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Reasoning Puzzles Questions For IBPS/SBI

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Directions 1 : Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below:
Six chemicals L, M, N, O, P and Q are kept in bottles of
different colours viz, green, red, blue, white, pink and violet, not
necessarily in the same order.
These bottles are arranged from left to right, again not
necessarily in the same order. Chemical M is kept in white
bottle. Chemical L is not kept in green bottle and is kept to the
immediate left of the violet bottle. Chemical O is kept in
the blue bottle and is kept exactly between the bottles containing
chemicals L and M. The red bottle is at the extreme left end. The
bottles containing chemical Q is not kept at either of the ends.
The green bottle is kept at the extreme right end. Chemical P is
not kept near the white bottle.

Questions:

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based

on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
l) LM
2) LP
3) QO
4) LQ
5) NO

2. Which bottle contains chemical L?

1) Pink
2) Blue
3) Red
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

3. Which of the following combinations of chemical and

bottle is correct ?
1) P - Red
2) N - Green
3) P - Green
4) Q - Pink
5) None of these

4. Which bottle contains chemical?

1) Pink
2) Green
3) Violet
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

5. If all the six chemicals are arranged alphabetically from

left to right, positions of how many will remain unchanged?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four

6. Which bottle contains chemical N?

1) Green
2) Red
3) Pink
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
7. Which chemical is kept in the bottle at the extreme right
end ?
1) P
2) N
3) L
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

Directions 2 : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
Six plays A, B, C, D, E and F are to be staged starting from
Monday and ending on Sunday with one of the days being an off
day, not necessarily in the same order, Each of the plays has
different time duration: 1/2 hour, 1 hour, 1 1/2 hours, 2 hours, 2
1/2 hours and 3 hours, again not necessarily in the same order.
Sunday is not an off day and a Play of 1/2 hour duration is
staged on that day. Play A is staged immediately before Play E.
There are two plays staged between Play F which is for 3 hours
and Play C which is for 1 1/2 hours. The off day is after the
staging of Play E and there are two days between the off day and
Play A. Play D which is for 2 hours is not staged on Monday.
The play staged immediately before the off day is of 3 hours.
Play A is for less than 2 1/2 hours.

Questions:

1. What is the time duration of Play B?

1) 2 1/2 hours
2) 2 hours
3) 1 hour
4) Vi hour
5) None of these

2. Which day is the off day?

1) Tuesday
2) Monday
3) Friday
4) Saturday
5) Cannot be determined

3. Which of the following combinations of Play - Day - Time

Duration is correct ?
1) E - Wednesday - 2 hours
2) A - Tuesday - 1 hour
3) C - Thursday - 1 1/2 hours
4) F - Tuesday - 3 hours
5) None is correct

4. On which day is Play D staged?

1) Wednesday
2) Saturday
3) Tuesday
4) Friday
5) Cannot be determined

5. How many plays are staged before the off day?

1) Two
2) One
3) Five
4) Three
5) None of these
(Q. 6-7) : Keeping all the other information the same, if D is
staged on Monday, then ________

6. A play of what time duration would be staged on

Thursday?
1) 2 hours
2) 2 1/2 hours
3) 1 hour
4) 3 hours
5) Cannot be determined

7. Which day would be the off day?

1) Tuesday
2) Monday
3) Friday
4) Saturday
5) Cannot be determined

Directions 3 : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
Eight people S, R, N, L, M, T, O and P are sitting in a circle
facing the centre. All eight belong to different professions
reporter, doctor, cricketer, teacher, accountant, shopkeeper,
painter and supervisor. They are not necessarily seated in the
mentioned order. M is sitting third to the left of O. The doctor is
to the immediate right of M and M is not a reporter. R is sitting
fourth to the right of P. Neither R nor P is an immediate
neighbour of M. T is a teacher and is sitting third to the right
of the doctor. The shopkeeper is sitting second to the left of the
teacher. The painter is sitting second to the left of M. S the
cricketer is sitting exactly between T and P. The accountant is
sitting second to the right of the cricketer. N is sitting third to the
left of T.

