Daily GK Update 23rd and 24th July 2017

1. Kiren Rijiju inaugurates RIWATCH Museum in Arunachal Pradesh

i. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH) Museum at Roing in Arunachal Pradesh. 

ii. Later, on the sideline of his visit to Roing, Rijiju also inaugurated the 235-meter long Chimari Bridge, which would serve as a life line between the National Highway 52 of Roing-Tezu. 

2. Meghalaya CM launches ‘Mission Football’ in Shillong

i. Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma launched ‘Mission Football’ at a grand ceremony at JN Sports Complex, Shillong recently.

ii. Mission Football is an initiative to help develop skills of football enthusiasts and develop young footballers for the country. It is a dedicated program for talent identification and nurturing of talents to develop national and international players.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Banwarilal Purohit is the present Governor of Meghalaya.

3. India to host Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017

i. India will host the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in November 2017. One of the largest cyber security conferences in the world, GCSS will be held in New Delhi.
ii. Union Minister for electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that prime minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the conference whose theme will be based on Cyber4All: An Inclusive, Sustainable, Developmental, Safe and Secure Cyberspace.

iii. It is the first time ever that the Global Conference on Cyber Space is taking place outside Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Global Conference on Cyber Space is a prestigious international conference that aims at encouraging dialogue among stakeholders of cyberspace.
• The conference was incepted in the year 2011.

4. India ranks 132 in Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index

i. India has ranked 132nd out of 152 countries on the inaugural “Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index” released by international NGO Oxfam in association with Developmental Finance International.

ii. Sweden led the index while Nigeria remained the worst performer. Among India’s neighboring countries, China’s rank is 87; Pakistan fared worse than India at 146 while Bangladesh ranked at 148.

The top 5 countries in the list are-

1. Sweden

2. Belgium

3. Denmark

4. Norway

5. Germany

5. India, Bangladesh sign pact to connect both countries by waterways

i. India and Bangladesh have signed a pact to connect both the countries by waterways. The waterways will facilitate movement of passengers and goods between India’s northeast and West Bengal with Bangladesh.

ii. Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya stated in Agartala that infrastructure for the services would be set up along the major rivers in Bangladesh, West Bengal and the Brahmaputra in Assam.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
• Prime minister of Bangladesh is Sheikh Hasina.
• Abdul Hamid is the President of Bangladesh.

6. Navy Chief Sunil Lanba begins tour of Mozambique and Tanzania

i. Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had begun an eight-day-long two-nation tour of Mozambique and Tanzania with an aim of exploring new avenues of bilateral defence cooperation. Admiral Lanba, who also heads the powerful Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), will visit first Mozambique.

ii. Later on his tour, Admiral Lanba will begin his five-day-long visit to Tanzania on July 26. He is scheduled to meet President of Tanzania John Magufuli, Defence Minister Hussein Mwinyi and other higher delegations. India and Mozambique have a Joint Defence Working Group (JDWG) for defence and security cooperation.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of Mozambique is Maputo.
• Filipe Nyusi is the President of Mozambique.
• The Capital of Tanzania is Dodoma.
• John Magufuli is the President of Tanzania.

7. World’s largest supercarrier USS Gerald R Ford commissioned in USA

i. US Navy commissioned world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford into the fleet. The commissioning ceremony was held at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia in presence of US President Donald Trump.
ii. USS Gerald R. Ford is the first ship in this new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford and has been built by Newport News Ship Building Company. The massive 1,106-foot-long carrier is powered by two new generation nuclear reactors.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Admiral John Richardson is the Chief of Naval Officer of US Navy. 

8. UK govt appoints Brenda Marjorie Hale as first female President of SC

i. The UK government appointed Brenda Marjorie Hale as the first female President of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge of the country. Hale, 72, will take charge as the head of Britain’s top judging panel in September following the retirement of current President, Lord Neuberger.

ii. She has served as Neuberger’s deputy since 2013. Three new justices have also been appointed to the Supreme Court – Lady Justice Black, Lord Justice Lloyd Jones and Lord Justice Brigg – who will take up the role when Lady Hale is sworn in officially as President on 2nd October.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of UK is London.
• The Prime minister of UK is Theresa May.

