(1) Today is Monday After 61 days it will be

(a) Wednesday (b) Saturday (c) Tuesday (d) Thursday

(2) Which of the following not a Leap year

(a) 700 (b) 800 (c) 1200 (d) 1200

(3) Jan 1, 2001 was a Monday, what day of the week lies on Jan 1, 2002 ?
(a) Saturday (b) Tuesday (c) Monday (d) Sunday

(4) If 9th May 2008, was Friday, then what day was feb 14th of the same year ?
(a) Thursday (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) Wednesday

(5) If Arun’s birthday is on May 25 which is Monday and his sister birthday is on July 13 which day of the week is
his sister birthday ?
(a) Monday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Sunday
(6) January 1, 2008 is Tuesday what day of the week lies on Jan 1, 2009 ?
(a) Monday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Sunday

(7) On 8th Dec 2007 Saturday falls what day of the week was it on 8th Dec 2006 ?
(a) Sunday (b) Thursday (c ) Tuesday (d) Friday

(8) It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. what was the day of the week on Jan 1, 2010 ?
(a) Sunday (b) Saturday (c) Friday (d) Wednesday

(9) Which year has the same calendar as 1700 ?

(a) 1705 (b) 1706 (c) 1707 (d) 1708

(10) March is Wednesday which month of the same year starts with the same day
(a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Wednesday (d) Friday
(11) If the 7th day of a month is three days earlier than Friday what day will it be on the ninteenth day of the month ?
(a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Wednesday (d) Friday

(12) Which will be the first leap year after 2096 ?

(a) 2100 (b) 2104 (c) 2102 (d) 2108

(13) If a month is an year starts with Monday then the date of the fourth day after the second Saturday in that month
will be
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c ) 18 (d) 19

(14) How many year have 29 days in february from 2001 to 2100 ?
(a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 24

(15) What was the day of the week on 15th August, 1947 ?
(a) Thursday (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) Wednesday

(16) What was the day of the week on 16th July, 1776 ?
(a) Thursday (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) Wednesday

(17) The last day of a century cannot be

(a) Monday (b) Wednesday (c) Tuesday (d) Friday

(18) On what dates of June 2005 did Monday fall ?

(a) 6th , 13th , 20th , 27th , (b) 7th , 14th , 21th, 28th (c ) 4th , 11th , 18th , 25th (d) 3rd , 10th , 17th , 24th

(19) If 19th March 1992 was Tuesday then which day of the week on 7th April 1999 ?
(a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c ) Wednesday (d) Thursday (d) None

(20) If 11th March 1979 is a Monday, what would have been the day of the week on 11th March 1942 ?
(a) Sunday (b) Tuesday (c ) Monday (d) Thursday
1. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
(a) 145 0 (b) 150 0 (c) 155 0 (d) 160 0

2. An accurate clock show s 8 o’ clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when
the clock shows 2 o’ clock in the afternoon?
(a) 144 0 (b) 155 0 (c) 168 0 (d) 180 0

3. At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock from an angle of :
(a) 120 0 (b) 125 0 (c) 130 0 (d) 135 0

4. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:
(a) 80 0 (b) 75 0 (c) 60 0 (d) 105 0

5. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is:
(a) 0 0 (b) 10 0 (c) 5 0 (d) 20 0

6. At what angle te hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5 ?

0 0
10 1 1
58 67 72
(a) 2 (b) 64 0 (c) 2 (d) 2

7. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is :

0 0
1 1
192 0
197
(a) 180 0 (b) 2 (c) 195 (d) 2

8. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day ?

(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 24

9. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight ?

(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 48

10. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day ?
(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 48

11. How many times in a day are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction ?
(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 48

12. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes ?
8 8
32 min . 32 min .
(a) 11 (b) 11 (c) 90 min. (d) 96 min.

13. At what time, in minutes, between 3 o’ clock and 4 o’ clock, both the needles will coincide each other ?
" " " "
1 4 4 4
5 12 13 16
(a) 11 (b) 11 (c) 11 (d) 11

14. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of a watch be together ?
1 2
49 min .Past 9 48 min .Past 9
(a) 45 min. Past 9 (b) 50 min. Past9 (c) 11 (d) 11

15. At what time between 9 and 10 o’ clock will the hands of a watch be together ?
2 3 5
5 min .Past 7 5 min .Past 7 5 min .Past 7
(a) 5 min. Past 7 (b) 11 (c) 11 (d) 11

16. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions ?
4 6
50 min .Past 4 54 min .Past 4
(a) 45 min. Past 4 (b) 40 min. Past 4 (c) 11 (d) 11
17. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles ?
5 7
43 min .Past 5 43 min .Past 5
(a) 11 (b) 11 (c) 40 min. Past 5 (d) 45 min. Past 5

18. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the
following Monday. When was it correct ?
(a) 2 p.m. on Tuesday (b) 2 p.m. on Wednesday (c) 3 p.m. on Thursday (d) 1 p.m. on Friday

19. By how many degrees does the minute hand movie in the same time, in which the hour hand move by 280?
(a) 168 (b) 336 (c) 196 (d) 376

20. A clock is set right at 10 am. The clock gains 10 min in a day. What will be the true time when the watch
indicates 3 pm the next day ?
(a) 12 min past 2 pm (b) 45 min past 2 pm (c) 48 min past 2 pm (d) 30 min past 2 pm

21. A clock is set to show the correct time at 7 am Monday. The clock loses 15 min in 24 h. what will be the true
time when the clock indicates 6 am on the following Friday?
(a) 6 : 15 am Friday (b) 6 :30 am Friday (c) 7 am Friday (d) 7 am Friday

22. If the hands of a clock coincide every 66 min (true time) in 24 h, how much a day does the clock loses?
5 109 100 4
(a) 11 min 11 min 11 min 11 min
11 (b) 121 (c) 121 (d) 11
 Coding-Decoding
Various Types of Coding-Decoding:
 Type – I: Letter Coding

Example:If ELCSUM is the code for MUSCLE, which of the following word has the code
LATIPAC?

 Type – II: Direct Substitution Coding

Example: If HINDU is coded a 61257 and MAN is coded a 932, then INDIAN be written in the
code language.

 Type – III: Substitution for Words

Example: If ‘eraser’ is called ‘scale’, ‘scale’ is called ‘sharpner’, ‘sharpner’ is called ‘pin’, ‘pin’ is
called ‘bag’, and ‘bag’ is called ‘pencil’, what will a person erase with?

 Type – IV: Word Codes / Numeral Codes:

Example: In a certain code language ‘put hir sir fin’ means ‘good sweet fruit’, ‘tie dip sig’ means
‘beautiful red rose’, ‘sig to fin’ means ‘rose and fruit’. Which of the following stands for ‘and’ in
that language?

