Verbal Reasoning - Puzzle Test
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
Five men A, B, C, D and E read a news paper. The one who reads first gives it to C. The one who reads last had taken from A. E was not the first or last to read. There were two readers between B and A.
B passed the newspaper to whom?
- (a)
A
- (b)
C
- (c)
D
- (d)
E
- (e)
None of these
Read the information given below to answer the question:
(i) Aarti is older than Sanya.
(ii) Muskan is older than Aarti but younger than Kashish.
(iii) Kashish is older than Sanya.
(iv) Sanya is younger than Muskan.
(v) Gargi is the eldest.
Who is the youngest?
- (a)
Kashish
- (b)
Aarti
- (c)
Muskan
- (d)
Sanya
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing towards North. C is sitting between A and E. D is not at the end. B is sitting immediate right to E. F is not at the right end.
Which of the following pairs is sitting to one side of D?
- (a)
FB
- (b)
FC
- (c)
FE
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.
(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.
(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(iv) G is between E and F.
(v) D is sitting third from the south end.
Who is sitting to the right of E?
- (a)
A
- (b)
C
- (c)
D
- (d)
F
- (e)
None of these
Answer should be based on the information given below:
At the crowded annual sale of Indian Handloom Sarees, there were five ladies in the queue. Each of the lady customers bought something different. The first names of the customers were Asha, Kavitha, Usha, Sadhna and Latha. Their last names were Bhonsle, Sargam, Krishnamoorthy, Mangeshkar and Uthoop, but not necessarily in the same order. The available sarees were: Kanjeevaram Silk Saree, Paithani Silk saree, Sambalpuri Cotton Saree and Tangail Cotton Saree.
(i) Usha Krishnamurthy was served after the customer who requested the Tangail cotton Saree, but before Mrs. Uthoop.
(ii) The second customer was Sadhna.
(iii) The Gadwal silk saree was purchased by the customer directly after Kavita.
(iv) Latha was the women who bought the Sambalpuri Cotton Saree; she was Served later than Asha.
(v) The Kanjeevaram Silk saree was requested by Mrs. Mangeshkar.
(vi) Mrs. Sargam was the third in line.
(vii) The fourth customer in the line bought the Paithani Silk Saree.
What was purchased by the third person in line?
- (a)
Paithani Silk saree
- (b)
Tangail Cotton saree
- (c)
Gadwal Silk saree
- (d)
Kanjeevaram Silk Saree
In a pile of 10 books, there are 3 of History, 3 of Hindi, 2 of Mathematics and 2 of English. Taking from above, there is an English book between a History and Mathematics book, a History book between a Mathematics and an English book, a Hindi book between an English and a Mathematics book, a Mathematics book between two Hindi books and two Hindi books between a Mathematics and a History book. Book of which subjects is at the sixth position from the top?
- (a)
English
- (b)
Hindi
- (c)
Mathematics
- (d)
History
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
(i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six members in a family in which there are two married couples.
(ii) D is brother of F. Both D and F are lighter than B.
(iii) B is mother of D and lighter than E.
(iv) C, a lady, is neither heaviest nor the lightest in the family.
(v) E is lighter than C.
(vi) The grandfather in the family is the heaviest.
Which of the following is a pair of married couples?
- (a)
AB
- (b)
BC
- (c)
AD
- (d)
BE
- (e)
None of these
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are playing cards sitting around a circular table.
(ii) D is not neighbour of C or E.
(iii) A is neighbour of B and C.
(iv) G, who is second to the left of D, is the neighbour of E and F.
Which of the following has the pair with the second person sitting to the immediate right of the first person?
- (a)
BD
- (b)
GF
- (c)
EC
- (d)
AE
- (e)
None of these
Six people A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape. All the sides of the hexagon so formed are of same length.A is not adjacent to B or C; D is not adjacent to C or E; B and C are adjacent; F is in the middle of D and C.
Who is placed opposite to E?
- (a)
B
- (b)
C
- (c)
D
- (d)
F
Fifty books belonging to different subjects, viz. History (8), Geography (7), PsycologyLiteratPsychology(13), (8) and Science (14), are placed on a shelf . They are arranged in an alphabetical order subject to the condition that no two books of the same subject are placed together so long as books of other subjects are available. Unless otherwise, menti oned, all counting is done from the left.
Counting from the right, to which subject does the 39th book belong?
- (a)
History
- (b)
Psychology
- (c)
Geography
- (d)
Science
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
There are five friends A, B, C, D and E.Two of them are businessmen while the other three belong to different occupations viz.medical, engineer and legal.One businessman and the lawyer stay in the same locality S, while the other three stay in three different localities P, Q and R.Two of these five persons are Hindus while the remaining three come from three different communities viz. Muslim, Christian and Sikh.The lawyer is the oldest in age while one of the businessmen who runs a factory is the youngest.The other businessman is a cloth merchant and agewise lies between the doctor and the lawyer.D is a cloth merchant and stays in locality S while E is a Muslim and stays in locality R. The doctor is a Christian and stays in locality P, B is a Sikh while A is a Hindu and runs a factory.
