- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 2351091
- Series
- A
IBPS PO 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. 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 closest in meaning to the given word.
DespondentAnswer and working
Answer C
Despondent (adjective) and Heartsick 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 B
refference is wrong; it is spelt reference. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is assuredly.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SelflessnessAnswer and working
Answer A
Selflessness (noun) and Altruism 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
matenee is wrong; it is spelt matinee. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamenAnswer and working
Answer E
Boatswain: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SporadicAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is decadence.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ApparentAnswer and working
Answer B
Apparent (adjective) and Plain 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.
MilitantAnswer and working
Answer D
Militant (adjective) and Warlike 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.
ProclamationAnswer and working
Answer B
Proclamation (noun) and Announcement 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 A
proficeint is wrong; it is spelt proficient. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
passige is wrong; it is spelt passage. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ScornAnswer and working
Answer C
Scorn (verb) and Despise 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.
WhisperAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ClarityAnswer and working
Answer C
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 opposite in meaning to the given word.
SurrenderAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PersuasionAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
imaterial is wrong; it is spelt immaterial. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is fatally.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A producer of motion picturesAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly fieldAnswer and working
Answer B
Savant: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
digitilly is wrong; it is spelt digitally. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ThawAnswer and working
Answer A
Thaw (verb) and Melt 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.
WhimAnswer and working
Answer B
Whim (noun) and Impulse 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 religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policyAnswer and working
Answer A
Augur: a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LenderAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firmAnswer and working
Answer C
Rainmaker: executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EndorseAnswer and working
Answer D
Endorse (verb) and Back 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 health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugsAnswer and working
Answer D
Pharmacist: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 1 : 9. After 5 years, the ratio will be 1 : 5. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer A
Ages 1x and 9x. (1x + 5) : (9x + 5) = 1 : 5 gives x = 5. Asha is 1 × 5 = 5 years.
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Simplify: 2⁄3 + 1⁄2 + 3⁄4
Answer and working
Answer D
Over the common denominator 12: the sum is 23⁄12. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/9) is the trap.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 2x − 80 = 0
II. y² − 17y + 70 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or 10. II gives y = 7 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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Simplify: 97 + 4 × 4 − 45 ÷ 5
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 4 × 4 = 16 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9. Then 97 + 16 − 9 = 104.
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What is the value of 74² − 25²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 99 × 49 = 4,851.
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The average weight of 9 people goes up by 3.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 75 kg. What does the new person weigh?
Answer and working
Answer E
The total rises by 9 × 3.5 = 31.5 kg, so the new person weighs 75 + 31.5 = 106.5 kg.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 3, 9, 17, 27, 39, 50, 69
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. The term in place of 50 should be 53, so the wrong number is 50.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹31,250 for 2 years at 8% per annum?
Answer and working
Answer E
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 31,250 × (8/100)² = ₹200.
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50 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 4 : 1. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 4?
Answer and working
Answer E
Milk = 40 l, water = 10 l. For 1 : 4, water must be 40 × 4/1 = 160 l. Add 160 − 10 = 150 litres.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4 = 0
II. y² − 1 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 2. II gives y = −1 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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Simplify: 79 + 11 × 11 − 28 ÷ 7
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 11 × 11 = 121 and 28 ÷ 7 = 4. Then 79 + 121 − 4 = 196.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the terms are 1², 2², 3² … minus 1. The missing term is 48.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 20, 24, 30, 38, 50, 60, 74
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. The term in place of 50 should be 48, so the wrong number is 50.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 10x + 24 = 0
II. y² + 12y + 35 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 4 or 6. II gives y = −7 or −5. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄12
Answer and working
Answer E
Over the common denominator 12: the sum is 13⁄12. Adding tops and bottoms separately (5/20) is the trap.
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What is the fourth proportional to 10, 12 and 220?
Answer and working
Answer C
10 : 12 = 220 : x, so x = 12 × 220 ÷ 10 = 264.
