- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 5233991
- Series
- B
RBI Assistant Prelims Paper 3
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 3 parts: A. English Language (30), B. Numerical Ability (35), C. Reasoning Ability (35).
- Each part has its own clock. When it runs out, that part closes and the next opens.
- Each question has 5 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 1 mark. A wrong answer costs 0.25. A question left blank scores nothing.
- Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.
Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.
Part AEnglish Language
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UnilateralAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is interviewer.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DisarrayAnswer and working
Answer B
Disarray (verb) and Disorder share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is inaccessible.
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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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
A smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvilAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
commintator is wrong; it is spelt commentator. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
aggrevation is wrong; it is spelt aggravation. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A workman employed to pack things into containersAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RelyAnswer and working
Answer A
Rely (verb) and Depend 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.
AbundantAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is evolutionary.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is immature.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is disapproval.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShriekAnswer and working
Answer D
Shriek (noun) and Scream 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.
EsteemAnswer and working
Answer E
Esteem (verb) and Respect 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.
DominateAnswer and working
Answer A
Dominate (verb) and Reign 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 fellow member of a teamAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ObligationAnswer and working
Answer C
Obligation (noun) and Duty 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.
DownloadAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
questionaire is wrong; it is spelt questionnaire. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ThriftyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UpstreamAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TussleAnswer and working
Answer B
Tussle (noun) and Scuffle 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.
UsefulnessAnswer and working
Answer C
Usefulness (noun) and Utility 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.
DeadlockAnswer and working
Answer D
Deadlock (noun) and Standstill 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 is married to two or more people at the same timeAnswer and working
Answer D
Polygamist: someone who is married to two or more people at the same time.
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 wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of supportAnswer and working
Answer C
Vagabond: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
accelerattor is wrong; it is spelt accelerator. The others are correct.
Part BNumerical Ability
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In what ratio must rice at ₹20/kg be mixed with rice at ₹48/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹27/kg?
Answer and working
Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (48 − 27) : (27 − 20) = 21 : 7 = 3 : 1.
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Simplify: 12 + 10 × 8 − 21 ÷ 3
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 10 × 8 = 80 and 21 ÷ 3 = 7. Then 12 + 80 − 7 = 85.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 9, 18, 36, 72, 144, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 288.
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A boat covers 75 km downstream in 5 hours and 26 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 75 ÷ 5 = 15 km/h; upstream = 26 ÷ 2 = 13 km/h. Stream = (15 − 13) ÷ 2 = 1 km/h.
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What is √400 + √256 − √576?
Answer and working
Answer E
20 + 16 − 24 = 12.
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A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net change?
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Answer D
Net effect = 25 − 20 − (25 × 20)/100 = 0%, so no change.
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Section A has 15 students with an average score of 53; section B has 45 students averaging 73. What is the average score of both sections together?
Answer and working
Answer B
(15 × 53 + 45 × 73) ÷ 60 = 4080 ÷ 60 = 68. The plain mean of 53 and 73 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52. What is the probability that it is a red king?
Answer and working
Answer A
2 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 1⁄26.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 6x + 5 = 0
II. y² − 4y − 45 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or −1. II gives y = −5 or 9. 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? 8, 12, 21, 37, 62, 98, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. The missing term is 147.
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What is 25% of 960?
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Answer D
25% of 960 = 960 × 25/100 = 240.
Directions for questions 42 to 46
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 620 651 Shop Q 340 425 Shop R 380 342 Shop S 380 342 Shop T 240 336 -
By what percent did Shop S’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Change = 342 − 380 = −38. On Year 1: −38 ÷ 380 × 100 = 10% decrease.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer A
Sum of Year 2 = 2,096. ÷ 5 = 419.2.
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What is the ratio of Shop T’s Year 1 figure to Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer C
240 : 425 = 48 : 85.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer B
Growth: Shop P 5%, Shop Q 25%, Shop R −10%, Shop S −10%, Shop T 40%. The highest is Shop T.
