MBA

ELITE 2023

Lecture–01

LOGICAL REASONING
Arrangements - 1

BY
AMIT SURANA SIR
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STRATEGY TO GET 98+ PERCENTILE IN LRDI
Important Details
Number of Questions 20 (4 Sets x 5 Questions)
MCQ 14 (Negative Marking)
TITA 6 (No Negative Marking)
No. of Questions: DI vs. LR 12 – 8
Time 40 mins
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STRATEGY TO GET 98+ PERCENTILE IN LRDI
INTRODUCTION
LOGICAL REASONING
Topics Under LR
o Arrangements
o Distribution
o Games & Tournaments
o Maps & Networks
o Puzzles
o Venn Diagrams
 ESSENTIALS
CLUES & CONDITIONS
Clues & Conditions
o Reading & Understanding
o Language
o Perception
o Focus
o Elimination
o Confirmation
Types Of Clues
o Direct & relevant
o Direct & less relevant
o Indirect
Direct & Relevant
o Gives exact position/value
o Always start with Direct & Relevant Clues
o Base your arrangement/grid
Direct & Less Relevant
o Gives complete but irrelevant information
o Select ones that are related to Direct & Relevant clues
Indirect
o Gives incomplete information
o Use for elimination/confirmation
o Used for trial & error
TRY IT! Identify the types of clues and solve the puzzle:
1. Five students, P, Q, R, S & T, are seated on a bench.
2. There are odd number of seats between R and Q.
3. S does not sit in the extremes.
4. T is a neighbor of R, but only one student sits to the left of T.
5. P sits equidistant to both extremes.
TRY IT! Identify the types of clues and solve the puzzle:
1. Five students, P, Q, R, S & T, are seated on a bench.
2. There are odd number of seats between R and Q.
3. S does not sit in the extremes.
4. T is a neighbor of R, but only one student sits to the left of T.
5. P sits equidistant to both extremes.

1 2 3 4 5
R T P S Q
TRY IT! Seven variables, a through g, take up distinct integer values.
1. The value of each variable is divisible only by two integers.
2. No variable is greater than b.
3. Variable e takes the same value as its position in the English alphabet.
4. The product of a, d and e is 110.
5. The largest variable is not more than 19.
6. The product of a, c and f is of the form xyyx.
7. f 2 < 169.
8. There are exactly 5 variables greater than g.
TRY IT! Seven variables, a through g, take up distinct integer values.
1. The value of each variable is divisible only by two integers.
2. No variable is greater than b.
3. Variable e takes the same value as its position in the English alphabet.
4. The product of a, d and e is 110.
5. The largest variable is not more than 19.
6. The product of a, c and f is of the form xyyx.
7. f 2 < 169.
8. There are exactly 5 variables greater than g.
TRY IT! Seven variables, a through g, take up distinct integer values.
1. The value of each variable is divisible only by two integers.
2. No variable is greater than b.
3. Variable e takes the same value as its position in the English alphabet.
4. The product of a, d and e is 110.
5. The largest variable is not more than 19.
6. The product of a, c and f is of the form xyyx.
7. f 2 < 169.
8. There are exactly 5 variables greater than g.

2 3 5 7 11 13 17/19

d g e f a c b
Challenge There are five cars parked in a row of a parking lot. Each of the five cars are of
different length. The cars are – Thar, Alto, Swift Dzire, Pajero and Harrier.
1. The car with the smallest length is parked ahead of both Alto and Thar.
2. Swift Dzire is parked behind Alto.
3. Thar is parked ahead of Swift Dzire, which is parked behind Pajero, which is
parked ahead of Harrier, which is parked behind both Thar and Alto.
4. The longest car is parked behind Harrier.
5. Thar is parked in the second position.

Which of the following cannot be true?

(A) Swift Dzire is the longest car.
(B) Pajero is the car with the smallest length.
(C) Alto is parked in the third position.
(D) Harrier is parked in the fourth position from the back.
LRDI CONFIDENCE LEVEL

Set 1 20% +

Set 2 50% +

Set 3 80% +
 SET
1
Mission 20% +
SET 1 Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north. Anil is seated fourth to the left of
Radha. Radha is not seated at the end of the row. Jaggu is an immediate neighbour of Anil.
Two people are seated between Parul and Jaggu. Anil is seated to the left of Parul. Nisha
is seated to the immediate left of Ekta. Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.
SET 1 Q1. How many people are seated to the left of Parul?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q2. The number of people seated between Radha and Ekta is the same as the number of people seated
between _______ and Parul.
(a) Shyam (b) Anil (c) Jaggu (d) Nisha

Q3. The number of people seated to the left of Shyam is the same as the number of people
seated to the right of _______.
(a) Nisha (b) Parul (c) Radha (d) Jaggu

Q4. Which of these statements is true?

