Reasoning For SBI and IBPS Exams |

Directions (Q. 1 – 5): Study the lowing information to answer the given questions:

Johnson, Ricky, Cook, Demon, Chris, Root, Peter and Mathew are sitting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north.

(Note: Facing the same direction means, if one is facing north then the other also faces north and vice-versa. Facing the opposite directions means, if one is facing north then the other faces south and vice-versa)
Johnson faces north. Only two people sit to the right of Johnson. Ricky sits third to the left of Johnson. Only one person sits between Ricky and Root. Root sits to the immediate right of Chris. Only one person sits between Chris and Mathew. Both the immediate neighbors of Ricky face the same direction. Cook sits third to the left of Root. Ricky faces the opposite direction as Johnson. Peter does not sit at any of the extremes ends of the line. Demon faces the same direction as Chris. Both Peter and Cook face the opposite direction of Mathew.

1. How many persons in the given arrangement are facing North?

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

3. What is the position of Root with respect to Mathew?

4. Who amongst the following sits exactly between Mathew and Chris?

5. Who is sitting 2nd to the right of Ricky?

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions:

Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows having five people each in such way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1, Smith, Suma, Sandy, Suzie and Selwin are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row-2 Percia, Perlie, Piyona, Prissy and Phillip 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 a row faces another member of the other row.
Phillip sits third to the right of Perlie. Percia sits second to the left of Phillip. The person facing Percia sits on the immediate right of Suma. Only one person sits between Suma and Suzie. Smith is not an immediate neighbour of Suma. Only two people sit between Smith and Sandy. Neither Suma nor Smith faces Prissy.

6. Who amongst the following is facing Selwin?

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Suzie?

8. Who among the following is facing Piyona?

9. What is the position of Phillip with respect to Prissy?

10. Four of the given five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?