DILR Prep Tips for MBA

A company has seven tasks to complete. They are:

T1 – Buy raw material

T2 – Take orders

T3 – Process raw material

T4 – Deliver finish product

T5 – Hire new recruits

T6 – Pay the bills

T7 – Pay salary

And to do these tasks it has only two days, Monday and Tuesday. Certain conditions should be followed:

The Company must do at least two tasks each day.

The company cannot start its task on Monday with T4 (deliver finish product)

Task T1 should be done either in the beginning or at the end of any of the two days. Task T3 and task T7 should be done on the same day with no task done in between them. Task T4 and task T6 cannot be done on same day.

At least one task should be done in between the task T2 and task T7.

If the tasks done on Monday by the company are task T1, T4 and T5 and task T3 is the first task to be done on Tuesday then which of the following statement must be true

A company has seven tasks to complete. They are:

T1 – Buy raw material

T2 – Take orders

T3 – Process raw material

T4 – Deliver finish product

T5 – Hire new recruits

T6 – Pay the bills

T7 – Pay salary

And to do these tasks it has only two days, Monday and Tuesday. Certain conditions should be followed:

The Company must do at least two tasks each day.

The company cannot start its task on Monday with T4 (deliver finish product)

Task T1 should be done either in the beginning or at the end of any of the two days. Task T3 and task T7 should be done on the same day with no task done in between them. Task T4 and task T6 cannot be done on same day.

At least one task should be done in between the task T2 and task T7.

If the company does task T2 in the beginning and if exactly four tasks are done on Tuesday. Which of the following could be the schedule for the two tasks immediately following task T2?

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A company has seven tasks to complete. They are:

T1 – Buy raw material

T2 – Take orders

T3 – Process raw material

T4 – Deliver finish product

T5 – Hire new recruits

T6 – Pay the bills

T7 – Pay salary

And to do these tasks it has only two days, Monday and Tuesday. Certain conditions should be followed:

The Company must do at least two tasks each day.

The company cannot start its task on Monday with T4 (deliver finish product)

Task T1 should be done either in the beginning or at the end of any of the two days. Task T3 and task T7 should be done on the same day with no task done in between them. Task T4 and task T6 cannot be done on same day.

At least one task should be done in between the task T2 and task T7.

Which of the following is an acceptable schedule that the company might follow in the two days?

Monday                 Tuesday

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During the cultural festival of IIT Delhi six competitions were conducted. The cultural festival was inaugurated in the morning of 18th August, Wednesday and continued till 25th August. In the span of 8 days six competitions namely debate, folk dance, group dance, drama, singing, and group song, were organized along with various other cultural programs. The information available from the IIT Delhi is:

I. Only one competition was held in a day

II. Singing competition was not conducted on the closing day.

III. Group dance was conducted on the day prior to debate competition

IV. Group song competition was conducted neither on Wednesday nor on Saturday

V. None of the competition was conducted on Thursday and Sunday

VI.  Drama competition was held on Monday

VII.   There was gap of two days between debate competition and group song competition

How many days gap is there between debate and folk dance?

Seven friends Jai, Kishan, Gopal, Pritam, Pranay, Sumit and Sohan went on vacations to Goa, Paris, Tokyo, Bangladesh and Andaman & Nicobar Island. They traveled by air, sea or over land. All vacations took place between January and May. No two people went on vacation the same place at the time. However, two people went on vacation at two places.

I. In March and May two vacations took place. Also, two vacations were in Bangladesh.

II. Four people travelled over land. Two people travelled by ship. One person took a flight.

III. Kishan was not the first to go. He travelled over land.

IV. Pranay did not go in May. He went to Goa, which cannot be reached by any sea route.

V. A vacation to Bangladesh was made in March. However, neither Pritam nor Jai went Tokyo. You can travel to Bangladesh over land.

