Practice Analytical classification puzzles - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions for the following questions:
Examine carefully the following statements and answer the three items that follow. Out of four friends A, B, C and D

    I. A and B play football and cricket.
    II. B and C play cricket and hockey.
    III. A and D play basketball and football.
    IV. C and D play hockey and basketball.
[U.P.S.C. (CSAT) 2013]

Q-1)   Who does not play hockey?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

From the above table, it is clear that A does not play hockey.


Directions for the following questions:
Examine carefully the following statements and answer the three items that follow. Out of four friends A, B, C and D

    I. A and B play football and cricket.
    II. B and C play cricket and hockey.
    III. A and D play basketball and football.
    IV. C and D play hockey and basketball.
[U.P.S.C. (CSAT) 2013]

Q-2)   Who plays football, basketball and hockey?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

It is clear from the above table that D plays football, basketball and hockey.


Directions for the following questions:
Answer the following questions based on the statements given below.
    I. There are 3 poles on each side of the road.
    II. These six poles are labelled A, B, C, D, E and F.
    III. The poles are of different colours namely golden, Silver, metallic, black, bronze and white.
    IV. The poles are of different heights.
    V. E, the tallest pole, is exactly opposite to the golden coloured pole.
    VI. The shortest pole is exactly opposite to the mettalic coloured pole.
    VII. F, the black coloured pole, is located between A and D.
    VIII. C, the bronze colured pole, is exactly opposite to A.
    IX. B, the metallic coloured pole, is exactly opposite to F.
    X. A, the white coloured pole, is taller than C but shorter than D and B.
[C.L.A.T. 2013]

Q-3)   Which is the second tallest pole?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

As comparison between B and D is not given

so it cannot be determined which is second tallest pole.


Directions for the following questions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A group of seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F AND G work as economist, agriculture officer, IT officer, terminal operator, clerk, forex officer and research analyst, for banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S but not necessarily in the same order. C works for bank N and is neither a research analyst nor a clerk. E is an IT officer and works for bank R. A works as a forex officer and does not work for bank L or Q. The one who is an agriculture officer works for bank M. The one who works for bank L works as a terminal operator. F works for bank Q. G works for bank P as a research analyst. D is not an agriculture officer.

[Syndicate Bank (PO) 2009]

Q-4)   Who amongst the following works as an agriculture officer?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

B is an agriculture officer.


Directions for the following questions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A group of seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F AND G work as economist, agriculture officer, IT officer, terminal operator, clerk, forex officer and research analyst, for banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S but not necessarily in the same order. C works for bank N and is neither a research analyst nor a clerk. E is an IT officer and works for bank R. A works as a forex officer and does not work for bank L or Q. The one who is an agriculture officer works for bank M. The one who works for bank L works as a terminal operator. F works for bank Q. G works for bank P as a research analyst. D is not an agriculture officer.

[Syndicate Bank (PO) 2009]

Q-5)   For which bank does D work?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

D works with bank L.


Directions for the following questions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A group of seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F AND G work as economist, agriculture officer, IT officer, terminal operator, clerk, forex officer and research analyst, for banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S but not necessarily in the same order. C works for bank N and is neither a research analyst nor a clerk. E is an IT officer and works for bank R. A works as a forex officer and does not work for bank L or Q. The one who is an agriculture officer works for bank M. The one who works for bank L works as a terminal operator. F works for bank Q. G works for bank P as a research analyst. D is not an agriculture officer.

[Syndicate Bank (PO) 2009]

Q-6)   Who amongst the following works as a clerk?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

F is a clerk.


Directions for the following questions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A group of seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F AND G work as economist, agriculture officer, IT officer, terminal operator, clerk, forex officer and research analyst, for banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S but not necessarily in the same order. C works for bank N and is neither a research analyst nor a clerk. E is an IT officer and works for bank R. A works as a forex officer and does not work for bank L or Q. The one who is an agriculture officer works for bank M. The one who works for bank L works as a terminal operator. F works for bank Q. G works for bank P as a research analyst. D is not an agriculture officer.

[Syndicate Bank (PO) 2009]

Q-7)   For which bank does B work?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

B works with bank M.


Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

Seven boys A, D, Y, U, P, Q and J live in three different buildings - Ashiana, top-view and Ridge. Each of them is flying kites of different colours i.e. red, green, blue, white, black, yellow and pink, not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stay in any of the buildings. Q is flying a pink kite and lives in the same buildings as only J. i.e, Ashiana. Y is flying a black kite and does not live in Ridge building. U does not live in the same building as A or P and is flying a yellow coloured kite. D lives in Ridge building with only one more person and is flying a green kite. None in the top-view building flies a white kite. P does not fly a blue kite.

[Bank Recruitment, 2004]

Q-8)   Who is flying the blue kite?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

A flies the blue kite.


Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

Seven boys A, D, Y, U, P, Q and J live in three different buildings - Ashiana, top-view and Ridge. Each of them is flying kites of different colours i.e. red, green, blue, white, black, yellow and pink, not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stay in any of the buildings. Q is flying a pink kite and lives in the same buildings as only J. i.e, Ashiana. Y is flying a black kite and does not live in Ridge building. U does not live in the same building as A or P and is flying a yellow coloured kite. D lives in Ridge building with only one more person and is flying a green kite. None in the top-view building flies a white kite. P does not fly a blue kite.

[Bank Recruitment, 2004]

Q-9)   Who flies the red kite?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

P flies the red kite.


Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the given questiions :

A business school with six professors L, M, N, O, P and Q has decided to implement a new scheme of course mangement. Each professor has to coordinate one course and support another course. This semester, O's support course is finance, while three others have it in coordinate's role. P and Q have marketing as one of their subjects. Q coordinates operations, which is a support course for both N and P. Finance and IT are L's subjects. Both L and O have same subjects. Strategy is a support course for only one of the professors.

[JMET, 2005]

Q-10)   Who coordinates the IT course?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

O coordinates the IT course.