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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 like different sports such as hockey, volleyball, football, basketball, tennis, badminton, kabadi and cricket but not necessarily in the same order. They were of different ages 20, 23, 25, 27, 30, 33, 35 and 40.
There were four person lives between H and the one who likes badminton. The one who likes badminton is not 30years old. C lives immediately above the one who likes kabadi. G lives in odd numbered floor. There were two person lives between the one who likes tennis and the one whose age is 35years. There were three person lives between F and the one whose age is 20. C is 25 years old. The one who likes cricket does not live in the fifth floor. E’s age is 30years. There were two person lives between the one who likes kabadi and the one whose age is 27years. F does not like football. H lives in odd numbered floor. The number of person lives between G and the one who likes hockey is same as the number of days lives between B and the one whose age is 40years. Only one person lives between D and the one who likes basketball. There were two person lives between the one who likes badminton and the one whose age is 20years. B does not live in the topmost floor.There were two person lives between the one who likes cricket and the one whose age is 40years old. Only one person lives between F and the one who likes cricket. The one who likes hockey is 23years old. A lives immediately above E. There were two person lives between the one who likes football and the one whose age is 30years. There were two person lives between the one who likes basketball and the one whose age is 33years.
Q1. Who among the following like tennis?
- E
- F
- G
- H
- D
Q2. What is the age of F?
- 20
- 23
- 25
- 27
- 30
Q3. How many persons are there between F and the one who likes volleyball?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- More than four
Q4. If C is related to 40 and A is related to 35 the in the same way D is related to?
- 20
- 23
- 25
- 27
- 30
Q5. Which of the following combination is false?
- H – kabadi
- A – basketball
- B – 35
- D – 20
- E – cricket
Directions (6 – 10) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There were seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and V like different books English, Tamil, Hindi, Physics, Chemistry, Maths and GK but not necessarily in the same order. All of them read on different days of the week starting from Monday. Each book is of different colours red, pink, blue, black, white, brown and green but not necessarily in the same order.
There were three days gap between Q and the one who likes Tamil book. U likes GK book. There is a gap of one day between the one who likes English book and the one who likes black coloured book. V likes white coloured book. The one who likes green colour book read immediately before the one who likes Maths book. T read the book immediately before the one who like Chemistry book. Only one day gap between V and the one who likes Maths book. There is a gap of one day between the one who likes Tamil book and the one who likes green coloured book. Q lives above the one who likes Tamil book. The one who likes Hindi book is not in yellow colour. P likes Chemistry book. V does not read on Tuesday. The one who likes yellow coloured book read immediately before the one who likes Physics book. The number of days between S and the one who likes GK book is same as the number of days between R and the one who likes red coloured book. There is a gap of one day between U and the one who likes brown coloured book. Q do not like Physics book. The one who likes Maths book is not in blue colour. The one who read red coloured book was not on Saturday.
Q6. P read on which of the following day?
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Q7. Who among the following like brown coloured book?
- Q
- The one who likes Tamil book
- The one who likes Chemistry book
- S
- The one who likes English book
Q8. If U is related to brown and S is related to white then in the same way T is related to?
- Blue
- Black
- Red
- Yellow
- Green
Q9. How many days are there between S and the one who likes Physics book?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- None
Q10. Which of the following combination is true?
- Hindi – white
- GK – Sunday
- S – blue
- Tamil – yellow
- V – Monday
Answers:
Directions (1 – 5)
| FLOOR | PERSON | SPORTS | AGE |
| 8 | C | VOLLEYBALL | 25 |
| 7 | H | KABADI | 33 |
| 6 | D | FOOTBALL | 40 |
| 5 | G | TENNIS | 20 |
| 4 | A | BASKETBALL | 27 |
| 3 | E | CRICKET | 30 |
| 2 | B | BADMINTON | 35 |
| 1 | F | HOCKEY | 23 |
There were four person lives between H and the one who likes badminton. H lives in odd numbered floor.There were two person lives between the one who likes badminton and the one whose age is 20years. There were three person lives between F and the one whose age is 20. Only one person lives between F and the one who likes cricket.There were two person lives between the one who likes cricket and the one whose age is 40years old. G lives in odd numbered floor.A lives immediately above E. E’s age is 30years. There were two person lives between the one who likes football and the one whose age is 30years.The one who likes badminton is not 30years old. F does not like football.The one who likes cricket does not live in the fifth floor.
Case 1(a):
| FLOOR | PERSON | SPORTS | AGE |
| 8 | |||
| 7 | H | ||
| 6 | FOOTBALL | 40 | |
| 5 | G | 20 | |
| 4 | A | ||
| 3 | E | CRICKET | 30 |
| 2 | BADMINTON | ||
| 1 | F |
Case 1(b):
| FLOOR | PERSON | SPORTS | AGE |
| 8 | |||
| 7 | H | FOOTBALL | |
| 6 | 40 | ||
| 5 | A | 20 | |
| 4 | E | 30 | |
| 3 | G | CRICKET | |
| 2 | BADMINTON | ||
| 1 | F |
Case 2(a):
| FLOOR | PERSON | SPORTS | AGE |
| 8 | BADMINTON | ||
| 7 | G | FOOTBALL | |
| 6 | 40 | ||
| 5 | A | 20 | |
| 4 | E | 30 | |
| 3 | H | CRICKET | |
| 2 | |||
| 1 | F |
Case 2(b):
| FLOOR | PERSON | SPORTS | AGE |
| 8 | A | BADMINTON | |
| 7 | E | 30 | |
| 6 | 40 | ||
| 5 | G | 20 | |
| 4 | FOOTBALL | ||
| 3 | H | CRICKET | |
| 2 | |||
| 1 | F |
Case 3:The one who likes cricket does not live in the fifth floor.
