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TCS NQT Reasoning Problems With Solutions
Directions for questions from 1 to 5:
Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by four
lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly
oppositein meaning to the word in the capital letters.
Q1. PROLOGUE
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a) soliloquy
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b) trilogy
c) analogue
d) epilogue at
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Q2. INFLATE
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a) converge
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b) inhibit
c) audit
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d)minimiz
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Q3. VAGUE
a) expressive
b) Felicitous
c) well-defined
d) nearly perfect
Q4. DISARM
a) hold close
b) put on guard
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c) challenge
d) entertain
Q5. FOCUS
a) disappear
b) disperse
c) link
d) activate
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Directions for questions 6 to 10:
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In each of the following question, a related pair of words or phrases is followed
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by four lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best
expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
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Q6. VOTING : ROLL CALL
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a) termination : cloture
b) amendment : constitution
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c) majority : concession
d) quorum : filibuster
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Q7. INSULIN : PANCREAS
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a) bile : liver
b) menthol : eucalyptus
c) oxygen : heart
d) honey : bee
Q8. MISER : THRIFT
a) performer : artistry
b) chauvinist : patriotism
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c) mimic : ridicule
d) politician : compromise
Q9. TALON : EAGLE
a) fang : snake
b) hoof : horse
c) claw : panther
d) quill : porcupine
Q10. ARTICULATE : CLEARLY
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a) orate : strongly
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b) shout : loudly
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c) lecture : willfully
d) malign : incoherently
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Directions for questions 11 to 15:
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Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that
something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four lettered words or
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sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the
meaning of the sentence a whole.
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Q11. A leading chemist believes that many scientists have difficulty with
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stereochemistry because much of the relevant nomenclature is in that it
combines concepts that should be kept .
a) obscure..interrelated
b) impressive..discrete
c) subtle..inviolate
d) descriptive..seperate
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Q12. Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so
modified and enlarged that the design is no longer .
a) pertinent..relevant
b) initial..discriminable
c) embellished..attractive
d) appropriate..applicable
Q13. Though science is often imagined as a exploration of external
reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: they are human
beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.
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a) fervent..vulnerable
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b) neutral..rational
c) painstaking..careless
d) disinterested..passionate at
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Q14. The old man could not have been accused of his affection; his
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conduct towards the child betrayed his her.
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a) lavishing..fondness for
b) sparing..tolerance of
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c) rationing..antipathy for
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d) stinting..adoration of
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Q15. Among the many of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the
goals of the project promoters can be achieved with impressive .
a) highlights..efficiency
b) features..savings
c) disadvantages..innovation
d) defects..economy
Directions for Questions 16 to 21:
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In a telecommunication - cable assembly plant, cables are assembled by twisting plastic
- coated wires together. There are wires of exactly six different solid colours - red,
yellow, violet, green, white and black. Wires must be assembled into single cable
according the following rules.
Each cable must contain at least three wires and wires of atleast three different colours.
At most two wires in a single cable can be black.
At most two wires in a single cable can be white.
There can be at most one wire of each of the other colours in a single cable.
If one wire is red, then one wire must be yellow.
If one wire is violet, then no wire can be green.
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Q16. If an assembled cable consists of five wires, each a different colour, it could
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be true that a colour not used is
a) Black at
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c) Green
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d) Red
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Q17. Which of the following could be the complete set of wires in an acceptable
cable?
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a) A green wire, a white wire and a violet wire
b) A violet wire, a black wire and white wires
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c) A red wire, a black wire and a green wire
d) A yellow wire and exactly two black wires
Q18. The maximum number of wires that can be used in an acceptable is
a) 8
b) 7
c) 6
d) 4
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Q19. If there is an additional requirement that violet wire must be used, if yellow
is used, which of the following must be true?
a) No cable contains fewer than six wires
b) No cable contains more than five wires
c) Green is never used if red is used
d) Red is always used if violet is used
Q20. If exactly one black wire and exactly one white wire are used in an
assembled cable, which of the following must be true?
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a) the cable contains no more than five wires
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b) the cable contains exactly six wires
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c) the cable contains a yellow wire
d) the cable does not contain a red wire
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Q21. If a white wire and a violet wire must be among the wires choose for a
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particular cable, any of the following pairs of wires could complete the cable
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except a ---?
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a) black wire and a second white wire
b) yellow wire and second white wire
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c) yellow wire and a black wire
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d) red wire and a black wire
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Directions for Question 22 to 24:
Each Question or group of questions is based on a passage or set of conditions. In
answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. For each
question, select the best answer choice given.
An instrument has exactly six keys, each sounding a different note. The
notes are K, L, M, N, O and P. Playing this instrument involves playing
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successive chords; each consisting of three of the notes produced s
simultaneously;
Notes K and N can only be produced simultaneously. Notes L cannot be produced
simultaneously with note O. a chord can neither be the same as the one immediately is
nor be the same as the one immediately after it.
Q22. Chord LMP could be immediately followed by each of the following chords
EXCEPT
a) KLN
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b) KMN
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c) KNP
d) LMP
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e) MOP
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Q23. Each of the following is an acceptable chord EXCEPT
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a) KLP
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b) KMN
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c) KNP
d) LMP
e) MOP
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Q24. Which of the following pairs of notes can be played simultaneously with K to
produce an acceptable chord?
a) LM
b) LO
c) LP
d) MN
e) OP
Directions for questions 25 to 30:
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The manager of a radio program is going to future six Vocalists - M, N, P, Q, R and S -
on an half-an-hour radio show during the course of one week. She will feature one
vocalist on the show each day from Monday through Saturday. The manager must
schedule the vocalists for the show according to the following conditions.
M must be featured earlier in the week than R
P must be featured on Tuesday
Q must be featured on the day immediately before or immediately after the day on
which N is featured.
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Q25. If Q is to be featured on Thursday, the latest day on which M can be featured
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a) Monday
b) Tuesday
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d) Friday
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Q26. If S is to be featured on Friday, what is the total number of acceptable
schedules available to the manager?
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a) 1
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b) 2
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c) 3
d) 4
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Q27. If N is to be featured on Thursday, the earliest day on which R can be
featured is
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d) Friday
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Q28. If S is to be featured on Thursday, which of the following is true?
a) M must be featured on Wednesday
b) N must be featured on Saturday
c) Q must be featured exactly two days after R is featured
d) R must be featured on Wednesday
Q29. Which of the following vocalist can be featured on Monday?
a) N
b) P
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d) S
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Q30. If S is to be featured on Friday, M must be featured on
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b) Tuesday
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d) Thursday
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