Reasoning Quiz for IBPS| SBI – 286

Eight friends, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
A, who faces the centre, sits third to the right of F. E, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbour of F. Only one person sits between F and G. D sits second to right of B. B faces the centre. C is not an immediate neighbour of A.

1)Who sits second to the left of B?
a) F
b) A
c) E
d) H
e) Cannot be determined

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Answer b) A

2)What is the position of E with respect to F?
a) Fourth to the left
b) Second to the left
c) Third to the left
d) Third to the right
e) Second to the right

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Answer c) Third to the left

3)Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) C
b) G
c) F
d) D
e) H

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Answer d) D

4)Which of the following will come in place of the question mark based upon the given seating arrangememt?

CD BG EC GA ?
a) FB
b) FH
c) HE
d) AH
e) BH

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Answer a)FB

5)Which of the following is true regarding C?
a) C is an immediate neighbour of F.
b) C faces the centre.
c) C sits exactly between E and D.
d) B sits third to left of C.
e) None of these

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Answer c) C sits exactly between E and D.

There are nine people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X in a family. It is a three generation family. They are sitting in a row facing in North and South directions not necessarily in the same order. The following information is known about them.
R who is P’s father sits fourth to the right of Q who is the only daughter of T and they both face in the opposite directions. S sits third to the right of U who is Q’s grandmother and one of them sits adjacent to X. S is unmarried and faces in a direction similar to that of V. T who is the sister of S sits at one of the ends with a female. R’s neighbours are females and face in opposite directions. U’s spouse R faces in the North direction. X who is the wife of V sits at the middle facing in South direction. P, who is male, is the only sibling of V sits exactly between S and Q’s cousin who is a male. The people sitting at ends face in North direction. P faces in same direction as that of U. R sits adjacent to X.

6)How is S related to P?
a) Wife
b) Sister-in law
c) brother-in law
d) Husband
e) Cannot be determined

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Answer b) Sister-in law

7)R and S face in which direction in the respective order?
a) North, South
b) South, North
c) North, North
d) South, North
e) Cannot be determined

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Answer c) North, North

8)Who sits third to the right of W’s mother?
a) Q
b) P
c) U
d) V
e) W

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Answer b) P

9)How many males are there in the family?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
e) Cannot be determined

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Answer c) 4

10)Who among the following sits at one of the ends?
a) U’s son
b) W’s mother
c) P’s daughter
d) V’s son
e) None of the above

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Answer d) V’s son