Q. No. 79

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 79
A variety show producer is interviewing five entertainers in five consecutive interviews. Each entertainer interviews alone, and only once. The five entertainers are: two singers (a tenor and a soprano), a dancer, a juggler, and an actor. The interviews must be scheduled according to the following conditions:

1. The two singers cannot interview one after the other.
2. The juggler must interview immediately before a singer.
3. The actor must interview immediately before or immediately after the dancer.

Q1
If the actor interviews first, which of the following must be true?

(A) The soprano interviews third.
(B) The juggler interviews fourth.
(C) The tenor interviews fifth.
(D) The soprano interviews sometime earlier than the dancer.
(E) The dancer interviews immediately before the tenor.

Q2
If the tenor interviews first and the soprano interviews fifth, which of the following must be true?

(A) The actor interviews sometime after the juggler.
(B) The actor interviews immediately after the dancer.
(C) The juggler interviews sometime after the dancer.
(D) The juggler interviews sometime before the actor.
(E) The dancer interviews immediately before the juggler.

Q3
If the actor, the soprano, and the juggler interview one after the other, in that order, which of the following must be true?

(A) The actor is the first of the five to interview.
(B) The soprano is the second of the five to interview.
(C) The juggler is the third of the five to interview.
(D) The dancer is the fourth of the five to interview.
(E) The tenor is the fifth of the five to interview.

Q4
If the juggler interviews sometime earlier than the dancer, a singer CANNOT interview in which of the following positions?

(A) First    (B) Second    (C) Third    (D) Fourth    (E) Fifth
For correct option please click here Video Thumbnail

Q. No. 78

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 78

Chairs on a small plane are being assigned to six persons—F, G, H, I, J, and K. The eight chairs on the plane are in four rows, numbered 1 through 4, and each row has two seats. Chair assignments are made according to the following conditions:

  1. F must sit alone in a row.
  2. G must sit in the same row as I.
  3. H cannot sit in the same row as J.
  4. The rows with only one person must be row 1 and row 3.

1. Which of the following persons could be assigned to sit in the same row as H?

(A) F      (B) G      (C) I      (D) J      (E) K

2. If G and I are in row 2, which of the following must be true?

(A) F is in row 1.
(B) H is in row 1.
(C) H is in row 4.
(D) J is in row 3.
(E) K is in row 4.

3. Which of the following is the total number of persons eligible to be the person assigned to sit in the same row as K?

(A) 1      (B) 2      (C) 3      (D) 4      (E) 5

4. If H and K are assigned to sit together in a row, which of the following persons could be assigned to sit in row 3?

(A) G      (B) H      (C) I      (D) J      (E) K

Q. No. 77

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 77

The organizers of a speech tournament will give an awards banquet after the final round of debates for the two teams in that round: for the Model School, composed of Instructor M and speakers N, O, and P, and for the Oxford School, composed of Instructor Q and speakers R, S, and U. At the winners' table exactly seven places will be set, all along one side of the table and consecutively numbered one through seven. The assignment of sitting to these seven positions will be determined by the team scores from the final round of debates and must meet the following conditions:

  1. All the speakers will be seated.
  2. If one team wins, the Instructor of the winning team will sit in the first position and a speaker from that team will sit in the fourth position.
  3. In case of a tie, neither Instructor will sit at the winners table, and Judge Z will sit in the fourth position.
  4. No two speakers from the same team can sit next to each other.
  5. N and U will not sit next to each other.

1. Which of the following could be an acceptable assignment for chairs one through four, respectively?

Option One Two Three Four
(A)NOPU
(B)MNUP
(C)QNSR
(D)QUOS
(E)SUPR

2. If O and U sit, respectively, in the second and seventh positions, which of the following must sit in the first position?

(A) M      (B) N      (C) P      (D) Q      (E) R

3. If U and P are, respectively, in the first and seventh positions, which of the following must sit in the fifth position?

(A) N      (B) O      (C) Q      (D) R      (E) S

4. If the Model School and the Oxford School tie, which of the following could be an acceptable assignment for positions three through six, respectively?

Option Three Four Five Six
(A)NZOU
(B)OURN
(C)SZNU
(D)SZUO
(E)UZNS

5. If Q and N sit in the first and third positions, respectively, which of the following can sit in the fourth position?

(A) O      (B) P      (C) Z      (D) S      (E) U

6. If N, S, and P sit, respectively, in the third, fifth, and sixth positions, which of the following must sit in the seventh position?

(A) M      (B) O      (C) Q      (D) R      (E) U

Q. No. 76

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 76

Ten persons will sit around a table. The ten persons will be seated in two rows of five chairs that face each other along the two long sides of the rectangular table. The chairs are numbered consecutively from 1 to 10 with chairs 1 through 5 on one side of the table and chairs 6 through 10 on the other side, with chair 6 opposite chair 5. Five of the ten persons are men— F, G, H, J, and L—and five of the persons are women—M, R, S, T, and Y. The seating is governed by the following rules:

  1. On each long side of the table, no more than two consecutive chairs can be occupied by men.
  2. T cannot sit beside H.
  3. F cannot sit beside G.
  4. M must sit beside R.
  5. H must sit beside J.

