Reasoning Questions for RBI assistant mains 2017 |

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

Eight friends, viz A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line facing North. Each of them have a birthday in January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August but not necessarily in the same order.

• G sits third to the right of the friend whose birthday in May. The friend whose birthday in August sits second to the right of G. A and E are immediate neighbors of each other. Neither A nor E has birthday in either May or August. Neither A nor E is an immediate neighbor of G.

• H sits third to the right of the friend whose birthday is in January. Neither A nor E has birthday in January. H’s birthday is not in August.

• Only two people sit between E and the person whose birthday in July. The person whose birthday is in February sits on the immediate left of D.

• Only one person sits between E and B. C’s birthday is before July. E’s birthday after April. G’s birthday comes after A.

Q1. In which of the following months does H’s birthday?

(a) April

(b) June

(d) February

(e) March

Q2. Who among the following sits exactly between E and B?

(a) The person whose birthday is in May

(b) The person whose birthday is in January

(d) A

(e) The person whose birthday is in August

Q3. ‘H’ is related to ‘July’ in a certain way based on the above arrangement. ‘B’ is related to ‘June’ following the same pattern. ‘__________’ is related to ‘May’ following the same pattern.

(a) F

(b) G

(d) D

(e) C

Q4. Which of the following is true regarding D?

(a) Only two people sit to the left of D.

(b) D is sitting second to the right of the person whose birthday is in July.

(d) D’s birthday is in May.

(e) None is true.

Q5. Who among the following has a birthday in June?

(a) F

(b) E

(d) D

(e) C

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

A, B, C, D, E, G and I are seven friends who study in three different class, namely 5th, 6th, 7th, such that not less than two friends study in the same class. Each friend has a different favourite subject, namely History, Civics, English, Marathi, Hindi, Maths and Economics also but not necessarily in the same order.

A likes Maths and studies in the 5th class with only one other friend who likes Marathi. I study with two other friends. Both the friends who study with I like languages (here languages include only Hindi, Marathi and English). D studies in the 6th class with only one friend and does not like Civics. E studies with only one friend. The one who likes History does not study in the 5th or 6th class. E does not like languages. C does not like English, Hindi or Civics.

Q6. Which combination represents E’s favourite subject and the class in which he studies?

(a) Civics and 7th

(b) Economics and 5th

(d) History and 7th

(e) Economics and 7th

Q7. Which of the following is I’s favourite subject?

(a) History

(b) Civics

(d) Either English or Marathi

(e) Either English or Hindi

Q8. Who among the following studies in the 7th class?

(a) G

(b) C

(d) D

(e) Either D or B

Q9. Who among the following combinations is definitely correct?

(a) I and Hindi

(b) G and English

(d) B and Hindi

(e) E and Economics

Q10. Which of the following subjects does G like?

(a) Either Maths or Marathi

(b) Either Hindi or English

(d) Either Hindi or Marathi

(e) Either Civics or Economics

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

Twelve students are sitting in two parallel rows containing six students each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent students. In row1, P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing south. In row2, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each students seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

A sits third to right of D. Neither A nor D sits at extreme ends. T faces D. V does not face A and V does not sit at any of the extreme ends. V is not an immediate neighbour of T. B sit at one of the extreme ends. Only two students sit between B and E. E does not face V. Two students sit between R and Q. R is not an immediate neighbour of T. C does not face V. P is not an immediate neighbour of R.

Q11. Who amongst the following sits at extreme ends of the rows?

(a) B, E

(b) S, T

(d) B, F

(e) None of these

Q12. Who amongst the following faces A?

(a) R

(b) T

(d) Q

(e) S

Q13. How many students are seated between T and S?

(a) One