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There are seven friends whose name are Jugal, Ram, Raj, Kris, Sila, Jon and Jenny. They live in different cities in India and all work in a leading public sector bank. They live in Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Shimla, Agartala and Kolkata not necessarily in the same order. They like different colours and the colours are blue, red, green, yellow, pink, black and brown.
- Kris stays in Bhubaneswar and likes yellow colour.
- The one who stays Kanpur likes pink colour.
- The one who stays in Shimla likes black colour.
- Sila does not like black or pink.
- Jon does not like green or red.
- Jenny likes green colour.
- Jugal likes to stay in Mumbai.
- Ram likes blue colour.
- Sila likes brown colour.
- Raj does not like black colour.
- Ram does not stay in Agartala or Kolkata.
- Sila does not stay in Agartala.
Q 1 - Which is correct for Jugal?
Answer : B
Explanation
If we look at the question and analyse the data, then we can find that −
| Name | City | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| Ram | Jaipur | Blue |
| Raj | Kanpur | Pink |
| Kris | Bhubaneshwar | Yellow |
| Sila | Kolkata | Brown |
| Jon | Shimla | Black |
| Jenny | Agartala | Green |
| Jugal | Mumbai | Red |
Jugal stays in Mumbai and likes red colour, hence, option B is correct.
Alphonso family lives in New York and runs a family business. There are ten persons in Alphonso family and among them four are ladies and six are gents. The name of family members are: Jenny, Jack, Hugh, George, Sam, Susan, Anita, Jon, Mark and Liv. The family ranges from grandparents to grandchildren means there are three generations of people living in the family.
Mark Alphonso is the head of the family and is grandpa of Sam. Anita is paternal-aunt of Sam. George and Jenny are brothers and sisters of Sam. Jon is son of Susan and Jack is Jons sibling. Hugh is married to Anita and Jenny is daughter of Hugh.
Q 2 - How is Mark related to Jenny?
Answer : A
Explanation
After analysing the data, we can get the family tree as follows −
In the tree, we can get that Mark and Susan are head of the family and are husband and wife. They have three children and they are Jon, Jack and Anita. Jon is married to Liv and Anita married to Hugh. Sam and George are sons of Jon and Jenny is the daughter of Anita.
Mark is grandfather of Jenny. So, option A is correct.
Q 3 - Who among the following sits at the extreme ends?
Answer : C
Explanation
The arrangement is as follows −
Row I M P O N
Row II S R Q T
option C is correct because M is at the extreme ends in row I and T is at the extreme ends in row II.
Six competitors waiting for their turn to perform and are waiting at the back stage sitting on a bench and all of them are facing north. Their names are Tanuja, Surjit, Preity, Lochan, Amit and Tanmayee. The name sequence mentioned need not to be the exact that they are seated. Tanuja is third to the right of Amit. There is only one person in between Surjit and Tanmayee. Tanmayee is not at extreme. Preity is to the immediate right of Tanuja.
Q 4 - Name the two competitors who are at the extreme ends?
Answer : C
Explanation
If we analyse the data given in the question then we can get the sequence as −
Surjit Amit Tanmayee Lochan Tanuja Preity
So at the extreme ends Preity and Surjit are sitting. Hence, option C is correct.
Mohapatra family lives in Jagatsinghpur and runs a family business. There are ten persons in Mohapatra family and among them four are ladies and six are gents. The name of family members are: Lalita, Soumya, Rakesh, Sukant, Satyadeep, Rachita, Amrita, Abhinash, Suresh and Sanju. The family ranges from grandparents to grandchildren means there are three generations of people living in the family.
Suresh Mohapatra is the head of the family and is grandpa of Satyadeep. Amrita is paternal-aunt of Satyadeep. Sukant and Lalita are brothers and sisters of Satyadeep. Abhinash is son of Rachita and Soumya is Abhinashs sibling. Rakesh is married to Amrita and Lalita is daughter of Rakesh.
Q 5 - How is Rachita related to Lalita?
Answer : D
Explanation
After analysing the data we can get the family tree as like −
In the tree, we can get that Suresh and Rachita are head of the family and are husband and wife. They have three children and they are Abhinash, Soumya and Amrita. Abhinash married to Sanju and Amrita married to Rakesh. Satyadeep and Sukant are sons of Abhinash and Lalita is the daughter of Amrita.
