NABARD Grade A Phase 1 Question Paper (2023 Shift 3) | NABARD Assistant Manager Grade A Mock Test Series 2024 - Bank Exams PDF Download

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Reasoning 
Instruction for Q.1 to Q.5 
 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I live in a building, but not necessarily in the same order. There are 
nine floors in that building and only one person lives on each floor. Each of them likes a different sport, viz 
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Badminton, Tennis, Kabaddi, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Rugby but not 
necessarily in the same order. The ground floor of the building is numbered one, the one above it is 
numbered 2, and so on. The top floor is numbered nine. 
D likes Weightlifting and he lives on an even-numbered floor. The one who likes Cricket lives on an even-
numbered floor which is below the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. I lives on the floor 
numbered four. C likes Tennis and lives on the floor numbered 2. F does not like Cricket. Only two persons 
live between the floors on which G and D live respectively. B likes Hockey. There are three floors between 
the floors on which the one who likes Hockey lives and the one who likes Wrestling lives. The one who likes 
Badminton lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Rugby lives. Only one person lives 
between the floors on which the one who likes Kabaddi and the one who likes Wrestling live respectively. 
H does not like Kabaddi. A lives on the topmost floor. The one who likes Kabaddi does not live on the 
ground floor. H lives on the floor numbered three. 
 
Q.1)  
How many persons live between the floors on which E and the one who likes Rugby live? 
(a) Three 
(b) None 
(c) Two 
(d) One 
(e) Four 
Q.2)  
Which of the following statements is true? 
(a) E lives immediately above the one who likes Badminton. 
(b) The one who likes Rugby lives on an even-numbered floor.  
(c) D does not live on the eighth floor. 
(d) The one who likes Football lives immediately above the floor on which D lives. 
(e) None is true 
 
Q.3)  
Which of the following statements is/are not true?  
(a) Only two persons live between F and I. 
(b) A lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. 
(c) H likes Rugby. 
(d) Both (a) and (c)  
(e) All are true 
 
 
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Reasoning 
Instruction for Q.1 to Q.5 
 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I live in a building, but not necessarily in the same order. There are 
nine floors in that building and only one person lives on each floor. Each of them likes a different sport, viz 
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Badminton, Tennis, Kabaddi, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Rugby but not 
necessarily in the same order. The ground floor of the building is numbered one, the one above it is 
numbered 2, and so on. The top floor is numbered nine. 
D likes Weightlifting and he lives on an even-numbered floor. The one who likes Cricket lives on an even-
numbered floor which is below the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. I lives on the floor 
numbered four. C likes Tennis and lives on the floor numbered 2. F does not like Cricket. Only two persons 
live between the floors on which G and D live respectively. B likes Hockey. There are three floors between 
the floors on which the one who likes Hockey lives and the one who likes Wrestling lives. The one who likes 
Badminton lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Rugby lives. Only one person lives 
between the floors on which the one who likes Kabaddi and the one who likes Wrestling live respectively. 
H does not like Kabaddi. A lives on the topmost floor. The one who likes Kabaddi does not live on the 
ground floor. H lives on the floor numbered three. 
 
Q.1)  
How many persons live between the floors on which E and the one who likes Rugby live? 
(a) Three 
(b) None 
(c) Two 
(d) One 
(e) Four 
Q.2)  
Which of the following statements is true? 
(a) E lives immediately above the one who likes Badminton. 
(b) The one who likes Rugby lives on an even-numbered floor.  
(c) D does not live on the eighth floor. 
(d) The one who likes Football lives immediately above the floor on which D lives. 
(e) None is true 
 
Q.3)  
Which of the following statements is/are not true?  
(a) Only two persons live between F and I. 
(b) A lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. 
(c) H likes Rugby. 
(d) Both (a) and (c)  
(e) All are true 
 
 
 
 
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Q.4)  
Who among the following likes Cricket? 
(a) H  
(b) G   
(c) I  
(d) E  
(e) A 
 
Q.5)  
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
(a) F – Football  
(b) E – Badminton    
(c) G – Rugby   
(d) I – Hockey  
(e) H – Wrestling  
 
Instruction for Q.6 to Q.10  
Read the below information and answer the questions accordingly. 
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same 
order. Each of them likes a different country amongst Japan, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Finland, Norway, 
Germany and France, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing outside while the 
remaining four are facing the centre. 
The one who likes Finland is on the immediate left of D, who does not like Germany. D is third to the right 
of H. Neither G nor F is an immediate neighbour of D. G is fourth to the left of F. A, who likes France, sits 
third to the left of the one who likes Finland. The person who likes Japan sits second to the right of D. C 
likes Vietnam and sits exactly between A and F. C is facing the centre and is to the right of both A and F. E 
sits third to the left of A. The person who likes India sits second to the left of the person who likes France. 
The person who likes Norway sits second to the right of the person who likes Vietnam. 
 
