Reasoning For IBPS/BOM Exams

Directions (1-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table. Each of them has a laptop of a different company, viz Dell, Lenovo, HP, Sony, Acer, Apple, Asus and Toshiba but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are not facing the centre.
The one who has Acer is on the immediate left of M, who does not have Asus. M is third to the right of Q. P is fourth to the left of O. Neither P nor O is an immediate neighbor of M. L has HP and sits exactly between J and O. L is facing the centre and is to the right of both J and O. N is third to the left J, who has Toshiba.
J sits third to the left of the one who has Acer. The one who has Lenovo sits second to the left of the one who has Toshiba. The one who has Dell sits second to the right of M. The one who has Apple sits second to the right of the person who has HP. K does not like Acer. J faces the centre.

Solutions (1-6):

Q1. Who among the following has the laptop of Sony?
(a) M
(b) O
(c) Q
(d) L
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who among the following sits third to the right of the one who has the laptop of Asus?
(a) N
(b) M
(c)  O
(d) L
(e) None of the above


Q3. Who among the following sits third to the left of Q?
(a) L
(b) K
(c) O
(d) M
(e) None of the above

Q4. 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) OK
(b) LN
(c)  JM
(d) MN
(e) LQ

Q5. Who among the following sits opposite N?
(a) The one who has Toshiba
(b) The one who has Apple
(c) The one who has HP
(d) The one who has Sony
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which of the following statements is/are true?
(a) The one who has Asus is not facing the centre.
(b) O has Dell and he is facing the centre.
(c) The one who has Apple is on the immediate right of M.
(d) Only (a) and (c) are true
(e) None of the above

Directions (7-11): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight family members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are males. There are three couples in the family.
E is a male and sits second to the right of G, who is wife of C and H is son of C. D sits second to the left of B, who is wife of A. D is wife of H and sits adjacent to her husband. F is daughter of H and is not between G and E. B is on the immediate left of G and second to the left of her father-in-law. A is brother of H, who is on the immediate right of A. E and F are siblings.

Solutions(7-11):

Q7. How many female members are there between C and H?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
(e) None of the above


Q8. Who among the following sits second to the left of G?
(a) Son
(b) Granddaughter
(c) Daughter
(d) Daughter-in-law
(e) None of the above


Q9. Who among the following sits at the extreme ends of the row?
(a) A and his wife
(b) E and his uncle
(c) C and his daughter
(d) H and his wife
(e) None of the above

Q10. What is the position of H with respect to C?
(a) Third to the left
(b) Fourth to the right
(c) Fifth to the left
(d) Sixth to the right
(e) None of the above

Q11. How is E related to C?
(a) Grandson
(b) Son
(c) Son-in-law
(d) Granddaughter
(e) None of the above

Q12. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word PREVIOUS each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabetical order?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of the above

Q13. This of the following will come in place of question mark (??)
CED   GIH KML OQP
(a) RTS
(b) SUT
(c) TUS
(d) UWV
(e) None of the above

Q14. E, F, G, H and I are five friends. Each of them has a different height. G is taller than E and I and shorter than only F. I is taller than only one person. Who is the shortest?
(a) H
(b) E
(c) F
(d) Either H or E
(e) None of the above

Q15. A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a straight line facing north. A sits next to D but not next to E. B sits next to C, who sits on the extreme left end of the line. Who sits on the left of D if E does not sit next to B?
(a) C
(b) B
(c) E
(d) A
(e) None of the above