(1) Saira, Mumtaz and Zeenat have a ball, a pen and a pencil, and each girl has just one object in hand. Among the following statements, only one is true and the other two are false.
I. Saira has a ball.
II. Mumtaz does not have the ball.
III. Zeenat does not have the pen.
Who has the ball?
(1) Saira (2) Mumtaz (3) Zeenat (4) Indeterminate
Ans: (2)
(2) some pocket money during the summer holidays. Their earnings were directly related to the number of mangoes plucked and had the following relationship:
Jerome got less money than Tommy. Jerome and Tommy together got the same amount at Albert and David taken together. Albert and Tommy together got less than David and Jerome taken together.
Who earned the most pocket money? Who plucked the least number of mangoes?
(1) David, Jerome (2) David, Albert
(3) Jerome, Tommy (4) Jerome, Albert
Ans: (2)
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
Kya-Kya is an obscure island which is inhabited by two types of people: the ‘Yes’ type and the ‘No’ type. Natives of the ‘Yes’ type ask only those questions which have the right answer as ‘Yes’, while those of the ‘No’ type ask only those questions which have the right answer as ‘No’. For example: The ‘Yes’ type people will ask questions like “Is 2 plus 2 equal to 4?” while the ‘No’ type will ask questions like “Is 2 plus 2 equal to five?” The following questions are based on your visit to the island of Kya-Kya.
(3) If an islander asks, “Do I belong to the ‘No’ type?”, which of the following is correct?
(1) He is a ‘No’.
(2) He is a ‘Yes’.
(3) It is impossible for him to have asked such a question.
(4) His type cannot be identified.
Ans: (3)
(4) Ram and Laxman are brothers from the island. Laxman asks you, “Is at least one from our pair of the ‘No’ type?” You can conclude that:
(1) Ram is ‘No’, Laxman is ‘Yes’. (2) Both are ‘Yes’.
(3) Ram is ‘Yes’, Laxman is ‘No’. (4) Both are ‘No’.
Ans: (1)
(5) You are approached by one of the islanders and asked, “Am I of the ‘Yes’ type?” You can infer that …
(1) he is a ‘No’ type.
(2) he is a ‘Yes’ type.
(3) such a question is impossible to ask.
(4) no conclusion is possible.
Ans: (4)
(6) Each of three friends knows whether the other two have passed or failed in an examination, but does not know his own result. The teacher comes and says, “At least one student has failed”. If all three friends still do not know their own results which of the following is true?
(1) One student has failed.
(2) Two students have failed.
(3) Two or more students have failed.
(4) All three have failed.
Ans: (3)
(7) Amar, Akbar and Anthony come from the same public school in the Himalayas. Every boy in that school either fishes for trout or plays Frisbee. All fishermen like snow while no Frisbee player likes rain. Amar dislikes whatever Akbar likes and likes whatever Akbar dislikes. Akbar likes rain and snow. Anthony likes whatever the other two like. Who is a fisherman but not a Frisbee player?
(1) Amar (2) Akbar
(3) Anthony (4) More than one of the three boys
Ans: (2)
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
A leading socialite decided to organise a dinner and invited some of her friends. Only the host and hostess were sitting at opposite ends of a rectangular table, with three people on each side. The seating arrangement was such that every person had at least on person of the opposite sex next to him/her. Maqbool is opposite Shoba, who is not the hostess. Ratan has a woman on his right and is sitting opposite a woman. Monisha is sitting to the hostess’s right, next to Dhirubhai. One person is seated between Madhuri and Urmila, who is not the hostess. The men were Maqbool, Ratan, Dhirubhai and Jackie, while the women were Madhuri, Urmila, Shoba and Monisha.
(8) Jackie must be ...
I. the host.
II. seated to Shoba’s right.
III. seated opposite Urmila.
(1) I only (2) III only (3) I and II only (4) II and III only
Ans: (3)
(9) Which of the following persons is definitely not seated next to a person of the same sex?
(1) Maqbool (2) Madhuri (3) Jackie (4) Shoba
Ans: (4)
(10) If Ratan had exchanged seats with the person four places to his left,
which of the following would have been true after the exchange?
