Puzzle MCQ for RRB Assistant Prelims: 17 August 2018
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven persons who live in a seven-storey building. The first floor is numbered 1 and the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each of them belongs to a different state, viz Maharashtra, Bihar, Manipur, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab but not necessarily in the same order.
The one who belongs to Punjab lives above A. G lives on the fifth floor. Neither E nor G belongs to Bihar. There are two floors between the floors on which E and C live respectively. The one who belongs to Haryana lives on the topmost floor. The one who belongs to Rajasthan lives immediately above the floor on which E lives. C lives on an even-numbered floor. F is from Manipur. There is only one floor between B and the one who is from Bihar. There are three floors between A and the one who is from Maharashtra. G and E are not from Jharkhand.
1. Who is from Maharashtra?
1) C 2) D 3) E 4) G 5) None of these
2. Which of the following groups live on even-numbered floors?
1) C, E, F 2) B, D, G 3) F, E, G
4) C, B, F 5) None of these
3. Which of the following statements is/are true?
1) A lives on an even-numbered floor.
2) There are two floors between the one who is from Maharashtra and the one who is from Punjab.
3) The one who is from Bihar lives below the floor on which D lives.
4) None is true
5) None of these
4. How many floors are there between the floors on which F and A live respectively?
1) One 2) None 3) Three
4) Two 5) None of these
5. Who among the following lives on the lowermost floor?
1) F 2) B 3) A 4) E 5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F and H are seven different boxes of different colours, ie Grey, Red, Blue, Black, Orange, Maroon and White but not necessarily in the same order.
The box which is of Grey colour is immediately above Box A. There are only two boxes between Box D and the box which is of Grey colour. The box which is of Blue colour is above Box D but not immediately above Box D. Only three boxes are between Box C and the box which is of Blue colour. The box which is of White colour is immediately above Box C. The box which is of Black colour is immediately above Box H. Only one box is there between Box B and Box E. Box B is above Box E. Neither Box B nor Box A is of Orange colour. Box A is not of Red colour. There is only one box between Box E and Box H. Box H is not of Maroon or Orange colour. Neither Box D nor Box H is of Red colour. Box H is not below Box A.
6. How many boxes are there between Box D and Box H?
1) One 2) Two 3) None
4) Four 5) More than four
7. What is the colour of Box F?
1) White 2) Grey 3) Blue
4) Black 5) Can’t be determined
8. Which of the following statements is true?
1) There is only one box between Box E and the Orange box.
2) E is immediately above Orange box.
3) The Orange box is immediately above Box E.
4) All the above are true
5) None of these
9. What is the colour of Box A?
1) White 2) Orange 3) Maroon
4) Grey 5) None of these
10. Which of the following combinations is not true?
1) D – Orange 2) H – Grey 3) E – White
4) F – Red 5) C – Black
Directions (Q. 11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in a straight line facing south, but not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are not males. Q is a male. There are two persons between Q and P. U is not a female and is between W and Q. S is second to the left of U. V, a male, is not an immediate neighbour of S. The one who is on the extreme left end of the line is a female. R sits between T and Q. The immediate neighbours of R are not females. No females can sit together in the seating arrangement. Q sits fifth from the right end.
11. Which of the following statements is/are true?
1) T is a female.
2) R is a male.
3) Q sits on the immediate left of R.
4) S sits second to the right of U.
5) None of these
12. How many persons are there between T and V?
1) Two 2) None 3) Three
4) One 5) More than three
13. Who among the following sits on the immediate left of Q?
1) R 2) U 3) W
4) T 5) S
14. Who among the following sit at the extreme ends of the line?
1) V, W 2) W, U 3) Q, S
4) V, S 5) R, T
15. What of the following is the group of females?
1) P, T, S 2) Q, R, V 3) S, R, P
4) R, W, T 5) P, U, W
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