- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 2988147
- Series
- D
IBPS Clerk Prelims Paper 9
- 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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
The superior of an abbey of monksAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
unoffecial is wrong; it is spelt unofficial. The others are correct.
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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 E
The correct spelling is livelihood.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who engages in surfboardingAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SuaveAnswer and working
Answer D
Suave (adjective) and Debonair 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.
StimulateAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DesistAnswer and working
Answer D
Desist (verb) and Refrain 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.
LumpAnswer and working
Answer A
Lump (noun) and Chunk 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 subsidiary.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
greeniry is wrong; it is spelt greenery. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
StylishAnswer and working
Answer E
Stylish (adjective) and Fashionable 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.
SpeculateAnswer and working
Answer D
Speculate (verb) and Conjecture 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 intermittent.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DownloadAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ConfidentAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not trueAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
NonchalantAnswer and working
Answer B
Nonchalant (adjective) and Casual 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.
An assistant subject to the authority or control of anotherAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is bribery.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A very boastful and talkative personAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is passive.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AssortmentAnswer and working
Answer A
Assortment (noun) and Variety 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.
NarrativeAnswer and working
Answer A
Narrative (noun) and Story 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.
SurrenderAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FrothAnswer and working
Answer C
Froth (verb) and Foam 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.
UpstreamAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
abomineble is wrong; it is spelt abominable. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ComplexityAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
irregation is wrong; it is spelt irrigation. The others are correct.
Part BNumerical Ability
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 10x = 0
II. y² − 6y − 40 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 0 or 10. II gives y = −4 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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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 72 days and Suresh can finish it in 24 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer and working
Answer E
In one day they do 1/72 + 1/24 = 1/18 of the work. Time = 72 × 24 ÷ (72 + 24) = 18 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 12x + 32 = 0
II. y² + 9y + 18 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or −4. II gives y = −6 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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By selling a watch for ₹798, a man loses 5%. For how much should he sell it to gain 15%?
Answer and working
Answer B
CP = 798 × 100/95 = ₹840. For a 15% gain: 840 × 115/100 = ₹966.
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What is the value of 67² − 15²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 82 × 52 = 4,264.
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What is √484 + √729 − √576?
Answer and working
Answer E
22 + 27 − 24 = 25.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 16, 25, ?, 49, 64, 81
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 4², 5², 6² …. The missing term is 36.
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What is the average of 59, 69, 21, 84 and 42?
Answer and working
Answer D
Sum = 275. Average = 275 ÷ 5 = 55.
Directions for questions 39 to 43
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 280 336 Shop Q 280 322 Shop R 340 510 Shop S 580 609 Shop T 520 624 -
Shop P’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer C
336 ÷ 624 × 100 = 53.85%.
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What is the ratio of Shop S’s Year 1 figure to Shop P’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
580 : 336 = 145 : 84.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Growth: Shop P 20%, Shop Q 15%, Shop R 50%, Shop S 5%, Shop T 20%. The highest is Shop R.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer E
Sum of Year 2 = 2,401. ÷ 5 = 480.2.
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What is the total for Shop T over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer A
520 + 624 = 1,144.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum is at least 7?
Answer and working
Answer A
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 21 of them qualify. Probability = 7⁄12.
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A number is first increased by 40% and then decreased by 10%. What is the net change?
Answer and working
Answer D
Net effect = 40 − 10 − (40 × 10)/100 = 26%, so 26% increase.
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What is the fourth proportional to 3, 22 and 57?
Answer and working
Answer E
3 : 22 = 57 : x, so x = 22 × 57 ÷ 3 = 418.
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What is √144 + √841 − √441?
Answer and working
Answer B
12 + 29 − 21 = 20.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹33,060 in 2 years and to ₹39,900 in 5 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer E
Interest for 3 years = 39,900 − 33,060 = ₹6,840, so ₹2,280 a year. Interest for 2 years = ₹4,560. Sum = 33,060 − 4,560 = ₹28,500.
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A train 290 m long crosses a platform 130 m long in 14 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer A
It must cover its own length and the platform: 290 + 130 = 420 m in 14 s, so 30 m/s = 30 × 18/5 = 108 km/h.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 1 : 2. After 8 years, the ratio will be 3 : 4. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer B
Ages 1x and 2x. (1x + 8) : (2x + 8) = 3 : 4 gives x = 4. Asha is 1 × 4 = 4 years.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹51/kg be mixed with rice at ₹85/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹59/kg?
Answer and working
Answer E
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (85 − 59) : (59 − 51) = 26 : 8 = 13 : 4.
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A boat covers 45 km downstream in 3 hours and 18 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer A
Downstream speed = 45 ÷ 3 = 15 km/h; upstream = 18 ÷ 6 = 3 km/h. Stream = (15 − 3) ÷ 2 = 6 km/h.
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The monthly rent of a shop goes from ₹460 to ₹184. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer and working
Answer A
Change = ₹276. On the original value: 276 ÷ 460 × 100 = 60%, a 60% decrease. Dividing by the new value, 184, is the usual slip.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 22, 27, 36, 49, 66, 87, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. The missing term is 112.
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By selling a watch for ₹513, a man loses 5%. For how much should he sell it to gain 20%?
Answer and working
Answer A
CP = 513 × 100/95 = ₹540. For a 20% gain: 540 × 120/100 = ₹648.
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What is √484 + √784 − √289?
Answer and working
Answer A
22 + 28 − 17 = 33.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 7x − 8 = 0
II. y² + 8y − 9 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or 1. II gives y = −9 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 9x − 10 = 0
II. y² − 11y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −1 or 10. II gives y = −1 or 12. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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What is √144 + √529 − √784?
