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REASONING &
MILITARY APTITUDE TEST

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LET TER ANALOGY

Directions : In the questions given below one 12. ABCD : RSTU : : JKLM : ?
term is missing. Based on the relationship of the A. UVWX B. EFHG
two given words find the missing term from the C. SRTU D. QSRP
given options. 13. AEI : LPT : : CGK : ?
1. GFC : CFG : : RPJ : ? A. OSV B. RUY
A. JRP B. JPR C. TXC D. FJN
C. PJR D. RJP
14. RUX : TRP : : BEH : ?
2. BCF : DEG : : MNQ : ? A. SQN B. QON
A. OPR B. PQS C. QOM D. QNL
C. OPP D. QRT
15. CART : ART : : FOUR : ?
3. NATION : ANITNO : : HUNGRY : ? A. RUN B. TWO
A. HNUGRY B. UNHGYR C. QUE D. OUR
C. YRNGUH D. UHGNYR
16. FIK : JGO : : DFR : ?
4. SSTU : MMNO : : AABC : ?
A. BIO B. HDV
A. GGHH B. IJKK
C. GCU D. FLP
C. XXYZ D. NOOP
17. LJH : KKI : : CIA : ?
5. ACE : FGH : : LNP : ?
A. BJB B. DHB
A. QRS B. PQR
C. QST D. MOQ C. BJC D. BBJ
6. UVW : SXU : : LMN : ? 18. ACE : HIL : : MOQ : ?
A. JOL B. KNM A. SVW B. TUX
C. JKL D. MLO C. RTW D. WUS
7. EIGHTY : GIEYTH : : OUTPUT : ? 19. BCDE : WVUT : : QRST : ?
A. UTOPTU B. UOTUPT A. EFHG B. JIHG
C. TUOUTP D. TUOTUP C. POML D. GEDC
8. TSR : FED : : WVU : ? 20. PNLJ : IGEC : : USQO : ?
A. CAB B. MLK A. HJLN B. LNJH
C. PQS D. GFH C. NLJH D. JHNL
9. CJDL : FMGR : : IKJR : ? 21. DIMO : DMIO : : JUVR : ?
A. OQPT B. RSTU A. JVRU B. JRVU
C. OQRT D. KRMO C. JVUR D. JUVR
10. BOQD : ERTG : : ANPC : ? 22. RRS : XMW : : ITB : ?
A. DQSF B. FSHU A. PNE B. NOG
C. SHFU D. DSQF C. RSW D. OOF
11. BaBy : TaTa : : LiLy : ? 23. ODRS : OSRD : : PAGJ : ?
A. PooL B. ROse A. PJGA B. PJAG
C. HaNd D. DoWN C. PGJA D. PGAJ

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24. MEQI : JUOD : : ANIW : ? 38. JKLM : XYZA : : NOPQ : ?

A. RUKE B. URIA A. BCDE B. RSTU
C. EUIO D. PTRE C. YZAB D. IJKL
25. AKU : AJS : : CRD : ? 39. EGI : NPR : : HJL : ?
A. BQE B. CQB A. RTW B. FGI
C. DSB D. APC
C. NQT D. TVX
26. LOM : NMK : : PKI : ?
40. TPNX : XNP : : BUCW : ?
A. RNK B. RSM
C. RMP D. RIG A. WUC B. CUW
C. WCU D. COW
27. ARQ : DTR : : JNG : ?
A. MPH B. PHJ 41. CNO : FLP : : WHF : ?
C. LPI D. GLE A. GFZ B. ADH
28. ODL : LOD : : PWN : ? C. ZFG D. YGF
A. WNP B. NWP 42. DUST : BUSY : : JOIN : ?
C. NPW D. NMP A. ROIT B. SOON
29. MAR : RAMP : : INS : ? C. RIOT D. COST
A. NEST B. SNIP 43. FHJL : VTRP : : MOQS : ?
C. TINS D. SNAP A. JHFD B. HGFD
30. SUW : RST : : DFH : ? C. IGED D. JHED
A. DEF B. FGH
44. SWZ : XTA : : DGM : ?
C. CDE D. GHI
A. JEO B. IDN
31. PYG : OZF : : SBJ : ?
C. HCM D. NDI
A. QDJ B. PEG
C. OFH D. RCI 45. NBRC : CRAB : : TYDA : ?
32. ABC : ZYX : : IJK : ? A. DRAY B. ADAY
A. RST B. RQP C. DATB D. YDAB
C. RTS D. RPQ 46. BdNf : JnLo : : OrGh : ?
33. DMT : FNS : : HRJ : ? A. GhnM B. WbDq
A. ISK B. JSI C. NMoh D. FwbF
C. JTK D. JTI 47. GNTB : GTNB : : WROX : ?
34. ABDH : ZYWS : : EFHL : ? A. WORX B. RONX
A. USOV B. VOSU C. WYOX D. RWOX
C. VUSO D. TSUV
48. JMP : GOQ : : DBL : ?
35. BYDW : FVHT : : GQIO : ? A. BCN B. AEN
A. JLNP B. QSTR
C. BDN D. ADM
C. KMOL D. KNML
49. UCFH : VEIL : : RXDJ : ?
36. CIRCLE : RICELC : : SQUARE : ?
A. UQSERA B. QUSERA A. RYFM B. TAHO
C. QSUERA D. UQSAER C. SZNG D. SZGN
37. PSQR : CFED : : JMKL : ? 50. ICHQ : HCIT : : PMBK : ?
A. UXVW B. WZYX A. BMYR B. BMPN
C. YVXZ D. YZWX C. MBPY D. MPBS
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ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A D C A A D B A A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C A D C D B A B B C
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C D A A B D A C B C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D B B C D A B A D C
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
C A A B B B A D D B

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

1. The letters of the first group are reversed. 6. The three letters are moved –2, +2 and –2
steps respectively.
U V W : S X U : : L M N : JO L
–2 –2
2. The three letters are moved 2, 2 and 1 steps +2 +2
forward respectively. –2 –2
BCF : DEG :: M NQ : O PR 7. The word is divided in the sections of three
+2 +2 letters and the letters are written backwards.
+2 +2 E IG H T Y : G IE Y T H : : O U T P U T : T U O T U P
+1 +1
8. The letters are consecutive and written in
3. The word is divided in sections of two letters reverse order.
and the letters are reversed. 9. In each set of letters, the 1st and 3rd letters
NAT IO N : A N IT N O :: H U N G RY : U H G N Y R are consecutive.
C JD L : F M G R : : IK JR : O Q PT

4. The first letter in each group is repeated and 10. B O Q D : E R T G : : A N P C : D Q S F

followed by two consecutive letters. +2 +2 +2 +2
5. The three letters are moved 5, 4, and 3 steps
forward respectively. +2 +2 +2 +2

AC E : FG H :: LN P : QRS 11. In each group the alternate letters are capitals.

+5 +5 12. In each group the first three letters are
+4 +4 consecutive and they follow the fourth letter.

+3 +3
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13. In each group the letters jump three letters 20. The letters are moved seven steps backwards.
between them, i.e., they are moving to the P N L J : IG E C : : U SQ O : N L JH
fourth letter.
–7 –7
A EI : LPT :: C G K : F JN
–7 –7
+ 4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4
14. The letters in first set are jumping two letters, –7 –7
i.e., moving three steps forward and in the –7 –7
second they are jumping one letter, i.e.
moving two steps backward. 21. Only the middle letters are reversed to obtain
R U X : T R P :: B E H : Q O M the second set of letters.
D IM O : D M IO : : JU V R : JV U R
+3 +3 –2 –2 +3+3 –2 –2
15. The first set of letters drop the first letter to
get the second set. 22. The three letters are moved +6, –5 and +4
steps respectively.
CART : ART :: FOU R: OU R
RRS : XMW :: IT B : OOF
16. The three letters in first set are moved +4, –2, +6 +6
and +4 steps respectively. –5 –5
F IK : JG O : : D F R : HDV +4 +4
+4 +4
23. Of the four letters the first letter is left at its
–2 –2
place while the other three letters are written
+4 +4 in reverse order.
17. The letters in the first set are moved –1, +1 O D RS : O SRD :: PAG J : P JG A
and +1 steps respectively.
L JH : K K I : : C IA : B JB 24. Of the four letters in each set only two letters
–1 –1 are vowels.
25. Of the three letters the first letter is left as it is
+1 +1
and the other letters are moved one and two
+1 +1 steps backward respectively.
18. The three letters are moved +7, +6 and +7 A K U : A JS : : C R D : CQB
steps forward respectively. –1 –1
AC E : H IL : : M OQ : TU X –2 –2
+7 +7
26. The first letter is moved two steps forward
+6 +6 and the second and third letters two steps
+7 +7 backward.
L O M : N M K : : PK I : R IG
19. The consecutive letters in the first set are in
natural order and in the second set, they are +2 +2
in reverse order. –2 –2
B C D E : W V U T : : Q R S T : JIH G –2 –2
— —→ ←— — — —→
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27. The three letters are moved 3, 2 and 1 step 34. A B D H : Z Y W S : : E F H L : V U S O

forward respectively.
+1 +2 +4 –1 –2 –4 +1 +2 +4 –1 –2 –4
ARQ : DTR :: JN G : M PH 35. The letters are moved +4, –3, +4, –3 steps
+3 +3 respectively.
+2 +2
B Y D W : F V H T : : G Q IO : K N M L
+1 +1
+4 +4
28. The third letter is placed ahead of the first and –3 –3
second letters. +4 +4
O D L : LO D : : PW N : N PW –3 –3
29. The letters of the first group are reversed and
letter P added in the end. 36. The word is divided into two equal parts and
then the letters are reversed.
MAR : RAMP : : IN S : S N IP
C IR C L E : R IC E L C : : S Q U A R E : U Q S E R A

30. The first letter in the first set of letters has its 37. In the first set the first, third, fourth and second
consecutive letters on either side in the second positioned letters are in consecutive order. In
set. the second set the first, fourth, third and
SU W : RST : : D FH : CDE second positioned letters are in consecutive
order.
31. The three letters are moved –1, +1, –1 steps PSQR : CFED : : JMKL : WZYX
respectively. –®® ——® –®® —–®
¬ ¬¬– ¬ ¬¬
PYG : OZF :: SB J : RCI 38. The letters are consecutive and the first letter
–1 –1 of the first set is moved 14 steps ‘or’ the last
+1 +1 letter of the first set is moved 11 steps forward
to get the first letter of the second set.
–1 –1
JK L M : XYZA : : N O PQ : BCD E
32. The consecutive letters in the first set are in + 14 + 14
natural order and in the second set, they are
or + 11 or + 11
in reverse order.
ABC : ZY X :: IJK : RQP 39. The letters are in natural order and skip one
letter in between.
33. The three letters are moved +2, +1, –1 steps
EGI : NPR :: H JL : TV X
respectively.
+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1
DMT : FN S :: HRJ : JSI
40. The first letter is dropped and the remaining
+2 +2
three letters are reversed.
+1 +1
TPNX : XNP : : BUCW : W CU
–1 –1
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41. The letters are moved +3, –2, +1, steps 46. The first and the third letters are capital
respectively. letters.
CNO : FLP :: WHF : ZFG 47. The two letters in the middle are reversed.
+3 +3 GNTB : GTNB : : WROX : WORX
–2 –2
48. The three letters are moved –3, +2, +1 step
+1 +1 respectively.
42. The two letters in the centre remain the same JMP : GOQ : : DBL : ADM
in second set. –3 –3
D U ST : B U SY : : JO IN : RO IT +2 +2
43. F H J L : V T R P : : M O Q S : J H F D +1 +1

+2 +2 +2 – 2 –2 – 2 +2 +2 +2 – 2 –2 – 2 49. The letters are moved 1, 2, 3, 4 steps forward

44. The three letters are moved +5, -3, +1 steps respectively.
respectively. UCFH : VEIL : : RXDJ : SZGN
S W Z : XTA :: D GM : ID N +1 +1
+5 +5 +2 +2
–3 –3 +3 +3
+1 +1 +4 +4
45. The first letter is dropped, the remaining three 50. The first three letters are reversed and the last
letters are reversed and letter ‘A’ placed in letter moved three steps forward.
between the second and third letters. ICHQ : HCIT : : PMBK : BMPN
N BRC : CRAB : : TYDA : ADAY
+3 +3
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WORD ANALOGY
Directions : In the questions given below establish C. Army D. Barrack
the relationship between the two words. Then from E. Cavalry
the given options select one which has the same 10. Guilt is to Past as Hope is to.....
relationship as of the given two words. A. Present B. Future
1. Mania is to Craze as Phobia is to ..... C. Today D. Despair
A. Desires B. Hobbies E. Hopeless
C. Want D. Fear 11. ......... is to Liquid as Mile is to Distance.
E. Favourites A. Unit B. Kilo
2. Stammering is to Speech as Deafness is to..... C. Scale D. Litre
A. Ear B. Hearing E. Mercury
C. Noise D. Silence 12. Gum is to.... as Socket is to Eye.
E. Commotion A. Tree B. Paper
3. Secretive is to Open as Snide is to..... C. Tooth D. Stick
A. Genuine B. Hidden E. None of these
C. Outcome D. Forward 13. Court is to Judges as Cockpit is to.......
E. Advanced A. Attorney B. Pilot
4. Leash is to Pet as Handcuffs is to..... C. Lawyer D. Ruler
A. Cunning B. Dacoits E. Administrator
C. Criminals D. Robbers 14. Stars are to Night as Sun is to....
E. Accused A. Noon B. Dawn
5. Ride is to Horse as Smoke is to..... C. Day D. Light
A. Chimney B. Sparkling E. Dusk
C. Cigar D. Ashes 15. ..... is to Nose as Touch is to Skin.
E. Fire A. Smell B. Face
6. Squander is to Money as Dissipate is to.... C. Breath D. Perfume
A. Light B. Finance E. Nostril
C. Savings D. Energy 16. Spasm is to Pain as Flash is to.....
E. Banking A. Wind B. Light
7. Tipsy is to Drunken as Walk is to....... C. Signal D. Fire
A. Stroll B. Exercise E. Rain
C. Stride D. Tired 17. War is to..... as Smoke is to Pollution.
E. Run A. Alliance B. Peace
8. Sphere is to Circle as Cube is to......... C. Victory D. Treaty
A. Prism B. Cylinder E. Destruction
C. Square D. Trapezium 18. Treatment is to...... as Education is to Teacher.
E. None of these A. Doctor B. Matron
9. Leader is to Follower as ..... is to Soldier. C. Hospital D. Clinic
A. Captain B. Unit E. Chemist
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19. Mammals is to Man as Aves is to..... C. Anger D. Noisy

A. Aeroplanes B. Birds E. Kill
C. Pigeons D. Fruit 30. ............. is to Dumb as Light is to Blind.
E. Winds A. Voice B. Language
20. Mango is to Fruit as ... is to Monument. C. Speech D. Tongue
A. Remains B. Tombs E. None of these
C. Red Fort D. History 31. Physicist is to Physics as ......... is to Anatomy.
E. Pillars A. Botany B. Botanist
21. Statue is to Shape as Song is to..... C. Body D. Biologist
A. Singer B. Lyrics E. Medicine
C. Composer D. Poetry 32. Love is to Hate as Friend is to.......
E. Tune A. Trust B. Companion
22. Train is to Track as Bullet is to.... C. Enemy D. Despise
A. Barrel B. Kill E. Adore
C. Firing D. Ammunition 33. Flower is to Petal as ... is to Arm.
E. Weapon A. Hand B. Weapon
23. Psychology is to Emotions as Philosophy is C. Clock D. Law
to..... E. Body
A. Dreams B. Scholar 34. Sweep is to ...... as Wash is to Soap.
C. Research D. Wisdom A. Broom B. Dust
E. Learning C. Floor D. Water
24. Mermaid is to Fish as Centaur is to..... E. Clean
A. Pegasus B. Unicorn 35. Dull is to..... as Intelligent is to Clever.
C. Deer D. Cat A. Bright B. Foolish
E. Horse C. Insane D. Mad
25. Punishment is to Imprisonment as Reward is E. Slow
to...... 36. Scales is to Fish as Feathers is to.....
A. Freedom B. Remand A. Hat B. Birds
C. Money D. Rebuke C. Prune D. Fly
E. Award E. Light
26. Surgeon is to Scalpel as Sculptor is to.... 37. Burn is to Ointment as Grief is to.....
A. Pastle B. Chisel A. Sorrow B. Adversity
C. Pallet D. Engraving C. Consolation D. Pity
E. Hammer E. Sentiment
27. Backbone is to Back as ... is to Belly. 38. Frequently is to Always as Seldom is to......
A. Kidney B. Navel A. Often B. Rarely
C. Ribs D. Femur C. Occasionally D. Never
E. Lungs E. None of these
28. Star is to......as Drop is to Ocean. 39. Mine is to I as His is to......
A. Galaxy B. Shine A. Him B. Their
C. Earth D. Twinkle C. Them D. Me
E. None of these E. He
29. ........... is to Strike as Whisper is to Shout. 40. Delhi is to Haryana as Orissa is to .........
A. Slap B. Touch A. Jammu & Kashmir
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B. Andhra Pradesh A. Lawyer B. Punishment

C. Tamil Nadu C. Hospital D. Doctor
D. Nagaland E. Medicine
E. Punjab 50. Millionaire is related to Wealth in the same
41. Pen is related to Stationery in the same way way as Genius is related to........
as Chair is related to..... A. Capability B. Smartness
A. Wood B. Rest C. Intelligence D. Awareness
C. Room D. Position E. Alertness
E. Furniture 51. Needle is related to Thread in the same way
42. Tailor is related to Cloth in the same way as as Pen is related to.......
Cobbler is related to ....... A. Write B. Ink
A. Machine B. Leather C. Cap D. Paper
C. Stiching D. Mending E. Word
E. Making 52. As Paw is to Cat so also Hoof is to.......
43. As Dam is to Mad so also Drab is to.... A. Horse B. Lamb
A. Barb B. Brab C. Elephant D. Lion
C. Bard D. Badr E. Hen
E. Brda 53. House is related to Mason in the same way as
44. As Cassock is to Priest so also ........ is to Furniture is related to.......
Graduate. A. Wood B. Chair
A. Gown B. Cap C. Table D. Seat
C. Tie D. Coat E. Carpenter
E. Degree 54. Bullet is to Rifle as Arrow is to.......
45. As Dilatory is to Expeditious so also Direct A. Archer B. Bow
is to.... C. Target D. Cord
A. Straight B. Tortuous E. Bull’s eye
C. Curved D. Circumlocutory 55. Page is related to Book in the same way as
E. Perfect Brick is related to.......
46. Intelligent is related to Clever in the same A. Heap B. Building
way as Dull is related to....... C. Clay D. Mason
A. Light B. Cunning E. Mud
C. Slow D. Foolish 56. Walk is related to Run in the same way as
E. Bright Breeze is related to.......
47. As Boat is to Sails so also Balloon is to... A. Cold B. Dust
A. Rubber B. Nylon C. Air D. Wind
C. Rope D. Hot air E. Smoke
E. Wind 57. Driving is related to Bus in the same way as
48. As Horse is to Grass so also Automobile is Flying is related to.......
to....... A. Air B. Kite
A. Smoke B. Petrol C. Bird D. Aeroplane
C. Brake oil D. Mobil oil E. Paper
E. Water 58. What is related to Elbow in the same way as
49. Crime is related to Court in the same way as Knee is related to Leg?
Disease is related to..... A. Palm B. Fingers
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C. Shoulder D. Hand 65. House is related to Shelter in the same way

E. Head as Soap is related to.......
59. What is related to Fruit in the same way as A. Washerman B. Bathroom
Cabbage is related to Vegetable? C. Water D. Fragrance
A. Ginger B. Orange E. Cleanliness
C. Carrot D. Capsicum 66. Hot is related to Oven in the same way as
E. Potato Cold is related to.......
60. Centimetre is related to Metre in the same A. Air-conditioner B. Refrigerator
way as Paisa is related to....... C. Ice-cream D. Snow
A. Capital B. Rupee E. Ice-cube
C. Coin D. Wealth 67. Swim is related to Fish in the same way as
E. Money Walk is related to.......
61. Top is related to Bottom in the same way as A. Man B. Bird
Sky is related to....... C. Legs D. Foot
A. Cloud B. Air E. Athlete
C. Earth D. Water 68. Jungle is related to Zoo in the same way as
E. Land Sea is related to.......
62. Yes is related to No in the same way as Alive A. Harbour B. Water
is related to....... C. Aquarium D. Fishery
A. Dead B. Life E. Oceanarium
C. Live D. Funeral 69. Metal is related to Conduction in the same
E. Gone way as Plastic is related to.......
63. Kathak is related to Uttar Pradesh in the A. Petro Chemicals
same way as Odissy is related to....... B. Industries
A. Assam B. Gujarat C. Inflammation
C. Orissa D. Maharashtra D. Insulation
E. Punjab E. Induction
64. Table is related to Carpenter in the same way 70. Patient is related to Doctor in the same way
as Building is related to....... as Student is related to .......
A. Craftsman B. Contractor A. School B. Teacher
C. Mason D. Architect C. Book D. Classmates
E. Cobbler E. Studies

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D B A C C D E C A B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D C B C A B E A B C
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
E A D E C B C A B C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D C E A B B C D E B
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41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
E B C A D D D B C C
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
B A E B B D D D B B
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
C A C C E B A A D B

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. The related words are synonyms. 18. Education is sought by the teacher and
2. Defect in speech causes stammering and in treatment by doctor.
hearing causes deafness. 19. Species of man is mammals and that of birds
3. The related words are antonyms. aves.
4. Leash is used to tie a pet, handcuffs to tie 20. Mango is a specified fruit; Red Fort a
criminals. specified monument.
5. Horse is the object of action ‘to ride’ and 21. Shape of an object forms the statue and tune
cigar is the object of action ‘to smoke’. of lyrics forms the song.
6. Squander is misuse of money and dissipate is 22. Track is the path of train, barrel is of bullet.
misuse of energy.
23. Psychology is the study of emotions as
7. As tipsy is lesser degree of drunken so is philosophy is of wisdom.
walk to run.
24. Mermaid is a mythological fish and centaur
8. Two-dimensional view of a sphere is circle a mythological horse.
and that of cube a square.
25. Imprisonment is the form of punishment,
9. As followers are guided by their leader so are money a kind of reward.
soldiers by their captain.
26. As scalpel is an instrument used by a surgeon
10. Feeling of guilt comes with mistakes in past so is chisel of a sculptor.
and that of hope for a good future.
27. Backbone supports the back and ribs support
11. Liquid is measured in litres and distance in
the belly.
miles.
28. A single drop is a very tiny part in an ocean
12. As gum holds the tooth in place so socket
so is a star in the galaxy.
holds the eye.
29. The lesser degree of shout is whisper and that
13. The judges work from court and pilots from
of strike is touch.
cockpit.
30. Blind cannot see the light and dumb cannot
14. Stars are seen during the night and sun during
give speech.
day.
31. Physicist deals with the subject Physics and
15. Sense organ skin senses the touch and nose
biologist with subject anatomy.
senses smell.
16. A second’s spur of pain is spasm and that of 32. The related words are antonyms.
light is flash. 33. Petal is a part of flower, arm is a part of body.
17. Smoke causes pollution and war causes 34. Soap is the object of action ‘to wash’ and
destruction. broom is ‘to sweep’.
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35. One who is clever is intelligent and one who 53. House is made by a mason, furniture is made
is foolish is dull. by a carpenter.
36. As fish is covered with scales so are birds 54. Bullet is shot with a rifle, arrow is shot with
with feathers. a bow.
37. As ointment soothes the burn, so does 55. Page is a part of the book, brick is a part of
a building.
consolation to grief.
56. A ‘fast walk’ is - ‘run’, a ‘fast breeze’ is ‘wind’.
38. The related words are near opposites.
57. Mode of conveyance, bus, is driven and mode
39. The related words are noun–pronoun. of conveyance, aeroplane, is flown.
40. The related words are neighbouring States. 58. Knee is a joint in the leg, elbow is a joint in
41. Pen is a type of stationery, chair is a type of the hand.
furniture. 59. Cabbage is a vegetable, orange is a fruit.
42. Tailor makes clothes from cloth, cobbler 60. Centimetre is one hundred part of a metre,
makes shoes from leather. paisa is one hundredth part of a rupee.
43. Letter of the related words are written 61. The related words are opposites.
backwards. 62. The related words are opposites.
44. The dress worn on attaining Priesthood is a 63. Kathak is a dance form of Uttar Pradesh and
cassock, the dress worn on becoming a Oddisi of Orissa.
graduate is a gown. 64. Table is made by a carpenter, a building is
made by a mason.
45. The related words are opposites.
65. House provides shelter, soap provides
46. The related words are synonyms. cleanliness.
47. Sails are needed to sail a boat, hot air is 66. Food remains hot in an oven, and cold in a
needed to float a balloon in air. refrigerator.
48. Horse depends on grass for food and energy, 67. Fishes swim, man walks.
automobile on petrol for energy. 68. Zoo is the part of jungle where wild animals
49. Crime is taken care of in a court by are kept for the public to see and where they
punishment, disease is taken care of in a are studied, bred and protected. Similarly,
hospital by treatment. oceanarium is the part of sea where sea
creature are kept to be seen by the public or
50. A millionaire has lots of wealth, a genius has to be studied by scientists.
lots of intelligence.
69. Metal is a good conductor and plastic a good
51. Needle uses thread for sewing, pen uses ink insulator of heat.
for writing. 70. Problem of patient is attended by a doctor,
52. Cat’s leg is a paw, horse’s leg is a hoof. problem of student is attended by the teacher.
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CODING & DECODING

Directions : In the following questions select the A. ZQZALY B. ZOZBLY
right option which indicates the correct code for C. ZPZALY D. ZPZLAY
the word or letter given in the question. 9. In a certain language SFTVMU is coded as
1. If CORRESPONDENCE is coded as RESULT. In that language what does GJSTU
NUTTRAXUPQRPNR in a certain code, how mean?
will SCOPE be coded? A. FLIRT B. HURTS
A. AUXNR B. ANUXR C. FIRST D. FIRED
C. RNUXA D. XUPAR 10. In a certain code APPROACH is coded as
CHOAPRAP. How will RESTRICT be coded?
2. In a certain code language SECRET is written
A. CTRISTER B. ERTSIRTC
as UIIZOF. How will MYSTERY be written in C. CTRISTRE D. TCIRSTRE
the same code?
11. If EDUCATION is written as DECUTAOIN,
A. OCYANCN B. OCYBOCM
then COLLEGE will be written as :
C. OCYAODM D. OCYBODM
A. OCLLGEE B. OCLGEEL
3. In a certain code LOCATE is written as 981265 C. COELLEG D. EOLCGLE
and SPARK as 47230, CASKET will be coded 12. In a certain code VILLA is coded as YKOND,
in the same manner as : then HOUSE will be coded in the same manner
A. 124056 B. 210465 as :
C. 164025 D. 124506 A. KQYTG B. KQXUH
4. If HALT is coded as SZOG in a certain code, C. JPWTG D. LRYVI
how will STOP be coded in the same manner? 13. SCIENTIST is coded in a certain language as
A. GFLK B. HGLK ICSTNETSI. AMBULANCE will be coded in
C. HGKJ D. IHML the same language as :
5. In a certain code language ABIXV is coded A. MBUALNCEA B. BMAALUECN
as DELAY. In the same code what will C. MAUBALCNE D. UBMLAECNA
BXOIV stand for? 14. In a certain code ELECTION is written as
A. EARTH B. EARNS GLGCVIQN, then VOTER will be coded as :
C. EARLY D. ELDER A. XOVET B. VOXET
C. WPUFU D. VQTGR
6. In a certain code FLOWER is coded as
15. EXCURTION is coded as CXEURTNOI,
EIJPVG. How will ROSE be coded?
OUTBURSTS will be coded in the same
A. QMOW B. QLOX
manner as :
C. QKNX D. QLNX A. UTBTRUTSS B. OUTRUBSTS
7. If SPORTS is coded in a certain manner as C. TUOBURSTS D. TUOBRSUTS
TOPQUR, then TENNIS will be coded as : 16. If ADD is coded as WOO, SUM as QJM and
A. SFMOJT B. UFONHT TOTAL as KPKWX, then TOADS will be
C. SDOMJR D. UDOMJR coded as :
8. If BROTHER is coded as IYVAOLY, then A. KPOWQ B. KPWQO
SISTER will be coded as : C. KPWOQ D. KPWOJ

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17. If BOMBAY is coded as GLRYFV, then A. 60482 B. 03482

MADRAS will be coded as : C. 30214 D. 60487
A. RIXOIP B. RXIOXP 28. In a certain code language CHILD is written
C. RXIOGQ D. RXIOFP as IMOQJ. How will BABE be written in the
18. If QVOJTI is written in a certain code as same language?
PUNISH, what will SFXBSE mean? A. HFHJ B. FGFK
A. RETARD B. REWARD C. FFGJ D. HFGJ
C. ROTARY D. REBUKE
29. QUOTE is coded as OWMVC, how will
19. If ADMIRE is coded as AIDRME, then WRITE be coded?
ADORES will be coded as : A. TSFUB B. UTGVC
A. AODRSE B. ARDESO
C. VUHWD D. TUFWC
C. ARDEOS D. AREDOS
30. VACATE is coded as YEFEWI, OCCUPY will
20. FAILURE is coded as OHRSDYN, then
be coded as :
SUCCESS will be coded in the same manner as:
A. QEEXRB B. SHGZTD
A. BBNNZBB B. BBLJNZB
C. BLNNZZB D. BLNNZBB C. SFGXTC D. RGFYSC
21. If PURCHASE is coded as UPCRAHES, then 31. If CHART stands for GLEVX, then BOARD
HIRE will be coded in the same manner as : will stand for :
A. RHIE B. HIER A. FSEVH B. HVESF
C. HERI D. IHER C. VESFH D. SEVHF
22. If is UZWV coded as FADE, then what does 32. If BOOK is coded as CNPJ, then MOON will
IFHG stand for in the same code? be coded as :
A. RUST B. PORT A. MPNN B. NNPM
C. QUIT D. ROSE C. PNMN D. NMPN
23. ACTOR is coded in a certain language as 33. If PAPER stands for QBQFS, then what will
EGXSV. How will STAGE be coded in the same GLASS stand for?
language? A. MTBHT B. MHTBT
A. VWFLJ B. XYFLJ C. HMBTT D. HMTBT
C. WXEKI D. WYDJH 34. If DOWN is coded as FQYP, then the word
24. If DRINK is coded as IMNIP, then COKE will WITH will be coded as :
be coded as : A. KYJV B. IJYK
A. GIOA B. HJPZ C. YKVJ D. JKVY
C. HIOA D. GJPZ
35. If CHAIR stands for EJCKT, then TABLE
25. HORSE is written in a certain code as BUNGY would stand for :
and CAT as HOW, how will CHEST be written A. NGDC B. VCDNG
in the same code?
C. DCGNV D. GNVCD
A. OBYGW B. WYGBN
C. UNHBY D. HBYGW 36. If the word CLERK is coded as EOIWQ, then
how would you code the word TABLE?
26. If MOTHERLAND is coded as 9206314758,
then NORTH will be coded as : A. VCDNG B. VCDGN
A. 72406 B. 52406 C. VDFQK D. VDFOK
C. 52360 D. 52106 37. If the word TRADE is coded as XVEHI, then
27. If BAD is coded in a certain language as 514, how should the word PUBLIC be coded?
GIVE as 3068 and FOR as 729, then how will A. TYFMPG B. SXEOLF
VIDEO be written? C. TYFPMG D. SXLLOP
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38. If the word PENCIL is coded as LICNEP, then A. 3 B. 2

how would the word INKPOT be C. 0 D. 4
coded? 47. If in a certain code FIRST is represented as
A. TOPINK B. JOLQPU 36509, TOP as 154, MORE as 4837 and MERIT
C. HMKOPS D. TOPKNI as 83579, then what is the code for ‘R’?
39. If the word TRAIN is coded as WUDLQ, then A. 8 B. 3
how will the word BUS be coded? C. 9 D. 7
A. EXU B. DWU 48. Certain letters are coded as : TODAY–45738,
C. EXV D. VXE WROTE–10542, DATE–7342 and DIRTH–
40. If the word UNITED is coded as SLGRCB, 79046, what does the code number ‘5’ stand
then how should the word DISOWN be coded? for?
A. BGQMUL B. CGRLTK A. D B. R
C. CGRTLK D. BGQLUM C. O D. T
41. In a certain code TRANSMISSION is written 49. In a certain code language certain words are
as RTANMSISISON. How will coded as given below : JOKER–29750,
COMMUNICATIONS be written in the same TRUMP–45813, PROJECT–1572064. What is
code? the code for ‘C’?
A. OCMMUNCIATIONS A. 6 B. 7
B. OCMMNUICTAIONS C. 5 D. 0
C. OCMMNUICTAISNO 50. If FACE is coded as 6135, BIG as 297, HAD
D. OCMMNUICTAIOSN as 814 and BADGE as 21475, then what is the
42. In a certain code REGISTRY is written as code for ‘A’?
VAKEWPVU. How will ENTRY be written in A. 3 B. 1
the same code? C. 2 D. 4
A. IJXNC B. ARPVW 51. In a certain code certain words are coded as
C. ARPVU D. IJXMC follows : ACTION–014853, FORCE–25916,
43. AUSTRALIA is written in a certain code REGAIN–967083. Which of the following
language as 973609429 and CANADA as letters is coded as ‘7’?
591989. How should CRUST be written in the A. A B. N
same code? C. R D. G
A. 50763 B. 53076 52. In a certain code WORK is written as 0918,
C. 50376 D. 50736 ROUND as 19354, KIND as 8654, BRING as
44. DAZE is written as 41265 in a certain code. 71652 and BROOD as 71994. Which of the
How will BOY be written in the same code? following is represented by ‘2’?
A. 41425 B. 5120 A. R B. G
C. 21525 D. 359 C. N D. B
45. If MEDAL is coded as XPOLW, then how will 53. Certain words are coded as follows : BEAR–
CADGE be coded in the same manner? 9218, DRUM–0863, PRY–485 and DOOR–
A. NLORP B. PNQTR 7998. What is the code for ‘R’?
C. LJMPN D. MLOQP A. 9 B. 3
46. The code for certain letters are indicated in the C. 8 D. 4
following words: BRAIN–12345, GRADE– 54. FRANK is coded as 93210, AFTER as 29463,
72308, DRAIN–02345, STATE–78388. What MUFFET as 879964, FERRY as 96335 and
is the code for ‘D’? REEF as 3669. What is the code for ‘F’?
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A. 9 B. 3 58. In a certain code BEAUTY is coded as 835247,

