Puzzle Test Reasoning Practice Question and Answer

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 Eight persons from different banks, viz, Bank of India IDBI Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and Bank of Baroda are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1. K, L, M and N are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2. W, X, Y and Z 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. 

M sits second to right of the person from Bank of Baroda. Y is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Baroda. 

Only one person sits between Y and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank. 

The person from Bank of India faces the person from Axis Bank. Y is not from Axis Bank. W is not from PNB. W does not face the person from Bank of Baroda 

X faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces Z sits to the immediate left of K. 

L does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. The person from Bank of Baroda does not face the person from IDBI Bank.

Which of the following is true regarding K? 

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  • 1
    The person from Bank of India faces K .
    Correct
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  • 2
    The person from Bank of Baroda is an immediate neighbour of K.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    K faces the person who sits second to the right of Y.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    K is from Axis Bank.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    K sits at one of the extreme end of the line.
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "The person from Bank of Baroda is an immediate neighbour of K."

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Answer : 5. "Sagar sells Lenovo on Friday "

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Answer : 4. "Lawyer"
Explanation :

A is a Hindu, B is a Sikh, E is a Muslim. Now, the doctor is a Christian and D is a cloth merchant. So, C is a Christian and D is a Hindu.

II.)   D stays in locality S. E stays in locality R. Now, one businessman i.e. D and the lawyer stay in S. C is a doctor, stays in locality P. Clearly, A stays in locality Q.

III.)  Clearly, A is a factory owner, B is a lawyer, C is a doctor, D is a cloth merchant and E is an engineer.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Factory Owner

Lawyer

Doctor

Cloth merchant

Engineer 

Religion

Hindu

Sikh

Christian

Hindu

Muslim

Locality

Q

S

P

S

R

IV.)  B, the lawyer, is oldest. A, the factory owner, is the youngest. D, the cloth merchant lies between doctor and lawyer i.e. B and C in age.

So, age wise sequences: B > D > C > E > A. Hence, B is a lawyer.

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Answer : 5. "None of these"
Explanation :

A prefers tea. So, from (iv), the industrialist and D prefer coffee. But, from (iii), B and the journalist prefer coffee. So, B is the industrialist and D is the journalist.

Now, A, C and advocate remain. Clearly, E is the advocate.

The horticulturist is C's brother. It can be only A. C is a physicist.


A

B

C

D

E

Profession

Horticulturist 

Industrialist 

Physicist

Journalist

Advocate

Profession 

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Coffee

Tea

Clearly, A and C are the persons who like tea but are not advocates.

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