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So, here we are with some tough New Pattern questions of puzzle and Logical reasoning.
Directions (1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are nine people namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I sitting around a circular table out of which some are females and some are males. Some are facing towards the centre and some are facing away from the centre. The following information is known about them.
i.E’s neighbours face in same direction as that of C’s sister who is sitting to the immediate right of C.
ii. The female sitting between B and D is not E.
iii.E sits fourth to the right of F.
iv. F’s spouse is B.
v. I sit exactly between G and C and they face in opposite directions.
vi. G is a male sitting with two females and one of them has husband facing towards the centre who is sitting third to the left of B.
vii. The person sitting second to the left of H is the wife of H and they face in the same direction.
viii. A’s immediate neighbours are G and B.
ix. I’s spouse sits second to the right of I.
x. D sits second to the left of B.
xi. The person 4th to the left of H sits faces in a direction opposite to that of H but same as D.
Q1.Who among the following is/are female(s)?
(a)C
(b)I
(c)E
(d)B
(e)Both (b) and (c)
Q2. How many people face away from the centre?
(a)3
(b)4
(c)5
(d)6
(e)cannot be determined
Q3. How many pairs of males are sitting together?
(a)0
(b)1
(c)2
(d)cannot be determined
(e)none of these
Q4.Who is the immediate neighbour of I?
(a)E
(b)G
(c)C
(d)Both (b) and (c)
(e)none of these
Q5.Who sits third to the right of D?
(a)A
(b)I
(c)a male
(d)cannot be determined
(e)none of these
Q6. How many people sit between H’s wife and I’s spouse when seen in anticlockwise direction?
(a)0
(b)2
(c)4
(d)6
(e)none of these
Q7. Who sits fourth to the right of F’s husband?
(a)G’s wife
(b)I’s husband
(c)H’s wife
(d)E’s husband
(e)C’s sister
Directions (8-15): In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answer (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q8. Statement: The company has recently announced series of incentives to the employees who are punctual and sincere.
Assumptions:
I. Those who are not punctual at present may get motivated by the announcement.
II. The productivity of the company may increase.
III. The profit earned by the company may be more than the amount to be spent for the incentive programmes.
(a) I and III are implicit
(b) All are implicit
(c) II and III are implicit
(d) I and II are implicit
(e) None of these
Q9. Statement: “If you did not have a mobile connection of MTNL you will feel a jolt when you come to know about a unique, free facility from 10 PM to 8 AM, without any condition, for any network.” – X tells Y.
Assumptions:
I. X knows about the facilities provided by other mobile services.
II. X wants Y to be a subscribed of MTNL mobile services.
III. People like free facilities without any condition.
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I and III
(e) All are implicit
Q10. Statement: In view of the recent spurt in sugar prices in the open market, the Government has asked the dealers to release vast quantity of imported sugar in the open market.
Assumptions:
I. The dealers will follow the government directive.
II. The sugar prices will come down.
III. The price of indigenous sugar will remain unchanged.
(a) None is implicit
(b) I and II are implicit
(c) I and III are implicit
(d) All are implicit
(e) II and III are implicit
Q11. Statement: For the third time in a row this week, the Indira Gandhi International Airport was put on a full alert today after Air India received an anonymous message that two terrorists laden with explosives were aboard its Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong flight. – An authority of Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Assumptions:
I. Anonymous message is not likely to be hoax call.
II. Anonymous message is likely to be a hoax call.
III. Alertness might be helpful in reducing the menace.
(a) I and III
(b) II and III
(c) Either I or II and III
(d) Only III
(e) None of these
Q12. Statement: In the recently held All India Commerce Conference, the session on ‘Management of Service Sector in India’ surprisingly attracted large number of participants and also received a very good media coverage in the leading newspapers.
Assumptions:
I. People were not expecting such an encouraging response for service sector.
II. Service sector is not managed properly in India.
III. Media is always very positive towards service sector.
(a) Only I is implicit
(b) All are implicit
(c) None is implicit
(d) Either I or III is implicit
(e) II and III are implicit
Q13. Statement: “A rare opportunity to be a millionaire while being in middle class or lower middle class.” – An advertisement by a company named “Fortune India”
Assumptions:
I. The base of Fortune India is growing at a fast speed.
II. There are some people who belong either to the middle class or to lower middle class but have a dream to become a millionaire.
III. Being a millionaire is not impossible despite belonging to the lower middle class.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
Q14. Statement: “Put a notice on the board that all the employees should come in time to office.” – An officer tells his assistant.
Assumptions:
I. All the employees come late.
II. Employees read such notice on the board.
III. Employees will follow the instructions.
(a) I and II are implicit
(b) III is implicit
(c) I and III are implicit
(d) II and III are implicit
(e) All are implicit
Q15. Statement: The High Court has ordered state X to submit the case papers of the hit-and-run accident involving actor Mr Y and directed the police not to allow the actor or his family members and friends to meet witnesses or victims.
Assumptions:
I. The kith and kin of an accused are likely to make an effort to tamper with the evidence or create a nuisance to help acquit the accused.
