- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 2500107
- Series
- A
IBPS Clerk Prelims Paper 4
- 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.
DuplicitousAnswer and working
Answer D
Duplicitous (adjective) and Deceitful 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.
WhimAnswer and working
Answer E
Whim (noun) and Impulse 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.
ReassureAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
StimulateAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GutsyAnswer and working
Answer C
Gutsy (adjective) and Plucky 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.
TeensyAnswer and working
Answer B
Teensy (adjective) and Bitty 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.
CommenceAnswer and working
Answer B
Commence (verb) and Start 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 sovereignty.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Remains on sidelines at social eventAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is resonance.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AdvanceAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who takes vengeanceAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GroundworkAnswer and working
Answer C
Groundwork (noun) and Basis 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 pays taxesAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is hopelessly.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is difficulty.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DescendantsAnswer and working
Answer C
Descendants (noun) and Posterity 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 shows no gratitudeAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ProsperAnswer and working
Answer E
Prosper (verb) and Thrive 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
fattally is wrong; it is spelt fatally. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is gazette.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
The contestant you hope to defeatAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CircularAnswer and working
Answer B
Circular (adjective) and Round 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.
SporadicAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CooperationAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is inseparable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishopAnswer and working
Answer E
Archdeacon: an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
emissery is wrong; it is spelt emissary. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
therrein is wrong; it is spelt therein. The others are correct.
Part BNumerical Ability
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An article bought for ₹1,350 is sold at a profit of 12%. What is its selling price?
Answer and working
Answer B
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 1,350 × 112/100 = ₹1,512.
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The average of 11 numbers is 39. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 41. Which number was removed?
Answer and working
Answer E
Total of 11 = 11 × 39 = 429. Total of 10 = 10 × 41 = 410. Removed = 429 − 410 = 19.
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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 3 : 4. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer E
Ages 5x and 7x. (5x + 4) : (7x + 4) = 3 : 4 gives x = 4. Asha is 5 × 4 = 20 years.
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What is the compound interest on ₹66,250 for 2 years at 8% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer A
Amount = 66,250 × (1 + 8/100)2 = ₹77,274. CI = 77,274 − 66,250 = ₹11,024.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above its cost price and allows a discount of 25%. If the article was sold for ₹1,155, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer D
SP = CP × 1.4 × 0.75 = CP × 1.05. So CP = 1,155 ÷ 1.05 = ₹1,100.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 805.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 3⁄4 + 3⁄5
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 20: the sum is 37⁄20. Adding tops and bottoms separately (10/16) is the trap.
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What is the value of 93² − 69²?
Answer and working
Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 162 × 24 = 3,888.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 24 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer B
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 24 days = 120 units. A alone: 120 ÷ 4 = 30 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 11x = 0
II. y² − y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 0 or 11. II gives y = −3 or 4. 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 + 15 × 10 − 36 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 15 × 10 = 150 and 36 ÷ 9 = 4. Then 50 + 150 − 4 = 196.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x − 32 = 0
II. y² + 6y − 27 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −4 or 8. II gives y = −9 or 3. 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 sum of money becomes four times itself in 15 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Answer and working
Answer D
The interest earned is 3 times the principal in 15 years. Rate = 3 × 100 / 15 = 20%.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 22x + 120 = 0
II. y² − 2y − 15 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 10 or 12. II gives y = −3 or 5. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 56 = 0
II. y² + 12y + 32 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −7 or 8. II gives y = −8 or −4. 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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What is the fourth proportional to 11, 18 and 88?
Answer and working
Answer B
11 : 18 = 88 : x, so x = 18 × 88 ÷ 11 = 144.
Directions for questions 47 to 51
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Saplings planted by five villages, in two successive years Village Year 1 Year 2 Village P 360 504 Village Q 700 560 Village R 400 460 Village S 380 494 Village T 700 1,050 -
What is the ratio of Village Q’s Year 1 figure to Village S’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer A
700 : 494 = 350 : 247.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer B
Sum of Year 2 = 3,068. ÷ 5 = 613.6.
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What is the total for Village T over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer C
700 + 1,050 = 1,750.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer A
Growth: Village P 40%, Village Q −20%, Village R 15%, Village S 30%, Village T 50%. The highest is Village T.
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Village Q’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Village S’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer A
560 ÷ 494 × 100 = 113.36%.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 729.
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One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52. What is the probability that it is neither a king nor a queen?
Answer and working
Answer A
44 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 11⁄13.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 5, 9, 18, 34, 59, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 95.
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What is 12% of 300?
Answer and working
Answer E
12% of 300 = 300 × 12/100 = 36.
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What is √625 + √841 − √441?
Answer and working
Answer B
25 + 29 − 21 = 33.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 5, 14, 32, 55, 91, 140, 204
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The term in place of 32 should be 30, so the wrong number is 32.
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A boat covers 33 km downstream in 3 hours and 27 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer D
Downstream speed = 33 ÷ 3 = 11 km/h; upstream = 27 ÷ 3 = 9 km/h. Boat = (11 + 9) ÷ 2 = 10 km/h.
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252 is what percent of 1,680?
Answer and working
Answer D
252 ÷ 1,680 × 100 = 15%.
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Two trains 220 m and 170 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 67 km/h and 41 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer B
Relative speed = 67 + 41 = 108 km/h = 30 m/s. Distance = 220 + 170 = 390 m. Time = 390 ÷ 30 = 13 seconds.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 3, 9, 17, 27, 39, 49, 69
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. The term in place of 49 should be 53, so the wrong number is 49.
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Simplify: 1⁄5 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄3
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 60: the sum is 31⁄30. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/19) is the trap.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹53/kg be mixed with rice at ₹61/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹58/kg?
