IBPS Clerk Prelims: Reasoning Day 14

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Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
There are seven persons named A, B, C, D, K, L and N who are seated in a straight line facing North in ascending order of their salaries. N earns more than L and D. N earns more than A but he does not earn the highest. A earns more than L. The person who earns the second highest receives a salary of Rs 35,000 while the third lowest earner receives Rs 23,000. K earns less than L but more than D. C earns Rs 18,000.

1. Who among the following earn(s) more than 23,000 but less than 35,000?
   A) Only A
   B) Only L
   C) A and L
   D) K and L
   E) Cannot be determined
   
   Answer

   C) A and L
   Explanation:
   We get the order as D     K       L       A        N
   Now two are left, B and C, it is given that N does not earn the highest and C earns 18000. This implies that B must earn the highest.
   Now third lowest earns 23,000 and C earns 18,000, so K should earn 23,000. Final order is
   C(18000)/D         D/C(18000)            K(23000)          L      A       N(35000)          B
   
   
   
2. Who among the following may earn 21,000?
   A) K
   B) D
   C) L
   D) C
   E) Cannot be determined
   
   Answer

   B) D
   Explanation:
   21000 < 23000, so either C or D, but for C 18000 is given, So D – 21000
   
   
3. Who among the following earns more than K but less than A?
   A) C
   B) N
   C) D
   D) L
   E) Cannot be determined
   
   Answer

   D) L
   Explanation:
   L is in between
   
   
4. Who among the following earns the highest?
   A) B
   B) N
   C) A
   D) L
   E) Cannot be determined
   
   Answer

   A) B
   
   
5. Who among the following earns 35,000?
   A) N
   B) A
   C) L
   D) B
   E) Cannot be determined
   
   Answer

   A) N 
   
   

Directions (6 – 10):
(A) only 1st follows
(B) only 2nd follows
(C) either 1st or 2nd
(D) neither 1st nor 2nd
(E) both 1st and 2nd

6. Statements: All lions are ducks. No duck is a horse. All horses are fruits
   Conclusions:
   I. Some fruits are horses
   II. All ducks are fruits is a possibility.
   
   Answer

   (E) both 1st and 2nd
   Explanation:
   I follows from 3rd statement.
   For II
   
   
7. Statements: All bricks are flowers. Some houses are flowers. All pens are houses
   Conclusions:
   I. Some pens are flowers.
   II. No pen is flower
   
   Answer

   (C) either 1st or 2nd Explanation:
   Both conclusions are wrong. Subject and predicate in both conc. is same. One is positive and the other negative. So either of two follows.
   
   
8. Statements: Some benches are walls. All walls are houses. Some houses are jungles. All jungles are roads.
   Conclusions:
   I. Some roads are benches.
   II. Some houses are benches
   
   Answer

   (B) only 2nd follows
   Explanation:
   I is not definite
   II follows from first 2 statements.
   
   
9. Statements: Some pianos are violins. Some violins are drums. All drums are guitars. No guitar is a flute.
   Conclusions:
   I. Some guitars are pianos.
   II. Some drums are flutes is a possibility.
   
   Answer

   (D) neither 1st nor 2nd
   Explanation:
   I is not definite.
   II – If some drums are flutes, then some guitars will be flute which is not possible.
   
   
10. Statements: All dials are mirrors. All mirrors are spoons. Some spoons are decks. No spoon is chair.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some spoons are dials.
    II. Some decks are not chairs
    
    Answer

    (E) both 1st and 2nd
    Explanation:
    In II – All decks are chairs is not a possibility, so II follows