Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-3): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

There are six people - P, Q, R, S, T and U - each having different weight. P is heavier than U but lighter than Q. T is heavier than R but lighter than P. Q is lighter than S. R is not the lightest. The second lightest person weighs 52 kilogram while the third heaviest is of 64 kilogram.

1. Who among the following may be of 58 kilogram in weight?

(1) P

(2) Q

(3) T

(4) R

(5) U

2. How many persons are heavier than R?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

3. Which of the following may rep-resent the weight of Q?

(1) 62 kg

(2) 66 kg

(3) 60 kg

(4) 58 kg

(5) 56 kg

Directions (4-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing six persons each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row-2, P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each person seated in a row faces another person of the other row.

A sits third to the left of E. The person facing A sits second to the left of T. Two persons are sitting between T and P. C and D are immediate neighbours. C and D do not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between B and C. The person facing D is an immediate neighbour of Q. V is not an immediate neighbour of P. S does not face A.

4. Who amongst the following sits seconds to the right of the person who faces R?

(1) C

(2) D

(3) B

(4) E

(5) Can not be determined

5. Which of the following statements regarding B is true?

(1) B sits second to the left of C

(2) A sits to immediate left of B

(3) T faces B

(4) D is an immediate neighbour of B

(5) The person who faces B is an immediate neighbour of S

6. Who amongst the following faces P?

(1) A

(2) D

(3) C

(4) E

(5) Can not he determined

7. Who amongst the following sits exactly between T and R?

(1) V

(2) Q

(3) S

(4) P

(5) Can not be determined

8. Four of the following live are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

(1) F

(2) Q

(3) T

(4) C

(5) E

Directions (9-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

In a certain code language: 

• "Only in serial order" is written as "ve pu na to".
• "Order in the state" is written as "li ve su pu".
• "The logical idea only" is written as "su na ri jo".
• "In idea or theory" is written as "zt jo bk pu",

9. Which of the following is the code of 'theory'?

(1) zt

(2) bk

(3) jo

(4) pu

(5) Either 'zt' or 'bk'

10. The code 'li ri to ve' may represent

(1) serial order theory only

(2) only idea state order

(3) state logical serial order

(4) serial theory state the

(5) only the idea logical

11. Which of the following may represent "logical idea is only order"?

(1) jo na ri ge ve

(2) ve na ri jo pu

(3) ri ve na zt bk

(4) bk to pu jo ve

(5) na ve su li pu

12. Which of the following is the code of "logical"?

(1) su

(2) jo

(3) na

(4) ri

(5) None of these

13. Which of the following is code of "serial"?

(1) pu

(2) to

(3) ve

(4) su

(5) Can not be determined

Solutions (1-3):

1. (3)

2. (5)

3. (2)

Solutions (4-8):

4. (2)

5. (1)

6. (3)

7. (1)

8. (4)

Solutions (9-13):

in - pu

order - ve

only - na

serial - to

the - su

state - li

idea - jo

logical - ri

or / theory - zt / bk

9. (5)

10. (3)

11. (1)

12. (4)

13. (2)