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Shop P’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer C
651 ÷ 425 × 100 = 153.18%.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 11, 20, 36, 61, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 97.
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What is the mean proportional between 1 and 81?
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Answer D
Mean proportional = √(1 × 81) = √81 = 9.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above its cost price and allows a discount of 20%. If the article was sold for ₹1,296, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer B
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.8 = CP × 0.96. So CP = 1,296 ÷ 0.96 = ₹1,350.
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Simplify: 1⁄6 + 2⁄5 + 1⁄3
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 30: the sum is 9⁄10. Adding tops and bottoms separately (4/14) is the trap.
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What is √289 + √196 − √784?
Answer and working
Answer E
17 + 14 − 28 = 3.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹1,300 and sells it for ₹1,092. What is the profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer A
Loss = ₹208. As a percent of the cost price: 208 ÷ 1,300 × 100 = 16% loss.
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Simplify: 68 + 10 × 10 − 6 ÷ 3
Answer and working
Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 10 × 10 = 100 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2. Then 68 + 100 − 2 = 166.
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A train 100 m long crosses a platform 400 m long in 25 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer B
It must cover its own length and the platform: 100 + 400 = 500 m in 25 s, so 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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A train 220 m long passes a signal post in 11 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer B
Speed = 220 ÷ 11 = 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 6x − 40 = 0
II. y² + 12y + 27 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −4 or 10. II gives y = −9 or −3. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 3, 8, 27, 112, ?
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 565.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 6x − 27 = 0
II. y² − 5y + 4 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 9. II gives y = 1 or 4. 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 present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 6 : 7. After 8 years, the ratio will be 7 : 8. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer B
Ages 6x and 7x. (6x + 8) : (7x + 8) = 7 : 8 gives x = 8. Asha is 6 × 8 = 48 years.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 7x + 6 = 0
II. y² − y − 42 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or −1. II gives y = −6 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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What is the compound interest on ₹25,625 for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer B
Amount = 25,625 × (1 + 4/100)2 = ₹27,716. CI = 27,716 − 25,625 = ₹2,091.
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A and B together can do a job in 10 days. A alone can do it in 14 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer B
B’s one day = 1/10 − 1/14 = 1/35. B alone takes 35 days.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 19, 46, 26, 39, 33, 32, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: two series alternate: 19, 26, 33 … rising by 7, and 46, 39, 32 … falling by 7. The missing term is 40.
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What is the simple interest on ₹56,500 at 6% per annum for 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer E
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 56,500 × 6 × 2 / 100 = ₹6,780.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 23x + 132 = 0
II. y² − 11y + 28 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 11 or 12. II gives y = 4 or 7. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
Part CReasoning Ability
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F is the husband of E. Q is the mother of F. How is Q related to E?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from E: F is E’s husband; Q is F’s mother. So Q is E’s mother-in-law.
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Statement: D > J > C ≤ K < Z
Conclusions: I. Z = J II. K ≥ JAnswer and working
Answer D
Z and J: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so Z = J is not 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: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) All trees are birds.
(2) Some flowers are trees.
(3) Some clouds are not flowers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some trees are flowers.
(II) Some birds are flowers.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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Q is the brother of E. E is the father of M. How is Q related to M?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from M: E is M’s father; Q is E’s brother. So Q is M’s uncle.
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In a row of 35 students, Vikram is 6th from the left. What is Vikram’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer B
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 35 − 6 + 1 = 30th.
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Pooja walks 9 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 6 km. She turns left and walks 13 km. She turns left and walks 9 km. Which direction is she facing now?
Answer and working
Answer C
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs North.
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Asha walks 2 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns left and walks 2 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 5 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 5²) = 5 km. 5 km, south.
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In a certain code, TRAIN is written as VPCGP. How is GREEN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From TRAIN → VPCGP: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to GREEN: IPGCP.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer C
In the others the second number is n² of the first; 2 : 6 breaks it. The odd one is 2 : 6.
