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Directions(66-70): Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
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66. If all the digits are deleted from the given series then which of the following will be seventh to
the left of the fifth element from the right end?
(a) L (b) $ (c) & (d) M (e) None of these
67. How many such consonants are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded
by a symbol and followed by a digit?
(a) One (b) Three (c) Two (d) Four (e) None
68. %3 is related to H and #L is related to $ in the same way, @3 is related to-
(a) K (b) Z (c) 8 (d) 5 (e) None of these
69. How many such symbols are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded by
a consonant but not immediately followed by a consonant?
(a) Five (b) One (c) Two (d) Four (e) None of these
70. What will come at a place of a question mark in the following series?
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(a) K45 (b) 5Z3 (c) ©58 (d) 48@ (e) 5E@
Direction(71-75): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Nine boxes i.e. Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, O and P are placed at one another such that one box is placed
above another box. Three boxes are placed between W and P. Not more than two boxes are placed
above W. One box is placed between P and U. None boxes are placed between W and Y. More than
two boxes are placed between W and U. T is placed at 2nd position below Y. At least one box is
placed between W and T. O is placed above Y and O is not placed at top. Q is placed above E but
below O. E is placed below P.
71. How many boxes are placed between U and Q?
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) None
72. Which of the following box is placed at bottom?
(a) Q (b) W (c) E (d) R (e) U
73. How many boxes are placed below Q?
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) None
74. Which of the following box is placed at the 4th position above Y?
(a) Q (b) W (c) E (d) R (e) None of these
75. Which box is placed just below T?
(a) Y (b) P (c) O (d) W (e) None of these
Direction(Q.76): What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the given statement if W < V is
definitely true?
76. Statements: Z = Y < W ≤ T (?) U = V
(a) = (b) ≥ (c) > (d) < (e) ≤
Direction(Q.77): What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the given statement if Q≤T is
definitely true?
77. Statements: P < Q ≤ R (?) T > S ≥ W
(a) = (b) ≥ (c) > (d) ≤ (e) Either = or ≤
Direction(Q.78): Each of the following question assume the given statements to be true, find
which of the conclusion among given conclusions is /are definitely true and then given your
answer accordingly.
78. Statements: X ≤ Y < Z; O < R ≤ Q = X
Conclusions: I. Q < Z II.R ≤ Y
(a) Only II follows (b) Only I follows (c) Both I and II follow
(d) Either I or II follow (e) None follows
Direction(79-81): Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Point L is 26m south of point T. Point T is 10m west of point S. Point S is 20m north of point X. Point X
is 15m east of point V. Point V is 23m west of M. Point M is 15m north of point O.

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79. What is the distance between M and X?

(a) 7m (b) 10m (c) 8m (d) 11m (e) None of these
80. Point L is in which direction of point O?
(a) West (b) North-West (c) South (d) North-East (e) None of these
81. What is the shortest distance between point S and M?
(a) 4√29 (b) 4√27 (c) 3√27 (d) 3√29 (e) None is correct
Direction(82-84): Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Five students J, K, L, M, and N scored different marks i.e. 34, 67, 45, 88, and 73 out of 100 in Physics
in a class test but not necessarily in the same order. N scored more than L. Only two people scored
between J and K. K scored more than M. The difference between the scores of M and J is more than
25. The difference in scores between the scores of K and M is not even. The scores of M is a prime
number.
82. Who scored the least marks?
(a) J (b) L (c) N (d) M (e) None of these
83. What is the difference of the scores of K and N?
(a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 23 (e) None of these
84. What are the scores of M?
(a) 88 (b) 45 (c) 67 (d) 73 (e) None of these
Directions (85-87): Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Seven members - K, L, M, N, O, P and Q of a family consists of three generations. Either both or none
of the parents are alive. N is daughter-in-law of K. P is sister in law to N. Q is the grandmother of L,
who is nephew to O. O is brother-in-law of M. P is married to neither M nor O.
85. How M is related to K?
(a) Son (b) Daughter (c) Son-in-law
(d) Daughter-in-law (e) Cannot be determined
86. How N is related to O?
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Sister (c) Aunt
(d) Daughter (e) Daughter-in-law
87. How P is related to Q?
(a) Sister (b) Sister-in-law (c) Daughter
(d) Daughter-in-law (e) Cousin
88. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CONDITIONER each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English?
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 3 (e) 2
Direction(89-93): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below:
Ten people E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9 and E10 are sitting around a circular table facing towards
the center of the table but not necessarily in the same order.E6 sits second to the right of E1. Two
persons sit between E6 and E3 who sits second to the left of E5. E8 sits second to the right of E5. E7
sits opposite to E9 and sits third to the left of E10. E1 is not an immediate neighbor of E10. E2 sits
opposite to the one who sits to the immediate left of E1.
89. How many persons are sitting between E2 and E1 when counted from the left of E1?
(a) Five (b) Four (c) Three (d) Two (e) None of these
90. Who among the followings sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of E7?
(a) E4 (b) E8 (c) E10 (d) E3 (e) None of these
91. Which among the following statement is not true regarding E4?
(a) E4 sits opposite to E10
(b) E4 sits second to the right of E8
(c) E4 sits third to the left of E2
(d) All are true
(e) None of these

