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Q: If (i) P is taller than Q ; (ii) R is shorter tan P; (iii) S is taller than T but shorter than Q, Then who among them is the tallest ?.

Correct answer: PP is taller than Q, and S is shorter than Q while taller than T, giving \( P > Q > S > T \). The remaining clue puts R below P. Every named person is therefore below P, either through the chain or directly, so P is the tallest - and note that R’s position among the others is left undetermined, which does not matter here.

Q: (i). Jayant, Kamal, Namita, Asha and Tanmay are five members of a family. (ii). They have their birth dates from January to May, each member in one of these months. (iii). Each one likes one particular item for his/her birthday out of Bengali Sweets, Chocolates, Pastries, Ice Cream and Dry Fruits. (iv). The one who likes Pastries is born in the month which is exacty middle in the mmonths given. (v). Asha does not like Ice cream but brings Chocolates for Jayant in February. (vi). Tanmay who is fond of Bengali sweets is born in the next month immediately after Namita. (vii). Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice Cream. In which month was Kamal born ?

(I) Choice : Jayant likes Chocolates; Tanmay likes Bengali sweets. Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice cream. So, Namita likes Pastrises. Asha does not like Ice cream. So, she is fond of Dry fruits. Finally, Kamal likes Ice cream. (II) Date of Birth : The one who likes Pastrises i.e., Namita is born in the middle of months given i.e., in March. Tanmay is born in next month after Namita i.e., in April. Jayant's birthday is in February. Choice Date of Birth Jayant Chocolates February Kamal Ice cream January or May Namita Pastries March Asha Dry fruits January or May Tanmay Bengali sweets April Kamal was born in January or May.

Q: There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject was History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are just reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of only one of them. The only female teacher in the school has English as her compulsory subject. Who is a female member in the group ?

The given information can be analysed as follows : Let 'O' denote optional and 'C' denote compulsory . A B C D E F History C C C O - - Physics - - - - C O Mathematics - - O - O C English O - - C - - Chemistry - O - - - - One compulsory subject of F is Mathematic. F has Physics as one of the subjects. So, Physics is optional of F. F has Mathematics as optional and Physics as one subject. So, Physics is the compulsory subject of E. A and D have the same subjects -- History and English. D has History as optional subject and so English is the compulsory subject of D. Subjects of A and D are reverse in regard of optional and compulsory. So, A has History as compulsory subject and English as optional. Chemistry is the optional subject of only one teacher. So, it is the optional of B, which only remains. We know that History is the compulsory subject of three teachers. So, it is compulsory for A, B and C. D is the teacher having English as her compulsory subject. So, D is the only female teacher. D is the only female teacher.

Q: (i). Jayant, Kamal, Namita, Asha and Tanmay are five members of a family. (ii). They have their birth dates from January to May, each member in one of these months. (iii). Each one likes one particular item for his/her birthday out of Bengali Sweets, Chocolates, Pastries, Ice Cream and Dry Fruits. (iv). The one who likes Pastries is born in the month which is exacty middle in the mmonths given. (v). Asha does not like Ice cream but brings Chocolates for Jayant in February. (vi). Tanmay who is fond of Bengali sweets is born in the next month immediately after Namita. (vii). Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice Cream. Which combination of month and item is true for Jayant ?

(I) Choice : Jayant likes Chocolates; Tanmay likes Bengali sweets. Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice cream. So, Namita likes Pastrises. Asha does not like Ice cream. So, she is fond of Dry fruits. Finally, Kamal likes Ice cream. (II) Date of Birth : The one who likes Pastrises i.e., Namita is born in the middle of months given i.e., in March. Tanmay is born in next month after Namita i.e., in April. Jayant's birthday is in February. Choice Date of Birth Jayant Chocolates February Kamal Ice cream January or May Namita Pastries March Asha Dry fruits January or May Tanmay Bengali sweets April The correct combination for Jayant is February -- Chocolates.

Q: Pune is bigger than Jhansi, Sitapur is bigger than Chittor. Raigarh is not as big as Jhansi, but is bigger than Sitapur. Which is the smallest ?

