ANALYTICAL

REASONING

NARENS

INSTITUTE FOR COMPETITIVE

EXAMINATIONS

Topics To Be Discussed

Deductions

Linear sequencing

Double line up

Ordering

Seating arrangements

Selections

Deductions

Introduction
Deduction means reducing two or more
statements into one.
Types:
Reduce

two statements into one

Reduce

more than two statements into

one

 - DISTRIBUTED

X - UNDISTRIBUTED

SUBJECT

PREDICATE

UNIVERSAL
AFFIRMATIVE

UNIVERSAL
NEGATIVE
PARTICULAR
AFFIRMATIVE
PARTICULAR
NEGATIVE

Rules For Deductions

Only three distinct terms.

The middle term must be distributed at least

once.

Middle term should not come in the Conclusion.

Two Particular, No Conclusion.

Two Negative, No Conclusion.

One Statement Particular, Conclusion Particular.

One Statement Negative, Conclusion Negative.

Rules For Deductions

Stat
.1

All

Som
No
All
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Som
All
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Stat
.2

All

Con
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No No
Som
Som
All conc conc
No e ,
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Not

No

Man Som
No
y e

No

Shortcuts
Stat.
1

UA

UN

PA

PN

UA

UA

UN

Stat.
2

UA

UN

PA

PN

PN

PA

PA

Con

UA

No
Con

No
Con

No
Con

PN

PA

PN

Problem 1

All pens are pots

All pots are jacks.

Deduction
Answer:

All pens are jacks

Problem 2

No dogs are hens

No hens are cats

Deduction
Answer:
No Conclusion

Problem 3

All hands are legs

Some hands are ears.

Deduction
Answer:

some legs are ears or some

ears are legs.

Problem 4

All bills are rates.

All rates are flat.
No flat is token.

Deduction
Answer:
No bills are token (or) No token is bill.

Problem 5

All boats are rivers

All mangoes are apples.
All rivers are mangoes.

Deduction
Answer:

All boats are apples.

Problem 6

All clocks are fans.

Some fans are walls

(Infosys)

Deduction
Answer:

No Conclusion

Problem 7

All shawls are carpets

No carpet is pullover.

(Infosys)

Deduction
Answer:

No shawl is pullover (or)

No Pullover is Shawl

Problem 8

All tables are cars.

Some dusters are tables

(Infosys)

Deduction
Answer:

Some dusters are cars (or)

Some cars are dusters

Problem 9

Some birds are hens

Some hens are trees

(Infosys)

Deduction
Answer:

No Conclusion

Problem 10

No scientist is teacher
Some teachers are researchers.

(Infosys)

Deduction
Answer:

Some researchers are not scientists

Problem 11

All fingers are legs

Some legs are hands
All hands are ears

Deduction
Answer:
No conclusion

Problem 12

No shirt is pant.
No pant is a shoe.
All shoe are books.

Deduction
Answer:
No conclusion

Problem 13
No month is a year
All months are hours
Some hours are weeks

Deduction
Answer:
Some years are not weeks

Problem 14

All huts are bungalows

Some bungalows are kitchens
All Kitchens are drawing

Deduction
Answer:
Some huts are drawing rooms /
some drawing rooms are huts

Problem 15

Shoes are socks

Shoes are laces
All laces are pages

Deduction
Answer:
No Conclusion

Linear Sequencing

Introduction

Linear fashion means arrangement in a

row.

Analyze the problem and arrange it.

Find the direct condition and start to

solve, because the remaining conditions
are based on the direct condition.

No condition for the particular item,

shows their is possibility in answer.

Problem 1
There are five persons(A,B,C,D,E) in a room
seated in a single row in the following manner: A does not
sit immediately next to E. E and D sit immediately next to
each other. C is at the extreme right end of the row. A is to
the immediate left of C. Who must sit in the middle seat
of the row?

Linear sequencing
Answer:

Middle Seat : B or D

Problem 2

M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W are 11 persons in a team.

O is their captain who makes them sit in a row. P and R sit

together and so do V and W . Whereas there are exactly
four seats in between these pairs. T and U sit together with
T to the immediate right of S, who is next to Q. M and N
sit in the same order at one extreme with no one to the left
of_P.
Cont

Problem 2
1.Who sits at fourth place?
2.How many persons sit in between S and N?
3.How many ways of arrangements are
possible?
4. Show the arrangements possible?

Answers:

Linear
Sequencing

1. The fourth term is S

2. There are 6 persons between S and N
3. There are 2 ways of arranging.
4. The arrangement possible,
P R Q S T U V W O M N (or)
P R Q S T U W V O M N

Problem 3
Raji and her three friends were to be
photographed. Mansi was to the left of
Amrita, Manju was to the right of Amrita.
Raji was between Manju and Amrita. Who
was second from left in the picture?

Linear sequencing
Answer:

Amrita was second from the left

Problem
4
Six persons A, B, C, D, E

and F are

standing in a row. B is between F and D, E is

between A and C. A does not stand next to
either F or D. C does not stand next to D. F is
between which of the following pair of persons?
i) C & B

ii) C & D

iii) A & C

iv) A & B

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

i) C & B

Problem 5
Asha, Babita, Chinni, Deepa, Kavitha and
Fatima are standing in a row. Babita is
between Fatima and Deepa. Kavitha is
between Asha and Chinni. Asha does not
stand next to either Fatima or Deepa. Fatima
is between which of the pair of persons?