1. Which of the following can be the arrangement of people in chairs 1 through 5?

Option Chair 1 Chair 2 Chair 3 Chair 4 Chair 5
A F H J M R
B F G M T L
C L M R J H
D M G R Y L
E S F T H J

2. If J is in chair 7, H is in chair 8, and F is in chair 10, which of the following can be in chair 9?

(A) L    (B) M    (C) R    (D) T    (E) Y

3. If G, Y, and J are in chairs 1 through 3, respectively, which of the following must be in chair 5?

(A) F    (B) L    (C) R    (D) S    (E) T

4. If T, S, F, L, and Y are in chairs 1 through 5, respectively, then G must be either in chair:

(A) 6 or 8    (B) 6 or 10    (C) 7 or 10    (D) 8 or 9    (E) 8 or 10

5. If as many women as possible are seated on the side that has chairs numbered 1 through 5, which of the following statements must be true?

(A) Chair 3 is occupied by a man.
(B) Chair 8 is occupied by a woman.
(C) Chairs 1 and 2 are each occupied by a woman.
(D) Chairs 4 and 5 are each occupied by a woman.
(E) Chairs 5 and 6 are each occupied by a woman.

Q. No. 75

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 75
A store owner is setting up several mouse boxes, each to contain accurately six mouse so chosen from varieties M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S that none of the mouse in any given box will fight. Mouse of any of the varieties above can be placed in a box together except for the following restrictions:

1. Mouse of varieties M will fight with mouse of varieties O, Q, and R.
2. Mouse of varieties P will fight with mouse of varieties N and R.
3. If three or more mouse of varieties P are in one box, they will fight with each other.
4. Mouse of varieties Q will fight with mouse of varieties S.
5. If a mouse of varieties N is to be in a box, at least one mouse of varieties R must also be in the box.

1. If a box is to contain mouse of exactly three different varieties, these varieties could be
(A) M, N, and P
(B) M, P, and R
(C) N, O, and P
(D) O, P, and Q
(E) P, Q, and S

2. If there are to be exactly two varieties represented in a box, and three mouse of varieties Q are to be in the box, the other three mouse in that box could be from which of the following varieties?
(A) M
(B) N
(C) O
(D) P
(E) S

3. If a box is to contain mouse of exactly four different varieties, it CANNOT contain mouse of varieties
(A) M
(B) N
(C) O
(D) Q
(E) S

4. Mouse of which of the following varieties could be put into a box with mouse of varieties N?
(A) M and P
(B) M and Q
(C) O and P
(D) O and R
(E) P and R

For correct option please click here

Video Thumbnail
Watch Solution Video


Q. No. 74

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 74

I, J, and K are Banks, and L, M, N, and O are employees. Each employee job at least one Bank.

1. L always works for I and at least one of the other Banks.
2. Some of the time J employs only one of these employees; the rest of the time it employs exactly two of them.
3. I and K each employ exactly two of these employees all the time.

1. If M jobs at K only, and if N jobs at J and K only, O jobs at
(A) I only    (B) J only    (C) K only    (D) both I and J    (E) both I and K

2. If L and M both job at the same two Banks, O must jobs at
(A) both I and J    (B) both I and K    (C) either I or J but not both
(D) either I or K but not both    (E) either J or K but not both

3. Whenever only N jobs at J, which of the following must be true?
(A) M jobs at either I or J but not both.
(B) O jobs at either J or K but not both.
(C) L and M cannot jobs at the same Bank.
(D) L and O cannot jobs at the same Bank.
(E) M and O cannot jobs at the same company.

4. Whenever J employs only one employee, which of the following must be true?
I. M jobs at two Banks.
II. O jobs at J.
III. N jobs at only one Bank.
(A) I only    (B) II only    (C) III only    (D) I and II only    (E) II and III only




Q. No. 73

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 73

A university has decided to appoint a four-member commission to review educational policy. Eight members are eligible to serve on the commission: R, S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y. Three of these eight—S, V, and W—are student, whereas the remaining five are teacher. University policy and the personalities of the eight people in question dictate that the choice of commission members meet the following conditions:

1. The commission must be composed of exactly two teacher members and exactly two student members.
2. S and T cannot serve together.
3. If Y is on the commission, then neither W nor X can be on the commission.
4. If U is on the commission, then T must be on the commission.
5. If both R and T are on the commission, then V cannot be on the commission.


1. If Y is on the commission, the other three members of the commission must be
(A) R, S, and V     (B) R, S, and W     (C) S, T, and V
(D) S, U, and V     (E) T, U, and V

2. If T is on the commission, which of the following is one of the faculty members who must also be on the commission?
(A) R     (B) U     (C) V     (D) X     (E) Y

3. If S is on the commission, any of the following could be on the commission EXCEPT
(A) U     (B) V     (C) W     (D) O     (E) Y

4. If neither R nor Y is on the commission, which of the following could be a list of the commission members?
(A) S, T, V, and X     (B) S, U, W, and X
(C) S, V, X, and W     (D) T, U, V, and X
(E) T, V, W, and X

5. If V is not on the commission, which of the following is a list of people all of whom must be on the commission?
(A) R, S, and W     (B) R, T, and W
(C) S, U, and W     (D) T, U, and W
(E) T, W, and Y

6. V and W do not both serve on the commission, which of the following is a list of people all of whom could be on the commission together?
(A) R, S, and V     (B) R, T, and W
(C) R, W, and Y     (D) S, U, and W
(E) U, V, and Y





Q. No. 72

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 72

A doctor has prescribed a meal program for a patient. Choosing from meals F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M, the patient must take a routine of exactly five different meals each day. In any day routine, except the first, exactly three of the meals must be ones that were included in the routine done on the previous day, and any permissible routine must also satisfy the following conditions:

1. If F is in a routine, L cannot be done in that routine.
2. If G is in a routine, J must be one of the meals done after G in that routine.
3. If H is in a routine, L must be one of the meals done after H in that routine.
4. The fifth meal of any routine must be either I or K.