 Type – V: Alphabetical Codes are assigned to Number/Symbol

Example:

Digit: 5 1 3 4 9 6 8 2 7
Letter/Symbol: P A K % R @ D © M
Conditions:

I. If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even, the codes for the first and last digits are
to be reversed.
II. If both the first and the last digits are even, both are to be coded as *
III. If both the first and the last digits are odd, both are to be coded as $

Solve: Q.1) 794821 Q.2) 591426 Q.3) 671254

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 Problems for Practice:
1. If ‘VEHEMENT’ is written as ‘VEHETNEM’, then how ‘MOURNFUL’ be written in that code language?
a. MOURLUFN b. MOUNULER c.OURMNFUL d.URNFULMO

2. If in a certain language, ‘POPULAR’ is coded as ‘QPQVMBS’, then which word from the following would
be coded as ‘GBNPVT’?
a. FARMER b. FAMOUSc.FRAMES d. FAMOTH

3. In a certain code, ‘REFRIGERATOR’ is coded as ‘ROTAREGIRFER’. Which word from the following would be
coded as ‘NOITINUMMA’?
a. ANMOMIUTMIb. AMNTOMUIINc.AMMUNITIONd. NMMUNITIOA

4. In a certain code, ‘BUILDER’ is written as JVCKSFE. How is ‘SEALING’ written in the same code?
a. BTFKHOJ b. JOHKBT c.TFBKHOJ d.BFTKHOJ

5. In a certain code language, ‘CURATIVE’ is written as ‘BSVDDUHS’. How ‘STEAMING’ is to be written in the
same code language?
a. BFUTFMHL b. TUFBFMHL c.BFUTLHMF d. BFUTHOJN

6. In a certain code, ‘THRIVES’ is written as ‘SIUHRDU’. How is ‘SOULFUL’ written in that same code?
a. VPTKKTEb. VPTKETK c.TPVKKTEd. TNRKMVG

7. If ‘RED’ is coded as 2076, then how would ‘GREEN’ be coded?

a. 16677199b. 1677209c.16717209d. 9207716

8. In a certain code, ‘RAIN’ is written as ‘8$%6’ and ‘MORE’ is written as ‘7#8@’. How would ‘REMAIN’ be
written in that code?
a. 8@7$86 b. 8@$7%6c.8@7$6%d. 8@7$%6

9. If A = 26, SUN = 27, then CAT = ?

a. 29 b. 27c. 57d. 58

10. In a certain code, ‘GOODNESS’ is coded as ‘HNPCODTR’. How is ‘GREATNESS’ coded in that same code?
a. HQFZUODTR b. HQFZUMFRTc.HQFZSMFRT d.None of these

11. On another planet the local terminology for ‘earth’, ‘water’, ‘light’, ‘air’ and ‘sky’ are ‘sky’, ‘light’, ‘air’,
‘water’ and ‘earth’ respectively. If someone is thirsty there, what would he drink?
a.Lightb. Airc.Sky d. Water

12. If the animals which can walk are called ‘swimmers’, animal who crawl are called, ‘flying’, those living in
water are called ‘hunters’, then what will a lizard be called?
a. Swimmers b. Snakes c. Flying d. Hunters

13. If ‘orange’ is called ‘butter’, ‘butter’ is called ‘soap’, ‘soap’ is called ‘ink’, ‘ink’ is called ‘honey’ and ‘honey’
is called ‘orange’, then which of the following will be used for washing clothes?
a. Honeyb. Butterc.Orange d.Ink
14. In a certain code language, ‘pit ne’ means ‘come here’, ‘ne ta ja’ means ‘come and go’ and ‘jasa re’ means
‘you and me’. What does ‘ta’ means in that code language?
a. comeb. andc.here d. go

15. In a certain code language, ‘open the door’ is written as ‘kajo’, ‘door is closed’ is written as ‘jo pa ma’ and
‘this is good’ is written as ‘la ra pa’. What is the code for ‘closed’?
a.jab. pac. mad.ra

16. In a certain code, ‘975’ means ‘throw away garbage’, ‘528’ means ‘give away smoking’ and ‘213’ means
‘smoking is harmful’. Which digit in that code means ‘smoking’?
a. 5 b. 8 c. 2d. 3

17. In a certain code language, ‘3a, 2b, 7c’ means ‘truth is eternal’, ‘7c, 9a, 8b, 3a’ means ‘enmity is not
eternal’ and ‘4d, 2b, 8b’ means ‘truth does not’. Which of the following means ‘enmity’ in that language?
a. 3a b. 7c c. 8b d. 9a

Directions (Q. No. 18 - 21) In each of the questions below, a group of letters followed by four
combination of digit and symbols numbered a, b, c, d are given. You have to find out which of the
combinations correctly represents the group of letters based on the digit/symbol. Code of each letter is
given below and the condition those follow and mark the number of that combination as your answer.
Letters P K A R E T I M N U J F V
Digits/Symbol 6 1 * $ 8 © 3 @ 4 # 7 5 9
Code
Conditions
 If both the first and the last letters in the group are vowels both are to be coded as ‘?’.
 If the first letter is vowel and the last letter is a consonant, the codes for these two letters are to
be reversed.

18. TMAPKI
a. 32*61© b. ©@*613c. ©$*613 d. ©@*913

19. IJFNVE
a. 375498 b. 875493 c. ?75498 d. ?7549?

20. UATEMK
a. 1*©8@# b. #*©8@1 c. ?* ©8@? d. #*8©@1

21. MUEVTR
a. #@89©$ b. $#89©@ c.@#89©$d. @#89$©

22. VNTRKI
a. 49©$13b. 34©$19c.95©$13d. None of these
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 Sequence &Series
Various Types of Series:
 Type – I: To Find a Missing Term

Examples:

a. 67, 69, 72, 76, 81, ….

b. 1, 8, 27, 64, …., 216
c. 101, 401, 901, 1601, 2501, …., 4901
d. 16, 24, 36, ….., 81
e. 3, 8, 15, 24, ….., 48
f. 110, 132, 156, 182, ……
g. 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, ….., 42

 Type – II: To Find the Wrong Number

Examples:

a. 10, 14, 28, 32, 64, 68, 132

b. 2, 3, 12, 37, 86, 166, 288

 Type – III: Letter Series

Examples:

a. Find the next two terms of the given series.

Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?, ?
b. Find the missing term in the given sequence.
RUA, UBG, XIL, APP, DWS, ?

 Type – IV: Continuous Pattern Series

Example:

In the following series some letters are missing. From the choices, select the choice
which gives that letters, which can fill the blanks in the given sequence.

a_c_b_ab_a_ca_c

a) abaccb b) accbab c) aabbcc d) baccbb

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Problems for Practice:

Directions (Q. No. 1-8) In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one of the
terms missing. Chose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the
question mark (?) in the given series.