So, Rachita is grandmother of Lalita, hence, option D is correct.
Mohapatra family lives in Jagatsinghpur and runs a family business. There are ten persons in Mohapatra family and among them four are ladies and six are gents. The name of family members are: Lalita, Soumya, Rakesh, Sukant, Satyadeep, Rachita, Amrita, Abhinash, Suresh and Sanju. The family ranges from grandparents to grandchildren means there are three generations of people living in the family.
Suresh Mohapatra is the head of the family and is grandpa of Satyadeep. Amrita is paternal-aunt of Satyadeep. Sukant and Lalita are brothers and sisters of Satyadeep. Abhinash is son of Rachita and Soumya is Abhinashs sibling. Rakesh is married to Amrita and Lalita is daughter of Rakesh.
Q 6 - How is Sanju related to Soumya?
Answer : D
Explanation
After analysing the data we can get the family tree as like −
In the tree, we can get that Suresh and Rachita are head of the family and are husband and wife. They have three children and they are Abhinash, Soumya and Amrita. Abhinash married to Sanju and Amrita married to Rakesh. Satyadeep and Sukant are sons of Abhinash and Lalita is the daughter of Amrita.
Sanju is wife of Abhinash hence sister-in-law of Soumya.
Six friends are sitting in a row and all of them are facing north. Name of all the friends are Gyan, Mayank, Chinmayee, Suvarna, Piyush and Rohan not necessarily in the same order they are sitting. Mayank is at one of the extreme end. There are two persons sitting between Gyan and Rohan. Between Piyush and Chinmayee, there is only one person. Suvarna is second to the left of Gyan. Gyan is right of Chinmayee.
Q 7 - If Piyush and Chinmayee interchange their places then who will be third to the right of Piyush?
Answer : B
Explanation
After analysing the given data, we can conclude that the sitting arrangement is like this −
RohanSuvarna Chinmayee Gyan Piyush Mayank
Mayank will be the third to the right of Piyush. Hence, option B is correct.
Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow −
There are six friends in a college and all of them decided to pursue different types of sports after completion of college life. Their names are Aakash, Pabitra, Radha, Rudra, Avinav, and Ritiesh. They are interested to become cricketer, golfer, runner, footballer, hockey player and swimmer but not respectively in the same order. Aakash will like to be a cricketer, Ritiesh hockey player, Radha will neither become golfer nor runner, Rudra is neither footballer nor swimmer. Avinav will be a runner, and Pabitra will be a swimmer
From the given information try to answer the following question.
Q 8 - Who is hockey player among them?
Answer : B
Explanation
If we look at the following table, we can answer the question −
| Cricketer | Golfer | Runner | Footballer | Hockey Player | Swimmer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akash | ✓ | |||||
| Pabitra | ✓ | |||||
| Radha | ✓ | |||||
| Rudra | ✓ | |||||
| Avinav | ✓ | |||||
| Ritiesh | ✓ |
Ritiesh is hockey player among them.
A family consists of six members Payal, Sajan, Rohan, Sita, Tutu and Balram. There are two married couples. Sajan is an IAS and the father of Tutu. Balram is grandfather of Rohan and is a businessman. Sita is grandmother of Tutu and is a housewife. There is one IAS, one businessman, one air hostess, one housewife and two students in the family.
Based on the data provided, answer the following question.
Q 9 - Which of the following is the married couple?
Answer : B
Explanation
The family tree is like this −
| Persons | Professions |
|---|---|
| Payal | Air Hostess |
| Sajan | IAS |
| Rohan | Student |
| Sita | Housewife |
| Tutu | Student |
| Bairam | Business man |
Sajan Payal is a married couple.
A family consists of six members Payal, Sajan, Rohan, Sita, Tutu and Balram. There are two married couples. Sajan is an IAS and the father of Tutu. Balram is grandfather of Rohan and is a businessman. Sita is grandmother of Tutu and is a housewife. There is one IAS, one businessman, one air hostess, one housewife and two students in the family.
Based on the data provided, answer the following question.
Q 10 - What is the profession of Balram?
Answer : D
Explanation
The family tree is like this −
| Persons | Professions |
|---|---|
| Payal | Air Hostess |
| Sajan | IAS |
| Rohan | Student |
| Sita | Housewife |
| Tutu | Student |
| Bairam | Business man |
Profession of Balram is a businessman.