C. 6 D. 1 DEVIL as 03916 and ABIDE as 58103. What
55. If SAY is coded as 069, ASK as 608, YES as does ‘3’ stand for?
930, DYE as 493 and EYE as 393, then what A. E B. D
is the code for ‘Y’? C. B D. A
A. 0 B. 9 59. Certain words are coded in the following
C. 3 D. 6 manner : BARK–0375, DIRT–4972, WAGE–
56. If STABILITY is coded as 321956527 and 4086, RISK–7518. What is the code for ‘R’?
RESTICATE as 403258120, what is ‘I’ coded A. 2 B. 7
as? C. 5 D. 0
A. 6 B. 2 60. The code for certain letters are indicated in the
C. 5 D. 9 following words : TRADE–54321, BADGE–
57. If EXAMINATION is coded as 83690567045, 93271, GRADE–74321, QUEUE–80101.
the codes for ‘N’ and ‘A’ are : What is the code for ‘G’?
A. 7, 5 B. 5, 6 A. 7 B. 4
C. 6, 5 D. 5, 7 C. 2 D. 8

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B D A B C D D C C C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A B B A C C D B C B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D A C B D D A A B D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A B C C B C C D C A
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D A D C A C B C A B
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
D B C A B C B A B A

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. Since, 2. The word is coded by moving the letters
C O R R E S P O N D E N C E forward by consecutive even numbered steps.
SECRET UIIZOF
+2
N U T T R A X U P Q R P N R +4
Therefore, +6
S C O P E +8
+10
+12
A N U X R
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Similarly, and
H G L K

19th 20th 15th 16th

Position of letters in English Alphabet from
right side
5. Since,
3. Since, ABIXV DELAY
L O C A T E +3
+3
+3
9 8 1 2 6 5
+3
and S P A R K
+3

4 7 2 3 0 Therefore,
BXOIV EARLY
Therefore,
+3
C A S K E T
+3
+3
1 2 4 0 5 6 +3
4. Since, +3
H A L T
6. The word is coded by moving the letters,
consecutive odd numbered steps backwards.
8th 1st 12th 20th
Position of letters in English Alphabet from
left side
and
S Z O G

8th 1st 12th 20th

Position of letters in English Alphabet from
right side
Therefore,
S T O P
(The series restarts from Z on reaching A)
19th 20th 15th 16th 7. The word is coded by moving the letters one
Position of letters in English Alphabet from step forward and one step backward
left side alternately.
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Therefore,
GJSTU FIRST
–1
–1
–1
–1
–1
10. The word is divided into sections containing
two letters each, and then the sections are
TENNIS UDOMJR written backwards.
+1 AP PR OA CH CH OA PR AP
–1
+1
–1 Similarly,
+1 RE ST RI CT CT RI ST RE
–1
8. The word is coded by moving the letters seven 11. The word is divided into sections containing
steps forward. two letters each and the positions of the letters
BROTHER IYVAOLY are interchanged.
+7 ED UC AT IO N DE CU TA OI N
+7
+7
+7 Similarly,
+7
CO LL EG E OC LL GE E
+7
+7
Similarly, 12. The word is coded by moving the letters three
SISTER ZPZALY and two steps forward alternately.
+7 VILLA YKOND
+3
+7
+2
+7 +3
+7 +2
+7 +3
+7 Similarly,
9. Since, HOUSE KQXUH
+3
SFTVMU RESULT
+2
–1 +3
–1 +2
–1 +3
–1 13. The word is divided into three equal sections,
–1 and the letters in each section are written
–1 backwards.
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SCI ENT IST ICS TNE TSI 17. The letters of the word are moved five steps
forward and three steps backward alternately.
BOMBAY GLRYFV
Similarly, +5
AMB ULA NCE BMA ALU ECN –3
+5
–3
14. Only the letters at the odd positions are moved +5
two steps forward. –3
Similarly,
MADRAS RXIOFP
+5
–3
+5
–3
+5
–3
Similarly,
VOTER XOVET 18. Since,
+2
+0 QVOJTI PUNISH
+2
+0 –1
+2 –1
+0
–1
15. The word is divided into three equal sections, –1
and the letters of first and third sections are –1
written backwards. –1
EXC URT ION CXE URT NOI Therefore,
SFXBSE REWARD
–1
Similarly, –1
–1
OUT BUR STS TUO BUR STS –1
–1
–1
16. Since, 19. Since,
A D D S U M T O T A L A D M I R E

W O O Q J M K P K WX A I D R M E
Therefore, Therefore,
T O A D S A D O R E S

K P W O Q A R D E O S
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20. The letters of the word are moved nine and Position of letters in English Alphabet from
seven steps forward alternately. right side
FAILURE OHRSDYN and
+9 R U S T
+7
+9
+7
+9 9th 6th 8th 7th
+7 Position of letters in English Alphabet from
+9
left side
Similarly,
23. The letters of the word are moved four steps
SUCCESS BBLJNZB forward.
ACTOR EGXSV
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
21. The word is divided into sections of two Similarly,
letters, and then the places of letters in each
section are interchanged. STAGE WXEKI
PU RCHASE U PCRAHES +4
+4
+4
Similarly, +4
HIRE IHER +4
24. The letters of the word are moved five steps
22. Since, forward and backward alternately.
U Z W V DRINK IMNIP
+5
–5
21st 26th 23rd 22th +5
Position of letters in English Alphabet from –5
right side +5
and Similarly,
F A D E
COKE HJPZ
+5
21st 26th 23rd 22th –5
Position of letters in English Alphabet from +5
left side –5
Therefore, 25. Since,
I F H G H O R S E and C A T

9th 6th 8th 7th B U N G Y H O W

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Therefore, Similarly,
C H E S T
WRITE UTGVC
–2
H B Y G W +2
26. Since, –2
M O T H E R L A N D +2
–2

9 2 0 6 3 1 4 7 5 8 30. The word is coded by moving the letters three

Therefore, and four steps forward alternately.
N O R T H
VACATE YEFEWI
+3
5 2 1 0 6 +4
27. Since, +3
B A D G I V E F O R +4
+3
+4
5 1 4 3 0 6 8 7 2 9
Therefore, Similarly,
V I D E O
OCCUPY RGFYSC
+3
6 0 4 8 2
+4
28. The letters of the word are moved six and five +3
steps forward alternately. +4
CHILD IMOQJ +3
+6 +4
+5
+6 31. The word is coded by moving the letters four
+5 steps forward.
+6
Similarly, CHART GLEVX
BABE HFHJ +4
+6 +4
+5 +4
+6 +4
+5 +4
29. The word is coded by moving the letters two Similarly,
steps backward and forward alternately.
QUOTE OWMVC BOARD FSEVH
–2 +4
+2 +4
–2 +4
+2 +4
–2 +4
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32. The word is coded by moving the letters 35. The letters of the word are moved two steps
one step forward and backward alternately. forward.
BOOK CNPJ CHAIR EJCKT
+2
+1 +2
–1 +2
+1 +2
–1 +2
Similarly, Similarly,
MOON NNPM TABLE VCDNG
+1 +2
–1 +2
+1 +2
–1 +2
+2
33. The letters of the word are moved one step
forward. 36. The letters of the word are moved forward by
increasing steps starting from two.
PAPER QBQFS CLERK EOIWQ
+1 +2
+1 +3
+1 +4
+1 +5
+1 +6
Similarly, Similarly,
TABLE VDFQK
GLASS HMBTT
+2
+1
+3
+1 +4
+1
+5
+1 +6
+1
37. The letters of the word are moved four steps
34. The letters of the word are moved two steps forward.
forward. TRADE XVEHI
+4
DOWN FQYP
+4
+2
+4
+2
+4
+2 +4
+2
Similarly,
Similarly, PUBLIC TYFPMG
+4
WITH YKVJ
+4
+2 +4
+2
+4
+2 +4
+2 +4
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38. The letters of the word are written backward. Similarly,

PENC IL LIC NEP COMMUNICATIONS OCMMNUICTAIOSN

Similarly,
42. The letters of the word are coded by moving
four steps forward and four steps backward
alternately.
39. The letters of the word are coded by moving REGISTRY VAKEWPVU
+4
three steps forward. –4
+4
–4
+4
–4
+4
–4
Similarly, ENTRY IJXNC
BUS EXV +4
+3 –4
+3 +4
+3 –4
+4
40. The word is coded by moving the letters two
steps backward. 43. Since,
AU S T R A L I A C ANADA
UNITED SLGRCB
–2
–2 9 7 3 6 0 9 4 2 9 5 9 1 9 8 9
–2 Therefore,
–2 C R U S T
–2
–2
Similarly, 5 0 7 3 6
DISOWN BGQMUL 44. Since,
–2 D A Z E
–2
–2
–2 4st 1st 26th 5th
–2 Position of letters in english alphabet from left
–2
side
41. The word is divided into sections of two Therefore,
letters, and then the places of the letters of the B O Y
odd numbered sections are interchanged.
TRANSMISSION RTANMSISISON
2 15 25
Position of letters in english alphabet from left
side
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45. The word is coded by moving the letters Number 7 is present only in REGAIN. Except
eleven steps forward. ‘G’ all the letters of this word are repeated in
MEDAL XPOLW other two words. So ‘7’ is the code for ‘G’.
+ 11
+ 11 52. The words are coded as :
WORK ROUND KIND BRING BROOD
+ 11 0 9 18 19354 8654 71 65 2 7 1 9 9 4
+ 11 It is clear that letter ‘G’ is represented by ‘2’.
+ 11
53. The words are coded as :
Similarly, BEAR ® 9218
CADGE NLORP DRUM ® 0863
+ 11 PRY ® 485
+ 11
DOOR ® 7998
+ 11 Code for R is 8. R is common in all the words
+ 11
and so is the number ‘8’.
+ 11
54. The letters are coded as :
46. The words which have letter D in them are: FRANK ® 93210
G R AD E & D R A I N ® letters AFTER ® 29463
7 2308 0 2 3 4 5 ® codes MUFFET ® 879964
It is clear that code for ‘D’ is ‘0’. FERRY ® 96335
47. The words that contain letter ‘R’ in them are : REEF ® 3669
F I R S T ® 3 6 5 0 9 Code for F is 9. ‘F’ is common in all the words
M O R E ® 4 8 3 7 and so is the number ‘9’.
M E R I T ® 8 3 5 7 9 55. The words are coded as :
Observation reveals that letter ‘R’ is common SAY ASK YES DYE EYE
in the three words and so is the number ‘3’. 069 608 930 493 393
48. The manner of coding is : It is clear that code for ‘ Y’ is 9.
T ODAY WR O T E DA T E D I R T H 56. The words are coded as :
45738 1 0542 7342 79046 STAB I L I T Y R E S T I CAT E
The number ‘5’ is common in words TODAY 32 1 9 5 6 5 2 7 403258120
and WROTE, and so is the letter ‘O’. Letter It is clear that code of ‘I’ is 5.
‘T’ cannot be the answer because it is common 57. The word is coded as :
in all the four words and so is its number code E XA M I N A T I O N
‘4’. 8 3 6 9 0 5 6 7 0 4 5
49. The words are coded in the following manner: Code for N is 5 and for A is 6.
JOKER ® 29750 58. The words are coded as :
TRUMP ® 45813 BE AU T Y D E V I L AB I D E
PROJECT ® 1572064 8352 47 0 391 6 5810 3
Letter ‘C’ is present in one word only, i.e., It is clear that 3 is the code for E.
PROJECT, and so is the code 6. All other 59. The words are coded as :
number codes of this word are repeated in BARK ® 0375
codes for JOKER and TRUMP. DIRT ® 4972
50. The letter ‘A’ is present in three words and so WAGE ® 4086
is the number ‘1’ in all the three words. RISK ® 7518
FACE HAD BADGE ‘R’ is common in three words and so is the
6 135 814 21475 number ‘7’.
51. The words are coded as : 60. The words with the letter G are :
ACTION ® 014853 BADGE & GRADE
FORCE ® 25916 93 2 71 7 4 3 21
REGAIN ® 967083 It is clear that code for G is 7.
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CODING LANGUAGE
Directions : In the following questions study the 6. In a certain code language, A. ‘pic vic nic’
coded patterns and then select the right option from stands for ‘winter is cold’; B. ‘to nic re’ for
the given alternatives. ‘summer is hot’; C. ‘re pic boo’ for ‘winter and
1. In a certain language, A. ‘go ju mi’ stands for summer’ and D. ‘vic tho pa’ for ‘nights are
‘plenty of money’; B. pao ju go nei vu’ for cold’. Which of the following word is the code
‘money creates lots of problems’; C. ‘kol vu for ‘summer’?
nei’ for ‘problems create tension’; and D. ‘sol A. nic B. boo
C. to D. re
tun ju haw’ for ‘still money is needed’. Which
of the following words stand for ‘money’? 7. In a certain language, A. ‘mx das sci’ means
A. nei B. ju ‘good little frock’; B. ‘jm coz sci’ means ‘girl
C. haw D. go behaves good’; C. ‘ngv drs coz’ means ‘girl
makes mischief’; and D. ‘das gp coz’ means
2. In a certain language, A. ‘FOR’ stands for
‘little girl fell’. What is the code for ‘frock’ in
‘old is gold’; B. ‘ROT’ stands for ‘gold is
this language?
pure’; C. ‘ROM’ stands for ‘gold is costly’. A. mx B. das
How will ‘pure old gold is costly’ be C. sci D. gp
written?
8. In a certain language ‘mu mit es’ means ‘who
A. TFROM B. FOTRM
is she’ and ‘elb mu es’ means ‘where is she’.
C. FTORM D. TOMRF
What is the code for ‘where’ in this language?
3. In a certain code ‘415’ means ‘milk is hot’; A. es B. elb
‘18’ means ‘hot soup’; and ‘895’ means ‘soup C. mu D. mit
is tasty’. What number will indicate the word
9. In a certain code language ‘069’ means ‘grapes
‘tasty’?
are sweet’, ‘476’ means ‘very sweet fruit’ and
A. 9 B. 8
‘509’ means ‘grapes are ripe’. Which of the
C. 5 D. 4 following digits means ‘ripe’ in that
4. In a certain code ‘643’ means ‘she is beautiful’, language?
‘593’ means ‘he is handsome’, and ‘567’ A. 0 B. 5
means ‘handsome meets beautiful’. What C. 9 D. 7
number will indicate the word ‘meets’? 10. In a certain code language ‘roi ja kyo twa’
A. 5 B. 3 means ‘Moody is writing letters’, ‘pok ju ja
C. 7 D. 6 twa’ means ‘Woody is writing cards’, ‘trn kyo
5. In a certain code language, A. ‘dugo hui mul pos un’ means ‘they are writing letters’, and
zo’ stands for ‘work is very hard’; B. ‘hui dugo ‘koi rus pok’ means ‘gifts and cards’. What is
ba ki’ for ‘Bingo is very smart’; C. ‘nano mul the code word for ‘Moody’?
dugo’ for ‘cake is hard’, and D. ‘mul ki qu’ for A. ja B. twa
‘smart and hard’. Which of the following words C. roi D. kyo
stand for ‘Bingo’? 11. In a certain code language ‘wre asi amoh kedo’
A. jalu B. dugo means ‘Polo is drinking tea’, ‘wre epu uki’
C. ki D. ba means ‘Polo buys books’, and ‘buen eld kedo’

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means ‘Libbo drinks tea’. Which of the 17. In a certain code language,
following code words mean ‘Polo’ and ‘tea’ in 1. Gor Paku Means ‘Best Gift’
the above language? 2. Mull Gor Sot Means ‘Gift of Love’
A. kedo and wre B. asi and buen 3. Sol Hed Paku Means ‘Best of Luck’ and
C. wre and kedo D. amoh and wre 4. Hed Sot Paku Means ‘Love is Best’
12. In a certain code, (i) ‘juka lal mit sut’ stands Which of the following codes stand for the
for ‘Hello, how are you?’; (ii) ‘mudi sut em word ‘Love’?
nif’ for ‘Where are they going?’; (iii) ‘hu zul A. Paku B. Hed
met sut’ for ‘What are their names?’; and (iv) C. Sot D. Mull
‘lal sut zul pe’ for ‘Are you going too?’. Which 18. In a certain code language, ‘pe sa de mi’ means
of the following words in the above code ‘yes well no mean’ and ‘pa mi sa de’ means
language stand for ‘are you’? ‘sell mean well no’. What would ‘yes’ mean
A. sut mit B. mudi sut in that language?
A. de B. pe
C. juka nif D. sut lal
C. mi D. sa
13. In a certain code ‘gri chri’ means ‘brand new’,
19. In a certain code ‘hua pih uf pu’ means ‘he is
‘gyp twoh’ means ‘very old’, ‘gri bur twoh’
very intelligent’; ‘pih hua kup kit’ means ‘she
means ‘old and new’ and ‘chri deh twoh’ is very fair’; ‘luck uf hua’ means ‘Jai is
means ‘old brand car’. Which of the following intelligent’; and ‘uf kit pod’ means ‘fair and
codes means ‘new car’? intelligent’.
A. chri gri B. gri deh Which of the following codes stand for ‘Jai’?
C. deh gyp D. twoh deh A. kit B. hua
14. If ‘luma papa jano’ stands for ‘he speaks C. luck D. pih
softly’, ‘papa lo hedi lami’ for ‘wind blows 20. In a certain code language ‘jo mi rei ma’ stands
softly downhill’; and ‘lo puki luma jano lami for ‘rest work no play’; ‘rei kol puihi mesi’ for
sod’ for ‘he speaks like wind blows whisper; ‘less ground play tour’; and ‘puihi ma jo mati’
then what word will be written for ‘downhill’? for ‘rest group ground work’.
A. papa B. lami Which of the following codes stand for word
C. hedi D. lo ‘no’?
15. In a certain language, A. ‘sun shines brightly’ A. mi B. mesi
is written as ‘ba lo sul’; B. ‘houses are brightly C. rei D. jo
lit’ as ‘kado udo ari ba’; and C. ‘light comes 21. In a certain code ‘7 8 6’ means ‘bring me
from sun’ as ‘dapi kup lo nro’. What words apple’, ‘9 5 8’ means ‘peel green apple’ and
will be written for ‘sun’ and ‘brightly’? ‘6 4 5’ means ‘bring green fruit’. Which of the
A. lo, ba B. ba, lo following is the code for ‘me’?
A. 8
C. snl, lo D. ba, sul
B. 6
16. In a certain code language, (1) ‘lo ni hie pun’ C. 7
stands for ‘he is drinking coke’; (2) ‘hol ful D. Cannot be determined
gui pun’ stands for ‘she is eating food’; and 22. If ‘ish lto inm’ stands for ‘neat and tidy’; ‘qpr
(3) ‘ne ful ni lo’ stands for ‘drinking coke and inm sen’ stands for ‘small but neat’; ‘hsm sen
food’. Which of the following words is the rso’ stands for ‘good but erratic’; what would
code for ‘he’? ‘but’ stand for?
A. hie B. lo A. inm B. sen
C. pun D. ni C. qpr D. hsm
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23. If ‘nso ptr kli chn’ stands for ‘Sharma gets 29. In a certain code language ‘dom pul ta’ means
marriage gift’: ‘ptr lnm wop chn’ stands for ‘bring hot food’, ‘pul tir sop’ means ‘food is
‘wife gives marriage gift’: ‘tti wop nhi’ stands good’ and ‘tak da sop’ means ‘good bright
for ‘he gives nothing’; what would ‘gives’ boy’. Which of the following does mean ‘hot’
stand for? in that language?
A. wop B. ptr A. dom
C. nhi D. chn B. pul
24. In a certain code language, ‘col tip mot’ means C. ta
‘singing is appreciable’, ‘mot baj min’ means D. Cannot be determined
‘dancing is good’ and ‘tip nop baj’ means 30. In a certain code ‘3 7’ means ‘which class’ and
‘singing and dancing’. Which of the following ‘5 8 3’ means ‘caste and class’. What is the
means ‘Good’ in that code language? code for ‘caste’?
A. mot A. 3 B. 7
B. min C. Either 5 or 3 D. Either 5 or 8
C. baj 31. In a code language ‘mu kay cit’ means ‘very
D. Cannot be determined lucky person’ and ‘dis hu mu’ means ‘fortunate
25. In a certain code ‘7 8 6’ means ‘study very and lucky’. Which is the word in that language
hard’, ‘9 5 8’ means ‘hard work pays’ and ‘6 4 for ‘lucky?’
5’ means ‘study and work’, which of the A. mu B. kay
following is the code for ‘very’? C. cit D. dis
A. 8 Directions : (Qs. 32-33) : In a code language, A.
B. 6 ‘pit dar na’ means ‘you are good’; B. ‘dar tok pa’
C. 7 means ‘good and bad’; C. ‘tim na tok’ means ‘they
D. Cannot be determined are bad’.
26. In a certain code language ‘1 2 3’ means ‘hot 32. In that language, which word stands for
filter coffee’, ‘3 5 6’ means ‘very hot day’ and ‘they’?
‘5 8 9’ means ‘day and night’. Which digit in A. na B. tok
that language means ‘very’? C. tim D. None of these
A. 8 B. 6 33. To find the answer to the above question,
C. 9 D. 5 which of the following statements can be
27. In a certain code, ‘3 5 7’ means ‘get me toy’, dispensed with?
‘8 4 3’ means ‘bring good toy’ and ‘7 4 6’ A. Only A B. Only B
means ‘bring me water’. Which of the C. A or B D. None of these
following digits represents ‘good’ in that Directions : (Qs. 34-35) : In a certain code
code? language :
A. 7 B. 6 A. ‘tom na rod’ means ‘give me sweet’.
C. Data inadequate D. None of these B. ‘jo ta rod’ means ‘you and me’.
28. In a certain code 721 means ‘good college C. ‘pot ta noc’ means ‘you are good’.
life’. 526 means ‘you are good’ and 257 means D. ‘jo mit noc’ means ‘good and bad’.
‘life are good’, which digit stands for ‘you’ as 34. Which of the following represents ‘bad’ in that
the code? language?
A. 6 B. 5 A. mit B. noc
C. 7 D. None of these C. jo D. None of these
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35. To arrive at the answer to the above question 42. In a certain code language, pit nae tom means
which of the following can be dispensed with? ‘apple is green’; nae ho tap means ‘green and
A. All are necessary B. A or B only white’ and ho tom ka means ‘shirt is white’.
C. A or C only D. None of these Which of the following represents ‘apple’ in
Directions: (Qs. 36-37) : In a certain code language : that language?
A. ‘pit na som’ means ‘bring me water’. A. nae B. tom
B. ‘na jo tod’ means ‘water is life’. C. pit D. ho
C. ‘tub od pit’ means ‘give me toy’. 43. If in a certain language, mxy das zci means
D. ‘jo lin kot’ means ‘life and death’. ‘good little frock’; jmx cos zci means ‘girl
36. Which of the following represents ‘is’ in that behaves good’; nvg drs cos means ‘girl makes
language? mischief’ and das ajp cos means ‘little girl
A. jo B. na fell’; which word in that language stands for
C. tod D. lin ‘frock’?
37. To find out the answer to the above question, A. zci B. das
which of the following statements can be C. nvg D. None of these
dispensed with?
44. In a certain code language, Mink Yang Pe
A. A only B. C only
means ‘fruits are ripe’; Pe Lao May Mink
C. D only D. B or C only
means ‘oranges are not ripe’ and May Pe Nue
Directions : (Qs. 38 to 40) : In a certain code Mink means ‘mangoes are not ripe’. Which
language : word in that languages means ‘Mangoes’?
A. ‘1 3 4’ means ‘you are well’ A. May B. Pe
B. ‘7 5 8’ means ‘they go home’
C. Nue D. Mink
C. ‘8 3 9’ means ‘we are home’.
45. In a certain code language, pul ta nop means
38. Which of the following represents ‘they’ in
‘fruit is good’; nop ki tir means ‘tree is tall’
that code language?
and pul ho sop means ‘eat good food’. Which
A. 5 B. 7
C. 3 D. Data inadequate of the following means ‘fruit’ in that
language?
39. Which of the statements can be dispensed with
A. pul B. ta
while answering the above question?
C. nop D. Data inadequate
A. A only B. B only
C. A or C only D. B and C only 46. In a certain code language, Tom Kun Sud
40. Which of the following represents ‘are’ in that means ‘dogs are barking’; Kun Jo Mop means
code language? ‘dogs and horses’; and Mut Tom Ko means
A. 1 B. 3 ‘donkeys are mad’. Which word in that
C. 4 D. 7 language means ‘barking’?
A. Sud B. Kun
41. In a certain code nee tim see means ‘how are
C. Jo D. Tom
you’; ble nee see means ‘where are you’. What
is the code for ‘where’? 47. If cinto baoli tsi nzro means ‘her village is
A. nee Sarurpur’; mhi cinto keepi tsi oind means ‘her
B. tim first love is literature’; and oind geit tsi cinto
C. see pki means ‘literature collection is her hobby’,
D. None of these which word would mean ‘literature’?
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A. cinto B. baoli food; and 934 means Mangoes are ripe.

C. oind D. geit Which digit means ripe in that language?
48. In a certain code language, Pat Zoo Sim A. 5 B. 4
means ‘eat good mangoes’; Pus Sim Tim C. 9 D. 7
means ‘mangoes and sweets’ and Tim Zoo 54. In a certain code, 253 means books are old
Kit means ‘purchase good sweets’. Which 546 means man is old; and 378 means buy
word in that language means ‘good’? good books. What stands for ‘are’ in that
A. Zoo B. Pus code?
C. Sim D. Tim A. 2 B. 4
49. In a certain code language, pic vic nic means C. 5 D. 6
‘winter is cold’; to nic re means ‘summer is 55. In a certain code language, 123 means bright
hot’; re pic boo means ‘winter and summer’; little boy; 145 means tall big boy and 637
and vic tho pa means ‘nights are cold’. Which means beautiful little flower. Which digit in
word in that language represents ‘summer’? that language means ‘bright’?
A. nic B. re A. 1 B. 3
C. to D. pic C. 4 D. None of these
50. In a certain code language, kew xas huma 56. In a certain code language, 'Monday is a
deko means ‘she eating apples’; kew tepo qua holiday' is written as 'sa da pa na' and 'they
means ‘she sells toys’ and sul lim deko means enjoy a holiday' is written as 'da na ta ka'.
‘i like apples’. Which word in that language How is 'Monday' written in that code language?
means ‘she’ and ‘apples’? A. sa
A. xas and deko B. pa
B. xas and kew C. sa or pa
C. kew and deko D. Data inadequate
D. kew and xas 57. In a certain code ‘Hit Bit Mit’ means ‘Git Rit
51. In a certain code language ‘389’ means ‘run Nit’ ‘Sit Pit Mit’ means ‘Lit Git Tit’ and ‘Fit Zit
very fast’, ‘964’ means ‘come back fast’ and Pit’ means ‘Dit Vit Tit’. What does ‘Sit’ stand
‘487’ means ‘run and come’. Which digit in for in that code language?
the language means ‘come? A. Vit B. Dit
A. 7 B. 9 C. Rit D. Lit
C. 4 D. 8 Directions (58) : In a certain code language
52. If ‘Men are very busy’ means ‘1234’, ‘Busy A. 'pit na sa' means 'you are welcome'
persons need ecouragement’ means ‘4567’, B. 'na ho pa la' means 'they are very good'
‘encouragement is very important’ means C. 'ka da la' means 'who is good'
‘3589’ and ‘Important persons are rare’ means D. 'od ho pit la' means 'they welcome good
‘2680’ what is the code for ‘encouragement’? people'
A. 5 B. 6 58. Which of the following means 'people' in that
C. 8 D. 9 code language?
53. In a certain code language, 743 means A. ho B. pit
Mangoes are good; 657 means Eat good C. la D. od
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59. In a code language “1 3 5 7” means “We are 60. In a certain code ‘5 6 9’ means ‘nice little car’,
very happy”, “2 6 3 9” means “They are ‘8 3 5’ means ‘he is nice’ and ‘9 3 7’ means ‘he
extremely lucky” and “794” means “Happy has car’, which of the following means ‘has’
and Lucky”. Which digit in that code language in that code?
stands for “very”?
A. 3 B. 9
A. 1 B. 5
C. 7 D. Data inadequate C. 7 D. 3 or 7

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A A C D D A B B C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C D B C A A C B C A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C B A B C B D A D D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A C D A D C B D A B
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D C D C B A C A B C
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
C A C A D C D D D C