In terms of size, we have : Jhansi < Pune, Chittor < Sitapur, Raigarh < Jhansi, Sitapur < Raigarh. So, the sequence becomes : Chittor < Sitapur < Raigarh < Jhansi < Pune. Clearly, Chittor is the smallest.

Q: (i) There is a group of five girls. (ii) Kamini is second in height but younger than Rupa. (iii) Pooja is taller than Monika but younger in age. (iv) Rupa and Monika are of the same age but Rupa is tallest between them. (v) Neelam is taller than Pooja and elder Rupa. If they are arranged in the ascending order of height, who will be in third position ?

We first find the sequence of height : By (iii), we have : M < P. By (v), we have : P < N. Now, Rupa is tallest and Kamini is is second in height. So, the sequence of heights is : M < P < N < K < R. Now, we determine the age sequence : By (ii), we have : K < R. By (iii), we have : P < M. By (iv), we have : R = M. By (v), we have : R < N. So, the sequence of ages is : N < R = M < K < P or N < R = M < P < K. Clearly, in the increasing order of height, Neelam is in third position. Hence, the answer is (e).

Q: Four girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Shikha is to the left of Reena. Manju is to the right of Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who would be second from the left in the photograph?

Correct answer: ReenaTake the clues in turn. Shikha is left of Reena, and Manju is right of Reena, giving Shikha – Reena – Manju. Rita lies between Reena and Manju, so she goes into that gap. The full order from the left is therefore Shikha, Reena, Rita, Manju, and the second from the left is Reena. Rita is third.

Q: Of the six men of literature A, B C. D. E and F being considered here, two belonged to the 17th century, three to the 19th and one to the 20th century. Four were recognised as great poets, three as great novelists and three as great dramatists. One contributed to Bengali literature, two to Hindi, two to Marathi and one to Tamil. The 20th century writer wrote poetry only and contributed to Marathi literature and the other Marathi writer contributed to poetry, novel and drama. One Hindi writer and the only Tamil writer belonged to the 19th century. The former contributed to poetry and novel while the latter to novel and drama. The Bengali writer belonged to the 17th century and contributed to poetry only. A belonged to the 20th century. B wrote drama only, C contributed to Marathi literature, D was a Hindi poet and novelist and belonged to the 19th century. E also belonged to the 19th century, and F contributed to poetry only. To which language did B contribute ?

Clearly, there is one belonging to 20th century. So, A who belongs to 20th century contributes to Marathi poetry. Also, D is a Hindi poet and novelist who belongs to the 19th century. There are only two Marathis. So, C who is a Marathi will contribute to poetry, novel and drama. Clearly, there are only four poets. So, F who is a poet, will be Bengali belonging to the 17th century. There is now no other Bengali, no other Marathi and no other poet. B, who wrote drama only cannot be Tamil and does not belong to 19th century. So, B belongs to 17th century and is a Hindi dramatist. Thus, E belonging to the 19th century is a Tamil novelist and dramatist. C will belong to the 19th century. B contributes to Hindi.

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311.

If (i) P is taller than Q ; (ii) R is shorter tan P; (iii) S is taller than T but shorter than Q, Then who among them is the tallest ?.

A.P
B.Q
C.S
D.T
E.Can't be determined

Answer: A

Correct answer: P

P is taller than Q, and S is shorter than Q while taller than T, giving \( P > Q > S > T \). The remaining clue puts R below P. Every named person is therefore below P, either through the chain or directly, so P is the tallest - and note that R’s position among the others is left undetermined, which does not matter here.

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312.

Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades.
(1) Mr. A sits opposite Mr. C.
(2) Miss B sits right to the barber.
(3) The washerman is on the left of the tailor.
(4) Miss D sits opposite Mr. C.

What are the trades of A and B ?

