Important Reasoning questions with detailed explanation for upcoming Banking and Similar Exams

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

In a family of ten persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J  – there are five males and five females. All of them are sitting for evening snacks, viz Pizza, Cola, Lemonade, Chocolate (Temptation), Coffee, Tea, Burger, Ice Cream (Strawberry), Ice cream (Vanilla), Chocolate (Nestle), but not necessarily in the same order. No couple eat the flavour of the same eatable.

In the family of three generations, each female member, except B and H, has two sisters and one brother. The grandson of J does not like Pizza. B has no sister-in-law. A is not drinking tea. No male member eats Chocolate (Temptation) and takes Tea. I is father-in-law of F and he eats Ice cream of Vanilla flavour. G, who eats Chocolate (Nestle), is the son-in-law of B. D, who drinks Coffee, is the unmarried sister of E, who does not like Cola. C is sister-in-law of F but she does not like Cola, Lemonade or Tea. E is G’s brother-in-law. B’s father is H’s husband, who does not like Pizza. The grandparents neither drink any beverages nor eat any sweet stuff.

1. Who among the following likes Chocolate (Temptation)? 

A)   C
B)   A
C)   F
D)   Can’t say
E)   None of these
Correct answer: B 
 

Solution :

Answer: b  Note: Start with the information: “I is father-in-law of F and he eats Ice cream of Vanilla flavour. G, who eats Chocolate (Nestle), is the son-in-law of B.” Then use:  E is G’s brother-in-law. B’s father is H’s husband. After that: use “B has no sister-in-law.” And “C is sister-in-law of F”. Now with the help of connecting links, complete chart will be made. In the end start reading information from starting. Fill definite information about snacks and keep indefinite information aside for future use. Such puzzles are time-taking. If you are unable to make it in one go, then leave it and try other question. Come to attempt it again if you will get time in the end. A likes chocolate (Temptation).

2. F has which of the following drinks/eatables? 

A)   Ice-cream (Strawberry)
B)   Cola
C)   Lemonade
D)   Can’t say
E)   None of these
Correct answer: B 
 

Solution :

Answer: b Note: Start with the information: “I is father-in-law of F and he eats Ice cream of Vanilla flavour. G, who eats Chocolate (Nestle), is the son-in-law of B.” Then use:  E is G’s brother-in-law. B’s father is H’s husband. After that: use “B has no sister-in-law.” And “C is sister-in-law of F”. Now with the help of connecting links, complete chart will be made. In the end start reading information from starting. Fill definite information about snacks and keep indefinite information aside for future use. Such puzzles are time-taking. If you are unable to make it in one go, then leave it and try other question. Come to attempt it again if you will get time in the end. F has Cola.

3. Which of the following pairs of persons do not represent a couple? 

A)   B and I
B)   A and F
C)   G and C
D)   H and J
E)   E and D
Correct answer: E 
 

Solution :

Answer: e Note: Start with the information: “I is father-in-law of F and he eats Ice cream of Vanilla flavour. G, who eats Chocolate (Nestle), is the son-in-law of B.” Then use:  E is G’s brother-in-law. B’s father is H’s husband. After that: use “B has no sister-in-law.” And “C is sister-in-law of F”. Now with the help of connecting links, complete chart will be made. In the end start reading information from starting. Fill definite information about snacks and keep indefinite information aside for future use. Such puzzles are time-taking. If you are unable to make it in one go, then leave it and try other question. Come to attempt it again if you will get time in the end.

4. How many grandsons does J have? 

A)   Two
B)   Three
C)   One
D)   Can’t say
E)   None of these
Correct answer: C 
 

Solution :

Answer: c Note: Start with the information: “I is father-in-law of F and he eats Ice cream of Vanilla flavour. G, who eats Chocolate (Nestle), is the son-in-law of B.” Then use:  E is G’s brother-in-law. B’s father is H’s husband. After that: use “B has no sister-in-law.” And “C is sister-in-law of F”. Now with the help of connecting links, complete chart will be made. In the end start reading information from starting. Fill definite information about snacks and keep indefinite information aside for future use. Such puzzles are time-taking. If you are unable to make it in one go, then leave it and try other question. Come to attempt it again if you will get time in the end. J has one grandsons.

