Complex Puzzle for IBPS PO/RRB/UIICL
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting in two circles in such a manner that each member of the inner circle sits exactly opposite the member of the outer circle. The members sitting in the outer circle are P, Q, R and S and all of them are facing towards the centre while the members of the inner circle are A, B, C and D and they are facing away from the centre. Each of them likes a different colour, viz Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, White, Black, Orange and Purple, but not necessarily in the same order.
D likes neither Yellow nor White and faces R, who likes neither Black nor Purple. The person who likes Orange faces the person who likes Red. A, who likes Green, faces the immediate neighbour of the person who likes Blue. R sits second to the left of S. The persons who like White and Red are in separate circles. The person who likes Black sits on the immediate left of S. Q, who does not like Blue, does not face A. The persons who like Black and Purple are immediate neighbours, and one of them faces B, who likes Yellow. The persons who like Orange and Green sit in the same circle but they are not immediate neighbours.
1. Who among the following likes White?
1) R
2) P
3) C
4) B
5) Can’t be determined
2. The person who likes Black is facing who among the following persons?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) Can’t be determined
3. P likes which of the following colors?
1) Red
2) White
3) Black
4) Blue
5) Either Blue or Purple
4. If in a certain way ‘P’ is related to ‘Green’ and ‘Q’ is related to ‘Orange’ then which of the following is ‘S’ related to?
1) Red
2) Black
3) Purple
4) Yellow
5) None of these
5. Which of the following statements is true about the person who likes ‘Purple’?
1) He is on the immediate left of the person who likes Green.
2) He faces the person who likes Green.
3) He is not facing the person who likes Green.
4) The person sitting opposite him likes Yellow.
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are eight friends working in different banks, viz Bank of India, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Central Bank of India, Dena Bank, Indian Bank, Syndicate Bank and HDFC Bank, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre.
P sits third to the right of the person who is working in Dena Bank. Only two persons sit between T and V. T does not work in Dena Bank. The person who works in HDFC Bank sits second to the right of S. S is not an immediate neighbour of P. S does not work in Dena Bank and P does not work in HDFC Bank. The one who works in Bank of India sits third to the left of U. The one who works in Bank of India and the one who works in Dena Bank are not immediate neighbours.
Only one person sits between S and the one who works in Punjab National Bank. The person who works in Central Bank of India and the one who works in State Bank of India are immediate neighbours. Only one person sits between Q and the one who works in Indian Bank. The one who works in Indian Bank is an immediate neighbour of W. P and V are not immediate neighbours. S does not work in State Bank of India. Q sits on the immediate left of T. U sits on the immediate left of S and on the immediate right of T.
6. How many persons sit between T and the one who works in Indian Bank (when counted in clockwise direction from T)?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Four
5) Five
7. Who works in Bank of India?
1) Q
2) R
3) P
4) T
5) U
8. Who works in Syndicate Bank?
1) T
2) U
3) W
4) Q
5) Can’t be determined
9. Which of the following combinations is definitely true?
1) S – Dena Bank
2) R – Indian Bank
3) V – Punjab National Bank
4) Q – Central Bank of India
5) None of these
10. What is the position of the person who works in Syndicate Bank with respect to R?
1) Immediate left
2) Second to the left
3) Third to the right
4) Third to the left
5) Second to the right
Answers:
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 5