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

Babita and Chinni

Problem 6
Eight varsity baseball players (G, H, J, K, L,
M, N, O) are to be honored at a special
ceremony. Three of these players (H, M, and O)
are also varsity football players. Two of them (K
and N) are also basketball players in the varsity
team. In arranging the seats it was decided that
no athlete in two sports should be seated next
to another two-sport athlete.
Cont

Problem 6
1. Which of the following combinations is possible
in order to have the arrangement of seat
assignments as planned?
(a)

H G KJ

(b) H K J L (c) J K MN (d) J L H K

(e) L K N
2. Which of the following cannot sit next to M?
(a) A

(b) J

(c) G and J (d) K (e) L

Cont

Problem 6
3. Before all athletes are seated there are two
vacant seats on either side of N. Which two
athletes may occupy these seats?
(a)

G and K

(d) L and O

(b) G and L

(c) J and H

(e) M and J

4. To have the proper seating arrangement, K

should sit between
(a)G

and H

(d) J and N

(b) J and M
(e) J and L

(c) L and N

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

1.
2.
3.
4.

H G KJ
J
b) G and L
e) J and L

Problem 7
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two
rows, three in each. E is not at the end of any row. D is
second to the left of F. C, the neighbour of E, is sitting
diagonally opposite to D. B is the neighbour of F.
1.Which of the following are sitting diagonally opposite to
each other?
a) F and C b) D and A c) A and C d) A and F e) A and
B
2.Who is facing B?
3.After interchanging seat with E, who will be the
neighbours of D in the new position?
a) C and A b) F and B c) Only B d) Only A e) Only C

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

1.
2.
3.

d) A and F
E
a) C and A

Problem 8
In a march past, seven persons are
standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but
right to P. O is standing right to N and left to
P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left
to T. find out who is standing in the middle?

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

Problem 9
Five children are sitting in a row. S
is sitting next to P but not T. K is sitting
next to R who is sitting on the extreme
left and T is not sitting next to K. Who
are sitting adjacent to S?

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

P and T

Problem 10
There are five friends. They are
standing in a row facing South. Jayesh
is to the immediate right of Alok.
Pramod is between Bhagat and Subodh.
Subodh is between Jayesh and Pramod.
1.Who is at the extreme left end?
2.Who is in the middle?

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

Alok
Subodh

1.
2.

Problem 11
Five persons A, B, C, D and E are
sitting in a row facing you such D is on
the left of C and B is on the right of E. A
is on the right of C and B is on the left
of D. if E occupies a corner position,
then who is sitting in the centre?

Linear Sequencing
Answer:
D

Problem 12

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall

and all of them are facing east. C is on the

immediate right of D. B is at an extreme end
and has E as his neighbour. G is between E
and F. D is sitting third from the south end.
1.Who

is sitting to the right of E?

2.Name

the person who should change places

with C such that he gets the third place from

the north end?

Problem 12
Which of the following pairs of people
are sitting at the extreme ends?
a) AB b) AE c) CB d) FB
4. Immediately between which of the
following pairs of people is D sitting?
a) AC b) AF c) CE d) CF
3.

Linear Sequencing
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.

G
G
a) AB
d) CF

Problem 13

In the Olympic Games, the flags of six

nations were flown on the masts in the following
way;
The flag of America was to the left of Indian
tricolour and to the right of the flag of France.
The flag of Australia was on the right of the
Indian flag but was to the left of the flag Japan,
which was to the left of the flag of china. Find
the two flags which are in the centre.
a)India and Australia
b) America and India
c) Japan and Australia d) America ad Australia

Linear Sequencing
Answer:
a) India and Australia

Problem 14
In a car exhibition, seven cars of seven
different companies viz. Cardilac, Ambassador,
Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo were
displayed in a row, facing east such that:
1.Cardialc car was to the immediate right of Fargo.
2.Fargo was fourth to the right of Fiat
3.Maruti car was between Ambassador and
Bedford
4.Fiat, which was third to the left of Ambassador
car, was at one of the ends.
Cont

Problem 14
1.

2.

Which of the following was the

correct position of the Mercedes?
a) Immediate right of Cardilac b)
Immediate left of Bedford c)
Between Bedford and Fargo d)
Fourth to the right of Maruti
Which cars are on the immediate
either sides of the Cardilac car?

Linear Sequencing
Answer:
1. Fourth to the right of Maruti
2. On either side of the Cardilac are the
Fargo and the Mercedes.

Problem 15
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J are ten persons
sitting in waiting hall. J is sitting two table right
of F, who is right side of H. In between E and B
two persons are sitting where B is sitting left of
G. In between E and J eight persons are sitting.
C is sitting immediate right of E and left of B. G
is sitting four seats left of J. G and F have two
persons in between where one person is I. I is
sitting immediate right of G. H is sitting in
seventh seat. Show the arrangement possible.

Linear Sequencing
Answer:

E C A/D B G I H F D/ A

Double Line Up

Introduction

Consists of at least two different

variables.

Form a table.

More than one Question per passage.

Check the Option for Elimination.

