Puzzle  for SBI PO/Clerk 2018: 06 June 

Directions (Q. 1-7): Study the information below and answer the given questions.

Eight family members, viz. A, B, C, D, I, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing towards the centre, but not necessarily in the same order.

G is not an immediate neighbour of B, who is third to the right of F. A is not the person who sits between I and F. H and C are not immediate neighbours of I, who is not an immediate neighbour of B. D is not an immediate neighbour of H or I but is third to the right of I.

1. Who among the following sits between I and F?

1) G

2) B

3) C

4) H

5) None of these

2. Who is second to the left of G?

1) B or A

2) D

3) A

4) A or I

5) F or A

3. What is the position of A with respect to I?

1) Second to the left

2) Immediate right

3) Third to the right

4) Can’t be determined

5) None of these

4. Which of the following pairs are neighbours of B?

1) DA

2) HC

3) AF

4) IC

5) None of these

5. If A is the neighbour of I and F, then what is the position of C with respect to A?

1) Fifth to the right

2) Third to the left

3) Immediate right

4) Third to the right

5) None of these

6. Who among the following sits between B and A?

1) F

2) G

3) D

4) C

5) H

7. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting between the second and the third person?

1) DAG

2) IAG

3) BDC

4) BCD

5) None of these

Directions (Q. 8-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

There are twelve friends sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each. In row 1, L, M, N, O, P and Q are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, Z, Y, X, W, V and U are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

P faces W, who does not sit at extreme ends. Z sits third to the right of W. Z does not sit at extreme ends. Q does not face Z, and he does not sit at either of the extreme ends. Q is not an immediate neighbour of P. Y sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two persons sit between Y and V. V does not face Q. Two persons sit between N and M. N is not an immediate neighbour of P. X does not face Q. L is not at an immediate neighbour of N.

8. Who among the following faces Z?

1) L

2) M

3) N

4) O

5) P

9. How many persons are sitting between P and O?

1) Two

2) Three

3) Four

4) None

5) None of these

10. Who among the following sit at the extreme ends of the rows?

1) Q, O

2) L, N

3) X, Z

4) N, Q

5) Y, V

11. N is related to M in the same way as O is related to P. Which of the following is U related to, following the same pattern?

1) Q

2) W

3) X

4) Y

5) None of these

12. Who among the following sits exactly between V and Z?

1) W

2) U

3) Y

4) Can’t be determined

5) None of these

Answers:

1. 1
2. 3
3. 5
4. 2
5. 4
6. 5
7. 2
8. 4
9. 1
10. 2
11. 3
12. 2