Answer and working
Answer D
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (61 − 58) : (58 − 53) = 3 : 5 = 3 : 5.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 10x + 24 = 0
II. y² + y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −6 or −4. II gives y = −4 or 3. No x is greater than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≤ y.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 10 km/h and returns by the same road at 40 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 × 10 × 40 ÷ 50 = 16 km/h. The plain average, 25, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statements:
(1) No bells are birds.
(2) All bells are stones.
(3) Some roads are stones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No roads are bells.
(II) Some bells are not roads.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: roads and bells may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the bells may be roads. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: R < E ≥ T ≥ F < L
Conclusions: I. F < E II. F = EAnswer and working
Answer C
F and E: the chain gives F ≤ E, so F < E is not definitely true. F and E: the chain gives F ≤ E, so F = E is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statement: D > M ≤ T = C < K
Conclusions: I. T < K II. K ≤ TAnswer and working
Answer A
T and K: the chain gives T < K, so T < K is definitely true. K and T: the chain gives K > T, so K ≤ T is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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J is the son of W. W is the sister of B. How is J related to B?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from B: W is B’s sister; J is W’s son. So J is B’s nephew.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 15th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 15th letter from the left is O (position 15). 7 places to the left: position 8, which is H.
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In a certain code, HORSE is written as IPSTF. How is EAGLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From HORSE → IPSTF: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to EAGLE: FBHMF.
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Statement: V > T > M ≥ U ≤ D
Conclusions: I. V ≥ M II. U < VAnswer and working
Answer E
V and M: the chain gives V > M, so V ≥ M is definitely true. U and V: the chain gives U < V, so U < V is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 19th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 19th letter from the left is S (position 19). 5 places to the right: position 24, which is X.
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Tarun walks 5 km towards the east. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 7 km. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns right and walks 11 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 13 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(13² + 0²) = 13 km.
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In a certain code, STAR is written as QRYP. How is WINDOW written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From STAR → QRYP: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to WINDOW: UGLBMU.
Directions for questions 76 to 80
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Divya sits third to the left of Chetan. Exactly 2 people sit between Arun and Esha. Esha sits at one of the two ends. Farhan sits somewhere to the right of Bina. Esha and Chetan sit next to each other.-
How many people sit between Esha and Farhan?
Answer and working
Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha. Between them: 1.
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What is Bina’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha. 1st.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha. Bina.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha. Esha.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Bina?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha. Divya.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 19, 28, 47, 69, 105, 154, 218
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The term in place of 47 should be 44, so the wrong number is 47.
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In a certain code, FRIEND is written as FPGKTH. How is LADDER written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From FRIEND → FPGKTH: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to LADDER: TGFFCN.
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Y is the sister of F. W is the daughter of Y. How is W related to F?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from F: Y is F’s sister; W is Y’s daughter. So W is F’s niece.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 13, 17, 19, 27, 29, 31, 37
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The term in place of 27 should be 23, so the wrong number is 27.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 45 + 7 − 10 × 2 ÷ 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 45 × 7 + 10 ÷ 2 − 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 318.
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Statements:
(1) No stones are clouds.
(2) All clouds are papers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clouds are not stones.
(II) Some stones are not clouds.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 class, Meena ranks 21st from the top and 25th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer E
Meena is counted in both ranks, so the total is 21 + 25 − 1 = 45.
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Kabir walks 2 km towards the north. He turns left and walks 14 km. He turns left and walks 5 km. He turns right and walks 3 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 17 km west and 3 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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Deepak walks 5 km towards the south. He turns right and walks 12 km. He turns left and walks 9 km. He turns left and walks 12 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 14 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 14²) = 14 km.
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Statements:
(1) All clouds are fans.
(2) All bottles are clouds.
(3) No lamps are bottles.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some lamps are not clouds.
(II) Some lamps are not bottles.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the lamps may be clouds. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: X = S ≥ W > R ≤ F
Conclusions: I. X = W II. X > WAnswer and working
Answer C
X and W: the chain gives X ≥ W, so X = W is not definitely true. X and W: the chain gives X ≥ W, so X > W is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statement: Z ≥ F > E > W ≥ T
Conclusions: I. F < W II. Z ≥ WAnswer and working
Answer B
F and W: the chain gives F > W, so F < W is not definitely true. Z and W: the chain gives Z > W, so Z ≥ W is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, MARKET is written as PDUNHW. How is MILK written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From MARKET → PDUNHW: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to MILK: PLON.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer E
In the others the letters are 1 apart (DEF); in ABD the last gap is 2. The odd one is ABD.
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Statements:
(1) All birds are bottles.
(2) Some birds are not trees.
(3) Some trees are fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No fans are bottles.
(II) Some bottles are not trees.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: fans and bottles may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a row of 26 students, Lata is 21st 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 = 26 − 21 + 1 = 6th.
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Statements:
(1) Some clocks are shirts.
(2) All shirts are coins.
(3) Some bottles are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clocks are not coins.
(II) All clocks are coins.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the clocks may be coins. Conclusion II need not hold: some clocks may lie outside coins. 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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Statements:
(1) All lamps are roads.
(2) No lamps are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some roads are buses.
(II) No roads are buses.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: roads and buses need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: roads and buses 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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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 37 − 11 ÷ 9 + 3 × 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 37 + 11 × 9 ÷ 3 − 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 68.
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Q is the brother of C. S is the wife of Q. How is S related to C?
Answer and working
Answer B
Follow the links out from C: Q is C’s brother; S is Q’s wife. So S is C’s sister-in-law.