- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 2872524
- Series
- A
IBPS Clerk Prelims Paper 1
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 3 parts: A. English Language (30), B. Numerical Ability (35), C. Reasoning Ability (35).
- Each part has its own clock. When it runs out, that part closes and the next opens.
- Each question has 5 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 1 mark. A wrong answer costs 0.25. A question left blank scores nothing.
- Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.
Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.
Part AEnglish Language
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CuddleAnswer and working
Answer A
Cuddle (noun) and Snuggle share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who is tricked or swindledAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
HelplessnessAnswer and working
Answer D
Helplessness (noun) and Weakness share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ComplainAnswer and working
Answer A
The opposite of complain is Cheer. Kick is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is arrival.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
bachelorrette is wrong; it is spelt bachelorette. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GabbyAnswer and working
Answer D
Gabby (adjective) and Talkative share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
accurattely is wrong; it is spelt accurately. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is theoretically.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A professor or minister who is retired from assigned dutiesAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is narrate.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutpatientAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who fights bullsAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who delivers milkAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PurgeAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is reference.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ApparentAnswer and working
Answer D
Apparent (adjective) and Plain share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UnforgivableAnswer and working
Answer A
Unforgivable (adjective) and Inexcusable share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TangyAnswer and working
Answer C
Tangy (adjective) and Tart share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A servant employed to do a variety of jobsAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
proprietiry is wrong; it is spelt proprietary. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is bribery.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is spiritually.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AbundantAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FazeAnswer and working
Answer A
Faze (verb) and Unsettle share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who dietsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CurlyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PostmortemAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CorrespondAnswer and working
Answer C
Correspond (verb) and Match share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DisassembleAnswer and working
Answer C
Disassemble (verb) and Dismantle share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BNumerical Ability
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Simplify: 4⁄5 + 7⁄12 + 1⁄2
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 60: the sum is 113⁄60. Adding tops and bottoms separately (16/27) is the trap.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 8x − 9 = 0
II. y² − 6y − 72 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −1 or 9. II gives y = −6 or 12. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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Simplify: 57 + 5 × 10 − 54 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 5 × 10 = 50 and 54 ÷ 9 = 6. Then 57 + 50 − 6 = 101.
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A boat covers 64 km downstream in 4 hours and 20 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer D
Downstream speed = 64 ÷ 4 = 16 km/h; upstream = 20 ÷ 2 = 10 km/h. Boat = (16 + 10) ÷ 2 = 13 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 6, 18, ?, 162, 486
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 54.
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What is √144 + √625 − √529?
Answer and working
Answer B
12 + 25 − 23 = 14.
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The population of a town is 10,800. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer A
10,800 × (1 + 5/100)² = 10,800 × 1.1 = 11,907. Growing 5% on 10,800 twice, not 10% once.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 12x + 32 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 28 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −8 or −4. II gives y = −4 or 7. No x is greater than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≤ y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 37, 50, 65, 82, 101, 122, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the terms are 6², 7², 8² … plus 1. The missing term is 145.
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A scooter runs at 18 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer D
Multiply by 5/18: 18 × 5/18 = 5 m/s.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹600 and sells it for ₹750. What is the profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer D
Profit = ₹150. As a percent of the cost price: 150 ÷ 600 × 100 = 25% profit.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 50 = 0
II. y² + 14y + 48 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 5 or 10. II gives y = −8 or −6. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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If A : B = 1 : 5 and B : C = 8 : 3, what is A : B : C?
Answer and working
Answer D
Make B the same in both: A : B = 8 : 40 and B : C = 40 : 15. So A : B : C = 8 : 40 : 15.
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What is the average of the first 99 natural numbers?
Answer and working
Answer E
Sum = 99 × 100/2, so the average is (99 + 1)/2 = 50.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 18x + 80 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 4 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 8 or 10. II gives y = −1 or 4. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 38, 51, 66, 83, 102, 123, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 6², 7², 8² … plus 2. The missing term is 146.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 5 : 7. After 4 years, the ratio will be 7 : 9. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer C
Ages 5x and 7x. (5x + 4) : (7x + 4) = 7 : 9 gives x = 2. Asha is 5 × 2 = 10 years.
