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Directions (1 – 5) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There were eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H lives in an eight storey building in which bottommost floor is numbered one and the one above it is numbered two and so on. All of them born on different months February, March, April, May, June, July, August and November. They also like different numbers 16, 20, 25, 40, 60, 75, 77 and 90. The above information should not be necessarily in the same order. The persons who were born in the month having thirty one days lives in odd numbered floor.
There were two person lives between D and the one who born on February. There were three person lives between the one who likes the number 25 and the one who was born on February. D does not born on May. A lives immediately above the one who was born on June. B likes the number which is in multiple of four. C lives in even numbered floor. B does not born on March. There were two person lives between B and the one who likes the number 60. The number of person lives between the one who likes the number 60 and the one who was born on November is same as the number of person lives between B and the one who was born on May. There were two person lives between H and the one who was born on March. E lives immediately above the one who was born on August. F likes the number which is in multiple of seven. B lives in odd numbered floor. Only one person lives between C and the one who likes the number 16. There were two person lives between the one who was born on May and the one who likes the number 20. D lives above the one who was born on February. Only one person lives between H and the one who likes the number 25. The one who was born on August likes the number which is in multiple of twenty-five. Only one person lives between the one who likes the number 90 and the one who was born on July. There were three person lives between C and the one who was born on April.
Q1. A likes which of the following number?
- 60
- 75
- 77
- 90
- 40
Q2. Which of the following combination is true?
- E – July
- F – June
- C – February
- B – April
- D – March
Q3. If E is related to 40 and F is related to 20 then in the same way A is related to?
- 16
- 20
- 25
- 40
- 60
Q4. How many persons are there between G and the one who was born on May?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- None
Q5. Who among the following lives in the fifth floor?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Directions (6 – 10) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There were seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and V likes different subjects Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Tamil, English, Hindi and Science but not necessarily in the same order. They read on different days of the week starting from Monday. They also like different sports such as cricket, hockey, badminton, basketball, volleyball, tennis and football but not necessarily in the same order.
There were two days gap between S and the one who likes Physics. The one who likes Chemistry read immediately after the one who likes football. There were two days gap between Q and the one who likes Hindi. The one who likes Science read immediately before the one who likes tennis. There were two days gap between the one who likes Chemistry and the one who likes volleyball. The one who likes Physics lives below S. There were two days gap between P and the one who likes football. The one who likes football was not on Thursday. P lives above the one who likes football. There is a gap of one day between the one who likes Hindi and the one who likes volleyball. There were two days gap between V and the one who likes Badminton. S do not like Science subject. The number of days between U and the one who likes Physics is same as the number of days between R and the one who likes Hockey. V and Q do not like Physics. The one who likes badminton read English. There is a gap of one day between the one who likes Maths and the one who likes Cricket. V reads immediately after the one who likes hockey. The one who read Physics do not like basketball.
Q6. S reads which of the following subject?
- Hindi
- Tamil
- Maths
- Physics
- English
Q7. Who among the following plays football?
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
Q8. If V is related to English and R is related to Chemistry then P is related to?
- Maths
- Science
- Hindi
- Tamil
- Physics
Q9. How many days are there between the one who likes tennis and the one who likes Tamil?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- None
Q10. Which of the following combination is true?
- T – Tamil
- P – hockey
- R – English
- V – Basketball
- S – Cricket
Answers:
Directions (1 – 5)
FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
8 | E | April | 25 |
7 | D | August | 75 |
6 | H | November | 16 |
5 | B | July | 40 |
4 | C | February | 20 |
3 | A | March | 90 |
2 | G | June | 60 |
1 | F | May | 77 |
There were two person lives between D and the one who born on February. There were three person lives between the one who likes the number 25 and the one who was born on February. D lives above the one who was born on February. Only one person lives between H and the one who likes the number 25. There were two person lives between H and the one who was born on March. There were two person lives between B and the one who likes the number 60. B does not born on March. B lives in odd numbered floor. A lives immediately above the one who was born on June.