9. Raveesh Kumar to be next ministry of external affairs spokesperson

i. Raveesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IFS officer who is currently posted in Frankfurt, Germany as Consul General of India, is understood to be the next spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs.

ii. Kumar will replace Gopal Baglay, who was appointed the joint secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. The IFS officer started his career at the Indian Mission in Jakarta. It was followed by a stint in Thimphu and London.

10. ICC Women's World Cup final : India lose to England by 9 runs 

i. Indian eves lost to England by a narrow margin of nine runs in the ICC Women's World Cup final at Lord's in London. Chasing a target of 229, Indian middle-order collapsed like a pack of cards, being bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs. 

ii. Opener Poonam Raut was top scored with 86, while Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 51. Earlier, Natalie Sciver's 51 and Sarah Taylor's 45 laid the foundation for England's decent total of 228 for 7. For England, it was their fourth Women's World Cup. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Captain of England women's cricket team is Heather Knight.

11. Former ISRO Chairman U R Rao passes away at 85

i. Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away due to age related ailments. He was 85.

ii. He was currently serving as the chairman of the governing council of the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad. Rao served as the chairman of ISRO for 10 years from 1984-1994.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The current chairman of ISRO is A. S. Kiran Kumar. 
• Rao was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1976 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2017 for his contribution to Indian space technology.

Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

In a certain code language, “only in serial order” is written as “ve pu na to”, “order in the state” is written as “li ve su pu”, 

“the logical idea only” is written as “su na ri jo” and “in idea or theory” is written as “zt jo bk pu”

1. Which of the following is the code of ‘Theory’?

(1) zt

(2) bk

(3) jo

(4) pu

(5) either ‘zt’ or ‘bk’

2. The code ‘li ri to ve’ may represent

(1) serial order theory only

(2) only idea state order

(3) state logical serial order

(4) serial theory state the

(5) only the idea logical

3. Which of the following may represent ‘logical idea is only order’?

(1) jo na ri ge ve

(2) ve na ri jo pu

(3) ri ve na zt bk

(4) bk to pu jo ve

(5) na ve su li pu

4. Which of the following is the code of ‘logical’?

(1) su

(2) jo

(3) na

(4) ri

(5) cannot be determined

5. Which of the following is code of ‘serial’?

(1) pu

(2) to

(3) ve 

(4) su

(5) cannot be determined

Directions (6-9): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below.

Statements: Some preferences in India are based on patriarchal customs and traditions and the patrilineal form of inheritance, 

where the inheritance is obtained through the common male ancestors and the sons inherit more than the daughters.

 Among the Hindus, it is largely believed that only a son can light the funeral pyre and offer prayers to ancestors, 

that the son remains a part of the family whereas the daughter becomes a part of another family, that Kanyadaan 

(giving away of a daughter in marriage) is a necessary spiritual obligation, and that only a son can provide old-age security.

6. Which of the following can be an assumption in the above passage?

1) India has a patriarchal society.

2) In Indian families, females are persecuted.

3) All the daughters are not given away in marriage.

4) Those families which beget no son face social opprobrium.

5) None of these

7. Which of the following statements weakens the idea expressed in the above passage?

1) Today many girls in India are opting for love marriage.

2) Women in India are largely uneducated and backward in outlook.

3) Modern girls are highly educated and they have demolished most of the traditional myths that girls are inferior to boys.

4) There are still many pockets of India where discrimination against girls is rampant.

5) None of these

8. Which of the following can be an inference from the above passage?

1) The traditions of the Hindus are very discriminatory against women as compared to what is in practice in other religions.

2) Kanyadaan is a mandatory process for all Hindu households.

3) There are many customs and traditions among the Hindus which weaken the position of women in India.

4) Women are themselves responsible for their inferior position in the Indian society.

5) None of these

9. Which of the following statements strengthens the idea expressed in the above passage?

1) Despite all legal efforts, the position of women in Indian society is very low.

2) Besides traditionally bestowed low position to women in India, khap panchayats and frequent fatwas issued by Ulemas add to the discomfiture of women.

3) While the north-eastern and southern parts of India are matrilineal, rest of the country is patrilineal.

4) The Hindus are more traditional than the people belonging to other religions.

