PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

ONE ROW/LINE ARRANGEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-36 (HARD)

Direction (Qs.1 to 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

 

Eight men are sitting in a straight line and facing north. They earn different salaries i.e., 9K, 12K, 15K, 18K, 24K, 26K, 30K and 36K.

Note: They known by their initial letters of the name and no two persons have the same initial letter.

 

The one who is 3rd from the left end earns 18K. One person sits between the one who earns 18K and A. The one who earns 24K is the neighbour of the one who earns 18K. O is 2nd to the right of the one who earns 24K. O is not a neighbour of the one who earns 18K. According to the alphabetical series one letter is between O and the one who is at the right end. Q is 2nd to the left of B. According to the alphabetical series two letters are between Q and the one who earns 24K. N is neighbour of A. Q earns 30K and sits one of the ends. The one who earns 18K his name’s initial is the next letter of the one who earns 15K. Three letters are between according to the alphabetical series of the one who earns highest and the one who earns 2nd highest. Three people are sitting between O and the one who earns 12K. The one who earns 26K his name’s initial is the next letter of the one who earns 9K. M neither earns 9K nor 26K. The person sitting third to the left of A has an initial of letter K.

 

Question No : 1

Who among the following earns the highest salary?

(1) M   

(2) N   

(3) A   

(4) T    

(5) U

Question No : 2

How many persons earn less than the one who is 2nd from the left end?

(1) 0    

(2) 1    

(3) 2    

(4) 3    

(5) 4

Question No : 3

How many letters are between according to the alphabetical series, the one who earns the least salary and the one who earns the highest salary?

(1) 0    

(2) 1    

(3) 2    

(4) 3    

(5) 4

Question No : 4

The one who is 3rd from the right end earns how much salary?

(1) 26K

(2) 9K  

(3) 12K

(4) 36K

(5) 30K

Question No : 5

Which of the following is TRUE?

(1) B earns the least salary

(2) Two people are sitting between Q and the one who earns 15K

(3) P earns 26K

(4) M is 2nd from the right end

(5) B earns less than A