Matrix Arrangement


Direction: Study the 10 statements given below and answer the questions.

1. Six businessmen from six different nations are staying in different rooms in succession in the same row in a hotel.

2. Each of them owns a different number of cars and has donated to different number of institutions during the last year.

3. The businessman in Room no. 102 owns twice as many as the number of cars owned by the businessmen who has donated to 8 institutions in the last year.

4. The businessman from Uruguay and the businessman in Room no. 106 together own 40 cars in total.

5. The businessman from Argentina owns 8 cars less than the businessman from England but donated to 10 more institutions in the last year.

6. Four times the number of cars owned by the businessman in Room no. 104 is lesser than the number of institutions to which he has donated in the last year.

7. The businessman in Room No. 103 owns 12 cars and donated to 8 institutions in the last year.

8. The businessman who owns 16 cars donated to 24 institutions in the last year.

9. The businessman in Room no. 105 owns 8 cars and donated to 2 institutions less than those donated by the businessman from Canada in the last year.

10. The Belgium businessman is staying two rooms ahead of the Scotland businessman who is staying two rooms ahead of the USA businessman

  1. How many cars are owned by the English businessman?









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    From the information given we can draw following matrix


    Correct Option: B

    Let us assume that the number of Canadian institute they have donated is x, then that from Brazil is x - 2. On the basis of data above table is drawn. From information 10, residents of Canada, England and Brazil are staying in alternate rooms in that order starting from left. Though room numbers of residents of Canada, England and Brazil can also be 102, 104 and 106 respectively.

    12 cars are owned by the English businessman.



  1. The businessman of which country owns the highest number of cars?









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    From the information given we can draw following matrix


    Correct Option: B

    Let us assume that the number of Canadian institute they have donated is x, then that from Brazil is x - 2. On the basis of data above table is drawn. From information 10, residents of Canada, England and Brazil are staying in alternate rooms in that order starting from left. Though room numbers of residents of Canada, England and Brazil can also be 102, 104 and 106 respectively.

    The businessman of Uruguay owns the highest number of cars.




  1. The businessman of which country has donated to 24 institutions in the last year?









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    From the information given we can draw following matrix


    Correct Option: D

    Let us assume that the number of Canadian institute they have donated is x, then that from Brazil is x - 2. On the basis of data above table is drawn. From information 10, residents of Canada, England and Brazil are staying in alternate rooms in that order starting from left. Though room numbers of residents of Canada, England and Brazil can also be 102, 104 and 106 respectively.


    The businessman of Germany has donated to 24 institutions in the last year.



  1. The businessman of which country is staying in room no. 106 ?









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    From the information given we can draw following matrix


    Correct Option: D

    Let us assume that the number of Canadian institute they have donated is x, then that from Brazil is x - 2. On the basis of data above table is drawn. From information 10, residents of Canada, England and Brazil are staying in alternate rooms in that order starting from left. Though room numbers of residents of Canada, England and Brazil can also be 102, 104 and 106 respectively.


    The businessman of Germany is staying in room no. 106




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. Agewise, who among the following lies between Manu and Tarun ?









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


    Correct Option: D

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