Reasoning Questions - 7

Directions (1-5): Each of these questions are based on the information given below:

Four males and four females namely P, Q, R, S, T, U , V and W are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the center while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
Two female sit in the middle of the sides and two at the corners. P sits second to the left of V. V sits in the middle of one of the sides. R sits fourth to the right of his wife and his wife is not an immediate neighbor of P or V. Q sits third to right of her husband . Q does not sit at any of the corners. Only S sits between Q and W. W is the husband of P. Both V and T are males.

1. How many people sit between Q and R when counted in anti clockwise direction from Q?
  • (1) None                              
  • (2) One                              
  • (3) Two                              
  • (4) Three                             
  • (5) Four
Ans: (3)

2. Who amongst the following is the wife of R?
  • (1) S                                             
  • (2) U                              
  • (3) Q                              
  • (4) V                              
  • (5) Cannot be determined               
Ans: (1)  

3. What is the position of T with respect to R?
  • (1) Immediately to the left               
  • (2) Second to the left               
  • (3) Third to the right                              
  • (4) Immediately to the right
  • (5) Second to the right                              
Ans: (5) 

4. Who among the following is Q’s husband?               
  • (1) R                             
  • (2) V                              
  • (3) T                              
  • (4) U                              
  • (5) Can’t be determined
Ans: (3)

5. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
  • (1) No two males are immediate neighbor of each other
  • (2) U and W face each other in the seating arrangement
  • (3) S and T are immediate neighbor of each other
  • (4) U is a male and sits diagonally opposite to T               
  • (5) P sits in the centre of one of the sides of the square table
Ans: (5) 

Solutions (1-5): 

Directions (6-10): Each of these questions are based on the information given below:

In a seven storey building, having floors numbered one to seven, Akhil, Brijesh, Chirag, Duke, Eaon and Fransis each live on a different floor. (The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on). One of the floors in the building is vacant. Akhil lives on the fifth floor. No floor below fifth floor is vacant; also no odd numbered floor is vacant. Only Duke lives between Fransis and Eaon. Fransis does not live on an odd numbered floor. Eaon does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below Chirag’s floor. Brijesh does not live on the bottom most floor.

6. On which of the following floors does Chirag live?
  • (1) Seventh
  • (2) Sixth               
  • (3) Third               
  • (4) Second                              
  • (5) First
Ans: (5)   

7. Which of the following floors is vacant ?
  • (1) Seventh                              
  • (2) Sixth               
  • (3) Third               
  • (4) Second                              
  • (5) Fourth
Ans: (2)    

8. Who lives on the topmost floor?
  • (1) Brijesh                              
  • (2) Duke                              
  • (3) Chirag                              
  • (4) Vinit                             
  • (5) No one as it is vacant
Ans: (1)

9. Who lives immediately below vacant floors?
  • (1) Akhil                              
  • (2) Brijesh                              
  • (3) Duke                              
  • (4) Gaurav                              
  • (5) Eaon
Ans: (1)

10. Who lives between third and fifth floor?
  • (1) Brijesh                              
  • (2) Gaurav                              
  • (3) Chirag                              
  • (4) Duke                              
  • (5) Eaon
Ans: (5)   

Solutions (6-10):