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Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven boxes M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are kept one above another, but not necessarily in the same
order. Each box is of a different weight – 12kg, 10kg, 18kg, 20kg, 24kg, 5kg and 8kg – but not
necessarily in the same order.

The 20kg box is kept immediately below M. Only two boxes are kept between the 20kg box
and the 12kg box. More than two boxes are kept above the 12kg box. Only one box is kept
between the 12kg box and R. O is kept immediately above R. Neither O nor S is a 20kg box. S
is kept immediately above the 5kg box. S is not a 12kg box. N is kept immediately above Q.
Only one box is kept between N and the 10kg box. N is kept above the 10kg box. Only two
boxes are kept between the 10kg and the 8kg box. The 18kg box is kept neither at the top nor
at the bottom of the stack.

1. Which of the following is kept immediately below R?


(a) S
(b) The 10kg Box
(c) P
(d) N
(e) The 24kg Box

2. Which of the following boxes is 18kg in weight?


(a) R
(b) N
(c) M
(d) O
(e) Other than those given as options

3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which
of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) M-10kg
(b) M-20kg
(c) O-8kg
(d) S-12kg
(e) S-24kg

4. What is the position of S in the given stack of boxes?


(a) Second from the top
(b) Fourth from the top
(c) Third form the bottom
(d) Third from the top
(e) Second from the bottom
5. How many boxes are kept between P and the 12kg box?
(a) More than three
(b) One
(c) None
(d) Three
(e) Two
Directions (6-10): Study the given information carefully to answer the given question.

Six employees of an organization i.e. B, C, F, E, G, and D are living in Eight storey building
in which two floors are vacant which is at even numbered floor. They are going to attend their
friends’ wedding ceremony in different cities. These cities are Kanpur, Manali, Kullu, Pune,
Delhi and Lucknow but not necessary in same order. Top floor is not vacant. The one who is
going to attend the wedding in Kanpur, lives on odd numbered floor which is just above the
one of the Vacant floor. E lives below to C but not just below. There are two employees live
between the one who is going to attend wedding in Kanpur and the one who is going to attend
the wedding in Kullu. B lives just above D who is at odd numbered floor. The one who is going
to attend the wedding in Lucknow lives on 4th floor. C lives immediate below the one who is
going to attend the wedding in Lucknow. The one who is going to attend the wedding in Kanpur
lives below the one who is going to attend the wedding Kullu. G lives on 5th floor which is just
below one of the Vacant floor. G is not going Manali and Pune. The one who is going to attend
the wedding in Pune lives below the one who is going to attend the wedding in Manali.

6. Who among the following is going to attend the wedding in Pune?


(a) E
(b) G
(c) C
(d) F
(e) D
7. Who among the following lives on 4th floor?
(a) E
(b) C
(c) G
(d) F
(e) B

8. Who among the following lives just above the 1st vacant floor from bottom?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) G
(e) F
9. On which floor, the one who is going the attend the wedding in Manali, lives?
(a) 7th
(b) 8th
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th
10. Who among the following lives on Ground floor?
(a) D
(b) B
(c) F
(d) E
(e) G
Directions (11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given
follow:
Seven people – P, Q, R, S, T, U and V have a seminar but not necessarily in the same order, on
seven different months (of the same year) namely January, February, March, June, August,
October and December. Each of them also likes a different fruit namely Banana, Grapes,
Papaya, Orange, Mango, Litchi and Apple but not necessarily in the same order.
R has a seminar in a month which has less than 31 days. Only two people have a seminar
between R and S. The one who likes Banana has a seminar immediately before T. Only one
person has a seminar before the one who likes Papaya. Q has a seminar immediately after the
one who likes Papaya. Only three people have a seminar between Q and the one who likes
Mango. T likes neither mango nor Papaya. P has a seminar immediately before T. V likes Apple.
The one who likes Grapes has a seminar in the month, which has less than 31 days. The one
who has a seminar in March does not like Orange.
11. Which of the following represents the month in which S has a seminar?
(a) January
(b) Cannot be determined
(c) October
(d) December
(e) June
12. Which of the following represents the people who have a seminar in January and June
respectively?
(a) V, S
(b) U, S
(c) Q, T
(d) V, R
(e) U, R
13. How many people have a seminar between the months in which V and R have a
seminar?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) One
(e) More than three
14. As per the given arrangement, R is related to Banana and P is related to Orange
following a certain pattern, which of the following is V related to following the same
pattern?
(a) Mango
(b) Litchi
(c) Apple
(d) Papaya
(e) Grapes
15. Which of the following fruits does U like?
(a) Orange
(b) Papaya
(c) Mango
(d) Banana
Direction (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the below
questions
Six persons- U, V, W, X, Y, and Z like different sports-Cricket, Hockey, Badminton, Basketball,
Football, and Tennis and they participated in this sports event on two different dates either 8 or
17 of three different months- March, June, and August of the same year. All the information is
not necessarily in the same order.
U Participated in the month which has an even number of days. U Participated two persons
after the one who likes Cricket. Z Participated in the odd number date but after U. X
Participated three persons before the one who Participated immediately after the one who
likes Football. X did not participate in an even-numbered date. U does not like Football. The
one who likes Basketball Participated immediately before W. Y likes neither Cricket nor
badminton. The one who likes Badminton Participated in the same month as Y. Neither X nor
Y likes Tennis.

