Reasoning Aptitude
PUZZLES MCQs
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 E?
Answer: (d)
E is an engineer.
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]
How is A related to E?
Answer: (a)
A is the grandfather of E.
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]
How many females are there in the family?
Answer: (d)
Gender of F and E is not known. So, total number of females in the family cannot be determined.
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]
Which of the following is the correct pair of two couples?
Answer: (b)
Pair of two couples are Vanita - Mohan and Charan - Namita.
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]
What is the profession of Namita?
Answer: (d)
Namita's profession is not given.
Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.
I. P, Q, R, S, T AND U are six members of a group, of which three are males and three are females. II. There are two engineers, two lawyers, one teacher and one doctor in the group. III. Q, T, P and R are two married couples and no two persons in this group have the same profession. IV. T, a teacher with blue dress, married a male lawyer with brown dress V. Colour of the dresses of both the husbands and that of both the wives is the same. VI. Two persons have blue dress, two have brown and the remaining one each has black and green. VII. P is a male engineer whose sister S is also an engineer. VIII. Q is a doctor.
[N.M.A.T. 2006]
What is the colour of U's dress?
Answer: (b)
U's dress is either black or green.
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]
How many ladies are there in the family?
Answer: (b)
There are three ladies in the family.
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]
Which colour is liked by CA?
Answer: (d)
Charan is a CA and colour liked by him is not given.
Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it : There are five men A, B, C, D and E and six women P, Q, R, S, T and U. A, B and R are advocates; C, D, P, Q and S are doctors and the rest are teachers. Some teams are to be selected from amongst these eleven persons subject to the following conditions: A, P and U have to be together. B cannot go with D or R. E and Q have to be together. C and T have to be together. D and P cannot go together.C cannot go with Q.
[N.M.A.T. 2006]
If the team is to consist of one advocate, two doctors, three teachers and C may not go with T, the members of the team are
Answer: (b)
The advocates are A, B and R; doctors are C, D, P, Q, s; teachers are E, T and U. The team consists of three teachers i.e. E, T, U. Now, A, P and U have to be together. E and Q have to be together.
Thus, the team is A, E, P, Q, T, U.
Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it : There are five men A, B, C, D and E and six women P, Q, R, S, T and U. A, B and R are advocates; C, D, P, Q and S are doctors and the rest are teachers. Some teams are to be selected from amongst these eleven persons subject to the following conditions: A, P and U have to be together. B cannot go with D or R. E and Q have to be together. C and T have to be together. D and P cannot go together.C cannot go with Q.
[N.M.A.T. 2006]
If the team is to consist of one male advocate, one male doctor, one lady doctor and two teachers, the members of the team are
Answer: (a)
The male advocates are A and B; male doctors are C and D; lady doctors are P, Q and S; teachers are E, T and U. If A is selected, P and U will be selected. D and P cannot go together.
So, a male doctor C will be selected C and T have to be together. Thus, the team is A, C, P, T, U. If B is selected, D will not be selected. So, male doctor C will be chosen. C and T have to be together.
Now, the second teacher to be selected is E or U. But, U cannot go without A. So, E will be selected. E and Q have to be together.
Thus, the team can also be B, C, E, Q, T.