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- Five employees A, B, C, D, and E are ranked from first to fifth. A ranks ahead of C, D ranks immediately behind B, and E ranks ahead of B. If A ranks first, which employee must rank fifth?
- D
- A company schedules four meetings P, Q, R, and S from Monday to Thursday, one per day. P occurs before R, Q occurs immediately after P, and S occurs on Thursday. On which day must R occur?
- Wednesday
- Six books A, B, C, D, E, and F are placed on a shelf. A is somewhere left of B, C is immediately right of A, and F is somewhere left of A. Which statement must be true?
- F is left of C
- A team must select exactly three people from J, K, L, M, and N. If J is selected, K must also be selected. If M is selected, N cannot be selected. Which group is allowed?
- J, K, L
- Four runners W, X, Y, and Z finish a race. W finishes before X, Y finishes after X, and Z finishes before W. Who finishes second?
- W
- Three departments Finance, Sales, and IT must each occupy one of floors 1, 2, and 3. Sales is above Finance, and IT is not on floor 3. Which department must be on floor 3?
- Sales
- A project has four tasks A, B, C, and D. A must be completed before B, B before C, and D can be completed at any time. Which sequence is valid?
- D, A, B, C
- Five houses numbered 1 through 5 stand in a row. Arun lives immediately next to Bina, Bina lives in house 3, and Chitra lives somewhere to the right of Bina. If Arun lives in house 2, which house could Chitra live in?
- 5
- A manager must assign four projects P, Q, R, and S to two teams, with exactly two projects per team. P and Q cannot be together, while R and S must be together. Which assignment is possible?
- Team 1: P,R and Team 2: Q,S
- A conference has sessions A, B, C, D, and E. A must occur before B, C must occur after B, and D must occur before A. Which session must occur before C?
- A, B, and D
- A school chooses one student from each of three groups. Group 1 contains A and B, Group 2 contains C and D, and Group 3 contains E and F. If A is chosen, D must be chosen. If D is chosen, F must be chosen. If A is chosen, which students must also be chosen?
- D and F
- Four tasks J, K, L, and M require different amounts of time. J takes longer than K, L takes less time than K, and M takes longer than J. Which task takes the least time?
- L
- A delivery company serves cities P, Q, R, and S. A route must start at P and end at S. Q must be visited before R. Which route is valid?
- P, Q, R, S
- A committee of two must be chosen from A, B, C, and D. A cannot serve with B, and C must serve if D serves. Which pair is not allowed?
- A and D
- Five students K, L, M, N, and O present projects one at a time. K presents before L, M presents immediately after L, and O presents before K. Which student cannot present first?
- L
- A factory operates machines A, B, and C. If A operates, B must operate. If B operates, C must be shut down. Which condition must hold whenever A operates?
- B operates and C is shut down
- A tournament has players A, B, C, and D. A defeats B, B defeats C, and C defeats D. Assuming the relation is transitive for this puzzle, which statement must be true?
- A defeats D
- A store places products W, X, Y, and Z on four shelves from top to bottom. X is below W, Y is above X, and Z is below X. Which product must be on the bottom shelf?
- Z
- Three employees A, B, and C work different shifts: morning, afternoon, and night. A does not work morning, B does not work night, and C works afternoon. Which shift does A work?
- Night
- A researcher must test four samples A, B, C, and D. A must be tested before C, B must be tested after C, and D must be tested before A. Which sample must be tested first?
- D
- If 7 workers produce 840 units in 6 hours at the same rate, how many units will 10 workers produce in 6 hours?
- 1,200
- What number comes next in the sequence 4, 10, 22, 46, 94, ?
- 190
- All surgeons are doctors, and no doctor is illiterate. Which conclusion must be true?
- No surgeon is illiterate
- A person faces east, turns left, walks forward, and then turns left again. Which direction is the person now facing?
- West
- Two quantities are in the ratio 3:7 and their total is 80. What is the smaller quantity?
- 24
- A can complete a job in 10 days and B can complete it in 15 days. How long will they take together at constant rates?
- 6 days
- If each letter is moved two places forward in the alphabet, how is MATH coded?
- OCVJ
- Rita is 11th from the front and 17th from the back in a queue. How many people are in the queue?
- 27
- After a 20% decrease, a value becomes 96. What was the original value?
- 120
- Five people P, Q, R, S, and T stand in a line. P is before Q, Q is before R, and T is before P. Which person must stand before R?
- P, Q, and T