Reasoning Test November 2015

Direction (Q.1-5): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Twelve wards N, O. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y of a hospital are in two parallel buildings. Building 1 is facing west and Building 2 is facing east. Wards P, Q, R, S, T and U are in Building 1 and wards N, O, V, W, X and Y are in Building 2. Each ward of Building 1 is exactly opposite the other ward in Building 2.

• Ward V, which is at one of the ends of the building, is second to the left of ward Y.
• There are two wards between ward N and O.
• There is only one ward between ward S and T.
• Ward U is third to the right of Q.
• Ward U is not opposite either V or Y.
• Ward S and T are not opposite V. Ward P is adjacent to ward S.
• Ward W, which is not opposite T, is not adjacent to N.

1. Which ward is opposite Q?

                1) N                    2) Y                         3) W                        4) X         5) O

2. How many wards are there between wards R and S?

           1) Four                   2) Three                 3) Two                    4) One    5) None of these

3. Ward R is related to ward X in the same way as ward U is related to O, based on the given arrangement. Who amount the following is Q related to, following the same pattern?

         1) N                        2) V                         3) W                        4) Y         5) None of these

4. Which of the following wards are at the ends of the building?

         1) V, O                   2) U, Q                   3) V, W                   4) R, T    5) None of these

5. Which of the following statement is true about P?

            1) Ward Y is opposite ward P.

             2) Ward N is not the neighbour of that ward which is opposite P.

              3) Ward S is not adjacent to ward P.

            4) Ward P is 2nd from the right end.

            5) Ward O is opposite that ward which is 3rd to the left of ward P.

Directions (Q.6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members of a family belonging to three generations. There are two married couples — one each of first and second generations respectively. They travel in three different cars P, Q and R so that no car has more than three members and there is at least one female in each car. C, who is a granddaughter, does not travel with her Grandfather and Grandmother. B travels with his father E in car Q. F travels with her granddaughter D in car P. A travels with her daughter in car R.

6. How many female members are there in the family?

            1) Three            2) Four              3) Five             4) Data inadequate             5) None of these

7. Which of the following is one of the married couples?

          1) DB                 2) BC                    3) EF                      4) Data inadequate             5) None of these

8. In which car are three members travelling?

           1) P                   2) Q                      3) Either P or Q    4) R                                  5) None of these

9. How is D related to E?

         1) Daughter          2) Niece                 3) Granddaughter           4) Data inadequate             5) None of these

10. How is G related to A?

       1) Daughter          2) Sister                 3) Mother-in-law          4) Data inadequate             5) None of these

Directions (Q. 11-15) : Study the following information and answer these question.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing centre. No two males and two females are immediate neighbours of each other and they like some colours Pink, Yellow, Black, White, Violet, Green, Golden, Silver but not necessarily in the same order. A is wife of H and likes pink colour. A sits third to the left of E and E does not like white or Violet. F sits second to the right of D. D does not like Green colour and is not an immediate neighbour of either A or E. H and C are immediate neighbours of each other and C likes white colour and H likes Violet colour. The person who likes White colour is immediate neighbour of the person who like Green colour. F is not immediate neighbour of his wife B and likes silver colour and his wife does not like black colour. D’s choice is Yellow.

11. Which of the following is true about G?

            1) G is male                  2) G sits exactly between F and H           3) G sits third to the left of E                                         4) G sits second to the right of B                      5) None of these

12. Who sits third to the left of B?

                1) F                         2) H                        3) D                        4) A         5) None of these

13. How many people sit between B and F when counted in anticlockwise direction from B?

            1) One                    2) Two                    3) Three                 4) Four   5) None of these

14. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so from a group. Which is the one that does not belongs to that group?

            1) H                        2) F                         3) E                         4) G        5) D

15. Which of the following groups consists of only female members?

           1) CBGA                2) BAGD                3) BDAC                4) DCBG                5) None of these

answers- 

1. 5
   2. 3
   3. 1
   4. 4
   5. 1
   6. 3
   7. 3
   8. 2
   9. 3              10.4

11-15quest

(+) Male

(-) Female

A Pink Female

B Golden Female

C White Female

D Yellow Male

E Green Male

F Silver Male

G Black Female

H Violet Male

11. 4
12. 2
13. 2
14. 4
15. 1; ACBG

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