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

1. Code Sentence Therefore,

1. go ju mi plenty of money F stands for old
2. pao ju go money creates lots of O stands for is
nei vu problems R stands for gold
3. kol vu nei problems create tension T stands for pure
4. sol tun ju haw still money is needed M stands for costly
In 1st, 2nd and 4th codes and their sentences So, ‘pure old gold is costly’ will be written as
the word ‘ju’ is repeated and so is ‘money’. ‘TFROM’.
3. Code Sentence
2. Code Sentence
1. 415 milk is hot
1. F OR old is gold
2. 18 hot soup
3. 895 soup is tasty
2. ROT gold is pure From 3rd code and its sentence neither number
‘9’ is repeated nor the word ‘tasty’.
4. Code Sentence
3. R OM gold is costly
1. 643 she is beautiful
2. 593 he is handsome
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3. 567 handsome meets ‘Moody’ is in 1st sentence only. The code

beautiful words ‘ja’ and ‘twa’ are repeated in 2nd
From 3rd code and its sentence, neither sentence and ‘kyo’ in 3rd sentence. Only code
number ‘7’ nor the word ‘meets’ is repeated. word ‘roi’ remains which stands for ‘Moody’.
5. Code Sentence 11. Code Sentence
1. dugo hui mul zo work is very hard 1. wre asi amoh Polo is drinking tea.
2. hui dugo ba ki Bingo is very smart kedo
3. nano mul dugo cake is hard 2. wre epu uki Polo buys books
4. mul ki qu smart and hard 3. buen eld kedo Libbo drinks tea
From 2nd code and its sentence, neither ‘ba’ The word ‘Polo’ is common in 1st and 2nd
nor ‘Bingo’ is repeated. sentence and so is the code ‘wre’. The word
(Words repeated are in italics) ‘tea’ is common in 1st and 3rd sentences and
6. Code Sentence so is the code ‘kedo’.
1. pic vic nic winter is cold 12. Code Sentence
2. to nic re summer is hot 1. juka lal mit sut hello, how are you?
3. re pic boo winter and summer 2. mudi sut em nif where are they going?
4. vic tho pa nights are cold 3. hu zul met sut what are their names?
The word ‘summer’ is common in 2nd and 3rd
4. lal sut zul pe are you going too?
sentences and so is the code ‘re’.
The word ‘are’ is present in all the four
7. Code Sentence
sentences and so is the code ‘sut. The word
1. mx das sci good little frock
‘you’ is common in 1st and 4th sentences and
2. jm coz sci girl behaves good
so is the code ‘lal’.
3. ngv drs coz girl makes mischief
13. Code Sentence
4. das gp coz little girl fell
Word ‘frock’ is only in the 1st sentence. The 1. gri chri brand new
code word ‘das’ is repeated in 4th sentence 2. gyp twoh very old
and ‘sci’ in 2nd sentence. So, ‘mx’ is the code 3. gri bur twoh old and new
for ‘frock’. 4. chri deh gyp old brand car
8. Code Sentence The word ‘new’ is present in 1st and 3rd
1. mu mit es who is she sentences and so is the code ‘gri. The word
2. elb mu es where is she ‘car’ is only in the 4th sentence and code ‘deh’
The code words ‘mu’ and ‘es’ are repeated in is not repeated in any other sentence.
Ist sentence. The only code left is ‘elb’ which 14. Code Sentence
means ‘where’. 1. luma papa jano ® he speaks softly
9. Code Sentence 2. papa lo hedi lami ® wind blows
1. 069 grapes are sweet softly downhill
2. 476 very sweet fruit 3. lo puki luma jano ® he speaks like
3. 509 grapes are ripe lami sod wind blows
The code numbers ‘0’ and ‘9’ are repeated in whisper
1st and 3rd sentences. The only code Code ‘papa’ is repeated in 1st and 2nd
remaining is ‘5’ which stands for ‘ripe’. sentence but the word ‘downhill’ is not. Of the
10. Code Sentence other coded words in 2nd sentence ‘lo’ and
1. roi ja kyo twa Moody is writing letters ‘lami’ are repeated in 3rd sentence, but again
2. pok ju ja twa Woody is writing cards the word ‘downhill’ is not. The only code
3. trn kyo pos un they are writing letters remaining is ‘hedi’ which should mean
4. koi rus pok gifts and cards ‘downhill’.
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15. Sentence Code 20. Code Sentence

1. sun shines brightly ® ba lo sul 1. jo mi rei ma ® rest work no play
2. houses are brightly lit ® kado udo ari 2. rei kol puihi mesi ® less ground play
ba tour
3. light comes from sun ® dapi kup lo nro. 3. puihi ma jo mati ® rest group ground
In 1st and 3rd sentences, the word ‘sun’ is work
repeated and so is the code ‘lo’. Similarly, The word ‘no’ is only in 1st sentence. Of the
in 1st and 2nd sentences the word other codes ‘rei’ is repeated in 2nd sentence
‘brightly’ is repeated and so is the code and ‘jo’ and ‘ma’ are repeated in 3rd sentence.
‘ba’. So, ‘mi’ code stands for word ‘no’.
16. Code Sentence 21. Code Sentence
1. lo ni hie pun ® he is drinking coke 1. 786 bring me apple
2. hol ful gui pun ® she is eating food 2. 958 peel green apple
3. ne ful ni lo ® drinking coke and 3. 645 bring green fruit
food The word ‘me’ is in 1st sentence only. The
In the 1st and 2nd sentences, the code ‘pun’ word ‘bring’ is common in 1st and 3rd
for ‘is’ is repeated but the word ‘he’ is not. In sentences and so is the code 6. The word
the 1st and 3rd sentences, the codes ‘ni’ and ‘apple’ is common in 1st and 2nd sentences
‘lo’ are repeated. So, the code ‘hie’ stands for and so is the code 8. Only word remaining is
‘he’. ‘me’ and its code is 7.
17. Code Sentence 22. Code Sentence
1. Gor Paku ® Best Gift 1. ish lto inm neat and tidy
2. Mull Gor Sot ® Gift of Love 2. qpr inm sen small but neat
3. Sol Hed Paku ® Best of Luck 3. hsm sen rso good but erratic
4. Hed Sot Paku ® Love is Best In 2nd and 3rd sentences word ‘but’ is repeated
Only in sentences 2nd and 4th, the word ‘Love’ and so is the code ‘sen’.
is repeated and the only code repeated is ‘Sot’. 23. Code Sentence
18. Code Sentence 1. nso ptr kli Sharma gets marriage
1. pe sa de mi ® yes well no mean chn gift
2. pa mi sa de ® sell mean well no 2. ptr lnm wop wife gives marriage gift
In both the sentences, “well no mean” is chn
repeated and so the coded words ‘sa de mi’ So, 3. tti wop nhi he gives nothing
only ‘pe’ stands for ‘yes’. In 2nd and 3rd sentences word ‘gives’ is
19. Code Sentence repeated and so is the code ‘wop’.
1. hua pih uf pu ® he is very 24. Code Sentence
intelligent 1. col tip mot singing is appreciable
2. pih hua kup kit ® she is very fair 2. mot baj min dancing is good
3. luck uf hua ® Jai is intelligent 3. tip nop baj singing and dancing
4. uf kit pod ® fair and The word ‘good’ is in 2nd sentence only. The
intelligent word ‘dancing’ is common in 2nd and 3rd
The word ‘Jai’ is in 3rd sentence. Of the three sentences and so is the code ‘baj’. The word
codes, ‘hua’ is repeated in 1st and 2nd ‘is’ is common in 1st and 2nd sentences and
sentences and ‘uf’ is repeated in 3rd and 4th so is the code ‘mot’. The only code remaining
sentences. So, code ‘luck’ stands for ‘Jai’. is ‘min’ which stands for ‘good’.
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25. Code Sentence codes ‘dom’ and ‘ta’. So, the codes for the
1. 786 study very hard words cannot be detected.
2. 958 hard work pays 30. Code Sentence
3. 645 study and work 1. 37 which class
The word ‘very’ is in 1st sentence only. The 2. 583 caste and class
word ‘study’ is common in 1st and 3rd In both the codes and sentences code ‘3’
sentences and so is the code ‘6’. The word stands for ‘class’. So the code for ‘caste’ can
‘hard’ is common in 1st and 2nd sentences be either ‘5’ or ‘8’. The same applies for word
and so is the code ‘8’. The only code ‘and’. More information is needed.
remaining is ‘7’ which stands for ‘very’. 31. Code Sentence
26. Code Sentence 1. mu kay cit very lucky person
1. 123 hot filter coffee 2. dis hu mu fortunate and lucky
2. 356 very hot day In both the codes and sentences word ‘lucky’
3. 589 day and night is common and so is the code ‘mu’.
The word ‘very’ is in 2nd sentence only. The 32. Code Sentence
word ‘hot’ is common in 1st and 2nd sentences A. pit dar na you are good
and so is the code ‘3’. The word ‘day’ is B. dar tok pa good and bad
common in 2nd and 3rd sentences and so is C. tim na tok they are bad
the code ‘5’. The only code remaining is ‘6’ The word ‘they’ is in sentence C only. The
which stands for ‘very’. word ‘are’ is repeated in sentence A and so is
27. Code Sentence the code ‘na’. The word ‘bad’ is repeated in
1. 357 get me toy sentence B and so is the code ‘tok’. The only
2. 843 bring good toy code remaining is ‘tim’ which stands for
3. 746 bring me water ‘they’.
The word ‘good’ is in 2nd sentence only. The 33. The answer to the above question was arrived
word ‘bring’ is common in 2nd and 3rd at only after comparing all the three codes and
sentences and so is the code ‘4’. The word sentences.
‘toy’ is common in 1st and 2nd sentences and 34. Code Sentence
so is the code ‘3’. The only code remaining is A. tom na rod give me sweet
‘8’ which stands for ‘good’. B. jo ta rod you and me
28. Code Sentence C. pot ta noc you are good
1. 721 good college life D. jo mit noc good and bad
2. 526 you are good The word ‘bad’ is in sentence ‘D’ only. The
3. 257 life are good word ‘good’ is repeated in sentence ‘C’ and
The word ‘you’ is in 2nd sentence only. The so is the code ‘noc’. The word ‘and’ is
words ‘are good’ are common in 2nd and 3rd repeated in sentence ‘B’ and so is the code
sentences and so are the codes ‘2’ and ‘5’. The ‘jo’. The only code remaining is ‘mit’ which
only code remaining is ‘6’ which stands for stands for ‘bad’.
‘you’. 35. The answer to the above question was arrived
29. Code Sentence at by comparing codes and sentences B, C and
1. dom pul ta bring hot food D. Only sentence ‘A’ could be dispensed with.
2. pul tir sop food is good 36. Code Sentence
3. tak da sop good bright boy A. pit na som bring me water
From 1st and 2nd codes and sentences it is B. na jo tod water is life
clear that code for ‘food’ is ‘pul’. Neither the C. tub od pit give me toy
words ‘bring’ and ‘hot’ are repeated nor the D. jo lin kot life and death
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The word ‘is’ is in Sentence ‘B’ only. The 45. In the first and second statements, the
word ‘water’ is repeated in Sentence ‘A’ and common code word is nop and the common
so is the code ‘na’. The word ‘life’ is repeated word is is. So, nop means is.
in sentence ‘D’ and so is the code ‘jo’. The In the first and third statements, the common
only code remaining is ‘tod’ which stands for code word is pul and the common word is
‘is’.
good. So, pul means good. Thus, in the first
37. The answer to the above question was arrived statement, ta means fruit.
at by comparing codes and sentences A, B and
D. Only sentence ‘C’ could be dispensed with. 46. In the first and second statements, the
38. Code Sentence common code word is Kun and the common
A. 134 you are well word is Dogs. So, Kun means Dogs.
B. 758 they go home In the first and third statements, the common
C. 839 we are home code word is Tom and the common word is
In codes and sentences B and C the word are. Therefore in the first statement, Sud
‘home’ is repeated and so is the code ‘8’. The means barking.
code for word ‘they’ can be either ‘7’ or ‘5’.
The same applies for ‘go’. More information 47. In the first and second statements, the
is needed. common code words are cinto and tsi and the
39. Sentence ‘A’ has nothing in common with common words are her and is.
sentence ‘B’. In the second and third statements, cinto and
40. In codes and sentences A and C the word ‘are’
tsi mean her and is. Another common code
is repeated and so is the code ‘3’.
word is oind and the common word is
41. In the first and second statements, the literature. So, oind would mean literature.
common code words nee and see mean ‘are’
and ‘you’. So, in the second statement, the 48. In the first and third statements, the common
remaining code ble means ‘where’. code word is Zoo and the common word is
42. In the first and second statements the Good. So, Zoo means Good.
common code word is nae and the common 49. In the second and third statements, the
word is green. So, nae means green. common code word is re and the common
In the first and third statements, the common word is summer. So, re represents summer.
code word is tom and the common word is
50. In the first and second statements, the
is. So, tom means is. Therefore in the first
common code word is kew and the common
statement pit means apple.
word is she. So, kew means she.
43. In the first and second statements, the
common code word is zci and the common In the first and third statements, the common
word is good. So, zci means good. code word is deko and the common word is
In the first and fourth statements, the common apples. So, deko means apples.
code word is das and the common word is 51. In the second and third sentences, common
little. So, das means little. Thus, in the first number is ‘4’ and common code is ‘come’.
statement mxy means frock. Hence, number ‘4’ stands for ‘come’.
44. In the second and third statements, the
52. In the second and third sentences, common
common code words are Pe, Mink and May
and the common words are are, not and ripe. word is ‘encouragement’ and the common
So, in the third statement, Nue stands for number is ‘5’. Hence, number ‘5’ stands for
mangoes. ‘encouragement’.
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53. In the first and third statements, the common 57. Hit Bit Mit ® Git Rit Nit
code digits are 4 and 3, and the common Sit Pit Mit ® Lit Git Tit
words are ‘Mangoes’ and ‘are’. So, 4 and 3
are the codes for ‘Mangoes’ and ‘are’. Thus Fit Zit Pit ® Dit Vit Tit
in the third statement, 9 means ‘ripe’. Therefore, ‘Sit’ stands for ‘Lit’.
58.
54. In the first and second statements, the
common code digit is 5 and the common word (i) pit are sa ® you are welcome
is ‘old’. So, 5 stands for ‘old’.
(ii) na ho pa la ® they are very good
In the first and third statements, the common
code digit is 3 and the common word is (iii) ka da la ® who is good
‘books’. So, 3 stands for ‘books’. Thus, in (iv) od ho pit la ® they welcome good people
the first statement, 2 stands for ‘are’.
It is clear that 'od' stands for 'people'.
55. In the first and second statements, the
common code digit is 1 and the common word 59. We are very happy ® 1 3 5 7
is ‘boy’. So, 1 means ‘boy’.
They are extremely lucky ® 2 6 3 9
In the first and third statements, the common
code digit is 3 and the common word is Happy and lucky ® 9 9 4
‘little’. So, 3 means ‘little’. Thus in the first
\ We vary ® 1, 5
statement, 2 means ‘bright’.
Hence, data inadequate
56. Monday is a holiday ® sa da pa na 60. 5 9 6 ® nice little car
they enjoy a holiday ® da na ta ka 8 3 5 ® he is nice
9 3 7 ® he has car
Thus, Monday ® sa or pa.
It is clear that ‘7’ stands for ‘has’.
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ODD ONE OUT

Directions : In each of the following questions, four 16. A. Ornate B. Pleasant
words/letter groups/numbers/number groups are C. Decorate D. Beautify
alike in some manner. Spot the odd one out. 17. A. Polo B. Chess
1. A. Green B. Red C. Ludo D. Squash
C. Colour D. Orange 18. A. Tutor B. Principal
2. A. Stable B. Hole C. Pupil D. Professor
C. Canoe D. Sty 19. A. Pond B. River
3. A. Nose B. Eyes C. Stream D. Brook
C. Skin D. Teeth 20. A. Quotation B. Duty
4. A. Venus B. Moon C. Tax D. Octroi
C. Pluto D. Mars 21. A. Root B. Tree
C. Branch D. Flower
5. A. Happy B. Gloomy
C. Lively D. Cheerful 22. A. Mumbai B. Chandigarh
C. Lucknow D. Hyderabad
6. A. Cone B. Circle
C. Triangle D. Rectangle 23. A. Immortal B. Eminence
C. Perpetual D. Everlasting
7. A. Lead B. Mercury
24. A. Spinach B. Potato
C. Copper D. Iron
C. Carrot D. Ginger
8. A. Kite B. Bird
25. A. Van B. Aeroplane
C. Radar D. Jet
C. Helicopter D. Transport
9. A. Knee B. Shoulder
26. A. Fathom B. Marine
C. Ankle D. Palm
C. Deep D. Lacuna
10. A. Deluge B. Calamity 27. A. Attorney B. Lawyer
C. Catastrophe D. War C. Judge D. Liquidator
11. A. Cub B. Chicken 28. A. Sparrow B. Kingfisher
C. Pig D. Pup C. Kiwi D. Parrot
12. A. Rabbit B. Crocodile 29. A. Arrow B. Daggar
C. Earthworm D. Snail C. Knife D. Sword
13. A. Tree B. Leaf 30. A. Mathematics B. Algebra
C. Bush D. Herb C. Trigonometry D. Geometry
14. A. Doctor B. Teacher 31. A. Irish B. Iranian
C. Engineer D. Diver C. Eastern D. Chinese
15. A. Trot B. Equestrian 32. A. December B. June
C. Derby D. Grunt C. January D. March

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33. A. Boxer B. Wrestler 52. A. ABJNM B. QRTUZ

C. Jockey D. Player C. IXYOQ D. WGFPO
34. A. Mature B. Outdo 53. A. BFJQ B. RUZG
C. Ripen D. Bloom C. GJOV D. ILQX
35. A. Kanpur B. Haridwar 54. A. CS B. OU
C. Varanasi D. Lucknow C. EV D. QO
36. A. Adore B. Like 55. A. EFGH B. IRST
C. Love D. Covet C. ULMN D. JKLO
37. A. Greedy B. Rapacious 56. A. LNP B. ECA
C. Endear D. Avaricious C. JLN D. RTV
38. A. Club B. Heart 57. A. SU B. BD
C. Spade D. Ace C. PN D. WY
39. A. Permit B. Allow 58. A. KI B. SQ
C. Agree D. Confess C. CA D. VX
40. A. Stool B. Wood 59. A. SC B. FT
C. Table D. Chair C. MK D. HV
41. A. ACE B. LOR 60. A. END B. PUT
C. GIK D. VXZ C. ARM D. OWL
42. A. TSR B. LKJ 61. A. CFIL B. ABCD
C. PQO D. HGF C. ACDF D. EFGH
43. A. EF LM B. KJ SR 62. A. SPQR B. MKLN
C. XW HG D. ED YX C. WUVX D. FDEG
44. A. JOPK B. BOPC 63. A. HK B. DG
C. QOPR D. TOPS C. NK D. UX
45. A. DfH B. MoQ 64. A. MLKA B. HGFA
C. UwY D. lnO C. RQPA D. STUA
46. A. JKkL B. OPpQ 65. A. KNOS B. QTUY
C. DEEf D. VWwX C. DFGJ D. BEFJ
47. A. BdfH B. FHJL 66. A. 1948 B. 2401
C. RTvX D. uVwX C. 966 D. 1449
48. A. DFHEG B. TWXUV 67. A. 182 B. 169
C. OQSPR D. JLNKM C. 130 D. 158
49. A. FEUV B. DCXW 68. A. 129 B. 130
C. BAZY D. HGTS C. 131 D. 132
50. A. UTSR B. XYZW 69. A. 3215 B. 9309
C. ONML D. IHGF C. 4721 D. 2850
51. A. MKGA B. PNID 70. A. 1776 B. 2364
C. RPLF D. VTPJ C. 1976 D. 3776
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71. A. 64 B. 84 90. A. 258 B. 326

C. 16 D. 36 C. 224 D. 339
72. A. 24 B. 90 91. A. Chair - Furniture
C. 54 D. 36 B. Shirt - Garment
73. A. 7658 B. 1234 C. Necklace - Jewellery
C. 9876 D. 6543 D. Bogie - Engine
74. A. 3 B. 9 92. A. Crayon - Paper B. Pencil - Lead
C. 5 D. 7 C. Pen - Ink D. Brush - Paint
75. A. 6450 B. 1776 93. A. War - Peace B. Real - Natural
C. 2392 D. 3815 C. Premiere - First D. Wrath - Anger
76. A. 24 B. 48 94. A. Finger - Thimble B. Head - Cap
C. 42 D. 12 C. Waist - Tiara D. Foot - Shoe
77. A. 616 B. 252 95. A. Day - Night B. Clever - Foolish
C. 311 D. 707 C. Clear - Blurred D. Arrive - Come
78. A. 18 B. 12 96. A. Quintal - Gallon
C. 30 D. 20 B. Bouquet - Flowers
79. A. 3730 B. 6820 C. Book - Pages
C. 5568 D. 4604 D. Parliament - Members
80. A. 2587 B. 7628 97. A. Birds - Chirp B. Horses - Hum
C. 8726 D. 2867 C. Lions - Roar D. Snakes - Hiss
81. A. 63 B. 29 98. A. Niece - Nephew B. Husband - Wife
C. 27 D. 25 C. Brother - Sister D. Father - Mother
82. A. 23 B. 37 99. A. Petrol - Car B. Oil - Lamp
C. 21 D. 31 C. Diesel - Wood D. Wax - Candle
83. A. 18 B. 9 100. A. Ganga - Narmada
C. 21 D. 7 B. Thar - Gobi
84. A. 9875432 B. 98765 C. Stomach - Hands
C. 98756 D. 9876543 D. Everest - Mountain
85. A. 602 B. 431 101. A. Medicine - Doctor
C. 530 D. 813 B. Flower - Artist
86. A. 4 B. 6 C. Shoes - Cobbler
C. 7 D. 10 D. Skin - Dermatologist
87. A. 3456 B. 2345 102. A. Authority - Sanction
C. 5467 D. 5678 B. Repel - Attract
88. A. 10 B. 11 C. Finicky - Choosy
C. 15 D. 16 D. Breath - Entity
89. A. 336 B. 213 103. A. Polo - Rink B. Golf - Lawn
C. 436 D. 819 C. Tennis - Court D. Chess - Board
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104. A. Ecstacy - Fantasy 117. A. JuM - jUm B. iLo - Ilo

B. Price - Thrice C. PSa - psA D. ZeX - zEx
C. Crime - Prune 118. A. NQT - JMP B. CFI - RUX
D. Both - Oath C. ADG - FGH D. SVY - ORU
105. A. Army - General 119. A. DXD - XDX B. KUK - UKU
B. College - Principal C. FHF - EHE D. RSR - SRS
C. Ship - Captain 120. A. AYT - BZU B. FNG - EMF
D. Navy - Lieutenant C. RWO - QVN D. HJD - GIC
106. A. Train - Tracks B. Birds - Fly 121. A. POT - TOP B. TAN - ANT
C. Aeroplane - Sky D. Submarine - Sea C. BIN - NIB D. DUB - BUD
107. A. Jelly - Gentle B. Stone - Hard 122. A. LT - HF B. IN - VA
C. Fur - Soft D. Glass - Smooth C. ZE - XM D. RB - SC
108. A. Branch - Tree 123. A. MQU - CGK B. BGL - TYD
B. Minute - Hour C. RWB - FKP D. JOT - DIN
C. Sentence - Paragraph 124. A. JLN - KMO B. GIK - HJL
D. Student - Teacher C. DFJ - EGI D. OQS - PRT
109. A. Sum - Total B. Now - Present 125. A. URS - UrS B. JPL - JpL
C. Big - Notion D. Yes - Agree C. PQM - PqM D. MoN - MON
110. A. Four - Foursome 126. A. PQR - HGF B. RST - ONM
B. Three - Triplet C. IJK - CBE D. WXY - FED
C. Two - Double 127. A. JM - KL B. QP - RS
D. One - Single C. EH - FG D. MP - NO
111. A. Brahmaputra - River 128. A. AE - OL B. UI - OE
B. Sahara - Desert C. IO - UE D. EA - OU
C. Aravalli - Ocean 129. A. VWX - OCU B. IFH - SGQ
D. Europe - Continent C. LAN - BDR D. EJP - ZTY
112. A. Much - Most B. Bad - Worse 130. A. MEAL - LAME B. BARK - KERB
C. Simple - Simpler D. Little - Less C. SPOT - TOPS D. RUBY - BURY
113. A. Ripe - Crude B. Close - Near 131. A. 91, 10 B. 57, 12
C. Warm - Tender D. Believe - Trust C. 69, 15 D. 72, 13
114. A. Giraffe - Tall 132. A. 20, 10 B. 45, 27
B. Snail - Heavy C. 15, 12 D. 30, 18
C. Jet - Fast 133. A. 7, 3 B. 13, 9
D. Ant - Industrious C. 11, 7 D. 17, 8
115. A. Nine - Twine B. Fire - Liar 134. A. 10, 20 B. 40, 50
C. Honey - Money D. Rust - Crest C. 30, 40 D. 50, 60
116. A. FGH - HIJ B. PQR - RST 135. A. 16, 26 B. 3, 4
C. MNO - OPQ D. CDE - DEF C. 26, 24 D. 27, 25
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136. A. 39, 13 B. 57, 19 141. A. 63, 52 B. 75, 64

C. 64, 16 D. 72, 26 C. 80, 69 D. 32, 12
137. A. 16, 43 B. 29, 56 142. A. 17, 37 B. 8, 13
C. 53, 82 D. 71, 98 C. 5, 13 D. 23, 7
138. A. 7, 47 B. 5, 25 143. A. 55, 10 B. 76, 13
C. 3, 9 D. 4, 16 C. 92, 14 D. 83, 11
139. A. 92, 46 B. 77, 38.5 144. A. 7, 343 B. 8, 514
C. 30, 16 D. 42, 21 C. 5, 125 D. 6, 216
140. A. 13, 65 B. 18, 90 145. A. 42, 14 B. 56, 19
C. 17, 95 D. 24, 120 C. 69, 23 D. 108, 36

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C C D B B A B C D D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C A B D D B A C A A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A B B A D D D C A A
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C B D B D D C D D B
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
B C A D D C D B A B
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
B C A C D B C D A B
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
C A C D C A D C B B
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
B A A B D C C A B A
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
B C D C D C C B C A
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
D A A C D A B A C D
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
B B A C D B A D C B
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
C A A B D D B C C A
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
B D A C D C B A D B
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
D A D A A D C A C C
141 142 143 144 145
D B C B B
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. All others are types of colour. 33. All others are players.
2. Canoe is a boat. Others are resting places of 34. All other words have the same meaning.
birds/animals. 35. Only Lucknow is a capital city.
3. All others are sense organs. 36. All other words refer to modes of attachment
4. All others are planets. or liking.
5. All others are expressions of joy 37. All others are synonyms of greedy.
6. All others are geometrical figures. 38. All others are four kinds of cards in the pack.
7. All others are solid metals. 39. All other words convey permission to do
8. All others are flying objects. Radar traces the something.
40. All other objects are made of wood.
objects in sky.
41. The sequence in each group is +2. Only
9. All others are joints in human body.
option B has sequence in +3, i.e.,
10. All others are nature-bound. Only war is man-
ABCDE L MN OP QR
made.
11. All others are young ones of animals.
+2 +2 +3 +3
12. All others are crawling animals. GHIJK VWXYZ
13. All others are types of vegetation.
14. All others are professions, but only Diver’s +2 +2 +2 +2
profession comprises of diving under water. 42. The sequence of alphabet in each group is in
15. All other terms are related with activities of a reverse order. Only option C has sequence in
horse. disturbed order.
16. All other words have the same meaning. 43. Two consecutive alphabet in each group are
17. All others are indoor games. in reverse sequence (–1), i.e.,
18. All others are instructors. Pupil learns from the KJ SR; XW HG; ED YX
instructor.
–1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1
19. All others are running forms of water.
Only in option A. the sequence is in natural
20. All others are forms of taxes.
order (+1), i.e.,
21. All others are parts of tree which are above the
E F L M
ground.
22. All are capitals but Chandigarh is the capital +1 +1
of two states. 44. In each group, letters ‘OP’ are common. The
23. All others have the same meaning. two corner alphabet are in natural order (+1);
24. All others are underground vegetables. i.e.,
25. All others are means of transport. JOPK ; BOPC ; QOPR
26. All others words are related to sea.
27. All others are legal professionals. +1 +1 +1
28. Only Kiwi is a flightless bird. Only in option D. they are in reverse order
29. Only arrow needs a bow. Others can be used (–1); i.e.,
by hand. TOPS
30. All others are branches of mathematics.
31. All others refer to people from particular –1
country. 45. In other groups, only the alphabet in the
32. All other months have 31 days. centre is of lower case. In this option letter ‘L’
on the left is also in lower case.
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46. In other groups, the third letter which is a In option B., the pattern is
repeat of the second alphabet is in lower case. P N I D
47. In each group, the sequence of the alphabet,
irrespective of the case, is +2; i.e., –2 –5 –5
B D f H ; F H J L ; R T v X The correct pattern should be®P N J D

+2+2 +2 +2 +2+2 +2 +2 +2 –2 –4 –6
Only in option D. the sequence is in natural 52. In each group at least two pairs of alphabet
order (+1), i.e., are in sequence, i.e.,
uV w X ABJNM; QRT UZ ;W GFPO

+1 +1 +1 In option C. only one pair is in sequence

48. In each group; the alphabet at positions-first, I XY O Q
fourth, second, fifth and third, form a natural
sequence. 53. The sequence of alphabet in each group
In option B., the alphabet at positions first, follows the natural pattern of +3, +5, +7, i.e.,
fourth, fifth, second and third, form the natural R U Z G ; G J O V ; I LQ X
sequence.
49. In each group, two alphabets in the corner and +3 +5 +7 +3 +5 +7 +3 +5 +7
two alphabets in the centre correspond to their Note : The alphabetical series restarts from
reverse order positioned alphabet. i.e., letter ‘A’ on reaching letter ‘Z’.
natural order ® A B C D E F G H I J K L M In option A., the pattern is
reverse order ® Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N B F J Q
natural order ® N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
reverse order ® M L K J I H G F E D C B A +4 +4 +7
As such— 54. Only this group has letters made by straight
D corresponds with W and lines.
C corresponds with X. 55. In all other groups the first letter is a vowel
B corresponds with Y and followed by three consecutive letters.
A corresponds with Z. 56. In all other groups the alternate letters are in
H corresponds with S and natural alphabet order.
G corresponds with T. 57. In all other groups the alternate letters are in
Similarly, natural alphabet order.
F should correspond with U and 58. In all other groups the alternate letters are in
E should correspond with V; reverse alphabet order.
i.e. letters ‘UV’ should be written as ‘VU’ 59. Only this group has letters made by curved
lines.
50. In each group, the alphabet are in reverse
60. In all other groups the first letter is a vowel.
order.
61. In all other groups the difference between the
In option B., the order is disturbed.
consecutive letters is even. i.e.,
51. The sequence of alphabet in each group
C F I L; A B C D; E F G H
follows the reverse pattern of –2, –4, –6, i.e.,
M K G A ; R P L F +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1
–2 –4 –6 –2 –4 –6 In option C. the pattern is :
V T P J A C D F