Questions:

1. Who amongst the following is a reporter ?

1) O
2) L
3) N
4) R
5) None of these

2. What is S's position with respect to R?

1) Third to the right
2) Second to the right
3) Third to the left
4) Second to the left
5) Fourth to the right

3. How many people are sitting between P and N when

counted in an anticlockwise direction from N ?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) None

4. Four of the following five pairs are alike in a certain way

based on their positions in the above arrangement and so
form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the
group ?
1) Teacher - Painter
2) Supervisor - Shopkeeper
3) Cricketer - Reporter
4) Doctor - Accountant
5) Shopkeeper - Doctor

5. Which one of the following statements is false according to

the above mentioned arrangement?
1) N is to the immediate right of the supervisor
2) The cricketer is third to the right of the shopkeeper
3) The doctor is sitting exactly between the supervisor and the
accountant
4) L is neither a teacher nor a supervisor
5) There are only three people between S and N

Directions 4 : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
Six friends Deepak, Varun, Anit, Nilesh, Rajesh and
Siddharth are studying six different specialisations of
engineering which are metallurgy, telecommunication,
software, mechanical, electrical and hardware not necessarily in
the same order. Each one likes a different sport - hockey,
cricket, swimming, football, badminton and tennis again not in
the same order. Nilesh is not studying hardware Rajesh is
studying software and likes hockey. Anit likes swimming and is
not studying hardware. The one who likes football is studying
electrical. Siddharth is studying mechanical and does not like
tennis. The one who likes badminton is
studying telecommunication. Deepak and Varun do not like
badminton. Deepak does not like tennis.

Questions:

1. Which specialisation is Varun studying?

1) Metallurgy
2) Mechanical
3) Hardware
4) Electrical
5) None of these

2. Which sport does Deepak like?

1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

3. Which of the following person-specialisation combination

is correct according to the given information?
1) Nilesh-Hardware
2) Varun-Electrical
3) Anit-Metallurgy
4) Siddharth - Software
5) None is correct

(Q. 4-5): If all six friends are asked to sit in a straight

line, facing north, in an alphabetical order (according to
their names), from left to right, then ________
4. Who will be to the immediate left of the one studying
electrical?
1) The one who likes badminton
2) The one who is studying telecommunication
3) The one who is studying hardware
4) The one who likes hockey
5) None of these

5. Which of the following combinations will represent the

favourite sport of the immediate neighbours of Rajesh?
1) Badminton - Football
2) Cricket-Tennis
3) Cricket-Football
4) Tennis - Football
5) Cricket - Badminton

Directions : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F working in the same office take
different time to reach office. All of them take time in the
multiples of ten in such a manner that the one who reaches
office the earliest, reaches in 10 minutes and the one who takes
maximum time reaches office in 60 minutes. D takes more time
than E but less time than A. A reaches in 30 minutes. B takes
less time than only F.

Questions:

1. How much time does C take to reach office?

1) 60 minutes
2) 50 minutes
3) 40 minutes
4) 20 minutes
5) Cannot be determined

2. Who amongst the following takes maximum time to reach

office?
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) F
5) Cannot be determined

3. How many people take more time to reach office than D?

1) Four
2) Three
3) Two
4) One
5) None
Answers
Direction 1 :-

1. 4; Except in LQ, in all others there is a gap of one bottle.

2. 1; Chemical L is in Pink bottle.
3. 3; P- Green is correct.
4. 3; Chemical Q is in Violet bottle.
5. 2;
NM O L Q P
LM N O P Q
6. 2; Chemical N is in Red bottle.
7. 1; Chemical Pis kept in the bottle at the extreme right.