Q.6)  
The person who sits between E and B lies which of the following countries? 
(a) Germany 
(b) Norway 
(c) Thailand 
(d) Japan 
(e) Finland 
 
Q.7)  
Who among the following likes India? 
(a) D 
(b) B 
(c) G 
(d) F 
(e) E 
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Reasoning 
Instruction for Q.1 to Q.5 
 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I live in a building, but not necessarily in the same order. There are 
nine floors in that building and only one person lives on each floor. Each of them likes a different sport, viz 
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Badminton, Tennis, Kabaddi, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Rugby but not 
necessarily in the same order. The ground floor of the building is numbered one, the one above it is 
numbered 2, and so on. The top floor is numbered nine. 
D likes Weightlifting and he lives on an even-numbered floor. The one who likes Cricket lives on an even-
numbered floor which is below the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. I lives on the floor 
numbered four. C likes Tennis and lives on the floor numbered 2. F does not like Cricket. Only two persons 
live between the floors on which G and D live respectively. B likes Hockey. There are three floors between 
the floors on which the one who likes Hockey lives and the one who likes Wrestling lives. The one who likes 
Badminton lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Rugby lives. Only one person lives 
between the floors on which the one who likes Kabaddi and the one who likes Wrestling live respectively. 
H does not like Kabaddi. A lives on the topmost floor. The one who likes Kabaddi does not live on the 
ground floor. H lives on the floor numbered three. 
 
Q.1)  
How many persons live between the floors on which E and the one who likes Rugby live? 
(a) Three 
(b) None 
(c) Two 
(d) One 
(e) Four 
Q.2)  
Which of the following statements is true? 
(a) E lives immediately above the one who likes Badminton. 
(b) The one who likes Rugby lives on an even-numbered floor.  
(c) D does not live on the eighth floor. 
(d) The one who likes Football lives immediately above the floor on which D lives. 
(e) None is true 
 
Q.3)  
Which of the following statements is/are not true?  
(a) Only two persons live between F and I. 
(b) A lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. 
(c) H likes Rugby. 
(d) Both (a) and (c)  
(e) All are true 
 
 
 
 
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Q.4)  
Who among the following likes Cricket? 
(a) H  
(b) G   
(c) I  
(d) E  
(e) A 
 
Q.5)  
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
(a) F – Football  
(b) E – Badminton    
(c) G – Rugby   
(d) I – Hockey  
(e) H – Wrestling  
 
Instruction for Q.6 to Q.10  
Read the below information and answer the questions accordingly. 
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same 
order. Each of them likes a different country amongst Japan, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Finland, Norway, 
Germany and France, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing outside while the 
remaining four are facing the centre. 
The one who likes Finland is on the immediate left of D, who does not like Germany. D is third to the right 
of H. Neither G nor F is an immediate neighbour of D. G is fourth to the left of F. A, who likes France, sits 
third to the left of the one who likes Finland. The person who likes Japan sits second to the right of D. C 
likes Vietnam and sits exactly between A and F. C is facing the centre and is to the right of both A and F. E 
sits third to the left of A. The person who likes India sits second to the left of the person who likes France. 
The person who likes Norway sits second to the right of the person who likes Vietnam. 
 
Q.6)  
The person who sits between E and B lies which of the following countries? 
(a) Germany 
(b) Norway 
(c) Thailand 
(d) Japan 
(e) Finland 
 
Q.7)  
Who among the following likes India? 
(a) D 
(b) B 
(c) G 
(d) F 
(e) E 
 
 
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Q.8)  
F likes which of the following countries? 
(a) Norway 
(b) Germany 
(c) Thailand 
(d) Finland  
(e) Japan 
 
Q.9)  
Who among the following likes the country Germany? 
(a) D 
(b) B  
(c) H 
(d) G 
(e) E 
 
Q.10)  
Which of the following combinations is correct? 
(a) B - France 
(b) A - Vietnam 
(c) D - Germany 
(d) B - Norway 
(e) C - Finland 
 
Instruction for Q.11 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
U is son of I. K is daughter of V. A has only one son and one daughter. A is mother of U. I is father of T. I is 
brother of V. V is married to H. H is daughter of L. 
Q.11)  
How is V related to A? 
(a) Father 
(b) Brother-in-law 
(c) Cousin 
(d) Uncle 
(e) Brother 
 
Instruction for Q.12 
Study the following statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the 
given statements disregarding commonly known facts. 
 