1. Which of the following could be the routine for the first day of the program?

(A) F, H, L, I, K
(B) G, I, H, L, K
(C) J, K, H, L, I
(D) K, G, I, J, M
(E) L, G, H, J, I

2. If one day's routine is F, G, M, J, K, each of the following could be the next day's routine EXCEPT

(A) G, H, L, J, K
(B) G, J, L, M, I
(C) M, H, L, J, K
(D) M, J, K, L, I
(E) M, J, I, F, K

3. Which of the following is true of any permissible routine?

(A) F cannot be done third.
(B) G cannot be done third.
(C) J cannot be done third.
(D) H cannot be done fourth.
(E) K cannot be done fourth.

4. If the patient chooses H and M for the first day's routine, which of the following could be the other three meals chosen?

(A) F, J, K
(B) G, I, L
(C) G, J, L
(D) J, I, K
(E) J, I, L

5. If H is the third meal in a routine, which of the following CANNOT be the second meal in that routine?

(A) G
(B) I
(C) J
(D) K
(E) M




Q. No. 71

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 71

A garden plot consists of seven parallel rows of trees, the rows numbered consecutively one through seven. In each row a different one of seven trees— Q, R, S, T, U, V, W—is to be grown according to the following conditions:

1. Neither Q nor R can be in a row next to the row W is in.
2. T must be grown in either row one or row seven.
3. S must be grown in a row next to a row containing either U or W, or in a row that is the only row between the rows containing U and W.
4. If V is next to only one other row of trees, that row must contain R.

1. If W is next to T, and V is in the seventh row, in which row must W be planted?
(A) 2     (B) 3     (C) 4     (D) 5     (E) 6

2. Which of the following is a possible order for the trees in the garden plot, beginning with row one?
(A) S Q R U W V T     (B) T W Q S U R V     (C) T U S W V Q R
(D) T U S W Q R V     (E) U W S Q T V R

3. If V is in the first row and Q is in the sixth row, which tree must be in the fourth row?
(A) R     (B) S     (C) T     (D) U     (E) W

4. If Q, R, S, U, and W are in the inner five rows, which of the following is a possible ordering of these trees in the five rows?
(A) Q R W S U     (B) Q U S W R     (C) R S Q U W
(D) R U W S Q     (E) S Q R U W




Q. No. 70

Analytical Reasoning Question
No. 70

A Doctor is doing an informal study of the growth of exactly seven dogs—G, N, O, U, V, W, and X—all six-month-old doggies from the same area. The Doctor assistant collected the following comparative data concerning the dogs heights:

1. V is taller than X.
2. U is taller than W.
3. G is taller than X.
4. O is taller than N, but X is taller than O.
5. None of the seven dogs is exactly the same height as any other dog from the area.

1. Which of the following could be the correct ordering of the dogs from tallest to shortest?
(A) G, V, X. N, U. O, W      (B) U, W, G, X, O, V, N
(C) V, G, X, O, U, N, W      (D) V, X, U, O, W, G, N
(E) W, V. G, X, O, U, N

2. Which of the following must be true?
(A) G is taller than O.      (B) G is taller than V.
(C) U is taller than O.      (D) W is taller than N.
(E) X is taller than W.

3. If W is taller than X which of the following must be true?
(A) U is taller than G.      (B) U is taller than O.
(C) U is taller than V.      (D) V is taller than G.
(E) X is taller than U.

4. If X is taller than U, any of the following can be true EXCEPT:
(A) N is taller than U.      (B) U is taller than O.
(C) U is taller than V.      (D) W is taller than N.
(E) W is taller than O.


Q. No. 69

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 69

In a flat, five workers making a plan for cooking food for each working day, Monday through Friday, during a single week. Exactly five workers—R, S, T, U, and V—are available. The administration must assign exactly two workers to work each day of that week according to the following conditions:

1. Each of the workers must work at least once.
2. None of the workers can work on three consecutive days.
3. S must work on Monday.
4. U must work on Thursday and on Friday.
5. R cannot work on any day on which S works.

1. Any of the following workers could be assigned to work on Wednesday EXCEPT
(A) R     (B) S     (C) T     (D) U     (E) V

2. If R is assigned to work on exactly three days of the week, those days must include
(A) Monday and Wednesday
(B) Tuesday and Wednesday
(C) Tuesday and Friday
(D) Wednesday and Friday
(E) Thursday and Friday

3. If S is assigned to work on exactly four days of the week, which of the following could be the pair of workers assigned to work on Wednesday?
(A) R and T     (B) R and U     (C) S and T     (D) S and V     (E) U and V

4. If R is assigned to work whenever and only when U is assigned to work, which of the following could be true?
(A) R is assigned to work on Monday.
(B) R is assigned to work on Wednesday.
(C) S is assigned to work on Friday.
(D) T is assigned to work on Friday.
(E) V is assigned to work on Tuesday.

