Puzzle for SBI PO/ Clerk Mains 2018: 16 July
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
There are eight captains, namely P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W, sitting around a circular table, facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them is from a different cricket team, viz Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.
R and T are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of India sits second to right of S, who is the captain neither of Sri Lanka nor of West Indies. U sits second to the right of the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of West Indies is an immediate neighbour of the captain of Sri Lanka. Two people sit between the captain of West Indies and Q. V and the captain of New Zealand are immediate neighbours of each other. Q is not the captain of New Zealand. Only one person sits between R and the captain of Australia. W sits third to the left of the captain of Bangladesh. The captain of South Africa sits second to the left of the captain of Pakistan.
- Who among the following sit exactly between Q and the captain of West Indies?
1) P and the captain of India
2) R and T
3) W and P
4) R and the captain of New Zealand
5) V and U
- Who among the following is the captain of Australia?
1) R 2) S 3) T 4) U 5) V
- Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) W – Captain of Sri Lanka
2) Q – Captain of Pakistan
3) R – Captain of Bangladesh
4) V – Captain of India
5) S – Captain of Australia
- Who among the following sits second to the left of the captain of India?
1) S 2) Captain of Australia 3) T
4) Both 1) and 2) 5) Captain of Bangladesh
- Which of these statements is/are correct?
1) T is the captain of South Africa.
2) R is the captain of Bangladesh.
3) V is the captain of West Indies.
4) All 1), 2) and 3)
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-10): 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.
- Who among the following faces Z?
1) L 2) M 3) N 4) O 5) P
- How many persons are sitting between P and O?
1) Two 2) Three 3) Four 4) None 5) None of these
- 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
- 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
- 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. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 4
5. 4
6. 4
7. 1
8. 2
9. 3
10. 2
