- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 2331133
- Series
- D
IBPS Clerk Prelims Paper 10
- 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.
BrawlAnswer and working
Answer A
Brawl (verb) and Wrangle 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.
OverseeAnswer and working
Answer E
Oversee (verb) and Supervise 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.
OptimistAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is assimilate.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BorrowAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuverAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ReprimandAnswer and working
Answer D
Reprimand (noun) and Rebuke 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.
Someone who drives an automobileAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LeeryAnswer and working
Answer D
Leery (adjective) and Suspicious 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 specialist in gynecologyAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is immediate.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OutdoAnswer and working
Answer A
Outdo (verb) and Surpass share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is apprentice.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is excessively.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
JumboAnswer and working
Answer D
Jumbo (adjective) and Giant 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.
CurlyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FollowerAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptismAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is disappoint.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
JoyfulAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
fataly is wrong; it is spelt fatally. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShowyAnswer and working
Answer C
Showy (adjective) and Flamboyant 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.
FrightAnswer and working
Answer C
Fright (verb) and Scare 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.
SarcasmAnswer and working
Answer E
Sarcasm (noun) and Irony 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
amiccable is wrong; it is spelt amicable. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is appreciative.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CivilianAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone waiting in concealmentAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Laborer who works in a mineAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
immaterrial is wrong; it is spelt immaterial. The others are correct.
Part BNumerical Ability
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A boat covers 45 km downstream in 3 hours and 21 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 45 ÷ 3 = 15 km/h; upstream = 21 ÷ 3 = 7 km/h. Boat = (15 + 7) ÷ 2 = 11 km/h.
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The average of 6 numbers is 23. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 26. Which number was removed?
Answer and working
Answer C
Total of 6 = 6 × 23 = 138. Total of 5 = 5 × 26 = 130. Removed = 138 − 130 = 8.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 20 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer C
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 20 days = 100 units. A alone: 100 ÷ 4 = 25 days.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹44,400 in 4 years and to ₹51,600 in 6 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer A
Interest for 2 years = 51,600 − 44,400 = ₹7,200, so ₹3,600 a year. Interest for 4 years = ₹14,400. Sum = 44,400 − 14,400 = ₹30,000.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 4x − 12 = 0
II. y² − 12y + 11 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 2. II gives y = 1 or 11. 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: 50 + 10 × 7 − 30 ÷ 6
Answer and working
Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 10 × 7 = 70 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5. Then 50 + 70 − 5 = 115.
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What is the value of 96² − 69²?
Answer and working
Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 165 × 27 = 4,455.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 27, 64, ?, 216, 343
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the terms are 2³, 3³, 4³ …. The missing term is 125.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹400 and sells it for ₹448. What is the profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer C
Profit = ₹48. As a percent of the cost price: 48 ÷ 400 × 100 = 12% profit.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that both show the same number?
Answer and working
Answer B
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 6 of them qualify. Probability = 1⁄6.
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Simplify: 1⁄3 + 2⁄3 + 1⁄2
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 6: the sum is 3⁄2. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/11) is the trap.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 10x − 24 = 0
II. y² − 13y + 22 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 12. II gives y = 2 or 11. 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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Which number replaces the question mark? 23, 25, 28, 32, 37, 43, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The missing term is 50.
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₹40,000 amounts to ₹50,176 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer A
(1 + R/100)² = 50,176/40,000 = 1.2544, so 1 + R/100 = 1.12 and R = 12%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 97, 101, 103, 107, ?, 113
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 109.
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What is the value of 70² − 60²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 130 × 10 = 1,300.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 256.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 6 : 7 and their expenditures are in the ratio 9 : 11. If each saves ₹4,500 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
Answer and working
Answer C
Incomes 6x and 7x. (6x − 4,500) : (7x − 4,500) = 9 : 11 gives x = 3,000. P’s income = 6 × 3,000 = ₹18,000.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 18 = 0
II. y² − y − 56 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 6. II gives y = −7 or 8. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
Directions for questions 50 to 54
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 280 420 Shop Q 440 484 Shop R 740 1,036 Shop S 760 912 Shop T 240 264 -
What is the ratio of Shop T’s Year 1 figure to Shop R’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
240 : 1,036 = 60 : 259.
