REASONING QUIZ FOR UPCOMING EXAMINATION  

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

Eight scientists A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table for lunch. Each scientist goes for research in different countries, viz USA, Russia, Brazil, Srilanka, UK, Italy, China and Germany, but not necessarily in the same order.

The scientist who goes to Russia sits third to the right of G. C is an immediate neighbour of G. The scientist who goes to Srilanka sits second to the right of C. B sits third to the right of H. H goes neither Russia nor Srilanka. Only one person sits between C and the scientist who go to Brazil. A and F are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither A nor F goes to Russia. The scientist who goes to Germany sits second to the right of A. Two persons sit between D and the scientist who go to Uk. D is not from Russia. The scientist who goes to USA is not an immediate neighbour of the scientist who goes to Russia. The scientist who go

to Italy sits second to the left of A.

Q1. Who among the following scientist goes to China?

(a) A

(b) H

(c) C

(d) F

(e) D 

Q2. What is the position of F with respect to the scientist who goes to  Russia?

(a) Second to the left

(b) Second to the right

(c) Immediate right

(d) Immediate left

(e) None of these

Q3.  G goes to which country?

(a) China

(b) USA

(c) Italy

(d) Brazil

(e) Srilanka

Q4.E goes to which country?

(a) China

(b) Srilanka

(c) Italy

(d) Russia

(e) Uk

Q5. Who sits exactly between the scientist who have to go  Brazil and Uk?

(a) C and H

(b) C and B

(c) Only Germany – born person

(d) A and B

(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight teams  A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are going for sports activities in different cities, viz. Delhi, Pune, Noida, Lucknow, Mumbai, Puri, Shimla and Chandigarh but not necessarily in the same order. These teams have to played different sports, viz. Hockey, Football, Cricket, Table-Tennis, Badminton, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho and Tennis but not necessarily in the same order.

Group G is going neither to play Kho-Kho nor Football. Neither group F nor group G is going play Table-Tennis nor the play Kabaddi. Group E is going to the Chandigarh. Group C is going to the Lucknow and has to play Badminton. The group which is going to play Cricket is going to Chandigarh. Group A and B are going to play either Kabaddi or Tennis. Group D does not want to play Table-Tennis and F does not want to play the Football. The group which is going to the Delhi have to play  Kho-Kho and the group which is going to  Shimla, have to play the Football. A and G neither go to Puri nor the Noida. The group which have to go Pune, have to play  Tennis. Group H and G go either  Mumbai or  Noida.

Q6. Which of the following groups is going to play in the Delhi?

(a) D

(b) E

(c) F

(d) H

(e) None of these

Q7. The group which have to play  Kabaddi is going in which of the following city?

(a) Lucknow

(b) Puri

(c) Delhi

(d) Atlas

(e) None of these

Q8. Which group is going to play Kabaddi?

(a) G

(b) D

(c) A

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

Q9. Which of the following combinations is definitely true with regard to the above information?

(a) C – Delhi – Badminton 

(b) A – Pune – Kabaddi 

(c) D – Shimla– Kho-Kho

(d) H – Noida – Table-Tennis 

(e) G – Lucknow – Hockey 

Q10. Which of the following combinations is not true with respect to the above information?

(a) G – Mumbai – Hockey 

(b) F – Delhi – Kho-Kho

(c) E – Chandigarh – Cricket 

(d) B – Puri – Kabaddi 

(e) A – Lucknow – Tennis 

Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

There are six family members A, B, C, D, E and F. Each member has a different choice of colour, viz Red, Black, Blue, White, Green and Violet butter but not necessarily in the same order. There are two married couples in the family. No female member likes either Red or Green.

A is the daughter-in-law of F and likes Blue colour. C is the brother of D and son of B and likes Violet colour. E is the grandmother of D, who does not like White colour. The husband has a choice for Red colour and his wife likes Black colour.

Q11. How many male members are there in the family?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) Four

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of these 

Q12. Which of the following is true about C?

(a) Daughter of B

(b) Son of A

(c) Brother of F

(d) Either brother or sister of E

(e) None of these

Q13. How is B related to F?

(a) B is sister of F

(b) B is son of F

(c) B is grandson of F

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of these

Q14. Which of the following combinations of colour does one of the couples like?

(a) Red - White

(b) Green– Violet 

(c) Blue – White 

(d) Violet  - White

(e) None of these

Q15. Which of the following colour does E like?

(a) Red

(b) White

(c) Black

(d) Green

(e) None of these

SOLUTION

1. Ans.(a)

Sol.

2. Ans.(b)

Sol.

3. Ans.(b)

Sol.

4. Ans.(d)

Sol.

5. Ans.(c)

Sol.

6. Ans.(c)

Sol.

7. Ans.(b)

Sol.

8. Ans.(e)

Sol.

9. Ans.(d)

Sol.

10. Ans.(e)

Sol.

11. Ans.(c)

Sol.

12. Ans.(b)

Sol.

13. Ans.(b)

Sol.

14. Ans.(c)

Sol.

15. Ans.(c)

Sol.