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1. Pointing to a boy in the photograph, Madhu said, 15. POND is written as FXRI, ROTE may be written
“his sister is the only daughter of my father.” How is as:
the boy related to Madhu’s father? (A) JKIZ (B) GHIZ (C) GHIJ (D) JIGZ
(A) father (B) brother (C) son (d)cousin (Wrong Question deleted by PU)

2. Radha stands with her face in the South East 16. Rita’s grades in four tests are 82, 80, 76 and 70.
direction. She walks 15 m and then turns northwards What grade must she get on the fifth test to raise her
and walks 12 m. How far is she from the starting time? average to 80?
(A) 12 m (B) 10 m (C) 9 m (d)5 m (A) 86 (B) 88 (C) 92 (D) 96

3. Find the missing number in the following series 4, 17. X and Y are children of A. A is the father of X and
6, 3, 5, 2, ? Y is not the son of A. What is Y to A?
(A) 8 (B) 4 (C) 3 (d)6 (A) Sister (B) Brother
(C) Daughter (D) Son

* Sol:- 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 4 18. If a clinical thermometer reads 100o. What will the

centigrade thermometer read? Tick the correct one.
(A) 40o (B) 37.7o (C) 110o (D) 20o
4. Which one of the following does not possess the
common property that the other three numbers do? 19. Five students are sitting in a row. T is on the right
(A) 64 (B) 4 (C) 36 (d)25 of Z. M is on the left of Z. But M is on the right of L.
T is on the left of Q. Who is sitting first from left?
5. A is taller than C but shorter than G S is shorter than (A) Z (B) T (C) Q (D) L
C but taller than R B is taller than R but shorter than S
H is taller than A but shorter than G Who stands in the 20. Find the odd one:
middle? (A) Teacher (B) Professor
(A) S (B) C (C) A (d)B (C) Student (D) Head Master

6. Fill in the blank in the series 47, 32, __ 11, 5, 2: 21. What will be the ratio between two numbers if
(A) 27 (B) 20 (C) 15 (d)12 3/4th of a number is equal to 2/3rd of another number
?
*Sol:- 47-32=15, 32-20=12, 20-11=9, 11-5=6, 5-2=3 (A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 4 (C) 8 : 9 (D) 6 : 9
7. If there are five Saturdays in a month, what will be
the 1st day of the month? 22. Sumit walks 10 m south from his house, turns left
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday and walks 25 m, again turns left and walks 40 m, then
(C) Wednesday (d)Thursday turns right and walks 5 m to reach his college. In
which direction is his college from his house ?
8. If 5 and 3, 8 and 6, 9 and 4, and 2 and 7 change (A) North east (B) South west
themselves mutually, what will 84325 become ?
(C) East (D) North
(A) 65937 (B) 69753(C) 69573 (d)96537

9. Fill in the next two blanks in the series 1+3; 4+5; 23. Eye: Myopia :: Teeth :?
9+7; _____; _____ : (a) Pyorrhea (b) Eczema
(A) 16+7 ; 25+9 (B) 14 + 9 ; 21 + 15 (c) trachoma (d) Cataract
(C) 16 + 9 ; 25 + 11 (d)16 + 12 ; 25 + 16
24. Flow: River :: Stagnant:?
10. aku fqz ? Pzj ueo zjt : (a) Canal (b) Pool (c) Rain (d) Stream
(A) Kue (B) Jtd (C) Jue (D) Kve
25. Insert the missing letter :
11. aku fqz ? Pzj ueo zjt : W T P M I ______
(A) Kue (B) Jtd (C) Jue (D) Kve (A) F (B) E (C) G (D) D
12. 1, 3, 7, 13, 21,?
(A) 25 (B) 27 (C) 29 (D) 31 26. If COLD : FSQJ : : HEAT : ?
(A) YHGY (B) KIFZ (C) KJFX (D) KIGZ
13. __b a a b__b__a__b b:
(A) a b b b (B) b a b a (C) a a b b (D) b b b a 27. Insert the missing number :
11 12 14 ___ 26 42
14. ? : JKHI:: TURS : OPMN :
(A) 16 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 22
(A) MNOP (B) LMNO (C) OPMN (D) NOLM

