- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7250284
- Series
- C
IBPS Clerk Prelims Paper 7
- 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.
SuperviseAnswer and working
Answer A
Supervise (verb) and Oversee 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 employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotelsAnswer and working
Answer B
Bellboy: someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is incomparable.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is stationery.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is believable.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WinnerAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of winner is Loser. Victor is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FraudulentAnswer and working
Answer E
Fraudulent (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.
PresumeAnswer and working
Answer D
Presume (verb) and Assume 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 worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunterAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
JoyfulAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ReassignAnswer and working
Answer E
Reassign (verb) and Transfer 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 D
supplamental is wrong; it is spelt supplemental. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PitilessAnswer and working
Answer D
Pitiless (adjective) and Ruthless 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.
GenuineAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is conveniently.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone whose job is to dye clothAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BlameAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BlessAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BlizzardAnswer and working
Answer D
Blizzard (noun) and Snowstorm 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 C
The correct spelling is progressive.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DemeanorAnswer and working
Answer E
Demeanor (noun) and Conduct 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 conceited and self-centered personAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DeadlockAnswer and working
Answer B
Deadlock (noun) and Standstill 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 temperance.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
elligible is wrong; it is spelt eligible. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who does surgery on the nervous systemAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A pupil who lives at school during term timeAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
impattient is wrong; it is spelt impatient. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CrypticAnswer and working
Answer D
Cryptic (adjective) and Mysterious 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.
AffirmAnswer and working
Answer B
The opposite of affirm is Negate. Corroborate is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BNumerical Ability
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 34 km/h and returns by the same road at 102 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 × 34 × 102 ÷ 136 = 51 km/h. The plain average, 68, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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By selling a watch for ₹782, a man loses 15%. For how much should he sell it to gain 10%?
Answer and working
Answer E
CP = 782 × 100/85 = ₹920. For a 10% gain: 920 × 110/100 = ₹1,012.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above its cost price and allows a discount of 20%. If the article was sold for ₹336, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer E
SP = CP × 1.4 × 0.8 = CP × 1.12. So CP = 336 ÷ 1.12 = ₹300.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 24 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 E
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 24 × 40 ÷ 64 = 30 km/h. The plain average, 32, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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What is 65% of 700?
Answer and working
Answer C
65% of 700 = 700 × 65/100 = 455.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 16x + 55 = 0
II. y² − 4y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 5 or 11. II gives y = −2 or 6. 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 boat covers 76 km downstream in 4 hours and 66 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer A
Downstream speed = 76 ÷ 4 = 19 km/h; upstream = 66 ÷ 6 = 11 km/h. Boat = (19 + 11) ÷ 2 = 15 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 27, 32, 41, 54, ?, 92
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. The missing term is 71.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 5 : 6. After 10 years, the ratio will be 7 : 8. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer E
Ages 5x and 6x. (5x + 10) : (6x + 10) = 7 : 8 gives x = 5. Asha is 5 × 5 = 25 years.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 2x − 3 = 0
II. y² + y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 1. II gives y = −1 or 0. 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 41 to 45
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Cars produced by five plants, in two successive years Plant Year 1 Year 2 Plant J 220 264 Plant K 580 638 Plant L 740 1,110 Plant M 560 588 Plant N 600 480 -
What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer A
Sum of Year 2 = 3,080. ÷ 5 = 616.
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Plant J’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Plant K’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer C
264 ÷ 638 × 100 = 41.38%.
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By what percent did Plant K’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Change = 638 − 580 = 58. On Year 1: 58 ÷ 580 × 100 = 10% increase.
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What is the ratio of Plant J’s Year 1 figure to Plant N’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
220 : 480 = 11 : 24.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer B
Growth: Plant J 20%, Plant K 10%, Plant L 50%, Plant M 5%, Plant N −20%. The highest is Plant L.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 36 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer D
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 36 days = 180 units. A alone: 180 ÷ 4 = 45 days.
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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 E
Amount = 63,125 × (1 + 4/100)2 = ₹68,276. CI = 68,276 − 63,125 = ₹5,151.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 13, 17, 19, ?, 29, 31
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 23.
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What is the value of 91² − 59²?
Answer and working
Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 150 × 32 = 4,800.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 22, 26, 33, 43, 56, 76, 91
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences grow by 3: 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19. The term in place of 76 should be 72, so the wrong number is 76.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 30 = 0
II. y² + 5y − 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 5. II gives y = −8 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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Simplify: 43 + 9 × 3 − 72 ÷ 6
Answer and working
Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 9 × 3 = 27 and 72 ÷ 6 = 12. Then 43 + 27 − 12 = 58.
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570 is what percent of 1,520?
Answer and working
Answer B
570 ÷ 1,520 × 100 = 37.5%.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 44 = 0
II. y² − 18y + 77 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 4 or 11. II gives y = 7 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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What is the value of 57² − 27²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 84 × 30 = 2,520.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 6, 14, 45, 184, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 925.
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What is the value of 53² − 13²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 66 × 40 = 2,640.
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The average of 5 numbers is 63. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 59. Which number was removed?
Answer and working
Answer D
Total of 5 = 5 × 63 = 315. Total of 4 = 4 × 59 = 236. Removed = 315 − 236 = 79.
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A sum of money becomes five times itself in 16 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Answer and working
Answer B
The interest earned is 4 times the principal in 16 years. Rate = 4 × 100 / 16 = 25%.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 4, 53, 8, 46, 15, 39, 16, 32
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: two series alternate: 4, 8, 12 … rising by 4, and 53, 46, 39 … falling by 7. The term in place of 15 should be 12, so the wrong number is 15.
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One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52. What is the probability that it is a face card?
Answer and working
Answer B
12 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 3⁄13.