Direction 2 :-

Days Play Duration

Monday C 1 Hour
Tuesday A 1 Hour
Wednesday E 2 Hour
Thursday F 3 Hours
Friday Off day
Saturday D 2 Hours
Sunday B 1/2 Hour
1. 4; Duration of Play B is 1/2 Hour.
2. 3; Friday is off day.
3. 2; ATuesday 1 Hour is correct.
4. 2; D is staged on Saturday.
5. 5; Four plays were staged before the off day.
6. 2; If D is staged on Monday, Play E of 2 1/2 Hours duration
will be staged on Thursday.
7. 4; Now, Saturday would be the off day.

Direction 3 :-
1. 1; O is a reporter.
2. 1; S is third to the right of R.
3. 4; Four persons - R, O, T and S.
4. 5; Shopkeeper and Doctor are immediate neighbours.
5. 3; The doctor is sitting exactly between the Supervisor and
Shopkeeper.

Direction 4 :-

Friend Specialisation Sport

Deepak Electrical Football
Varun Hardware Tennis
Anit Metallurgy Swimming
Nilesh Telecommunication Badminton
Rajesh Software Hockey
SiddharthMechanical Cricket

1. 3; Varun is studying Hardware.

2. 1; Deepak likes Football.
3. 3; The combination Anit - Metallurgy is correct.
(4-5):
4. 5; Deepak is studying Electrical. Anit is to the immediate left
of Deepak.
Anit is studying Metallurgy and likes Swimming.
5. 5; Immediate neighbours of Rajesh are Nilesh and Siddharth.
Nilesh
likes Badminton and Siddharth likes Cricket.

Direction 5 :-

E<D<A
10 20 30
B<F
50 60
E = 10 Minutes D = 20 Minutes
A = 30 Minutes C = 40 Minutes
B = 50 Minutes F = 60 Minutes
1. 3; C takes 40 minutes.
2. 4; F takes maximum time.
3. 1; Four persons.
Important Number And Ranking Quiz
Questions
DIRECTIONS (Q. 1-5) : Study the following
arrangement carefully and answer the questions given
below:

426138958165158539492321572624274

1. If all the even digits are deleted from the above

arrangement, which of the following will be seventh from the
right end of the arrangement?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 9
(e) 7
2. How many such 2s are there in the above
arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by an
odd digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

3. How many such 1s are there in the above

arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a
perfect square?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

4. If one is added to each of the even digits and two is added

to each of the odd digits given in BOLD in the above
arrangement, how many digits will appear twice in the new
number thus formed?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

5. Which of the following is seventh to the right of

the nineteenth digit from the right end of the above
arrangement?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 7
(e) None of these

6. Pratap correctly remembers that his mother's birthday

is before twenty-third April but after nineteenth April,
whereas his sister correctly remembers that their mother's
birthday is not on or after twenty-second April. On which
day in April is definitely their mother's birthday?
(a) Twentieth
(b) Twenty-first
(c) Twentieth or Twentyfirst
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

7. In a row of forty children, R is eleventh from the right

end and there are fifteen children between R and M. What is
M's position from the left end of the row?
(a) Fourteenth
(b) Fifteenth
(c) Thirteenth
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

8. In a row of forty boys facing North, R is twelfth from the

left end and T is eighteenth from the right end. How many
boys are between R and T in the row?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

9. Mohit correctly remembers that his father's birthday is

not after eighteenth of April. His sister correctly remembers
that their father's birthday is before twentieth but
after seventeenth of April. On which day in April was
definitely their father's birthday?
(a) Seventeenth
(b) Nineteenth
(c) Eighteenth
(d) Seventeenth or Eighteenth
(e) None of these

10. If it is possible to form only one such

number with the third, the sixth and the seventh digits of the
number 7394261 which is the perfect square of a two-digit
odd number, which of the following will be the first digit of
that two-digit odd number?
(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) No such number can be formed
(e) More than one such number can be formed
 Answers
1. (d) 1 3 9 5 1 5 1 5 5 3 9 9 3 1 5 7 7

2. (c) 4 2 6 1 3 8 9 5 8 1 6 5 1 5 8 5 3 9 4 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 2 6 2 4 2
74

3. (a) 4 2 6 1 3 8 9 5 8 1 6 5 1 5 8 5 3 9 4 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 2 6 2 4 2
74
There are no such 1s.