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28. Find the odd man out : (B) Some soaps are not pens
New Delhi Tokyo New York Moscow (C) Some soaps may or may not be pens
(A) New Delhi (B) Tokyo (D) All soaps are pens
(C) New York (D) Moscow
39. Arrival is to departure as birth is to :
(A) Death (B) Infant (C) Growth (D) Life
29. Architect : Building :: Sculptor: ?
(a) Museum (b) Mosque (c) Stone (d) Statue 40. Complete the following series 2, 6, __, 20, 30, 42,
56.
30. Find the odd man out : (A) 13 (B) 15 (C) 12 (D) 14
walnut apple mango banana
(A) walnut (B) apple (C) mango (D) banana 41. P is brother of Q. R is sister Q. S is sister of R.
How is Q related to S?
(A) Brother or sister (B) Sister and uncle
31. Necessity is the mother of invention. Which of the
(C) Brother or father (D) Mother or aunty
following supports the above statement?
(A) Invention is related to needs
42. What comes next in the series : 2, 3 ,4, 9, ____, 27
(B) The need of a thing is the driving force to look for
?
ways to create it
(A) 10 (B) 27 (C) 8 (D)
(C) People invent new things because outdated things
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impair growth and stymie progress
(D) All of the above
43. Find the odd man out:
(a) Amartya Sen (b) Vikram Sarabhai
32. If Rakesh likes Physics more than Geography;
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) C.V. Raman
Mathematics more than Biology; and Biology more
than Physics then which one of the following is not
true? 44. Supply the right letter for question mark (?) in the
(A) He likes Geography more than Mathematics following questions:- ACFJO?
(B) He likes Mathematics more than Geography (a) P (b) V (c) U (d) Q
(C) He likes Biology more than Geography
(D) He likes Mathematics more than Biology 45. If ‘BEAT’ is coded as ‘EHDW’, how will you
code ‘ROAD’?
33. If the second day after tomorrow is Tuesday, then (a) SQCF (b) URDG c) UREG (d) TQCF
which of the following was the day before yesterday?
(A) Saturday (B) Friday Read the statement carefully and answers questions
(C) Thursday (D) Wednesday (46-48):- A,B,C,D,E, and F are members of a family.
Three of them are males and three females. F is father
34. While describing her relationship with Aditi, of two sons A and E. D is married and has two
Soumya said “She is the sister of my brother’s son”. daughters. Find out:
How is Aditi related to Soumya?
(A) Niece (B) Sister (C) Aunt (D) Mother 46. Who are the two daughters of D?
(a) A,B (b) B,C (c) C,D (d) D,E
35. Pointing to a person Sona said, “He is my paternal
grandfather’s only daughter-in-law’s brother’s child”. 47. Who is brother of E?
How is Sona related to the person ? (a)A (b)B (c)C (d)D
(A) Brother (B) Sister (C) Cousin (D) Niece
48. Who are the two elders in the group?
36. Read the given sentence carefully and identify the (a)A&B (b)C&F (c)C&D (d)D&F
statement that is definitely incorrect. “Only rajma is
rice”. 49. Three of the given four items are alike in a certain
(A) All rajma is rice (B) Some rajma is rice way so form a group, which one is odd?
(C) Some rice is rajma (D) None of these (a)S (b)T (c)V (d)U

37. Blackberry, Panasonic, Motorola, Samsung, 50. I went 10m to the east, then turned north and
_______, Apple. Which of the following words best walked another 15m, then I turned west and covered
fits the blank? 12m, and then turned south and covered 15m. How far
(A) Idea (B) Nokia (C) Indicom (D) Airtel I from my starting point?
(a)10m (b)2m (c)3m (d)5m
38. Some soaps are toys. No toy is a pen. Which of the
following can be concluded from these two 51. In this question, there is certain relationship
statements? between the two given words on one side. One single
(A) Some soaps are pens word is given on other side, Find another word from

