Reasoning Puzzles Set 20
Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Eight professors – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W have come for a seminar on different subjects. They are given flats on eight different floors of a building (numbered 1 to 8)
The subjects on which they have to give seminar are – Biology, Business, Chemistry, Geography, Economics, Computer, Physics and Accounts but not necessarily in the same order. They have come in different s – I20, Fabia, Swift, Santro, Alto, Renault, Baleno, Brio again not necessarily in the same order.
S lives on an even numbered floor. Only three people live between S and T. Only one person lives between T and V. V lives on one of the floors below T. Only two persons live between V and U.
W lives on a floor that is immediately below U. Only two persons live between T and Q. P does not live on the lowermost floor. The person who has come for seminar on Geography lives on the floor numbered 7. W has come for seminar on Chemistry. The person who has come for seminar on Business lives on the topmost floor and has Alto.
The persons who live on odd numbered floors have I20, Swift, Fabia and Renault in any order. The person who has I20 lives on one of the floors above the 4th floor.
The person who lives on the 5th floor has neither I20 nor Fabia. The person who lives on the lowermost floor does not have I20 or Fabia or Swift and he has come for seminar on Biology.
The person who has come for seminar on Computer lives on 5th floor. The person who has Santro has come for seminar on Chemistry. U has come for seminar on Accounts has either I20 or Fabia. The person who has come for seminar on Physics does not have I20 or Fabia or Swift or Santro. V has come for seminar on Economics and has Brio.
- Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given information?
A) T lives immediately above the one who has come for seminar on Geography
B) U lives immediately above R
C) Only three people live between U and the one who has come for seminar on Business.
D) W has come for seminar on Economics
E) All the given statements are true.
- Who amongst the following lives exactly between V and the one who has come for seminar on Business?
A) T
B) P
C) W
D) U
E) R
- W has come for seminar on
A) Geography
B) Computer
C) Business
D) Chemistry
E) Accounts
- Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
A) T – Geography
B) V – Computer
C) V – Economics
D) S – Accounts
E) U – Chemistry
- How many people live between P and the one who has come for seminar on Chemistry?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) Five
E) None
Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
There are eight people – J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q who are seated in a line. Equal number of people are facing north and south.
P is facing north. M is sitting fourth to the right of P. Neither P nor M is sitting at extreme end of the line. J is sitting third to the right of M. K is sitting facing opposite direction as of P. O is sitting second to the left of K. N is sitting second to the right of M and is facing opposite direction as that of M. L and Q are immediate neighbors of each other. L is sitting third to left of J. Q if facing direction opposite to that of O. N is sitting third to the left of O.
- Who are the immediate neighbors of P?
A) O, J
B) L, J
C) Q, N
D) Q, J
E) Cannot be determined
View AnswerOption D
- How many people are sitting between P and N
A) None
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
- Which of the following is true regarding K?
A) K is immediate neighbor of J
B) K is sitting second to left of J
C) There is one person between K and O
D) K is facing north direction
E) None of these is true
- Who is sitting second to right of Q?
A) L
B) J
C) K
D) O
E) None of these
- Who is sitting to the immediate left of N?
A) P
B) O
C) M
D) J
E) K