1. Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P.

T is older than R. Who among them is the

oldest?
1) T 2) R 3) T or R
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to that group?
1) Hill 2) Valley 3) Dam
4) River 5) Mountain
3. How many meaningful English words can be
formed with the letters ESRO using each let-
ter only once in each word?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
4. If P denotes +, R denotes , T denotes
and W denotes , then
40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ?
1) 50 2) 46 3) 30 4) 70 5) None
5. What should come next in the following
number sequence?
2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4
1) 8 2) 5 3) 6 4) 2 5) None
6. How many such pairs of letters are there in
the word CONSTABLE each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as in
the English alphabet?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
7. In a certain code BOARD is written as 54#12
and MORE is written as 941$. How is
DREAM written in that code?
1) 21$#9 2) 2$1#9 3) 51$#9
4) 25$#9 5) None of these
8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to that group?
1) 50 2) 65 3) 170 4) 255 5) 290
9. How many such digits are there in the number
5231698 each of which is as far away from
the beginning of the number as when the dig-
its are rearranged in ascending order?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
10. In a certain code CREAM is written as
NBDBQ. How is BREAD written in that
code?
1) EBFAQ 2) EBDAQ 3) BEDQA
4) BEFQA 5) None of these
Directions(Q.11-15): In each of the questions
below are given three statements followed by
three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You
have to take the given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from com-
monly known facts. Read all the conclusions
and then decide which of the given conclu-
sions logically follows from the given state-
ments disregarding commonly known facts.
11. Statements: Some flowers are bins.
Some bins are handles.
All handles are sticks.
Conclusions: I. Some sticks are bins.
II. Some handles are flowers.
III. Some sticks are flowers.
1) Only II follows 2) Only III follows
3) Only I and II follow
4) Only I and III follow
5) None of these
12. Statements:
Some towers are windows.
All windows are houses.
Some houses are temples.
Conclusions:
I. Some towers are temples.
II. Some houses are towers.
III. Some temples are windows.
1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows
3) Only III follows 4) Only I and II follow
5) None of these
13. Statements: Some walls are doors.
Some doors are cots.
Some cots are chairs.
Conclusions: I. Some chairs are doors.
II. Some cots are walls.
III. No chair is door.
1) Only II follows
2) Only III follows
3) Only either I or III follows
4) Only I follows 5) None of these
14. Statements: All trees are gardens.
All gardens are stones.
All stones are fences.
Conclusions: I. Some fences are gardens.
II. All gardens are fences.
III. Some stones are trees.
1) Only I and II follow
2) Only I and III follow
3) Only II and III follow
4) All follow 5) None of these
15. Statements:
All books are leaves.
Some leaves are jungles.
No jungle is box.
Conclusions: I. Some jungles are books.
II. No book is box.
III. Some leaves are boxes.
1) None follows 2) Only I follows
3) Only II follows 4) Only III follows
5) Only I and II follow
Directions (Q.16-20): Study the following
arrangement carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
7 R E T 4 A 9 % D F 1 U # B @ 8
H I W M 3 2 V $ 5 N P 6 Q
16. How many such consonants are there in
the above arrangement, each of which is
immediately preceded by a consonant and
immediately followed by a number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
17. How many such numbers are there in the
above arrangement, each of which is imme-
diately preceded by a letter but not immedi-
ately followed by a symbol?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
18. How many such vowels are there in the
above arrangement, each of which is imme-
diately followed by a symbol?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
19. Four of the followed five are alike in a cer-
tain way based on their position in the
above arrangement and so form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to the
group?
1) RTA 2) 9DF 3) #@H
4) 3V5 5) IW
20. Which of the following is the fourth to the
left of the twelfth from the left end?
1) % 2) 8 3) 2 4) H 5) None
In Reasoning section we deal with questions which are fol-
lowed with a sequence consisting numbers, ranking and time.
We have to find answers on the basis of given condition. The
importance of such types of questions cannot be over-
emphasised as their presence in a test of reasoning is almost
certain.
Some towers are windows?
Reasoning
S. Arun Mohan
1-1
2-4
3-3
4-5
5-2
6-4
7-1
8-4
9-4
10-2
11-5
12-2
13-3
14-4
15-1
16-3
17-4
18-3
19-2
20-1
Key
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1-1; M > P, T > R
T > R > M > P (M is older than only P)
Hence T is the oldest.
2-4; River is a water body.
3-3; Meaningful words are ROSE, SORE.
4-5; 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ?
or, ? = 40 8 10 12 + 16
or, ? = 5 10 12 + 16
or, ? = 66 12 = 54
5-2; 2, 23, 234, 2345, 23456, 234567, 234 5
6-4; C O N S T A B L E
7-1; B O A R D and M O R E

5 4 # 1 2 9 4 1 $
Therefore,
D R E A M

2 1 $ # 9
8-4; Except 255 all other numbers are one
more than perfect square.
50 = (7)
2
+ 1, 65 = (8)
2
+ 1,
170 = (13)
2
+ 1, 290 = (27)
2
+ 1
But, 255 = (16)
2
1
9-4; Given Number = 5 2 3 1 6 9 8
Ascending Order = 1 2 3 5 6 8 9
10-2; We have the following coding pattern
given in the question:
C R E A M
1

+1

+1
1
Q B D B N
After reversing the above code, we get
NBDBQ as given in the question.
Similarly,
B R E A D
1 1

+1

+1
Q A D B E
After reversing, we have EBDAQ as the
required code.
11-5; Some bins are handles. (I - Type)
All handles are sticks. (A - Type)
I + A I Type conclusion.
Some bins are sticks. Conclusion (I) is
converse of this conclusion.
12-2; Some towers are windows. (I - Type)
All windows are houses. (A - Type)
I + A I - Type conclusion.
Some towers are houses. Conclusion (II)
is converse of the above conclusion.
13-3; All the three Premises are Particular
Affirmative (I - type).
No Conclusion follows from, Particular
Premises.
Conclusions (I) and (III) form Complementary
pair. Therefore either (I) or (III) follows.
14-4; All trees are gardens. (A - Type)
All gardens are stones. (A - Type)
A + A A - Type conclusion.
All trees are stones. Conclusion (III) is
converse of this conclusion.
All trees are stones. (A - Type)
All stones are fences. (A - Type)
All trees are fences.
All gardens are stones. (A - Type)
All stones are fences. (A - Type)
All gardens are fences. This is conclusion (II).
Conclusion (I) is converse of this conclusions.
15-1; Some leaves are jungles. (I - Type)
No jungle is box. (E - Type)
I + E = O Type conclusion.
Some leaves are not boxes.
16-3; Consonant Consonant Number
Such combinations are : DFI NP6
17-4; Letter Number Letter or Number
Such combinations are:
T4A , F1U , P6Q
18-3; Vowel Symbol
Such combinations are:
U# , I
19-2; +2 +2
R T A
+2 +1
9 D F
+2 +2
# @ H
+2 +2
3 V 5
+2 +2
I W
20-1; Fourth to the left of 12
th
from the left end
means 8
th
from the left end.
7 R E T 4 A 9 % D F
Explanations
8
th
From the left