Puzzle for IBPS PO/RRB Mains 2018: 01 September
Directions (Q. 1-5) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight children A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit in a straight line. Four of them face North while four of them face South. Each of them like different colours viz— Red, Green, Blue, White, Purple, Black, Yellow and Pink but not necessarily in the same order.
Note : Facing the same direction means if one person faces North then the other person also faces North and if one person faces South then the other person also faces South. Facing the opposite direction means if one person faces North then the other person faces South and vice versa.
The one who likes Red sits third to the right of E and both of them face the same direction. The one who likes White sits second to the right of the one who likes Yellow, who sits at one end of the line. G likes Green. Only one person sits between G and E. F sits third to the left of G. The one who likes Pink sits between F and A. The one who likes Purple is not an immediate neighbour of the one who likes Pink. Only one person sits between H and the one who likes Black. Neither D nor H likes Purple. F does not like White. Both the persons who sits at the end of the row face opposite direction. The one who likes White and the one who likes Yellow face South. Both the immediate neighbours of H face the same direction. Both the immediate neighbours of G face the opposite direction. C likes Yellow.
1. What is the position of the one who likes Red with respect to A ?
1) Second to the right
2) Fourth to the left
3) Third to the right
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these
2) Fourth to the left
3) Third to the right
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these
2. Which of the following statements is/are true ?
1) The one who likes Blue and the one who likes Black face the same direction.
2) The one who likes Pink sits between A and G.
3) B and A are the immediate neighbours.
4) All are true.
5) None is true
2) The one who likes Pink sits between A and G.
3) B and A are the immediate neighbours.
4) All are true.
5) None is true
3. Which of the following statements is/are not true ?
1) F is an immediate neighbour of the one who likes White.
2) Both G and E face the opposite directions.
3) D faces South.
4) Both 2) and 3)
5) None of these
2) Both G and E face the opposite directions.
3) D faces South.
4) Both 2) and 3)
5) None of these
4. How many persons sit between D the one who likes Blue ?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these
5. Who amongst the following sits third to the right of the one who likes Purple ?
1) D
2) E
3) F
4) A
5) None of these
2) E
3) F
4) A
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-10) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight railway staffs M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T live on an eight floored building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered one and the top most floor is numbered eight. Each of them works in railway on different posts viz— DRM, Ticket Collectors, ASM, TTE, Loco Pilot, Traffic Apprentice, Goods Guard and CRA. Each of them lives on each floor.
Two persons live between S and the ASM. N lives on the eighth floor and he is not the Ticket Collectors. The Goods Guard lives between the CRA and the ASM. M is not the CRA. T lives on fifth floor. Q does not live on seventh or ground floor. Only two persons live between the Traffic Apprentice and the DRM. M lives on an even numbered floor but not on sixth floor. The DRM lives on fourth floor and the TTE lives on the ground floor. Only two persons live between R and the one who lives on ground floor. The Goods Guard lives on an odd numbered floor. S is not the Goods Guard. The CRA lives on an even numbered floor but not on top most floor. P is not the Traffic Apprentice.
6. Which of the following combinations is/are true ?
1) M – 6 – CRA
2) Q – 5 – ASM
3) N – 8 – CRA
4) O – 1 – TTE
5) S – 6 – CRA
2) Q – 5 – ASM
3) N – 8 – CRA
4) O – 1 – TTE
5) S – 6 – CRA
7. Which of the following statements is/are not true ?
1) The Goods Guard lives on odd numbered floor.
2) R is the ASM.
3) M lives immediately below the TTE.
4) Both 2) and 3)
5) None of these
2) R is the ASM.
3) M lives immediately below the TTE.
4) Both 2) and 3)
5) None of these
8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one does not belong to that group ?
1) O
2) S
3) T
4) Q
5) P
2) S
3) T
4) Q
5) P
9. On which floor does Q live and what is his post ?
1) 5 – Goods Guard
2) 3 – TTE
3) 2 – ASM
4) 6 – CRA
5) None of these
2) 3 – TTE
3) 2 – ASM
4) 6 – CRA
5) None of these
10. How many persons live between S and the ASM ?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these
Answers:
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 5
- 3
