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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 games such as volleyball, cricket, basketball, baseball, badminton, tennis, hockey and football but not necessarily in the same order. They also like different colours such as pink, red, green, blue, black, white, grey and yellow but not necessarily in the same order.
There were three person lives between W and the one who likes cricket. There were two person lives between V and the one who likes football. S does not live in the bottommost floor. Only one person lives between U and the one who likes blue colour. Q lives immediately above the one who likes badminton. W neither likes blue colour nor volleyball. There were three person lives between R and the one who likes tennis. There were two person lives between P and the one who likes white colour. S likes hockey. There were three person lives between the one who likes badminton and the one who likes grey colour. The number of person lives between T and the one who likes tennis is same as the number of person lives between V and the one who likes green colour. The one who likes yellow colour lives immediately after the one, who likes basketball. There were two person lives between the one who likes pink colour and the one who likes hockey. W lives in the odd numbered floor and lives above the one who likes cricket. There were two person lives between R and the one who likes green colour. T neither likes cricket nor football. Only one person lives between the one who likes cricket and the one who likes green colour. There were two person lives between the one who likes baseball and the one who likes black colour. V does not live in the topmost floor.
Q1. Who among the following lives in the topmost floor?
- U
- S
- The one who likes baseball
- The one who likes basketball
- T
Q2. Q likes which of the following colour?
- Red
- Black
- White
- Pink
- Yellow
Q3. Which of the following combination is true?
- P – grey
- R – baseball
- T – badminton
- U – white
- V – blue
Q4. If W is related to football and Q is related to volleyball then in the same way P is related to?
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Cricket
- Hockey
- Tennis
Q5. How many persons are there between S and the one who likes blue colour?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- 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 | GAME | COLOUR |
| 8 | R | BASKETBALL | WHITE |
| 7 | W | BASEBALL | YELLOW |
| 6 | S | HOCKEY | GREY |
| 5 | P | FOOTBALL | GREEN |
| 4 | U | TENNIS | BLACK |
| 3 | Q | CRICKET | PINK |
| 2 | V | BADMINTON | BLUE |
| 1 | T | VOLLEYBALL | RED |
There were three person lives between W and the one who likes cricket. W lives in the odd numbered floor and lives above the one who likes cricket. Only one person lives between the one who likes cricket and the one who likes green colour. There were two person lives between R and the one who likes green colour.There were three person lives between R and the one who likes tennis. The number of person lives between T and the one who likes tennis is same as the number of person lives between V and the one who likes green colour. T neither likes cricket nor football. V does not live in the topmost floor.There were two person lives between V and the one who likes football. S likes hockey. S does not live in the bottommost floor.There were two person lives between the one who likes pink colour and the one who likes hockey. Q lives immediately above the one who likes badminton.There were three person lives between the one who likes badminton and the one who likes grey colour. There were two person lives between P and the one who likes white colour.Only one person lives between U and the one who likes blue colour.There were two person lives between the one who likes baseball and the one who likes black colour.The one who likes yellow colour lives immediately after the one, who likes basketball.
CASE 1:T neither likes cricket nor football.
CASE 1(A): Only one person lives between U and the one who likes blue colour.ThereweretwopersonlivesbetweenPandtheonewholikeswhitecolour.
CASE 1(B):There were two person lives between the one who likes baseball and the one who likes black colour.
CASE 1(C):There were two person lives between P and the one who likes white colour.
CASE 2: T neither likes cricket nor football.
CASE 2(A): There were two person lives between the one who likes pink colour and the one who likes hockey.
CASE 2(B): There were two person lives between the one who likes pink colour and the one who likes hockey.
CASE 2(D):
| FLOOR | PERSON | GAME | COLOUR |
| 8 | R | BASKETBALL | WHITE |
| 7 | W | BASEBALL | YELLOW |
| 6 | S | HOCKEY | GREY |
| 5 | P | FOOTBALL | GREEN |
| 4 | U | TENNIS | BLACK |
| 3 | Q | CRICKET | PINK |
| 2 | V | BADMINTON | BLUE |
| 1 | T | VOLLEYBALL | RED |
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (d)
- Answer: (e)
- 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(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.
6. Answer: (d)
7. Answer: (d)
8. Answer: (b)
9. Answer: (a)
10. Answer: (e)
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| 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 |
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