Problem 1
P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W are 8 employees allocated eight
different lockers numbered 1-8. The lockers are arranged
in four rows with two lockers in each row.
Lockers 1 and 2 in top row from left to right and lockers 7
and 8 in bottom row from left to right. Lockers 3 and 4 are
in the second row from top arranged from right to left and
so do 5 and 6.
P has been given locker 1 while v has been allocated
locker 8. T has locker just above that of Q which is just
above that of R whereas W locker is in bottom row.
Cont

Problem 1
1. Draw the table?
2. Which locker is allocated to employee Q?
3. How many arrangements are possible?
4. If W and P are interchanged how does
the table look like?
5. If S is given locker 4 how many solutions
are possible?

Table
LEFT

RIGHT

S/U

S/U

Double Line Up
Answers:

Employee Q is allocated locker 3

There are 2 arrangements possible

W would take the top row and P would

take the bottom row

If S is given locker 4 there is only 1

solution possible.

Problem 2
X,Y,Z are three supervisors and P,Q,R are three bearers in
a restaurant . Each of the three places A,B,C is to be
attended by two people a bearer and a supervisor.Y does
not attend A but R is at B. X is never at B, Q is at C. P and
X work together . So form the table for the data given?

Double Line Up
SUPERVISOR

PLACE

BEARER

Z/Y

Z/Y

Problem 3
There is a family of six persons P,Q,R,S,T and
U. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman,
Engineer and Accountant. There are two
married couples in the family. S, the salesman
is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is
married to the Lawyer. U, the Accountant is the
son of Q and brother of T. R, the Lawyer is the
daughter-in-law of P. T is the unmarried
Engineer. P is the Grandmother of U. What is Ps
profession?

Double Line Up
Answer :

teacher

Profession of P is lady

Problem 4
There are four houses in a street. A, B, C, D
live in these four houses; each one occupying
a different house. One of them is an engineer,
one is a doctor, one is an architect and one is
a teacher. Each house is painted in a different
colour - Red, Yellow, Black and White.
The doctors house is between the red and
yellow house and has two others living
between him and the architect. D and the
engineer live in adjacent house and neither of
them lives in yellow or white house.

Problem 4(Cont)
1.

Who is an architect and what is the colour of

his house?

2.

Who lives in red house and what is his

profession?

3.

Who lives in the white house?

4.

What Ds profession?

5.

The neighbors of B are?

Double Line Up
Answer:
1.

C - Yellow

2.

B - Engineer

3.

A - Doctor

4.

Teacher

5.

A and D

Problem 5
The members of a bank are Mr. A, Mr. B, Mrs. C,
Ms. D, Mr. E and Ms. F. The positions they occupy
are Manager, Assistant Manager, Cashier,
Stenographer, Teller and a Clerk, though not
necessarily in that order. The Assistant Manager
is the Managers grandson, Cashier is
Stenographers son in law, Mr. A is a bachelor,
Mr. B is 22 years old, Ms. D is Tellers step sister
and Mr. E is Managers neighbour.
Cont

Problem 5
1.

Who is the manager?

2.

Who is the assistant manager?

3.

Who is cashier?

4.

Who is the stenographer?

5.

Who is the teller?

6.

Who is the clerk?

Double Lineup
Answer:
1.

Mrs. C

2.

Mr. A.

3.

Mr. B.

4.

Mr. E.

5.

Ms. F.

6.

Ms. D

Problem 6

Five executives of European Corporation

hold a Conference in Rome
Mr. A converses in Spanish & Italian
Mr. B, a Spaniard, knows English also
Mr. C knows English and belongs to Italy
Mr. D converses in French and Spanish
Mr. E , a native of Italy knows French
Cont

Problem 6
1.

2.

Who can act as interpreter if Mr. C & Mr. D wish

to converse
a) only Mr. A
b) Only Mr. B
c) Mr. A & Mr. B
d) Any of the other
three
If a 6th executive is brought in, to be
understood by maximum number of original
five he should be fluent in
a) English & French
b) Italian & Spanish
c) English & French
d) French & Italian
Cont

Double Lineup
Answer:

1.
2.

d) Any of the other three.

b) Italian & Spanish

Problem 7
Spelunkers International offers exploring tours in
eight caves: Abbott, Benny, Caeser, Dangerfield,
Ewell, Fields, Guinness and Hope.
(1) Class 1 spelunkers may not attempt cave Ewell,
Fields or Hope
(2) Class 2 spelunkers may not attempt Hope
(3) Class 3 spelunkers may attempt any cave
(4) Cave Caesar may be attempted only by
spelunkers who have previously explored cave
Benny
(5) Cave Fields may be attempted only by spelunkers
who have previously explored cave Ewell
(6) Only two of the caves Benny, Caeser, Ewell,
Fields, and Hope may be attempted by any
explorer in a single tour.
Cont

Problem 7
1.

A class 2 spelunker who has previously

explored cave Ewell may be restricted
in choosing a tour by which
rule's?
(I) Rule(4)

(II) Rule(5) (III) Rule(6)

I only (b) II only (c) I and III only

(d) II and III only (e) I, II and III
(a)

Problem 7
2. In how many different ways may a
class 1 spelunker who has never
explored any of the eight caves before
set up a tour of three caves, if she
wishes to explore caves Abbott and
Caesar?
(a) 2
6

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

(e)

Double lineup
Answer:

1.
2.

