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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South. In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. P sits third to the left of T. Neither P nor T sits at an extreme end of the line. A sits second to the right of E. Neither A nor E faces T or P. A does not sit at an extreme end. R does not face A and R does not sit at an extreme end of the line. Only one person sits between F and C. Neither F nor C faces T. C does not sit at the extreme end. Only one person sits between V and Q. F is not an immediate neighbour of B and A does not face V.

1. How many persons are seated between B and D?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) None

2. V is related to B in the same way as Q is related to C. To which of the following is P related to, following the same pattern?
1) F
2) A
3) D
4) E
5) None of these

3. Which of the following is true regarding V?
1) V faces A
2) T is not an immediate neighbour of V.
3) C faces the one who is second to left of V
4) V sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
5) R sits third to the right of V

4. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?
1) D, F
2) V, S
3) Q, S
4) B, D
5) None of these

5. Who amongst the following faces B?
1) V
2) S
3) Q
4) R
5) T

[UCO Bank PO Exam–2011]

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six chemicals L, M, N, O, P and Q are kept in bottles of different colours viz, green, red, blue, white, pink and violet, not necessarily in the same order. These bottles are arranged from left to right, again not necessarily in the same order. Chemical M is kept in white bottle. Chemical L is not kept in green bottle and is kept to the immediate left of the violet bottle. Chemical O is kept in the blue bottle and is kept exactly between the bottles containing chemicals L and M. The red bottle is at the extreme left end. The bottles containing chemical Q is not kept at either of the ends. The green bottle is kept at the extreme right end. Chemical P is not kept near the white bottle.

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
l) LM
2) LP
3) QO
4) LQ
5) NO

2. Which bottle contains chemical L?
1) Pink
2) Blue
3) Red
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

3. Which of the following combinations of chemical and bottle is correct ?
1) P – Red
2) N – Green
3) P – Green
4) Q – Pink
5) None of these

4. Which bottle contains chemical?
1) Pink
2) Green
3) Violet
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

5. If all the six chemicals are arranged alphabetically from left to right, positions of how many will remain unchanged?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four

6. Which bottle contains chemical N?
1) Green
2) Red
3) Pink
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

7. Which chemical is kept in the bottle at the extreme right end ?
1) P
2) N
3) L
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

[UCO Bank PO Exam–2011]

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS

1. 2; To persons – A and C – are seated between B and D.
2. 1; V and B are opposite diagonally. Therefore, P is related to F.
3. 4; V sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
4. 2; V and S are at extreme ends of the Row-1.
5. 5; T faces B.

1. 4; Except in LQ, in all others there is a gap of one bottle.
2. 1; Chemical L is in Pink bottle.
3. 3; P- Green is correct.
4. 3; Chemical Q is in Violet bottle.
5. 2;
N M O L Q P
L M N O P Q
6. 2; Chemical N is in Red bottle.
7. 1; Chemical Pis kept in the bottle at the extreme right.