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Simplify: 5⁄6 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄3
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 5⁄3. Adding tops and bottoms separately (10/17) is the trap.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹52/kg be mixed with rice at ₹60/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹58/kg?
Answer and working
Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (60 − 58) : (58 − 52) = 2 : 6 = 1 : 3.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 3x = 0
II. y² + 9y + 20 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = −3 or 0. II gives y = −5 or −4. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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If A : B = 3 : 7 and B : C = 5 : 1, what is A : B : C?
Answer and working
Answer D
Make B the same in both: A : B = 15 : 35 and B : C = 35 : 7. So A : B : C = 15 : 35 : 7.
Part CReasoning Ability
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In a queue, Farhan is 11th from the front and Sohan is 21st from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer D
Between positions 11 and 21 there are 21 − 11 − 1 = 9 people.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 29, 33, 38, 44, 51, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. The missing term is 59.
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Statements:
(1) Some clocks are coins.
(2) All chairs are clocks.
(3) No chairs are bells.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some chairs are clocks.
(II) Some coins are not clocks.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the coins may be clocks. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: N = S ≤ B > P < K
Conclusions: I. B = N II. B > NAnswer and working
Answer C
B and N: the chain gives B ≥ N, so B = N is not definitely true. B and N: the chain gives B ≥ N, so B > N is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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In a class, Vikram ranks 20th from the top and 19th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer E
Vikram is counted in both ranks, so the total is 20 + 19 − 1 = 38.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Meera said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Meera?
Answer and working
Answer B
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Meera’s aunt.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 43 − 3 × 8 ÷ 16 + 4?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 43 + 3 − 8 × 16 ÷ 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 14.
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Statement: R ≤ Z ≤ J ≤ E > C
Conclusions: I. E > Z II. E = ZAnswer and working
Answer C
E and Z: the chain gives E ≥ Z, so E > Z is not definitely true. E and Z: the chain gives E ≥ Z, so E = 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) All phones are buses.
(2) No cups are phones.
(3) All cups are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some cups are not trees.
(II) No trees are buses.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the cups may be trees. Conclusion II need not hold: trees and buses may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: Y ≤ X > Z ≤ B ≤ F
Conclusions: I. Z < F II. Z = FAnswer and working
Answer C
Z and F: the chain gives Z ≤ F, so Z < F is not definitely true. Z and F: the chain gives Z ≤ F, so Z = F is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 48 + 4 ÷ 6 − 15 × 3?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 48 ÷ 4 × 6 + 15 − 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 84.
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Statements:
(1) All watches are clouds.
(2) Some watches are papers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clouds are papers.
(II) All watches are papers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some watches may lie outside papers. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) No boxes are birds.
(2) All boxes are shirts.
(3) No watches are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some birds are boxes.
(II) Some shirts are not watches.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: birds and boxes need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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B is the daughter of R. R is the brother of H. How is B related to H?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from H: R is H’s brother; B is R’s daughter. So B is H’s niece.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 16, 26, 37, 50
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 1², 2², 3² … plus 1. The term in place of 16 should be 17, so the wrong number is 16.
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Pooja walks 4 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 2 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 6 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(6² + 0²) = 6 km. 6 km, east.
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Statements:
(1) No trees are coins.
(2) No coins are doors.
(3) No doors are clocks.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clocks are not doors.
(II) All clocks are coins.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some clocks may lie outside coins. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: N = P < R ≥ Q = V
Conclusions: I. V < R II. V = RAnswer and working
Answer C
V and R: the chain gives V ≤ R, so V < R is not definitely true. V and R: the chain gives V ≤ R, so V = R is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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In a certain code, CHALK is written as 40. How is TABLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
CHALK = 40 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For TABLE: 21 + 2 + 3 + 13 + 6 = 45.
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Statement: Q > X = B > G = K
Conclusions: I. G ≤ Q II. Q ≥ BAnswer and working
Answer E
G and Q: the chain gives G < Q, so G ≤ Q is definitely true. Q and B: the chain gives Q > B, so Q ≥ B is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the right of the 7th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 7th letter from the left is G (position 7). 3 places to the right: position 10, which is J.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
196, 36, 169, 121 are perfect squares; 276 is not. The odd one is 276.
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Neha walks 4 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 15 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 3 km west and 9 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
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X is the father of S. N is the brother of X. How is N related to S?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from S: X is S’s father; N is X’s brother. So N is S’s uncle.
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In a certain code, SILVER is written as QGJTCP. How is SHIP written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From SILVER → QGJTCP: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to SHIP: QFGN.
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In a certain code, CHAIR is written as DIBJS. How is PLANT written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From CHAIR → DIBJS: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to PLANT: QMBOU.
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Statements:
(1) All trees are pens.
(2) Some books are not trees.
(3) All phones are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All trees are phones.
(II) Some trees are not phones.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some trees may lie outside phones. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the trees may be phones. 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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Lata walks 10 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 3 km. She turns left and walks 9 km. She turns left and walks 3 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 19 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(19² + 0²) = 19 km. 19 km, west.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 9th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 9th letter from the right is R (position 18). 5 places to the right: position 23, which is W.
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In a certain code, EAGLE is written as FZHKF. How is BASKET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From EAGLE → FZHKF: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to BASKET: CZTJFS.
Directions for questions 96 to 100
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Farhan sits somewhere to the right of Chetan. Exactly one person sits between Esha and Divya. Divya sits immediately to the right of Farhan. Exactly 4 people sit between Esha and Bina.-
Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Esha. Esha.
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How many people sit between Bina and Farhan?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Esha. Between them: 1.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Esha. Bina.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Farhan?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Esha. Divya.
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What is Bina’s position from the left end?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Farhan, Divya, Arun, Esha. 1st.