4. (c) 5 3 7 3 5 9
Thus there are two digits 5 and 3 that appear twice.

5. (a) 7th to the right of 19th from the right. = (19 7 =) 12th
from the right = 3

6. (c) According to Pratap: 20, 21 or 22 ...(i)

According to his sister: not 22 ...(ii)
From (i) and (ii), the birthday falls on Apr 20 or 21.

7. (a) R's position = 11th from right

= M's position = (11 + 15 + 1 = ) 27th from right = (40 27 + 1
=) 14th from left

8. (a) R = 12th from left

T = 18th from right = (40 18 + 1 = ) 23rd from left
= No. of boys between R and T = 23 12 1 = 10

9. (c) According to Mohit: Apr 18 or earlier ...(i)

According to his sister: April 18 or 19 ...(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get Apr 18.

10. (e) 169, 196 and 961, which are the squares of 13, 14 and
31 respectively. Of these, 14 is ruled out because it is even. We
are still left with two such numbers 13 and 31.

Directions 1 : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
Six friends Hetal, Jayshree, Rohini, Meena, Nidhi and Swati,
stay in different areas of a city i.e., Dadar, Matunga, Mulund,
Vikroli, Thane and Kanjurmarg not necessarily in the same
order. All six have different hobbies which are singing, dancing,
drawing, travelling, cooking and reading not necessarily in the
same order.
Hetal stays in Vikroli and her hobby is neither dancing nor
reading. The one whose hobby is travelling stays in Mulund.
Jayshree's hobby is drawing and she does not stay in either
Dadar or Matunga. Meena stays in Kanjurmarg and her hobby is
cooking. Rohini likes reading but she and Nidhi do not stay in
Matunga.

Questions:

1. What is Swati's hobby ?

1) Singing
2) Dancing
3) Reading
4) Travelling
5) None of these

2. Whose hobby is singing ?

1) Nidhi
2) Rohini
3) Swati
4) Hetal
5) None of these

3. Whose hobby is travelling ?

1) Hetal
2) Swati
3) Nidhi
4) Rohini
5) None of these

4. Where does Jayshree stay ?

1) Thane
2) Vikroli
3) Kanjurmarg
4) Mulund
5) None of these

5. Where does Rohini stay ?

1) Matunga
2) Mulund
3) Thane
4) Dadar
5) None of these

Directions 2 : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
Seven flights namely Jet Airways. British Airways, Delta,
Quantas, Emirates, Lufthansa and Air India are scheduled to fly
to London. There is only one flight to London on each of the
seven days of the week, starting from Monday and ending on
Sunday. Delta flies on Wednesday. Air India flies the day next
to British Airways. British Airways does not fly on Monday or
Friday. Two airlines fly between the days British Airways, and
Emirates fly. Emirates does not fly on Sunday. Quantas flies a
day before Lufthansa.

Questions:

1. On which of the following days does Jet Airways fly?

1) Friday
2) Sunday
3) Tuesday
4) Thursday
5) None of these

2. How many flights fly between Lufthansa and Delta ?

1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Five

3. Which of the following flights flies on Friday ?

1) Air India
2) Quantas
3) Emirates
4) Lufthansa
5) Jet Airways

4. If Delta postpones its flight to Sunday owing to some

technical reasons and all the flights scheduled for Thursday
to Sunday are now made to take oil a day ahead of the
schedule, which of the following flights would now fly on
Friday?
1) Lufthansa
2) Jet Airways
3) British Airways
4) Air India
5) Quantas

5. If Emirates is related to British Airways and Delta is

related to Quantas in a certain way based upon the given
flight schedule, then Jet Airways will be related to which of
the following based upon the same relationship'?
1) Lufthansa
2) Quantas
3) Delta
4) Air India
5) None of these

Directions 3 : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table
facing the centre. No two males or two females are immediate
neighbours of each other. A is wife of H. A sits third to the left
of E. F sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate
neighbour of A or E. H and C are immediate neighbours of each
other. F is not an immediate neighbour of his wife B.

