Reasoning Aptitude
PUZZLES TEST MCQs
Directions: study the following information and answer the questions given below: Seven specialist doctors P, Q, R, S, T, U and V visit a polyclinic on the four days - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - in a week. At least one doctor but not more than two doctors visit the polyclinic on each of these days. Each of them is specialist of different fields - ENT, orthopaedics, paediatrics, Neurology, ophthalmology, Radiology and Oncology.* S visits on Friday with Radiologist, Paediatrician does not visit on Saturday nor with T and V. * Oncologist U visits alone on Tuesday.* Q visits on Wednesday and he is not Paedistrician.* R visits on Wednesday.* V is not Radiologist.* Paediatrician visits with ENT specialist.* Neurologist visits on Friday.* P is neither Orthopaedics nor Radiologist.
[Bank P.O. 2003]
On which of the following days do the specialists in Orthopaedic and Ophthalmology visit?
Answer: (c)
he specialists in Orthopaedic and Ophthalmologist visit on Saturday.
Directions: study the following information and answer the questions given below: Seven specialist doctors P, Q, R, S, T, U and V visit a polyclinic on the four days - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - in a week. At least one doctor but not more than two doctors visit the polyclinic on each of these days. Each of them is specialist of different fields - ENT, orthopaedics, paediatrics, Neurology, ophthalmology, Radiology and Oncology.* S visits on Friday with Radiologist, Paediatrician does not visit on Saturday nor with T and V. * Oncologist U visits alone on Tuesday.* Q visits on Wednesday and he is not Paedistrician.* R visits on Wednesday.* V is not Radiologist.* Paediatrician visits with ENT specialist.* Neurologist visits on Friday.* P is neither Orthopaedics nor Radiologist.
[Bank P.O. 2003]
On which day of the week does T visit?
Answer: (b)
T visits on Friday.
Directions:
Answers should be based on the information given below:
At the crowded annual sale of Indian Handloom sarees, there were five ladies in the queue. Each of the lady customers bought something different. The first names of the customers were Asha, kavita, Usha, Sadhna and Lata. Their last names were Bhonsle, Sargam, Krishnamurthy, Mangeshkar and Uthoop, but not necessarily in the same order.
The available sarees were: Kanjeevaram silk saree, Paithani silk saree, Gadwal silk saree, Sambalpuri cotton saree and Tangali cotton saree.
(i) Usha Krishnamurthy was served after the customer who requested the Tangali cotton saree, but before Mrs. Uthoop.(ii) The second customer was Sadhna.(iii) The Gadwal silk saree was purchased by the customer directly after Kavita.(iv) Lata was the woman who bought the sambalpuri cotton saree; she was served later than Asha.(v) The Kanjeevaram silk saree was requested by Mrs. Mangeshkar.(vi) Mrs. Sargam was the third in line.(vii) The fourth customer in the line bought the Paithani silk saree.
[M.B.A. 2005]
What was purchased by the third person in line?
Answer: (b)
The third person in line bought the Tangali cotton saree.
Directions: study the following information and answer the questions given below: Seven specialist doctors P, Q, R, S, T, U and V visit a polyclinic on the four days - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - in a week. At least one doctor but not more than two doctors visit the polyclinic on each of these days. Each of them is specialist of different fields - ENT, orthopaedics, paediatrics, Neurology, ophthalmology, Radiology and Oncology.* S visits on Friday with Radiologist, Paediatrician does not visit on Saturday nor with T and V. * Oncologist U visits alone on Tuesday.* Q visits on Wednesday and he is not Paedistrician.* R visits on Wednesday.* V is not Radiologist.* Paediatrician visits with ENT specialist.* Neurologist visits on Friday.* P is neither Orthopaedics nor Radiologist.
[Bank P.O. 2003]
Who among them visits the polyclinic along with P?
Answer: (d)
V visits the polyclinic along with P.
Directions:
Answers should be based on the information given below:
At the crowded annual sale of Indian Handloom sarees, there were five ladies in the queue. Each of the lady customers bought something different. The first names of the customers were Asha, kavita, Usha, Sadhna and Lata. Their last names were Bhonsle, Sargam, Krishnamurthy, Mangeshkar and Uthoop, but not necessarily in the same order.
The available sarees were: Kanjeevaram silk saree, Paithani silk saree, Gadwal silk saree, Sambalpuri cotton saree and Tangali cotton saree.