II. The capacity of the wrongdoer cannot be a yardstick for deciding the punishment for a crime.
III. The court’s immediate concern is the grievance of the victims which needs redressal.
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) I and III
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
There are nine people namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I sitting around a circular table out of which some are females and some are males. Some are facing towards the centre and some are facing away from the centre. The following information is known about them.
i.E’s neighbours face in same direction as that of C’s sister who is sitting to the immediate right of C.
ii. The female sitting between B and D is not E.
iii.E sits fourth to the right of F.
iv. F’s spouse is B.
v. I sit exactly between G and C and they face in opposite directions.
vi. G is a male sitting with two females and one of them has husband facing towards the centre who is sitting third to the left of B.
vii. The person sitting second to the left of H is the wife of H and they face in the same direction.
viii. A’s immediate neighbours are G and B.
ix. I’s spouse sits second to the right of I.
x. D sits second to the left of B.
xi. The person 4th to the left of H sits faces in a direction opposite to that of H but same as D.
Q1.Who among the following is/are female(s)?
(a)C
(b)I
(c)E
(d)B
(e)Both (b) and (c)
Q2. How many people face away from the centre?
(a)3
(b)4
(c)5
(d)6
(e)cannot be determined
Q3. How many pairs of males are sitting together?
(a)0
(b)1
(c)2
(d)cannot be determined
(e)none of these
Q4.Who is the immediate neighbour of I?
(a)E
(b)G
(c)C
(d)Both (b) and (c)
(e)none of these
Q5.Who sits third to the right of D?
(a)A
(b)I
(c)a male
(d)cannot be determined
(e)none of these
Q6. How many people sit between H’s wife and I’s spouse when seen in anticlockwise direction?
(a)0
(b)2
(c)4
(d)6
(e)none of these
Q7. Who sits fourth to the right of F’s husband?
(a)G’s wife
(b)I’s husband
(c)H’s wife
(d)E’s husband
(e)C’s sister
Directions (8-15): In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answer (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q8. Statement: The company has recently announced series of incentives to the employees who are punctual and sincere.
Assumptions:
I. Those who are not punctual at present may get motivated by the announcement.
II. The productivity of the company may increase.
III. The profit earned by the company may be more than the amount to be spent for the incentive programmes.
(a) I and III are implicit
(b) All are implicit
(c) II and III are implicit
(d) I and II are implicit
(e) None of these
Q9. Statement: “If you did not have a mobile connection of MTNL you will feel a jolt when you come to know about a unique, free facility from 10 PM to 8 AM, without any condition, for any network.” – X tells Y.
Assumptions:
I. X knows about the facilities provided by other mobile services.
II. X wants Y to be a subscribed of MTNL mobile services.
III. People like free facilities without any condition.
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I and III
(e) All are implicit
Q10. Statement: In view of the recent spurt in sugar prices in the open market, the Government has asked the dealers to release vast quantity of imported sugar in the open market.
Assumptions:
I. The dealers will follow the government directive.
II. The sugar prices will come down.
III. The price of indigenous sugar will remain unchanged.
(a) None is implicit
(b) I and II are implicit
(c) I and III are implicit
(d) All are implicit
(e) II and III are implicit
Q11. Statement: For the third time in a row this week, the Indira Gandhi International Airport was put on a full alert today after Air India received an anonymous message that two terrorists laden with explosives were aboard its Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong flight. – An authority of Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Assumptions:
I. Anonymous message is not likely to be hoax call.
II. Anonymous message is likely to be a hoax call.
III. Alertness might be helpful in reducing the menace.
(a) I and III
(b) II and III
(c) Either I or II and III
(d) Only III
(e) None of these
Q12. Statement: In the recently held All India Commerce Conference, the session on ‘Management of Service Sector in India’ surprisingly attracted large number of participants and also received a very good media coverage in the leading newspapers.
Assumptions:
I. People were not expecting such an encouraging response for service sector.
II. Service sector is not managed properly in India.
III. Media is always very positive towards service sector.
(a) Only I is implicit
(b) All are implicit
(c) None is implicit
(d) Either I or III is implicit
(e) II and III are implicit
Q13. Statement: “A rare opportunity to be a millionaire while being in middle class or lower middle class.” – An advertisement by a company named “Fortune India”
Assumptions:
I. The base of Fortune India is growing at a fast speed.
II. There are some people who belong either to the middle class or to lower middle class but have a dream to become a millionaire.
III. Being a millionaire is not impossible despite belonging to the lower middle class.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
Q14. Statement: “Put a notice on the board that all the employees should come in time to office.” – An officer tells his assistant.
Assumptions:
I. All the employees come late.
II. Employees read such notice on the board.
III. Employees will follow the instructions.
(a) I and II are implicit
(b) III is implicit
(c) I and III are implicit
(d) II and III are implicit
(e) All are implicit
Q15. Statement: The High Court has ordered state X to submit the case papers of the hit-and-run accident involving actor Mr Y and directed the police not to allow the actor or his family members and friends to meet witnesses or victims.
Assumptions:
I. The kith and kin of an accused are likely to make an effort to tamper with the evidence or create a nuisance to help acquit the accused.
II. The capacity of the wrongdoer cannot be a yardstick for deciding the punishment for a crime.
III. The court’s immediate concern is the grievance of the victims which needs redressal.
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) I and III
(d) All of these
(e) None of these