Reasoning Questions for IPPB 2017 |

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight friends, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.

A, who faces the centre, sits third to the right of F. E, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbour of F. Only one person sits between F and G. D sits second to right of B. B faces the centre. C is not an immediate neighbour of A.

Q1. Who sits second to the left of B?

(a) F

(b) A

(d) H

(e) Cannot be determined

Q2. What is the position of E with respect to F?

(a) Fourth to the left

(b) Second to the left

(d) Third to the right

(e) Second to the right

Q3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) C

(b) G

(d) D

(e) H

Q4. Which of the following will come in place of the question mark based upon the given seating arrangememt?

CD BG EC GA ?

(a) FB

(b) FH

(e) BH

Q5. Which of the following is true regarding C?

(a) C is an immediate neighbour of F.

(b) C faces the centre.

(d) B sits third to left of C.

(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Each of them has a different profession, viz doctor, engineer, architect, pilot, banker, teacher, businessman and politician.

The politician sits third to the right of V. R is an immediate neighbour of V. The architect sits second to the right of R. Q sits third to the right of W. W is neither a politician nor an architect. Only one person sits between R and the teacher. P and U are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither P nor U is a politician. The doctor sits second to the right of P. Two people sit between S and the engineer. S is not a politician. The pilot is not an immediate neighbour of the politician. The banker sits second to the left of P.

Q6. Who amongst the following is a businessman?

(a) P

(b) W

(d) U

(e) S

Q7. What is the position of U with respect to the politician?

(a) Immediate right

(b) Third to the left

(d) Fourth to the left

(e) Second to the left

Q8. Who sit(s) exactly between the teacher and the engineer?

(a) R and W

(b) Only the politician

(d) R and Q

(e) The architect and the banker

Q9. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

(a) S is an immediate neighbour of V.

(b) V is a banker.

(d) The pilot sits exactly between the architect and the businessman.

(e) The doctor sits second to the right of the businessman.

Q10. What is the profession of V?

(a) Businessman

(b) Pilot

(d) Teacher

(e) Architect

Directions (11-15): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

Eight friends – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W – are sitting around a circular table not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are facing outward while five are facing towards the centre. There are equal number of males and females in the group.

R is facing the centre. T is sitting third to the right of R. U is sitting third to the left of T. Three persons are sitting between U and Q. The immediate neighbours of Q are females. V is sitting third to the right of U. S is sitting third to the right of P. P is not an immediate neighbour of T. The immediate neighbours of T are males and are facing the centre. The immediate neighbours of S are females and face outside. The one sitting third to the left of Q is a male. No female is an immediate neighbour of V.

Q11. Who is sitting second to the right of T?

(a) R

(b) Q

(d) W

(e) None of these

Q12. How many persons are sitting between W and R when counted from the left side of W?

(a) One

(b) Two

(d) Four

(e) More than four

Q13. Which of the following statements is true regarding W?

(a) The one who is second to the right of W is a female.

(b) W is facing the centre.

(d) The immediate neighbours of W are facing outside.

(e) None is true

Q14. What is S’s position with respect to V?

(a) Third to the left

(b) Third to the right

(d) Second to the right

(e) None of these

Q15. If all the friends are asked to sit in an alphabetical order starting from P in an anti clockwise direction, the positions of how many will remain unchanged (excluding P)?

(a) Four

(b) Three

(d) One

(e) None