Team Formations

Directions for Questions 1 to 3:
i. A guest house has 6 rooms A, B, C, D, E, and F. Among these A and C can accommodate two persons each; the rest can accommodate only one each.
ii. Eight guests P, Q, R, S, T, U, W and X are to be kept in these rooms. Q, T and X are females while the rest are males. The two sexes can’t be put together in the same room. No man is willing to stay in room C or F
iii. P wants to be alone but does not want to stay in rooms B or D. S needs a partner but is not ready to stay with U or W. X does not want to share her room.

Q.1

Who among the following will stay in room E?

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
Initial information: A (2)
B (1)
C (2)
D (1)
E (1)
F (1)
Also, P, Q, R, S, T, U, W, X (Underlined shows female). From Clue 2, Room C (2 people) and Room F (1 person) should be women’s rooms as men cannot be placed there. From Clue 3—P must be in E, S must be in A (where U and W cannot be). Thus S must be sharing his room with R. Also U and W must be in some random order in Rooms B or D. Also, X must be in Room F as she is a female and wants a single room. Collating all this we get: A (2) S, R
B (1)
C (2) Q, T
D (1)
E (1) P
F (1) X
Hence, the answer is: 1. P (c)

Q.2

In which of the following rooms will U stay?

B or D

Ans .

Explanation :
Initial information: A (2)
B (1)
C (2)
D (1)
E (1)
F (1)
Also, P, Q, R, S, T, U, W, X (Underlined shows female). From Clue 2, Room C (2 people) and Room F (1 person) should be women’s rooms as men cannot be placed there. From Clue 3—P must be in E, S must be in A (where U and W cannot be). Thus S must be sharing his room with R. Also U and W must be in some random order in Rooms B or D. Also, X must be in Room F as she is a female and wants a single room. Collating all this we get: A (2) S, R
B (1)
C (2) Q, T
D (1)
E (1) P
F (1) X
Hence, the answer is: B or D (d)

Q.3

X will stay in which of the following rooms?

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
Initial information: A (2)
B (1)
C (2)
D (1)
E (1)
F (1)
Also, P, Q, R, S, T, U, W, X (Underlined shows female). From Clue 2, Room C (2 people) and Room F (1 person) should be women’s rooms as men cannot be placed there. From Clue 3—P must be in E, S must be in A (where U and W cannot be). Thus S must be sharing his room with R. Also U and W must be in some random order in Rooms B or D. Also, X must be in Room F as she is a female and wants a single room. Collating all this we get: A (2) S, R
B (1)
C (2) Q, T
D (1)
E (1) P
F (1) X
Hence, the answer is: F (b)

Directions for Questions 4 to 8:
i. M, N, P, Q, S, and T are six members of a group in which there are three female members. Females work in three departments – Accounts, Administration and Personnel, and sit on three different floors – I^st, II^nd, III^rd. Persons working in the same department are not on the same floor. Two persons work on each floor.
ii. No two females work in the same department or on the same floor. N and S work in the same department but not in Personnel. Q works in Administration. S and M are on the Ist and III^rd floors respectively and work in the same department. Q, a female, does not work on the IInd floor, P, a male, works on Ist floor.

Q.4

Which of the following groups of persons are females?

SQT

QMT

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
From the first clue we know that: Six people M, N, P, Q, S & T 3 departments for females: Accounts, Admin and Personnel. 3 floors (2 people each)

III

II

I

Using the direct information in clue 2 we get:

M Q- III

II

S P+ I

Note: (– Denotes Female and + denotes male) Since P is a male (denoted by ‘+’ in the figure) S must be a female (Since no two females work in the same department or on the same floor). If S is female, M must be male (since they are in the same department). Also, since N and S are in the same department, N is also a male. This gives us the final figures us:

M Q- III

N+ T- II

S P+ I

Also, S, M and N work in either Accounts or Administration. Q—Administration. At this stage we can answer the question: S, Q, T (a)

Q.5

Which of the following pairs of persons work in Administration?

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
From the first clue we know that: Six people M, N, P, Q, S & T 3 departments for females: Accounts, Admin and Personnel. 3 floors (2 people each)

III

II

I

Using the direct information in clue 2 we get:

M Q- III

II

S P+ I

Note: (– Denotes Female and + denotes male) Since P is a male (denoted by ‘+’ in the figure) S must be a female (Since no two females work in the same department or on the same floor). If S is female, M must be male (since they are in the same department). Also, since N and S are in the same department, N is also a male. This gives us the final figures us:

M Q- III

N+ T- II

S P+ I

Also, S, M and N work in either Accounts or Administration. Q—Administration. At this stage we can answer the question: For 5. data is inadequate since we just know that Q works in Admin, but we do not know who else works in Admin (and whether someone works in Admin or not). Hence (d).

Q.6

T works in which department?

Accounts

Administration

Personnel

Accounts or Personnel

Ans .

Explanation :
From the first clue we know that: Six people M, N, P, Q, S & T 3 departments for females: Accounts, Admin and Personnel. 3 floors (2 people each)

III

II

I

Using the direct information in clue 2 we get:

M Q- III

II

S P+ I

Note: (– Denotes Female and + denotes male) Since P is a male (denoted by ‘+’ in the figure) S must be a female (Since no two females work in the same department or on the same floor). If S is female, M must be male (since they are in the same department). Also, since N and S are in the same department, N is also a male. This gives us the final figures us:

M Q- III

N+ T- II

S P+ I

Also, S, M and N work in either Accounts or Administration. Q—Administration. At this stage we can answer the question:

Q.7

Which of the following pairs work on the IInd floor?

