Important Puzzle for IBPS Clerk/SO
Directions (Q. 1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are eight members of a family. They belong to three different generations. There are three married couples. All of them are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. There is only one person sitting between R and his niece V, but that person is not V’s father. V is not an immediate neighbour of her aunt Q.
S is sitting second to the left of her husband U. R and his sister-in-law are immediate neighbours. R and P are offspring of S. P is not an immediate neighbour of his mother. No three females are sitting together. T is a bachelor who sits third to the right of his uncle P, but neither to the opposite nor on the immediate left of his father.
1. Which of the following represents a group of male members of the family?
1) TQ
2) UV
3) RV
4) UP
5) Can’t be determined
2. Who among the following is sitting opposite his wife?
1) U
2) R
3) P
4) T
5) None of these
3. How many females are there in the family?
1) Two
2) Three
3) Five
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these
4. Who among the following is V’s father?
1) U
2) P
3) W
4) Q
5) Can’t be determined
5. What is the position of S with respect to her grand-daughter?
1) Second to the left
2) Fourth to the right
3) Third to the right
4) Fourth to the left
5) Immediate left
Directions (Q. 6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.
Eight groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are going for rock climbing in different mountain ranges, viz. Aravallis, Himalayas, Satpura, Andes, Alps, Rockies, Atlas and Appalachian but not necessarily in the same order. These groups are also going for rafting in different rivers, viz. Spree, Hudson, Amazon, Tigris, Tiber, Nile, Danube and Thames but not necessarily in the same order.
Group G is going neither to river Danube nor to river Hudson. Neither group F nor group G is going to raft in the river Tigris or the river Nile. Group E is going to the Appalachian mountain range. Group C is going to the Andes mountain range and the river Tiber. The one who is going to raft in the Amazon is also going to the Appalachian mountain range. Group A and B are going for rafting either in the Nile or Thames.
Group D does not want to raft in the Tigris and F does not want to raft in the Hudson. The group which is climbing on the Aravallis is rafting in the Danube and the group which is climbing on the Atlas is rafting in the Hudson. A and G do not climb on the Rockies and the Satpura. The group which is climbing on the Himalayas is rafting in the Thames. Group H and G climb either on Alps or on the Satpura mountain range.
6. Which of the following groups is going to climb on the Aravallis?
1) D
2) E
3) F
4) H
5) None of these
7. The group rafting in the Nile is climbing in which of the following mountain ranges?
1) Andes
2) Rockies
3) Aravallis
4) Atlas
5) None of these
8. Which group is going to raft in the river Nile?
1) G
2) D
3) A
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
9. Which of the following combinations is definitely true with regard to the above information?
1) C – Aravallis – Tiber
2) A – Himalayas – Nile
3) D – Atlas – Danube
4) H – Satpura – Tigris
5) G – Andes – Spree
10. Which of the following combinations is not true with respect to the above information?
1) G – Alps – Spree
2) F – Aravallis – Danube
3) E – Appalachian – Amazon
4) B – Rockies – Nile
5) A – Andes – Thames
Answers:
1. 4
2. 2
3. 5; four
4. 2
5. 3
6. 3;
7. 2
8. 5
9. 4
10. 5