Q.12)  
Statements: 
A few lines are rows. 
Only a few rows are parallel.  
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Reasoning 
Instruction for Q.1 to Q.5 
 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I live in a building, but not necessarily in the same order. There are 
nine floors in that building and only one person lives on each floor. Each of them likes a different sport, viz 
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Badminton, Tennis, Kabaddi, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Rugby but not 
necessarily in the same order. The ground floor of the building is numbered one, the one above it is 
numbered 2, and so on. The top floor is numbered nine. 
D likes Weightlifting and he lives on an even-numbered floor. The one who likes Cricket lives on an even-
numbered floor which is below the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. I lives on the floor 
numbered four. C likes Tennis and lives on the floor numbered 2. F does not like Cricket. Only two persons 
live between the floors on which G and D live respectively. B likes Hockey. There are three floors between 
the floors on which the one who likes Hockey lives and the one who likes Wrestling lives. The one who likes 
Badminton lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Rugby lives. Only one person lives 
between the floors on which the one who likes Kabaddi and the one who likes Wrestling live respectively. 
H does not like Kabaddi. A lives on the topmost floor. The one who likes Kabaddi does not live on the 
ground floor. H lives on the floor numbered three. 
 
Q.1)  
How many persons live between the floors on which E and the one who likes Rugby live? 
(a) Three 
(b) None 
(c) Two 
(d) One 
(e) Four 
Q.2)  
Which of the following statements is true? 
(a) E lives immediately above the one who likes Badminton. 
(b) The one who likes Rugby lives on an even-numbered floor.  
(c) D does not live on the eighth floor. 
(d) The one who likes Football lives immediately above the floor on which D lives. 
(e) None is true 
 
Q.3)  
Which of the following statements is/are not true?  
(a) Only two persons live between F and I. 
(b) A lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. 
(c) H likes Rugby. 
(d) Both (a) and (c)  
(e) All are true 
 
 
 
 
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Q.4)  
Who among the following likes Cricket? 
(a) H  
(b) G   
(c) I  
(d) E  
(e) A 
 
Q.5)  
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
(a) F – Football  
(b) E – Badminton    
(c) G – Rugby   
(d) I – Hockey  
(e) H – Wrestling  
 
Instruction for Q.6 to Q.10  
Read the below information and answer the questions accordingly. 
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same 
order. Each of them likes a different country amongst Japan, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Finland, Norway, 
Germany and France, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing outside while the 
remaining four are facing the centre. 
The one who likes Finland is on the immediate left of D, who does not like Germany. D is third to the right 
of H. Neither G nor F is an immediate neighbour of D. G is fourth to the left of F. A, who likes France, sits 
third to the left of the one who likes Finland. The person who likes Japan sits second to the right of D. C 
likes Vietnam and sits exactly between A and F. C is facing the centre and is to the right of both A and F. E 
sits third to the left of A. The person who likes India sits second to the left of the person who likes France. 
The person who likes Norway sits second to the right of the person who likes Vietnam. 
 
Q.6)  
The person who sits between E and B lies which of the following countries? 
(a) Germany 
(b) Norway 
(c) Thailand 
(d) Japan 
(e) Finland 
 
Q.7)  
Who among the following likes India? 
(a) D 
(b) B 
(c) G 
(d) F 
(e) E 
 
 
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Q.8)  
F likes which of the following countries? 
(a) Norway 
(b) Germany 
(c) Thailand 
(d) Finland  
(e) Japan 
 
Q.9)  
Who among the following likes the country Germany? 
(a) D 
(b) B  
(c) H 
(d) G 
(e) E 
 
Q.10)  
Which of the following combinations is correct? 
(a) B - France 
(b) A - Vietnam 
(c) D - Germany 
(d) B - Norway 
(e) C - Finland 
 
Instruction for Q.11 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
U is son of I. K is daughter of V. A has only one son and one daughter. A is mother of U. I is father of T. I is 
brother of V. V is married to H. H is daughter of L. 
Q.11)  
How is V related to A? 
(a) Father 
(b) Brother-in-law 
(c) Cousin 
(d) Uncle 
(e) Brother 
 
Instruction for Q.12 
Study the following statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the 
given statements disregarding commonly known facts. 
 
