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1 ( ) 
 
 Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
1. How many persons are sitting in the 
row? 
 A. 27 B. 28 
C. 19 D. 18 
E. 26 
2. What is the position of J with respect to 
M? 
 A. 2
nd
 to left B. 3
rd
 to right 
C. 2
nd
 to right D. 3
rd
 to left 
E. Immediate left 
3. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many persons are sitting between 
M and P? 
 A. 9 B. 12 
C. 8 D. 7 
E. 10 
4. Which of the following statements is 
true? 
 A. J sits to the right of K. 
B. Seven people are sitting between N 
and R. 
C. Less than 10 people sit between P 
and L. 
D. 9 people sit between J and P. 
E. None of the statements is correct. 
 
5. Direction : Read the given information 
and answer the given question 
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many people are sitting to the left 
of K? 
 A. 19 B. 8 
C. 9 D. 15 
E. 12 
6. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Who sits 3rd to the right of H? 
 A. D B. E 
C. J D. G 
E. F 
7. What is the position of I with respect to 
E? 
 A. 2
nd
 to the right 
B. 3
rd
 to the left 
C. immediate right 
D. immediate left 
E. 2
nd
 to the left 
8. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
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1 ( ) 
 
 Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
1. How many persons are sitting in the 
row? 
 A. 27 B. 28 
C. 19 D. 18 
E. 26 
2. What is the position of J with respect to 
M? 
 A. 2
nd
 to left B. 3
rd
 to right 
C. 2
nd
 to right D. 3
rd
 to left 
E. Immediate left 
3. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many persons are sitting between 
M and P? 
 A. 9 B. 12 
C. 8 D. 7 
E. 10 
4. Which of the following statements is 
true? 
 A. J sits to the right of K. 
B. Seven people are sitting between N 
and R. 
C. Less than 10 people sit between P 
and L. 
D. 9 people sit between J and P. 
E. None of the statements is correct. 
 
5. Direction : Read the given information 
and answer the given question 
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many people are sitting to the left 
of K? 
 A. 19 B. 8 
C. 9 D. 15 
E. 12 
6. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Who sits 3rd to the right of H? 
 A. D B. E 
C. J D. G 
E. F 
7. What is the position of I with respect to 
E? 
 A. 2
nd
 to the right 
B. 3
rd
 to the left 
C. immediate right 
D. immediate left 
E. 2
nd
 to the left 
8. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 
 
 
2 ( ) 
 
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Which of the following statements is/are 
true as per the given arrangement?  
 I. G is facing inside.  
 II. H is an immediate neighbour of J.  
 III. G is sitting to the immediate left of 
K. 
 A. Only I follow. 
B. Only II follow. 
C. Only III follow. 
D. Both I and II follow. 
E. Both II and III follows. 
9. Four of the following five are alike in a 
certain way. Which of the following does 
not belong to the group? 
 A. F B. J 
C. G D. I 
E. K 
10. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 How many people sit between K and J 
when counted from the right of J? 
 A. Four B. Five 
C. Six D. None 
E. Two 
11. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 If P is the father-in-law of F, then how 
is C related to U? 
 A. Grandmother 
B. Grandfather 
C. Father 
D. Mother 
E. Can ’ t be determined 
12. How is H related to F? 
 A. Son B. Daughter 
C. Husband D. Wife 
E. Father 
13. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 How is N related to D? 
 A. Grandson B. Wife 
C. Daughter D. Granddaughter 
E. Son 
14. In each question below three statement 
followed by two conclusions numbered I 
and II. You have to take the two 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. 
 Statement:  
A = B > F; B > M > O; F > S; R < S  
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1 ( ) 
 
 Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
1. How many persons are sitting in the 
row? 
 A. 27 B. 28 
C. 19 D. 18 
E. 26 
2. What is the position of J with respect to 
M? 
 A. 2
nd
 to left B. 3
rd
 to right 
C. 2
nd
 to right D. 3
rd
 to left 
E. Immediate left 
3. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many persons are sitting between 
M and P? 
 A. 9 B. 12 
C. 8 D. 7 
E. 10 
4. Which of the following statements is 
true? 
 A. J sits to the right of K. 
B. Seven people are sitting between N 
and R. 
C. Less than 10 people sit between P 
and L. 
D. 9 people sit between J and P. 
E. None of the statements is correct. 
 