5. How is A related to E? 

A)   Mother
B)   Sister
C)   Wife
D)   Can’t say
E)   None of these
Correct answer: B 
 

Solution :

Answer: b Note: Start with the information: “I is father-in-law of F and he eats Ice cream of Vanilla flavour. G, who eats Chocolate (Nestle), is the son-in-law of B.” Then use:  E is G’s brother-in-law. B’s father is H’s husband. After that: use “B has no sister-in-law.” And “C is sister-in-law of F”. Now with the help of connecting links, complete chart will be made. In the end start reading information from starting. Fill definite information about snacks and keep indefinite information aside for future use. Such puzzles are time-taking. If you are unable to make it in one go, then leave it and try other question. Come to attempt it again if you will get time in the end. A is the sister of E.

 

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

PK, SP, RJ, MP, DK, SK and AK are seven shopkeepers of different shops, viz Grocery, Cosmetics, Clothes, Footwear, Gift items, Watches and Mobile phones. They go to supermarkets, viz. Big Bazaar, Max, Reliance Trends and EasyDay only on Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. At least one shopkeeper goes to one supermarket, but no super market is visited by more than two shopkeepers.

• SK, who is a shopkeeper of Clothes, goes alone to Reliance Trends.

• The one who is a shopkeeper of Footwear does not go to Big Bazaar. Also, he never goes either with DK or with AK.

• MP goes to EasyDay with the person who is the shopkeeper of Mobile phones.

• RJ goes to Max. AK is not a shopkeeper of Mobile phones.

• The one who is the shopkeeper of Footwear goes to the market with the person who is the shopkeeper of Grocery.

• The one who is the shopkeeper of Gift items goes to EasyDay.

• PK is a shopkeeper of neither Cosmetics nor Mobile phones.

• The one who is the shopkeeper of Watches goes to Big Bazaar neither with DK nor with MP.

•The person who is the shopkeeper of Cosmetics goes to the supermarket with PK.

6. PK goes which of the following supermarkets? 

A)   Easy Day
B)   Max
C)   Big Bazaar
D)   Reliance Trends
E)   None of these
Correct answer: C 
 

Solution :
Answer: c Note: Start with the definite information. Keep all indefinite information aside. After that use connecting links and fills all indefinite information and completes the chart. PK goes to Big Bazaar

7. Which of the following statements is/are not true?

I.  MP is a shopkeeper of Mobile phones and goes to EasyDay.

II. RJ is a shopkeeper of Footwear and goes to Big Bazaar.

A)   Both I and II
B)   Neither I nor II
C)   Either I or II
D)   Only I
E)   Only II
Correct answer: A 
 

Solution :
Answer: a Note: Start with the definite information. Keep all indefinite information aside. After that use connecting links and fills all indefinite information and completes the chart.

8. Who among the following is shopkeeper of Gift items? 

A)   SP
B)   MP
C)   SK
D)   PK
E)   None of these
Correct answer: B 
 

Solution :
Answer: b Note: Start with the definite information. Keep all indefinite information aside. After that use connecting links and fills all indefinite information and completes the chart. MP is the shopkeeper of Gift Items.

9. Which of the following statements is definitely incorrect? 

A)    RJ is a shopkeeper of Footwear.
B)   DK is a shopkeeper of Mobile phones.
C)   AK is shopkeeper of Grocery.
D)   AK is shoAll are incorrectpkeeper of Grocery.
E)   None of these
Correct answer: C 
 

Solution :
Answer: c Note: Start with the definite information. Keep all indefinite information aside. After that use connecting links and fills all indefinite information and completes the chart.

10. Big Bazaar is visited by which of the following person(s)? 

A)   AK and DK
B)   Only MP
C)   PK and SP
D)   Only SK
E)   None of these
Correct answer: E 
 

Solution :
Answer: e Note: Start with the definite information. Keep all indefinite information aside. After that use connecting links and fills all indefinite information and completes the chart. Big Bazaar is visited by PK and AK  Source    http://bit.ly/2g8ujW8