THE OFFCICAL CAT2008: DI - lOGICAL REASOING

[naresh007]

Hello..Puy's..

Well...on weekend's i won't be online...so, i'm posting few more extra Problems....
so, that you don't hav any problem for finding a problem on this Thread...

Here come's my Questions

Question No- 3 : Family Tree.
I was going through some old family photos in the attic when I stumbled upon our family tree. I studied it for a couple minutes then went back down stairs to tell my mom about the family tree. The problem is I didn't study it long enough to remember the whole thing. I only remembered a couple things about it, and recent memories. Can you help me figure out my family tree? There are two grandparents, who had two children, who both got married and had 2 more children each. Totalling 10 people in all (Alex, David, Jamie, Jessica, John, Justin, Lincoln, Martha, Mary and Tina).

1. One of Jamie's ancestors was David.

2. John's sister gave birth to Tina.

3. Mary went bowling with her nephew last Saturday.

4. Alex is cousins with one of the girls.

5. Justin married Mary.

6. Jessica is not an ancestor, nor cousin of Tina.

7. Lincoln's brother showed Justin's son his baseball cards.


Question No- 4 : Order
Five swimmers (Adam, Brad, Carl, Doug, and Eric) have been preparing for the Olympics. It is now time for the swimming time trials. The five swimmers each compete in the four different strokes (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle). The top three finishers in each event will qualify for the Olympic swim team in that stroke. Using the following clues, determine the order of finish in each of the four strokes.

1) Only one contestant qualified in all four strokes.
2) No contestant finished last in more than one event.
3) Adam finished better in the backstroke than he did in the butterfly.
4) Brad finished better than Doug in the butterfly.
5) Adam finished just behind Brad and just ahead of Eric in the breaststroke.
6) Doug finished just ahead of Carl in the freestyle.
7) Neither Brad nor Eric finished third in any event.
Eric's finish in the backstroke was the same as Doug's in the butterfly.
9) Doug only finished in the same position in the backstroke and the freestyle.
10) Carl finished in a different position in each event.
11) Brad finished only two events in the same position.
12) The contestant who finished second in the butterfly beat Doug in the freestyle.
13) The contestant who finished first in the freestyle did not qualify in the backstroke.
14) The contestant who finished fifth in the backstroke did not finish third in the butterfly.
15) No contestant finished in the same position in both the breaststroke and the butterfly.


Question No- 5 : Riddle

One and half score, the posts are showing,
win, place, and show united is rejection as a marking;
the middle five of the whole, a type of setting,
the last eight is a man prone to writing.

Four in one, its middle two is a cannon booming,
with bursts of fire like a hundred stars dancing;
within that center is a country if you're looking,
a city you'll find,if you focus on the beginning.

Its first quarter is a letter with a greeting,
the next,a memory with one millennium missing;
then a duke,a prince or a king,
the last,an endless catch in the sport of fishing.

QUESTION: What is the word?

Well..then keep solving.
Have A Great Weekend..

[dashing]

Originally Posted by naresh007

Here's my First Puzzle:
call it Great Einstein's Riddle:

He said that 98% of the world could not solve it. But several NIEHS scientists were able to solve it, and they said it's not all that hard if you pay attention and are very patient. Give it a try:
There are 5 houses in 5 different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Other facts:
1. The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
5. The green house's owner drinks coffee.
6. The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The owner living in the center house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes Blue masters drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water.

The question is: WHO OWNS THE FISH?

I agree
the German has the fish

[dashing]

Originally Posted by naresh007

Hello..Puy's..

Well...on weekend's i won't be online...so, i'm posting few more extra Problems....
so, that you don't hav any problem for finding a problem on this Thread...

Here come's my Questions

Question No- 3 : Family Tree.
I was going through some old family photos in the attic when I stumbled upon our family tree. I studied it for a couple minutes then went back down stairs to tell my mom about the family tree. The problem is I didn't study it long enough to remember the whole thing. I only remembered a couple things about it, and recent memories. Can you help me figure out my family tree? There are two grandparents, who had two children, who both got married and had 2 more children each. Totalling 10 people in all (Alex, David, Jamie, Jessica, John, Justin, Lincoln, Martha, Mary and Tina).

1. One of Jamie's ancestors was David.

2. John's sister gave birth to Tina.

3. Mary went bowling with her nephew last Saturday.

4. Alex is cousins with one of the girls.

5. Justin married Mary.

6. Jessica is not an ancestor, nor cousin of Tina.

7. Lincoln's brother showed Justin's son his baseball cards.

DAVID ---- MARTHA --------------------> First Generation
||
JESSICA--- JOHN MARY----JUSTIN -----------------------> Second
||
ALEX, LINCOLN || TINA,JAMIE -------------------> third respectively

[Cute.Sid]

Originally Posted by naresh007

Hello..Puy's..


Question No- 3 : Family Tree.
I was going through some old family photos in the attic when I stumbled upon our family tree. I studied it for a couple minutes then went back down stairs to tell my mom about the family tree. The problem is I didn't study it long enough to remember the whole thing. I only remembered a couple things about it, and recent memories. Can you help me figure out my family tree? There are two grandparents, who had two children, who both got married and had 2 more children each. Totalling 10 people in all (Alex, David, Jamie, Jessica, John, Justin, Lincoln, Martha, Mary and Tina).