(a) Jaggu is seated at the left end of the row
(b) Four people are seated between Shyam and Ekta
(c) Parul is an immediate neighbor of Manju
(d) All of these

5. What is the position of Nisha with respect to Parul?

(a) 2nd to the left (b) 3rd to the right (c) 2nd to the right (d) 3rd to the left
SET 1 Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north.
Anil is seated fourth to the left of Radha.
Radha is not seated at the end of the row.
Jaggu is an immediate neighbour of Anil.
Two people are seated between Parul and Jaggu.
Anil is seated to the left of Parul.
Nisha is seated to the immediate left of Ekta.
Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.
SET 1 Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north.
Anil is seated fourth to the left of Radha.
Radha is not seated at the end of the row.
Jaggu is an immediate neighbour of Anil.
Two people are seated between Parul and Jaggu.
Anil is seated to the left of Parul.
Nisha is seated to the immediate left of Ekta.
Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.
SET 1 Eight people are seated in a linear row facing north.
Anil is seated fourth to the left of Radha.
Radha is not seated at the end of the row.
Jaggu is an immediate neighbour of Anil.
Two people are seated between Parul and Jaggu.
Anil is seated to the left of Parul.
Nisha is seated to the immediate left of Ekta.
Shyam is seated to the left of Manju.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jaggu Anil Shyam Parul Manju Radha Nisha Ekta
SET 1 Q1. How many people are seated to the left of Parul?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
SET 1 Q2. The number of people seated between Radha and Ekta is the same as the number of people
seated between _______ and Parul.
(a) Shyam (b) Anil (c) Jaggu (d) Nisha
SET 1 Q3. The number of people seated to the left of Shyam is the same as the number of people
seated to the right of _______.
(a) Nisha (b) Parul (c) Radha (d) Jaggu
SET 1 Q4. Which of these statements is true?
(a) Jaggu is seated at the left end of the row
(b) Four people are seated between Shyam and Ekta
(c) Parul is an immediate neighbor of Manju
(d) All of these
SET 1 5. What is the position of Nisha with respect to Parul?
(a) 2nd to the left (b) 3rd to the right (c) 2nd to the right (d) 3rd to the left
 SET
2
Mission 50%+
SET 2 There is a seven floor apartment building, with no ground floor. Seven residents, Ram,
Reet, Rishi, Roy, Rutvi, Ryan and Rwanda each live on a different floor. The following
details are known about their residences:
Ram lives right above Rwanda.
Rwanda’s house is four floors above Rishi’s.
Rishi lives three floors below Reet.
Roy lives between Reet and Ryan.
Rishi lives either in the first or the seventh floor.
SET 2 Q1. Where does Rutvi live?
A. Below Ram B. Right above Ryan
C. Between Ryan and Rwanda D. NOTA

Q2. Who of the following has equal number of floors above and below theirs’s?
A. Rutvi B. Rwanda
C. Reet D. Roy

Q3. Which of the following pairs have the sum of their floor numbers as a prime number?
A. Rishi, Roy B. Ram, Ryan
C. Ryan, Roy D. Rutvi, Rwanda

Q4. Raghu, a guest of one of the residents, visits a floor that is as below to Ram’s floor as Ryan’s is
to Rwanda’s. Who’s guest is Raghu?
A. Roy B. Ram
C. Ryan D. Rutvi

Q5. Which of the following are NOT neighbors?

A. Roy, Reet B. Ram, Rwanda
C. Ryan, Roy D. Rutvi, Rishi
SET 2 Each live on a different floor
1. Ram lives right above Rwanda.
2. Rwanda’s house is four floors above Rishi’s.
3. Rishi lives three floors below Reet.
4. Roy lives between Reet and Ryan.
5. Rishi lives either in the first or the seventh floor.

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6
5
4
3
2
1
SET 2 Each live on a different floor
1. Ram lives right above Rwanda.
2. Rwanda’s house is four floors above Rishi’s.
3. Rishi lives three floors below Reet.
4. Roy lives between Reet and Ryan.
5. Rishi lives either in the first or the seventh floor.

