1. Who among A, B, C, D and E was the first to reach the station?
1) B reached earlier than E, A and C were not the first to reach.
2) A reached earlier than both C and E, but could not reach earlier than D, who was at the station before B.
3) C didn’t reach just after A
A. only 1 and 2
B. only 2 and 3
C. only 2
D. all 1, 2 and 3
E. none of these
2. P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Who is sitting opposite P?
1) Q and R are sitting opposite each other.
2) T may sit either on the immediate left of Q or on the immediate right of R.
3) S cannot sit opposite T, and P cannot sit opposite T
A. only 1
B. only 1 and 2
C. only 2 and 3
D. all of them
E. none of these
3. Who is the tallest among A, B, C, D and E?
1) C is taller than B but not as tall as E.
2) A is not the shortest.
3) A is taller than only D.
A. only 1
B. only 2 and 3
C. only 1 and either 2 or 3
D. only 1 and 3
E. none of these
4. Botany: Plants :: Cardiology: ?
A. Lungs ‘
B. Heart
C. Liver
D. kidney
E. None of these
5. Boxing : Ring :: Basketball: ?
A. Ring
B. Court
C. Pool
D. Course
E. None of these
Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
From 1) E>B (B is earlier than E) and A and C are not first
From 2) C,E > A (A reached earlier than C and E) and also A>D (D is earlier than A) and B>D (D was at station before B ) so we get D is first to reach the station
From 3) we can’t say anything
2. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
From 1st Q and R are opposite to each other
From second we get either T is to the immediate right of R or to the immediate left of Q
so from all three we get that P is opposite to S
3. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
1) E>C>B
2) A is not the shortest
3) A>D (only D),
So from 1 and 3 we get that E is the tallest person
4. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Botany is the study of plants while cardiology is the study of heart
5. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Boxing is played in ring similarly basketball is played in court