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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 bottommost floor is numbered one and the one above the one is numbered two and so on. All of them born on different months January, February, March, May, June, July, August 0and November. They also like different numbers 16, 20, 25, 40, 60, 75, 77 and 90. The above information should not be necessarily in the same order. The persons who were born in the month having 31 days stay in odd numbered floor except January.
There were two person lives between D and the one who born on February. There were three person lives between the one who likes the number 25 and the one who was born on February. D does not born on May. A lives immediately above the one who was born on June. B likes the number which is in multiple of four. C lives in even numbered floor. B does not born on March. There were two person lives between B and the one who likes the number 60. The number of person lives between the one who likes the number 60 and the one who was born on November is same as the number of person lives between B and the one who was born on May. There were two person lives between H and the one who was born on March. E lives immediately above the one who was born on August. F likes the number which is in multiple of seven. B lives in odd numbered floor. Only one person lives between C and the one who likes the number 16. There were two person lives between the one who was born on May and the one who likes the number 20. D lives above the one who was born on February. Only one person lives between H and the one who likes the number 25. The one who was born on August likes the number which is in multiple of twenty-five. Only one person lives between the one who likes the number 90 and the one who was born on July. There were three person lives between C and the one who was born on January.
Q1. A likes which of the following number?
- 60
- 75
- 77
- 90
- 40
Q2. Which of the following combination is true?
- E – July
- F – June
- C – February
- B – January
- D – March
Q3. If E is related to 40 and F is related to 20 then in the same way A is related to?
- 16
- 20
- 25
- 40
- 60
Q4. How many persons are there between G and the one who was born on May?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- None
Q5. Who among the following lives in the fifth floor?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Directions (6 – 10) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There are seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G. They all were born in different years such as 1943,1964,1969,1948,1986,1974,1992 but not necessarily in the same order. All of them like different colours such as Blue, Black, White, Pink, Red, Grey and Orange but not necessary in the same order. The calculation is done with respect to the present year 2018 to find their ages. They also like different countries such as India, Australia, China, Italy, Germany, USA and UK but not necessarily in the same order.
A was born in an even year and his age is multiple of 4. F likes Australia. The difference between the ages of B and F is 5. B likes white colour. G’s age is multiple of 7. E likes Italy and A likes Orange colour. The one who likes Pink colour is multiple of 15. C likes Red colour but does not like USA. Age of E is equal to the sum of the ages of D and F. D does not like Black colour. The one who is youngest likes India. The one who likes the country China likes Grey colour. The one whose age is 32 likes Germany. The one who likes white colour does not like USA.
Q6. A was born in which of the following year?
- 1964
- 1974
- 1986
- 1992
- 1948
Q7. What is the age of C?
- 26
- 32
- 44
- 54
- 75
Q8. Who among the following likes UK?
- A
- B
- D
- E
- F
Q9. Which of the following combination is true?
- F – 44
- B – 49
- C – USA
- D – Blue
- A – UK
Q10. Who among the following likes black colour?
- The one who likes USA
- The one who likes Italy
- B
- A
- The one who likes Australia
Answers:
Directions (1 – 5)
| FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
| 8 | E | January | 25 |
| 7 | D | August | 75 |
| 6 | H | November | 16 |
| 5 | B | July | 40 |
| 4 | C | February | 20 |
| 3 | A | March | 90 |
| 2 | G | June | 60 |
| 1 | F | May | 77 |
There were two person lives between D and the one who born on February. There were three person lives between the one who likes the number 25 and the one who was born on February. D lives above the one who was born on February. Only one person lives between H and the one who likes the number 25. There were two person lives between H and the one who was born on March. There were two person lives between B and the one who likes the number 60. B does not born on March. B lives in odd numbered floor. A lives immediately above the one who was born on June.
CASE 1: It does not satisfy – A lives immediately above the one who was born on June.