Answer and working
Answer B
12 + 23 − 28 = 7.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 5², 6², 7² …. The missing term is 121.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 128.
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What is the compound interest on ₹17,500 for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer E
Amount = 17,500 × (1 + 4/100)2 = ₹18,928. CI = 18,928 − 17,500 = ₹1,428.
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A train 240 m long crosses a platform 450 m long in 46 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer C
It must cover its own length and the platform: 240 + 450 = 690 m in 46 s, so 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 5x − 36 = 0
II. y² − 4y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 4. 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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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, 38, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the terms are 1², 2², 3² … plus 2. The missing term is 51.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statement: W < L < V < D ≤ C
Conclusions: I. D ≥ W II. W > DAnswer and working
Answer A
D and W: the chain gives D > W, so D ≥ W is definitely true. W and D: the chain gives W < D, so W > D is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: F ≥ L > S = U < G
Conclusions: I. S < G II. F ≥ GAnswer and working
Answer A
S and G: the chain gives S < G, so S < G is definitely true. F and G: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so F ≥ G is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
Directions for questions 68 to 72
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Bina sits immediately to the left of Chetan. Farhan sits third to the right of Esha. Exactly one person sits between Farhan and Divya. Divya sits third to the right of Bina.-
Who sits immediately to the right of Chetan?
Answer and working
Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Esha, Divya, Arun, Farhan. Esha.
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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, Chetan, Esha, Divya, Arun, Farhan. Bina.
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What is Farhan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Esha, Divya, Arun, Farhan. 6th.
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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: Bina, Chetan, Esha, Divya, Arun, Farhan. Farhan.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Esha, Divya, Arun, Farhan. Bina and Farhan.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 20th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 20th letter from the left is T (position 20). 9 places to the left: position 11, which is K.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Sana said, ‘She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Sana?
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 Sana’s sister.
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Vijay walks 5 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 14 km. He turns right and walks 7 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 12 km west and 14 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 47 ÷ 10 − 10 × 14 + 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 47 + 10 ÷ 10 − 14 × 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 20.
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Statements:
(1) All shirts are roads.
(2) Some buses are shirts.
(3) All buses are clocks.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clocks are shirts.
(II) All clocks are buses.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some clocks may lie outside buses. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a queue, Anjali is 15th from the front and Sohan is 37th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer B
Between positions 15 and 37 there are 37 − 15 − 1 = 21 people.
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Statement: H < Z < S ≤ D ≤ W
Conclusions: I. W ≥ Z II. S ≤ HAnswer and working
Answer A
W and Z: the chain gives W > Z, so W ≥ Z is definitely true. S and H: the chain gives S > H, so S ≤ H is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some buses are not flowers.
(2) Some flowers are boxes.
(3) All boxes are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No flowers are boxes.
(II) All clouds are boxes.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: flowers and boxes may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some clouds may lie outside boxes. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Rekha said, ‘His father is the only son of my father.’ How is the man related to Rekha?
Answer and working
Answer E
The only son of my father is my brother, so the child is my brother’s. So the man is Rekha’s nephew.
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In a certain code, BREAD is written as CQFZE. How is LEMON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From BREAD → CQFZE: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to LEMON: MDNNO.
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Statement: L > X > D ≥ F ≥ E
Conclusions: I. L > D II. D = LAnswer and working
Answer A
L and D: the chain gives L > D, so L > D is definitely true. D and L: the chain gives D < L, so D = L is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, STAR is written as TCVU. How is KNIFE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From STAR → TCVU: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to KNIFE: GHKPM.
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Manoj walks 3 km towards the south. He turns right and walks 6 km. He turns right and walks 3 km. He turns right and walks 14 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 8 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(8² + 0²) = 8 km. 8 km, east.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 8, 13, 21, 32, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 3: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17. The missing term is 46.
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Statement: P < T > V ≥ G ≤ U
Conclusions: I. G = P II. T ≥ GAnswer and working
Answer B
G and P: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so G = P is not definitely true. T and G: the chain gives T > G, so T ≥ G is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) All tables are lamps.
(2) All tables are cups.
(3) No flowers are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No flowers are tables.
(II) Some flowers are not cups.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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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Kavita said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Kavita?
Answer and working
Answer A
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Kavita’s husband.
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In a queue, Ravi is 10th from the front and Ritu is 34th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer B
Between positions 10 and 34 there are 34 − 10 − 1 = 23 people.
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Priya walks 11 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 12 km. She turns left and walks 6 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 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, DESK is written as EFTL. How is CHAIR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From DESK → EFTL: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to CHAIR: DIBJS.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the left of the 17th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer D
The 17th letter from the left is Q (position 17). 4 places to the left: position 13, which is M.
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Statements:
(1) Some lamps are chairs.
(2) All phones are chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No chairs are phones.
(II) All chairs are phones.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: chairs and phones may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some chairs may lie outside phones. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) All lamps are bottles.
(2) Some stones are bottles.
(3) No stones are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some stones are lamps.
(II) No phones are lamps.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: stones and lamps need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: phones and lamps may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 2, 6, ?, 88, 445
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 21.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
512, 8, 343, 1000 are cubes; 49 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 49.
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In a certain code, SHIP is written as HSRK. How is SUGAR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From SHIP → HSRK: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to SUGAR: HFTZI.
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Statements:
(1) No watches are boxes.
(2) Some chairs are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All chairs are boxes.
(II) No chairs are watches.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some chairs may lie outside boxes. Conclusion II need not hold: chairs and watches may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 27 + 10 × 10 ÷ 20 − 4?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 27 − 10 ÷ 10 × 20 + 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 11.