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A bag holds 5 red, 7 blue and 5 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?
Answer and working
Answer E
Ways to pick 2 red: 10. Ways to pick any 2: 136. Probability = 5⁄68.
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A school’s enrolment goes from 660 to 462. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer and working
Answer D
Change = 198. On the original value: 198 ÷ 660 × 100 = 30%, a 30% decrease. Dividing by the new value, 462, is the usual slip.
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A scooter runs at 54 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer A
Multiply by 5/18: 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 36 = 0
II. y² + 4y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 3 or 12. II gives y = −6 or 2. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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A scooter runs at 126 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer E
Multiply by 5/18: 126 × 5/18 = 35 m/s.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 24, 35, 48, 63, 80, 99, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 5², 6², 7² … minus 1. The missing term is 120.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 30% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. What is his profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer D
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 130. After 15% off: 130 × 85/100 = 110.5. So 10.5% profit.
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By selling a watch for ₹1,472, a man loses 20%. For how much should he sell it to gain 5%?
Answer and working
Answer C
CP = 1,472 × 100/80 = ₹1,840. For a 5% gain: 1,840 × 105/100 = ₹1,932.
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A boat covers 80 km downstream in 5 hours and 20 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer A
Downstream speed = 80 ÷ 5 = 16 km/h; upstream = 20 ÷ 2 = 10 km/h. Stream = (16 − 10) ÷ 2 = 3 km/h.
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A sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Answer and working
Answer C
The interest earned is 1 times the principal in 8 years. Rate = 1 × 100 / 8 = 12.5%.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 83, 89, 105, 101, 103, 107, 109
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The term in place of 105 should be 97, so the wrong number is 105.
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A is twice as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 16 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer B
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 2; together 3 units a day for 16 days = 48 units. A alone: 48 ÷ 2 = 24 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 54 = 0
II. y² + 6y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 9. II gives y = −6 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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A number is first increased by 30% and then decreased by 30%. What is the net change?
Answer and working
Answer E
Net effect = 30 − 30 − (30 × 30)/100 = −9%, so 9% decrease.
Directions for questions 61 to 65
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 580 754 Shop Q 660 924 Shop R 420 378 Shop S 220 286 Shop T 640 704 -
By what percent did Shop Q’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer A
Change = 924 − 660 = 264. On Year 1: 264 ÷ 660 × 100 = 40% increase.
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What is the total for Shop Q over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
660 + 924 = 1,584.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer C
Sum of Year 2 = 3,046. ÷ 5 = 609.2.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Growth: Shop P 30%, Shop Q 40%, Shop R −10%, Shop S 30%, Shop T 10%. The highest is Shop Q.
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Shop P’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop R’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer D
754 ÷ 378 × 100 = 199.47%.
Part CReasoning Ability
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In a certain code, SHIP is written as RGHO. How is CHAIR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From SHIP → RGHO: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to CHAIR: BGZHQ.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the left of the 8th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 8th letter from the left is H (position 8). 4 places to the left: position 4, which is D.
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Statement: D < U = L ≤ M < K
Conclusions: I. D < K II. K ≥ UAnswer and working
Answer E
D and K: the chain gives D < K, so D < K is definitely true. K and U: the chain gives K > U, so K ≥ U is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the right of the 16th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer D
The 16th letter from the left is P (position 16). 9 places to the right: position 25, which is Y.
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Rohit walks 13 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 7 km. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns right and walks 13 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 21 km east and 20 km south of the start, which is to the South-east.
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Statements:
(1) All papers are boxes.
(2) No boxes are clouds.
(3) All clocks are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some papers are boxes.
(II) Some papers are clocks.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: papers and clocks need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Farah said, ‘He is the son of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the man related to Farah?
Answer and working
Answer C
My grandfather’s only son is my father; his child, other than me, is my brother or sister. So the man is Farah’s brother.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 77, 79
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The term in place of 77 should be 73, so the wrong number is 77.