5. Direction : Read the given information 
and answer the given question 
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many people are sitting to the left 
of K? 
 A. 19 B. 8 
C. 9 D. 15 
E. 12 
6. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Who sits 3rd to the right of H? 
 A. D B. E 
C. J D. G 
E. F 
7. What is the position of I with respect to 
E? 
 A. 2
nd
 to the right 
B. 3
rd
 to the left 
C. immediate right 
D. immediate left 
E. 2
nd
 to the left 
8. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 
 
 
2 ( ) 
 
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Which of the following statements is/are 
true as per the given arrangement?  
 I. G is facing inside.  
 II. H is an immediate neighbour of J.  
 III. G is sitting to the immediate left of 
K. 
 A. Only I follow. 
B. Only II follow. 
C. Only III follow. 
D. Both I and II follow. 
E. Both II and III follows. 
9. Four of the following five are alike in a 
certain way. Which of the following does 
not belong to the group? 
 A. F B. J 
C. G D. I 
E. K 
10. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 How many people sit between K and J 
when counted from the right of J? 
 A. Four B. Five 
C. Six D. None 
E. Two 
11. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 If P is the father-in-law of F, then how 
is C related to U? 
 A. Grandmother 
B. Grandfather 
C. Father 
D. Mother 
E. Can ’ t be determined 
12. How is H related to F? 
 A. Son B. Daughter 
C. Husband D. Wife 
E. Father 
13. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 How is N related to D? 
 A. Grandson B. Wife 
C. Daughter D. Granddaughter 
E. Son 
14. In each question below three statement 
followed by two conclusions numbered I 
and II. You have to take the two 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. 
 Statement:  
A = B > F; B > M > O; F > S; R < S  
 
 
 
3 ( ) 
 
Conclusion:  
I. S < A  
II. F < O 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusions I and II follow. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
15. Statement:  
D = R > E = B; S = M = E > D; G > B  
Conclusion:  
 I. D > G  
 II. B < R 
 A. Only conclusion I follows.  
B. Only conclusion II follows.  
C. Either conclusion I or II follows.  
D. Both conclusion I and II follows.  
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.  
16. Statement:  
E = S > F = C; T = N = F > E; H > C  
Conclusion:  
I. T < C  
 II. C = T 
 A. Only conclusion I follows.  
B. Only conclusion II follows.  
C. Either conclusion I or II follows.  
D. Both conclusion I and II follows.  
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.  
17. In the question below three statements 
are given followed by two conclusions 
numbered I and II. You have to take the 
two 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. 
 Statement:  
M = L = N = Q < P < V = S; Q > G  
Conclusion:  
I. G = S  
II. M > G 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusion I and II follows. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
18. In the question below three statements 
are given followed by two conclusions 
numbered I and II. You have to take the 
two 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. 
18. Statement:  
Q > A = Z = X = C; Z = H  
Conclusion:  
I. Q > H  
II. Z = C 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusions I and II follow. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
19. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
There are 9 boxes kept one above the 
other. There are 5 boxes between box P 
and box R. Box T is kept immediately 
above R. 3 boxes are kept between box 
T and box S. Number of boxes between 
P and S is same as the number of boxes 
between T and Q. Box U is kept below 
box Q. Box W is kept somewhere below 
X. There is only one box kept between U 
and V. U is above V. 
 Which of the following statements is not 
true?  
I. There are two boxes between T and Q. 
 II. S is kept below W.  
 III. U is kept immediately above P. 
 A. Only I  
B. Only II  
C. Only III  
D. Both II and III  
E. All I, II and III  
20. V is related P and Q is related to X in 
certain manner. To which of the 
following is U related in the same 
manner? 
 A. W  B. R  
C. S D. T  
E. X  
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1 ( ) 
 
 Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
1. How many persons are sitting in the 
row? 
 A. 27 B. 28 
C. 19 D. 18 
E. 26 
2. What is the position of J with respect to 
M? 
 A. 2
nd
 to left B. 3
rd
 to right 
C. 2
nd
 to right D. 3
rd
 to left 
E. Immediate left 
3. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many persons are sitting between 
M and P? 
 A. 9 B. 12 
C. 8 D. 7 
E. 10 
4. Which of the following statements is 
true? 
 A. J sits to the right of K. 
B. Seven people are sitting between N 
and R. 
C. Less than 10 people sit between P 
and L. 
D. 9 people sit between J and P. 
E. None of the statements is correct. 
 