What is C's occupation?
- (a)
doctor
- (b)
lawyer
- (c)
engineer
- (d)
business
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
The sum of the incomes of A and B is more than that of C and D taken together.The sum of the incomes of A and C is the same as that of B and D taken together.Moreover, A earns half as much as the sum of the incomes of B and D.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- (a)
A earns more than B
- (b)
B earns more than D
- (c)
C earns more than D
- (d)
B earns more than C
Read the following statements carefully to answer these questions:
From a batch of six boys A, B, C, D, E and F and four girls P, Q, R and S, a team of six is to be selected.
Some of the criteria are:
B and D have to be together.
C cannot go with Q.
F cannot go with A or D.
P and R have to be together.
P cannot go with S.
A and E have to be together.
Unless otherwise mentioned, the above criteria are applicable to all the following questions:
If at least three members have to be girls and C agrees to team with Q but Q refuses to team with A, then the team consists of
- (a)
B, C, D, P, R, S
- (b)
B, D, E, P, Q, S
- (c)
B, C, D, P, Q, R
- (d)
A, C, E, P, R, S
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are planning to enjoy car racing. There are only two cars and following are the conditions:
(i) One car can accommodate maximum five and minimum four students.
(ii) A will sit in the same car in which D is sitting but H is not in the same car.
(iii) B and C can't sit in the same car in which D is sitting.
(iv) F will sit in the car of four people only along with A and E but certainly not with G.
If E and A are sitting in the same car, which of the following statements is true?
- (a)
Five students are sitting in the same car.
- (b)
B is sitting in the same car.
- (c)
F is not sitting in the same car.
- (d)
G is not sitting in the same car.
- (e)
None of these
Seven executives P, Q, R, S, T, U and W reach office in a particular sequence. U reaches immediately before P but does not immediately follow S. R is the last one to reach office. T follows immediately after P and is subsequently followed by W.
Among the executives, who reaches the office first?
- (a)
Q
- (b)
S
- (c)
U
- (d)
Cannot be determined
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:
M, K, J, T, R, D and W are seven members of a family. there are two married couples among them belonging to two different generations. Each of them has a different choice of cuisine-Chinese, Continental, Thai, Punjabi, South Indian, Gujarati and Malwani. The grandfather in the family likes Gujarati food. None of the ladies likes Continental or Thai food. T is son of M, who likes Chinese food. W is J's daughter-in-law and she likes south Indian food. K is grandfather of D, who likes Punjabi food. J is mother of R, who likes Continental food.
Which of the following groups contains one each from the three generations?
- (a)
JRT
- (b)
JRW
- (c)
MRD
- (d)
MWT
- (e)
None of these
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven members of a family belonging to three generations. There are two married couples, one each of first and second generation respectively. They travel in three different cars X, travwelsY and Z so that no car has more than three members and there is least one female in each car. R, who is a granddaughter, does not travel with her grandfather and grandmother. Q travels with his father T in car Y. V travels with her granddaughterS in car X. P travels with her daughter in car Z.
How many female members are there in the family?
- (a)
Three
- (b)
Four
- (c)
Five
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
Study the following information and answer the questions given below it :
A training College has to conduct a refresher course for teachers of seven different subjects --Machanics, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, Science and Engineering from 22nd July to 29th July.
(i) Course should start with Psychology.
(ii) 23rd July, being Sunday, should be holiday.
(iii) Science subject should be on the previous day of the engineering subject.
(iv) Course should end with Mechanics subject.
(v) There should be immedietely after the holiday.
(vi) There should be a gap of one day between Economics and Engineering.
Which subject is followed by Science ?
- (a)
Engineering
- (b)
Psycology
- (c)
Philosophy
- (d)
Economics
- (e)
None of these
Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
Seven specialists doctors P, Q, R, S, T, U and V visit a polyclinic on the four days -- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday --- in a week. At least one doctor but not more than two doctors visit the polyclinic on each of these days. Each of them is specialists of different fields - ENT, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Neurologist, Ophthalmologists, Radiologists and Oncologists. S visits on Friday with Radiologists, Paediatricians does not visit on Saturday nor with T and V. Oncologists U visits alone on Tuesday. Q visits on Wednesday and he is not Paediatricians. R visits on Wednesday. V is not Radiologists. Paediatrician visits with ENT specialists. Neurologists visits on Friday. P is neither Orthopaedics nor Radiologists.
Who among them visits the polyclinic along with P?
