Logical Reasoning Set-32 (Level-3)

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Directions for the question set:
Read the following passage and solve the questions based on it.

Taking note of the day-long heavy queue in front of the Tarangabad Transport Department office everyday for obtaining transport permits, the City Administration comes out with a ‘Single Office-Five Windows’ system for facilitating the process. For simplicity, the windows are named as W1, W2, W3, W4 and W5 respectively. Office hours are from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, barring Saturday,
when the office closes by 2.30 PM. To streamline the rush and reduce pressure on the employees, the working hour of the aforesaid windows are defined in the following manner:
⦁ W1 is open between 9.30 AM and 2.30 PM on Monday and Wednesday, between 8.00 AM and 11.30 AM on Tuesday and Thursday and between 3.00 PM and 5.00 PM on Friday.
⦁ W2 is open between 8.30 AM and 11.30 AM on Wednesday and Thursday, between 8.00 AM and 10.00 AM on Friday, and between 12.30 PM and 2.30 PM on Monday and Saturday.
⦁ W3 is open between 10.00 AM and 12.30 PM on Wednesday and Saturday, between 10.00 AM and 12.00 Noon on Friday and between 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM on Monday and Thursday.
⦁ W4 is open between 11.30 AM and 3.00 PM on Tuesday, between 12.30 PM and 3.00 PM on Thursday and Friday, between 8 AM and 10 AM on Saturday and Monday and between 3.30 PM to
5.30 PM on Wednesday.
⦁ W5 is open between 2.00 PM and 4.00 PM on Monday, 3.30 PM and 5.30 PM on Tuesday and
Friday, between 8 AM and 10 AM on Wednesday and between 10.30 AM to 12.30 PM on Thursday.

Question 1: On which of the following days, maximum number of windows is simultaneously on at 9:45 AM?
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday

Question 2: On which of the following days, not more than one window is on simultaneously at any given time during office hours?
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Friday
D. Saturday

Question 3: All windows of the transport permit office are closed for 1 hour during the office hours on which of the following days?
A. Wednesday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Thursday

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Common solution for the set: The given information is tabulated below:

Answers 1: (B) The maximum is on Wednesday (3 windows- W1, W2, W5) The correct option is (B).

Answers 2: (D) Only on Saturday not more than one window is open simultaneously at any given time. The correct option is (D).

Answers 3: (A) All windows are closed for one hour between 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM only on Wednesday. The correct option is (A).

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