Monday, December 1, 2014

Reasoning Quiz - II

Directions (1-5) : Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II  given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and —  

Give answer
(1) if the data in Statement. I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(3) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(4) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(5) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

1. Which bag amongst J, K, L, M  and N is the heaviest?
I. Bag N is heavier than J and M. Bag K is heavier only than bag L.
II. Only three bags are lighter than J. The weight of bag N is 13 kg which is 1 kg more than bag J.

2. In a row of 40 boys, how many boys are standing between A and B?
I. A is 21st from the left end of the row.
II. There are 9 students between B and C who is 9th from the right end.

3. Is the time in the clock 3 O’clock now?
I. After half an hour, the minute and the hour hand of the clock will make an angle of exactly 900 with each other.
II. Exactly 20 minutes back, the hour and the minute’s hand of the clock coincide with each other.

4. Are all the five friends viz. P, Q, R, S and T who are seated around a circular table facing the centre?
I. P sits third to the left of Q. Q faces the centre. S and T are immediate neighbour of each other. R sits second to the right of T
II. S sits second to the right of R. R faces the centre. Both T and P are immediate neighbours of S. Q sits second  to the right of P.

5. Is P the grandson of Q?
I. Q is the father of M. M is the sister of T. T is the mother of P.
II. S is the son of P. V is the daughter of P. R is the brother of T.

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

There is a five storey building including the  ground floor and each floor has only one flat.  All these flats have been occupied by the five Manager.  Each manager likes a different pet.  The pets are :  cat, dog, rabbit, fish and parrot.  The five managers M, P, Q, S and T are employed in the different companies A, B, C, D and E but not necessarily in the same order.  Mr. M works in company E  and lives on the ground floor.  The manager who lives on fourth (top) floor does not like fish or parrot.  Mr. S  works in company B and likes fish.  The manager who works  in company C and lives on second floor likes cat.  Mr.  T lives on third floor and likes Rabbit.  Mr. Q works in company D

6. Who among the following does like parrot?
(1) P
(2) S
(3) M
(4) Can’t say 
(5) None of these

7. Who lives on the second floor ?
(1) M
(2) T
(3) Q
(4) P
(5) None of these

8. On which floor does S live ?
(1) First 
(2) Second
(3) Fourth
(4) Can’t say
(5) None of these

9. Who among the following likes cat?
(1) M
(2) P
(3) T
(4) S
(5) None of these

10. Who among the following likes dog?
(1) M
(2) P
(3) S
(4) Q
(5) None of these

11. Which of the following combinations of the manager and pet is correct ?
(1) Mr. M : fish
(2) Mr. T : dog
(3) Mr. P : parrot
(4) Mr. Q : fish
(5)None of these



ANSWERS
Solutions (1-5)

1. (3)
Using either statement alone, Bag N is the heaviest.

2. (5)
Using both statements together.
B’s position from right end = 9 + 9 + 1 = 19th
B’s position from the left end = 40 + 1 – 19 = 22nd
Since A is 21st from the left end, there is no student between A and B.

3. (4)
From statement I alone, The time is not 3’O clock now as at 3:30 the angle between the two hands is not 900.
From statement II alone, The time now is not 3’O clock as at 2:40, the minute hour and the hour hand do not coincides.

4. (2)
From statement I, all the friends may or may not be facing the centre.
From statement II, P is definitely not facing the centre. Hence all of them are not facing the centre.

5. (4)From statement I and statement II, it is gender of P is not clear.


Floor
Manager
company
Pet
fourth
Q
D
dog
third
T
A
rabbit
second
P
C
cat
first
S
B
fish
ground
M
E
parrot

6. (3)

7. (4)

8. (1)

9. (2)

10. (4) 

11. (5)

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