Reasoning: Puzzles and Arrangements – Set 99

Directions (1-5):

Akash , Banya, Ceon, Daryl, Elvish, Farah, Girish and Hari are eight persons who live in an eight-storey building. The ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them have different profession, viz Doctor , Teacher ,Tutor , Scientist ,Lawyer , Dentist , Oncologist and Geologist, but not necessarily in the same order. There is only one floor between Akash and the floor on which the person who is Geologist lives. The person who is Geologist does not live on floor number 1. Daryl lives just below Banya. The one who is Doctor lives on an even-numbered floor and just above the floor on which the one who is Lawyer lives. The one who is Dentist lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the 8th floor. Neither Daryl nor Hari lives on the 1st floor. Only one person lives between the one who is Oncologist and Daryl. Akash lives on an odd-numbered floor and Elvish lives just above Akash. Banya lives on the 4th floor. Only two persons live between the one who is Dentist and Akash. Farah lives just below the one who is Lawyer. Daryl is neither Lawyer nor Geologist. The one who is Tutor does not live on an odd-numbered floor. Girish is not an Teacher. There are two floors between the floor on which Hari lives and the floor on which Elvish lives. Only two persons live between the one who is Scientist and the one who is Tutor.

1. Who among the following is Teacher?
   Akash
   Banya
   Daryl
   Ceon
   None of these
   Option D
   Explanation:
   

    

2. How many persons live between Elvish and Banya?
   0
   2
   3
   1
   4
   Option C
   

    

3. Who among the following lives on the topmost floor?
   Elvish
   Akash
   Daryl
   Girish
   Farah
   Option A
   

    

4. Which of the following combinations is/are true?
   7-Akash-Tutor
   5-Hari-Scientist
   3-Ceon-Teacher
   1-Hari-Oncologist
   All are false
   Option E
   

    

5. What is the profession of Akash?
   Doctor
   Scientist
   Lawyer
   Geologist
   Dentist
   Option C
   

    

Directions (6-10):

Eight students Avni, Biren, Caty, Divakar, Evni, Fauzia, Garima and Hari will have to take the leave in the months of January, March, July and November but not necessarily in the same order. In each month, they all will take a leave on either 7th or 18th of the given month. Not more than two students will take a leave on the same month. Only one student will take a leave on each day.Only one student will take a leave before the Garima. More than three students will take a leave between Garima and Avni. Only one student will take a leave between Avni and Hari. Two students will take a leave between Hari and Biren. Only one student will take a leave between Biren and Fauzia. Two students will take a leave between Fauzia and Caty. Divakar will take a leave one of the days after Evni. Neither Divakar nor Evni will take a leave on 18th of the any of the given month.

6. Who among the following will take a leave on 7th January?
   Avni
   Evni
   Caty
   Fauzia
   Cannot be determined
   Option D
   Explanation:
   

    

7. Who among following will take a leave on 7th November?
   Divakar
   Caty
   Garima
   Either Garima or Divakar
   None of these
   Option A
   

    

8. Hari will take a leave on which date and month?
   18 November
   18 July
   7 March
   Cannot be determined
   None of these
   Option B
   

    

9. Who among following will take a leave in March month?
   Caty and Avni
   Divakar and Biren
   Hari and Fauzia
   Biren and Caty
   None of these
   Option D
   

    

10. How many students will take a leave between Fauzia and Evni?
    1
    2
    3
    4
    More than 4
    Option C