Puzzle – Railway Reasoning (Part- 1)

Total Questions: 50

41. V, W, X, Y, Z, A and B are seven boxes kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. A is kept immediately above W. Only four boxes are kept between B and W. Only one box is kept between V and X. X is kept immediately above A. B is kept at the topmost position. How many boxes are kept between Z and Y ? [Group - D 23/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Three
Solution:

As we can see, there are 3 boxes between Y and Z.

42. 7 friends decided not to eat sweets on one day of their choice in the same week starting on Sunday and ending on Saturday. No one selected the same day of the week. P selected Saturday. Q selected Wednesday. R said that he will select the day immediately before P. S decided to select any available day between P's and Q's selection. T selected Sunday. U said that he will select the day immediately before Q . Which day is left for V to select? [Group - D 23/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) Monday
Solution:

43. Seven boxes, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept below R. S is immediately below Q . V is immediately below T. P is immediately above Q . S is the third box from top. T is not immediately below R. [Group - D 23/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Which is the third box from the bottom?

Correct Answer: (d) U
Solution:

We can arrange all seven boxes as follows.Therefore , U is third from the bottom.

44. Five persons, K, L, M, N and P receive their salaries on five different dates of the same month, viz. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th. L receives salary on the date immediately after M. N receives salary on the date immediately before K. P receives salary on the date immediately after K. P receives salary on the 3ʳᵈ of the month. On which date does M receive salary? [Group - D 23/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 4ᵗʰ
Solution:

As per instruction, we can arrange all five persons as follows.From the above table we can see that M receives salary on the 4th of the month.

45. Six persons, L, M, N, O, P and Q have cooking classes in different months of the same year, viz., February, March, June, August, September and December. P has the class immediately before Q . Only M has the class before O. L has the class immediately after N and before Q . Which of the following statements is correct? [Group - D 23/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) P's class is in September
Solution:From the above table we can clearly see that P has his class in September.

46. Q, W, E, R, T and Y live on seven different floors of the same building with one floor being vacant. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. T lives on the 7th floor, and W lives on the 1st floor. Q lives between E and R. One floor immediately above E is vacant. Only Y lives between R and W. The 5ᵗʰ floor is occupied by E. On which floor does Q live? [Group - D 24/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 4th
Solution:

47. Six teams namely P, Q, R, S, T and U won tournaments in different months of the same year i.e. January, February, March, April, May and June. Team R won the tournament in January. Team Q won the tournament in the month immediately before Team U. Team P won the tournament in the month immediately before team S. Exactly two teams won the tournament between the months of Team R and Team S. In which month team T won the tournament? [Group - D 24/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) February
Solution:From the above table, we can clearly see that Team That won the match in the month of February is T.

48. Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Only three persons have their exams between R and V. Only two persons have their exams between Q and P. V has exam on Saturday. Q's exam is immediately before R's exam. Only U has exam between P and V. T does not have exam on Wednesday. Q's exam is on Monday. On which day the exam of S is conducted? [Group - D 24/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Wednesday
Solution:Now, from the above table we can clearly see that S has his exam on Wednesday.

49. Each of A, B, C, D, E, F and G has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. C has the exam on Tuesday. Only one person has the exam between A and G. A has exam before G. D has the exam on the day immediately before A, but not on Thursday. F's exam is on one of the days before E but after B. E has exam on Sunday. Who among the following has the exam on Monday? [Group - D 25/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) B
Solution:

As per given instruction, we can arrange all of them as follows.Hence, B has the exam on Monday.

50. A, B, C, D, E, F and G want to play a video game they purchased together. Each will get it on one day of the same week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday. No one gets it on same day of the week. A will play on Sunday: D will play immediately before A. B will play immediately after E. E will play on Wednesday. C will not get it on Monday. F gets it on a day between B and D. On which day will G get to play? [Group - D 25/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) Monday
Solution: