REASONING QUIZ FOR UPCOMING BANK & OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

(i) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are seated around a square table- two on each side.
(ii) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.
(iii) J is between L and F.
(iv) G is between I and F.
(v) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.
(vi) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member.
(vii) J is not a female member.

1. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, H and J
(2) E, G and J
(3) G, H and J
(4) Cannot be Determined 
(5) None of These

2. Which of the following is true about I?
(1) I is a male member
(2) I is a female member
(3) Gender of I cannot be determined
(4) Position of I cannot be determined
(5) None of These

3. Which of the following is true about the person sitting between E and H?
(1) A male member
(2) A female member
(3) The person sitting between E and H is K.
(4) Both (1) and (3)
(5) None of These

4. How many persons are sitting between K and F?
(1) One 
(2) Two 
(3) Three
(4) Cannot be determined 
(5) None of These

5. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G 
(2) J 
(3) I
(4) Cannot be Determined 
(5) None of These

Directions—(6–10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. A sits third to the left of C and second to the right of E. B sits second to the right of D who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of D.

6. Which of the following pairs has only one person sitting-between them, if the counting is done in clockwise direction?
(1) F, G 
(2) H, G
(3) H, C 
(4) H, B
(5) None of these

7. Who sits third to the right of E ?
(1) D 
(2) G
(3) F 
(4) B
(5) None of these

8. What is the position of G with respect to A’s position ?
(1) Immediately to the right
(2) Second to the left
(3) Third to the right
(4) Third to the left
(5) Fourth to the right

9. Who sits between E and A?
(1) F 
(2) D
(3) G 
(4) B
(5) None of these

10. Starting from A’s position, if all the eight are arranged in alphabetical order in clockwise direction, the seating position of how many members (excluding A) would remain unchanged?
(1) None 
(2) One
(3) Two 
(4) Three
(5) Four


Answers  

            
1. (5)
2. (1)
3. (4)
4. (3)
5. (2)

6. (2) 
7. (3) 
8. (4) 
9. (5) 
10. (1)