I. No one was seated between two persons of the opposite sex. (e.g. no man was seated between two women)
II. One side of the table consisted entirely of persons of the same sex.
III. Either the host or the hostess changed seats.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) I and II only (4) II and III only
Ans: (1)
(11) If each person is placed directly opposite his/her spouse, which of the
following pairs must be married?
(1) Ratan and Monisha (2) Madhuri and Dhirubhai
(3) Urmila and Jackie (4) Ratan and Madhuri
Ans: (1)
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
Five of India’s leading models are posing for a photograph promoting “y’know, world peace and understanding”. But then, Rakesh Shreshtha, the photographer, is having a tough time getting them to stand in a straight line, because Aishwarya refuses to stand next to Sushmita because Sushmita had said something about her in a leading gossip magazine. Rachael and Anu want to stand together because they are “such good friends, y’know”. Manpreet on the other hand cannot get along well with Rachael, because there is some talk about Rachael scheming to get a contract already awarded to Manpreet. Anu believes her friendly astrologer who has asked her to stand at the extreme right for all group photographs. Finally, Rakesh managed to pacify the girls and got a beautiful picture of five beautiful girls smiling beautifully in a beautiful straight line, promoting world peace.
(12) If Aishwarya is standing to the extreme left, which girl is standing in the middle?
(1) Manpreet (2) Sushmita (3) Rachael (4) Cannot say
Ans: (2)
(13) If Aishwarya stands to the extreme left, who stands second from left?
(1) Cannot say (2) Sushmita (3) Rachel (4) Manpreet
Ans: (4)
(14) If Anu’s astrologer tells her to stand second from left and Aishwarya decides to stand second from right, which girl stands on the extreme right?
(1) Rachel (2) Sushmita (3) Cannot say (4) Manpreet
Ans: (4)
(15) In each of the following sentences the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.
Either Sam is ill; or he is drunk.
A. Sam is ill.
B. Sam is not ill.
C. Sam is drunk.
D. Sam is not drunk.
(1) AB (2) DA (3) AC (4) CD
Ans: (2)
(16) In each of the following sentences the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.
Whenever Ram hears of a tragedy, he loses sleep.
A. Ram heard of a tragedy.
B. Ram did not hear of a tragedy.
C. Ram lost sleep.
D. Ram did not lose sleep.
(1) CA (2) BD (3) DB (4) AD
Ans: (3)
(17) In each of the following sentences the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.
Either the train is late; or it has derailed.
A. The train is late.
B. The train is not late.
C. The train is derailed.
D. The train is not derailed.
(1) AB (2) DB (3) CA (4) BC
Ans: (4)
(18) In each of the following sentences the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.
When I hear a horror story I have a nightmare.
A. I heard a story.
B. I did not hear a horror story.
C. I did not have a nightmare.
D. I had a nightmare.
(1) CB (2) AD (3) BC (4) AC
Ans: (1)
(19) In each of the following sentences the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.
When I eat berries I get rashes.
A. I ate berries.
B. did not get rashes.
C. I did not eat berries.
D. I got rashes.
(1) DA (2) BC (3) CB (4) AB
Ans: (2)
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
Amar, Akbar, Anthony are three friends. Only three colours are available for their shirts, viz., red, green and blue. Amar did not wear a red shirt. Akbar did not wear a green shirt. Anthony did not wear a blue shirt.
(20) If Akbar and Anthony wear the same colour, then which of the following is not true?
(1) Amar wears blue and Akbar wears green.
(2) Amar wears green and Akbar wears red.
(3) Amar wears blue and Akbar does not wear blue.
(4) Anthony wears red.
Ans: (1)
(21) If two of them wear the same colour then how many of the following statements must be false?
