- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7035822
- Series
- D
IBPS PO Prelims Paper 5
- 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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who drives an automobileAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
suppossedly is wrong; it is spelt supposedly. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who makes a bid at cardsAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who rides a bicycleAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TyrannicalAnswer and working
Answer B
Tyrannical (adjective) and Oppressive 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.
BicycleAnswer and working
Answer A
Bicycle (verb) and Bike share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who shoots a gunAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is addition.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FlatterAnswer and working
Answer A
The opposite of flatter is Disparage. Blandish is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
NativeAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is hysterically.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for displayAnswer and working
Answer B
Taxidermist: a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is occupant.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SoftenAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GroovyAnswer and working
Answer D
Groovy (adjective) and Swell 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
artificialy is wrong; it is spelt artificially. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
occipittal is wrong; it is spelt occipital. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BackwardAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BoilAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TimidAnswer and working
Answer D
Timid (noun) and Cautious 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.
JeopardizeAnswer and working
Answer D
Jeopardize (verb) and Threaten 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 reassurance.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their cultureAnswer and working
Answer A
Archaeologist: an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is beginner.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CompulsoryAnswer and working
Answer B
Compulsory (adjective) and Mandatory 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.
LexiconAnswer and working
Answer A
Lexicon (noun) and Vocabulary 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.
CurlyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ExclusiveAnswer and working
Answer E
Exclusive (adjective) and Sole share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
interogator is wrong; it is spelt interrogator. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EradicateAnswer and working
Answer D
Eradicate (verb) and Annihilate share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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The simple interest on a sum for 5 years at 8% per annum is ₹1,400. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer E
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 1,400 × 100 / (8 × 5) = ₹3,500.
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A number is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net change?
Answer and working
Answer A
Net effect = 20 − 20 − (20 × 20)/100 = −4%, so 4% decrease.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 9x + 14 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 10 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 2 or 7. II gives y = −2 or 5. 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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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 58 years. 8 years ago, the father was 6 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer C
Let the son be s. Then (58 − s − 8) = 6(s − 8), so 98 = 7s and s = 14 years.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹36,875 for 2 years at 12% per annum?
Answer and working
Answer C
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 36,875 × (12/100)² = ₹531.
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A train 140 m long passes a signal post in 14 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer A
Speed = 140 ÷ 14 = 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 53.
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If A : B = 4 : 7 and B : C = 9 : 7, what is A : B : C?
Answer and working
Answer D
Make B the same in both: A : B = 36 : 63 and B : C = 63 : 49. So A : B : C = 36 : 63 : 49.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum is a prime number?
Answer and working
Answer C
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 15 of them qualify. Probability = 5⁄12.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 10 = 0
II. y² − 36 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 5. II gives y = −6 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 5% of 2,160?
Answer and working
Answer B
5% of 2,160 = 2,160 × 5/100 = 108.
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A scooter runs at 90 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer B
Multiply by 5/18: 90 × 5/18 = 25 m/s.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x = 0
II. y² + 13y + 36 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 0 or 4. II gives y = −9 or −4. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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144 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 5. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 3?
Answer and working
Answer B
Milk = 84 l, water = 60 l. For 1 : 3, water must be 84 × 3/1 = 252 l. Add 252 − 60 = 192 litres.
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What is √729 + √289 − √225?
Answer and working
Answer C
27 + 17 − 15 = 29.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 90 = 0
II. y² + 5y − 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 10. II gives y = −6 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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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 1², 2², 3² … plus 2. The missing term is 38.
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Simplify: 7⁄10 + 1⁄3 + 1⁄2
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 60: the sum is 23⁄15. Adding tops and bottoms separately (12/24) is the trap.
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What is the average of the first 25 even numbers?
Answer and working
Answer A
The first 25 even numbers add up to 25 × 26 = 650; the average is 26.
Directions for questions 50 to 54
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 440 352 Shop Q 420 378 Shop R 560 616 Shop S 520 676 Shop T 700 1,050 -
What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer B
Sum of Year 2 = 3,072. ÷ 5 = 614.4.
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What is the total for Shop R over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
560 + 616 = 1,176.
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What is the ratio of Shop Q’s Year 1 figure to Shop S’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer D
420 : 676 = 105 : 169.
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Shop S’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer D
676 ÷ 378 × 100 = 178.84%.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer C
Growth: Shop P −20%, Shop Q −10%, Shop R 10%, Shop S 30%, Shop T 50%. The highest is Shop T.
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What is the value of 69² − 35²?
Answer and working
Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 104 × 34 = 3,536.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 30 = 0
II. y² + 4y − 5 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 6. II gives y = −5 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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Find the wrong number in the series: 22, 24, 28, 38, 42, 52, 64
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. The term in place of 38 should be 34, so the wrong number is 38.
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A boat covers 90 km downstream in 5 hours and 24 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer D
Downstream speed = 90 ÷ 5 = 18 km/h; upstream = 24 ÷ 3 = 8 km/h. Boat = (18 + 8) ÷ 2 = 13 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?
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 805.
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A and B together can do a job in 10 days. A alone can do it in 12 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer D
B’s one day = 1/10 − 1/12 = 1/60. B alone takes 60 days.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the terms are 3³, 4³, 5³ …. The missing term is 512.
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Simplify: 63 + 10 × 4 − 4 ÷ 2
Answer and working
Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 10 × 4 = 40 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2. Then 63 + 40 − 2 = 101.
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An article bought for ₹3,000 is sold at a profit of 30%. What is its selling price?
