Puzzle for SBI PO/Clerk 2018: 07 May
Directions (Q. 1-5) : Study the following information and answer the following questions.
Nine employees A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I work in a company. They work in three different departments viz— Marketing, HR and Account. Only three employees work in each department.
A neither works in HR department nor with H. H works neither in HR department nor with D. A and B do not work in the same department. E does not work in the same department as I. E neither works in marketing nor in Account. H and I do not work in the same department. F works neither with E nor with I. Neither C nor D works in Marketing department. I does not work in Account department. C and F do not work in the same department.
- Which of the following statements is/are true?
1) C works in Account department.
2) B works in HR department.
3) F works in Marketing department.
4) I works in Marketing department.
5) None of these
- B works in which of the following department?
1) Either Marketing or HR.
2) Either Account or HR.
3) Account
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these
- A works with whom amongst the following?
1) B, E
2) C, D
3) B, F
4) G, I
5) None of these
- Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?
1) F H
2) A C
3) C D
4) I G
5) E D
- Which of the following combination is true?
1) E – Marketing
2) I – HR
3) F – Account
4) D – Account
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-10) : Study the following information and answer the following questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight family members. They are sitting around a circular table facing outwards from the centre. There are four females and the four males in the family. There are two couples, one grand son, one grand daughter, two sisters and three brothers in the family. They like different fruits viz— Mango, Banana, Apple, Papaya, Orange, Guava, Grape and Litchi, but not necessarily in the same order.
F likes Papaya. H the only grand son of the family sits on the immediate right of G and his favourite fruit is orange. D is the female and her son C sits on her immediate left. B sits third to the right of G and he likes Apple. F is the daughter-in-law of A and wife of B. A is sitting third to the right of F and he likes Banana. H and B are immediate neighbours of A. D sits on the immediate left of E and likes Mango. H sits on the immediate left of A. The grand daughter sits on the immediate right of her mother and she likes Guava. The one who likes Grape sits second to the left of E. A and D are married couples.
- Which of the following is true about E?
1) E sits second to the left of G.
2) E is the sister of C.
3) E is the brother of G’s mother.
4) B is the only brother of E.
5) Only 1 and 2
- What is the position of B with respect to H and what is the relationship between them?
1) Second to the left, uncle.
2) Second to the right, Aunt.
3) Third to the right, father.
4) Third to the left, father.
5) None of these
- Who is the brother of G and what is his favourite fruit?
1) C – Grape
2) A – Banana
3) H – Guava
4) H – Orange
5) F – Papaya
- Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?
1) H B A
2) F H G
3) E C D
4) D F E
5) B D C
- Who is the mother of E ?
1) A
2) C
3) G
4) H
5) None of these
Answers:
(01-05):
1. 4
2. 3
3. 4
4. 2
5. 3
(06-10):
6. 5
7. 5
8. 4
9. 3
10. 5
