Reasoning Directions (Q.1-4): Study the following information and answer the questions given below: J, K, L, M, N, O, P and R are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Each of them was born in a different year - 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985 and 1990 but not necessarily in the same order. M is sitting second to the right of K. L is sitting third to the right of J. L and J were born before 1980. Only the one born in 1984 is sitting exactly between J and K. N, who is the eldest is not an immediate neighbour of J or M. R is older than only M. R is sitting second to the left of P. P is not an immediate neighbour of N. J is younger than L. K was born before O. 1. Who is second oldest in the group? 1) J 2) L 3) K 4) P 5) None 2. Who is sitting third to the right of O? 1) The one born in 1979 2) The one born in 1980 3) The one born in 1985 4) The one born in 1984 5) None of these 3. In which year was R born? 1) 1979 2) 1975 3) 1980 4) 1985 5) None of these 4. Which of the following statements is true regarding K? 1) K is sitting fourth to the right of R. 2) The one who was born in 1975 is on the immediate left of K. 3) K is younger than R. 4) There are four persons sitting between N and K. 5) None of these Directions (Q.5-8): Following are steps of an input. Rearrange them and answer the questions. (A) Metal offer arrange blue kite (B) Arrange blue kite metal offer (C) Kite metal offer arrange blue (D) Offer arrange blue kite metal (E) Kite metal blue offer arrange

Explanations (Q.1-4): Let us first solve the seating arrangement. R

J

N

P

O

K

M L

Now come to the year of birth. L and J were born before 1980. N is the eldest. J is younger than L. Hence N - 1971, L - 1975, J - 1979. R is older than only M. Hence R - 1985, M - 1990. That leaves us with K, O and P. The years left are 1980, 1981, 1984. The one sitting between J and K was born in 1984. Hence P - 1984. K was born before O. Hence K 1980, O - 1981. 1-2 2-1 3-4 4-5 (Q.5-8): The machine rearranges the words on the right in English alphabetical order. Step I: kite metal blue offer arrange (E) Step II: kite metal offer arrange blue (C) Step III: metal offer arrange blue kite (A) Step IV: offer arrange blue kite metal (D) Step V: arrange blue kite metal offer (B) 5-1 6-4 7-2 8-4

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While solving the Seating Arrangement questions read the entire puzzle and understand the statements correctly. Identify the statements that give definite information.

In which year was R born? 5. Which of the following is step III? 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E 6. Which of the following is first from the right end of Step II? 1) arrange 2) kite 3) metal 4) blue 5) None of these 7. Which of the following is Step V? 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E 8. Which of the following is Step IV? 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E Directions (Q. 9-10): Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? 9. 1) Stem 2) Branch 3) Leaf 4) Web 5) Fruit 10. 1) Clone 2) Replica 3) Duplicate 4) Copy 5) Fake Directions (Q.11-15): Study the following information and answer the questions that follows: In a certain code language, 'hope to see you' is coded as 're so na di', 'please come to see the party' is coded as 'fi ge na di ke zo', 'hope to come' is coded as 'di so ge' and 'see you the party' is coded as 're fi zo na'. 11. How is 'please' coded in the given coded language? 1) di 2) ke 3) fi 4) na 5) None of these 12. What does the code 'so' stand for in the given code language? 1) hope 2) come 3) see 4) to 5) None of these

9-4; Except 4, all are parts of tree. 10-5; Except 5 all are synonyms. (Q.11-15): Hope to see you - re so na di ..... (i) Please come to see the party - fi ge na di ke zo .... (ii) hope to come - di so ge .... (iii) see you the party - re fi zo na .... (iv) From (i) and (ii) and (iii) to - di .....(v) From (i), (iii) and (v) hope - so .... (vi) From (ii), (iii) and (v) come - ge .... (vii) From (i), (ii) and (iv) see - na .... (viii) From (i), (iv) and (viii) you - re .... (ix) From (ii), (iv), (viii) and (ix) the / party - fi / zo .... (x) From (ii), (v), (vii), (viii) and (x) please - ke .... (xi) 11-2 12-1 13-3 14-1 15-5 16-2; From I: P (+) ⎯⎯⎯ N (−) ⇔ K (+) ⏐ J Hence, J is either niece or nephew of K. Thus, I is not sufficient to answer the question because gender of J is not given. From II: : P (+) ⎯⎯⎯ N (−) ⇔ K (+)

13. How is 'party' coded in the given code language? 1) Either 're' or 'fi' 2) Either 'zo' or 'na' 3) Either 'zo' or 'fi' 4) Either 'zo' or 'ge' 5) Either 'ke' or 'fi' 14. How will 'please see you' be coded in the given code language? 1) re na ke 2) so re na 3) zo re na 4) na di ke 5) ke re ge 15. Which of the following will be coded as 'so di re' in the given code language? 1) you see hope 2) hope you please 3) hope you come 4) the hope to 5) you hope to Directions (Q.16-19): Each of the questions below consists of a questions and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and give answer. 1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. 2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. 3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. 4) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question. 17-1; From I: G occupied even-numbered floor. So, G stays either on floor 2 or on floor 4. But G does not stay on the second floor. So, G stays on fourth floor. Thus, only I is sufficient to answer the question. From II: G stays either on 2nd or on 4th floor. Hence II alone is not sufficient to answer the question. 18-5; From I: According to Mohit, the possible days for Raju to complete his assignment are 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days or 8 days. From II: According to Meena, possible days for Raju to complete his assignment are 8 days, 9 days or 10 days. From I and II 8 is common in both statements. Hence Raju completes his assignment in 8 days. 19-4; From I: D > A From II: D > C From I and II: School D has more students than A and C, but nothing has been said about B. So, we can't determine the school with the highest number of students among school A, B, C and D.

⏐ J (+) Hence, J is Nephew of K. Hence Only II is sufficient to answer the question.

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5) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. 16. How is J related to K? I. J's father P is brother of N. N is K's wife. II. J is son of P. P is brother of N. N is K's wife. 17. On which floor of the building does G stay? (The building have five floors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) I. Only the even-numbered floors are occupied and G does not stay on the second floor. II. G does not stay on the odd-numbered floor. 18. How many days did Raju take to complete his assignment? I. Mohit correctly remembers that Raju took more than 3 days but less than 9 days to complete his assignment. II. Mina correctly remembers that Raju took more than 7 days but less than 11 days to complete his assignment. 19. Among A, B, C, D which school has the highest number of students? I. School A has fewer students than school D. II. School C has fewer students than school D.

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