5. If S is assigned to work on only one day and T is assigned to work on exactly four days, which of the following pairs of workers must be assigned to work on Wednesday?
(A) R and T     (B) R and V     (C) S and T     (D) T and U     (E) T and V

6. If each worker is assigned to work exactly twice which of the following must be true?
(A) Either R or S is assigned to work on at least one of the days on which U is assigned to work.
(B) S is assigned to work on both of the days on which T is assigned to work.
(C) T is assigned to work on Tuesday.
(D) T is assigned to work on one of the days on which S is assigned to work and on one of the days on which R is assigned to work.
(E) V is assigned to work on two consecutive days

Q. No. 68

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 68

A shopkeeper is preparing gift boxes of dress. Each box will contain exactly two kinds of summer dress to be selected from I, J, and K, and exactly three kinds of winter dress to be selected from L, M, N, O, and U, with the following restrictions:

1. J cannot be in the same gift box as U.
2. L cannot be in the same gift box as O.
3. M cannot be in the same gift box as U.

1. If J is included in a gift box, which of the following is a kind of dress that must also be included?
(A) I    (B) K    (C) L    (D) M    (E) O

2. If K is not included in a particular gift box, any of the following kinds of dresses can be included EXCEPT
(A) L    (B) M    (C) N    (D) O    (E) U

3. Which of the following kinds of dresses must be included in each of the gift boxes?
(A) I    (B) J    (C) K    (D) L    (E) N

4. If U is included in a gift box, the box must also include which of the following kinds of dress?
(A) I and J    (B) I and K    (C) J and K    (D) L and N    (E) N and O
For correct option please click here

Q. No. 67

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 67

Seven boys—Faheem, Jamshaid, Kashif, Muneer, Rizwan, Shahid, and Tuqeer—are eligible to enter a spelling contest. From these seven, two groups must be formed, a blue group and a yellow group, each group consisting of exactly three of the boys. No boy can be selected for more than one group. Group selection is subject to the following restrictions:

1. If Muneer is on the blue group, Kashif must be selected for the yellow group.
2. If Faheem is on the blue group, Rizwan, if selected, must be on the yellow group.
3. Rizwan cannot be on the same group as Shahid.
4. Jamshaid cannot be on the same group as Kashif.

1. Which of the following can be the three members of the blue group?
(A) Faheem, Jamshaid, and Kashif
(B) Faheem, Rizwan, and Tuqeer
(C) Jamshaid, Kashif, and Tuqeer
(D) Kashif, Muneer, and Rizwan
(E) Muneer, Rizwan, and Tuqeer

2. If Muneer and Faheem are both on the blue group, the yellow group can consist of which of the following?
(A) Jamshaid, Kashif, and Rizwan
(B) Jamshaid, Shahid, and Tuqeer
(C) Kashif, Rizwan, and Shahid
(D) Kashif, Rizwan, and Tuqeer
(E) Rizwan, Shahid, and Tuqeer

3. If Muneer is on the blue group, which of the following if selected, must also be on the blue group?
(A) Faheem
(B) Jamshaid
(C) Rizwan
(D) Shahid
(E) Tuqeer

4. If Faheem is selected for the blue group and Tuqeer is not selected for either group, then which of the following CANNOT be a member of the yellow group?
(A) Jamshaid
(B) Kashif
(C) Muneer
(D) Rizwan
(E) Shahid




Q. No. 66

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 66
Researchers know that exactly six prehistoric iron-working firms—F, G, H, I, J, and K—existed in the Windham area. Recently, the researchers have discovered three devices—1, 2, and 3—that they know must have been made by ironworkers in the Windham area. The researchers would like now to determine the specific firm at which each device was made. The devices are different enough in composition and style to leave no doubt that each was made at a different firm. In addition, the researchers have established the following:

1. If any of the devices was made at F, none of them was made at I.
2. If any of the devices was made at G, none of them was made at H.
3. One of the devices was made at J.
4. Device 2 was not made at K.
5. Device 3 was made neither at H nor at K.

1. If Device 1 was made at I, Device 3 could have been made at which of the following?
(A) F    (B) G    (C) H    (D) I    (E) K

2. Device 1, Device 2, and Device 3, respectively, could have been made at:
(A) F, H, and K
(B) G, K, and J
(C) I, J, and H
(D) J, F, and I
(E) J, H, and F

3. If neither F nor I was a firm at which any of the device was made, which of the following must be true?
(A) Device 1 was made at K.
(B) Device 2 was made at H.
(C) Device 2 was made at J.
(D) Device 3 was made at G.
(E) Device 3 was made at J.

