Reasoning For BOB/IBPS Exams |

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We have started the 56 days Study Plan for IBPS PO Prelims. This study plan is to efficiently utilise time and hard work to channelise it towards smart work. From now quizzes on Bankersadda will be according to the given study plan and this will help you prepare important topics in limited time. Today is DAY 24 of the study plan and in Reasoning today’s chapter is Puzzle and Seating Arrangement.

Directions (1-4): Study the given information carefully to answer the given question:

Eight people – A, B, C, D, J, K, L and M – 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.

A live on an even-numbered floor above the floor numbered three. L lives immediately below A. Only three people live between L and C. Only two people live between C and J. There are as many people between J and A as are there between J and B. Only two people live between B and M. D lives immediately above M.

Q1. Who amongst the following lives exactly between L and J?

(a) Only A

(b) Only K

(d) Both A and K

(e) Both K and B

Q2. Who amongst the following lives on the floor numbered five?

(a) K

(b) B

(d) C

(e) L

Q3. As per the given arrangement, four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so, form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

(a) B-Two

(b) L-Seven

(d) A-Six

(e) M-Three

Q4. On which of the following floor numbers does C live?

(a) Seven

(b) Six

(d) Eight

(e) Two

Directions (5-10): Study the following information and answer the given questions:

Seven friends, namely, A, B, C, D, E, G and G, watch seven different movies, namely Spectre, Joy, Burnt, Concussion, Frozen, Everly and Legend, not necessarily in the same order, starting from Monday to Sunday (of the same week). E watches a movie on Thursday. Only one person watches the movie between E and the one who watches Frozen. A watches movie immediately after the one who watches Frozen. Only three people watch the movie between A and the one who watches Burnt. Only two people watch the movie between the one who watches Burnt and F. The one who watches Legend watches the movie before F but after Thursday. More than two people watch the movie between the one who watches Legend and C. The one who watches Spectre watches the movie immediately before the one who watches Everly. The one who watches Concussion watches immediately before B. G does not watch the movie on Tuesday.

Q5. Who amongst the following watches Joy?

(a) C

(b) D

(d) E

(e) G

Q6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

(a) E-Tuesday

(b) D-Thursday

(d) A-Friday

(e) F-Saturday

Q7. Which of the following is true about D?

(a) D watches the movie immediately after C.

(b) D watches Burnt.

(d) All the given statements are true

(e) D watches the movie on Sunday.

Q8. Which of the following movies does E watch?

(a) Burnt

(b) Spectre

(d) Concussion

(e) Legend

Q9. As per the given arrangement B is related to the one who watches Frozen in a certain way and C is related to the one who watches Everly in the same way. Which of the following is F related to in the same way?

(a) The one who watches Joy

(b) The one who watches Concussion

(d) The one who watches Spectre

(e) The one who watches Legend

Q10. On which of the following days does G watch the movie?

(a) Friday

(b) Sunday

(d) Saturday

(e) Monday

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

Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit in middle of the sides face the centre while those who sit at the four corners face outward (ie opposite the centre). L sits third to the right of M. M sits in the middle of one of the sides of the table. Only three people sit between L and Q. Only one person sits between Q and P. N is one of the immediate neighbours of P. Only three people sit between N and K. J sits second to the right of K.

Q11. How many people sit between J and P when counted from the right of P?

(a) Two

(b) One

(d) Three

(e) Four

Q12. 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) Q

(b) O

(d) L

(e) K

Q13. Which of the following is true regarding O?

(a) O sits in the middle of one of the sides.