Reasoning Questions based on Puzzle : 23 February 2018

Directions (1-5): Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow. 

(i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six students in a class.

(ii) B and C are shorter than F but heavier that A. 

(iii) D is heavier than B and taller than C,

(iv) E is shorter than D but taller than F.

(v) F is heavier than D.

(vi) A is shorter than E but taller than F. 

(vii) A is not the lightest. D is heavier than C.

(viii) C is not the shortest.

(ix) C is heavier than only two person.

Q1. Who among them is the lightest? 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q2. Who is third from the top when they are arranged in descending order of heights? 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) E

(e) None of these 

Q3. How many persons are shorter than A? 

(a) Four

(b) Three

(c) Two

(d) One

(e) None of these 

Q4. Who among following is heaviest? 

(a) F

(b) B

(c) C

(d) E

(e) D

Q5. Who among following is shortest? 

(a) E

(b) D

(c) C

(d) A

(e)B

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Ten persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons in each. In row 1, A, B, C, D and E are sitting and all of them are facing north. In row 2, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting and all of them are facing south. In the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. 

Only one person sit between B and E. Immediate neighbour of E faces T. T does not sit any of the extreme end. Two persons sit between T and P. P faces C. Immediate neighbour of C faces R. Q does not sit any of the extreme end. Immediate neighbour of Q faces A. A does not sit adjacent to B. S sits on the extreme right end. 

Q6. Who among following sits immediate left of R? 

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) S

(d) T

(e) None of these

Q7. Who among following faces D? 

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) S

(d) T

(e) None of these

Q8. Who among following faces the one who sits immediate right of E? 

(a) R 

(b) P

(c) T

(d) Q

(e) S

Q9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions and so form a group. Which of the following is different from the group? 

(a) S 

(b) B

(c) P

(d) R

(e) C

Q10.Who among following sits immediate left of B? 

(a) No one.

(b) B

(c) A

(d) D

(e) C

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

There are eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table. Some of them are facing towards the center and some of them are facing opposite to center.

F sits second to right of B. Three persons sit between F and A. C sits third to right of F. H sits third to left of C. Immediate neighbour of C faces opposite direction ( Opposite direction means if one neighbour faces towards centre then other neighbour will face away from the centre and vice-versa). D sits second to right of G. G does not sit adjacent to F. E sits second to right of D. H sits immediate right of G and both of them faces opposite to center. E and A faces same direction.

Q11. Who among following sits third to left of B?

(a) E

(b) A

(c) H

(d) G

(e) C

Q12. Who among following sits opposite to C?

(a) G

(b) B

(c) D

(d) A

(e) F

Q13. Who among following sits second to left of A?

(a) H

(b) E

(c) B

(d) D

(e) G

Q14. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

(a) G

(b) A

(c) D

(d) B 

(e) F

Q15. How many persons sits between H and C , when counted from right of C?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) Four

(d) One

(e) None of these

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