C.
B

Problem 8

There are six cities A, B, C, D, E and F.

A is not a hill station.
B and e are not historical places.
D is not an industrial city.
A and D are not historical cities.
A and B are not alike.
1. Which two cities are industrial centres?
a) A and B b) E and F c) C and D d) B
and F

Problem 8
2.
a)

Which two cities are historical places?

A and C b) B and F c) C and F d) B and E

Which two cities are neither historical places

nor industrial centres?
a) A and B
b) D and E c) F and C d) B and D
4. Which city is a hill station and an industrial
centre but not a historical place?
a) E b) F c) A d) B e) C
3.

Double lineup
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.

b) E and F
c) C and F
d) B and D
a) E

Problem 9
Five friends P, Q, R, S and T traveled to five
different cities of Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore and
Hyderabad by five different modes of transport
of Bus, Train, Aero plane, Car and Boat from
Mumbai.
i) The person who traveled to Delhi did not travel
by boat.
ii)R went to Bangalore by car and Q went to
Calcutta by aero plane.
iii)S traveled by boat whereas T traveled by Train.
iv)Mumbai is not connected by bus to Delhi and
Chennai.
Cont

Problem 9
Which of the following combinations of person
and mode is not correct?
a) P Bus b) R car c) T Aero plane d) S Boat
2. Which of the following combinations is true for
S?
a) Delhi Bus b) Chennai- Bus c) Chennai Boat
3. Who is that person traveled to Delhi?
4. The person went to Delhi traveled by?
1.

Double lineup
Answer:
1. c) T Aero plane
2. c) Chennai Boat
3. T
4. Train

Problem 10
In a school, there were five teachers. A and B
were teaching Hindi and English. C and B were
teaching English and Geography. D and A were
teaching Mathematics and Hindi. E and B were
teaching History and French.
1.Who is teaching maximum number of
Subjects?
2.More than two teachers were teaching which
subjects?
3.Which subject were handle by D, B and A?

Double Lineup
Answer:
1. B
2. English and Hindi
3. Hindi

Problem 11
Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in
the field. A and B are from Nehru house
while the rest belong to Gandhi house. D
and F are tall while the others are short. A,
C and D are wearing glasses while the
others are not.
1. Which of the two student, who are not
wearing glasses are short?
2. Which short student of Gandhi house is not
wearing glasses?
3. Which tall student of Gandhi house is not
wearing glasses?

Double Lineup
Answer:
1. B and E
2. E
3. F

Problem 12
Jayant, Kamal, Namita, Asha and Tanmay
are five members of a family. They have their
birth dates from January to May, each member in
one of these months.
Each one likes one particular item for his/her
birthday out of Bengali sweets, Chocolates,
Pastries, Ice cream and Dry fruits.
The one who likes Pastries is born in the month
which is exactly middle in the months given. Asha
does not like Ice cream but brings Chocolates for
Jayant in February. Tanmay who is fond of
Bengali sweets is born the next month
immediately after Namita. Namita does not like
Cont
Dry fruits or Ice cream.

Problem 12
1.
2.

3.
4.

What is the choice of Asha?

Which combination of month and
item is true for Jayant?
What is the choice of Kamal?
In which month was Kamal born?

Double Lineup
Answer:
1. Dry fruits
2. February Chocolates
3. Ice cream
4. January or May

Problem 13
In a group of six women, there are four
dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress
and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are
among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailja
do not know how to play on the violin. Shailja
and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja,
Vanaja, Shailja and Tanuja are all vocal
musicians and two of them are also violinists.
If pooja is an actress, who among the
following is both a dancer and a violinist?
a) Jalaja b) Shailja c) Tanuja d) Pooja

Double Lineup
Answer:

C) Tanuja

Problem 14
There are six friends A, B, C, D, E and F.
each one is proficient in one of the games,
namely Badminton, Volleyball, Cricket, Hockey,
Tennis and polo. Each owns a different colored
car, namely yellow, green, black, white, blue and
red. D plays polo and owns a yellow colored car.
C does not play either Tennis or Hockey and
owns neither blue nor yellow colored car. E owns
a white car and plays Badminton. B does not
play Tennis, he owns a red colored car. A plays
Cricket and owns a black car.

Problem 14
Who plays volleyball?
2. Which colored car F owns?
3. Which of the following combinations
of color of car and game played is not
correct?
a) Yellow Polo b) Green Tennis
c) Black Cricket d) Red Hockey
1.

Double lineup
Answer:
1.
2.
3.

C
Blue
b) Green - Tennis

Problem 15
P, Q, R, S, T and U are six students procuring their
Masters degree in six different subjects English,
History, Philosophy, Physics, Statistics and Mathematics.
Two of them stay in hostel, two stay as paying
guest (PG) and remaining two stay at their home. R does
not stay as PG and studies philosophy.
The students staying Statistics and History do not
stay as PG. T studies Mathematics and S studies Physics.
U and S stay in hostel. T stay as PG and Q stays at home.

Cont

Problem 15
Who studies English?
2. Which of the following combinations of
subject and place of stay is not correct?
a) English Hostel b) Mathematics PG
b) c) Philosophy Home d) Physics - Hostel
3. Which subject does Q study?
4. Which of the following pairs of students
stay at home?
a) PQ b) QR c) RS d) ST
1.

