Reasoning Quiz to improve your Reasoning for SBI Po & SBI clerk exam Reasoning, IBPS PO Reasoning , IBPS Clerk Reasoning , IBPS RRB Reasoning, LIC AAO , LIC ADO, and other competitive exams.
Direction (1 -5) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons i.e. P, Q, R, S, X, Y, Z and W, are living in an eight-storey building with ground floor numbered as 1, floor and so on till top floor is numbered as 8. Each person likes a different color i.e. Violet, Cyan, Red, Yellow, Brown, Blue, Pink and Grey. All information are not necessary in the same order. As many persons live above P as there lives below the one who likes Violet color. The one who likes Violet lives below P. Three persons live between the one who likes Violet and the one who likes Brown color. Two persons live between the one who likes Brown color and S. Three persons live between the one who likes grey color and R. R lives below the one who likes grey color. The one who likes Grey color lives on an even-numbered floor. The one who likes Blue color lives just below X and Just above Y. R does not like Blue color. W lives below Q and above Z. The one who likes Yellow color lives just above the one who likes Red color. Both S and X are not like Red color. The one who likes Pink lives above the one who likes Cyan. As many persons live above Y as lives below the one who likes Yellow color.
Q1. Who among the following likes Blue color?
1. P
2. Q
3. S
4. Z
5. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Q1. Ans(2) From the given conditions;
As many persons live above P as there lives below the one who likes Violet color. The one who likes Violet lives below P. Three persons live between the one who likes Violet and the one who likes Brown color. Two persons live between the one who likes Brown color and S. Three persons live between the one who likes grey color and R. R lives below the one who likes grey color. The one who likes Grey color lives on an even numbered floor. here there are three cases possible i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.
The one who likes Blue color lives just below X and Just above Y. R does not like Blue color. W lives below Q and above Z. The one who likes Yellow color lives just above the one who likes Red color. S and X does not like Red color. The one who likes Pink lives above the one who likes Cyan.
As many persons live above Y as lives below the one who likes Yellow color. Here Case 1.a, Case 2 and Case 3 gets eliminated. So the final solution is given below.
Q2. How many persons live between the one who likes Violet color and P?
1. One
2. Three
3. Five
4. Six
5. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Q2. Ans(4) From the given conditions;
As many persons live above P as there lives below the one who likes Violet color. The one who likes Violet lives below P. Three persons live between the one who likes Violet and the one who likes Brown color. Two persons live between the one who likes Brown color and S. Three persons live between the one who likes grey color and R. R lives below the one who likes grey color. The one who likes Grey color lives on an even numbered floor. here there are three cases possible i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.
The one who likes Blue color lives just below X and Just above Y. R does not like Blue color. W lives below Q and above Z. The one who likes Yellow color lives just above the one who likes Red color. S and X does not like Red color. The one who likes Pink lives above the one who likes Cyan.
As many persons live above Y as lives below the one who likes Yellow color. Here Case 1.a, Case 2 and Case 3 gets eliminated. So the final solution is given below.
Q3. Who among the following lives on the top floor?
1. P
2. X
3. S
4. Z
5. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Q3. Ans(1) From the given conditions;
As many persons live above P as there lives below the one who likes Violet color. The one who likes Violet lives below P. Three persons live between the one who likes Violet and the one who likes Brown color. Two persons live between the one who likes Brown color and S. Three persons live between the one who likes grey color and R. R lives below the one who likes grey color. The one who likes Grey color lives on an even numbered floor. here there are three cases possible i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.
The one who likes Blue color lives just below X and Just above Y. R does not like Blue color. W lives below Q and above Z. The one who likes Yellow color lives just above the one who likes Red color. S and X does not like Red color. The one who likes Pink lives above the one who likes Cyan.
As many persons live above Y as lives below the one who likes Yellow color. Here Case 1.a, Case 2 and Case 3 gets eliminated. So the final solution is given below.
Q4. Which of the following statement is true regarding R?
1. R lives on an odd numbered floor
2. R likes Pink color
3. R lives on an even numbered floor
4. R likes Violet color
5. None is true
Answer & Explanation
Q4. Ans(3) From the given conditions;
As many persons live above P as there lives below the one who likes Violet color. The one who likes Violet lives below P. Three persons live between the one who likes Violet and the one who likes Brown color. Two persons live between the one who likes Brown color and S. Three persons live between the one who likes grey color and R. R lives below the one who likes grey color. The one who likes Grey color lives on an even numbered floor. here there are three cases possible i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.
The one who likes Blue color lives just below X and Just above Y. R does not like Blue color. W lives below Q and above Z. The one who likes Yellow color lives just above the one who likes Red color. S and X does not like Red color. The one who likes Pink lives above the one who likes Cyan.
As many persons live above Y as lives below the one who likes Yellow color. Here Case 1.a, Case 2 and Case 3 gets eliminated. So the final solution is given below.
Q5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
1. P
2. Q
3. R
4. S
5. Z
Answer & Explanation
Q5. Ans(5) From the given conditions;
As many persons live above P as there lives below the one who likes Violet color. The one who likes Violet lives below P. Three persons live between the one who likes Violet and the one who likes Brown color. Two persons live between the one who likes Brown color and S. Three persons live between the one who likes grey color and R. R lives below the one who likes grey color. The one who likes Grey color lives on an even numbered floor. here there are three cases possible i.e. Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3.
The one who likes Blue color lives just below X and Just above Y. R does not like Blue color. W lives below Q and above Z. The one who likes Yellow color lives just above the one who likes Red color. S and X does not like Red color. The one who likes Pink lives above the one who likes Cyan.
As many persons live above Y as lives below the one who likes Yellow color. Here Case 1.a, Case 2 and Case 3 gets eliminated. So the final solution is given below.
Q6. In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some Bat are Ball. Some Cricket are Football. No Cricket is Ball. Conclusion
I: Some Ball are Football
II: All Cricket can be Bat
1. If only conclusion I follows.
2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Answer & Explanation
Q6. Ans(2)
Q7. In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some Pink are Blue. Only Brown is Green. No Blue is Brown. Conclusion
I: All Brown can be Pink
II: Some Pink can be Brown
1. If only conclusion I follows.
2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Answer & Explanation
Q7. Ans(2)
Q8. In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some Bird are Mouse. All Mouse are Bag. No Wire is Bag. Conclusion
I: Some Wire can be Mouse
II: Some Bird can be Bag
1. If only conclusion I follows.
2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Answer & Explanation
Q8. Ans(4)
Q9. In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some Cap are Cup. All Cap are Salt. All Cup are Salt. No Cup is Sugar. Conclusion
I: All Cap can be Sugar.
II: Some Salt are not Sugar.
1. If only conclusion I follows.
2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Answer & Explanation
Q9. Ans(4)
Q10. In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some Ball are Bat. All Grey are Ball. All Ball are Cricket. All Bat are Cricket. Conclusion
I: Some Grey are Bat.
II: Some Grey can be Cricket.