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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven different competitions viz., Speech, Dance, Singing, Karate, Abacus, Drawing and poetry were held in a school from Monday to Sunday. Only one competition was held on each day.
More than three competitions were held after Speech competition. Only two competitions were held between Speech and drawing competitions. The number of competitions held before drawing competition is one less than the number of competitions held after Dance competition. Only one competition was held between Poetry and Karate competitions. Abacus and Karate competitions were held on consecutive days. Singing and Speech competitions were not held on consecutive days.
1) Â Which of the following competition was held two days before Abacus competition?
A.Drawing competition
B.The competition which was held on Monday
C.Poetry competition
D.The competition which was held immediately before Karate competition
E.None of these
2) Poetry competition was held in which of the following day?
A.Friday
B.Saturday
C.Tuesday
D.Sunday
E.Wednesday
3) As many competitions held before singing competition is same as after _____.
A.Abacus competition
B.The competition which was held on Monday
C.Drawing competition
D.The competition which was held immediately after speech competition
E.None of these
4) Which of the following statement(s)Â is/are true with respect to the final arrangement?
I) Dance competition was held on Wednesday
II) Abacus competition was held before Poetry competition
III) Speech competition was held immediately after Poetry competition
A.Only II
B.Both I and II
C.Both I and III
D.Both II and III
E.Only III
5) If Karate competition is related to Tuesday and singing competition is related to Friday in a certain way, then which of the following competition is related to Wednesday?
A.Abacus competition
B.Speech competition
C.Drawing competition
D.Dance competition
E.None of these
Direction (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions
The college celebrates different functions- Foundation Day, Sports day, Annual day, Literary festival, Science festival, Cultural day, Valedictory function and Investiture ceremony in different months viz., January, March, April, May, June, September, October and November but not necessarily in the same order.
The annual day is celebrated six months before the Investiture ceremony. Investiture ceremony is celebrated in a month which has an even number of days. The cultural day is celebrated immediately before the Valedictory function which is celebrated in a month which has an odd number of days. Two functions are celebrated between the Cultural day and Sports day. The number of functions celebrated before Sports day is one less than the number of functions celebrated after the science festival. Foundation day is celebrated before the literary day.
6) Which of the following function is celebrated in May?
A.Science festival
B.Annual day
C.Cultural function
D.Literary festival
E.None of the above
7) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which among the following one does not belong to the group?
A.Foundation day
B.Literary day
C.The function which is celebrated on May
D.Valedictory function
E.The function which is celebrated in September
8) Which of the following statement is/are true?
A.Cultural function is celebrated in September
B.Two functions are celebrated between Foundation day and Sports day
C.The valedictory day is celebrated in November
D.Foundation day is celebrated immediately before the Science festival
E.None of these
9) On which of the following month did the Investiture ceremony celebrate?
A.November
B.October
C.June
D.May
E.March
10) As many functions are celebrated between the literary festival and Science festival is same as between __ and __?
A.Valedictory day and Investiture ceremony
B.Annual day and foundation day
C.Sports day and annual day
D.Literary day and Cultural function
E.None of these
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Answers :
Directions (1-5) :
We have,
- More than three competitions were held after Speech competition.
- Only two competitions were held between Speech and drawing competitions.
From the above condition, there are three possibilities.
Again we have,
- The number of competitions held before drawing competition is one less than the number of competitions held after Dance competition.
Here Case2 gets eliminated
Again we have,
- Only one competition was held between Poetry and Karate competitions.
- Abacus and Karate competitions were held on consecutive days.
- Singing and Speech competitions were not held on consecutive days.
So Case3 gets eliminated, hence the final arrangement becomes
1) Answer: D
2) Answer: C
3) Answer: B
4) Answer: E
5) Answer: A
Directions (6-10) :
The annual day is celebrated six months before the Investiture ceremony. Investiture ceremony is celebrated in a month which has an even number of days.
From the above condition, there are two possibilities.
The cultural day is celebrated immediately before the Valedictory function which is celebrated in a month which has an odd number of days.
Two functions are celebrated between the Cultural day and Sports day. Hence case 2 gets eliminated
The number of functions celebrated before the Sports day is one less than the number of functions celebrated after the science festival. Foundation day is celebrated before the literary day.
