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Q1. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V & W are eight friends sitting around a circle facing towards the centre.
i) W is to the immediate left of P but is not the neighbor of T & S
ii) U is to the immediate right of Q and V is neighbour of T
iii) R is between T and U
1. What is the position of V?
a. To the immediate right of W
b. Between T and R
c. Third to the right of U
d. Second to the left of S
e. None of these
2. What is the position of S?
a. Between Q and U
b. To the immediate left of P
c. Second to the right of U
d. To the immediate left of Q
e. None of these
3. Which of the following statements is true?
a. U is the neighbour of V
b. V is between W and T
c. W is between P and S
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d. T is between U and Q
e. None of these
Answers: 1-c, 2-d, 3-b
Q2.Study the following information carefully to answer these questions
Eight friends P, M, R, T, Q, U, V & W are sitting in two opposite rows, facing each other. Each
row has 4 persons. P is between U and V and is facing North. W is opposite to Q who is to the
immediate left of M. R is between T and M. W is to the immediate right of V.
1. Who is to the immediate right of R?
a. M b. U c. M or T d. Cannot be determined e. None of these
2. Which of the following pairs has the person sitting opposite each other?
a. MV b. RV c. TV d. UR e. None of these
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions and so form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
a. TP b. RV c. QP d. QV e. MW
4. Which of the following pairs of persons has second person sitting to the immediate left of the first
person?
a. UP b. VP c. QM d. RT e. None of these
5. Who is sitting opposite of R?
a. U b. Q c. V d. P e. None of these
Answers: 1-e, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, 5-d
Q3. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. A sits fourth to the right
of H while second to the left of F. C is not the neighbour of F and B. D sits third to the right of C.
H never sits next to G.
1. Who among the following sits between B and D?
a. G b. F c. H d. A . C
2. Which of the following pairs sit between H and G?
a. BH b. EF c. CE d. DB e. None of these
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the seating arrangement
and so form the group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a. AE b. HF c. BD d. GE e. CH
4. Who is to immediate right of A?
a. C b. D c. G d. Data inadequate e. None of these
5. Who sits second to the right of B?
a. A b. C c. D d. E e. None of these
6. Which is the position of B with respect to C?
I. Second to the right II. Sixth to the left
III. Third to the left IV. Fifth to the right
a. Only II
b. Only II and III
c. Only I and IV
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d. Data inadequate
e. Both III and IV
Answers: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-d, 6-e
Q4. Study the following information carefully and answer questions.
Ashwini, Priya, Sudha, Rani, Meeta, Geeta and Mukta are sitting around a circle facing the
centre. Ashwini is third to the left of Mukta and to the immediate right of Rani. Priya is second
to the left of Geeta who is not an immediate neighbour of Meeta.
1. Who is the immediate right of Priya?
a. Meeta b. Sudha c. Mukta d. Cannot be determined
e. None of these
2. Who is second to the left of Rani?
a. Ashwini b. Meeta c. Priya d. Sudha e. None of these
3. Which of the following pairs of persons has the first person sitting to the immediate left of second
person?
a. Rani-Meeta b. Ashwini-Geeta
c. Sudha-Priya d. Geeta-Sudha e. None of these
4. Which of the following groups has the first person sitting between the other two?
a. Meeta-Ashwini-Geeta b. Sudha-Rani-Geeta
c. Mukta-Priya-Rani d. Mukta-Priya-Sudha e. None of these
5. Which of the following is the correct position of Rani with respect to Mukta?
I. Third to the right
II. Third to the left
III. Fourth to the left
IV. Fourth to the right
a. I only b. II only c. Both I and II d. Both II and IV
e. Both I and III
Answers: 1-c, 2-e, 3-d, 4-b, 5-e
Q5. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. R is third to the left of V
who is second to the left of T. W is second to the right of P who is not an immediate neighbor
of V. S is not an immediate neighbor of W.
