Puzzle for SBI PO/Clerk 2018: 23 May

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

Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are eight group captains of different games, viz, Badminton, Volleyball, Cricket, Table Tennis, Football, Hockey, Kho-Kho and Lawn Tennis, but not necessarily in the same order. There are three female members in the group and four captains are holding PhD degrees.

X has a PhD degreee and is the captain of Volleyball.

Q is the captain of Cricket. R is the captain of Hockey.

The one who is the captain of Table Tennis does not have a PhD degree.

No female is captain of either Football or Lawn Tennis.

The captain of Lawn Tennis does not have a PhD degree.

W and S are not the captains of either Football or Hockey.

S is the captain of a ladies’ team and U and S have PhD degrees.

R and V are lady captains and are not PhD degree holders. T has a PhD degree and is the captain of the Kho-Kho team.

1. Who is the captain of the Hockey team?

        1) Q                        2) R                        3) S

        4) T                         5) None of these

2. Which captain is a female and a PhD degree holder?

        1) R                        2) T                         3) S

        4) V                        5) None of these

3. Which of the following groups represent the male group of captains who have PhD degrees?

        1) QTU                   2) SUX                   3) UTS

        4) TUX                   5) Can’t be determined

4. S is the captain of which of the following games?

        1) Cricket              2) Hockey             3) Badminton

        4) Kho-Kho           5) None of these

5. Which of the following combinations is true?

        1) R – Male – Hockey – PhD

        2) S – Female – Badminton – PhD

        3) T – Male – Cricket – PhD

        4) W – Male – Lawn Tennis – PhD

        5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-11): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

A, N, M, R, J, V, S and D are eight friends sitting around a circular table. Two of them are not facing the centre. All of them like watches of different brands, viz Maxima, Puma, HMT, Titan, Fastrack, Rado, Quartz and Omega, but not necessarily in the same order.

R and M are sitting third and second to the left of A respectively. R and S are neighbours of N, who likes Fastrack. The one who likes Titan sits on the immediate right of N. S is sitting third to the right of A and likes Maxima. D is third to the right of J and likes Quartz. A and D are not the neighbour of that person who likes Rado. V does not like HMT and Titan. The person who likes Omega is sitting opposite J.

6. The person who is sitting second to the left of A likes which of the following watches?

        1) Maxima            2) Puma                 3) Rado

        4) Omega              5) None of these

7. Who among the following likes Rado?

        1) N        2) M       3) R        4) D        5) None of these

8. What is the position of V with respect to A?

        1) Immediate left of A       2) Second to the right of A

        3) Immediate right of A     4) Can’t be determined

        5) None of these

9. If S is on the immediate right of N then by the same logic who among the following sits third to the right of N?

        1) M       2) J          3) D        4) V        5) None of these

10. How many persons sit between the person who like Maxima and the one who likes HMT (count in clockwise direction starting from HMT)?

        1) Two                   2) None                  3) One

        4) Three                 5) None of these

11. Which of the following statements is true?

        1) M is the neighbour of R and N.

        2) A likes HMT and faces outside the centre.

        3) S likes Maxima and does not face the centre.

        4) All are true

        5) None is true

Answers:

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