PREVIOUS YEAR REASONING QUESTIONS | 20.06.2017

It’s always been good to learn from history since history repeats itself, similarly, it goes with the exam pattern we always try to find previous year questions to mentally prepare ourselves for upcoming hurdles in the exam and to check whether the level of our preparation is or is not up to the mark. Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in Reasoning Ability, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight persons U, V, J, A, X, W, B and M 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 is sitting second to the right of U. U sits at one of the middle side of table. X sits second to the right of B. B is not the neighbor of U and A. There are three persons sits between A and M. J is not the neighbor of U. V sits second to the right of W.

1. Which of the following is not true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

(a) Two persons sit between A and U.

(b) B and M do not face each other in the seating arrangement

(c) X and A are immediate neighbours of each other

(d) W sits opposite to B

(e) U sits in the middle of one of the sides of the square table

2. Who amongst the following is sitting third to the right of V?

(a) J (b) M (c) X (d) W (e) Cannot be determined

3. How many people sit between X and W when counted in anti-clockwise direction from W?

(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) More than three

4. Who amongst the following sits opposite to U?

(a) A (b) W (c) V (d) J (e) None of these

5. What is the position of X with respect to J?

(a) Immediate left 

(b) Second to the left

(c) Third to the right 

(d) Immediate right 

(e) Second to the right

SOLUTION-
S1. Ans.(a)

S2. Ans.(a)

S3. Ans.(e)

S4. Ans.(d)

S5. Ans.(a)