Quest for Clerk: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-7): Study the information below and answer the given questions.

Eight family members, viz. A, B, C, D, I, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing towards the centre, but not necessarily in the same order.

G is not an immediate neighbour of B, who is third to the right of F. A is not the person who sits between I and F. H and C are not immediate neighbours of I, who is not an immediate neighbour of B. D is not an immediate neighbour of H or 1 but is third to the right of I.

1. Who among the following sits between I and F? 

1) G

2) B

3) C

4) H

5) None of these

2. Who is second to the left of G?

1) B or A

2) D

3) A

4) A or I

5) F or A

3. What is the position of A with respect to I?

1) Second to the left

2) Immediate right

3) Third to the right

4) Can't be determined

5) None of these

4. Which of the following pairs are neighbours of B? 

1) DA

2) HC

3) AF

4) IC

5) None of these

5. If A is the neighbour of I and F, then what is the position of C with respect to A?

1) Fifth to the right

2) Third to the left

3) Immediate right

4) Third to the right

5) None of these

6. Who among the following sits between B and A? 

1) F

2) G

3) D

4) C

5) H

7. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting between the second and the third person? 

1) DAG

2) IAG

3) BDC

4) BCD

5) None of these

Directions (Q.8-12): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers, arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers.)

Input: 88 how 25 old 60 are 45 you 

Step I: are how 25 old 60 45 you 88

Step II:  how are 25 old 45 you 88 60

Step III:  old how are 25 you 88 60 45

Step IV:  you old how are 88 60 45 25

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

Input: gun 30 95 jungle nut 61 56 find 48 ban sure

8. How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement of the given input?

1) Five

2) Six

3) Seven

4) Eight

5) None of these

9. Which word/number would be at the 8th position from the right in Step V?

1) 30

2) nut

3) ban

4) 95

5) find

10. Which of the following is Step III of the given input?

1) ban gun 30 jungle nut 56 61 find 48 sure 95

2) jungle gun find ban 30 nut sure 95 61 56 48

3) gun find ban 30 jungle nut 48 sure 95 61 56

4) Can't be determined

5) None of these

11. In which step will there be the following output? 

‘nut jungle gun fine ban sure 95 61 56 48 30’

1) Step III

2) Step IV

3) Step V

4) Step VI

5) None of these

12. Step III of an input is: few care 14 new 27 house time 91 48 55.

Which of the following is definitely the input?

1) 14 new care few 27 house 91 48 time 55

2) new care 14 27 few house 91 55 time 48

3) care new 27 14 few house 91 55 time 48

4) Can't be determined

5) None of these

Answers:
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3.5
4.2
5.4
6.5
7.2
8.3
9.1
10.4
11.2

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