Q.12)  
Statements: 
A few lines are rows. 
Only a few rows are parallel.  
 
 
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No horizontal is a line. 
Conclusions: 
I. All rows are horizontal.  
II. Some lines are parallel. 
(a) Only conclusion I follows 
(b) Only conclusion II follows  
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows 
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 
(e) Both conclusions I and II follow 
 
Instruction for Q.13 to Q.14 
In each question below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly 
known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, 
disregarding commonly known facts. 
 
Q.13)  
Statements:  
I. Some mice are cats. 
II. No cat is a dog. 
III. All dogs are foxes. 
Conclusions:  
I. Some dogs being mice is a possibility. 
II. All foxes being cats is a possibility. 
III. Some cats are not mice. 
(a) if only conclusion I follows 
(b) if only conclusions II and III follow 
(c) if only conclusions I and III follow 
(d) if only conclusions I and II follow 
(e) if all conclusions I, II and III follow 
 
Q.14)  
Statements:  
I. Some stone are rocks. 
II. Some rocks are hills. 
III. No hill is a mountain. 
Conclusions: 
I. All mountains are hills 
II. All stones being hills is a possibility.  
III. At least some rocks are not mountains. 
(a) if only conclusion I follows 
(b) if only conclusions II and III follow 
(c) if only conclusions I and III follow 
(d) if only conclusions I and II follow 
(e) if all conclusions I, II and III follow 
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Reasoning 
Instruction for Q.1 to Q.5 
 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I live in a building, but not necessarily in the same order. There are 
nine floors in that building and only one person lives on each floor. Each of them likes a different sport, viz 
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Badminton, Tennis, Kabaddi, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Rugby but not 
necessarily in the same order. The ground floor of the building is numbered one, the one above it is 
numbered 2, and so on. The top floor is numbered nine. 
D likes Weightlifting and he lives on an even-numbered floor. The one who likes Cricket lives on an even-
numbered floor which is below the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. I lives on the floor 
numbered four. C likes Tennis and lives on the floor numbered 2. F does not like Cricket. Only two persons 
live between the floors on which G and D live respectively. B likes Hockey. There are three floors between 
the floors on which the one who likes Hockey lives and the one who likes Wrestling lives. The one who likes 
Badminton lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Rugby lives. Only one person lives 
between the floors on which the one who likes Kabaddi and the one who likes Wrestling live respectively. 
H does not like Kabaddi. A lives on the topmost floor. The one who likes Kabaddi does not live on the 
ground floor. H lives on the floor numbered three. 
 
Q.1)  
How many persons live between the floors on which E and the one who likes Rugby live? 
(a) Three 
(b) None 
(c) Two 
(d) One 
(e) Four 
Q.2)  
Which of the following statements is true? 
(a) E lives immediately above the one who likes Badminton. 
(b) The one who likes Rugby lives on an even-numbered floor.  
(c) D does not live on the eighth floor. 
(d) The one who likes Football lives immediately above the floor on which D lives. 
(e) None is true 
 
Q.3)  
Which of the following statements is/are not true?  
(a) Only two persons live between F and I. 
(b) A lives immediately above the floor on which the one who likes Weightlifting lives. 
(c) H likes Rugby. 
(d) Both (a) and (c)  
(e) All are true 
 
 
 
 
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Q.4)  
Who among the following likes Cricket? 
(a) H  
(b) G   
(c) I  
(d) E  
(e) A 
 
Q.5)  
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
(a) F – Football  
(b) E – Badminton    
(c) G – Rugby   
(d) I – Hockey  
(e) H – Wrestling  
 
Instruction for Q.6 to Q.10  
Read the below information and answer the questions accordingly. 
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same 
order. Each of them likes a different country amongst Japan, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Finland, Norway, 
Germany and France, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing outside while the 
remaining four are facing the centre. 
The one who likes Finland is on the immediate left of D, who does not like Germany. D is third to the right 
of H. Neither G nor F is an immediate neighbour of D. G is fourth to the left of F. A, who likes France, sits 
third to the left of the one who likes Finland. The person who likes Japan sits second to the right of D. C 
likes Vietnam and sits exactly between A and F. C is facing the centre and is to the right of both A and F. E 
sits third to the left of A. The person who likes India sits second to the left of the person who likes France. 
The person who likes Norway sits second to the right of the person who likes Vietnam. 
 