4. The researchers could determine exactly which device was made at which firm if they knew that the only three firms at which devices were made were:
(A) F, G, and J
(B) F, J, and K
(C) G, I, and J
(D) H, I, and J
(E) H, J, and K

Q. No. 65

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 65

Two maps are being designed. One will show single roads; the other will show double roads. There are three single roads and four double roads, and each line or route must be represented on the maps by a color used to represent it only. The colors available to the designer of the maps are brown, gold, olive, pink, white, magenta, and silver. Any assignment of colors to lines and routes is acceptable provided the following conditions are met:

1. Brown cannot be used on the same map as pink.
2. Olive cannot be used on the same map as white, nor on the same map as silver.

1. If Brown is used on the single road map, which of the following must be true?
(A) Olive is used on the single roadmap.
(B) Silver is used on the single roadmap.
(C) Pink is used on the double roadmap.
(D) Gold is used on the double roadmap.
(E) White is used on the double roadmap.

2. If white is used on the double roadmap, which of the following colors must be used on the single roadmap?
(A) Brown     (B) Olive     (C) Pink     (D) Magenta     (E) Silver

3. If silver and pink are used on the single road map, the third color used on that map must be
(A) brown     (B) gold     (C) olive     (D) white     (E) magenta

4. If white and brown are used on the double roadmap, which of the following could be the other two colors used on that map?
(A) Gold and pink     (B) Gold and magenta     (C) Gold and silver     (D) Olive and magenta     (E) Pink and silver

5. If gold is not used on the same map as brown, nor on the same map as silver, which of the following must be true?
(A) Brown is used on the single roadmap.
(B) Brown is used on the double roadmap.
(C) Gold is used on the same map as Siver.
(D) Pink is used on the same map as olive.
(E) Magenta is used on the same map as white.

6. There will be only one acceptable assignment of colors to each of the two maps if which of the following conditions is added to the original ones?
(A) Pink and magenta must be used on the single road map.
(B) Gold and pink must be used on the double road map.
(C) Brown cannot be used on the same map as gold.
(D) Gold cannot be used on the same map as silver.
(E) Pink cannot be used on the same map as white.

For correct option please watch the embedded video:

Q. No. 64

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 64

In a certain target-firing game, a group must fire at seven targets. Exactly one fired is allowed for shooting at-each target. The targets are numbered in consecutive order from 1 to 7. The game is being played by a three-member group consisting of players M, N, and O, who must observe the following rules:

1. The seven targets must be fired at in consecutive order, starting with target 1.
2. Both M and O can fire at odd-numbered and even-numbered targets.
3. N cannot fire at even-numbered targets.
4. M and N must each fire at no fewer than two targets.
5. O must take exactly one fired.
6. M cannot take three consecutive fires.

1. If all group members take exactly their required minimum number of fires before any group member takes an additional fired, then the next target to be fired at in the game after the required minimum of fires is target
(A) 3      (B) 4      (C) 5      (D) 6      (E) 7

2. If N takes the same total number of fires during the game as one other group member, then which of the following is true?
(A) M must fire at even-numbered targets only.
(B) N must fire at all of the odd-numbered targets.
(C) O must fire at an odd-numbered target.
(D) M and O must each fire at exactly one odd-numbered target.
(E) Either M or O, but not both, must fire at exactly one odd-numbered target.

3. If all odd-numbered but no even-numbered targets are hit during the game, then all of the following are possible total numbers of hits for each player at the end of the game EXCEPT
(A) M = 2; N= 1; O = 1      (B) M= 1; N=2; O= 1
(C) M = 0; N = 3; O = 1      (D) M = 2; N = 2; O = 0
(E) M= 1; N = 3; O = 0

4. If, during the game, M and N each hit exactly half of the targets that each shoots at, then the lowest possible total number of hits that the group could make in the game is
(A) 1      (B) 2      (C) 3      (D) 4      (E) 5

For correct option please click here:

Watch Solution

Q. No. 63

Analytical Reasoning Question
No. 63


A developer will build five houses in a certain town on a street that currently has no houses on it. The developer will select from seven different styles of houses—F, G. H, I, J, K. and L. The town's planning committee has placed the following restrictions on the developer:

1. No style can be selected for more than one house.
2. Either style I must be selected or style L must be selected, but both cannot be selected.
3. If style K is selected, then style H must also be selected.
4. If style G is selected, then style I cannot be selected.

1. If style G is one of the styles selected for the street, then which of the following styles must also be selected?
(A) F         (B) I         (C) J         (D) K         (E) L

2. Which of the following is an acceptable combination of styles that can be selected for the street?
(A) F, G, H, J. K        (B) F, G, J, K, L        (C) F, G, J H. L
(D) G. H, I, J. K        (E) H. I, J, K, L

3. If style L is one style not selected for the street, then the other style NOT selected must be which of the following?
(A) F         (B) G         (C) H         (D) I         (E) J

4. If F, G. and J are three of the styles selected for the street, then which of the following must be the other two styles selected?
(A) H and I      (B) H and K      (C) H and L      (D) I and K      (E) K and L


For correct option please click here:

Watch Solution

Q. No. 62

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 62


Three teachers—Rehan, Saeed, and Valeed—will be traveling in a van with five students— Fareed, Habib, Jahangir, Liaquat, and Muneeb. The van has a driver's seat and one passenger seat in the front and two big seats behind the front seats, one big seat behind the other. Each big seat has seats for exactly three people. Everyone must sit in a seat or on a big seat, and seating is subject to the following restrictions:

1. A teacher must sit on each big seat.
2. Either Rehan or Saeed must sit in the driver's seat.
3. Jahangir must sit immediately beside Muneeb.

