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Directions (1 – 5) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There were eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H lives in an eight storey building in which lowermost floor is numbered one and the one above it is numbered two and so on. All of them like different players ABde, Faf, Dhoni, Raina, Bhuvi, Root, Yuvi and Smith but necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes different countries such as India, Bhutan, China, Japan, Italy, USA, UK and Germany but not necessarily in the same order.
There were three person lives between F and the one who likes Bhutan. F lives in odd numbered floor. Only one person lives between B and the one who likes Raina. The one who likes Dhoni live immediately below the one who likes India. There were two person lives between the one who likes UK and the one who likes Bhuvi. There were two person lives between B and the one who likes Smith. The number of person lives below the one, who likes Raina is same as the number of person lives above the one, who likes ABde. G likes Yuvi and lives immediately above H. There were two person lives between the one who likes Bhutan and the one who likes Smith. A lives in odd numbered floor. There were three person lives between the one who likes Raina and the one who likes Japan. G does not like Italy. The one who likes Italy live immediately above the one who likes who likes Japan. There were two person lives between China and the one who likes Faf. The number of person lives between A and the one who likes ABde is same as the number of person lives between E and the one who likes Root. F lives above the one who likes Bhutan. C does not like Faf. There were two person lives between H and the one who likes USA. There were three person lives between C and the one who likes India. H does not like UK.
Q1. Who among the following likes Japan?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q2. Which of the following combination is true?
- D – UK
- E – Dhoni
- C – Root
- G – China
- E – USA
Q3. How many persons are there between F and the one who likes USA?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- None
Q4. Who among the following does H likes?
- The one who likes Root
- The one who likes Bhuvi
- The one who likes Bhutan
- The one who likes Raina
- The one who likes China
Q5. If D is related to Faf and H is related to Bhuvi then in the same way B is related to?
- ABde
- Smith
- Root
- Dhoni
- Raina
Directions (6 – 10) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
Five friends Ajay, Anamika, Akash, Aditya and Anirudh are the CEO’s of PNB, BOB, SBI, BOM and BOI but not necessarily in the same order.They belong to different cities such as Bangalore,Mumbai,Varanasi,Delhi and Ahmedabad. All of them like different colours such as orange, violet, brown, black and red but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them likes either coffee or tea.
The person who belongs to Mumbai prefers Tea to Coffee, while others prefer Coffee to Tea. The four other friends who prefer Coffee are Akash, the one who is the CEO of BOB, the one whose favourite colour is red and the one who belongs to Ahmedabad. Anamika does not belong to Varanasi, Delhi or Bangalore. The one who likes brown colour belongs to Delhi and the one who belongs to Varanasi is the CEO of PNB. Ajay likes violet colour and he does not like Tea. Anirudh is the friend of the one who is the CEO of BOB. The one who is the CEO of BOI does not like black colour. Aditya likes red colour. Anirudh is not the CEO of BOM and he likes orange colour and Coffee. The one who is the CEO of BOM prefers Coffee to Tea. The one who is the CEO of BOB likes violet colour and does not belong to Ahmedabad.
Q6. Who among the following likes black colour?
- The one who is the CEO of PNB
- The one who belongs to Varanasi
- Ajay
- The one who belongs to Mumbai
- None of these
Q7. Akash likes which of the following colours?
- Violet
- Brown
- Orange
- Black
- None of these
Q8. The one who belongs to Ahmedabad is the CEO of which of the following banks?
- BOI
- BOB
- SBI
- PNB
- None of these
Q9. Who among the following likes Tea?
- Aditya
- Ajay
- Anamika
- Anirudh
- Akash
Q10. Which of the following combination is true?
- The one who is the CEO of BOB likes red colour
- The one who belongs to Delhi is the CEO of SBI
- The one who likes orange colour belongs to Mumbai
- The one who belongs to Varanasi is the CEO of PNB
- None of these
Answers:
Directions (1 – 5)
| FLOOR | PERSON | COUNTRY | PLAYER |
| 8 | D | INDIA | ABDE |
| 7 | F | UK | DHONI |
| 6 | E | ITALY | SMITH |
| 5 | A | JAPAN | FAF |
| 4 | C | USA | BHUVI |
| 3 | B | BHUTAN | ROOT |
| 2 | G | CHINA | YUVI |
| 1 | H | GERMANY | RAINA |
There were three person lives between F and the one who likes Bhutan. F lives in odd numbered floor.F lives above the one who likes Bhutan. There were two person lives between the one who likes Bhutan and the one who likes Smith.There were two person lives between B and the one who likes Smith. Only one person lives between B and the one who likes Raina.The number of person lives below the one, who likes Raina is same as the number of person lives above the one, who likes ABde.There were three person lives between the one who likes Raina and the one who likes Japan. G does not like Italy. The one who likes Italy live immediately above the one who likes who likes Japan.G likes Yuvi and lives immediately above H.