16) Who among the following person participated on August 17?


A. X
B. V
C. The one who likes Football
D. The one who likes Badminton
E. U

17) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Who
among the following one does not belong to the group?
A. The one who likes Cricket
B. U
C. Y
D. The one who likes Hockey
E. W

18) How many persons participated before X?


A. One
B. Five
C. Four
D. Three
E. Two
19) Which of the following sports does W like?
A. Badminton
B. Basketball
C. Hockey
D. Tennis
E. Cricket

20) On which of the following month and date did Z participate?


A. August 8
B. March 8
C. June 8
D. June 17
E. August 17

Directions (21-25): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
There are seven friends – A, B, C, D, E, F and G who go to a party in pub & disco from Monday
to Sunday (of the same week). There is different entry fee viz. Rs 400, Rs 600, Rs 900, Rs
1200, Rs 1800, Rs 1500 and Rs 2700 but not necessarily in the same order. A, went to party on
one of the days after Friday. The one who went to party on Wednesday pay Rs 1200 entry fees.
The difference between the amounts of entry fee by the 2 friends on Monday and Friday is the
multiple of the number 7. Two friends went to party between F and the one who paid Rs 400.
B went to party on one of the days immediately before the one who paid Rs 900 entry fees.
Two friends went to party between B and G. Similarly three friends went to party between F
and D. C did not pay least. The entry fee paid by the ones who went to party on Wednesday
and Saturday is more than Rs 1000 and the sum equals to the entry fee paid by the one who
went to party on Friday. The difference between the entry fee paid by B and G is less than Rs
500. The one who paid Rs 900 did not go on Friday. F went to pub & disco on one of the days
after the one who paid Rs 400. The one who paid Rs 1800 went to pub & disc immediately
after the one which one who paid Rs 1200 entry fees. The entry fees paid by F were more than
that of D. There are 2 days gap between the one who paid 1800rs and the one who paid 900 rs.
21. How much amount paid by A for entry in pub & disco?
(a) Rs 1200
(b) Rs 1500
(c) Rs 2700
(d) Rs 600
(e) Rs 900
22. Which of the following combinations of “Person – Day” is correct with respect to the
given arrangement?
(a) E – Friday
(b) A – Saturday
(c) C – Thursday
(d) B – Friday
(e) E – Thursday

23. Who went to pub & disco immediately after A?


(a) D
(b) E
(c) F
(d) G
(e) None of the above.
24. In this arrangement, G is related to Monday, F is related to Wednesday then B is
related to?
(a) Thursday
(b) Friday
(c) None of the given options is true
(d) Saturday
(e) Sunday
25. Who went to pub & disco immediately after E?
(a) D
(b) E
(c) F
(d) G
(e) None of the above.

Direction (26-30): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.
In a showroom, nine different products are arranged in a linear fashion. Some of the products
are facing north while the others are facing south. The number of products facing south is more
than the number of products facing north and adjacent products are not facing the same
direction. The products are named E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M. There is no vacant place in the
arrangement.
E is not placed at any of the ends. M is situated two places away from the middle of the row
and five places away from H. J is placed exactly in the middle of E and L and they all are facing
the same direction. Only two products are placed between I and K, which is four places away
from E. E and G are placed immediate left of each other. H and E are not facing the same
direction.

26) How many products facing north are placed between F and J?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. More than three
E. None

27) Which of the following statements is/are true?


A. F is placed adjacent to M and I.
B. No product is placed between M and E.
C. G is placed to the right of L.
D. I is placed to the right of H.
E. All the statements are true.