1. 4, 7, 12, 19, 28, ?

a. 30 b. 36 c. 39 d. 49

2. 6, 12, 21, ?, 48
a. 33 b. 38 c. 40 d. 45

3. 8, 14, 26, 44, 68, ?

a. 71 b. 78 c. 84 d. 98

4. 01, 10, 12, 21, 13, 31, 14,……..,15,51

a. 38 b. 34 c. 40 d. 41

5. 3, 5, 9, 17,….,65, 129
a. 33 b. 34 c. 35 d. 36

6. 20, 80, 30, 60, 40, ……, 50, 20

a. 40 b. 51 c. 50 d. 41

7. 6, 13, 27, 55, 111,……,447

a. 221 b. 222 c. 223 d. 224

8. 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24, 26,?

a. 28b. 30 c. 32 d. 35

Directions (Q. No. 9 - 14): In the following number series, only one number is wrong. Find out the
wrong number.
9. 2, 6, 24, 96, 285, 568, 567
a. 6 b. 24 c. 285 d. 567

10. 93, 309, 434, 498, 521, 533

a. 309 b. 434 c. 498 d. 521

11. 125, 126, 124, 127, 123, 129

a. 126 b. 124 c. 123 d. 129

12. 8, 13, 21, 32, 47, 63, 83

a. 13 b. 32 c. 47 d. 63

13. 888, 454, 237, 128.5, 76.25, 47.125

a. 76.25 b. 454 c. 128.5 d. 237

14. 146, 74, 40, 23, 19.5, 18.75

a. 74 b. 23 c. 19.5 d. 18.75
15. W, T, Q, N, K…., E, B
a. D b. F c. H d. J

16. B, G, J, O, R, W, Z,…..
a. D b. I c. E d. L

17. VG, XI, ZK, BM, ……, FQ

a. DO b. CM c. EL d. None of these

18. AZ, GT, MN, ?, YB

a. H b. SH c. SK d. TS

19. WFB, TGD, QHG, ?

a. NIJ b. NIK c. MJK d. OIK

20. EDBA, KJHG, QPNM, ?

a. ZXUV b. WVTS c. KIGH d. QOMK

21. DFI, KMP, ?, YAD

a. QSV b. RTW c. SUX d. RTU

Directions (Q. No. 22 - 25): In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing,
they are given in the same order as one of the alternatives below it. Chose the correct alternative.

22. adb_ac_d_bcda_bcac_d
a. bacbd b. cbadb c. dbacb d. acbda

23. _bbm_amb_m_a_bb
a. mbabm b. abmab c. mabam d. ambbm

24. ac_ga_eg_ce_
a. dbag b. ecag c. deag d. ebdg

25. _aa_ba_bb_ab_aab
a. babab b. aaabb c. bbaab d. bbbaa
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lleav
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asses.Al
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assesar
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epens.

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lpensar
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I.Somegl
assesar
epens.

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II
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Problems for Practice:
1. Introducing a man, Neerja said, “His wife is the only daughter of my wife.” How is Neerja related
to that man?
a. Father b. Grandfather c. Father-in-law d. Son

2. Shyama says that father of Rajiv’s father is my father. How is Shyama related to Rajiv?
a. Sister b. Mother c. Bua (Father’s sister)d. Niece

3. Pointing to Raman in the photograph, Aditi said, “The only son of his mother is my father.” How is
Aditi related to Raman?
a. Mother’s sister b. Bua (Father’s sister) c. Daughter d. Niece

4. Pointing to a lady, a man said, “The father of his brother is the only son of my grandfather.” How
is that lady related to that man?
a. Sister b. Daughter c. Aunt (Father’s sister) d. Mother-in-law

5. A man said to a woman, “The only sister of your brother is my mother.” How is that man related
to that woman?
a. Father b. Husband c. Brother d. Son

6. Pointing to man in photograph, Archana Said “He is the son of the only son of my grandfather.”
How is the man related to the Archana?
a. Brother b. Cousin c. Nephew d. Son

7. A told B, “Yesterday I met the only brother of the daughter of my grand mother.” Whom did I
met?
a. Cousin b. Brother c. Nephew d. Father

8. Neelam, who is Rohit’s daughter, says to Indu “your mother Rita is the younger sister of my
father, Who is the third child of Sohanji.” How is Sohanji related to Indu?
a. Father-in-law b. Maternal-uncle c. Grandfather d. Father

9. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is that man related to
the woman?
a. Cousin b. Son c. Nephew d. Uncle

Directions (Q.No. 10-12) Read the following information carefully to answer the question given
below:
i. ‘P x Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’
ii. ‘P + Q’ means ‘Q is mother of P’
iii. ‘P - Q’ means ‘Q is sister of P’
iv. ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’
10. Which of the following means T is nephew of R?
i. R x J ÷ T ii. R – M + T - J iii. R x J ÷ T x K
a. only i b. only ii c. only iii d. Either ii or iii

11. Pointing a boy, Namrata says, “He is the son of my grandfather’s only child.” How is that boy
related to the Namrata?
a. Cousin b. Brother c. Uncle d. Data inadequate

Directions (Q. No. 12 -15) Read the following information carefully to answer the question given
below:
i. ‘A $ B means A is mother of B’
ii. ‘A # B means A is the father of B’
iii. ‘A @ B means A is the husband of B’
iv. ‘A % B means A is daughter of B’

12. P@Q$M#T indicates what relationship of P with T

a. Maternal Grandfather b. Paternal Grandfather c. maternal Grandmother d. None of these

13. Which of the following expression indicates ‘R is the sister of H’

a. R$D@F#H b. H%D@F$R c. R%D@F$H d. H$D@F#R

14. If F@D%K#H, how is F related to H?

a. Brother-in-law b. Sister c. Sister-in-law d. Can’t be determined

15. Which of the following expression indicates ‘H is the brother of N’

a. N%F@D$H b. N%F@D%H c. N%F@D$H#R d. H#R$D$N

16. Introducing a girl, Vipin said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law.” How is Vipin
related to that girl?
a. Uncle b. Father c. Brother d. Husband

17. Showing lady in the park, Vijay said “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is
Vijay related to that lady?
a. Uncle b. Father c. Brother d. Cousin

18. A man said to a lady, “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt. ” How is that lady related to that
man?
a. Daughter b. Sister c. Grand-daughter d. Mother

19. ‘P + Q’ means that P is the brother of Q, ‘P - Q’ means that P is the mother of Q and ‘P x Q’ means
that P is the sister of Q. which of the following means that M is the maternal uncle of R?
a. M – R + K b. M + K - R c. M + K x Q d. There is no such symbol

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Problems for Practice:
Direction (Q. No.1): If ‘+’ is ‘x’, ‘-’ is ‘+’, ‘x’ is ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ is ‘-’, then answer the following questions
based on this information.
1. 21÷ 8 + 2 – 12 x 3 =?
a.14 b. 9c.13.5 d.11

2. If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘-’, ‘-’ means ‘x’ and ‘x’ means ‘+’ then what is the value of 6 x 3 ÷ 2 – 2
+5
1 3 2
a.8 b. 2 c.3 d.4
5 5 7

3. If ‘A’ means ‘x’, ‘B’ means ‘÷’, ‘C’ means ‘+’ and ‘D’ means ‘-’, then what is the value of
180 B 15 D 11 C 8 A 10 ?
a.80 b. 81 c.83 d.92

