Reasoning Quiz

Directions(1-5): Read the following information and answer the questions that follow: 

For competing in a race seven participants, viz A, B, C, D, E, F and G were ready to start in a row facing east such that 

(i) A was to the immediate right of G.

(ii) G was fourth to the right of C.

(iii) D was between B and F. 

(iv) C, who was third to the left of B, was at one of the ends.

1.Which of the following was the correct position of E?

1) Immediate left of A  

2) immediate left of F

3) Between F and G  

4) Fourth of the right of D

5) None of these

2.Which of the following is definitely true?

1) G is between B and C

2) A is to the immediate left of E

3) G is to the immediate right of A

4) D is fourth to the right of E

5) None of these

3.Who are on the immediate either sides of A?

1) B and D  

2) D and C

3) C and E

4) B and E

5) None  of these 

4.Who is exactly in the middle?

1) B

2) F

3) C 

4) D

5) None of these

5.Who is second to the right of B?

1) F 

2) C

3) E

4) A

5) None of these

Directions(6-10): Read the following information and answer the questions that follow: 

In a family of eight persons – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W – there are four males and four females. There are three married couples and two persons are unmarried. Each of them reads a different magazine, viz India today (E), India Today (H), Outlook (E), Outlook (H), Frontline, The week, Businessworld and Sportsstar. No couple reads both the versions of the same magazine.

In the family of two generations, each male member except W has two brothers and one sister. V is the mother-in-law of R and who reads India Today (H). Q, who reads Outlook (E), is the daughter-in law of W. T, who reads Frontline is the unmarried brother of U, who does not read Businessworld. No female reads Outlook (H) or The Week. S is the brother-in-law of R but he does not read Businessworld, Sportsstar or The Week. P does not read The Week. W has no son-in-law. U is Q’s sister-in-law.

6.Who among the following reads Outlook (H)?

1) Can’t say

2) S

3) P

4) R

5) None of these

7.R reads which of the following magazines?

1) Can’t say

2) India Today (E)

3) Businessworld

4) Sportsstar

5) Frontline

8.Which of the following pairs of persons does not represent the couples?

I. W and V  II. P and R III. S and Q

1) Can’t say

2) Only I

3) Only II

4) All of the above pairs of persons represent the couples

5) None of these

9.How many sons does W have?

1) Two

2) Three

3) One

4) Can’t say

5) four

10.How is P related with U?

1) Father  

2) Brother

3) Husband

4) Can’t say

5) cousin

Answers

1.  4
2.  2
3.  5
4.  1
5.  4

6.  3
7.  3
8.  4
9.  2
10. 2