Reasoning: Puzzles Set 11
Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
India is to play cricket matches with 7 different countries – Zimbabwe, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand on seven days of a week from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. These matches are to be played at different venues – Mumbai, Mohali, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Kanpur and Kolkata again not necessarily in the same order.
Match with Sri Lanka is to be played on Thursday. The match with New Zealand is to be played in Mohali. Three matches are scheduled between matches with England and New Zealand. The match in Kanpur is to be played on Monday. The matches in Mumbai and Hyderabad are not with Sri Lanka. On Wednesday, there is no match in Ahmedabad or Mohali or Mumbai. The match in Mumbai is played immediately after the day on which match in Kolkata is scheduled. The match in Hyderabad is not before the match in Mohali. There is 1 match scheduled between the matches with Sri Lanka and England. The match with West Indies is not scheduled in Kolkata or Ahmedabad or Ranchi. The match with Zimbabwe is not on Monday. The match in Ahmedabad is scheduled after the match in Mumbai. The match with Pakistan is not scheduled in Kanpur. The match in Mohali is scheduled just before the match in Hyderabad. The match with England and Pakistan is not scheduled in Ahmedabad.
- The match in Mumbai is on which of the following days?
A) Saturday
B) Sunday
C) Tuesday
D) Friday
E) None of these
View AnswerOption D
- The match with England is played where?
A) Hyderabad
B) Ahmedabad
C) Ranchi
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these
- Which of the following is correctly matched?
A) Monday – Pakistan – Kanpur
B) Wednesday – West Indies – Hyderabad
C) Friday – West Indies – Ranchi
D) Saturday – Sri Lanka – Kokata
E) Tuesday – New Zealand – Mohali
- If Tuesday is related to Sri Lanka and Friday to Ahmedabad in a certain way, then to which of the following is Thursday related to?
A) New Zealand
B) West Indies
C) Mohali
D) Ranchi
E) Kolkata
- How many matches are played between the one played in Hyderabad and the pne played with England?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) Cannot be determined
Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
10 persons are sitting on 10 chairs in two rows having 6 chairs each such that 1 chair is vacant in each row. In row 1 – A, B, C, D and E are sitting facing South. In row 2 – P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting facing North. All chairs in 1 row are directly opposite the 1 chair in another row. Sitting adjacent means there is no vacant seat in between the persons. Vacant chairs are not facing each other.
A is sitting on the second chair which is right of C. P is facing the one who is sitting at second chair to the right of A. R is facing the one who is sitting second to the left of E. Two people are sitting between P and Q. D is facing the vacant chair. There are 2 chairs between B and D. B is facing the one who is sitting at immediate left of R. P is not facing E. E is facing the one who is sitting adjacent to P. Two people are sitting between S and T such that T is sitting to the right of P.
- Who is sitting opposite the vacant chair?
A) S
B) A
C) R
D) C
E) P
View AnswerOption C
- Who amongst the following sits at extreme ends of the rows?
A) S, R
B) S, C
C) C, B
D) Q, B
E) B, T
- Who is sitting at third chair to the left of B?
A) E
B) C
C) D
D) No one
E) A
- Which of the following is true regarding T?
A) T is sitting adjacent to Q.
B) T is sitting opposite vacant seat.
C) T is facing the one who is second to the right of C
D) There is one person sitting between T and Q.
E) None of these is true
- If B relates to R and E relates to P in a certain way, than A relates to?
A) T
B) R
C) P
D) Q
E) None of these