4. If ‘P’ means ‘-’, ‘Q’ means ‘x’, ‘R’ means ‘÷’ and ‘S’ means ‘+’, then what will be the value of
following expression?
8Q7S30R15P10
a.33 b. 39 c.48 d.49

5. Which of the following operation will result in 22?

a.16 ÷ 12 +8 – 13 x 15 b. 16 − 12 x 8 ÷ 13 + 15c.16 x12 ÷ 8 + 13 - 15d.16 + 12 - 8 x 13 ÷ 15

Direction for Q No. 6: In the Questions given below, if the given interchanges are made in signs
and numbers, which one of the four equations would be correct?
6. Given interchanges ‘signs x and ÷’, ‘numbers 8 and 4’
a.4 ÷ 8 x 8 = 6b. 4 x 8 ÷ 8 = 36 c.4 ÷ 8 + 6 = 38d.4 + 8 ÷ 6 =52

7. If ‘-’ stands for division, ÷ stands for multiplication, + stands for subtractions and x for addition,
then which of the following equation is correct?
a. 20 – 4 ÷ 4 + 6 x 5 =19 b.2 + 8 – 7 ÷ 6 x 4 =25 c.20 x 5 – 6 ÷ 7 + 4 =28 d.20 ÷ 4 – 8 x 10 =36

Directions (Q. No.8-15): Find the missing character (?) in the following Questions.
8.
 a.16 b. 9 c.85 d.112

9. 1 8 8

13 23 ?
5 7 9 6 1 9
a.17 b. 18 c.19 d.20

10.
3 3 2

9 12 ?
3 9 6 8 8 4
a.8 b. 4 c.2 d.None of these

11.

3
3

a.625 b. 255 c.225 d.125

12.

a.36 b. 16 c.25 d.49

13.

20 16
10
4 10 ? 4
25 2

a.16 b. 4 c.6 d.14

14.

4 5 3 2 0
7 3 4 4 21
6 4 4 5 22
9 6 5 5 ?
a.34 b. 42 c.44 d.60

15.

11 6 8
17 12 ?
25 34 19
19 28 11
a.13 b. 15 c.16 d.9

16. Find the missing number from the given responses.

173 (24) 526
431 (18) 325
253 (?) 471
a.42 b.22 c.30 d.06

17. The following equations follow a common property. Find out the correct value to complete D
A = 51 (714) 14; B = 61 (915) 15;
C = 71 (1136) 16; D = 81 (?) 17
a.(1377) b. (1378) c.(1356) d.(1346)

18. Which of the given options fits correctly in the blank space and will exhibit the similar pattern
three sets below?
84 81 88
14 12 18 9 ? 11
a.8 b. 12 c.16 d.18

19. Which of the given options fits correctly in the blank space and will exhibit the similar pattern
three sets below?
7 9 11
9447?7
a.12 b. 16 c.18 d.25

20. Some equations are solved on the basis of certain rules. Following the same rule, find out the
missing number.
1[3]4 = 10, 3[4]6 = 26, 4[5]7 = ?
a.18 b. 24 c.32 d.38

21. If 841 = 3, 633 = 5, 425 = 7, then 217 = ?

a.6 b. 7 c.8 d.9
22. 25*2*6 = 4*11*0 Which set of symbols can replace?
a.x, -, x, + b. +, -, x, + c.x, +, x, - d.x, +, +, x

Directions (Q No. 23 -24): In the following questions, symbols ⊕, ∅, @, R and C havethe following
meanings
‘A ⊕ B’ means ‘A is not less than B’.
‘A ∅ B’ means ‘A is not less than or equals to B’.
‘A R B’ means ‘A is not less than or greater than B’.
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is not greater than or equals to B’.
‘A C B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.
Based on the statements given in each of the questions below, find out which of the
conclusions follows. Mark
a) If only one I follows but not both
b) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
c) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
d) If both conclusion I as well as conclusion II follows

23. Statements R⊕ C, C ∅ T, T R P
Conclusions
I. R ∅ P
II. R R P

24. Statements R C C, C @ T, T C P
Conclusions
I. R @ P
II. P ∅ C

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Question 1 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

o •o 0 • 0 • o.
0
•o v •o 0 °o o 0
o 0
0 'I' 0
0 °o • o. . o0
0 .0.0
ovo
0 0 .o. 0 0 ••• •"'•0 • o• • •
.0.
0 .o. 0 o 0••
1 2 3 4 5

U (1)
U (2)
U (3)
U (4)
0 (5)

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Question 2 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, which one of the

five answer figures on the right should come after the
problem figures on the left if the sequence is continued?

Problem Figures Answer Figures

1.o.toroloJ.uJ[o[oIololoJ 1 2 3 4 5

0 (1)

U (2)
U (3)
v (4)

0 (5)

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Question 3 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

l~l~l~I @IG!I lml~l~l@I~I 1 2 3 4 5

U (1)
0 (2)

u (3)
u (4)

U (5)

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Question 4 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem l'I.QUfe$ Answer Figtns

0 0 0 , c,r, ~ 0 - g "I
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 00 o a o - 0 0 ~D O II D 0 "1 C Cl Cl 0
0 0 0 DO 0 0 DD o a a C O 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P O 0
1 2 3 4 5

U (1)
U (2)
u (3)
U (4)
U (5)

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Question 5 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

1~1~1,,f1~1~1 1~1~,~,~,~1 1 2 3 4 5

u (1)

U (2)
0 (3)

U (4)
U (5)

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Question 6 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

G (a)
0 (b)
U (c)
U (d)
0 (e)

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Question 8 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

I~11%·r ~~ I ~ I 1 1 l I 1 2 3 4
O

u (1)
U (2)
U (3)
U (4)
U (5)

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Question 9 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

-
Problem Figures Answer Figures
,,.. ~
I""'J) t1:J)
11 I I_ I - (i I (0 I -
(( J

1
.:::,
2
(('1
3
.... ( I
v
4 5

0 (1)

u (2)

U (3)
u (4)
0 (5)

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Question 11 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the following question, five different figures

in 'Problem Figures' are provided. Each of the
consecutive figures in the problem follows a certain
sequence. You have to identify the next sequence (as 1,
2, 3, 4, 5) from the figures provided in the 'Answer
Figures'.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

l8lkaj lwl~I81lkaj Iwlkaj I~I~I

A BC DE 1 2 3 4 5

u1
u2
u3
() 4
(J S

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Question 12 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

11, 111, 1111 11111 11111, I 1111

1
1111
2
11 1111 11111 111111
3 4 5

() (1)

U (2)
lJ (3)
U (4)
u (5)

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Question 13 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

1010101010110101010101
.. 1 2 3 5

U (1)
(j (2)
u (3)

u (4)
() (5)

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Question 14 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: The following question consists of five

Problem Figures A, B, C, D and E followed by five Answer
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Select a figure from among the
Answer Figures which will continue/complete the same
series as established by the five Problem Figures.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

1, 1~1~1~1~1~1~-1°"-1T~1~~1~
A B C D
/I E (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

