D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square facing the centre while four others sit in the middle of each of the four sides but not facing the centre. D sits third to the right of I, who is not facing the centre. H is not an immediate neighbour of I or D. There is only one person between I and J. G sits second to the right of E, who is on immediate left of j. F is not an immediate neighbour of D.

1. Who among the following sits opposite H?
a) E
b) D
c) J
d) either a) or c)
e) None of these

2. What is the position of E with respect ot K?
a) fourth to the right
b) third to the right
c) third to the left
d) second to the left
e) None of these

3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
a) KD
b) EJ
c) GI
d) HF
e) DK

4. If F sits second to the left of I, then who among the following sits third to the right of J?
a) H
b) K
c) E
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these

5. Who among the following sits exactly between J and K?
a) E
b) D
c) H
d) F
e) None of these

6. Which of the following statements is/are true?
a) K sits fourth to the right of I
b) H sits either on the immediate right of G or on the immediate right of K
c) E is not facing the centre
d) Only a) and b) are true
e) None of these

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Answer d) Only a) and b) are true Solution:

In a certain code language ‘here is school bus stop’ is written as ‘sa kin ha tip la’, ‘he comes from school’ is written as ‘nit tip pi sit’, ‘bus comes here late’ is written as ‘sit la tin sa’ and ‘school is far from here’ is written as ‘ha nit la tip fa’.

7. Which of the following is the code for ‘school’?
a) nit
b) tip
c) la
d) ha
e) Noen of these

8. What does ‘sit’ stand for?
a) comes
b) from
c) he
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these

9. ‘he is late’ can be coded as
a) sa pi la
b) fa tin ha
c) pi ha tin
d) kin tip sit
e) None of these

10. Which of the following is the code for stop?
a) la
b) tip
c) sit
d) kin
e) None of these

11. Which of the following is the code for ‘comes here for stop’?
a) sit la fa kin
b) la fa pi tin
c) ha kin sit nit
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these