Practice Problem solving - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams
Directions:
Study the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this 7 players are available : males A, B and C: and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with' each other. But, B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y.
Q-1) If all the three males are selected, then how many combination of four member teams are possible?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
If males A, B and C are selected, we need to select only one more person to make up a four member team. As B is selected, W cannot be selected and as C is selected, Z cannot be selected. So the choice is between X and Y. Then we have the following possibilities :
(A, B, C, X) and (A, B, C, Y)
So, we have two options of team.
Q-2) There are five hobby clubs in a college viz, photography yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. The gardening group meets every second day, the electronics group meets every third day, the chess group meets every fourth day, the yachting group meets every fifth day and the photography group meets every sixth day. How many times do all the five groups meet on the same day within 180 days?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Take the LCM. of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 = 60
So every $60^{th}$ day all five hobby clubs meet. So in a period of 180 days they meet thrice i.e. on $60^{th}, 120^{th}$ and $180^{th}$ day.
Directions:
Read the following passage carefully and answer these questions given below it.
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 Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R.A works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q. The one who is an Agricultural 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 Agricultural Officer.
Q-3) For which bank does B work?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Friend | Bank | Occupation |
| A | S | Forex |
| B | M | Agriculture |
| C | N | Economist |
| D | L | TO |
| E | R | IT |
| F | Q | Clerk |
| G | P | Research |
Directions:
Read the following passage carefully and answer these questions given below it.
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 Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R.A works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q. The one who is an Agricultural 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 Agricultural Officer.
Q-4) Who amongst the following works as an Agriculture Officer?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Friend | Bank | Occupation |
| A | S | Forex |
| B | M | Agriculture |
| C | N | Economist |
| D | L | TO |
| E | R | IT |
| F | Q | Clerk |
| G | P | Research |
Q-5) Four children are sitting in a row. A is occupying the seat next to B but not next to C. If C is not sitting next to D, who is/are occupying seat/seats adjacent to D ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Hence, A occupy seats adjacent to D.
Directions:
Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow :
There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject is History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of any one of them. There is only one female teacher in the school who has English as her compulsory subject.
Q-6) Who is a female member in the group ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The given information is summarised in a table as follows:
| Teachers | Subjects | |
| Compulsory | Optional | |
| A | History | English |
| B | History | Chemistry |
| C | History | Mathematics |
| D (Female) | English | History |
| E | Physics | Mathematics |
| F | Mathematics | Physics |
D is a female member in the group.
Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees of an organization working in three departments, viz Personnel, Administration and Marketing with not more than three of them in any department. Each of them has a different choice of sports from football, cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball, hockey and table tennis, not necessarily in the same order.
D works in Administration and does not like either football or cricket. F works in Personnel with only A, who likes table tennis. E and H do not work in the same department as D. C likes hockey and does not work in Marketing. G does not work in Administration and does not like either cricket or badminton. One of those who work in Administration likes football. The one who likes volleyball works in Personnel. None of those who work in Administration likes either badminton or lawn tennis. H does not like cricket.
Q-7) Which of the following groups of employees work in Administration department?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Employee | Department | Sport |
| A | Pers | TT |
| B | Admin | Football |
| C | Admin | Hockey |
| D | Admin | Basketball |
| E | Mktg | Cricket |
| F | Pers | Volleyball |
| G | Mktg | Lt |
| H | Mltg | Badminton |
Q-8) Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, 5% can play all the three instruments, guitar, violin and flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
a + b + c + d + e + f + g = 120
g = ${5 × 120}/{100}$ = 6
g = 6 ..(1)
c + b + e = 30 ...(2)
a = 40 ...(3)
So, a + b + c + e + d + f + g = 120 ...(4)
From (1), (2), (3) & (4)
40 + 30 + d + f + 6 = 120
d + f = 120 – 76
d + f = 44
Directions:
Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Six lectures are scheduled in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Computer Science is not on Tuesday or Saturday. Psychology is immediately after Organizational Behaviour. Statistics is not on Friday and there is one day gap between Statistics and Research Methods. One day prior to the schedule of Economics there is no lecture. (as that day is the 'off' day and Monday is not the off day.)