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the given alternatives having same relation with this (a) Ram (b) Shyam (c) Krishan (d) Chander
single given word:-
Calendar : Dates :: Dictionary: ? 63. “The early bird catches the worm” is logically
(a) Vocabulary (b) Book similar to:
(c) Language (d)Words (a) A bird in hand is better than two in the bush
(b) Early to bed and early to rise will make a man
52. Five persons A,B,C,D and E are standing in a line. healthy, wealthy and wise.
A is to right of C. B is to the left of E. C is to the right (c) Time and tide wait for none.
of D and B is to the right of A. who amongst them is (d) Do not cry over the spilt milk.
standing exactly in middle?
(a)C (b)D (c)A (d)E 64. One number is twice the second number, second is
twice the third and the third is twice the fourth. How
53. Which one of the following diagrams, best presents many times is the first number of the fourth number?
the relationship among Carrot, vegetable and Car? (a) 8 times (b) 4 times (c) 3times (d) 6 times

(a) (b) 65. Temple is one mile north from the Post Office and
the Mail is two miles east from the Post Office. If the
Bank is a mile south from the Mall then in what
(c) (d) direction is the Post Office from the Bank?
(a) North (b) East (c) West (d) South
**The above question is wrong and hence deleted by
54. What is the next letter in the series: A E I M_ PU.
(a) Q (b) T (c) Y (d) Z
66. Which of the following cannot be tested?
55. Fill the missing in the series: (a) Consciousness is the function of neural activity.
7 13 19 25 _____ (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is one the architects of Indian
(a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 36 (d) 27 Constitution.
(c) Cricket is played by 11 players in each team.
55. In a code language, if thSe word ‘Energy’ is coded (d) Antonio Guterres is the present UN Secretary
as 786374 and ‘Reap’ is coded as 1073, that what is General.
code for word ‘Green’?
(a) 78664 (b) 73364 67. “EGIK” is related to “WUSQ” in the same manner
(c) 68874 (d) Cannot be determined as “DFHJ” is related to:
(a) SQOM (b) VTRP (c) BDFH (d) ECGI
56. Find the odd one among the following:
(a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Moon (d) Mercury Direction: In the following situation, several
conclusions are given. Encircle the one, which
57. Find the odd man out. logically follows from the statement.
(a) Tulip (b) Rose (c) Bud (d) Daisy
68. Cigarette smoking is injurious to health:
58. Pointing to a man, a lady said ‘His brother’s father (a) It is better to chew cigarettes
is my grandfather only son’. How is the lady related to (b) Smokers should be punished
the man? (c) Cigarette manufactures should be punished
(a) Mother (b) Daughter (c) Aunt (d) Sister (d) People should be persuaded to give up smoking

59. If A is the mother B and C and D is husband of C, 69. Pick out the word that does not it in with the
that what is A to D? others.
(a) Mother-in-law (b) Daughter (a) Dinar (b) Peso (c) Euro (d) Europe
(c) Daughter-in-law (d) Cousin
Directions: In the following questions, Q. 70 & 71.,
60. In the following series of digits how many even there is a certain relation between two given words on
numbers are immediately preceded and immediately one side of and one word is given on an other side of::
followed by odd numbers: ………… Encirlce the suitale word to be put on the
76524317935243684 other side from the given alternatives.
(a) One (b) Two (c) Four (d) Three
70. Landlord: Tenant:: Ownership : ______?
61. Find the odd man out. (a) Transfer (b) Control (c) Lease (d) Possession
(a) Inch (b) Ounce (c) Centimeter (d) Yard
71. Roster: Duty:: Inventory : _________?
62. Ram is taller than Shyam and Shyam is taller than (a) Goods (b) Produce
Krishan. If Chander is taller than Krishan, but shorter (c) Exports (d) Purchase
than Shyam than who is the shortest:
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72. Bank is related to ‘Money’ the way ‘Transport’ is
related to 85. Condone: Offence
(a) Goods (b) Road (c) Movement (d) Traffic (a) Punish: Criminal (b) Mitigate: Penitence
(c) Overlook: Aberration (d) Mistake : Judgment
73. ‘Skirmish’ is related to ‘War’ the way ‘Disease’ is
related to 86. Renovation: Renewal
(a)Infection (b) Epidemic (a) Fail: Examination (b) Tumble: Topple
(c)Patient (d) Medicine (c)Poor: Poverty (d) Up: Climb

