Grouping and Team Formation


Direction: A group of three or four has to be selected from seven persons. Among the seven are two women: Fiza and Kavita, and five men: Ram, Shyam, David, Peter and Rahim. Ram would not like to be in the group if Shyam is also selected. Shyam and Rahim want to be selected together in the group. Kavita would like to be in group only if David is also there. David if selected, would not like Peter in the group. Ram would like to be in the group only if Peter is also there. David insists that Fiza be selected in case he is there in the group.

  1. Which of the following is a feasible group of four?









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    Refer to the given information and eliminate the options, David and Peter cannot be in the same team so option (4) must be eliminated. If Rahim is selected then Shyam must be selected so option (1) must be eliminated.

    Correct Option: C

    Refer to the given information and eliminate the options, David and Peter cannot be in the same team so option (4) must be eliminated. If Rahim is selected then Shyam must be selected so option (1) must be eliminated.
    David and Faza must be in the same team so option (2) must be eliminated.


  1. Which of the following is a feasible group of three?









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    Refer to the given information and eliminate the options we will get only option (2) satisfies all the given conditions.

    Correct Option: B

    Refer to the given information and eliminate the options we will get only option (2) satisfies all the given conditions.Hence , Peter, Shayam, Rahim is a feasible group of three .



  1. There are ten animals–two each of lions, panthers, bison, bears, and deer–in a zoo. The enclosures in the zoo are named X, Y, Z, P and Q and each enclosure is allotted to one of the following attendants:
    Jack, Mohan, Shalini, Suman and Rita. Two animals of different species are housed in each enclosure. A lion and a deer cannot be together. A panther cannot be with either a deer or a bison. Suman attends to animals from among bison, deer, bear and panther only. Mohan attends to a lion and a panther. Jack does not attend to deer, lion or bison. X, Y, and Z are allotted to Mohan, Jack and Rita respectively. X and Q enclosures have one animal of the same species. Z and P have the same pair of animals. The animals attended by Shalini are:









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    As per the given all information in above question ,
    Write down the information given
    L → D ( Lion and Dear cannot be together )
    P → D & Bs ( A Panther cannot be with a Dear or a Bison )
    Suman → L
    Mohan → L + P
    Jack → P or B
    Hence we can short out following table
    Since Z & P have the same pair of animals, the other 3 enclosures viz. X, Y and Q must contain the other 3 species within themselves.
    So apart from Lion and panther, Bear must be third species in X, Y, Q.


    Correct Option: C

    As per the given all information in above question ,
    Write down the information given
    L → D ( Lion and Dear cannot be together )
    P → D & Bs ( A Panther cannot be with a Dear or a Bison )
    Suman → L
    Mohan → L + P
    Jack → P or B
    Hence we can short out following table
    Since Z & P have the same pair of animals, the other 3 enclosures viz. X, Y and Q must contain the other 3 species within themselves.
    So apart from Lion and panther, Bear must be third species in X, Y, Q.
    Jack gets Bear and Panther as he doesn't handle lion (given) that leaves. Q with Lion and Bear; which goes to Shalini as Suman doesn't handle lion (given).



Direction: In a local pet store, seven puppies wait to be introduced to their new owners. The puppies, named Ashlen, Blakely, Custard, Daffy, Earl, Fala and Gabino, are all kept in two available pens. pen 1 holds three puppies, and pen 2 holds four puppies.
If Gabino is kept in pen 1, then Daffy in not kept in pen 2
If Daffy is not kept in pen 2, then Gabino in kept in pen 1
If Ashlen is kept in pen 2, then Blakely in not kept in pen 2
If Blakely is kept in pen 1, then Ashlen in not kept in pen 1

  1. If Earl and Fala are in different pens, then which of the following must NOT be true?











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    As per the given question ,
    Case 1: When Earl is in pen 1 and Fala is in pen 2.
    Also, there is one among Ashlen and Blakely in pen 1, this will mean Gabino and Daffy will have to be in Pen 2 and Custard will have to be in Pen 1.
    Case 2: When Fala is in pen 1 and Earl is in pen 2.
    The same situation arises and custard will have to be in pen 1.

    Correct Option: E

    As per the given question ,
    Case 1: When Earl is in pen 1 and Fala is in pen 2.
    Also, there is one among Ashlen and Blakely in pen 1, this will mean Gabino and Daffy will have to be in Pen 2 and Custard will have to be in Pen 1.
    Case 2: When Fala is in pen 1 and Earl is in pen 2.
    The same situation arises and custard will have to be in pen 1.
    So the last option which says Custard is in a higher-numbered pen than Fala is always incorrect.



  1. If Earl shares a pen with Fala, then which of the following MUST be true?











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    According to the given condition: Earl shares a pen with Fala.
    Two condition arises here, either they are Pen 1 or they are in pen 2.
    When they are in Pen 1, one among Ashlen and Blakely has to be in pen 1.
    This implies Custard has to in pen 2.
    When they are in Pen 2, one among Ashlen and Blakely has to be in pen 1 along with Gabino and Daffy.

    Correct Option: B

    According to the given condition: Earl shares a pen with Fala.
    Two condition arises here, either they are Pen 1 or they are in pen 2.
    When they are in Pen 1, one among Ashlen and Blakely has to be in pen 1.
    This implies Custard has to in pen 2.
    When they are in Pen 2, one among Ashlen and Blakely has to be in pen 1 along with Gabino and Daffy.
    This implies Custard has to in pen 2.
    In both the condition Custard is in pen 2.