Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims 2016 – Set 2 (PUZZLES)

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

There are seven Indian personalities,
namely Amitabh, Arnab, Shah Rukh, Virat, Abhinav, Arijit and Chetan. Each of
them belongs to a different state, viz. Maharashtra, West Bengal, UP, Punjab,
Delhi, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.  Moreover, each of them also has a liking for
different foods, namely Chicken Tikka, Veg Biryani, Fish Curry, Chicken
Biryani, Mutter Paneer, Mutton Reshmi Kabab and Afghani Chicken, not
necessarily in the same order. Amitabh, who likes Fish Curry, is neither from
Maharashtra nor from Punjab. Abhinav is not from West Bengal and does not like
Chicken Tikka.  Arijit, who hails from
Tamil Nadu, does not like Veg Biryani. Virat, who likes Afghani Chicken, is not
from Karnataka.  The one who is from West
Bengal is fond of Mutton Reshmi Kabab. Shah Rukh likes Mutter Paneer and is
from UP while Arnab, who likes Veg Biryani is from Delhi.

1. Abhinav likes which of the following foods?

1) Mutton Reshmi Kabab

2) Veg Biryani

3) Chicken Biryani

4) None of these

5) Can’t be determined

2. Who among the following belongs to Karnataka?

1) Abhinav

2) Chetan

3) Amitabh

4) None of these

5) Can’t be determined

3. Virat belongs to which of the following states?

1) West Bengal

2) Karnataka

3) Maharashtra

4) Punjab

5) Can’t be determined

4. Which of the following statements is/are false?

1) Amitabh belongs to Karnataka and likes Fish Curry.

2) Chetan likes Mutton Reshmi Kabab.

3) Shah Rukh is from West Bengal.

4) None is true

5) None is false

5. Who among the following belongs to Punjab?

1) Chetan

2) Abhinav

3) Virat

4) None of these

5) Can’t be determined

6. Chicken Tikka is the favourite food of who among the
following?

1) Chetan

2) Arijit

3) Abhinav

4) None of these

5) Can’t be determined

Directions (Q.  7-11): Study the following information
carefully and answer the given questions.

There are ten friends sitting in
two parallel rows numbered I and II.  In
each row, there are five persons and there is an equal distance between
adjacent persons.  Members in row I are
facing the members of row II.  A, B, C, D
and E are sitting in row I, facing south.  P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in row II, facing
north.  All of them are not necessarily
sitting in the same order.  C is facing R.
 B and E are not facing S.  A sits at one of the ends.  T is fourth to the right of P and is facing E.
 Q sits between R and P.

7. Who is facing Q?

1) A 2) D 3) Either A or D

4) B 5) None of these

8. Which of the following pairs are sitting diagonally
opposite?

1) A, P 2) E, P 3) T, E

4) B, T 5) None of these

9. Which of the following pairs occupies the middle position
of the row?

1) B, S 2) E, T 3) R, C

4) D, Q 5) None of these

10. Which of the following is S’s position?

1) Between Q and T 2) Second to the right of P

3) Facing B 4) On the immediate left of T

5) None of these

11. Which of the following gives the sitting order of
persons sitting in row I from your right to left?

1) B, D, C, A, E

2) A, B, C, D, E 3) E, D, C, B, A

4) E, C, B, D, A 5) None of these

Answers:

1. 3
2. 3
3. 5
4. 3
5. 5
6. 2
7. 4
8. 2
9. 3
10. 4
11. 3

Solutions:

1-6:

1. Amitabh – Fish Curry – Karnataka
2. Arnab – Veg Biriyani – Delhi
3. Shah Rukh – Matar Paneer – UP
4. Virat – Afghani Chicken – Maharashtra/Punjab
5. Abhinav – Chicken Biriyani – Maharashtra/Punjab
6. Arijit – Chicken Tikka -Tamil Nadu
7. Chetan – Mutton Reshmi Kabab – West Bengal

7-11:
________
A B C D E
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P Q R S T