Analytical Reasoning Question No. 31
Three desk shelves—I, II, and III—are being stocked with seven types of articles. Bred, Biscuits, Pizzas, Snakes, Cake, Sweet, and Sandwich are to be placed in the shelves so that the goods belonging to any given type are all together in one shelf and no shelf contains more than three types of goods. The arrangement of the types of goods is subject to the following further constraints:
1. Bred and Cake must be in a shelf together.
2. Neither Biscuits nor Snakes can be in the same shelf as Pizzas.
3. Neither Biscuits nor Snakes can be in the same shelf as Sweet.
4. The Sweet must be in either shelf I or shelf II.
5. Each type of goods must be in some shelf or other.
1. Which of the following is an acceptable arrangement?
| Shelf I | Shelf II | Shelf III |
|---|---|---|
| (A) BISCUITS, Sweet | Sandwich | Bred, PIZZAS, CAKE |
| (B) BISCUITS, PIZZAS, Sweet | Snakes | Bred, CAKE |
| (C) PIZZAS, Sweet, Sandwich | Bred, BISCUITS, Snakes | CAKE |
| (D) PIZZAS, Sweet, Sandwich | BISCUITS, Snakes | Bred, CAKE |
| (E) PIZZAS, Sandwich | BISCUITS, Snakes | Bred, CAKE, Sweet |
2. If Pizzas are in I and Sweet is in II, which of the following must be true?
(A) Bred are in I.
(B) Bred are in II.
(C) Bred are in III.
(D) Biscuits are in II.
(E) Biscuits are in III.
3. If Pizzas are in II and Sweet is in I, any of the following can be true EXCEPT:
(A) Bred are in II.
(B) Bred are in III.
(C) Cakes are in I.
(D) Cakes are in II.
(E) Sandwich are in III.
4. If Bred, Cake, and Sandwich are in I, which of the following must be true?
(A) Biscuits are in II.
(B) Pizzas are in I.
(C) Pizzas are in III.
(D) Snakes are in II.
(E) Snakes are in III.
5. If Cake is in II, which of the following is acceptable?
(A) Bred are in I and Sandwich are in II.
(B) Biscuits are in I and Snakes are in II.
(C) Biscuits are in I and Snakes are in III.
(D) Snakes are in I and Sandwich are in II.
(E) Sweet is in I and Pizzas are in II.
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