DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 3:
Study the following information and answer the given question. Seven boxes- A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one above the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Each box contains different items- Shoes, Papers, Bands, Medicines, Ribbons, Creams and Phones, but not necessarily in the same order.Only three boxes are kept between D and G. The Ribbon box is kept immediately above G. Only one box is kept between the Ribbon box and A. The Ribbon box is not the second from the bottom of the stack. Only one box is kept between E and A. E is kept above A. The Medicine box is kept immediately above E. Only three boxes are kept between the Medicine box and the Shoe box. The Paper Box is immediately above the Phone box. G is not the Paper box. F is kept immediately below the Cream box. Only one box is kept between B and the Cream box.
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
G-Creams
E-Bands
C-Shoes
D-Papers
A-Bands
Answer: Option E.
C-Shoes.
It doesn’t belong to the group.
C
Medicine
E
Ribbon
G
Bands
A
Cream
F
Shoe
B
Paper
D
Phone
Which of the following boxes contains bands?
D
C
G
A
Other than those given as options
Answer: Option C.
C
Medicine
E
Ribbon
G
Bands
A
Cream
F
Shoe
B
Paper
D
Phone
What is the position of F in the given stack of boxes?
Second from the top
Third from the bottom
First from the top
Fifth from the bottom
Fourth from the top
Answer: Option B.
C
Medicine
E
Ribbon
G
Bands
A
Cream
F
Shoe
B
Paper
D
Phone
DIRECTIONS for questions 4 to 6: Read the given information carefully and answer the question.
Each of the six sections, U, V, W, X, Y and Z of the same class has different number of students. Only Z has more number of students than X. V has more number of students than Y but less than U. W has more number of students than both the both Y and U. The section having the third highest number of students has 39 students. Y has 24 students.
If the number of students in sections W + Z is sixty-six more than the number of students in section Y, how many of students are there in section Z?
31
46
51
55
45
Answer: Option C.
According to statement given,
No. of students in increasing order in sections are, Y Also, Y= 24 and W= 39.
W+Z = 66 + Y;
Z = 66+ Y – W = 66+ 24 – 39 = 51
How many students does section V possibly have?
39
43
55
31
14
Answer: Option D.
We know that, Y< V < U < W;
also Y=24, W=39. So it must lie between these values.
Only option that is possible is 31.
