- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7933663
- Series
- B
IBPS Clerk Prelims Paper 2
- 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 opposite in meaning to the given word.
ForbidAnswer and working
Answer B
The opposite of forbid is Permit. Interdict is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
decidence is wrong; it is spelt decadence. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UnreachableAnswer and working
Answer C
Unreachable (adjective) and Unapproachable 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.
SabotageAnswer and working
Answer C
Sabotage (verb) and Undermine 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 C
skadaddle is wrong; it is spelt skedaddle. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WidenAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PoutAnswer and working
Answer C
Pout (verb) and Sulk 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.
PostwarAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is embroidery.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ComicalAnswer and working
Answer E
Comical (adjective) and Funny 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 C
obadient is wrong; it is spelt obedient. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
memmorable is wrong; it is spelt memorable. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is immortality.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutlawAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is gradient.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UnbearableAnswer and working
Answer B
Unbearable (adjective) and Intolerable 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.
FraudulentAnswer and working
Answer B
Fraudulent (adjective) and Deceitful 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 D
The correct spelling is affiliation.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ObligationAnswer and working
Answer E
Obligation (noun) and Duty 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 supplies members or employeesAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A working woman who takes in washingAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LetdownAnswer and working
Answer E
Letdown (noun) and Disappointment 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 man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circusAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OccurAnswer and working
Answer B
Occur (verb) and Happen 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.
FlatterAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of flatter is Disparage. Blandish is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BlessAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person authorized to act for anotherAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependentsAnswer and working
Answer D
Breadwinner: one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
illegittimate is wrong; it is spelt illegitimate. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone elseAnswer and working
Answer A
Emissary: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BNumerical Ability
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4 = 0
II. y² − y − 90 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 2. II gives y = −9 or 10. 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? 5, 8, 14, 26, 50, 98, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 2. The missing term is 194.
Directions for questions 33 to 37
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 480 672 Shop Q 780 975 Shop R 800 720 Shop S 500 550 Shop T 480 576 -
What is the ratio of Shop R’s Year 1 figure to Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
800 : 576 = 25 : 18.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer C
Sum of Year 2 = 3,493. ÷ 5 = 698.6.
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Shop Q’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop P’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer E
975 ÷ 672 × 100 = 145.09%.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer C
Growth: Shop P 40%, Shop Q 25%, Shop R −10%, Shop S 10%, Shop T 20%. The highest is Shop P.
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What is the total for Shop S over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
500 + 550 = 1,050.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹10,440 in 4 years and to ₹11,160 in 6 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer E
Interest for 2 years = 11,160 − 10,440 = ₹720, so ₹360 a year. Interest for 4 years = ₹1,440. Sum = 10,440 − 1,440 = ₹9,000.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 6, 53, 9, 46, 12, 39, 13, 32
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: two series alternate: 6, 9, 12 … rising by 3, and 53, 46, 39 … falling by 7. The term in place of 13 should be 15, so the wrong number is 13.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 4, 8, 17, 33, 56, 94, 143
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. The term in place of 56 should be 58, so the wrong number is 56.
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A boat covers 28 km downstream in 2 hours and 8 km upstream in 4 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer A
Downstream speed = 28 ÷ 2 = 14 km/h; upstream = 8 ÷ 4 = 2 km/h. Stream = (14 − 2) ÷ 2 = 6 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 13x + 40 = 0
II. y² − 14y + 33 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 5 or 8. II gives y = 3 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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A train 350 m long crosses a platform 420 m long in 77 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer C
It must cover its own length and the platform: 350 + 420 = 770 m in 77 s, so 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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₹6,825 is divided among Amit, Bina and Chetan in the ratio 5 : 6 : 2. What is Amit’s share?
Answer and working
Answer D
Total parts = 5 + 6 + 2 = 13. Amit gets 5/13 × 6,825 = ₹2,625.
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What is the value of 80² − 30²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 110 × 50 = 5,500.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 6 = 0
II. y² − 5y − 14 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 2. II gives y = −2 or 7. 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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The population of a town is 56,800. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer E
56,800 × (1 + 5/100)² = 56,800 × 1.1 = 62,622. Growing 5% on 56,800 twice, not 10% once.
