Reasoning Aptitude
PUZZLES MCQs
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the questions:* B, D, H, K, P, R and T are seven friends who studied in three management institutes X, Y and Z.* They had opted for one out of the three specializations - Marketing, Finance and Personnel - with at least two of them in each specialization.* No two persons have the same combination of institute and specialization. The Marketing specialist from institute Y earns the maximum.* D studied in institute Z with Personnel specialization and earns more than only B and K.* H studied in institute X with Marketing and earns less than only P and T.* R studied in institute Z with Finance and earns more than D but less than H.* T studied in institute X with Finance specialization.* K, A personnel specialist, studied in institute Y and is not the least earner among them.* B is the only Finance specialist from one of these institutes among them.
[R.B.I. 2004]
Whose income is the second-highest among them?
Answer: (a)
T's income is the second-highest.
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the questions:* B, D, H, K, P, R and T are seven friends who studied in three management institutes X, Y and Z.* They had opted for one out of the three specializations - Marketing, Finance and Personnel - with at least two of them in each specialization.* No two persons have the same combination of institute and specialization. The Marketing specialist from institute Y earns the maximum.* D studied in institute Z with Personnel specialization and earns more than only B and K.* H studied in institute X with Marketing and earns less than only P and T.* R studied in institute Z with Finance and earns more than D but less than H.* T studied in institute X with Finance specialization.* K, A personnel specialist, studied in institute Y and is not the least earner among them.* B is the only Finance specialist from one of these institutes among them.
[R.B.I. 2004]
How many of them earn more than D?
Answer: (e)
Four persons - P, T, H, and R - earn more than D.
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the questions:* B, D, H, K, P, R and T are seven friends who studied in three management institutes X, Y and Z.* They had opted for one out of the three specializations - Marketing, Finance and Personnel - with at least two of them in each specialization.* No two persons have the same combination of institute and specialization. The Marketing specialist from institute Y earns the maximum.* D studied in institute Z with Personnel specialization and earns more than only B and K.* H studied in institute X with Marketing and earns less than only P and T.* R studied in institute Z with Finance and earns more than D but less than H.* T studied in institute X with Finance specialization.* K, A personnel specialist, studied in institute Y and is not the least earner among them.* B is the only Finance specialist from one of these institutes among them.
[R.B.I. 2004]
Which of the following combinations of the institute - individual - specialization is not correct?
Answer: (a)
K specialized in Personnel from institute Y.
Directions: Read the following information given below and then answer the question that follow.
There is a family of six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U. Their professions are engineer, doctor, teacher, salesman, manager and lawyer.I. There are two married couples in the family. II. The manager is the grandfather of U, who is an engineer. III. R, the salesman, is married to the lady teacher. IV. Q is the mother of U and T. V. Doctor, S is married to the manager.
[M.A.T. 2008]
How P is related to T?
Answer: (b)
P is grandfather of T.
Directions: Read the following information given below and then answer the question that follow.
There is a family of six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U. Their professions are engineer, doctor, teacher, salesman, manager and lawyer.I. There are two married couples in the family. II. The manager is the grandfather of U, who is an engineer. III. R, the salesman, is married to the lady teacher. IV. Q is the mother of U and T. V. Doctor, S is married to the manager.
[M.A.T. 2008]
How many male members are there in the family?
Answer: (d)
Gender of U and T is unknown. So, total number of male members in the family cannot be determined.
Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follow. I. A, B, C, D, E and F are the members of a family. II. These members are engineer, doctor, designer, lawyer, manager and professor but not in the same order. III. There are two married couples in the family. IV. C is the designer and is married to lawyer. V. B is either father or mother of F and E. VI. A is married to manager D. VII. F is a professor who is the grandson or granddaughter of doctor. VIII. B is a female while doctor is a male member.
[Hotel Mgmt 2011]
Which of the following is one of the pairs of couples in the family?
Answer: (a)
AD and BC are the two couples and AD is one of them which is given in the options.
Directions: Read the following information given below and then answer the question that follow.
There is a family of six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U. Their professions are engineer, doctor, teacher, salesman, manager and lawyer.I. There are two married couples in the family. II. The manager is the grandfather of U, who is an engineer. III. R, the salesman, is married to the lady teacher. IV. Q is the mother of U and T. V. Doctor, S is married to the manager.
[M.A.T. 2008]
What is the profession of P?
Answer: (c)
P is a manager.
Directions: Read the following information given below and then answer the question that follow.
There is a family of six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U. Their professions are engineer, doctor, teacher, salesman, manager and lawyer.I. There are two married couples in the family. II. The manager is the grandfather of U, who is an engineer. III. R, the salesman, is married to the lady teacher. IV. Q is the mother of U and T. V. Doctor, S is married to the manager.
[M.A.T. 2008]
Who are the two married couples in the family?
Answer: (d)
PS and RQ are the two married couples in the family.
Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follow. I. A, B, C, D, E and F are the members of a family. II. These members are engineer, doctor, designer, lawyer, manager and professor but not in the same order. III. There are two married couples in the family. IV. C is the designer and is married to lawyer. V. B is either father or mother of F and E. VI. A is married to manager D. VII. F is a professor who is the grandson or granddaughter of doctor. VIII. B is a female while doctor is a male member.
[Hotel Mgmt 2011]
What is the profession of A?
Answer: (a)
A is a doctor.
Directions: Read the following information carefully and then answer the questions based on that.I. In a family of six persons, there are people from three generations. Each person has separate profession and also each one likes different colours. There are two couples in the family. II. Charan is a CA and his wife neither is a doctor nor likes green colour. III. Engineer likes red colour and his wife is a teacher. IV. Vanita is mother-in-law of Namita and she likes orange colour. V. Mohan is grandfather of Raman and Raman, Who is a principal, likes black colour. VI. Sarita is granddaughter of Vanita and she likes blue coloue. Sarita's mother likes white colour.
[C.L.A.T. 2014]
Who is an engineer?
Answer: (d)
Mohan is an engineer.