1. Which of the following can sit in the front passenger seat?
(A) Jahangir    (B) Liaquat    (C) Rehan    (D) Saeed    (E) Valeed

2. Which of the following groups of three can sit together on a big seat?
(A) Fareed, Jahangir, and Muneeb    (B) Fareed, Jahangir, and Valeed
(C) Fareed, Saeed, and Valeed    (D) Habib, Liaqat, and Saeed
(E) Liaquat, Muneeb, and Rehan

3. If Fareed sits immediately beside Valeed, which of the following CANNOT be true?
(A) Jahangir sits immediately beside Saeed.
(B) Liaquat sits immediately beside Valeed.
(C) Habib sits in the front passenger seat.
(D) Fareed sits on the same big seat as Habib.
(E) Habib sits on the same big seat as Rehan.

4. If Saeed sits on a big seat that is behind where Jahangir is sitting, which of the following must be true?
(A) Habib sits in a seat or on a big seat that is in front of where Muneeb is sitting.
(B) Liaquat sits in a seat or on a big seat that is in front of where Fareed is sitting.
(C) Fareed sits on the same big seat as Habib.
(D) Liaquat sits on the same big seat as Saeed.
(E) Muneeb sits on the same big seat as Valeed.



For correct option please click here

Q. No. 61

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 61

All mails in a large province are transmitted by means of a mail network that connects eight cities—F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M. All of the connections are two-way, so that mails can be sent back and forth between any two connected cities. Any given mail enters and leaves a given city at most once. The cities are connected only in the following way:

1. F is connected to G and to I.
2. H is connected to G and to I.
3. J is connected to H and to L.
4. K is connected to H, to L, and to M.

1. The path followed by mails sent from L to M must include which of the following cities?
(A) F      (B) G      (C) H      (D) J      (E) K

2. Mails sent from F to J can go along any of the following paths EXCEPT
(A) F to G to H to J
(B) F to I to H to J
(C) F to G to H to I to J
(D) F to G to H to K to L to J
(E) F to I to H to K to L to J

3. Which of the following specifies in its entirety a sequence, from first to last, of cities through which a mail from M to I can pass?
(A) M, F. I      (B) M, K, F, I      (C) M, K, L, I
(D) M, K, H, G, I      (E) M, K, L, J, H.I

4. What is the minimum number of cities, excluding the originating and destination cities, through which a mail from I to K must pass?
(A) One      (B) Two      (C) Three      (D) Four      (E) Five

5. Disconnecting which of the following cities from every city to which it is connected would leave exactly one of the other cities unconnected to the rest of the mail network?
(A) F      (B) G      (C) J      (D) K      (E) M

Q. No. 60

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 60

A woman plans to plant exactly six kind of trees: orange, apple, mango, banana, lemon, and date. She places six pots side by side in a straight line and numbers the pots consecutively from 1 to 6, left to right. She will plant only one kind of tree in each pot. The arrangement of the trees is subject to the following conditions:

1. Orange must be planted in some pot to the left of banana.
2. Lemon must be planted in some pot to the left of date.
3. Apple cannot be planted in pot 1.
4. Mango must be planted next to orange;

1. Which of the following arrangements of trees from pot 1 through 6, respectively, conforms to the conditions above?
(A) Date, orange, mango, lemon, banana, apple
(B) Apple, lemon, date, mango, orange, banana
(C) Lemon, apple, date, banana, mango, orange
(D) Orange, banana, lemon, date, apple, mango
(E) Mango, orange, lemon, apple, banana, date

2. If apple is planted in some pot to the right of banana, which of the following must be true?
(A) Apple is planted in some pot to the right of orange.
(B) Apple is planted in some pot to the right of lemon.
(C) Apple is planted in some pot to the right of date.
(D) Banana is planted in some pot to the left of lemon.
(E) Banana is planted in some pot to the left of mango.

3. If date is planted in some pot to the left of orange, which of the following must be true?
(A) Date is planted in some pot to the left of apple.
(B) Date is planted in some pot to the left of mango.
(C) Orange is planted in some pot to the left of apple.
(D) Orange is planted in some pot to the left of mango.
(E) Orange is planted in some pot to the left of lemon.

4. If banana is planted in some pot to the left of lemon, lemon could be planted in which of the following pots?
(A) 1      (B) 2      (C) 3      (D) 4      (E) 6

5. If orange is planted next to date, which of the following must be true?
(A) Lemon is planted in pot 1.
(B) Apple is planted in pot 2.
(C) Mango is planted in pot 3.
(D) Orange is planted in pot 4.
(E) Date is planted in pot 5.
For correct option please click here 👇

Q. No. 59

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 59

Five boys—P, Q, R, S, and T—have gathered to play a game called "forest and trees." Four players play in each round, with one boy sitting out. Rounds are played by two competing teams of two boys each. The players have agreed on the following rules of participation:

  1. No two players can play as a team in two consecutive rounds of the game.
  2. After a round is concluded, one boy from the losing team in that round must sit out the next round of the game.
  3. After a round is concluded, the boy who has sat out that round and a boy from the winning team in that round join to form the team that is known as "the forest" for the next round.
  4. After a round is concluded, one boy from the losing team in that round and one boy from the winning team in that round join to form the team that is known as "the trees" for the next round.
  5. No round of the game can end in a tie.
  6. Because R and T are perceived as having the greatest individual strengths as players, R and T can never play on the same team.

