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 #5 PUZZLE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT

#23 INEQUALITY

#24 SYLLOGISM

#29 CODING - DECODING

#33 MISCELLANEOUS

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A certain number of people are sitting in a linear row facing north direction.
Prime number of people but less than 19 people sit on the row. R4 sits fourth
to the right of R1, who does not sit adjacent to R6. Only four people sit
between R4 and R6, who sits immediate left of R7. As many people sit to the
right of R5 as to the left of R3. R8 sits fourth to the left of R2. Only two people
sit between R8 and R1. R5 sits third to the right of R7 and sits third from the
extreme end of the row.

एक निनित संख्या में लोग उत्तर निशा की ओर मुख करके एक रै खखक पंखि में बैठे हैं ।
पंखि में अभाज्य संख्या में ले नकि 19 से कम लोग बैठे हैं । R4, R1 के िायें से चौथे स्थाि
पर बैठा है , जो R6 के निकट िहीं बैठा है । R4 और R6 के बीच केवल चार व्यखि बैठे हैं ,
जो R7 के ठीक बायीं ओर बैठा है । R5 के िायीं ओर उतिे ही व्यखि बै ठे हैं नजतिे R3 के
बायीं ओर। R8, R2 के बाएं से चौथे स्थाि पर बैठा है । R8 और R1 के बीच केवल िो व्यखि
बैठे हैं । R5, R7 के िायें से तीसरे स्थाि पर और पंखि के अंनतम छोर से तीसरे स्थाि पर
बैठा है ।

1) Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE as per the given

arrangement?

1) िी गई व्यवस्था के अिुसार निम्ननलखखत में से कौि सा कथि सत्य है /हैं ?

I) Only four people sit between R3 and R8
II) R2 sits immediate right of R1
III) R6 sits exactly between R2 and R7

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a) Only I and III
b) Only III
c) Only I and II
d) None is true
e) Only II is true

2) How many people are sitting in the row?

2) पंखि में नकतिे लोग बैठे हैं ?

a) 11
b) 13
c) 17
d) less than 10 people
e) None of these

3) Who among the following person sits seventh to the left of R7?

3) निम्ननलखखत में से कौि सा व्यखि R7 के बाईं ओर सातवें स्थाि पर बैठा है ?

a) The one who sits second to the right of R1
b) R2
c) R5
d) R3
e) The one who sits fourth to the left of R2

4) As many people sit between R5 and R6 as between R1 and _____

4) R5 और R6 के बीच उतिे ही लोग बैठते हैं नजतिे R1 और _____ के बीच बैठते हैं

a) R7

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b) R4
c) R2
d) R5
e) R8

5) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given
arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does not
belong to the group?

5) िी गई व्यवस्था के आधार पर निम्ननलखखत पां च में से चार एक निनित तरीके से समाि

हैं और इस प्रकार एक समूह बिाते हैं । निम्ननलखखत में से कौि सा समूह से संबंनधत िहीं
है ?
a) R1, R8
b) R3, R4
c) R2, R7
d) R8, R3
e) R7, R5

ANSWERS:

1. D
2. C
3. E
4. B
5. D

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SOLUTIONS:

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.
Eight people - Zara, Elara, Lyra, Amara, Mira, Hima, Harsha and Garima are
staying in an eight-storey building, but not necessarily in the same order. The
lowermost floor is numbered as 1 and the floor immediate above is numbered
as 2 and so on. Harsha stays two floors above Garima. The number of people
staying above Garima is one more than the number of people staying below
Elara. At least two floors are between Amara and Lyra. Mira stays on an even-
numbered floor but above third floor. Only two people stay between Mira and
Harsha. Zara stays two floors below Lyra. As many floors below Lyra is same as
above Amara.

आठ लोग - जारा, एलारा, लायरा, अमारा, मीरा, नहमा, हर्ष और गररमा एक आठ मंनजला
इमारत में रह रहे हैं , ले नकि जरूरी िहीं नक इसी क्रम में हों। सबसे निचली मंनजल को 1
क्रमां नकत नकया गया है और ठीक ऊपर वाली मंनजल को 2 क्रमां नकत नकया गया है और
इसी प्रकार आगे भी। हर्ष, गररमा से िो मंनजल ऊपर रहता है । गररमा के ऊपर रहिे वाले
लोगों की संख्या एलारा के िीचे रहिे वाले लोगों की संख्या से एक अनधक है । अमारा और
लायरा के बीच कम से कम िो मंनजलें हैं । मीरा सम संख्या वाली मंनजल पर ले नकि तीसरी
मंनजल से ऊपर रहती है । मीरा और हर्ष के बीच केवल िो व्यखि रहते हैं । जारा, लायरा से
िो मंनजल िीचे रहती है । लायरा के िीचे उतिी ही मंनजलें हैं नजतिी अमारा के ऊपर।

1) Who among the following person stays on the fifth floor?