U (1)
U (2)
u (3)
0 (4)
0 (5)

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Question 16 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the following question, there are two sets

of figures - problem figures and answer figures . The
problem figures are presented in two units. The first unit
contains two figures and the second unit contains one
figure and a blank box. You have to choose one of the
answer figures marked (a) to (e) that should be in place
of the blank box.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

1~1°11~
•l~ll @lxl~1 1 1~• a b C d

0 (a)

,j (b)
U (c)
U (d)
0 (e)

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Question 17 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the following question, there are two sets

of figures - problem figures and answer figures . The
problem figures are presented in two units. The first unit
contains two figures and the second unit contains one
figure and a blank box. You have to choose one of the
answer figures marked (a) to (e) that should be in place
of the blank box.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

IOl@ll~
@l~I IO,~,.,@! a b C d
00
e
1

0 (a)

U (b)
U (c)
U (d)
U (e)

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Question 18 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the following question, there are two sets

of figures; problem figures and answer figures. The
problem figures are presented in two units. The first unit
contains two figures that bear a certain relationship and
the second unit contains one figure and a question mark
(?). You are to find out which one of the following figures
should come in place of the question mark.

Problem Figures Answer Figure.s

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

U (a)
U (b)
u (c)

() (d)

U (e)

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Question 19 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the following question, there are two sets

of figures; problem figures and answer figures. The
problem figures are presented in two units. The first unit
contains two figures that bear a certain relationship and
the second unit contains one figure and a question mark
(?). You are to find out which one of the following figures
should come in place of the question mark.

Problem Figu,..s Answer Figures

I=I I I (a) (b) (c)

u (a)
U (b)
U (c)
U (d)
u (e)

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Question 20 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below, choose one of

the five answer figures on the right that should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

I I~ I ?~ Ih I Ill I~l IOI\~ Il• \ I

11
A
1
B C D a b C d

u (a)
U (b)
0 (c)

(j (d)
u (e)

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Question 21 of 30
Marks: +1

Directions: In the question given below which one of the

five answer figures on the right should come after the
problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued?

0
l A
IPIE=J IErl IEYJ l5-1ISJlffl l83 1
8 C O II I> o d •

U (a)
U (b)
lJ (c)
U (d)
0 (e)

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Directions: In the following problem, five figures are

given. Four of them are similar in some way ,but one
figure is not like the other four. Identify the figure that
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 Analytical Reasoning:
Directions for Questions 1 to 2:
A, B, C, D, E and F are a group of friends from a club. There are two house wives, one lecturer, one
architect, one accountant and one lawyer in the group. There are two married couples in the group.
The lawyer is married to D who is housewife. No lady in the group is either an architect or an
accountant. C, the accountant, is married to F, who is lecturer. A is married to D and E is not a
housewife.

1. What is E?
a. lawyer b. architect c. lecturer d. accountant

2. How many members of the group are male?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. None of these

Directions for Questions 3 to 4:

Seven players who represented a university are to be felicitated in a function. They are A, B, C, D, E, F
and G. They are to be seated on the dais along one side of a rectangular table. Some of the conditions
are
I. A and G are to be seated at the extreme right; which is closest to the exit because they have to
leave early.
II. B is to be seated at the center as he will be given the man of the match award.
III. C and D to be seated as far as possible because they are both wicketkeepers.

3. Which of the following may not be seated at either end of the table?
a. C b. D c. G d. F

4. Which of the following pair may not be seated together?

a. E and A b. B and D c. B and F d. G and D

Directions For Questions 5 to 7:

(i) There are 5 persons in a group – P, Q, R, S and T.
(ii) In this group, there is one badminton player, one chess player and one tennis player.
(iii) P and S are unmarried ladies who do not play any games.
(iv) No lady is either a chess player or a badminton player.
(v) There is one married couple in this group of which T is the husband.
(vi) Q is the brother of R and is neither a chess player nor a tennis player.

5. Which of the following groups has only ladies?

(a) PQR (b) QRS (c) RST (d) None of the above

6. Who is the tennis player?

(a) Q (b) R (c) S (d) T

7. Who is the wife of T?

(a) P (b) S (c) Q (d) R

Directions (Q. No. 8 – 12):

P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven students of a college. Each of them has a favorite subject from Physics,
Chemistry, English, Biology, History, Geography and Philosophy, not necessarily in the same order.
Each of them also has a favorite sport from Football, Cricket, Hockey, Volleyball, Badminton, Table-
Tennis and Basketball, not necessarily in the same order.
R likes Philosophy and his favorite sport is Hockey. The one who likes Football likes English. T’s
favorite sport is not Badminton or Table-Tennis. V does not like either History or Biology. The one
whose favorite sport is Basketball does not like Physics. W likes Chemistry and his favorite sport is
 Volleyball. S likes Geography. Q’s favorite sport is Badminton. V does not like English and his favorite
sport is not Basketball. P’s favorite sport is Cricket. The one whose favorite sport is Badminton does
not like Biology.
8. Which subject does P like?
a.History b. Biology c.Chemistry d.Data Inadequate

9. Who likes History?

a.P b. Q c.R d.V

10. What is Q’s favorite sport?

a.Cricket b. Table-Tennis c.Football d.Badminton

11. Whose favorite sport is Basketball?

a.S b. W c.Q d.Data Inadequate

12. Which subject does T like?

a.Biology b. Physics c.Chemistry d.None of these

Direction for the questions 13-15: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
Anshu gave Bobby and Chandana as many pens as each one of them already had. Then Chandana gave
Anshu and Bobby as many pens as each already had. Finally, each one of them had equal number of
pens. The total number of pen is 72.
13. How many pens did bobby have initially?
a. 24 b. 18 c. 12 d. 6

14. How many pens did Chandana have initially?

a. 24 b. 18 c. 12 d.6

15. How many pens did Anshu have initially?

a. 30 b. 36 c.42d. 48

Directions (Q. No. 16 – 20):

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are the seven members of a family. There are three females among them. There
are two married couples in the family. Each of them has a different profession from Architect, Lawyer,
Doctor, Teacher, Engineer, Manager and Musician, not necessarily in the same order.B is the Lawyer
and he is married to F, the Manager. A is brother of G, who is the Architect. C is the Doctor and is an
unmarried lady. D is the Teacher and the sister of G. E is not an Engineer.
16. Which of the following combinations is definitely correct?
a.B – Male – Manager b. B – Female – Lawyer
c.C – Female - Musician d.E – Male – Musician

17. Which of the following combinations represents the husbands of the two married couples?
a.B and G b. A and F c.B and E d.Data Inadequate

18. What is A’s profession?

a.Engineer b. Musicianc.Engineer or Musician d.Data Inadequate

19. What is E’s profession?

a.Doctor b. Musicianc.Teacher d.Data Inadequate

20. Which of the following pairs a married couple?

a.BG b. AE c.AC d.None of these

Direction for the questions 21-23: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
 A, B, C, D, E, F and G are playing cards sitting in a circle.
I. F is second to the right of G.
II. B is neighbor of F but not of E.
III. E is neighbor of C, is 4th to the right of G.
IV. D is between E and A.
21. Who is fourth to the left of G?
a. D b. E c. C d. Can’t be determined e. None of these

