Grouping and Team Formation


Direction: During one week, a human resource director conducts five interviews for a new job, one interview per day, Monday through Friday. There are six candidates for the job - Ram, Shyam, Trilochan, Usha, Veena, and Kishore. No more than two candidates are interviewed more than once. Neither Shyam nor Usha nor Veena is interviewed more than once, and no other candidate is interviewed more than twice. The schedule of interviews is subject to the following conditions :
If Trilochan is interviewed, then Trilochan must be interviewed on both Monday and Friday.
If Shyam is interviewed, then Usha is also interviewed, with Shyam's interview taking place earlier than Usha's interview.
If Ram is interviewed twice, then Ram's second interview takes place exactly two days after Ram's first interview.
If Veena is interviewed, then Kishore is interviewed twice, with Veena's interview taking place after Kishore's first interview and before Kishore's second interview.
If Usha is interviewed, then Ram is also interviewed, with Usha's interview taking place on a day either immediately before or immediately after a day on which Ram is interviewed.

  1. If Veena is interviewed on Tuesday, then which one of the following MUST BE true?









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    Draw a table on the basis of above all given information , we can say that
    If Veena is interviewed on Tuesday


    Correct Option: D

    Draw a table on the basis of above all given information , we can say that
    If Veena is interviewed on Tuesday, then Shyam is not interviewed on same day.



  1. Which of the following could be a complete and accurate list of candidates the human resources director interviews and the days on which those interviews take place?









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    On the basis of above given details in question , we can say that
    complete and accurate list of candidates the human resources director interviews and the days on which those interviews take place is given as :-


    Correct Option: A

    On the basis of above given details in question , we can say that
    complete and accurate list of candidates the human resources director interviews and the days on which those interviews take place is given as :-
    Monday: Shyam: Tuesday: Usha; Wednesday:Ram; Thursday: Kishore; Friday: Ram;




Direction: The Vice Chancellor of a University wants to select a team of five member organizing committee for the next convocation of the University to be held in March 2012. The committe members are to be selected from five shortlisted professor ( prof. Ahuja, prof. Banerjee, prof. Chakravarty, prof. Das and prof. Equbal ) and four short listed students ( Prakash, Queen, Ravi and Sushil). Some conditions for selection of the committee members are given below:
i. Porf. Ahuja and Sushil have to be together
ii. Prakash cannot be put with Ravi
iii. prof. Das and Queen cannot go together
iv. Prof. Chakravarty and prof. Equbal have to be selected
v. Ravi cannot be selected with prof. Banerjee

  1. In case Prof. Ahuja and Prof. Chakravarty are members, who are the other members who cannot be selected for the committee?









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    On the basis of above given details in question , we get
    Option (1) and (2) satisfy all the conditions.

    Correct Option: D

    On the basis of above given details in question , we get
    Option (1) and (2) satisfy all the conditions. Option (3) does not satisfy .


  1. If two members of the committee are students and Prof. Das is one of the members of the committee, who are the other committee members?









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    As per the above given all information , we can say that
    No team can be formed with the given condition

    Correct Option: D

    As per the above given all information , we can say that
    No team can be formed with the given condition .



Direction: Three men and three women are travelling in two cars ( red and blue ). Each car has exactly three persons. The cars cannot have all women or all men passengers. Mala, Ajit and Suman know how to drive a car. Mala and Sapna are women. Manjit and sarat are not in the same car. Ajit and sarat are men.

  1. If Suman and Manjit are the two passengers in the red car, who can be passengers of the blue car?











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    As per the given conditions are--
    (i) Mala, Ajit and Suman- know how to drive a car.
    (ii) Females are Mala and Sapna and Males are Ajit and Sarat.
    Condition-1: At least one person should be in each car who knows driving.
    Condition-2: Manjit and Sarat are not in the same car.
    Condition-3: Each car has three persons and the cars cannot have all women or all men passengers.
    Condition - 4: Each car has exactly three persons.

    Correct Option: E

    As per the given conditions are--
    (i) Mala, Ajit and Suman- know how to drive a car.
    (ii) Females are Mala and Sapna and Males are Ajit and Sarat.
    Condition-1: At least one person should be in each car who knows driving.
    Condition-2: Manjit and Sarat are not in the same car.
    Condition-3: Each car has three persons and the cars cannot have all women or all men passengers.
    Condition - 4: Each car has exactly three persons.
    It is given that Suman and Manjit are the two passengers in the red car. And Suman can drive the car. And Manjit is in red car, so Sarat must go in the blue car. Also, only one out of Mala and Ajit can go in the red car (as three persons in one car) or Sapna can go in the red car. It satisfy all the conditions.
    Here all the four given options are correct.