5. Direction : Read the given information 
and answer the given question 
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many people are sitting to the left 
of K? 
 A. 19 B. 8 
C. 9 D. 15 
E. 12 
6. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Who sits 3rd to the right of H? 
 A. D B. E 
C. J D. G 
E. F 
7. What is the position of I with respect to 
E? 
 A. 2
nd
 to the right 
B. 3
rd
 to the left 
C. immediate right 
D. immediate left 
E. 2
nd
 to the left 
8. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 
 
 
2 ( ) 
 
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Which of the following statements is/are 
true as per the given arrangement?  
 I. G is facing inside.  
 II. H is an immediate neighbour of J.  
 III. G is sitting to the immediate left of 
K. 
 A. Only I follow. 
B. Only II follow. 
C. Only III follow. 
D. Both I and II follow. 
E. Both II and III follows. 
9. Four of the following five are alike in a 
certain way. Which of the following does 
not belong to the group? 
 A. F B. J 
C. G D. I 
E. K 
10. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 How many people sit between K and J 
when counted from the right of J? 
 A. Four B. Five 
C. Six D. None 
E. Two 
11. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 If P is the father-in-law of F, then how 
is C related to U? 
 A. Grandmother 
B. Grandfather 
C. Father 
D. Mother 
E. Can ’ t be determined 
12. How is H related to F? 
 A. Son B. Daughter 
C. Husband D. Wife 
E. Father 
13. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 How is N related to D? 
 A. Grandson B. Wife 
C. Daughter D. Granddaughter 
E. Son 
14. In each question below three statement 
followed by two conclusions numbered I 
and II. You have to take the two 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. 
 Statement:  
A = B > F; B > M > O; F > S; R < S  
 
 
 
3 ( ) 
 
Conclusion:  
I. S < A  
II. F < O 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusions I and II follow. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
15. Statement:  
D = R > E = B; S = M = E > D; G > B  
Conclusion:  
 I. D > G  
 II. B < R 
 A. Only conclusion I follows.  
B. Only conclusion II follows.  
C. Either conclusion I or II follows.  
D. Both conclusion I and II follows.  
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.  
16. Statement:  
E = S > F = C; T = N = F > E; H > C  
Conclusion:  
I. T < C  
 II. C = T 
 A. Only conclusion I follows.  
B. Only conclusion II follows.  
C. Either conclusion I or II follows.  
D. Both conclusion I and II follows.  
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.  
17. In the question below three statements 
are given followed by two conclusions 
numbered I and II. You have to take the 
two 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. 
 Statement:  
M = L = N = Q < P < V = S; Q > G  
Conclusion:  
I. G = S  
II. M > G 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusion I and II follows. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
18. In the question below three statements 
are given followed by two conclusions 
numbered I and II. You have to take the 
two 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. 
18. Statement:  
Q > A = Z = X = C; Z = H  
Conclusion:  
I. Q > H  
II. Z = C 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusions I and II follow. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
19. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
There are 9 boxes kept one above the 
other. There are 5 boxes between box P 
and box R. Box T is kept immediately 
above R. 3 boxes are kept between box 
T and box S. Number of boxes between 
P and S is same as the number of boxes 
between T and Q. Box U is kept below 
box Q. Box W is kept somewhere below 
X. There is only one box kept between U 
and V. U is above V. 
 Which of the following statements is not 
true?  
I. There are two boxes between T and Q. 
 II. S is kept below W.  
 III. U is kept immediately above P. 
 A. Only I  
B. Only II  
C. Only III  
D. Both II and III  
E. All I, II and III  
20. V is related P and Q is related to X in 
certain manner. To which of the 
following is U related in the same 
manner? 
 A. W  B. R  
C. S D. T  
E. X  
 
 
 
4 ( ) 
 
