Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Each of these questions are based on the information given below:
Four males and four females namely P, Q, R, S, T, U , V and W are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the center while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.


Two female sit in the middle of the sides and two at the corners. P sits second to the left of V. V sits in the middle of one of the sides. R sits fourth to the right of his wife and his wife is not an immediate neighbor of P or V. Q sits third to right of her husband. Q does not sit at any of the corners. Only S sits between Q and W. W is the husband of P. Both V and Tare males.

1. How many people sit between Q and R when counted in anti clockwise direction from Q?
1] None
2] One
3] Two
4] Three
5] Four

2. Who amongst the following is the wife of R?
1] S
2] U
3] Q

4] V
5] Cannot be determined


3. What is the position of T with respect to R?
1] Immediately to the left
2] Second to the left
3] Third to the right
4] Immediately to the right
5] Second to the right


4. Who amongst the following is Q's husband?
1] R
2] V
3] T
4] U
5] Can't be determined


5. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
1] No two males are immediate neighbor of each other
2] U and W face each other in the seating arrangement
3] S and T are immediate neighbor of each other
4] U is a male and sits diagonally opposite to T
5] P sits in the centre of one of the sides of the square table


Directions (6 - 10): Each of these questions are based on the information given below:


In a seven storey building, having floors numbered one to seven, A, B, C, D, E and F each live on a different floor. (The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on). One of the floors in the building is vacant. A lives on the fifth floor. No floor below fifth floor is vacant; also no odd numbered floor is vacant. Only D lives between F and E. F does not live on an odd numbered floor. E does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below C's floor. B does not live on the bottommost floor.


6. On which of the following floors does C live?
(1) Seventh
(2) Sixth
(3) Third
(4) Second
(5) First


7. Which of the following floors is vacant?
(1) Seventh
(2) Sixth
(3) Third
(4) Second
(5) Fourth


8. Who lives on the topmost floor?
(1) B
(2) D
(3) C
(4) V
(5) No one as it is vacant


9. Who lives immediately below vacant floors?
(1)A
(2) B
(3) D
(4) G
(5) E


10. Who lives between third and fifth floor?
(1)B
(2) G
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E


Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer:


(1) If only (1) conclusion follows
(2) If only (2) conclusion follows
(3) If either (1) or (2) follows
(4) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and
(5) If both (1) and (2) follow.


11. Statements:
Some silk are moon.
All moons are planet.
No planet is Star.


Conclusions:
1. No silk are star.
2. At least some silk are Star.


12. Statements:
All Chairs are Furniture.
No Furniture is plastic.
All plastic are red.


Conclusions:
1. Some plastic are Chair.
2. No Chair is plastic.


13. Statements:
All students are boys.
All boys are clever.
All clever are fool.


Conclusion:
1. All fool are students.
2. No boy being student is a possibility.


14. Statements:
All red are white.
Some white are Lotus.
All Lotus are pink.


Conclusions:
1. Some red are pink.
2. No red is pink.


15. Statements:
All stickers are pin.
Some pins are metal.
All phones are metal.
All metal are Engine


Conclusions:
1. All those pin which are metal are also engine.
2. At least some phones are stickers.



ANSWERS
1. (3)
2. (1)
3. (5)
4. (3)
5. (5)
6. (5)
7. (2)
8. (1)
9. (1)
10. (5)
11. (3)
12. (2)
13. (4)
14. (3)
15. (1)