22. Who is to the left of G?

a. A b. C c. B d. Can’t be determined e. None of these

23. Who are the neighbors of F?

a. E & C b. F & B c. A & B d. C & B e. None of the above

Directions (Q. No. 24 – 28): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.
The sports week of an institute was organized from 19th to 26th of a month, 19th being a Wednesday.
During that period six games Cricket, Badminton, Table-Tennis, Kho-Kho, Hockey and Football were
played, one game on each day. Further information is
I. Hockey was not played on the closing day, i.e. on 26th .
II. Table-Tennis was played on the previous day of Cricket.
III. Football was not played either on Wednesday or Saturday.
IV. No game was played on Thursday and Sunday.
V. Kho-Kho was played on Monday.
VI. There was a gap of two days between Cricket and Football.
24. The sports week started with which game?
a.Table-Tennis b.Cricket c.Kho-Kho d.Hockey

25. How many day’s gap is there between Hockey and Football?
a.Three b. Four c.Five d.Two

26. Which pair of games was played on Wednesday?

a.Table-Tennis and Cricket b. Cricket and Hockey
c.Hockey and Badminton d.Cannot be determined

27. Which game exactly precedes Kho-Kho?

a.Hockey b. Cricket c.Football d.None of these

28. Table-Tennis is followed by which game?

a.Table-Tennis b. Cricket c.Hockey d. None of these
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 Analytical Reasoning
Direction ( Q. Nos 1 – 3):
i) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated in a circle facing the centre.
ii) D is between B and G and F is between A and H.
iii) E is second to the right of A.

1. Which of the following is ‘A’ s position?

(a) Left of F (b) Right of F (c) Between E and F (d) None of these

2. Which of the following information are not required to ascertain the position of C ?
(a) Only i (b) Either ii and iii (c) Only iii (d) All are required

3. Which of the following is C’s position?

(a) Between E and F (b) Between G and E (c) Second to the left of B (d) None of the above

Directions ( Q. Nos. 4 - 6) Read the following information carefully to answer these questions.
Six members of a family G, H, I, J, K and L are an accountant, clerk, lawyer, jeweler, doctor and engineer but not in
the same order. Doctor is the grandfather of L who is an accountant. Clerk J is married to G. I, who is a jeweler,
is married to the lawyer. H is the mother of L and K. there are two married couples in the family.

4. What is the profession of K ?

(a) Doctor (b) Clerk (c) Engineer (d) Accountant

5. How many male members are there in the family ?

(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Cannot be determined

6. How is G related to K ?
(a) Wife (b) Father (c) Grandmother (d) Grandfather

7. Persons X, Y, Z and Q live in red, green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a sequence on a street. Z lives in
yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue house. X does not live adjacent to Z. the yellow house is in
between the green and red houses. The colour of the house X lives in is
a. blue b. green c. red d. Not possible to determine

8. Five persons with names P, M, U, T and X live separately in any one of the following: A palace, a hut, a fort, a
house or a hotel. Each one likes two different colours from among the following – blue, black, red, yellow and
green. U likes red and blue. T likes black. The person living in a palace does not like black and blue. P likes blue and
red. M likes yellow. X lives in a hotel. M lives in a
a. hut b. palace c. fort d. house

9. Six persons are playing a card game. Suresh is facing Raghubir, who is to the left of Ajay and to the right of
Pramod. Ajay is to the left of Dhiraj. Yogendra is to the left of Pramod. If Dhiraj exchanges his seat with Yogendra
and Pramod exchanges with Raghubir, who will be sitting to the left of Dhiraj?
(a) Yogendra (b)Raghubir (c) Suresh (d) Ajay

Directions for Questions 10 to12: Answer the following questions based on the statements given below.
a. There are three houses on each side of the road.
b. These six houses are labeled as P, Q, R, S, T and U.
c. The houses are of different colours, namely, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow and White.
d. The houses are of different heights.
e. T, the tallest house, is exactly opposite to the Red coloured house.
f. The shortest house is exactly opposite to the Green coloured house.
g. U, the Orange coloured house, is located between P and S.
h. R, the Yellow coloured house, is exactly opposite to P.
i. Q, the Green coloured house, is exactly opposite to U.
j. P, the White coloured house, is taller than R, but shorter than S and Q.
10. Which is the second tallest house?
a. P b. S c. Q d. R e. Cannot be determined

11. What is the colour of the tallest house?

a. Red b. Blue c. Green d. Yellow e. None of these

12. What is the colour of the house diagonally opposite to the Yellow-coloured house?
a. White b. Blue c. Green d. Red e. None of these
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 Analytical Reasoning
Directions for Questions 1 to 5: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three different vehicles.
There are at least two passengers in each vehicle – Maruti, Santro, Opel, and only one of them is a
male. There two engineers, two doctors, three teachers among them.
i. C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
ii. B, a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a maruti.
iii. D is a male doctor.
iv. Two persons belonging to the same professions do not travel in the same vehicle.
v. A is not an engineer and travels in a Santro.

1. What is F’s profession?

a. Engineer b. Doctor c. Teacher d. Data inadequate

2. In which vehicle does C travel?

a. Maruti b. Santro c. Opel d. Data inadequate

3. Which of the following represents the three teachers?

a. GEF b. GEA c. GBF d. Data inadequate

4. How many lady members are there among them?

a. Three b. Four c. three or four d. Data inadequate

5. Which of the following is not correct?

a. E-male-teacher b. B-male-engineer c. A-female-teacher d. All are correct

Directions (Q No. 06 - 09): Read the following information to answer the given questions.

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them
sit at four corners of the square, while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who
sit at the four corners face the centre, while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
P who faces the centre sits third to the right of V. T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate
neighbor of V. Only one person sits between V and W. S sits second to right of Q. Q faces the centre.
R is not an immediate neighbor of P.

6. Who sits second to the left of Q?

a. V b. P c.T d.Y

7. What is the position of T with respect to V?

a. Fourth to the left b. Second to the left
c.Third to the left d.Third to the right

8. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
a. R b. W c.V d.S

9. Which of the following is true regarding R?

a. R is an immediate neighbor of P b. R faces the centre
c.R sits exactly between T and S d.Q sits third to left of R
 Directions for questions 10 to 12:
i. Five friends Amar, Kapil, Sarvesh, Rohan and Nagesh wear trousers of different colours-red,
yellow, blue, white and green(not necessarily in same order)
ii. Each one of them has different likings, viz., reading, playing, travelling, singing and writing.
iii. Kapil, who has a liking for singing does not wear yellow trousers. Sarvesh wears red trousers and
do not like reading or writing. Nagesh likes to play and does not wear blue or yellow trousers.
Amar has liking for writing and Rohan does not wear yellow or green trousers.

10. What is the colour of Kapil’s trousers?

a. White b. Blue c. Green d. Data inadequate.