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What is the total for Shop Q over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
440 + 484 = 924.
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By what percent did Shop Q’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Change = 484 − 440 = 44. On Year 1: 44 ÷ 440 × 100 = 10% increase.
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Shop R’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop P’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer E
1,036 ÷ 420 × 100 = 246.67%.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Growth: Shop P 50%, Shop Q 10%, Shop R 40%, Shop S 20%, Shop T 10%. The highest is Shop P.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 35, 48, 63, 80, 96, 120, 143
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the terms are 6², 7², 8² … minus 1. The term in place of 96 should be 99, so the wrong number is 96.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 4x − 21 = 0
II. y² − 19y + 84 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −7 or 3. II gives y = 7 or 12. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Simplify: 2⁄3 + 7⁄12 + 1⁄2
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 12: the sum is 7⁄4. Adding tops and bottoms separately (11/19) is the trap.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x − 60 = 0
II. y² − 1 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 10. II gives y = −1 or 1. 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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21 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 2. How much water must be added to make the ratio 3 : 5?
Answer and working
Answer A
Milk = 15 l, water = 6 l. For 3 : 5, water must be 15 × 5/3 = 25 l. Add 25 − 6 = 19 litres.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 6 : 7. After 10 years, the ratio will be 11 : 12. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer B
Ages 6x and 7x. (6x + 10) : (7x + 10) = 11 : 12 gives x = 2. Asha is 6 × 2 = 12 years.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 30%. What is his profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer B
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 140. After 30% off: 140 × 70/100 = 98. So 2% loss.
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The population of a town is 59,600. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer C
59,600 × (1 + 5/100)² = 59,600 × 1.1 = 65,709. Growing 5% on 59,600 twice, not 10% once.
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The fare for a journey goes from ₹680 to ₹1,088. What is the percentage increase?
Answer and working
Answer B
Change = ₹408. On the original value: 408 ÷ 680 × 100 = 60%, a 60% increase. Dividing by the new value, 1,088, is the usual slip.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 30 km/h and returns by the same road at 70 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
Answer and working
Answer B
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 30 × 70 ÷ 100 = 42 km/h. The plain average, 50, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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Two trains 190 m and 290 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 58 km/h and 86 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer D
Relative speed = 58 + 86 = 144 km/h = 40 m/s. Distance = 190 + 290 = 480 m. Time = 480 ÷ 40 = 12 seconds.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statements:
(1) All flowers are kites.
(2) All trees are flowers.
(3) All roads are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some kites are not flowers.
(II) Some flowers are roads.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the kites may be flowers. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, TABLE is written as FMCBU. How is RIVER written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From TABLE → FMCBU: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to RIVER: SFWJS.
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Kavita walks 15 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 2 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 14 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 39 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(39² + 0²) = 39 km. 39 km, west.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 19th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 19th letter from the right is H (position 8). 7 places to the left: position 1, which is A.
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In a class, Farhan ranks 18th from the top and 22nd from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer E
Farhan is counted in both ranks, so the total is 18 + 22 − 1 = 39.
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Statement: S > P ≤ T ≥ X ≥ E
Conclusions: I. S < E II. P ≥ XAnswer and working
Answer D
S and E: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so S < E is not definitely true. P and X: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so P ≥ X is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
Directions for questions 72 to 76
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Divya does not sit next to Bina. Exactly 3 people sit between Chetan and Esha. Chetan sits immediately to the right of Arun. Exactly 3 people sit between Farhan and Bina.-
Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Bina. Esha.
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How many people sit between Bina and Arun?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Bina. Between them: 1.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Bina. Bina.