28) If all the products are turned to face north and they are arranged in alphabetical
order from left to right, then how many products will retain their original position?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. More than three
E. None

29) What is the position of Product I with respect to the product which is placed third to
the left of E?
A. fourth to the right
B. immediate neighbors
C. third to the left
D. second to the right
E. fourth to the left

30) Which among the following pairs has the same number of products as between I and
H?
A.L and G
B.F and I
C.E and H
D.F and G
E.None of the above.

Direction (31-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the below
questions
A certain number of persons are sitting in the linear row facing north direction. Only two
persons are sitting between M and R. Not more than three persons are adjacent to each other.
The number of persons sitting between J and T is one more than between N and O. J and E does not
sit adjacent to each other. The number of persons sitting between R and P is one less than between J
and X. Only five persons are sitting between R and J. More than four persons are sitting between G
and E. P sits to the right of R. O sits to the left of E. J sits fourth to the right of P. The number of
persons sitting between M and J is one more than between M and E. The one who sits immediate right
of N sits eighth to the left of the one who sits third to the left of R. T sits fourth to the right of X. O
sits third to the right of G.
31) How many persons are sitting in the row?
a) 33
b) 34
c) 35
d) 30
e) 32

32) Who among the following person sits seventeenth from the right end?
a) O
b) The one who sits second to the right of E
c) The one who sits fifth to the left of P
d) G
e) None of these

33) How many persons are sitting between O and R?


a) 19
b) 17
c) 18
d) 20
e) 21

34) Who among the following persons sits to the right of J?


a) The one who sits fifth from the right end
b) G
c) N
d) T
e) Both A and D
35) Four of the five are related to each other in a certain way and thus form a group,
find the odd one out which doesn’t belong to the group?
a) M
b) P
c) O
d) G
e) X

Directions (36 - 40): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

There are eight persons S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7 and S8 sitting around a circular table not
necessarily in the same order. Each of the persons is facing towards the centre. S7 sits second
to the right of S3. S2 sits third to the left of S4, who is the neighbour of S7. S6 is neither the
neighbour of S2 nor S7. Neither S1 is the neighbour of S2 nor S5 is the neighbour of S3.

36. Who sits second to the right of the person who sits third to the left of S2?

1. S5

2. S1

3. S3

4. S6

5. None of these

37. What is the position of S8 with respect to S7?

1. Second to the left

2. Third to the left

3. Immediate left

4. Third to the right

5. None of these

38. How many persons sit between S5 and S8 when counted clockwise from S5?

1. Two

2. One

3. Three
4. Five

5. None of these

39. Who sits opposite S6?

1. S1

2. S3

3. S4

4. S5

5. None of these

40. Who sits second to the right of S1?

1. S2

2. S4

3. S5

4. S7

5. None of these

Direction (41-45): Study the following information carefully and answer the below
questions

Eight persons- A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting on the square table facing the centre. Four
of them are sitting at the corner and four of them are sitting in the middle of the sides, but not
necessarily in the same order.

G sits third to the right of H, who sits in the middle of the side of the table. One person sits
between G and F. A is sitting neither adjacent to G nor H. D sits second to the right of B. D
does not sit adjacent to H. B sits third to the right of C. E sits neither adjacent to B nor D.

41) What is the position of D with respect to E?

A. Immediate left

B. Immediate right

C. Second to the right

D. Third to the right

E. Second to the left


42) In which of the following statement, the first and second persons are sitting opposite
to each other in the final arrangement?

I) AF

II) BE

III) GH

A. Only II

B. Only I and II

C. Only III

D. All I, II, and III

E. None of these

43) Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form a group, who
among the following doesn’t belong to the group?

A. A

B. The one who sits immediate left of B

C. C

D. The one who sits third to the left of E

E. D

44) Who among the following person sits third to the left of F?

A. The one who sits immediate left of H

B. The one who sits immediate right of A

C. G

D. The one who sits second to the left of B

E. B

45) Which of the following statement is/are true?

I) A and F are sitting opposite to each other

II) C and H are immediate neighbours


III) B sits at the corner of the table

A. Only I and III

B. Only III

C. Only I and II

D. Only II

E. None of the statements is true

Direction (46-50): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Ten people viz. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y are seated in a rectangular table in such a way
that four persons are sitting at the corners, two persons each on the longer side of the table and
one person each on the shorter side of the table, but not necessarily in the same order. The
persons seated on the corners are facing away from the center whereas the persons seated on
the sides are facing towards the center.

