Month Puzzle For Prelims

Set – 1

Seven persons T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z are receiving their salary on seven different months viz. January, February, March, April, May, June, July. V receives the salary after April but not at the last.  Two persons receive the salary between W and V. As many persons receive the salary between Y and W is one more than the persons who receive the salary between Y and V.  U receive the salary two persons before T. Z receives the salary neither at first nor at last.

सात व्यक्ति T, U, V, W, X, Y और Z सात अलग-अलग महीनों में अपना वेतन प्राप्त कर रहे हैं अर्थात जनवरी, फरवरी, मार्च, अप्रैल, मई, जून, जुलाई। V को अप्रैल के बाद वेतन मिलता है लेकिन अंत में नहीं। W और V के बीच दो व्यक्ति वेतन प्राप्त करते हैं। Y और W के बीच वेतन प्राप्त करने वाले व्यक्तियों की संख्या, Y और V के बीच वेतन प्राप्त करने वाले व्यक्तियों से एक अधिक है। U को T से दो व्यक्तियों पहले वेतन मिलता है। Z को न तो पहले और न ही अंत में वेतन मिलता है।

1) In which Month does Z receive the salary?

A. January
B. February
C. June
D. April
E. None of these

Option “C” is correct.

2) If the persons are arranged in alphabetical order from January to July, then how many persons remain in the same position?

A. No one
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. One

Option “A” is correct.

3) How many persons receive the salary between T and Z?

A. Three
B. Two
C. As many persons who receive the salary between W and V
D. Four
E. Both B & C

Option “E” is correct.

4) Who among the following person receives the salary two person before Y?

A. U
B. T
C. W
D. V
E. No one

Option “C” is correct.

5) Which among the following statements is/are false?

A. W receive the salary on February
B. Only two persons receive the salary between Y and X
C. No one receives the salary after U
D. V receives the salary immediately before Z
E. None is false

Option “C” is correct.

Set – 2

Eight bike brands viz. Bajaj, Hero, Honda, Jawa, Revolt, Suzuki, TVS and Yamaha were registered on different months starting from May to December of the same year, but not necessarily in the same order. Revolt was registered in the month having 30 days and immediately before the month in which Honda was registered. Only three brands were registered between the months in which Honda and TVS were registered. Hero was registered in the month immediately before TVS was registered and two months before Jawa was registered. Yamaha was registered in the month immediately before Suzuki and after Bajaj but not immediately after. Bajaj was not registered the first.

आठ बाइक ब्रांड अर्थात – बजाज, हीरो, होंडा , जावा, रिवोल्ट, सुजुकी, टीवीएस और यामाहा एक ही वर्ष के मई से दिसंबर तक विभिन्न महीनों में पंजीकृत थे, लेकिन जरूरी नहीं कि उसी क्रम में हों। रिवोल्ट को उस महीने में पंजीकृत किया गया था, जिसमें 30 दिन थे और उस महीने से तत्काल पहले, जिसमें होंडा  पंजीकृत किया गया था। केवल तीन ब्रांड उन महीनों के बीच पंजीकृत किये गये थे जिनमें होंडा  और टीवीएस पंजीकृत किये गये थे। टीवीएस के पंजीकृत होने के तत्काल पहले महीने में और जावा के पंजीकृत होने के दो महीने पहले हीरो पंजीकृत किया गया था। यामाहा को सुजुकी से पहले और बजाज के बाद वाले महीने में पंजीकृत किया गया था, लेकिन तत्काल बाद नहीं। बजाज को सबसे पहले पंजीकृत नहीं किया गया था।

1) Which of the following brand is registered in August?

A. Yamaha
B. Suzuki
C. Revolt
D. Bajaj
E. Jawa

Option “D” is correct.

2) In which of the following month does Suzuki was registered?

A. September
B. August
C. October
D. June
E. December

Option “E” is correct.

3) How many months are there between the months in which Hero and Yamaha were registered?

A. Four
B. Five
C. Three
D. Two
E. One

Option “B” is correct.

4) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the one that doesn’t belong to that group.

A. TVS
B. Hero
C. Bajaj
D. Honda
E. Jawa

Option “A” is correct.

5) What is the position of Revolt with respect to Suzuki?

A. Four months before
B. Three months after
C. Three months before
D. Two months after
E. Immediately before

Option “C” is correct.

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