- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 4792897
- Series
- B
IBPS PO 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. 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 word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WinnerAnswer and working
Answer D
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 correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is flattery.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GaietyAnswer and working
Answer E
Gaiety (noun) and Merriment 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 E
periodecally is wrong; it is spelt periodically. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
aceptance is wrong; it is spelt acceptance. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ForsakeAnswer and working
Answer C
Forsake (verb) and Desert 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 A
The correct spelling is literary.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A man who has recently been marriedAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A member of a municipal legislative bodyAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A mischievous elf in Irish folkloreAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ConceivableAnswer and working
Answer C
Conceivable (adjective) and Imaginable 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.
Fights on foot with small armsAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is efficient.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EntrustAnswer and working
Answer D
Entrust (verb) and Confide 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.
ExtremistAnswer and working
Answer E
Extremist (adjective) and Radical 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.
ExpensiveAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is emphatically.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FaithlessAnswer and working
Answer A
Faithless (adjective) and Traitorous 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 B
The correct spelling is terminally.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ClarityAnswer and working
Answer A
The opposite of clarity is Obscurity. Lucidity 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.
OdorAnswer and working
Answer C
Odor (noun) and Smell 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.
OptimistAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A zoologist who studies insectsAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A cruel and oppressive dictatorAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is supposedly.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UnilateralAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ShoutAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FruitlessAnswer and working
Answer B
Fruitless (adjective) and Vain 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.
PerilousAnswer and working
Answer B
Perilous (adjective) and Precarious 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 A
The correct spelling is reinforcement.
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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Simplify: 49 + 7 × 12 − 36 ÷ 3
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 7 × 12 = 84 and 36 ÷ 3 = 12. Then 49 + 84 − 12 = 121.
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₹60,000 amounts to ₹86,400 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer E
(1 + R/100)² = 86,400/60,000 = 1.44, so 1 + R/100 = 1.2 and R = 20%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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A and B together can do a job in 15 days. A alone can do it in 20 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer D
B’s one day = 1/15 − 1/20 = 1/60. B alone takes 60 days.
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What is the average of 99, 91, 87, 58, 58 and 27?
Answer and working
Answer E
Sum = 420. Average = 420 ÷ 6 = 70.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 60 km/h and returns by the same road at 100 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
Answer and working
Answer A
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 60 × 100 ÷ 160 = 75 km/h. The plain average, 80, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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Simplify: 92 + 8 × 7 − 36 ÷ 3
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 8 × 7 = 56 and 36 ÷ 3 = 12. Then 92 + 56 − 12 = 136.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10%. What is his profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer A
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 125. After 10% off: 125 × 90/100 = 112.5. So 12.5% profit.
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The price of a cooler goes from ₹840 to ₹924. What is the percentage increase?
Answer and working
Answer C
Change = ₹84. On the original value: 84 ÷ 840 × 100 = 10%, a 10% increase. Dividing by the new value, 924, is the usual slip.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 2x − 63 = 0
II. y² − 10y + 21 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −7 or 9. II gives y = 3 or 7. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 2 = 0
II. y² − 4y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −1 or 2. 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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What is the value of 77² − 33²?
Answer and working
Answer B
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 110 × 44 = 4,840.
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Simplify: 22 + 4 × 9 − 48 ÷ 8
Answer and working
Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 4 × 9 = 36 and 48 ÷ 8 = 6. Then 22 + 36 − 6 = 52.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 17, 19, 23, 29, 30, 37, 41
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The term in place of 30 should be 31, so the wrong number is 30.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 3 : 2 and their expenditures are in the ratio 7 : 3. If each saves ₹5,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
Answer and working
Answer A
Incomes 3x and 2x. (3x − 5,000) : (2x − 5,000) = 7 : 3 gives x = 4,000. P’s income = 3 × 4,000 = ₹12,000.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 256.
