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Directions (1 – 5) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There were eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W lives in an eight storey building in which bottommost floor is numbered one and the one above the one is numbered two and so on. All of them like different colours such as pink, red, blue, green, white, grey, yellow and black but not necessarily in the same order. They are of different ages such as 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 but not necessarily in the same order.
There were two person lives between U and the one who likes white colour. The one who likes white colour lives in odd numbered floor. Only one person lives between the one who likes red colour and the one whose age is 35years. There were two persons live between R and the one who likes black colour. W likes green colour and his age was not 40years. The number of person lives between Q and the one whose age is 50years is same as the number of person lives between Q and the one whose age is 15years. T lives in even numbered floor. Only one person lives between S and the one whose age is 15years. There were two people lives between the one whose age is 25 and the one who likes yellow colour. The one, who likes black colour lives immediately below the one whose age is 30years. R lives above P. The one whose age is 20 years does not like black colour. There were two person lives between the one whose age is 30years and the one who likes blue colour. Only one person lives between R and the one whose age is 40years. The one who likes red colour does not live in the topmost floor. The number of person lives between T and the one who likes blue colour is same as the number of person lives between P and the one who likes pink colour. The one whose age is 40years lives immediately below the one who likes white colour. One person lives between P and the one whose age is 20years old. U lives above the one who likes white colour. There is only one person lives between the one who likes pink colour and the one whose age is 25years old. The one who likes blue colour is 10years old.
Q1. V likes which of the following colour?
- Pink
- Red
- Blue
- Black
- White
Q2. Who among the following lives in the bottommost floor?
- The one whose age is 40years
- The one whose age is 30years
- T
- The one whose age is 20years
- The one whose age is 15 years
Q3. Which of the following combination is true?
- W – green – second floor
- Q – blue – fifth floor
- R – 25 – white colour
- S – 20 – black colour
- P – 25 – grey colour
Q4. If W is related to blue colour and S is related to red colour then in the same way U is related to?
- Green
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Grey
Q5. How many persons are there between Q and the one whose age is 20years?
- One
- Two
- Three
- More than three
- None
Directions (6 – 10) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There were six friends A, B, C, D, E and F writes different exams on different days starting from Monday and ends on Sunday. Each day there will be only one exam and one of the days is holiday. The different exams written by them are Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Tamil, English and Science but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them has scored different marks such as 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and 95 but not necessarily in the same order.
There were three days gap between C and the one who writes English exam. C writes the exam before the one who writes English exam. There is a gap of one day between D and the one who has scored 95marks. There were two days gap between the one who writes Chemistry exam and the one who scored 90 marks. The one who writes Tamil exam has scored the maximum marks among them. The number of days between E and the one who writes Chemistry is same as the number of days between F and the one who writes Maths exam. There is a gap of two days between the one who writes Physics exam and the one who scored 75marks. The one who writes Chemistry exam does not scored 80marks. D does not write the exam on Monday. The one who had scored 85marks writes the exam immediately after the one who has written Science exam. The number of days below holiday is same as the number of days above the one who has written Chemistry exam. The one who writes Maths exam does not scored 90 marks. B writes Physics exam. There is a gap of one day between A and the one who scored 90 marks. The one who writes English exam writes immediately after the holiday. E does not scored maximum marks. There is a gap of one day between the one who writes Maths exam and the one who scored 70marks.
Q6. E writes which of the following exam?
- Maths
- Physics
- Chemistry
- English
- Science
Q7. Which of the following order is true? (According to their marks)
- F>E>B>C>A
- C<A<D<E<B
- F>E>A>B>C
- A<B<D<E<F
- F>E>C>B>A
Q8. Which of the following combination is true?
- A – 85
- B – Physics
- E – Sunday
- C– 75
- D – Tuesday
Q9. F writes the exam on which of the following day?
- Monday
- Sunday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Wednesday
Q10. Who among the following has scored second highest mark?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Answers:
Directions (1 – 5)
| FLOOR | PERSON | AGE | COLOUR |
| 8 | W | 30 | GREEN |
| 7 | V | 50 | BLACK |
| 6 | U | 35 | PINK |
| 5 | Q | 10 | BLUE |
| 4 | R | 25 | RED |
| 3 | P | 15 | WHITE |
| 2 | T | 10 | GREY |
| 1 | S | 20 | YELLOW |
There were two person lives between U and the one who likes white colour. The one who likes white colour lives in odd numbered floor. U lives above the one who likes white colour. The one whose age is 40years lives immediately below the one who likes white colour. Only one person lives between R and the one whose age is 40years. There were two person lives between R and the one who likes black colour.The one, who likes black colour lives immediately below the one whose age is 30years. There were two person lives between the one whose age is 30years and the one who likes blue colour. The one who likes blue colour is 10years old.
CASE 1:The one, who likes black colour lives immediately below the one whose age is 30years.
CASE 1(A):There were two person lives between R and the one who likes black colour.
CASE 2:The one, who likes black colour lives immediately below the one whose age is 30years.
