Reasoning Quiz For NIACL AO Prelims 2023-28th August

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Seven people i.e., P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sit in a row. Some of them face towards north and some of them face towards south but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them like different colors.
The one who likes red sits second to the right of R. S sits to the immediate right of T. The one who likes red sits at the extreme end. R and U sit third to the left of each other. The one who likes Black sits to the immediate right of U. Two people sit between the one who likes Red and the one who likes Blue. The one who likes blue faces towards north. The one who likes Orange sits to the immediate right of the one who likes Blue. One people sits between the one who likes Orange and P. P doesn’t like Red but faces same direction as R. Three people sit between the one who likes Orange and T. Minimum two people sit between S and Q. V faces same direction as S but opposite to Q.

Q1. Who amongst the following sits third to the right of the one who likes Red?
(a) None
(b) V
(c) Q
(d) S
(e) None of these

Q2. How many people sit between S and the one who likes Black?
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Two
(e) None of these

Q3. What is the position of the one who likes Orange with respect to V?
(a) Immediate right
(b) Immediate left
(c) Second to the right
(d) Second to the left
(e) None of these

Q4. How many people face towards north direction?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Q5. Which amongst the following pair is incorrect?
(a) T- Red
(b) R- Orange
(c) V- Blue
(d) P- Black
(e) All are correct

Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Six persons namely A, B, C, D, E, and G have different number of pens (but not in the same order as given). No two persons have same number of pens. B has more pens than C. E has more pens than D and G. C does not have minimum number of pens. B has more pens than E but less pens than A. C has less pens than G. G has 24 pens.

Q6. Who among the following person has just more pens than D?
(a) C
(b) G
(c) B
(d) E
(e) Cannot be determined

Q7. How many numbers of pens may D have?
(a) 30
(b) 28
(c) 19
(d) 29
(e) 26

Q8. Who among the following person has 2nd maximum number of pens?
(a) C
(b) A
(c) E
(d) B
(e) None of these

Directions (9-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F of different weights (but not in the same order as given). B is heavier than only F. Two persons are either lighter than E or heavier than E. D is heavier than A but not the heaviest one.

Q9. If A is heavier than only two persons, then what will be the position of E?
(a) 2nd heaviest person
(b) Heavier than A
(c) 3rd lighter person
(d) Lighter than A
(e) Heavier than D

Q10. Who among the following is heaviest?
(a) E
(b) Can’t be determined
(c) Either D or C
(d) D
(e) C

Solutions