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Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
Answer and working
Answer D
Single discount = 10 + 20 − (10 × 20)/100 = 28%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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A is twice as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 12 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer D
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 2; together 3 units a day for 12 days = 36 units. A alone: 36 ÷ 2 = 18 days.
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What is the compound interest on ₹61,250 for 2 years at 8% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer D
Amount = 61,250 × (1 + 8/100)2 = ₹71,442. CI = 71,442 − 61,250 = ₹10,192.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 23, 29, ?, 37, 41, 43
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 31.
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A sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Answer and working
Answer D
The interest earned is 1 times the principal in 8 years. Rate = 1 × 100 / 8 = 12.5%.
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The population of a town is 69,200. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer B
69,200 × (1 + 5/100)² = 69,200 × 1.1 = 76,293. Growing 5% on 69,200 twice, not 10% once.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 5⁄12 + 4⁄5
Answer and working
Answer D
Over the common denominator 60: the sum is 103⁄60. Adding tops and bottoms separately (10/19) is the trap.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 9, 16, 30, 58, 114, 226, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 2. The missing term is 450.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 10x + 9 = 0
II. y² + 5y = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 1 or 9. II gives y = −5 or 0. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head?
Answer and working
Answer E
Of the 8 equally likely outcomes, 4 qualify. Probability = 1⁄2.
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Simplify: 3⁄10 + 1⁄2 + 2⁄3
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 30: the sum is 22⁄15. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/15) is the trap.
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Two trains 160 m and 110 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 65 km/h and 43 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer A
Relative speed = 65 + 43 = 108 km/h = 30 m/s. Distance = 160 + 110 = 270 m. Time = 270 ÷ 30 = 9 seconds.
Directions for questions 60 to 64
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Bicycles sold by five shops, in two successive years Shop Year 1 Year 2 Shop P 560 588 Shop Q 440 352 Shop R 800 960 Shop S 480 528 Shop T 700 980 -
Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer A
Growth: Shop P 5%, Shop Q −20%, Shop R 20%, Shop S 10%, Shop T 40%. The highest is Shop T.
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By what percent did Shop T’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Change = 980 − 700 = 280. On Year 1: 280 ÷ 700 × 100 = 40% increase.
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What is the ratio of Shop S’s Year 1 figure to Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
480 : 352 = 15 : 11.
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Shop P’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
588 ÷ 352 × 100 = 167.05%.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer C
Sum of Year 2 = 3,408. ÷ 5 = 681.6.
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42 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 1. How much water must be added to make the ratio 5 : 4?
Answer and working
Answer D
Milk = 35 l, water = 7 l. For 5 : 4, water must be 35 × 4/5 = 28 l. Add 28 − 7 = 21 litres.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 22, 64, ?, 568, 1,702
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 − 2. The missing term is 190.
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Statements:
(1) All phones are clocks.
(2) No phones are leaves.
(3) All kites are leaves.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some leaves are not phones.
(II) Some leaves are kites.Answer and working
Answer E
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statement: D < F > Q ≥ H ≥ L
Conclusions: I. H > D II. F = LAnswer and working
Answer D
H and D: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so H > D is not definitely true. F and L: the chain gives F > L, so F = L is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) All trees are rivers.
(2) All trees are birds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some trees are rivers.
(II) Some birds are not trees.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the birds may be trees. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) All trees are lamps.
(2) No trees are cups.
(3) No leaves are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some leaves are trees.
(II) No cups are leaves.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: leaves and trees need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, CHAIR is written as 44. How is CLOUD written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
CHAIR = 44 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For CLOUD: 4 + 13 + 16 + 22 + 5 = 60.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 3 ÷ 4 − 11 + 14 × 11?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 3 − 4 + 11 × 14 ÷ 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 13.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer C
1000, 27, 125, 216 are cubes; 225 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 225.
