DBBL Probationary Officer-2011

Answer the following 5 questions based on direction
The director of an art gallery must group nine Paintings “A, B, C, D, E , F, G, H and j - in twelve specs numbered consecutively from 1 to 12, The paintings must be in three groups, each group representing a different century. The groups must be separated from each other by at least one unused wall space. Three of the paintings (including A and G) are from the 17th century, two (including H) from the 18th century and four the 19th century. Besides, the following conditions have to be met-

  • Unused wall spaces cannot occur within groups-
  • B and J are paintings from different centuries.
  • D, E and F are paintings from the same centuries.
  • Space number 5 is always empty.

1. If space 4 is to remain empty, which of the following is true?

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1. An 18th century painting must be hung in space 1

1

2. Space 10 must be empty

2

3. A 17th century painting must be hung is space 3

3

4. A 19th century painting must be hung in space 12

4

5. None of these

5
Answer
2. I the paintings are hung in reverse chronological order by century, the unused wait spaces could be---

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1. 1, 5 and 10

1

2. 4,7 and 8

2

3. 5,8 and 12

3

4. 5, 9 and 10

4

5. None of these

5
Answer
3. Which of the following is space that cannot be occupied by 18th century painting ?

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1. Space 1

1

2. Space 6

2

3. Space 8

3

4. Space 11

4

5. None of these

5
Answer
4. If D is in space 11, which of the following is a possible arrangement for spaces 8 and 9?

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1. 8 unused and A in 9

1

2. E in 8 in 9

2

3. H in 8 and B in 9

3

4. 8 unused and C in 9

4

5. None of these

5
Answer
5. If the 19th century paintings are in spaces 1 to 4, which of the following cannot be true?

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1. Space 8 is unused

1

2. Space 9 is unused

2

3. A is hung in space

3

4. G is hung in space 12

4

5. All of these can be true.

5
Answer