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Q1mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
40% accuracy
Five planes, A, B, P, Q and R were saluting on Independence Day in such a way that R was second to the left of Q but to the immediate right of A. There was one plane between B and P. B was not at any of the ends. P and Q were neighbours. Who was at the left end?
Q2mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
50% accuracy
In an exhibition, seven brands have put up their stalls in horizontal line and facing in same direction. The seven brands that have put up a stall include: A, B, L, P, R, T and Z. L, which is third to the left of B, is at one end. A is between B and Z. T is to the immediate right of R. R is fourth to the right of L. Which brand is displayed to the immediate right of T?
Q3mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
50% accuracy
Seven boys Ajay, Mihir, Rohit, Karan, Vaibhav, Nitin and Sanjay are sitting on a straight bench facing towards the north. Karan is sitting at the extreme left end and second to the left of Rohit. Mihir is the immediate neighbour of Rohit and Vaibhav. Nitin is sitting to the immediate left of Sanjay.
Who is sitting second to the left of Mihir?
Q4mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
33% accuracy
Five boys are sitting facing towards South. Raj is between Rohit and Vishal. Vishal is to the immediate right of Manoj and Manoj is to the immediate right of Shekhar. Who is sitting in the middle?
Q5mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
0% accuracy
Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q6mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
50% accuracy
Anuradha, Priya, Riya, Zeeshan, Sneha and Amrit are sitting in a row. Riya and Anuradha are sitting at extreme ends while Zeeshan is sitting to the immediate right of Riya. Who is sitting fourth to the right of Zeeshan?
Q7mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. C is between D and A. E is neither at the end, nor next to D, and is to the left of B who is last. Who is to the right of D?
Q8mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningGovernment Recruitment Exam Practice Paper2026
0% accuracy
Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q9mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
0% accuracy
Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q10mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
0% accuracy
Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q11mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2018 Higher Secondary Level2026
50% accuracy
नि म्नलि खि त गद्यां श का ध्या नपूर्वक अध्ययन की जि ये और दि ए गये प्रश्नों के उत्तर दी जि ये।एक दुकादु कान में पां च खि लौ ने एक पंक्ति में रखे गए हैं। टेडी खरगो श के बा ईं ओर और कछुए के दा ईं ओर है। बंदर खरगो श के दा यीं ओर है। बेबी डॉ ल खरगो श और बंदर के मध्य में है।तब कौ न सी गुड़ि या को बेबी डॉ ल के ठी क दा ईं ओर रखा गया है?
Q12mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
100% accuracy
Mohan, Ritika, Janvi, Priya and Riya are friends. Janvi runs faster than Ritika but slower than Priya. Mohan is the slowest runner and Riya runs faster than Priya. Who runs the fastest among the five?
Q13mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
Seven persons, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q, are sitting in a row facing towards the north. K and M are sitting together. O is at the east-end. P is between Q and M. Q is sitting in the middle. N is between O and L. K is sitting at the west-end. Who is sitting at the fifth position from the east?
Q14mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
In a row, Manu is at 14th position from the left and Sam is at the 9th position from the right. If they interchange their positions, then Sam becomes 12th from the right. Find the total number of persons present in the row.
Q15mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
0% accuracy
A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is at the right of E and C is in the extreme right. Who is fourth to the left of C?
Q16mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
Five girls are sitting facing towards the north. Rekha is between Shalini and Neetu. Pooja is to the immediate right of Neetu and Shalini is to the immediate right of Neha. Who is sitting in the middle?
Q17mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
0% accuracy
Among persons and , it is known that: is taller than at-least persons. is taller than , who is taller than exactly person. is not shorter than . is taller than and is shorter than . Who is tallest among them?
Q18mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
0% accuracy
Five students P, Q, R, S and T are sitting on a bench. Q is to the left of P and right of T. S is at the extreme right end and R is to the left of S. Who is sitting third from the left?
Q19mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice2026
0% accuracy
In a class, four students G, H, J and K are sitting on a bench facing North. G and K are sitting at the extreme ends. J is sitting third from the right end. H is sitting to the immediate left of K. How many students are sitting between G and H?
Q20mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice2026
0% accuracy
Four students, A, L, M, and G are sitting in a row facing North. M and G are sitting at the extreme ends of the row. A is sitting immediately to the right of M, who is sitting at the left end. Who is sitting immediately to the right of A?
Q21mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
0% accuracy
There are five boys P, Q, R, S and T standing in a line. Q is taller than T but shorter than P. S is shorter than T but taller than R. Who is the shortest?
Q22hardmcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
100% accuracy
Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting in a horizontal straight line, all facing towards the north. V is sitting exactly at the middle position. Only three friends are sitting between P and S. Only Q is sitting between S and T. T is sitting third to the right of V. Who is sitting at the extreme left end?
Q23mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
0% accuracy
Six girls M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting on a bench facing towards the east. M is sitting between P and Q. Only two girls are sitting to the right of Q. R is sitting to the immediate left of P. Who is sitting at the extreme left end?
Q24mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the question that follows:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.
(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.
(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(iv) G is between E and F.
(v) D is sitting third from the south end.