Double Lineup
Answer:
1. P
2. a) English Hostel
3. History or Statistics
4. QR

Ordering

Types

Ordering
Questions Related to the rank

Elimination
Questions related to the extremes

More than one Variable use ordering .

Only one variable use elimination or

ordering.

Problem 1

K,L,M,N,O,P are 6 men. Neither M nor N is the

tallest.L is taller than P but shorter than K.O is as tall
as P but taller than M. which is the tallest.

Ordering
Answer:
K is tallest.

Problem 2

P,Q,R,S,T are 5 cars. It is further known that T is faster and

more powerful than R,which is costlier than T. P is costlier
than R and faster than Q, which is more powerful than T. S
is the slowest and the cheapest of all cars, but is the most
powerful. R is more powerful and faster than P but is the
third costliest.
Cont

Problem 2
1.Which of the cars is the fastest?
2.Which of the cars has as many cars
more powerful and less powerful than
it?
3.Which is the costliest?
4.Which of the cars are cheaper than R?

Ordering
Answers:

1.T is the fastest car.

2.T is the car which has as many cars
more powerful and less powerful than it.
3.Either of P/Q is the costliest.
4.T and S are cheaper than R.

Problem 3
There are 6 volumes of books on a rack kept in
order(i.e vol.1, vol.2 and so on). Give the position
after the following changes were noticed.Vol.5
was directly to the right of Vol.2.Vol.4 has Vol.6 to
its left and both weren't at Vol.3's place.Vol.1 has
Vol.3 on right and Vol.5 on left. An even
numbered volume is at Vol.5's place. Find the
order in which the books are kept now ?
(Wipro 2008).

Ordering
Answer :

Vol2, Vol5,
Vol1,Vol3,Vol6,Vol4.

Problem 4
A is twice as old as his sister B, but three
years younger to his brother C. C will be
16 in three years. How old is B?

Ordering
Answer:

5 years

Problem 5
A is six months younger to B, while C is three
months younger to D: when E was born, C was
two months old. D belongs to the age group of
five, while A belongs to the age group of six.
Who is the oldest among them?

Ordering
Answer:

Problem 6
There are six steps that lead from the first
to the second floor. No two people can be on
the same step. Mr. A is two steps below Mr.
C Mr. B is a step next to Mr. D Only one step
is vacant (No one standing on that step)
Denote the first step by step 1 and second
step by step 2etc.

Cont.

Problem 6
1.

2.

If Mr. A is on the first step, Which of the

following is true?
(a) Mr. B is on the second step
(b) Mr. C is on the fourth step.
(c) A person Mr. E, could be on the third step
(d) Mr. D is on higher step than Mr. C.
If Mr. E was on the third step & Mr. B was on
a higher step than Mr. E which step must be
vacant
(a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
e) step 6

Problem 6
3. If Mr. B was on step 1, which step could A be on?
(a) 2&e only
(b) 3&5 only (c) 3&4 only
(d) 4&5 only
(e) 2&4 only
4. If there were two steps between the step that A
was standing and the step that B was standing
on, and A was on a higher step than D , A must
be on step
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6

Cont

Ordering
Answer:

1.
2.
3.
4.

(d)
(a)
(c)
(c)

Problem 7
A series of drama is to be arranged on all the
five days of the week Monday to Friday. Drama
contains Fiction, Romance, Horror, Comedy And
Tragedy. Horror cannot immediately precede
Romance, Fiction should be scheduled earlier
than Romance, Comedy should come after
tragedy. If Horror is arranged on Friday then
what should be the sequence of the dramas.

Ordering
Answer:

Fiction, Romance, Tragedy, Comedy

, Horror

Problem 8
Miss Dean wants to renovate her house. She hires
a plumber, a carpenter, a painter, an electrician and
an interior decorator. The work is to be finished in
one stretch (Monday-Friday). Each worker will take
full day to do his job. Miss Dean permits only one
person to work each day.
I. The painter can work only after the plumber and
the carpenter
have finished their jobs
II. The interior decorator must do his job before the
electrician.
III. The carpenter cannot work on Monday or
Tuesday

Cont

Problem 8
1. If the painter work on Thursday, which one of
the following alternatives is possible?
(a) The electrician works on Tuesday.
(b) The electrician works on Friday.
(c) The interior decorator works after the painter
does.
(d) The painter works on consecutive days.
(e) Miss Dean cannot fit all of the workers in the
schedule
Cont

Problem 8
2. If the painter works on Friday which of the
following must be false?
(a) The carpenter may work on Wednesday
(b) The carpenter and the electrician may work
on
consecutive days
(c) If the carpenter works on Thursday, the
electrician has to work on Wednesday
(d) The plumber may work before the electrician
does
(e) The electrician may work on Tuesday

Ordering
Answer:

1.(b). The electrician works on Friday.

2.(c). If the carpenter works on Thursday,
the electrician has to work on
Wednesday

Problem 9
The cricket ball is lighter than the hockey
ball, and the volleyball is lighter than the
football. The hockey ball is lighter than the
football but heavier than the tennis ball.
Which is the heaviest?

