Analytical Reasoning Question No. 51
At an exhibition, exactly five sculptures are to be displayed in a hall with exactly five show cases, arranged along a single wall and numbered consecutively 1 through 5. The sculptures are to be selected from a total of eight sculptures—F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and O are displayed, one sculpture on each show case, according to the following conditions:
- Either F or O or both must be selected.
- If F is selected, F must be on show case 1.
- Either J or K must be on show case 3.
- If L is selected, H must also be selected, and L and H must then be on show cases that are immediately adjacent to one another.
1. Which of the following is an acceptable selection of sculptures to be displayed on show cases 1 through 5?
| Option | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | F | J | L | H | I |
| (B) | G | L | K | O | I |
| (C) | H | L | K | J | O |
| (D) | L | H | J | K | F |
| (E) | O | G | I | H | L |
2. If K is on show case I, which of the following must be true?
(A) H is on show case 4. (B) J is on show case 3. (C) L is on show case 2. (D) L is on show case 4. (E) O is on show case 5.
3. If L is on show case 5, which of the following pairs of sculptures can be on show cases that are immediately adjacent to each other?
(A) F and H (B) I and G (C) I and H (D) J and L (E) O and J
4. If O is on show case 4, any of the following can be on show case 5 EXCEPT
(A) G (B) H (C) I (D) J (E) L
5. If L is on show case 2, which of the following sculptures must be selected?
(A) F (B) G (C) J (D) K (E) O
6. If H is not selected and J is on showcase 1, which of the following lists, in alphabetical order, those sculptures that must also be selected?
(A) F, I, L, and O (B) G, I, K, and L (C) G, I, K, and O (D) G, K, L, and O (E) I, K, L, and O
7. If, “I” is displayed on a show case immediately adjacent to a show case on which J is displayed and immediately adjacent to a show case on which K is displayed, which of the following must be true?
(A) G is on either show case 4 or show case 5.
(B) I is on either show case 2 or show case 4.
(C) J is on either show case 1 or show case 3.
(D) K is on either show case 3 or show case 5.
(E) O is on either show case 2 or show case 4.
