Reasoning Quiz for Bank Exams 2016-17 – 10 – Floor Puzzle and Seating Arrangements

Directions (Q. 1-6):
Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are
captains of eight different cricket teams, namely Poland, Russia, Argentina, Germany,
Kenya, England, Belgium and USA, but not necessarily in the same order. All of
them are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre. P sits third
to the left of the Kenyan captain. Only two people sit between T and W. Neither
T nor W is an immediate neighbour of P. Neither T nor W is the captain of Kenya.
The captain of USA sits second to the right of S. S is not an immediate
neighbour of P. S is not the Kenyan captain and P is not the captain of USA.
The Polish captain sits third to the left of V. The Polish and Kenyan captains
are not immediate neighbours. Only one person sits between S and the Argentinean
captain. Captains of Germany and Russia are immediate neighbours. S is not the
captain of Russia’s team. Only one person sits between Q and the captain of
England. The captain of England is an immediate neighbour of X. W and Q are not
immediate neighbours.

1. How many people
sit between T and the captain of England when counted in clockwise direction
from T?

1) None

2) One

3) Two

4) Four

5) Five

2. Who is the captain
of the Polish team?

1) P

2) V

3) W

4) T

5) Q

3. Which of the
following would come in place of question mark based upon the given seating
arrangement?

VS XR TV RP ?

1) SW

2) WX

3) QW

4) QX

5) VR

4. Which of the following
is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) R is the captain of USA.

2) W is an immediate neighbour of V.

3) The captains of Poland and England are immediate
neighbours.

4) Four people sit between W and Q.

5) X sits second to the left of S.

5. Who is the Argentinan
captain?

1) Q

2) V

3) X

4) T

5) Cannot be determined

6. What is the
position of the captain of Belgium with respect to R?

1) Immediate left

2) Second to the left

3) Third to the right

4) Second to the right

5) Third to the left

Directions (Q. 7-13):
Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Seven friends, viz, A, B, C, D,
E, F & G live in a seven-storey building. The first floor is numbered as 1,
the second floor as 2 and so on. All the friends like to study different
subjects. The different subjects are Statistics, Cost Accountancy, Taxation, Economics,
Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Maths. A lives on fifth floor. The person who
studies Maths, lives above G. There are two floors between E & C. Neither A
nor C studies Cost Accountancy. The person who studies Economics lives on the
topmost floor. The one who studies Marketing lives just above C. E lives on an
even-numbered floor. B studies Taxation. There is a floor between F and the one
who studies Cost Accountancy. There are three floors between G and the one who
studies Statistics. C doesn’t like Entrepreneurship.

7. How many floor(s) are there between F and the one who
lives on the first floor?

1) 1

2) 2

3) 3

4) 4

5) None of these

8. Who studies ‘Statistics’?

1) A

2) B

3) C

4) D

5) E

9. Who among the following live(s) on even-numbered
floor(s)?

1) ABF

2) BFG

3) EFG

4) BEF

5) None of these

10. Which of the following is true with respect to the given
seating arrangement?

1) F lives on an odd-numbered floor.

2) There are two floors between the one who studies Statistics
and the one who studies Maths.

3) The one who studies Cost Accountancy lives immediate
below D.

4) All of the above.

5) None of these

11. How many floor(s) are there between B & G?

1) 1

2) 2

3) 3

4) 4

5) None of these

12. What is the position of the one who studies Marketing
with respect to D?

1) Immediate above

2) Immediate below

3) Third below

4) Fourth above

5) Fourth below

13. If ‘F’ is related with ‘Maths’; ‘E’ is related with ‘Statistics’
then in the same manner ‘B’ is related with

1) Taxation

2) Entrepreneurship

3) Marketing

4) Economics

5) None of these

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