Ordering
Answer:

Football

Problem 10
There is a group of five girls. Kamini is second
in height but younger than Rupa. Pooja is
taller than Monika but younger in age. Rupa
and Monika are of the same age but Rupa is
tallest between them. Neelam is taller than
Pooja and elder to Rupa.
1.If they are arranged in the ascending order of
height, who will be in third position?
2.If they are arranged in the descending order
of their ages, who will be in fourth position?

Ordering
Answer:
1.
2.

Neelam
Neelam

Problem 11
Six plays A, B, C, D, E and F are to be staged,
one on each day from Monday to Saturday. The
schedule of the plays is to be in accordance with
the following.
i)A must be staged a day before E.
ii)C must not be stages on Tuesday
iii)B must be staged on the day following the day
on which F is staged.
iv)D must be staged on Friday only and should
not be immediately preceded by B.
v)E must not be staged on the last day of the
schedule.
Cont

Problem 11
Which of the following plays immediately
follows B?
a) A b) C
c) D d) E e) F
2. Which of the following plays is on Monday?
a) E
b) F c) C d) B e) A
3. Play D is between which of the following
pairs of plays?
a) B and E b) E and F c) A and E d) C
and E e) C and F
1.

Ordering
Answer:
a) A
b) F
d) C and E

Problem 12
At the end of a cricket series, when five players
were arranged in the ascending order of runs
scored by them, O was fourth while N was first.
When they were arranged in descending order
for wickets taken by them, K replaces O while O
replaces L. Ms position remains uncharged. K
has scored more runs than M. L is having first
rank in one ranking and fifth in another.
1.Who has scored the highest runs in the series?
2.Who has taken the lowest number of wickets?

Ordering
Answer:

1.
2.

L
O

Problem 13
i)

ii)
iii)
iv)
v)

Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and V

take a series of tests.
No two students get similar marks
V always scores more than P
P always scores more than Q
Each time either R scores the highest
and T gets the least, or alternatively S
scores the highest and U or Q scores the
least.
Cont

Problem 13
If s is ranked sixth and Q is ranked fifth,
which of the following can be true?
a) T is ranked fourth or fifth b) U is
ranked third or fourth c) R is ranked
second or third
1. If R gets most, V should be ranked not
lower than?
a) Second b) third c) fourth d) fifth e)
sixth
1.

Ordering
Answer:

1.
2.

b) U is ranked third or fourth

c) fourth

Problem 14

i)

ii)

iii)
iv)
v)
vi)

1.
2.

A, B, C, D, E and F are six students in a class

B and C are shorter than F but heavier than
A
D is heavier than B and taller than C
E is shorter than D but taller than F
F is heavier than D
A is shorter than E but taller than F.
Who is the tallest?
Who is third from the top when they are
arranged in descending order of height?
Cont

Problem 14
3. Who among them is the lightest?
4. Which of the following groups of
friends is shorter than A?
a) B, C only
b) D, B, C only c) E, B,
C only d) F, B, C only e) None of
these

Ordering
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.

D
A
Data inadequate
F, B, C only

Problem 15
A sales representative plans to visit each of
six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once
during the course of one day. She is setting up
her schedule for the day according to the
following conditions.
i)She must visit M before N and R.
ii)She must visit N before Q
iii)The third company she visits must be P.
1.If the sales representative visits S first, which
company must she visit second?
Cont

Problem 15
2. The sales representative could visit any of the
following companies immediately after P
except:
a) S b) R c) Q d) N e) M
3. Find the order in which the sales
representative visits the six companies?
4. If sales representative visits Q immediately
before R and immediately after S, she must
visit Q:
a) First b) second c) fourth d) fifth e) sixth

Ordering
Answer:
1. M
2. e) M
3. M, S, P, N, R, Q
4. d) fifth

Selections

Introduction

Selecting a part out of whole.

Infer from the statements without Assumptions

Apply condition and select

Shortcuts
Write the condition by shortcut manner like,
A and B together means A = B
If A come B will not come A B
If B is selected A,C will not select B A,C

Problem 1

Three students J, B, S have to select 3 subjects

out of 6 subjects P,Y,M,C,H,L. if L is selected then P

cannot be selected. If S selects C then J does not select
L. if B selects Y then S cannot select C and if J selects
P then S selects H and L. If S selects L and B selects Y
then which are the subjects that S cannot select?

Selection
Answer :

S cannot select P and C

Problem 2
A team consists of 5 members which has to be selected
from 5 boys P,Q,R,S,T and 3 girls U,V,W. The team
must consist of 3 boys and at least 1 girl.
If P is selected R cannot be selected
If S is selected V cannot be selected.
Cont

Problem 2
1.

If 4 boys are selected then which girl

can never be a part of the team?

2.

If P and S are 2 boys selected then

in how many ways can the team be
formed?

Selection
1. 4 boys are selected which means that S
is selected for sure. So S becomes a part
of the team so V cannot be in the team.
2. If P and S form a team then the team
can consist of PSQTU, PSQTW, PSQUW,
PSTUW. So it can be formed in 4 ways.

Problem 3
Asha and Charu are good in mathematics
and Athletics. Deepa and Asha are good in
athletics and studies, Charu and Beena are good
in General Knowledge and Mathematics. Deepa,
Beena and Ela are good in studies and General
Knowledge. Ela and Deepa are good in studies
and Art.
Cont.

