Seven faculty members at a management institute frequent a lounge for strong coffee and stimulating conservation. On being asked about their visit to the lounge last Friday we got the following response:

JC:
I came in first, and the next two persons to enter were SS and SM. When I left the lounge, JP and VR were present in the lounge. DG left with me.

JP:
When I entered the lounge with VR, JC was sitting there. There was someone else, but I cannot remember who it was.

SM:
I went to the lounge for a short while, and met JC, SS, and Dg in the lounge that day.

SS:
I left immediately after SM left.

DG:
I met JC, SS, SM, JP, and VR during my first visit to the lounge. I went back to my office with JC. When I went to the lounge for the second time, JP and VR were there.

PK:
I has some urgent work, so I did not sit in the lounge that day, but just collected my coffee and left. JP and DG were the only people in the lounge while I was there.

VR:
No comments.

Based on the responses, which of the two, JP or DG, entered the lounge first?
(a) JP
(b) DG
(c) Both entered together
(d) Cannot be deduced

Who was sitting with JC when JP entered the lounge?
(a) SS
(b) SM
(c) DG
(d) PK

How many of the seven members did VR meet on Friday in the lounge?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

Who were the last two faculty members to leave the lounge?
(a) JC and DG
(b) PK and DG
(c) JP and PK
(d) JP and DG

There are seven coconut trees in Baghban’s garden. Baghban has named his trees as Amitabh, Hrithik, Chunky, Dilip, Fardeen, Feroz and Govinda. The trees are standing in increasing order of their heights, which is not the same as the above order of names. It is known that their heights (in feet) are seven consecutive integral values between 1 and 10 (both inclusive). Further, following clues are given about their positions.

I. Amitabh is 3 ft taller than Dilip.

II. Hrithik stands in the middle of the row of seven trees.

III. The difference in the heights of Feroz and Hrithik, Feroz being shorter, is same as the difference

in the heights of Chunky and Dilip, Chunky being taller.

IV. Feroz is shorter than Govinda.

Difference in heights of Fardeen and Hrithik is same as the difference between the heights of Dilip and which tree?

a. Amitabh

b. Hrithik

c. Chunky

d. Fardeen

Difference in heights of Govinda and Dilip (in inches) is

a. 12

b. 24

c. 48

d. Cannot be determined

The greatest possible height of Amitabh is greater than the least possible height of Feroz by

a. 5 ft

b. 6 ft

c. 7 ft

d. 8 ft

What is the greatest possible height of Amitabh?

a. 7 ft

b. 9 ft

c. 8 ft

d. Cannot be determined

Ten coins are distributed among four people P, Q, R and S such that one of them gets one coin, another gets two coins, the third gets three coins and the fourth gets four coins. It is known that Q gets more coins than P, and S gets fewer coins than R.

If the number of coins distributed to Q is twice the number distributed to P, then which one of the
following is necessarily true?
a. R gets an even number of coins.
b. R gets an odd number of coins.
c. S gets an even number of coins.
d. S gets an odd number of coins.

If R gets at least two more coins than S, then which one of the following is necessarily true?
a. Q gets at least two more coins than S.
b. Q gets more coins than S.
c. P gets more coins than S.
d. P and Q together get at least five coins.

If Q gets fewer coins than R, then which one of the following is not necessarily true?
a. P and Q together get at least four coins.
b. Q and S together get at least four coins.
c. R and S together get at least five coins.
d. P and R together get at least five coins.

A, B, C, D, E and F are a group of friends from a club. There are two housewives, one lecturer, one architect, one accountant and one lawyer in the group. There are two married couples in the group. The lawyer is married to D who is a housewife. No lady in the group is either an architect or an accountant. C, the accountant, is married to F who is a lecturer. A is married to D and E is not a housewife.

What is the profession of E?
a. Lawyer
b. Architect
c. Lecturer
d. Accountant

How many members of the group are male?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. None of these

Three Englishmen and three Frenchmen work for the same company. Each of them knows a secret not known to others. They need to exchange these secrets over person-to-person phone calls so that eventually each person knows all six secrets. None of the Frenchmen knows English, and only one Englishman knows French. What is the minimum number of phone calls needed for the above purpose?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) 15

Three labelled boxes containing red and white cricket balls are all mislabelled. It is known that one of the boxes contains only white balls and another one contains only red balls. The third contains a mixture of red and white balls. You are required to correctly label the boxes with the labels red, white and red and white by picking a sample of one ball from only one box. What is the label on the box you should sample?
a. white
b. red
c. red and white
d. Not possible to determine from a sample of one ball

Abraham, Border, Charlie, Dennis and Elmer, and their respective wives recently dined together and were seated at a circular table. The seats were so arranged that men and women alternated and each woman was three places away from her husband. Mrs Charlie sat to the left of Mr Abraham. Mrs Elmer sat two places to the right of Mrs Border. Who sat to the right of Mr Abraham?
a. Mrs Dennis
b. Mrs Elmer
c. Mrs Border
d. Mrs Border or Mrs Dennis