Reasoning Quiz For SBI PO 2017: Part 5

Directions: Refer to the information given below and answer the questions that follow

Ten events were to be organised in a theatre of performing arts in Mumbai on 15th, 16th , 17th and 19th of June .Then were two events to be held on each day, one in the afternoon , and one in the evening. There were two English plays, three Indian-music concerts , four western music concerts and one Hindi play. The Indian music concerts were to be held in the afternoons.
If an Indian music concert was held on the 15th , another one could not be held on the 16th. The English plays were to be held in the evenings on two consecutive calendar days.
Three western music concerts were to be held in the evenings.
On the 20th neither an English play nor an Indian music concert could be held.

Question 1:

An English play is definitely held on
a) 15th June

b) 16th June

c) 17th June

d) 19th June

e) 20th June

Question 2:

2) The two events held on 17th June can be:
a) The Hindi play in the afternoon and an Indian music concert in the evening .

b) An English play in the afternoon and an western music concert in the evening .

c) An Indian music concert in the afternoon and an English play concert in the evening.
d) An Indian music concert in the afternoon and the Hindi play in the evening .
e) A western music concert in the afternoon as well as in the evening.

Question 3:

3) If an Indian music concert is held on Tuesday when are the western music concerts held?
a)15th –Afternoon ,15th –Evening , 19th –Afternoon ,19th –Evening
b) 15th –Afternoon ,19th –Evening , 20th –Afternoon ,20th –Evening
c) 15th –Evening , 17th –Afternoon ,17th –Evening,20th –Evening.
d) 17th –Afternoon ,17th –Evening , 19th –Evening ,20th –Evening
e) 17th –Evening , 19th –Evening,20th –Afternoon ,20th –Evening

Question 4:

Which of the following statements is definitely true?
a) On one of the days, western music concerts are held in the afternoon as well as in the evening.
b) An English play is held on the day on which the Hindi play is held.
c) A western music concert is held on the day on which the Hindi play is held.
d) An English play and an Indian music concert are held on the same day.
e) An English play and western music concert are held on the same day.

Question 5:

A woman said to a man ,”The daughter of your only sister is the sister of my husband”. What is the relation of man’s sister to the woman?
(a) Mother
(b) Mother-in-law
(c) Data inadequate
(d) None of these

Directions: Refer to the information given below and answer the questions that follow

A family of Aamir ,Basanti, Chander, Deepak ,Esha, Farida ,Ganesh ,Hansika and Inder ,consists of 3 generations .The following information is given about the family.
Aamir is married to Basanti and has 2 sons and 1 daughter Esha .
Ganesh is Basanti’s son-in-law.
Deepak is Farida’s brother-in-law and Esha’s brother .
Chander has 2 children , and they are the only grandchildren in the family .

Question 6:

How is Chander related to Ganesh?
a) brother in law

b) sister in law

c) brother

d) father

Question 7

Deepak is Aamir’s _____.
a) son

b) father

c) mother

d) father in law

Question 8:

Aamir is Inder’s ____
a) grandmother

b) grandfather

c) father

d) mother

Question 9 :

How is Ganesh related to Hansika?
a) father

b) son

c) aunt

d) uncle

Answers with explanation

1) The two English plays [E] and three western music concerts [W] are held in the evenings.

The three Indian music concerts [I] ,one western music concert [W] and the Hindi play [H] are held in the afternoons.Thus the evening schedule can be:

From the two schedules for the evening,we can see that an English play is definitely held on 16th June. hence (b).

2)On the 17th June an Indian music is definitely held in the afternoon .An English play or a western music concert can be held in the evening. Hence ,(c).

3) Only option (E) is possible. Hence (c).
4) An English play an Indian music concert are definitely held on the same day on 15th or 16th or 17th. Hence (d).