CASE 1:
CASE 1 (A):
FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
8 | |||
7 | A | March | |
6 | June | 25 | |
5 | D | ||
4 | H | 60 | |
3 | |||
2 | February | ||
1 | B |
CASE 2:
FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
8 | 25 | ||
7 | D | ||
6 | H | ||
5 | B | ||
4 | February | ||
3 | A | March | |
2 | June | 60 | |
1 |
CASE 2(A):
FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
8 | 25 | ||
7 | D | ||
6 | H | ||
5 | |||
4 | February | 60 | |
3 | A | March | |
2 | June | ||
1 | B |
The number of person lives between the one who likes the number 60 and the one who was born on November is same as the number of person lives between B and the one who was born on May. There were two person lives between the one who was born on May and the one who likes the number 20. D does not born on May. There were three person lives between C and the one who was born on April. C lives in even numbered floor.
CASE 1 (A):
CASE 2(A):
E lives immediately above the one who was born on August. F likes the number which is in multiple of seven. . E lives immediately above the one who was born on August. B likes the number which is in multiple of four. The one who was born on August likes the number which is in multiple of twenty-five.
FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
8 | E | April | 25 |
7 | D | August | 75 |
6 | H | November | 16 |
5 | B | July | 40 |
4 | C | February | 20 |
3 | A | March | 90 |
2 | G | June | 60 |
1 | F | May | 77 |
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (c)
- Answer: (a)
- Answer: (e)
- Answer: (b)
Directions (6 – 10)
DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | SPORTS |
Monday | S | MATHS | HOCKEY |
Tuesday | V | HINDI | BASKETBALL |
Wednesday | P | TAMIL | CRICKET |
Thursday | R | PHYSICS | VOLLEYBALL |
Friday | Q | ENGLISH | BADMINTON |
Saturday | T | SCIENCE | FOOTBALL |
Sunday | U | CHEMISTRY | TENNIS |
There were two days gap between P and the one who likes football. The one who likes football was not on Thursday. P lives above the one who likes football. The one who likes Chemistry read immediately after the one who likes football.There were two days gap between the one who likes Chemistry and the one who likes volleyball. There is a gap of one day between the one who likes Hindi and the one who likes volleyball. There were two days gap between Q and the one who likes Hindi.
CASE 1:
DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | SPORTS |
Monday | HINDI | ||
Tuesday | P | ||
Wednesday | VOLLEYBALL | ||
Thursday | Q | ||
Friday | FOOTBALL | ||
Saturday | CHEMISTRY | ||
Sunday |
CASE 2:
DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | SPORTS |
Monday | |||
Tuesday | HINDI | ||
Wednesday | P | ||
Thursday | VOLLEYBALL | ||
Friday | Q | ||
Saturday | FOOTBALL | ||
Sunday | CHEMISTRY |
There were two days gap between S and the one who likes Physics.The one who likes Physics lives below S. The number of days between U and the one who likes Physics is same as the number of days between R and the one who likes Hockey. V reads immediately after the one who likes hockey. V and Q do not like Physics. There were two days gap between V and the one who likes Badminton. The one who likes badminton read English. The one who likes Science read immediately before the one who likes tennis.S do not like Science subject.There is a gap of one day between the one who likes Maths and the one who likes Cricket. The one who read Physics do not like basketball.
CASE 1:
CASE 3(B):
DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | SPORTS |
Monday | S | MATHS | HOCKEY |
Tuesday | V | HINDI | BASKETBALL |
Wednesday | P | TAMIL | CRICKET |
Thursday | R | PHYSICS | VOLLEYBALL |
Friday | Q | ENGLISH | BADMINTON |
Saturday | T | SCIENCE | FOOTBALL |
Sunday | U | CHEMISTRY | TENNIS |
6. Answer: (c)
7. Answer: (e)
8. Answer: (b)
9. Answer: (c)
10. Answer: (d)
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Daily News Papers & Editorials | 8.00 AM |
Current Affairs Quiz | 9.00 AM |
Logical Reasoning | 10.00 AM |
Quantitative Aptitude “20-20” | 11.00 AM |
Vocabulary (Based on The Hindu) | 12.00 PM |
Static GK Quiz | 1.00 PM |
English Language “20-20” | 2.00 PM |
Banking Awareness Quiz | 3.00 PM |
Reasoning Puzzles & Seating | 4.00 PM |
Daily Current Affairs Updates | 5.00 PM |
Data Interpretation / Application Sums (Topic Wise) | 6.00 PM |
Reasoning Ability “20-20” | 7.00 PM |
English Language (New Pattern Questions) | 8.00 PM |
General / Financial Awareness Quiz | 9.00 PM |
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