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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated in a straight line but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing south while some are facing north. There are two persons sitting between the person who like potato and the one who likes beans. Immediate neighbours of E face opposite directions (i.e. if one neighbour of E faces North then the other faces South and vice-versa). G sits second to the left of A who does not like cucumber and beans. A is not an immediate neighbour of H. The person who sits second to the right of H likes tomato. Neither A nor F sits at the extreme end of the line. Both the immediate neighbours of F face north. D sits to the immediate left of B. The persons sitting at the extreme end of the row like neither green chilli nor carrot. Immediate neighbours of G face opposite directions. People sitting at the extreme ends face the opposite directions. H who faces south does not like carrot. H sits fourth to left of C who likes lemon. C sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Both the immediate neighbours of H face north and they like potato and cabbage.
Q1. How many persons are facing North direction?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Six
(d) Five
(e) None of these
Q2. Who sits second to the left of the person who likes beans?
(a) C
(b) B
(c) G
(d) D
(e) None of these
Q3. How many persons sitting between B and A are facing North?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Cannot be determined
(d) One
(e) Four
Q4. Who sits to the immediate left of A?
(a) C
(b) E
(c) H
(d) B
(e) F
Q5. Who among the following sits fourth to the right of G?
(a) The person who likes beans
(b) A
(c) C
(d) Either (a) or (c)
(e) No one
Directions (6-10): Answer these questions based on the following informations.
In a certain code:
“cat eats licks cream” is coded as – “5IT 3AU 5RN 4AT”
“fighter moves not box break” is coded as – “ 3OY 7IS 5OT 5RL 3OU”
“Greatest boxer wrong alive” is coded as – “5OS 5LF 5RH 8RU ”
Q6. What will be the code for “creator”?
(a) 7RS
(b) 7AG
(c) 6GD
(d) 5SD
(e) None of these
Q7. What must be the code for “destroyer”?
(a) 9ES
(b) 7OD
(c) 9ED
(d) 8SE
(e) None of these
Q8. Which of the following can be coded as “8IS”?
(a) Indians
(b) Different
(c) Instantaneous
(d) Division
(e) Sinister
Q9. If all the vowels of the word “darkness” are removed, then what would be the code for the resulting word?
(a) 7AT
(b) 8JD
(c) 6AT
(d) 5AD
(e) 6RT
Q10. Which of the following words could be coded as “6PU”?
(a) Greece
(b) Spirit
(c) Seven
(d) Sphere
(e) None of these
Directions (11-15): In the following questions, the symbols @, #, %, $ and * are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’
‘A * B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’
Q11. Statements:
X%W, V$U, W#U, Z@Y, Y#X
Conclusion:
(i) V*Z
(ii) X%U
(a) If only conclusion (i) is true
(b) If only conclusion (ii) is true
(c) If either conclusion (i) or (ii) is true
(d) If neither conclusion (i) nor (ii) is true
(e) If both conclusions (i) and (ii) are true
Q12. Statements:
I%H, K$J, G*F, J#I, H@G
Conclusion:
(i) K#I
(ii) I*F
(a) If only conclusion (i) is true
(b) If only conclusion (ii) is true
(c) If either conclusion (i) or (ii) is true
(d) If neither conclusion (i) nor (ii) is true
(e) If both conclusions (i) and (ii) are true
Q13. Statements:
V$U, Z@Y, Y#X, W#U, X%W
Conclusion:
(i) W*Z
(ii) Z%W
(a) If only conclusion (i) is true
(b) If only conclusion (ii) is true
(c) If either conclusion (i) or (ii) is true
(d) If neither conclusion (i) nor (ii) is true
(e) If both conclusions (i) and (ii) are true
Q14. Statements:
E$D, B#A, C*B, F$E, D%C
Conclusion:
(i) C@F
(ii) F$A
(a) If only conclusion (i) is true
(b) If only conclusion (ii) is true
(c) If either conclusion (i) or (ii) is true
(d) If neither conclusion (i) nor (ii) is true
(e) If both conclusions (i) and (ii) are true
Q15. Statements:
G*F, J#I, H@G, I%H, K$J
Conclusion:
(i) G*J
(ii) K@F
(a) If only conclusion (i) is true
(b) If only conclusion (ii) is true
(c) If either conclusion (i) or (ii) is true
(d) If neither conclusion (i) nor (ii) is true
(e) If both conclusions (i) and (ii) are true
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