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Basic Arrangement (CSAT-2025)

By:-Brijnandan Sir
1. Five books A, B, C, D and E are on a table. If A is 7. Raghu is heavier than Prakash. Babla is heavier than
below E, C is above D, B is below A and D is above Dileep. Ashok is heaver than Raghu. which one of the
E then which one is at bottom? following information is necessary to find out, who is
(a) E (b) B heaviest?
(c) C (d) A (a) Raghu is heavier than Dilip
(b) Dilip is lighter than Babla
2. Ravi's oldest brother is Avinash. Ravi is younger than (c) Prakash is heavier than Babla
Ajay. Ravi and Ajay are not brother. which one of the (d) Ashok is heavier than Prakash
following statement is definitely true?
(a) Avinash is younger to Ajay 8. Vipul is taller tan Hans. Hans is taller than Anand. Alok
(b) Ajay is younger to Avinash is taller than Ashok. Ashok is tller than Hans. find who
(c) Ajay is younter to Ravi is tallest?
(d) Ravi is not older than Ajay (a) Alok (b) Ashok
(c) Vipul (d) Can not be determined
3. Five persons were walking. D was ahead of A. E was
following B. C was in the middle of A and B who was
in the middle? Direction: (Que No. 9 & 10) Study the information given
(a) A (b) B bellow and answer the questions bassed on it?
(c) C (d) D Prakash is heavier than Arun who is lighter than Varun.
Prabodh is lighter than Prakash and heavier than Varun.
4. (i)Sudha is taller than Pushpa but shorter than Malti.
(ii)Geeta is shorter than Beeju and Beeju is not as tall 9. When they are arranged in decreasing order of their
as Puspa. If they are arranged according to their height, weight then who is at third position from above?
then who is in the middle? (a) Arun (b)Prabodh
(a)Geeta (b) Malti (c) Varun (d) Prakash
(c) Pushpa (d) Sudha
10. Who is heaviest among them?
5. Amar is taller than Sameer. Prabhat is taller than Umesh (a) Prakash (b) Arun
but not as tall as Sameer. Ashok is shorter than Umesh. (c) Varun (d) Prabodh
who is shorter among them?
(a) Ashok (b) Prabhat 11. Ashok is younger than Praveer and Gopal. Sohan is
(c) Sameer (d) Amar younger than Praveer but older than Gopal. Which
one of the following is certainly true
6. Kiran is taller than Sameer but shorter than Pramod. (a) Gopal is older than Praveer
John is taller than Urmila. Sameer is taller than John. (b) Gopal is shorter than Ashok
who is shortest among them? (c) Sohan is oldest
(a) Pramod (b) Kiran (d) Gopal is second from last
(c) Urmila (d) Sameer

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 18. Anand is older than Shashank but younger than Rohan
12. Pramod is taller than Gautam. Gautam is shorer than
, Dhanshree is younger than Seema but older than
madhu. Which information is necessory if we have to
Rajshree. if Rajshree is older than Shashank then who
tell that who is tallest?
is oldest?
(a) Pramod is taller than Madhu's brother
(a) Rohan (b) Seema
(b) Gautam is shorter than Madhu
(c) Dhanshree (d) Can not be detemined
(c) Pramod is in the middle
(d) Madhu is taller than Gautam
19. Five person P,Q,R,S and T have different heights. Q
is shorter only to T and P is taller to only S, If they are
13. P is taller than Q. R is shorter than S. S is taller than T arranged according to their heights in decreasing or-
but shorter than P. who is tallest among them? der, then who is at third number.
(a) S (b) Q (a) R (b) S
(c) P (d) R (c) T (d) Data Inadequate

14. Sudha is taller than Pooja but shorter than Rama Pooja 20. If A runs less fast than B and B runs equal to C but not
is as tall as Neha bu taller than Neeru. which of the faster than C then what is relation between C and A?
following statement is true about Neha. (a) Slower than A
(a) Shorter than Neeru (b) Faster than A
(b) Tallest among them
(c) Equal to A
(c) Shortest among them
(d) Date inadequate
(d) Taller than Neeru
Direction: (21 - 22) : A,B,C and D are living in a six floor
15.Sonu's age is more than Richa but less than Anu. building from third floor to sixth floor. A lives on fourth
Saurabh's age is more than Sonu, but less than Ram, floor. there is only one person between A and B. C
then who is youngest? does not live above A's floor.
(a) Sonu (b) Anu 21. Who lives above B's floor?
(c) Richa (d) Saurabh (a) A (b) C
(c) D (d) B lives on top floor
16. If Praveen is heavier than Ajay and Ajay is lighter than
Wapamaun, Prakash is lighter than Praveen and heavier
22. Who lives on fifth floor?
than Wapamaun, then who is at third position if they
(a) A (b) B
are arranged in decreasing order?
(c) C (d) D
(a) Vapaman (b) Praveen
(c) Prakash (d) Ajay
23. Sheela is older than Meena, Kamini is as old as Nalini.
Nitu is younger than Sindhu who is as old as Nalini.
17. In a car rally Vijay is behind Vipin but ahead of
while Meena is older than Kamini then who is oldest
Sukumar. Vipin is behind Ravi but ahead of Vijay,
among them?
Narayan is in the middle. who is leading the race?
(a) Kamini (b) Sheela
(a) Vijay (b) Sukumar
(c) Nalini (d) Meena
(c) Vipin (d) Ravi

