Analytical Reasoning Question No. 28
The administrator of a commercial designing Firm is scheduling exactly six tasks—J, K, L, M, N, and O—for a particular week, Monday through Saturday. Each task can be completed in one full day, and exactly one task will be scheduled for each day. The tasks must be scheduled according to the following conditions:
1. J must be completed sometime before L is completed.
2. M must be completed on the day immediately before or the day immediately after the day on which O is completed.
3. N must be completed on Thursday.
1. Which of the following is an acceptable schedule of tasks for the week?
| Option | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | J | K | M | N | O | L |
| (B) | J | N | L | O | M | K |
| (C) | K | O | M | N | L | J |
| (D) | M | O | J | N | K | L |
| (E) | O | J | M | N | L | K |
(A) J
(B) K
(C) L
(D) M
(E) O
3. If K is completed on Wednesday, which of the following could be true?
(A) J is completed on Tuesday.
(B) L is completed on Monday.
(C) L is completed on Friday.
(D) M is completed on Monday.
(E) O is completed on Thursday.
4. If O is completed on Monday, which of the following must be true?
(A) J is completed sometime before K.
(B) J is completed sometime before N.
(C) K is completed sometime before L.
(D) N is completed sometime before K.
(E) N is completed sometime before L.
5. If J is completed on Tuesday, which of the following must be true?
(A) K is completed on Monday.
(B) L is completed on Thursday.
(C) L is completed on Saturday.
(D) M is completed on Wednesday.
(E) O is completed on Saturday.
6. If M is completed on Tuesday, any of the following could be true EXCEPT:
(A) J is completed on Monday.
(B) K is completed on Saturday.
(C) L is completed on Wednesday.
(D) L is completed on Friday.
(E) O is completed on Wednesday.
7. If K is completed on Friday, which of the following must be true?
(A) J is completed on Monday.
(B) J is completed on Wednesday.
(C) L is completed on Saturday.
(D) M is completed on Monday.
(E) O is completed on Tuesday.
