LR Set 1 — Circular Arrangement

Eight friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H — sit around a circular table, equally spaced, all facing the centre. "Right" refers to the clockwise direction and "left" to the counter-clockwise direction, as seen from above.

• A sits third to the right of D. • Only two people sit between D and C. • B sits immediately to the right of C. • Only one person sits between B and H. • G sits directly opposite A. • Only one person sits between E and G.

Q1. Who sits third to the left of H?

(A) D

(B) E

(C) F

(D) G

Q2. How many people sit between F and B, counted clockwise from F to B?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 5

Q3. (TITA) If everyone is reseated in alphabetical order clockwise, starting with A at the seat A currently occupies, how many people end up in the same seat (same position number) as before?

Q4. Who sits second to the right of C?

(A) E

(B) F

(C) H

(D) G

LR Set 2 — Blood Relations

Read the information and answer the questions that follow.

P (female) is the mother of Q (female). Q is married to R (male). S (male) is R's father, and R has no siblings. T (female) is the daughter of Q and R. U (male) is T's brother. V (female) is P's mother. W (male) is P's father.

Q1. How is S related to T?

(A) Uncle

(B) Grandfather

(C) Father

(D) Great-grandfather

Q2. How is V related to U?

(A) Grandmother

(B) Great-grandmother

(C) Mother

(D) Aunt

Q3. (TITA) How many male members are mentioned in the passage in total?

Q4. If W's only sibling is X (male), how is X related to Q?

(A) Uncle

(B) Grand-uncle

(C) Grandfather

(D) Father

LR Set 3 — Distribution

Five friends — J, K, L, M and N — each received a different number of chocolates from the set {3, 5, 7, 9, 11}.

• M received the least number of chocolates. • N received exactly 4 more chocolates than J. • K received more chocolates than J, but fewer than L.

Q1. Who received the maximum number of chocolates?

(A) J

(B) K

(C) L

(D) N

Q2. How many chocolates did K receive?

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 9

(D) 11

Q3. (TITA) What is the difference between the number of chocolates received by L and M?

Q4. Which of the following is the correct ascending order of chocolates received?

(A) M, J, K, N, L

(B) M, K, J, N, L

(C) J, M, K, L, N         

(D) M, J, N, K, L

LR Set 4 — Linear Arrangement (Double Row, Facing)

Eight people sit in two parallel rows of four. Row 1 — A, B, C, D — faces south. Row 2 — P, Q, R, S — faces north. Each person in Row 1 faces exactly one person in Row 2 (the person directly opposite, i.e., same position number in each row, counted left to right as seen from outside the rows).

• A sits at one of the extreme ends of Row 1. • C sits second to the right of A. • D does not sit at any extreme end of Row 1. • The person facing A sits second to the left of P. • Q sits at an extreme end of Row 2. • S sits second to the right of R.

Q1. Who sits second to the right of D in Row 1?

(A) A

(B) C

(C) B

(D) Cannot be determined

Q2. Who does C face in Row 2?

(A) Q

(B) R

(C) P

(D) S

Q3. (TITA) How many people sit to the left of C in Row 1?

Q4. Which of the following pairs faces each other?

(A) A – R

(B) D – P

(C) C – P

(D) B – R

LR Set 5 — Ranking / Sequencing

Six students — P, Q, R, S, T and U — are ranked 1st to 6th (1st = highest marks) in a test. Their marks are six distinct values from the set {55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80}.

• T scored the highest marks; R scored the lowest. • Q is ranked immediately above U. • P's marks exceed S's marks by 5, and P is ranked better than S. • U's marks exceed P's marks by 5.

Q1. Who is ranked 3rd?

(A) Q

(B) U

(C) P

(D) S

Q2. What is Q's score?

(A) 60

(B) 65

(C) 70

(D) 75

Q3. (TITA) What is the positive difference between T's and S's marks?

Q4. If P and U swap their marks (ranks are then recalculated based on the new marks), what is P's new rank?

(A) 2nd

(B) 3rd

(C) 4th

(D) 5th

LR Set 6 — Selection / Grouping with Conditions

A committee of exactly 4 members is to be selected from 7 candidates — J, K, L, M, N, O and P — subject to the following conditions:

• If J is selected, K must also be selected. • L and M cannot both be selected. • If N is selected, O cannot be selected. • At least one of P or L must be selected. • Exactly one of K or O is selected (never both, never neither).

Q1. Which candidate is part of every single valid committee?

(A) J

(B) K

(C) N

(D) P

Q2. If M is selected, which pair of candidates must also be part of that committee?

(A) K & P

(B) K & J

(C) N & P

(D) J & N

Q3. (TITA) In how many of the valid committees are exactly two of the three candidates J, L and P selected together?

Q4. (TITA) What is the total number of different valid committees of exactly 4 members possible under these conditions?