Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) P, Q, R, S and T finished a work, working from Monday to Saturday, one of the days being a holiday, each working overtime only on one of the days.
(ii) R or T did not work overtime on the first day.
(iii) Q worked overtime the next day after the holiday.
(iv) The overtime work done on the previous day of the holiday was by R.
(v) There was a two days’ gap between the days on which P and Q worked over time.
(vi) P worked overtime the next day of the overtime day of S.
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From the clues (i), (iii), (iv) (v) and (vi) we get three possible arrangements
for Monday to Saturday. These arrangements are as follows:
1. R, Holiday, Q, T, S, P 2. T, S, P, R, Holiday, Q
3. S, P, R, Holiday, Q, T Reject the possibilities 1 and 2 because of clue (ii). Hence, the arrangement 3 is the correct one.
S.No. Day Person
- MON S
- TUE P
- WED R
- THU Holiday
- FRI Q
- SAT T
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Questions:
Q1. Which of the following is the correct statement?
1) P worked overtime last among them.
2) P worked overtime earlier than S.
3) The holiday was on Friday.
4) S worked overtime earlier than Q. 5) None of these
Q2. On which day did R work overtime?
1) Monday 2) Tuesday 3) Thursday 4) Friday 5) None of these
Q3. How many days’ gap was there between the days on which P and T worked overtime?
1) Three 2) Two 3) One 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
Q4. When did T work overtime?
1) On the day previous to that on which S worked overtime
2) On the next day of the day on which Q worked overtime
3) Two days after the day on which S worked overtime
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
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ANS 1. 4
ANS 2. 5
ANS 3. 1
ANS 4. 2
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