Answer and working
Answer D
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 3,000 × 130/100 = ₹3,900.
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An article bought for ₹1,950 is sold at a profit of 12%. What is its selling price?
Answer and working
Answer D
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 1,950 × 112/100 = ₹2,184.
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What is the value of 82² − 31²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 113 × 51 = 5,763.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Kavita walks 12 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns left and walks 11 km. She turns left and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 6 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 29 km west and 2 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
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Statement: D ≤ F ≤ V = C = H
Conclusions: I. H ≥ D II. F ≤ HAnswer and working
Answer E
H and D: the chain gives H ≥ D, so H ≥ D is definitely true. F and H: the chain gives F ≤ H, so F ≤ H is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a certain code, FLOWER is written as GKPVFQ. How is MANGO written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From FLOWER → GKPVFQ: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to MANGO: NZOFP.
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Statement: A ≥ Y ≥ W ≥ Z < T
Conclusions: I. A = W II. A > WAnswer and working
Answer C
A and W: the chain gives A ≥ W, so A = W is not definitely true. A and W: the chain gives A ≥ W, so A > W is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statement: C > L > R = A > V
Conclusions: I. L > V II. L < VAnswer and working
Answer A
L and V: the chain gives L > V, so L > V is definitely true. L and V: the chain gives L > V, so L < V is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some tables are leaves.
(2) Some leaves are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No tables are leaves.
(II) Some books are leaves.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: tables and leaves may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a row of 37 students, Lata is 6th from the left. What is Lata’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer C
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 37 − 6 + 1 = 32nd.
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Statement: E ≤ S ≤ X < F ≥ C
Conclusions: I. X ≥ E II. X ≥ CAnswer and working
Answer A
X and E: the chain gives X ≥ E, so X ≥ E is definitely true. X and C: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so X ≥ C is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) No fans are lamps.
(2) Some bags are lamps.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are fans.
(II) Some bags are not fans.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: bags and fans need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Pooja walks 10 km towards the north. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns left and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 5 km east and 12 km north of the start, which is to the North-east.
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Statements:
(1) Some trees are books.
(2) No trees are rivers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No rivers are trees.
(II) Some rivers are not trees.Answer and working
Answer E
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a class, Ravi ranks 25th from the top and 29th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer D
Ravi is counted in both ranks, so the total is 25 + 29 − 1 = 53.
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Statements:
(1) No doors are chairs.
(2) All books are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some books are doors.
(II) Some books are not chairs.Answer and working
Answer E
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 20th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 20th letter from the left is T (position 20). 3 places to the left: position 17, which is Q.
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Statements:
(1) Some chairs are phones.
(2) Some pens are not chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some chairs are pens.
(II) No chairs are pens.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: chairs and pens need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: chairs and pens may overlap. But the two cannot both be false: in every diagram exactly one of them is true. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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D is the husband of R. J is the mother of K. R is the sister of J. How is D related to K?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from K: J is K’s mother; R is J’s sister; D is R’s husband. So D is K’s uncle.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 42 + 2 ÷ 2 − 8 × 8?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 42 ÷ 2 + 2 × 8 − 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 29.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 16, 51, 208, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
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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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Meera said, ‘He is the son of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the man related to Meera?
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 Meera’s brother.
Directions for questions 85 to 89
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Esha sits somewhere to the right of Bina. Exactly 2 people sit between Gopal and Bina. Divya sits second to the right of Farhan. Divya sits second to the left of Bina. Chetan sits at one of the two ends. Chetan sits somewhere to the right of Bina.-
Who sits second to the right of Arun?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Divya, Arun, Bina, Esha, Chetan. Esha.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Divya, Arun, Bina, Esha, Chetan. Chetan.
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What is Farhan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Divya, Arun, Bina, Esha, Chetan. 1st.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Divya, Arun, Bina, Esha, Chetan. 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: Farhan, Gopal, Divya, Arun, Bina, Esha, Chetan. Farhan and Chetan.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer E
216, 1000, 8, 1331 are cubes; 144 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 144.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 55 × 2 ÷ 5 + 12 − 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 55 + 2 − 5 × 12 ÷ 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 27.
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Statements:
(1) Some flowers are bells.
(2) Some rivers are flowers.
(3) No tables are rivers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some tables are not bells.
(II) All tables are bells.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the tables may be bells. Conclusion II need not hold: some tables may lie outside bells. 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 certain code, PAPER is written as QBQFS. How is MANGO written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From PAPER → QBQFS: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to MANGO: NBOHP.
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Statement: Y ≥ S = P ≤ W ≤ X
Conclusions: I. P ≤ X II. X = SAnswer and working
Answer A
P and X: the chain gives P ≤ X, so P ≤ X is definitely true. X and S: the chain gives X ≥ S, so X = S is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 30, 35, 43, 54, 68, 85, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 3: 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20. The missing term is 105.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 5th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 5th letter from the left is E (position 5). 3 places to the left: position 2, which is B.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Tarun said, ‘Her father is the only son of my father.’ How is the woman related to Tarun?
Answer and working
Answer E
The only son of my father is me, so I am the father. So the woman is Tarun’s daughter.
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Manoj walks 4 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 14 km. He turns right and walks 11 km. He turns right and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 8 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 South.
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In a certain code, EAGLE is written as 30. How is ROAD written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
EAGLE = 30 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For ROAD: 18 + 15 + 1 + 4 = 38.
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In a certain code, SISTER is written as UGURGP. How is PILLOW written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From SISTER → UGURGP: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to PILLOW: RGNJQU.