21. How many boxes are kept between X 
and P? 
 A. Five  B. Two  
C. Three  D. Four  
E. None  
22. Which of the following pair of box is kept 
immediately above and below box Q 
respectively? 
 A. XS  B. SX  
C. RW D. WR 
E. None of these  
23. What is the position of box W in the 
given arrangement? 
 A. Between P and V 
B. Fourth from the top. 
C. Sixth form the bottom. 
D. Fourth from the bottom. 
E. Between R and Q. 
24. If it is possible to make a meaningful 
word from the first, fourth, sixth and the 
ninth letters of the word 
UNDERNEATH, then what will be the 
first letter of that word? Mark X if no 
such word can be formed, mark M if 
more than one such word can be 
formed. 
 A. T B. U 
C. M D. X 
E. N 
25. How many such pairs of letters are there 
in the word TRANSPORT which has as 
many letters between them in the word 
as in the English alphabetical series in 
both forward and backward direction? 
 A. Four B. One 
C. Three D. Two 
E. More than four 
26. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 8 persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W were 
born in different years viz. 1945, 1956, 
1961, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1996 and 2007 
but not necessarily in the same order. It 
is assumed that all of them were born on 
the same date of different years. All the 
age calculations are done assuming the 
present year as 2018.  
 S was born in an odd number year. The 
difference between the present age of S 
and V is 5. Only 3 people were born 
between V and T. The present age of W 
is twice the present age of Q. The 
number of people born between T and Q 
is the same as the number of people 
born between T and P. R was born in one 
of the years before P. 
26. What will be the age of S after 4 years? 
 A. 50 years B. 61 years 
C. 78 years D. 16 years 
E. 34 years 
27. Who was born before W but after U? 
 A. R B. V 
C. S D. P 
E. T 
28. What is the difference between the ages 
of S and R? 
 A. 16 years B. 11 years 
C. 17 years D. 5 years 
E. 12 years 
29. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question 
 8 persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W were 
born in different years viz. 1945, 1956, 
1961, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1996 and 2007 
but not necessarily in the same order. It 
is assumed that all of them were born on 
the same date of different years. All the 
age calculations are done assuming the 
present year as 2018.  
 S was born in an odd number year. The 
difference between the present age of S 
and V is 5. Only 3 people were born 
between V and T. The present age of W 
is twice the present age of Q. The 
number of people born between T and Q 
is the same as the number of people 
born between T and P. R was born in one 
of the years before P. 
29. What is the age of U? 
 A. 57 Years B. 22 Years 
C. 40 Years D. 45 Years 
E. 73 Years 
30. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 8 persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W were 
born in different years viz. 1945, 1956, 
1961, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1996 and 2007 
but not necessarily in the same order. It 
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 Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
1. How many persons are sitting in the 
row? 
 A. 27 B. 28 
C. 19 D. 18 
E. 26 
2. What is the position of J with respect to 
M? 
 A. 2
nd
 to left B. 3
rd
 to right 
C. 2
nd
 to right D. 3
rd
 to left 
E. Immediate left 
3. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many persons are sitting between 
M and P? 
 A. 9 B. 12 
C. 8 D. 7 
E. 10 
4. Which of the following statements is 
true? 
 A. J sits to the right of K. 
B. Seven people are sitting between N 
and R. 
C. Less than 10 people sit between P 
and L. 
D. 9 people sit between J and P. 
E. None of the statements is correct. 
 
5. Direction : Read the given information 
and answer the given question 
 Few people are sitting in a row facing 
North. 3 persons are sitting between M 
and N. K is third to the right of N. K is 
second to the left of P. Number of people 
between M and P is same as the number 
of people between M and L. Only three 
people sit to the left of L. Six persons sit 
between L and J. Two people sit between 
P and R. R is sitting at the second 
position from one of the ends. 
 How many people are sitting to the left 
of K? 
 A. 19 B. 8 
C. 9 D. 15 
E. 12 
6. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Who sits 3rd to the right of H? 
 A. D B. E 
C. J D. G 
E. F 
7. What is the position of I with respect to 
E? 
 A. 2
nd
 to the right 
B. 3
rd
 to the left 
C. immediate right 
D. immediate left 
E. 2
nd
 to the left 
8. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 
 
 
2 ( ) 
 
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 Which of the following statements is/are 
true as per the given arrangement?  
 I. G is facing inside.  
 II. H is an immediate neighbour of J.  
 III. G is sitting to the immediate left of 
K. 
 A. Only I follow. 
B. Only II follow. 
C. Only III follow. 
D. Both I and II follow. 
E. Both II and III follows. 
9. Four of the following five are alike in a 
certain way. Which of the following does 
not belong to the group? 
 A. F B. J 
C. G D. I 
E. K 
10. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
 8 people D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are 
sitting around a square table in such a 
way that four of them sit at the corners 
while four of them sit in the middle of 
each of the four sides. The ones sitting 
in the middle of the sides are facing the 
centre and the ones sitting at the 
corners are facing outside.  
 F sits second to the right of G and only 
3 people sit between F and J. Only 1 
person sits between J and I (either from 
left or right). D sits second to the left of 
K and is neither an immediate neighbour 
of I nor of J. Only 3 people sit between 
D and E. E does not sit at any of the 
corners of the table. 
 How many people sit between K and J 
when counted from the right of J? 
 A. Four B. Five 
C. Six D. None 
E. Two 
11. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 If P is the father-in-law of F, then how 
is C related to U? 
 A. Grandmother 
B. Grandfather 
C. Father 
D. Mother 
E. Can ’ t be determined 
12. How is H related to F? 
 A. Son B. Daughter 
C. Husband D. Wife 
E. Father 
13. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question.  
C, D, H, N, P, S and U are seven 
members of a family. D is the mother of 
F, N is the son of F. H is the only sister 
of N and U, S is the father of U. S is the 
son of C. 
 How is N related to D? 
 A. Grandson B. Wife 
C. Daughter D. Granddaughter 
E. Son 
14. In each question below three statement 
followed by two conclusions numbered I 
and II. You have to take the two 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. 
 Statement:  
A = B > F; B > M > O; F > S; R < S  
 
