LIC AAO | IBPS SO | REASONING QUIZ - 10

Directions (Q.1-6): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each such that they are equidistant from each other. In row 1: P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South. In row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
S sits third to the right of Q. Either S or Q sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces Q sits second to the right of E. Two people sit between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbor of B faces the person who sits third to the left of P. R and T are immediate neighbors. C sits second to the left of  A. T does not face the immediate neighbor of D.

1). Who amongst the following sit at the extreme ends of the rows?
a) V, C
b) Q, F
c) S, D
d) P, D
e) Q, A

2). Who amongst the following faces S?
a) A
b) F
c) D
d) C
e) B

3). How many persons are seated between V and R?
a) Three
b) Two
c) One
d) Four
e) None of these

4). P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. Which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern?
a) E
b) D
c) C
d) F
e) Cannot be determined

5). Which of the following is true regarding T?
a) T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
b) V is an immediate neighbor of T.
c) F faces the one who is second to the right of T.
d) Q sits second to the right of T.
e) F faces T.

6). Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) C-V
b) F-P
c) B-T
d) A-T
e) E-Q

Directions (Q.7-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Mr and Mrs Khanna has one son and two daughters and all are married. Mr Khanna invited his entire family for dinner. All eight persons are sitting around a rectangular table – three on each longer side and one on each smaller side. Mr Khanna sits on the smaller side of the table. Rohit and Shilpa represent one of the couples. Kalpna sits on her son’s immediate right. Ritesh sirs between Roshni and Shilpa. Gunita is not the wife of Deepak. Each man sits between two women. Roshni is daughter-in-law of Mr Khanna, who is not the neighbor of his daughters.

7). Who among the following is husband of Roshni?
a) Ritesh
b) Deepak
c) Rohit
d) Either Deepak or Ritesh
e) None of these

8). What is Kalpna’s position with respect to her husband?
a) Immediate right
b) Second to the left
c) Immediate left
d) Third to the right
e) None of these

9). Who sits opposite Mr Khanna?
a) Deepak
b) Ritesh
c) Gunita
d) Rohit
e) None of these

10). How is Kalpna related to Ritesh?
a) Wife
b) Sister
c) Mother-in-law
d) Sister-in-law
e) None of these

11). If all the males interchange their positions with the persons on their immediate right and all the females interchange their positions with the persons on their immediate left, then who among the following is third to the right of Deepak?
a) Gunita
b) Shilpa
c) Roshni
d) Ritesh
e) None of these

12). How many persons are there between Deepak and Ritesh according to the given arrangement?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these

#Answers:

Solution:

Questions (1-6):

1. Answer: d)

2. Answer: a)

3. Answer: b)

4. P →A, S→B

Hence, T→D

Answer: b)

5. Answer: c)

6. There is a difference of one in all the rest.

Answer: e)

Questions (7-12):

7. Answer: b)

8. Answer: c)

9. Answer: d)

10. Answer: c)

11. Answer: a)

12. Answer: c)