1) निम्ननलखखत में से कौि सा व्यखि पां चवीं मंनजल पर रहता है ?

a) The person who stays three floors above Elara
b) The person who stays immediately above Zara
c) The person who stays immediately below Mira
d) The person who stays two floors below Harsha
e) None of these

2) How many floors are there above the person who stays two floors above
Hima?

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2) नहमा से िो मंनजल ऊपर रहिे वाले व्यखि के ऊपर नकतिी मंनजलें हैं?
a) As many floors above Harsha
b) Two
c) As many floors below Garima
d) One
e) None of these

3) Four of the following are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement
and hence form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to that group.

3) िी गई व्यवस्था के अिुसार निम्ननलखखत में से चार एक निनित तरीके से समाि हैं और

इसनलए एक समूह बिाते हैं । उस व्यखि को खोजें जो उस समूह से संबंनधत िहीं है ।
a) Zara
b) Hima
c) Harsha
d) Mira
e) Lyra

4) In which of the following floor does Lyra stay?

4) लायरा निम्ननलखखत में से नकस मंनजल पर रहती है ?

a) Seventh
b) Third
c) Sixth
d) Eighth
e) None of these

5) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true with respect to the final
arrangement?

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5) अंनतम व्यवस्था के संबंध में निम्ननलखखत में से कौि सा कथि सत्य है /हैं ?
I. Only three floors are between Harsha and Elara.
II. More than three people stay below Mira.
III. Zara stays exactly between Lyra and Garima.
a) Only I
b) Both I and II
c) Only III
d) Both II and III
e) None is true

ANSWERS:

1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. A

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SOLUTIONS:

FLOOR PERSON

8 LYRA

7 HARSHA

6 ZARA

5 GARIMA

4 MIRA

3 ELARA

2 HIMA

1 AMARA

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight people - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7 and B8 are sitting in a linear row and
facing north. B4 sits third to the left of B2. B3 is an immediate neighbour of B1.
Only three people sit between B3 and B8. B7 sits to the right of B5, who is not
an immediate neighbour of B8. B6 sits third from the right end. Only one
person sits between B6 and B2. As many people sit to the right of B4 as to the
left of B1.

आठ व्यखि - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7 और B8 एक सीधी पंखि में उत्तर की ओर
मुख करके बैठे हैं । B4, B2 के बायीं ओर तीसरे स्थाि पर बैठा है । B3, B1 का निकटतम
पडोसी है । B3 और B8 के बीच केवल तीि व्यखि बैठे हैं । B7, B5 के िाईं ओर बैठा है , जो
B8 का निकटतम पडोसी िहीं है । B6 िायें छोर से तीसरे स्थाि पर बैठा है । B6 और B2 के
बीच केवल एक व्यखि बैठा है । B4 के िायीं ओर उतिे ही व्यखि बैठे हैं नजतिे B1 के
बायीं ओर।

1. Who among the following person sits second to the left of B6?

1. निम्ननलखखत में से कौि सा व्यखि B6 के बायीं ओर िू सरे स्थाि पर बै ठा है ?

a) The one who sits immediate left of B7
b) B4
c) The one who sits immediate right of B3
d) B8
e) B2

2. In which of the following statement the third person sits between the
second and the first person?

2. निम्ननलखखत में से नकस कथि में तीसरा व्यखि िू सरे और पहले व्यखि के बीच में बैठा
है ?
I. B7, B1, B3
II.B1, B6, B4

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III.B4, B2, B8
a) Only II
b) Only I and II
c) Only I and III
d) Only III
e) All I, II and III

3. Which of the following statement is false with respect to B3?

3. B3 के संबंध में निम्ननलखखत में से कौि सा कथि गलत है ?

a) B3 sits third to the left of B6
b) Only four people sit between B3 and B2
c) B3 is an immediate neighbour of B7
d) As many people sit to the left of B3 as to the right of B8
e) None is false

4. If all the people are made to sit in numerical order from right to left, then
how many people remain unchanged in their position?

4. यनि सभी लोगों को िाएँ से बाएँ संख्यात्मक क्रम में बैठाया जाए, तो नकतिे लोग अपिे
स्थाि पर अपररवनतष त रहें गे?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) None
e) Four

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5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given
arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does not
belong to the group?

5. िी गई व्यवस्था के आधार पर निम्ननलखखत पां च में से चार एक निनित तरीके से समाि हैं
और इस प्रकार एक समूह बिाते हैं ।
a) B7, B4
b) B8, B1
c) B6, B3
d) B1, B7
e) B2, B4

ANSWERS:

1. C
2. E
3. D
4. B
5. D

SOLUTIONS:

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In the given question, the relationship between different elements is shown
in the statements followed by some conclusions. Find the conclusion which is
definitely true.

