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Directions (Q 13–17): Six persons F, G, H, J, K and L live on the six floors of a building, one on each floor; floor 1 is the lowest and floor 6 the highest. Each likes a different colour – Red, Blue, Green, White, Pink and Grey.
H lives on floor 4. K lives two floors below H. F lives immediately above or immediately below K, but not on floor 1. L lives on a higher floor than J. G lives on an odd-numbered floor. The person on the top floor likes White. H likes Green. The person who likes Blue lives on floor 1. The person who likes Pink lives immediately above H. G does not like Pink, and K does not like Red.

Who lives on floor 5?

Correct Answer: D [J]

Explanation:

H is on 4 and Pink is on 5; with K on 2, F on 3, G on 1 and L above J, J is on 5.

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(Use the directions above – Reasoning Strategy & Diagnostic Test, Q 13–17)
Which colour does F like?

Correct Answer: A [Red]

Explanation:

Blue (1), Grey (2, K – not Red), Green (4), Pink (5), White (6) leave Red for F.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Reasoning Strategy & Diagnostic Test, Q 13–17)
How many persons live between G and H?

Correct Answer: B [2]

Explanation:

G is on floor 1 and H on floor 4 – K and F live between them.

4.  
(Use the directions above – Reasoning Strategy & Diagnostic Test, Q 13–17)
Four of the following person–colour pairs are correct. Which one is wrong?

Correct Answer: E [F – Green]

Explanation:

Green belongs to H; F likes Red.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Reasoning Strategy & Diagnostic Test, Q 13–17)
Which of the following is/are true?
I. L lives on the top floor. II. K lives immediately below F. III. J likes Pink.

Correct Answer: E [All of I, II and III]

Explanation:

L is on 6, K (2) is just below F (3), and J (5) likes Pink – all three are true.

6.  
Statements: P > Q ≥ R, R = S < T
Conclusions: I. P > S II. T > Q

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I: P > Q ≥ R = S – true; II: T > S = R ≤ Q – opposite signs, no definite relation

7.  
Statements: U > V ≥ W, X ≤ W
Conclusions: I. U > X II. X = V

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I: U > V ≥ W ≥ X – true; II: X ≤ W ≤ V gives X ≤ V only – X = V not certain

8.  
Statements: Some jars are lids. All lids are caps. No cap is a cork.
Conclusions: I. Some jars are not corks. II. Some caps are jars.

Correct Answer: E [Both I and II follow]

Explanation:

The jars that are lids are caps, and no cap is a cork – so those jars are not corks (I) and some caps are jars (II).

9.  
Statements: All lamps are bulbs. Some bulbs are wires.
Conclusions: I. Some lamps are wires. II. No lamp is a wire.

Correct Answer: C [Either I or II follows]

Explanation:

Neither is certain alone, but lamps either meet wires or do not – I and II form an Either pair.

10.  
In a certain code, TABLE is written as ELBAT and CHAIR as RIAHC. How is DRAWN written in that code?

Correct Answer: C [NWARD]

Explanation:

The word is written backwards: DRAWN → NWARD.

11.  
In a certain code, SHIP is written as TIJQ. Which word is written as DBSU?

Correct Answer: A [CART]

Explanation:

Each letter moves one place forward, so move each letter of DBSU one place back: C A R T.

12.  
If A + B means "A is the father of B", A × B means "A is the brother of B" and A − B means "A is the wife of B", how is J related to M in J + K × L − M?

Correct Answer: E [Father-in-law]

Explanation:

J is the father of K and L; L is M's wife – J is M's wife's father.

13.  
With the codes of the previous question and A ÷ B meaning "A is the daughter of B", how is P related to S in P ÷ Q − R × S?

Correct Answer: D [Niece]

Explanation:

P is Q's daughter; Q is R's wife, so R is P's father; R is S's brother – P is S's niece.

14.  
Asha walks 6 m east, turns left and walks 5 m, turns left and walks 6 m, then turns right and walks 2 m. How far is she from her starting point now, and in which direction?

Correct Answer: B [7 m, north]

Explanation:

East 6 and west 6 cancel; 5 + 2 = 7 m towards the north.

15.  
Kiran is 12th from the top and 18th from the bottom in a class ranking (no ties). How many students are in the class?

Correct Answer: C [29]

Explanation:

Total = rank from top + rank from bottom − 1 = 12 + 18 − 1 = 29.

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