Analytical Reasoning Question No. 25
A Human Resources Manager is scheduling a single interview with each of seven candidates: Fahid, Ghalib, Junaid, Mohsin, Naveed, Pervaiz, and Tanveer. Each interview is to be 30 minutes in length, and the interviews are to be scheduled back-to-back, starting at 9 a.m., according to the following conditions:
1. Ghalib's interview must be scheduled to begin at either 9 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.
2. Pervaiz's interview must be scheduled either as the next interview after Ghalib's interview or as the next interview after Naveed's interview.
3. Naveed's interview must be scheduled to occur sometime after Mohsin's interview and sometime before Fahid's interview.
4. Junaid's interview must be scheduled to begin exactly one hour after Tanveer's interview is scheduled to begin.
1. Which of the following is an acceptable schedule for the seven people?
9a.m. 9:30a.m. 10a.m. 10:30a.m. 11a.m. 11:30a.m. 12p.m.
(A) Ghalib Naveed Pervaiz Mohsin Tanveer Fahid Junaid
(B) Ghalib Pervaiz Tanveer Mohsin Junaid Naveed Fahid
(C) Mohsin Ghalib Pervaiz Tanveer Naveed Junaid Fahid
(D) Mohsin Tanveer Junaid Ghalib Naveed Pervaiz Fahid
(E) Tanveer Pervaiz Junaid Ghalib Mohsin Naveed Fahid
2. Which of the following people can be scheduled for the interview that begins at 9 a.m.?
(A) Fahid
(B) Junaid
(C) Mohsin
(D) Naveed
(E) Pervaiz
3. The earliest time that Junaid's interview can be scheduled to begin is
(A) 9:30 a.m.
(B) 10 a.m.
(C) 10:30 a.m.
(D) 11 a.m.
(E) 11:30 a.m.
4. If Naveed’s interview is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., who must be scheduled for the interview that begins at 11 a.m.?
(A) Fahid
(B) Junaid
(C) Mohsin
(D) Pervaiz
(E) Tanveer
5. If the interview schedule shows Tanveer's interview as the next after Pervaiz's and Pervaiz's interview as the next after Naveed's, how long after Ghalib's interview is scheduled to begin must Junaid's interview be scheduled to begin?
(A) 30 minutes
(B) 1 hour
(C) 90 minutes
(D) 2 hours
(E) 3 hours
6. If Tanveer is scheduled for the interview that begins at 9 a.m., Fahid's interview must be scheduled to begin at
(A) 9:30 a.m.
(B) 10:30 a.m.
(C) 11 a.m.
(D) 11:30 a.m.
(E) 12:00 noon