 
 
3 ( ) 
 
Conclusion:  
I. S < A  
II. F < O 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusions I and II follow. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
15. Statement:  
D = R > E = B; S = M = E > D; G > B  
Conclusion:  
 I. D > G  
 II. B < R 
 A. Only conclusion I follows.  
B. Only conclusion II follows.  
C. Either conclusion I or II follows.  
D. Both conclusion I and II follows.  
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.  
16. Statement:  
E = S > F = C; T = N = F > E; H > C  
Conclusion:  
I. T < C  
 II. C = T 
 A. Only conclusion I follows.  
B. Only conclusion II follows.  
C. Either conclusion I or II follows.  
D. Both conclusion I and II follows.  
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.  
17. In the question below three statements 
are given followed by two conclusions 
numbered I and II. You have to take the 
two 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. 
 Statement:  
M = L = N = Q < P < V = S; Q > G  
Conclusion:  
I. G = S  
II. M > G 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusion I and II follows. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
18. In the question below three statements 
are given followed by two conclusions 
numbered I and II. You have to take the 
two 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. 
18. Statement:  
Q > A = Z = X = C; Z = H  
Conclusion:  
I. Q > H  
II. Z = C 
 A. Only conclusion I follows. 
B. Only conclusion II follows. 
C. Either conclusion I or II follows. 
D. Both conclusions I and II follow. 
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
19. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
There are 9 boxes kept one above the 
other. There are 5 boxes between box P 
and box R. Box T is kept immediately 
above R. 3 boxes are kept between box 
T and box S. Number of boxes between 
P and S is same as the number of boxes 
between T and Q. Box U is kept below 
box Q. Box W is kept somewhere below 
X. There is only one box kept between U 
and V. U is above V. 
 Which of the following statements is not 
true?  
I. There are two boxes between T and Q. 
 II. S is kept below W.  
 III. U is kept immediately above P. 
 A. Only I  
B. Only II  
C. Only III  
D. Both II and III  
E. All I, II and III  
20. V is related P and Q is related to X in 
certain manner. To which of the 
following is U related in the same 
manner? 
 A. W  B. R  
C. S D. T  
E. X  
 
 
 
4 ( ) 
 
