SEATING ARRANGEMENT

1) EASY
A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D, D is not
sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the right. A
is to the right of B and E. A and C are sitting together. In which position A is sitting ?
A) Between B & D
B) Between B & C
C) Between E & D
D) Between C & E
Ans: B) Between B & C

2) MEDIUM
In an Exhibition seven cars of different companies - Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti,
Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo are standing facing to east in the following order :

Cadillac is next to the right of Fargo. Fargo is fourth to the right of Fiat. Maruti car is
between Ambassador and Bedford. Fiat which is third to the left of Ambassador, is at one
end.
Which one of the following statements is correct ?
A) Fargo car is in between Ambassador and Fiat.
B) Cadillac is next left to Mercedes car.
C) Fargo is next right of Cadillac.
D) Maruti is fourth right of Mercedes.
Ans: B) Cadillac is next left to Mercedes car.

3) HARD
In a class there are seven students (including boys and girls) A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
They sit on three benches I, II and III. Such that at least two students on each bench and
at least one girl on each bench. C who is a girl student, does not sit with A, E and D. F
the boy student sits with only B. A sits on the bench I with his best friends. G sits on the
bench III. E is the brother of C.

Which of the following is the group of girls ?

A) BAC
B) BFC
C) BCD
D) CDF
Ans: C) BCD
 RATIO AND PROPORTION

1) Easy
The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is:
A) 18
B) 24
C) 19
D) 20
Ans: B) 24

2) Medium
Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is
a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the
ratio of increased seats?
A) 2 : 3 : 4
B) 6 : 7 : 8
C) 6 : 8 : 9
D) None of these
Ans: A) 2 : 3 : 4

3) Hard

A cube of side 3 units is formed using a set of smaller cubes of side 1 unit. Find the
proportion of the number of faces of the smaller cubes visible to those which are
NOT visible.
A) 1 : 4
B) 1 : 3
C) 1 : 2
D) 2 : 3
Ans : C) 1 : 2
 PROBABILITY

1) Easy
What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
A) 1 / 6
B) 1 / 8
C) 1 / 9
D) 1 / 12
Ans: C) 1 / 9

2) Medium
In a housing society, half of the families have a single child per family, while
the remaining half have two children per family. The probability that a child
picked at random, has a sibling is
A) 0.50
B) 0.67
C) 0.75
D) 0.52
Ans: B) 0.67
3) Hard

Given Set A = {2, 3, 4, 5} and Set B = {11, 12, 13, 14, 15}, two numb
ers are randomly selected one from each set. What is the probability
that the sum of the two numbers equals 16?
A) 0.20
B) 0.25
C) 0.15
D) 0.33
Ans: A) 0.20