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Directions: The question below is followed by two statements labelled (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.

How many people are sitting between P and Q? Statements: (I) P and Q are sitting eleven places from the right end and tenth from the left end, respectively. (II) R and T occupy tenth place from the left end and thirteenth place from the right end, respectively.

  1. None is sufficient

  2. Only (II) is sufficient

  3. Both (I) and (II) are sufficient

  4. Either (I) or (II) is sufficient

  5. Only (I) is sufficient


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 As we don't know the total number of students in a row, therefore, both statements are insufficient to answer the question.

Which of the following sequences would make an acceptable order?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question:

Mardon‘s American restaurant serves a special Saturday night food consisting of seven different dishes, viz. lime pie, tater tots, cobb salad, pot roast, twinkies, jerky and fajitas.

Customers can order some dishes complementary according to the following conditions:
(1) Twinkies is served some time after pot roast. 
(2) Exactly one dish should be served between tater tots and cobb salad in the same order.
(3) Jerky is served some time before tater tots.
(4) Twinkies is served either fifth or sixth.
(5) Lime pie is served second.
  1. Jerky, lime pie, tater tots, pot roast, twinkies, fajitas, cobb salad

  2. Pot roast, lime pie, jerky, fajitas, tater tots, twinkies, cobb salad

  3. Pot roast, lime pie, fajitas, tater tots, twinkies, cobb salad, jerky

  4. Jerky, lime pie, pot roast, twinkies, tater tots, fajitas, cobb salad

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 All possibilities:

  1. Jerky/Pot roast/Fajitas
  2. Lime pie
  3. Pot roast/Tater  tots/Jerky/Fajitas
  4. Tater tots/Pot roast/Fajitas
  5. Twinkies/Cobb salad/Tater tots
  6. Cobb salad/Twinkies
  7. Fajitas/Cobb salad  

If twinkies is the fifth dish served, then which of the following is definitely true?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question:

Mardon‘s American restaurant serves a special Saturday night food consisting of seven different dishes, viz. lime pie, tater tots, cobb salad, pot roast, twinkies, jerky and fajitas.

Customers can order some dishes complementary according to the following conditions:
(1) Twinkies is served some time after pot roast. 
(2) Exactly one dish should be served between tater tots and cobb salad in the same order.
(3) Jerky is served some time before tater tots.
(4) Twinkies is served either fifth or sixth.
(5) Lime pie is served second.
  1. Jerky is served at the first number.

  2. Fajitas is served at the seventh number.

  3. Cobb salad is served at the fourth number.

  4. Tater tots is served at the third number.

  5. Fajitas is served at the first number.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

All possibilities:

  1. Jerky/Pot roast
  2. Lime pie
  3. Pot roast/Tator tots/Jerky
  4. Tator tots/Pot roast 
  5. Twinkies 
  6. Cobb salad 
  7. Fajitas

Directions: The question below is followed by two statements labelled (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Mark your answer as

If there are two married couples then what is the gender of B? (I) A is the only granddaughter of P. (II) Q is the mother of B. (III) J is the mother in law of Q, who is the daughter in law of P.

  1. Only (II) and (III) is sufficient.

  2. Only (I) is sufficient.

  3. Only (II) is sufficient.

  4. Only (III) is sufficient.

  5. All (I), (II) and (III) are sufficient.


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

 (J and P) and  (Q and  her husband) are two married couples . 

From (ii), Q is the mother of B. Therefore, B is the son of Q (because from (i) it is given that A is the only grandaughter (female) of P and thus, the gender of B is male). 

If fajitas is served at the third number, then which of the following must be true?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question:

Mardon‘s American restaurant serves a special Saturday night food consisting of seven different dishes, viz. lime pie, tater tots, cobb salad, pot roast, twinkies, jerky and fajitas.

Customers can order some dishes complementary according to the following conditions:
(1) Twinkies is served some time after pot roast. 
(2) Exactly one dish should be served between tater tots and cobb salad in the same order.
(3) Jerky is served some time before tater tots.
(4) Twinkies is served either fifth or sixth.
(5) Lime pie is served second.
  1. Cobb salad is served at the seventh number.

  2. Pot roast is served at the first number.

  3. Twinkies is served at the fifth number.

  4. Tater tots is served at the fourth number.

  5. Cobb salad is served at the fourth number.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

All possibilities:

  1. Jerky
  2. Lime pie
  3. Fajitas
  4. Pot roast
  5. Tater tots
  6. Twinkies
  7. Cobb salad

Directions: The question below is followed by two statements labelled (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.

A and B want to visit two places, Malaysia and Thailand, not necessarily in that order. Which place did A visit?

Statements: (I) A visited Malaysia or Thailand. (II) Firstly, B wanted to visit Thailand, but later he changed his plan.

  1. Only (I) is sufficient

  2. Only (II) is sufficient

  3. Both (I) and (II) are sufficient

  4. Either (I) or (II) is sufficient

  5. None is sufficient


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

From (II), B wanted to visit Thailand, but later on, he changed his plan. Therefore, he visited Malaysia and A visited Thailand.

