Year based Arrangement NMAT 2023
Answer the questions based on the data given
Eight persons R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y were born (but not necessarily in the same order) in eight different years (1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, and 2000).
Note: Consider all persons were born on 31st December in the given years. Ages of these persons are calculated with respect to 31st December 2021.
S was born five years before T. At least one person was born between U and X. V was born two years after T. At most one person was born between V and Y. W was born immediately before R. R was not born in a leap year.
Q1. Who was born in a non-leap year?
(a) W
(b) U
(c) X
(d) V
(e) T
Q2. Who was born four years before Y?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) X
(d) V
(e) Can’t be determined
Q3. If X was born 10 years after V, then what will be the age of U?
(a) 29 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 21 years
(d) 41 years
(e) None of these
Q4. Who among the following person was born in 1981?
(a) W
(b) U
(c) X
(d) R
(e) Y
Q5. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. W was born in 1980
II. Two persons were born after U
III. Y was born in 1996
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Only I and II
(d) Only I and III
(e) Only III
Frequently asked questions
What is the setup of this Year-based Arrangement puzzle?
Eight people (R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y) were born in eight different years between 1980 and 2000, with clues about relative birth-year gaps, and ages calculated as of 31st December 2021.
What's an example clue in this puzzle?
One clue states 'S was born five years before T,' and another says 'V was born two years after T,' which together help place multiple people relative to each other.
What kinds of questions does the puzzle ask?
It asks who was born in a non-leap year, who was born four years before Y, and conditional questions like finding someone's age if another person's birth year is fixed relative to a third.
What makes this puzzle type challenging?
It combines relative-gap clues with leap-year constraints, requiring careful cross-checking of each candidate year against every clue before locking in the final arrangement.