Reasoning: Puzzles and Arrangements for upcoming Exams – Set 112

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

There are eight friends in a group A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. They have their birthdays in one of the following months – January, April, June and July. In each month there are two birthdays. The birthdays are either on 17th or 26th of any given month. C and E have birthdays in month having 31 days. There are at least two birthdays between A and H. A does not have birthday in January. B has birthday in June. H’s birthday is immediately after B’s. E’s birthday is not on 17th of any month. B’s birthday is somewhere after C’s. There are two birthdays between C and D. B and E have birthday on same date. Similarly, A and G have birthdays on same date. D and H do not have birthdays on same date. F does not like July month.

1. Who among the following has birthday on 26th of April?
   C
   D
   F
   G
   H
   Option B
   
   
   Hence, D has birthday on 26th of June.

    

2. How many persons have birthday between C and H?
   One
   Two
   Three
   Four
   Five
   Option E
   Hence, five persons have birthdays between C and H.

    

3. A has birthday on which date?
   26th June
   17th July
   26th April
   17th June
   None of these
   Option E
   Hence, A has birthday on 17th April.

    

4. Four of the following are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
   C
   E
   D
   F
   H
   Option C
   Hence, except D all have birthdays in the month having 31 days.

    

5. Who among the following have birthday in April?
   F
   G
   H
   A
   B
   Option D
   Hence, A has birthday in April.

    

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Seven people, namely P, Q, R, S, T, U and V watch seven different movies on seven different days of the same week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday, not necessarily in the same order. Q watches a movie on Saturday. More than two people watch a movie between T and R. P watches a movie on one of the days before R but not on Monday. As many people watch a movie between R and V as between P and R. U watches a movie immediately after V.

6. On which of the following days does S watch a movie?
   Wednesday
   Thursday
   Friday
   Saturday
   Monday
   Option E
   
   
   Hence, S watches a movie on Monday.

    

7. Who amongst the following watches a movie on Thursday?
   S
   Q
   R
   U
   V
   Option E
   Hence, V watches a movie on Thursday.

    

8. Which of the following pairs represents the persons who watch a movie immediately before and immediately after Q?
   P, V
   S, P
   R, U
   V, R
   U, T
   Option E
   Hence, U watches the movie before Q and T watches the movie after Q.

    

9. Who among the following watches movie on Sunday?
   P
   V
   T
   S
   U
   Option C
   Hence, T watches movie on Sunday.

    

10. Who among the following watches movie on Monday and Sunday?
    P, T
    S, T
    R, U
    V, T
    None of these
    Option B
    Hence, S and T watch movies on Monday and Sunday respectively.