Directions(1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Ten Sports personalities are sitting in two parallel rows of six seats each. One seat is vacant in each row. Geeta Phogat,Sushil Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijender Singh and Sania Mirza are sitting in row-1 facing South. Sachin, M.S.Dhoni, P.V.Sindhu, Deepa Karmakar and Sakshi Malik are facing North. Each likes a different brand of laptops i.e. Lenovo, HP, Dell, Acer, Samsung, Apple, Sony, Asus, Toshiba and HCL.
DeepaKarmakar sits third to the right of P.V.Sindhu and likes Acer. Only two people sit between M.S.Dhoni and the vacant seat. M.S.Dhoni does not like Samsung or Dell laptop. Sania Mirza is not an immediate neighbour of Ravichandran Ashwin. Sushil Kumar likes HCL. The one who likes Dell laptop faces the one who likes Asus. The one who likes Dell sits opposite to the one who sits third right of the person who sits opposite to Deepa Karmakar. Ravichandran Ashwin is not an immediate neighbour of Vijender Singh. Sakshi Malik, who likes neither Samsung nor Apple, does not face the vacant seat. Neither Deepa Karmakar nor P.V.Sindhu sits at any of the extreme ends of the row. Vijender Singh faces P.V.Sindhu. Vacant seats are not opposite to each other. Two seats are there between Ravichandran Ashwin and Sushil Kumar, who sits third right of the one who likes Sony. The one who likes Toshiba laptop faces the one who likes Acer. The persons who like the Lenovo and Asus are adjacent to each other. Vacant seat of row – 1 is not an immediate neighbour of VijenderSingh .M.S.Dhoni sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. P.V.Sindhu does not like Lenovo and Asus. Vacant seat of row-1 does not face Deepa Karmakar who doesn’t sit at any of the extreme ends of the row.
1. Who among the following likes Apple?

A. Sakshi B. Deepa Karmakar C. M.S.Dhoni D. Vijender Singh

2. Four among the following form a group in a certain way. Which of the following does not belong to Group ?

A. Saniya Mirza, HCL B. Dell, Sachin C. Samsung, M.S.Dhoni D. Sakshi, Acer

3. How many people will sit between Sachin and M.S.Dhoni?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

4. Which of the following is correctly matched?

A. Vijender – HCL B. P.V.Sindhu – Acer C. Sakshi – Sony D. Sachin – Samsung

5. Which of the following brand Sakshi Malik likes?

A. HCL B. Acer C. Sony D. HP

Explanation & Answers
Explanation [1 - 5] -

1. Answer - Option C
2. Answer - Option D
3. Answer - Option A
4. Answer - Option D
5. Answer - Option D

Directions(1-2): Read the following information and answer the following question.
A – B means A is wife of B A ÷ B means A is mother of Q A + B means A is son of Q A × B means A is brother of Q
1. What does X+Y-Z mean ?

A. Z is the father of X B. Z is the son of X C. Z is the uncle of X D. Z is the brother of X

Answer - Option A
Explanation -
X is son of Y ; Y is wife of Z
2. What does P×R÷Q mean ?

A. P is the brother of Q B. P is the father of Q C. P is the uncle of Q D. P is the sister of Q

Answer - Option C
Explanation -
Explanation – P is the brother of R; R is the mother of Q.
3. If in a certain code CLEAR is written as WNUYH then in the same code how PEARL is written?

A. JUXHN B. JUYHN C. JUYHM D. JUYEM

Answer - Option B
Explanation -
First writes the opposites like A = Z, B = Y, C= X and so on then shift the code by -1
PEARL = KVZIO
Now, (- 1) in KVZIO = JUYHN
4. If in a certain code MENTAL is written as FNUOMB then in the same code how CODING is written?

A. PDJEHO B. PDEJHO C. PDFEHO D. PDFDHO

Answer - Option A
Explanation -
CODING = CO DI NG now C is coded as O +1 = P and O is coded as C +1 = D
similarly, for DI and NG
5. How many pairs of letters are there in the word LASIKLASER, each of which have as many letters between then in the word as they have between then in the English alphabet?

A. None B. One C. Two D. Three

Answer - Option D
Explanation -
Forward – LASIKLASER, LASIKLASER
Reverse – LASIKLASER

1. Statement: Is learning a continuous process? Arguments: I. Yes, there is so much to learn and we have so little time. II. No, learning stops after one has obtained the highest degrees in their subject.

A. If only argument I is strong B. If only argument II is strong C. If neither argument I nor II is strong D. If both arguments I and II are strong

Answer - Option C
Explanation -
Infinite time is needed for a continuous process to go on. The first argument suggests that there is a lot to learn but it does not imply that infinite time is required to learn. Learning as such does not stop even after acquiring highest degrees. Therefore, both the arguments are weak.
2. Statement: Is winning more important than participation? Arguments: I. Yes, all sports person are now professionals who solely depend upon the prize money for their survival. II. No, cricketers in India earn more from endorsements then from match fee.

A. If only argument I is strong B. If only argument II is strong C. If neither argument I nor II is strong D. If both arguments I and II are strong

Answer - Option C
Explanation -
The main statement is a generalised statement. Argument I is a specific example of sports. So, it is not a strong argument. Argument II talks about endorsements which are beyond the scope of the main statement. Hence, none of the arguments follow.
3. A child went 90 m in the East to look for his father, then he turned right and went 20 m. After this he turned right and after going 30 m he reached to his uncle's house. His father was not there. From there he went 100 m to his north and met his father. How far did he meet his father from the starting point?

A. 80 m B. 100 m C. 140 m D. 260 m

Answer - Option B
Explanation -

Required distance = AE
= [latex]\sqrt {{AG}^{2} + {EG}^{2}}[/latex]
= [latex]\sqrt {{(90 - 30 )}^{2} + {(100 + 20 )}^{2}}[/latex]
= [latex]\sqrt {{60}^{2} + {80}^{2}}[/latex]
= [latex]\sqrt {3600 + 6400}[/latex]
= [latex]\sqrt {10000}[/latex]
= 100 m
4. Statement: In communication, more should happen in less. Assumptions: I. The more you talk, the less you communicate. II. The process of communication is never complete.

A. If only assumption I is implicit. B. If only assumption II is implicit. C. If either I or II is implicit. D. If neither I nor II is implicit.

Answer - Option D
Explanation -
The statement implies that irrespective of the
situation in which a crime is committed, a crime should always be treated as a crime. It is not implicit in either of the assumptions.
5. Statement: Dancing on the edge of the volcano is the most beautiful metaphor I know for ‘risk’. Assumptions: I. Having the courage to take risk is the greatest motivation to dance. II. Taking a risk is as dangerous as dancing on the edge of a volcano.

A. If only assumption I is implicit. B. If only assumption II is implicit C. If either I or II is implicit. D. If neither I nor II is implicit.

Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Assumption II can be easily derived from the statement. It actually means that if one takes risk, it’s as good as dancing on the edge of a volcano.