R sits third to the left of X who sits to the immediate right of U. Y sits fourth to the left of P
who is an immediate neighbour of U. Both P and W do not face the same direction.T is the
immediate neighbour of R and faces the same direction as W who doesn’t sit adjacent to P.
Both U and X do not sit on the shorter side of the table. Both S and V sit adjacent to each other
whereas both S and Q face the same direction.

46) Who among the following person sits adjacent to W?


A. The one who sits to the immediate left of R
B. T
C. The one who sits to the immediate right of V
D. P
E. None of these

47) How many persons sit between S and R when counter from the left of R?
A. Four
B. As many persons as from the right of P to W
C. Three
D. As many persons as from the left of Q to P
E. Two
48) Who among the following person sits fourth to the right of T?
A. R
B. S
C. V
D. P
E. U

49) If U is related to T and X is related to V in a certain way, then who among the
following person is related to Y?
A. W
B. X
C. P
D. T
E. V

50) What is the position of Q with respect to P?


A. Third to the right
B. Third to the left
C. Fourth to the right
D. Second to the right
E. Fourth to the left

Direction (51-55): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.

Ten persons- A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J are living in two different flats 1 and 2 of a five storey
building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered as one and the
topmost floor is numbered as five. Flat 1 is to the west of flat 2.

E lives in an odd numbered flat of even numbered floor. G lives west of B but below E. Only
three floors are between B and C but both are not live in the same flat. Only two floors are
between C and J. C lives northwest of J. A lives on an odd numbered floor but below C. A and
J live in different flats. I lives west of D. F lives above H.

51) Who among the following lives in flat 2 on the 4th floor?
A. C

B. A

C. D

D. B

E. J

52) How many floors are there between F and J?

A. Two

B. None

C. One

D. Three

E. Cannot be determined

53) On which of the following floor does H live?

A. Floor 5

B. Floor 4

C. Floor 3

D. Floor 2

E. Floor 1

54) Who among the following lives to the east of C?

A. H

B. The one who lives immediate southwest of H

C. G

D. The one who lives immediate north of D

E. B

55) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and
hence form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to that group.
A.F

B.I

C.J

D.D

E.E

Direction (56-60): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below

Twelve students are seated on the school ground and opposite to each other. In row1, A, B, C,
D, E, and F are facing south. In row2- U, V, W, X, Y and Z are facing north. All the information
is not necessarily in the same order.

E sits opposite to the one who sits third to the left of X, either of them sits at the end of the row.
Only one person sits between E and F. The number of persons sitting to the left of F is the same
as to the right of Z. Only two persons sit between Z and the one who sits opposite to A. The
number of persons sitting between A and F is the same as between Y and U. Y and Z are not
immediate neighbours.W sits to the right of V and does not face A. C sits to the left of D but
sits to the right of B.

56) Who among the following person faces the one who sits to the immediate left of C?

A. The one who sits second to the right of X

B. The one who sits immediate left of V

C. Z

D. W

E. U

57) How many persons sit between Y and the one who faces F?

A. None

B. Four

C. Two

D. One

E. Three
58) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and
hence form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to that group?

A. YW

B. UX

C. DE

D. CB

E. AF

59) If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in Row 2, from the left end to
the right end, then how many persons remain unchanged in their position?

A. None

B. Two

C. One

D. Three

E. Four

60) Who among the following persons its adjacent to F?

I) The one who faces X

II)The one who faces U

III) The one who faces V

A. Only (I) and (II)

B. Only (II) and (III)

C. Only (III)

D. Only (II)

E. Only (I) and (III)

Direction (61-65): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.
Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are working in a startup company on different
designations but not necessarily in the same order.The designations are in decreasing order
such as Chief Executive officer (CEO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Marketing
Officer (CMO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Product Manager, Sales Manager, Operations
Manager and Trainee where Chief Executive officer (CEO) is the seniormost designated person
and Trainee is the juniormost designated person.

K is three persons senior to N. Only one person is designated between N and L, who is not
senior to N. The number of persons senior to L is the same as the number of persons junior to
M. Only three persons are designated between M and J. O is senior to P but junior to Q, who
is not immediately junior to K.

61) How many persons are designated between O and P?

A. One

B. As many persons senior to K

C. Three

D. As many persons Junior to O

E. No one

62) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and
hence form a group. Find the one that does not belong to that group?

A. OP

B. MO

C. JL

D. JN

E. QJ

63) If all the persons are arranged in alphabetical order from seniormost to juinormost
designations, then how many persons remain unchanged in their position?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

E. No one
64) Who among the following person is the Product Manager?

A. The one who is immediately junior to M

B. K

C. N

D. O

E. The one who is immediately senior to N

65) Which of the following statement(s) is /are true with respect to the final arrangement?