11. What is liking of Sarvesh?

a. Writing b. Travelling c. Reading d. Data inadequate.

12. Which of the following combinations of person-colour-liking is correct?

a. Rohan-Blue-Readingb. Nagesh-White-Playing
c.Amar-Yellow-writingd.None of these

Directions for questions 13 to 17: A, B, C and D are four friends living together in a flat and they have an
agreement that whatever edible comes they will share equally among themselves. One day A’s uncle
came to him and gave him a box of laddoos. Since no one was around, A divided the laddoos in four
equal parts and ate his share after which he put the rest in the box. As he was closing the box, B walked
in, took the Box from A and divided the laddoos in four equal parts and A & B took one part each and ate
it. Suddenly C appeared and snatched the box. He again divided the laddoos in four equal parts , the
three of them ate one part each and kept the remaining laddoos in the box. Later when D came he again
divided the laddoos in four equal parts and all four ate their respective share. In total D ate 3 laddoos.

13. How many ladoos, in total did C eat?

a. 12 b. 15 c. 39 d. None of these.

14. How many laddoos in total B eat?

a. 24 b. 15 c. 39 d. None of these.

15. How many laddoos in total did A eat?

a. 56 b. 68 c. 71 d. None of these.

16. How many laddoos were given to A by his uncle?

a. 128 b. 125 c. 113 d. None of these.

17. How many laddoos did A eat the first time?

a. 32 b. 24 c. 15 d. None of these
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 Cause & Effect
Directions ( Q. Nos. 1-25): In each of the following questions, two statements numbers I and II are given . There may
be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same
cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent cause without having any relationship .Read
both the statements in each question and mark your answer as.
(a) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
(b) If statement II is the cause and statement I is effects
(c) If both the statements I and II are independent causes
(d) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

1. I. Majority of the residents of the housing society, participated in the dinner, hosted by one of the
member of the society.
II. Most of the people living in the housing society , invite other members for the function at their house.

2. I. The train services in the suburban areas of the city were disrupted for four hours.
II. The overhead electrical wire snapped between two stations in suburban area of
The city.

3. I. Many farmers have given up jute cultivation as it is no longer economically viable.

II. The textile ministry has proposed a hike in the Minimum Support Price of jute.

4. I. The government is considering changes in the land acquisition act.

II. Several large infrastructure development projects have been stalled due to
unavailability of land.

5. I. The price of aircraft fuel has risen during the past few months.
II. Many passenger airlines in India have been forced to cut their air fares by about
10 per cent.

6. I. The state government decided to grant permission for opening more junior
colleges in the state.
II. Percentage of qualified students in SSC examination was higher this year
Compared to past few years.

7. I. There has been heavy rainfall in the catchment area of the lakes supplying drinking
Water to the city.
II. The transport authority is a biggest authority of India.

8. I. The prices of vegetables have increased substantially during past few weeks.
II. Consumer price index at the end of previous week has increased by 2%.

9. I. A major part of the sugarcane crop were affected by pests, resulting into huge loss
Incurred by the farmers in the state.
II. The farmers in the state who were cultivating sugarcane earlier have now switched
over to grapes cultivation this year.

10. I. The government has recently fixed the fee for professional causes, offered by
the unaided institutions, which are much lower than the fee charged last year.
Ii. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting
against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

11. I. Parents in the locality decided to stop sending their children to school by private vehicles.
II. A major accident of a private van carrying school children led to deaths of a few and
Injuries for many children.

12. I. The city observed the lowest temperature of the last decade, accompanied by heavy fog
during the week.
II. Most of the flights from the city were indefinitely delayed causing panic among the
 passengers.

13. I. The school authority has decided to increase tuition fee by 30 percent from the next
academic year.
II. The government has urged the local public to enroll all their children to schools in the area.

14. I. A recent tiger census in the tiger reserve in the state has reported significant reduction
over the last census.
II. The government has initiated an enquiry to ascertain the facts, relating to tiger population
in the state.

15. I. Most of the shopkeepers in the locality closed their shops for the second continuous day.
II. Two groups of people living in the locality have been fighting with each other , with bricks
and stones, forcing people to stay indoors.

16. I. A cyclonic storm is expected to hit the coastline in the state during the next 48 hours.
II. Warning has been issued that heavy rains are expected in the coastal region in the state
during the next 48 hours.

17. I. Government has decided to distribute part of the food grain stock through public
distribution system to people below poverty line.
II. There has been bumper kharif crop for the last two season.

18. I. Most of the students enrolled themselves for the educational tour, scheduled for next
Month.
II. The school authority cancelled the educational tour scheduled for next month.

19. I. The prices of fruits have dropped substantially during the last few days.
II. The prices of food gains have increased substantially during the last few days.

20. I. The municipal authority decided to carry out repair work of the pipeline under the main
arterial road of the city.
II. Vehicular movement has been diverted through alternate roads for a period of fifteen
Days.

21. I. The bank decided to give advances to the priority sector at the rate of interest at par with
the corporate sector.
II. The percentage of bad loans given by the banks to the priority sector is very low compared
to corporate sector.

22. I. Staff members of the university decided to go on strike in protest during the examinations.
II. The university administration made all the arrangements for smooth conduct of
examination with the help of outsiders.

23. I. In the university examination, overall performance of students from college ‘X’ was better
than that of students from college ‘ Y’.
II. Majority of the students depend upon coaching classes for university examinations.

24. I. Frequent robberies in jewelry shops were recorded in distant suburbs of the city.
II. Shop owners in the city and suburbs demanded improvement in security situation
From the police authorities.

25. I. Many seats in the Private Engineering Colleges in the state have remained vacant
this year.
II. The Government Engineering Colleges in the state could accommodate all the students
who sought admission this year.
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 Statement and Assumption
Directions ( Q. 1-30) : In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An
assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. Your have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer (1) If only assumption I is implicit.
Give answer (2) If only assumption II is implicit.
Give answer (3) If either I or II is implicit.
Give answer (4) If neither I or II is implicit.
Give answer (5) If both I and II are implicit.

1. Statement : These mangoes are too cheap to be good.

Assumptions :
I. When the mango crop is abundant, the prices go down.
II. The lower the selling price, the inferior is the quality of the commodity.

2. Statement : Although more amenities have been provided the fares have not been raised.
Assumptions :
I. Fares are dependent on amenities provided.
II. Fares are independent of amenities provided.

3. Statement : “ Wanted unmarried, presentable, matriculate girls between 19 and 22 able to speak fluently in
English to be trained as receptionists” .
Assumptions :
I. Fluency in English is a Pre- requisite for good performance as receptionist
II. Height does not matter in performing as receptionist.

4. Statement : Ten candidates who were on the waiting list could finally be admitted to the course.
Assumption :
I. Wait listed candidates do not ordinarily get admission.
II. A large number of candidates were on the waiting list.

5. Statement : In Mumbai railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work
on time.
Assumptions :
I. Railway train is the most affordable mode of transport available in the suburbs of Mumbai.
II. Only railway trains run punctually.