The number of person lives between G and the one who likes hockey is same as the number of days lives between B and the one whose age is 40years. Only one person lives between D and the one who likes basketball. The one who likes hockey is 23years old.C lives immediately above the one who likes kabadi.C is 25 years old. B does not live in the topmost floor. There were two person lives between the one who likes kabadi and the one whose age is 27years.There were two person lives between the one who likes basketball and the one whose age is 33years. There were two person lives between the one who likes tennis and the one whose age is 35years.
Case 1(a):
| FLOOR | PERSON | SPORTS | AGE |
| 8 | C | VOLLEYBALL | 25 |
| 7 | H | KABADI | 33 |
| 6 | D | FOOTBALL | 40 |
| 5 | G | TENNIS | 20 |
| 4 | A | BASKETBALL | 27 |
| 3 | E | CRICKET | 30 |
| 2 | B | BADMINTON | 35 |
| 1 | F | HOCKEY | 23 |
Case 1(b):C lives immediately above the one who likes kabadi.C is 25 years old.
- Answer: (c)
- Answer: (b)
- Answer: (e)
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (d)
Directions (6 – 10)
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | U | GK | BLUE |
| Tuesday | Q | HINDI | RED |
| Wednesday | T | ENGLISH | BROWN |
| Thursday | P | CHEMISTRY | GREEN |
| Friday | S | MATHS | BLACK |
| Saturday | R | TAMIL | YELLOW |
| Sunday | V | PHYSICS | WHITE |
There were three days gap between Q and the one who likes Tamil book. Q lives above the one who likes Tamil book. There is a gap of one day between the one who likes Tamil book and the one who likes green coloured book. The one who likes green colour book read immediately before the one who likes Maths book.Only one day gap between V and the one who likes Maths book.V does not read on Tuesday.V likes white coloured book.T read the book immediately before the one who like Chemistry book.P likes Chemistry book.U likes GK book.There is a gap of one day between U and the one who likes brown coloured book.
CASE 1:
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | Q | ||
| Tuesday | T | ||
| Wednesday | P | CHEMISTRY | GREEN |
| Thursday | MATHS | ||
| Friday | TAMIL | BROWN | |
| Saturday | V | WHITE | |
| Sunday | U | GK |
CASE 2:
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | U | GK | |
| Tuesday | Q | ||
| Wednesday | T | BROWN | |
| Thursday | P | CHEMISTRY | GREEN |
| Friday | MATHS | ||
| Saturday | TAMIL | ||
| Sunday | V | WHITE |
CASE 2(A):
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | |||
| Tuesday | Q | BROWN | |
| Wednesday | V | WHITE | |
| Thursday | U | GK | GREEN |
| Friday | MATHS | ||
| Saturday | T | TAMIL | |
| Sunday | P | CHEMISTRY |
CASE 2(B):
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | |||
| Tuesday | Q | ||
| Wednesday | V | WHITE | |
| Thursday | U | GK | GREEN |
| Friday | MATHS | ||
| Saturday | T | TAMIL | BROWN |
| Sunday | P | CHEMISTRY |
CASE 3:
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | T | ||
| Tuesday | P | CHEMISTRY | |
| Wednesday | Q | BROWN | |
| Thursday | V | ||
| Friday | U | GK | GREEN |
| Saturday | MATHS | ||
| Sunday | TAMIL |
CASE 3(A):
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | T | ||
| Tuesday | P | CHEMISTRY | |
| Wednesday | Q | ||
| Thursday | V | ||
| Friday | U | GK | GREEN |
| Saturday | MATHS | ||
| Sunday | TAMIL | BROWN |
The number of days between S and the one who likes GK book is same as the number of days between R and the one who likes red coloured book.Q do not like Physics book. There is a gap of one day between the one who likes English book and the one who likes black coloured book.The one who likes yellow coloured book read immediately before the one who likes Physics book.The one who likes Hindi book is not in yellow colour.The one who likes Maths book is not in blue colour. The one who read red coloured book was not on Saturday.
CASE 1:The one who likes Hindi book is not in yellow colour.
CASE 2:
| DAYS | PERSON | BOOK | COLOUR |
| Monday | U | GK | BLUE |
| Tuesday | Q | HINDI | RED |
| Wednesday | T | ENGLISH | BROWN |
| Thursday | P | CHEMISTRY | GREEN |
| Friday | S | MATHS | BLACK |
| Saturday | R | TAMIL | YELLOW |
| Sunday | V | PHYSICS | WHITE |
CASE 2(A):The number of days between S and the one who likes GK book is same as the number of days between R and the one who likes red coloured book.
CASE 3(A): The one who read red coloured book was not on Saturday.
6. Answer: (d)
7. Answer: (e)
8. Answer: (b)
9. Answer: (a)
10. Answer: (d)
Daily Practice Test Schedule | Good Luck
| Topic | Daily Publishing Time |
| 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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