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Statement: V < P < C ≥ Z ≤ U
Conclusions: I. V < C II. U = CAnswer and working
Answer A
V and C: the chain gives V < C, so V < C is definitely true. U and C: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so U = C is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) All cups are doors.
(2) All cups are leaves.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some leaves are cups.
(II) No doors are cups.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: doors and cups may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Y is the sister of L. L is the mother of U. How is Y related to U?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from U: L is U’s mother; Y is L’s sister. So Y is U’s aunt.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 16 ÷ 4 − 8 × 20 + 9?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 16 × 4 ÷ 8 + 20 − 9. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 19.
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Statement: C > S ≥ R < D ≤ Y
Conclusions: I. D ≤ S II. Y ≥ RAnswer and working
Answer B
D and S: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so D ≤ S is not definitely true. Y and R: the chain gives Y > R, so Y ≥ R is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: F ≤ B < L < Z > S
Conclusions: I. F ≤ S II. Z ≥ BAnswer and working
Answer B
F and S: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so F ≤ S is not definitely true. Z and B: the chain gives Z > B, so Z ≥ B is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a queue, Meena is 7th from the front and Sohan is 11th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer E
Between positions 7 and 11 there are 11 − 7 − 1 = 3 people.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 8, 27, ?, 125, 216
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 1³, 2³, 3³ …. The missing term is 64.
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Statements:
(1) All rings are doors.
(2) All doors are leaves.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some leaves are not doors.
(II) Some leaves are rings.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the leaves may be doors. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Arun said, ‘Her father is the only son of my father.’ How is the woman related to Arun?
Answer and working
Answer E
The only son of my father is me, so I am the father. So the woman is Arun’s daughter.
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In a queue, Anjali is 4th from the front and Dev is 18th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer D
Between positions 4 and 18 there are 18 − 4 − 1 = 13 people.
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Statements:
(1) All doors are kites.
(2) Some kites are not stones.
(3) Some stones are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some stones are doors.
(II) No stones are doors.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: stones and doors need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: stones and doors 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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Statement: X < P < T < N = E
Conclusions: I. N > X II. X < EAnswer and working
Answer E
N and X: the chain gives N > X, so N > X is definitely true. X and E: the chain gives X < E, so X < E is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a certain code, PILLOW is written as QJMMPX. How is GRAPE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From PILLOW → QJMMPX: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to GRAPE: HSBQF.
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Statements:
(1) Some books are not shirts.
(2) Some planes are books.
(3) Some stones are planes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No books are planes.
(II) Some planes are shirts.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: books and planes may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: planes and shirts need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, MOTHER is written as NNUGFQ. How is RAIN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From MOTHER → NNUGFQ: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to RAIN: SZJM.
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In a certain code, BREAD is written as CSFBE. How is MANGO written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From BREAD → CSFBE: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to MANGO: NBOHP.
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Neha walks 9 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 14 km. She turns left and walks 9 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 14 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 14²) = 14 km.
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Manoj walks 2 km towards the east. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns left and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns right and walks 12 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 13 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(13² + 0²) = 13 km.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 32 × 9 + 4 − 6 ÷ 2?
Answer and working
Answer C
Replace the signs: 32 + 9 × 4 ÷ 6 − 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 36.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer B
In the others the second number is n³ of the first; 12 : 1727 breaks it. The odd one is 12 : 1727.
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Statements:
(1) All planes are doors.
(2) All doors are tables.
(3) All kites are tables.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No kites are planes.
(II) No doors are kites.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: kites and planes may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: doors and kites may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
Directions for questions 96 to 100
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Arun sits second to the right of Farhan. Divya sits immediately to the left of Esha. Chetan sits somewhere to the right of Divya. Bina sits second to the left of Esha.-
What is Chetan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Arun. 5th.
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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, Divya, Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Arun. Bina.
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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: Bina, Divya, Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Arun. Arun.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Esha?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Arun. 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, Divya, Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Arun. Bina and Arun.