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Question # 1

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given questions.
(i) Six players A, B, C, D, E and F play for different teams, namely P, Q, R, S, T and U. Each one wears different coloured sport kits in blue, green, pink, yellow, purple and red, through not necessarily in the same order.
(ii) The one wearing blue plays in team S, and the one wearing green plays in team P.
  • F does not play in team R or team T.
  • A wears pink kit and plays for team Q.
  • D does not work in team T, and purple kit is not worn by team R.
  • E plays for team U, and neither D not B plays for team S.
  • Team T does not wear purple or yellow, and C plays for team P.
Which coloured kit is worn by team R?

Question # 2

Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committeeC.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the total membership of committee C should be:

Question # 3

Successfully adjusting to one's environment leads to happiness. War at a universal level war destroys the weaker people, who are the most unable to adjust to their environment. Thus, war at the universal level puts weaklings out of their misery and allows more space for their predators to enjoy life in a better manner. As those actions have to be performed, which maximize the level of happiness of the greatest number, war at a universal level should take place.
What response would the author of the above discussion come up with, in the case of the objection that the weaklings far exceed strong people ?
i. He would respond with the statement that the person making the objection is a weakling.
ii. He would respond by saying that weaklings will be miserable no matter what happens.
iii. He would respond with the statement that the strong would be frustrated if the weaklings are destroyed.

Question # 4

Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committeeC.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Among the following combinations which could constitute the membership of committee C ?

Question # 5

A bus has exactly six stops on its route. The bus first stops at stop one and then at stops two, three, four, five, and six respectively. After the bus leaves stop six, the bus turns and returns to stop one and repeats the cycle. The stops are at six building that are, in alphabetical order L, M, N, O, P, and Q.
P is the third stop.
M is the sixth stop.
The stop O is the stop immediately before Q.
N is the stop immediately before L.
In case N is the fourth stop, which among the following must be the stop immediately before P ?

Question # 6

A bus has exactly six stops on its route. The bus first stops at stop one and then at stops two, three, four, five, and six respectively. After the bus leaves stop six, the bus turns and returns to stop one and repeats the cycle. The stops are at six building that are, in alphabetical order L, M, N, O, P, and Q.
P is the third stop.
M is the sixth stop.
The stop O is the stop immediately before Q.
N is the stop immediately before L.
In case a passenger gets on the bus at O, rides past one of the stops, and gets off at P, which of the following must be true ?

Question # 7

Directions: Answer the questions below based on the following information:
Delegations from India and Pakistan are meeting to discuss military, trade and diplomatic problems. Each delegation consists of a chair person, two military attaches, and two trade experts. The Indian delegation consists of A, B, C, D and E while the Pakistani delegation consists of F, G, H, I and J. Each chairperson is to occupy the middle seat in a row of five on two sides of a rectangular table.
(i) A insists on being seated at the opposite and of the table from B.
(ii) G, who is deaf in his right ear, must be at the right end of the table.
(iii) Neither D nor F is chairperson.
(iv) The Indian military attaches, one of whom is B, are seated together, and neither is opposite either of the Pakistan military attaches, neither of whom is G.
If J is a military attache, which of following is true ?
1. The pakistani chairperson is I
2. I is a trade expert.
3. Is a military expert.

Question # 8

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Six firends, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing inwards.
(ii) F is between A and D.
(iii) C is between E and B.
(iv) E is not between D and C
(v) D is second to the left of C.
Which of the following is D's position ?

Question # 9

Two or more essences out of a stock five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below.
  • A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
  • A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
  • A single perfume should never contain N as well as O.
  • O and P should not be used together.
  • A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.
Adding more amount of essence N will make which of the following perfumes agreeable ?

Question # 10

Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committeeC.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
In case any of the nine individuals serves on committee C, which among the following should be the candidate to serve on committee A ?