If twinkies is served at the sixth number, then which of the following statements cannot be true?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question:

Mardon‘s American restaurant serves a special Saturday night food consisting of seven different dishes, viz. lime pie, tater tots, cobb salad, pot roast, twinkies, jerky and fajitas.

Customers can order some dishes complementary according to the following conditions:
(1) Twinkies is served some time after pot roast. 
(2) Exactly one dish should be served between tater tots and cobb salad in the same order.
(3) Jerky is served some time before tater tots.
(4) Twinkies is served either fifth or sixth.
(5) Lime pie is served second.
  1. Jerky is served at the third number.

  2. Tater tots is served at the fifth number.

  3. Cobb salad is served at the seventh number.

  4. Pot roast is served at the fifth number.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All possibilities:

  1. Jerky/Pot roast/Fajitas
  2. Lime pie
  3. Pot roast/Tater tots/Jerky/Fajitas
  4. Tater tots/Pot roast/Fajitas
  5. Cobb salad/Tater tots
  6. Twinkies
  7. Fajitas/Cobb salad

Which of the following statements makes it possible to determine the exact ordering of the dishes?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question:

Mardon‘s American restaurant serves a special Saturday night food consisting of seven different dishes, viz. lime pie, tater tots, cobb salad, pot roast, twinkies, jerky and fajitas.

Customers can order some dishes complementary according to the following conditions:
(1) Twinkies is served some time after pot roast. 
(2) Exactly one dish should be served between tater tots and cobb salad in the same order.
(3) Jerky is served some time before tater tots.
(4) Twinkies is served either fifth or sixth.
(5) Lime pie is served second.
  1. Jerky is served at the first number.

  2. Twinkies served at the sixth number.

  3. Cobb salad is served at the fifth number.

  4. Tater tots is served at the fifth number.

  5. Jerky is served at the second number.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Exact ordering of dishes:

  1. Jerky
  2. Lime pie
  3. Tater tots
  4. Pot roast
  5. Cobb salad
  6. Twinkies
  7. Fajitas

Directions: The question below is followed by two statements labelled (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Mark your answer accordingly.

What is the code for ‘are’?

(I) 'ka bi pu ya' means 'you are very bad'. (II) ‘ya lo ka wo‘ means ‘they seem very bad‘. (III) 'la pu le' means 'you can see'.

  1. Only (I) is sufficient.

  2. Only (II) is sufficient.

  3. Only (I) and (III) are sufficient.

  4. All (I), (II) and (III) are sufficient.

  5. None is sufficient.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Code for 'very' and 'bad' is 'ya/ka'. Code for you is 'pu'. Therefore, code for 'are' is 'bi'.

Directions: The question below is followed by two statements labelled (I) and (II). You have to decide the data provided in which of the statements is sufficient to answer the question.

Four girls - Meena, Radhika, Reeta and Della are sitting around a square table facing the centre. Who is facing Radhika? Statements: (I) Rahika is sitting to the left of Meena. (II) Della is facing Meena. (III) Reeta is sitting to the left of Della.

  1. Only (I) is sufficient.

  2. Only (II) and (III) are sufficient.

  3. Only (III) is sufficient.

  4. Either (I) and (II) or (II) and (III) are sufficient.

  5. All (I), (II) and (III) are sufficient.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

From (I) and (II) or (II) and (III), Reeta and Radhika are facing each other.

How many steps are there in the given input?

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given question:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

(All numbers in the question are two-digit numbers)

Input: wait 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 8 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence 

Step (1): 8 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence wait
Step (2): 8 9 11 lawn metal lavish dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence
Step (3): 8 9 38 11 lawn lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence metal
Step (4): 8 9 38 11 66 lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn
Step (5): 8 9 38 11 66 31 dust caught 97 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn lavish
Step (6): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 caught 97 ankle damn 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust
Step (7): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 caught ankle 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn
Step (8): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 ankle wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught
Step (9): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught ankle

This is the final arrangement and step 9 is the last step for this input.
Now, according to the above steps, solve this input.
Input:
 van 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 4 nation 45

  1. Nine

  2. Eight

  3. Ten

  4. Eleven

  5. Twelve


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Step 1) 4 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van

Step 2) 4 7 18 apricot 23 fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van nest

Step 3) 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation
Step 4) 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 74 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation knot
Step 5) 4 7 18 23 58 37 apricot fault 74 drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest
Step 6) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 apricot drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest fault
Step 7) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 apricot drought 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum
Step 8) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought Step 9) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought apricot

What will be the fourth step of the given input?

