Aztec Placement Papers

Analytical Reasoning
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(1-5) steps problem

There are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor.
No two people can be on the same step.
Mr A is two steps below Mr C
Mr B is a step next to Mr D
Only one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step )
Denote the first step by step 1 and second step by step 2 etc.

(1) If Mr A is on the first step, Which of the following is true?
(A) Mr B is on the second step
(B) Mr C is on the fourth step.
(C) A person Mr E, could be on the third step
(D) Mr D is on heigher step than Mr C.

Ans : (D)

(2). If Mr E was on the third step & Mr B was on a higher step than
Mr E which step must be vacant
(A) step 1 (B) step 2 (C) step 4 (D) step 5 (E) step 6

Ans : (A)
(3). If Mr B was on step 1, which step could A be on?
(A) 2&e only (B) 3&5 only (C) 3&4 only (D) 4&5 only (E) 2&4 only

Ans : (C)
(4). If there were two steps between the step that A was standing and the
step that B was standing on, and A was on a higher step than D , A
must be on step

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6 Ans: (C)

(5). Which of the following is false
i. B&D can be both on odd-numbered steps in one configuration
ii. In a particular configuration A and C must either both
an odd numbered steps or both an even-numbered steps
iii. A person E can be on a step next to the vacant step.

(A) i only (B) ii only (C) iii only Ans : (C)


Swimmers problem (6 - 9 )

Six swimmers A B C D E F compete in a race. There are no
ties. The out comes are as follows.
1. B does not win.
2. Only two swimmers seperate E & D
3. A is behind D & E
4. B is ahead of E , wiht one swimmer intervening
5. F is a head of D

(6). who is fifth
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) E Ans : (E)

(7) How many swimmers seperate A and F "
( A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) not deteraminable from the given info.

Ans :( D )

(8). The swimmer between C & E is
(A) none (B) F (C) D (D) B (E) A Ans : (A)

(9). If the end of the race, swimmer D is disqualified by the Judges
then swimmer B finishes in which place
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5 Ans : (B).