- (a)
None
- (b)
S
- (c)
T
- (d)
V
- (e)
Either V or S
( i) Eleven Students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting the first row of the class facing the teacher.
(ii) D who is to the immediate left of F is second to the right of C.
(iii) A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.
(iv) J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.
(v) H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.
Who is sitting in the middle of the row?
- (a)
B
- (b)
C
- (c)
G
- (d)
I
- (e)
None of these
(i) Eleven Students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting the first row of the class facing the teacher.
(ii) D who is to the immediate left of F is second to the right of C.
(iii) A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.
(iv) J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.
(v) H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.
If E and D, C and B, A and H, and K and F interchange their positions, which of the following pairs of students is sitting at the ends?
- (a)
D and E
- (b)
E and F
- (c)
D and K
- (d)
K and F
- (e)
None of these
Read the following information and answer these questions on the basis of the information provided:
(i) There is a family of 5 persons --- A, B, C, D and E.
(ii) They are working as a doctor, a teacher, a trader, a lawyer and a farmer.
(iii) B, an unmarried teacher, is the daugheter of A.
(iv) E, a lawyer, is the brother of c.
(v) C is the husband of the only married couple in the the family.
(vi) A, a farmer, is a father of two sons and an unmarried daugheter.
(vii) Daughter-in law of A is a doctor.
Who is the trader in the family?
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
C
- (d)
D
P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table. R is to the right of P and is second to the left of S. T is not between P and S. Who is second to the left of R?
- (a)
Q
- (b)
S
- (c)
T
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
Read the following information and answer the question given below it:
(i) Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and V take a series of tests.
(ii) No two students get similar marks.
(iii) V always scores more than P.
(iv) P always scores more than Q.
(v) Each time either R scores the highest and T gets the least, or alternatively S scores the highest and U or Q scores the least.
If R gets most, V should be ranked not lower than
- (a)
second
- (b)
third
- (c)
fourth
- (d)
fifth
- (e)
sixth
A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family.
Who is the sister of T?
- (a)
R
- (b)
U
- (c)
T
- (d)
Information insufficient
- (e)
None of these
A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family.
Which of the following are two married couples?
- (a)
US, QT
- (b)
US,QP
- (c)
TS,RU
- (d)
US,RP
- (e)
None of these
Seven friends Kamla, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Gaurav, Pritam and Priya are sitting in a circle. Kamla, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Pritam and Priya are sitting at equal distances from each other. Rohit is sitting two places right of Pritam, who is sitting one place right of Amit. Kamla forms an angle of 90 degrees from Gaurav and an angle of 120 degrees from Manish. Manish is opposite Priya and is sitting on the left of Gaurav.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- (a)
Pritam is between Manish and Kamla
- (b)
Manish is two places away from Priya
- (c)
Gaurav is sitting opposite Pritam
- (d)
All of the above
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Of the six men of literature A, B, C, D, E and F being considered here, two belonged to the 17th century, three to the 19th and one to the 20th century. Four were recognised as great poets, three as great novelists and three as great dramatists.One contributed to Bengali literature, to the Hindi, two to Marathi and one to Tamil.The 20th century writer wrote poetry only and contributed to Marathi literature and the other Marathi writer contributed to poetry, novel and drama.One Hindi writer and the only Tamil writer belonged to the 19th century.The former contributed to poetry and novel while the latter to novel and drama.The Bengali writer belonged to the 17th century and contributed to poetry only.A belonged to the 20th century, B wrote drama only, C contributed to Marathi literature, D was a Hindi, poet and novelist and belonged to the 19th century.E also belonged to the 19th century, and F contributed to poetry only.
To which language did B contribute?
- (a)
Bengali
- (b)
Hindi
- (c)
marathi
- (d)
Tamil
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
There are five men A, B, C, D and E and six women P, Q, R, S, T and U. A, B and R are advocates; C, D, P, Q and S are doctors and the rest are teachers. Some teams are to be select for amongst these eleven persons subject to the following conditions:
A, P and U have to be together.
B cannot go with D or R.
E and Q have to be together.
C and T have to be together.
D and P cannot go together.
C cannot go with Q.
If the team is to consist of one male advocate, one male doctor, one lady doctor and two teachers, the members of the team are
- (a)
A, C, P, T, U
- (b)
A, D, E, P, T
- (c)
A, D, E, P, U
- (d)
B, C, E, Q, U
Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below:
In an examination, six subjects were available for a candidate of which only three had to be offered under the following conditions:
One who offered A had to offer B also and vice versa.
One who offered A could not offer E.
One who offered C or D could not offer F.
Thr distribution of the candidates over the subjects was as follows:
A - 70, B - 70; C - 90; D - 85; E - 70; F - 35
How many candidates in all appeared for the examination?
- (a)
120
- (b)
130
- (c)
140
- (d)
380