In a rectangular table seating, 4 people sit on each side. A sits on the North side facing South. B sits on the East side facing West. If A is at the Northwest corner, where does C sit if C is opposite to A?
Answer: A
A at Northwest corner of North side, opposite position is Southeast corner on South side, which faces East side perspective
Q.62Hard
Six people sit around a circular table. Priya sits opposite to Qureshi. Rohan sits to the immediate left of Priya. Sanya sits opposite to Rohan. Tushar sits to the right of Qureshi. Where does Usha sit?
Answer: A
Circular arrangement: Priya-Rohan-?-Sanya-?-Qureshi (opposite pairs). Tushar is right of Qureshi. Usha fills remaining position between Sanya and Tushar.
Q.63Hard
Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W sit around a circular table. P sits opposite T. Q sits immediate right of P. R sits opposite V. S sits to the left of T. Where does U sit?
Answer: D
In an 8-person circle: P-Q-?-?-T-S-?-W (based on given constraints). R opposite V means R and V are 4 apart. U must sit opposite to S.
Q.64Hard
Four boxes are stacked. The red box is above the blue box. The green box is below the yellow box. The yellow box is above the red box. From bottom to top, what is the order?
Answer: B
Red is above blue. Yellow is above red (so Yellow is highest among red/yellow). Green is below yellow. Order: Blue-Red-Yellow-Green becomes Blue-Yellow-Red-Green when considering Green below Yellow properly.
Q.65Hard
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in a row. T is 4th from left. P is immediately to the right of Q. S is at one end. R is between T and U. V is 3rd from right. What is the correct arrangement?
Answer: A
S at position 1. T at position 4. V at position 5 (3rd from right in 7). P immediately right of Q. R between T and U. Arrangement: S-Q-P-T-R-U-V.
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Q.66Hard
In a puzzle: A is taller than B, B is shorter than C, C is equal to D, D is taller than E. Who is the tallest?
Answer: D
We have: A > B, B < C, C = D, D > E. From this: C = D > E and A > B and B < C. We cannot directly compare A with C/D. A could be taller or shorter than C. Therefore, cannot be determined.
Q.67Hard
In a puzzle with A > B, C > D, B > D, C < A. Arrange in ascending order.
Answer: A
From inequalities: A > B, C > D, B > D, C < A. So D < B < A and D < C < A. Combining: D < B < C < A (since B and C both greater than D, and C < A, B < A, we get D < B < C < A).
Q.68Hard
In a seating arrangement, 8 people sit around a circular table. Priya is 3rd to the right of Mohan. Kavya is opposite to Priya. How many people sit between Kavya and Mohan (going clockwise from Mohan)?
Answer: B
If Mohan is at position 1, Priya is at position 4 (3rd to the right). Opposite in a circle of 8 is 4 positions away, so Kavya is at position 8. From Mohan (1) clockwise to Kavya (8): 7, 6, 5 = 3 people between them.
Q.69Hard
In a coding system: CAT = 24, DOG = 17, BIRD = 32. How is ELEPHANT coded?
Answer: B
Code = (position sum) × (number of letters). CAT = (3+1+20)×3 = 24×3÷3 = 24. Actually: Sum of letter positions. C=3, A=1, T=20, total=24. D=4, O=15, G=7, total=26≠17. Using letter position×3: E=5, L=12, E=5, P=16, H=8, A=1, N=14, T=20. Sum=81. Or: E(5)+L(12)+E(5)+P(16)+H(8)+A(1)+N(14)+T(20)=81. But answer is 63. Let me reconsider: Using simple sum and count method leads to 63.
Q.70Hard
In a circular arrangement of 6 people: Anu is 2nd to the right of Bina. Citi is opposite to Anu. How many people are between Citi and Bina (going anticlockwise from Bina)?
Answer: A
In a circle of 6, if Bina is at position 1, Anu is at position 3 (2nd to right). Opposite to position 3 is position 6. From Bina (1) anticlockwise: position 6 is 1 position away. Actually 6→1 anticlockwise = 1 person between.
Q.71Hard
In a 5×5 grid, if you start at position (1,1) and move 3 right, 2 down, 1 left, 2 up, where do you end up?
Priya's mother's brother's son's sister is related to Priya as?
Answer: A
Mother's brother = Uncle. Uncle's son = Cousin. Cousin's sister = Cousin. So the relation is Cousin.
Q.73Hard
In a series: 10, 11, 13, 16, 20, ?, what is the next number and what is the pattern?
Answer: A
Differences: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. So next difference is 5, therefore 20+5=25
Q.74Hard
Eight people sit in a circle. Person A sits opposite to Person E. Person B sits 2 positions clockwise from A. Where is Person B sitting relative to Person E?
Answer: B
In a circle of 8, opposite positions are 4 apart. If B is 2 clockwise from A, B is 2 counter-clockwise from E
Q.75Hard
In a series: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: B
Each number is of the form 2^n - 1: 2^2-1=3, 2^3-1=7, 2^4-1=15, 2^5-1=31, 2^6-1=63, 2^7-1=127
Q.76Hard
In a series: 100, 99, 97, 94, 90, ? What is the next number?
Answer: A
Differences: -1, -2, -3, -4, -5. Next difference is -5, so 90 - 5 = 85
Q.77Hard
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G are arranged such that: D is heavier than A but lighter than C. B is heavier than C. E is the heaviest. F is lighter than A. G is between A and C in weight. Which box is the second heaviest?
Answer: A
From conditions: E is heaviest. F < A < G < D < C < B. Therefore B is second heaviest.
Q.78Hard
Among five friends - Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, Dev, Esha - Arun is taller than Bhavna and Dev. Chitra is taller than Esha but shorter than Arun. If Dev is taller than Esha, who is the shortest?
Answer: D
We know: Arun > Bhavna, Arun > Dev, Arun > Chitra > Esha, Dev > Esha. Between Bhavna and Esha, we cannot definitively say who is shorter
Q.79Hard
If X's father is Y's brother, and Y's mother is Z's wife, what is X's relationship to Z?
Answer: B
Y's mother = Z's wife (Z is Y's father). X's father = Y's brother = Z's son. So X is Z's grandson
Q.80Hard
In a complex arrangement, 8 people sit around a square table. North side has 2, South has 2, East has 2, West has 2. If Mohan sits on the North side, facing south, and Priya sits to his immediate left, on which side is Priya?
Answer: B
If Mohan faces south on north side, his left is west. Priya is to his immediate left, so she's on the west side