Ans .

Explanation :
From the first clue we know that: Six people M, N, P, Q, S & T 3 departments for females: Accounts, Admin and Personnel. 3 floors (2 people each)

III

II

I

Using the direct information in clue 2 we get:

M Q- III

II

S P+ I

Note: (– Denotes Female and + denotes male) Since P is a male (denoted by ‘+’ in the figure) S must be a female (Since no two females work in the same department or on the same floor). If S is female, M must be male (since they are in the same department). Also, since N and S are in the same department, N is also a male. This gives us the final figures us:

M Q- III

N+ T- II

S P+ I

Also, S, M and N work in either Accounts or Administration. Q—Administration. At this stage we can answer the question: N, T (d)

Q.8

If T is transferred to Accounts and S is transferred to Administration, who is to be transferred to Personnel to maintain the original distribution of females on each floor?

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
From the first clue we know that: Six people M, N, P, Q, S & T 3 departments for females: Accounts, Admin and Personnel. 3 floors (2 people each)

III

II

I

Using the direct information in clue 2 we get:

M Q- III

II

S P+ I

Note: (– Denotes Female and + denotes male) Since P is a male (denoted by ‘+’ in the figure) S must be a female (Since no two females work in the same department or on the same floor). If S is female, M must be male (since they are in the same department). Also, since N and S are in the same department, N is also a male. This gives us the final figures us:

M Q- III

N+ T- II

S P+ I

Also, S, M and N work in either Accounts or Administration. Q—Administration. At this stage we can answer the question: Q needs to move to Personnel to have the three women in three different departments.

Directions for Questions 9 to 13:
A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are travelling in three different vehicles.
There are at least two passengers in each vehicle—Maruti, Santro, Opel, and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors and three teachers among them.
i. C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
ii. B, a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Maruti.
iii. D is a male doctor.
iv. Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
v. A is not an engineer and travels in a Santro.

Q.9

What is F’s profession?

Engineer

Doctor

Teacher

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Vehicle Profession Profession

Maruti B+ Engineer

G- Teacher

Santro A- Teacher

F- Engineer

D+ Doctor

Opel C- Doctor

E+ Teacher

Since C and D are doctors and A is not an engineer, hence, A is a teacher. Since A travels in a Santro, C will travel in an Opel. Also, A and F will be together. Given A and F are pair of sisters, both are females. In a Maruti, only two persons B & G travel, so G is a female. Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so D travels in a Santro. There are two doctors, two engineers and three teachers and persons of the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so F is an engineer. And E is a male teacher. The answer is: (a)

Q.10

In which vehicle does C travel?

Maruti

Santro

Opel

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Vehicle Profession Profession

Maruti B+ Engineer

G- Teacher

Santro A- Teacher

F- Engineer

D+ Doctor

Opel C- Doctor

E+ Teacher

Since C and D are doctors and A is not an engineer, hence, A is a teacher. Since A travels in a Santro, C will travel in an Opel. Also, A and F will be together. Given A and F are pair of sisters, both are females. In a Maruti, only two persons B & G travel, so G is a female. Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so D travels in a Santro. There are two doctors, two engineers and three teachers and persons of the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so F is an engineer. And E is a male teacher. The answer is:(c) )

Q.11

Which of the following represents the three teachers?

GEF

GEA

GBF

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Vehicle Profession Profession

Maruti B+ Engineer

G- Teacher

Santro A- Teacher

F- Engineer

D+ Doctor

Opel C- Doctor

E+ Teacher

Since C and D are doctors and A is not an engineer, hence, A is a teacher. Since A travels in a Santro, C will travel in an Opel. Also, A and F will be together. Given A and F are pair of sisters, both are females. In a Maruti, only two persons B & G travel, so G is a female. Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so D travels in a Santro. There are two doctors, two engineers and three teachers and persons of the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so F is an engineer. And E is a male teacher. The answer is:(b)

Q.12

How many Iady members are there among them?

Three

Four

Three or four

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Vehicle Profession Profession

Maruti B+ Engineer

G- Teacher

Santro A- Teacher

F- Engineer

D+ Doctor

Opel C- Doctor

E+ Teacher

Since C and D are doctors and A is not an engineer, hence, A is a teacher. Since A travels in a Santro, C will travel in an Opel. Also, A and F will be together. Given A and F are pair of sisters, both are females. In a Maruti, only two persons B & G travel, so G is a female. Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so D travels in a Santro. There are two doctors, two engineers and three teachers and persons of the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so F is an engineer. And E is a male teacher. The answer is(b):

Q.13

Which of the following is not correct?

E-Male-Teacher

B-Male-Engineer

A-Female-Teacher

All are correct

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Vehicle Profession Profession

Maruti B+ Engineer

G- Teacher

Santro A- Teacher

F- Engineer

D+ Doctor

Opel C- Doctor

E+ Teacher

Since C and D are doctors and A is not an engineer, hence, A is a teacher. Since A travels in a Santro, C will travel in an Opel. Also, A and F will be together. Given A and F are pair of sisters, both are females. In a Maruti, only two persons B & G travel, so G is a female. Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so D travels in a Santro. There are two doctors, two engineers and three teachers and persons of the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle, so F is an engineer. And E is a male teacher. The answer is:(d)

Directions for Questions 14 to 19:
Ten students— A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are chosen to represent their college in four sports— tennis, badminton, table tennis and snooker. The badminton team has one student less than the tennis team. A, B and C are not tennis players, individually or as a group. D, E and F are not in badminton team individually or as a group. G, H and I are not in the table tennis team, individually or as a group. J is a table tennis player. None of the students is a snooker player.

Q.14

Which of the following students could be table tennis players?

J, B & G

J, C & F

J , D, E & F

J, B, C & D

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Tennis Badminton Table tennis
A x . .

B x . .

C x . .

D . x .

E . x .

F . x .

G . . x

H . . x

I . . x

J x x

Total N N-1

Looking at the options, the only possible solution is option (b) (as Table Tennis should be an odd number of people as Tennis + Badminton is 2n–1)

Q.15

Of those listed, what is the largest possible number of students who could be table tennis players?

None of these

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Tennis Badminton Table tennis
A x . .

B x . .

C x . .

D . x .

E . x .

F . x .

G . . x

H . . x

I . . x

J x x

Total N N-1

Q.16

If no other student except I is in the badminton team, which of the following students could be tennis players?

D and H

F and E

E and G

G and H

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Tennis Badminton Table tennis
A x . .

B x . .

C x . .

D . x .

E . x .

F . x .

G . . x

H . . x

I . . x

J x x

Total N N-1

(d) Going through options we find that the only possibility is G and H as we would need 7 people to be Table Tennis players in such a case.

Q.17

If the table tennis team has one member, who of the following must be a tennis player?

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Tennis Badminton Table tennis
A x . .

B x . .

C x . .

D . x .

E . x .

F . x .

G . . x

H . . x

I . . x

J x x

Total N N-1

(c)If the Table-Tennis team has just one member J, then the Tennis team will surely have D, E and F as players.

Q.18

If G, H and C are the only students in the badminton team, which three must be the only students who are table tennis players?

A, B and J

A, D and J

B, E and J

B, F and J

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Tennis Badminton Table tennis
A x . .

B x . .

C x . .

D . x .

E . x .

F . x .

G . . x

H . . x

I . . x

J x x

Total N N-1

A,B and J would then be definitely Table Tennis players.

Q.19

If A and G are the only badminton players, how many students must be in the table tennis team?

Ans .

Explanation :
The following table will emerge out of the given clues:

Tennis Badminton Table tennis
A x . .

B x . .

C x . .

D . x .

E . x .

F . x .

G . . x

H . . x

I . . x

J x x

Total N N-1

If the Badminton team has 2 players, then the Tennis team will have 3 players The remaining players will be in the Table-Tennis team.

Q.20

There are ten animals— two each of lions, panthers, bisons, bears and deer, in a zoo. The enclosures in the zoo are named X, Y, Z, P and Q and each enclosure is allotted to one of the following attendants: Jack, Mohan, Shalini, Suman and Rita. Two animals of different species are housed in each enclosure. A lion and a deer cannot be together. A panther cannot be with either a deer or a bison. Suman attends to animals from among bison, deer, bear and panther only. Mohan attends to a lion and panther. Jack does not attend to deer, lion or bison. X, Y and Z are allotted to Mohan, Jack and Rita respectively. X and Q enclosures have one animal of the same species. Z and P have the same pair of animals. The animals attended by Shalini are:

Bear & Bison

Bison & Deer

Bear & Lion

Bear & Panther

Ans .

Explanation :
c

Q.21

Eight people carrying food baskets are going for a picnic on motorcycles. Their names are A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. They have four motorcycles Ml, M2, M3 and M4 among them. They also have four food baskets O, P, Q and R of different sizes and shapes and each can be carried only on motorcycles Ml, M2, M3, or M4 respectively. No more than two persons can travel on a motorcycle and no more than one basket can be carried on a motorcycle. There are two husband-wife pairs in this group of eight people and each pair will ride on a motorcycle together. C cannot travel with A or B. E cannot travel with B or F. G cannot travel with F, H or D. The husband-wife pairs must carry baskets O and P. Q is with A and P is with D. F travels on Ml and E travels on M2 motorcycles. G is with Q, and B cannot go with R. Who is travelling with H?

Ans .

Explanation :
c

Q.22

In a “keep-fit” gymnasium class there are fifteen females enrolled in a weight-loss programme. They all have been grouped in any one of the five weight-groups—Wl , W2, W3, W4 or W5. One instructor is assigned to one weight-group only. Sonali, Shalini, Shubhra and Shahira belong to the same weight-group. Sonali and Rupa are in one weight-group. Rupalo and Renuka are also in one weight-group. Rupa, Radha, Renuka, Ruchika and Ritu belong to different weight-groups. Somya cannot be with Ritu, and Tara cannot be with Radha. Komal cannot be with Radha, Somya or Ritu. Shahira is in W1 and Somya is in W4 with Ruchika. Sweta and Jyotika cannot be with Rupali, but are in a weight-group with total membership of four. No weight-group can have more than five or less than one member. Amita, Babita, Chandrika, Deepika and Elina are instructors of weight-groups with membership sizes 5,4,3,2 and 1, respectively. Who is the instructor of Radha?

Babita

Elina

Chandrika

Deepika

Ans .

Explanation :
b

Q.23

A King enjoys unflinching loyalty from eight of his ministers M1 to M8, but he has to select only four to make a cabinet committee. He decides to choose these four such that each selected person shares a liking with at least one of the other three selected. The selected person must also hate at least one of the likings of any of the other three persons selected.
(i) M1 likes fishing and smoking, but hates gambling;
(ii) M2 likes smoking and drinking, but hates fishing;
(iii) M3 likes gambling, but hates smoking;
(iv) M4 likes mountaineering, but hates drinking;
(v) M5 likes drinking, but hates smoking and mountaineering;
(vi) M6 likes fishing, but hates smoking and mountaineering;
(vii) M7 likes gambling and mountaineering, but hates fishing;
(viii) M8 likes smoking and gambling, but hates mountaineering;
Who are the four people selected by the King?

M1, M2, M5, M6

M3, M4, M5, M6

M4, M5, M6, M8

Ml, M2, M4, M7

Ans .

Explanation :
d

Directions for Questions 24 to 26:
(Constraint Based Selection) A group of three or four has to be selected from seven persons. Among the seven there are two women—Fiza. and Kavita, and five men —Ram, Shyam, David, Peter and Rahim. Ram would not like to be in the group if Shyam is also selected. Shyam and Rahim want to be selected together in the group. Kavita would like to be in the group only if David is also there. David, if selected, would not like Peter in the group. Ram would like to be in the group only if Peter is also there. David insists that Fiza be selected in case he is there in the group.

Q.24

Which of the following is a feasible group of three?

David, Ram, Rahim

Peter, Shyam, Rahim

Kavita, David, Shyam

Fiza, David, Ram

Ans .

Explanation :
b

Q.25

Which of the following is a feasible group of four?

Ram, Peter, Fiza, Rahim

Shyam, Rahim, Kavita, David

Shyam, Rahim, Fiza, David

Fiza, David, Ram, Peter.

Ans .

Explanation :
c

Q.26

Which of the following statements is true?

Kavita and Ram can be part of a group of four.

A group of four can have two women.

A group of four can have all four men.

None of the above.

Ans .

Explanation :
d

Directions for Questions 27 to 28: Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow.
At a secret location in Nevada, a science lab exists where four research projects ROC-I, ROC-II, ROC-III and ROC-IV are underway. The projects are assigned difficulty level L1 or L2 or L3. A total of six researchers who are given code names in order to protect their identity are—Ax, Bx, Cx, Dx, Ex and Fx—are chosen for working on the projects with the provision that for the project of difficulty level L1 only one research associate will be engaged while for the other projects two researchers will be engaged. There are, however, some constraints to be overcome before allotting the work.
A. Ax, Bx and Dx do not work with each other.
B. Projects ROC-II and ROC-III are of difficulty level L₂/L₃. Remaining projects are of L₁level.
C. Ex cannot work with anyone else.
D. Cx and Dx cannot work together.
E. Fx can work either with Dx or Cx only.
F. Fx cannot be engaged in L³ level projects.
G. Ax and Cx cannot work together.

Q.27

Researcher Ax can be allotted which of the following projects?

ROC-I or ROC-II but not ROC-III

ROC-II or ROC-III but not ROC-IV

ROC-IV or ROC-I but not ROC-II

Ans .

Explanation :
Refer to the clues given to us in the information, the best way to solve this question is to tabulate as well as comprehend the direct and indirect clues given to us. The first clue given to us is that L1 difficulty projects will have single researchers and other difficulty level will have two researchers. Now it is given that ROC II and ROC III are 2Land L3 respectively. Thus, ROC I and ROC IV are L1 level. Direct clues given to us point that Ex can be assigned only L1 projects which are ROC I and ROC IV. Next set of clues given to us says that Ax cannot work with Bx, Cx, Dx and Fx. Thus, Ax will also be assigned to project requiring a single researcher hence either ROC I or ROC IV. Now, since Fx cannot be assigned to L3 level so he must have been assigned to ROC II and he can work with either Dx or Cx, but Fx will work with Dx since Bx cannot work with Dx. Now Bx will be assigned to the remaining L3 project i.e. ROC III and Bx has the option of working with Cx.

L ₁ L ₂ L ₃ L ₄
ROC I ROC II ROC III ROC IV

Ax X X X X

Bx X X X

Cx X X X

Dx X X X

Ex X X X X

Fx X X X

Hence Option (d) is the correct answer.

Q.28

If researcher Fx is engaged neither for ROC-I nor for ROC-II, and it is also known that Bx works in Project III, then assignments for how many of the six researchers can be decided?

All

Ans .

Explanation :
Refer to the clues given to us in the information, the best way to solve this question is to tabulate as well as comprehend the direct and indirect clues given to us. The first clue given to us is that L1 difficulty projects will have single researchers and other difficulty level will have two researchers. Now it is given that ROC II and ROC III are 2Land L3 respectively. Thus, ROC I and ROC IV are L1 level. Direct clues given to us point that Ex can be assigned only L1 projects which are ROC I and ROC IV. Next set of clues given to us says that Ax cannot work with Bx, Cx, Dx and Fx. Thus, Ax will also be assigned to project requiring a single researcher hence either ROC I or ROC IV. Now, since Fx cannot be assigned to L3 level so he must have been assigned to ROC II and he can work with either Dx or Cx, but Fx will work with Dx since Bx cannot work with Dx. Now Bx will be assigned to the remaining L3 project i.e. ROC III and Bx has the option of working with Cx.