74. ‘Data Processing’ is related to ‘Raw Data’ the way 87. Paisa: Pound
‘University’ is related to (a) Money: Bank (b) Cheque: Draft
(a) Teacher (b) Building (c) Finger: Hand (d) Gram: Ton
(c) Students (d) Principal
88. Editor: Magazine
75. ‘Heart’ is related to ‘Blood’ the way ‘Lung’ is (a) Novel: Writer (b) Poem: Poet
related to (c)Chair: Carpenter (d) Director: Film
(a) Oxygen (b) Chest (c) Purification (d)Air
89. Purity: Adulteration
76. ‘Life’ is related to ‘Death’, the way ‘hope’ is (a) Profuse: Availability (b) Treachery: Sincerity
related to (c) Rare: Scanty (d) Sink: Drown
(a) Sad (b) Despair (c) Pain (d) Cry
90. Agree: Dissent
77 to 82 Directions: In the following questions choose (a) Touchdown: Penalty (b) Latitude: Resistance
missing word in place of sign? On the basis of the (c)Schism: Diverge (d) Impasses: Concede
relationship between the words given on the left/right
hand of sign: 91. Appointment: Ability
(a)Transfer: Punishment (b) Business: Money
77. Doctor: Nurse:: ? : Follower (c) Promotion: Merit (d) Examination: Success
(a) Worker (b) Employer
(c)Union (d) Leader 92. Army: Logistics
(a) Team: Individual (b) War: Logic
78. Taka: Bangladesh :: Lira : ? (c) Soldiers: Students (d)Business: Strategy
(a)Kuwait (b) Italy (c) Sri Lanka (d) Libya
93. Butterfly is to caterpillar as frog is to______
79 Tata Co. : Corporate Sector:: State Bank of India ? (a) Fish (b) Amphibian (c) Tadpole (d) Toad
(a) Banking Sector (b) Public Sector
(c) Private Sector (d) Joint Sector 94. Quiet is to sound as darkness is to_________
(a) Cave (b) Light (c) Noise (d) Stillness
80. Ship : Sea : : Camel : ?
(a) Land (b) Desert (c)Mountain (d)Forest 95. In a certain code TEMPORAL is written as
OLDSMBSP. How is CONSIDER written in that
81. Ruby : Red : : Sapphire: ? code?
(a) Blue (b) White (c) Green (d) Silver (a) RMNBSFEJ (b) BNMRSFEJ
(c) RMNBJEFS (d) TOPDQDCH
82. Fear: Threat : : Anger : ?
(a) Compulsion (b) Panic 96. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a
(c) Provocation (d) Force circular table facing centre. H is fourth to the left of B
and second to the right of F, A is third to the left of C,
83-92; Directions: The following questions consist who is not an immediate neighbour of F. G is second
of pairs of words which are related to each other to the left of (A) D is second to the right of E.
one way or other. Each pair is followed by four (a) EH (b) DB (c) CE (d) AF
pairs of words marked A, B, C and D, which
comprise the answer pairs. Find out an answer pair 97. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ………?................
that has the same relationship as the question pair. (a) 72 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 70