Question # 11

Directions: From among five doctors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; four engineers G, H, K and L; and six teachers, M, N, O, Q, and R, some teams are to be selected. Of these 1, 2, G, H, O, P, Q are females and the rest re males. The formation of the teams is subject to the following conditions:
i-Wherever there is a male doctor, there will be a female teacher.
ii-Wherever there is male engineer, there will be a female doctor.
iii-There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.
If the tam consists of three doctors, two male engineers, and two teachers, the members of the team could be

Question # 12

Directions: From among five doctors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; four engineers G, H, K and L; and six teachers, M, N, O, Q, and R, some teams are to be selected. Of these 1, 2, G, H, O, P, Q are females and the rest re males. The formation of the teams is subject to the following conditions:
i-Wherever there is a male doctor, there will be a female teacher.
ii-Wherever there is male engineer, there will be a female doctor.
iii-There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.
If the team consists of two doctors, one engineer, and four teachers, all the following teams are possible except

Question # 13

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Six firends, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing inwards.
(ii) F is between A and D.
(iii) C is between E and B.
(iv) E is not between D and C
(v) D is second to the left of C.
Who is between A and C ?

Question # 14

In an experiment conducted at a laboratory, 160 white mice were injected with Serum D. 160 other white mice were injected with a harmless sugar solution. In two weeks time 39% of the white mice, who were injected with Serum D contracted the highly contagious and often fatal disease, jungle fever. Hence, it can be concluded that jungle fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements in Serum D.
The above argument would be highly empowered in case it were shown that:

Question # 15

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Six books are kept one on top of other.
(ii) The History book is just above Accounting. The maths book is between Punjabi and Urdu.
(iii) English is between History and Punjabi.
Which book is between the Maths and English books ?

Question # 16

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Six books are kept one on top of other.
(ii) The History book is just above Accounting. The maths book is between Punjabi and Urdu.
(iii) English is between History and Punjabi.
Which book is at the top ?

Question # 17

Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committeeC.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the following should serve on committee A ?

Question # 18

Directions: Answer the questions below based on the following information:
Delegations from India and Pakistan are meeting to discuss military, trade and diplomatic problems. Each delegation consists of a chair person, two military attaches, and two trade experts. The Indian delegation consists of A, B, C, D and E while the Pakistani delegation consists of F, G, H, I and J. Each chairperson is to occupy the middle seat in a row of five on two sides of a rectangular table.
(i) A insists on being seated at the opposite and of the table from B.
(ii) G, who is deaf in his right ear, must be at the right end of the table.
(iii) Neither D nor F is chairperson.
(iv) The Indian military attaches, one of whom is B, are seated together, and neither is opposite either of the Pakistan military attaches, neither of whom is G.
F may be a 

Question # 19

Directions: From among five doctors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; four engineers G, H, K and L; and six teachers, M, N, O, Q, and R, some teams are to be selected. Of these 1, 2, G, H, O, P, Q are females and the rest re males. The formation of the teams is subject to the following conditions:
i-Wherever there is a male doctor, there will be a female teacher.
ii-Wherever there is male engineer, there will be a female doctor.
iii-There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.
If the team consists of two doctors, two female teachers and two engineers, all the following teams are possible except

Question # 20

Two or more essences out of a stock five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below.
  • A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
  • A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
  • A single perfume should never contain N as well as O.
  • O and P should not be used together.
  • A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.
Among the following which is an agreeable formula for a perfume ?