Q-9) If Wednesday is the 'off' day, the code would be 2-4, if Thursday was the 'off' day, the code would be 3-3. Taking into account the 'off' day' which of the following code is correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Days | Subject |
| Monday | Organization Behaviour |
| Tuesday | Psychology |
| Wednesday | Statistics |
| Thursday | Computer Science |
| Friday | Research Methods |
| Saturday | --- |
| Sunday | Economics |
Directions:
Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Six lectures are scheduled in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Computer Science is not on Tuesday or Saturday. Psychology is immediately after Organizational Behaviour. Statistics is not on Friday and there is one day gap between Statistics and Research Methods. One day prior to the schedule of Economics there is no lecture. (as that day is the 'off' day and Monday is not the off day.)
Q-10) How many lectures were scheduled between Economics and Psychology?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Days | Subject |
| Monday | Organization Behaviour |
| Tuesday | Psychology |
| Wednesday | Statistics |
| Thursday | Computer Science |
| Friday | Research Methods |
| Saturday | --- |
| Sunday | Economics |
Q-11) Five boys took part in a race. Raj finished before Mohit but behind Gaurav. Ashish finished before Sanchit but behind Mohit. Who won the race ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Gaurav – Raj – Mohit – Ashish – Sanchit.
Hence Gaurav won the race.
Q-12) Seven men, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of different colour like violet, indigo, blue green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him green and blue, but not violet. E can see violet and yellow, but not red. G can see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the colour of the cap worn by F is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The key point is in this question is "A person can see but caps of all persons standing in front of him can't see his own cap and caps of persons standing behind him.
From the given data he can summarise all the information in a table :
| Person | Cap |
| A/B/C | Green/blue/yellow |
| D | Violet |
| E | Indigo |
| F | Red |
| G | Orange |
Directions:
Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
A group of people has six family members and an advocate. These are L, M, N, O, P, Q and R and having different professions. Each one of them is a journalist, businessman, architect, doctor and pilot but not necessarily in this order. These are three males and three females in the family out of which there are two married couples. M is a businessman and is the father of P. Q is a doctor and grandfather of P. N is a housewife and is daughter-in-law of O. L is neither a pilot nor a journalist. R is an advocate. N is not the mother of P and O is not married to M. No lady is a journalist.
Q-13) Which of the following groups represents the three ladies in the group?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Person | Sex | Relationship | Profession |
| L | Female | Wife of M | Architect |
| M | Male | Father of P. Husband of L. Son of Q and O. | Businessman |
| N | Female | Daughter-in-law of O and Q. | Housewife |
| O | Female | Wife of Q. | Pilot |
| P | Male | Son of M and L. | Journalist |
| Q | Male | Grandfather of P. Husband of O. Father of M. | Doctor |
| R | - | ------ | Advocate |
Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
In a building there are thirteen flats on three floors— II, III and IV. Five flats are unoccupied. Three managers, two teachers, two lawyers and one doctor occupy the remaining flats. There are at least three flats on any floor and not more than six flats on any floor. No two persons of the same profession stay on any floor. On the second floor, out of four flats, one occupant is the lawyer and has only one neighhour. One teacher lives one floor below the other teacher. The doctor is not the neighbour of any of the lawyers. No flat is unoccupied on the third floor
Q-14) Who among the following is the neighbour of the other lawyer?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Total Number of flats = 13; Unoccupied flats = 5
Occupied flats = 8
Number of flats on second floor = 4
Second floor comprises four flats. One occupant is lawyer and since he has only one neighbour, this implies that out of four flats on second floor, two are unoccupied.
Again, since no flat is unoccupied on the third floor, it implies that there are three unoccupied flats on floor IV.
Since there are at least three flats on any floor and no two same profession stay on any floor and the doctor is not the neighbour of any lawyer, then floor III comprises only three flats. Thus, floor IV comprises six flats (3 occupied + 3 unoccupied).
Since there are three managers and no two same profession stay on any floor, therefore, there will be a manager in each floor. Also there are only two occupant in second floor and one of them is lawyer, therefore, second occupant should be manager.
Again, since there are two teachers, there will be a teacher each on floors III and IV. Again, doctor can't be neighbour of a lawyer. Hence, the doctor and lawyer will not reside on same floor. Therefore, on floor III – either Doctor or Lawyer then,
on floor IV – either Lawyer or Doctor.
| Floor | Total Flats | Occupied flats | Unoccupied flats | Occupants |
| II | 4 | 2 | 2 | Lawyer, Manager |
| III | 3 | 3 | 0 | Teacher, Manager, Lawyer or Doctor |
| IV | 6 | 3 | 3 | Teacher, Manager, Doctor or Lawyer |
Both the manager and the teacher are the neighbour of other lawyer.
