Read the following information and answer the questions given below. P, Q, R, S, T, U, W and X are eight persons a family. There are three married couples in the family. The persons are from three generations. All females of this family are married. Q and P are the offsprings of S while W and X are the offspring of T and R respectively. U is the wife of S. R is one of the females and she is not the wife of P.

Among them there are three Teachers, two Businessmen, two Athletes and one Painter.Each person has only one occupation. All of them are sitting around a circular table. They sit in such a manner that only one of the grandsons of S is sitting between R and P, while only T is sitting between Q and U. One of the sons of S is on the immediate left of S.

Only one person is sitting between R and Q, but it is not X. W, who is not sitting next to Q, is also not sitting opposite S. Q is not sitting opposite a female. The persons who are on the immediate left of W and immediate right of Q are not Teachers while X is a renowned Painter. The persons who are sitting next to T are neither Businessman nor Teacher.

1. The two females who are sitting adjacent to each other are
1) R and T
2) R and P
3) T and R
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these

2. The only person who is sitting between Q and R is a/an
1) Businessman
2) Teacher
3) Athlete
4) Painter
5) Can’t be determined

3. The only male who is sitting opposite a female is a/an
1) Businessman
2) Teacher
3) Athlete
4) Painter
5) Can’t be determined

4. Which of the following statements is true regarding the person who is sitting between W’s father and X’s grandmother?
1) She is sitting opposite a Teacher.
2) She is a painter.
3) He is sitting one place away from a Businessman.
4) He is the son of an Athlete.
5) He is the grandson of a Teacher.

5. X is sitting between which of the following persons?
1) P and R
2) R and Q
3) P and U
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these

6. Who among the following is/are not a Teacher?
1) Can’t be determined
2) One of the grandsons of U, who is Q’s son
3) Mother of W
4) P
5) All the above

Directions (Q. 7 – 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the
given questions: F, G, H, K, L, M, N and O are eight students. Each of them has a different favourite subject – English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Sociology, Philosophy and History but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are sitting around a circular table and facing the centre. Neither F nor H is an immediate neighbour of L. Neither F nor H has Biology as his favourite subject. L sits third to the left of the person whose favourite subject is Biology. Only two persons sit between F and H.

The student whose favourite subject is History sits second to the right of O. O is not an immediate neighbour of L. O does not the have Biology as his favourite subject and History is not the favourite subject of L. The person whose favourite subject is English sits third to the left of K. The students with favourite subjects as English and Biology are not immediate neighbours. Only one person sits between O and the person whose favourite subject is Physics.

Persons with favourite subjects as Chemistry and Mathematics are immediate neighbours. Mathematics is not the favourite subject of O. Only one person sits between M and the person whose favourite subject is Sociology. The person with Sociology as his favourite subject is an immediate neighbour of G. H and M are not immediate neighbours.

7. Who among the following has English as his favourite subject?
1) L
2) K
3) H
4) F
5) M

8. How many people sit between F and the person whose favourite subject is Sociology,
when counted in clockwise direction from F?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Four
5) Five

9. Which of the following would come in place of question mark based upon the given
seating arrangement? KO, GN, FK, NL ?
1) OH
2) HG
3) MH
4) MG
5) KN

10. What is the position of the student whose favourite subject is Philosophy with respect to N?
1) Immediate left
2) Second to the left
3) Third to the right
4) Second to the right
5) Third to the left

11. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
1) History is the favourite subject of N.
2) H is an immediate neighbour of K.
3) Students with favourite subjects as English and Sociology are immediate neighbours.
4) G sits second to the left of O.
5) None of these

Answers:
1. 5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
5. 3
6. 2
7. 1
8. 3
9. 2
10. 4
11. 3