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Simplify: 63 + 14 × 8 − 8 ÷ 4
Answer and working
Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 14 × 8 = 112 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2. Then 63 + 112 − 2 = 173.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 12, 36, ?, 324, 972
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 108.
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What is 8% of 800?
Answer and working
Answer B
8% of 800 = 800 × 8/100 = 64.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 5x + 6 = 0
II. y² + 9y + 20 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 2 or 3. II gives y = −5 or −4. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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A bag holds 7 red, 6 blue and 3 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?
Answer and working
Answer E
Ways to pick 2 red: 21. Ways to pick any 2: 120. Probability = 7⁄40.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 54 years. 6 years ago, the father was 6 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer E
Let the son be s. Then (54 − s − 6) = 6(s − 6), so 84 = 7s and s = 12 years.
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Simplify: 77 + 5 × 11 − 14 ÷ 7
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 5 × 11 = 55 and 14 ÷ 7 = 2. Then 77 + 55 − 2 = 130.
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By selling a watch for ₹378, a man loses 10%. For how much should he sell it to gain 5%?
Answer and working
Answer D
CP = 378 × 100/90 = ₹420. For a 5% gain: 420 × 105/100 = ₹441.
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54 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 4. How much water must be added to make the ratio 2 : 3?
Answer and working
Answer E
Milk = 30 l, water = 24 l. For 2 : 3, water must be 30 × 3/2 = 45 l. Add 45 − 24 = 21 litres.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 4, 9, 16, 29, 36, 49, 64
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 2², 3², 4² …. The term in place of 29 should be 25, so the wrong number is 29.
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A train 170 m long passes a signal post in 17 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer D
Speed = 170 ÷ 17 = 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 6x + 5 = 0
II. y² + 5y + 4 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or −1. II gives y = −4 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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A and B together can do a job in 9 days. A alone can do it in 12 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer A
B’s one day = 1/9 − 1/12 = 1/36. B alone takes 36 days.
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By selling a watch for ₹486, a man loses 10%. For how much should he sell it to gain 25%?
Answer and working
Answer D
CP = 486 × 100/90 = ₹540. For a 25% gain: 540 × 125/100 = ₹675.
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What is √676 + √441 − √576?
Answer and working
Answer E
26 + 21 − 24 = 23.
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What is the average of the first 35 odd numbers?
Answer and working
Answer C
The first 35 odd numbers add up to 35² = 1225; the average is 35.
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What is the compound interest on ₹63,125 for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer A
Amount = 63,125 × (1 + 4/100)2 = ₹68,276. CI = 68,276 − 63,125 = ₹5,151.
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What is √576 + √529 − √484?
Answer and working
Answer C
24 + 23 − 22 = 25.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Sunil said, ‘His mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the man related to Sunil?
Answer and working
Answer C
The only daughter of my mother is my sister, so the child is my sister’s. So the man is Sunil’s nephew.
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Statements:
(1) Some rings are flowers.
(2) No flowers are kites.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some kites are rings.
(II) No kites are rings.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: kites and rings need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: kites and rings may overlap. But the two cannot both be false: in every diagram exactly one of them is true. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statement: H > K ≤ R > V < W
Conclusions: I. V ≤ K II. H ≤ VAnswer and working
Answer D
V and K: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so V ≤ K is not definitely true. H and V: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so H ≤ V is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some watches are rings.
(2) Some watches are not lamps.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No rings are watches.
(II) All watches are lamps.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: rings and watches may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some watches may lie outside lamps. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 55 + 3 × 8 − 2 ÷ 9?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 55 × 3 + 8 ÷ 2 − 9. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 160.
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In a certain code, CHAIR is written as QHZGB. How is HORSE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From CHAIR → QHZGB: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to HORSE: DRQNG.
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Statement: N = E ≤ B < P ≤ J
Conclusions: I. J > B II. P > NAnswer and working
Answer E
J and B: the chain gives J > B, so J > B is definitely true. P and N: the chain gives P > N, so P > N is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Deepak walks 7 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 6 km. He turns right and walks 15 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 8 km west and 6 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 83.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Tarun said, ‘She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Tarun?