L ₁ L ₂ L ₃ L ₄
ROC I ROC II ROC III ROC IV

Ax X X X X

Bx X X X

Cx X X X

Dx X X X

Ex X X X X

Fx X X X

If Fx can neither work in ROC I and ROC II then we become uncertain about the project assignment for each of Ax, Ex and Fx. Hence Option (c) is the correct answer.

Directions for Questions 29 and 30: Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow.
If Mayank goes to Singapore he makes Neha or Omar (but not both of them) also to go to Singapore. Ravi goes to Singapore only if Omar goes. Pawan goes to Singapore if Neha or Omar goes. Shawn goes to Singapore only if Neha goes. Varun goes to Singapore only if Ravi or Shawn goes. If Pawan goes to Singapore, he makes Tanvi or Unni or both to accompany him. Tanvi goes to Singapore if Shawn goes. Unni goes to Singapore only if Ravi goes.

Q.29

If Mayank has gone to Singapore, who of the following may have also gone to Singapore?
A. Ravi and Unni B. Shawn and Tanvi
C. Pawan

A, B and C

A and C or B and C but not both

A only

B only

Ans .

Explanation :
For this question, let us form a tree since there are separate events related to going of Neha and Omar with Mayank . There will be two scenarios that we need to analyse which is graspable from the very first line of the information given, i.e., if Mayank goes to Singapore he takes with him either Neha or Omar.
i) If Neha goes then Pawan goes. Shawn will go with Neha only. Tanvi will go ifPawan goes and same condition goes for Varun who goes to Singapore if Shawn accompanies him.
Mayank ---> Neha ---> Shawn
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                    V                    V
                 Pawan           Shawn
                     |
                     |
                     |
                    V
                 Tanvi
ii) If Omar goes then Ravi goes with him, and Pawan also will go with Omar. Varun will accompany Ravi and Unni will accompany Pawan.
Mayank ---> Omar ---> Pawan
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                    V                    V
                 Ravi                 Unni
                     |
                     |
                     |
                    V
                 Varun
Hence Option (b) is the correct answer.

Q.30

If Varun has gone to Singapore, who of the following must have also gone?

Both Ravi and Shawn

Both Neha and Omar

Either Omar or Neha

Ravi

Ans .

Explanation :
For this question, let us form a tree since there are separate events related to going of Neha and Omar with Mayank . There will be two scenarios that we need to analyse which is graspable from the very first line of the information given, i.e., if Mayank goes to Singapore he takes with him either Neha or Omar.
i) If Neha goes then Pawan goes. Shawn will go with Neha only. Tanvi will go ifPawan goes and same condition goes for Varun who goes to Singapore if Shawn accompanies him.
Mayank ---> Neha ---> Shawn
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                    V                    V
                 Pawan           Shawn
                     |
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                     |
                    V
                 Tanvi
ii) If Omar goes then Ravi goes with him, and Pawan also will go with Omar. Varun will accompany Ravi and Unni will accompany Pawan.
Mayank ---> Omar ---> Pawan
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                     |                     |
                    V                    V
                 Ravi                 Unni
                     |
                     |
                     |
                    V
                 Varun
Look at the trees, Varun goes due to either Neha and Omar who go with either Shawn or Ravi. Hence Option (c) is the correct answer.

Directions for Questions 31 and 32: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Amir, Bikram, Charlie, David, Emraan, Fahim and Gaurav are seven students in a class. They are sitting on three benches— Mahogany, Oak and Maple in such a way that there is at least two of them on each bench and there is at least one girl on each bench. Charlie, a girl student, does not sit with Amir, Emraan and David. Fahim, a boy student, sits only with Bikram. Amir sits with his best friend on bench Mahogany. Gaurav sits on bench Maple. Emraan is the brother of Charlie.

Q.31

How many girl students are there?

3 or 4

None of these

Ans .

Explanation :
We have been given that Amir and Gaurav sit on benches Mahogany and Maple. Nowsince Fahim is a boy and sits with only Bikram, this implies that Bikram is a female. (This conclusion was made on the grounds that there is at least one girl on each bench). Fahim and Bikram sit on the Oak bench. On the basis of above information we get:
Mahogany: Amir — Oak: Fahim(boy) Bikram(female) Maple: Gaurav —
Now since Charlie is a girl student and she does not sit with Amir, Emraan and David, it implies that Charlie sits on Maple bench because on Oak bench only two persons can be seated. By elimination of clues, Emraan and David sit on Mahogany bench. Now see the clue, “Amir sits with his friend” this means that Amir is male. Again Emraan is the brother of Charlie implies that Emraan is a male. By elimination David is a female. But sex of Gaurav is still unknown.
Thus the information obtained above can be summarised as follows:
Mahogany: Amir(boy) David(female) Emraan(boy) Oak: Fahim(boy) Bikram(female) Maple: Gaurav Charlie(female)
David, Bikram and Charlie are girls. Possibility of fourth girl still exists because sex of Gaurav is unknown. Hence Option (c) is the correct answer.

Q.32

Which of the following is a group of girls?