1) Statement: A > B ≥ F = K < L > H = P > Z

Conclusions:
I. B > P
II. F < H
A. Only conclusion I is true
B. Only conclusion II is true
C. Either conclusion I or II is true
D. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
E. Both conclusions I and II are true

2) Statement: C < B ≤ P ≤ Z ≤ K < R > S > L < C > D

Conclusions:
I. B ≤ K
II. C < L
A. Only conclusion I is true
B. Only conclusion II is true

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C. Either conclusion I or II is true
D. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
E. Both conclusions I and II are true

3) Statements: X ≥ B < K; N < L < R < K; Y ≥ S > Q > J > P

Conclusions:
I. J < X
II. Y > P
A. Only conclusion I is true
B. Only conclusion II is true
C. Either conclusion I or II is true
D. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
E. Both conclusions I and II are true

4) Statements: U ≤ C = D; X ≥ G ≥ Z ≥ D; M ≤ A = X
Conclusions:
I. U = A
II. U < A
A. Only conclusion I is true
B. Only conclusion II is true
C. Either conclusion I or II is true
D. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
E. Both conclusions I and II are true

5) Statements: A < T ≤ C = B > R = P > D

Conclusions:

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I. A < B
II. C > D
A. Only conclusion I is true
B. Only conclusion II is true
C. Either conclusion I or II is true
D. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
E. Both conclusions I and II are true

ANSWERS:

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. E

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Study the following statements and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding the
commonly known facts.

1) Statements
Only a few K is P
All P is O
Some O is A
Conclusions
I. Some K is O
II. All P can be A
a) Only conclusion I follows.
b) Only conclusion II follows.
c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) Both conclusions I and II follow.

2) Statements
Only a few pink is orange
All orange is red

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All red is blue
Conclusions
I. Some pink being red is a possibility
II. Some orange is blue
a) Only conclusion I follows.
b) Only conclusion II follows.
c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) Both conclusions I and II follow.

3) Statements
Only a few printer is monitor
All monitor is mouse
All printer is CPU
Conclusions
I. No printer is a mouse
II. Atleast some CPU can be mouse
a) Only conclusion I follows.
b) Only conclusion II follows.
c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) Both conclusions I and II follow.

4) Statements
Only a few fuel is petrol
No petrol is vehicle

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No fuel is Carbon
Conclusions
I. Some Carbon is vehicle
II. No vehicle is a Carbon
a) Only conclusion I follows.
b) Only conclusion II follows.
c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) Both conclusions I and II follow.

5) Statements
Only a few watch is smart
Some smart is analog
No analog is a digital
Conclusions
I. All watch can be digital
II. All smart being digital is a possibility
a) Only conclusion I follows.
b) Only conclusion II follows.
c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) Both conclusions I and II follow.

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ANSWERS:

1. E
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. A

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that
follow:

In a certain code language,

"IPL team player play" is coded as "LA BW ZK VQ "
"IPL cricket franchise team" is coded as "LA BW NF MR "
"leader team captain play" is coded as "BW AD ZK RE"
"leader franchise captain player" is coded as "AD NF VQ RE"

1. Which of the following is the code of "IPL"?

A) LA
B) BW
C) VQ
D) ZK
E) None of These

2. Which of the following will be the code of "leader"?

A) AD
B) RE

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C) Either A or B
D) NF
E) MR

3. Which of the following will be the code of "leader captain cricket"?

A) AD RE VQ
B) AD RE ZK
C) AD RE BW
D) AD RE MR
E) None of These

4. Which of the following will be the code of "player"?

A) VQ
B) BW
C) LA
D) ZK
E) None of These

5. The code "MR " belongs to which of the following words?

A) IPL
B) cricket
C) leader
D) captain
E) None of These

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ANSWERS :

1)A
2)C
3)D
4)A
5)B

IPL LA

TEAM BW

PLAYER VQ

PLAY ZK

CRICKET MR

FRANCHISE NF

LEADER / CAPTAIN AD / RE

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

$BL!H#AZ*NPQ^SWU%J=YOμK+<VM

1) How many such letters are there in the given series each of which is
immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) More than four

2) As many consonants to the left of P as to the right of ____.

a) S
b) U
c) W
d) =
e) ^

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3) Which of the following element is seventh to the right of the third symbol
from the left end of the given series?
a) ^
b) O
c) P
d) Q
e) None of these

4) How many such elements are there in the given series each of which is
immediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a symbol?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
e) Seven

5) Find the odd one out.

a) HA*
b) LH#
c) NQS
d) %=O
e) μ+V

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ANSWERS:

1. E
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B

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