Reasoning Quiz

Direction (1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated in a row facing north. There are exactly two persons sitting to the left of B. Three person sit between A and H and neither of A or H is a neighbour of B. C sits to the left of A. Only one person is sitting between D and F and none of them is sitting at a corner seat. G is a neighbour of F.


1. Who is sitting at the extreme right end?
(1) A
(2) H
(3) E
(4) F
(5) None of these

2. How many persons sit between G and C?
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) Cannot be determined

3. Which of the following is a neighbour of A?
(1) D
(2) F
(3) C
(4) D and C
(5) D and F

4. Who is sitting to the immediate left of E?
(1) F
(2) D
(3) A
(4) C
(5) None of these

5. What is F’s position with respect to C?
(1) Fourth to the right
(2) Fourth to the left
(3) Second to the right
(4) Second to the left
(5) Cannot be determined

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Each of eight friends- A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H went for shopping to different cities viz.  Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, PUNE, Hyderabad and Surat (but not necessarily in the same order). Each of them bought exactly one dress of one of the colours blue, pink or white. The number of persons who bought same coloured dress is not less than two and not more than three. H went to Hyderabad and bought pink coloured dress. C went to Kolkata and bought blue coloured dress. F went to Chennai and bought blue coloured dress. The person who bought white coloured dress did not go to Delhi or PUNE. E and A went to Delhi and Agra respectively. The colour of dresses bought by H and G is the same and no other person purchased the similar coloured dress. D did not go to Surat.    

6. To which city did G go?
(1) Agra     
(2) Delhi   
(3) PUNE
(4) Surat 
(5) Kolkata                             

7. Who went to Surat?
(1) G     
(2) D
(3) B 
(4) either G or B   
(5) either D or B     

8. To which shop did D go?
(1) Pune        
(2) Mumbai       
(3) Kolkata         
(4) Delhi     
(5) data inadequate                   

9. Which of the following is a correct combination?     
(1) G- Surat -pink       
(2) D- Surat -white             
(3) B-PUNE-blue                   
(4) E-Delhi-pink       
(5) B- Surat -white                                                                                                                                             

10. Who among the following pairs of persons bought white coloured dress?
(1) A and D         
(2) D and E           
(3) B and E
(4) A and E                   
(5) None of these



ANSWERS

(1-5) 

The arrangement will be
H C B D A F G E

1. (3)
2. (4)
3. (5)
4. (5)
5. (1)

Solutions (6-10):

Person	City	Dress color
A	Agra	White
B	Surat	White
C	Kolkata	Blue
D	Mumbai	White
E	Delhi	Blue
F	Chennai	Blue
G	PUNE	Pink
H	Hyderabad	Pink

6. (3)
7. (3)
8. (2)
9. (5)
10. (1)