CASE 1:
| FLOOR | PERSON | COUNTRY | PLAYER |
| 8 | ITALY | ||
| 7 | G | JAPAN | YUVI |
| 6 | H | ABDE | |
| 5 | F | ||
| 4 | SMITH | ||
| 3 | RAINA | ||
| 2 | |||
| 1 | B | BHUTAN |
CASE 1(A):
CASE 2:
| FLOOR | PERSON | COUNTRY | PLAYER |
| 8 | ABDE | ||
| 7 | F | ||
| 6 | ITALY | SMITH | |
| 5 | JAPAN | ||
| 4 | |||
| 3 | B | BHUTAN | |
| 2 | G | YUVI | |
| 1 | H | RAINA |
CASE 2(A):
| FLOOR | PERSON | COUNTRY | PLAYER |
| 8 | |||
| 7 | F | ||
| 6 | SMITH | ||
| 5 | RAINA | ||
| 4 | ABDE | ||
| 3 | B | BHUTAN | |
| 2 | G | ITALY | YUVI |
| 1 | H | JAPAN |
CASE 2(B):
| FLOOR | PERSON | COUNTRY | PLAYER |
| 8 | ABDE | ||
| 7 | F | ||
| 6 | ITALY | SMITH | |
| 5 | G | JAPAN | YUVI |
| 4 | H | ||
| 3 | B | BHUTAN | |
| 2 | |||
| 1 | RAINA |
There were two person lives between H and the one who likes USA. The number of person lives between A and the one who likes ABde is same as the number of person lives between E and the one who likes Root. There were three person lives between C and the one who likes India.The one who likes Dhoni live immediately below the one who likes India.There were two person lives between China and the one who likes Faf. C does not like Faf.There were two person lives between the one who likes UK and the one who likes Bhuvi. H does not like UK.
CASE 1:
CASE 2(B):
CASE 2(A):
CASE 2:
| FLOOR | PERSON | COUNTRY | PLAYER |
| 8 | D | INDIA | ABDE |
| 7 | F | UK | DHONI |
| 6 | E | ITALY | SMITH |
| 5 | A | JAPAN | FAF |
| 4 | C | USA | BHUVI |
| 3 | B | BHUTAN | ROOT |
| 2 | G | CHINA | YUVI |
| 1 | H | GERMANY | RAINA |
- Answer: (a)
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (b)
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (b)
Directions (6 – 10)
| NAME | CEO | PLACE | COLOUR | PREFERENCE |
| AJAY | BOB | BANGALORE | VIOLET | COFFEE |
| ANAMIKA | SBI | MUMBAI | BLACK | TEA |
| AKASH | BOM | DELHI | BROWN | COFFEE |
| ADITYA | PNB | VARANASI | RED | COFFEE |
| ANIRUDH | BOI | AHMEDABAD | ORANGE | COFFEE |
The person who belongs to Mumbai prefers Tea to Coffee, while others prefer Coffee to Tea. The one who likes brown colour belongs to Delhi and the one who belongs to Varanasi is the CEO of PNB. Ajay likes violet colour and he does not like Tea. Anirudh is the friend of the one who is the CEO of BOB. The one who is the CEO of BOI does not like black colour. Aditya likes red colour. Anirudh is not the CEO of BOM and he likes orange colour and Coffee. The one who is the CEO of BOM prefers Coffee to Tea. The one who is the CEO of BOB likes violet colour and does not belong to Ahmedabad.
| NAME | CEO | PLACE | COLOUR | PREFERENCE |
| MUMBAI | TEA | |||
| DELHI | BROWN | |||
| PNB | VARANASI | |||
| AJAY | BOB | VIOLET | COFFEE | |
| ADITYA | RED | |||
| ANIRUDH | ORANGE | COFFEE | ||
| BOM | COFFEE |
Anamika does not belong to Varanasi, Delhi or Bangalore.The four other friends who prefer Coffee are Akash, the one who is the CEO of BOB, the one whose favourite colour is red and the one who belongs to Ahmedabad.
| NAME | CEO | PLACE | COLOUR | PREFERENCE |
| AJAY | BOB | BANGALORE | VIOLET | COFFEE |
| ANAMIKA | SBI | MUMBAI | BLACK | TEA |
| AKASH | BOM | DELHI | BROWN | COFFEE |
| ADITYA | PNB | VARANASI | RED | COFFEE |
| ANIRUDH | BOI | AHMEDABAD | ORANGE | COFFEE |
6. Answer: (d)
7. Answer: (b)
8. Answer: (a)
9. Answer: (c)
10. Answer: (d)
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| Daily News Papers & Editorials | 8.00 AM |
| Current Affairs Quiz | 9.00 AM |
| Logical Reasoning | 10.00 AM |
| Quantitative Aptitude “20-20” | 11.00 AM |
| Vocabulary (Based on The Hindu) | 12.00 PM |
| Static GK Quiz | 1.00 PM |
| English Language “20-20” | 2.00 PM |
| Banking Awareness Quiz | 3.00 PM |
| Reasoning Puzzles & Seating | 4.00 PM |
| Daily Current Affairs Updates | 5.00 PM |
| Data Interpretation / Application Sums (Topic Wise) | 6.00 PM |
| Reasoning Ability “20-20” | 7.00 PM |
| English Language (New Pattern Questions) | 8.00 PM |
| General / Financial Awareness Quiz | 9.00 PM |
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