Q.6)  
The person who sits between E and B lies which of the following countries? 
(a) Germany 
(b) Norway 
(c) Thailand 
(d) Japan 
(e) Finland 
 
Q.7)  
Who among the following likes India? 
(a) D 
(b) B 
(c) G 
(d) F 
(e) E 
 
 
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Q.8)  
F likes which of the following countries? 
(a) Norway 
(b) Germany 
(c) Thailand 
(d) Finland  
(e) Japan 
 
Q.9)  
Who among the following likes the country Germany? 
(a) D 
(b) B  
(c) H 
(d) G 
(e) E 
 
Q.10)  
Which of the following combinations is correct? 
(a) B - France 
(b) A - Vietnam 
(c) D - Germany 
(d) B - Norway 
(e) C - Finland 
 
Instruction for Q.11 
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
U is son of I. K is daughter of V. A has only one son and one daughter. A is mother of U. I is father of T. I is 
brother of V. V is married to H. H is daughter of L. 
Q.11)  
How is V related to A? 
(a) Father 
(b) Brother-in-law 
(c) Cousin 
(d) Uncle 
(e) Brother 
 
Instruction for Q.12 
Study the following statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the 
given statements disregarding commonly known facts. 
 
Q.12)  
Statements: 
A few lines are rows. 
Only a few rows are parallel.  
 
 
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No horizontal is a line. 
Conclusions: 
I. All rows are horizontal.  
II. Some lines are parallel. 
(a) Only conclusion I follows 
(b) Only conclusion II follows  
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows 
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 
(e) Both conclusions I and II follow 
 
Instruction for Q.13 to Q.14 
In each question below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly 
known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, 
disregarding commonly known facts. 
 
Q.13)  
Statements:  
I. Some mice are cats. 
II. No cat is a dog. 
III. All dogs are foxes. 
Conclusions:  
I. Some dogs being mice is a possibility. 
II. All foxes being cats is a possibility. 
III. Some cats are not mice. 
(a) if only conclusion I follows 
(b) if only conclusions II and III follow 
(c) if only conclusions I and III follow 
(d) if only conclusions I and II follow 
(e) if all conclusions I, II and III follow 
 
Q.14)  
Statements:  
I. Some stone are rocks. 
II. Some rocks are hills. 
III. No hill is a mountain. 
Conclusions: 
I. All mountains are hills 
II. All stones being hills is a possibility.  
III. At least some rocks are not mountains. 
(a) if only conclusion I follows 
(b) if only conclusions II and III follow 
(c) if only conclusions I and III follow 
(d) if only conclusions I and II follow 
(e) if all conclusions I, II and III follow 
 
 
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Instruction for Q.15 
In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the given four conclusions 
numbered I, II, III and IV is/are definitely true: 
 
Q.15)  
Statements: I > A = D, F = G, D > F, G = H 
Conclusions: 
I. G < I 
II. A = G 
III. H > F 
IV. D > H 
(a) Only I, II and III are true 
(b) Only II, III and IV are true 
(c) Only I and III are true 
(d) Only I is true 
(e) Only I and II are true 
 
Instruction for Q.16  
In the below question, a relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The 
statements are followed by two conclusions. Choose the correct option. 
Q.16)  
Statements: W = R > T; Z = V < D = T 
Conclusions: 
I. W > V 
II. Z < R 
(a) if only conclusion I is true 
(b) if only conclusion II is true 
(c) if either conclusion I or II is true 
(d) if neither conclusion I nor II is true 
(e) if both conclusion I and II are true 
 
Instruction for Q.17 
Each of the question below consists of a question followed by two/three statements. You have to decide 
whether data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements 
carefully and then find which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the given question. 
Q.17)  
Mahesh ranks 50
th
 from the top in his class. What is his rank from the bottom? 
I. Rohit’s rank is 44
th
 from the top and 46
th
 from the bottom is the same class. 
II. Rohit is six ranks below Mahesh in a class of 90 students. 
(a) Only I 
(b) Only II 
(c) Either only I or only II 
(d) Both I and II 
(e) Neither I nor II