Reasoning Quiz – Puzzle for Mains – 9

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Puzzle 1:

1-5:

8 Epians: A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H with 8 different birth years i.e. 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998.

They have 6 different birth dates also: 1,12,15,24,25,26.

The birthdate of the person who was born in 1992 is neither 15 nor 25. The birth date of H is neither 26 nor 1 and his birth year is an odd number. D was born neither in 1987 nor in 1989. A was born in an even numbered year. G is senior to E and junior to D. None of them has 1 as birthdate nor the person who was born in 1989 has 12 as birthdate. B and H were of same birthdate. Only one person’s birthdate is 15 and he is not G. The birthdate of F is 24 and birthyear is 1991. The person who was born in 1985, has 26 as birthdate. F is junior to A and senior to B. H was born neither in 1989 nor in 1987. 2 people have 12 as birthdate and their years are neither1990 nor 1987. The junior most’s birthdate is neither12 nor 15. C is junior to B and he was born in an even numbered date which is not 26.

  1. Who was born in 1989?

(A) A

(B) H

(C) G

(D) None of them

Answer

Option: D

  1. Whose birthdate is 1?

(A) A

(B) D

(C) G

(D) E

Answer

Option: A

  1. What is G’s birthdate?

(A) 15

(B) 26

(C) 1

(D) 25

Answer

Option: D

  1. The birth year of H is:

(A) 1992

(B) 1985

(C) 1993

(D) Either B or C

Answer

Option: C

  1. D was born in:

(A) 1991

(B) 1985

(C) 1998

(D) Cannot be determined

Answer

Option: B

Show Solution
Year Person Date
1985 D 26
1987 G 25
1989 E 15
1990 A 1
1991 F 24
1992 B 12
1993 H 12
1998 C 24

Puzzle 2

6-10:

There are seven different bowls numbered it as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and this bowls painted in different colors of different fruits i.e. Blue, Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Grey and Red but not necessarily in the same order. Bowl which is in Blue color is immediately above the bowl numbered 1. There are only two bowls between the bowl numbered 4 and the bowl which is in Blue color . Bowl which is in white color is above the bowl numbered 4 but not immediately above the bowl numbered 4. Only three bowls are between the bowl numbered 3 and the bowl which is in white color. The bowl which is in Red color is immediately above the bowl numbered 3. The bowl which is in Yellow color is immediately above the bowl bowl numbered 7. Only one bowl is there between the bowl numbered 2 and 5. Bowl numbered 2 is placed above bowl which is numbered 5. Neither bowl numbered 2 nor 1 is in pink color. The bowl numbered 1 is not in black color.

  1. How many bowls is/are there between the bowl numbered 2 and 7?

(a) One

(b) Two

(c) Three

(d) Four

(e) None

Answer

Option: C

  1. The bowl numbered 6 is in which color ?

(a) Pink

(b) Red

(c) Yellow

(d) Black

(e) White

Answer

Option: E

  1. Which of the following pair is correctly matched ?

(a) Yellow – 5

(b) 6-Black

(c) Pink – 4

(d) 1-Blue

(e) None of these

Answer

Option: C

  1. Which of the following condition is correct regarding the bowl numbered 4 and bowl numbered 1?

(a) There are three bowl s between the bowl numbered 4 and 1

(b) The bowl numbered 4 is immediately above the bowl numbered 1

(c) Only two bowls placed between pink color bowl and white color bowl

(d) All of the above is true

(e) None of the above is true

Answer

Option: A

  1. Which of the following color is related with bowl numbered 1?

(a) Black

(b) Yellow

(c) White

(d) Red

(e) Grey

Answer

Option: E

Show Solution
Bowl Number Color
6 White
2 Black
4 Pink
5 Red
3 Yellow
7 Blue
1 Grey