1. Who is second to the right of R?
a. T b. W c. Q d. Data inadequate e. None of these
2. Who is third to the left of P?
a. S b. W c. Q d. Data inadequate e. None of these
3. Who is third to the right of Q?
a. T b. P c. S d. Data inadequate
4. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the second person?
a. PR b. PT c. RW d. QV e. None of these
5. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbors of R?
a. PT b. PQ c. WT d. PW e. Data inadequate
Answers: 1-c, 2-e, 3-a, 4-b, 5-d
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Q6. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. G is fourth to the right
of A who is second to the right of D. E is second to the right of C who is not an immediate
neighbour of G or D. B is second to the right of F.
1. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the second person?
a. EG b. GF c. HE d. BD
e. None of these
2. Who is third to the left of H?
a. A b. D c. B d. Data inadequate e. None of these
3. Who is the second to the right of H?
a. E b. G c. F d. Data inadequate e. None of these
4. What is Fs position with respect to C?
1. Fourth to the left
2. Fifth to the left
3. Fourth to the right
4. Third to the right
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Only 1 and 4 d. Only 2 and 3
e. Only 1 and 3
5. Who is the immediate right of G?
a. F b. G c. D d. Data inadequate e. None of these
Answers: 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a
Q7. Study the following information and answer the questions given below it.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. E is third to
the left of G who is to the immediate right of B who is third to the left of A. H is second to the
right of F who is not an immediate neighbour of E. D is not an immediate neighbour of B.
1. Who is second to the right of B?
a. F b. A c. H d. D e. None of these
2. Which of the following pairs has the first person to the immediate left of second person?
a. GB b. AF c. CE d. HD e. None of these
3. Which of the following is the correct position of B with respect to D?
a. Second to the right b. Second to the left
c. Third to the right d. Third to the left e. None of these
4. Who sits between A and D?
a. F b. E c. G d. B e. H
5. What is Es position with respect to C?
a. To the immediate right b. To the immediate left
c. Second to the right d. Cannot be determined
e. None of these
Answers: 1-a, 2-d, 3-c, 4-e, 5-b
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Q.8. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. V is second to the left of P
and second to the right of W. T is third to the right of Q and is not an immediate neighbour of
V. S is third to the right of R.
1. Who is to the immediate left of S?
a. V b. T c. Q d. W e. None of these
2. Who is third to the left of V?
a. T b. S c. W d. R e. None of these
3. In which of the following groups the first person is sitting between the second and the third persons?
a. RPQ b. TWS c. QPR d. QVS e. None of these
4. Who is second to the right of Q?
a. R b. W c. T d. S e. None of these
5. Who is the immediate right of R?
a. W b. T c. P d. Data inadequate e. None of these
Answers: 1-d, 2-a, 3-e, 4-a, 5-b
Individual Questions:Q.9. Mohan and Suresh study in the same class. Mohan has secured more marks than Suresh in
the terminal examination. Sureshs rank is seventh from top among all the students in the
class. Which of the following is definitely true?
1. Mohan stood first in the terminal examination
2. There is at least one student between Mohan and Suresh in the rank list
3. There are at the most five students between Mohan and Suresh in the rank list
4. Suresh is five ranks lower than Mohan in the rank list
5. None of these
Answer: 3
Q.10. In a row of girls facing North, Rinky is 10th to the left to Pinky who is 21st from the right
end. If Minky who is 17th from the left end is 4th to the right of Rinky. How many girls are
there in the row?
1. Data inadequate
2. 44
3. 37
4. 43
5. None of these
Answer: 4
Q.11. In a row of 40 girls, when Kamal was shifted to her left by 4 places her number from the
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left end of the row became 10. What was the number of Sujata from the right end of the row if
Sujata was three places to the right of Kamals original position?
1. 22 2. 26 3. 25 4. 23 5. None of these
Answer: 4
Q.12. Akshay is 16th from the left end in the row of boys and Vijay is 18th from the right end.
Avinash is 11th from Akshay towards the right end and 3rd from Vijay towards the right end.
How many boys are there in the row?
1. Data inadequate 2. 42 3. 40 4. 48 5. None of these
Answer: 5( Answer is 41)
Q.13. In a row of thirty boys, R is fourth from the right end and W is tenth from the left end.
How many boys are there between R and W?