A.Tailor and Barber
B.Tailor and cook
C.Barber and cook
D.Washerman and cook

Answer: B

Clealry, C and D sit opposite to each other. So, if A sits opposite to cook, B shall be the cook.
Now, B is to the right of barber. So, one of the rest, say C will be barber.
Clealry, then D on the opposite side shall be washerman or tailor. But, washerman is left of tailor and D on the left of A.
So, D is washerman and A is tailor.
Thus, A and B are Tailor and Cook.

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313.

(i). Jayant, Kamal, Namita, Asha and Tanmay are five members of a family.
(ii). They have their birth dates from January to May, each member in one of these months.
(iii). Each one likes one particular item for his/her birthday out of Bengali Sweets, Chocolates, Pastries, Ice Cream and Dry Fruits.
(iv). The one who likes Pastries is born in the month which is exacty middle in the mmonths given.
(v). Asha does not like Ice cream but brings Chocolates for Jayant in February.
(vi). Tanmay who is fond of Bengali sweets is born in the next month immediately after Namita.
(vii). Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice Cream.

In which month was Kamal born ?

A.January
B.May
C.January or may
D.Data inadequate
E.None of these

Answer: C

(I) Choice : Jayant likes Chocolates; Tanmay likes Bengali sweets. Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice cream. So, Namita likes Pastrises. Asha does not like Ice cream. So, she is fond of Dry fruits. Finally, Kamal likes Ice cream.
(II) Date of Birth : The one who likes Pastrises i.e., Namita is born in the middle of months given i.e., in March. Tanmay is born in next month after Namita i.e., in April. Jayant's birthday is in February.

	Choice	Date of Birth
Jayant	Chocolates	February
Kamal	Ice cream	January or May
Namita	Pastries	March
Asha	Dry fruits	January or May
Tanmay	Bengali sweets	April

Kamal was born in January or May.

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314.

Ashish is heavier than Govind. Mohit is lighter than Jack. Pawan is heavier than Jack but lighter than Govind.
Who among them is the heaviest ?

A.Govind
B.Jack
C.Pawan
D.Ashish
E.Mohith

Answer: D

In terms of weight, we have :
Govind < Ashish, Mohit < Jack, Jack < Pawan, Pawan < Govind.
So, the sequence becomes :
Mohit < Jack < Pawan < Govind < Ashish.
Clearly, Ashish is the heaviest.

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315.

There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject was History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are just reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of only one of them. The only female teacher in the school has English as her compulsory subject.

Who is a female member in the group ?

Answer: D

The given information can be analysed as follows :
Let 'O' denote optional and 'C' denote compulsory .

	A	B	C	D	E	F
History	C	C	C	O	-	-
Physics	-	-	-	-	C	O
Mathematics	-	-	O	-	O	C
English	O	-	-	C	-	-
Chemistry	-	O	-	-	-	-

One compulsory subject of F is Mathematic. F has Physics as one of the subjects. So, Physics is optional of F. F has Mathematics as optional and Physics as one subject.
So, Physics is the compulsory subject of E. A and D have the same subjects -- History and English. D has History as optional subject and so English is the compulsory subject of D. Subjects of A and D are reverse in regard of optional and compulsory.
So, A has History as compulsory subject and English as optional.
Chemistry is the optional subject of only one teacher. So, it is the optional of B, which only remains.
We know that History is the compulsory subject of three teachers. So, it is compulsory for A, B and C.
D is the teacher having English as her compulsory subject.
So, D is the only female teacher.

D is the only female teacher.

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316.

(i). Jayant, Kamal, Namita, Asha and Tanmay are five members of a family.
(ii). They have their birth dates from January to May, each member in one of these months.
(iii). Each one likes one particular item for his/her birthday out of Bengali Sweets, Chocolates, Pastries, Ice Cream and Dry Fruits.
(iv). The one who likes Pastries is born in the month which is exacty middle in the mmonths given.
(v). Asha does not like Ice cream but brings Chocolates for Jayant in February.
(vi). Tanmay who is fond of Bengali sweets is born in the next month immediately after Namita.
(vii). Namita does not like Dry fruits or Ice Cream.

Which combination of month and item is true for Jayant ?

A.March - Pastrise
B.February-Pastrise
C.February-Ice cream
D.Cannot be determined
E.None of these

Answer: E

	Choice	Date of Birth
Jayant	Chocolates	February
Kamal	Ice cream	January or May
Namita	Pastries	March
Asha	Dry fruits	January or May
Tanmay	Bengali sweets	April

The correct combination for Jayant is February -- Chocolates.

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317.

Pune is bigger than Jhansi, Sitapur is bigger than Chittor.
Raigarh is not as big as Jhansi, but is bigger than Sitapur.
Which is the smallest ?

A.Pune
B.Jhansi
C.Sitapur
D.Chittor

Answer: D

In terms of size, we have :
Jhansi < Pune, Chittor < Sitapur, Raigarh < Jhansi, Sitapur < Raigarh.
So, the sequence becomes :
Chittor < Sitapur < Raigarh < Jhansi < Pune.
Clearly, Chittor is the smallest.

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318.

(i) There is a group of five girls.
(ii) Kamini is second in height but younger than Rupa.
(iii) Pooja is taller than Monika but younger in age.
(iv) Rupa and Monika are of the same age but Rupa is tallest between them.
(v) Neelam is taller than Pooja and elder Rupa.

If they are arranged in the ascending order of height, who will be in third position ?

A.Monika
B.Rupa
C.Monika or Rupa
D.Data inadequate
E.None of these

Answer: E

We first find the sequence of height :
By (iii), we have : M < P.
By (v), we have : P < N.
Now, Rupa is tallest and Kamini is is second in height.
So, the sequence of heights is : M < P < N < K < R.
Now, we determine the age sequence :
By (ii), we have : K < R.
By (iii), we have : P < M.
By (iv), we have : R = M.
By (v), we have : R < N.
So, the sequence of ages is : N < R = M < K < P or N < R = M < P < K.
Clearly, in the increasing order of height, Neelam is in third position.
Hence, the answer is (e).

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319.

Four girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Shikha is to the left of Reena. Manju is to the right of Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who would be second from the left in the photograph?

A.Reena
B.Shikha
C.Manju
D.Rita

Answer: D

Correct answer: Reena

Take the clues in turn. Shikha is left of Reena, and Manju is right of Reena, giving Shikha – Reena – Manju. Rita lies between Reena and Manju, so she goes into that gap. The full order from the left is therefore Shikha, Reena, Rita, Manju, and the second from the left is Reena. Rita is third.

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320.

Of the six men of literature A, B C. D. E and F being considered here, two belonged to the 17th century, three to the 19th and one to the 20th century. Four were recognised as great poets, three as great novelists and three as great dramatists. One contributed to Bengali literature, two to Hindi, two to Marathi and one to Tamil. The 20th century writer wrote poetry only and contributed to Marathi literature and the other Marathi writer contributed to poetry, novel and drama. One Hindi writer and the only Tamil writer belonged to the 19th century. The former contributed to poetry and novel while the latter to novel and drama. The Bengali writer belonged to the 17th century and contributed to poetry only. A belonged to the 20th century. B wrote drama only, C contributed to Marathi literature, D was a Hindi poet and novelist and belonged to the 19th century. E also belonged to the 19th century, and F contributed to poetry only.

To which language did B contribute ?

A.Bengali
B.Hindi
C.Marathi
D.Tamil

Answer: B

Clearly, there is one belonging to 20th century. So, A who belongs to 20th century contributes to Marathi poetry.
Also, D is a Hindi poet and novelist who belongs to the 19th century.
There are only two Marathis. So, C who is a Marathi will contribute to poetry, novel and drama.
Clearly, there are only four poets. So, F who is a poet, will be Bengali belonging to the 17th century. There is now no other Bengali, no other Marathi and no other poet. B, who wrote drama only cannot be Tamil and does not belong to 19th century. So, B belongs to 17th century and is a Hindi dramatist. Thus, E belonging to the 19th century is a Tamil novelist and dramatist. C will belong to the 19th century.
B contributes to Hindi.

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