21. How many boxes are kept between X 
and P? 
 A. Five  B. Two  
C. Three  D. Four  
E. None  
22. Which of the following pair of box is kept 
immediately above and below box Q 
respectively? 
 A. XS  B. SX  
C. RW D. WR 
E. None of these  
23. What is the position of box W in the 
given arrangement? 
 A. Between P and V 
B. Fourth from the top. 
C. Sixth form the bottom. 
D. Fourth from the bottom. 
E. Between R and Q. 
24. If it is possible to make a meaningful 
word from the first, fourth, sixth and the 
ninth letters of the word 
UNDERNEATH, then what will be the 
first letter of that word? Mark X if no 
such word can be formed, mark M if 
more than one such word can be 
formed. 
 A. T B. U 
C. M D. X 
E. N 
25. How many such pairs of letters are there 
in the word TRANSPORT which has as 
many letters between them in the word 
as in the English alphabetical series in 
both forward and backward direction? 
 A. Four B. One 
C. Three D. Two 
E. More than four 
26. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 8 persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W were 
born in different years viz. 1945, 1956, 
1961, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1996 and 2007 
but not necessarily in the same order. It 
is assumed that all of them were born on 
the same date of different years. All the 
age calculations are done assuming the 
present year as 2018.  
 S was born in an odd number year. The 
difference between the present age of S 
and V is 5. Only 3 people were born 
between V and T. The present age of W 
is twice the present age of Q. The 
number of people born between T and Q 
is the same as the number of people 
born between T and P. R was born in one 
of the years before P. 
26. What will be the age of S after 4 years? 
 A. 50 years B. 61 years 
C. 78 years D. 16 years 
E. 34 years 
27. Who was born before W but after U? 
 A. R B. V 
C. S D. P 
E. T 
28. What is the difference between the ages 
of S and R? 
 A. 16 years B. 11 years 
C. 17 years D. 5 years 
E. 12 years 
29. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question 
 8 persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W were 
born in different years viz. 1945, 1956, 
1961, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1996 and 2007 
but not necessarily in the same order. It 
is assumed that all of them were born on 
the same date of different years. All the 
age calculations are done assuming the 
present year as 2018.  
 S was born in an odd number year. The 
difference between the present age of S 
and V is 5. Only 3 people were born 
between V and T. The present age of W 
is twice the present age of Q. The 
number of people born between T and Q 
is the same as the number of people 
born between T and P. R was born in one 
of the years before P. 
29. What is the age of U? 
 A. 57 Years B. 22 Years 
C. 40 Years D. 45 Years 
E. 73 Years 
30. Direction: Read the given information 
and answer the given question  
 8 persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W were 
born in different years viz. 1945, 1956, 
1961, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1996 and 2007 
but not necessarily in the same order. It 
 
 
 
5 ( ) 
 
is assumed that all of them were born on 
the same date of different years. All the 
age calculations are done assuming the 
present year as 2018.  
 S was born in an odd number year. The 
difference between the present age of S 
and V is 5. Only 3 people were born 
between V and T. The present age of W 
is twice the present age of Q. The 
number of people born between T and Q 
is the same as the number of people 
born between T and P. R was born in one 
of the years before P. 
30. In which year was R born? 
 A. 1961 B. 1973 
C. 1978 D. 1996 
E. 1945 
31. Direction: The question below consists 
of a question and two statements 
numbered I and II given. You have to 
decide whether the data provided in 
which of the statements are sufficient to 
answer the question. Choose your 
answer from the options based on this. 
 Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting 
in a circle. Some of them are facing the 
centre and some of them are facing 
away from the centre. How many of 
them are facing the centre?  
 I. F is 2
nd
 to the left of D. C is 2
nd
 to the 
left of F. C is to the immediate left of B. 
E is 2
nd
 to the left of B and B is facing 
away from the centre.  
 II. B is 2
nd
 to the right of A. E is 2
nd
 to 
the left of B. C’ s neighbors are facing 
opposite directions to each other. B is 
not a neighbor of F and F is 2
nd
 to the 
right of C. 
 A. The data in statement I alone are 
sufficient to answer the question, while 
the data in statement II alone are not 
sufficient to answer the question. 
B. The data in statement II alone are 
sufficient to answer the question, while 
the data in statement I alone are not 
sufficient to answer the question. 
C. The data either in statement I alone 
or in statement II alone are sufficient to 
answer the question. 
D. The data in both the statements I 
and II together are not sufficient to 
answer the question. 
E. The data in both the statements I 
and II together are necessary to 
answer the question. 
32. Direction: The question consists of a 
question and two statements numbered 
I and II given below it. You have to 
decide whether the data provided in 
which of the statements are sufficient to 
answer the question. Choose your 
answer from the options based on this. 
 Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F were born 
in a different month starting from March 
to August of the same year, not 
necessarily in the same order. How 
many persons were born between D and 
C?  
 I. A was born in a month which has 30 
days. Two persons were born between A 
and D. One person was born between D 
and E.  
 II. One person was born between E and 
C. The number of people born before C 
is the same as after F. 
 A. The data in statement I alone are 
sufficient to answer the question, while 
the data in statement II alone are not 
sufficient to answer the question. 
B. The data in statement II alone are 
sufficient to answer the question, while 
the data in statement I alone are not 
sufficient to answer the question. 
C. The data either in statement I alone 
or in statement II alone are sufficient to 
answer the question. 
D. The data in both the statements I 
and II together are not sufficient to 
answer the question. 
E. The data in both the statements I 
and II together are necessary to 
answer the question. 
33. Direction: A question and two 
statements numbered I and II are given 
below. You have to decide whether the 
data provided in the statements are 
sufficient to answer the question or not. 
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