+2 +1 +2
–2 –4 –6
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62. In all other groups the alphabet at positions 85. In all other numbers the total of digits is 8.
second, third, first and last form a natural 86. All other numbers are even numbers.
sequence. In option A., the alphabet at 87. In all other numbers the digits are in
positions second, third, fourth and first form increasing order.
the natural sequence. 88. 11 is a prime number.
63. In all other groups the letters skip two letters 89. In all other numbers the digit on the right is
in between and are in natural order. In option the sum of two digits on the left.
C. they are in reverse order. 90. In all other numbers the digit on the right is
64. In all other groups the first three letters are in the product of two digits on the left.
reverse order followed by A at the last 91. Bogie is a part of train which is a type of
position. In option D. the three letters are in conveyance. Chair, Shirt and Necklace are
natural order. types of furniture, garment and jewellery
65. The sequence in all other groups is +3, +1, +4, respectively.
i.e., 92. The medium used for writing with pencil is
K N O S ; Q T U Y ; B E F J lead, with pen it is ink and with brush, it is
paint. With crayon it should be wax.
+3 +1 +4 +3 +1 +4 +3 +1 +4 93. The pair of words are opposite. Other pairs are
In option C. the sequence is disturbed, i.e., synonyms.
D F G J 94. Tiara is worn on the head.
95. Other words are opposite to each other.
+2 +1 +3 96. In all other groups the first word is the
66. Other numbers are divisible by 7. collection of the second.
67. Other numbers are multiples of 13. 97. In all other groups the second word is the
68. 131 is a prime number. sound of the first. Horses neigh.
69. In other numbers, no digit is repeated. 98. The related pairs are first masculine and then
70. In other numbers the last two digits are same. feminine. In A., it is opposite.
71. All other numbers are perfect squares. 99. Petrol is used to run a car, oil to burn a lamp
72. In other numbers, the sum of both the digits and wax for candle. Diesel and wood have no
is 9. relation.
73. In others, the digits are consecutive in natural 100. The related pairs have same identity. A. has
or reverse series. rivers, B. deserts and C. parts of body. In D.,
74. All others are prime numbers. mountain identifies the first word - Everest.
75. All other numbers are divisible by 2. 101. Doctor deals with medicine, cobbler with
76. All other numbers are multiples of 12. shoes and dermatologist with skin. Person
77. In other numbers, the first and last digits are dealing with flowers should be gardener or a
same. horticulturist.
78. The other numbers are 32 + 3 = 12, 52 + 5 = 102. The other pairs of words have same meaning.
30, 42 + 4 = 20 Repel and attract are opposites.
79. In all other numbers, two digits are same. 103. The related words are the games and the places
80. Other numbers are made with digits 2, 6, 7 and where they are played. Polo is played on
8. ground.
81. 29 is a prime number. 104. The other pairs of words are rhyming words.
82. All other numbers are prime numbers. 105. The head of the Navy is Commander.
83. All other numbers are divisible by 3. 106. Birds fly in sky as train runs on its tracks,
84. In all other numbers the sequence of aeroplane flies in sky and submarine runs
digits after 987 is in decreasing order. under sea. Birds are living objects.
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107. The second words shows the quality of the 126. In all other groups the letters in first part are
first word. Jelly is tender or wobbly. in natural series and in second part in reverse
108. In other groups the first word is a part of the series.
second. 127. In all other groups the two letters on the right
109. The other pairs share the same meaning. fit between the two letters on the left.
110. Three is thrice or threesome. 128. All other pairs have only vowels.
111. Aravallis are Mountains. 129. In other groups, the letters on the left are made
112. All other words are combinations of positive with straight lines and the letters on the right
and comparative degrees of comparisons. have curved lines.
Option A. has a pair of positive and 130. In other groups, the letters on the left are used
superlative degree of comparison. to form a new word on the right.
113. All other pair of words have the same 131. In all other pairs the second number is the
meaning. sum of the digits of the first number.
114. In all other pairs the second word is the 132. In all other pairs the numbers are divisible by
characteristic feature of the first. Snail should 3.
be slow. 133. In other groups the difference between the
115. The other pair of words are rhyming words. numbers is 4.
134. In this option the second number is double
116. In all other groups the letters are in natural
the first number. In other groups the
series and the last letter of first part is the first
difference between the two numbers is 10.
letter of the second part.
135. In other groups the first digits of the two
117. In all other groups only the vowel is in lower
numbers are same (consider 3 and 4 as 03 and
case in the first part and in second part the case
04).
is reversed.
136. In other pairs the first number is divisible by
118. In all other groups the letters jump two letters the second number.
in between them. 137. In other pairs the difference between the two
119. In all other groups the single letter in first part numbers is 27.
is repeated in the second and vice versa. 138. The second number in other pairs is the square
120. In all other groups the letters in the first part of the first number.
are one step forward than the corresponding 139. The second number in other pairs is half of
letters in the second part. the first number.
121. In all other groups the letters in the first part 140. The second number in other pairs is five times
are written backwards in the second part. the first number.
122. All other groups have letters made by straight 141. The difference in each pair is of 11. In this
lines only. option, it is 10.
123. In all other groups the letters jump four letters 142. 8 is not a prime number.
in between them. 143. The second number in other groups is the sum
124. In all others groups the letters jump one letter of digits of the first number.
between them. 144. The second number in other groups is the cube
125. In all other groups the second part is same as of the first number.
first except that the middle letter is changed 145. In all other pairs, the first number is divided
to small letter. by 3 to get the second number.
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REL ATIONSHIPS
Directions : In each of the following questions 7. Aditya is Bhavi’s brother, Bharat is Jayant’s
keenly study the relationship mentioned between father. Ella is Bhavi’s mother. Aditya and
the persons, and then from the given options select Jayant are brothers. What is Ella’s relationship
the right relationship as the answer. with Bharat?
1. ‘A’ is the father of ‘B’ and ‘C’. ‘B’ is the son A. Sister B. Mother
of ‘A’ but ‘C’ is not the son of ‘A’. What is C. Daughter D. Wife
‘C’s’ relation with ‘A’? 8. A man introduced the boy coming with him
A. Daughter B. Son as “He is son of the father of my wife’s
C. Niece D. Nephew daughter”. What relation did the boy bear to
2. A lady said, “The person standing there is my the man?
grandfather’s only son’s daughter”. How is the A. Son-in-law B. Son
lady related to the standing person? C. Brother D. Father
A. Sister B. Mother 9. A and B are two brothers. C is sister of B.
C. Aunt D. Cousin D is sister of E. E is son of A. Who is D’s
3. Ravi is the brother of Amit’s son’s son. What uncle?
is Amit’s relation to Ravi? A. D B. E
A. Cousin B. Father C. B D. C
C. Grandfather D. Son 10. Varun said pointing towards Arun, “He is my
4. Mayank said, “My mother is the sister of sister’s only brother’s son”. How is Arun
Rajat’s brother.” What is Rajat’s relation with related to Varun?
Mayank? A. Son B. Brother
A. Cousin C. Nephew D. Data insufficient
B. Maternal uncle 11. Pointing to a man, a lady said, “His brother’s
C. Uncle father is my grandfather’s only son.” How is
D. Brother-in-law the lady related to the man?
5. Introducing Lily, Raghav said, “Her father is A. Mother B. Sister
my mother’s only son”. How is Lily related C. Daughter D. Aunt
to Raghav? 12. Vidya is the wife of Gopi and Gopi is the
A. Aunt B. Daughter brother of Akhil. Akhil is the uncle of Vijay.
C. Mother D. Sister What is Vijay’s relation with Vidya?
6. Ajay is the brother of Vijay. Mili is the Sister A. Son B. Nephew
of Ajay. Sanjay is the brother of Rahul and C. Brother-in-law D. Brother
Mehul is the daughter of Vijay. Who is 13. If Amit’s father is Billoo’s father’s only son
Sanjay’s Uncle? and Billoo has neither a brother nor a
A. Rahul B. Ajay daughter, what is the relationship between
C. Mehul D. Data inadequate Amit and Billoo?
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A. Uncle - Nephew 20. Pointing to Suman, Amit said, “He is my

B. Father- Daughter sister’s only brother’s son”. How is Suman
C. Father - Son related to Amit?
D. Cousins A. Grandson
14. A is the sister of B. B is the son of C, and E is B. Son
the daughter of D, and sister of A. What is D C. Nephew
to C? D. Cannot be determined
A. Brother 21. Pointing to someone, I said, “She is my
B. Husband father’s sister and she is the only daughter”.
C. Wife How many children did my paternal grand-
D. Data is inadequate parents have in all?
A. Two sons
15. A man said to a lady, “Fagu’s mother is the
B. One daughter
only daughter of your father”. How is the lady
C. One son and one daughter
related to Fagu?
D. Cannot be determined
A. Daughter B. Sister
C. Wife D. Mother 22. Pointing to a photograph, a woman said, “She
is the only daughter of my mother’s father.”
16. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “He is the
How is the woman related to the person in the
only son of my mother’s mother”. How is the
photograph?
woman related to the man?
A. Mother
A. Aunt B. Daughter
B. Grandmother
C. Niece D. Sister
C. Daughter
17. If B’s mother was A’s mother’s daughter, how D. Cannot be determined
was A related to B?
23. Sandip’s mother is the only daughter of
A. Uncle
Rekha’s father. How is Rekha’s husband
B. Aunt
related to Sandip?
C. Sister A. Uncle B. Brother
D. Data is insufficient C. Grandfather D. Father
18. Pointing to a woman in the photograph a man 24. If P is the husband of Q and R is the mother
said, “She is the daughter of my grandmother’s of S and Q, what is R to P?
only son. How is the woman related to the A. Mother
man? B. Sister
A. Mother B. Daughter C. Aunt
C. Sister-in-law D. Sister D. Mother-in-law
19. A man and a woman are sitting in a room. 25. Ram is the brother of Shyam and Mahesh is
Man’s mother-in-law and woman’s mother-in- the father of Ram. Jagat is the brother of Priya
law are mother and daughter respectively. and Priya is daughter of Shyam. Who is the
Man is the ................. of the woman. uncle of Jagat ?
A. Father A. Shyam
B. Father-in-law B. Mahesh
C. Uncle C. Ram
D. Grandfather-in-law D. Data insufficient
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26. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, “This B. C has three sons

man’s son’s sister is my mother-in-law”. How C. B is a male child
is the woman’s husband related to the man in D. None of these
the photograph ? 32. Daya has a brother Anil. Daya is a son of
A. Son-in-law B. Son Chandra. Bimal is Chandra’s father. In terms
C. Grandson D. Nephew of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal ?
27. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, A. Grandfather B. Brother
Aruna said, “He is the only son of the father C. Grandson D. Son
of my sister’s brother”. How is that person 33. ‘A’ is the brother of ‘B’, ‘C’ is the sister of ‘B’.
related to Aruna? How is ‘B’ related to ‘A’?
A. Mother A. Cousin
B. Maternal Uncle B. Sister
C. Father C. Brother
D. None of these D. Cannot be determined
28. If Vijay says “Viju’s mother is the only 34. Pointing to Snehal, Mahesh said, “Her
daughter of my mother”, how is Vijay related mother’s only daughter is my daughter”. How
to Viju ? is Mahesh related to Snehal?
A. Brother A. Brother B. Uncle
B. Grandfather C. Son D. Father
C. Father 35. Is ‘C’ mother of ‘D’? To find out the answer
D. None of these which of the following informations given in
29. Pointing to a photograph a lady tells Mohan, the statements ‘A’ and ‘B’ is/are sufficient?
“I am the only daughter of this lady and her (A) B has two children of which D is one.
son is your maternal uncle.” How is the (B) D’s sister is daughter of C.
speaker related to Mohan’s father ? A. Both A and B together are needed
A. Wife B. Both A and B together are not sufficient
B. Sister-in-law C. Only A is sufficient
C. Either of the two D. Only B is sufficient
D. Neither of the two 36. A is B’s brother. A is C’s brother. To find out
30. Q’s mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S how B is related to C, which of the following
is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M is the minimum further information necessary,
related to T ? is any?
A. Father I. C’s sex II. B’s sex
B. Grandfather A. Only I is necessary
C. Grandmother B. Only II is necessary
D. Grandfather or Grandmother C. Either I or II is necessary
31. A is the mother of B’. B’s father C has three D. Both I and II are needed
children. Based on this information, state 37. Is D brother of F? To find out the answer which
which of the following statements is definitely of the following informations given in the
true ? statements A and B is/are sufficient?
A. C has three daughters (A) B has two sons of which F is one.
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(B) D’s mother is married to B. related to B’s mother?

A. Both A and B together are needed A. Mother
B. Both A and B together are not sufficient B. Daughter-in-law
C. Only A is sufficient C. Daughter
D. Only B is sufficient D. Cousin
38. Neera is daughter of Mahender. Mala, Achla’s 44. If A is the mother of B and C, and D is the
sister has a son Mohan and daughter Sushila. husband of C, then what is A to D?
Kamla is maternal aunt of Sushila and mother A. Aunt
of Krishna. Mohan is cousin of Krishna. B. Mother-in-law
Krishna is brother of Neera. How is Achla C. Sister-in-law
related to Mahender? D. Sister
A. Cousin 45. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His mother
B. Sister-in-law is the only daughter of my father.” How is the
C. Niece man related to the woman?
D. Daughter A. Father B. Uncle
39. B is maternal uncle of A. C is maternal C. Husband D. Son
grandfather of B. D is grandson of C. How is 46. If Maya is the only daughter of Richa’s
D related to A? grandmother’s brother, how is Maya’s
A. Maternal uncle daughter related to Richa?
B. Cousin brother A. Niece
C. Nephew B. Cousin
D. Maternal grandfather C. Aunt
40. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His wife D. Mother
is the only daughter of my father”. How is the 47. Pointing to a woman, a man said, “Her
man related to the woman? husband’s mother is the wife of my father’s
A. Husband only son”. How is the man related to the
B. Father woman?
C. Father-in-law A. Son
D. Brother B. Brother-in-law
41. B’s mother is the only daughter of A’s mother. C. Uncle
How is A related to B? D. Father-in-law
A. Niece B. Brother 48. Bela is the mother of Chinu and Miki. If
C. Father D. Uncle Kavind is the husband of Miki, what is Bela
42. Introducing a man to her husband, a woman to Kavind?
said, “His brother’s father is the only son of A. Daughter
my grandfather.” How is the woman related to B. Sister
the man? C. Mother
A. Aunt B. Mother D. Mother-in-law
C. Daughter D. Sister 49. Pointing to a woman, a man says, “Her mother
43. A said to B that B’s mother was the mother- is the only daughter of my mother-in-law”.
in-law of A’s mother. How is A’s mother How is the woman related to the man?
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A. Sister 50. Introducing a lady, a man said that her

B. Daughter mother’s husband’s sister is his mother. What
C. Aunt is the man’s relationship with the lady?
A. Cousin B. Nephew
D. Data is insufficient
C. Father D. Data insufficient

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A C B B D D B C A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B B C D D C D D B B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D C D D C C D D A D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D C D D B D A B A A
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D D B B D B D D B A

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

3.
1.

‘C’ is not the son of ‘A’, but ‘A’ is the father

of ‘C’. So, ‘C’ is the daughter of ‘A’.
Amit’s son’s son is Amit’s grandson. Ravi is
2. the brother of Amit’s son’s son. So, Amit is
also the grandfather of Ravi.
4.

Lady’s grandfather’s son is lady’s father and Mayank’s mother is the sister of Rajat’s
father’s daughter will only be lady’s sister. brother. So Rajat is also the brother of
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Mayank’s mother. Relation of the brother with 9. The relationship chart based on the problem
his sister’s child is maternal. So Rajat is is :
Mayank’s maternal uncle.
5. The relation is : Mother
­ (Son)
Raghav
¯ (Father)
Lily (Daughter)
‘My mother’s only son’ means Raghav
himself. ‘Her father’ means Lily’s father; i.e. When D is sister of E, who is son of A then
Raghav and so, Lily is Raghav’s daughter. D is daughter of A. Brother of A is B and so,
6. 1. Mili Ajay Vijay B is D’s uncle.
(sister) (brother) ¯
Mehul 10.
2. Sanjay Rahul (daughter)
(brother)
There are two sets of relationship. Information
given is incomplete and no relation can be
established between the two sets.
7. The relationship chart based on problem is
Varun’s sister’s only brother is Varun himself
and Arun is his son.

11.

Jayant and Aditya are brothers. If Aditya is

Bhavi’s brother, then Jayant is also Bhavi’s
brother. If Bharat is Jayant’s father, then he is
also the father of Aditya and Bhavi. If Ella is
Bhavi’s mother, then she is also the mother Man’s brother’s father is also the lady’s father
of Aditya and Jayant. This means Bharat and as he is the only son of lady’s grandfather. So,
Ella are husband and wife and the parents of the lady is man’s sister.
three. 12. The relationship chart based on problem is :
8. The relationship chart based on problem is :

Vidya is wife of Gopi who is brother of Akhil.

‘Father of the man’s wife’s daughter’ is the So, Vidya is sister-in-law of Akhil. If Akhil is
man himself and the boy in question is the uncle of Vijay then Gopi will naturally be the
man’s son. uncle of Vijay as it is not specified that any
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of the mentioned persons are Vijay’s parents.

Now, when Vijay is Gopi’s nephew then he 17.
will also be Vidya’s nephew.
13. The relationship chart based on problem is :

Sex of ‘A’ is not known. Either option A or B

is correct.
18.

Amit’s father is Billoo’s father’s only son

means Billoo is the only son in question
also, he is the father of Amit. It must be noted
that Billoo has no brother which means he is
single and also, when he has no daughter, ‘My grandmother’s only son’ is the father of
Amit is his only son. the man, and ‘daughter of my grand-mother’s
14. only son’ is the sister of the man.

19.

Information about ‘D’ and ‘C’ is not given as

such no relation can be specified.
15.

Woman’s mother-in-law is the daughter of

Man’s mother-in-law. So, the man is the
husband of woman’s mother-in-law and the
father-in-law of the woman.
20. Amit ¬¾¾® Amit’s Sister
(only brother)
The only daughter of Lady’s father is Fagu’s ¯
mother. Son (Suman)
16. ‘My sister’s only brother’s is Amit himself
and ‘Sister’s only brother’s son’ is the son of
Amit i.e., Suman is the son of Amit.
21.

The man is the brother of the woman’s mother. Nothing can be determined from this
So, the woman is man’s niece. information.
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22. Woman’s mother’s father

b 26.
Person in photograph
(woman’s mother/only daughter)
­ (daughter)
Woman
‘Only daughter of my mother’s father’ is the
person in the photograph and she is also the
mother of the woman. So, the woman is the
daughter of the person in the photograph.
‘Man’s son’s sister’ is the daughter of the
23. man and is also the mother-in-law of the
woman. Woman’s husband will be the son of
the woman’s mother-in-law. As the woman’s
mother-in-law is the daughter of the man in
photograph, woman’s husband will be the
grandson of the man in photograph.
27.
‘Only daughter of Rekha’s father’s is Rekha
who is also Sandip’s mother. And so, Rekha’s
husband is the father of Sandip.
24.

‘The only son of the father of my sister’s

brother’ is the brother himself. Aruna’s sister’s
P is the husband of Q and R is the mother of brother is also the brother of Aruna.
Q. So, Q is the daughter of R and R is the
mother-in-law of daughter’s husband P.
28.
25.

Jagat is brother of Priya and Priya is daughter Only daughter of my mother i.e. Viju’s mother
of Shyam. So Shyam is also the father of is the sister of Vijay. And so, Vijay who is the
Jagat. Ram is the brother of Shyam. So, Jagat’s brother of Viju’s mother is Viju’s maternal
father’s brother Ram is the uncle of Jagat. uncle.
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29. who is the son of Chandra is the grandson of

Biman.
33.

As the sex of ‘B’ is not known, ‘B’s’

relationship with ‘A’ cannot be determined.

34
The lady who is speaking is the only daughter
of the lady in photograph. The son of the
lady in photograph is the brother of lady who
is speaking. If the brother of the lady speaker
is the maternal uncle of Mohan, then the lady
speaker is the mother of Mohan, and so she
is also the wife of Mohan’s father. ‘Her (Snehal’s) mother’s only daughter’ is
30. Snehal herself. So Snehal is the daughter of
Mahesh who in turn is her father.

35.

‘Q’s’ mother is the sister of ‘P’ and daughter

of ‘M’. So, ‘P’ is also the child of ‘M‘. ‘S’ is
the daughter of ‘P’ and sister of ‘T’. So ‘T’ is
also the child of ‘P’; who is the child of ‘M’. Though both the statements suggest that ‘B’
As the sex of the members is not given ‘M’ and ‘C’ are the parents of the two children; it
can be either the grandfather or the cannot be said for certain that ‘C’ is the
grandmother of ‘T’. mother of ‘D’ as the sex of ‘B’ and ‘C’ is not
31. From the given statements ‘A’ and ‘C’ are the given.
mother and father of ‘B’ and two more children.
None of the given options can be true.
36.
32. Both of the two information is necessary to
find how ‘B’ is related to ‘C’.

37.

Daya is the son of Chandra. So, Daya’s father

Chandra is also the father of Daya’s brother Both the statements are needed to know that
Anil. Bimal is the father of Chandra. So, Anil ‘D’ is the brother of ‘F’.
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38. 42.

From the relationship chart, Kamla, Mala and

Achla are sisters and also Kamla is maternal
aunt of Mala’s daughter Sushila. Kamla is the ‘Only son of my grandfather’ is the father of
wife of Mahender. A wife’s sister is a sister-in- the woman. ‘His brother’s father’ is also the
law. So, Achla is the sister-in-law of Mahender. father of the man. So, the woman is the sister
39. of the man.
43.

‘C’ is the grandfather of ‘B’ and ‘D’ is the ‘B’s’ mother is the mother-in-law of ‘A’s’
grandson of ‘C’. So ‘B’ and ‘D’ are brothers. mother. So, ‘A’s’ mother is the daughter-in-
When ‘B’ is the maternal uncle of ‘A’ then law of ‘B’s’ mother.
‘B’s’ brother ‘D’ will also be the maternal
uncle of ‘A’. 44.
40.

‘A’ is the mother of ‘C’ and ‘D’ is the husband

of ‘C’. So, ‘A’ is the mother-in-law of ‘C’s’
‘Only daughter of my father’ is the woman
husband ‘D’.
herself and the man is her husband.
45. E. :
41.

‘B’s’ mother is the only daughter of ‘A’s’ ‘Only daughter of my father’ is the woman
mother. So ‘A’ is the son. As ‘A’ is also the herself and ‘His mother’ means the man’s
brother of ‘B’s’ mother, he is the uncle of ‘B’. mother. So, the man is the son of the woman.
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46. Bela is mother of Miki. Kavind is Miki’s

husband. So, Bela is Kavind’s mother-in-law
as wife’s mother is the husband’s mother-in-
law.
49. The relationship chart based on the given
statements is :

Both Maya’s Daughter and Richa are

granddaughters of a brother and a sister
respectively. So Maya’s daughter is the cousin
of Richa.
47.

The woman, who is pointed out is the man’s

daughter and the man’s mother-in-law’s only
daughter is man’s wife.
50. The relationship chart based on problem is :
‘My father’s only son’ is the man himself.
‘Her husband’s mother’ is the wife of the man
and so the man is the father of the woman’s
husband. As the woman is the wife of man’s
son, the man is the father-in-law of the woman.
48. The relationship chart based on the problem
is :

As the children of brother and sister are

cousins, so are the man and the lady. Lady is
the daughter of brother of man’s mother and
man is the son of brother’s sister.
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ARRANGING IN ORDER
In these type of questions arrangement of given 3. Book 4. Lesson
options is done on the basis of dictionary, size, rank, 5. Sentence
weight, natural sequence etc in ascending or A. 15243 B. 24153
descending order. C. 32451 D. 34251
Ans. D : A book contains many lessons, a
SOLVED EXAMPLES lesson contains many paragraphs, a paragraph
contains many sentences and a sentence
1. Which word will come in the second place contains many words.
if the following words are arranged according
(Note : Option A. is in ascending manner.)
to dictionary?
1. Reason 2. Retina 3. What word will come in the middle if the
3. Regard 4. Ransom following words one arranged in ascending
5. Ration order of weight?
A. Retina B. Ration 1. Paperweight 2. Pencil
C. Regard D. Ransom 3. Chair 4. Knife
Ans. B : The order of words according to 5. Pin
dictionary is Ransom, Ration, Reason, Regard, A. Pin B. Knife
Retina. C. Pencil D. Paperweight
2. What will be the natural sequence of the Ans. B : According to ascending order of
given words in descending manner? weight the arrangement will be - Pin, Pencil,
1. Words 2. Paragraph Knife, Paperweight, Chair.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following words would appear A. Amphibian B. Amorphous
in the third if they are arranged as in the C. Ambiguous D. Ambivalent
dictionary order? 4. Which one would be a meaningful order of
A. Delude B. Delirium the following?
C. Defer D. Delete 1. Consultation
2. Which one would be a meaningful order of 2. Illness
the following? 3. Doctor
1. Key 2. Door 4. Treatment
3. Lock 4. Room 5. Recovery
5. Switch on A. 4 3 1 2 5 B. 2 3 4 1 5
A. 5 1 2 4 3 B. 4 2 1 5 3 C. 5 1 4 3 2 D. 2 3 1 4 5
C. 1 3 2 4 5 D. 1 2 3 5 4 5. In a telephone directory, which of the follow-
3. If the following words are rearranged in the ing names will appear in the third?
alphabetical order as in a dictionary, which A. Randhir B. Randesh
will be the third word? C. Rama D. Ramesh
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6. What would be a meaningful order of the A. 1 3 2 4 5 B. 4 5 3 2 1

following? C. 4 5 2 3 1 D. 1 2 3 4 5
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Universe 13. Which one would be a meaningful order of
3. Tirupathi 4. World the following?
5. India 1. Snake 2. Grass
A. 1 5 3 2 4 B. 4 1 5 3 2 3. Eagle 4. Frog
C. 5 4 2 1 3 D. 3 1 5 4 2 5. Insect
7. Which one would be a meaningful order of A. 3 2 1 4 5 B. 5 2 1 4 3
the following? C. 2 5 4 1 3 D. 2 4 5 3 1
1. Mother 2. Child 14. Which one would be a meaningful order of
3. Milk 4. Cry the following?
5. Smile 1. Windows 2. Walls
A. 3 2 1 5 4 B. 2 4 1 3 5 3. Floor 4. Foundation
C. 1 5 2 4 3 D. 2 4 3 1 5 5. Roof 6. Room
8. Which would be the proper order of the A. 4 2 1 5 3 6 B. 4 3 5 6 2 1
following? C. 4 5 3 2 1 6 D. 4 1 5 6 2 3
1. Rainbow 2. Rain 15. Which would be a meaningful order of the
3. Sun 4. Happy following?
5. Child 1. Index 2. Contents
A. 4 2 3 5 1 B. 4 5 1 2 3 3. Title 4. Chapters
C. 2 1 4 3 5 D. 2 3 1 5 4 5. Introduction
A. 2 3 4 5 1 B. 3 2 5 4 1
9. Which one will be a meaningful order of the
C. 5 1 4 2 3 D. 3 2 5 1 4
following :
1. Birth 2. Death 16. If the following words are arranged in their
3. Funeral 4. Marriage natural sequence in descending order, which
5. Education word will occur in the second place?
1. Book 2. Paragraph
A. 1 3 4 5 1 B. 4 5 3 1 2
3. Library 4. Alphabet
C. 1 5 4 2 3 D. 2 3 4 5 1
5. Page
10. In a telephone directory which of the follow- A. Page B. Paragraph
ing names will appear in the second? C. Book D. Library
A. Sajewet B. Sajewat
17. What would be the proper order of the
C. Segvan D. Salwar
following :
11. Which would be the proper order of the 1. Decameter 2. Meter
following? (in ascending order) 3. Kilometer 4. Centimeter
1. Trillion 2. Thousand 5. Milimeter
3. Billion 4. Hundred A. 1 4 3 2 5 B. 5 4 1 2 3
5. Million C. 5 4 3 2 1 D. 5 4 2 1 3
A. 4 2 5 3 1 B. 1 5 3 2 4 18. If the following words are arranged in natural
C. 4 2 3 5 1 D. 1 2 3 4 5 order then what will come in the second place?
12. What would be the meaningful order of the 1. Producer 2. Raw material
following? 3. Seller 4. Consumer
1. Table 2. Tree 5. Distributor
3. Wood 4. Seed A. Producer B. Seller
5. Plant C. Consumer D. Distributor
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19. If the words are arranged in ascending order 25. What will be the natural order of the follow-
which word will occur in the fourth place? ing words according to speed?
1. Youth 2. Infant 1. Jet 2. Bus
3. Adult 4. Childhood 3. Cycle 4. Aeroplane
5. Teenager 5. Train
A. Teenager B. Childhood A. 3 5 2 4 1 B. 3 2 5 1 4
C. Adult D. Youth C. 3 2 5 4 1 D. 3 2 1 4 5
20. If the following words are arranged according 26. If these words are arranged according to
to dictionary, what will be the correct order? dictionary then what word will come in the
1. Martial 2. Marital third place?
3. Matrimony 4. Material 1. Originality 2. Originally
5. Matriarch 3. Originator 4. Original
A. 2 1 4 5 3 B. 2 4 5 1 3 5. Originate
C. 3 4 1 5 2 D. 2 1 5 3 4 A. Originality B. Originator
C. Originate D. Originally
21. What would be the proper order of the
following words in descending order? 27. Which word will come in the third place in
1. Gram 2. Decigram the natural sequence of the following words
3. Hectagram 4. Kilogram in descending order?
5. Centigram 1. Town 2. Country
3. Family 4. Neighbourhood
A. 4 3 1 2 5 B. 4 2 3 1 5
5. State
C. 5 2 1 4 3 D. 4 3 2 1 5
A. Town B. Country
22. What will be the middle word in natural order C. State D. Neighbourhood
of the words given?
28. What will be the natural order of the following
1. Medication 2. Patient
words?
3. Diagnosis 4. Recuperation
1. Digest 2. Cut
5. Doctor
3. Chew 4. Purchase
A. Doctor B. Patient
5. Cook
C. Medication D. Diagnosis A. 4 5 2 3 1 B. 4 2 5 1 3
23. Which would be the proper order of the C. 4 5 3 1 2 D. 4 2 5 3 1
following? 29. If the following words are arranged according
1. Country 2. Furniture to dictionary what will come in the last?
3. Forest 4. Wood 1. Institutist 2. Institutional
5. Trees 3. Institute 4. Institutor
A. 4 3 2 1 5 B. 2 4 1 5 3 5. Institutionalism
C. 1 3 5 4 2 D. 1 2 3 4 5 A. Institutist B. Institutor
24. If the following words are arranged in natural C. Institutionalism D. Institutional
order, what will come in the last place in 30. What will be the natural order of the
ascending order? following?
1. Captain 1. Independence Day
2. Brigadier 2. Christmas
3. Major 3. Diwali
4. Lieutenant-General 4. Holi
5. Lieutenant 5. Republic Day
A. Lientenant-General B. Brigadier A. 5 4 1 3 2 B. 5 1 4 3 2
C. Captain D. Major C. 4 1 5 3 2 D. 2 3 4 1 5
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31. What will be the natural order of the following 37. What will be the natural order of the following
words according to weight? in descending order?
1. Drum 2. Pin 1. Hut 2. Skyscraper
3. Paper weight 4. Pebble 3. Palace 4. Room
5. Coffee cup 5. House
A. 4 2 3 5 1 B. 2 4 5 3 1 A. 2 3 1 5 4 B. 4 1 5 3 2
C. 4 2 5 1 3 D. 2 4 3 5 1 C. 2 3 5 1 4 D. 3 2 5 4 1
32. What word will come in the third place if 38. Which would be the proper order of the
these words are arranged in descending order? following?
1. Judge 2. Listen 1. Euphoria 2. Happiness
3. Act 4. Analyse 3. Ambivalence 4. Ecstasy
5. Observe 5. Pleasure
A. Listen B. Observe A. 3 4 1 2 5 B. 3 2 5 4 1
C. Act D. Analyse C. 5 4 1 3 2 D. 3 5 2 1 4
33. If the following words are arranged in ascending 39. What will be the proper order of the words
order what word will be in the fourth place? according to dictionary?
1. Air commodore 1. Rural 2. Rugby
2. Wing Commander 3. Rugged 4. Rummage
3. Pilot Officer 5. Ruffle
4. Squadron Leader A. 5 3 2 4 1 B. 5 2 3 1 4
5. Air Marshal C. 5 2 4 3 1 D. 5 2 3 4 1
A. Air Marshal B. Air Commodore
40. Which name will come in the middle if these
C. Wing Commander D. Pilot Officer
names are arranged in a telephone directory?
34. If the following words are arranged in natural 1. Priyanka 2. Priyana
sequence in descending order, what will come 3. Priti 4. Pratima
in the second place from the last? 5. Protima
1. Teacher 2. Lecturer A. Priti B. Pratima
3. Dean 4. Tutor C. Protima D. Priyana
5. Reader
A. Dean B. Lecturer 41. Arrange the following in a meaningful
C. Tutor D. Teacher sequence :
1. Senescence 2. Infancy
35. If the words are arranged according to dictionary, 3. Puberty 4. Going adulthood
what will come in the second place from the
5. Babyhood
last?
A. 5 3 2 4 1 B. 1 3 4 2 5
1. Spastically 2. Spasmatic
C. 2 3 4 5 1 D. 2 5 3 4 1
3. Spasticity 4. Spastic
5. Spasmodical 42. Arrange the following words in the sequence
A. Spastic B. Spasmodical in which they occur in dictionary :
C. Spastically D. Spasmatic Liver Long Late Load Luminous Letter
1 2 3 4 5 6
36. What will be the natural order of the following
A. 3 6 1 4 2 5 B. 3 6 1 2 4 5
words according to size?
C. 3 1 6 2 4 5 D. 3 1 6 2 5 4
1. Dog 2. Horse
3. Ant 4. Giraffe 43. Which number-sequence of the following
5. Mouse represents a correct sequence from small to
A. 3 5 1 2 4 B. 3 1 5 2 4 big?
C. 3 5 1 4 2 D. 3 5 2 1 4 1. Bungalow 2. Flat
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3. Cottage 4. House 3. Newly-married couple

