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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside.
A multi-cuisine restaurant prepares 7 dishes on 7 days of a week starting from Sunday such that only one dish is prepared on one day. The 7 dishes were – Rasam – Rice, Hakka noodles, Paneer tikka , Saundesh , Dhokla , Kashmiri Pulao and Daal –Baati. Kashmiri Pulao was prepared 2 days before Dhokla. Saundesh was prepared just after Rasam-Rice, which was not prepared before the third day of the week. Dhokla was prepared just after Daal-Baati, which was prepared after Paneer tikka. Paneer tikka was neither prepared just before Rasam-Rice nor on Tuesday. Hakka noodles was prepared after but not immediately after Dhokla.

  1. Which dish was prepared in the last?

A. Saundesh
B. Hakka noodles
C. Dhokla
D. Either A or C E. None of these


Correct Answer: B

Saundesh as prepared just after Rasam- Rice, which was not prepared before the third day of the week.
Paneer tikka was neither prepared just before Rasm-Rice nor on Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pulao was prepared 2 days before Dhokla.
Dhokla was prepared just after Daal-Baati, which was prepared after Paneer tikka.

Hakka noodles was prepared after but not immediately after Dhokla.

Hakka noodles was prepared in the last.
Hence option B is correct

  1. How many dishes were prepared before Paneer tikka?

A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. None of these


Correct Answer: A

Saundesh as prepared just after Rasam- Rice, which was not prepared before the third day of the week.
Paneer tikka was neither prepared just before Rasm-Rice nor on Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pulao was prepared 2 days before Dhokla.
Dhokla was prepared just after Daal-Baati, which was prepared after Paneer tikka.

Hakka noodles was prepared after but not immediately after Dhokla.

No dish was prepared before Paneer tikka.
Hence option A is correct.

  1. Which dish was prepared on Friday?

A. Hakka Noodles
B. Rasam-Rice
C. Saundesh
D. Daal-Baati
E. Can’t be determined


Correct Answer: C

Saundesh as prepared just after Rasam- Rice, which was not prepared before the third day of the week.
Paneer tikka was neither prepared just before Rasm-Rice nor on Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pulao was prepared 2 days before Dhokla.
Dhokla was prepared just after Daal-Baati, which was prepared after Paneer tikka.

Hakka noodles was prepared after but not immediately after Dhokla.

Saundesh was prepared on friday.
Hence option C is correct.

  1. How many dishes were prepared in between Daal-Baati and Rasam-Rice?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. None
E. Either None or 1


Correct Answer: A

Saundesh as prepared just after Rasam- Rice, which was not prepared before the third day of the week.
Paneer tikka was neither prepared just before Rasm-Rice nor on Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pulao was prepared 2 days before Dhokla.
Dhokla was prepared just after Daal-Baati, which was prepared after Paneer tikka.

Hakka noodles was prepared after but not immediately after Dhokla.

1 dish was prepared in between Daal-Baati and Rasam-Rice.
Hence option A is correct

  1. When was Kashmiri Pulao prepared?

A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these


Correct Answer: B

Saundesh as prepared just after Rasam- Rice, which was not prepared before the third day of the week.
Paneer tikka was neither prepared just before Rasm-Rice nor on Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pulao was prepared 2 days before Dhokla.
Dhokla was prepared just after Daal-Baati, which was prepared after Paneer tikka.

Hakka noodles was prepared after but not immediately after Dhokla.

Kashmiri Pulao was prepared on Monday.
Hence option B is correct

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside.
A shuttle was carrying seven passengers viz. J, K, L, M, N, O and P. It is to be noted that only one passenger can exit from the shuttle at a time. M exited before P. No passenger was left in the shuttle after K’s exit. Only one passenger takes an exit between K and J. L exited just after O. N exited before P but after M.

  1. Who exited at first?

A. O
B. M
C. N
D. Either O or N
E. Either M or O


Correct Answer: E

Reference:
No passenger was left in the shuttle after K’s exit.
Only one passenger takes an exit between K and J.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint J exited third last.
Passengers J K
Exit sequence* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*– Where 1 denotes the first passenger to exit and 7 denotes the last passenger to exit.
Reference:
L exited just after O.
N exited before P but after M.
M exited before P.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint it is clear that among M,N and P, M exited first then N exited and P exited in the last.
With the first one thing is clear that neither L nor O exited second last.
So, on combining the above two findings we can say that it was P who exited second last

Considering all the three possibilities we can say that either O or M exited at first.
Hence option E is correct.

  1. If M and O took an exit on consecutive turns then who among the following exited just after L?

A. P
B. J
C. N
D. K
E. Either P or J


Correct Answer: C

Reference:
No passenger was left in the shuttle after K’s exit.
Only one passenger takes an exit between K and J.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint J exited third last.
Passengers J K
Exit sequence* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*– Where 1 denotes the first passenger to exit and 7 denotes the last passenger to exit.
Reference:
L exited just after O.
N exited before P but after M.
M exited before P.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint it is clear that among M,N and P, M exited first then N exited and P exited in the last.
With the first one thing is clear that neither L nor O exited second last.
So, on combining the above two findings we can say that it was P who exited second last

Considering possibility 2 we can say that in such a case N exited just after L.
Hence option C is correct.

  1. When was P exited?

A. Just after J
B. Just before J
C. After K
D. Before O
E. None of these


Correct Answer: A

Reference:
No passenger was left in the shuttle after K’s exit.
Only one passenger takes an exit between K and J.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint J exited third last.
Passengers J K
Exit sequence* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*– Where 1 denotes the first passenger to exit and 7 denotes the last passenger to exit.
Reference:
L exited just after O.
N exited before P but after M.
M exited before P.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint it is clear that among M,N and P, M exited first then N exited and P exited in the last.
With the first one thing is clear that neither L nor O exited second last.
So, on combining the above two findings we can say that it was P who exited second last

Considering all the three possibilities it is clear that P exited just after J.
Hence option A is correct

  1. If N exited just before O, then how many passengers exited before N?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. None of these


Correct Answer: A

Reference:
No passenger was left in the shuttle after K’s exit.
Only one passenger takes an exit between K and J.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint J exited third last.
Passengers J K
Exit sequence* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*– Where 1 denotes the first passenger to exit and 7 denotes the last passenger to exit.
Reference:
L exited just after O.
N exited before P but after M.
M exited before P.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint it is clear that among M,N and P, M exited first then N exited and P exited in the last.
With the first one thing is clear that neither L nor O exited second last.
So, on combining the above two findings we can say that it was P who exited second last

Considering possibility 3 we can say that in such a case only one passenger exited.
Hence option A is correct

  1. If L was not the second passenger to exit, how many passengers were still in the shuttle when O took an exit?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 4
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these


Correct Answer: D

Reference:
No passenger was left in the shuttle after K’s exit.
Only one passenger takes an exit between K and J.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint J exited third last.
Passengers J K
Exit sequence* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*– Where 1 denotes the first passenger to exit and 7 denotes the last passenger to exit.
Reference:
L exited just after O.
N exited before P but after M.
M exited before P.
Inference:
With the first hint it is clear that K exited in the last.
As per second hint it is clear that among M,N and P, M exited first then N exited and P exited in the last.
With the first one thing is clear that neither L nor O exited second last.
So, on combining the above two findings we can say that it was P who exited second last

Considering possibilities 2 and 3 we can say that in such a case either 4 or 5 passengers were present in
the shuttle when O took an exit.
Hence option D is correct