Name the person who should change place with C such that C gets the third place from the north end.
Q25mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Five boys A, B, C, D and E are standing in a line. A is taller than E but shorter than D. B is shorter than E and C is the tallest. Who is in the middle?
Q26mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
In a conference, five participants are seated in a row: Alan, Bob, Chris, David and Edward. Alan is not next to Chris. Bob is seated between Alan and David. Alan sits on one end. David is not next to Edward. Who is seated in the middle?
Q27mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Amit, Bhuwan, Chetan, Dilip, Lalit and Fahim are sitting in a row facing west. Chetan is between Amit and Lalit. Bhuwan is just to the left of Lalit but right of Dilip. Chetan is sitting to the immediate right of Lalit. Fahim is at the extreme left end. Which pair is sitting by the side of Dilip?
Q28mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
M, N, O, P and Q are standing in a row. P is at an end and third to the right of O. N is to the right of Q but left of P. Who is at the left end?
Q29mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
There are five boys Prem, Raju, Sundar, Hari and Ompal. Raju has more share of land than Sundar but lesser than Prem. Ompal has the least share and Hari has lesser share of land than Sundar. Who owns the highest share of land?
Q30mediummcqLogical ReasoningPractice Test2026
Namita is taller than Priya but not as tall as Madhuri. Reena is not taller than Namita but is not the shortest. Who among them is the third tallest?
Q31mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
A, B, C and X, Y, Z were sitting facing each other. A, B and C were facing south and X, Y and Z were facing north. X was left of Y but in front of A; Z was not at the left end and was not facing C. Who were at the left and right positions respectively?
Q32mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the question that follows:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.
(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.
(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(iv) G is between E and F.
(v) D is sitting third from the south end.

Which of the following pairs of people are sitting at the extreme ends?
Q33mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Consider the following statements:
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to , , , , and .
(ii) gets a North facing flat and is not next to .
(iii) and get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) , next to , gets a South facing flat and gets a North facing flat.

Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?
Q34mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the question that follows:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.
(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.
(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(iv) G is between E and F.
(v) D is sitting third from the south end.

Which of the conditions (i) to (v) given above is not required to find out the place in which A is sitting?
Q35mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the question that follows:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.
(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.
(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(iv) G is between E and F.
(v) D is sitting third from the south end.

Who is sitting to the right of E?
Q36mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the question that follows:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.
(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.
(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.
(iv) G is between E and F.
(v) D is sitting third from the south end.

