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Questions: Classification Type Question

1. In a school, there were five teachers.
A and B were teaching Hindi and English.   
C and D were teaching English and Geography.
D and A were teaching Mathematics and Hindi
E and B were teaching History and French.
Who among the teachers was teaching maximum number of subjects ?
A. A                                        B. B      
C. C                                                        D. D     
Answer:      B
Explanation: Above information can be analysed as below: 


English
Hindi
Mathmatics
Geography
History
French
A
X
X
X



B
X
X


X
X
C
X


X


D

X
X



E




X
X

Hence, B teaches maximum no. of subjects , i.e

2. In a school, there were five teachers.
   A and B were teaching Hindi and English.
   C and D were teaching English and Geography.
   D and A were teaching Mathematics and Hindi
   E and B were teaching History and French.
   Which of the following pairs was teaching both Geography and Hindi ?
    A. A and B                                                          B. B and C      
    C. C and A                                                          D. None of these
     Answer:     D
Explanation:  Above information can be analysed as below:

English
Hindi
Mathematics
Geography
History
French
A
X
X
X



B
X
X

X
X
X
C
X


X


D

X
X



E




X
X

Hence, Only B teaches both Hindi and Geography.

3. In a school, there were five teachers.
    A and B were teaching Hindi and English.
    C and D were teaching English and Geography.
     D and A were teaching Mathematics and Hindi
     E and B were teaching History and French.
     More than two teachers were teaching which subject ?
     A. History                                                                          B. Hindi      
     C. French                                                                          D. Geography      
     Answer:      B
     Explanation:  Above information can be analysed as below:

English
Hindi
Mathematics
Geography
History
French
A
X
X
X



B
X
X

X
X
X
C
X


X


D

X
X



E




X
X
    












Hence, Three teachers were teaching Hindi -- A, B and C.

4. In a school, there were five teachers.
   A and B were teaching Hindi and English.
   C and D were teaching English and Geography.
   D and A were teaching Mathematics and Hindi
   E and B were teaching History and French.
Who among the teachers was teaching less than two subjects ?

A. A                                                                                      B. B      
C. D                                                                                      D. Data inadequate                                 E. There is no such teachers
Answer:      E
Explanation:  Above information can be analysed as below:


English
Hindi
Mathmatics
Geography
History
French
A
X
X
X



B
X
X

X
X
X
C
X


X


D

X
X



E




X
X

Hence, None of the teachers was teaching less than two subjects.

5. Madhu and Shobha are good in Dramatics and Computer Science.
    Anjali and Madhu are good in Computer Science and Physics.
    Anjali, Poonam and Nisha are good in Physics and Mathematics.
    Poonam and Shobha are good in History and Dramatics.
    Who is good in Computer Science, History and Dramatics ?

     A. Anjali                                                                         B. Madhu      
     C. Shobha                                                                      D. Nisha     
     Answer:      C
     Explanation: The given information can be analysed as under :


Dramatics
Computer Sc.
Physics
History
Mathematics
Madhu
X
X
X


Shobha
X
X

X

Anjali

X
X
X
X
Poonam
X

X
X

Nisha


X
X
X
      
       Shobha is good in Computer Science, History, and Dramatics.



6. Four youngmen Raj, Prem, Ved and Ashok are friendly with four girls Sushma, Kushum, Vimla and Poonam.
    Sushma and Vimla are friends.
    Ved's girl friend does not like Sushma and Vimla.
    Kusum does not care for Ved.
    Prem's girl friend is friendly with Sushma. Sushma does not like Raj.
    With whom is Sushma friendly ?

    A. Raj                                                                               B. Prem      
    C. Ved                                                                              D. Ashok     
    Answer:      D
    Explanation:     
    Sushma and Vimla are friends and Prem's girl friend is friendly with Sushma. This means that Prem's girl friend is Vimla.
    Ved's girl friend does not like Sushma and Vimal. So, she is either Kusum or Poonam. But Kusum does not care for Ved.
    So, Ved's girl friend is Poonam.
    Sushma does not like Raj. So, Raj's girl friend is Kusum.
    Clearly, Ashok's girl friend is Sushma.
    Sushma is friendly with Ashok.


