Puzzles for IBPS Clerk Pre (Latest Pattern)

Puzzles for IBPS Clerk Pre (Latest Pattern)

Directions (Q.1-5) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

        J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. O is immediate neighbour of both K and Q. Only one person sits between K and J. L and M are neighbours but are not immediate neighbours of Q. Two persons sit between M and P. P does not sit to the immediate right of K.

1. What is the position of P with respect to Q ?

        1) Fourth to the left             2) Third to the left

        3) Third to the right             4) Second to the left

        5) Second to the right

2. Who amongst the following is sitting to the right of J ?

        1) N                        2) M                       3) L

        4) P                         5) K

3. Who amongst the following sits exactly between K and J ?

        1) P                         2) O                        3) Q

        4) L                         5) None of these

4. Who amongst the following sits fourth to the left of M ?

        1) N                        2) J                          3) P

        4) O                        5) None of these

5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

        1) JL                       2) NQ                     3) ML

        4) OK                     5) PJ

Directions (Q.6-8) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.

        In a six storeyed building the ground floor is numbered one, the floor above it is numbered two and so on such that the topmost floor is numbered six. One out of six people viz, A, B, C, D, E and F lives on each floor. No one lives between C and F. There are two floors between the floors on which A and D live. A lives on floor above the floor on which D lives. E lives on odd numbered floor. B does not live on a floor immediately above or below E’s floor.

6. Who lives on the ground floor ?

        1) E                         2) B                        3) D

        4) A                        5) Cannot be determined

7. Where does A live ?

        1) Numbered 2     2) Numbered 3     3) Numbered 5

        4) Numbered 4     5) None of these

8. Who lives immediately above D’s floor?

        1) A                        2) C                        3) F

        4) B                        5) Cannot be determined

Directions (Q.9-10) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

        Among five friends P, Q, R, S and T each having different height, T is the second tallest. P is taller than only S. R and T are taller than Q. P is taller than S but shorter than Q.

9. Who among the following is the tallest in the group ?

        l ) R or T                2) T                         3) R

        4) Q                        5) None of these

10. Who among the following is taller than T ?

        1) R                        2) Q                        3) P

        4) S                         5) None of these

Answers:

• 1. 2; P is third to the left of Q.
• 2. 4; P is sitting to the right of J.
• 3. 1; P sits exactly between K and J.
• 4. 5; K sits fourth to the left of M.
• 5. 3; Except in ML, in all others the first person is sitting to the immediate right of the second person.
• 6. 1; E lives on the Ground Floor numbered ‘1’.
• 7. 3; A lives on the floor numbered ‘5’.
• 8. 5; Either C or F lives on the floor immediately above D’s floor.
• 9. 3; R is the tallest in the group.
• 10. 1; Only R is the taller than T.