Reasoning: Puzzles Set 14
Banking Puzzles with Answers
The following types of puzzles were asked in SBI PO, IBPS PO, India Post Payment PO, and RBI Assistant Exam 2016.
Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Seven persons – A, B, C, D, E, F and G have come to a party in different colored cars – red, black, white, green, grey, yellow and maroon but not necessarily in the same order. They hold different positions – AM (Assistant Manager), MG (Manager), DGM (Deputy General Manager), GM (General Manager), CGM (Chief General Manager), ED (Executive Director) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer).
The positions given are in increasing order of seniority. AM is the least junior and the CEO is the most senior.
- A is senior to only three persons.
- Person who came in red car is senior to GM.
- C is junior to the one who came in white car and senior to DGM.
- DGM did not come in yellow car.
- The person who came in white car is not the most senior.
- B is junior to A but not the least junior and has come in yellow car.
- F is senior to one came in yellow car and junior to one came in red car. E is junior to GM.
- The one who came in green car is junior to G and senior to DGM who came in maroon car.
- F did not come in white car. D came in black car.
- Managing Director came in which colored car?
A) grey
B) green
C) yellow
D) black
E) None of these
View AnswerOption C
To solve these types of puzzles first write the positions in order vertically like CEO at top, the ED and up to AM. then start relating to the info given.
- Which position does E hold?
A) Manager
B) Deputy General Manager
C) General Manager
D) Assistant Manager
E) None of these
- Who has come in green colored car?
A) A
B) E
C) B
D) F
E) D
- General Manager has come in which colored car?
A) green
B) yellow
C) white
D) red
E) None of these
- Which of the following is correctly matched?
A) ED-D-green
B) ED-A-red
C) MG-B-Yellow
D) CEO-G-white
E) DGM-C-yellow
Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
There are 8 friends in a group – A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S. They have their birthdays in one of the following months – January, April, September, and December. In each month there are two birthdays. The birthdays are either on 13th or 22nd of any given month.
C and P have birthdays in month having 31 days. There are at least two birthdays between A and S. A does not have birthday in January. B has birthday in September. S’s birthday is immediately after B’s. P’s birthday is not on 13th of any month. B’s birthday is somewhere after C’s. There are two birthdays between C and D. B and P have birthdays on same date. Similarly A and R have birthdays on same date. D and S do not have birthdays on same date. Q does not like December month.
- Who has his birthday on September 13?
A) D
B) B
C) R
D) Q
E) Cannot be determined
View AnswerOption C
It is possible that one does not like his birthday month. Its given that Q does not like December, not given that he does not has his birthday in December. - Who has his birthday on April 22?
A) D
B) B
C) R
D) Q
E) Cannot be determined
- Which of the following pairs have their birthdays on 22 of any month?
A) S, B
B) C, Q
C) R, D
D) P, B
E) Cannot be determined
- How many birthdays are there between birthdays of R and P?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) Cannot be determined
- Which of the following combination is correct?
A) January-C-P
B) September-R-D
C) December-S-Q
D) April-A-D
E) Cannot be determined