Reasoning Quiz

Direction (Q1-Q5): Study the following information to answer these questions.

     Seven Professors A, B, C, D, E, F and G are engaged in evaluation of answer papers in three different subject English, Maths and History. At least two persons evaluate the papers in each subject. Each of the evaluators stay in different buildings P, Q, R, S, T, V and W not necessarily in the same order.
     A evaluates English papers only with E and stays in building R. D stays in building W and does not evaluate Maths papers. The one who stays in building V evaluates History papers. B and C do not evaluate the papers in the same subject. Those who evaluate English papers do not stay in building Q. F stays in building P but does not evaluate History papers. G evaluates same papers as F. C stays in building T.

Q1. Who stays in building V?
a. E
b. F
c. G
d. B
e. None of these

Q2. Which of the following combinations of subject, person and building is definitely correct?
a. Maths F-Q
b. Maths G-Q
c. History D-T
d. History E-S
e. None of these

Q3. Which of the following groups of persons evaluate the Maths paper?
a. CF
b. EFG
c. CFG
d. FG
e. None of these

Q4. Papers in which subject are evaluated by D?
a. History
b. Maths
c. English
d. English or Maths
e. History or Maths

Q5. E stays in which building?
a. P
b. Q
c. T
d. Can’t be determined
e. None of these

Directions (Q6 – Q7): Read the following information to answer the questions given below:

(i) Five boys are standing in a line facing the wall wearing red, green, yellow, white and blue dress.
(ii) The yellow-dressed boy is not standing at any end of the line.
(iii) The red-dressed boy is not standing at any end of the line.

Q6. The boy in the middle wears which coloured-dress?
1) Green 
2) Blue
3) Red 
4) Either Green or Blue
5) None of these

Q7. Who is to the right of yellow-dressed boy?
1) Data inadequate 
2) White
3) Green 
4) Blue
5) None of these

Directions (Q8 – Q10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

(i) In a joint family of seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G, two are married couples.
(ii) ‘G’ is a housewife and her husband is a lawyer. ‘C’ is wife of ‘B’, ‘A’ is an engineer and is grandaughter of ‘G’. ‘D’ is father-in-law of ‘C’, a doctor, and father of ‘E’, a Professor. ‘F’ is A’s brother and B’s son.

Q8. How is F related to C?
1) Son
2) Brother
3) Daughter 
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

Q9. How is B related to E?
1) Sister 
2) Uncle
3) Cousin 
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

Q10. Who is a lawyer?
1) B 
2) F 
3) D
4) Data inadequate 
5) None of these

Answers:

Correct Arrangement (1-5)

Q1 – D
Q2 – B
Q3 – C
Q4 – A
Q5 – E

Q6 – 5
Q7 – 1
Q8 – 1
Q9 – 5

Q10 – 3