5. Palace 6. Mansion 4. Clan
A. 3 2 1 4 6 5 B. 3 2 4 1 6 5 5. Species
C. 3 2 4 1 5 6 D. 5 6 4 1 2 3 A. 3 4 5 1 2 B. 5 2 1 4 3
44. Arrange the following words in a meaningful C. 2 3 1 4 5 D. 4 5 3 2 1
order : 48. Which one would be a meaningful order of
1. Gold 2. Iron the following?
3. Sand 4. Platinum 1. College 2. Child
5. Diamond 3. Salary 4. School
A. 3 2 1 5 4 B. 2 4 3 5 1 5. Employment
C. 5 4 3 2 1 D. 4 5 1 3 2
A. 1 2 4 3 5 B. 4 1 3 5 2
45. Arrange the following words in a meaningful C. 2 4 1 5 3 D. 5 3 2 1 4
order :
49. What will be the dictionary order of these
1. Site 2. Plan
words?
3. Rent 4. Money
5. Building Bungling, Burgling, Bubble,
A. 2 3 5 1 4 B. 4 1 2 5 3 1 2 3
C. 1 2 3 5 4 D. 3 4 2 5 1 Bundle, Bushy, Bully
4 5 6
46. Which one would be a meaningful order of
A. 2 4 5 6 1 3 B. 5 6 1 4 3 2
the following?
1. Probation 2. Interview C. 1 4 6 5 2 3 D. 3 6 4 1 2 5
3. Selection 4. Appointment 50. Which word would be in the second place if
5. Advertisement 6. Application the following are arranged in a natural
A. 5 6 4 2 3 1 B. 5 6 3 2 4 1 sequence?
C. 5 6 2 3 4 1 D. 6 5 4 2 3 1 1. Noon 2. Night
47. What would be a meaningful order of the 3. Evening 4. Dusk
following? 5. Dawn
1. Caste A. Night B. Noon
2. Family C. Dusk D. Evening

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B C B D B D B D C A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C C A B C D A D A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A D C A C D A D B A
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
B D B D C A C D D D
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D A B A B C B C D D
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. The dictionary order of word is — Book is a collection of many Pages, in a
Defer, Delete, Delirium, Delude. Page there are many Paragraphs which contain
a lot of Alphabet.
2. With the Key you open a Lock, then open
the Door to enter the Room and Switch on 17. The proper order of measurement in increasing
the light. order is—Milimeter, Centimeter, Meter,
Decameter, Kilometer.
3. The dictionary order of the words is —
Ambiguous, Ambivalent, Amorphous, 18. The natural order of words is—Raw material,
Amphibian. Producer, Distributor, Seller, Consumer. Raw
material is used by the Producer to make a
4. An Ill person goes to a Doctor for Consultation
product which its Distributor gives to the
who prescribes Treatment for Recovery.
Seller from whom the Consumer can purchase
5. In telephone directory the order of names is it.
— Raamesh, Rana, Randesh, Randhir.
19. The words in ascending order depict the natural
6. Tirupathi is in Andhra Pradesh which is a growth of a human being — Infant, Childhood,
state in India and India is a part of the World Teenager, Youth, Adult.
which is in Universe.
20. The dictionary order of words is — Marital,
7. When a Child Cries the Mother gives him Martial, Material, Matriarch, Matrimony.
Milk and then he Smiles.
21. The arrangement of weights in descending
8. When it rains in the Sun a Rainbow is formed order is — Kilogram, Hectagram, Gram,
and the Child is Happy to see it. Decigram, Centagram.
9. After the Birth of a child, his Education is 22. The words in natural order are — Patient,
important. When he is grown up he is Married. Doctor, Diagnosis, Medication, Recupera-tion.
When he is old he Dies and is taken for the A Patient goes to the Doctor who gives the
Funeral. Diagnosis and Prescribes the Medication for
10. In telephone directory the order of names Recuperation.
is—Sajewat, Sajewet, Salwar, Segvan. 23. The proper order of the words is—Country,
11. The words are arranged in order of increasing Forest, Trees, Wood, Furniture. In a Country
amount. there are Forests comprising Trees the Wood
12. From a Seed a Plant is grown into a Tree of which are used to make Furniture.
whose Wood is used to make a Table. 24. The arrangement of ranks in ascending order
13. In the Grass there are many Insects. Frog who is—Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Brigadier,
eats them is a prey of Snake who in turn is Lieutenant-General.
the prey of an Eagle. 25. The natural order of modes of transport
14. The order of words depict the right order of according to increasing speed is — Cycle,
constructing a building/room. Bus, Train, Aeroplane, Jet.
15. A Title comprises Contents of Introduction 26. The dictionary order of words is — Original,
for Chapter Index. Originality, Originally, Originate, Originator.
16. The words in descending order of natural 27. The words in natural sequence of descending
sequence are—Library, Book, Page, Paragraph, order are — Country, State, Town, Neighbour-
Alphabet. Library is a collection of Books, a hood, Family.
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In a country there are many States which 38. The order of expressions of feeling of joy is
comprises of many Towns wherein in the — Ambivalence, Happiness, Pleasure,
Neighbourhood live Families. Euphoria, Ecstacy.
28. The natural order of the words is — Purchase, 39. The dictionary order of words is — Ruffle,
Cut, Cook, Chew, Digest. After Purchasing Rugby, Rugged, Rummage, Rural.
vegetables we Cut them, then Cook them and 40. Order of names in telephone directory is
while eating Chew them and Digest them in
Pratima, Priti, Priyana, Priyanka, Protima.
our stomach.
41. The meaningful sequence of the words is—
29. The dictionary order of words is — Institute,
Infancy, Babyhood, Puberty, Going Adulthood,
Institutional, Institutionalism, Institutist,
Institutor. Senescence.
30. The natural order of National Holidays in 42. The dictionary order of words is — Late,
Calendar is — Republic Day (January), Holi Letter, Liver, Load, Long, Luminous.
(March), Independence Day (August), Diwali 43. The sequence of letters from small to big is
(October/November), Christmas (December). — Cottage, Flat, House, Bungalow, Mansion,
31. The arrangement of words according to weight Palace.
in ascending order is — Pin, Pebble, Coffee 44. The meaningful order of words is — Sand,
Cup, Paper Weight, Drum. Iron, Gold, Diamond, Platinum. (The order is
32. The arrangement of words in descending order based on the dearness.)
is — Act, Judge, Analyse, Observe, Listen 45. The meaningful order of words is — Money,
Or Act, Judge, Analyse, Listen, Observe. Site, Plan, Building, Rent — based on proper
33. The arrangement of ranks in ascending order planning.
is — Pilot Officer, Squadron Leader, Wing 46. The meaningful order of the words is —
Commander, Air Commodore, Air Marshal. Advertisement, Application, Interview,
34. The arrangement of educational posts in Selection, Appointment, Probation.
descending order is — Dean, Reader, Lecturer,
47. The meaningful order of words is — Species,
Teacher, Tutor.
Family, Caste, Clan, Newly-married Couple.
35. The dictionary order of words is — Spasmatic,
48. The meaningful order of words is — Child,
Spasmodical, Spastic, Spastically, Spasticity.
School, College, Employment, Salary.
36. The natural order of living beings according
to increasing size is — Ant, Mouse, Dog, 49. The dictionary order of words is—Bubble,
Horse, Giraffe. Bully, Bundle, Bungling, Burgling, Bushy.
37. The words in descending order are — Sky- 50. The natural order of words is— Dawn, Noon,
scraper, Palace, House, Hut, Room. Evening, Dusk, Night.
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CALENDAR, CLOCK, TIME,

DISTANCE
These are mathematical problem based on 4. If a train runs at a speed of 92.7 km/hr, then
calculations of time by a clock or calendar and the distance covered in metres in 20 minutes
computations of speed or distances. will be :
A. 3009 B. 308.9
SOLVED EXAMPLES C. 309 D. 30900

1. If day-after-tomorrow is Sunday, what was Ans. D : Speed of the train is 92.7 km/hr i.e.
day-before-yesterday? 92700 metres in 60 minutes
A. Wednesday In 20 minutes the distance covered will be :
B. Thursday 92700
C. Friday ´ 20 = 30900 metres
60
D. Saturday
5. Prabhat remembers that his mother’s birthday
Ans. A :
is after seventeenth April but before twenty-
Day-after-tomorrow — Sunday
first April, whereas his sister Urmila remembers
Tomorrow — Saturday
that their mother’s birthday is after nineteenth
Today — Friday
Yesterday — Thursday but before twenty-fourth April. Which of the
Day-before-yesterday — Wednesday following days in April is definitely their
mother’s birthday?
2. If the next day after 3rd Monday in a month
A. Nineteenth
is 16th, what will be the date on day before
B. Twenty-first
5th Monday?
C. Twenty-second
A. 27 B. 28
D. Twentieth
C. 29 D. 30
Ans. B. : Next day after 3rd Monday is 16th Ans. D : Mother’s birthday in the month of
So Monday is 15th April :
4th Monday is 22nd.... (15 + 7) According to Prabhat: is from
5th Monday is 29th .... (15 + 14) or (22 + 7) 17th 21st
So, date on day before 5th Monday is 28th
3. How many times in 12 hours the hands of a
19th 24th
clock will be at right angles?
A. 12 B. 16 According to Urmila: is from
C. 18 D. 24 It is clear that the mother’s birthday is between
Ans. D : In every hour the hands are at right 19th and 21st April and so the definite date
angles twice. is 20th April.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. If the day before yesterday was Thursday, A. 1986 B. 1985
when will Sunday be? C. 1987 D. 1988
A. Tomorrow 8. Manoj left home for the bus stop 15 minutes
B. Day after tomorrow earlier than the usual time. It takes 10 minutes
C. Today to reach the stop. He reached the stop at 8.40
D. Two days after today a.m. What time does he usually leave home
2. If the seventh day of a month is three (3) for the bus stop?
days earlier than Friday, what day will it be A. 8.30 a.m. B. 8.55 a.m.
on the nineteenth day of the month? C. 8.45 p.m. D. None of these
A. Sunday B. Monday 9. Mamuni went to the movies nine days ago.
C. Wednesday D. Friday She goes to the movies only on Thursday.
3. Radha remembers that her father’s birthday What day of the week is today?
is after 16th but before 21st of March, while A. Sunday B. Tuesday
her brother Mangesh remembers that his C. Thursday D. Saturday
father’s birthday is before 22nd but after 19th
10. If Thursday was the day after the day before
of March. On which date is the birthday of
yesterday five days ago, what is the least
their father?
number of days ago when Sunday was three
A. 19th
days before the day after tomorrow?
B. 20th
A. Two days ago B. Three days ago
C. 21st
C. Four days ago D. Five days ago
D. Cannot be determined
11. 1.12.91 is the first Sunday. Which is the
4. A man is three (3) years older than his wife
fourth Tuesday of December 91?
and four (4) times as old as his son. If the son
A. 31.12.91 B. 24.12.91
attains an age of fifteen (15) years after three
C. 17.12.91 D. 26.12.91
(3) years, what is the present age of the mother?
A. 60 years B. 51 years 12. If the third day of a month is Monday, which
C. 48 years D. 45 years of the following will be the fifth day from
21st of that month?
5. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its
A. Tuesday B. Monday
minute hand points towards north-east. In
which direction does its hour hand point at C. Wednesday D. Thursday
1.30 P.M.? 13. If 15 horses eat 15 bags of gram in 15 days,
A. East B. West in how many days will one horse eat one bag
C. North D. South of grain?
6. If in the above question clock is turned through A. 15 days B. 1/15 days
an angle of 135º in an anticlockwise direction, C. 1 day D. 30 days
in which direction will its minute hand point 14. A century leap year is divisible by :
at 8.45 P.M.? A. 4 B. 16
A. East B. West C. 40 D. 400
C. North D. South 15. If the fifth day of a month is Friday, which
7. A couple married in 1980 had two children, of the following will be the Seventh day
one in 1982 and the other in 1984. Their from 10th of that month?
combined ages will equal the years of the A. Tuesday B. Monday
marriage in? C. Wednesday D. Thursday
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16. Day after tomorrow is my birthday. On the A. 20 seconds B. 36 seconds

same day next week falls ‘Holi’. Today is C. 18 seconds D. 60 seconds
Monday. What will be the day after ‘Holi’? 23. Bunny’s brother Sunny is 562 days older to
A. Wednesday B. Thursday him while his sister Jenny is 75 weeks older
C. Friday D. Saturday to Sunny. If Jenny was born on Tuesday, on
17. A clock shows the time as 3 : 30 p.m. If the which day was Bunny born?
minute hand gains 2 minutes every hour, how A. Monday B. Tuesday
many minutes will the clock gain by 4 a.m.? C. Friday D. Thursday
A. 23 Minutes B. 24 Minutes 24. My uncle shall visit me after 64 days of my
C. 25 Minutes D. 26 Minutes father’s birthday. If my father’s birthday falls
18. Two brothers were expected to return home on Tuesday, what shall be the day on my
on the same day. Rajat returned 3 days earlier Uncle’s visit?
but Rohit returned 4 days later. If Rajat returned A. Wednesday B. Sunday
on Thursday, what was the expected day when C. Tuesday D. Monday
both the brothers were to return home and
25. If 21st November falls five days before
when did Rohit Return?
Wednesday then what will be the day on
A. Wednesday, Sunday
25th December?
B. Thursday, Monday
A. Wednesday B. Sunday
C. Sunday, Thursday
D. Monday, Friday C. Friday D. Thursday
19. A train started from station ‘A’ and proceeded 26. How much time will 160 m long train
towards station ‘B’ at a speed of 48 km/hr. travelling at a speed of 40 km/hr take to
Forty-five minutes later another train started cross a man going in the same direction with
from station ‘B’ and proceeded towards station a speed of 4 km/hr?
‘A’ at 50 km/hr. If the distance between the A. 15 seconds B. 40 seconds
two stations is 232 km, at what distance from C. 24 seconds D. 16 seconds
station ‘A’ will the trains meet? 27. If in a clock the numbers 1 to 12 are replaced
A. 132 km B. 144 km with alphabet starting from F, then which of
C. 108 km D. 160 km the following options shall indicate the time
20. A, B and C are pipes attached to a cistern. A as 9’o clock?
and B can fill it in 10 and 15 minutes A. M - P B. Q -N
respectively, while C can empty it in 20 C. P - M D. N - Q
minutes. If A, B and C be kept open 28. If 3rd December 1999 is Sunday, what day is
successively for 1 minute each, find the last 3rd January 2000?
integral number of minutes required for the A. Tuesday B. Wednesday
cistern to get filled. C. Thursday D. Friday
A. 20 B. 23 29. Prabir starts for office every morning at 9.15
C. 25 D. 26 a.m. and reaches there at 9.55 a.m. On
21. How many minutes does the minute hand Wednesday he started five minutes later than
gain in every one hour? the time he started on Friday. Three days out
A. 55 B. 60 of five days in the week he started late, out
C. 65 D. No gain of which Friday was one of the days. On how
22. A 260 metres long train runs at a speed of 55 many days he started in time?
kmph. How much time will it take to cross A. Two B. Three
a platform 290 metres long? C. Four D. One
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30. In the question above, at what time did he (iv) Bus ‘Q’ leaves immediately after ‘M’ and is
start on Wednesday? immediately followed by ‘S’.
A. 9.25 a.m. B. 9.15 a.m. (v) Bus ‘O’ is not followed by any other bus.
C. Data inadequate D. 9.20 a.m. (vi) Bus ‘R’ leaves immediately before ‘M’ but
Directions (Qs. 31-33) : Read the following not immediately after ‘P’.
information and answer the questions given below : 34. At what time, bus ‘M’ leaves on Saturday?
(I) Kundanmal is available at home between 12 A. 10 a.m. B. 9.45 a.m.
noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and C. 10.30 a.m. D. Data inadequate
Sunday.
(II) His younger brother Nainamal is available at 35. On Sunday, when bus ‘P’ completes its tour,
home on Monday, Thursday, Friday and which of the following buses begins its tour?
Sunday between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A. Q B. S
(III) The eldest brother Jethamal is available C. O D. Data inadequate
between 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, 36. If the time gap after bus ‘M’ leaves on Saturday-
Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. to 4 Sunday is increased by 30 minutes for the
p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. subsequent trips, at what time, tour of bus
31. On which day(s) of a week, the youngest and ‘O’ will be completed?
the eldest brothers are available at home at A. 3 p.m. B. 2 p.m.
the same time? C. 6 p.m. D. 7 p.m.
A. Only Monday 37. If the time gap between two buses is uniformly
B. Only Thursday kept as 45 minutes from Monday to Friday,
C. Only Friday then the beginning of tour of bus ‘O’ will
D. Both Monday and Thursday mark completion of tour of which of the
32. At a time, on which day of a week all the following buses?
three brothers are available at home? A. N B. R
A. Sunday C. M D. None of these
B. Thursday
C. None Directions (Qs. 38-40) : Read the following
D. Can’t be determined information and answer the questions given below :
(i) Eight doctors P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W visit
33. For how many days only one brother is
a charitable dispensary run by Shram-Mandir
available at a particular time in a week?
Trust every day except on a holiday, i.e.
A. Four B. Three
Monday.
C. Two D. None of these
(ii) Each doctor visits for 1 hour from Tuesday
Directions (Qs. 34-37) : Read the following to Sunday except Saturday. The timings are
information and answer the questions given below :
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., 1 p.m.
(i) A city bus company operates 7 buses M, N,
to 2 p.m. is lunch break.
O, P, Q, R and S each once for daily 4 hours
(iii) On Saturday, it is open only in the morning,
sight-seeing tours.
i.e., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and each doctor visits
(ii) From Monday to Friday first bus leaves at 8
a.m. sharp, subsequent bus leaves alter- for only half an hour.
natively after a gap of 45 minutes, followed (iv) No other doctor visits the dispensary before
by 30 minutes, again 45 minutes and 35 doctor ‘Q’ and after doctor ‘U’.
minutes and so on. (v) Doctor ‘W’ comes immediately after lunch
(iii) On Saturday and Sunday, first bus leaves at break and is followed by ‘R’.
7.30 a.m. and others follows regularly after a (vi) ‘S’ comes in the same order as ‘P’ in the
gap of 1 hour. afternoon session.
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38. At what time the visit of Doctor ‘T’ would be A. R and W B. S and T
over on Saturday? C. U and W D. None of these
A. 10 a.m. 40. If the lunch break and subsequent visiting
B. 11 a.m. hours are reduced by 15 minutes, at what
C. Either 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. time Doctor ‘U’ is expected to attend the
D. Data inadequate dispensary?
39. Doctor ‘P’ visits in-between which of the A. 3.15 p.m. B. 4.15 p.m.
following pairs of doctors? C. 4.45 p.m. D. 4 p.m.

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A B D A D A C D A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B C A D C B C C A D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A B D A D D D B A C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D C D C A D D C D D

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

1. Thursday —Day-before-yesterday
5.
Friday —Yesterday
Saturday —Today
Sunday — Tomorrow
2. 7th day is 3 days earlier than Friday so, 10th
day is Friday, so also is 17th.
\ 19th day will be 2nd day ahead of Friday,
i.e., Sunday.
3. Father’s birthday 6.

After rotating the clock in earlier question, its

minute hand will point towards South at 8:45
\ Their father’s birthday is on 20th March. p.m.
4. Present age of son is 15-3 = 12 years. Age of 7. 1982 — 2 years later — 1st child
the man is 4 times the age of son, i.e., 12 ´ 4 1984 — 4 years later — 2nd child
= 48 years Total age of children — 2 years.
Man is 3 years elder to his wife/son’s mother. 1985 — 5 years later — Total age of children :
So Age of the mother is 48 – 3 = 45 years 4 years.
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1986 — 6 years later — Total age of children : 19. ¬¾¾¾ d

¾®| ¬¾¾ 232 - d
¾®
6 years.
d 232 - d 3
8. Manoj reached the bus stop at 8.40 a.m. He i.e., = +
left his home at 8:40 – 10 minutes = 8:30 a.m. 48 50 4
He left 15 minutes earlier than usual, so his d 464 - 2 d + 75
=
actual time of leaving home is 8:30 am + 15 48 100
minutes = 8:45 a.m. 100 d = (539 – 2d) 48
9. Mamuni goes to the movies on Thursday, so 100 d = 25872 – 96 d
nine days ago was Thursday. 196 d = 25872
\ Two days ago was also Thursday. So, today d = 25872 ÷ 196 = 132 km.
is Saturday.
20. In 3 minutes the cistern filled by A, B and C
10. Day after the day-before-yesterday five days
ago is the 6th day which is Thursday. And so, 1 1 1 7
= + - = th.
the 3rd day will be Sunday. Three days before 10 15 20 60
the day-after-tomorrow is Yesterday which is Time taken to fill the cistern completely
the 1st day of the five days. So, two days ago 60
was Sunday. = ´ 3 = 25 5 7 minutes
7
11. First Sunday is on 1st December
21. In every hour the minute hand moves 60 minutes
First Tuesday is on 3rd December
whereas the hour hand moves 5 minutes.
3 weeks later, Fourth Tuesday will be on 3 +
22. Total length to be covered = 260 + 290 = 550
(7 × 3) = 24th December. metres.
12. 3rd day of the month is Monday Time taken to cross the platform
5th day from 21st is 26th
550 3600
26 – 3 = 23 days = ´ = 36 seconds
23 days later, 23/7 leaves 2 days. 55 1000
23. Jenny is older to Sunny by 75 ´ 7 = 525 days.
So, two days ahead of Monday will be
Jenny is older to Bunny by 525 + 562 = 1087
Wednesday.
days
13. 15 horses eat 15 bags of grain in 15 days
1087 ÷ 7 gives 2 as remainder.
15 horses eat 1 bag of grain in 1 day
So, if Jenny was born on Tuesday, then Bunny
1 horse eats 1 bag of grain in 15 days
was born 2 days later, i.e., on Thursday.
14. A leap year is divisible by 4 and a century 24. My father’s birthday is on Tuesday.
leap year is divisible by 400. 64 ÷ 7 gives 1 as remainder
15. Seventh day from 10th is 17th. So, 63rd day will be Tuesday and one day
5th day is Friday. Next Friday is on 12th ahead is the day when uncle shall visit i.e., on
17 – 12 = 5, 5 days ahead of Friday will be Wednesday.
Wednesday. So, 17th is Wednesday. 25. 5 days before Wednesday is Friday.
16. Today is Monday So, 21st November is Friday
Day-after-tomorrow is Wednesday Number of days between 21st November and
Next week ‘Holi’ is also on Wednesday 25th December = 9 + 25 = 34 days
So, Day after Holi is Thursday. 34 ÷ 7 gives 6 as remainder
17. Hours between 3:30 p.m. and 4 a.m. are — \ 28th day will be Friday and 6 days ahead
12½ hours. Number of minutes gained will be will be Thursday.
12½ ´ 2 = 25 minutes. So, 25th December will be Thursday.
18. Rajat returned on Thursday. 3 days later was 26. Relative speed of the train will be 40 – 4 = 36
the day of expected return, i.e., Sunday. Rohit km/hr or 10 m/sec as both, the train and the
returned 4 days after Sunday i.e. Thursday. man, are moving in same direction.
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Time taken by the train to cross the man Q – N will indicate the time as Quarter
160 ÷ 10 = 16 seconds. to twelve i.e. 11:45
28. 3rd December 1999 is Sunday. Number of
days in-between 3rd December 1999 and 3rd
January 2000 = 28 + 3 = 31 days 31 ÷ 7 gives
3 is remainder
27. So, 31st December 1999 will be Sunday and
3rd January 2000 will be 3 days ahead i.e.
Wednesday.

31. The availability of brothers in a week is :

Monday 9 a.m. - 12 noon x 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Tuesday x 12 noon - 4 p.m. x
Wednesday 9 a.m. - 12 noon x x
Thursday 9 a.m. - 12 noon 12 noon - 4 p.m. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. x 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. x x
Sunday 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 12 noon - 4 p.m. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

34.

P 8: a.m. 7:30 a.m.

N 8:45 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
R 9:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m.
M 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Q 10:35 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
S 11:20 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
O 12 noon 1:30 p.m.

35. Bus P leaves at 7:30 a.m. and completes its p.m. Bus O will complete its four hours tour
four hours sight-seeing tour at 11:30 a.m. Bus at 7 p.m.
Q begins its tour at 11:30 a.m. 37. Bus N will leave at 8:45 a.m., R at 9:30 a.m.,
36. Bus M leaves at 10:30 am. If time gap of 1 hr M at 10:15 a.m., Q at 11 a.m., S at 11:45 a.m,
is increased by 30 minutes, bus Q will leave and O at 12:30 p.m. 4 hours before 12:30 p.m.
at 12 noon; bus S at 1:30 p.m. and bus O at 3 is 8:30 a.m. No bus starts at 8:30 a.m.
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38.

9 am – 10 am 9 am - 9:30 am Q
10 am – 11 am 9:30 am - 10 am T or V
11 am – 12 noon 10 am - 10:30 am S
12 noon – 1 pm 10:30 am - 11 am T or V
(Lunch 1 pm – 2 pm)
2 pm – 3 pm 11 am - 11:30 am W
3 pm – 4 pm 11:30 am - 12 noon R
4 pm – 5 pm 12 noon - 12:30 pm P
5 pm – 6 pm 12:30 pm - 1 pm U

40. The new lunch timings for the doctors will be :

Lunch — 1 pm - 1:45 pm
W — 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
R — 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
P — 3:15 pm - 4 pm
U — 4 pm - 4:45 pm

Doctor U will attend the dispensary at 4 pm.

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ROWS AND RANKS

These type of problems need easy calculations to 2. If Janki is 12 ahead in rank of Pallavi who
find out the number of objects in a row, lane or queue ranks 15th from last, then how many students
or to find a person’s rank in a class of certain number are there in the class if Janki ranks 4th in
of students; or to find the total number of students. order of merit?
A. 23
SOLVED EXAMPLES B. 27
1. In a row of trees, one tree is 8th from one end C. 31
and 3rd from the other. How many trees are D. 33
there in the row? Ans. C : After calculations the answer will
A. 11 B. 9 be :
C. 10 D. 12
Ans. C : The number of trees in the row is :

The total number of students are : 4 + 12 + 15

(8 + 3) – 1 = 10 = 31

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. In a row of trees, one tree is fifth from either C. 20 D. 13
end of the row. How many trees are in the 5. In a row of boys, Rajan is tenth from the
row? right and Suraj is tenth from the left. When
A. 11 B. 8 Rajan and Suraj interchange their positions,
C. 10 D. 9 Suraj will be twenty-seventh from the left.
2. Jaya ranks 5th in a class of 53. What is her Which of the following will be Rajan’s
rank from the bottom in the class? position from the right?
A. 49th B. 48th A. Tenth B. Twenty-sixth
C. 47th D. 50th C. Twenty-ninth D. None of these
3. Mohan ranks twenty-first in a class of sixty- 6. Mahesh and Suresh are ranked 11th and 12th
five students. What will be his (Mohan’s) respectively from the top in a class of 41
rank if the lowest candidate is assigned rank students. What will be their respective ranks
1? from the bottom?
A. 44th B. 45th A. 32nd and 33rd B. 29th and 30th
C. 46th D. Data inadequate C. 30th and 31st D. 31st and 30th
4. If Rahul finds that he is 12th from the right 7. Uma ranked 8th from the top and 37th from
in a line of boys and 4th from the left, how bottom in a class. How many students are
many boys should be added to the line such there in the class?
that there are 28 boys in the line? A. 47 B. 46
A. 12 B. 14 C. 45 D. None of these
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8. In a queue, Sadiq is 14th from the front and 11. There are five different houses, A to E, in a
Joseph is 17th from the end, while Jane is in row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left
between Sadiq and Joseph. If Sadiq be ahead of C and right of A, and B is to the right of
of Joseph and there be 48 persons in the D. Which of the houses is in the middle?
queue, how many persons are there between A. B B. A
Sadiq and Jane? C. D D. E
A. 5 B. 6 12. Madhav ranks seventeenth in a class of
C. 7 D. 8 thirtyone. What is his rank from the last?
9. Rohan ranked eleventh from the top and A. 13 B. 14
twenty-seventh from the bottom among the C. 15 D. 16
students who passed the annual examination
13. Veena ranks 73rd from the top in a class of
in a class. If the number of students who
182. What is her rank from the bottom if 22
failed in the examination was 12, how many
students have failed the examination?
students appeared for the examination?
A. 88 B. 108
A. 48
C. 110 D. 90
B. 49
C. 50 14. Rakesh ranked 9th from the top and 38th
D. Cannot be determined from the bottom in a class. How many students
10. Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting are there in the class?
fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh A. 47 B. 45
from the right. If there are four boys between C. 46 D. 48
P and Q, how many boys are there in the 15. John ranks 19th in class and is 36th from the
row? last. How many students are there in the class?
A. 19 B. 21 A. 53 B. 54
C. 25 D. 23 C. 51 D. 50

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D A B D D D D D B C
11 12 13 14 15
B C A C B

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
Jaya’s rank from the bottom is :
(53 – 5) +1 = 49th.
1.
3.
Total number of trees in the row are :
(5 + 5) –1 =9

2. Mohan’s rank from the last or the ques-

tion asked means the same.
Mohan’s rank is (65 – 21) +1 = 45th
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4. 9.
The number of boys in the line are : Number of students who passed the examina-
(4 + 12) – 1 = 15 tion (11+ 27) – 1 = 37
To make a line of 28 boys, (28 –15) i.e. 13 Those who failed = 12
more boys are needed. Total number of students who appeared in the
examination = 37 + 12 = 49.
5.

10.

The number of boys in the row are :

(14 + 4 + 7) = 25
As the position of boys is equal from both 11. The houses in the row are :
ends, Rajan will also be 27th from the right DBAEC
after changing positions.

6. 12.

Madhav’s rank from the last is :

Mahesh’s position from bottom is : (31 – 17) + 1 = 15th
(41 – 11) + 1 = 31st
Suresh’s position from bottom is :
(41 – 12) +1 = 30th 13.

