Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-5) Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below it.

I. ‘A + B’ means that ‘A is the father of B’.
II. ‘A – B’ means that ‘A is the wife of B’.
III. ‘A × B’ means that ‘A is the brother of B’.
IV. ‘A ÷ B’ means that ‘A is the daughter of B’.


1. If it is given ‘P ÷ R + S + Q’ then which of the following is true?
a) P is the daughter of Q
b) Q is the aunt of p
c) P is the aunt of Q
d) P is the mother of Q
e) None of these

2. If it is given ‘P – R + Q’ then which of the following statements is true?
a) P is the mother of Q
b) Q is the daughter of P
c) P is the aunt of Q
d) P is the sister of Q
e) None of these

3. If it is given ‘P × R ÷ Q’ then which of the following is true?
a) P is the uncle of Q
b) P is the father of Q
c) P is the brother of Q
d) P is the son of Q
e) None of these

4. If it is given ‘P × R – Q’ then which of the following is true?
a) P is the brother-in-law of Q
b) P is the brother of Q
c) P is the uncle of Q
d) P is the father of Q
e) None of these

5. If ‘P + R ÷ Q’ then which of the following is true?
a) P is the husband of Q
b) P is the brother of Q
c) P is the son of Q
d) P is the father of Q
e) None of these

6. If ‘P – R × Q’ then which of the following is true?
a) P is the sister of Q
b) Q is the son of P
c) Q is the husband of P
d) P is the sister in law of Q
e) None of these

1.  C
2.  A
3.  D
4.  A
5.  A
6.  D