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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.

Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Eight friends M, N, O, P, R, S, T and U are playing with the different number of balls sitting around a circular table facing the center. The numbers of balls are 12, 15, 17, 22, 25, 27, 29, and 36. All the information is not necessarily in the same order. All the persons are sitting at an equal distance between them.

 Two persons sit between P and the one who is playing with the number of balls which is a square of an odd number (when counted from either left or right of P). M sits second to the left of P.M sits adjacent to the one who sits opposite to the one who is playing with 36 balls. R, who is playing with 27 balls, sits second to the left of U, none of them sits adjacent to neither M nor P. Two persons sit between U and T, who is playing with 22 balls. U is playing with the number of balls which is an even-number and N is playing with the number of balls which is five more than U. P is playing with the number of balls which is more than M. S is playing with the number of balls which is an odd number. O doesn’t sit second to the right of T

1) Which of the following statement/statements is/are true?

A.O sits third to the right of the one who is playing with 15 balls

B. The one who is playing with 22 balls sits second to the right of S

C. The one who is playing with 29 balls sits immediate right of the one who is playing with 17 balls

D. Both (b) and (c)

E. Both (a) and (b)

2) Which among the following doesn’t form a group?

A.U- 15

B.M- 29

C.T- 17

D.O- 27

E.S- 22

3) Who sits second to the left of the one who is playing with 15 balls?

A. The one who is playing with 29 balls

B.U

C. The one who is playing with 12 balls

D. Both (b) and (c)

E. Both (a) and (b)

4) What is the position of S with respect to the one who is playing with 27 balls?

A. Immediate right

B. Third to the left

C. Third to the right

D. Second to the right

E. Immediate left

5) Who sits third to the left of N?

A. The one who is playing with 15 balls

B.U

C. The one who is playing with 12 balls

D. The one who is playing with 27 balls

E. None of these

Explanation

Two persons sit between P and the one who is playing with the number of balls which is a square of an odd number when counted from either left or right of P.

M sits second to the left of P.

M sits adjacent to the one who sits opposite to the one who is playing with 36 balls.

R, who is playing with 27 balls, sits second to the left of U, none of them sits adjacent to neither M nor P.

Two persons sit between U and T, who is playing with 22 balls.

U is playing with the number of balls which is an even-number and N is playing with the number of balls which is five more than the U.

P is playing with the number of balls more than M.

S is playing with the number of balls which is an odd number.

O doesn’t sit second to the right of T.

So, the final arrangement becomes:

1) Answer: B

2) Answer: D

3) Answer: D

4) Answer: C

5) Answer: A