(i) Usha Krishnamurthy was served after the customer who requested the Tangali cotton saree, but before Mrs. Uthoop.(ii) The second customer was Sadhna.(iii) The Gadwal silk saree was purchased by the customer directly after Kavita.(iv) Lata was the woman who bought the sambalpuri cotton saree; she was served later than Asha.(v) The Kanjeevaram silk saree was requested by Mrs. Mangeshkar.(vi) Mrs. Sargam was the third in line.(vii) The fourth customer in the line bought the Paithani silk saree.
[M.B.A. 2005]
What place was Lata in the queue?
Answer: (d)
Lata was fifth in the queue.
Directions:
Answers should be based on the information given below:
At the crowded annual sale of Indian Handloom sarees, there were five ladies in the queue. Each of the lady customers bought something different. The first names of the customers were Asha, kavita, Usha, Sadhna and Lata. Their last names were Bhonsle, Sargam, Krishnamurthy, Mangeshkar and Uthoop, but not necessarily in the same order.
The available sarees were: Kanjeevaram silk saree, Paithani silk saree, Gadwal silk saree, Sambalpuri cotton saree and Tangali cotton saree.
(i) Usha Krishnamurthy was served after the customer who requested the Tangali cotton saree, but before Mrs. Uthoop.(ii) The second customer was Sadhna.(iii) The Gadwal silk saree was purchased by the customer directly after Kavita.(iv) Lata was the woman who bought the sambalpuri cotton saree; she was served later than Asha.(v) The Kanjeevaram silk saree was requested by Mrs. Mangeshkar.(vi) Mrs. Sargam was the third in line.(vii) The fourth customer in the line bought the Paithani silk saree.
[M.B.A. 2005]
What was the last name of the person who purchased the Gadwal silk saree?
Answer: (d)
The last name of the person who purchased the Gadwal silk saree was Bhonsle.
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
A company launches eight products - Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z - in one of the four metros of India. The products were launched one after the other over a period of six months in 2006. The order in which the products were launched is consistent with the following conditions:
v is launched before both Y and Q.
Q gets launched after Z.
T gets launched before V but after R.
S gets launched after V.
R gets launched before W.
[X.A.T. 2007]
Which one of the following could be true?
Answer: (d)
(a) does not hold since Y must have V, R, and T before it.
(b) does not hold as R must have each one of Q, S, T, V, W, and Y after it.
(c) does not hold as Q must have each one of V, R, T, and Z before it. If S is the fifth product to be launched, then we have the sequence R, W, T, V, S, Y, Z, Q which satisfies all the above conditions.
So, (d) holds. (e) cannot hold as V must have each one of Q, S, and Y after it.
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
A company launches eight products - Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z - in one of the four metros of India. The products were launched one after the other over a period of six months in 2006. The order in which the products were launched is consistent with the following conditions:
v is launched before both Y and Q.
Q gets launched after Z.
T gets launched before V but after R.
S gets launched after V.
R gets launched before W.
[X.A.T. 2007]
If Z is the seventh product to be launched, then which one of the following could be true?
Answer: (a)
If Z is the seventh product, then Q has to be launched in eighth place and so (e) does not hold. Clearly, V has to have each one of Y, Q, S, and the Z at the seventh place after it. So, (d) does not hold. R can have the only Z before it.
But Z is at the seventh place. So, R shall be first. Thus (c) does not hold. T must have each one of V, S, Y, Q, and Z after it. So, (b) does not hold. If Z is the seventh product, we may have the sequence R, T, V, S, W, Y, Z, Q, which satisfies all conditions.
Hence, (a) holds.
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
A company launches eight products - Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z - in one of the four metros of India. The products were launched one after the other over a period of six months in 2006. The order in which the products were launched is consistent with the following conditions:
v is launched before both Y and Q.
Q gets launched after Z.
T gets launched before V but after R.
S gets launched after V.
R gets launched before W.
[X.A.T. 2007]
If Q is the fifth product to be launched, then each of the following could be true except.
Answer: (d)
Q must have V and Z before it and V must have R and T before it. Thus, if Q is the fifth product, we shall have V, Z, R, and T at the four places before it.
Clearly, W cannot be in fourth place.
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
A company launches eight products - Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z - in one of the four metros of India. The products were launched one after the other over a period of six months in 2006. The order in which the products were launched is consistent with the following conditions:
v is launched before both Y and Q.
Q gets launched after Z.
T gets launched before V but after R.
S gets launched after V.
R gets launched before W.
[X.A.T. 2007]
If R is the second product to be launched, which one of the following must be true?
Answer: (e)
Clearly, R must be launched before each one of T, V, S, W, Y, and Q.
So, the only Z can be launched before R if R is in second place. Thus, Z gets launched before W.