Reasoning Quiz

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

Eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are at equidistant. Each one of them teaches different subjects viz., English, Hindi, Mathematics, Biology, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry and Accounts, but not necessarily in the same order. 

The person who teaches Accounts, sits third to the right of G. C is an immediate neighbour of G. The person who teaches Mathematics sits second to the left of C. B sits third to the right of H. H teaches neither Accounts nor Mathematics. Only two persons sit between C and the person who teaches Physics. A and F are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither A nor F teaches Accounts. The person who teaches English sits second to the right of A. Two persons sit between D and the person who teaches Hindi. D does not teach Accounts. The person who teaches Psychology is an immediate neighbour of the person who teaches Accounts. The person who teaches Physics sits second to the left of A. One of the immediate neighbours of G teaches Chemistry.

1. Who among the following teaches Chemistry?

(1) A

(2) H

(3) D

(4) G

(5) None of these

2. What is the position of B with respect to the person who teaches Psychology?

(1) Second to the left

(2) Third to the right

(3) Third to the left

(4) Second to the right

(5) None of these

3. Who among the following sits exactly between the person who teaches Biology and the person who teaches Physics?

(1) The person who teaches Mathematics

(2) E

(3) The person who teaches Accounts

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) There is no such person

4. Which of the following subjects does E teach?

(1) Chemistry

(2) Hindi

(3) Accounts

(4) English

(5) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the given sitting arrangement?

(1) The person who teaches Hindi is an immediate neighbour of both H and D.

(2) One of the immediate neighbours of F teaches Biology

(3) E is sitting exactly between B and the person who teaches Mathematics

(4) The person who teaches Chemistry is second to the right of E

(5) All are true

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given sitting arrangement and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

(1) CF

(2) GA

(3) BD

(4) EH

(5) BA

Directions (7-10): A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 11 day 34 night 93 pace 27 easy 44 joy

Step I: 93 11 day 34 night pace 27 easy 44 joy

Step II: 93 11 34 night pace 27 easy 44 joy day

Step III: 93 44 11 34 night pace 27 easy joy day

Step IV: 93 44 11 34 night pace 27 joy day easy

Step V: 93 44 34 11 night pace 27 joy day easy

Step VI: 93 44 34 11 night pace 27 day easy joy

Step VII: 93 44 34 27 11 night pace day easy joy

Step VIII: 93 44 34 27 11 pace day easy joy night

Step IX: 93 44 34 27 11 day easy joy night pace

Step IX is the last step of the above input

As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just 88 take 38 

7. What is the position of ‘war’ in Step VII?

(1) Seventh from the left end

(2) Eighth from the right end

(3) Fifth from the left end

(4) Fifth from the right end

(5) Sixth from the left end

8. Which of the following is the ninth from the right in Step VI?

(1) race

(2) 25

(3) war

(4) 58

(5) 15

9. What is the position of ‘15’ in step ‘IX’?

(1) Seventh from the left end

(2) Eighth from the left end

(3) Fifth from the right end

(4) Seventh from the right end

(5) Eighth from the right end

10. How many steps are required to complete this arrangement?

(1) Eleven

(2) Twelve

(3) Ten

(4) Nine

(5) None of These

11. Which of the following represents the Step X?

(1) 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 race take class heap just

(2) 88 73 58 38 25 15 class heap just race take war

(3) 88 73 58 38 25 15 war class heap just race take

(4) 88 73 58 38 25 15 war take class heap just race

(5) There is no such step

ANSWERS

1.         (2)

2.         (4)

3.         (1)

4.         (3)

5.         (2)

6.         (5)

In the first step the highest number is placed at the extreme left position and in second step the word which comes first in the alphabetical order is placed at the extreme right position. In the next step the second highest number is placed at the second position from the left. After that step the word which comes second in the alphabetical order is placed at the extreme right position. These two steps are continued alternatively till all numbers and words are arranged.

Input: class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just 88 take 38

Step I: 88 class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just take 38

Step II: 88 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just take 38 class

Step III: 88 73 25 war 15 race heap 58 just take 38 class

Step IV: 88 73 25 war 15 race 58 just take 38 class heap

Step V: 88 73 58 25 war 15 race just take 38 class heap

Step VI: 88 73 58 25 war 15 race take 38 class heap just

Step VII: 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 race take class heap just

Step VIII: 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 take class heap just race

Step IX: 88 73 58 38 25 15 war take class heap just race

Step X: 88 73 58 38 25 15 war class heap just race take

Step X: 88 73 58 38 25 15 class heap just race take war

7. (5)

8. (2)

9. (4)

10. (1)

11. (3)