Puzzle Quiz for IBPS Clerk & RBI Assistant Prelims 2017 – 6

Solve the questions based on the
information provided in the passage below:

Six engineers Anthony, Brad,
Carla, Dinesh, Evan and Frank are offered jobs at six different locations
–England, Germany, India, Australia, Singapore and UAE. The jobs offered are in
six different branches, and are based on their competence as well as
preference. The branches are IT, Mechanical, Chemical, Electronics, Metallurgy
and Electrical, though not necessarily in the same order. Their placements are
subject to the following conditions: The engineer in the Electrical Department
is not placed in Germany. Anthony is placed in Singapore while Dinesh in UAE. Frank
is not in the Metallurgy Department but Brad is in the Chemical Department. Evan
is placed in the Mechanical Department while Frank is offered a job in
Australia. The only department offering jobs in India is the Chemical
Department while there are no vacancies for IT in Singapore. Anthony is
interested in IT and Electrical Department while Frank is interested in IT and
Mechanical Department. Both of them settle for the options available based on
their interests in the locations allotted to them. In recent years, UAE has
emerged as a hub for metallurgy exports and thus recruitment is done for the
same while all mechanical posts are in England.

1. Who joined the Electronics
Department?

(1) Dinesh

(2) Anthony

(3) Carla

(4) Brad

2. The person placed in UAE is in
the _____________ Department

(1) Electronics

(2) Mechanical

(3) Metallurgy

(4) Chemical

3. Out of the following, which is
the correct combination?

(1) Anthony-Germany-Electrical

(2) Brad-India-Chemical

(3) Evan-England-Electronics

(4) Frank-Australia-Metallurgy

4. Who joined the IT Department
in Australia?

(1) Frank

(2) Carla

(3) Evan

(4) Brad

5. Which combination is true for
Dinesh?

(1) India-Electrical

(2) UAE-Electronics

(3) England-Metallurgy

(4) UAE-Metallurgy

Read the details below and answer
the questions that follow.

Due to astrological reasons, a
mother named all her daughters with the alphabet ‘K’ as Kamla, Kamlesh, Kriti,
Kripa, Kranti and Kalpana. Kamla is not the tallest while Kripa is not the most
qualified. The shortest is the most qualified amongst them all. Kalpana is more
qualified than Kamlesh who is more qualified than Kriti. Kamla is less
qualified than Kamlesh but is taller than Kamlesh. Kalpana is shorter than
Kriti but taller than Kranti. Kriti is more qualified than Kamla while Kamlesh
is taller than Kriti. Kripa is the least qualified amongst the daughters.

6. Who is the third tallest
starting in decreasing order of height?

(1) Kamla

(2) Kamlesh

(3) Kriti

(4) Kranti

7. Who is the most qualified?

(1) Kamlesh

(2) Kriti

(3) Kripa

(4) Kranti

8. What is the rank of Kriti in
increasing order of qualification?

(1) 2

(2) 3

(3) 5

(4) 4

9. What is the rank of Kamla in
increasing order of height?

(1) 3

(2) 5

(3) 4

(4) 2

Answers

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