No artist is a businessman. All businessmen are ambitious. Conclusions: I. No artist is ambitious. II. Some ambitious people are not artists. Which conclusion(s) follow?
Answer: B
From premises, we know artists ≠ businessmen, and all businessmen are ambitious. This means ambitious people exist (businessmen), but we cannot conclude all ambitious are businessmen. So II follows (some ambitious are not artists). I doesn't follow as non-businessmen artists could be ambitious.
Q.42Hard
Some vegetarians are athletes. All athletes maintain discipline. Conclusions: I. Some vegetarians maintain discipline. II. All vegetarians are disciplined. Which conclusion(s) follow?
Answer: A
Some vegetarians are athletes, and all athletes maintain discipline. Therefore, some vegetarians (the athlete ones) maintain discipline. I follows. II doesn't follow as not all vegetarians are athletes.
Q.43Hard
Five friends are sitting in a circle. A sits opposite to C. B sits to the right of A. D is not adjacent to A. How many positions can E occupy?
Answer: B
In circle of 5: A-B-?-D-C or A-?-D-?-C patterns. With constraints, E can occupy 2 specific positions maintaining the circular arrangement.
Q.44Hard
In a family, there are 6 members. X is married to Y. X has two children with Y. Z is brother of X. Z is married to W. W has sister V. How many females are there (minimum)?
Answer: B
Y (wife), W (wife), V (sister). Minimum 3 females identified. Children's gender unspecified.
Q.45Hard
All students are learners. Some learners are successful. All successful people are happy. Which is definitely true?
Answer: C
Some learners are successful, and all successful people are happy, therefore some learners are definitely happy.
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Q.46Hard
Statement: All politicians are ambitious. Some ambitious people are corrupt. Conclusion: Some politicians are corrupt.
Answer: B
Though all politicians are ambitious and some ambitious people are corrupt, we cannot conclude that the corrupt ones are from the politician group.
Q.47Hard
In a circular arrangement of 8 people, if person A is at position 1 and person B is directly opposite, at what position is B?
Answer: C
In a circle of 8, position 1 is opposite to position (1+28)=5. So B is at position 5.
Q.48Hard
A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a circle. A is opposite to C. B is to the immediate right of A. D is between C and E. Who sits to the immediate left of C?
Answer: A
In circle: A-B (right of A)-E-D-C (opposite to A). From C going left: C-D-E-B-A. So A sits to the immediate left of C when going counterclockwise
Q.49Hard
If X says 'Y's mother is the wife of my father's son', how is X related to Y?
Answer: A
My father's son = myself (X). My father's son's wife = X's wife. So Y's mother is X's wife, making Y the son of X. X is Y's father. Wait - reconsidering: Y's mother is wife of X. So X is Y's father.
Q.50Hard
M is the mother of N. O is the father of M. P is the brother of O. How is P related to N?
Answer: D
O is father of M. P is brother of O. So P is uncle of M. M is mother of N. So P is great-uncle (great-grand-uncle) of N.
Q.51Hard
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F, G are sitting in a row. G is to the right of F. E is to the left of F. B is to the right of C. C is to the left of A. A is to the right of E. Who is sitting in the middle?
Answer: C
Arranging based on clues: C-A-E-F-G and B-C. Order: B-C-A-E-F-G-D or similar. With 7 people, 4th position is middle. After arrangement: C is in middle position.
Q.52Hard
In a sitting arrangement of 8 people around a circular table, M is opposite to N. O is to the right of M. P is between M and O. How many people are there between N and O in clockwise direction (not including N and O)?
Answer: B
Circular arrangement: M opposite N means 4 seats apart. O is right of M. P is between M and O. Clockwise from N to O passes through 3 people (excluding N and O).
Q.53Hard
Pointing to a woman, Vikram said, 'She is the daughter of the mother of my mother's brother.' How is the woman related to Vikram?
Answer: A
My mother's brother = my uncle. My mother's brother's mother = my grandmother. Daughter of my grandmother and my uncle's mother = my aunt or uncle's sister. Woman is Vikram's cousin.
Q.54Hard
Eight people sit around a circular table. A sits opposite to B. C sits to the right of A. D sits between A and C. How many people sit between B and C (clockwise)?
Answer: C
In circular arrangement with A opposite B, C right of A, D between A and C. Clockwise from B to C: 4 people.
Q.55Hard
Six people A, B, C, D, E, F are seated around a hexagonal table. A is adjacent to B and F. C is opposite to A. D is not adjacent to A. E is between C and D. Who is sitting opposite to B?
Answer: B
In hexagonal arrangement: A-B-?-C-E-D-F (opposite pairs). B is opposite to E.
Q.56Hard
If pointing to a girl Ravi says, 'She is the daughter of the only son of my father's wife.' How is the girl related to Ravi?
Answer: B
Ravi's father's wife is Ravi's mother. Ravi's mother's only son is Ravi himself. So the girl is the daughter of Ravi, making her Ravi's daughter.
Q.57Hard
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit around a circular table. R sits opposite to Q. P sits to the immediate right of Q. T is not adjacent to Q. How many people sit between S and P going clockwise?
Answer: D
Given constraints don't uniquely determine S's position relative to P in circular arrangement
Q.58Hard
A person walks 7 km North, then 3 km East, then 2 km South, then 4 km West. What is the shortest distance from starting point and direction?
Answer: D
Net: 5 km North (7-2), 1 km West (4-3). Distance = √(25+1) = √26 km North-West
Q.59Hard
If TIGER is coded as SHDCQ and LION is coded as KHFM, what is the code for ZEBRA?
Answer: A
Each letter is shifted by -1 position: Z→Y, E→D, B→A, R→Q, A→Z gives YADQZ, but pattern shows YADQS
Q.60Hard
No mammals are reptiles. All snakes are reptiles. Some animals are snakes. What can be concluded?
Answer: A
Snakes are reptiles, mammals are not reptiles, therefore some animals (snakes) are not mammals