7. Number of students who failed is 22. Number

of students who passed
Total number of students in the class are :
(8 + 37) – 1 = 44 = 182–22 = 160. So Veena’s rank from the bot-
tom will be : (160 – 73) + 1 = 88th
8.
14.
17th
Sadiq’s position from last is : Number of students in the class is :
(48 – 14) + 1 = 35th (9 + 38) – 1 = 46
Number of persons between Sadiq and Joseph
are (35 – 17) – 1 = 17th. 15.
Jane is in-between Sadiq and Joseph i.e., she’s
at 9th position from both the boys. Number of students in the class is :
\ there are 8 persons between Sadiq and Jane. (19 + 36) – 1 = 54
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NUMBER PROBLEMS
Number problems consists of number sequences, 547897438757487412745794
problems with algebraic expressions, mathematical 1 2 3
calculations and other compatiable problems.
2. A number is 9 times twice the other number.
The sum of two numbers is 133. The two
SOLVED EXAMPLES
numbers are :
1. How many such 7s are there in the following A. 9, 124 B. 11, 122
number sequence which are immediately C. 17, 166 D. 7, 126
followed by 4 but not immediately preceded
Ans. D : If the smaller number is x, then
by 8?
x + (2x × 9) = 133
547897438757487412745794
A. Two B. Three x + 18x = 133
C. Four D. Five 19x = 133
Ans. B : Number of 7s which are immediately x = 133 ÷ 19 = 7
followed by 4 but not immediately preceded If one number is 7, the other number is :
by 8 are : 133 – 7 = 126

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. How many 6’s are there in the following immediately preceded by an odd number, but
series of numbers which are preceded by 7 not immediately followed by an even number?
but not immediately followed by 9? 5 34 8 9 7 1 65 3 2 9 8 43 5
6795697687678694677695763 A. Nil B. 1
A. One B. Two C. 2 D. 3
C. Three D. Four 5. If all the numbers from 1 to 51 which are
2. In a chess tournament each of six players exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in
will play every other player exactly once. descending order, which of the following
How many matches will be played during numbers will come at the seventh and tenth
the tournament? places from the top?
A. 12 B. 15 A. 33 & 27 B. 33 & 21
C. 30 D. 36 C. 21 & 30 D. 33 & 24
3. How many 4’s are there in the following 6. Nitin was counting down from 32. Shasank
series which are preceded by 7, but are not was counting upwards, the numbers starting
preceded by 8? from 1 and he was calling out only the odd
345743748543749847274136 numbers. Which common number will they
A. 1 B. 2 call out at the same time if they were calling
C. 3 D. 4 out at the same speed?
4. How many even numbers are there in the A. 21
following series of numbers, each of which is B. 22
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C. 19 13. If a number is five times as great as another

D. They will not call out the same number number which is four less than forty, then the
7. In the following list of numerals, how many number is :
3s are followed by 3, but NOT preceded by A. 220 B. 180
3? C. 144 D. 200
24633157833346233339723 14. If 2/3rd of a number is 96, what will be the
A. 1 B. 2 3/4th of that number?
C. 3 D. 4 A. 108 B. 198
8. If in a given number 5 8 9 4 3 2 7 6 1 4, we C. 128 D. 48
interchange the first and the second digits, 15. If such numbers which are divisible by 5,
the third and the fourth, the fifth and the and also those which have 5 as one of the
sixth and so on, then counting from the right digits are eliminated from the numbers 1 to
end, which digit will be sixth? 60, how many numbers would remain?
A. 3 B. 2 A. 53 B. 47
C. 4 D. 5 C. 40 D. 45
9. Aparna cuts a cake into two halves and cuts 16. How many 8’s are there in the following
one-half into smaller pieces of equal size. number series which are exactly divisible by
Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in its immediately preceding and also exactly
weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in divisible by immediately succeeding numbers?
all with her, how heavy was the original 8 245 17 2 84 84 2 28 2 69 845 4
cake? 83 2 8 43 1 8 3
A. 140 grams B. 280 grams
A. 1 B. 2
C. 240 grams D. 120 grams
C. 3 D. 4
10. In the following number sequence how many
17. How many such 3’s are there in the following
such even numbers are there which are exactly
number sequence which are immediately
divisible by its immediate preceding number
preceded by an odd number and immediately
but not exactly divisible by its immediate
followed by an even number?
following number?
3 8 4 1 5 7 2 83 4 8 93 9 4 2 1 5 8 2 53894372381384235734236
A. Two B. Three A. One B. Two
C. Four D. More than four C. Three D. Four
11. How many 7s are there in the following series 18. Count each 7 which is not immediately
which are not immediately followed by 3 preceded by 5 but is immediately followed
but immediately preceded by 8? by either 2 or 3. How many such 7’s are there?
8 987 62 2 63 26 9 73 2 87 277 8 57265738373257273482678
7 3 7 7 9 4 A. 2 B. 3
A. Nil B. One C. 4 D. 5
C. Two D. Three 19. A number is four less than two times the
12. How many 9’s are there in the following other number. If their difference is 21, what
sequence which are neither preceded by 6 is the greater number?
nor immediately followed by 3? A. 50 B. 46
9 3 8 6 99 5 93 7 89 9 93 9 6 3 9 C. 31 D. 21
A. One B. Two 20. Of the two digits number the total of the
C. Three D. Four digits of the number is 6. If these digits are
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reversed there is an increasing difference of 29. The sum of odd numbers between 20 and 30
18. What is the number? is :
A. 12 B. 24 A. 105 B. 120
C. 42 D. 36 C. 125 D. 140
21. Sony and Johnny caught 60 fishes. Sony 30. If such numbers which are divisible by 7 and
caught four times as many as Johnny. How also those which have 7 as one of the digits
many fishes did Johnny catch? are eliminated from the numbers 5 to 50,
A. 12 B. 16 how many numbers would remain?
C. 34 D. 38
A. 34 B. 35
22. 10 years ago Neha’s mother was 4 times older C. 36 D. 37
than Neha. After 10 years Neha’s mother will
be twice Neha’s age. How old is Neha now? 31. My age is two years more than twice that of
A. 10 years B. 15 years Ram. If I am 34 years old, how old is Ram?
C. 17 years D. 20 years A. 20 B. 18
C. 16 D. 14
23. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 87.
Which is the larger number? Directions (Qs. 32 and 33) : Study the following
A. 42 B. 43 number sequence and answer the questions given
C. 44 D. 45 below it :
24. How many numbers from 11 to 50 are there 5147398572631
which are exactly divisible by 7 but not by 5863852243496
3? 32. How many odd numbers are there in the
A. 2 B. 4 sequence which are immediately preceded
C. 5 D. 6 and also immediately followed by an even
25. How many 3’s are there in the following number?
sequence which are neither preceded by 6 A. 1 B. 2
nor immediately followed by 9? C. 3 D. 4
9 3 6 6 39 5 93 7 89 7 63 9 6 3 9 33. How many even numbers are there in the
A. One B. Two sequence which are immediately preceded
C. Three D. Four
by an odd number but immediately followed
26. If the odd numbers between 20 to 40 are by an even number?
arranged in a row, what will be the 6th number A. 1 B. 2
from the right? C. 3 D. 4
A. 27 B. 31
C. 33 D. 29 34. How many numbers amongst the numbers 7
to 41 are there which are exactly divisible
27. How many numbers from 1 to 50 will be left
by 9 but not by 3?
out if the numbers which are exactly divisible
A. Nil B. 1
by 7 and having 7 as one of the digits are
C. 2 D. 3
removed?
A. 43 B. 30 35. In the series given below, how many even
C. 42 D. 39 numbers are immediately preceded by 6 as
28. How many numbers are there between 20 well as immediately followed by 3?
and 60 which are divisible by 3 and the total 6 656 83 9 43 67 3 64 3 28 646 8
of two digits is 9? 2 6 6 3
A. 4 B. 3 A. 1 B. 2
C. 2 D. 1 C. 3 D. 4
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36. The sum of odd numbers between 0 and 10 44. A number which is divided by 9 gives 15 as
is : quotient and 3 as remainder. Find that number.
A. 15 B. 20 A. 205 B. 108
C. 25 D. 30 C. 138 D. 132
37. In a certain match all the teams were to play 45. A number is four less than six times the other
with each other. If there are 10 teams, how number. If the sum of both the numbers is
many matches will have to be played? 38, what are the numbers?
A. 30 B. 45 A. 6, 32 B. 7, 31
C. 60 D. 90 C. 5, 33 D. 4, 34
38. How many repeat sequence of three consecutive 46. The sum of two numbers is 99. If the two
numbers are there in the given sequence? digits of a number are interchanged, the
6 962 42 9 62 92 6 94 9 62 692 4 difference between the two numbers is 9.
A. 3 B. 2 What is the larger number?
C. 1 D. 4 A. 54 B. 63
C. 72 D. 78
39. How many numbers are immediately preceded
and immediately followed by different numbers? 47. The average age of 5 persons is 40 years
while the average age of some other 10 persons
7 775 75 7 57 77 7 57 5 75 777 7
is 25 years. The average age of all the 15
7 5 7 5
persons is :
A. 2 B. 3
A. 27 years B. 32 years
C. 4 D. 5
C. 37 years D. 30 years
40. How many 8’s are there in the given sequence
48. A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says
which are not immediately preceded by 09
to B, “If you give me three cards, you will
and not immediately followed by 90?
have as many as E has and if I give you three
9 080 90 9 89 08 9 08 0 98 909 8 cards, you will have as many as D has.” A
0 9 8 9 0 8 9 0 and B together have 10 cards more than what
A. 1 B. 2 D and E together have. If B has two cards
C. 3 D. More than 3 more than what C has and the total number
41. Which pair of numbers has least and maximum of cards be 133, how many cards does B
frequency in the given sequence? have?
87564583867235835764765 A. 35 B. 25
A. 4 and 5 C. 23 D. 22
B. 2 and 6 49. When I was born, my mother was 23 years of
C. 3 and 8 age. After 6 years, when my sister was born,
D. 2 and 5 my father was 34 years of age. What is the
42. Number of Prime numbers between 30 and difference between the ages of my parents?
50 is : A. 5 years B. 6 years
A. 4 B. 5 C. 11 years D. 17 years
C. 6 D. 7 50. A father tells his son, “I was of your present
43. Which is the middle even number between 9 age when you were born.” If the father is 36
and 23? now, how old was the boy 5 years back?
A. 14 B. 16 A. 15 years B. 13 years
C. 18 D. 20 C. 17 years D. 20 years
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ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C B D C D D C B C A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C D B A C D C A B B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A D C B C D D A C B
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C D C A C C B A D B
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D B B C A A D B A B

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. 6 7 9 5 6 9 7 6 8 7 6 7 8 6 9 4 6 7 7 6 9 5 7 6 3 9. There is one bigger piece and six smaller
1 2 3 pieces. One small piece weighs 20 gm. Total
2. When all the players have to play with each weight of six smaller speices is 120 gm.
other then the method of calculating the \ Weight of the bigger piece = 120 gm
n (n - 1) \ Weight of the original cake = 240 gm
number of matches to be played is 10. 3 8 4 1 5 7 2 8 3 4 8 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 2
2
where ‘n’ is the number of players playing the 1 2
match. So, the number of matches played will 11. 898762263269732872778737794
be : 1 2
(6 ´ 5) ÷ 2 = 30 ÷ 2 = 15 12. 9 3 8 6 9 9 5 9 3 7 8 9 9 9 3 9 6 3 9
3. 3 4 5 7 4 3 7 4 8 5 4 3 7 4 9 8 4 7 2 7 4 1 3 6 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 13. Number four less than forty is 40 – 4 = 36
4. 5 3 4 8 9 7 1 6 5 3 2 9 8 4 3 5 Five times the number is = 36 × 5 =180
1 2 14. If the number is x, then
5. The numbers divisible by 3 in descending
order are : 2
x = 96
51, 48, 45, 42, 39, 36, 33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 3
7th 10th 96 ´ 3
x= = 144
18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3. 2
6. When Nitin is on count 22, Shasank is on 21 3 3
and when Nitin is on count 21, Shasank is on th of the number is 144 ´ = 108
4 4
23.
15. The eliminated twenty numbers are : 5, 10, 15,
7. 2 4 6 3 3 1 5 7 8 3 3 3 4 6 2 3 3 3 3 9 7 2 3
20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 to 60. The
1 2 3
remaining numbers are 60 – 20 = 40.
8. The new number after interchanging the digits
is : 16. 8 2 4 5 1 7 2 8 4 8 4 2 2 8 2 6 9 8 4 5 4 8
8549236741 1 2 3
­ 32843183
6th 4
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17. 5 3 8 9 4 3 7 2 3 8 1 3 8 4 2 3 5 7 3 4 2 3 6 25. 9 3 6 6 3 9 5 9 3 7 8 9 7 6 3 9 6 3 9
1 2 3 1 2
18. 5 7 2 6 5 7 3 8 3 7 3 2 5 7 2 7 3 4 8 2 6 7 8 27. The eleven numbers removed are—7, 14, 17,
1 2 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, 42, 47, 49. The remaining
19. If smaller number is x, then numbers are 50 – 11 = 39
(2x – 4) – x = 21 28. The numbers divisible by 3 and having 9 as
2x – x = 21 + 4 the total of their digits are :
x = 25 27, 36, 45, 54
The greater number is
29. 21 + 23 + 25 +27 + 29 + = 125
(25 ´ 2) – 4 = 46
30. The eleven numbers eliminated are —
20. If the digit at the unit is x and at the tens is y,
7, 14, 17, 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, 42, 47, 49
then
(10x + y) – (10y – x) = 18 The remaining numbers are 46 – 11 = 35
9 (x – y) = 18 31. If the age of Ram is x, then
i.e. x–y = 2 2x + 2 = 34
What is given is x+y = 6 2x = 32
What is obtained is x – y = 2 x = 32/2 = 16 years.
2x = 8 32. 51473985726315863852243496
Now x = 8/2 i.e., x = 4 1 2 3 4
Then y = 6 – 4 = 2 33. 51473985726315863852243496
So, the number is 24. 1 2 3
21. Out of 5 fishes Sony caught 4 and Johnny 1. 34. Number divisible by 9 is also divisible by 3.
60 35. 6656839436736432864682663
Out of 60 Sony caught ´ 4 = 48 fishes and
5 1 2 3
60
Johnny caught ´ 1 = 12 fishes 36. 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 25
5
22. If Neha’s age be x, ten years ago her age was x 37. The number of matches played will be —
– 10 and her mother’s age 4 (x – 10). After ten (10 ´ 9) ÷ 2 = 90 ÷ 2 = 45
years Neha’s age will be x + 10 and her 38. 6 9 6 2 4 2 9 6 2 9 2 6 9 4 9 6 2 6 9 2 4
mother’s age 4 (x – 10) + 20 or 2 (x + 10) 1 2 3
\ 4 (x – 10) +20 = 2 (x + 10) 39. 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5
4x – 40 + 20 = 2x + 20 1 2 3 4 5
4x – 2x = 20 + 20 40. 90809098908908098909809890890
2x = 40 1 2
40 41. 2 appears only once and 5 appears five times
x= = 20 years
2 87 564 58 3867 23 58 357 6476 5
23. If the smaller number is x, then 1 2 1 3 4 5
x + (x + 1) = 87 42. The prime numbers are—31, 37, 41, 43, 47
2x + 1 = 87 43. The even numbers between 9 and 23 are : 10,
2x = 86 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and the middle even
x = 86/2 = 43 number is 16.
The larger number is x + 1 or 43 + 1 44. The method for calculating the number will
i.e., 44. be :
24. The numbers divisible by 7 but not by 3 are : (Divisor × Quotient) + Remainder = Number
14, 28, 35, 49 \ (9 ´ 15) + 3 = 135 + 3 = 138
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45. If one number is x, then (6) According to (1) and (2) : B – 3 = E

x + (6x – 4) = 38 B+3=D
7x = 38 + 4 2B= D+E
\ x = 42/7 = 6 (7)According to (3) and (6) A + B
The other number is ( 6 ´ 6) – 4 = 36 – 4 = 32. = D + E + 10
46. If one number is x and the other number is y, or A + B = 2 B + 10
then i.e. A = B + 10
x + y = 99 Now, Substituting (4), (6) and (7) in (5) we get
x–y = 9 the expression :
2x = 108
(B+10) + B + (B – 2) + 2B = 133
x = 108/2 = 54
So, 5 B + 8 = 133
y = 99 – 54 = 45
5 B = 133 – 8
The two numbers are 45 and 54 of which the
B = 125/5 = 25
later is the larger number.
\ B has 25 cards
47. Total of the ages of 5 persons is
5 ´ 40 = 200 Mother’s age when I was born = 23 years
Total of the ages of 10 persons is 49. Father’s age when sister was born = 34 years
10 ´ 25 = 250 Father’s age when I was born = 34 – 6 = 28 years
Total of the ages of above 15 persons is 450 Difference between the ages of my parents
and their average age is 450/15 = 30 years = 28 – 23 = 5 years
48. As per given information : 50. If boy’s present age is ‘x’ then father’s age
(1) B – 3 = E when the boy was born is also ‘x’.
(2) B + 3 = D So, x + x = 36
(3) A + B = D + E + 10 2x = 36
(4) B + 2 = C x = 36/2 = 18
(5) Total number of cards 5 year’s back the boy was 18 – 5 = 13 years
i.e. A+B+C+D+E = 133 old.
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PERMUTATIONS AND
COMBINATIONS
In these type of questions the only factor essential A. MART B. TRAY
is alertness. In every question a word is given. By C. TRUE D. TRAM
using the letters of this given word the options are Ans. Option ‘c’ has the word formed also by
formed. The candidates are required to find from the using the letter ‘E’ which is not used in the
given options the word (i) which cannot be formed word MATURITY.
by using the letters of the given word or (ii) which
can be formed by using the letters of the given word. 2. Find out the one word among the options
which can be formed by using the letters of
the word REASONABLE.
SOLVED EXAMPLES
A. STONE B. LONER
1. Find out the one word among the options C. BRACE D. OPERA
which cannot be formed by using the letters Ans. Option ‘b’ alone is formed by using the
of the word given. letters in the word given. From other options
MATURITY letters ‘T’, ‘C’ and ‘P’ are new.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Directions : Find out the one word among the 6. JUDICIARY
options which cannot be formed by using the letters A. INJURY B. CADDY
of the word as given in each question. C. DICY D. ACRID
1. ROTATION 7. DOCTRINE
A. TORN B. NOTE A. CRUST B. DOCTOR
C. TART D. RAIN C. TIRED D. CREED
2. PHILOSOPHY 8. EDUCATED
A. SOIL B. SHIP A. DATE B. CUTE
C. SOLO D. SPIN C. EAST D. DUCT
3. SLAVATION 9. INSUFFICIENT
A. SNORT B. LATVIA A. ENTICE B. SCENT
C. SALIVA D. AVAIL C. SUFFICE D. THENCE
4. ACADEMY 10. DECEMBER
A. DEMY B. MACE A. REDEEM B. DECREE
C. DIRE D. MADE C. BRACED D. MEMBER
5. INCOGNITO 11. FUGITIVE
A. GOING B. INACTION A. EXIT B. FIVE
C. IGNITION D. TONGO C. GIVE D. GIFT
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12. CATASTROPHE 26. DICTATORSHIP

A. TASTE B. CHEAP A. SHORT B. CRASH
C. POUCH D. STARE C. TERSE D. PORCH
13. TORRENTIAL 27. RELUCTANT
A. TRAIL B. MENTAL A. REGLANT B. CULTURE
C. LEARN D. RETAIL C. TREAT D. CREATE
14. INFRASTRUCTURE 28. TUBERCULOSIS
A. RAPTURE B. INSECURE A. TUMBLES B. SUCROSE
C. CRAFTS D. STRUCTURE C. CLUSTER D. ORBITS
15. RECOMMEND 29. JUXTAPOSE
A. MEND B. ROME A. TAXES B. PASTE
C. CANE D. OMEN C. TEASE D. JOIST
16. MISCREANTS 30. MANIPULATION
A. SCREAM B. CRIME A. MANUAL B. NATION
C. ASCENT D. MIRAGE C. IMPLANT D. PANEL
17. CREDENTIAL 31. BILLIONAIRE
A. CREATE B. DENTAL A. BLARE B. BANGO
C. TENDRIL D. LOITER C. BORNE D. BRAIN
18. MASTERPIECE 32. TENACIOUS
A. MINCE B. TRAMP A. ENACT B. SCENT
C. PESTER D. SPRITE C. TRAIN D. COAST
19. PERFECTIONIST 33. ANTIQUATED
A. OFTEN B. CARTON A. QUIET B. ANTIQUE
C. STINT D. ENTER C. ACQUIT D. EQUATE
20. VAGABOND 34. INTERROGATE
A. BOND B. DONG A. ORANGE B. GREATER
C. VAIN D. AVON C. RINGER D. TEASING
21. SUPERANNUATE 35. HABITATION
A. NATURE B. PRANT A. HABIT B. ACTION
C. TRENDS D. SENNATE C. THAN D. BOTH
22. DIFFERENTIAL 36. AUTOMATICALLY
A. LITER B. FARCE A. CALAMITY B. LACUNA
C. DRAIN D. TIRED C. TOMATO D. MALTA
23. BENEVOLENT 37. CARPENTER
A. BELT B. OVAL A. CARPET B. PAINTER
C. EVEN D. LOBE C. REPENT D. NECTAR
24. WITHSTAND 38. MIRACULOUS
A. THIRD B. THAWS A. LOCUS B. SCAR
C. STAND D. STAIN C. SOLACE D. MOLAR
25. YEOMAN 39. PROGNOSTICATION
A. MANY B. OMEN A. RONTGEN B. SPITOON
C. NAME D. YAWN C. ROGATION D. START
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40. TRANSLOCATION 54. HINDERLAND

A. START B. COAL A. DANCER B. HERALD
C. TRACTOR D. TALCUM C. HINDER D. INLAND
41. DISSEMINATION 55. PENTSTEMON
A. INDIA B. NATIONS A. STONE B. TENET
C. MENTION D. ACTION C. PISTON D. MENSE
42. COMMENTATOR 56. BOISTEROUS
A. COMMON B. MOMENT A. STEREO B. SHOUT
C. COSMOS D. TART C. BOOSTER D. TRESS
43. PHARMACEUTICAL 57. DISSOPPOINTMENT
A. RHEUMATIC B. CRITICAL A. TENAMENT B. OPPOSE
C. PRACTICE D. METRIC C. OINTMENT D. POSITION
44. CHOREOGRAPHY 58. TABERANACLE
A. GEOGRAPHY B. GRAPH A. BRACE B. CARNIVAL
C. PHOTOGRAPHY D. OGRE C. CATER D. TRANCE
45. PARAPHERNALIA 59. KALEIDOSCOPE
A. RENAL B. PRAISE A. CLASP B. PRICK
C. PENAL D. PEAR C. SCOOP D. CLOCK
46. ADAPTABILITY 60. ELECTRIFYING
A. ABILITY B. DATA A. FRYING B. ENGINE
C. PALATE D. PITY C. ENIGMA D. RECTIFY
47. COMPETITION 61. BATHYGRAPHICAL
A. TOTEM B. POETIC A. PARAGRAPH B. PHYLLARY
C. COMPOSE D. OPINE C. TYPICAL D. THEORETICAL
48. OBSTETRICIAN 62. SUBORDINATE
A. SIREN B. RETAIN A. BOARD B. SUBMIT
C. TERMITE D. SOBER C. URBANE D. NATURE
49. DEVELOPMENT 63. GORGEOUS
A. PEDANT B. ENVELOPE A. SOUR B. ROAR
C. VOLTE D. ELOPE C. URGE D. EROS
50. CARDIOGRAM 64. ECONOMICALLY
A. AEROGRAM B. RADIO A. COMICAL B. ECONOMY
C. DIAGRAM D. CARGO C. AMORAL D. ALIMONY
51. EQUIVOCATION 65. HEMOGLOBIN
A. VOCATION B. LOCATION A. NIMBLE B. GLOBIN
C. EQUATION D. VATICAN C. BELONG D. MOVING
52. PORTFOLIO 66. DOCUMENTATION
A. FORT B. TROOP A. ACUMEN B. DONATE
C. POLIO D. FRAIL C. MENTAL D. COUNT
53. APPORTIONMENT 67. WHOLESOME
A. METEOR B. APPOINT A. SHOVE B. WHEEL
C. PROBATION D. PEPPERMINT C. LOOSE D. HOLES
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68. IMPORTANT 81. THERMOSTAT

A. TRUMP B. IMPART A. MOTHER B. STAMEN
C. PRINT D. TRAIN C. THRUST D. HOIST
69. YIELDING 82. LEARNED
A. GLIDE B. INLAY A. DREAM B. CLEAR
C. YELL D. DENY C. ELDER D. DRAPE
70. PROPAGATE 83. ADVENTURE
A. PRATE B. PAGER A. AWARE B. EVENT
C. GRAFT D. AGATE C. TRUCE D. DRIED
71. RATIONALLY 84. THANKSGIVING
A. LATER B. RATION A. AVENGE B. HAUNTS
C. TRAIL D. ORALLY C. GRAINS D. SAVING
72. COMPROMISING 85. NOCTURNAL
A. GRAIN B. COMING A. CRUST B. TRAIL
C. PRISM D. SPOON C. CORAL D. OCEAN
73. GRIEVANCE 86. CHARMED
A. AVENGE B. ENDURE A. HEAD B. CHUM
C. GRIEVE D. CAVERN C. DECK D. MORE
74. DEMONSTRATE 87. ULTIMATUM
A. STREAM B. MODERN A. AUTUMN B. LIMPID
C. EASTER D. RATTLE C. UTMOST D. TUMULT
75. INEXPENSIVE 88. HARBINGER
A. EXPENSE B. NEXUS A. BIRTH B. RANCH
C. PENSIVE D. VIXEN C. ABODE D. GRAIN
Directions : Find out the one word among the 89. OTHERWISE
options which can be formed by using the letters A. SHORT B. WASTE
of the word as given in each question. C. HOVER D. ITEMS
76. INVESTIGATE 90. DERELICT
A. INVERT B. GLIDE A. TRACE B. CREED
C. STING D. ACTED C. LINER D. ERODE
77. MAJORITY 91. SINISTER
A. MORE B. JURY A. TIMER B. SISTER
C. READ D. TRAY C. TEASE D. STRAIN
78. WATERMELON 92. WORKSHOP
A. MAKER B. WRITE A. SHOCK B. ROWER
C. TOWER D. NOVEL C. PORCH D. WHOOP
79. PREDICTION 93. DEVELOPING
A. DESIRE B. CREDIT A. PLAIN B. GREED
C. ACTION D. PICKED C. DEVIL D. VOICE
80. BARGAIN 94. RESIDENTIAL
A. GRAIN B. BARGE A. GRIND B. TRADE
C. ANGRY D. TRING C. LOVER D. STRAP
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95. BLANDISHMENT 98. UNDISCHARGED

A. BOARD B. METAL A. CHANGED B. DISARMED
C. SHAPE D. CRASH C. GROUNDED D. SHARPEN
96. PAINSTAKER 99. LEVIGATE
A. POKER B. STALK A. VEIN B. GLAD
C. TAKEN D. PRIDE C. EAST D. GIVE
97. BELLIGERENT 100. MELANCHOLY
A. GREEN B. LEGAL A. CHIME B. MELON
C. BLOAT D. INFER C. MADLY D. CRANE

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B D A C B A A C D C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C B A C D D A B C
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C B B A D C A A D D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
B C C D B B B C A D
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D C B* C B C C C A A
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
B D C A C B A B B C
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
D B B C D C A A B C
1 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
A A B D B C D C B A
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
A C B D C A D D A B
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
B D C B B C A A D B
Note : *Ans 43: The word CRITICAL is ruled out on the grounds that the given word has only one I
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ARTIFICIAL VALUES AND

MISSING NUMBERS
Playing with numbers and mathematical skills are 16 + 17 + 13 + 22 = 68
needed to attempt these type of tests. The candidates 32 + 5 + 49 + 81 = 167, similarly
have to work out the right combination of arithmeti- 25 + 11 + 50 + 34 = 120
cal symbols to arrive at the answer options which 2. Which one number can be placed at the sign
will take the place of the interrogation sign in the of interrogation?
given questions.

SOLVED EXAMPLES
1. Select the right option which can be placed
at the sign of interrogation? A. 6 B. 8
C. 7 D. 3
Ans. A : The difference between two opposite
numbers is 4, i.e.,
23 – 19 = 4 and 16 – 12 = 4
14 – 10 = 4 and 12 – 8 = 4, similarly
9 – 5 = 4 and 6 – 2 = 4.
A. 65 B. 120
C. 116 D. 192
Ans. B : The number inside the circle is the
sum of the other four numbers, i.e.,

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Directions : In each question given below which
one number can be placed at the sign of 2.
interrogation?
1.

A. 693 B. 939 A. 68 B. 100

C. 981 D. 993 C. 72 D. 81

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A. 21 B. 25
3.
C. 50 D. 60
10. 51 (11) 61
64 (30) 32
35 (?) 43
A. 25 B. 27
C. 32 D. 37
A. 425 B. 184
C. 241 D. 210 11.

4.

A. 35 B. 37
A. 5 B. 6
C. 45 D. 48
C. 8 D. 9
5.
12.
A. 4 B. 8
C. 20 D. 14
6. 14 9 4
12 7 2 A. 8 B. 14
10 5 0 C. 10 D. 6
16 11 ?
A. 9 B. 6 13.
C. 3 D. 7
7.

A. 69 B. 49
C. 50 D. 60 A. 20 B. 25
C. 26 D. 75
8. 14. 27 22 50
13 12 26
9 2 ?
A. 12 B. 39
C. 18 D. 24
A. 31 B. 229 15.
C. 234 D. 312

9.

A. 25 B. 47
C. 37 D. 41
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16. 21.

A. 960 B. 628
C. 830 D. 492

22.
A. 70 B. 68
C. 56 D. 92

17.
A. 18 B. 10
C. 36 D. 24

23.

A. 41 B. 37
C. 29 D. 25

18.

A. 24 B. 10
C. 32 D. 12
24. 6 (40) 4
A. 72 B. 68 3 (12) 3
C. 82 D. 96
7 (?) 2
19. 42 (21) 22 A. 51 B. 36
78 (?) 84 C. 22 D. 4
162 (18) 99
A. 12 25.
B. 13
C. 60
D. 72

20. A. 5 B. 4
C. 2 D. 1

26.

A. 68 B. 93 A. 116 B. 93
C. 175 D. 217 C. 49 D. 23
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29.
27.

A. 0 B. 2 A. 3 B. 8
C. 3 D. 4 C. 10 D. 14

30.
28.

