Reasoning: Puzzles & Arrangement Set 7
Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the center. Each of them plays a different sports – Hockey, Football, Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Golf, Wrestling and Basketball but not necessary in the same order.
A is sitting opposite to G. The one who plays Basketball is sitting third to right of A. G is not sitting immediate left of E. E is sitting second to the left of B.
The persons who plays Hockey and Tennis are opposite each other but they are neither B nor A. D, who plays Cricket, is third to the right of the person who plays Tennis.
F and H are neither opposite nor adjacent to each other. E is not adjacent to A. C is neither adjacent to F nor adjacent to the person who plays Badminton. Neither A nor G plays Wrestling and the person who plays Wrestling is to the immediate left of the person who plays Football.
- Who plays Hockey?
A) D
B) B
C) E
D) G
E) F
View AnswerOption E
- Who is seated opposite E?
A) A
B) H
C) C
D) G
E) F
- Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A) B – Golf
B) C – Tennis
C) E – Basketball
D) F – Cricket
E) H – Wrestling
- If all are made to sit in alphabetical order starting from A in clockwise direction, how many persons (excluding A) will not change their respective seats?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three
- Who is second to the right of one who is third to the right of the one who play Badminton?
A) F
B) The one who plays Cricket
C) H
D) The one who plays Tennis
E) None of these
Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
There are seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G from different states – Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them plays a different sport – Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, Hockey, Cricket, Football and Basketball, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them has a different profession – lawyer, doctor, businessman, engineer, teacher, pilot and accountant, but not necessarily in the same order.
C is from Jharkhand and is a doctor. E and F play Cricket and Football, though not necessarily in same order. A is not from Rajasthan. The person from Rajasthan is an engineer and plays Hockey. The lawyer plays Basketball. The businessman from Odisha plays Football. The teacher and the accountant play Volleyball and Tennis, though not necessarily in that order. F is a pilot. The one from Punjab is a teacher. The one from Gujarat plays Tennis. G who is from Haryana, does not play Golf. B is an accountant.
- Which state does A belong to?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Punjab
D) Can’t say
E) None of these
View AnswerOption C
- Which sport does B play?
A) Volleyball
B) Tennis
C) Golf
D) Can’t say
E) Basketball
- Which sport does C play?
A) Cricket
B) Basketball
C) Football
D) None of these
E) Golf
- What is D’s profession?
A) Engineer
B) Lawyer
C) Teacher
D) Can’t say
E) Accountant
- Which state does E belong to?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Odisha
D) Can’t say
E) None of these