Reasoning Puzzles Questions for IBPS PO

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reasoning puzzle


PUZZLE

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

M, K, J, T, R, D and W are seven members of a family. There are two married couples among them belonging to two different generations. Each of them has a different choice of cuisine - Chinese, Continental, Thai, Punjabi, South India, Gujarati and Malwani. The grandfather in the family likes Gujarati food. None of the ladies likes Continental or Thai food. T is the son of M, who likes Chinese food. W is J's daughter-in-law and she likes South Indian food. K is grandfather of D, who likes Punjabi food. J is mother of R, who likes Continental food. 

1) How is R related to D?
(a) Father               (b) Brother             (c) Uncle                 (d) Data inadequate       
(e) None of these

2) How many male members are there in the family?
(a) 3                        (b) 4                      (c) 5                          (d) Data inadequate      
 (e) None of these

3) Which of the following group contains one each from the same generations?
(a) JRT                   (b) JRW                 (c) MRD                   (d) MWT                      
(e) None of these

4) Which food does T like ?
(a) Gujarati             (b) Thai                  (c) Malwani              (d) Data inadequate       
(e) None of these

5) Which of the following combinations represents favourite food of the two married ladies ?
(a) Malwani, South Indian                   (b) South Indian, Punjabi
(c) Punjabi, Malwani                            (d) Data inadequate  
(e) None of these

ANSWERS

1. (c) R is the brother of M, who is father of D. So, R is uncle of D.

2. (d) We can not determine because there is nothing mentioned about D in the question.

3 (a) J belongs to 1st generation, R belongs to 2nd generation and T belongs to 3rd generation.

4 (b) Thai food

5 (a) J likes Malwani and W likes South Indian.

SOLUTION

reasoning puzzle


PERSON
CUISINE
GENERATION
RELATIONSHIPS
K(MALE)
GUJARATI
1st
FATHER OF M AND R GRANDFATHER OF D AND T
J (FEMALE)
MALWANI
1st
WIFE OF K
M (MALE)
CHINESE
2nd
SON OF K AND J
W (FEMALE)
SOUTH INDIAN
2nd
WIFE OF M
R (MALE)
CONTINENTAL
2nd
BROTHER OF M
D(MALE/FEMALE)
PUNJABI
3rd
SON/DAUGHTER OF M &W
T (MALE)
THAI
3rd
SON OF M