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Who is the President of the company? K.M. Jaya Rao Subject Expert, Hyderabad.

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Model Questions Directions (Q. No. 1-7): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. Eight colleagues of a company M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them holds a different post - Manager-Finance, Auditor, Chairman, President, Vice President, Executive Director, General Manager and Managing Director. E.D. is second to the left of M who is second to the left of Auditor. T is third to the right of President. T is neither E.D. nor Auditor. M is between O and P. Manager-Finance is second to the left of E.D. Chairman is between M.D. and President. V.P. is second to the left of O. N is neighbor of T but not the neighbor of S. R is facing S. N is not General Manager. 1. Who amongst the following sits third to the left of M? 1) Manager-Finance 2) N 3) Q

Key with Explanations (1 -7): Following are the definite points: • E.D. is second to the left of M who is second to the left of Auditor. • Manager - Finance is second to the left of E.D. • Chairman is between M.D. and President. • T is third to the right of President. • T is neither E.D. nor Auditor. So, the basic data can be understood as follows: (Manager - Fin) T # #

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(E.D.)

# (President)

(M.D.) # M (Chairman)

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Q (G.M.) S (Auditor)

(E.D.)R

P (President)

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the first person); 3) 3; 4) 1; 5) 2; 6) 3; 7) 3 (8 - 11): Concrete data: • A sits third to the left of D who is facing north • D likes yellow and seated between C and E. • A is immediate left of B who is not the neighbor of E. • E does not like violet and sits third to the right of H. • C is seated second to the right of A.

Directions (Q. No. 8-11): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily

in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north. (Note: Facing the same direction means, if one is facing north then the other is also facing north and vice versa. Facing the opposite directions means if one is facing north then the other is facing south and vice versa.) C is seated second to the right of A. The person who likes brown colour is facing south at one of the extreme ends. B likes blue and is seated between the persons who like red and green. Both the immediate neighbours of C face the same direction. Both the immediate neighbours of E face the opposite directions. D likes yellow and seated between C and E. A does not like green colour. A sits third to the left of D who is facing north. A is not the neighbor of H. E does not like violet and sits third to the right of H. H is facing south. The person who likes black is seated between the persons who like pink and violet. A is immediate left of B who is not the neighbor of E. H sits second to the left of F whose immediate neighbours face opposite direction. G faces the same direction as A and E faces the same direction as C. 8. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of F? 1) H 2) D 3) C

nitely true. Note: Conclusion "Some tigers are Strong" is definitely true as the statement is "all tigers are strong". Ans: 3 13. Basic Diagram

III. All those sticks which are pens must be bats → some sticks are definitely pens, and all pens are bats. Hence, conclusion-III is definitely true. Ans: 2 14. Basic Diagram

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3) General Manager 4) Vice President 5) None of these 6. Who among the following sit between the Managing Director and S? 1) R and the Chairman 2) P and Q 3) The Chairman and P 4) P and R 5) M and the General Manager 7. Who among the following is the General Manager? 1) P 2) T 3) Q 4) S 5) R

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Ans: 1) 2; 2) 4 (In all the options second person is immediate right of

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I. All those pointers which are bats must be sticks → some pointers

Alternate Diagram-1 stickers

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Based on the above points, the basic structure is as follows: Red blue green yellow brown A B C D E # # H ↑

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The complete solution is given below:

The complete solution is given below: (Manager - Fin) (V.P.)N

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4) General Manager 5) S Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 1) O - Chairman 2) M - President 3) S - General Manager 4) N - Manager-Finance Advisor 5) R - Managing Director Who among the following is the President of the company? 1) M 2) O 3) P 4) N 5) None of these Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement? 1) The Executive Director of the company is an immediate neighbor of the Vice President 2) N sits second to the right of O 3) The General Manager and the President are immediate neighbours 4) The Chairman of the company sits to the immediate left of the Managing Director 5) M sits second to the left of R Which of the following posts does T hold in the company? 1) Chairman 2) Manager - Finance

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Ans: 8) 2 9) 3 10) 1 12. Basic Diagram

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are definitely bats, and all bats are sticks. Hence, conclusion-I is definitely true. II. All those sticks which are pointers must be bats → All sticks are pointers, but all pointers may be or may not be bats. Hence, Conclusion-II is not definitely true.

Alternate Diagram-2

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Based on Alternate Diagram-1, conclusion-I is a possibility. Based on Alternate Diagram-2, conclusion-II & III are also the possibilities. Hence, all are valid. Ans: 4

4) G 5) A 9. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information? 1) G sits at one of the extreme ends of the line 2) B sits exactly between A and F 3) B sits third to the right of E 4) A faces south 5) A sits second to the left of C 10. How many persons in the given arrangement are facing north? 1) Four 2) One 3) Three 4) Two 5) More than four 11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group? 1) B, A 2) D, C 3) E, B 4) F, E 5) G, F Directions (Q. No. 12-13): Read the statements carefully and find out which of the given conclusions are definitely true. 12. Statements: All Bats are Cats. Some Cats are tigers. All tigers are Strong. Conclusions: I. Some Cats are Bats. II. Some Cats are Strong. III. Some tigers are Strong. 1) Only I and II 2) Only II and III 3) All are true 4) I and III 5) None of these 13. Statements: All Pens are bats. All bats are sticks. All sticks are pointers. Conclusions: I. All those pointers which are bats must be sticks II. All those sticks which are pointers must be bats III. All those sticks which are pens must be bats 1) Only II and III 2) Only I and III 3) Only I and II 4) All are true 5) None of these 14. Read the statements carefully and find out which of the given conclusions can be probably true. Statements: All stickers are pics. Some pics are tables. Some tables are benches. Conclusions: I. Some benches are pics. II. All pics are stickers. III. Some tables are stickers. 1) Only I and III 2) Only II and III 3) Only I and II 4) All are probably true 5) None of these