Matrix Arrangement


Direction: In a Public Sector Undertaking Township, there are five executives – Ambrish, Amit, Rohit, Manu and Tarun. Two of them play Cricket while the other three play different games viz. Football, Tennis and Chess. One Cricket player and a Chess player stay in the third flat, whereas the other three stay in different flats, i.e. 2nd, 4th and 5th. Two of these five players are mechanical engineers while the other three are quality inspector, design engineer and power engineer respectively. The chess player is the oldest in age while one of the cricket players, who plays at the national level, is the youngest in age. The age of the other cricket player, who plays at the regional level, lies between the football player and the chess player. Manu is a regional level player and stays in the 3rd flat while Tarun is a quality inspector and stays in the 5th flat. The football player is a design engineer and stays in the 2nd Flat. Amit is a power engineer and plays Chess while Ambrish is the mechanical engineer and plays Cricket at the national level.

  1. What does Tarun play ?









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    Correct Option: D

    Based on the matrix, (d) is the right answer.



Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight persons from different banks, viz UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1 A, B, C and D are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2 P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating as in the final arrangement.)

1. C sits second to right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.

2. Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.

3. The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra.

4. Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A.

5. B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.

  1. C is from which of the following banks?











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    (e) is the right answer


    Correct Option: E

    (e) is the right answer




Direction: In a Public Sector Undertaking Township, there are five executives – Ambrish, Amit, Rohit, Manu and Tarun. Two of them play Cricket while the other three play different games viz. Football, Tennis and Chess. One Cricket player and a Chess player stay in the third flat, whereas the other three stay in different flats, i.e. 2nd, 4th and 5th. Two of these five players are mechanical engineers while the other three are quality inspector, design engineer and power engineer respectively. The chess player is the oldest in age while one of the cricket players, who plays at the national level, is the youngest in age. The age of the other cricket player, who plays at the regional level, lies between the football player and the chess player. Manu is a regional level player and stays in the 3rd flat while Tarun is a quality inspector and stays in the 5th flat. The football player is a design engineer and stays in the 2nd Flat. Amit is a power engineer and plays Chess while Ambrish is the mechanical engineer and plays Cricket at the national level.

  1. Who stays in the 4th flat?









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    We can make this matrix based on the information given in the instruction.


    Correct Option: A

    Based on the matrix, (a) is the right answer



Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight persons from different banks, viz UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1 A, B, C and D are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2 P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating as in the final arrangement.)

1. C sits second to right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.

2. Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.

3. The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra.

4. Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A.

5. B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.

  1. Who amongst the following is from Syndicate Bank?











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    (c) is the right answer


    Correct Option: C

    (c) is the right answer




Direction: In a Public Sector Undertaking Township, there are five executives – Ambrish, Amit, Rohit, Manu and Tarun. Two of them play Cricket while the other three play different games viz. Football, Tennis and Chess. One Cricket player and a Chess player stay in the third flat, whereas the other three stay in different flats, i.e. 2nd, 4th and 5th. Two of these five players are mechanical engineers while the other three are quality inspector, design engineer and power engineer respectively. The chess player is the oldest in age while one of the cricket players, who plays at the national level, is the youngest in age. The age of the other cricket player, who plays at the regional level, lies between the football player and the chess player. Manu is a regional level player and stays in the 3rd flat while Tarun is a quality inspector and stays in the 5th flat. The football player is a design engineer and stays in the 2nd Flat. Amit is a power engineer and plays Chess while Ambrish is the mechanical engineer and plays Cricket at the national level.

  1. Who plays football ?









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    We can make this matrix based on the information given in the instruction.


    Correct Option: C

    Based on the matrix, (c) is the right answer.