Immediately between which of the following pairs of people is D sitting?
Q37mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Monica, Amar, Akbar and Anthony live in four apartments that are arranged side by side. Only one of the four persons is the landlord whose apartment is at one end. Amar's apartment is neither next to Monica's apartment nor next to Akbar's apartment. Monica's apartment is not at one end. Amar is not the landlord.
Amar lives:
Q38mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Monica, Amar, Akbar and Anthony live in four apartments that are arranged side by side. Only one of the four persons is the landlord whose apartment is at one end. Amar's apartment is neither next to Monica's apartment nor next to Akbar's apartment. Monica's apartment is not at one end. Amar is not the landlord. Monica lives:
Q39mediummcqReasoning AbilityCompetitive Exam2026
Direction: Monica, Amar, Akbar and Anthony live in four apartments that are arranged side by side. Only one of the above four persons is the landlord whose apartment is at one end. Amar's apartment is neither next to Monica's apartment nor next to Akbar's apartment. Monica's apartment is not at one end. Amar is not the landlord.
Who lives just beside the landlord?
Q40mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Monica, Amar, Akbar and Anthony live in four apartments that are arranged side by side. Only one of the four persons is the landlord whose apartment is at one end. Amar's apartment is neither next to Monica's apartment nor next to Akbar's apartment. Monica's apartment is not at one end. Amar is not the landlord. Who is the landlord?
Q41mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre and A and P are in the ends. R is sitting on the left of A. Then who is sitting on the right of P?
Q42mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningWBCS Prelims2026
Five boys are sitting in a row. Kajol is sitting in between Piyush and Paresh, while Gogol is sitting in between Ronnie and Piyush. Who is sitting at the extreme right end of the row relative to Gogol?
Q43mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
There are chairs arranged in a row. The position of is exactly at the middle, and is at the position when counting from the right end. How many chairs are located between and ?
Q44mediummcqReasoning AbilityWBCS Prelims 20192026
Five boys are sitting in a row. Kajol is sitting in between Piyush and Paresh while Gogol is sitting in between Ronnie and Piyush. Who is sitting at the extreme right of Gogol?
Q45hardmcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Six members (A, B, C, D, E, and F) of a family decide to have a family photo taken, and are sitting on a bed to be photographed. B is to the right of D, A is between F and C. E is standing/sitting at one of the ends and is second to the left of A. F always wants to stand/sit next to D. Who is third from the left in the photograph?
Q46hardmcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting on a straight bench facing towards the east. Only two persons are sitting between P and Q. Only S is sitting to the left of P. Only Q is sitting between T and U. U is sitting at the end position from the right end. Who is sitting at the third position from the left end?
Q47mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
G, H, I, J, K and L are sitting in a row facing south. H is to the immediate left of I. I is fourth to the left of G. K is the neighbour of L and J. The person who is third to the right of J is one of ends. Who is to the right of K?
Q48hardmcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
There are eight persons – A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S. All of them are sitting in a straight row and are facing in the south direction but not necessarily in the same order. D sits to the immediate right of A. There are only two persons between B and S. A is second to the left of B, who is fourth from the right corner. The number of persons between A and P is the same as the number of persons between S and C. P sits at one corner of the row. R is not a neighbour of C, who is to the immediate left of Q. How many persons are seated to the left of Q?
Q49mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two rows three in each. E is not at the end of any row. D is second to the left of F. C, the neighbour of E is sitting diagonally opposite to D. B is the neighbour of F. Who is facing B?
Q50mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
Six friends are watching a movie sitting in a row. E is sitting next to Q. P is sitting next to G. Q is sitting with R, who is at the left end. G is sitting second to the right of Q. E is to the left of P and F. Q and E are sitting together. What is the position of F?
Q51mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Four friends M, N, O and P are sitting in a straight line, all facing the North direction. O is sitting at the extreme right end. P is third to the left of O. M is sitting exactly between P and N.
What is the exact seating arrangement from left to right?
Q52mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Five friends : E, F, G, H and I are sitting in a row facing North. E is sitting at the right end and to the immediate right of G. I is sitting to the immediate left of H and to the immediate right of F. H is sitting at the third place from the right end. Who is sitting at the second place from the left end ?
Q53mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Six kids are sitting in two rows facing north. Their names are Fuji, Ukain, Yam and Krish, Charlie, Mac. Fuji and Mac are sitting diagonally opposite. Ukain is in the top row and to the immediate right of Fuji. Krish is second to the left of Mac while Yam and Krish are not in the same row.
