Reasoning PYQ — Page 13

Four persons, Alok, Bhupesh, Chander and Dinesh have a total of ₹ 100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh between them have as much money as Chander and Dinesh between them, but Alok has more money than Bhupesh; and Chander has only half the money that Dinesh has. Alok has in fact ₹ 5 more than Dinesh has. Who has the maximum amount of money?

Given the statements: ‘Buses are the cause of more accidents than cars, and trucks cause fewer accidents than buses’, which of the following conclusions can we draw from the statement?

Four children are sitting in a row. A is occupying the seat next to B but not next to C. If C is not sitting next to D, who is/are occupying seat/ seats adjacent to D?

There are seven up on a ladder, A, B, C, D, E, F and G (not in that order). A is further up than E but is lower than C. B is in the middle. G is between A and B. E is between B and F. If F is between E and D, the person on the bottom step of the ladder will be

A, B, C, D, E, F are members of a family. They are engineer, stenographer, doctor, draughtsman, lawyer and judge (not in order). A, the engineer is married to the lady stenographer. The judge is married to the lawyer. F, the draughtsman is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter in-law of D. E is the unmarried doctor. D is the grandmother of F. There are two married couples in the family. What is the profession of D?

Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, 5 percent can play all the three instruments, guitar, violin and flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone?

Examine the following statements: 1. George attends Music classes on Monday. 2. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday. 3. His Literature classes are not on Friday. 4. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes. 5. On Tuesday he attends his Sports classes. If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on

Location of B is north of A and location of C is east of A. The distances AB and AC are 5 km and 12 km, respectively. The shortest distance (in km) between the locations B and C is

In a group of six women there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is certainly a dancer and a violinist?

Consider the following matrix with one empty block in the lower extreme corner: [Image: image] Which of the following figures could fit in the empty block and thus complete the matrix?

The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. Integer 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?

A question paper must have a question on one of the eight poets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H. The first four belong to the medieval period while the rest are considered modern poets. Generally, modern poets figure in the question paper in alternate years. Generally those who like H like G also; and those who like F like E also. The paper-setter does not like to ask about F as he has written a book on F, but the likes F. Last year, the paper contained a question on A. On the basis of the information given, this year’s paper is most likely to contain a questions on

Consider the following statements: 1. A primary group is relatively smaller in size. 2. Intimacy is an essential characteristic of a primary group. 3. A family may be an example of a primary group. In the light of above statements, which one of the following is true?

Seven men A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of different colour like violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him green and blue, but not violet. E can see violet and yellow but not red. G can see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the colour of cap worn by F is

Directions: (85-88) Read the following statements and answer the four items that follow: Five cities P, Q, R, S and T are connected by different modes of transport as follows: P and Q are connected by boat as well as rail. S and R are connected by bus and boat. Q and T are connected by air only. P and R are connected by boat only. T and R are connected by rail and bus. Which mode of transport would help one to reach R starting from Q, but without changing the mode of transport?

Which game do B, C and D play?

A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this, 7 players are available: males A, B and C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least two males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?

You are the head of your office. There are certain houses reserved for allotment to the office staff, and you have been given the discretion to do so. A set of rules for the allotment of the houses has been laid down by you and made public. Your personal secretary, who is very close to you, comes to you and pleads that as his father is seriously ill, he should be given priority in allotment of a house. The office secretariat that examined the request as per the rules turns down the request and recommends the procedure to be followed according to the rules. You do not want to annoy your personal secretary. In such circumstances, what would you do?

A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this, 7 players are available: males A, B and C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least two males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. If all the three males are selected, then how many combinations of four member teams are possible?

You are a teacher in a university and are setting a question paper on a particular subject. One of your colleagues, whose son is preparing for the examination on that subject, comes to you and informs you that it is his son's last chance to pass that examination and whether you could help him by indicating what questions are going to be in the examination. In the past, your colleague had helped you in another matter. Your colleague informs you that his son will suffer from depression if he fails in this examination. In such circumstances, what would you do?

Four friends A, B, C and D distribute some money among themselves in such a manner that A gets one less than B, C gets 5 more than D and D gets 3 more than B. Who gets the smallest amount?

Examine the following three figures in which the numbers follow a specific pattern: [Image: Question Image] The missing number (?) in the third figure above is

A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R, S and T (not necessarily in that order). Each one of them comes from a different city. Further it is given that: 1. B and C do not belong to Q 2. B and E do not belong to P and R 3. A and C do not belong to R, S and T 4. D and E do not belong to Q and T Which one of the following statements is not correct?

While travelling in a Delhi-registered commercial taxi from Delhi to an adjacent city (another State), your taxi driver informs you that as he has no permit for running the taxi in that city, he will stop at its Transport Office and pay the prescribed fee of ₹40 for a day. While paying the fee at the counter, you find that the transport clerk is taking an extra ₹50 for which no receipt is being given. You are in a hurry for your meeting. In such circumstances, what would you do?