Reasoning Questions With Explanation

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

L, M, N, O, P and Q are six members of a Committee. They are sitting around a circular table.

(i)     O sits to the second left of red chair, which is not near to L and yellow chair.

(ii)   Q neither sits on pink chair nor opposite to L.

(iii)  M is not near to black and red chair but opposite to pink chairs.

(iv)  N sits second left of white chair but not near to Q.

1. Who is sitting opposite to N?

(1) Q     

(2) L                     

(3) P

(4) M    

(5) None of these

2. What is the colour of P’s chair?

(1) Red

(2) Pink                               

(3) Yellow

(4) White            

(5) None of these

3. Who is sitting second to the left of white chair?

(1) Q     

(2) P                     

(3) O

(4) N     

(5) None of these

4. What is the position of ‘O’ with respect to the yellow chair?

(1) immediate right                       

(2) second right                               

(3) immediate left

(4) Can’t be determined                               

(5) None of these

5. Who is sitting opposite to the red chair?

(1) M                    

(2) L                    

(3) O                     

(4) Q                     

(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

6. Statements: 

Some trains are cars.

All cars are branches.

All branches are nets.

Some nets are dresses.

Conclusions:

I. Some dresses are cars.

II. Some nets are trains.

III. Some branches are trains.

IV. Some dresses are trains.

(1)    Only I and III follow

(2)    Only II and III follow

(3)    Only I and IV follow

(4)    Only II, III and IV follow

(5)    None of these

7. Statements: 

Some pencils are kites.

Some kites are desks.

All desks are jungles.

All jungles are mountains.

Conclusions:

I. Some mountains are pencils.

II. Some jungles are pencils.

III. Some mountains are desks.

IV. Some jungles are kites.

(1)    Only I and III follow

(2)    Only I, II and III follow

(3)    Only III and IV follow

(4)    Only II, III and IV follow

(5)    None of these

8. Statements: 

All papers are clips.

Some clips are boards.

Some boards are lanes.

All lanes are roads.

Conclusions:

I. Some roads are boards.

II. Some lanes are clips.

III. Some boards are papers.

IV. Some roads are clips.

(1)    Only I and II follow

(2)    Only I and III follow

(3)    Only I, II and III follow

(4)    Only II, III and IV follow

(5)    None of these

9. Statements:

All pens are clocks.

Some clocks are tyres.

Some tyres are wheels.

Some wheels are buses.

Conclusions:

I. Some buses are tyres.

II. Some wheels are clocks.

III. Some wheel are pens.

IV. Some buses are clocks.

(1)    None follows

(2)    Only I follows

(3)    Only II follows

(4)    Only III follows

(5)    Only IV follows

10. Statements:

All stones are hammers.

No hammer is ring.

Some rings are doors.

All doors are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some windows are stones.

II. Some windows are rings.

III. No window is stone

IV. Some rings are stones.

(1)    Only I follows

(2)    Only II follows

(3)    Only III follows

(4)    Only either I or III follows

(5)    Only either I or III and II follow

Solutions (1-5):

1. (4)

2. (1)

3. (4)

4. (4)

5. (2)

Solutions (6-10):

6. (2):

7. (3):

8. (5):

9. (1):

10. (5):