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Reasoning Ability Puzzle

Here we are providing new series of Reasoning Questions for upcoming exams, so the aspirants can practice it on a daily basis.

Study the following information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons D, K, L, J, M, P, Q and R were born in the different years 1976, 1979, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2007 but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them likes a different pet animal. Ages were calculated as of 2019.

L was 4 years younger than the one who likes dog. Age difference between K and the one who likes pigeon is equal to the age of D, who is not the youngest. As many persons were born before M was same as after J. The one who likes parrot was born immediately before J. Two persons were born between L and the one who likes duck. Age difference between Q and the one who likes fish is two less than the age of L. The one who likes sheep was born before the one who likes cat but was born after the one who likes swallow. Only one person was born between R and the one who likes pigeon.

1) Which of the following statement is true?

A.As many persons were born before K is same as after R

B.Two persons were born between P and the one who likes swallow

C.More than one person were born after the one who likes parrot

D.Q was born after the one who likes sheep

E.None is true

2) If 1979 is related to swallow, 1998 is related to cat, 1991 is related to which of the following?

A.Fish

B.Dog

C.Sheep

D.Duck

E.None of these

3) How many persons were born between P and the one who likes dog?

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

E.None of these

4) As many persons were born between M and the one who likes duck is same as between R and ____

A.The one who likes fish

B.The one who likes sheep

C.J

D.P

E.Both (b) and (d)

5) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the above arrangement. Find which one does not belongs to the group?

A.J-Dog

B.K-Duck

C.Q-Parrot

D.L-Cat

E.R-Sheep

Explanation :

L was 4 years younger than the one who likes dog. Two persons were born between L and the one who likes duck.

Age difference between K and the one who likes pigeon is equal to the age of D, who is not the youngest. Only one person was born between R and the one who likes pigeon.

Case 2 will be dropped because only one person was born between R and the one who likes pigeon.

As many persons were born before M was same as after J. The one who likes parrot was born immediately before J. Age difference between Q and the one who likes fish is two less than the age of L. The one who likes sheep was born before the one who likes cat but was born after the one who likes swallow.

Case 1 will be dropped because Age difference between Q and the one who likes fish is two less than the age of L.

1) Answer: D

2) Answer: C

3) Answer: B

4) Answer: E

5) Answer: E