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What is Farhan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Bina. 2nd.
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Who sits second to the right of Farhan?
Answer and working
Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Bina. Arun.
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Statement: F = W > Z < H ≥ S
Conclusions: I. F ≥ Z II. F > ZAnswer and working
Answer E
F and Z: the chain gives F > Z, so F ≥ Z is definitely true. F and Z: the chain gives F > Z, so F > Z is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Rekha walks 3 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 12 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 12 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 12²) = 12 km. 12 km, south.
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Statement: Q ≤ S > R = P ≤ B
Conclusions: I. B > S II. B ≤ RAnswer and working
Answer D
B and S: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so B > S is not definitely true. B and R: the chain gives B ≥ R, so B ≤ R is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Manoj walks 7 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 11 km. He turns left and walks 5 km. He turns left and walks 6 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 12 km west and 5 km north of the start. Distance = √(12² + 5²) = 13 km. 13 km, north-west.
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In a certain code, CHALK is written as EJCNM. How is FRIEND written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From CHALK → EJCNM: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to FRIEND: HTKGPF.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 18 × 3 + 11 − 8 ÷ 12?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 18 ÷ 3 − 11 + 8 × 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 91.
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Statement: W > Q > D ≥ G < J
Conclusions: I. Q > G II. D ≤ JAnswer and working
Answer A
Q and G: the chain gives Q > G, so Q > G is definitely true. D and J: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so D ≤ J is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 30 × 12 + 4 − 7 ÷ 11?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 30 − 12 ÷ 4 × 7 + 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 20.
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Statements:
(1) All flowers are cups.
(2) All bells are cups.
(3) All books are bells.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some flowers are books.
(II) Some bells are cups.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: flowers and books need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer C
In the others the second number is 3n + 1 of the first; 6 : 20 breaks it. The odd one is 6 : 20.
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In a certain code, SUGAR is written as 66. How is SCHOOL written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
SUGAR = 66 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For SCHOOL: 19 + 3 + 8 + 15 + 15 + 12 = 72.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 128.
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L is the daughter of U. P is the husband of L. How is P related to U?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from U: L is U’s daughter; P is L’s husband. So P is U’s son-in-law.
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Statement: W < P ≤ H ≤ Z ≥ E
Conclusions: I. P < Z II. P = ZAnswer and working
Answer C
P and Z: the chain gives P ≤ Z, so P < Z is not definitely true. P and Z: the chain gives P ≤ Z, so P = Z is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some lamps are bells.
(2) Some trees are lamps.
(3) Some books are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some lamps are trees.
(II) All bells are trees.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some bells may lie outside trees. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: D > B < K < G ≥ N
Conclusions: I. D = K II. G = DAnswer and working
Answer D
D and K: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so D = K is not definitely true. G and D: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so G = D is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) No doors are chairs.
(2) All books are doors.
(3) All clocks are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some books are not chairs.
(II) No books are chairs.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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In a certain code, GARDEN is written as 49. How is TABLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
GARDEN = 49 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For TABLE: 20 + 1 + 2 + 12 + 5 = 40.
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D is the father of V. V is the mother of S. How is D related to S?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from S: V is S’s mother; D is V’s father. So D is S’s grandfather.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 10, 19, 35, 60, 96, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the differences are squares: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. The missing term is 145.
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V is the sister of C. C is the father of N. H is the husband of V. How is H related to N?
Answer and working
Answer B
Follow the links out from N: C is N’s father; V is C’s sister; H is V’s husband. So H is N’s uncle.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 10th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 10th letter from the left is J (position 10). 7 places to the left: position 3, which is C.
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In a queue, Anjali is 6th from the front and Dev is 18th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer C
Between positions 6 and 18 there are 18 − 6 − 1 = 11 people.
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Statements:
(1) All bottles are clouds.
(2) All tables are bottles.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All tables are clouds.
(II) No bottles are clouds.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: bottles and clouds may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.