Problem 3
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Who is good in studies, general

Knowledge, athletics and Arts?
Who is good in studies, General
Knowledge and Mathematics?
Who is good in Athletics, General
Knowledge and Mathematics?
Who is good in studies and General
knowledge and Arts but not Athletics?
Who is good in studies, Mathematics and
athletics?

Selection
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Deepa
Beena
Charu
Ela
Asha

Problem 4
A scientist is trying to prepare a medicine
using four ingredients. He can choose from the
stable chemicals A, B and C and the unstable
chemicals W, X, Y and Z. in order to see that
the medicine does not explode, there must be
two stable chemicals in it. Also certain
chemicals cannot be mixed because of their
reaction together.
Cont.

Problem 4

Chemical B cannot be mixed with chemical W.

Chemical C cannot be mixed with chemical Y.

Chemical Y cannot be mixed with chemical Z.

1.

2.

If Y is the most important chemical and must be

used in the formula, which other ingredients
must be used?
If chemical B is rejected because of its possible
side effects but it is decided to use chemical
Z, which is a possible combination of the four
ingredients in the formula?

Selection
Answer:

1.

A, C and X.

2.

A, C, W and Z.

Problem 5
Four students are to be selected from
T, U, V,W, X, Y, Z. If T is selected then Z
cannot be a part of the team.
1. What are the number of possibilities?
2. If T comes in the team who are its
members?

Selection
Answer:

1.

2 ways (UTXY, UZXY)

2.

UTYX

Problem 6
The office staff of XYZ corporation presently
consists of three bookkeepers--A, B, C and 5
secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management is
planning to open a new office in another city
using 2 bookkeepers and 3 secretaries of the
present staff . To do so they plan to separate
certain individuals who don't function well
together. The following guidelines were
established to set up the new office

Cont.

Problem 6
I.

II.

III.

IV.

Bookkeepers A and C are constantly

finding fault with one another and
should not be sent together to the new
office as a team.
C and E function well alone but not as a
team, they should be separated.
D and G have not been on speaking
terms and shouldn't go together.
Since D and F have been competing for
promotion
Cont
they shouldn't form a team.

Problem 6
1.

2.

3.

If A is to be moved as one of the bookkeepers,

which of the following cannot be a possible
working unit.
a) ABDEH b) ABDGH c) ABEFH d)
ABEGH
If C and F are moved to the new office, how
many combinations are possible
a) 1 b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
If C is sent to the new office, which member
of the staff cannot go with C
a) B

b) D

c) F

d) G

Cont

Problem 6
4. Under the guidelines developed, which of the following
must go to the new office
a) B

b) D c) E d) G

5. If D goes to the new office, which of the following is/are

true
I. C cannot go
II. A cannot go
III.
H must also go
a) I only

b) II only c) I and II only d) I and III only

Selection
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

B
A
B
A
D

Problem 7
A team is to be selected from the hockey
players available from the Circuit. The selection
team would require at least four people. There
are three coaches A,B,C and three selectors D,E,F
available. But there schedules do not match . A
cannot come if D is selected. If C is selected F
should also be selected. If E is selected B should
not be selected. What is the team?
(Wipro)

Selection
Answer:

1. ACFE or DCFB

Problem 8
In a film festival Amitabh ,SRK, Kamal
hassan , Hrithik and Subhash Ghai , Maniratnam
and Yash Chopra are available as judges. A team
of three is to be sent. The team must contain at
least one actor and one director. If SRK is selected
Kamal Hassan should also be selected and vice
versa, If Amitabh is selected Subhash Ghai cannot
be selected. If Hrithik is selected Maniratnam is
also selected and vice versa. What should be the
team if Amitabh is selected ?
(Wipro)

Selection
Answer:

Hrithik, Amitabh, Maniratnam

Problem 9
From a group of six boys M, N, O, P, Q, R and
five girls G, H, I, J, K a team of six is to be
selected. Some of the criteria of selection are as
follows:
M and J go together
O cannot be placed with N
I cannot go with J
N goes with H
P and Q have to be together
K and R go together
Cont

Problem 9
If the team consists of two girls and I is one
of them, the other members are?
a) GMRPQ
b) HNOPQ c) KOPQR d) KRMNP
2. If four members are boys, which of the
following cannot constitute the team?
a) GJMOPQ b) HJMNPQ c) JKMNOR d) JKMPQR
3. If the team has three girls including J and K,
the members of the team are?
a) GHNR b) MNOG c) MORG d) NHOR
1.

Selection
Answer:
1. c) KOPQR
2. c) JKMNOR
3. c) MORG

Problem 10

Final year students plan to go for project which

consist of 5 members ( 3 from A group and 2
from B group) based on the condition. There
are two groups, group A consist of 6 members
M N O P Q R and group B consist of 5
members V W X Y Z. conditions for
selection are,
i)
M does not come , Z & O should come
ii) X and Y remains together
iii) R and V cannot go together
iv) N is always go with Z
v) Q always go with W
Cont.

Problem 10
vi)
vii)

O can not go with V

O and P are together

If M is not there in the team, the

team consist of?
2. If Q is there, who cannot be there in
that team?
a) X & Y b) R & V c) V & W
1.

