Reasoning Quiz – 53 (Puzzle)

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
In a seven-storey building, having floors numbered one to seven, P, Q, R, S, T and V each live on a different floor. The ground floor is numbered floor no. 1, the floor above it floor no. 2 and so on.) One of the floors in the building is vacant. P lives on the fifth floor. No floor below fifth floor is vacant; also no odd numbered floor is vacant. Only S lives between T and V. T does not live on an odd numbered floor. T does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below R’s floor. Q does not live on the bottommost floor.

Questions:

1. Who lives on the topmost floor ?
1) Q
2) S
3) R
4) V
5) No one as it is vacant

2. On which of the following floors does R live ?
1) Seventh
2) Sixth
3) Third
4) Second
5) First

3. Which of the following floors is vacant?
1) Seventh
2) Sixth
3) Third
4) Second
5) Fourth

[United Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
In a sports event, different games are scheduled to be held on seven days, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. Two games are scheduled to be held on Saturday as well as on Sunday and one game on each of the remaining five days. The games to be held in these seven days are: Basketball, football, boxing, sprinting, swimming, shooting, weightlifting, wrestling and cycling, but not necessarily in the same order. Shooting is scheduled to be held on Thursday. Boxing and cycling are scheduled to be held on the same day. Wrestling is scheduled to be held three days before basketball, i.e. two sports are scheduled between wrestling and basketball. Wrestling is not scheduled to be held on Wednesday. hightlifting is scheduled immediately after the day boxing is scheduled. Football is scheduled immediately after the day wrestling is scheduled. Swimming is not scheduled on Monday.

Questions:

1. Which of the following games is scheduled to be held on Friday ?
1) Basketball
2) Wrestling
3) Swimming
4) Weightlifting
5) Sprinting

2. Which of the following games is scheduled to be held on Sunday?
1) Football
2) Wrestling
3) Basketball
4) Cycling
5) Swimming

3. On which of the following days is sprinting scheduled ?
1) Saturday
2) Friday
3) Wednesday
4) Monday
5) Cannot be determined

4. On which of the following days is weightlifting scheduled?
1) Monday
2) Tuesday
3) Wednesday
4) Friday
5) Sunday

5. Shooting is related to Basketball in the same way as Wrestling is related to
1) Sprinting
2) Football
3) Shooting
4) Weightlifting
5) Boxing

[United Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

ANSWERS with EXPLANATIONS

Floor – Person
7 – Q
6 – Vacant
5 – P
4 – T
3 – S
2 – V
1 – R

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