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 27 of the study plan and in Reasoning today’s chapter is Puzzle and Seating Arrangement.

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

A man has six sons G, H, I, J, K and L. Each has a different profession, viz Cricketer, Driver, Pilot, Accountant, Salesman and Lawyer, but not necessarily in the same order. They live in four different cities. Three of them are married.

J, who lives in Mumbai, is a Lawyer. The one who is a Cricketer is a bachelor. Two of them live in Kolkata and they are Pilot and the Accountant. One of the two who live in Mumbai is married. Two of the bachelors live in Kolkata and Delhi. The Driver has only one son. The Salesman lives in Chennai. K is the Accountant is married. L and G live in Mumbai and Delhi respectively. H is a pilot and bachelor.

Q1. Which of the following combinations is/are true?

(a) I – Chennai – Married – Salesman

(b) G – Delhi – Bachelor – Driver

(d) L – Mumbai – Bachelor – Cricketer

(e) None of the above

Q2. I live in which of the following cities?

(a) Delhi

(b) Chennai

(d) Mumbai

(e) Either (b) or (d)

Q3. Who among the following is definitely not married?

(a) Driver

(b) Pilot

(d) Accountant

(e) All of the above are married

Q4. Who among the following is a Cricketer?

(a) I

(b) H

(d) K

(e) None of the above

Q5. The one who is a Driver lives in which of the following cities?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Delhi

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of the above

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

S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing outward.

Note: Facing the same direction means that if one is facing the centre then the other person is also facing the centre and if one is facing outward then other person is also facing outward.

Facing opposite directions means that if one is facing the centre then the other person is facing outward and vice versa.

W and Z face opposite directions. One of the immediate neighbours of W faces the centre. Z sits second to the right of T, who faces the centre. X sits second to the right of W, who sits third to the left of Z. U sits on the immediate left of X. V sits second to the left of Y, who faces the same direction as W. Y is not an immediate neighbour of T. The immediate neighbours of Z face opposite directions. S is not facing the centre.

Q6. How many persons in the given arrangement face outward?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(d) Five

(e) None of the above

Q7. Who among the following is second to the right of S?

(a) U

(b) V

(d) W

(e) None of the above

Q8. What is the position of V with respect to U?

(a) Second to the left

(b) Third to the left

(d) Third to the right

(e) None of the above

Q9. Who among the following is fifth to the right of V?

(a) S

(b) V

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the following statements is/are true?

(a) V sits on the immediate left of T.

(b) Y sits third to the right of U.

(d) All are true

(e) None of the above

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

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and H live on three different floors of a building. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and the topmost floor is numbered 3.

They are Student, Teacher, Engineer, Doctor, Manager, Lawyer and MR but not necessarily in the same order. Two persons live on the first floor, three persons live on the second floor and two persons live on the topmost floor.

B, who is an Engineer, does not live on the topmost floor. The Student is the only person who lives on the same floor on which B lives. A and H do not live on the second floor, and they are Teacher and Lawyer respectively. C is a Manager. D is neither an MR nor a Student. F lives on the same floor on which the Doctor lives.

Q11. Who among the following is a Student?

(a) D

(b) E

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of the above

Q12. Who among the following live on the first floor?

(a) Teacher and Engineer

(b) Doctor and MR

(d) Lawyer and Manager

(e) None of the above

Q13. Which of the following combinations is/are true?

(a) A – Student – 1