Puzzles for IBPS PO MAINS/CLERK/RBI ASSISTANT/SBI PO

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

Eight family members P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are seated in a straight line at an equal distance between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. There are three generation in the family. Some of them are facing north and some are facing south. R’s daughter is an immediate neighbour of one who is sitting at an extreme end of the line. Only three people sit between V and his wife. Q’s daughter sits second to the right of P’s brother-in-law. R’s granddaughter does not sit at an extreme end of the line. P’s mother sits on the immediate left of her son. R’s wife is not an immediate neighbour of T’s husband. The immediate neighbour of T’s brother faces opposite directions.(i.e. If one neighbour faces north then other faces south and vice versa.) The persons sitting at the extreme ends faces opposite directions.(i.e. If one person faces north then other faces south and vice versa.) W’s daughter-in-law sits second to the left of T’s father-in-law. U faces north. U is not an immediate neighbour of S’s aunt. The immediate neighbours of U faces same directions.(i.e. If one neighbour faces north then other also faces north and if one neighbour faces south then other also faces south).Both T and Q face a direction opposite to that of S.(i.e. If S faces north then T and Q faces south and vice-versa.) T is the only daughter of R. W is female member and U is male member.

Q1. As per the following arrangements, which of the following statements is not true with respect

to P?

(a) P faces south. 

(b) P is fourth to the right of Q. 

(c) P is 2nd to left of T.

(d) P is between V and W. 

(e) None of these

Q2. How many person sit on the left of Q?

(a) One 

(b) Two 

(c) Three

(d) Four 

(e) None of these

 

Q3. What is the position of S with respect to P?

(a) Immediate left 

(b) Third to left 

(c) Third to right

(d) Fourth to left 

(e) None of these

Q4. Who among following is grand-mother of S?

(a) T 

(b) S 

(c) W

(d) R 

(e) None of these

Q5 Four of the given 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) R

(b) S 

(c) P

(d) U 

(e) V

Directions (6–10): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

In Year 2016, seven persons viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W donated some money to a charitable trust on different months of the year starting from January and ending on November. Some of them are females and some of them are male. Their contribution,(in rupees) are – 5000, 500, 40, 1600, 80, 40 and 2500. V made his donation in June. Two donations were made between the donations made by V and P. On the first month of the year, a male made a contribution of 5000 rupees. S did not made his donation on a month after the donation of Q. None of the given person made his contribution in a month which has 28 days. There are two such cases where the difference in the number of days of the months of two successive donations is zero. In one such case, the months are consecutive months of the year. The contribution of Rs 500 was made in November month. The sum of contributions of  W and Q is equal to that of S. Contribution by a female is always preceded and succeeded by the contribution of a male. T is the only female who cannot be succeeded by any one. P is the only male which is followed by another male. Only one donation is made between the donations made by T and S. The donation of the male who donated his money on June is the perfect square of  the donation made on August. The donation by T is not made on the month immediately before or immediately after the month when V made his donation (considering only those month in which the donations were made. R donated money immediately before W. Only three persons made their contribution in a month which has 31 days.

Q6. As per the given arrangement which of the following combination represents only the people

who are females?

(a) T, V

(b) Q, P, T

 (c) V, W, R

(d) P, T

(e) W, T, S

Q7. As per the given arrangement which of the following person represent the one who was

donated money in between the W and S?

(a) U

(b) P

 (c) R

(d) V

(e) W

Q8. Who among the following is a female?

(a) P

(b) R

(c) S

(d) All of the Above

(e) Other than those given as options

Q9. Which of the following combinations is correct as per the given arrangement?

(a) January – P

 (b) February – W

 (c) April – Q

(d) June – S

(e) July – T

Q10. Who amongst the following is male who donated 2500 Rs?

(a) R

(b) V

(c) U

(d) W

(e) T

Solutions:

1. c
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. d
6. e
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. a