Reasoning Quiz

Direction (Q1-Q5): Study the information given below and answer the given questions.

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, not necessary in the same order. Four of them are facing outside and four of them are facing the centre.

◘ E faces outside and both the immediate neighbors of E face the centre.
◘ H sits second to the right of E. 
◘ B sits third to the left of E.
◘ Both the immediate neighbors of D are facing outside but D faces the centre.
◘ B sits third to the right of H. 
◘ G sits second to the left of A.
◘ C is an immediate neighbor of G.
◘ D is an immediate neighbor of F.
◘ D is not an immediate neighbor of B.

Q1. Who amongst the following sits third to the right of A?
a. D
b. E
c. F
d. H
e. None of these

Q2. If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order, in clockwise direction, starting from A, the position of whom among the following remains the same (excluding A)?
a. D
b. F
c. C
d. G
e. None of these

Q3. Four of the following five pairs are alike in a certain way. Based on this information, Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
a. H – A
b. F – H
c. G – C
d. D – E
e. A – E

Q4. Who among the following sits exactly between F and E?
a. D
b. A
c. H
d. B
e. None of these

Q5. How many people are seated between H and F?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
e. Five

Direction (Q6-Q7): Answer the questions on the basis of the following information.

S, P, W, B and C are five players of a college cricket team and their home towns are Sikandrabad, Panipat, Warangal, Banaras and Chennai ( not in the order of their name ). The five specialist slots are spinner, pace-bowler, wicket-keeper, batsman and captain (Not in the order of their names stated above). Their names, home towns and specialties do not start with the same letter. Neither P nor W is the captain and they don’t belong to either Sikandrabad or Banaras. Panipat is not B;s home town. The player who hails from Banaras is a wicket-keeper. The captain’s home town is Panipat while the batsman does not hail from Warangal. S is neither a wicket-keeper nor a batsman.

Q6. Who is wicket-keeper?
a. W
b. B
c. C
d. S
e. Cannot be determined

Q7. What is spinner’s home town?
a. Chennai
b. Banaras
c. Warangal
d. Panipat 
e. Cannot be determined

Q8. Who is the pace-bowler?
a. P
b. B
c. C
d. S
e. Cannot be determined

Q9. Which is W’s home town?
a. Chennai 
b. Banaras 
c. Warangal
d. Panipat
e. Cannot be determined

Q10. Which among the following is correct combination?
a. C – Wicket-keeper – Chennai
b. B – Wicket-keeper – Sikandrabad
c. P – Spinner – Warangal
d. S – Spinner – Panipat
e. None of these

Answers:

Q1. c
Q2. b
Q3. b
Q4. a
Q5. c

Q6-Q10:
Correct Arrangement

Q6. c
Q7. c
Q8. b
Q9. a
Q10. c