PUZZLES FOR IBPS PO EXAM 2017
Direction(1-5):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven persons namely Paramjit, Tarun, Morya, Jeeva, Vaani, Ram and Waqar are good
friends and are studying in M.Com, M.A. and M.Sc courses. Three are doing M.Com, two are in M.A.
and another two are in M.Sc. Each of them has a very distinct and favorite color choice ranging from
blue, red, yellow, white, black, pink and brown but not necessarily in the same order. None doing
M.Com like either red or black. Morya is doing M.A. and he likes blue. Ram is doing M.Sc and likes
brown. Jeeva is doing M.Com and likes yellow. Paramjit who does not like red is in the same
discipline of Ram. Tarun is in the same discipline of Morya. Vaani does not like pink.
Q1. Which among the following groups is doing M. Com?
a) Jeeva, Vaani and Waqar
b) Vaani, Waqar and Tarun
c) Jeeva, Vaani and Tarun
d) Jeeva, Paramjit and Ram
Q2. What is the color combination choice of those who are in M.Sc discipline?
a) Brown and Pink
b) Black and White
c) Black and Brown
d) Yellow and Black
e) None of The Above
Q3. Which color does Vaani like?
a) Yellow
b) Pink
c) White
d) Brown
e) None of The Above
Q4. What is the color combination choice of those who are in M.A. discipline?
a) Red and Black
b) Blue and Red
c) Blue and Black
d) None of The Above
Q5. Morya is related with which discipline?
a) M.Sc.
b) M.A.
c) M.Com
Directions (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Eight people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line facing north. Each of them has a birthday in different months viz. January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August but not necessarily in the same order.
G sits third to the right of the person whose birthday in May month.
The person whose birthday in August month sits second to the right of G.
A and E are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither A nor E has birthday in either May or August month. Neither A nor E is an immediate neighbour of G.
H sits third to the right of the person whose birthday is in January month. Neither A nor E has birthday in January. H’s birthday is not in August month.
Only two persons sit between E and the person whose birthday is in July month.
The person whose birthday is in February month sits on the immediate left of D.
Only one person sits between E and B. C’s birthday is before July month. E’s birthday is after April month. G’s birthday month comes after A’s birthday month.
Q6. Who among the following sits exactly between E and B?
(a) The person whose birthday is in May
(b) The person whose birthday is in January
(c) D
(d) A
(e) The person whose birthday is in August
Q7. ‘H’ is related to ‘July’ in a certain way based on the above arrangement. ‘B’ is related to ‘June’ following the same pattern. ‘_____’ is related to ‘May’ following the same pattern.
(a) F
(b) G
(c) A
(d) D
(e) C
Q8. Which of the following is true regarding D?
(a) Only two people sit to the left of D.
(b) D is sitting second to the right of the person whose birthday is in July.
(c) E and B are immediate neighbours of D.
(d) D’s birthday is in May.
(e) D’s birthday in August.
Q9. How many people sit between C and the person whose birthday is in April?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four
Q10. Who among the following are sitting at extreme ends of the line?
(a) A and the person whose birthday is in August
(b) The person whose birthday is in May and E
(c) C and G
(d) The persons whose birthday is in March and June
(e) None of these
ANSWERS
Persons Courses Colors
Jeeva M.Com Yellow
Vaani M.Com White
Waqar M.Com Pink
Morya M.A. Blue
Tarun M.A. Red
Ram M.Sc. Brown
Paramjit M.Sc. Black
1.A
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.B
PUZZLES IBPS PO EXAM 2017
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