1. If, in the first round of a game, P and T are the winning team and R sits out, which of the following must be a team in the second round of that game?

(A) P and R    (B) Q and R    (C) Q and S    (D) R and S    (E) S and T

2. If, in the first round of a game, Q and R are the winning team and P sits out, which of the following could be a team in the second round of that game?

(A) P and S    (B) P and T    (C) Q and R    (D) Q and T    (E) S and T

3. If P and S are the winning team in the first round, each of the following could be a member of the forest during the second round EXCEPT:

(A) P    (B) Q    (C) R    (D) S    (E) T

4. If S sits out the first round, each of the following could be a team in the first round EXCEPT:

(A) P and Q    (B) P and R    (C) P and T    (D) Q and R    (E) Q and T

For correct option please watch the video:

Q. No. 58

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 58
An artist needs to arrange seven pictures on the wall of a room in an art gallery. The pictures must be placed in seven consecutive positions, numbered 1 through 7, along the wall. Four of the pictures—F, G, H, and I—depict buildings, whereas three of the pictures—S, T, and U—depict naturals. The order in which the pictures are arranged along the wall must meet the following conditions:

1. No two pictures of buildings can be placed next to each other.
2. I cannot immediately precede S.
3. H must immediately precede T.
4. If G is in the third position, then S must be in the second position.

1. Which of the following is an acceptable arrangement of the pictures along the wall, from position 1 to position 7?
(A) F, S, G, T, I, U, H
(B) H, T, I, U, G, S, F
(C) I, U, G, F, S, H, T
(D) S, F, U, H, T, G, I
(E) U, S, G, H, T, F, I

2. Which of the following lists the three positions on the wall in which H could be placed?
(A) First, second, and third
(B) First, third, and fifth
(C) Third, fourth, and fifth
(D) Third, fifth, and sixth
(E) Third, fifth, and seventh

3. If G is in the third position, U must be placed in which of the following positions?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
(E) Sixth

4. If S must be placed on the wall in a higher numbered position than T and in a lower numbered position than U, F must be placed in which of the following positions?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
(E) Fifth

Tutorial Thumbnail

Q. No. 57

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 57

At a conference, exactly seven scholars—Qamar, Rizwan, Sarfraz, Tahir, Usman, Valeed, and Waqas—are to speak. In the schedule for the conference, there are seven time slots available for scholars, and the time slots are numbered consecutively 1 through 7. Exactly one scholar must be assigned to each time slot according to the following conditions:

1. Qamar must speak immediately before or immediately after Tahir speaks.
2. Tahir must speak sometime before Rizwan speaks.
3. Sarfraz must speak in either time slot 1 or time slot 7.
4. Valeed must speak in time slot 4.

1. Which of the following must be true?
(A) Qamar speaks sometime before Rizwan speaks.
(B) Qamar speaks sometime before Valeed speaks.
(C) Sarfraz speaks sometime before Tahir speaks.
(D) Valeed speaks sometime before Rizwan speaks.
(E) Waqas speaks sometime before Valeed speaks.

2. If Rizwan speaks immediately before Valeed speaks which of the following could be true?
(A) Qamar speaks in time slot 5.
(B) Sarfraz speaks in time slot 1.
(C) Tahir speaks in time slot 3.
(D) Usman speaks in time slot 2.
(E) Waqas speaks in time slot 6.

3. If Rizwan speaks sometime before Sarfraz speaks which of the following must be true?
(A) Qamar speaks sometime before Usman speaks.
(B) Rizwan speaks sometime before Valeed speaks.
(C) Tahir speaks sometime before Valeed speaks.
(D) Usman speaks sometime before Rizwan speaks.
(E) Waqas speaks sometime before Qamar speaks.

4. If Usman is to speak in time slot 2, there will be a total of how many scheduling possibilities from which to select the schedule of scholars?
(A) One    (B) Two    (C) Three    (D) Four    (E) Six

5. If Waqas speaks in time slot 7, any of the following pairs of scholars could speak in time slots immediately adjacent to each other EXCEPT
(A) Qamar and Rizwan
(B) Rizwan and Usman
(C) Sarfraz and Qamar
(D) Sarfraz and Tahir
(E) Valeed and Usman

6. If Usman speaks sometime before Qamar speaks which of the following must be true?
(A) Sarfraz speaks sometime before Usman speaks.
(B) Tahir speaks sometime before Valeed speaks.
(C) Usman speaks sometime before Waqas speaks.
(D) Valeed speaks sometime before Rizwan speaks.
(E) Waqas speaks sometime before Sarfraz speaks.

For correct option please click here

Q. No. 56

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 56

In a city there are exactly seven places: K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q. All existing and projected roads on the city are two-way and run perfectly straight between one place and the next. All distances by road are distances from the main square of one place to the main square of another place. L is the same distance by road from K, M, and N as P is from O and Q. The following are all of the currently existing roads and connections by road on the island:

1. Road 1 goes from K to M via L.
2. Road 2 goes from L directly to N.
3. The Triangle Road goes from O to P, from P on to Q, and from Q back to O.