6) Answer: B
7) Answer: E
8) Answer: A
9) Answer: A
10) Answer: B
Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six persons viz. J, K, L, M, N and O attend the tuition on six different subjects viz. Chemistry, Economics, English, Maths, Physics and Tamil on six different days from Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. Only one person attends the tuition on only one subject on the single day.
Only three days are there between the day on which K attends the tuition and the day on which Physics was taught where as K attends before the Physics. Maths was taught on the day immediately before Physics. M attends the tuition immediately before the day on which English was taught but none of these are either on Monday or on Saturday. J attends the tuition immediately after M but immediately before O. N attends Tamil tuition. Chemistry was taught on Tuesday but not after Economics.
11) Which of the following subject was taught on Wednesday?
A.Tamil
B.English
C.Economics
D.Maths
E.None of these
12) Who among the following person attends the tuition on Friday?
A.J
B.The one who attends immediately before M
C.N
D.O
E.The one who attends two days before L
13) Which of the following combination is true with respect to the final arrangement?
A.K-Economics
B.Thursday-J
C.Friday-Physics
D.Monday-Chemistry
E.None is true
14) Who among the following person attends the Physics tuition?
A.O
B.The one who attends immediately before K
C.M
D.K
E.The one who attends immediately after O
15) Which of the following tuition was attended by K?
A.Tamil
B.Chemistry
C.Maths
D.English
E.None of these
Direction (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Seven friends- Ben, Ash, Adi, Sid, Jay,Leo, and Sam are working in a different company- IBM, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, L&T, HCL, TCS and Wipro. They are celebrating Diwali festival on different days starting from Monday to Sunday of the same week. All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
Sid is celebrated on Thursday. Neither Jay nor Ben is working in Tech Mahindra. Jay is celebrated after Adi. The Tech Mahindra celebrates after Sid. HCL celebrated two days before TCS. The one who works in L&T does not celebrate on Wednesday. Adi is celebrating a festival two days before the one who is working in Tech Mahindra. The one who works in IBM celebrates on Monday. Ash works in Wipro but not celebrates on consecutive day of Adi. Only two persons are between the one who works in Infosys and Adi. Leo neither celebrates after Adi nor Monday.
16) Which of the following combination is true with respect to the final arrangement?
A.Sid-L&T
B.Sam- Saturday
C.Monday-Jay
D.Leo- Infosys
E.Ash- IBM
17) Which of the following statements is/are true with respect to the final arrangement?
I)Â Jay is working in TCS.
II)Â Two persons are celebrating between Ben and Sid.
III)Â Sam is celebrating on Sunday.
A.Both I and III
B.Only III
C.None of these
D.Only II
E.All I, II and III
18) Who among the following person celebrates on Friday?
A.Adi
B.The one who celebrates two days after Leo
C.The one who works in TCS
D.The one who works in IBM
E.Ben
19) On which of the following day Ben celebrated the festival?
A.Monday
B.Tuesday
C.Thursday
D.Friday
E.Saturday
20) How many persons are celebrating between Leo and the one who works in Tech Mahindra?
A.Two
B.Four
C.One
D.Three
E.No one
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Answers :
Directions (11-15) :
1) Only three days are there between the day on which K attends the tuition and the day on which Physics was taught where as K attends before the Physics. Maths was taught on the day immediately before Physics.
2) M attends the tuition immediately before the day on which English was taught but none of these are either on Monday or on Saturday. J attends the tuition immediately after M but immediately before O.
3) N attends Tamil tuition. Chemistry was taught on Tuesday but not after Economics. Hence, case 1 gets eliminated.
11) Answer: C
12) Answer: D
13) Answer: B
14) Answer: E
15) Answer: B
Directions (16-20) :
Sid is celebrated on Thursday. The Tech Mahindra celebrates after Sid. Adi is celebrating a festival two days before the one who is working in Tech Mahindra.
From the above condition, there are two possibilities.
Only two persons are between the one who works in Infosys and Adi. The one who works in IBM celebrates on Monday.
