PUZZLE MCQ for SBI PO/Clerk 2018

Directions (Q. 1-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are eight persons. Each is a professor of a different subject, viz Maths, Physics, Hindi, English, Geology, Zoology, Botany and History. Each of them pursues a different hobby, viz Singing, Music, Poetry, Shayari, Painting, Tracking, Cooking and Swimming, but not necessarily in the same order.

P, who likes Cooking, is a professor of neither History nor Geology. Q is a professor of English and does not like either Singing or Poetry. The one who is a professor of Maths likes Shayari. The one who likes Swimming is a professor of Physics and the one who is a professor of Botany likes Music. X doesn’t like Painting. T and V like Music and Tracking, though not necessarily in the same order. S likes Swimming. W is a professor of Zoology and doesn’t like Singing. The one who is a professor of Geology likes Tracking. R is not a professor of History. The one who is a professor of Hindi doesn’t like either Poetry or Painting.

1.Who among of the following likes Singing?

      1) X                 2) W                3) S

      4) T                  5) None of these

2.Who among of the following is a professor of History?

      1) S                  2) T                  3) X

      4) W                5) None of these

3.R is a professor of which of the following subjects?

      1) Maths          2) Geology      3) Zoology

      4) Hindi           5) None of these

4.Which of the following combinations is definitely correct?

      1) R–Maths–Music                 2) V–Botany–Music

      3) S–Zoology–Singing            4) Q-English–Painting

      5) None is correct

5.Which of the following combinations is incorrect?

      1) S–Swimming                      2) P–Hindi

      3) W–Tracking                        4) R–Shayari

      5) None of these

6.Which of the following is W’s hobby?

      1) Painting       2) Cooking      3) Singing

      4) Poetry         5) None of these

Directions (Q. 7-11): Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

A university organised exams for six different subjects, viz Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Statistics and English on six days of a week, not necessarily in the same order. The exams start from Monday, with a holiday on any day of the week. One full day is devoted to one exam.

The exam of Maths is scheduled immediately after the exam of Physics. The exam of Electronics is scheduled on Wednesday but not after the exam of English. The exam of Chemistry is scheduled on Friday. There is only one exam between the exams of Statistics and Maths. There is only one day when no paper is scheduled but that is not Saturday. The exam of English is scheduled just before the holiday.

7.On which of the following days is the exam of Statistics scheduled?

      1) Tuesday      2) Wednesday 3) Friday

      4) Saturday     5) None of these

8.On which day is a holiday?

      1) Sunday        2) Monday      3) Tuesday

      4) Wednesday 5) None of these

9.How many exams is/are scheduled between the exams of Maths and Electronics?

      1) One             2) Two             3) Three

      4) Four            5) None of these

10.Which two exams are scheduled on the first and last day?

      1) Electronics, English            2) Maths, English

      3) Physics, Chemistry             4) Physics, English

      5) None of these

11.Which of the following combinations is correct?

      1) English–Thursday               2) Maths–Monday

      3) Statistics–Saturday             4) Physics–Monday

      5) None of these

Answers with Explanation

1. 1
2. 3
3. 1
4. 4
5. 3
6. 4
7. 5
8. 1
9. 5
10. 5
11. 4