Any main square reached by two roads is an interchange between them, and there are no other interchanges between roads.

1. Which of the following is a place from which exactly two other places can be reached by road?
(A) K    (B) L    (C) M    (D) N    (E) O

2. It is possible that the distance by road from O to P is unequal to the distance by road from
(A) K to L    (B) L to M    (C) L to N    (D) O to Q    (E) P to Q

3. Which of the following is a pair of places connected by two routes by road that have no stretch of road in common?
(A) K and L    (B) L and M    (C) M and N    (D) N and O    (E) O and P

4. If a projected road from K to P were built, then the shortest distance by road from N to O would be the same as the shortest distance by road from Q to
(A) K    (B) L    (C) M    (D) O    (E) P

5. If two projected roads were built, one from K directly to P and one from M directly to Q, then each of the following would be a complete list of the places lying along one of the routes that a traveler going by road from L to O could select EXCEPT
(A) K, P    (B) K, Q    (C) M, Q    (D) K, P, Q    (E) M, Q, P





Q. No. 55

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 55

Each of six automated jobs, numbered 1 through 6, takes one full month to complete. No time elapses between the completion of any of the six jobs and the beginning of another job. The group of six jobs must be completed in the shortest possible time period, subject only to the following restrictions:

1. Jobs 1 and 2 must both be completed before any of the other jobs can be begun.
2. Job 3 must be completed before job 4 can be begun.
3. At any one time, no more than one job can be performed, except that jobs 4 and 5 can be performed concurrently.

1. Which of the following jobs could be the second job performed?

(A) 2    (B) 3    (C) 4    (D) 5    (E) 6

2. The shortest possible time period in which the group of six jobs can be completed is:

(A) Two months    (B) Three months    (C) Four months
(D) Five months    (E) Six months

3. Which of the following CANNOT be true of any acceptable ordering of jobs?

(A) Job 1 is performed before job 2.    (B) Job 3 is performed before job 6.
(C) Job 4 is performed before job 6.    (D) Job 5 is performed before job 3.
(E) Job 6 is performed before job 3.

4. If job 6 is performed as early in the order of jobs as is permissible, then job 6 is performed:

(A) first    (B) second    (C) third    (D) fourth    (E) fifth

Q. No. 54

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 54

A boy uses a motor cycle to pick up aids of unsold food and garmenting from stores and to deliver them to locations where they can be distributed. He drives only along a certain network of roads.

In the network there are two-way roads connecting each of the following pairs of points: A with B, A with C, A with E, B with F, C with G, E with F, and F with G. There are also one-way roads going from B to D, from C to B, and from D to C. There are no other roads in the network, and the roads do not intersect.

To make a trip, the boy always takes the route with the fewest points A–G (counting repeats).

The boy's house is at point C. Pickups: A (General Store), E (Garmenting), D (Bakery). Deliveries: B (Tutoring), F (Distribution), G (Supermarket).

1. If the boy starts at the General Store and goes to the supermarket, the first intermediate point must be:

(A) B    (B) C    (C) E    (D) F    (E) G

2. From house, pickups at A and D (any order), first two intermediate points must be:

(A) A and B   (B) A and C   (C) B and A   (D) B and D   (E) D and B

3. From E, pick from A or D (shortest route), then go to G, first two points:

(A) A and B   (B) A and C   (C) D and B   (D) F and B   (E) F and D

4. From G → D → F, first two intermediate points can be:

(A) C and A   (B) C and D   (C) D and B   (D) F and B   (E) F and E

Q. No. 53

Analytical Reasoning Question No. 53

A group of eight people is going camping in Van 1, Van 2, and Van 3. The group consists of two women — V and S—and six girls—F, G, H, I, J, and T. Van assignments will be made as follows:

1. There will be no more than three persons in a Van.
2. V will be in Van 1.
3. V will not be in a Van with her daughter I, and S will not be in a Van with her daughter J.
4. F, G, and H, who are close friends, will be in a Van together.
1. Which of the following can be in Van-1?
(A) F     (B) G     (C) H     (D) I     (E) S
2. If F is in Van 2, which of the following must be true?
(A) H is in Van 3.     (B) I is in Van 3.     (C) J is in Van 2.
(D) T is in Van I.     (E) S is in Van 3.
3. If the two women are together in a Van, which of the following is a pair of girls who must be together in a Van?
(A) F and J     (B) G and T     (C) H and I     (D) I and J     (E) J and T
4. If S is in Van 2, which of the following must be in the same Van as V?
(A) F     (B) G     (C) I     (D) J     (E) T
5. If G is in Van 3 and the two women are not in the same Van as each other, the people in Van 2 can be
(A) H and T only     (B) S and T only     (C) F, H, and I
(D) I, J, and S     (E) I, T, and S
6. If V and T are together in a Van, it is possible that
(A) F and J are together in a Van
(B) I and T are together in a Van
(C) I and S are the only people in Van 2
(D) J and S are the only people in Van 3
(E) T and V are the only people in Van 1

For correct option please click here

▶ WATCH VIDEO SOLUTION

Popular Posts