Reasoning puzzle questions for bank exams (part 1)(5 puzzles)

1) There are six houses F, G, H, I, J and K. Three houses are located on each side of the road. All the houses are painted in different colours viz, Violet, Blue, Brown, Magenta, Yellow and Black. The houses are of different heights.

G, the tallest house, is exactly opposite the Violet house.

The shortest house is exactly opposite the Brown house.

F, the Magenta house, is located between K and H.

I, the Yellow house, is exactly opposite K.

J, the Brown house, is exactly opposite F. 

K, the Black house, is taller than I, but shorter than H and J.

1.Which of the following houses is the shortest?

1) J

2) F

3) I 

4) Can’t be determined

5) None of these

2.How many houses are shorter than H?

1) Two 

2) Three

3) Four

4) Can’t be determined

5) None of these

3.Which of the following house is between G and I?

1) Brown 

2) Magenta

3) Black

4) Blue

5) None of these

4.What is the colour of the tallest house?

1) Black 

2) Brown 

3) Blue

4) Yellow

5) None of these

5.What it the colour of the house located diagonally opposite the Yellow house?

1) Violet

2) Black

3) Magenta

4) Blue

5) None of these

Answers)

1.2
2.4
3.1
4.3
5.1

2)M, T, D, F, H, R and W are seven students studying in three different colleges I, II and III with at least two in each college. Each of them has a favourite subject from – English, History, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, not necessarily in the same order. D’s favourite subject is Physics and studies in college II with only M. H does not study in college III and he likes English. F studies in college III and does not like Mathematics. Those who like Geography and Chemistry study in the same college. W likes Biology and does not study in college I. R does not study with H. R does not like Chemistry. M does not like History.

1. Which of the following combinations is correct?

1) I – M – Mathematics 

2) III – F – Chemistry 

3) III – F – Physics

4) III – F – History 

5) None of these

2. Which of the following groups of students study in college I?

1) HF 

2) HR 

3) TR 

4) HT 

5) None of these

3. Which of the following groups of students study in college III?

1) FWR 

2) FM 

3) FTR 

4) Data inadequate 

5) None of these

4. What is T’s favourite subject?

1) Biology 

2) Mathematics 

3) Chemistry 

4) Data inadequate 

5) None of these

5. In which college do three of them study?

1) I 

2) II 

3) III 

4) II or III 

5) Data inadequate

Answer)

Student - College - Subject

        D - II - Physics

       M - II - Mathematics

       H - I - English

       F - III - Chemistry

       W - III - Biology

       R - III - Geography

       T - I - History

3) A group of people has six family members and an advocate. These are L, M, N, O, P, Q and R and having different professions. Each one of them is a journalist, businessman, architect, doctor and pilot but not necessarily in this order. There are three males and three females in the family out of which there are two married couples. M is a businessman and is the father of P. Q is a doctor and grandfather of P who is a male. N is a housewife and is daughter-in-law of O. L is neither a pilot nor a journalist. R is an advocate. N is not the mother of P and M is married but not to O. No lady is a journalist.

1. Which of the following groups represents the three ladies in the group?

1) N, P, L 

2) P, L, N 

3) L, N, O 

4) O, P, L 

5) None of these

2. Who is married to Q?

1) N 

2) O 

3) L 

4) Can’t be determined 

5) None of these

3. Who among the following family members is an architect?

1) L 

2) O 

3) P 

4) Can’t be determined 

5) None of these

4. Which of the following is the profession of P?

1) Architect 

2) Pilot 

3) Architect or pilot 

4) Journalist 

5) None of these

5. How is Q related to O?

1) Father 

2) Mother 

3) Mother-in-law 

4) Son-in-law 

5) None of these

Answer)

4) A group of seven friends, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, work as Economist, Agriculture Officer, IT Officer, Terminal Operator, Clerk, Forex Officer and Research Analyst, for Banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S, but not necessarily in the same order. C works for Bank N and is neither a Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R. A works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q.The one who is an Agriculture Officer works for Bank M.The one who works for Bank L works as a Terminal Operator. F works for Bank Q. G works for Bank P as a Research Analyst. D is not an Agriculture Officer.

1. Who amongst the following works as an Agriculture Officer?

(1) C

(2) B

(3) F

(4) D

(5) None of these

2. What is the profession of C?

(1) Terminal Operator

(2) Agriculture Officer

(3) Economist

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

3. For which bank does B work?

(1) M

(2) S

(3) L

(4) Either M or S

(5) None of these

4. What is the profession of the person who works for Bank S?

(1) Clerk

(2) Agriculture Officer

(3) Terminal Operator

(4) Forex Office

(5) None of these

5. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and bank is correct?

(1) A- Forex Officer – M

(2) D-Clerk-L

(3) F -Agriculture Officer – Q

(4) B -Agriculture Officer – S

(5) None of these

Answers:

1. (2)

2. (3)

3. (1)

4. (4)

5. (5)

5) A, B, C, D, E and F are six friends. They have their accounts with different banks. Two of those banks are ICICI and SBI. They live in five sectors of Dwarka, viz V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. Two of them live in the same sector. A has an account with Canara Bank and he lives in Sector VII. D has no account with South Indian Bank and he lives in sector IX. B has account neither with South Indian Bank nor with ICICI and he does not live in sector V or VIII. The person who has an account with UCO bank lives in sector VIII. E does not live in sector VI or VIII. F has an account with Bank of India and he lives in the sector in which B lives.

1. In which of the following sectors do two friends live?

1) VIII

2) VII

3) VI

4) V

5) None of these

2. Who among the following has an account with UCO bank?

1) B 

2) F

3) D

4) C

5) None of these

3. Which of the following banks does B have an account with?

1) ICICI

2) SBI

3) UCO bank

4) Canara Bank

5) None of these

4. In Which of the following  sector does C live?

1) VIII

2) VI

3) VII

4) IX

5) None of these

5. Which of the following combinations is not true?

1) D–ICICI

2) C–SBI

3) C–UCO

4) E–South Indian

5) None of these

Answers:
1.3
2.4
3.2
4.1
5.2