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The population of a town is 31,525. It grows by 20% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer C
31,525 × (1 + 20/100)² = 31,525 × 1.44 = 45,396. Growing 20% on 31,525 twice, not 40% once.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹20,700 in 3 years and to ₹21,600 in 4 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer E
Interest for 1 year = 21,600 − 20,700 = ₹900, so ₹900 a year. Interest for 3 years = ₹2,700. Sum = 20,700 − 2,700 = ₹18,000.
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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 B
44 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 11⁄13.
Directions for questions 49 to 53
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Books issued by five libraries, in two successive years Library Year 1 Year 2 Library A 400 480 Library B 280 294 Library C 240 312 Library D 760 1,140 Library E 660 759 -
By what percent did Library B’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Change = 294 − 280 = 14. On Year 1: 14 ÷ 280 × 100 = 5% increase.
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What is the total for Library E over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
660 + 759 = 1,419.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer B
Sum of Year 2 = 2,985. ÷ 5 = 597.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer C
Growth: Library A 20%, Library B 5%, Library C 30%, Library D 50%, Library E 15%. The highest is Library D.
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Library D’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Library B’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
1,140 ÷ 294 × 100 = 387.76%.
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A train 100 m long passes a signal post in 10 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer E
Speed = 100 ÷ 10 = 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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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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Find the wrong number in the series: 15, 24, 35, 51, 63, 80, 99
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 4², 5², 6² … minus 1. The term in place of 51 should be 48, so the wrong number is 51.
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A boat covers 85 km downstream in 5 hours and 14 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 85 ÷ 5 = 17 km/h; upstream = 14 ÷ 2 = 7 km/h. Boat = (17 + 7) ÷ 2 = 12 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 72 = 0
II. y² + 11y + 18 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 8. II gives y = −9 or −2. 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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In what ratio must rice at ₹38/kg be mixed with rice at ₹61/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹48/kg?
Answer and working
Answer E
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (61 − 48) : (48 − 38) = 13 : 10 = 13 : 10.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 1 : 7. After 10 years, the ratio will be 3 : 11. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer C
Ages 1x and 7x. (1x + 10) : (7x + 10) = 3 : 11 gives x = 8. Asha is 1 × 8 = 8 years.
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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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 19x + 88 = 0
II. y² − y − 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 8 or 11. II gives y = −2 or 3. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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By selling a watch for ₹375, a man loses 25%. For how much should he sell it to gain 15%?
Answer and working
Answer D
CP = 375 × 100/75 = ₹500. For a 15% gain: 500 × 115/100 = ₹575.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 17x + 72 = 0
II. y² + 2y − 8 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −9 or −8. II gives y = −4 or 2. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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What is the value of 72² − 38²?
Answer and working
Answer B
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 110 × 34 = 3,740.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statement: A > R ≤ J > X = Z
Conclusions: I. R > X II. R ≤ ZAnswer and working
Answer D
R and X: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so R > X is not definitely true. R and Z: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so R ≤ Z is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 19th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 19th letter from the left is S (position 19). 3 places to the left: position 16, which is P.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 63, 124, 215, 342, 511, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the terms are 4³, 5³, 6³ … minus 1. The missing term is 728.
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Statement: M ≤ W < N < Y ≤ S
Conclusions: I. M = N II. W ≤ YAnswer and working
Answer B
M and N: the chain gives M < N, so M = N is not definitely true. W and Y: the chain gives W < Y, so W ≤ Y is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 52 ÷ 6 × 2 − 2 + 2?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 52 × 6 ÷ 2 + 2 − 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 156.
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In a row of 30 students, Farhan is 14th from the left. What is Farhan’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 30 − 14 + 1 = 17th.
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Statement: N = U ≤ X = G < K
Conclusions: I. X ≥ N II. G = NAnswer and working
Answer A
X and N: the chain gives X ≥ N, so X ≥ N is definitely true. G and N: the chain gives G ≥ N, so G = N is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, GREEN is written as EPCCL. How is DESK written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From GREEN → EPCCL: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to DESK: BCQI.
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Imran walks 11 km towards the east. He turns left and walks 2 km. He turns left and walks 3 km. He turns right and walks 6 km. He turns right and walks 11 km. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer and working
Answer D
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs East.