7 Rutvi
6 Ram
5 Rwanda
4 Reet
3 Roy
2 Ryan
1 Rishi
SET 2 Q1. Where does Rutvi live?
A. Below Ram B. Right above Ryan
C. Between Ryan and Rwanda D. NOTA
SET 2 Q2. Who of the following has equal number of floors above and below theirs’s?
A. Rutvi B. Rwanda
C. Reet D. Roy
SET 2 Q3. Which of the following pairs have the sum of their floor numbers as a prime number?
A. Rishi, Roy B. Ram, Ryan
C. Ryan, Roy D. Rutvi, Rwanda
SET 2 Q4. Raghu, a guest of one of the residents, visits a floor that is as below to Ram’s floor as Ryan’s is
to Rwanda’s. Who’s guest is Raghu?
A. Roy B. Ram
C. Ryan D. Rutvi
SET 2 Q5. Which of the following are NOT neighbors?
A. Roy, Reet B. Ram, Rwanda
C. Ryan, Roy D. Rutvi, Rishi

Each live on a different floor

1. Ram lives right above Rwanda.
2. Rwanda’s house is four floors above Rishi’s.
3. Rishi lives three floors below Reet.
4. Roy lives between Reet and Ryan.
5. Rishi lives either in the first or the seventh floor.
 SET
3

Mission 80% +
SET 3 B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7 and B8 are sitting in 2 rows i.e., Row 1 and Row 2. There are
four people sitting in each row- In Row 1, B2, B4, B5 and B7 are sitting and are facing in
the south direction. In Row 2, B1, B3, B6 and B8 are sitting and are facing in the north
direction. B1 sits at the extreme end of the row. The one who is an immediate neighbor of
B1 faces B4. Only one person sits between B4 and B2, who faces B3. B8 does not sit at the
extreme end of the row. B7 sits second to the right of B5. B8 sits to the left of B6.
SET 3 Q1. Who among the following person is sitting second to the left of the person who faces
B1?
(a) B3 (b) B5 (c) B8 (d) B7

Q2. Who among the following is sitting at the extreme end of the row?
(a) B2 (b) B3 (c) B4 (d) B5

Q3. Who among the following sits second to the right of the one who faces B4?
(a) B1 (b) B3 (c) B6 (d) B8

Q4. Find the Odd One Out.

(a) B2 (b) B1 (c) B7 (d) B8

Q5. How many people are sitting between B7 and the one who faces B6?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
SET 3 4 people in each row- In Row 1, B2, B4, B5 and B7 are sitting and are facing in the south direction.
In Row 2, B1, B3, B6 and B8 are sitting and are facing in the north direction.
B1 sits at the extreme end of the row.
The one who is an immediate neighbor of B1 faces B4.
Only one person sits between B4 and B2, who faces B3.
B8 does not sit at the extreme end of the row.
B7 sits second to the right of B5.
B8 sits to the left of B6.
SET 3 4 people in each row- In Row 1, B2, B4, B5 and B7 are sitting and are facing in the south direction.
In Row 2, B1, B3, B6 and B8 are sitting and are facing in the north direction.
B1 sits at the extreme end of the row.
The one who is an immediate neighbor of B1 faces B4.
Only one person sits between B4 and B2, who faces B3.
B8 does not sit at the extreme end of the row.
B7 sits second to the right of B5.
B8 sits to the left of B6.
SET 3 4 people in each row- In Row 1, B2, B4, B5 and B7 are sitting and are facing in the south direction.
In Row 2, B1, B3, B6 and B8 are sitting and are facing in the north direction.
B1 sits at the extreme end of the row.
The one who is an immediate neighbor of B1 faces B4.
Only one person sits between B4 and B2, who faces B3.
B8 does not sit at the extreme end of the row.
B7 sits second to the right of B5.
B8 sits to the left of B6.
SET 3 4 people in each row- In Row 1, B2, B4, B5 and B7 are sitting and are facing in the south direction.
In Row 2, B1, B3, B6 and B8 are sitting and are facing in the north direction.
B1 sits at the extreme end of the row.
The one who is an immediate neighbor of B1 faces B4.
Only one person sits between B4 and B2, who faces B3.
B8 does not sit at the extreme end of the row.
B7 sits second to the right of B5.
B8 sits to the left of B6.

Row 1 1 2 3 4
↓ B7 B4 B5 B2

Row 2 1 2 3 4
↑ B1 B8 B3 B6
SET 3 Q1. Who among the following person is sitting second to the left of the person who faces
B1?
(a) B3 (b) B5 (c) B8 (d) B7
SET 3 Q2. Who among the following is sitting at the extreme end of the row?
(a) B2 (b) B3 (c) B4 (d) B5
SET 3 Q3. Who among the following sits second to the right of the one who faces B4?
(a) B1 (b) B3 (c) B6 (d) B8
SET 3 Q4. Find the Odd One Out.
(a) B2 (b) B1 (c) B7 (d) B8
SET 3 Q5. How many people are sitting between B7 and the one who faces B6?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
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