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1.  

Directions (Q 13–17): J, K, L, M, N and O live on six floors of a building, numbered 1 (bottom) to 6 (top), one on each floor. L lives on an odd-numbered floor but not on floor 1. Exactly one person lives between L and N. J lives either on the top floor or on the bottom floor. K lives on a floor above N. M does not live immediately above or immediately below K. O lives immediately above or immediately below J. N does not live on floor 1. M does not live on the top floor, but lives on a floor above L.

Who lives on the top floor?

Correct Answer: D [K]

Explanation:

Unique arrangement (floor 1→6): J O L M N K.

2.  
(Use the directions above – Mixed Sets & Speed Drills, Q 13–17)
How many persons live between O and N?

Correct Answer: C [2]

Explanation:

O on 2, N on 5 → 2.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Mixed Sets & Speed Drills, Q 13–17)
On which floor does M live?

Correct Answer: E [4]

Explanation:

Floor order: J O L M N K.

4.  
(Use the directions above – Mixed Sets & Speed Drills, Q 13–17)
Who lives immediately above L?

Correct Answer: A [M]

Explanation:

L is on 3; floor 4 → M.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Mixed Sets & Speed Drills, Q 13–17)
Which pair lives on adjacent floors?

Correct Answer: B [O and L]

Explanation:

Floors: J 1, O 2, L 3, M 4, N 5, K 6 → only O–L differ by one.

6.  
Statements: Some cups are plates. All plates are bowls.
Conclusions: I. Some cups are bowls. II. All bowls are plates.

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I follows; II does not follow (only a possibility) → Only I follows.

7.  
Statements: All doors are keys. Some keys are locks.
Conclusions: I. Some doors are locks. II. No doors are locks.

Correct Answer: C [Either I or II follows]

Explanation:

I does not follow (only a possibility); II does not follow (only a possibility); neither is definite, but the two form a complementary pair, so one of them must be true → Either I or II follows.

8.  
Statements: A ≥ B, B > C, C ≤ D, D < E.
Conclusions: I. A > C II. E > C

Correct Answer: E [Both I and II follow]

Explanation:

I: A > C follows (possible: >); II: E > C follows (possible: >) → Both I and II follow.

9.  
Statements: L ≤ M, M < N, N = O, O > P.
Conclusions: I. L < O II. P < M

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I: L < O follows (possible: <); II: P < M does not follow (possible: <, =, >) → Only I follows.

10.  
In a code language, "rain is heavy today" is written as "tu ka ro mi", "heavy traffic today" as "ro bi ka" and "rain stops traffic" as "mi bi zo". What is the code for "is"?

Correct Answer: E [tu]

Explanation:

heavy today = ro ka (sentences 1, 2); rain = mi (1, 3) → sentence 1 leaves tu for 'is'.

11.  
A $ B means A is the mother of B; A # B means A is the brother of B. In "P # Q $ R # S", how is R related to P?

Correct Answer: A [nephew]

Explanation:

Q is R's mother and P is Q's brother; R is S's brother, so male → nephew.

12.  
Lata walks 4 km North, turns right and walks 6 km, turns right and walks 9 km, then turns left and walks 6 km. How far and in which direction is she from the start?

Correct Answer: D [13 km South-East]

Explanation:

Net: East 6 + 6 = 12; North 4 − 9 = −5 → √(144 + 25) = 13 km, South-East.

13.  
In a row of 45 children, Kala is 17th from the left end and Mala is 12th from the right end. How many children are between them?

Correct Answer: B [16]

Explanation:

45 − 17 − 12 = 16.

14.  
A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing North. Does C sit in the middle?
I. A sits at the left end and B sits second from the left.
II. D and E sit next to each other, one of them at the right end.

Correct Answer: D [Both statements together are needed]

Explanation:

I alone: No or Yes ✗; II alone: No or Yes ✗; together: Yes ✓ → Both statements together are needed.

15.  
In the series R 4 % T 8 B @ 6 K # 2 M & 9 U, how many letters are immediately preceded by a digit and immediately followed by a symbol?

Correct Answer: C [3]

Explanation:

Digit–letter–symbol: 8 B @, 6 K #, 2 M & → 3.

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