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Direction(1-5): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Ten friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y have seminars in different months – January, March, April, June and September but not necessarily in the same order. In each month there are two seminars.
There are seven seminars before the seminar of Q. There are two seminars between the seminars of Q and S. P and Y have seminars in the same month which has 31 days. The seminar of U is not in the same month as S. The number of seminars between Y and R is as same as between Q and V. The seminar of R is not in April. The seminar of V is not in a month having 31 days. There is only one seminar between the seminars of P and U. There is no seminar between the seminars of W and T. W and T has seminars in different months. Seminar of T is exactly between the seminar of P and X. There is more than one seminar before the seminar of P.
1. In which of the following month does W attends the seminar?
    A. January B. April C. September D. June E. March

2. How many people attend the seminar between R and S?
    A. None B. One C. Two D. Three E. Cannot be determined

3. Four of the following are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
    A. T B. X C. W D. V E. R

4. Which of the following combination is correct as per the given arrangement?
    A. R – September B. W – September C. P – January D. X – September E. None of these

5. Which pair of people among the following attends seminar in the same month?
    A. XV B. UV C. TQ D. WS E. RV

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option D
Explanation [1-5]-
Friends – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y
Months – January, March, April, June and September
1) There are seven seminars before the seminar of Q.
There are two seminars between the seminars of Q and S.
2) P and Y have seminars in the same month having 31 days.
There is one seminar between the seminars of P and U.
The seminar of U is not in the same month as S.
There is more than one seminar before the seminar of P.
3) No seminar is there between the seminars of W and T.
Also their seminars are in different months.
T’s seminar is exactly between the seminar of P and X.
4) There are same number of seminars between Y and R as between Q and V.
V’s seminar is not in a month having 31 days.
So, the final arrangement is,
January(31) March(31) April(30) June(30) September(30)
U P S W X
R Y T Q V

2. Answer - Option C
3. Answer - Option E
4. Answer - Option D
5. Answer - Option A
Direction(1-5): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Seven persons – B, G, J, M, P, S and V are sitting in a row but not necessarily in the same order. Some are facing north and rest are facing south direction.
B sits fourth to the left of G. P and M are neighbours and they face the same direction. V sits to the immediate right of M. The neighbours of B face the same direction and B do not sit to the right of M. J sits three places away from P, who faces north. No three adjacent persons face the same direction. G and J face different directions.
1. Which of the following statement is definitely true?
    A. P sits to the immediate right of M. B. S and J are neighbours of B. C. G sits at the extreme end. D. Both (a) and (c) are true. E. B and M are immediate neighbours.

2. What is the position of B with respect to V?
    A. Third to the left B. Third to the right C. Second to the right D. Second to the left E. Immediate left

3. Who among the following sits to the immediate left of S?
    A. B B. J C. M D. V E. P

4. If V and S interchange their positions, who among the following sits to the immediate left of G?
    A. J B. V C. S D. M E. P

5. Four of the following are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
    A. JS B. BP C. MV D. VG E. PM

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option C
Explanation [1-5]-
Persons – A, B, C, D, E, F and G
People are faces both directions North and South.
1) J sits three places away from P, who faces north.
P and M are neighbours and they face the same direction.
V sits to the immediate right of M.
So, M faces north.

2) B sits fourth to the left of G.
The neighbours of B face the same direction and B do not sit to the right of M.
This is not possible in case 2. So, case 1 is correct.

3) No three adjacent persons face the same direction.
G and J face different directions.
So, J, B and V face the south direction.

2. Answer - Option B
3. Answer - Option B
4. Answer - Option C
5. Answer - Option E
Direction(1-2): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
In a family of nine members each person likes different movie viz. Baahubali, Baby, DDLJ, PK, OMG, Airlift, KGF, Race and Kick. The one who likes Airlift is father of M, who likes Baahubali. The one who likes Kick is only son of Q, who doesn’t like . R is the only daughter of J. The one who likes OMG is son of H. The one who likes Bahubali is married to the one who likes PK. T is one of the male member of the family. U likes Race and is daughter of R. P is father of R and is married to the one who likes DDLJ. P neither likes KGF nor likes Baby. The one who likes Baahubali and the one who likes KGF are siblings. D is unmarried member and is brother-in-law of the one who likes Baahubali. Q is mother of H, who neither likes Kick nor likes KGF.
1. How D is related to the one who likes OMG?
    A. Maternal Uncle B. Father-in-law C. Sister-in-law D. Brother E. Grand Father

2. How the one, who likes Baby is related to the one who likes Baahubali?
    A. Sister-in-law B. Father-in-law C. Grandmother D. Brother E. None of these

Direction(3-5): The given questions are based on five, 4-letter words which are given below. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
CREW RISK MART COLD FARM

3. If ‘S’ is added before each given word then, how many 5-letter meaningful word can be formed?
    A. One B. Three C. Four D. None E. Two

4. If all the letters within given words are arranged in reverse alphabetical order and thus newly formed words are rearranged as they appear in dictionary then, which of the following word appears third?
    A. RISK B. FARM C. CREW D. COLD E. MART

5. If all the letters within given words are written together in an alphabetical order without any space then, how many letters are there in alphabetical series between sixth letter from left end and fifth letter from right end?
    A. Seven B. Eleven C. Five D. Fifteen E. Nine

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option A
Explanation [1-2]-
We have:
R is the only daughter of J.
P is father of R and is married to the one who likes DDLJ, which means J likes DDLJ and is married to P.
U likes Race and is daughter of R.
Based on above given information we have:
Again, we have:
The one who likes Airlift is father of M, who likes Baahubali.
The one who likes Bahubali is married to the one who likes PK, which means M is married to the one who likes PK.
The one who likes Baahubali and the one who likes KGF are siblings.
D is unmarried member and is brother-in-law of the one who likes Baahubali, which means D is brother of the one who likes PK.
Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have:
Q is mother of H, who neither likes Kick nor likes KGF.
The one who likes Kick is only son of Q, which means H is sister of the one who likes Kick.
The one who likes OMG is son of H, which means H is married to M.
P neither likes KGF nor likes Baby, which means P must likes Airlift.
As, R is only daughter of P, that means M must be male member of the family.
As, only T is remaining unknown member, that means T likes OMG and Q likes Baby.
Based on above given information we have:

2. Answer - Option E
Explanation -
Clearly, the one who likes Baby is mother-in-law of the one who likes Baahubali.
Hence, option E is correct choice.
3. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
We have:
CREW RISK MART COLD FARM
After adding ‘S’ before each word, we get:
SCREW SRISK SMART SCOLD SFARM
Thus, only three meaningful words are possible à SCREW, SMART & SCOLD.
Hence, option B is correct choice.
4. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
We have:
CREW RISK MART COLD FARM
After rearranging all the letters within words, we get:
WREC SRKI TRMA OLDC RMFA
Thus, “SRKI” appears third in dictionary.
Hence, option A is correct choice.
5. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
We have:
CREW RISK MART COLD FARM
After rearranging all the letters in alphabetical order we get:
AACCDEFIKLMMORRRRSTW
Seventh letter from left end [latex]\rightarrow[/latex] F
Sixth letter from right end [latex]\rightarrow[/latex] R
Thus, number of letters between ‘F’ and ‘R’ in an alphabetical series = 11.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

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