Ash works in Wipro but not celebrates on consecutive day of Adi. Leo neither celebrates after Adi nor Monday. Jay is celebrated after Adi. Neither Jay nor Ben is working in Tech Mahindra.
HCL celebrated two days before TCS. The one who works in L&T does not celebrate on Wednesday.
From the above condition, case 1 gets eliminated. Case 2 shows the final arrangement.
16) Answer: D
17) Answer: E
18) Answer: A
19) Answer: A
20) Answer: B
Direction (21-25): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Eight persons viz. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are going to parlour on different dates viz. 3rd, 8th, 12th, 15th, 23rd, 26th, 29th and 31st of the same month, but not necessarily in the same order.
B goes to the parlour on a prime numbered date and immediately before F. The number of persons goes to the parlour before B is the same as the number of persons goes to the parlour after D.E goes to the parlour on an even numbered date. More than two persons go to the parlour between D and E.G goes to the parlour immediately before D and three persons away from H. C goes to the parlour after A but not immediately after.
21) What is the position of C with respect to B?
A.Two persons after
B.Four persons after
C.Five persons after
D.Two persons before
E.None of these
22) Who among the following person goes to the parlour on 12th?
A.D
B.F
C.A
D.E
E.None of these
23) In which of the following date F goes to the parlour?
A.31st
B.26th
C.8th
D.15th
E.None of these
24) How many days are there between the dates on which D and E go to the parlour?
A.18
B.17
C.19
D.16
E.None of these
25) If 1st of that month is Thursday, then on which of the following day does A go to the parlour?
A.Sunday
B.Wednesday
C.Friday
D.Saturday
E.Monday
Direction (26-30): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions
Eight hostel students- M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, and T are visiting their homes on different dates -07, 09, 11, 14, 18, 22, 25, 28, and 30 of May month in the same year but not necessarily in the same order. No one visited on one of the dates.
Q is visiting on a prime numbered date. The number of given dates before Q is same as after S. R is visiting on a date which is ten days before N. O is visiting immediately before M, but not visiting immediately after both Q nor R. The number of persons visiting after P is same as the number of persons visiting before the one who is visiting immediately before T who does not visit immediately after R.
26) On which of the following date T visited home?
A.11
B.The date which is divisible by 7
C.18
D.The date which is multiple of 5
E.None of the above
27) If the persons are arranged in alphabetical order from May 7th then how many persons are unchanged their positions?
A.No one
B.1
C.2
D.3
E.More than Three
28) How many persons are between the one who visits immediately before P and immediately after N?
A.As many persons visit between M and S
B.Two
C.As many persons visit between O and R
D.Six
E.None of these
29) Which of the following combination is false?
A.S-25
B.P-22
C.M-09
D.N-28
E.T-7
30) How many persons are visited after T?
A.3
B.As many persons visit before R
C.5
D.As many persons visit before T
E.None of the above
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Answers :
Directions (21-25) :
1) B goes to the parlour on a prime numbered date and immediately before F. The number of persons goes to the parlour before B is the same as the number of persons goes to the parlour after D.
2) E goes to the parlour on an even numbered date. More than two persons go to the parlour between D and E. Hence, case 2 gets eliminated.
3) G goes to the parlour immediately before D and three persons away from H. C goes to the parlour after A but not immediately after. Hence, case 1 gets eliminated.
21) Answer: D
22) Answer: C
23) Answer: A
24) Answer: B
25) Answer: E
Directions (26-30) :
Q is visiting on a prime numbered date.
The number of given dates before Q is same as after S.
From the above condition, there are two possibilities
R is visiting on a date which is ten days before N.
O is visiting immediately before M, but not visiting immediately after both Q and R.
The number of persons visiting after P is same as the number of persons visiting before the one who is visiting immediately before T who does not visit immediately after R.
From the above condition, case1 gets eliminated.
Case2 shows the final arrangement.
26) Answer: B
27) Answer: B
28) Answer: C
29) Answer: E
30) Answer: B
Direction (31-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six persons viz. J, K, L, M, N and O attend the tuition on six different subjects viz. Chemistry, Economics, English, Maths, Physics and Tamil on six different days from Monday to Saturday, but not necessarily in the same order. Only one person attends the tuition on only one subject on the single day.
