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. 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 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. 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.



Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees of an organization working in three departments, viz Personnel, Administration and Marketing with not more than three of them in any department. Each of them has a different choice of sports from football, cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball, hockey and table tennis, not necessarily in the same order. D works in Administration and does not like either football or cricket. F works in Personnel with only A, who likes table tennis. E and H do not work in the same department as D. C likes hockey and does not work in Marketing. G does not work in Administration and does not like either cricket or badminton. One of those who work in Administration likes football. The one who likes volleyball works in Personnel. None of those who work in Administration likes either badminton or lawn tennis. H does not like cricket.

  1. What is G’s favorite sport?











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    Draw a table with Employee, Subject and Sport.
    C likes hockey.
    D works in Administration.
    F works in Personnel with only A, who likes table tennis.


    Correct Option: D

    Draw a table with Employee, Department and Sport.
    C likes hockey.
    D works in Administration.
    F works in Personnel with only A, who likes table tennis.
    One of those who work in Administration likes football.
    D works in Administration and does not like either football or cricket.
    F works in Personnel with only A, who likes table tennis.
    E and H do not work in the same department as D.
    C likes hockey and does not work in Marketing.
    G does not work in Administration and does not like either cricket or badminton.
    The one who likes volleyball works in Personnel.
    None of those who work in Administration likes either badminton or lawn tennis.
    H does not like cricket.




Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven friends studying seven different branches of engineering, namely Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, Computer and Aeronautical Engineering, not necessarily in this order. Each of them studies in three different colleges, X, Y and Z. Not less than two study in any college. D studies Electrical engineering in College X. The one who studies Chemical Engineering does not study in college Z. F studies Aeronautical Engineering in college Y with only B. A does not study in college X and does not study Civil Engineering. E studies Computer Engineering and does not study in college X. G studies Electronics Engineering but not in college X. none in college X studies Mechanical or Civil Engineering.

  1. In which of the following colleges does C study ?











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    Draw a table with Friends, Collage and Branch.
    D studies Electrical engineering in College X.
    E studies Computer Engineering.
    F studies Aeronautical Engineering in college Y with only B.
    G studies Electronics Engineering.


    Correct Option: A

    Draw a table with Friends, Collage and Branch.
    D studies Electrical engineering in College X.
    E studies Computer Engineering.
    F studies Aeronautical Engineering in college Y with only B.
    G studies Electronics Engineering.
    A does not study in college X and does not study Civil Engineering.
    E studies Computer Engineering and does not study in college X.
    The one who studies Chemical Engineering does not study in college Z.
    None in college X studies Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
    Based on the above information, the classification of the group is as follow in the table.