VI. There is a sea route to Paris. This vacation was in April, but not by Kishan or Jai.

VII. Gopal went Tokyo, but not in February.

VIII. Trips were made to Goa in May and in January. But, neither Jai nor Sohan visited this city.

IX. Jai took a flight to reach his destination.

X. Sumit went on a vacation in February and he travelled over land to reach the place.

XI. There is no land route to Andaman & Nicobar Island. No travel to this place in April or May.

Who among the following definitely must have visited Bangladesh?

Seven friends Jai, Kishan, Gopal, Pritam, Pranay, Sumit and Sohan went on vacations to Goa, Paris, Tokyo, Bangladesh and Andaman & Nicobar Island. They traveled by air, sea or over land. All vacations took place between January and May. No two people went on vacation the same place at the time. However, two people went on vacation at two places.

I. In March and May two vacations took place. Also, two vacations were in Bangladesh.

II. Four people travelled over land. Two people travelled by ship. One person took a flight.

III. Kishan was not the first to go. He travelled over land.

IV. Pranay did not go in May. He went to Goa, which cannot be reached by any sea route.

V. A vacation to Bangladesh was made in March. However, neither Pritam nor Jai went Tokyo. You can travel to Bangladesh over land.

VI. There is a sea route to Paris. This vacation was in April, but not by Kishan or Jai.

VII. Gopal went Tokyo, but not in February.

VIII. Trips were made to Goa in May and in January. But, neither Jai nor Sohan visited this city.

IX. Jai took a flight to reach his destination.

X. Sumit went on a vacation in February and he travelled over land to reach the place.

XI. There is no land route to Andaman & Nicobar Island. No travel to this place in April or May.

In which month did Gopal go on a vacation?

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Seven friends Jai, Kishan, Gopal, Pritam, Pranay, Sumit and Sohan went on vacations to Goa, Paris, Tokyo, Bangladesh and Andaman & Nicobar Island. They traveled by air, sea or over land. All vacations took place between January and May. No two people went on vacation the same place at the time. However, two people went on vacation at two places.

I. In March and May two vacations took place. Also, two vacations were in Bangladesh.

II. Four people travelled over land. Two people travelled by ship. One person took a flight.

III. Kishan was not the first to go. He travelled over land.

IV. Pranay did not go in May. He went to Goa, which cannot be reached by any sea route.

V. A vacation to Bangladesh was made in March. However, neither Pritam nor Jai went Tokyo. You can travel to Bangladesh over land.

VI. There is a sea route to Paris. This vacation was in April, but not by Kishan or Jai.

VII. Gopal went Tokyo, but not in February.

VIII. Trips were made to Goa in May and in January. But, neither Jai nor Sohan visited this city.

IX. Jai took a flight to reach his destination.

X. Sumit went on a vacation in February and he travelled over land to reach the place.

XI. There is no land route to Andaman & Nicobar Island. No travel to this place in April or May.

Who went to Goa?

How many female members are there in the family?

N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7 and N8 are eight reference books to be kept on three shelves: lowest, middle or top. The reference books are of four different subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and History two reference books of each subject. No two reference books of same subject are kept on one shelf. Also

I. N1 is above N4 ; N7 is below N2 ; N5 is below N6 and N8 is below N3.

II. Top shelf has no Biology's reference books; middle shelf has no Physics' reference books and lowest shelf has no Chemistry's reference books.

III.  N5 and History's reference books are not together; N8 and Chemistry's reference books are not together; N6 and Physics' reference books are not together; and N2 and Biology's reference books are not together.

Which of the following will not be on the top shelf?

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N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7 and N8 are eight reference books to be kept on three shelves: lowest, middle or top. The reference books are of four different subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and History two reference books of each subject. No two reference books of same subject are kept on one shelf. Also

I. N1 is above N4 ; N7 is below N2 ; N5 is below N6 and N8 is below N3.

II. Top shelf has no Biology's reference books; middle shelf has no Physics' reference books and lowest shelf has no Chemistry's reference books.

III.  N5 and History's reference books are not together; N8 and Chemistry's reference books are not together; N6 and Physics' reference books are not together; and N2 and Biology's reference books are not together.

Which of the following reference books will always be together?