5) None of these

10. Statement: Every holy river in India is going to lose its holiness and -

the percentage of pollution is only increasing in spite of spending millions of rupees for its treatment by the government.

Which of the following can be an inference of the above statement?

1) The government is not serious about cleaning rivers in India.

2) Pollution divests rivers of their holiness.

3) India is using polluted river water for drinking purposes.

4) India is averse to seeking overseas technical help for cleaning its rivers.

5) None of these

in – pu

order – ve

only – na

serial – to

the – su

state – li

idea – jo

logical – ri

or/theory – zt / bk

1.         (5)

2.         (3)

3.         (1)

4.         (4)

5.         (2)

Solutions (46-50):

6.         (1)

7.         (3)

8.         (3)

9.         (2)

10.     (1)

Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Quiz

1. The Reserve Bank of India has directed the banks to refuse fresh loans to major defaulters. 

Which of the following assumptions are implicit in the above statement?

(1) The banks may still give loans to the defaulters.

(2) The defaulters may repay the earlier loan to get fresh loan.

(3) The banks may recover the bad loans through such harsh measures.

(4) Both (1) and (2)

(5) Both (2) and (3)

2. Indigenous tribes living near Amazon forests are cutting down trees to cover their basic needs,

 thus severely affecting the ecological balance in the area. 

Which of the following will be an effective step to control the situation?

(1) All the tribes living near the Amazon rainforests should be forced to shift to urban areas of the country.

(2) The tribes should be allowed to continue doing so as they cut down trees for their basic needs and not for commercial purposes.

(3) The tribes near the Amazon should be provided other sources to earn their living.

(4) Both (1) and (2)

(5) None of these

3. The earth’s resources are being depleted much too fast. To correct this,

 the United States must reduce its resource consumption at present levels for many years to come.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?

(1) The United States has been conserving resources for several years.

(2) Other countries have agreed to hold their resource consumption at present levels.

(3) Other countries need economic development more than the United States does.

(4) New resource deposits are constantly being discovered.

(5) The United States consumes one-third of all resources used in the world

4. Water table in most parts of the State has gone down to such a level that its extraction for irrigation purposes is not economical any more. 

Which of the following actions should be taken by the government?

(1) Extraction of ground water for any purpose in the State should be banned for some time in order to replenish the water table.

(2) The Government should make provisions for alternative methods of irrigation so that the farmers are not compelled to use ground water.

(3) The agricultural activities in the affected areas should be banned.

(4) Both (2) and (3)

(5) None of these

5. To increase profit, the oil exporting countries decided to reduce the production of crude by 5 million barrels per day. 

Which of the following assumptions are implicit in the above statement?

(1) The price of crude may increase due to less production.

(2) The demand of crude may remain same in future.

(3) Other countries may continue buying crude from these countries.

(4) Both (1) and (2)

(5) Both (1) and (3)

Directions (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions

In a certain code 'best way to win' is written as 'ad mi ja no', ' the way to hell' is written as 'ku ja ig ad'. 

'win of the day' is written as 'be ku zo mi' and 'to sell of night' is written as 'be Ii ya ja'

6. What is the code for 'sell'? 

(1) be 

(2) Ii

(3) ya 

(4) ja 

(5) Cannot be determined

7. Which of the following may represent 'hell is way'? 

(1) ig ad no

(2) ig py ya 

(3) re ad be 

(4) ig li re 

(5) ad re ig

8. ‘mi’ is the code for

(1) to

(2) win

(3) way

(4) of

(5) Cannot be determined

9. What is the code for' best'? 

(1) ad 

(2) mi

(3) no 

(4) ja 

(5) Cannot be determined

10. Which of the following represents 'of the way'?

(1) ku be ad 

(2) rni be no 

(3) ku be ya 

(4) mi ku be 

(5) be mi ad 

1.         (5)

2.         (1)

3.         (5): All other option are irrelevant except option (5) which says that because US consumes one-third of all world’s recourses, 

it should keep its consumption under check as they are depleting very fast.

4.         (2)

5.         (5)

word	best	way	to	win	the	hell	of	day	sell	night
code	no	ad	ja	mi	ku	ig	be	zo	li/ya	ya/li

6.         (5)

7.         (5)

8.         (2)

9.         (3)

10.     (1)

Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. 