CASE 1 (A):
| FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
| 8 | |||
| 7 | A | March | |
| 6 | June | 25 | |
| 5 | D | ||
| 4 | H | 60 | |
| 3 | |||
| 2 | February | ||
| 1 | B |
CASE 2:
| FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
| 8 | 25 | ||
| 7 | D | ||
| 6 | H | ||
| 5 | B | ||
| 4 | February | ||
| 3 | A | March | |
| 2 | June | 60 | |
| 1 |
CASE 2(A):
| FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
| 8 | 25 | ||
| 7 | D | ||
| 6 | H | ||
| 5 | |||
| 4 | February | 60 | |
| 3 | A | March | |
| 2 | June | ||
| 1 | B |
The number of person lives between the one who likes the number 60 and the one who was born on November is same as the number of person lives between B and the one who was born on May. There were two person lives between the one who was born on May and the one who likes the number 20. D does not born on May. There were three person lives between C and the one who was born on January. C lives in even numbered floor. Only one person lives between C and the one who likes the number 16.
CASE 1 (A): It does not satisfy – D does not born on May.
CASE 2:
| FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
| 8 | January | 25 | |
| 7 | D | ||
| 6 | H | November | 16 |
| 5 | B | ||
| 4 | C | February | 20 |
| 3 | A | March | |
| 2 | June | 60 | |
| 1 | May |
CASE 2(A): It does not satisfy – Only one person lives between C and the one who likes the number 16.
E lives immediately above the one who was born on August. F likes the number which is in multiple of seven.B likes the number which is in multiple of four. The one who was born on August likes the number which is in multiple of twenty-five.
| FLOOR | PERSON | MONTH | NUMBER |
| 8 | E | January | 25 |
| 7 | D | August | 75 |
| 6 | H | November | 16 |
| 5 | B | July | 40 |
| 4 | C | February | 20 |
| 3 | A | March | 90 |
| 2 | G | June | 60 |
| 1 | F | May | 77 |
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (c)
- Answer: (a)
- Answer: (e)
- Answer: (b)
Directions (6 – 10)
| YEAR | AGE | PERSON | COUNTRY | COLOUR |
| 1943 | 75 | E | ITALY | PINK |
| 1948 | 70 | G | CHINA | GREY |
| 1964 | 54 | B | UK | WHITE |
| 1969 | 49 | F | AUSTRALIA | BLACK |
| 1974 | 44 | A | USA | ORANGE |
| 1986 | 32 | C | GERMANY | RED |
| 1992 | 26 | D | INDIA | BLUE |
A was born in an even year and his age is multiple of 4. F likes Australia. The difference between the ages of B and F is 5. B likes white colour. G’s age is multiple of 7. E likes Italy and A likes Orange colour. The one who likes Pink colour is multiple of 15. C likes Red colour but does not like USA. Age of E is equal to the sum of the ages of D and F.The one who is youngest likes India.
G’s age cannot be 49 because the difference between B and F is 5. So G’s age is 70.
B – F = 5 and E = D + F. From this we can easily find the ages of E, D and F.
E = 75; D= 26; F = 49. B has two possibilities [44/54].
| PERSON | AGE | COLOUR | COUNTRY |
| A | 44/32 | ORANGE | |
| F | 49 | AUSTRALIA | |
| B | 44/54 | WHITE | |
| G | 70 | ||
| E | 75 | PINK | ITALY |
| D | 26 | INDIA | |
| C | 32/44/54 | RED |
The one who likes the country China likes Grey colour. The one whose age is 32 likes Germany. The one who likes white colour does not like USA. C does not like USA. D does not like Black colour.
| PERSON | AGE | COLOUR | COUNTRY |
| A | 44 | ORANGE | USA |
| F | 49 | BLACK | AUSTRALIA |
| B | 54 | WHITE | UK |
| G | 70 | GREY | CHINA |
| E | 75 | PINK | ITALY |
| D | 26 | BLUE | INDIA |
| C | 32 | RED | GERMANY |
6. Answer: (b)
7. Answer: (b)
8. Answer: (b)
9. Answer: (d)
10. Answer: (e)
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