I. Amar wears blue and Akbar does not wear green.
II. Amar does not wear blue and Akbar wears blue.
III. Amar does not wear blue and Akbar does not wear blue.
IV. Amar wears green. Akbar does not wear red. Anthony does not wear green.
(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three
Ans: (2)
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
Mr. Bankatlal acted as a judge for the beauty contest. There were four participants, viz., Ms. Andhra Pradesh, Ms. Uttar Pradesh, Ms. West Bengal and Ms. Maharashtra. Mrs. Bankatlal, who was very anxious about the results, asked him about it as soon as he was back home. Mr. Bankatlal just said that the one who was wearing the yellow saree had won the contest. When Mrs. Bankatlal pressed for further details, he elaborated as follows:
- All of them were sitting in a row.
- All of them wore sarees of different colours, viz., Green, Yellow, White and Red.
- There was only one runner-up and she was sitting beside Ms. Maharashtra.
- The runner-up was wearing the Green saree.
- Ms. West Bengal was not sitting at the ends and was not the runner-up.
- The winner and the runner-up were not sitting adjacent to each other.
- Ms. Maharashtra was wearing a white saree.
- Ms. Andhra Pradesh was not wearing the Green saree.
- The participants wearing the Yellow saree and the White saree were at the ends.
(22) Who wore the Red saree?
(1) Ms. Andhra Pradesh (2) Ms. West Bengal
(3) Ms. Uttar Pradesh (4) Ms. Maharashtra
Ans: (2)
(23) Ms. West Bengal was sitting adjacent to …
(1) Ms. Andhra Pradesh and Ms. Maharashtra
(2) Ms. Uttar Pradesh and Ms. Maharashtra
(3) Ms. Andhra Pradesh and Ms. Uttar Pradesh
(4) Ms. Uttar Pradesh only
Ans: (3)
(24) Which saree was worn by Ms. Andhra Pradesh?
(1) Yellow (2) Red (3) Green (4) White
Ans: (1)
(25) Who was the runner-up?
(1) Ms. Andhra Pradesh (2) Ms. West Bengal
(3) Ms. Uttar Pradesh (4) Ms. Maharashtra
Ans: (3)
(26) Abraham, Border, Charlie, Dennis and Elmer and their respective wives dined together and were seated at a circular table. The seats were so arranged that men and women alternated and each woman was three places distant from her husband. Mrs. Charlie sat to the left of Mr. Abraham. Mrs. Elmer sat two places to the right of Mrs. Border. Who sat to the right of Mr. Abraham?
(1) Mrs. Dennis (2) Mrs. Elmer
(3) Mrs. Border (4) Mrs. Border or Mrs. Dennis
Ans: (4)
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
- A and G have to leave the luncheon early and must be seated at the extreme right end of the table, which is closest to the exit.
- B will receive the Man of the Match award and must be in the center chair.
- C and D who are bitter rivals for the position of wicket keeper, dislike one another and should be seated as far apart as possible.
- E and F are best friends and want to sit together.
(27) Which of the following may not be seated at either end of the table?
(1) C (2) D (3) G (4) F
Ans: (4)
(28) Which of the following pairs may not be seated together?
(1) E and A (2) B and D (3) C and F (4) G and D
Ans: (1)
(29) Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.
Either the orangutan is not angry, or he frowns upon the world.
A. The orangutan frowns upon the world.
B. The orangutan is not angry.
C. The orangutan does not frown upon the world.
D. The orangutan is angry.
(1) CB only (2) DA only (3) AB only (4) CB and DA
Ans: (4)
(30) Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.
Either Ravana is a demon, or he is a hero.
A. Ravana is a hero.
B. Ravana is a demon.
C. Ravana is not a demon.
D. Ravana is not a hero.
(1) CD only (2) BA only (3) CD and BA (4) DB and CA
Ans: (4)
(31) Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.
Whenever Rajeev uses the internet, he dreams about spiders.
A. Rajeev did not dream about spiders.
B. Rajeev used the internet.
C. Rajeev dreamt about spiders.
D. Rajeev did not use the internet.
(1) AD (2) DC (3) CB (4) DA
Ans: (1)
(32) Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.
If I talk to my professors, then I do not need to take a pill for headache.
A. I talked to my professors.
B. I did not need to take a pill for headache.
C. I needed to take a pill for headache.
D. I did not talk to my professors.
(1) AB only (2) DC only (3) CD only (4) AB and CD
Ans: (4)