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92. If the position of E2 and E8 is interchanged, then who among the following sits third to the right
of E8?
(a) E6 (b) E5 (c) E1 (d) E2 (e) None of these
93. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of
the following does not belong to that group?
(a) E3-E1 (b) E5-E6 (c) E2-E8 (d) E9-E8 (e) E7-E9
Direction(94-96): In the question below are given three statements followed by the conclusions.
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
94. Statements:
All Roofs are Terrace. Some Terrace are Walls. No Walls are Windows.
Conclusions:
I. Some Roofs are Walls. II. No Roofs are Walls.
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows (e) Both I and II follow
95. Statements:
No Chairs are Tables. Only a few Tables are Beds. All Beds are Sofa.
Conclusions:
I. Some Tables are not Beds. II. No Chairs are Sofa.
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows (e) Both I and II follow
96. Statements:
Only a few Copper are Iron. Some Iron are Plastic. No Plastic are Metal.
Conclusions:
I. All Iron are Plastic. II. Only a few Iron are Plastic.
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows (e) Both I and II follow
Direction (97-100): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
Seven persons Kavi, Devi, Meena, Saira, Seema, Reka and Ravi are sitting in a row facing west but not
necessarily in the same order.
Saira sits next to Seema,who sits second from one of the end.Three persons sit between Reka and
Devi. Only one person sits between Ravi and Meena. As many persons sit to the right of Kavi is same
as to the left of Devi, who does not sit at any of the ends. As many persons sit to the right of Seema
is same as to the left of Ravi.Kavi does not sit immediate left of Meena
97. If Reka is related to Kavi, Devi related to Saira, in the same way,Meena is related to which of the
following?
(a) Kavi (b) Seema (c) Saira (d) Devi (e) None of these
98. How many persons sit between Seema and Ravi?
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
99. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the group. Find the one which does
not belong to the group?
(a) Reka-Ravi (b) Kavi-Meena (c) Seema-Devi
(d) Kavi-Ravi (e) Seema-Meena
100. How many persons sit to the left of Meena?
(a) Three (b) Four (c) One (d) Two (e) None of these

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Answer keys
66 d 84 d
67 c 85 a
68 d 86 b
69 c 87 c
70 d 88 b
71 c 89 a
72 e 90 c
73 d 91 d
74 e 92 b
75 b 93 d
76 d 94 c
77 e 95 a
78 c 96 d
79 c 97 b
80 b 98 d
81 a 99 e
82 b 100 a
83 c

Explanations
(66-70)
66. d;
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After deleting digits – X % H I # L $ M & C N K © E @ Z ! A K
Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
67. c;
68. d;
69. c;
70. d;
(71-75)

71. c;
72. e;
73. d;
74. e;
75. b;
(76-78)
76. d;
Given statement: Z = Y < W ≤ T (?) U = V
Option 1: ( = ) → W < V → False (as W ≤ T ( = ) U = V → the relation between W and V is W ≤ V)

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Option 2: ( ≥ ) → W < V → False (as W ≤ T ( ≥ ) U = V → the relation between W and V cannot be

determined as symbols are in reverse order)
Option 3: ( > ) → W < V → False (as W ≤ T ( > ) U = V → the relation between W and V cannot be
determined as symbols are in reverse order)
Option 4: ( < ) → W < V → True (as → W ≤ T ( < ) U = V the relation between W and V is W < V)
Option 5: ( ≤ ) → W < V → False (as W ≤ T ( ≤ ) U = V → the relation between W and V is W ≤ V)
Therefore, ‘ < ’ is the correct answer.
77. e;
Given statement:P < Q ≤ R (?) T > S ≥ W
Option 1: ( = ) → Q ≤ T → True (as Q ≤ R ( = ) T → the relation between Q and T is Q ≤ T)
Option 2: ( ≥ ) → Q ≤ T → False (as Q ≤ R ( ≥ ) T → the relation between Q and Tcannot be
determined as symbols are in reverse order)
Option 3: ( > ) → Q ≤ T → False (asQ ≤ R ( > ) T → the relation between Q and T cannot be
determined as symbols are in reverse order)
Option 4: ( ≤ ) → Q ≤ T → True (asQ ≤ R ( ≤ ) T → the relation between Q and T is Q ≤ T)
Therefore, either ‘ = ’ or‘ ≤ ’ is the correct answer
78. c;
Given statement: X ≤ Y < Z; O < R ≤ Q = X
On combining: O < R ≤ Q = X ≤ Y < Z
Conclusion:
I. Q < Z → True (as Q = X → X ≤ Y → Y < Z → So, Q < Z)
II. R ≤ Y → True (as R ≤ Q → Q = X → X ≤ Y → So, R ≤ Y)
Therefore, both conclusions I and II follow
(79-81)

79. c;
80. b;
81. a;
(82-84)

82. b;
83. c;
84. d;
(85-87)

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85. a;
86. b;
87. c;
88. b;

(89-93)

89. a;
90. c;
91. d;
92. b;
93. d;
(94-96)
94. c;

95. a;

96. d;

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(97-100)

97. b;
98. d;
99. e;
100. a;

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