Who is sitting opposite to Charlie?
Q54mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
L, M, N and O are to be seated in a row from left to right. However, N and O cannot be together. Moreover, M cannot be in the third place from the left. L and M are sitting beside each other. Considering the seating from left to right, which of the following must be true?
Q55mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice2026
Seven friends O, P, Q, R, S, T and U are watching a cricket match sitting in a stadium. P is sitting at one extreme end. T is sitting between Q and U. R is sitting to the immediate right of S and immediate left of Q. U is sitting second to the left of P. Who is sitting between U and P?
Q56hardmcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice2026
There is only one runway which will be used by seven flights one by one. P and Q will use the runway neither first nor last. S will use it second after R. M will use it second before O. N will use it after O and before R. Q will use it just before S. Who will use the runway in the middle?
Q57mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
R is taller than T. Both P and Q are taller than S, whose height is between P and T. If S is taller than T, who is the shortest?
Q58mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Six girls are sitting in a row facing West. Kim is to the left of Seema and Sony is between Piku and Ria. There are two people seated between Piku and Seema, who is separated from Neela by one person. If Piku is seated at one end of the row, who is at the other end?
Q59mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Four friends are sitting in a row facing North. Sam is to the right of Tom. Amy is to the left of Tom but not next to him. Rick is between Amy and Tom. Who is sitting at the far right?
Q60mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Eight girls, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R, are sitting in two lines, with four girls in each line. Both the lines are facing the same direction. One line is behind the other line. K is at a corner and to the immediate left of P. O is to the immediate left of M. Two persons are sitting between K and R. L is just behind P. O is between L and M. N is not in the front line. Who is sitting between P and R?
Q61mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
In a row of girls, Kavya is sitting from the left end and Maya is sitting from the right end. If they interchange their positions, what will be Kavya's new position from the left end?
Q62mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
In a row of people, Anusha is from the left side and Bhanu is from the right side. Find the number of people who are sitting exactly between them.
Q63mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
There are five women , , , , and standing in a row facing North. The position of is second from the left end in the row. and are standing at the left and right ends respectively. is standing to the immediate left of . What is the position of in the row?
Q64mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningPractice Test2026
There are 4 people S, D, K and L sitting in a row facing North. If D and K are sitting at the left end and right end respectively, and S is sitting second from the left end, then how many people are sitting to the right of S?
Q65mediummcqMental Ability and ReasoningUP Police Assistant Operator Exam2026
Ravi is ninth from the left end and Praveen is fifth from the right end in a row of boys. If there are seven boys between Ravi and Praveen, how many boys are there in the row?
Q66mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Five persons S, T, U, V, and W are standing in a line facing towards the east. Only T is standing between U and S. U is standing third to the right of W and to the immediate left of V.
Who is standing at the extreme right end?
Q67hardmcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
Seven people - A, B, D, N, R, S and V are sitting on a bench facing South. A is sitting second to the right of V. One person is sitting between A and R. N is the immediate neighbour of D, who is sitting at one end. V is sitting third to the left of S. V is sitting third from the left end. R is sitting at one end and is the immediate neighbour of S. A is sitting second to the left of R. Which of the following is sitting third to the left of A?
Q68mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
P, Q, R, S and T are standing in a line. P is taller than S but shorter than Q. T is shorter than S but taller than R. Who is the second tallest of them all?
Q69mediummcqReasoningPractice Test2026
Among persons U, V, W, X, Y and Z, it is known that: U is taller than at least persons. W is taller than V, who is taller than exactly person. X is not shorter than W. Y is taller than U and X is shorter than U. Who is 4th tallest among them?
Q70mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Vishu, Pooja, Vishakha, Rani and Ram are sitting in a line facing North. Pooja is third to the extreme right end. Vishu is second to the left of Pooja. Vishakha is to the right of Pooja. Rani is third to the right of Ram, who is the immediate neighbour of Vishu. Who is sitting in the middle?
Q71mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Seven people are standing facing south. B is second to the right of the person in the middle and C is third to the left of B. A is to the immediate left of C. What is the position of A with respect to the person in the middle?

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