Only three days are there between the day on which K attends the tuition and the day on which Physics was taught where as K attends before the Physics. Maths was taught on the day immediately before Physics. M attends the tuition immediately before the day on which English was taught but none of these are either on Monday or on Saturday. J attends the tuition immediately after M but immediately before O. N attends Tamil tuition. Chemistry was taught on Tuesday but not after Economics.
31) Which of the following subject was taught on Wednesday?
A.Tamil
B.English
C.Economics
D.Maths
E.None of these
32) Who among the following person attends the tuition on Friday?
A.J
B.The one who attends immediately before M
C.N
D.O
E.The one who attends two days before L
33) Which of the following combination is true with respect to the final arrangement?
A.K-Economics
B.Thursday-J
C.Friday-Physics
D.Monday-Chemistry
E.None is true
34) Who among the following person attends the Physics tuition?
A.O
B.The one who attends immediately before K
C.M
D.K
E.The one who attends immediately after O
35) Which of the following tuition was attended by K?
A.Tamil
B.Chemistry
C.Maths
D.English
E.None of these
Direction (36-40): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Seven friends- Ben, Ash, Adi, Sid, Jay,Leo, and Sam are working in a different company- IBM, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, L&T, HCL, TCS and Wipro. They are celebrating Diwali festival on different days starting from Monday to Sunday of the same week. All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
Sid is celebrated on Thursday. Neither Jay nor Ben is working in Tech Mahindra. Jay is celebrated after Adi. The Tech Mahindra celebrates after Sid. HCL celebrated two days before TCS. The one who works in L&T does not celebrate on Wednesday. Adi is celebrating a festival two days before the one who is working in Tech Mahindra. The one who works in IBM celebrates on Monday. Ash works in Wipro but not celebrates on consecutive day of Adi. Only two persons are between the one who works in Infosys and Adi. Leo neither celebrates after Adi nor Monday.
36) Which of the following combination is true with respect to the final arrangement?
A.Sid-L&T
B.Sam- Saturday
C.Monday-Jay
D.Leo- Infosys
E.Ash- IBM
37) Which of the following statements is/are true with respect to the final arrangement?
I)Â Jay is working in TCS.
II)Â Two persons are celebrating between Ben and Sid.
III)Â Sam is celebrating on Sunday.
A.Both I and III
B.Only III
C.None of these
D.Only II
E.All I, II and III
38) Who among the following person celebrates on Friday?
A.Adi
B.The one who celebrates two days after Leo
C.The one who works in TCS
D.The one who works in IBM
E.Ben
39) On which of the following day Ben celebrated the festival?
A.Monday
B.Tuesday
C.Thursday
D.Friday
E.Saturday
40) How many persons are celebrating between Leo and the one who works in Tech Mahindra?
A.Two
B.Four
C.One
D.Three
E.No one
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Answers :
Directions (31-35) :
1) Only three days are there between the day on which K attends the tuition and the day on which Physics was taught where as K attends before the Physics. Maths was taught on the day immediately before Physics.
2) M attends the tuition immediately before the day on which English was taught but none of these are either on Monday or on Saturday. J attends the tuition immediately after M but immediately before O.
3) N attends Tamil tuition. Chemistry was taught on Tuesday but not after Economics. Hence, case 1 gets eliminated.
31) Answer: C
32) Answer: D
33) Answer: B
34) Answer: E
35) Answer: B
Directions (36-40) :
Sid is celebrated on Thursday. The Tech Mahindra celebrates after Sid. Adi is celebrating a festival two days before the one who is working in Tech Mahindra.
From the above condition, there are two possibilities.
Only two persons are between the one who works in Infosys and Adi. The one who works in IBM celebrates on Monday.
Ash works in Wipro but not celebrates on consecutive day of Adi. Leo neither celebrates after Adi nor Monday. Jay is celebrated after Adi. Neither Jay nor Ben is working in Tech Mahindra.
HCL celebrated two days before TCS. The one who works in L&T does not celebrate on Wednesday.
From the above condition, case 1 gets eliminated. Case 2 shows the final arrangement.
36) Answer: D
37) Answer: E
38) Answer: A
39) Answer: A
40) Answer: B
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