either II or III follows scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week
(d) Either III or IV follows starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the
Directions for questions 16 to 20: same week.
Read the following passage carefully and answer I. Play V is scheduled on Thursday.
these questions given below it.
II. Two plays are scheduled to be held between
A group of seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G, Play V and Play P.
work as Economist, Agriculture Officer, IT Officer,
Terminal Operator, Clerk, Forex Officer and III. Only one play is scheduled between Play T
Research Analyst, for Banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S, and Play S.
but not necessarily in the same order. C works for
IV. Play T is not scheduled on the day
Bank N and is neither Research Analyst nor a
Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R.A immediately before or immediately after the
works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank day when Play V is scheduled.
L or Q. The one who is an Agricultural Officer V. Play R is scheduled the day immediately
works for Bank M. The one who works for Bank L before the day when Play W is scheduled.
works as a Terminal Operator. F works for Bank
Q. G works for Bank P as a Research Analyst. D is VI. Play S is not scheduled after Play Q.
not an Agricultural Officer.
21. How many plays are scheduled to be staged
16. Who amongst the following works as an between Play R and Play S?
Agriculture Officer? (a) None
(a) C (b) B (b) One
(c) F (d) D (c) Two
17. What is the profession of C? (d) Three
(a) Terminal Operator 22. Which of the following Play is scheduled on
(b) Agriculture Officer Saturday?
(c) Economist (a) Q (b) W
(d) Cannot be determined (c) R (d) S
23. R is related to S in a certain way. In the same (b) Tuesday
way P is related to V based on the given (c) Wednesday
schedule. Which of the following is related to
(d) Saturday
W in same pattern?
(a) P 25. Which of the following Play is scheduled on
Friday?
(b) Q
(a) R
(c) R
(b) T
(d) T
(c) Q
24. On which of the following day is Play W
(d) S
scheduled?
(a) Monday
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 Logical Reasoning Test-1 Answers
Part -2

1. Ans: (d) 6. Ans: (d)

Solution:
Solution: The diagram will be
The possible combinations that meet all the
conditions
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
N M R O/P S Q P/O
M N R O/P S P/O Q
2. Ans: (a)
Solution:
The possible combinations that meet all the
conditions
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 7. Ans: (c)
N M R O/P S Q P/O Solution: The diagram will be
M N R O/P S P/O Q
3. Ans: (c)
Solution:
The possible combinations that meet all the
conditions
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
N M R O/P S Q P/O
M N R O/P S P/O Q
4. Ans: (a)
Sol: In One step, the middle element rotates 8. Ans: (b)
through 180° and in the next step, the other
Solution: The diagram will be
two elements rotate through 180°. The two
steps are repeated alternately.
5. Ans: (b)
Solution: The diagram will be
9. Ans: (b)
Sol: The arrangement is shown below
Now, based on the above table, let us answer the
questions Mr. Vinay plays Sitar.
10. Ans: (d)
Sol: The arrangement is shown below
Now, based on the above table, let us answer the
questions Mr. Bijay is the Engineer.
11. Ans: (d)
Sol: The arrangement is shown below
Now, based on the above table, let us answer the
questions Mr. Sanjay is the Architect.
12. Ans: (d)
Sol: The arrangement is shown below
Now, based on the above table, let us answer the
questions Mr. Vinay is the CA.
13. Ans: (a)
Sol: Some roots are branches + All branches are
fruits = Some roots are fruits. Hence I
follows. Again II and converted III make a
complementary pair.
14. Ans: (b)
Sol: I follows by converting the first statement.
Some notes are pencils (I) ? conversion??
Some pencils are notes (I) + Some notes are
books = I + I = No conclusion.
Hence II does not follow. Since III and IV
form a complementary I-E pair, either of the
two must follow.
15. Ans: (c)
Sol: Some cups are utensils + No utensil is a
bucket = I + E = O = Some cups are not
buckets. Hence I does not follow. No utensil
is a bucket + All buckets are plates = E + A =
O* = Some plates are not utensils. Hence
neither II nor III follows. Butsince they form
an I-E complementary pair, either of the two
must follow. IV can't be established.
16. Ans: (b)
Solution:
17. Ans: (c)
Solution:
18. Ans: (a)
Solution:

24. Ans: (c)

Solution:

19. Ans: (d)

20. Ans: (d)
21. Ans: (c)
Solution:
22. Ans: (a)
Solution:
25. Ans: (d)
Solution:

23. Ans: (b)

Solution:

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