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1 In an experiment conducted at a laboratory, 160 white mice were injected with Serum D. 160 other white mice were injected with a harmless sugar solution. In two weeks time 39% of the white mice, who were injected with Serum D contracted the highly contagious and often fatal disease, jungle fever. Hence, it can be concluded that jungle fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements in Serum D.
The above argument would be highly empowered in case it were shown that:
A. Some of the elements in Serum D are extracted form the root of certain poisonous jungle wildflower.
B. Within a period of two weeks about 40% of the white mice, who were injected with a harmless sugar solution also contracted jungle fever.
C. Almost all the white mice died within a period of two days after the first symptoms appeared.
D. Normally the rate of jungle fever among white mice is less than 0.01%.
2 A bus has exactly six stops on its route. The bus first stops at stop one and then at stops two, three, four, five, and six respectively. After the bus leaves stop six, the bus turns and returns to stop one and repeats the cycle. The stops are at six building that are, in alphabetical order L, M, N, O, P, and Q.
P is the third stop.
M is the sixth stop.
The stop O is the stop immediately before Q.
N is the stop immediately before L.
In case N is the fourth stop, which among the following must be the stop immediately before P ?
A. O 
B. Q
C. N
D. L
3 Two or more essences out of a stock five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below.
  • A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
  • A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
  • A single perfume should never contain N as well as O.
  • O and P should not be used together.
  • A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.
Among the below mentioned formulas, which can be made agreeable by the eliminating some or all of one essence ?
A. One part L, one part M, one part N, four parts P
B. One part L, two parts N, one part O, four parts P
C. One part L, one part M, one part O, one part P
D. Two parts L, two parts N, one part O, two parts P
4 Directions: Read the following information and answer the given questions.
(i) Six players A, B, C, D, E and F play for different teams, namely P, Q, R, S, T and U. Each one wears different coloured sport kits in blue, green, pink, yellow, purple and red, through not necessarily in the same order.
(ii) The one wearing blue plays in team S, and the one wearing green plays in team P.
  • F does not play in team R or team T.
  • A wears pink kit and plays for team Q.
  • D does not work in team T, and purple kit is not worn by team R.
  • E plays for team U, and neither D not B plays for team S.
  • Team T does not wear purple or yellow, and C plays for team P.
 Which of the following, colour of kit-team-player combination is correct ?
A. Green-Team R - Player C
B. Blue - Team S - Player C
C. Red - Team T - Player B
D. Yellow - Team R - Player E
5 Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Six books are kept one on top of other.
(ii) The History book is just above Accounting. The maths book is between Punjabi and Urdu.
(iii) English is between History and Punjabi.
Which book is between the Maths and English books ?
A. History
B. Accounting
C. Urdu
D. None of these
6 Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committeeC.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of the nine individuals should serve on committee C ?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
7 Two or more essences out of a stock five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below.
  • A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
  • A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
  • A single perfume should never contain N as well as O.
  • O and P should not be used together.
  • A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.
Among the following which combination cannot be used together in an agreeable perfume containing two or more essences ?
A. L and M
B. L and N
C. L and P
D. M and O
8 Two or more essences out of a stock five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below.
  • A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
  • A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
  • A single perfume should never contain N as well as O.
  • O and P should not be used together.
  • A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.
Adding more amount of essence N will make which of the following perfumes agreeable ?
A. One part L, one part N, five parts P
B. Two parts M, two parts N, two parts P
C. One part M, one part N, one part P
D. Two parts M, one part N, four parts P
9 Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committeeC.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Of the nine individuals, the largest number that can serve together on committee C is
A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
10 Directions: Answer the questions below based on the following information:
Delegations from India and Pakistan are meeting to discuss military, trade and diplomatic problems. Each delegation consists of a chair person, two military attaches, and two trade experts. The Indian delegation consists of A, B, C, D and E while the Pakistani delegation consists of F, G, H, I and J. Each chairperson is to occupy the middle seat in a row of five on two sides of a rectangular table.
(i) A insists on being seated at the opposite and of the table from B.
(ii) G, who is deaf in his right ear, must be at the right end of the table.
(iii) Neither D nor F is chairperson.
(iv) The Indian military attaches, one of whom is B, are seated together, and neither is opposite either of the Pakistan military attaches, neither of whom is G.
If J is a military attache, which of following is true ?
1. The pakistani chairperson is I
2. I is a trade expert.
3. Is a military expert.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 or 3 but not both
11 Directions: From among five doctors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; four engineers G, H, K and L; and six teachers, M, N, O, Q, and R, some teams are to be selected. Of these 1, 2, G, H, O, P, Q are females and the rest re males. The formation of the teams is subject to the following conditions:
i-Wherever there is a male doctor, there will be a female teacher.
ii-Wherever there is male engineer, there will be a female doctor.
iii-There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.
If the team consists of two doctors, two female teachers and two engineers, all the following teams are possible except
A. 12 KLPQ
B. 12GHPQ
C. 12GHOQ
D. OPGH12
12 Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Six firends, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing inwards.
(ii) F is between A and D.
(iii) C is between E and B.
(iv) E is not between D and C
(v) D is second to the left of C.
Which of the above statements is not required to arrive at the seating position of the all the six friends ?
A. (ii) only
B. (iii) only
C. (iv) only
D. all are required
13 Directions: From among five doctors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; four engineers G, H, K and L; and six teachers, M, N, O, Q, and R, some teams are to be selected. Of these 1, 2, G, H, O, P, Q are females and the rest re males. The formation of the teams is subject to the following conditions:
i-Wherever there is a male doctor, there will be a female teacher.
ii-Wherever there is male engineer, there will be a female doctor.
iii-There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.
If the team consists of two doctors, three female teachers, and two engineers, the members of the team are
A. 340 OPQGH
B. 120OPQGH
C. 34KLOPQ
D. 45GHOPQ

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