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24. Sita is older than Kavita, Ila is older than Kavita but 26. Narin's age is equal to Navin because they are twins.
younger than Sita. Sheela is younger than Manas and Nakul is younger to Narin. Priyanka is younger to Balaji
Kavita both. If Kavita is older than Manas then who is but older to Navin. Who is the oldest?
youngest? (a) Narin (b) Balaji
(a) Ila (b) Kavita (c) Nakul (d) Navin
(c) Manas (d) Sita
25. B is richer than A. A is richer than C. C is richer than
D. E is the richest.
If they are arranged acording to their wealth then who is
the middle?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D

Previous Year Questions

27. In five flats, one above the other, live five profes- 29. Study the following statements- (2012)
sionals. The professor has to go up to meet his IAS 1. Rama got more marks than Rani
officer friend. The doctor is equally friendly to all, and 2. Rani got less mark than Ratna
has to go up as frequently as go down. The engineer 3. Ratna got more marks than Rama
has to go up to meet his MLA friend above whose flat 4. Padma got more marks than Rama but less marks
lives the professor’s friend. than Ratna. who got the highest marks?
From the ground floor to the top floor, in what (a) Rama (b) Padma
order do the five professionals live? (2012) (c) Rani (d) Ratna
(a) Engineer, Professor, Doctor, IAS officer, MLA
(b) Professor, Engineer, Doctor, IAS officer, MLA 30. Geeta is more beautiful than Seeta but not beautiful as
(c) IAS officer, Engineer, Doctor, Professor, MLA Reeta. then (2012)
(d) Professor, Engineer, Doctor, MLA, IAS officer (a) Seeta is not beautiful as Geeta
(b) Seeta is more beautiful than Reeta
28. Examine the following statements: (2012) (c) Reeta is not beautiful as Geeta
1. Either A & B are of same age or A is older than B (d) Geeta is more beautiful than Reeta
2. Either C & D are of same age or D is older than C
3. B is older than C
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from
the above statements?
(a) A is older than B
(b) B and D are of the same age
(c) D is older than C
(d) A is older than C

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31. Geeta is older than her cousin Meena. Meena's brother 34. Usha runs faster than Kamla. Priti runs slower than
Vipin is older than Geeta. when Meena and Vipin goes Swati. Swati runs slower than Kamla. who is slowest
to Geeta's home then they play chess. compare to among them? (2015)
Geeta Meena wins more times. (a) Usha (b) Kamla
four conclusion has been drawn from the information (c)Priti (d) Swati
given above. which of the following conclusion can be
drawn. (2013) 35. Consider the following statements: (2016)
1. Either A and B are of the same age or A is older than B
(a) Vipin loses often while playing with Geeta and 2. Either C and D are of the same age or D is older than C
Meena 3. B is older than C
(b) Geeta is oldest among them Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from
(c) Geeta does not like to lose the above statements?
(d) Meena is youngest among them (a) A is older than B
(b) B and D are of the same age
32. The music director of a film wants to select four per- (c) D is older than C
sons to work on “different aspects of the composition (d) A is older than C
of a piece of music. Seven persons are available for
this work; they are Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, 36. In a test, Randhir obtained more marks than the total
Kunal, Mukesh and J aswant. Rohit and Tanya will marks obtained by Kunal and Debu. The total marks
not work together. Kunal and Shobha will not work obtained by Kunal and Shankar are more than those
together. Mukesh and Kunal want to work together. of Randhir. Sonal obtained more marks than Shankar.
Which of the following is the most acceptable group of Neha obtained more marks than Randhir.
people that can be selected by the music Who amongst them obtained highest marks? (2017)
director?(2013) (a) Randhir (b) Sonal
(a) Rohit, Shobha, Kunal and Kaushal (c) Neha (d) Data are inadequate
(b) Tanya, Kaushal, Shobha and Rohit
(c) Tanya, Mukesh, Kunal and Jaswant 37. If Pen < Pencil, Pencil < Book and Book > Cap, then
(d) Shobha, Tanya, Rohit and Mukesh which one of the following is always true? (2018)
(a) Pen > Cap (b) Pen < Book
(c) Pencil = Cap (d) Pencil > Cap
33. Consider that:
1. A is taller than B. 38. Consider two Statements and a Question: (2021)
2. C is taller than A. Statement-1: Each of A and D is heavier than each of
3. D is taller than C. B, E and F, but one of them is the heaviest.
4. E is the tallest of all. Statement-2: A is heavier than D, but is lighter than C.
If they are made to sit in the above order of their Question: Who is the heaviest among A, B, C, D and
height,who will occupy the mid position? (2014) E?
(a) A (c) C Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
(b) B (d) D Statements and the Question?
(a) Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
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(c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are required to 40. A Question is given followed by two Statements I
answer the Question and II. Consider the Question and the
(d) Neither Statement-1 alone nor Statement-1 alone is Statements.(2024)
sufficient to answer the Question P, Q, R and S appeared in a test.
Question: Has P scored more marks than Q?
39. Consider the following statements : (2023) Statement-I: The sum of the marks scored by P and
1. A is older than B. Q is equal to the sum of the marks scored by R
2. C and D are of the same age. and S.
3. E is the youngest. Statement-II: The sum of the marks scored by P and
4. F is younger than D. S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q
5. F is older than A. and R.
How many statements given above are required to Which one of the following is correct in respect of
the oldest determine person/persons? the above Question and the Statements?
(a) Only two (b) Only three a) The Question can be answered by using one of the
(c) Only four (d) All five Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the
other Statement alone
b) The Question can be answered by using either
Statement alone
c) The Question can be answered by using both the
Statements together, but cannot be answered using
either Statement alone
d) The Question cannot be answered even by using both
the Statements together.

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