All of them are at equidistant. Each one of them teaches different subjects viz., English, Hindi, Mathematics, -

Biology, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry and Accounts, but not necessarily in the same order. 

The person who teaches Accounts, sits third to the right of G. C is an immediate neighbour of G. 

The person who teaches Mathematics sits second to the left of C. B sits third to the right of H. 

H teaches neither Accounts nor Mathematics. Only two persons sit between C and the person 

who teaches Physics. A and F are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither A nor F teaches Accounts. 

The person who teaches English sits second to the right of A. Two persons sit between D and the person who teaches Hindi.

 D does not teach Accounts. The person who teaches Psychology is an immediate neighbour of the person who teaches Accounts. 

The person who teaches Physics sits second to the left of A. One of the immediate neighbours of G teaches Chemistry.

1. Who among the following teaches Chemistry?

(1) A

(2) H

(3) D

(4) G

(5) None of these

2. What is the position of B with respect to the person who teaches Psychology?

(1) Second to the left

(2) Third to the right

(3) Third to the left

(4) Second to the right

(5) None of these

3. Who among the following sits exactly between the person who teaches Biology and the person who teaches Physics?

(1) The person who teaches Mathematics

(2) E

(3) The person who teaches Accounts

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) There is no such person

4. Which of the following subjects does E teach?

(1) Chemistry

(2) Hindi

(3) Accounts

(4) English

(5) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the given sitting arrangement?

(1) The person who teaches Hindi is an immediate neighbour of both H and D.

(2) One of the immediate neighbours of F teaches Biology

(3) E is sitting exactly between B and the person who teaches Mathematics

(4) The person who teaches Chemistry is second to the right of E

(5) All are true

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given sitting arrangement and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

(1) CF

(2) GA

(3) BD

(4) EH

(5) BA

Directions (7-10): A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. 

The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 11 day 34 night 93 pace 27 easy 44 joy

Step I: 93 11 day 34 night pace 27 easy 44 joy

Step II: 93 11 34 night pace 27 easy 44 joy day

Step III: 93 44 11 34 night pace 27 easy joy day

Step IV: 93 44 11 34 night pace 27 joy day easy

Step V: 93 44 34 11 night pace 27 joy day easy

Step VI: 93 44 34 11 night pace 27 day easy joy

Step VII: 93 44 34 27 11 night pace day easy joy

Step VIII: 93 44 34 27 11 pace day easy joy night

Step IX: 93 44 34 27 11 day easy joy night pace

Step IX is the last step of the above input

As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just 88 take 38 

7. What is the position of ‘war’ in Step VII?

(1) Seventh from the left end

(2) Eighth from the right end

(3) Fifth from the left end

(4) Fifth from the right end

(5) Sixth from the left end

8. Which of the following is the ninth from the right in Step VI?

(1) race

(2) 25

(3) war

(4) 58

(5) 15

9. What is the position of ‘15’ in step ‘IX’?

(1) Seventh from the left end

(2) Eighth from the left end

(3) Fifth from the right end

(4) Seventh from the right end

(5) Eighth from the right end

10. How many steps are required to complete this arrangement?

(1) Eleven

(2) Twelve

(3) Ten

(4) Nine

(5) None of These

11. Which of the following represents the Step X?

(1) 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 race take class heap just

(2) 88 73 58 38 25 15 class heap just race take war

(3) 88 73 58 38 25 15 war class heap just race take

(4) 88 73 58 38 25 15 war take class heap just race

(5) There is no such step

ANSWERS

1.         (2)

2.         (4)

3.         (1)

4.         (3)

5.         (2)

6.         (5)

In the first step the highest number is placed at the extreme left position and in second step the word which comes first in the alphabetical order is placed-

 at the extreme right position. In the next step the second highest number is placed at the second position from the left. After that step the word which comes second -

in the alphabetical order is placed at the extreme right position. These two steps are continued alternatively till all numbers and words are arranged.