83. Agenda: Meeting 98. If 'BOMBAY' is written as 'MYMYMY'. How will

(a) Programme: Function (b) Performance: Ticket ‘TAMILNADU’ be written in that code?
(c) Map: Scale (d) Foot note: Article (a) TIATIATIA (b) MNUMNUMNU
(c) IATIATIAT (d) ALDALDALD
84. Fabric: Textile
(a) Boat: Wood (b) Bangle : Glass 99. FINCH: BIRD
(c) Watch: Time (d) Building: Room (a) frog : toad (b) elephant : reptile
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(c) Daimation :dog (d) collie: marsupial
113. Peace : Chaos : : Creation : ______ ?
100. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful (a) Manufacture (b) Destruction
sequence. (c) Build (d) Construction
1. Deca 2. Kilo 3. Centi 4. Deci 5. Hecto
(a) 5,4,1,3,2 (b) 3,4,1,5,2 114. Horse: Mare::______?
(c) 2,3,1,5,4 (d) 3,2,1,5,4 (a) Fox: Vixen (b) Duck: Geese
(c) Dog: Puppy (d) Donkey : Pony
101. Yard is to inch as quart is to
(a) Gallon (b) Ounce (c) Milk (d) Liquid 115. Oceans : Deserts : Waves : ______?
(a) Dust (b) Sand Dunes (c) Ripples (d) Sea
102. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
(a) Rye (b) Sourdough (c) Pumpernickel (d) Leaf 116. Find the odd one out:_______?
(a) crusade (b) expedition (c) cruise (d) campaign
103. Here are some words translated from an artificial
language. 117. Find the odd one out:
Moolokarn means blue sky (a) King (b) Queen (c) Knight (d) Minister
Wilkospadi means bicycle race
Moolowilko means blue bicycle 118. Find the odd one out:
Which word could mean "racecar"? (a) Circle : Arc (b) Chair: Leg
(a)Wilkozwet (b) Spadiwilko (c) Flower: Petal (d) Cover: Page
(c)Moolobreil (d) Spadivolo
119. If "eraser" is called 'box', is called 'pencil', is
104. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24… What called 'sharpener', and 'sharpener' is called 'bag', what
number should come next? will a child write with?
(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 26 (a)Eraser (b) Bag (c) Pencil (d) Sharpener

105. Book : Cover:: Painting : ______? 120. If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as
a) Colour b) Frame 73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473, what will be
the code for SEARCH?
c) Wall d) Shade
(a) 216473 (b) 246173 (c) 214673 (d) 214763
106. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, 121. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said,
Wednesday, Monday ____________ "His brother's father is the only son of my
a) Sunday, Sunday b) Sunday, Monday grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in
c) Sunday, Wednesday d) Sunday, Saturday the photograph?
(a) Sister (b) Aunt (c) Grandmother (d) Daughter

107. Find the odd one out: 122. A is the mother of B and C. If D is the husband of
a) Elimination b) Challenge C. What is A to D ?
(a) Mother (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Mother-in-law
c) Round Robin d) Continuous
108. How do you describe the bounce of a 123. Amnesia: Memory : : Paralysis : ?
tennis ball on a hard court? (a) Movement (b) Limbs (c) Handicapped (d) Legs
a) High and inconsistent
124. Select the pair which is related in the same way as
b) Low and inconsistent Submarine : Fish
c) High and consistent (a) Thread : Needle (b) Boy : School
d) Low and consistent (c) Kite : Bird (d) Food: Hunger
109. The term Alley related to :
a) Basketball b) Badminton 125. Insert the missing number: 11 12 14 ___ 26 42
(A) 16 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 22
c) Gymnastics d) Softball
126. Find the odd man out.
110. ab_____ d____aaba___na__badna__b:
(a) Tyre (b) Steering wheel (c) Engine (d) Car
(a) andaa (b) babda (c) badna (d) dbanb

111. AZ, BY CX, ?

(a) EF (b) GH (c) IJ (d) DW

112. T, R, P, N, L, _____?,_____?
(a) J,G (b) J, H (c) K, H (d) K, I

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