Who is C's partner in a game of cards involving four players A, B, C and D ?
Statements:
1. D is sitting opposite to A.
2. B is sitting right of A and left of D.
Answer: C
Clearly, each of the given statements shows that B is sitting opposite to C or B is the partner of C.
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How many students in a class play football ?
Statements:
1. Only boys play football.
2. There are forty boys and thirty girls in the class.
Answer: D
It is not mentioned whether all the boys or a proportion of them play football.
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What is Sachin's rank from the top in a class of 25 students ?
Statements:
1. Sachin ranks three ranks above Amit who ranks 18th from the bottom.
2. Sachin's rank from the top is two ranks below Deepti who ranks 23rd from the bottom.
Answer: C
From 1, We know that in a class of 25 students, Amit ranks 18th from the bottom and 8th from the top.
Sachin is three ranks above Amit and so, Sachin ranks 5th from the top.
From 2, Deepti ranks 23rd from the bottom and hence, 3rd from the top. Sachin, being 2 ranks below Deepti, is, thus, 5th from the top.
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Who among P, Q, R, S and T is the lightest?
Statements:
1. R is heavier than Q and T but lighter than S.
2. S is not the heaviest.
Answer: D
From 1, we have: R>Q, R>T, S>R i.e. S>R>Q>T or S>R>T>Q.
From 2, S is not the heaviest. So, P is the heaviest. Thus, we have: P > S > R > Q > T or P > S > R > T > Q. Hence, either T or Q is the lightest.
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On which day of the week was birthday of Sahil ?
Statements:
1. Sahil celebrated his birthday the very next day on which Arun celebrated his birthday.
2. The sister of Sahil was born on the third day of the week and two days after Sahil was born.
Answer: B
1 does not mention the day of the week on the birthday of either Arun or Sahil.
According to 2, Sahil's sister was born on Wednesday and Sahil was born two days before Wednesday i.e. on Monday.
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On which day of the week did Hitesh visit the zoo ?
Statements:
1. Hitesh did not visit zoo either on Tuesday or on Thursday.
2. Hitesh visited zoo two days before his mother reached his house which was day after Monday.
Answer: B
According to 1, Hitesh visited the zoo on any of the week days except Tuesday and Thursday.
According to 2, Hitesh's mother reached his house day after Monday i.e. on Tuesday.
Thus, Hitesh visited zoo two days before Tuesday i.e. on Sunday.
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How is X related to Y ?
Statements:
1. Y and Z are children of D who is wife of X.
2. R's sister X is married to Ys father.
Answer: C
From 1, we conclude that Y is the child of D who is wife of X i.e. X is Y's father.
From 2, X is married to Y's father. This implies that X is Y's mother.
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How many visitors saw the exhibition yesterday ?
Statements:
1. Each entry pass holder can take up to three persons with him/her.
2. In all, 243 passes were sold yesterday.
Answer: D
From 1 and 2, we find that maximum (243 x 3) i.e. 729 visitors saw the exhibition.
But the exact number cannot be determined.
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How is Sulekha related to Nandini ?
Statements:
1. Sulekha's husband is the only son of Nandini's mother.
2. Sulekha's brother and Nandini's husband are cousins.
Answer: C
From 1, we conclude that Sulekha is the wife of Nandini's mother's only son i.e. Nandini's brother. Thus, Sulekha is Nandini's sister-in-law.
From 2, we conclude that Sulekha is the cousin of Nandini's husband, which implies that Sulekha is Nandini's sister-in-law.
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In a certain code, 'nop al ed' means They like flowers'. Which code word means 'flowers' ?
Statements:
1. 'id nim nop' means 'They are innocent'.
2. 'gob ots al' means 'We like roses'.
Answer: D
In the given statement and 1, the common word is 'They' and the common code word is 'nop'. So, 'nop' is the code for 'They'.
In the given statement and 2, the common word is 'like' and the common code word is 'al'. So, 'al' is the code for 'like'.
Thus, in the given statement, 'ed' is the code for 'flowers'.
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