Input: class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just 88 take 38

Step I: 88 class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just take 38

Step II: 88 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just take 38 class

Step III: 88 73 25 war 15 race heap 58 just take 38 class

Step IV: 88 73 25 war 15 race 58 just take 38 class heap

Step V: 88 73 58 25 war 15 race just take 38 class heap

Step VI: 88 73 58 25 war 15 race take 38 class heap just

Step VII: 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 race take class heap just

Step VIII: 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 take class heap just race

Step IX: 88 73 58 38 25 15 war take class heap just race

Step X: 88 73 58 38 25 15 war class heap just race take

Step X: 88 73 58 38 25 15 class heap just race take war

7. (5)

8. (2)

9. (4)

10. (1)

11. (3)

Reasoning Quiz - Part I

Reasoning Quiz - Part I

Directions (1-5): These questions are based on the following five statements. For each question, two conclusions numbered I and II are given. 

You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts.

 Read all the conclusions and then decided which of the given conclusions logically and definitely follows from the -
given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer 

(1) If only conclusion I follows.

(2) If only conclusion II follows.

(3) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

(4) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

(5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

Statements for (1-3): 

All fathers are brothers.

Some daughters are not brothers.

Some mothers are daughters.

All sisters are brothers.

No father is a mother.

1. Conclusion 

I. Some daughters if they are brothers are necessarily not mothers.

II. Some mothers are not sisters.

2. Conclusion 

I. All brothers if they are mothers are also necessarily fathers.

II. Some brothers that are not mothers are also not sisters.

3. Conclusion 

I. Some daughters are not fathers.

II. Some daughters that are not sisters can be mothers.

Statements for (4-5): 

All employees are owners.

No owner is a wager.

Some employees are not managers.

All managers are gatekeepers.

Some wagers are managers.

4. Conclusion 

I. Some managers who are not wagers are employees.

II. Some wagers if th ey are not gatekeepers are also not employees.

5. Conclusion 

I. Some gatekeepers are not wagers.

II. Some gatekeepers that are wagers are not owners.

Directions (6-8): In the following questions, the symbol @, ©, $, % and # are used with the following m-e-aning as illustrated below:

‘A$B’ means ‘A is not Smaller than B’

‘A#B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’

‘A@B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’

‘A©B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’

‘A%B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statement to be true, find which of the three conclusions-

 I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

6. Statements: 

H % J

J © N

N @ R

Conclusions: 

I. R % J 

II. H @ J

III. N @ H

(1) only II is true .

(2) only I and III are true

(3) only I is true

(4) only III is true

(5) None of these

7. Statement: 

M @ J

J $ T

T © N

Conclusion: 

I. N # J

II. T % M

III. M @ N

(1) only I and II are true

(2) only II and III are true

(3) only I and III are true

(4) None is true

(5) All are true

8. Statement: 

D © K

K # F

F @ P

Conclusion: 

I. P @ D

II. K # P

III. F $ D

(1) only II is true

(2) only I and II are true

(3) only III is true

(4) only II and III are true

(5) None of these

9. An excerpt from economic survey report – “Sector-wise contribution in the GDP has seen a paradigm shift in the Indian economy. 

The contribution of agriculture has been decreasing, while still it remains the single largest employment provider.”

Based on the above fact, it has been suggested that people should shift from agriculture to other sector, as it is no longer beneficial in terms of contribution in the GDP.

Which of the following statements would hold the above mentioned suggestion that people should shift from agriculture to other sectors in order to get benefit?

1) In 1951-52, the contribution of agriculture in the GDP of India was more than 55% but now it is reduced to approximately 15%.

2) Now-a-days people have become habitual with processed food which can be imported.

3) Agriculture is the largest employment provider and apart from food materials it also facilitates many other industrial activities.

4) Crop productivity in India is very low as compared to China, USA and Brazil.

5) None of these

ANSWERS

For (1-3):

1. (4)

2. (4)

3. (4)

For (4-5):

4. (2)

5. (2)

Solutions (6-8):

$ - ³ 

# - £

@ - >

© - =

% - <

6. (2): 

Statement: H < J = N > R

Conclusions I. R < J (true)

II. H > J (false)

III. N > H (true)

7. (5): 

Statement: M > J ≥ T = N

Conclusions I. N ≤ J (true)

II. T < M (true)

III. M > N (true)

8. (3): 

Statement: D = K ≤ F > P

Conclusion I. P > D (false)

II. K < P (false)

III. F ≥ D (true)

9. (3)

Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. 