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given question:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

(All numbers in the question are two-digit numbers)

Input: wait 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 8 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence 

Step (1): 8 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence wait
Step (2): 8 9 11 lawn metal lavish dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence
Step (3): 8 9 38 11 lawn lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence metal
Step (4): 8 9 38 11 66 lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn
Step (5): 8 9 38 11 66 31 dust caught 97 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn lavish
Step (6): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 caught 97 ankle damn 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust
Step (7): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 caught ankle 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn
Step (8): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 ankle wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught
Step (9): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught ankle

This is the final arrangement and step 9 is the last step for this input.
Now, according to the above steps, solve this input.
Input:
 van 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 4 nation 45

  1. 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 74 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest knot nation

  2. 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest knot nation 74

  3. 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation

  4. 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest van nest nation knot

  5. 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 74 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation knot


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Step (1): 4 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van Step (2): 4 7 18 apricot 23 fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van nest Step (3): 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation Step (4): 4 7 18 23 37 apricot fault 74 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation knot Step (5): 4 7 18 23 37 45 apricot fault 74 58 drought 86 drum van nest nation knot guest Step (6); 4 7 18 23 37 45 58 apricot 74 drought 86 drum van nest nation knot guest fault Step (7): 4 7 18 23 37 45 58 74 apricot drought 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum Step (8): 4 7 18 23 37 45 58 74 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought Step (9): 4 7 18 23 37 45 58 74 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought apricot

What will be the third word/number to the right of ‘86‘ in the seventh step of given input?

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given question:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

(All numbers in the question are two-digit numbers)

Input: wait 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 8 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence 

Step (1): 8 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence wait
Step (2): 8 9 11 lawn metal lavish dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence
Step (3): 8 9 38 11 lawn lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence metal
Step (4): 8 9 38 11 66 lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn
Step (5): 8 9 38 11 66 31 dust caught 97 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn lavish
Step (6): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 caught 97 ankle damn 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust
Step (7): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 caught ankle 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn
Step (8): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 ankle wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught
Step (9): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught ankle

This is the final arrangement and step 9 is the last step for this input.
Now, according to the above steps, solve this input.
Input:
 van 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 4 nation 45

  1. Knot

  2. Nation

  3. 45

  4. 75

  5. Van


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Step 1) 4 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van

Step 2) 4 7 18 apricot 23 fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van nest

Step 3) 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation
Step 4) 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 74 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation knot
Step 5) 4 7 18 23 58 37 apricot fault 74 drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest
Step 6) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 apricot drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest fault
Step 7) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 apricot drought 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum
Step 8) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought Step 9) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought apricot

Which step is the last but one in the given input?

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given question:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

(All numbers in the question are two-digit numbers)

Input: wait 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 8 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence 

Step (1): 8 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence wait
Step (2): 8 9 11 lawn metal lavish dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence
Step (3): 8 9 38 11 lawn lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence metal
Step (4): 8 9 38 11 66 lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn
Step (5): 8 9 38 11 66 31 dust caught 97 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn lavish
Step (6): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 caught 97 ankle damn 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust
Step (7): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 caught ankle 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn
Step (8): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 ankle wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught
Step (9): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught ankle

This is the final arrangement and step 9 is the last step for this input.
Now, according to the above steps, solve this input.
Input:
 van 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 4 nation 45

  1. 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought

  2. 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought apricot

  3. 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 apricot drought 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum

  4. 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drought drum

  5. 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 86 45 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

For arranging the numbers,  there are two Pattern follows . In first step even numbers are arranged and in second step odd numbers are arranged alternatively.  4, 18,58, 74, 86 follow even number series in increasing order and 7,23,37, 45 follows odd number series in increasing order .And alphabets are arranged in decreasing order.Step 1) 4 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van Step 2) 4 7 18 apricot 23 fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van nest

Step 3) 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation

Step 4) 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 74 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation knot
Step 5) 4 7 18 23 58 37 apricot fault 74 drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest
Step 6) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 apricot drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest fault
Step 7) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 apricot drought 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum
Step 8) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought Step 9) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought apricot

Which word/number comes to the immediate left of fifth word/number from the right end in the fifth step?

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given question:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

(All numbers in the question are two-digit numbers)

Input: wait 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 8 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence 

Step (1): 8 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence wait
Step (2): 8 9 11 lawn metal lavish dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence
Step (3): 8 9 38 11 lawn lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence metal
Step (4): 8 9 38 11 66 lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn
Step (5): 8 9 38 11 66 31 dust caught 97 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn lavish
Step (6): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 caught 97 ankle damn 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust
Step (7): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 caught ankle 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn
Step (8): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 ankle wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught
Step (9): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught ankle

This is the final arrangement and step 9 is the last step for this input.
Now, according to the above steps, solve this input.
Input:
 van 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 4 nation 45

  1. Van

  2. Nest

  3. 45

  4. 58

  5. Nation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Step 1) 4 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van

Step 2) 4 7 18 apricot 23 fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van nest

Step 3) 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation
Step 4) 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 74 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation knot
Step 5) 4 7 18 23 58 37 apricot fault 74 drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest
Step 6) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 apricot drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest fault
Step 7) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 apricot drought 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum
Step 8) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought Step 9) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought apricot

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