MCA Entrance Previous Year Question Bank

Direction : Read the following passage to answer the questions Five houses lettered A, B, C, D, & E are built in a row next to each other. The houses are lined up in the order A, B, C, D, & E. Each of the five houses have coloured roofs and chimneys. The roof and chimney of each house must be painted as follows (1) The roof must be painted either green, red, or yellow. (2) The chimney must be painted either white, black~or red. (3) No house may have the same colour chimney as the colour of roof. (4) No house may use any of the same colours that the every next house uses. (5) House E has a green roof. (6) House B has a red roof and a black chimney. Which statement is false ?

P,Q,R,S,T,U and V are sitting in a row facing North. In order determine, who is sitting exactly in the middle of the row, which of the following information is needed? I. T and U are sitting at extreme ends of the row. II. S is third to the right of T III. Q is four places to the left of R and P is two places of the left of V

Directions : A circular field with inner radius of 10 m and outer radius of 20 m is divided into 5 successive stage for ploughing. The ploughing at each stage, with starting points P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 was is allotted to one of the five farmers F1,F2,F3,F4 and F5 not necessarily in that order. • F5 was alloted the stage starting a point P4. • The stage from P5 to P3 was not the first stage. • F4 was allotted the work of the fourth stage. • Finishing point of stage 3 was P1 and the work was not allotted to F1. • F3 was allotted the work of stage ending at P5. What is the starting point for stage 3?

Directions : A circular field with inner radius of 10 m and outer radius of 20 m is divided into 5 successive stage for ploughing. The ploughing at each stage, with starting points P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 was is allotted to one of the five farmers F1,F2,F3,F4 and F5 not necessarily in that order. • F5 was alloted the stage starting a point P4. • The stage from P5 to P3 was not the first stage. • F4 was allotted the work of the fourth stage. • Finishing point of stage 3 was P1 and the work was not allotted to F1. • F3 was allotted the work of stage ending at P5. What are the starting and ending points of the field ploughed by F4?

Directions : A circular field with inner radius of 10 m and outer radius of 20 m is divided into 5 successive stage for ploughing. The ploughing at each stage, with starting points P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 was is allotted to one of the five farmers F1,F2,F3,F4 and F5 not necessarily in that order. • F5 was alloted the stage starting a point P4. • The stage from P5 to P3 was not the first stage. • F4 was allotted the work of the fourth stage. • Finishing point of stage 3 was P1 and the work was not allotted to F1. • F3 was allotted the work of stage ending at P5. Which stage was ploughed by F5

Directions : A circular field with inner radius of 10 m and outer radius of 20 m is divided into 5 successive stage for ploughing. The ploughing at each stage, with starting points P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 was is allotted to one of the five farmers F1,F2,F3,F4 and F5 not necessarily in that order. • F5 was alloted the stage starting a point P4. • The stage from P5 to P3 was not the first stage. • F4 was allotted the work of the fourth stage. • Finishing point of stage 3 was P1 and the work was not allotted to F1. • F3 was allotted the work of stage ending at P5. Which of the following is the finish point for farmer F2?

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a line facing East. C is immediate to the right of D. B is at one of the extreme ends has E as his neighbour. G is between E and F.D is sitting third from the South end. Who is sitting third from North?

Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions. P,Q, R, S, T, U,V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre. P is second to the right of T, T is the neighbour of R and V. S is not the neighbour of P,V is the neighbour of U,Q is not between S and W and W is not between U and S. What is the position of S?

Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions. P,Q, R, S, T, U,V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre. P is second to the right of T, T is the neighbour of R and V. S is not the neighbour of P,V is the neighbour of U,Q is not between S and W and W is not between U and S.

Which two of the following are not neighbours?

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions. Six boys A, B, C, D, E and F are marching in a line. They are arranged according to their heights, the tallest being at the back and the shortest in the front. F is between B and A.E is shorter than D but taller than C who is taller than A. E and F have two boys between them. A is not shortest among them. Who is next to the shortest?