- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 5611057
- Series
- A
IBPS PO Prelims Paper 1
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 3 parts: A. English Language (30), B. Quantitative Aptitude (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. Marks per question are shown with each part. Negative marking differs by part, as in the notice. 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 correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is differentiate.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OverconfidentAnswer and working
Answer D
Overconfident (adjective) and Cocksure share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is deliverance.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LenderAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ImmaculateAnswer and working
Answer A
Immaculate (adjective) and Spotless share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is equally.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Laborer who works in a mineAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is culinary.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DictatorshipAnswer and working
Answer E
Dictatorship (noun) and Tyranny share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is relentlessly.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FrivolousAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AmbienceAnswer and working
Answer B
Ambience (noun) and Atmosphere 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.
GabbyAnswer and working
Answer E
Gabby (adjective) and Talkative 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 engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structuresAnswer and working
Answer C
Surveyor: an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is puppeteer.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A scientist who studies living organismsAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TirednessAnswer and working
Answer E
Tiredness (noun) and Fatigue 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 collects and pays bets at a gaming tableAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CurlyAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who has abnormally low blood pressureAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DownstairsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AwakeAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is unofficially.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
StonyAnswer and working
Answer B
Stony (adjective) and Rocky 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.
FanaticalAnswer and working
Answer C
Fanatical (adjective) and Rabid share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is supposition.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is illogical.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ValourAnswer and working
Answer D
Valour (noun) and Heroism 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 official who enlists personnel for military serviceAnswer and working
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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A train 180 m long crosses a platform 150 m long in 11 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer B
It must cover its own length and the platform: 180 + 150 = 330 m in 11 s, so 30 m/s = 30 × 18/5 = 108 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 6x − 27 = 0
II. y² + y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 3. 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.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 5, 14, 41, 122, 361, 1,094, 3,281
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Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 − 1. The term in place of 361 should be 365, so the wrong number is 361.
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A boat covers 40 km downstream in 2 hours and 108 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer C
Downstream speed = 40 ÷ 2 = 20 km/h; upstream = 108 ÷ 6 = 18 km/h. Boat = (20 + 18) ÷ 2 = 19 km/h.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹650 and sells it for ₹455. What is the profit or loss percent?
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Answer E
Loss = ₹195. As a percent of the cost price: 195 ÷ 650 × 100 = 30% loss.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 9, 28, 65, 126, ?, 344
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Answer C
The rule: the terms are 2³, 3³, 4³ … plus 1. The missing term is 217.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹49/kg be mixed with rice at ₹64/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹59/kg?
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Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (64 − 59) : (59 − 49) = 5 : 10 = 1 : 2.
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A train 210 m long crosses a platform 250 m long in 23 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer A
It must cover its own length and the platform: 210 + 250 = 460 m in 23 s, so 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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What is the value of 56² − 32²?
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Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 88 × 24 = 2,112.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 16, 51, 208, ?
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Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 1,045.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 50% above its cost price and allows a discount of 20%. If the article was sold for ₹3,240, what was its cost price?
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Answer B
SP = CP × 1.5 × 0.8 = CP × 1.2. So CP = 3,240 ÷ 1.2 = ₹2,700.
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The simple interest on a sum for 3 years at 8% per annum is ₹11,400. What is the sum?
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Answer D
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 11,400 × 100 / (8 × 3) = ₹47,500.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 29, 31, 34, 41, 43, 47, 53
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The term in place of 34 should be 37, so the wrong number is 34.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 54 years. 2 years ago, the father was 4 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 − 2) = 4(s − 2), so 60 = 5s and s = 12 years.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head?
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Answer D
Of the 8 equally likely outcomes, 4 qualify. Probability = 1⁄2.
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What is √400 + √784 − √900?
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Answer C
20 + 28 − 30 = 18.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 13x + 12 = 0
II. y² − y − 56 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 1 or 12. II gives y = −7 or 8. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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Simplify: 84 + 9 × 4 − 18 ÷ 3
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 9 × 4 = 36 and 18 ÷ 3 = 6. Then 84 + 36 − 6 = 114.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 48 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer E
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 48 days = 240 units. A alone: 240 ÷ 4 = 60 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 40 = 0
II. y² − 11y + 10 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 8. II gives y = 1 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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₹13,200 is divided among Meera, Arjun and Kavya in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7. What is Arjun’s share?
Answer and working
Answer A
Total parts = 2 + 3 + 7 = 12. Arjun gets 3/12 × 13,200 = ₹3,300.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 14x + 45 = 0
II. y² − 6y + 8 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −9 or −5. II gives y = 2 or 4. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Simplify: 3⁄5 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄2
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Answer C
Over the common denominator 30: the sum is 8⁄5. Adding tops and bottoms separately (7/13) is the trap.
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What is the average of the first 54 even numbers?
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Answer B
The first 54 even numbers add up to 54 × 55 = 2970; the average is 55.
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₹90,000 amounts to ₹99,225 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
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Answer E
(1 + R/100)² = 99,225/90,000 = 1.1025, so 1 + R/100 = 1.05 and R = 5%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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What is √625 + √144 − √841?
Answer and working
Answer A
25 + 12 − 29 = 8.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 2 = 0
II. y² − 7y − 30 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −1 or 2. II gives y = −3 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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910 is what percent of 1,040?
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Answer A
910 ÷ 1,040 × 100 = 87.5%.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 6, 11, 16, 30, 44, 61, 81
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Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 3: 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20. The term in place of 16 should be 19, so the wrong number is 16.
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The population of a town is 75,800. It grows by 10% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
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Answer C
75,800 × (1 + 10/100)² = 75,800 × 1.21 = 91,718. Growing 10% on 75,800 twice, not 20% once.