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In a certain code, WATER is written as ZDWHU. How is COAT written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From WATER → ZDWHU: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to COAT: FRDW.
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Statements:
(1) All boxes are doors.
(2) Some rivers are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No rivers are boxes.
(II) Some rivers are boxes.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: rivers and boxes may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: rivers and boxes 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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Statement: H > Q > U = W < M
Conclusions: I. U < H II. M ≥ QAnswer and working
Answer A
U and H: the chain gives U < H, so U < H is definitely true. M and Q: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so M ≥ Q is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
Directions for questions 78 to 82
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 3 people sit between Arun and Esha. Farhan sits immediately to the right of Divya. Exactly 3 people sit between Divya and Chetan. Esha and Chetan sit next to each other.-
Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Divya, Farhan, Bina, Esha, Chetan. Arun and Chetan.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Divya, Farhan, Bina, Esha, Chetan. Chetan.
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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: Arun, Divya, Farhan, Bina, Esha, Chetan. Arun.
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What is Chetan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Divya, Farhan, Bina, Esha, Chetan. 6th.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Farhan?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Divya, Farhan, Bina, Esha, Chetan. Bina.
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Statement: G > A > V ≥ X < S
Conclusions: I. S < G II. V ≤ GAnswer and working
Answer B
S and G: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so S < G is not definitely true. V and G: the chain gives V < G, so V ≤ G is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Asha walks 3 km towards the south. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 3 km. She turns left and walks 8 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 20 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(20² + 0²) = 20 km.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 48 − 8 + 8 × 18 ÷ 6?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 48 ÷ 8 × 8 − 18 + 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 36.
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R is the mother of K. S is the brother of R. How is S related to K?
Answer and working
Answer B
Follow the links out from K: R is K’s mother; S is R’s brother. So S is K’s uncle.
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Lata walks 12 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 7 km. She turns left and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 13 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 0 km east and 20 km north of the start. Distance = √(0² + 20²) = 20 km. 20 km, north.
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In a certain code, CHALK is written as 70. How is LEMON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
CHALK = 70 is twice the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet. For LEMON: 12 + 5 + 13 + 15 + 14 doubled = 118.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the right of the 18th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 18th letter from the left is R (position 18). 3 places to the right: position 21, which is U.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 6, 15, 31, 56, 94, 141, 205
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The term in place of 94 should be 92, so the wrong number is 94.
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Statements:
(1) Some chairs are birds.
(2) No coins are chairs.
(3) Some trees are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All birds are trees.
(II) Some chairs are not coins.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some birds may lie outside trees. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some kites are pens.
(2) Some buses are kites.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All kites are pens.
(II) Some kites are not pens.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some kites may lie outside pens. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the kites may be pens. 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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In a queue, Vikram is 16th from the front and Ritu is 20th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer A
Between positions 16 and 20 there are 20 − 16 − 1 = 3 people.
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In a certain code, RAIN is written as PYGL. How is LIGHT written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From RAIN → PYGL: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to LIGHT: JGEFR.
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Statements:
(1) Some birds are watches.
(2) No trees are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All watches are trees.
(II) Some birds are not trees.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some watches may lie outside trees. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Tarun said, ‘He is the son of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the man related to Tarun?
Answer and working
Answer B
My grandfather’s only son is my father; his child, other than me, is my brother or sister. So the man is Tarun’s brother.
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Statements:
(1) Some planes are shirts.
(2) All bells are planes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All planes are shirts.
(II) Some bells are not planes.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some planes may lie outside shirts. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the bells may be planes. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer B
In the others the second number is 3n + 1 of the first; 12 : 36 breaks it. The odd one is 12 : 36.
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Statement: Y = H ≥ B ≤ S < D
Conclusions: I. B < Y II. B = YAnswer and working
Answer C
B and Y: the chain gives B ≤ Y, so B < Y is not definitely true. B and Y: the chain gives B ≤ Y, so B = Y is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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W is the mother of R. G is the brother of W. How is G related to R?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from R: W is R’s mother; G is W’s brother. So G is R’s uncle.