Q-15) Six books are labelled A, B, C, D, E and F and are placed side by side. Books B, C, E and F have green covers while others have yellow covers. Books A, B and D are new while the rest are old volumes. Books A, B and C are law reports while the rest are medical extracts. Which two books are old medical extracts and have green covers ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
| Books | Covers | Volume | Law/Medical |
| A | Yellow | New | Law |
| B | Green | New | Law |
| C | Green | Old | Law |
| D | Yellow | New | Medical |
| E | Green | Old | Medical |
| F | Green | Old | Medical |
Therefore, E and F are old medical extracts and have green covers.
Directions:
Read the following passage carefully and answer these questions given below it.
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 Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R.A works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q. The one who is an Agricultural 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 Agricultural Officer.
Q-16) Which of the following combinations of person, profession and bank is correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Friend | Bank | Occupation |
| A | S | Forex |
| B | M | Agriculture |
| C | N | Economist |
| D | L | TO |
| E | R | IT |
| F | Q | Clerk |
| G | P | Research |
Q-17) A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R, S and T (not necessarily in that order). Each one of them comes from a different city. Further it is given that - B and C do not belong to Q.
- B and E do not belong to P and R.
- A and C do not belong to R, S and T.
- D and E do not belong to Q and T.
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Cities → Person ↓ | P | Q | R | S | T |
| A | x | √ | x | x | x |
| B | x | x | x | x | √ |
| C | √ | x | x | x | x |
| D | x | x | √ | x | x |
| E | x | x | x | √ | x |
∴ B belongs to S is not correct.
Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
In a building there are thirteen flats on three floors— II, III and IV. Five flats are unoccupied. Three managers, two teachers, two lawyers and one doctor occupy the remaining flats. There are at least three flats on any floor and not more than six flats on any floor. No two persons of the same profession stay on any floor. On the second floor, out of four flats, one occupant is the lawyer and has only one neighhour. One teacher lives one floor below the other teacher. The doctor is not the neighbour of any of the lawyers. No flat is unoccupied on the third floor
Q-18) What is the combination of occupants on the second floor?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Total Number of flats = 13; Unoccupied flats = 5
Occupied flats = 8
Number of flats on second floor = 4
Second floor comprises four flats. One occupant is lawyer and since he has only one neighbour, this implies that out of four flats on second floor, two are unoccupied.
Again, since no flat is unoccupied on the third floor, it implies that there are three unoccupied flats on floor IV.
Since there are at least three flats on any floor and no two same profession stay on any floor and the doctor is not the neighbour of any lawyer, then floor III comprises only three flats. Thus, floor IV comprises six flats (3 occupied + 3 unoccupied).
Since there are three managers and no two same profession stay on any floor, therefore, there will be a manager in each floor. Also there are only two occupant in second floor and one of them is lawyer, therefore, second occupant should be manager.
Again, since there are two teachers, there will be a teacher each on floors III and IV. Again, doctor can't be neighbour of a lawyer. Hence, the doctor and lawyer will not reside on same floor. Therefore, on floor III – either Doctor or Lawyer then,
on floor IV – either Lawyer or Doctor.
| Floor | Total Flats | Occupied flats | Unoccupied flats | Occupants |
| II | 4 | 2 | 2 | Lawyer, Manager |
| III | 3 | 3 | 0 | Teacher, Manager, Lawyer or Doctor |
| IV | 6 | 3 | 3 | Teacher, Manager, Doctor or Lawyer |
From above table that combination is Lawyer & Manager.
Directions:
Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Six lectures are scheduled in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Computer Science is not on Tuesday or Saturday. Psychology is immediately after Organizational Behaviour. Statistics is not on Friday and there is one day gap between Statistics and Research Methods. One day prior to the schedule of Economics there is no lecture. (as that day is the 'off' day and Monday is not the off day.)
Q-19) Which of the following is the last lecture scheduled?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Sunday - Economics.
| Days | Subject |
| Monday | Organization Behaviour |
| Tuesday | Psychology |
| Wednesday | Statistics |
| Thursday | Computer Science |
| Friday | Research Methods |
| Saturday | --- |
| Sunday | Economics |
Directions:
Read the following passage carefully and answer these questions given below it.
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 Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R.A works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q. The one who is an Agricultural 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 Agricultural Officer.
Q-20) What is the profession of C?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
| Friend | Bank | Occupation |
| A | S | Forex |
| B | M | Agriculture |
| C | N | Economist |
| D | L | TO |
| E | R | IT |
| F | Q | Clerk |
| G | P | Research |