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Statement: U ≥ R < L > G > H
Conclusions: I. U ≤ L II. G ≥ UAnswer and working
Answer D
U and L: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so U ≤ L is not definitely true. G and U: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so G ≥ U is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, STONE is written as HGLMV. How is HORSE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From STONE → HGLMV: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to HORSE: SLIHV.
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In a class, Vikram ranks 18th from the top and 28th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer D
Vikram is counted in both ranks, so the total is 18 + 28 − 1 = 45.
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In a certain code, TICKET is written as 68. How is COAT written in that code?
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Answer E
TICKET = 68 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For COAT: 3 + 15 + 1 + 20 = 39.
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Vijay walks 6 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns right and walks 4 km. He turns right and walks 4 km. He turns left and walks 10 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 6 km east and 8 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(6² + 8²) = 10 km.
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Statement: Y > R > V < J < P
Conclusions: I. P ≤ R II. J < YAnswer and working
Answer D
P and R: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so P ≤ R is not definitely true. J and Y: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so J < Y is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the right of the 15th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 15th letter from the left is O (position 15). 6 places to the right: position 21, which is U.
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Statements:
(1) No rings are watches.
(2) No watches are fans.
(3) Some fans are boxes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No fans are watches.
(II) Some watches are fans.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: watches and fans need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
Directions for questions 83 to 87
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Chetan sits immediately to the left of Arun. Bina sits second to the right of Farhan. Arun sits third to the right of Gopal. Chetan sits third to the left of Esha. Esha and Divya sit next to each other.-
Who sits immediately to the right of Chetan?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Divya, Esha. Arun.
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Who sits exactly between Arun and Esha?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Divya, Esha. Divya.
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What is Bina’s position from the left end?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Divya, Esha. 3rd.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Gopal, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Divya, Esha. Esha.
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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: Farhan, Gopal, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Divya, Esha. Farhan.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 21 − 3 ÷ 11 × 13 + 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 21 ÷ 3 × 11 + 13 − 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 88.
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Statements:
(1) Some fans are books.
(2) Some clouds are books.
(3) All rivers are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clouds are fans.
(II) All fans are books.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: clouds and fans need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: some fans may lie outside books. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some papers are shirts.
(2) Some bags are papers.
(3) Some bags are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some papers are bags.
(II) Some clouds are bags.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 right of the 17th letter from the right?
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Answer B
The 17th letter from the right is J (position 10). 3 places to the right: position 13, which is M.
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In a certain code, CHAIR is written as SJBID. How is ROAD written in that code?
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Answer D
From CHAIR → SJBID: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to ROAD: EBPS.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 13, 59, 18, 54, 23, 49, 28, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: two series alternate: 13, 18, 23 … rising by 5, and 59, 54, 49 … falling by 5. The missing term is 44.
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Statement: P > V ≥ A ≤ N < F
Conclusions: I. F ≥ A II. P ≤ NAnswer and working
Answer A
F and A: the chain gives F > A, so F ≥ A is definitely true. P and N: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so P ≤ N is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some roads are doors.
(2) All roads are watches.
(3) Some watches are kites.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No roads are watches.
(II) Some doors are watches.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: roads and watches may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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F is the wife of J. N is the sister of F. How is N related to J?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from J: F is J’s wife; N is F’s sister. So N is J’s sister-in-law.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 7 − 4 + 2 ÷ 18 × 5?
Answer and working
Answer C
Replace the signs: 7 + 4 ÷ 2 × 18 − 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 38.
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Statement: K < X < W = C > T
Conclusions: I. W ≥ T II. C < KAnswer and working
Answer A
W and T: the chain gives W > T, so W ≥ T is definitely true. C and K: the chain gives C > K, so C < K is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 4, 8, 17, 33, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 58.
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Statement: P > D = B < K < E
Conclusions: I. D ≤ K II. B ≤ PAnswer and working
Answer E
D and K: the chain gives D < K, so D ≤ K is definitely true. B and P: the chain gives B < P, so B ≤ P is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.