Verbal Reasoning - Puzzle Test
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
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.
Who ranks fourth in the sequence of reaching office?
- (a)
W
- (b)
U
- (c)
T
- (d)
Cannot determined
- (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) Gari is the eldest.
Which of the given statements is/are superfluous and can be dispensed with while answering the above questions?
- (a)
Either (i) or (iii)
- (b)
Only (iv)
- (c)
Either (i) or (iv)
- (d)
Both (iii) and (iv)
- (e)
None of these
Read the following information to answer the given questions:
The Director of the Institute has announced that six guest lectures on different areas like Leadership, Decision Making, Quality Circle, Motivation, Assessment Center and Group Discussion are to be organised only one on each day from Monday to Sunday.
(i) Motivation should be organised immediately after Assessment Centre.
(ii) Quality Circle should be organised on Wednesday and should not be followed by group Discussion.
(iii) Decision making should be organised on Friday and there should be a gap of two days between Leadership and Group Discussion.
(iv) One day there will be no lecture (Saturday is not that day), just before that day Group Discussion will be organised.
How many lectures are organised between Motivation and Quality Circle?
- (a)
One
- (b)
Two
- (c)
Three
- (d)
Four
- (e)
None of these
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Five plays A, B, C, D and E are to be staged from Monday to Friday of a week. On each day, only one play will be staged.D or E should not be either the first or last to be staged. E should be immediately followed by C. B should be staged immediately after D. One Play is staged between A and B.
Which play staged on Wednesday?
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
Either B or C
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Answer the questions based on the following information:
In a family of 6, there are 3 men X, Y and Z and 3 women A, B and C. The six are Architect, Lawyer, Chartered Accountant (CA), Professor, Doctor and Engineer by profession but not in the same order.
I. There are two married couples and 2 unmarried persons.
II. Z is not A's husband.
III. The doctor is married to the lawyer.
IV. A's father is a professor.
V. Y is not X's son, nor is he an architect or professor.
VI. The lawyer is C's daughter-in-law.
VII. X is married to the CA.
Who is the Architect?
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
X
- (d)
Z
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
A team of five is to be selected from amongst five boys A, B, C, D and E and four girls P, Q, R, and S. Some criteria for selection are:
A and S have to be together.
P cannot be put with R.
D and Q cannot go together.
C and E have to be together.
R cannot be put with B.
Unless otherwise stated, these criteria are applicable to all the questions below.
If including P at least three members are girls, the members of the team other than P are
- (a)
Q, S, A, B
- (b)
Q, S, B, D
- (c)
Q, S, C, E
- (d)
R, S, A, D
Six persons A, B. C, D, E and F were playing a game of cards. A's father, mother and uncle were in the group. There were two women. B the mother of A got more points than her husband. D got more points than E but less than F. Niece of E got lowest points. Father of A got more points than F but could not win the game.
Who won the game?
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
D
- (d)
F
Study the following information carefully to answer the question:
B, D, H, K, P, R and T are seven friends who studied in three management institutes X, Y and Z. They had opted for one out of the three specialisations - Marketing, Finance and Personnel with at least two of them in each specialisation. No two persons have the same combination of institute and specialisation.
The marketing specialist Y earns the maximum. D studied in institute Z with Personnel specialization and earns more than only B and K. H studied in institute X with Marketing and earns less than only P and T. R studied in institute Z with Finance and earns more than D but less than H. T studied in institute X with Finance specialization.K, a Personnel specialist, studied in institute Y and is not the least earner among them. B is the only Finance specialist from one of these institutes among them.
Which of the following combinations of institute - individual - specialisation is not correct?
- (a)
X - K - Personnel
- (b)
X - H - Marketing
- (c)
Y - B - Finance
- (d)
Z - R - Finance
- (e)
None of these
There are seven students - A, B, C, D, E, F and G - in a class. Each of them has a different favourite subject - English, MMathematics, Physics chemistry , Biology , Sociology and philosophy. Each of the students' secured different marks in the examination. C has secured second highest marks and neither English nor Mathematics is his favourite subject. E secured the least marks and neither Sociology nor Mathematics is his favourite subject. The favourite subject of D is Physics and he secured more marks than B and G but less than A. The favourite subject of B is Biology and his marks are more than the marks of E but less than the marks of G. The favourite subject of A is philosophy. the student, whose favourite subject is chemistry, got the highest marks.
Chemistry is the favourite subject of?
- (a)
A
- (b)
C
- (c)
F
- (d)
G
- (e)
None of these
All the roads of a city are either perpendicular or parallel to one another. The roads are straight. Roads A, B, C, D and E are parallel to one another. Roads G, H, I, J, K, L and M parallel to one another.
(i) Road A is 1 km east o road B.
(ii) Road B is 1/2 km west of road C.
(iii) Road D is 1 km west of road E.
(iv) Road G is 1/2 km south of road H.
(v) Road I is 1 km north of road J.
(vi) Road K is 1/2 km north of road L.
(vii) Road K is 1 km south of road M.
If road E is between B and C, then distance between A and D is:
- (a)
1/2 km
- (b)
1 km
- (c)
1.5 km
- (d)
1.5 - 2 km
- (e)
2 - 2.5 km
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members of a family.Each of them has a different profession-Doctor, Teacher, Lawyer, Chartered Accountant(CA) and Banker and their incomes are different.There are two married couples in the group .C is the Doctor and earns more than the engineer and the lawyer.E is married to the CA and she earns the least.No lady is either lawyer or engineer .B, the teacher, earns less than A, the banker.G is married to B and he earns more than D and A.F is not the lawyer.The CA earns less than the lawyer but more than the banker
Who earns the maximum in the family?
- (a)
C
- (b)
D
- (c)
F
- (d)
G
- (e)
None of these
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members of a family.Each of them has a different profession-Doctor, Teacher, Lawyer, Chartered Accountant(CA) and Banker and their incomes are different.There are two married couples in the group .C is the Doctor and earns more than the engineer and the lawyer.E is married to the CA and she earns the least.No lady is either lawyer or engineer .B, the teacher, earns less than A, the banker.G is married to B and he earns more than D and A.F is not the lawyer.The CA earns less than the lawyer but more than the banker
Which of the following is a pair of married couple?
- (a)
BE
- (b)
CE
- (c)
DE
- (d)
EF
- (e)
None of these
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 branch of literature did C contribute?
- (a)
Poetry
- (b)
Drama
- (c)
Novel
- (d)
All of these
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
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Five plays A, B, C, D and E are to be staged from Monday to Friday of a week. On each day, only one play will be staged.D or E should not be either the first or last to be staged. E should be immediately followed by C. B should be staged immediately after D. One Play is staged between A and B.
Which play staged on Wednesday?
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
Either B or C
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
In an examination, Raj got more than Mukesh but not as many as Priya. Priya got more marks than Gaurav and Kavita. Gaurav got less than Mukesh but his marks are not the lowest in the group. Who is second in the descending order of marks?
- (a)
Priya
- (b)
Kavita
- (c)
Raj
- (d)
Cannot be detrmined
- (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.
What is the speciality of P?
- (a)
Paediatrics
- (b)
Ophthalmologist
- (c)
ENT
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (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 layer and a farmer.
(iii) B, an unmarried teacher, is the daughter of A.
(iv) E, a lawyer, is the brother of c.
(v) C is the husband of the only married couple in the family.
(vi) A, a farmer, is a father of two sons and an unmarried daughter.
(vii) Daughter-in law of A is a doctor.
Which of the following is a group of female members in the family?
- (a)
B and C
- (b)
B and D
- (c)
D and E
- (d)
A,C and E
B is twice as old as A but twice younger than F. C is half the age of A but twice the age of D. Which two persons from the pair of oldest and youngest?
- (a)
F and A
- (b)
F and D
- (c)
B and F
- (d)
F and C
- (e)
None of these.
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a circle facing at the centre and playing cards.
(ii) E is neighbour of A and D.
(iii) G is not between F and C.
(iv) F is to the immediate right of A.
Which of the following does not have the pair of persons sitting adjacent to each other?
- (a)
BA
- (b)
CB
- (c)
DE
- (d)
GD
- (e)
None of these
Read the following passage to answer the question:
Anita, Mahima, Rajan, Lata and Deepti are five cousins. Anita is twice as old as Mahima. Rajan is half the age of Mahima. Anita is half the age of Deepti and Rajan is twice the age of Lata.
Who is the eldest?
- (a)
Deepti
- (b)
Lata
- (c)
Anita
- (d)
None of these.
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
At the end of cricket series, when five players were arranged in the ascending order of runs scored by them, O was fourth while N was first. When they were arranged in descending order of wickets taken by them, K replaces O while O replaces L. M's position remains unchanged. K has scored more runs than M. L is having first rank in one ranking and fifth in another.
Who has taken the lowest number of wickets?
- (a)
L
- (b)
M
- (c)
P
- (d)
Can't be determined
- (e)
None of these
In a building, there are thirteen flats on three floors -II, III and IV. Five flats are unoccupied. Three managers, two teachers, two lawyers and one doctor occupy the remaining flats. There are at least three flats on any floor and not more than six flats on any floor. No two persons of the same profession stay on any floor. On the II floor, out of four flats, one occupant is the lawyer and he has only one neighbour.One lawyer lives one floor below the other. The doctor is not the neighbour of any of the lawyers.No flat is unoccupied on the III floor.
Who among the following is the neighbour of the other lawyer?
- (a)
Teacher
- (b)
Manager
- (c)
Both Manager and Teacher
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
study the following information carefully and answer the questions:
A, B, C, E, F, G and H are seven employees in an organisation working in the departments of Administration, Accounts and Operations. There are atleast two employees in each department. There are three females, one in each department. Each of the seven employees earns different amount. F works in Administration and his only other colleague G earns the maximum. C, the least earner, works in Accounts. B and E are brothers and do not work in the same department. A, husband of H, works in Accounts and earns more than each of F, B and E . The wife in the couple earns more than the husband.
In which of the following departments does B work?