Bikram, Amir and Charlie

Bikram, Fahim and Charlie

Charlie, David and Fahim

Bikram, Charlie and David

Ans .

Explanation :
We have been given that Amir and Gaurav sit on benches Mahogany and Maple. Nowsince Fahim is a boy and sits with only Bikram, this implies that Bikram is a female. (This conclusion was made on the grounds that there is at least one girl on each bench). Fahim and Bikram sit on the Oak bench. On the basis of above information we get:
Mahogany: Amir — Oak: Fahim(boy) Bikram(female) Maple: Gaurav —
Now since Charlie is a girl student and she does not sit with Amir, Emraan and David, it implies that Charlie sits on Maple bench because on Oak bench only two persons can be seated. By elimination of clues, Emraan and David sit on Mahogany bench. Now see the clue, “Amir sits with his friend” this means that Amir is male. Again Emraan is the brother of Charlie implies that Emraan is a male. By elimination David is a female. But sex of Gaurav is still unknown.
Thus the information obtained above can be summarised as follows:
Mahogany: Amir(boy) David(female) Emraan(boy) Oak: Fahim(boy) Bikram(female) Maple: Gaurav Charlie(female)
Option (d) is the correct answer.

Directions for Questions 33 to 35: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Geetika, Deep, Niharika, Shwetabh, Akansha, Aishwarya and Aparajita are travelling in three vehicles. There are at least two passengers in each vehicle—Maruti, Santro and Octavia and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors and three teachers among them.
(i) Niharika is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sister, Geetika and Aishwarya.
(ii) Deep, a male engineer, travels with only Aparajita, a teacher in a Maruti. (iii) Shwetabh is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) Geetika is not an engineer and travels in vehicle Santro.

Q.33

What is Aishwarya’s profession?

Engineer

Teacher

Doctor

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :

If there are at least two passengers in each vehicle and one of them is a male then, in the group there are at least three males. Among them Niharika is a female and she is a doctor. Geetika and Aishwarya are also females. From the second clue we get Aparajita is a teacher. Deep is a male and he is an engineer. He travels with only Aparajita, which means Aparajita is a female. And both of them travel in Maruti. From the third clue Shwetabh is a male and he is a doctor. From fifth clue Geetika is not an engineer and she cannot be a doctor because there can be only two doctors (Niharika and Shwetabh). Hence, Geetika is a teacher and she travels in Santro. So there are four females Niharika, Geetika, Aishwarya and Aparajita. Hence the remaining persons will be male because in each vehicle there has to be at least one male. Hence Akansha is a male and Shwetabh and Akansha will occupy seats in two different cars (Santro and Octavia) because in Maruti, Deep travels only with Aparajita. Again Niharika can travel neither with Shwetabh nor with Geetika and Aishwarya. Thus we have the final arrangement as follows:

Person	Profession	Vehicle	Sex
Deep	Engineer	Maruti	M
Aparajita	Teacher	Maruti	F
Geetika	Teacher	Santro	F
Shwetabh	Doctor	Santro	M
Aishwarya	Engineer	Santro	F
Akansha	Teacher	Octavia	M
Niharika	Doctor	Octavia	F

Option (a) is the correct answer.

Q.34

In which vehicle does Niharika travel?

Maruti

Santro

Octavia

Santro or Octavia

Ans .

Explanation :

Person	Profession	Vehicle	Sex
Deep	Engineer	Maruti	M
Aparajita	Teacher	Maruti	F
Geetika	Teacher	Santro	F
Shwetabh	Doctor	Santro	M
Aishwarya	Engineer	Santro	F
Akansha	Teacher	Octavia	M
Niharika	Doctor	Octavia	F

Option (c) is the correct answer.

Q.35

Which of the following represents the three teachers?

Aparajita, Akansha and Aishwarya

Aparajita, Akansha and Geetika

Aparajita, Akansha and Aishwarya or Aparajita, Akansha and Geetika

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :

Person	Profession	Vehicle	Sex
Deep	Engineer	Maruti	M
Aparajita	Teacher	Maruti	F
Geetika	Teacher	Santro	F
Shwetabh	Doctor	Santro	M
Aishwarya	Engineer	Santro	F
Akansha	Teacher	Octavia	M
Niharika	Doctor	Octavia	F

Option (b) is the correct answer.

Directions for Questions 36 and 37: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
I. G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N are eight students in a class. Three of them play cricket and badminton each and two of them play hockey. Each one of them has a different height.
II. The tallest does not play hockey and the shortest does not play cricket.
III. L is taller than G and J but shorter than N and H. K, who does not play cricket, is taller than H and is second to the tallest. M is shorter than J but taller than G.
IV. N, who is the fourth from the top, plays badminton with J.
V. M does not play either cricket or hockey. H does not play hockey.

Q.36

Which of the following pairs of students plays hockey?

K & L

N & K

N & L

None of these

Ans .

Explanation :
From the clues given we can directly arrange the persons according to their heights.
I>K>H>N>L>J>M>G
Now let us arrange the persons to their games that they play.

Persons Cricket Badminton Hockey
G X X \/

H \/ X X

I \/ X X

J X \/ X

K X X \/

L \/ X X

M X \/ X

N X \/ X

Option (d) is the correct answer.

Q.37

What is L’s position from the top when they are arranged in descending order of their height?

Third

Fifth

Fourth

None of these

Ans .