I). L is senior to J

II). Only three persons are designated between P and M

III). Q is designated as Sales Manager

IV). K is immediately senior to O

A. Only I

B. Only I and IV

C. Only IV

D. Only II and IV

E. Only II and III

Direction (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.

Nine persons viz. R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting on a triangular table such that all of
them are facing towards the center. Three persons are sitting on each corner whereas two
persons are sitting on each shorter side of the table.

One person sits between T and Y, who sits at the corner of the table. U sits fourth to the right
of T and immediate left of Z. The number of persons between Z and Y is one more than between
T and V, when counted from the left of Z and T. Two persons sit between V and W. X sits at
one of the corners of the table and second to the right of R. S doesn’t sit adjacent to V.

66) What is the position of S with respect to W?

A. Fourth to the right


B. Second to the right

C. Third to the left

D. Second to the left

E. None of these

67) Who among the following person sits third to the left of X?

A. Y

B. R

C. Z

D. U

E. None of these

68) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the
one that doesn’t belong to that group.

A. R

B. S

C. U

D. T

E. Z

69) Which of the following statement is/are true with respect to the final arrangement?

I) More than three persons sit from the right of R to Y.

II) Both U and S sit on the same side of the table.

III) Neither R nor W sits adjacent to T.

A. Only III

B. Both II and III

C. Both I and III

D. Both I and II

E. All are true


70) If all the persons are made to sit in the alphabetical order in clockwise direction with
respect to R, then how many persons remain unchanged in their position, excluding R?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. More than three

E. None

Directions (71-75): These questions are based on the following information.


Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F work in different companies namely Pepsico, Cocacola, Career
Power, Somax, M&M and Holiaroma and each wears company-sponsored different coloured
shirts, viz Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow, Purple and Red, though not necessarily in the same order.
(i) The one wearing the Blue shirt works in Somax and one wearing a Green shirt works in
Pepsico.
(ii) F does not work in Career Power or M&M.

(iii) A wears Pink shirt and works in Cocacola.

(iv) D does not work in M&M and Purple coloured shirts are not sponsored by Career Power.
(v) E works in Holiaroma and neither D nor B works in Somax.
(vi) M&M does not sponsor Purple or Yellow coloured shirts and C works in Pepsico.

71. Which colour shirts are sponsored by Career Power?

A) Yellow

B) Blue

C) Pink

D) Cannot be determined

E) None of these

72. Which pair is correctly matched?

A) Red–Career Power – A

B) Red–M&M – B

C) Green–Career Power – C

D) Cannot be determined

E) None of these
73. Which of the following is true?

A) Holiaroma sponsors Green shirt

B) D is working in M&M

C) E wears red shirt

D) Red shirts are sponsored by M&M

E) None of these

74. What is the sequence of companies representing A, B, C, D, E and F?

A) Cocacola, Pepsico, M&M, Career Power, Holiaroma, Somax

B) Cocacola, M&M, Pepsico, Career Power, Holiaroma, Somax

C) Cocacola, Pepsico, M&M, Somax, Holiaroma, Career Power

D) Cannot be determined

E) None of these

75. If Career Power and Somax decide to interchange the colour of sponsored shirts, then
which two persons have to interchange their shirts?

A) D and F

B) A and C

C) D and E

D) B and D

E) None of these

Direction (76-80): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
Seven countries – F, G, H, I, J, K and L won the Cricket cup in different years viz. 1975, 1978,
1987, 1996, 2007 and 2015, 2019, but not necessarily in the same order.
L won the cup in an even numbered year. Only two countries won between G and L. H won 12
years after G. The number of countries won before F is same as the number of countries won
after H. The difference between the years in which I and K won is 4 years. Only three countries
won between I and J.

76) Which among the following country won in the year 1987?
A. F
B. I
C. K
D. G
E. H
77) In which among the following year does K win the cup?
A. 2015
B. 1978
C. 2019
D. 1996
E. 2007

78) Which among the following country won the cup immediately before F?
A. G
B. The country which won the cup in 1996
C. I
D. The country which won the cup in 2007
E. None of these

79) Which among the following country won the cup 23 years after L?
A. F
B. The country which won the cup in 1978
C. H
D. The country which won the cup in 2019
E. None of these

80) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and
hence form a group. Find the one which does not belong to that group.
A. H
B. I
C. J
D. K
E. L

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