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REASONING SET 6 SOLVED 15 QUESTIONS

Read the following information & answer the following questions :
Twelve friends A, B, C, D, E,F,G,H,I,J,K, & L were born in different months of the same year A was born in April & G was born in August. J was born just after K & just before C. J was neither born in October nor in February. There is two months difference between L & B. L was born in that month which had thirty days. D was born just after to I. D was born in that month which had 31 days. There is one month difference between B & F. E & H were born in those months which had 31 days.

Q.1 In which month B was born ?

A) December

B) November

C) June

D) September

Ans. D

Q.2 Four of the following five are alike in a certain way & so form a group . Which is one that does not belong to that group ?

A) L

B) A

C) J

D) K

Ans. D

Q.3 Which was born in January ?

A) J

B) L

C) C

D) Either E or H

Ans. D

Q.4 How many celebrate their birthday after F’s Birth ?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 5

D) 6

Ans. C

 

DIRECTIONS:
Six friends A,B,C,D,E & F working in the same office take different time to reach office.All of them take time in the multiples of ten in such a manner that the one who reaches office the earliest, reaches in 10 min. & the one who takes maximum time reaches office in 60 min. D takes more time than E but less time than A. A reaches in 30 min. B takes less time than only F.

Q.5 How much time does C take to reach office ?

A) 60 min.

B) 50 min.

C) 40 min.

D) 20 min.

Ans. C

Q.6 Who amongst the following takes maximum time to reach office ?

A) B

B) F

C) D

D) C

Ans. B

Q.7 How many people take more time to reach office than D ?

A) 4

B) 1

C) 3

D) 2

Ans. A

F > B > C > A > D > E
60 50 40 30 20 10

DIRECTIONS:
Six friends Deepak,varun,Anit,Nilesh,Rajesh & Siddharth are studying six different specializations of engineering which are mettalurgy, telecommunication,software,mechanical,electrical & Hardware not necessarily in order.Each one likes different sport- Hockey, Cricket, swimming, Football, Badminton & Tennis again not in the same order.
Nilesh is not studying hardware. Rajesh is studying software & likes Hockey. Anit likes swimming & is not studying hardware.The one who likes football is studying electrical. Siddharth is studying mechanical & does not like tennis. The one who likes badminton is studying telecommunication. Deepak & Varun do not like badminton. Deepak does not like tennis.

Q.8 Which specialization is Varun Studying ?

A) Metallurgy

B) Mechanical

C) Hardware

D) Electrical

Ans. C

Q.9 Which sport does Deepak like ?

A) Football

B) Cricket

C) Hockey

D) Can not be determined

Ans. A

Q.10 Which of the following combination is correct ?

A) Nilesh-Hardware

B) Varun- Electrical

C) Anit- Mettalurgy

D) Siddharth-Software

Ans. C

 

Q.11 In the investigation regarding one theft among the suspects A,B,C one who is the thief always tells lies, the helper to the thief tells both truth and lies , the other fellow who is innocent always tell the truth. They made the following statements
A: I’am a doctor, B is a barber and C is the taxi driver.
B: I’am an employee of water works dept, A is the taxi driver and C is the doctor.
C: I’am a lawyer A is a taxi driver and B is the doctor.
Who is the thief ?

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) None of the above

Ans. A

Let:

A- False
B- False/Truth
C- Truth

Now, according to 1st statement(A tells false)
A says I am a doctor,it means he is not a doctor.
Therefore B is not a barber,& also C is not a taxi driver

According to 2nd statement,(B tells false/Truth)
B is a employer of water works department,
A is a taxi driver & C is not a doctor.
Therefore it depicts that,A is a theif as he tells lie.

According to third statement,(C tells truth)
C says I am a lawyer it means he is a lawyer.
Therefore, A is a taxi driver & B is a Doctor.
Q.12 Seven Applicants for a Job – F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are each to be interviewed on monday or Tuesday . Each Applicant is to be Interviewed exactly once, and the interview schedule must confirm to the following conditions: There must be at least two interviews each day. I cannot have the first interview on Monday F must have the first or last interview on either Monday or Tuesday H and L must interview on the same day, with no other applicant interviewing between them I and K cannot interview on the same day. At least one interview must be scheduled between the interviews of G and L If G has very First interview , and if exactly four people are interviewed on Tuesday, which of the following could be the schedule for the two interviews immediately following G’s?
A) First H, then L
B) First L, then F
C) First I, Then L
D) First F, Then I

Ans. A

as H and L must interview on the same day, with no other applicant interviewing between them and at least one interview must be scheduled between the interviews of G and L
so schedule will b G H L

 

 

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