A. 1 B. 3 A. 64 B. 92
C. 9 D. 13 C. 120 D. 146

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C D B B D B A C B B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D C C A D A C B B A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C D A A B A D B C C
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. The squares of two numbers on the top placed 9. Square of number at the bottom is equal to the
side by side gives the number inside the product of two numbers at the top, i.e.,
bottom triangle, i.e., 62 = 4 × 9, i.e., 36
62 and 32 = 369 122 = 9 × 16, i.e., 144, similarly
22 and 52 = 425, similarly 202 = 16 × ?, i.e., 400. The missing number is
32 and 92 = 981. 400 ÷ 16 = 25
2. Starting from number 4 the numbers are the 10. The sum of the products of the digits of
squares of numbers in natural order i.e., numbers in 1st and 3rd columns is the number
22 = 4, 32 = 9, 42 = 16 . . . . . 92 = 81 in the 2nd column, i.e.,
3. The number at the bottom is the difference of (5 × 1) + (6 × 1) = 11
the squares of two numbers at the top, i.e., (6 × 4) + (3 × 2) = 30, similarly
162 – 72 = 256 – 49 = 207 (3 × 5) + (4 × 3) = 27
122 – 82 = 144 – 64 = 80, similarly 11. The sum of numbers on right and centre sub-
252 – 212 = 625 – 441 = 184 tracted from the number on the left gives the
4. The number in the centre is the sum of the number at the bottom, i.e.,
products of diagonal numbers, i.e., 93 – (27 + 63) = 3
(3 × 3) + (5 × 6) = 39 79 – (38 + 37) = 4, similarly
(4 × 4) + (7 × 5) = 51, similarly 67 – (16 + 42) = 9
(3 × 4) + (5 × 5) = 37 12. The number inside each triangle is the differ-
5. Sum of two numbers on the top divided by 2 ence of the numbers at its base i.e.
gives the third number, i.e., 10 – 4 = 6, 18 – 4 = 14 and 18 – 10 = 8
(7 + 5) ÷ 2 = 6 14 – 8 = 6, 22 – 8 = 14 and 22 – 14 = 8,
(5 + 21) ÷ 2 = 13, similarly similarly
(24 + 4) ÷ 2 = 14 11 – 5 = 6, 15 – 5 = 10 and 15 – 11 = 4.
6. The numbers in 2nd and 3rd columns are 5 13. The sum of squares of two numbers at the top
less than the nunbers in 1st and 2nd columns
gives the third number below, i.e.,
respectively, i.e., 22 + 42 = 20
14 – 5 = 9 and 9 – 5 = 4
32 + 92 = 90, similarly
12 – 5 = 7 and 7 – 5 = 2, . . . similarly
12 + 52 = 26
16 – 5 = 11 and 11 – 5 = 6.
14. The sum of numbers in 1st and 2nd column
7. The sum of 3 numbers in each line in one fig-
plus 1 is the number in the 3rd column, i.e.,
ure is same, i.e.,
27 + 22 + 1 = 50
29 + 80 + 43 or 39 + 80 + 33
13 + 12 + 1 = 26, similarly
or 45 + 80 + 27 = 152
29 + 70 + 44 or 42 + 70 + 31 9 + 2 + 1 = 12
or 43 + 70 + 30 = 143, similarly 15. The product of numbers on either side of the
59 + 80 + 20 or 39 + 80 + 40 = 159. triangle plus the number at the base is the
The missing number is : number inside the triangle, i.e.,
159 – (80 + 10) = 69 (5 × 3) + 4 = 19
8. The number at the bottom is the product of (6 × 4) + 5 = 29, similarly
two numbers at the top, i.e., (7 × 5) + 6 = 41
13 × 17 = 221 16. Clockwise starting from number 7, the next
12 × 19 = 228, similarly number is obtained by doubling the number
13 × 18 = 234 and adding 2, i.e.,
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(7 × 2) + 2 = 16 1 × 4 = 4, 7 × 4 = 28, 2 × 4 = 8, similarly 6 × 4
(16 × 2) + 2 = 34 . . . , similarly = 24
(34 × 2) + 2 = 70 24. Square of the number on the left plus the
(70 × 2) + 2 = 142 number on the right is the number within
(142 × 2) + 2 = 286 brackets, i.e.,
17. The difference between the numbers in oppo- 62 + 4 = 40
site sectors is 13, i.e., 32 + 3 = 12, similarly
26 – 13 = 13 72 + 2 = 51
68 – 55 = 13, similarly 25. Letter H is 8th in order of alphabetical series.
The missing number is 42 – 13 = 29 Taking the sum of numbers placed vertically
(42 + 13 = 55 is not given as option) outside the circle + 8; multiplying it by the
18. The number at the bottom is obtained by sub- number on the right; then subtracting from the
tracting the sum of two numbers in the centre product the number on the left, gives the
grid line from the square of the number at the number inside the circle, i.e.,
top, i.e., Step I ® 4 + 8 + 4 = 16
72 – (2 + 7) = 40 Step II ® 16 × 5 = 80
52 – (8 + 3) = 14, similarly Step III ® 80 – 10 = 70
92 – (7 + 6) = 68 Letter C is 3rd in order, so
19. The number inside the brackets is obtained by Step I ® 2 + 3 + 5 = 10
multiplying the number on the left by 2 and Step II ® 10 × 3 = 30
then dividing the product by the sum of digits Step III ® 30 – 4 = 26
of number on the right, i.e., Similarly, J is 10th in order, so
(42 × 2) ÷ (2 + 2) = 21 Step I ® 8 + 10 + 6 = 24
(162 × 2) ÷ (9 + 9) = 18, similarly Step II ® 24 × ?
(78 × 2) ÷ (8 + 4) = 13 Step III ® (24 × ?) – 6 = 90
20. Subtracting the sum of squares of two num- Simplifying the above equation :
bers at the base from the square of number at 24 × ? = 90 + 6, i.e., 96
the apex gives the number inside the triangle, ? = 96 ÷ 24 = 4
i.e., 26. The digits in the centre are obtained from the
162 – (72 + 102) = 107 root of numbers on both sides i.e.
252 – (202 + 42) = 209, similarly
25 = 5 and 49 = 7
192 – (22 + 172) = 68
gives 57
21. The number in the centre is the product of all
the 4 numbers minus 10, i.e., 81 = 9 and 4 = 2 gives 92
(3 × 5 × 2 × 6) – 10 = 170 Similarly
(8 × 1 × 4 × 9) – 10 = 278, similarly
121 = 11 and 36 = 6 gives 116
(10 × 6 × 7 × 2) – 10 = 830
27. The number in the centre divided by the number
22. The number inside the circle is the product of
on the top gives the quotient in the lower left
difference of two numbers above and differ-
circle and remainder on the lower right, i.e.,
ence of two numbers below, i.e.,
(5 – 3) (12 – 9) = 6 6 ) 49 ( 8 Quotient
(8 – 4) (2 – 1) = 4, similarly 48
(18 – 10) (17 – 14) = 24 1 Remainder
23. Starting from number 1 anticlockwise the 17 ) 108 ( 6 Quotient
number in the diagonally opposite section is 102
its multiplication by 4, i.e., 6 Remainder
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Similarly, 644 + 18 = 662

19 ) 422 ( 22 Quotient 662 = 662
38 Letter C is 3rd in order, so
42 (54 × 15) + 3 = 342 + 471
38 810 + 3 = 813
4 Remainder 813 = 813
28. Letter M is 13th in order of aphabetical series. Similarly, letter D is 4th in order
So 13 (= M) × 2 (number on the opposite side) (1 × 11) + 4 = 5 + ?
= 9 × 5 (product of numbers above and below 11 + 4 = 5 + ?
the square) – 19 (number inside the square) i.e. 15 = 5 + ? or 5 + ? = 15
13 × 2 = (9 × 5) – 19 So, ? = 15 – 5 = 10
26 = (45 – 19) 30. Letter G is 7th in order of alphabetical series.
26 = 26 Starting from left section of the big triangle
Letter B is 2nd in order, so the order is G – 3, i.e., 7 – 3 = 4; G + 3,
2 × 9 = (11 × 2) – 4 i.e., 7 + 3 = 10 and G × 3, i.e., 7 × 3 = 21. The
18 = 22 – 4 number in the right section of inner triangle
18 = 18 is the sum of outer numbers minus G,
Similarly, letter E is 5th in order i.e., (4 + 10 + 21) – 7 = 35 – 7 = 28
5 × ? = (3 × 7) – 6 Letter P is 16th in order so
5 × ? = 21 – 6 16 – 4 = 12; 16 + 4 = 20; 16 × 4 = 64;
5 × ? = 15 further
? = 15 ÷ 5 = 3 (12 + 20 + 64) – 16 = 96 – 16 = 80;
29. Letter R is 18th in order of aphabetical series. Similarly,
So the product of vertically opposite numbers letter T is 20th in order so
+ 18 (= R) = the sum of two horizontally 20 – 5 = 15; 20 + 5 = 25; 20 × 5 = 100
opposite numbers, i.e., further
(28 × 23) + 18 = 173 + 489 (15 + 25 + 100) – 20 = 140 – 20 = 120
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LOGICAL DIAGRAMS
In these type of questions, a set of five different figures is given as options. Each figure represents a logical
pattern of certain groups of related words wherein each word represents a class. One has to identify the
most appropriate logical figure for the set of words given. Some of the relationships represented by these
diagrams are given below. Understand the relationship patterns and then attempt the exercise following
the explanation.

SOLVED EXAMPLES
1. The given classes have nothing in common.
Example : Milk, Eggs. Milk Eggs
2. The given classes have something in common, but neither of them is completely
contained in the other.
Colour Red
Example : Colour, Red
3. Of the two given classes, one is wholly contained in the other, but not vice–versa.
Fruits
Example : Fruits, Apples Apples

4. Same logic as figure 2.

Example : Tall, Men, Educated

5. Of the three given classes, one is completely contained in the other and not vice–
versa while the third class has nothing in common with either of the two classes.

Example : Water, Solids, Liquids

6. Two classes are wholly contained in the third class, but not vice–versa, also the
two contained classes have nothing in common.

Example : Punjab, Agra, India

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7. Two classes are wholly contained in the third class, but not vice–versa, and the two
contained classes also have something in common though neither class is wholly
contained in the other.

Example : Mothers, Sisters, Females

8. The first class is contained wholly in the other two classes, but not vice–versa. The
second is wholly contained in the third and partially in the first. A part of third
class is contained in the second of which some is contained in the first.

Example : Preposition, From, Grammer.

9. First class is wholly contained in the second and not vice–versa. The third class is
partially contained in the other two classes.

Example : Sugar, Sweet, Tea

Note : Some people drink tea without Sugar.

10. The first and second class have some part in common, and so have the second and
third class, but the first and the third class have nothing in common.

Example : Rich, Men, Famous.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Directions : From the five logical Diagrams, select
one which best illustrates the relationship among E.
three given classes in the questions 1 to 10.
A. B. 11. Ink, crayons, red
12. Canines, dogs, pups
13. Table, chair, stool
14. Ripe, mangoes, basket
15. Scholars, studious, illiterates
C. D. 16. Cars, ships, means of conveyance
17. Age, number, thirteen
18. Country, state, continent
19. Father, parent, mother
20. Iron, metal, mercury
E. Directions : From the five logical diagrams select
one which best illustrates the relationship among
three given classes in the questions 21 to 30.
A. B.

1. Birds, fruits, mangoes

2. Criminals, lawyers, bandits
3. Swimmers, bachelors, men
4. Smart, engineers, women
5. Vegetables, potatoes, brinjals C. D.
6. Grapes, sweet, fruit
7. Doctors, architects, humans
8. Scholars, people, Indians
9. Children, naughty, studious
10. Pens, pencils, stationery
Directions : From the five logical diagrams select
one which best illustrates the relationship among
three given classes in questions 11 to 20.
A. B.

E.

21. Lizards, Reptiles, Crocodiles

C. D. 22. Whales, Tortoise, Fishes
23. Birds, Crows, Parrots
24. Sisters, Women, Mothers
25. Plants, Scientists, Men
26. Novels, Album, English
27. Sentences, Words, Paragraph
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28. Beef, Mutton, Flesh 40. Police, Criminal, Thief

29. Principal, Student, Parent
Directions : From the five logical diagrams select
30. Lily, Rose, Flower.
one which best illustrates the relationship among
Directions : From the five logical diagrams select
three given classes in the questions 41 to 50.
one which best illustrates the relationship among
A. B.
three given classes in the questions 31 to 40.
A. B.

C. D.
C. D.

E.
E.
41. Country, Nepal, India
31. Sisters, Cousins, Females 42. Body, Blood, Veins
32. Star, Planet, Saturn 43. Chess, Games, Hockey
33. People, Intelligent, Rich 44. Tractor, Aircraft, Cart
34. Pets, Cats, Dogs 45. Oriental, Continental, Mughlai
35. Actors, Stage, Films 46. Delhi, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
36. Cloth, Hair, Black 47. Russian, People, German
37. Garment, Flowers, Coats 48. Days, Months, Years
38. Wood, Shoes, Chair 49. Stamp, Pen, Chalk
39. Physics, Biology, Zoology 50. Marble, Animal, Goat

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A B C D B D E C D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B C A E E D B C D D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D C D A B B E D B D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A D B C B C E D E E
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A D A B B C E D B C
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

1. Potatoes and brinjals are vegetables but they

have nothing in common. Some vegetables are
potatoes and some are brinjals.

6.

All mangoes are fruits, but neither fruits, nor

mangoes can be birds.
2. Some grapes are sweet and all grapes are fruit.
But not all that is sweet is fruit.

7.

All bandits are criminal, but neither criminals

nor bandits can be lawyers.

3.

Doctors and architects are two separate classes,

but all doctors and architects are humans and
All bachelors are men and some men and some humans are either doctors or architects.
bachelors can be swimmers.
8.
4.

Some women can be smart and some women

can be engineers and vice–versa. Some engi-
Some Indians can be scholars and some schol-
neers can be women and some engineers can
ars can be Indians. All scholars and Indians are
be smart and vice–versa.
people.
5. 9.
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Some children can be naughty and some can

14.
be studious, some studious can be children and
some naughty. Some naughty can be studious
and some children.
Some mangoes are ripe and some ripe units are
10.
mangoes, but neither ripe units nor mangoes
can be baskets.
15.

Some studious can be scholars and some

Pens and pencils both are items of stationery scholars can be studious, but neither studious
and some stationery is pens and pencils, but nor scholars can be illiterates.
pens and pencils are two separate classes.
16.
11.

Some ink and some crayons can be red and some

red units can be inks and crayons, but ink and
crayon have nothing in common. All cars and all ships are means of conveyance,
but neither is contained in the other. Some
12.
means of conveyance are cars and some ships.

17.

Some are aged thirteen and some numbers are

thirteen. Some thirteen units are numbers and
some ages. Age and number have nothing in
All pups are dogs and all dogs are canines. common.
Some canines are dogs, of which some are pups.
18.
13.

All continents contain countries within it and

All three are different classes. each country contains states within it.
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All three are different classes.

19.

23.

All fathers and mothers are parents, but they

are two separate classes. Some of the parents
are fathers and some are mothers.
20. All crows and parrots are birds but neither is
contained in the other. Some birds are crows
and some parrots.

24.

Iron and mercury are metals, but they have

nothing in common. Some metals are iron and
some mercury.

21.
Some sisters can be mothers and some mothers
can be sisters. All sisters and mothers are
women.

25.

All lizards and crocodiles are reptiles, but

neither is contained in the other. Some reptiles Some scientists can be men and some men can
are lizards and some crocodiles. be scientists, but neither scientists nor men can
be plants.
22.
26.

Some novels can be in English and some

written material in English can be novels, but
neither novels nor English can be album.
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All sisters are females. Some females who are

sisters can be cousins or vice–versa.
27.
32.

Saturn is a planet. One of the planets is Saturn.

Star is a different class.
All paragraphs contain sentences within it and
all sentences contain words within it.
33.
28.

Some people can be intelligent and some can

All beef and mutton is flesh of some animals. be rich and vice–versa. Some intelligent can
Some flesh is beef and some mutton. be rich and some intelligent beings can be
people and vice versa.
29.
34.

A Principal can be a parent and parent can be

a principal. A student is a different class. Some pets can be dogs and some cats. Some
dogs and cats can be pets. Dogs and cats are
30. different classes.

35.

Both lily and rose are flowers. But neither is

contained in the other.
31.

Some actors can be stage actors and some film

actors and vice versa. Some people working
in films can be actors and some can also be
stage actors and vice versa.
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36. 41.

Some cloth and some hair can be black. (all

clothes and all hair are not black). Some black
colour is used in clothes and some is the
colour of hair. Cloth and hair are different
classes. Nepal and India are countries but neither is
contained in the other.
37.
42.

All coats are garments. Some garments are

coat. Flowers are a different class.

38.

Body contains veins within it and all veins

contain blood within it.
Some wood is used for making chair. Some 43.
chairs are made of wood. Shoes are different
class.
39.

Both chess and hockey are games but neither

is contained in the other.
Zoology is a part of Biology. Biology contains
the study Zoology. Physics is a different field
of sciences. 44.

40.

Thief is a criminal. Some criminals can be

thieves. Police is a different class. All three are different classes.
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48.

45.

All three are different classes.

Years have months contained within it and
months have days contained within it.

49.
46.

Lucknow is in Uttar Pradesh. One of the part

of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow. Delhi is a differ- All three are different classes.
ent /separate place.
50.
47.

Some Russian and some German can be

people. Some people can be Russian and some
German. Russian and German are separate Goat is an animal. Some animals are goats.
classes. Marble is a different class.
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SYLLOGISM
In this reasoning pattern the two premises are
followed by two conclusions drawn from them. Four
options A, B, C and D are given as answers. Based
on the two statements the candidate has to select the
right option as answer.

SOLVED EXAMPLES
In the questions below the answer is given as : 2. Statements I: Some tents are flowers.
A. if only conclusion I follows. II : Some toys are tents.
B. if only conclusion II follows. Conclusions I : All tents are toys.
C. if either I or II follows, and II : All flowers are tents.
D. if neither I nor II follows. Ans. D : Some tents are flowers so some
1. Statements I : All officers are lazy. flowers can be tents. Some toys are tents so
II : Some men are officers. some tents can be toys. All tents and all flowers
cannot be toys and tents respectively. There-
Conclusions I : All lazy are men. fore, neither of the conclusion is correct.
II : Some men are lazy.
Ans. B : When all officers are lazy and some
men are officers then some men must be lazy.
Therefore, conclusion II is correct.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Directions : In each question below are given two Conclusions I : All smiling authors are
statements followed by two conclusions numbered I painters.
and II. You have to take the two given statements to II : Some authors are smiling.
be true even if they seem to be at variance from 2. Statements I : All peons in this office are
commonly known facts and then decide which of the efficient.
given conclusions logically follows from the two II : Ramu is not efficient.
given statements, disregarding commonly known Conclusions I : Ramu is not peon in this
facts. Read both the statements and— office.
II : Ramu should be more
Give answer A if only conclusion I follows; give
efficient.
answer B if only conclusion II follows; give answer
3. Statements I : All weavers are hard working.
C if either I or II follows and give answer D if
II : No hard working men are
neither I nor II follows. foolish.
1. Statements I : All painters are smilling. Conclusions I : No weavers are foolish.
II : Some authors are painters. II : Some foolish are weavers.

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4. Statements I: Some dogs are pups. 12. Statements I: All hair are black.
II : All horses are pups. II : Some black are long.
Conclusions I : Some dogs are horses. Conclusions I: Some hair are long.
II : Some horses are dogs. II : No hair is long.
5. Statements I : All beautiful women are 13. Statements I: Some phones are watches.
mothers. II : All watches are guns.
II : All mothers are under- Conclusions I: All guns are watches.
standing. II : Some guns are phones.
Conclusions I : All beautiful women are 14. Statements I: All umbrellas are aeroplanes.
understanding. II : Some aeroplanes are birds.
II : All mothers are beautiful Conclusions I: Some umbrellas are birds.
women. II : Some birds are umbrellas.
6. Statements I: Some toys are tables. 15. Statements I: All puppets are dolls.
II : No table is black. II : All dolls are toys.
Conclusions I : Some toys are black. Conclusions I: Some toys are puppets.
II : Some toys are not black. II : All toys are puppets.
7. Statements I : All men are horses. 16. Statements I: Some fat are thin.
II : All horses are elephants. II : No thin is tall.
Conclusions I : All men are elephants. Conclusions I: Some fat are tall.
II : All elephants are men. II : Some fat are not tall.
8. Statements I : All talented persons are 17. Statements I: Some doors are windows.
trustworthy. II : Some windows are pencils.
II : Some trustworthy are Conclusions I: All doors are pencils.
musicians. II : Some pencils are doors.
Conclusions I : All talented persons are
18. Statements I: Some boys are tables.
musicians.
II : Some tables are chairs.
II : Some musicians are not
Conclusions I: Some boys are chairs.
talented person.
II : Some chairs are boys.
9. Statements I: Alcoholic drinks are
19. Statements I: All dogs are jackals.
injurious to health.
II : Some jackals are crows.
II : All old women drink whisky.
Conclusions I: Some dogs are crows.
Conclusions I : All old women have poor
II : All dogs are crows.
health.
II : All young women are in 20. Statements I: All trees are parrots.
good health. II : No parrots is cat.
Conclusions I: No tree is cat.
10. Statements I: Some engineers are teachers.
II : Some cats are trees.
II : Some engineers are efficient.
Conclusions I : Some teachers are efficient. 21. Statements I: All cars are cats.
II : All efficient are engineers. II : All fans are cats.
Conclusions I: All cars are fans.
11. Statements I : Some foods are sweet.
II : Some fans are cars.
II : Some foods are sour.
Conclusions I : All foods are either sweet or 22. Statements I: Many scooters are trucks.
sour. II : All trucks are trains.
II : Some sweet are sour. Conclusions I: Some scooters are trains..
II : No truck is a scooter.
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23. Statements I: All sharks are ferocious. Conclusions I : All institutes are doctors.
II : No ferocious is harmful. II : Some institutes are crooks.
Conclusions I : Some sharks are harmful. 25. Statements I : All pilots are experts.
II : Some ferocious are not sharks. II : All authors are pilots.
24. Statements I : Some doctors are institutes. Conclusions I : All authors are experts.
II : Some croocks are institutes. II : No expert is a author.

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A A D A C A B D D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D D B D A B D D D A
21 22 23 24 25
D A B B A

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. When all painters are smiling and some
authors are painters, then some authors are
smiling. Therefore, only conclusion II is correct.

4. No relationship can be established between

the two statements. Therefore, neither
2. When all the peons of the office are efficient, conclusion I nor conclusion II is correct.
then Ramu cannot be a peon in this office.
Therefore, only conclusion I is correct.

5. When all beautiful women are mothers and

3. When all weavers are hardworking and no all mothers are understanding, then naturally
hardworking men are foolish, then no weavers all beautiful women are understanding. All
are foolish. Therefore, only conclusion I is mothers need not be beautiful women.
correct. Therefore, only conclusion I is correct.
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In the same logical way, when some trust-

worthy are musicians, then some musicians
are not talented. Therefore, only conclusin II
is correct.

6. When some toys are tables and no table is

black, then it is indicated that some toys can 9. Even though alcoholic drinks are injurious
be black, as all toys are not tables. On the to health and all old women drink whisky,
other hand, some toys may not be black. which is an alcoholic drink, it does not
Therefore, there is a possibility that some necessarily mean that all old women must
toys may or may not be black. As such, either have poor health and that all young women
conclusion I or conclusion II can be correct. are in good health, because they do not take
alcoholic drinks. Therefore, neither conclusion
I nor conclusion II is correct.
10. When some engineers are teachers, then some
teachers are engineers. Also, when some
engineers are efficient, only some efficient
are engineers. Thererfore, both the conclusions
are incorrect.
7. When all men are horses and all horses are
elephants then, naturally all men are elephants,
but all elephants need not be men. Therefore,
only conclusion I is correct.

11. When some foods are sweet and some foods

are sour, then all foods are not necessarily
sweet or sour and what is sweet need not be
sour. Therefore, neither of the conclusions is
correct.

12. When all hair are black and some black are
long, then it is not for certain that some hair
are long or no hair is long. Some hair that are
8. When only some trustworthy are musicians, black may or may not be long. Therefore,
then all talented persons cannot be musicians. neither of the conclusions is correct.
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16. No relationship can be established between

the two statements. Therefore, only conclusion
II is correct.

13. When some phones are watches which are all 17. When some doors are windows and some
guns, then some guns are phones and some windows are pencils then all doors cannot be
watches. Therefore, only conclusion II is correct. pencils and some pencils need not be doors.
Therefore, neither conclusion I nor conclusion
II is correct.

14. All umbrellas are aeroplanes and some

18. When some boys are tables and some tables
aeroplanes are birds, then the umbrellas are
are chairs then some boys need not be chairs
not necessarily birds or vice versa. Therefore,
or vice versa. Therefore, neither of the
neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is correct.
conclusions is correct.

19. When all dogs are jackals and some jackals

are crows then some dogs need not be crows
15. When all puppets are dolls which are all toys, and all dogs cannot be crows. Therefore, neither
then only some (not all) toys are necessarily of the conclusions is correct.
puppets. Therefore, only conclusion I is correct.
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NON-VERBAL ANALOGY
Directions : The second figure in the first unit of the Answer Figures
Problem Figures bears a certain relationship to the
first figure. Similarly, one of the figures in the Answer
Figures bears the same relationship to the first figure
in the second unit of the Problem Figures. Locate the A B C D
figure which would fit the question mark.
5. Problem Figures
1. Problem Figures

Answer Figures
Answers Figures

A B C D
A B C D 6. Problem Figures
2. Problem Figures

Answer Figures
Answer Figures

A B C D
7. Problem Figures
A B C D
3. Problem Figures

Answer Figures

Answer Figures

A B C D
A B C D 8. Problem Figures
4. Problem Figures

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Answer Figures 13. Problem Figures

A B C D
9. Problem Figures Answer Figures

Answer Figures A B C D
14. Problem Figures

A B C D
10. Problem Figures
Answer Figures

Answer Figures
A B C D
15. Problem Figures

A B C D
11. Problem Figures

Answer Figures

Answer Figures

A B C D
A B C D 16. Problem Figures
12. Problem Figures

Answer Figures Answer Figures

A B C D A B C D
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17. Problem Figures 22. Problem Figures

Answer Figures Answer Figures

A B C D A B C D
18. Problem Figures 23. Problem Figures

Answer Figures Answer Figures

A B C D
A B C D
19. Problem Figures
24. Problem Figures

Answer Figures
Answer Figures

A B C D
A B C D
20. Problem Figures
25. Problem Figures

Answer Figures

Answer Figures
A B C D
21. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures 26. Problem Figures

.. .... .. ?
A B C D
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Answer Figures 31. Problem Figures

Answer Figures
A B C D
27. Problem Figures

A B C D
32. Problem Figures
Answer Figures

Answer Figures

A B C D
28. Problem Figures
A B C D
33. Problem Figures
Answer Figures

Answer Figures
A B C D
29. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures 34. Problem Figures

A B C D
30. Problem Figures Answer Figures

Answer Figures A B C D
35. Problem Figures
.... .....
A B C D
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Answer Figures 40. Problem Figures

A B C D Answer Figures
36. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures 41. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures
37. Problem Figures

.. .... ..
?
Answer Figures A B C D
42. Problem Figures

A B C D
38. Problem Figures

Answer Figures

Answer Figures

A B C D
A B C D
43. Problem Figures
39. Problem Figures

.. .... .. ? .. .... .. ?
Answer Figures Answer Figures

A B C D A B C D
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44. Problem Figures Answer Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures
48. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures
45. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures 49. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures
46. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures 50. Problem Figures

A B C D
Answer Figures
47. Problem Figures

.. .... ..
? A B C D

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D D A C D B B A A A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C A B D C D C B A A
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A C B D D A D A C C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D D B B A A D C D C
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
C C C D B B D B C C

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
1. The triangle in the first figure is moved to the 10. The number of lines making the second figure
centre of the second figure. Similarly, the two is one more than the number of lines making
triangles joined at the apex are moved to the the first figure.
centre in answer figure. 11. The diagonal line is turned by 90° and the line
2. The first figure is turned by 90° one of the segments are moved to the horizontally
bars is removed and opposite sides of the ele- opposite section.
ment attached to the bar are shaded to get the 12. The design in first figure is doubled to get the
second figure. second figure.
3. The element at the bottom is moved to the 13. The first figure is turned upside down to get
diagonal corner, the element in the top is
the second figure.
enlarged and moved to the centre and element
in the middle is reduced and moved to the 14. The middle and the inner most shapes are
bottom right corner. enlarged and the outermost shape is reduced
and placed in the middle of the two enlarged
4. The view of the cube is changed from top to
shapes.
bottom. The design on the right side remains
unchanged while the design on the left side 15. The shape on the top left side is turned by 90°
is changed. and the shape on the top right is turned upside
5. The inner shape in the first figure is removed down. The top part of the vertical design is
to get the second figure. turned upside down and separated, the middle
part is reduced/enlarged and turned by 90° and
6. The two half shapes placed vertically are
the bottom part is turned upside down. In all
turned upside down and joined, and this new
these changes mentioned above from first
shape is moved to the top. The two curved
figure to the second, the black areas are made
shapes placed horizontally are joined and this
new shape is moved to the centre. One of the white and vice versa.
two remaining corner shapes is moved to the 16. The element overlapping to the main design
bottom. in first figure is moved one step anticlockwise
7. The places of elements on the top are to get the second figure.
interchanged and the shade inside the circle 17. The first figure is rotated 45° clockwise to get
is removed. the second figure.
8. One of the vertical lines is removed and the 18. The incomplete element in first figure is
number of lines making the second figure is moved two steps anti clockwise and turned
increased by one. 135° anti-clockwise to get the second figure.
9. First figure is rotated 90° anticlockwise to get 19. The top half of the design in first figure is
the second figure. removed to get the second figure.
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20. The element on the left in first figure crosses 36. The circle is moved to the opposite middle
the line it is attached to so that it is divided end and the design is inverted at the line with
into two equal parts in second figure. the circle.
21. The incomplete design in first figure is 37. The design in first figure is laterally inverted
completed in the second figure. to get the second figure.
22. The design in first figure is turned by 180° to 38. The triangle with the shaded apex and the
get the second figure. protruding square moved anticlockwise one
23. The design in first figure is completed and step each.
divided into four equal parts in the second
39. The U shapped element in first figure is turned
figure.
45° clockwise and enclosed inside a triangle
24. The arc inside the circle in first figure is in second figure.
replaced by a line segment cutting the circle
in second figure. By the same logic, the arc 40. The first figure is turned by 90°, the inner
cutting the circle in first figure should be shape is laterally inverted and the two halves
replaced by a line segment inside the circle of the outer shape are turned away from each
in the answer figure. other to get the second figure.
25. The outer design is reduced and enclosed 41. The places of elements are interchanged
within the inner design which is enlarged to vertically.
get the second figure. 42. The size and place of both the designs in the
26. The square is replaced by circle, circle by first figure are swapped and the inner design
triangle and triangle by square, without is shaded. Note, that the triangle will not
changing the positions in a dark circle. change its position.
27. The shaded positions are made blank and vice 43. The shape in first figure is laterally inverted
versa to get the second fgure. to get the second figure.
28. The figure is rotated 90° anticlockwise and 44. The size and place of the inner most and
the circles are reversed at other end of lines. middle designs in the first figure are swapped
29. The number of lines making the inner design to get the second figure.
in first figure is increased by one and this new 45. The two pieces in first figure are joined
design is shaded by slant lines in the second
together to get the second figure as a whole.
figure.
46. The second figure contains only the shaded
30. The size and place of both the designs in first
figure are swapped and the inner design is portion of the first figure turned 90° clockwise.
shaded in second figure. 47. The shapes of both elements in the figure are
31. Each triangle in first figure is replaced by a interchanged while one of the two identical
parallelogram in second figure. elements in the innermost part is moved to the
32. Second figure contains all the diagonal lines top and all three innermost elements are
that can be drawn inside the first figure. arranged vertically. As circle becomes square
and vice versa, so does triangle becomes a
33. The design is turned by 90°, the two half parts
are turned against each other and joined by a quadrant and vice versa.
dot. 48. Second figure contains only one of the three
34. The dots are moved anticlockwise. One identical forms in first figure.
section each. 49. The two vertically half positions of the figure
35. Both the arrows are turned by 90° and moved are laterally inverted and joined.
one step clockwise. The arrow touching the 50. The first figure is turned by 180° and one line
side is made free and the free arrow touches segment and a circle are added in second
the side. figure.
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SPOT TING EMBEDDED FIGURES

Directions (Qs. 1 to 47) : In the questions given
below a figure is given. From the given alternatives
select the one in which the given figure is embedded. 5.

1.

A B C D

A B C D
6.

2.

A B C D

A B C D 7.

3.

A B C D

A B C D 8.

4.

A B C D

9.
A B C D
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A B C D A B C D

10. 15.

A B C D
A B C D

11.
16.

A B C D
A B C D

12.
17.

A B C D

13. A B C D

18.

A B C D

14.
A B C D
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19. 25.

A B C D A B C D

26.
20.

A B C D A B C D

27.
21.

A B C D
A B C D

22. 28.

A B C D

23.
A B C D

29.
A B C D

24.

A B C D A B C D
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30. 35.

A B C D A B C D

31. 36.

A B C D A B C D

32. 37.

A B C D A B C D

38.
33.

A B C D A B C D

34. 39.

A B C D A B C D
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40.
A B C D

45.

A B C D

41. A B C D

46.

A B C D

A B C D
42.

47.

A B C D

A B C D
43. Directions (Qs. 48 to 60) : In each question given
below find the figure form which is embedded in
the given pattern.

48.
A B C D

44.
A B C D
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49. 50.

A B C D A B C D

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C A D B A B C A D A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D B C C C D A A C B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C B B B C A B A A C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
B B D D D A C A B D
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A C B D C C B D B C

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

1. 2. 11. 12.

3. 4. 13. 14.

5. 6. 15. 16.

7. 8. 17. 18.

9. 10. 19. 20.

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21. 22. 37. 38.

23. 24.
39. 40.

25. 26.
41. 42.

27. 28.

43. 44.

29. 30.

45. 46.
31. 32.

47. 48.
33. 34.

49. 50.
35. 36.
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ROTATED BLOCKS
Directions: In each question, you are shown a picture of a block. To the right of the pictured block are
five choices, each showing a different block. You are required to select the choice containing a block
that is just like the pictured block at the left although turned in a different position. In order to arrive
at the correct answer, you may have to mentally turn blocks over, turn them around, or turn them both
over and around.

1.

A B C D E

2.

A B C D E

3.

A B C D E

4.

A B C D E

5.

A B C D E

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6.

A B C D E

7.

A B C D E

8.

A B C D E

9.

A B C D E

10.

A B C D E

11.

A B C D E
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12.

A B C D E

13.

A B C D E

14.

A B C D E

15.

A B C D E

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D E C E B E D C A B
11 12 13 14 15
D B A C A
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SPATIAL APPERCEPTION TEST

Directions: In the given two pictures below, the left one shows an aerial view and other one shows a
picture of a plane from which the view might have been seen. Mind that the view is out at sea and the
horizon seems to be tilted. Also mind that the plane is banked and it is shown flying out to sea. You have
to determine the position of a plane by the view that the pilot has when he or she looks directly ahead
through the wind stield of the cockpit.

Each question in this test consists of six pictures: an aerial view at the left and five pictured choices
labeled (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E). Each pictured choice shows a plane in flight. The picture at the left
shows the view that the pilot would have looking straight ahead from the cockpit of one of the five
pictured planes. Determine which of the five lettered sketches most nearly represents the position or
attitude of the plane and the direction of flight from which the view would have been seen.
For Example:

A B C D E
The correct answer is (D). The plane is shown on a level flight, banking left, and flying up the
coastline.
Now answer the questions given below

1.

A B C D E

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2.

A B C D E

3.

A B C D E

4.

A B C D E

5.

A B C D E

6.

A B C D E

7.

A B C D E

8.

A B C D E
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9.

A B C D E

10.

A B C D E

11.

A B C D E

12.

A B C D E

13.

A B C D E

14.

A B C D E

15.

A B C D E
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16.

A B C D E

17.

A B C D E

18.

A B C D E

19.

A B C D E

20.

A B C D E

21.

A B C D E

22.

A B C D E
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23.

A B C D E

24.

A B C D E

25.

A B C D E

26.

A B C D E

27.

A B C D E

28.

A B C D E

29.

A B C D E
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30.

A B C D E

31.

A B C D E

32.

A B C D E

33.

A B C D E

34.

A B C D E

35.

A B C D E

36.

A B C D E
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37.

A B C D E

38.