1. One of Jamie's ancestors was David.

2. John's sister gave birth to Tina.

3. Mary went bowling with her nephew last Saturday.

4. Alex is cousins with one of the girls.

5. Justin married Mary.

6. Jessica is not an ancestor, nor cousin of Tina.

7. Lincoln's brother showed Justin's son his baseball cards.

My take:
1.David & Martha are the grandparents
2. They have two kids John & Mary. John's wife is Jessica & Mary's husband is Justin.
3. John has two sons named Lincoln and Alex. Mary has a son named Jamie & a daughter named Tina.

By the way, nice thread Naresh. We needed one for logic.

[implex]

Originally Posted by naresh007

My take on this set:

Q7 4
Q79) 5
Q80) 2
Q81) 1

78 is wrong ...
it should be 2
79 is wrong as well
its 1
80 is wrong again
it will be 1

and sadly 81 is wrong again
it will be 4 ..

[implex]

Originally Posted by Cute.Sid

My take:
1.David & Martha are the grandparents
2. They have two kids John & Mary. John's wife is Jessica & Mary's husband is Justin.
3. John has two sons named Lincoln and Alex. Mary has a son named Jamie & a daughter named Tina.

By the way, nice thread Naresh. We needed one for logic.

yeah rightly done...

[naresh007]

Here's the Answers...Question:3.
yeah...you guy's got it RIGHT..

Martha and David were the grandparents.

They gave birth to John and Mary.

John married Jessica, who gave birth to Lincoln and Alex.

Mary married Justin and gave birth to Tina and Jamie.

Well....key for the Q's: 4 & 5 will be posted by the end-of-the-day..:

Till, then keep trying..those challenging teaser's.... Guy's..

Originally Posted by naresh007

Hello..Puy's..

Question No- 3 : Family Tree.
I was going through some old family photos in the attic when I stumbled upon our family tree. I studied it for a couple minutes then went back down stairs to tell my mom about the family tree. The problem is I didn't study it long enough to remember the whole thing. I only remembered a couple things about it, and recent memories. Can you help me figure out my family tree? There are two grandparents, who had two children, who both got married and had 2 more children each. Totalling 10 people in all (Alex, David, Jamie, Jessica, John, Justin, Lincoln, Martha, Mary and Tina).

1. One of Jamie's ancestors was David.

2. John's sister gave birth to Tina.

3. Mary went bowling with her nephew last Saturday.

4. Alex is cousins with one of the girls.

5. Justin married Mary.

6. Jessica is not an ancestor, nor cousin of Tina.

7. Lincoln's brother showed Justin's son his baseball cards.

[krsh.vik]

Naresh nice initiative ...

Few points from my side

1) Keep the set/problem/caselet numbered
2) Discuss only one set a day
3) Discuss a set completely. In other words, the underlying logic of the set. That is more important.
4) You can look at DI Thread of last year for some good sets/questions

All the best to all the '08 aspirants

[naresh007]

yeah..vicky,
sure, i'll keep an eye on ur tips...

Originally Posted by krsh.vik

Naresh nice initiative ...

Few points from my side

1) Keep the set/problem/caselet numbered
2) Discuss only one set a day

All the best to all the '08 aspirants

[naresh007]

Hey…Puy’s, i’m sorry for delay….as I was busy I can’t post answers for the Questions 4 & 5..
In fact, I hardly seen any answers reply for them!…ya, I understand they are bit hard…

Anyway this is Answer key for the Question.No: 4


Backstroke: Adam, Carl, Doug, Brad, Eric
Breaststroke: Doug, Brad, Adam, Eric, Carl
Butterfly: Eric, Adam, Carl, Brad, Doug
Freestyle: Eric, Adam, Doug, Carl, Brad

Hint: Here clues 5,6 & 14 are very imp please observe it carefully..you will get..clincher..

Very soon…I post the key for the encrypted kind of logic walaaa...i.e. Q.No:5.. (Omg!... its tough)…, till then keep Solving….people..

Originally Posted by naresh007

Hello..Puy's..

Question No- 4 : Order
Five swimmers (Adam, Brad, Carl, Doug, and Eric) have been preparing for the Olympics. It is now time for the swimming time trials. The five swimmers each compete in the four different strokes (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle). The top three finishers in each event will qualify for the Olympic swim team in that stroke. Using the following clues, determine the order of finish in each of the four strokes.

1) Only one contestant qualified in all four strokes.
2) No contestant finished last in more than one event.
3) Adam finished better in the backstroke than he did in the butterfly.
4) Brad finished better than Doug in the butterfly.
5) Adam finished just behind Brad and just ahead of Eric in the breaststroke.
6) Doug finished just ahead of Carl in the freestyle.
7) Neither Brad nor Eric finished third in any event.
Eric's finish in the backstroke was the same as Doug's in the butterfly.
9) Doug only finished in the same position in the backstroke and the freestyle.
10) Carl finished in a different position in each event.
11) Brad finished only two events in the same position.
12) The contestant who finished second in the butterfly beat Doug in the freestyle.
13) The contestant who finished first in the freestyle did not qualify in the backstroke.
14) The contestant who finished fifth in the backstroke did not finish third in the butterfly.
15) No contestant finished in the same position in both the breaststroke and the butterfly.