Must do Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS RRB/SBI 2018: 15 June 

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

J, K, L, M, N and O are six members of a group in which there are three female members. All the three females work in three different departments, viz HR, Accounts and Publishing. All the persons working in the same department are not on the same floor. All the females sit on three different floors, viz 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Two persons work on each floor and in each department.

K and N work in the same department but not in Publishing. N and J are on the 1st and 3rd floors respectively. M works in the Accounts department. J works in the same department in which O works. L, a male, works on the first floor. M is a female but does not sit on the 2nd floor. J is not a female.

1. Which of the following pairs of employees works on the second floor?

        1) N, K      2) J, O       3) K, O      4) K, I       5) O, N

2. O works in which of the following departments?

        1) Accounts          2) Publishing         3) HR

        4) Either 1) or 2)   5) None of these

3. Which of the following groups of employees are females?

        1) M, N, O             2) J, M, O               3) M, O, K

        4) L, K, N               5) None of these

4. Which of the following pairs of persons works in Accounts department?

        1) L, M                   2) O, M                  3) I, M            4) L, O    5) Data inadequate

5. If O is transferred to HR and N is transferred to Accounts, who is to be transferred to Publishing to maintain the original distribution of departments on each floor?

        1) K                        2) L                         3) M

        4) Data inadequate                             5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, J, K, L, M, N and O are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing north. Each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

O does not face A and does not sit at any of the extreme ends. O is not an immediate neighbour of N. B sits at one of the extreme ends. A sits third to the right of D. Neither A nor D sits at any extreme end. Two persons sit between K and L. L is not an immediate neighbour of N. Only two persons sit between B and E. E does not face O. J is not an immediate neighbour of L. C does not face O. N faces D.

6. Who among the following faces A?

        1) J          2) L         3) M       4) K        5) None of these

7. J is related to O in the same way C is related to F. Which of the following is E related to in the same pattern?

        1) A        2) L         3) F         4) B        5) None of these

8. Who among the following sit(s) exactly between N and M?

        1) O                        2) K                        3) J

        4) L                         5) Both K and O

9. Which of the following is true regarding F?

        1) F faces O.

        2) F is not an immediate neighbour of A.

        3) F sits at one of the extreme ends.

        4) F sits third to the left of D.

        5) None of these

10. How many persons are seated between K and L?

                1) One    2) Two   3) Three 4) Four   5) None of these

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