CASE 2(A):
| FLOOR | PERSON | AGE | COLOUR |
| 8 | 30 | ||
| 7 | BLACK | ||
| 6 | U | ||
| 5 | 10 | BLUE | |
| 4 | R | ||
| 3 | WHITE | ||
| 2 | 40 | ||
| 1 |
The number of person lives between T and the one who likes blue colour is same as the number of person lives between P and the one who likes pink colour. T lives in even numbered floor. R lives above P. There is only one person lives between the one who likes pink colour and the one whose age is 25years old.There were two people lives between the one whose age is 25 and the one who likes yellow colour. One person lives between P and the one whose age is 20years old. W likes green colour and his age was not 40years.
CASE 2(A):There were two people lives between the one whose age is 25 and the one who likes yellow colour.
CASE 2(B):W likes green colour and his age was not 40years.
CASE 2(C): There were two people lives between the one whose age is 25 and the one who likes yellow colour.
CASE 2(D):
| FLOOR | PERSON | AGE | COLOUR |
| 8 | 30 | ||
| 7 | BLACK | ||
| 6 | U | PINK | |
| 5 | 10 | BLUE | |
| 4 | R | 25 | |
| 3 | P | WHITE | |
| 2 | T | 40 | |
| 1 | 20 | YELLOW |
Only one person lives between the one who likes red colour and the one whose age is 35years.The number of person lives between Q and the one whose age is 50years is same as the number of person lives between Q and the one whose age is 15years. Only one person lives between S and the one whose age is 15years. The one who likes red colour does not live in the topmost floor.
CASE 2(D):Only one person lives between S and the one whose age is 15years.
CASE 2(E):
| FLOOR | PERSON | AGE | COLOUR |
| 8 | W | 30 | GREEN |
| 7 | V | 50 | BLACK |
| 6 | U | 35 | PINK |
| 5 | Q | 10 | BLUE |
| 4 | R | 25 | RED |
| 3 | P | 15 | WHITE |
| 2 | T | 40 | GREY |
| 1 | S | 20 | YELLOW |
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (b)
- Answer: (c)
- Answer: (c)
Directions (6 – 10)
| DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | MARKS |
| Monday | F | TAMIL | 95 |
| Tuesday | C | SCIENCE | 70 |
| Wednesday | D | CHEMISTRY | 85 |
| Thursday | A | MATHS | 75 |
| Friday | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY |
| Saturday | E | ENGLISH | 90 |
| Sunday | B | PHYSICS | 80 |
There were three days gap between C and the one who writes English exam. C writes the exam before the one who writes English exam.The one who writes English exam writes immediately after the holiday.The number of days below holiday is same as the number of days above the one who has written Chemistry exam.There were two days gap between the one who writes Chemistry exam and the one who scored 90 marks.There is a gap of one day between A and the one who scored 90 marks.
CASE 1: The number of days below holiday is same as the number of days above the one who has written Chemistry exam.
CASE 2:
| DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | MARKS |
| Monday | |||
| Tuesday | C | ||
| Wednesday | CHEMISTRY | ||
| Thursday | A | ||
| Friday | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY |
| Saturday | ENGLISH | 90 | |
| Sunday |
CASE 3:
| DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | MARKS |
| Monday | |||
| Tuesday | CHEMISTRY | ||
| Wednesday | C | ||
| Thursday | |||
| Friday | 90 | ||
| Saturday | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY |
| Sunday | A | ENGLISH |
The number of days between E and the one who writes Chemistry is same as the number of days between F and the one who writes Maths exam. There is a gap of one day between the one who writes Maths exam and the one who scored 70marks. The one who writes Chemistry exam does not scored 80marks. The one who writes Maths exam does not scored 90 marks. B writes Physics exam. There is a gap of two days between the one who writes Physics exam and the one who scored 75marks. There is a gap of one day between D and the one who has scored 95marks.D does not write the exam on Monday. The one who had scored 85marks writes the exam immediately after the one who has written Science exam.The one who writes Tamil exam has scored the maximum marks among them.E does not scored maximum marks.
CASE 2: The one who had scored 85marks writes the exam immediately after the one who has written Science exam.
CASE 2(A): E does not scored maximum marks.
CASE 2(B):
| DAYS | PERSON | SUBJECT | MARKS |
| Monday | F | TAMIL | 95 |
| Tuesday | C | SCIENCE | 70 |
| Wednesday | D | CHEMISTRY | 85 |
| Thursday | A | MATHS | 75 |
| Friday | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY |
| Saturday | E | ENGLISH | 90 |
| Sunday | B | PHYSICS | 80 |
CASE 3: The one who had scored 85marks writes the exam immediately after the one who has written Science exam.
CASE 3(A): There is a gap of two days between the one who writes Physics exam and the one who scored 75marks.
CASE 3(B): The one who writes Tamil exam has scored the maximum marks among them.
6. Answer: (d)
7. Answer: (d)
8. Answer: (b)
9. Answer: (a)
10. Answer: (e)
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