Puzzle – Railway Reasoning (Part- 2)

Total Questions: 50

1. Eight boxes P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. V is fourth from the top and immediately below R. W is kept at the topmost position and immediately above P. Only one box is there between S and T. T is kept below S, and U is kept above Q . How many boxes are there between T and Q? [Group - D 25/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) None
Solution:

2. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, were born on different dates - 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 4th and 6th, of the same month. None of them were born after D and he was born just after E. Only three people were born before A. Only two people were born between C and E. B was not born after C. Who among the following was born on 12th? [Group - D 26/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) F
Solution:

3. Each of P, Q, R, S, T and U has exam on different days of the week starting from Monday and ending on Saturday of the same week. R has exam on Tuesday. Only one student has exam between P and R. Q's exam is on the day immediately after P's. None of them has an exam before U, and S has an exam on the same day immediately after R. On which day T has exam? [Group - D 26/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Saturday
Solution:

Now, from the above table, we can clearly see that T has his exam on Saturday.

4. A, B, C, D, E and F are each allotted different days of the same week starting from Monday and ending on Saturday for their respective lectures. There is no lecture on Sunday. Being the senior most person, B is allotted the day of Saturday. Being the second senior most person, D is allotted the day of Friday. The youngest person C is allotted the day of Monday. Exactly three persons give their lecture before E. On what day is left for F to deliver the lecture? [Group - D 26/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) Tuesday
Solution:

Discrepancy has been found in this question.

5. In a college, art room, library, gym, lab, storeroom, staffroom and classroom are located on seven different floors of the same building. The ground floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2. And similarly the number of the topmost floor is 7. There is no other floor below the library. And the library is just below the gym. There are only two floors between the gym and the classrooms. Both the lab and the staffroom are on even numbered floors. There are only three storeys between the storeroom and the art room. The storeroom is just below the lab. Which of the following is on floor number 4 ? [Group - D 26/08/2022 ( Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) Lab
Solution:

As per the instructions given in the question, we can arrange all the 7 rooms in the following way. It can be clearly seen in the above picture that the lab is located on floor number 4.

6. Each of D, E, G, H, S, T, and Y has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. G's exam is on one of the days before H. E has the exam on Thursday. Only two person have exams between S and E. D has the exam on the day immediately after S. T has the exam on the day immediately before Y, but not on Saturday. G does not have the exam on Sunday. Who among the following has the exam on Friday? [Group - D 29/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) T
Solution:

As per given instructions in the question, we can arrange all persons in the following way.Hence it is clear from the figure that T has the exam on friday

7. Five boxes G, T, Y, R and U are placed one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Exactly two boxes are placed between T and Y but T is neither at the bottom nor at the top. What are the probable positions that T can take from the bottom? [Group - D 29/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) Second and Fourth
Solution: Clearly from the above figure position of T from the bottom is second and fourth

8. H, I, J, K, L, M and N are seven boxes that are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. K is kept on one of the positions above L. Only one box is kept between K and L. J is kept immediately above M. H is kept immediately below L. Only two boxes are kept between M and H. Only one box is kept between L and N. How many boxes are kept between N and K ? [Group - D 29/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) Three
Solution:

As per the instructions given in the question, we can arrange all the 7 boxes in the following way.There are three boxes between box N and box K.

9. Each of R, S, T, U, V, W and X has duty as a cleaning agent on a different day of a week, starting from Monday to Sunday of the same week. X has duty on a day immediately before U. S and T have duties on one of the days before X. Only W has duty on the day between S and T. V has duty on Tuesday. Who has duty on Monday? [Group - D 29/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) R
Solution:Hence, It is clear from the above arrangement that R has duty on Monday.

10. Six persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U were born in different months of the same year, viz. January, February, March, April, May and June. U was born in the immediate next month of Q's birth month. R was born in May. P was not born in January. S was not born in April. Only one person was born between the months of P and R's birth months. In which month was T born? [ Group - D 29/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) April
Solution:

As per given instructions, we can arrange it in the following way.Hence, we can see that T was born in april month.