- (a)
Operations
- (b)
Accounts
- (c)
Operations or Accounts
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
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.
Who stays in locality Q?
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
C
- (d)
E
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
There are five identical looking boxes having different objects in it and every box has a label indicating their contents.The following is the description of the contents and the label of each box:
Contents |
Label |
Two pins | PP |
Two balls | BB |
two clips | CC |
one pin and one clip | PC |
one ball and one clip | BC |
Somebody has mischievously interchanged these labels in such a way no box contains the label correctly explaining its contents.
If the first box, containing the label Bc was opened and it was found that one item is a Ball, which of the following would be definitely true?
- (a)
The other item may either be a Ball or a clip
- (b)
The other box with BB label will contain a Ball and a clip
- (c)
The other item will not be a Ball
- (d)
The other item will also be a Ball
- (e)
None of these
Score Board
Pakistan: Saeed Answer c Fleming b Vaughan 1; Aamir Sohail st Germon b Patel 16; Shahid Afridi c Greatbatch b Larsen 21; Ijaz
Ahmed c Fleming b Astle 10; Salim Malik lbw Carins 40; Azam Khan Greatbatch b Harris 22; Moin Khan lbw Carins 32; Wasim Akram c
Vaughan b Patel 0; Saqlain Mushtaq lbw Harris 0;Waqar Younis run out 0;Mushatq Ahmed not out 4.
Extras:(lb-12,w-2);14
Total: (all out in 48.5 overs);160
Fall of wickets:1-4, 2-32, 3-51, 4-63, 5-116, 6-120, 7-120, 8-138, 9-145
Bowling: Vaughan 8-0-33-1; Larsen 9-1-22-1; Cairns 9.5-0-24-2; Astle 3-0-7-1; Harris 9-2-32-2; Patel 10-2-30-2
New Zealand:Bryan Young b Akram 5; Mark Greatbatch c Ijaz Mushtaq 52; Adam Parore lbw Saqlain 22;Nathan Astle c Mushtaq b
Saqlain 8; Stephen Fleming lbw Younis 4;Chris Carins lbw Akram 8; Chris Harris c Afridi b Mushtaq 2; Lee Germon lbw Akram 5;
Dipak Patel lbw Afridi 1; Justin Vaughan not out 1; Gavin Larsen b Afridi 0
Extras:(w-5,nb-6);11
Total:(all out in 36.5 overs);119
Fall of wickets:1-7,2-66,3-81,4-98,5-102,6-111,7-114,8-117,9-119.
Bowling:Akram 8-1-20-3; Younis 8-0-22-1; Saqlain 8-0-32-2; Afridi 2.5-0-14-2; Mushtaq 10-0-31-2
Highest runs were scored in the match by the partnership of
- (a)
Aamir Sohail and Shahid Afridi
- (b)
Mark Greatbatch and Adam Parore
- (c)
Moin Khan and Azam Khan
- (d)
Salim Malik and Azam Khan
Score Board
Pakistan: Saeed Answer c Fleming b Vaughan 1; Aamir Sohail st Germon b Patel 16; Shahid Afridi c Greatbatch b Larsen 21; Ijaz
Ahmed c Fleming b Astle 10; Salim Malik lbw Carins 40; Azam Khan Greatbatch b Harris 22; Moin Khan lbw Carins 32; Wasim Akram c
Vaughan b Patel 0; Saqlain Mushtaq lbw Harris 0;Waqar Younis run out 0;Mushatq Ahmed not out 4.
Extras:(lb-12,w-2);14
Total: (all out in 48.5 overs);160
Fall of wickets:1-4, 2-32, 3-51, 4-63, 5-116, 6-120, 7-120, 8-138, 9-145
Bowling: Vaughan 8-0-33-1; Larsen 9-1-22-1; Cairns 9.5-0-24-2; Astle 3-0-7-1; Harris 9-2-32-2; Patel 10-2-30-2
New Zealand:Bryan Young b Akram 5; Mark Greatbatch c Ijaz Mushtaq 52; Adam Parore lbw Saqlain 22;Nathan Astle c Mushtaq b
Saqlain 8; Stephen Fleming lbw Younis 4;Chris Carins lbw Akram 8; Chris Harris c Afridi b Mushtaq 2; Lee Germon lbw Akram 5;
Dipak Patel lbw Afridi 1; Justin Vaughan not out 1; Gavin Larsen b Afridi 0
Extras:(w-5,nb-6);11
Total:(all out in 36.5 overs);119
Fall of wickets:1-7,2-66,3-81,4-98,5-102,6-111,7-114,8-117,9-119.
Bowling:Akram 8-1-20-3; Younis 8-0-22-1; Saqlain 8-0-32-2; Afridi 2.5-0-14-2; Mushtaq 10-0-31-2
Which bowler of Pakistan had the worst bowling performance considering number of balls per wicket as the criterion?
- (a)
Afridi
- (b)
Younis
- (c)
Mushtaq
- (d)
Saqlain
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 offered the combination A + B + C?
- (a)
15
- (b)
20
- (c)
35
- (d)
70