1. 15 2. 16 3. 17 4. Data inadequate 5. None of these
Answer: 2
Q.14. Study the following five numbers and answer the questions given below:
517 325 639 841 792
1. What will be last digit of the third number from top when they are arranged in descending order after
reversing the position of the digits within each number?
a. 7 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2 e. None of these
2. What will be the middle digit of the second lowest number after the position of only the first and the
second digits within each number are interchanged?
a. 5 b. 2 c. 7 d. 3 e. None of these
3. What will be the first digit of the second highest number after the position of only the second and the
third digits within each number are interchanged?
a. 7 b. 2 c. 8 d. 9 e. None of these
Answers: 1-b, 2-d, 3-a
Q.15. Among P, Q, R, S, T and U, P is taller than R and S, but not shorter than T and U; and Q is
taller than R, S,T and U but not as tall as P. Who is amongst them is the tallest?
a. Data inadequate
b. T
c. Q
d. P
e. None of these
Answer: d
Q.16. Which of the following will be the middle digit of second highest number among the
following five numbers if the positions of the first and the third digits in each number are
interchanged?
432 851 719 643 287
a. 8
b. 3
c. 5
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d. 1
e. 4
Answer: a
Q.17. Study the number series given below and answer the questions which follow:
6 7 8 9 9 8 7 9 7 7 8 9 7 8 7 6 9 6 8 9 7 7 9 8 9 7 6 8 8 7
1. How many such numbers are there in the given series each of which when subtracted from the following
number, has a difference of 2?
1. Three 2. Four 3. Five 4. Nine 5. None of these
2. Which of the following numbers is obtained when 18th number from the left of the number series is
added to 19th from the right?
1. 15 2. 20 3. 10 4. 17
3. How many nines are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number?
1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four 5. More than four
4. How many such even numbers are there in the given series each of which is immediately followed by an
even number?
1. None 2. One 3. Two 4. Three 5. More than these
5. How many such odd numbers are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded by an
even number?
1. Five 2. Seven 3. Nine 4. Eleven 5. None of these
6. How many such Sevens are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded by 9 and
also immediately followed by 8?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. More than three
Answers: 1-2, 2-1,3-3, 4-4, 5-3, 6-2
Q.18. Among P, Q, R, S and T each having different weight, R is heavier than only P. S is lighter
than Q and heavier than T. Who among them is the heaviest?
1. Q
2. P
3. S
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
Answers: 1
Q.19. Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below:
519 378 436 624 893
1. If the positions of the first and the third digits within each number are interchanged, which of the
following will be the second smallest number?
1. 519 2. 378 3. 436 4. 624 5. 893
2. If 1is subtracted from the first digit in each number and 1 is added to the second digit in each number,
which of the will be the third digit of the second highest number?
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1. 9 2. 8 3. 6 4. 4 5. 3
3. If the positions of the first and the second digits within each number are interchanged, Which of the
following will be the highest number?
1. 519
2. 378
3. 436
4. 624
5. 893
Answers: 1-4, 2-4, 3-5
Q.20. Among M, N, P, R and T each one has secured different marks in an examination. R
secured more marks than M and T. N secured less marks than P. Who among them secured
third highest marks?
1. N
2. R
3. M
4. T
5. Data inadequate
Answers: 5
Q.21. Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below:
519 368 437 246 175
1. Which of the following is the sum of the middle digits of the highest and the lowest numbers?
1. 6 2. 9 3. 8 4. 5 5. None of these
2. Which of the following is the third digit of the second highest number?
1. 9
2. 8
3. 7
4. 6
5. 5
Answers: 1-3, 2-3
Q.22. These questions are based on the following set of numbers.
386 752 961 573 839
1. If 1 is added to the middle digit of each number and then the first and the second digits are interchanged,
which of the following will be the third digit of the smallest number?
a. 6 b. 2 c. 1 d. 3 e. 9
2. If in each number the first and the third digits are interchanged, which number will be the second
largest?
a. 386 b. 752 c. 961 d. 573 e. 839
3. If in each number the second and the third digits are interchanged, what will be the sum of the first and
third digits of the largest number?
a. 12
b. 17
c. 15
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e. None of these
Answers: 1-e, 2-a, 3-c
Q.23. Among A, B, C, D and E each having a different weight, D is heavier than A and E and B is
lighter than C. Who among them is the heaviest?
a. D
b. B
c. C
d. Data inadequate
e. None of these
Answers: d
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