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T is the sister of U. U is the mother of V. B is the husband of T. How is B related to V?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from V: U is V’s mother; T is U’s sister; B is T’s husband. So B is V’s uncle.
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Statement: U > G ≤ K ≤ Q < T
Conclusions: I. K = T II. T < KAnswer and working
Answer D
K and T: the chain gives K < T, so K = T is not definitely true. T and K: the chain gives T > K, so T < K is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: R < Q < J < B ≤ X
Conclusions: I. J ≤ X II. R ≥ BAnswer and working
Answer A
J and X: the chain gives J < X, so J ≤ X is definitely true. R and B: the chain gives R < B, so R ≥ B is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 51 + 3 ÷ 11 × 5 − 11?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 51 ÷ 3 × 11 − 5 + 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 193.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 37, 50, 65, 82, 101, 122, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the terms are 6², 7², 8² … plus 1. The missing term is 145.
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Statements:
(1) All stones are roads.
(2) Some fans are roads.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some stones are not roads.
(II) Some fans are not roads.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the stones may be roads. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the fans may be roads. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some watches are not bells.
(2) All shirts are watches.
(3) All phones are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some watches are phones.
(II) All phones are bells.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some phones may lie outside bells. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, MOTHER is written as 79. How is BREAD written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
MOTHER = 79 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For BREAD: 2 + 18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 30.
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B is the son of K. K is the daughter of E. How is B related to E?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from E: K is E’s daughter; B is K’s son. So B is E’s grandson.
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Kavita walks 2 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 4 km. She turns left and walks 2 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 2 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 2²) = 2 km.
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Kabir walks 5 km towards the north. He turns left and walks 12 km. He turns left and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 5 km. He turns right and walks 2 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 7 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(7² + 0²) = 7 km.
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In a row of 47 students, Lata is 19th from the left. What is Lata’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer C
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 47 − 19 + 1 = 29th.
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In a queue, Ravi is 20th from the front and Sohan is 28th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer A
Between positions 20 and 28 there are 28 − 20 − 1 = 7 people.
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Lata walks 2 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 5 km west and 9 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the right of the 12th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 12th letter from the left is L (position 12). 4 places to the right: position 16, which is P.
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P is the daughter of R. D is the husband of P. How is D related to R?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from R: P is R’s daughter; D is P’s husband. So D is R’s son-in-law.
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In a certain code, LAMP is written as 42. How is STONE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
LAMP = 42 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For STONE: 19 + 20 + 15 + 14 + 5 = 73.
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Statement: T ≤ D < E ≥ Z ≥ U
Conclusions: I. U < T II. T ≥ EAnswer and working
Answer D
U and T: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so U < T is not definitely true. T and E: the chain gives T < E, so T ≥ E is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
Directions for questions 92 to 96
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Exactly one person sits between Bina and Divya. Exactly 4 people sit between Esha and Divya. Exactly one person sits between Farhan and Bina. Exactly 2 people sit between Divya and Chetan. Arun sits somewhere to the right of Chetan.-
How many people sit between Farhan and Arun?
Answer and working
Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Bina, Arun, Divya. Between them: 2.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Bina, Arun, Divya. Esha.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Bina, Arun, Divya. Divya.
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What is Esha’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Bina, Arun, Divya. 1st.
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Who sits second to the right of Farhan?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Bina, Arun, Divya. Bina.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the right of the 19th letter from the right?
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Answer E
The 19th letter from the right is H (position 8). 3 places to the right: position 11, which is K.
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In a certain code, MILK is written as NJML. How is BOTTLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From MILK → NJML: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to BOTTLE: CPUUMF.
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Statements:
(1) All coins are birds.
(2) No coins are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All birds are books.
(II) Some coins are books.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some birds may lie outside books. Conclusion II need not hold: coins and books need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: J > Y ≥ W > E ≥ N
Conclusions: I. E = Y II. N < YAnswer and working
Answer B
E and Y: the chain gives E < Y, so E = Y is not definitely true. N and Y: the chain gives N < Y, so N < Y is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.