Logical Reasoning Puzzle

Directions (1 - 6) Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

• Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons.
• In row - 1 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South. In row - 2  A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
• S sits third to the right of Q. Either S or Q sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sit between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P. R and T are immediate neighbours of each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.

1. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?

(1) S, D                        
(2) Q, A

(3) V, C                        
(4) P, D

(5) Q, F

2. Who amongst the following faces S?

(1) A                             
(2) B

(3) C                              
(4) D

(5) F

3. How many persons are seated between V and R?

(1) One                        
(2) Two

(3) Three                   
(4) Four

(5) None

4. P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. To which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern?

(1) C                              
(2) D

(3) F                              
(4) E

(5) Cannot be determined

5. Which of the following is true regarding T?

(1) F faces T

(2) V is an immediate neighbour of T

(3) F faces the one who is second to right of T

(4) T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

(5) Q sits second to the right of T

Directions (6 - 10): Study the following information and answer the given question.

• Eight friends−J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. 
• The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. 
• J lives on floor numbered 4. Only one person lives between J and L. O lives on the floor immediately below L. 
• Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O lives on floor numbered 5. 
• Only one person live between K and N, M lives on an even numbered floor but does not live on floor numbered 8.  K lives below Q’s floor.

Direction (Ques 6 - 10) Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

• Ten persons seating in two parallel rows containing five persons each, in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. 
• In row‐1 J, K, L, M and N are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them arc facing south. 
• In row‐ 2 V, W, X, Y and Z are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. 
• Therefore in the given seating arrangement each member seated in row faces another member of the other row. 
• Z sits third to the right of W. V sits second to the left of Z. The person facing V sits to the immediate right of K. 
• Only one person sits between K and M. J is not an immediate neighbour of K. Only two persons sit between J and L, Neither K nor J faces Y.

6. Who amongst the following is facing N ?
A) Y 
B) V
C) X 
D) W
E) Z

7. Which of the following statements is true regarding M ?
A) M faces one of the immediate neighbours of X.
B) K is one of the immediate neighbours of M.
C) None of the given statements is true
D) L sits to the immediate right of M.
E) Only one person sits between M and N.

8. Who amongst the following is facing X ?
A) K
B) L
C) M
D) J
E) N

9. What is the position of Z with respect to Y ?
A) Third to the right
B) Second to the right
C) Immediate left
D) Immediate right
E) Second to the left

10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of them does not belong to that group?
A) M 
B) J
C) Y 
D) W
E) N

Answers (1 - 5)

1. (4)

2. (1)

3. (2)

4. (2)

5. (3)

6. (5)

Answer (6 - 10)

6. e 

7. d

8. a 
9. c
10.c