6. Statement : ‘Country A would explore all channels to diffuse current tensions with country B and bring peace on
its borders.’ − Statement of spokesperson of country A.
Assumptions :
I. Country A is desirous to diffuse current tension and retore peace with country B.
II. It is desirable to use more than one channel when complex issues are to be settled amicably.

7. Statement : Two months ago, it was announced that Central government pesioners would get dearness relief
with immediate effect but till date, banks have not credited the arrears.’ −
A statement from a Pensioners’ Forum.
Assumptions :
I. Most of the banks normally take care of the pensioners.
 II. Two months’ time is sufficient for the government machinery to move and give effect to
pensioners.

8. Statement : ‘The bridge was built at the cost of Rs.128 crores and even civil bus service is not utilizing it. What a
pity to see it grossly underutilised!’ – A citizen’s view on a new flyover linking East and West sides of a suburb.
Assumptions :
I. The building of such bridges does not serve any public objective.
II. There has to be some accountability and utility of money spent on public projects.

9. Statement : A one day token strike was called by the employees in Government organisations to protest against
privatization of profit – making public sector undertakings.
Assumptions :
I. The Government may favourably consider the views of the employees.
II. The strike may bring pressure on the Government, forcing them to reconsider the decision.

10. Statement : ‘ Use our product to improve memory of your child ; it is based on natural herbs and has no harmful
side- effects ‘. − Advertisement of a pharmaceutical company.
Assumptions :
I. People generally opt for a medical product which is useful and has no harmful side effects.
II. Improving memory of child is considered as important by many parents.

11. Statement : The traders of State K would observe a statewide bandh as the state has failed to meet their
demand to resolve sales tax and other issues.
Assumptions :
I. The traders of State K have earlier tried other usual procedures to get their problems solved.
II. State K is not keen to solve the problem of traders.

12. Statement : ‘’Anybody found in use of unfair means will be debarred from all further examinations conducted by
the board ‘’- an ultimatum to the examinees by the examining body.
Assumptions :
I. Henceforth the students may refrain from using unfair means during examination.
II. A good number of students are found involved in use of unfair means.

13. Statement : ‘’ Visit our showroom for quality products ‘’, - an advertisement by a garment factory.
Assumptions :
I. Majority of the people are interested in buying only good quality garments.
II. The word ‘’quality product’’ may attract the customers.

14. Statement : ‘’ All children upto the age of 12 yr should be brought to the Civic Health Care Centres in the city
once in a month for free check – up’’ appeal from civic Health Care Department in the city.
Assumptions :
I. Public largely prefer the Health Care Centres run by Civic authorities to the privately run Health Car
Centres.
II. Children upto the age of 12 yr are susceptible to suffer fro various disease.

15. Statement : ‘’There should be a common examination board for the entire country conducting HSC
examinations ‘’ – the opinion expressed by a group of parents and students.
Assumptions :
I. Various examination boards may have varying evaluation standards across the States.
II. Students passing through the stricture boards may be at a disadvantage at the time of taking
admission to professional colleges based on performance in HSC examinations.
16. Statement : ‘’ Basic knowledge of computer operations is essential ‘’ – a condition stipulated by an organization
for recruitment of officers.
Assumptions :
I. Officers having knowledge of computer operations may perform to the desired level.
II. There may not be adequate number of applicants having knowledge of computer operations.

17. Statement : Pollution is a slow poison, and therefore social scientists and the media must work together to
create sensitivity among people.
Assumptions:
I. Media is well informed and aware about the effects of pollution.
II. Media is likely to influence people to raise their sensitivity towards various problems.

18. Statement : in country ‘X’ a public servant cannot claim immunity from prosecution for any objectionable act
committed while performing his official duty.
Assumptions :
I. A public servant is likely to commit an objectionable act while performing his official duty.
II. Every one is equal and they have right for immunity.

19. Statement : The entry of multinational companies in India has led to higher efficiency of the Indian companies
who are competing with them.
Assumption :
I. Employees of multinationals may serve as models for Indian company’s employees.
II. Competition will reduce many Indian companies to ashes.

20. Statement : ‘Only candidates having B Tech, BE, MBA and MCA with at least one year’s exposure to software will
be considered for admission to our course’ − Admission criterion of a reputed software training institute.
Assumptions :
I. The candidates having requisite background are likely to complete the course successfully.
II. The institute is choosy about admitting candidates to its courses.

21. Statement : ‘ If you would like to have any more information of XYZ credit card, call us between 8:00 am and
8:00 pm 365 days of the year’ – An advertisement of ‘XYZ credit card company’.
Assumptions :
I. Competition produces more friendly customer service.
II. The company values and appreciates the need of the customers.

22. Statement : ‘you are expected to be frank and objective while writing your self appraisal report’. – An
instruction for writing self-appraisal report.
Assumptions :
I. Unless cautioned, people may tend to be a little shy and less objective while writing their self-
appraisal report.
II. Every self – appraisal report helps the person in his further development.

23. Statement : ‘But out of A, B, C, and D products, you buy ‘B’, which alone is based on international technology −
A shopkeeper tells a customer.
Assumptions :
I. The customers normally accept the recommendation of the shopkeeper.
II. Use of international technology is supposed to ensure better quality standards.
 24. Statement : The organization should promote employees on the basis of merit alone and not on the basis of
length of service or seniority.
Assumptions :
I. Length of service or seniority does not alone reflect merit of an employee.
II. It is possible to determine and measure merit of an employee.

25. Statement : Highly brilliant and industrious students do not always examination.
Assumptions :
I. The written examination is good mainly for mediocre students.
II. The brilliant and industrious students cannot always write good answer in the exam.

26. Statement : Many people fell ill after consuming meal at a wedding reception and were rushed to the nearby
govt and private hospitals.
Assumptions :
I. The relatives of the affected people may refuse to take them to the govt hospitals.
II. The nearby hospitals may be able to attend to all the affected people.

27. Statement : The government has recently announced an incentive package for setting up new business ventures
in the rural areas and promised uninterrupted power supply to all the units.
Assumptions :
I. The government may be able to supply adequate power to all such units.
II. People living in the rural areas may welcome the government decision.

28. Statement : The municipal authority blocked movement of traffic in and around the temple on the main festival
day.
Assumptions :
I. Very large number of devotees may visit the temple on the main festival day.
II. People travelling to the areas near the temple may postpone their journey by a day unless they
have very urgent work in that area.

29. Statement : The government has instructed all the private schools in the city to maintain the current fees for at
least two more years.
Assumptions :
I. The authorities of private schools may not follow the government instruction as they are not
dependent on government funds.
II. The parents of the students of private schools of the city may still be eager to pay higher fees.

30. Statement : The municipal authority has decided demolish the old bridge on a bus road for constructing a new
flyover.
Assumptions :
I. The traffic department may be able to divert movement of vehicles through alternate roads.
II. The people travelling in the nearby areas may demonstrate to protest against authority’s
decision.
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