Questions:

1. Which of the following is true about G ?

1) G is a male
2) G sits exactly between F and H
3) G sits third to the left or E
4) G sits second to the right of B
5) None is true

2. Who sits third to the left of B ?

1) F
2) H
3) D
4) A
5) None of these

3. How many people sit between B and F when counted in

anti-clockwise direction from B ?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) More than four

4. Four of the following live are alike in a certain way and so

form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that
group ?
1) H
2) F
3) E
4) G
5) D

5. Which of the following groups consists of only female

members of the group?
1) A, B, H
2) G, F, C
3) C, H, G
4) D, H, C
5) None of these

6. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in

clockwise direction, starting from A, the positions of how
many (excluding A) will remain unchanged as compared to
their original seating positions?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four

Directions 4 : Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table
facing the centre. Each one of them has a different profession
viz. doctor, engineer, architect, teacher, clerk, shopkeeper,
businessman and banker. A sits third to right of teacher. D sits
second to left of G. G is not an immediate neighbour of the
teacher. Only one person sits between B who is the shopkeeper
and teacher. The one who is an architect sits third to right of the
shopkeeper. H sits between architect and engineer. E is not an
immediate neighbour of H. Engineer sits third to the right of
clerk. Only one person sits between businessman and F. E is
neither a businessman nor a doctor.

Questions:

1. Which of the following is true with respect to the given

seating arrangement?
1) E is an immediate neighbour of the engineer
2) E is an architect
3) The clerk is an immediate neighbour of the banker
4) The teacher sits between H and the engineer
5) Shopkeeper sits second to the right of the teacher

2. What is the profession of H ?

1) Businessman
2) Architect
3) Banker
4) Teacher
5) Shopkeeper

3. What is the position of doctor with respect to the banker?

1) Immediately to the left
2) Third to the left
3) Second to the right
4) Fourth to the left
5) Second to the left

4. Who sits exactly between the architect and the

businessman?
1) C and H
2) Clerk
3) Banker and shopkeeper
4) Doctor
5) C and teacher

5. Who amongst the following is a clerk?

1) C
2) D
3) E
4) F
5) G
Answers
Direction 1 :-
Friends Places of Staying Hobbies
Hetal Vikroli Singing
Jayshree Thane Drawing
Rohini Dadar Reading
Meena Kanjurmarg Cooking
Nidhi Mulund Travelling
Swati Matunga Dancing
1. 2
2. 4
3. 3
4. 1
5. 4

Direction 2 :-
Days Flights
Monday Emirates
Tuesday Jet Airways
Wednesday Delta
Thursday British Airways
Friday Air India
Saturday Quantas
Sunday Lufthansa
1. 3; Jet Airways flies on Tuesday.
2. 4; Three flights fly between Lufthansa and Delta.
3. 1; Air India flies on Friday.
4. 5; Quantas will fly on Friday.
5. 4; There are two flights between Emirates and British
Airways.
Direction 3 :-

A is wife of H.

B is wife of F.
1. 4; G is a female who sits second to right of B.
2. 2; H sits third to the left of B.
3. 2; Two persons D and G sit between B and F
when counted in anticlockwise direction from
B.
4. 4; G is a female while all others are males.
5. 5; Female members are A, G, B and C.
6. 3;
Direction 4 :-

1. 3; Statement (3) is true.

2. 4; H is a Teacher.
3. 2; D, Doctor is third to the left of Banker E.
4. 4; Doctor D sits between F, Architect and A, Businessman.
5. 5; G is a clerk.