Practice Sheet-I
Reasoning Puzzles
Set:1 Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below::
Seven persons namely P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are good friends and are studying in M.Com, M.A. and M.Sc courses. Three are doing M.Com, two are in M.A. and another two are in M.Sc. Each of them has a very distinct and favorite color choice ranging from blue, red, yellow, white, black, pink and brown but not necessarily in the same order. None doing M.Com like either red or black. R is doing M.A. and he likes blue. U is doing M.Sc and likes brown. S is doing M.Com and likes yellow. P who does not like red is in the same discipline of U. Q is in the same discipline of R. T does not like pink.
Q1. Which among the following groups is doing M. Com?
a) S, T and V
b) T, V and Q
c) S, T and Q
d) S, P and U
Q2. What is the color combination choice of those who are in M.Sc discipline?
a) Brown and Pink
b) Black and White
c) Black and Brown
d) Yellow and Black
e) None of The Above
Q3. Which color does T like?
a) Yellow
b) Pink
c) White
d) Brown
e) None of the above
Q4. What is the color combination choice of those who are in M.A. discipline?
a) Red and Black
b) Blue and Red
c) Blue and Black
d) None of The Above
Q5. R is related with which discipline?
a) M.Sc.
b) M.A.
c) M.Com
d) Can’t be determined
Solution:
S M.Com Yellow
T M.Com White
V M.Com Pink
R M.A. Blue
Q M.A. Red
U M.Sc. Brown
P M.Sc. Black
Answer 1. a
Answer 2. c
Answer 3. c
Answer 4. b
Answer 5. b
Set 2: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions 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 colors – Red, Green, Blue, Pink, Brown, Gray, and White. The grandfather in the family likes Gray color. None of the ladies likes Green or Blue color. T is the son of M, who likes Red color. W is J's daughter-in-law and she likes Brown color. K is grandfather of D, who likes Pink color. J is mother of R, who likes Green color.
1) How is R related to D?
(a) Father (b) Brother (c) Uncle (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
2) How many male members are there in the family?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
3) Which of the following group contains one each from the same generations?
(a) JRT (b) JRW (c) MRD (d) MWT
(e) None of these
4) Which color does T like?
(a) Gray (b) Blue (c) White (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
5) Which of the following combinations represents favourite color of the two married ladies?
(a) White, Brown (b) Brown, Pink
(c) Pink, White (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
ANSWERS
1. (c) R is the brother of M, who is father of D. So, R is uncle of D.
2. (d) We cannot determine because there is nothing mentioned about D in the question.
3 (a) J belongs to 1st generation, R belongs to 2nd generation and T belongs to 3rd generation.
4 (b) Blue color
5 (a) J likes White and W likes Brown.
SOLUTION
K (male) Gray 1st father of M and R grandfather of D and T
J (female) White 1st wife of K
M (male) Red 2nd son of K and J
W (female) Brown 2nd wife of M
R (male) Green 2nd brother of M
D (male/female) Pink 3rd son/daughter of M & W
T (male) Blue 3rd son of M
SET 3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.
Six friends Abhi, Deep, Myank, Prince, Ubo and Sumit married within a year in the months of February, April, July, September, November and December and in the cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata but not necessarily following the above order. The brides’ names were Geetu, Jasmeet, Harman, Bindia, Inpreet and Vanshika, once again not following any order. The following are some facts about their weddings.
· Myank’s wedding took place in Chennai, however he was not married to Geetu or Vanshika
· Abhi’s wedding took place in Ahmedabad and Ubo’s in Delhi; however neither of them was married to Jasmeet or Bindia.
· The wedding in Kolkata took place in February
· Harman’s wedding took place in April, but not in Ahmedabad
· Geetu and Inpreet got married in February and November and in Chennai and Kolkata but not following the above order
· Prince visited Bengaluru and Kolkata only after his marriage in December
· Sumit was married to Jasmine to September.
Q1. Harman’s husband is
a) Abhi b) Deep c) Ubo d) Prince e) Myank
Q2. Deep’s wedding took place in
a) Bengaluru b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Delhi e) Chennai
Q3. In Mumbai, the wedding of one of the friends took place in the month of
a) April b) September c) November
d) December e) July
Q4. Sumit’s wedding was held in
a) Bengaluru b) Chennai c) Kolkata d) Delhi e) Mumbai
Q5. Geetu was married to ____
a) Mayank b) Deep c) Princ d) None of these
Solution
Answer 1. c
Answer 2. c
Answer 3. d
Answer 4. a
Answer 5. b
Husband Wife Place Month
Abhi Vanshika Ahmedabad July
Deep Geetu Kolkata February
Myank Inpreet Chennai November
Prince Bindia Mumbai December
Ubo Harman Delhi April
Sumit Jasmeet Bengaluru September
SET 4: Study the following information and answer the given question.
Eight friends−J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. J lives on floor numbered 4. Only one person lives between J and L. O lives on the floor immediately below L. Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O lives on floor numbered 5. Only one person live between K and N, M lives on an even numbered floor but does not live on floor numbered 8. K lives below Q’s floor.
1. Four of the following five are alike as per the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
(A) PO
(B) QL
(C) MJ
(D) LJ
(E) MN
2. Who lives exactly between the floors on which L and J live?
(A) K
(B) P
(C) O
(D) N
(E) M
3. Who amongst the following lives on floor numbered 2?
(A) M
(B) L
(C) O
(D) Q
(E) P
4. Which of the following is true about M as per given arrangement?
(A) M lives on the lowermost floor.
(B) K lives on one of the floor below M.
(C) All the given statements are true.
(D) Only two people live between M and O.
(E) M lives on an odd numbered floor.
5. If L and Q interchange their places and so do M and J, who amongst the following will live between the floors on which M and P live, as per the given arrangement?
(A) Only Q
(B) No one
(C) Only L
(D) Both P and L
(E) Both Q and O
Answers
1. e
2. c
3. a
4. d
5. e
Floor Person
1. Q
2. P
3. L
4. O
5. J
6. K
7. M
8. N
SET: 5 Read the following instructions carefully to get the answers of the given questions.
Madan and Rohit are in the same team of hockey. Parth defeated Rohit in badminton but lost to Sachin in tennis. Nitin teams with Sagar in football and with Sachin in hockey. Rohit defeated Sachin in chess. Those who play cricket do not play badminton, volleyball or tennis. Madan and Parth are in opposite teams of basketball. Nitin represents his state in cricket while Sagar does so at the district level. Boys who play chess do not play football, basketball or volleyball. Madan and Parth are together in the volleyball team. Boys who play football also play hockey.
1. Name the boys who do not play football.
(a) Sachin, Nitin
(b) Rohit, Sagar
(c) Rohit, Sachin
(d) Rohit, Nitin
(e) None of these
2. Who plays both hockey and tennis?
(a) Sachin
(b) Rohit
(c) Nitin
(d) Parth
(e) None of these
3. Which is the most popular game with this group?
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Badminton
(e) None of these
4. Who plays the largest number of games?
(a) Sagar
(b) Rohit
(c) Parth
(d) Nitin
(e) None of these
5. Which boy plays both badminton and hockey?
(a) Sachin
(b) Rohit
(c) Nitin
(d) Parth
(e) None of these
Madan Rohit Parth Sachin Nitin Sagar
Hockey Y Y Y Y Y
Badminton Y Y N N
Tennis Y Y N N
Chess Y Y
Football N N Y Y
Basketball Y N Y N
Volleyball Y N Y N N
Cricket Y Y
Answers
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. b
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