Reasoning Quiz - 37 | SBI PO | IBPS PO | NABARD

Directions (Q.1 - 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight sportsmen - P, S, Q, R, U, B, J and C are sitting in a field in a circle at equal distances. Three sportsmen on the circle are facing opposite side and other five are sitting facing the centre of the circle. S is sitting to the third right of B. R is not near to C. Q is sitting to the third left of R, who is second right of P, and among these three players one is facing opposite to the centre of the circle. Two sportsmen are sitting between C and U and two are sitting between B and U. Q is sitting to the second left of J, who is facing the centre of the circle. S is facing the centre of the circle. U is not opposite to B and Q.

1. Which of the following sports persons is facing to the opposite to the centre?
a) B
b) R
c) U
d) C
e) None of these

2. Who is sitting third to the left of U?
a) R
b) B
c) S
d) C
e) None of these

3. If all the people change their positions with the person sitting opposite to them then who is now sitting second to the left of R?
a) U
b) P
c) B
d) C
e) None of these

4. Who is second right to J?
a) B
b) C
c) S or B
d) R or S
e) C or R

5. How many people are sitting between C and R?
a) Three
b) None
c) One
d) Two
e) None of these

Directions (Q.6 - 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

(i) Ashok, Bablu, Chandan, Dharmendra, Ekta and Fool Babu are six children of Mrs Rajeswar. Each of the children was born on different days of the week except sunday. Mrs Rajeswar gave birth to a child every alternate year but not necessarily in the same order as the names of the children are given. Each child studies a different subject. The subjects are Hindi, Geology, Philosophy, English, Psychology and Biology.

(ii) Dharmendra was born on Tuesday in the late 1990s and he studies Hindi whereas Chandan studies psychology. The child who was born on Wednesday studies Geology. The fourth eldest child studies English while Bablu studies Biology.

(iii) Ashok, who was born in 1989, studies Philosophy. Psychology is studies by the third eldest child who was born on Friday.

(iv) Bablu was born on Thursday and Fool Babu on Saturday. Ashok is the eldest child while Ekta is the youngest.

6. In which year was Dharmendra born?
a) 1989
b) 1991
c) 1993
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

7. If Ekta was the only daughter of Mrs Rajeshwar then after the birth of how many sons did Mrs Rajeshwar give birth to a daughter?
a) One
b) Two
c) Four
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

8. On which day was Ashok born?
a) Monday
b) Wednesday
c) Friday
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

9. What is Chandan's rank (in terms of ascending order of age) among the children?
a) Second
b) Fourth
c) Fifth
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

10. In which year was Bablu born?
a) 1989
b) 1993
c) 1995
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

Answers:
(1 - 5): 
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. D

(6 - 10):
6. E
7. E
8. A
9. B
10. E