CGI Reasoning Questions

DIRECTIONS for the questions 1 to 5 : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

There are seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G based in Delhi. Each of them is from different state, has a different profession, and plays a different instrument.
C, a doctor, is from Bihar.
E and F play the mandolin and the violin, though not necessarily in that order.
A is not from Kerala
The person from Kerala is an engineer and plays the guitar.
The lawyer plays the sitar.
The businessman from UP plays violin.
The teacher and the cricketer play flute and piano, though not necessarily in that order.
F is a pilot.
The Maharashtrian is a teacher.
The Gujarati plays piano.
G, a Punjabi, does not play the sarod.
B is a cricketer.

Which state does A belong to?

Gujarat
Kerala
Maharashtra
Can't say
None of these

Answer: C

S. No.	State	Profession	Instrument
A	Maharashtra	Teacher	Flute
B	Gujarat	Cricketer	Piano
C	Bihar	Doctor	Sarod
D	Kerala	Engineer	Guitar
E	UP	Businessman	Violin
F	Delhi	Pilot	Mandolin
G	Punjab	Lawyer	Sitar

Which instrument does B play?

Flute
Piano
Sarod
Can't say
None of these

Answer: B

S. No.	State	Profession	Instrument
A	Maharashtra	Teacher	Flute
B	Gujarat	Cricketer	Piano
C	Bihar	Doctor	Sarod
D	Kerala	Engineer	Guitar
E	UP	Businessman	Violin
F	Delhi	Pilot	Mandolin
G	Punjab	Lawyer	Sitar

Which instrument does C play?

Mandolin
Sitar
Violin
Can't say
None of these

Answer: E

S. No.	State	Profession	Instrument
A	Maharashtra	Teacher	Flute
B	Gujarat	Cricketer	Piano
C	Bihar	Doctor	Sarod
D	Kerala	Engineer	Guitar
E	UP	Businessman	Violin
F	Delhi	Pilot	Mandolin
G	Punjab	Lawyer	Sitar

What is D's profession?

Engineer
Lawyer
Teacher
Can't say
None of these

Answer: A

S. No.	State	Profession	Instrument
A	Maharashtra	Teacher	Flute
B	Gujarat	Cricketer	Piano
C	Bihar	Doctor	Sarod
D	Kerala	Engineer	Guitar
E	UP	Businessman	Violin
F	Delhi	Pilot	Mandolin
G	Punjab	Lawyer	Sitar

Which state does E belongs to?

Gujarat
Kerala
UP
Can't say
None of these

Answer: C

S. No.	State	Profession	Instrument
A	Maharashtra	Teacher	Flute
B	Gujarat	Cricketer	Piano
C	Bihar	Doctor	Sarod
D	Kerala	Engineer	Guitar
E	UP	Businessman	Violin
F	Delhi	Pilot	Mandolin
G	Punjab	Lawyer	Sitar

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Directions : Do the questions as per the best of your ability

Four of the five words given below are similar in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the odd man out.
1. Blacksmith
2. Carpenter
3. Cobbler
4. Driver
5. Tailor
Answer: D
All others are producers of goods whereas a driver renders service.
If ANACONDA is written as ANADNADN in a certain code, how will MOVEMENT be written in the same code?
1. MOVFLENT
2. MOVFLTNE
3. VOMFLTNE
4. VOMDNTNE
5. MOVNETINE
Answer: C
The first three letters are written in reverse order and so are the last three. The fourth letter moves one step ahead and the fifth one step backward.

DIRECTIONS for the questions 8 to 10 : Read the following data and use it for answering the questions that follows:

A disc jockey is planning a new format for her programs; which has eight slots numbered one to either consecutively. The programs must consist of the following right segments; one weather report (WR), two commercials (C), one sports report (SR), and four reports (R), not necessarily in the order given. Each of these right segments must be aired only once during the program according to the following condition:
(I) The two commercials cannot be aired consequently.
(II) The program must begin with either a commercial or the weather report and must end with either a commercial or the weather report.

If the WR is to be aired in slot one, each of the following could be the slot occupied by one of the commercials except:
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 7
Answer: D
Two consecutive commercials can't be placed adjacent to each other.
Which of the following assignment of segments to slots 2 and 3 respectively, results in one and only one type of segment to be assigned to each of the remaining slots.
1. WR, R
2. WR, SR
3. R, SR
4. SR, C
Answer: B
C-WR-SR-R-R-R-R-C
If the weather report is aired in slot 4 and if exactly two of the four reports played consequently, the sports report must be aimed in slot.
1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 6
Answer: D
C-R-R-WR-R-SR-R-C