18-09-2021 Answers

1. In a row of 60, if Ram is standing at 17th from the first, what is his position from the last?

Answer: 44

Solution: The order is 1 2 3  .... 16 Ram 18 19 20 ... 58 59 60

So position from last is 60 - 16 = 44

2. Some candidates sit in a line to write an exam. Candidate 31 sits behind Candidate 48 but before Candidate 57. Candidate 91 sits behind Candidate 57 but before Candidate 78. Candidate 48 sits behind Candidate 25 but before Candidate 31. Which candidate sits last?

Answer: Candidate 78

Solution: The order of candidates from first to last - Candidate 25-Candidate 48-Candidate 31-Candidate 57-Candidate 91-Candidate 78

3. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P?

Answer: X

Solution: The seating arrangement is    A R S Z X P  or  A R Z S X P

Hence X is to the right of P.

4. Read the below information and answer the questions below.

Six persons are sitting in a circle. A is facing B. B is to the right of E and left of C. C is to the left of D. F is to the right of A. Now D exchanges his position with F and E with B.

Related Comprehension Questions

Who will be sitting to the left of D?

Answer: A

Solution: Final order starting from A in clockwise direction is AFCEBD

5. Who will be sitting to the left of C?

Answer: E

6. Who will be sitting opposite to A?

Answer: E

7. Who will be sitting opposite to C?

Answer: D

8. In a zoo, twelve animals, Elephant, Wolf, Deer, Bear, Gorilla, Tiger, Antelope, Giraffe, Lion, Chimpanzee, Horse and Zebra are locked in twelve different cages from 1 to 12 (not necessarily in that order.) These cages are on either side of the path. Cages 1 to 6, in that order, are on the left side of the path and the cages 7 to 12, in that order, are on the right side of the path. Cage 1 is opposite Cage 7, Cage 2 is opposite Cage 8 and so on.

The arrangement of the animals is as follows.

1. The Elephant is in the P1 cage and is diagonally opposite to the Wolf which is opposite to the Chimpanzee.

2. The Bear is opposite to the Giraffe which is exactly in between the Gorilla and the Antelope.

3. The Deer is opposite to the Lion which is exactly in between the Wolf and the Tiger.

4. The Horse is diagonally opposite to the Chimpanzee.

 Which of the following animals can be adjacent to Horse and Bear?

Answer: Zebra

9. 5 persons whose occupations are as follows: Carpenter, Driver, Pilot, Judge, Manager. Carpenter and Driver are at extreme ends. Manager can’t sit between Carpenter and Pilot. Driver is at immediate right of Manager. Driver is second to the right of Pilot.

Who is between pilot and carpenter?

Answer: Judge 

Solution: With the given statements the arrangements are "Carpenter - Judge - Pilot -  Manager - Driver"

Judge is between Pilot and Carpenter, answer is Judge.

10. With this information answer the below two questions

Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W are sitting in a bench. P is second to the left of T. R is between P & T. S is third to the right of R. W is second to the left of Q. Q is between V and S. U is at the last position.

Who is sitting 3rd to the right of T ?

Answer: Q

Solution: Seating arrangement from left to right is - P - R - T - W - S - Q - V - U.

So Q sits 3rd to the right of T

11. Nitin's position in a class is 13th from first and 17th from last, and 8th from the first and 13th from last in the passed candidates list, then how many candidates failed in his class?

Answer: 9

Solution: Total number of candidates = 13+17 -1 = 29

Total number of passed candidates = 8+13 -1 = 20.

Failed candidates count = 29 - 20 = 9.

12. With the given statement answer the below two questions

Statement : Six girls came to railway station. Pavithra came before Sandhya and after Malini. Lily came before Riya and after Sandhya. Vidhya came before Malini. 

Who came first to the railway station ?

Answer: Vidhya

Solution: The order in which the girls reached the railway station - Vidhya-Malini-Pavithra-Sandhya-Lily-Riya

So Vidhya reached first to the railway station

13. Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades.

1. Mr. A sits opposite to cook 

2. Miss B sits right to the barber.

3. The washer man is to the left of the tailor 

4. Miss D sits opposite Mr. C 

What are the trades of A and B?

Answer: Tailor and Cook

14. Eight books are kept one over the other. Counting from the top the second, fifth and sixth books are on plays. Two books on plays are between two books on comprehension. One book about plays is between two books on poetry. While the book on the top of the literature book is a book about composition.

Which book is fourth from the top?

Answer: Comprehension

Solution: The order from top to bottom is  Poetry, Play, Poetry, Comprehension, Play, Play, Comprehension, Literature.

15. There are five different houses, A to E in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and to the right of A. B is to the right of D. Which house is in the middle?

Answer: A

Solution: The order is DBAEC. Hence middle house is House-A.