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Q: Who earns the maximum amount ?

The maximum earner is H.W and D work in X, and M, who cannot share T's factory Y, also works in X. So X has W, D, M and Y has T, B, H.Earnings: T is lowest; D < M < B; and B earns less than both H and W. So the top earner is H or W, and since W does not earn the maximum, it is H.The full arrangement: factory X has W, D and M; factory Y has T, B and H; and the earnings run T < D < M < B < W < H.

Q: In which factory does B work ?

B works in factory Y.Factory X must hold W and D (they are not in Y) and M (who cannot be in T's factory Y). That fills X, so the other three, T, B and H, are in Y.No one works in both factories, and the data are sufficient.The key step is that M must be in factory X: T is in Y and M cannot share T's factory, so X is completed by W, D and M, and B has to be in Y with T and H.

Q: Who earns less than M ?

Those earning less than M are Only D and T.The full order of earnings is T < D < M < B < W < H: T earns the least, M earns more than D and less than B, B less than W and H, and H the most.So D and T both earn less than M; 'Only D' or 'Only T' leaves one out, and B earns more than M.Only the order between W and H needs the extra clue that W does not earn the maximum; the rest follows directly from the stated comparisons.

Q: Who is specialized in Geography ?

Geography is B's subject.Fix the known people first: A Economics, C Sociology (Delhi), F Commerce (Srinagar), G Statistics (Chennai), D from Shillong. The subjects left for B, D and E are History, Geography and Mathematics. B takes neither History nor Mathematics, so B is the geographer.The geographer is from Kanpur, so B is from Kanpur. C has Sociology and E is left with History or Mathematics, so neither is the geographer, and the data are sufficient.

Q: From which city Lecturer specialized in Economics belongs ?

The Economics lecturer is from Mumbai.A teaches Economics. The cities still free after Delhi (C), Srinagar (F), Chennai (G), Shillong (D) and Kanpur (B) are Hyderabad and Mumbai, for A and E.A does not belong to Hyderabad, so A is from Mumbai. That rules out Hyderabad and 'neither', and the answer is fully determined.This question depends on clue V; without it A could equally be from Hyderabad.

Q: Who belongs to Hyderabad ?

The lecturer from Hyderabad is E.B is from Kanpur (the geographer), and A, the economist, takes Mumbai because he is not from Hyderabad. The only city left for E is Hyderabad.So 'B', 'Neither B nor E' and 'Cannot be determined' are all wrong.The full arrangement is: A Economics, Mumbai; B Geography, Kanpur; C Sociology, Delhi; D Shillong; E Hyderabad; F Commerce, Srinagar; G Statistics, Chennai, with D and E sharing History and Mathematics in some order.

Q: Which lecture is scheduled on Monday ?

Monday's lecture is Statistics.History must be on Tuesday. English, Economics and Mathematics must fall on three consecutive days in that order, and Economics cannot be on Tuesday. With Tuesday taken, the only run of three free consecutive days is Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: English on Wednesday, Economics on Thursday, Mathematics on Friday.That leaves Statistics for Monday. History, Economics and Mathematics are all fixed to other days.

Q: Which lecture is scheduled between Statistics and English ?

The lecture between them is History.The schedule (see the previous question) is: Monday Statistics, Tuesday History, Wednesday English, Thursday Economics, Friday Mathematics.Between Statistics (Monday) and English (Wednesday) lies Tuesday, with History. Economics and Mathematics come after English, and there is a lecture on every day, so 'No Lecture' is wrong.Laying out the five days in a row makes such questions quick: Statistics, History, English, Economics, Mathematics.

Q: Congress procession can be allowed

The Congress procession can be allowed only on Thursday.List the streets each route uses. Congress: A-C, C-D, D-E. BJP: A-B, B-D, D-E. SP: A-B, B-C, C-E. BSP: B-C, C-E. CPM: A-C, C-D.BJP uses B-D, closed on Thursday, so BJP must go on Friday. SP shares A-B with BJP, so SP goes on Thursday. BSP shares B-C and C-E with SP, so BSP goes on Friday. Congress shares D-E with BJP, so Congress goes on Thursday, and CPM, sharing A-C and C-D with Congress, goes on Friday.Thursday: Congress and SP. Friday: BJP, BSP and CPM. No street is used twice on either day.Congress cannot go on Friday, because it would share D-E with BJP, which has no choice but Friday. So 'only on Friday' and 'on either day' are wrong, and no cancellation of the religious procession is needed, since a Thursday slot is available.

Q: Which of the following is not true ?

