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Q1.	In a row of girls Rozali is 22nd from the left and 13th from the right. How many girls are there in the row ?

1)	34	2)	35
3)	36	4)	38
5)	None of these

Answer : 34
Explanation :

Total girls = ( Rank from left + Rank from right) -1

= (22 + 13) - 1 = 34

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Q2.	A is 16th from the left end in the row of boys and C is 18th from the right end. B is 11th from A towards the right end and 3rd from C from the right end. How many boys are there in the row?

1)	40	2)	42
3)	47	4)	Data Inadequate
5)	None of these

Answer : 47
Explanation :

So, total number of boys= (16+11+3+18) - 1 = 47

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Q3.

Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :
A sales representative plans to visit each of the six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions.
1) She must visit M before N and R
2) She must visit N before Q.
3) The third company she visit must be P.

Which of the following could be the order in which the sales representative visits the six companies ?

1)	M, S, P, N, R, Q	2)	Q, N, P, R, S, M
3)	M, R, N, Q, P, S	4)	P, S, M. R, Q, N
5)	P, R, M, N, Q, S

Answer : M, S, P, N, R, Q
Explanation :

From data 1 : - M > N, M > R

From data 2 : - N > Q

Combining these two, M > N > Q and M > R.

Now look for the informations given in each question and combining these with the information

M > N > Q, M > R and _ _ P _ _.

S is first

S _ P _ _ _ (P is third)

Also M must be followed by N, Q and R.

M must be visited second

Since P is third and there are only three places behind P. Also M must be followed by three N, Q and R. Hence, M cannot come before P. i.e. immediately after P she can visit any company except M.

According to the information, P must be in the third place and the order M N Q must not be violated. This is followed only in the arrangement M S P N R Q.

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Q4.

Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :
A sales representative plans to visit each of the six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions.
1) She must visit M before N and R
2) She must visit N before Q.
3) The third company she visit must be P.

If the sales representative visits Q immediately before R and immediately after S, she must visit Q

1)	First	2)	Second
3)	Fourth	4)	Fifth
5)	Sixth

Answer : Fifth
Explanation :

From data 1 : - M > N, M > R

From data 2 : - N > Q

Combining these two, M > N > Q and M > R.

Now look for the informations given in each question and combining these with the information M > N > Q, M > R and _ _ P _ _.

S is first

S _ P _ _ _ (P is third)

Also M must be followed by N, Q and R.

M must be visited second

Since P is third and there are only three places behind P. Also M must be followed by three N, Q and R. Hence, M cannot come before P. i.e. immediately after P she can visit any company except M.

If Q is visited just before R and immediately after S, the order followed will be M N S Q R. SInce P must be in the 3rd place, so we have M N P S Q, i.e. Q must be visited fifth.

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Q5.

Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :
A sales representative plans to visit each of the six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions.
1) She must visit M before N and R
2) She must visit N before Q.
3) The third company she visit must be P.

The sales representative could visit any of the following companies immediately after P except-

1)	S	2)	R
3)	Q	4)	N
5)	M

Answer : M
Explanation :

From data 1 : - M > N, M > R

From data 2 : - N > Q

Combining these two, M > N > Q and M > R.

Now look for the informations given in each question and combining these with the information M > N > Q, M > R and _ _ P _ _.

S is first

S _ P _ _ _ (P is third)

Also M must be followed by N, Q and R.

M must be visited second

Since P is third and there are only three places behind P. Also M must be followed by three N, Q and R. Hence, M cannot come before P. i.e. immediately after P she can visit any company except M.

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Q6.

Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :
A sales representative plans to visit each of the six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions.
1) She must visit M before N and R
2) She must visit N before Q.
3) The third company she visit must be P.

The sales representative could visit any of the following companies immediately after P except-

1)	S	2)	R
3)	Q	4)	N
5)	M

Answer : M
Explanation :

From data 1 : - M > N, M > R

From data 2 : - N > Q

Combining these two, M > N > Q and M > R.

Now look for the informations given in each question and combining these with the information M > N > Q, M > R and _ _ P _ _.

S is first

S _ P _ _ _ (P is third)

Also M must be followed by N, Q and R.

M must be visited second

Since P is third and there are only three places behind P. Also M must be followed by three N, Q and R. Hence, M cannot come before P. i.e. immediately after P she can visit any company except M.

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Q7.

Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :
A sales representative plans to visit each of the six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions.
1) She must visit M before N and R
2) She must visit N before Q.
3) The third company she visit must be P.

If the sales representative visits S first, which company must she visit second ?

1)	M	2)	N
3)	P	4)	Q
5)	R

Answer : M
Explanation :

From data 1 : - M > N, M > R

From data 2 : - N > Q

Combining these two, M > N > Q and M > R.

Now look for the information given in each question and combining these with the information M > N > Q, M > R and _ _ P _ _.

S is first

S _ P _ _ _ (P is third)

Also M must be followed by N, Q and R.

M must be visited second.

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Q8.

Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :
A sales representative plans to visit each of the six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions.
I) She must visit M before N and R
II) She must visit N before Q.
III) The third company she visit must be P.

Which of the following must be true of the sale’s representatives schedule ?

1)	She visits M before Q	2)	She visits N before R
3)	She visits P before M	4)	She visits P before S
5)	She visits Q before R

Answer : She visits M before Q
Explanation :

From data 1 : - M > N, M > R

From data 2 : - N > Q

Combining these two, M > N > Q and M > R.

Now look for the informations given in each question and combining these with the information M > N > Q, M > R and _ _ P _ _.

Clearly she visits M before N and N before Q. So, she visit M before Q.

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Q9.

Directions : These questions are based on the following information. Study it carefully to answer the questions.

There are five friends - Shailendra, Keshav, Madhav, Ashish and Rakesh. Shailendra is shorter than Keshav but taller than Rakesh. Madhav is the tallest. Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and a little taller than Shailendra.

Who is taller than Ashish but shorter than Madhav ?

1)	Rakesh	2)	Keshav
3)	Shailendra	4)	D.I
5)	None of these

Answer : Keshav
Explanation :

Let us denote the friends by the first letter of each name, namely S, K, M, A and R. It is given that Shailendra is shorter than Keshav but taller than Rakesh.

Therefore, R < S < K.

Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and a little taller than Shailendra i.e S < A < K.

Madhav is the tallest. From this we get R < S < A < K < M.

So, Keshav is taller than Ashish but shorter than Madhav.

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Q10.

Directions : These questions are based on the following information. Study it carefully to answer the questions.

There are five friends - Shailendra, Keshav, Madhav, Ashish and Rakesh. Shailendra is shorter than Keshav but taller than Rakesh. Madhav is the tallest. Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and a little taller than Shailendra.

Who is the second tallest ?

1)	Shailendra	2)	Keshav
3)	Ashish	4)	Rakesh
5)	None of these

Answer : Keshav
Explanation :

Let us denote the friends by the first letter of each name, namely S, K, M, A and R. It is given that Shailendra is shorter than Keshav but taller than Rakesh.

Therefore, R < S < K.

Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and a little taller than Shailendra i.e S < A < K.

Madhav is the tallest. From this we get R < S < A < K < M.

So,Keshav is the second tallest.

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In a row of girls Rozali is 22nd from the left and 13th from the right. How many girls are there in the row ?

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A is 16th from the left end in the row of boys and C is 18th from the right end. B is 11th from A towards the right end and 3rd from C from the right end. How many boys are there in the row?

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