Analytical Reasoning Question No. 102
Historians have established that a particular copy of a rare ballet recording was sold each month on New Month's Day for seven consecutive months, starting in January and ending in July. Each person who bought that copy of the record owned it only during that period and owned it for exactly a month. The seven owners of that copy of the record during this period were Javed, Kareem, Liaquat, Mehmood, Naeem, Omer, and Pervaiz. The following are all the additional facts the historians have discovered about the ownership of that copy of the record during the period January to July:
1. Liaquat sold it to Omer.
2. Pervaiz sold it to Mehmood.
3. Javed owned it before Omer owned it.
4. Naeem owned it before Liaquat owned it.
1. Which of the following could be true of the ownership of that copy of the ballet record during the period January–July?
(A) Javed sold it to Omer. (B) Liaquat sold it to Mehmood.
(C) Naeem sold it to Liaquat. (D) Omer sold it to Naeem.
(E) Pervaiz sold it to Liaquat.
2. Which of the following must be true of that copy of the ballet record during the period January-July?
(A) Javed owned it before Liaquat owned it.
(B) Liaquat owned it before Pervaiz owned it.
(C) Mehmood owned it before Pervaiz owned it.
(D) Naeem owned it before Mehmood owned it.
(E) Pervaiz owned it before Naeem owned it.
3. Which of the following could have sold that copy of the ballet record to Javed on New Month's Day, February?
(A) Liaquat (B) Mehmood (C) Naeem (D) Omer (E) Pervaiz
4. Which of the following must have owned that copy of the ballet record before New Month's Day, June?
(A) Javed (B) Kareem (C) Liaquat (D) Mehmood (E) Pervaiz
5. If Kareem owned that copy of the ballet record during March and sold it to Liaquat on New Month's Day in April, Mehmood must have bought it on New Month's Day in which of the following months?
(A) January (B) February (C) May (D) June (E) July
6. If Omer owned that copy of the ballet record during July, any one of the following could have owned it during May EXCEPT.
(A) Javed (B) Kareem (C) Mehmood (D) Naeem (E) Pervaiz
1. Liaquat sold it to Omer.
2. Pervaiz sold it to Mehmood.
3. Javed owned it before Omer owned it.
4. Naeem owned it before Liaquat owned it.
1. Which of the following could be true of the ownership of that copy of the ballet record during the period January–July?
(A) Javed sold it to Omer. (B) Liaquat sold it to Mehmood.
(C) Naeem sold it to Liaquat. (D) Omer sold it to Naeem.
(E) Pervaiz sold it to Liaquat.
2. Which of the following must be true of that copy of the ballet record during the period January-July?
(A) Javed owned it before Liaquat owned it.
(B) Liaquat owned it before Pervaiz owned it.
(C) Mehmood owned it before Pervaiz owned it.
(D) Naeem owned it before Mehmood owned it.
(E) Pervaiz owned it before Naeem owned it.
3. Which of the following could have sold that copy of the ballet record to Javed on New Month's Day, February?
(A) Liaquat (B) Mehmood (C) Naeem (D) Omer (E) Pervaiz
4. Which of the following must have owned that copy of the ballet record before New Month's Day, June?
(A) Javed (B) Kareem (C) Liaquat (D) Mehmood (E) Pervaiz
5. If Kareem owned that copy of the ballet record during March and sold it to Liaquat on New Month's Day in April, Mehmood must have bought it on New Month's Day in which of the following months?
(A) January (B) February (C) May (D) June (E) July
6. If Omer owned that copy of the ballet record during July, any one of the following could have owned it during May EXCEPT.
(A) Javed (B) Kareem (C) Mehmood (D) Naeem (E) Pervaiz
| Month | Sequence Rule |
|---|---|
| Jan - July | 7 Consecutive Months |
| Rule 1 | Liaquat → Omer |
| Rule 2 | Pervaiz → Mehmood |