7. (i)  Kailash, Godvind and Harinder are intelligent.
    (ii) Kailash, Rajesh and Jitendra are hard-working.
    (iii) Rajesh,Harinder and Jitendra are honest.
    (iv) Kailash, Govind and Jitendra are ambitious.
    Which of the followining persons is neither hard-working nor ambitious ?

    A. Kailash                                                                        B. Govind      
    C. Harinder                                                                     D. Rajesh      
    Answer:      C
    Explanation:  We may prepare a table as under :
  

Intelligent
Hard-working
Honest
Ambitious
Kailash
X
X

X
Govind
X


X
Harinder
X

X

Rajesh

X
X

Jitendra

X
X
X

     Harinder is neither hard-working nor ambitious.

8. Ravi is not wearing white and Ajay is not wearing blue.
    Ravi and Sohan wear different colours.
    Sachin alone wear red.
    What is Sohan's colour, if all four of them are wearing different colours ?

     A. Red                                                                             B. Blue      
     C. White                                                                          D. Can't say     
   Answer:      D
Explanation:  The fourth colour and some more information are required.

9. On a shelf are placed six volumes side-by-side labelled A, B, C, D, E and F.
    B, C, E, F have green covers while others have yellow covers.
    A, D, B are new volumes while the rest are old volumes.
    A, C, B are law reports while the rest are medical extracts.
    Which two volumes are old medical extracts and have green covers ?

    A. B,C                                                                               B. C, D      
    C. C, E                                                                              D. E, F     
    Answer:      D
    Explanation:
       

Green Cover
Yellow Cover
New  Volume
Old Volume
Law Reports
Medical Extracts
A

X
X

X

B
X

X

X

C
X


X
X

D

X
X


X
E
X


X

X
F
X


X

X
       
      Clearly, E and F are old volumes which have green covers and are medical extracts.


10. Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field.
      A and B are form Nehru House while the rest belong to Ghandhi House.        
     D and F are tall while the others are short. A, C and D are wearing glasses while the others are not.
     Which two students, who are not wearing glasses are short ?

     A. A and F                                                                      B. C and E      
     C. B and E                                                                       D. E and F         
    Answer:      C
    Explanation:   We may prepare a table as under :
   

Nehru House
Ghandi House
Tall
Short
Glasses
No glasses
A
X


X
X

B
X


X

X
C

X


X

D

X
X

X

E

X

X

X
F

X
X


X

      B and E are short and not wearing glasses.
11. Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field.
       A and B are form Nehru House while the rest belong to Ghandhi House.
       D and F are tall while the others are short.
       A, C and D are wearing glasses while the others are not.
       Which tall student of Gandhi House is not wearing glasses ?

      A. B                                                                                B. C      
      C. E                                                                                 D. F      
      Answer:      D
     Explanation: We may prepare a table as under :
     

Nehru House
Ghandi House
Tall
Short
Glasses
No glasses
A
X


X
X

B
X


X

X
C

X


X

D

X
X

X

E

X

X

X
F

X
X


X

         F belongs to Gandhi House, is tall and is not wearing glasses.

12. There are six cities A, B, C ,D, E and F.
      A is not a hill station.
      B and E are not historical places.
      D is not an industrial city.
      A and D are not historical cities.
      A and B are not alike.
      Which two cities are industrial centres?

        A. A and B                                                                   B. E and F      
        C. C and D                                                                   D. B and F      
        Answer:      B
        Explanation: The given information can be analysed as follows :


A
B
C
D
E
F
Historical
x
x
x
x
Industrial
x
x
Hill Stations
x
       






           Since A and B are not alike and because A is industrial, B cannot be industrial but only a hill station.
           So, we put a cross for B across industrial.
           Clearly, A, C, E, and F are industrial centres, So, the answer is (b).
13. There are six cities A, B, C ,D, E and F.
       A is not a hill station.
       B and E are not historical places.
       D is not an industrial city.
       A and D are not historical cities.
       A and B are not alike.
       Which two cities are hill stations?
        A. A and B                                                                      B. C and A      
        C. B and D                                                                      D. A and F      
        Answer:      C
         Explanation :The given information can be analysed as follows :
        

A
B
C
D
E
F
Historical
x
x
x
x
Industrial
x
x
Hill Stations
x

Since A and B are not alike and because A is industrial, B cannot be industrial but only a hill station.
So, we put a cross for B across industrial.

Clearly, B, C, D, E and F are Hill station. So, the answer (c).

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