A B C D E

39.

A B C D E

40.

A B C D E

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A E C B A C D D E E
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A D C A B E E B D B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C A B C D C D A E B
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A E D B C C D A B E
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

1. The plane is climbing; no bank. It is flying 8. The plane is diving and banking left. It is
out to sea. flying out to sea.

2. The plane climbing; no bank. It is flying 9. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is

down the coastline. heading 45° right of coastline.

10. The plane is diving and banking right. It is

3. The plane is diving; no bank. It is flying flying out to sea.
down the coastline.

11. The plane is climbing; no bank. It is flying

up the coastline.
4. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is flying
out to sea.

12. The plane is diving; no bank. It is flying out

5. Level flight of the plane right bank. It is to sea.
flying up the coastline.

6. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is 13. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is flying

up the coastline.
heading 45° left of coastline.

14. The plane is climbing and banking right. It

7. Level flight of the plane left bank. It is flying is flying out to sea.
up the coastline.
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15. Level flight of the plane, left bank. It is flying 23. The plane is climbing; no bank. It is flying
down the coastline. out to sea.

16. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is flying

down the coastline. 24. The plane is Climbing and banking right. It
is flying out to sea.

17. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is

heading 45° left of coastline.

18. The plane is diving; banking left. It is flying 25. Level flight of the plane; left bank. It is flying
out to sea. out to sea.

19. Level flight of the plane right bank. It is

flying out to sea. 26. The plane is climbing and banking left. It is
flying out to sea.

20. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is

heading 45° right of coastline
27. The plane is diving and banking right. It is
flying out to sea.

21. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is flying

up the coastline.

28. Level flight of the plane; right bank. It is

22. The plane is diving; no bank. It is flying out
flying up the coastline.
to sea.
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29. The plane is climbing and banking left. It is 35. Level flight of the plane right bank. It is
flying out to sea. flying out to sea.

30. Level flight of the plane, right bank. It is

36. Straight-and-level flight of the plane. It is
flying down the coastline.
heading out of sea.

37. The plane is climbing and banking right. It

31. Level flight of the plane, left bank. It is flying is heading out of sea.
out to sea.

38. The plane is diving and banking to the lelt.

32. Straight-and-level flight of plane. It is flying It is heading out of sea.
out to sea.

33. The plane is diving; no bank. It is flying out

to sea.
39. Straight and level flight of the plane along
the coastline.

34. Level flight of the plane left bank. It is flying 40. The plane is climbing, no bank. It is flying
up the coastline. out of sea.
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TEMPERAMENT TEST
Directions 1–21: In each question given below 16. Honesty is not the best policy now-a-days.
there is a statement. You have to consider the 17. Politeness is a kind of timidness.
statement and decide how much do you agree with
the statement. Give answer : 18. We should leave the seat in train, for a women
even if we are at long journey.
A. If you strongly agree with the statement.
B. If you agree with the statement. 19. Real friends are rare.
C. If you are neutral with the statement. 20. Now-a-days deep knowlegde is not necessary.
D. If you disagree with the statement. 21. Enthusiasm defeats poverty.
E. If you strongly disagree with the statement. Directions 22-92: Each question given below
1. Decision should not be affected by emotion. consists of two options and a statement. Consider
2. Since parents have given us the life therefore the statement and choose the best option.
their every decision should be obeyed. 22. At work, is it more natural for you to
3. We should give the priority to relation than A. point out mistakes
profession. B. try to please others
4. We should ignore the difficult problem if it 23. Are you more comfortable
comes. Because it obstructs our development. A. before a decision
B. after a decision
5. We should put off problems as long as we
can. 24 Are you more
A. routinized than whimsical
6. We should work in group because it becomes B. whimsical than routinized
easy if we work collectively.
25. Do you tend to notice
7. We should work alone because others can A. opportunities for change
take away the contribution. B. disorderliness
8. The stressful situations often confuse us. 26. Is it preferable mostly to
9. We know that negative thinking is not good A. make sure things are arranged
but sometimes we think negatively. B. just let things happen naturally
10. We should work different even if it is 27. Do you feel better about
improper because different things attract A. keeping your options open
people and we can easily get the popularity. B. coming to closure
11. Corruption is acceptable now. Because most 28. Would you say you are more
of the people thrive through it. A. easy going
B. serious and determined
12. Regular exercise is wastage of time.
29 Do you usually want things
13. Quick decision is not good. A. settled and decided
14. We should live in limited social circle B. just penciled in
because broad relationship is unnecessary 30. Are you inclined to be more
involvement. A. leisurely than hurried
15. Beggars should be turned out from society. B. hurried than leisurely

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31. Do you tend to choose 46. Do you value in yourself more that you are
A. rather carefully A. reasonable
B. somewhat impulsively B. devoted
32. Do you prefer to work 47. Do you think of yourself as a
A. to deadlines A. tough-minded person
B. just whenever B. tender-hearted person
33. When finishing a job, do you like to 48. In hard circumstances, are you sometimes
A. tie up all loose ends A. too sympathetic
B. move on to something else B. too unsympathetic
34. In most situations are you more 49. It is worse to be
A. spontaneous than deliberate A. hard-nosed
B. deliberate than spontaneous B. a softy
35. Are you prone to 50. Which rules you more
A. nailing things down A. your thoughts
B. exploring the possibilities B. your feelings
36. Do you more often prefer 51. Which is more of a compliment
A. final unalterable statements
A. "There's a logical person"
B. tentative preliminary statements
B. "There's a sentimental person"
37. On the job, do you want your activities
52. Are you more often
A. unscheduled
A. a warm-hearted person
B. scheduled
B. a cool-headed person
38. Are you more satisfied having
53. When in charge of others do you tend to be
A. work in progress
B. a finished product A. firm and unbending
B. forgiving and lenient
39. Do you prefer contracts to be
A. settled on a handshake 54. Is it better to be
B. signed, sealed, and delivered A. just
B. merciful
40. Is it your way to
A. pick and choose at some length 55. In a heated discussion do you
B. make up your mind quickly A. look for common ground
B. stick to your guns
41. Is clutter in the work place something you
A. take time to straighten up 56. If you must disappoint someone are you
B. tolerate pretty well usually
42. Do you see yourself as basically A. warm and considerate
A. thin-skinned B. frank and straightforward
B. thick-skinned 57. Which appeals to you more
43. Which do you wish more for yourself A. consistency of thought
A. strength of will B. harmonious relationships
B. strength of emotion 58. In sizing up others, do you tend to be
44. Are you swayed more by A. friendly and personal
A. a touching appeal B. objective and impersonal
B. convincing evidence 59. In making up your mind are you more likely
45. Which seems the greater fault to go by
A. to be too compassionate A. desires
B. to be too dispassionate B. data
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60. Are you more comfortable in making 74. Do you find visionaries and theorists
A. critical judgments A. somewhat annoying
B. value judgments B. rather fascinating
61. With people are you usually more 75. Facts
A. gentle than firm A. illustrate principles
B. firm than gentle B. speak for themselves
62. Is it easier for you to 76. Do you like writers who
A. identify with others A. say what they mean
B. put others to good use B. use metaphors and symbolism
63. In stories, do you prefer 77. Do you tend to be more
A. action and adventure A. factual than speculative
B. fantasy and heroism B. speculative than factual
64. Are you drawn more to 78. Are you more interested in
A. overtones A. what is possible
B. fundamentals B. what is actual
65. Do you prize in yourself 79. Are you more
A. a vivid imagination A. ideational than sensible
B. a strong hold on reality B. sensible than ideational
66. Are you more inclined to feel 80. Is it worse to
A. somewhat removed A. be in a rut
B. down to earth B. have your head in the clouds
67. Are you more likely to trust 81. Are you more
A. your conceptions A. observant than introspective
B. your experiences B. introspective than observant
68. Do you more often see 82. Are you inclined to be
A. what's right in front of you A. somewhat reserved
B. what can only be imagined B. easy to approach
69. Are you inclined to take what is said 83. Do you consider yourself
A. more figuratively A. a good conversationalist
B. more literally B. a good listener
70. Do you speak more in 84. At work do you tend to
A. particulars than generalities A. keep more to yourself
B. generalities than particulars B. be sociable with your colleagues
71. Are you more frequently 85. Are you the kind of person who
A. a fanciful sort of person A. doesn't miss much
B. a practical sort of person B. is rather talkative
72. Children often do not 86. Do you think of yourself as
A. make themselves useful enough A. a private person
B. exercise their fantasy enough B. an outgoing person
73. Common sense is 87. Do you tend to
A. frequently questionable A. say right out what's on your mind
B. usually reliable B. keep your ears open
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88. Does interacting with strangers 101. It's difficult to get you excited
A. tax your reserves A. YES B. NO
B. energize you 102. It is in your nature to assume responsibility
89. At a party, do you A. YES B. NO
A. interact with a few friends 103. You often think about humankind and its
B. interact with many, even strangers destiny
90. Waiting in line, do you often A. YES B. NO
A. stick to business B. chat with others 104. You believe the best decision is one that can
91. When the phone rings, do you be easily changed
A. hope someone else will answer it A. YES B. NO
B. hurry to get to it first 105. Objective criticism is always useful in any
92. Your gender is: activity
A. Female A. YES B. NO
B. Male 106. You prefer to act immediately rather than
Directions 93-164: The following questions consist speculate about various options
of a statement. You have to consider the statement A. YES B. NO
and decide whether you agree or not with the 107. You trust reason rather than feelings
statement. A. YES B. NO
93. You are almost never late for your 108. You are inclined to rely more on
appointments improvisation than on careful planning
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
94. You like to be engaged in an active and fast- 109. You spend your leisure time actively
paced job socializing with a group of people, attending
A. YES B. NO parties, shopping, etc.
95. You enjoy having a wide circle of A. YES B. NO
acquaintances 110. You usually plan your actions in advance
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
96. You feel involved when watching TV soaps 111. Your actions are frequently influenced by
A. YES B. NO emotions
97. You are usually the first to react to a sudden A. YES B. NO
event: the telephone ringing or unexpected 112. You are a person somewhat reserved and
question distant in communication
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
98. You are more interested in a general idea than 113. You know how to put every minute of your
in the details of its realization time to good purpose
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
99. You tend to be unbiased even if this might 114. You readily help people while asking
endanger your good relations with people nothing in return
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
100. Strict observance of the established rules is 115. You often contemplate about the complexity
likely to prevent a good outcome of life
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
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116. After prolonged socializing you feel you need 131. You are more inclined to experiment than to
to get away and be alone follow familiar approaches
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
117. You often do jobs in a hurry 132. You avoid being bound by obligations
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
118. You easily see the general principle behind 133. You are strongly touched by the stories about
specific occurrences people's troubles
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
119. You frequently and easily express your 134. Deadlines seem to you to be of relative, rather
feelings and emotions than absolute, importance
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
120. You find it difficult to speak loudly 135. You prefer to isolate yourself from outside
A. YES B. NO noises
A. YES B. NO
121. You get bored if you have to read theoretical
books 136. It's essential for you to try things with your
A. YES B. NO own hands
A. YES B. NO
122. You tend to sympathize with other people
A. YES B. NO 137. You think that almost everything can be
analyzed
123. You value justice higher than mercy A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO
138. You do your best to complete a task on time
124. You rapidly get involved in social life at a A. YES B. NO
new workplace
139. You take pleasure in putting things in order
A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO
125. The more people with whom you speak, the
140. You feel at ease in a crowd
better you feel
A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO
141. You have good control over your desires and
126. You tend to rely on your experience rather temptations
than on theoretical alternatives A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO
142. You easily understand new theoretical
127. You like to keep a check on how things are principles
progressing A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO
143. The process of searching for a solution is more
128. You easily empathize with the concerns of important to you than the solution itself
other people A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO
144. You usually place yourself nearer to the side
129. Often you prefer to read a book than go to a than in the center of the room
party A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO 145. When solving a problem you would rather
130. You enjoy being at the center of events in follow a familiar approach than seek a new
which other people are directly involved one
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
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146. You try to stand firmly by your principles 161. It is easy for you to communicate in social
A. YES B. NO situations
147. A thirst for adventure is close to your heart A. YES B. NO
A. YES B. NO 162. You are consistent in your habits
148. You prefer meeting in small groups to A. YES B. NO
interaction with lots of people 163. You willingly involve yourself in matters
A. YES B. NO which engage your sympathies
149. When considering a situation you pay more A. YES B. NO
attention to the current situation and less to 164. You easily perceive various ways in which
a possible sequence of events events could develop
A. YES B. NO A. YES B. NO
150. You consider the scientific approach to be Directions 165-170: Each question in this section
the best consists of a statement that may be considered to
A. YES B. NO be somewhat controversial. Select one of the
151. You find it difficult to talk about your following choices that best describes the extent to
feelings which you agree or disagree with each statement:
A. YES B. NO A. Strongly agree B. Tend to agree
152. You often spend time thinking of how things C. Tend to disagree D. Strongly disagree
could be improved 165. Generally speaking, people get the
A. YES B. NO recognition they deserve.
153. Your decisions are based more on the feelings A. Strongly agree B. Tend to agree
of a moment than on the careful planning C. Tend to disagree D. Strongly disagree
A. YES B. NO 166. There is too much power concentrated in the
154. You prefer to spend your leisure time alone hands of labour union officials.
or relaxing in a tranquil family atmosphere A. Strongly agree B. Tend to agree
A. YES B. NO C. Tend to disagree D. Strongly disagree
155. You feel more comfortable sticking to 167. Acid rain is one of the most serious
conventional ways environmental problems facing us today.
A. YES B. NO A. Strongly agree B. Tend to agree
156. You are easily affected by strong emotions C. Tend to disagree D. Strongly disagree
A. YES B. NO 168. Success at work depends on hard work; luck
157. You are always looking for opportunities has very little to do with it.
A. YES B. NO A. Strongly agree B. Tend to agree
158. Your desk, workbench etc. is usually neat and C. Tend to disagree D. Strongly disagree
orderly 169. Most people use politeness to cover up what
A. YES B. NO is actually ruthless competition.
159. As a rule, current preoccupations worry you A. Strongly agree B. Tend to agree
more than your future plans C. Tend to disagree D. Strongly disagree
A. YES B. NO 170. Breaking the law is hardly ever justified.
160. You get pleasure from solitary walks A. Strongly agree B. Tend to agree
A. YES B. NO C. Tend to disagree D. Strongly disagree
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PERSONALITY TEST
Directions 1-21: In each question given below there Directions 22–41: The questions in this section
is a statement. You have to consider the statement consist of sets of five descriptive words from which
and decide how much do you agree with the you are to select the choice that most accurately
statement. Give answer : describes you or the choice that least describes
you.
A. If you strongly agree with the statement.
B. If you agree with the statement. 22. Which of the following most accurately
C. If you are neutral with the statement. describes you?
D. If you disagree with the statement. A. Adventurous B. Energetic
C. Impetuous D. Impulsive
E. If you strongly disagree with the statement.
E. Restless
1. I tell a lie if it is needed.
23. Which one of the following least describes
2. I give some time to social services. you?
3. I get imotional when a beloved person goes A. Adventurous B. Energetic
away. C. Impetuous D. Impulsive
E. Restless
4. I don’t like to take someone’s obligation.
24. Which one of the following most accurately
5. I don’t loose patience during hardship.
describes you?
6. I try to solve my problems alone. A. Ambitious B. Emotional
7. I feel good if someone comes to meet me. C. Logical D. Resourceful
8. I feel awkward among strangers. E. Sentimental
25. Which one of the following least describes
9. I like solitary life.
you?
10. I get irritated if someone shows a non-sense A. Ambitious B. Emotional
behaviour. C. Logical D. Resourceful
11. I take seriously even a minor thing. E. Sentimental
12. I start my work at eleventh hour. 26. Which one of the following most accurately
describes you?
13. I want to lead my group. A. Cautious B. Deliberate
14. I remain always ready to extempore. C. Impatient D. Impulsive
15. I like to accept responsibility. E. Patient
16. I like to remain the centre of attraction in the 27. Which one of the following least describes
crowd. you?
A. Cautious B. Deliberate
17. I get perplexed if a complex situation comes. C. Impatient D. Impulsive
18. I don’t like too busy life. E. Patient
19. I am conservative. 28. Which one of the following most accurately
20. I believe in God up to superstition. describes you?
A. Competent B. Gifted
21. In my opinion humanity is more important C. Intelligent D. Quick-witted
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29. Which one of the following least describes 38. Which one of the following most accurately
you? describes you?
A. Competent B. Gifted A. Economical B. Extravagant
C. Intelligent D. Quick-witted C. Lavish D. Sensible
E. Skillful E. Thrifty
30. Which one of the following most accurately 39. Which one of the following least describes
describes you? you?
A. Compromising B. Dependable A. Economical B. Extravagant
C. Independent D. Sincere
C. Lavish D. Sensible
E. Studious
E. Thrifty
31. Which one of the following least describes
40. Which one of the following most accurately
you?
A. Compromising B. Dependable describes you?
C. Independent D. Sincere A. Generous B. Intolerant
E. Studious C. Judgmental D. Opportunistic
E. Sensitive
32. Which one of the following most accurately
describes you? 41. Which one of the following least describes
A. Condescending B. Friendly you?
C. Pleasant D. Polite A. Generous B. Intolerant
E. Reserved C. Judgmental D. Opportunistic
33. Which one of the following least describes E. Sensitive
you? Directions 42–61: The items in this section consist
A. Condescending B. Friendly of questions that are to be answered by either “Yes”
C. Pleasant D. Polite or “No.”
E. Reserved
42. Did you generally start each new school year
34. Which one of the following most accurately with a great deal of enthusiasm?
describes you? A. Yes B. No
A. Courteous B. Curious
C. Patronizing D. Studious 43. Do you readily trust people?
E. Thoughtful A. Yes B. No
35. Which one of the following least describes 44. Do you generally have a strong opinion on
you? most matters?
A. Courteous B. Curious A. Yes B. No
C. Patronizing D. Studious 45. Do you tend to speak rapidly?
E. Thoughtful A. Yes B. No
36. Which one of the following most accurately 46. Do you like sports?
describes you? A. Yes B. No
A. Discreet B. Jealous
47. Are you often in low spirits?
C. Loyal D. Open-minded
E. Suspicious A. Yes B. No
37. Which one of the following least describes 48. Do you find off-colour language offensive?
you? A. Yes B. No
A. Discreet B. Jealous 49. Do you often find yourself finishing sentences
C. Loyal D. Open-minded for other people?
E. Suspicious A. Yes B. No
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50. Do you like to visit museums? 65. Clothing Designer

A. Yes B. No A. Like B. Don't like
51. Are you frequently in a hurry? 66. Electrician
A. Yes B. No A. Like B. Don't like
52. Do you get much time to keep up with the 67. Explorer
things you like to do? A. Like B. Don't like
A. Yes B. No 68. Inventor
53. When under pressure, do you tend to lose A. Like B. Don't like
your temper? 69. Investigator
A. Yes B. No A. Like B. Don't like
54. Did you enjoy going to school dances? 70. Lawyer
A. Yes B. No A. Like B. Don't like
55. Do you become upset when you think 71. Musician
something is taking too long? A. Like B. Don't like
A. Yes B. No
72. Nurse
56. Do you have trouble going to sleep at night? A. Like B. Don't like
A. Yes B. No
73. Politician
57. Do you wish you could do over some of the A. Like B. Don't like
things you have done?
74. Professional Ballplayer
A. Yes B. No
A. Like B. Don't like
58. Did you ever build a model airplane?
75. Prison Warden
A. Yes B. No
A. Like B. Don't like
59. Did you ever build a model airplane that
76. Research Scientist
could fly?
A. Like B. Don't like
A. Yes B. No
77. Sales Manager
60. Did you ever fly in a helicopter?
A. Like B. Don't like
A. Yes B. No
78. School Principal
61. Did you ever fly in a glider or pilot a hang
A. Like B. Don't like
glider?
A. Yes B. No 79. Singer
A. Like B. Don't like
Directions 62-91: The items in this section consist
of a listing of many occupations. Some may appeal 80. Social Worker
to you; others may not. For each of the listed A. Like B. Don't like
occupations you would like for a life career, answer 81. Teacher
by selecting “Like.” For each of the listed A. Like B. Don't like
occupations you would not like for a life career, 82. Professor
answer by selecting “Don’t like.” A. Like B. Don't like
62. Artist 83. Farmer
A. Like B. Don’t like A. Like B. Don't like
63. Author 84. Jeweller
A. Like B. Don’t like A. Like B. Don't like
64. Bank Teller 85. Doctor
A. Like B. Don’t like A. Like B. Don't like
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86. Broker 100. A. I prefer having a few close friends.

A. Like B. Don't like B. I prefer having many friends.
87. Beggar Directions (Qs. 101-192) : In the questions given
A. Like B. Don't like below three/four alternatives have been given below
88. Sweeper each one of them. You have to select the right
A. Like B. Don't like alternative according to your aptitude and mark it
89. Editor in your answer sheet.
A. Like B. Don't like 101. I found a purse full of money in college
90. Engineer premise. I
A. Like B. Don't like A. donated the amount among poors
B. gave it to the principal
91. Coolie
C. none of these
A. Like B. Don't like
102. I am punctual regarding
Directions 92-100: The questions in this section
A. going to bed B. time
consist of pairs of statements describing personal
C. meals
characteristics and preferences. For each question,
select the statement that describes you better. 103. I was travelling on a boat which capsized.
92. A. I feel happy most of the time. Firstly, I
B. I rarely see the bright side of life. A. rescued others B. saved myself
C. closed my eyes
93. A. I have a great deal of self-confidence.
B. I try to avoid getting together with 104. When someone asks you for help in odd
people. situations then:
A. you give him/her all possible help
94 A. I prefer working with people.
B. you promise him/her help
B. I prefer working with equipment or my
C. you do not help him/her
hands.
105. In case my wrist watch is out of order, I
95 A. New and different experiences excite me.
A. would try to repair it myself
B. New and different experiences frighten
B. would give it to watch maker
me.
C. would buy a new watch
96. A. I prefer to work with competent
106. Often I change my opinion in the last moment.
coworkers.
B. I prefer to work with congenial A. Yes B. No
C. Some times
coworkers.
107. Generally I am extrovert and well behaved
97. A. I enjoy engaging actively in athletic
A. Yes B. No
sports.
B. I enjoy watching athletic events. C. Some times
98. A. One of my most important career goals is 108. I like to use new technique of work
security. A. Yes B. No
B. One of my most important career goals is C. Some times
high income. 109. When someone considers you wrong then:
99. A. I rarely worry about what other people A. you do not react
think of me. B. you consider him/her wrong
B. It bothers me that people have wrong C. you try to ward off the misunderstanding
ideas about me. on proper occasion.
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110. If you are a female and you are talking with a B. Political events
male: C. Neither, A nor B
A. You hide your age 121. If I were not human being then :
B. You are afraid A. I wish to be a bird
C. You talk without hesitation B. I wish to be a horse
111. I do like rules and regulations C. Can not say
A. Yes B. No 122. Suppose, you have worn a new shirt and your
C. Some times friend passed a comment that it is not looking
112. Excellent ideas come to my mind: good on you. You
A. while working alone A. will change the shirt immediately
B. while working in group B. will take it lightly as it is your style
C. I do not know C. will not change the shirt but feel offended
113. Whenever my little baby cries loudly, then I 123. I wish to live alone always.
A. beat him/her A. Yes B. No
B. feed milk to him/her C. Some times
C. make him/her sleep 124. I want to spend my spare (extra) time :
114. When I see a mad person, I A. in reading interesting books
A. approach towards him/her B. in reading comics
B. maintain distance from him/her C. None of these
C. throw stone at him/her 125. Before doing any work I ask myself ‘Is it
115. While driving my car I offer lift who ask for appropriate’?
the lift A. Yes B. No
A. always B. some times C. Some times
C. never 126. If I see the GOD, I will ask for
116. When someone tries to convince you then: A. huge wealth B. honesty
A. You get convinced C. love
B. You do not get convinced 127. People call you selfish:
C. You hear him/her passionately A. Always B. Sometimes
117. Whenever someone knocks on my closed C. Never
door then firstly I 128. While talking to friends I do not like to
A. open the door express my very personal matters.
B. peep through the lens fitted in the door A. Yes B. No
C. do not open the door C. Sometimes
118. I speak to others about my expectation and 129. Consultation with others helps me to take any
dreams: decision.
A. rarely B. often A. Yes B. No
C. some times C. I get confused
119. When I do any foolish work then : 130. After failure:
A. I feel ashamed A. One repents
B. I feel proud of my self B. One tries again to succeed
C. Nothing happens C. Nothing special is happened
120. If I were correspondent of any newspaper then 131. I want to be convinced by arguments
I would write on the following subject A. Yes B. No
A. Cinema and theatre C. Some times
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132. If an argument starts with someone, then I 140. You inform your close friend
invariably A. all the important issues
A. listen to the viewpoint of that person B. all the bad issues
carefully and then, speak what is in my C. all the thoughts going on in your mind
mind D. nothing at all
B. state my view at the very outset 141. Normally, I am an extrovert and gregarious
C. start saying whatever comes to my mind A. Sometimes B. No
D. become confused and perplexed C. Yes D. Never
133. If you were a woman and if it were within 142. Sometimes I feel disappointed:
your control, then what would you like to A. Yes B. Cannot say
become? C. No D. Off and On
A. Miss World 143. I inspire from the biographies of great
B. A player of international level personalities:
C. Politician A. Often B. Sometimes
D. Actress C. Never D. Regularly
134. I like to fight the intricate problems 144. When my bicycle goes out of order, then I
A. Only sometimes B. No A. show it to the bicycle mechanic
C. Yes D. Never B. try to repair it myself
135. I read such books in leisure which deal with: C. tell my friends to repair it
A. moral values B. sex D. buy a new bicycle
C. violence D. any theme 145. I search for the possibilities of the solution
136. Whenever I join a new group, then of every problem.
A. I am not able to understand them A. Sometimes B. Never
B. I take some time to understand people C. Yes D. No
C. I feel pretty soon that I have known all 146. If a person takes away my things without
of them getting my permission, then I feel pain.
D. I take some time to identify and A. Yes B. Sometimes
understand them C. No D. Never
137. After having a meal to my heart’s content, if 147. Whenever I talk to somebody, then I
someone requests me to eat a sweet, then I A. look at his face
A. refuse politely B. look into his eyes
B. eat some of the sweets C. look at the things around him
C. do not care about the proposition D. look at his feet
D. Scold the person who makes a request 148. Whenever someone interrupts my speech,
138. When I accomplish a task in a foolish manner, then I
then A. do not pay attention to him
A. I feel proud B. start speaking at a faster pace than before
B. I like the action very much C. stop my speech and let him speak
C. I feel ashamed of it D. nothing is certain
D. nothing happens 149. You have adorned a new shirt. Your
139. Best ideas come to my mind companion passes a remark that your shirt is
A. when I work in a group misfit for your persona. So, you will
B. when I work alone A. start scolding him in the presence of all
C. never others
D. do not know when they come B. change the shirt immediately
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C. not change the shirt but singe from the 157. I love to live alone.
heart of your hearts A. Sometimes B. Yes
D. laugh away the remark, starting that it is C. No D. Never
your style 158. Excessive consumption of ghee and oil is
150. I always take care of ..... in my life. A. tasty for the health
A. sleeping B. beneficial to the health
B. time C. injurious to the health
C. taking meal D. cannot state anything in this context
D. making enjoyments 159. The secret of my success is
151. When you go to buy cloth for yourself, then A. studying newspaper
what is the most important issue/factor looked B. awakening at night
after by you? C. hard labour
A. The cloth must be suitable for you D. gossiping
B. The cloth that is stated to be good by the
160. When my little child cries loudly, then I
shopkeeper
A. give him food
C. The costliest cloth
B. thrash him with vigour
D. The design of the cloth should be
C. make him sleep
different from those of all others
D. give him feed of milk
152. If I were to acquire a lot of money, then I will
161. I like to use new procedures of work.
A. distribute it among neighbours
A. Never B. Yes
B. spend it and have whale of a time
C. Sometimes D. No
C. save most of it for the future
D. cannot say anything about it 162. During winter days, I
153. If I were a bat, then I would A. get up at a fixed time
A. fly during the day B. get up only in the morning
B. fly during the night C. get up late
C. fly during the day as well as the night D. get up at an uncertain time
D. increase the number of ultrasonic waves 163. I like to be convinced by facts.
154. During the period of difficulty, I invariably A. Sometimes B. No
take the help of another person. C. Yes D. Never
A. Never B. Yes 164. When someone tells me to make a promise,
C. No D. Sometimes then I
155. I like to meet new people: A. never make a promise
A. Always B. Sometimes B. think before finally making a promise
C. Never D. Can’t say C. make a promise immediately
156. If you are a woman, then, while talking to D. cannot say anything in this context
others ; 165. I do remember God
A. you fly into a rage when the talk related A. in distress B. in happier time
to age is commenced C. always D. off and on
B. you tell your age by reducing a few years 166. If I were the correspondent of a magazine,
from the actual age then I would write on the following subject
C. refrain from giving any set of information A. Health
related to age B. Cinema and theatre
D. you inform about your correct age, if C. Political events
asked about the same D. None of these
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167. The house of my hate-worthy neighbour is 176. Before doing any piece of work, I ask myself,
on fire. I ‘‘Is it correct?’’
A. am very happy to learn about this A. Sometimes B. Yes
B. am going to put out the fire C. No D. Never
C. am not going to put out the fire 177. In the interview the quality which is sought
D. am still thinking mostly is:
168. I get help when I discuss things/issues with A. handsomeness B. clothing
others C. personality D. hair style
A. Sometimes B. No 178. While talking to my friends, I do not like to
C. Yes D. I get into a fix express my personal feelings
169. Upon seeing a lunatic, I A. Sometimes
A. start making hue and cry B. Yes
B. throw stones on him C. No
C. go near him D. It depends of the gravity of feelings
D. keep myself away from him 179. When I go by the car, I always give lift to
170. I like pre-defined rules and regulations. hitch-hikers.
A. Sometimes A. Only to ladies B. Always
B. No C. Never D. Sometimes
C. Yes 180. If put under pressure, I give emphasis on
D. According to the occasion giving myself more time so that I may be
able to think more clearly.
171. I myself open the door of the car to enable
A. I get into a fix B. Yes
my wife to sit inside the car.
C. No D. Sometimes
A. If I am happy B. Sometimes
C. Never D. Always 181. The boat I was travelling in, sank midway.
First of all, I
172. Before starting my scooter, first of all, I A. started coaxing the boatman
A. check its brakes B. saved others
B. check the quantity of petrol in the fuel C. saved myself
tank D. closed my eyes
C. check air in the tyres
182. While doing work, invariably, I
D. check the headlight
A. remain in a dilly-dally situation—‘‘to do
173. When I decide something, then I or not to do’’
A. get into a fix B. feel difficulty during the beginning
B. think about the decision C. find the end to be tedious
C. feel myself to be contented and satisfied D. start doing it immediately
D. change my decision afterwards 183. I like to carry out the agricultural work
174. When I am alone at my home, then, quite according to the scientific method
often, I A. For some time B. Always
A. sing a song B. sleep C. Sometimes D. Never
C. watch television D. read literature 184. If I find two persons fighting each other, on
175. I like to explore various possibilities/ my way, I
opportunities, even though it may lead to A. try to help them arrive at a truce/
delay in the piece of work. settlement of the dispute
A. Sometimes B. Yes B. start fighting on behalf of the weaker
C. No D. Never person
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C. let them fight and move on 188. Whenever I take a decision, then I
D. watch the show A. do not change it B. change it
185. If I were not a man, then I C. never change it D. do not know
A. would like to be a cow 189. Any dispute can be solved by
B. would become a horse in a big stable A. quarrelling B. dialogue
C. would like to be a bird C. court D. can’t say
D. cannot say any thing in this context 190. While driving during night there must be
186. Whenever some one demands any thing from A. helmet B. light source
me, I C. smooth road D. controlled speed
A. return him empty-handed 191. I like to
B. abuse him A. wander
C. give something B. study
D. do not talk to him C. watch television
187. It is necessary for progress: D. indulge in gossips
A. to deceive others 192. When I go to appear in an interview, then I
B. to resort to unlawful means wear a clean
C. to be sincere towards one’s own duty A. shirt B. pantaloon
D. No need of special attention. C. dress D. underwear