You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions and then mark the appropriate option as answer.

1. Amongst U, V, W, X, Y and Z, who earns highest salary?

I. Y earns more than Z but less than at least two persons.

II. X earns more than Y but less than U, who is not highest earner.

III. V earns more than Y but less than W.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) I and II together are sufficient

(B) II and III together are sufficient

(C) I and III together are sufficient

(D) All statements together are sufficient

(E) Even all statements together are not sufficient

2. Are all the five friends P, Q, R, S, and T, who are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre ?

I. S sits second to the left of Q, who is immediate to the left of P. T is immediate left of R, who faces centre. Q faces to the centre.

II. T sits second to the right of P, who is immediate to the left of R. Q is not near to T, who faces centre.

III. R sits immediate to the left of T, who faces centre. P sits second to the right of S but not near to R.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) Either I or II alone

(B) Either II or III alone

(C) Either I or III alone

(D) Any one of the statements

(E) None of the statements

3. Point M is in which direction with respect to point X ?

I. Point R is to the north of point X. Point L is to the south of point M. Point L is to the south of point X.

II. Point T is to the east of point J, which is to the south of point X. Point P is to the north of point M, point P is to the west of point T.

III. Point N is to the south of point 0, which is to the east of point X, point M is to the east of point N.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) Either I or II alone

(B) Either II or III

(C) Either I or III alone

(D) Only II

(E) Only III

4. There are seven letters M, U, E, S, R, A and N. Is the word 'SUR-NAME' formed after performing the following operations using these seven letters only ?

I. A is placed third to the right of U. M is placed second to the right of N. While the last letter of the word is not M.

II. S is placed third to the left of N while R is placed immediately next (either left or right) to U.

III. E is placed second to the right of A. S is not placed near to E or N.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) I and II both together

(B) I and III both together

(C) II and III both together

(D) All statements together

(E) Even all statements together are not sufficient

5. Out of 6 colours of Caps Red. Orange, Green, White Black and Pink, which colour of Cap Q likes ?

(A person's name should not be the same with the first letter of the Cap that he likes. Six persons (M, N, 0, P, Q and R) like 6 different Caps each like one Cap)

I. P does not like Black Cap but the person who likes Red Cap is not Q or M.

II. 0 likes white Cap while N likes either Green or Orange Cap. R likes either Green or Black.

III. Q does not like Black while M likes either Black or Orange.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) I and II together

(B) II and III both together

(C) I and III both together

(D) Any two of the statements together

(E) All statements together are sufficient

Directions (6-10): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.

Six players A, B, C, D, E and F play four different games viz Tennis, Racing, Shooting, Riding and wear shirts of four different colours i.e. red, green, black and orange shirts.

 C wears either red or green shirt. E does not play shooting and person who play riding does not wear red shirt; A neither wears green shirt nor plays riding. 

Both of the racing players wear different colours of shirts but not wear orange shirt. F plays tennis; tennis player does not wear red shirt, 

two players wear black shirts and one wears orange. One player is in shooting and wears green, D wears red shirt and tennis player does not wear black shirt. 

E is in riding and wears black while A wears orange shirt. Not more than two players are in same game and wear same shirt.

6. Which of the following shirts is worn by two players?

(1) Black and Orange

(2) Red and Green

(3) Black and Red

(4) Green and Black

(5) None of these

7. Which colour of shirt is worn by the player, who plays shooting? 

(1) Red

(2) Green

(3) Black

(4) Orange

(5) None of these

8. Which of the game played and shirt worn by B?

(1) Riding and Black

(2) Shooting and Green

(3) Racing and Black

(4) Tennis and Red

(5) None of these

9. Which of the following is the correct combination, according to the given data?

(1) E- Black- Racing

(2) F-Red-Tennis

(3) D- Green-Racing

(4) A-Orange-Tennis

(5) None of these

10. Which of the games played by the two players except Racing?

(1) Tennis

(2) Shooting

(3) Riding

(4) Tennis or Riding  

(5) None of these

Solutions (1-5):
1. (4): From statement I, II and III together we can say that W is the highest earner.
2. (3)
3. (5)
4. (1)
5. (5)

Solutions (6-10):

6. (4)
7. (2)
8. (3)
9. (4)
10. (1)