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SECTION 1 — 🔍 Logical Reasoning
Instructions: Study the information and answer the questions given below:
Eight people—E, F, G, H, J, K, L and M—are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each of them is of a different profession—Chartered Accountant, Columnist, Doctor, Engineer, Financial Analyst, Lawyer, Professor and Scientist, but not necessarily in the same order.
F is sitting second to the left of K.
The Scientist is an immediate neighbor of K.
There are only three people between the Scientist and E.
Only one person sits between the Engineer and E.
The Columnist is to the immediate right of the Engineer.
M is second to the right of K.
H is the Scientist.
G and J are immediate neighbors of each other.
Neither G nor J is an Engineer.
The Financial Analyst is to the immediate left of F.
The Lawyer is second to the right of the Columnist.
The Professor is an immediate neighbor of the Engineer.
G is second to the right of the Chartered Accountant.
Question 1
Who is sitting second to the right of E?
The Lawyer
G
The Engineer
F
Question 2
Who amongst the following is the Professor?
F
L
M
K
Question 3
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
Chartered Accountant – H
M – Doctor
J – Lawyer
Financial Analyst – L
Question 4
Pointing to a boy in a photograph, Amit said, “His father’s brother is the son of my brother’s father”. How is the boy related to Amit?
Uncle
Nephew
Son-in-law
Can’t be determined
Question 5
Most companies use customer surveys to gauge the level of demand for a product before launching it in the market. As consumers are less likely to fill a survey about a product they are not interested in, these surveys tend to distort the level of demand for a product. Hence, one should take these demand numbers with a pinch of salt.
The conclusion stated above is based on what assumption?
Companies take the decision to launch a product based on the level of demand estimated by these surveys.
The surveys are not randomly administered but are taken at the discretion of the respondent.
The audience surveyed is a very small fraction of the product’s intended audience.
None of the above
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SECTION 2 — 📘 Verbal Ability Challenge
Question 6
The students were playing ___ the playground.
on
above
at
in
Question 7
Which of the following sentences uses a complex sentence structure?
The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.
After the rain stopped, we went outside to play.
She opened the book, read a page, then sighed deeply.
Running late again, he grabbed his bag quickly.
Question 8
Which of the following sentences is/are grammatically correct?
I) I wish you much success in your future endeavors.
II) Less applicants have filled the CAT form this year.
III) Is it you whom is responsible for this mess?
I only
III only
I and II only
None of the above
Question 9
Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
MILLENNIUM
MILENNIUM
MILLENIUM
MILENIUM
Question 10
The principal congratulated the students ___ their outstanding performance in the competition.
for
on
at
with
✅ Answers & Explanations
Seating arrangement for 1st three questions
Question 1,2,3
Final arrangement:
E – Chartered Accountant
F – Doctor
G – Financial Analyst
H – Scientist
J – Lawyer
K – Professor
L – Engineer
M – Columnist
Question 1: Second to the right of E is G.
Answer: G
Question 2: K is the Professor.
Answer: K
Question 3: Answer: J – Lawyer
Reason:
Final arrangement gives J = Lawyer.
In the other options, the person and profession-person are opposite to each other:
Chartered Accountant = E, and E is opposite H
Doctor = F, and F is opposite M
Financial Analyst = G, and G is opposite L
But J – Lawyer is the same person, not opposite.
So, J – Lawyer is the odd one out.
Question 4
Statement:
"His father's brother is the son of my brother's father."
Let Amit be the speaker.
My brother's father = My father.
The son of my brother's father = Son of my father = Amit or Amit's brother.
Therefore, the boy's father's brother is either Amit or Amit's brother.
This means the boy's father is the brother of either Amit or Amit's brother.
Two possibilities arise:
If the father's brother is Amit, then the boy is Amit's nephew.
If the father's brother is Amit's brother, then the boy could be Amit's son.
Since both are possible, the exact relationship cannot be uniquely determined.
Answer: Can't be determined
Question 5
The argument says:
Companies use customer surveys to estimate demand.
People who are not interested are less likely to respond.
Therefore, the survey results are biased and demand estimates should be viewed cautiously.
For this conclusion to hold, it must be assumed that people choose whether to respond, leading to self-selection bias.
Option 1 is about how companies use the survey, not why the survey is biased.
Option 2 explains why only interested consumers are more likely to respond, making the survey non-representative. ✅
Option 3 is unnecessary; even a large sample can be biased if respondents self-select.
Option 4 is incorrect because Option 2 is sufficient.
Answer: The surveys are not randomly administered but are taken at the discretion of the respondent.
Question 6
Answer: on
Note: Both on the playground and in the playground are acceptable in standard English, but on is the preferred idiomatic usage in many objective grammar tests.
Question 7
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
The sun was shining, and the birds were singing. → Compound sentence ❌
After the rain stopped, we went outside to play. → Dependent clause ("After the rain stopped") + Independent clause ✅
She opened the book, read a page, then sighed deeply. → Simple sentence with a compound predicate ❌
Running late again, he grabbed his bag quickly. → Participial phrase, not a dependent clause ❌
Answer: After the rain stopped, we went outside to play.
Question 8
I) I wish you much success in your future endeavors. ✅
Grammatically correct.
II) Less applicants have filled the CAT form this year. ❌
"Applicants" is countable, so it should be Fewer applicants.
III) Is it you whom is responsible for this mess? ❌
It should be Who is responsible... or Is it you who is responsible...
Hence, only Statement I is correct.
Answer: I only
Question 9
Correct spelling:
MILLENNIUM ✅
MILENNIUM ❌ (one 'L')
MILLENIUM ❌ (one 'N')
MILENIUM ❌ (one 'L' and one 'N')
Answer: MILLENNIUM
Question 10
The correct collocation is congratulate someone on something.
Examples:
She congratulated me on my promotion.
We congratulated the team on their victory.
The principal congratulated the students on their outstanding performance.
Why the other options are incorrect:
for ❌ Used with thank, praise, etc. (e.g., Thank you for your help.)
at ❌ Incorrect preposition with congratulate.
with ❌ We say present someone with an award, not congratulate someone with.
Answer: on
⚡ Brain teasers are not just about getting the right answer — they train you to think differently under pressure.
Stay consistent with your daily practice, challenge your assumptions, and keep sharpening your reasoning skills.
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