Microsoft Company Logical Reasoning Coding Decoding

In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, red and brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wives groups; women remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbidden

Q1. A brown female could have had

I. A grandfather born Red II. A grandmother born Red III Two grandfathers born Brown

(A) I only (B) III only (C) I, II and III (D) I and II only

Q2. A male born into the brown group may have

(A) An uncle in either group (B) A brown daughter (C) A brown son (D) A son-in-law born into red group

Q3. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules as stated.

(A) A brown male marrying his father's sister (B) A red female marrying her mother's brother
(C) A widower marrying his wife's sister (D) A widow marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband

Q4. If widowers and divorced males retained their group they had upon marrying which of the following would be permissible ( Assume that no previous marriage occurred)

(A) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband (B) A woman marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband
(C) A widower marrying his brother's daughter (D) A woman marrying her mother's brother who is a widower.

Read Solution (Total 5)

1:D
as her mother's father has to be born red and her father's mother has to be born red

2:A
cant have a brown daughter or son and a red son-in-law

3:B
her mother's brother is also from red and marriage within a group is not permitted

4:D
as the mother's brother is an widower he now comes from a different group
12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(15) No(12)

Q1. the answer is D because both the grandfathers can not be brown
Q2. the answer is D because if male is born to brown group then his son in law would have born to red group who happens to be the male's wife's brother
Q3. the answer is B because mother's brother will also belong to the same group
Q4. the answer is D because if widower retains their group upon marriage then a girl marriying a widower who is her mother's brother is permissible
12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(4)
1.D her mother's father must be born red and father's mother must be born red but both grandfathers cant be brown
2.A uncle can be in either group depending on his marriage but cant have brown child or red son-in-law
3.B mother's brother is of the same group as of mother
4.D since mother's brother is a widower hence he now belongs to other group
11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
Q1. A)
Q2. D)
Q3. B)
Q4. D)
10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
B A woman marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband
10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)

Microsoft Other Question

3. A certain city is served by subway lines A,B and C and numbers 1 2 and 3 When it snows , morning service on B is delayed
When it rains or snows , service on A, 2 and 3 are delayed both in the morning and afternoon When temp. falls below 30 degrees farenheit afternoon service is cancelled in either the A line or the 3 line, but not both. When the temperature rises over 90 degrees farenheit, the afternoon service is cancelled in either the line C or the 3 line but not both. When the service on the A line is delayed or cancelled, service on the C line which connects the A line, is delayed. When service on the 3 line is cancelled, service on the B line which connects the 3 line is delayed.

Q1. On Jan 10th, with the temperature at 15 degree farenheit, it snows all day. On how many lines will service be
affected, including both morning and afternoon.

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

Q2. On Aug 15th with the temperature at 97 degrees farenheit it begins to rain at 1 PM. What is the minimum number
of lines on which service will be affected?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

Q3. On which of the following occasions would service be on the greatest number of lines disrupted.

(A) A snowy afternoon with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit
(B) A snowy morning with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit
(C) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit
(D) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 95 degree farenheit

. I. All G's are H's II. All G's are J's or K's III All J's and K's are G's
IV. All L's are K's V. All N's are M's VI. No M's are G's

Q1. If no P's are K's which of the following must be true

(A) No P is a G (B) No P is an H (C) If any P is an H it is a G (D) If any P is a G it is a J

Q2. Which of the following can be logically deduced from the stated conditions

(A) No M's are H's (B) No H's are M's (C) Some M's are H's (D) No N's are G's

Q3. Which of the following is inconsistent with one or more conditions

(A) All H's are G's (B) All H's are M's (C) Some H's are both M's and G's (D) No M's are H's

Q4. The statement "No L's are J's" is

I. Logically deducible from the conditions stated
II Consistent with but not deducible from the conditions stated
III. Deducible from the stated conditions together with the additional statements "No J's are K's"

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) II and III only