Explanation :
From the clues given we can directly arrange the persons according to their heights.
I>K>H>N>L>J>M>G
Now let us arrange the persons to their games that they play.

Persons Cricket Badminton Hockey
G X X \/

H \/ X X

I \/ X X

J X \/ X

K X X \/

L \/ X X

M X \/ X

N X \/ X

Option (b) is the correct answer.

Directions for Questions 38 and 39: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Bali, Chinkara, Dabang, Fateh, Giri, Himesh and Jeev are seven students studying in three colleges IIM A, IIM B and IIM R. There are three boys and four girls. There are at least one boy and one girl in each college. Three of them are in HR discipline and two each in Finance and Marketing. Bali and her sister Giri are in Marketing but in different colleges. Fateh studies Finance in college IIM B and he does not study with either Jeev or Chinkara. Dabang is not in HR and he studies in college IIM R only with Bali. All the three from HR do not study in the same college. Himesh studies in the same college with her friend Giri.

Q.38

In which college do only HR students study?

None

IIM B

IIM R

IIM A

Ans .

Explanation :
Let us decode the clues to clear the picture and sequence all the events that are given in the information. We have been given that Bali and Giri are in Marketing, Fateh in Finance and Dabang is not in HR. This means that Dabang is in Finance. By the process of elimination, remaining Chinkara, Jeev and Himesh are in HR.

Discipline Students
Marketing Bali and Giri

Finance Fateh and Dabang

HR Chinkara, Jeev and Himesh

Now to arrange students with their respective colleges is the next task. We have been given Dabang who is a male student studies in IIM R only with Bali. This means that in IIM R only two students study and Bali is a female since at least one boy and one girl study in a college. Now we have been given Fateh who is a male studentstudies in IIM B but not with either Jeev or Chinkara. This means that Jeev and Chinkara study at IIM A. Also we have been given that Bali’s sister Giri and Himesh, who is a female, study in the same college. This college cannot be IIM A because then there will be only a single student in IIM B. Hence Himesh and Giri study at IIM B. Still we do not know about the sex of Jeev and Chinkara.

College Students
IIM A Jeev and Chinkara

IIM B Fateh (Male), Himesh (Female) and Giri (Female)

IIM R Dabang (Male) and B (Female)

The students who study HR are Chinkara, Jeev and Himesh.Among the three Chinkara and Jeev study at IIM A. Hence Option (d) is the correct answer.

Q.39

If Chinkara and Bali interchange their colleges satisfying all other conditions, which of the following will definitely represent the girls?

Bali, Chinkara, Himesh and Dabang

Bali, Chinkara, Himesh and Giri

Bali, Fateh, Himesh and Giri

Dabang, Chinkara, Himesh and Fateh

Ans .

Explanation :
Let us decode the clues to clear the picture and sequence all the events that are given in the information. We have been given that Bali and Giri are in Marketing, Fateh in Finance and Dabang is not in HR. This means that Dabang is in Finance. By the process of elimination, remaining Chinkara, Jeev and Himesh are in HR.

Discipline Students
Marketing Bali and Giri

Finance Fateh and Dabang

HR Chinkara, Jeev and Himesh

Now to arrange students with their respective colleges is the next task. We have been given Dabang who is a male student studies in IIM R only with Bali. This means that in IIM R only two students study and Bali is a female since at least one boy and one girl study in a college. Now we have been given Fateh who is a male studentstudies in IIM B but not with either Jeev or Chinkara. This means that Jeev and Chinkara study at IIM A. Also we have been given that Bali’s sister Giri and Himesh, who is a female, study in the same college. This college cannot be IIM A because then there will be only a single student in IIM B. Hence Himesh and Giri study at IIM B. Still we do not know about the sex of Jeev and Chinkara.

College Students
IIM A Jeev and Chinkara

IIM B Fateh (Male), Himesh (Female) and Giri (Female)

IIM R Dabang (Male) and B (Female)

If Chinkara and Bali interchange their colleges satisfying all other conditions it implies that Chinkara is a female and Jeev is a male. Thus the group consists of Chinkara, Bali, Giri and Himesh. Hence Option (b) is the correct answer.

Directions for Questions 40 and 41: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven specialist persons Bebe, Meme, Keke, Pepe, Dede, Fefe and Hehe visit an office on four days — Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, in a week. At least one person but not more than two persons visit the office on each of these days. Each of them is a specialist in different fields— Paramedic, Business, Engineering, Genetics, Biometrics, Defense and Biotech. (i) Pepe visits on Friday with a specialist in Defence.
(ii) The Engineer does not visit on Saturday nor with Dede and Hehe.
(iii) The Biotech specialist Fefe visits alone on Tuesday.
(iv) Meme visits on Wednesday and he is not engineer.
(v) Keke visits on Wednesday. Hehe is not a specialist in Defence.
(vi) The engineer visits with the paramedic specialist.
(vii) The genetics specialist visits on Friday.
(viii)Bebe is neither Business specialist nor a specialist in Defence.

Q.40

What is the speciality of Bebe?

Biometrics

Paramedics

Engineer

Data inadequate

Ans .