Answer and working
Answer D
My grandfather’s only son is my father; his child, other than me, is my brother or sister. So the woman is Tarun’s sister.
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Statements:
(1) All bottles are bags.
(2) Some buses are bottles.
(3) No kites are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bottles are buses.
(II) Some buses are kites.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: buses and kites need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, MANGO is written as OYPEQ. How is COAT written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From MANGO → OYPEQ: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to COAT: EMCR.
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In a queue, Vikram is 17th from the front and Priya is 33rd from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer B
Between positions 17 and 33 there are 33 − 17 − 1 = 15 people.
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Statement: F < Y < Z = G = S
Conclusions: I. Y ≤ S II. Z ≤ SAnswer and working
Answer E
Y and S: the chain gives Y < S, so Y ≤ S is definitely true. Z and S: the chain gives Z = S, so Z ≤ S is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statement: E ≥ X ≤ Y ≥ G < D
Conclusions: I. Y < D II. D ≥ YAnswer and working
Answer D
Y and D: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so Y < D is not definitely true. D and Y: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so D ≥ Y is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Farah walks 15 km towards the south. She turns right and walks 9 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. She turns left and walks 9 km. She turns left and walks 6 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 12 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 12²) = 12 km.
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Statements:
(1) All planes are books.
(2) All planes are leaves.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some planes are leaves.
(II) Some books are not planes.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the books may be planes. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 18, 19, 22, 27, 34, 41, 54
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11. The term in place of 41 should be 43, so the wrong number is 41.
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Statements:
(1) Some trees are not fans.
(2) No rivers are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All trees are rivers.
(II) No trees are rivers.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some trees may lie outside rivers. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
Directions for questions 85 to 89
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 3 people sit between Gopal and Chetan. Exactly 4 people sit between Chetan and Farhan. Bina sits somewhere to the right of Arun. Arun sits second to the right of Gopal. Divya sits immediately to the left of Farhan.-
Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Esha, Arun, Bina, Chetan. Divya.
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Who sits exactly between Esha and Bina?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Esha, Arun, Bina, Chetan. Arun.
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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: Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Esha, Arun, Bina, Chetan. Chetan.
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What is Gopal’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Esha, Arun, Bina, Chetan. 3rd.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Esha?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Esha, Arun, Bina, Chetan. Arun.
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In a row of 43 students, Vikram is 17th from the left. What is Vikram’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 43 − 17 + 1 = 27th.
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Vijay walks 5 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 13 km. He turns right and walks 5 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 0 km east and 13 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 13²) = 13 km.
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Statements:
(1) No clouds are bells.
(2) No clouds are planes.
(3) All rings are planes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All bells are clouds.
(II) All clouds are planes.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some bells may lie outside clouds. Conclusion II need not hold: some clouds may lie outside planes. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 17 − 11 × 12 ÷ 10 + 5?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 17 × 11 + 12 − 10 ÷ 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 197.
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In a certain code, PLANET is written as QKBMFS. How is STONE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From PLANET → QKBMFS: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to STONE: TSPMF.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the right of the 17th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 17th letter from the left is Q (position 17). 6 places to the right: position 23, which is W.
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Statement: A > V = T ≥ D ≥ M
Conclusions: I. D = V II. A ≤ TAnswer and working
Answer D
D and V: the chain gives D ≤ V, so D = V is not definitely true. A and T: the chain gives A > T, so A ≤ T is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, BASKET is written as AZRJDS. How is TICKET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From BASKET → AZRJDS: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to TICKET: SHBJDS.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 5th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
The 5th letter from the right is V (position 22). 9 places to the left: position 13, which is M.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Manoj said, ‘His mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the man related to Manoj?
Answer and working
Answer D
The only daughter of my mother is my sister, so the child is my sister’s. So the man is Manoj’s nephew.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer D
In the others the second number is n² of the first; 4 : 15 breaks it. The odd one is 4 : 15.