The statement that is not true is Congress and BSP can take out their processions on the same day.List the streets each route uses. Congress: A-C, C-D, D-E. BJP: A-B, B-D, D-E. SP: A-B, B-C, C-E. BSP: B-C, C-E. CPM: A-C, C-D.BJP uses B-D, closed on Thursday, so BJP must go on Friday. SP shares A-B with BJP, so SP goes on Thursday. BSP shares B-C and C-E with SP, so BSP goes on Friday. Congress shares D-E with BJP, so Congress goes on Thursday, and CPM, sharing A-C and C-D with Congress, goes on Friday.Thursday: Congress and SP. Friday: BJP, BSP and CPM. No street is used twice on either day.Congress is forced onto Thursday and BSP onto Friday, so they cannot march on the same day.The other three statements are true: Congress and SP both march on Thursday; CPM shares streets with Congress and so cannot be on Thursday; and BJP, which needs street B-D, can only march on Friday.

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Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

Three out of M, B, T, W, D and H work in factory X and remaining three work in factory Y. Each of them has his own earnings which is different from others. T works in factory Y and earns the least. W and D do not work in factory Y and neither of them earns the maximum amount. B earns less than H and W. T does not work in the same factory in which M works. M earns more than D, but less than B.

Who earns the maximum amount ?

A.H
B.W
C.D
D.Data Inadequate

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: A

The maximum earner is H.

W and D work in X, and M, who cannot share T's factory Y, also works in X. So X has W, D, M and Y has T, B, H.

Earnings: T is lowest; D < M < B; and B earns less than both H and W. So the top earner is H or W, and since W does not earn the maximum, it is H.

The full arrangement: factory X has W, D and M; factory Y has T, B and H; and the earnings run T < D < M < B < W < H.

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In which factory does B work ?

A.X
B.Y
C.X and Y
D.data Inadequate

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: B

B works in factory Y.

Factory X must hold W and D (they are not in Y) and M (who cannot be in T's factory Y). That fills X, so the other three, T, B and H, are in Y.

No one works in both factories, and the data are sufficient.

The key step is that M must be in factory X: T is in Y and M cannot share T's factory, so X is completed by W, D and M, and B has to be in Y with T and H.

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Who earns less than M ?

A.Only D
B.Only T
C.Only B
D.Only D and T

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: D

Those earning less than M are Only D and T.

The full order of earnings is T < D < M < B < W < H: T earns the least, M earns more than D and less than B, B less than W and H, and H the most.

So D and T both earn less than M; 'Only D' or 'Only T' leaves one out, and B earns more than M.

Only the order between W and H needs the extra clue that W does not earn the maximum; the rest follows directly from the stated comparisons.

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Direction for [ Question No: 4 To 6 ] :

Directions : Study the following information to answer the questions given below :

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are Lecturers from different cities Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai and Srinagar, (not necessarily in the same order) who participated in a conference. Each one of them is specialized in a different subject, viz., Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics (not necessarily in the same order). Further,

I. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography.
II. Lecturer D is from Shillong.
III. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology.
IV. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics.
V. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad.
VI. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar.
VII. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai.

Who is specialized in Geography ?

A.B
B.C
C.E
D.Cannot be determined as data are inadequate

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: A

Geography is B's subject.

Fix the known people first: A Economics, C Sociology (Delhi), F Commerce (Srinagar), G Statistics (Chennai), D from Shillong. The subjects left for B, D and E are History, Geography and Mathematics. B takes neither History nor Mathematics, so B is the geographer.

The geographer is from Kanpur, so B is from Kanpur. C has Sociology and E is left with History or Mathematics, so neither is the geographer, and the data are sufficient.

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From which city Lecturer specialized in Economics belongs ?

A.Hyderabad
B.Mumbai
C.Neither Hyderabad nor Mumbai
D.Cannot be determined

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: B

The Economics lecturer is from Mumbai.

A teaches Economics. The cities still free after Delhi (C), Srinagar (F), Chennai (G), Shillong (D) and Kanpur (B) are Hyderabad and Mumbai, for A and E.

A does not belong to Hyderabad, so A is from Mumbai. That rules out Hyderabad and 'neither', and the answer is fully determined.

This question depends on clue V; without it A could equally be from Hyderabad.

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Who belongs to Hyderabad ?

A.B
B.E
C.Neither B nor E
D.Cannot be determined

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: B

The lecturer from Hyderabad is E.

B is from Kanpur (the geographer), and A, the economist, takes Mumbai because he is not from Hyderabad. The only city left for E is Hyderabad.