Explanation :
This question is a classic example of primary and secondary clues being provided in the information. To solve this set one must be able to analyse all the possibilities given in the clues to derive conclusive data arranged in an appropriate manner according to the given conditions. Let us solve the problem. From clue one we get that the two persons who visit on Friday are Pepe and the person who visits with Pepe is a Defence specialist. Now from clue three Fefe is a Biotech specialist and he visits alone on Tuesday. Also from clue seven we get that the specialist in Genetics visits on Friday. This means that Pepe is a Specialist in genetics. Moving onto clues four and five we get that Meme and Keke visit on Wednesday and from clue six the engineer visits with Paramedics . Thus they visit either on a Wednesday or on a Saturday. Again, from clue two the engineer does not visit on Saturday. Thus, engineer and paramedics visit on Wednesday. Now using clue four we get that Meme is Paramedics and Keke is the engineer. Again from clue five we get that Hehe is not a defence specialist and Hehe does not visit on Friday. Hence Hehe visits on Saturdays. Similarly from clue eight we get that Bebe also visits on Saturday. The only person left to analyse is Dede who is the specialist in defence. Also since Bebe is not a businessman, Hehe is a businessman and Bebe is a specialist in Biometrics. Now we can summarise our analysis in a table:

Tuesday Fefe (Biotech)

Wednesday Meme (Paramedic), Keke (Engineer)

Friday Pepe (Genetics), Dede (Defence)

Saturday Hehe (Business), Bebe (Biometrics)

Option (a) is the correct answer.

Q.41

On which day of the week does Dede visit?

Wednesday

Saturday

Wednesday or Saturday

Friday

Ans .

Explanation :
This question is a classic example of primary and secondary clues being provided in the information. To solve this set one must be able to analyse all the possibilities given in the clues to derive conclusive data arranged in an appropriate manner according to the given conditions. Let us solve the problem. From clue one we get that the two persons who visit on Friday are Pepe and the person who visits with Pepe is a Defence specialist. Now from clue three Fefe is a Biotech specialist and he visits alone on Tuesday. Also from clue seven we get that the specialist in Genetics visits on Friday. This means that Pepe is a Specialist in genetics. Moving onto clues four and five we get that Meme and Keke visit on Wednesday and from clue six the engineer visits with Paramedics . Thus they visit either on a Wednesday or on a Saturday. Again, from clue two the engineer does not visit on Saturday. Thus, engineer and paramedics visit on Wednesday. Now using clue four we get that Meme is Paramedics and Keke is the engineer. Again from clue five we get that Hehe is not a defence specialist and Hehe does not visit on Friday. Hence Hehe visits on Saturdays. Similarly from clue eight we get that Bebe also visits on Saturday. The only person left to analyse is Dede who is the specialist in defence. Also since Bebe is not a businessman, Hehe is a businessman and Bebe is a specialist in Biometrics. Now we can summarise our analysis in a table:

Tuesday Fefe (Biotech)

Wednesday Meme (Paramedic), Keke (Engineer)

Friday Pepe (Genetics), Dede (Defence)

Saturday Hehe (Business), Bebe (Biometrics)

Option (d) is the correct answer.

Directions for Question 42: Study the information and answer the question.
Alexis, Benny, Carena and Davis—four executives are to be sent to four countries—Afghanistan, Pakistan, Japan and China to head the company’s operations there, not necessarily in that order. Four assistants—Dave, Catty, Billy and Arnold, are also to be sent, one to each country. Following facts are known:
A. Alexis does not like Billy and Dave.
B. Dave and Arnold are not to be considered for Pakistan.
C. Billy and Catty are not to be considered for Afghanistan.
D. Benny would not go to Pakistan or Japan.
E. Davis loves to work with Catty.
F. China operations would not be headed by someone whose name ends in ‘s’.
G. Arnold and Catty would not go to China.
H. Benny has excelled in working with Dave earlier and hence would like him as his assistant.
I. Davis has built up good contacts in Japan and is considered a specialist for that country. (Sure posting is expected.)

Q.42

Which of the following postings is possible?

Afghanistan-Davis-Catty

Pakistan-Carena-Billy

China-Benny-Billy

Pakistan-Alexis-Catty

Ans .

Explanation :
To solve the question lets look into the clues given and try to pair assistants with bosses and respective countries. For this, one must start reacting to the clue that gives a clear picture of the relationship such as the clue of Davis and Catty working together. China operations would not be headed by a person whose name ends in ‘s’. Let us tabulate the information in the clues and draw a clear picture of the scenario.

Alexis Benny Carena Davis

Arnold Dave Billy Catty

Afghanistan \/ X X X

Pakistan X X \/ X

Japan X X X \/

China X \/ X X

Hence Option(b) is the correct answer.

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I	\/	X	X
J	X	\/	X
K	X	X	\/
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	Discipline	Students
	Marketing	Bali and Giri
	Finance	Fateh and Dabang
	HR	Chinkara, Jeev and Himesh

	College	Students
	IIM A	Jeev and Chinkara
	IIM B	Fateh (Male), Himesh (Female) and Giri (Female)
	IIM R	Dabang (Male) and B (Female)

Tuesday	Fefe (Biotech)
	Wednesday	Meme (Paramedic), Keke (Engineer)
	Friday	Pepe (Genetics), Dede (Defence)
	Saturday	Hehe (Business), Bebe (Biometrics)

	Alexis	Benny	Carena	Davis
	Arnold	Dave	Billy	Catty
Afghanistan	\/	X	X	X
Pakistan	X	X	\/	X
Japan	X	X	X	\/
China	X	\/	X	X