Target SBI PO Mains- Day 10 – Reasoning  – Puzzle

(1 – 5) Study the following information and answer the given questions.

Seven friends, viz Manjit, Navin, Parul, Hitesh, Tarun, Raghu and Sahil, are pursuing their Phd in different subjects – Maths, History, Political science, Chemistry, Economic, Accounts and Geography, but not necessarily in the same order. The study in three different unversities, viz P, Q, and S. At least two friends study in the same university. Hitesh is studying Political Science in university P. The one who is studying History is not from university S. Sahil is studying Geography in university Q with only Navin. Manjit is not studying Economics and is not from unversity P. Raghu is studying Accounts and is not from unversity P. Tarun is studying Chemistry but not from unversity P. No one studies Maths or Economics in university P.

1) Which of the following represents the group that studies in University S?

a) Hitesh, Navin

b) Parul, Raghu, Tarun

c) Manjit, Tarun

d) Tarun, Raghu, Manjit

e) None of these

2) Parul is studying in which of the following universities?

a) P

b) Q

c) S

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

3) Which of the following combinatios is true?

a) Manjit – Economics – University S

b) Navin – History – University Q

c) Parul – History – University S

d) Tarun – Chemistry – Unversity Q

e) None of these

4) Navin studies which subject in Phd?

a) History

b) Maths

c) Economics

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

5) Who among the following is studying History in Phd?

a) Navin

b) Parul

c) Raghu

d) Manjit

e) None of these

(6 – 10) Study the following information and answer the given questions.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbers two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them alos belongs to different professions, Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer, Scientist, Dancer, Cricketer, Manager and Supervisor but not necessarily in the same order.

• Manager lives on an even – numbered floor. Only three people live between Manager and C.
• Only two people live between C and D. D does not live on the lowermost floor. Only three people live between D and Supervisor.
• E lives immediately above A. E lives on an even – numbered floor. A is not a Supervisor. A lives neither on the floor numbered three nor Five.
• Only two people live between A and Dancer.
• Only one person lives betwen Dancer and Scientist. Scientist lives below Dancer.
• B lives immediately above G. Only one person lives between G and Cricketer.
• Engineer lives on the floor which is immediately above Doctor.
• F is not a Manager. A is not a Lawyer.

6) Which of the following pairs represent those who live immediately above and immediately below D?

a) B, H

b) G, H

c) B, C

d) A, G

e) Other than those given as options

7) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and so from a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group ?

a) A – Floor numbered five

b) G – Floor numbered Six

c) B – Floor numbered two

d) D- Floor numbered Seven

e) H – Floor numered eight

8) What is the profession of H?

a) Manager

b) Doctor

c) Lawyer

d) Cannot be termined

e) None of these

9) D lives on which of the following floor numbers?

a) Five

b) Three

c) Seven

d) One

e) Other than those given as options

10) As per the given arrangement, F is related to Dancer and D is related to Engineer in a certain way. To who of the following is C realted to in the same way?

a) Lawyer

b) Doctor

c) Cricketer

d) Manager

e) Supervisor