So 'B', 'Neither B nor E' and 'Cannot be determined' are all wrong.

The full arrangement is: A Economics, Mumbai; B Geography, Kanpur; C Sociology, Delhi; D Shillong; E Hyderabad; F Commerce, Srinagar; G Statistics, Chennai, with D and E sharing History and Mathematics in some order.

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Direction for [ Question No: 7 To 8 ] :

Directions : Study the following information to answer the questions given below :

Guest lectures on five subjects viz., Economics, History, Statistics, English and Mathematics have to be arranged in a week from Monday to Friday. Only one lecture can be arranged on each day. Economics cannot be scheduled on Tuesday. Guest faculty for History is available only on Tuesday. Mathematics lecture has to be scheduled immediately after the day of Economics lecture. English lecture has to be scheduled immediately before the day of Economics lecture.

Which lecture is scheduled on Monday ?

A.History
B.Economics
C.Mathematics
D.Statistics

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: D

Monday's lecture is Statistics.

History must be on Tuesday. English, Economics and Mathematics must fall on three consecutive days in that order, and Economics cannot be on Tuesday. With Tuesday taken, the only run of three free consecutive days is Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: English on Wednesday, Economics on Thursday, Mathematics on Friday.

That leaves Statistics for Monday. History, Economics and Mathematics are all fixed to other days.

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Which lecture is scheduled between Statistics and English ?

A.Economics
B.History
C.Mathematics
D.No Lecture

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2025,

Answer: B

The lecture between them is History.

The schedule (see the previous question) is: Monday Statistics, Tuesday History, Wednesday English, Thursday Economics, Friday Mathematics.

Between Statistics (Monday) and English (Wednesday) lies Tuesday, with History. Economics and Mathematics come after English, and there is a lecture on every day, so 'No Lecture' is wrong.

Laying out the five days in a row makes such questions quick: Statistics, History, English, Economics, Mathematics.

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Direction for [ Question No: 9 To 10 ] :

Directions : Shown below is a layout of major streets in a city :

(The layout shows five points A, B, C, D and E joined by the streets A-B, A-C, B-C, B-D, C-D, C-E and D-E.)

Two days (Thursday and Friday) are left for campaigning before a major election, and the city administration has received requests from five political parties for taking out their processions along the following routes.

Congress : A-C-D-E
BJP : A-B-D-E
SP : A-B-C-E
BSP : B-C-E
CPM : A-C-D

Street B-D cannot be used for a political procession on Thursday due to a religious procession. The district administration has a policy of not allowing more than one procession to pass along the same street on the same day. However, the administration must allow all parties to take out their procession during these two days.

Congress procession can be allowed

A.only on Thursday.
B.only on Friday.
C.on either day.
D.only if the religious procession is cancelled.

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2021,

Answer: A

The Congress procession can be allowed only on Thursday.

List the streets each route uses. Congress: A-C, C-D, D-E. BJP: A-B, B-D, D-E. SP: A-B, B-C, C-E. BSP: B-C, C-E. CPM: A-C, C-D.

BJP uses B-D, closed on Thursday, so BJP must go on Friday. SP shares A-B with BJP, so SP goes on Thursday. BSP shares B-C and C-E with SP, so BSP goes on Friday. Congress shares D-E with BJP, so Congress goes on Thursday, and CPM, sharing A-C and C-D with Congress, goes on Friday.

Thursday: Congress and SP. Friday: BJP, BSP and CPM. No street is used twice on either day.

Congress cannot go on Friday, because it would share D-E with BJP, which has no choice but Friday. So 'only on Friday' and 'on either day' are wrong, and no cancellation of the religious procession is needed, since a Thursday slot is available.

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10.

Which of the following is not true ?

A.Congress and SP can take out their processions on the same day.
B.The CPM procession cannot be allowed on Thursday.
C.The BJP procession can only take place on Friday.
D.Congress and BSP can take out their processions on the same day.

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2021,

Answer: D

The statement that is not true is Congress and BSP can take out their processions on the same day.

List the streets each route uses. Congress: A-C, C-D, D-E. BJP: A-B, B-D, D-E. SP: A-B, B-C, C-E. BSP: B-C, C-E. CPM: A-C, C-D.

Thursday: Congress and SP. Friday: BJP, BSP and CPM. No street is used twice on either day.

Congress is forced onto Thursday and BSP onto Friday, so they cannot march on the same day.

The other three statements are true: Congress and SP both march on Thursday; CPM shares streets with Congress and so cannot be on Thursday; and BJP, which needs street B-D, can only march on Friday.

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