Puzzle – Railway Reasoning (Part- 3)

Total Questions: 50

41. Anu lives on one floor in a seven storey building. Each floor of the building is numbered in a manner that the lowest floor is numbered as one and the highest floor is numbered as seven. She does not live on an even numbered floor. At least two floors are above and two floors are below the floor where she lives. There are at least two floors between her and her friend who lives on the topmost floor. On which floor is Anu’s flat? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 1 ]

Correct Answer: (b) 3
Solution:

We can arrange in the following way as per the instructions given in the question.So we can clearly see that Anu lives on the 3rd floor.

42. Seven friends P, Q,R , S, T, U and V belong to seven cities namely Shimla, Manali, Agra, Jaipur, Goa, Guwahati and Darjeeling but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them belongs to only one city. T belongs to Darjeeling. S and V belong to Manali and Shimla, respectively. Q belongs to Agra. One among R and U belongs to Guwahati. P does not belong to Goa. [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 1]

Who belongs to Jaipur?

Correct Answer: (a) P
Solution:

As per the directions of the question, the table of the city related to each person is given below.We can clearly see in the above sitting arrangement that P belongs to Jaipur city.

43. Among A,B,C,D,E and F, only one person likes the colour Black. Among them, only two study in class , while 12ᵗʰ the rest study in class . Only C is in 10ᵗʰ the same class as F. D likes the colour pink. None of those studying in like 12ᵗʰ the colour Black. Neither A nor E likes the colour Black. [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 3]

Who among them likes the colour Black?

Correct Answer: (a) B
Solution:

We can clearly see in the above diagram that B likes the black colour.

44. Read the given information carefully and then answer the questions that follow. [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

A, B, C, D and E help themselves to buy some drinks from a stall. Four of them each buy a cup of coffee. B and D do not buy tea as all the others do. In fact, B buys only one drink, which is a cold drink. Cold drink is not bought by others apart from B. Only A and E do not buy ice-tea. Who among the following buys three drinks?

Correct Answer: (b) C
Solution:

We can clearly see in the above graph that only C takes three drinks.

45. Five clothes, sweater, jacket, coat, gloves and trousers, are made of different fabrics, wool, fur,velvet, flannel and taffeta, but not necessarily in the same order. Also, each has a different colour, red, orange, black, white and yellow, but not necessarily in the same order. [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

The jacket and trouser are not made of velvet. The sweater is orange in colour. The coat is made of fur but is not black or red in colour. The gloves are yellow in colour but are not made of flannel or taffeta. The orange coloured item is made of wool. The jacket is made of flannel and is neither black nor white in colour. The trouser is not white in colour. Which item is made of velvet?

Correct Answer: (d) Gloves
Solution:

We can clearly see in the above graph that Globes is made of Velvet.

46. Six companies , P, Q,R,S, T and U, are situated on different floors of a 6-floored building,but not necessarily in the same order. The lowest floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered as 2, and so on, up to the top floor, which is numbered as 6. Company Q is not situated at floor number 1, Company P has five companies situated below it’s floor. There are only two companies situated between the floors of companies T and P also between the companies Q and U. Company S is situated on an odd number floor, but not on the lowest floor. Which company is started on floor number 1. [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) U
Solution:We can clearly see in the above graph that U is situated on the floor number 1.

47. There are five friends, Leo, Casey, Pamela, Alisha and Andrew. Each one likes a different fruit: Apple, Mango, Strawberry, Pear and Apricot, not necessarily in the same order. Also, each of them have different professions: dancer, actor, singer, doctor and professor, not necessarily in the same order. [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

The one who likes Pear is a professor. The one who likes Mango is a singer or a doctor. Leo likes Apple but is neither a dancer nor a doctor. Casey is a singer. Andrew likes Pear. The one who is a singer likes Apricot. Alisha likes Strawberry.
Who is the doctor by profession?

Correct Answer: (d) Pamela
Solution:

We can clearly see in above image Pamela is the Doctor by profession.

48. P and Q like to drink coffee and tea. R and S like coffee and energy drinks. Q and S like tea and cold drinks. R,S and T like energy drinks and ice-tea. Who among the following likes to drink only three drinks, viz. Coffee, Tea and Cold Drink? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) Q
Solution:

In this above graph Q likes only three drinks Coffee, Tea, Cold drink.

49. A student has exactly eight books A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, from which he must choose five to be put in a bag. Any combination is acceptable, provided it meets the following conditions: [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

*If A is chosen, F cannot be chosen.
*If B is chosen, E must also be chosen.
*If D is chosen, G must also be chosen.
Choose from the given options below, the combination of books which satisfies given three conditions.

Correct Answer: (a) B, D ,E, F, G
Solution:

By Comparing all four options we get only option (a) is satisfied to given conditions in question.

50. In a seven-storeyed building , having floors numbered from 1 to 7 , A, B, C, D, E, and F each live on a different floor.The ground floor is numbered floor number 1, the floor above it is floor number 2 and so on. One of the floors in the building is vacant. B lives on the floor no.6. No floor below the floor no.3 is vacant; and no odd numbered floor is vacant. Only B lives between the floors of A and F. Only one person lives between E and D. Only two people live between C and F. C lives on one of the floors below F. More than one person lives between D and B. Which of the following floor numbered is vacant? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (a) 4
Solution:We can clearly see in the above diagram that 4 th floor is vacant.