Puzzles

Six friends A, D, K, L, Y and M are sitting in a circle and facing the centre. All of them are travelling with different trains, Shatabadi, Rajdhani, Duranto, Express, Passenger and Mail, not necessarily in the same order. M is sitting second left of D and travelling passenger train. K is sitting third right of L and travelling by Duranto. Neighbour of L are not travelling with Rajdhani. Y is sitting second left of K. Y is travelling with neither Shatabdi nor mail and L is not travelling with express. The one who is travelling with Rajadhani is an immediate right of the one who is travelling with Duranto. The one who is travelling with Shatabadi is second to the left of Y.

1. Who among the following is opposite of M ?

A) D B) K C) A

D) L E) None of these

2. Who among the following is travelling by Rajdhani expresses ?

A) K B) L C) Y

D) D E) None of these

3. What is the position of K with respect to L in anticlockwise direction ?

A) Third right of L B) Second right of L C) Third left of L

D) Fourth right of L E) None of these

4. Y is travelling by which train ?

A) Express B) Rajdhani C) Duranto

D) Mail E) None of these

5. Which among the following pair is incorrect ?

A) A – Shtabadi B) K – Duranto C) L – Mail

D) Y – Express E) D – Passenger

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular area at equal distance between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing the centre while remaining one facing outside (i.e.) in a direction outside the centre. H sits fourth to the left of E. D sits second to the right of H. H faces outside. A sits third to the right of G. G is not an immediate neighbor of D. A is not an immediate neighbor of E. Both the immediate neighbor of F faces the centre. Both the immediate neighbor of B faces opposite directions (i.e. if one person faces the centre then other faces outside and vice versa). Both the immediate neighbor of H faces the same directions as D (i.e. if D face the centre than both the immediate neighbors of H also face the centre and vice versa). Immediate neighbor of E faces opposite direction that of E (i.e. if E faces the centre

then both his immediate neighbors face outside and vice versa).

1. What is C's position with respect to E ?

A) Second to the right B) Third to the left C) Third to the right D) Fourth to the left E) Can't be determined

2. How many persons in the given arrangement faces centre ?

A) One B) Two C) Four

D) Three E) Five

3. Who is sitting immediate right of G ?

A) B B) C C) A

D) Can't be determined E) None of these

4. Which of the following is true regarding F as per the given seating arrangement ?

A) Only two people sit between A and F. B) F faces outside.

C) B sits second to the left of F. D) D is one of the immediate right of F.

E) E sits on the immediate left of F.

5. Four of following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is

the one that does not belong to that group ?

A) E B) B C) A

D) C E) D

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table but not facing the centre. A sits third to the right of C and second to the left of E. B sits second to the left of D, who is not an immediate neighbor of E. H sits second to the right of F. G is not an immediate neighbor of D.

1. Who sits third to the left of E ?

A) B B) D C) F

D) G E) None of these

2. What is the position of G with respect to A ?

A) Second to the right B) Third to the right C) Immediate left

D) Third to the left E) Fourth to the left

3. Which of the following pairs has only one person sitting between them, if the counting is done in clockwise direction ?

A) H, C B) H, G C) F, G

D) H, B E) None of these

4. Who sits between A and E ?

A) B B) D C) F

D) G E) None of these

5. If all the eight persons are arranged in alphabetical order in clockwise direction (starting from A) how many of them will retain their original seating position (excluding A ) ?

A) None B) One C) Two

D) Three E) Four

Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are working in different professions viz, corporate leader, Clerk, Teacher, Doctor, Engineer and Company MD. All of them are working in three different companies viz X, Y and Z, but not more than two work in a company. S works in company Z and is not a corporate leader. Q is a doctor and works in company X with only U, who is a teacher. R works in company Y and is not an engineer. T is a company MD and does not work in company Z. One of the people who works in company Z is a corporate leader.

1. Which of the following pairs work in company Y ?

A) Q, U B) T, R C) U, P

D) S, T E) None of these

2. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and company is correct ?

A) P – Corporate leader – Z B) U – Clerk – Y V C) T – Doctor – Y

D) S – Teacher – X E) R – Engineer – Z

3. What is the profession of R ?

A) Company MD B) Corporate Leader C) Clerk

D) Doctor E) None of these

4. Who among the following is an engineer ?

A) U B) T C) P

D) S E) None of these

5. P works in which of the following companies ?

A) Y B) X C) Either X or Y

D) Can't be determined E) None of these

Directions Q5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

P,Q,R,S,T and U are travelling in a bus.
There are two reporters, two technicians, one photographer and one writer in that group.
The photographer P is married to S who is a reporter.
The writer is married to Q who is of the same profession as that of U.
P,Q,R,S are two married couples and nobody in the group has same profession.
U is brother of R.

6.Which of the following is the pair of Technicians?

a) RS b)SU c) PT d) QU e) None of these

7.Which of the following is the pair of Reporters?

a) PQ b)RT c) ST d) SU e) None of these

8.How is r related to U?

a) Brother b)Sister c) Uncle d) can’t be determined e) None of these

9.Which of the following is the pairs is a couple?

a) PQ b)QR c) QS d) PT e) None of these

10.Which of the following is the pair of Husbands?

a) PQ b)PR c) QS d) can’t be determined e) None of these