Directions for questions 61 to 65
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 700 875 Village Q 360 450 Village R 600 720 Village S 240 264 Village T 540 486 -
What is the total for Village Q over the two years?
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Answer D
360 + 450 = 810.
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Village P’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Village R’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer D
875 ÷ 720 × 100 = 121.53%.
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What is the ratio of Village T’s Year 1 figure to Village P’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer C
540 : 875 = 108 : 175.
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By what percent did Village Q’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer B
Change = 450 − 360 = 90. On Year 1: 90 ÷ 360 × 100 = 25% increase.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer A
Sum of Year 2 = 2,795. ÷ 5 = 559.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Vijay walks 6 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 14 km. He turns left and walks 6 km. He turns right and walks 4 km. He turns left and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer E
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs East.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Asha said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Asha?
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Answer D
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Asha’s husband.
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In a class, Ravi ranks 14th from the top and 20th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
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Answer B
Ravi is counted in both ranks, so the total is 14 + 20 − 1 = 33.
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Statements:
(1) No kites are birds.
(2) No phones are kites.
(3) All papers are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No birds are phones.
(II) Some birds are phones.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: birds and phones may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: birds and phones need not overlap at all. 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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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Sana said, ‘His mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the man related to Sana?
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Answer A
The only daughter of my mother is me, so I am the mother. So the man is Sana’s son.
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Statements:
(1) All rings are lamps.
(2) Some doors are lamps.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rings are lamps.
(II) Some rings are not lamps.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the rings may be lamps. So: Only conclusion I follows.
Directions for questions 72 to 76
Five friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya and Esha, sit in a row facing north. Arun sits immediately to the left of Divya. Exactly 3 people sit between Divya and Bina. Chetan sits immediately to the right of Esha.-
Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Chetan, Arun, Divya. Divya.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Chetan, Arun, Divya. Bina.
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What is Esha’s position from the left end?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Chetan, Arun, Divya. 2nd.
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How many people sit between Divya and Esha?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Chetan, Arun, Divya. Between them: 2.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Chetan, Arun, Divya. Bina and Divya.
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Statements:
(1) No leaves are pens.
(2) All buses are leaves.
(3) No birds are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some buses are not pens.
(II) All birds are pens.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some birds may lie outside pens. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
324, 225, 121, 289 are perfect squares; 88 is not. The odd one is 88.
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Statements:
(1) All books are chairs.
(2) Some pens are not chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All pens are chairs.
(II) All chairs are books.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some pens may lie outside chairs. Conclusion II need not hold: some chairs may lie outside books. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some clouds are fans.
(2) All buses are clouds.
(3) No bags are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All bags are buses.
(II) No buses are bags.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some bags may lie outside buses. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: N ≤ R ≤ H < Y < A
Conclusions: I. R ≤ Y II. H > AAnswer and working
Answer A
R and Y: the chain gives R < Y, so R ≤ Y is definitely true. H and A: the chain gives H < A, so H > A is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: U > Z > T = E ≤ P
Conclusions: I. U > E II. Z > EAnswer and working
Answer E
U and E: the chain gives U > E, so U > E is definitely true. Z and E: the chain gives Z > E, so Z > E is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a certain code, WINDOW is written as DRMWLD. How is TRAIN written in that code?
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Answer C
From WINDOW → DRMWLD: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to TRAIN: GIZRM.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 17, 53, 161, ?, 1,457
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Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 + 2. The missing term is 485.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, ?
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Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 37.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 6 ÷ 8 + 4 × 4 − 9?
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Answer E
Replace the signs: 6 + 8 − 4 ÷ 4 × 9. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 5.
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In a certain code, MILK is written as OKNM. How is SILVER written in that code?
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Answer C
From MILK → OKNM: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to SILVER: UKNXGT.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the right of the 5th letter from the left?
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Answer D
The 5th letter from the left is E (position 5). 3 places to the right: position 8, which is H.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Kabir said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Kabir?
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Answer E
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Kabir’s aunt.
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Sunil walks 11 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 15 km. He turns right and walks 11 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
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Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 15 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(15² + 0²) = 15 km. 15 km, east.
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In a certain code, GLASS is written as IJCQU. How is SHIP written in that code?
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Answer C
From GLASS → IJCQU: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to SHIP: UFKN.
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In a queue, Ravi is 20th from the front and Dev is 36th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer D
Between positions 20 and 36 there are 36 − 20 − 1 = 15 people.
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Statements:
(1) All flowers are doors.
(2) Some roads are doors.
(3) Some roads are kites.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No kites are doors.
(II) All roads are doors.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: kites and doors may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some roads may lie outside doors. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: G < R = J < M > K
Conclusions: I. M ≥ G II. K > JAnswer and working
Answer A
M and G: the chain gives M > G, so M ≥ G is definitely true. K and J: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so K > J is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: H > E > U ≥ B > D
Conclusions: I. U > D II. U < DAnswer and working
Answer A
U and D: the chain gives U > D, so U > D is definitely true. U and D: the chain gives U > D, so U < D is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 10 + 8 − 3 × 12 ÷ 6?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 10 − 8 × 3 ÷ 12 + 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 14.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the right of the 5th letter from the left?
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Answer E
The 5th letter from the left is E (position 5). 4 places to the right: position 9, which is I.
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Rekha walks 12 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 15 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 10 km east and 24 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(10² + 24²) = 26 km.
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Statement: V > P ≤ Q ≤ X < Y
Conclusions: I. P = X II. P < XAnswer and working
Answer C
P and X: the chain gives P ≤ X, so P = X is not definitely true. P and X: the chain gives P ≤ X, so P < X 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, PLANT is written as KOZMG. How is CLOUD written in that code?
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Answer D
From PLANT → KOZMG: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to CLOUD: XOLFW.