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Crack IBPS RRB PO Prelims 2018 – Reasoning Ability (Puzzle) Day-161

Dear Readers, Bank Exam Race for the Year 2018 is already started, To enrich your preparation here we have providing new series of Practice Questions on Reasoning Ability – Puzzle. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS RRB PO Prelims 2018 Exams can practice these questions daily and make your preparation effective.

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Direction (1-5): Study following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons- A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in eight floors of building. The lowermost is numbered one and above is numbered two until the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them likes different animals, viz. Dog, Cat, Rat, Elephant, Lion, Tiger, Fox and Monkey, but not necessarily in the same order.

C likes Monkey and lives on the floor number six. The one who likes Rat live on the lowermost floor. Only two persons live between D and C. The one who likes Cat lives on immediately below the one who likes Monkey. The one who likes dog live on exactly between the one who likes Lion and the one who likes Elephant. F lives on the even numbered floor. G lives on one of the floor above C and likes Fox.  A lives on the odd numbered floor but not on the fifth floor. F does not like Lion. The one who likes Elephant is lives on the floor numbered two. A does not like Rat. H lives on one of the even numbered floor. B does not like Cat.

1). Which of the following combinations is correct?

  1. D-Cat
  2. B-Tiger
  3. A-Dog
  4. H-Lion
  5. None of these

2). Which of the following statement is correct?

  1. The one who likes Tiger lives on the topmost floor
  2. B lives live on the floor number two
  3. A lives on one of the floor above the one who likes Fox
  4. F lives on the floor number eight and likes Tiger
  5. None of these

3). How many persons live between the one who likes Tiger and the one who lives on immediately below the one who likes Cat?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. No one
  5. Four

4). Who among the following lives on the lowermost floor?

  1. E
  2. D
  3. G
  4. B
  5. None of these

5). Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the one who likes Cat?

  1. The one who likes Cat lives on one of the floor below B
  2. Only one person lives between the one who likes Fox and the one who likes Cat
  3. H lives on one of the floor below Cat and likes Elephant
  4. A lives on one of the floor above the one who likes Cat and likes Tiger
  5. None of these

Direction (6-10): Study following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Seven friends-Revathy, Gayathri, Shankar, Hari, Ram, Kavin and Esai have a holiday on seven different days of the same week, starting from Monday and on ending Sunday. Each of them works for seven different companies, viz. TCS, HCL, Sony, Oracle, TVS, L&T and CTS, but not necessarily in the same order.

Hari has a holiday on Thursday and works in L&T. Only two persons have holiday between Revathy and Shankar. Only one person has a holiday between Revathy and the one who works in TVS. Ram does not have a holiday on immediately before or after Shankar. The one who works in HCL has a holiday on immediately after the one who works in TCS. The one who works in Sony has a holiday on immediately after Gayathri. Revathy has a holiday neither Friday nor Sunday.  Only two persons have a holiday between Hari and Gayathri. Shankar does not works in HCL. Kavin does not have a holiday on any of the days after Esai. Neither Revathy nor Kavin works in Oracle.

6). Which of the following statement is false?

  1. Gayathri works in TVS and has a holiday on Monday.
  2. Ram works in Sony and has a holiday on Sunday
  3. Kavin has a holiday on Friday
  4. Both a and b
  5. All the above statements are false

7). If Kavin is related to Wednesday, Revathy is related to Monday in a certain way based on the given arrangement. Then, Shankar is related to which of the following days?

  1. Tuesday
  2. Friday
  3. Saturday
  4. Thursday
  5. None of these

8). Four of the following five are alike in certain way and thus form a group as per the given arrangement. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

  1. Gayathri-Tuesday
  2. Revathy-Thursday
  3. Kavin-Sunday
  4. Hari-Friday
  5. Ram-Wednesday

9). How many persons have holidays between the one who works in Oracle and the one who works in HCL?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
  5. Five

10). Who among the following works in TVS?

  1. Gayathri
  2. Kavin
  3. Esai
  4. Shankar
  5. None of these

Answers: 

Direction (1-5):

  • C likes Monkey and lives on the floor number six.
  • G lives on one of the floor above C and likes Fox.
  • The one who likes Rat live on the lowermost floor.
  • Only two persons live between D and C.
  • From the above condition we have 2 Cases.

  • The one who likes Cat lives on immediately below the one who likes Monkey.
  • The one who likes dog live on exactly between the one who likes Lion and the one who likes Elephant.
  • The one who likes Elephant is lives on the floor numbered two.

  • A lives on the odd numbered floor but not on the fifth floor.
  • F lives on the even numbered floor.
  • F does not like Lion.
  • H lives on one of the even numbered floor.
  • B does not like Cat.
  • A does not like Rat.
  • From the above condition Case 1 was dropped.
  • So the final arrangement is..

1). Answer: d

2). Answer: e

3). Answer: b

4). Answer: d

5). Answer: d

Direction (6-10):

  • Hari has a holiday on Thursday and works in L&T.
  • Only two persons have a holiday between Hari and Gayathri.
  • The one who works in Sony has a holiday on immediately after Gayathri.
  • Only one person has a holiday between Revathy and the one who works in TVS.
  • Revathy has a holiday neither Friday nor Sunday.
  • Now we have 2 Cases..

  • Only two persons have holiday between Revathy and Shankar
  • Ram does not have a holiday on immediately before or after Shankar.
  • Hence Ram has a holiday on Tuesday.

  • The one who works in HCL has a holiday on immediately after the one who works in TCS.
  • Shankar does not work in HCL.

  • Kavin does not have a holiday on any of the days after Esai.
  • Neither Revathy nor Kavin works in Oracle.
  • From the above condition Case 2 was dropped.
  • So the final arrangement is..

6). Answer: d

7). Answer: d

8). Answer: c

9). Answer: e

10). Answer: b

Daily Practice Test Schedule | Good Luck

Topic Daily Publishing Time
Daily News Papers & Editorials 8.00 AM
Current Affairs Quiz 9.00 AM
Quantitative Aptitude “20-20” 11.00 AM
Vocabulary (Based on The Hindu) 12.00 PM
General Awareness “20-20” 1.00 PM
English Language “20-20” 2.00 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

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