A sales representative plans to visit each of six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions :
(i). She must visit M before N and R.
(ii). She must visit N before Q.
(iii). The third company she visits must be P.
Which of the following could be the order in which the sales representative visits the six companies ?
Answer: A
According to information, P must be in third place and the order M, N and Q must not be violated. This is followed only in the arrangement M S P N R Q.
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If the sales representative visits Q immediately before R and immediately after S, she must visit Q
Answer: D
If Q is visited just before R and immediately after S, the order followed will be M N S Q R. Since P must be in 3rd place, so we have M N P S Q R i.e., Q will be visited fifth.
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The sales representative could visit any of the following companies immediately after P except :
Answer: E
Since P is at third place and orders M, N, Q and M, R are to be followed, so immediately after P she can visit any company except M and which may occupy first or second pace because Q, R and N cannot precede it.
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If the sales representative visits S first, which company must she visit second ?
Answer: A
Of the six companies if S is first, P is third and the orders M N Q and M R are followed. Clearly, M must be visited second.
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Five plays A, B, C, D and E are to be staged from Monday to Friday of a week. On a each day, only one play will be staged. D or E should not be either the first or last to be staged. E should be immediately followed by C. B should be staged immediately after D. One play is staged between A and B.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of staging all the plays ?
Answer: E
E should be immediately followed by C i.e. the order EC should be followed.
D should be immediately followed by B i.e. the order DB should be followed.
One play is staged between A and B and D or E should not be the first or last play.
So, the order is :
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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A |
D |
B |
E |
C |
The correct order is A D B E C.
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Which is the first play to be staged ?
Answer: A
E should be immediately followed by C i.e. the order EC should be followed.
D should be immediately followed by B i.e. the order DB should be followed.
One play is staged between A and B and D or E should not be the first or last play.
So, the order is :
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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A |
D |
B |
E |
C |
A is the first play to be staged.
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Which play was staged on Wednesday ?
Answer: B
E should be immediately followed by C i.e. the order EC should be followed.
D should be immediately followed by B i.e. the order DB should be followed.
One play is staged between A and B and D or E should not be the first or last play.
So, the order is :
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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A |
D |
B |
E |
C |
B was staged on Wednesday.
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A * B means A and B are of the same age;
A - B means B is younger than A;
A + B means A is younger than B;
Deven - Shashi * Hemant is opposite to
(i). Hemant + Shashi + Deven
(ii). Hemant - Shashi + Deven
(iii). Shashi * Hemant + Deven
Answer: D
Deven - Shashi * Hemant means Shashi is younger than Deven, and Shashi and Hemant are of the same age. Thus, Deven is the oldest. Now, the opposite statement would mean : Deven is the youngest.
(i). Hemant + Shashi + Deven means Hemant is younger than Shashi, who is younger then Deven. So, Deven is the oldest.
(ii). Hemant - Shashi + Deven means Shashi is younger than both Hemant and Deven. Thus, either Hemant or Deven is the oldest, but Deven is not the youngest.
(iii). Shashi * Hemant + Deven means Shashi and Hemant are of the same age and Hemant is younger than Deven. So, Deven is the oldest.
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X + Y + Z is same as toX + Y + Z is same as to
Answer: B
X + Y + Z means X is younger than Y and Y is younger than Z. This can also be written as Z - Y - X.
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Sachin * Madan - Reena means
Answer: A
Sachin * Madan - Reena means Sachin and Madan are of the same age and Reena is younger than Madan. This means that Reena is the youngest.
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