Selection

Answer:
1. OPNZV
2. X & Y

Seating Arrangement

Introduction

Manner in which people are seated at a

particular Place.

Draw a Shape which is given in the question

and arrange them according to the
conditions given.

Problem 1
P,Q,R,S,T are 5 people who sit in a round table.
P sits two tables to the left of R and Q sits two tables to the
right of R.
1.If S is in between Q and R what is the arrangement?
2.How many different arrangements are possible?
3.If S is not sitting between Q and R then who is sitting
between Q and S?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:

Either P is sitting when viewed

anticlockwise or T and R when viewed
clockwise.

Problem 2
5 members are sitting on a circle. One
person between M & P. Q is immediate right
of M, who is to the immediate right of O?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
Q is to the immediate right of M, who is
immediate right of O means M is immediate right
of O

Problem 3
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting
in a closed circle facing the centre. E is to the
left of D. C is between A and B. F is between
E and A.
1.Who

is to the left of B?

2.Who

is to the right of C?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1.

Left of B is D

2.

Right of C is A

Problem 4
Five girls are standing in a circle facing the
centre. Sumitha is between Lata and Asha.
Mamta is to the right of Lata.
1.Who

is to the left of Asha if Rajini is the fifth

girl?
2.If

Sumitha and Mamta interchange their

positions who will be fourth to the left of Rajani?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1. Rajni.
2. Asha

Problem 5
6 people A,B,C,D,E and F sit around a table for
dinner. Since A does not like C, he doesn't sit
either opposite or beside C. B and F always like
to sit opposite each other.
1.

If A is beside F then who are the two neighbors

of B?
2.

If D is adjacent to F then who is adjacent to C?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:

1.

D and E

2.

E and B (or) D and B

Problem 6
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are
sitting in a closed circle facing centre. E
is to the left of D. C is between A and B.
F is between E and A.
1.

Who is to the left of B?

2.

Who is to the right of C?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1.
2.

D
A

Problem 7
Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting
around a table and discussing their trades.
i) Mr. A sit opposite to cook
ii) Miss. B sits right to the barber
iii)The washer man is on the left of the tailor
iv)Miss. D sits opposite Mr. C.
1. What are the trades of A and B?
a) Tailor and Barber b) Tailor and Cook c)
Barber and Cook d) Washer man and Cook

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
b) Tailor and Cook

Problem 8

Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are

seated around a square table two on each side.
There are three lady members and they are not
seated next to each other. J is between L and F. G
is between I and F.
H, a lady member, is second to the left of J. F,
a male member is seated opposite E, a lady
member. There is a lady member between E and H?
1.Who is seated between E and H?
2.How many persons are seated between K and F?
3.Who is sitting immediate left of F?
Cont

Problem 8
4. Who among the following are the
three lady members?
a) E, G and J
b) E, H and G c) G, H
and J
5. Which of the following is true about J?
a) J is a male member b) J is a female
member

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1. K
2. Three
3. J
4. E, H and G
5. J is a male member

Problem 9
P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a
circle facing the centre. R is immediate
left of T. P is between S and T.
1.Who

is to the immediate left of R?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:

Problem 10
A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a
circle facing the centre. D is between F
and B. A is second to the left of D and
second to the right of E.
1.Who is facing A?
2.Who among the following is facing D?
a) A b) C c) E d) cannot be
determined

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1.
2.

B
b) C

Problem 11
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are
sitting in a circle facing centre. B is sitting
between G and D. H is third to the left of B and
second to the right of A. C is sitting between A
and G and B and E are not sitting opposite to
each other.
1.Who is third to the left of D?
2.Which of the following statement is not correct?
a) C is third to the right of D b) A is sitting
between C and F c) E is sitting between F and D.

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1.
2.

A
E is sitting between F and D

Problem 12
Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q
are sitting around a circle facing the centre.
J is not the neighbour of N. L is third to the
right of K. Q is second to the left of N who is
next to the right of L. O is not the neighbour
of N or K and is to the immediate left of P.
1.Which of the following pair of persons
represent Os neighbours?
a) L & N b) P & K c) M & P d) N & P
Cont

Problem 12
2. Who is to the immediate right of K?
3. Who is to the immediate left of O?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1. M & P
2. J
3. M

Problem 13
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are
seated in a circle facing each other. A is
between D and B and F is between C
and E. C is third to the left of B.
1.Who

is between B and F?

2.Who

is between F and D?

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1. E
2. C

Problem 14
Five girls are sitting in a row. Rashi
is not adjacent to Sulekha or Abha.
Anuradha is not adjacent to Sulekha.
Rashi is adjacent to Monika. Monika is at
the middle in the row. Then, Anuradha is
adjacent to whom out of the following?
a)Rashi
b) Sulekha c) Abha d) Monika
e) Cannot be determined

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1. a) Rashi

Problem 15
A group of eight members sit in a
circle. D is between A and F and is
opposite to G. E is to the right of A but
on the left of C, whose right hand
neighbour is G. B enjoys having H to his
left and F to his right. Find the member
who is diagonally opposite to A.
a) B
b) F
c) G
d) H

Seating Arrangement
Answer:
1. d) H

THANK YOU
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[Director]
NARENS Institute for Competitive
Examinations,
HYDERABAD.
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