Problem Solving section 2 MCQ Detailed Explanation And More Example
MOST IMPORTANT verbal reasoning - 4 EXERCISES
Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow :
In a group of five persons A, B, C, D and E :
- B and C are intelligent in Mathematics and Geography
- A and C are intelligent in Mathematics and History
- B and D are intelligent in Political Science and Geography.
- D and E are intelligent in Political Science and Biology.
- E is intelligent in Biology. History and Political Science
The following question based on Problem Solving topic of verbal reasoning
(a) B
(b) C
(c) A
(d) E
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
We prepare a table from the given data as under :
| Maths | Geography | History | Political Sci. | Biology | |
| A | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| B | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x |
| C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| D | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ |
| E | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
E is intelligent in Political Science, History and biology.
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Question : 1
Who is intelligent in Mathematics and History but not in Geography ?
a) E
b) A
c) C
d) B
Answer »Answer: (b)
We prepare a table from the given data as under :
| Maths | Geography | History | Political Sci. | Biology | |
| A | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| B | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x |
| C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| D | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ |
| E | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
A is intelligent in Mathematics and History but not in Geography.
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.
Question : 2
Who among the following has same optional subjects as that of the compulsory subject of F?
a) B
b) A
c) D
d) C
Answer »Answer: (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 |
The compulsory subject of F (Mathematics) is the optional subject of C.
Question : 3
Disregarding which is compulsory and which is the optional subject, who has the same two subjects combination as F ?
a) B
b) E
c) A
d) D
Answer »Answer: (b)
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 |
E has physics and Mathematics as his two subjects.
Question : 4
Who is intelligent in Political Science, Geography and Biology ?
a) D
b) C
c) E
d) B
Answer »Answer: (a)
We prepare a table from the given data as under :
| Maths | Geography | History | Political Sci. | Biology | |
| A | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| B | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x |
| C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| D | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ |
| E | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Clearly, from the table D is intelligent in Political Science, Geography and Biology.
Question : 5
Who is intelligent in Mathematics, Political Science and Geography ?
a) B
b) C
c) A
d) D
Answer »Answer: (a)
We prepare a table from the given data as under :
| Maths | Geography | History | Political Sci. | Biology | |
| A | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| B | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x |
| C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| D | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ |
| E | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
B is intelligent in Mathematics, Political Science and Geography.
Question : 6
Who is intelligent in Mathematics, Geography and History?
a) A
b) D
c) E
d) C
Answer »Answer: (d)
We prepare a table from the given data as under :
| Maths | Geography | History | Political Sci. | Biology | |
| A | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| B | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x |
| C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| D | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ |
| E | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
C is intelligent in Mathematics, History and Geography.
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