- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7758767
- Series
- D
RBI Assistant Prelims Paper 6
- 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 closest in meaning to the given word.
DampAnswer and working
Answer E
Damp (adjective) and Moist 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.
PluralAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LumpyAnswer and working
Answer D
Lumpy (adjective) and Chunky 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
incompareble is wrong; it is spelt incomparable. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is unbelievable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A giant who likes to eat human beingsAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
irrefutible is wrong; it is spelt irrefutable. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is coordinate.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
businissman is wrong; it is spelt businessman. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FealtyAnswer and working
Answer B
Fealty (noun) and Allegiance 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.
One who sells advice about gambling or speculationAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SwaggerAnswer and working
Answer E
Swagger (verb) and Strut 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.
EntrustAnswer and working
Answer B
Entrust (verb) and Confide 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 speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitionsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ProfoundAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is narrate.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A woman in charge of nursing in a medical institutionAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A daughter of your spouse by a former marriageAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
HumilityAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of humility is Conceit. Humbleness is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
defficiency is wrong; it is spelt deficiency. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is suggestive.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
HinderAnswer and working
Answer E
Hinder (verb) and Impede 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 deceitful.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DerelictAnswer and working
Answer D
Derelict (adjective) and Decrepit 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 baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left handAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AwakeAnswer and working
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Select the 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.
LessenAnswer and working
Answer B
Lessen (verb) and Decrease 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.
InadequacyAnswer and working
Answer B
Inadequacy (noun) and Deficiency 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.
LiberatorAnswer and working
Part BNumerical Ability
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The average weight of 10 people goes up by 2.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 52 kg. What does the new person weigh?
Answer and working
Answer B
The total rises by 10 × 2.5 = 25 kg, so the new person weighs 52 + 25 = 77 kg.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 67.
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What is 12.5% of 160?
Answer and working
Answer B
12.5% of 160 = 160 × 12.5/100 = 20.
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A boat covers 34 km downstream in 2 hours and 45 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer D
Downstream speed = 34 ÷ 2 = 17 km/h; upstream = 45 ÷ 5 = 9 km/h. Boat = (17 + 9) ÷ 2 = 13 km/h.
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What is the value of 74² − 13²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 87 × 61 = 5,307.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 65, 126, 217, 344, 513, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 4³, 5³, 6³ … plus 1. The missing term is 730.
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A scooter runs at 126 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer D
Multiply by 5/18: 126 × 5/18 = 35 m/s.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹18,800 for 2 years at 5% per annum?
Answer and working
Answer A
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 18,800 × (5/100)² = ₹47.
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What is the value of 72² − 47²?
Answer and working
Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 119 × 25 = 2,975.
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The population of a town is 49,175. It grows by 20% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer E
49,175 × (1 + 20/100)² = 49,175 × 1.44 = 70,812. Growing 20% on 49,175 twice, not 40% once.
Directions for questions 41 to 45
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 780 624 Shop Q 740 1,036 Shop R 360 324 Shop S 620 713 Shop T 580 870 -
Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer A
Growth: Shop P −20%, Shop Q 40%, Shop R −10%, Shop S 15%, Shop T 50%. The highest is Shop T.
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What is the ratio of Shop Q’s Year 1 figure to Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer A
740 : 870 = 74 : 87.
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What is the total for Shop R over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
360 + 324 = 684.
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Shop S’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
713 ÷ 870 × 100 = 81.95%.
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By what percent did Shop T’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Change = 870 − 580 = 290. On Year 1: 290 ÷ 580 × 100 = 50% increase.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 14x + 24 = 0
II. y² + 14y + 48 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 2 or 12. II gives y = −8 or −6. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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A sum of money becomes three times itself in 8 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Answer and working
Answer D
The interest earned is 2 times the principal in 8 years. Rate = 2 × 100 / 8 = 25%.
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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 B
2 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 1⁄26.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 19, 20, 24, 33, 49, 74, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 110.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 72 = 0
II. y² − 20y + 99 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −8 or 9. II gives y = 9 or 11. No x is greater than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≤ y.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 56 years. 8 years ago, the father was 4 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer C
Let the son be s. Then (56 − s − 8) = 4(s − 8), so 80 = 5s and s = 16 years.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 11x + 24 = 0
II. y² + 2y − 3 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −8 or −3. II gives y = −3 or 1. No x is greater than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≤ y.
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Simplify: 1⁄8 + 3⁄5 + 1⁄3
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 120: the sum is 127⁄120. Adding tops and bottoms separately (5/16) is the trap.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 2⁄3 + 4⁄5
Answer and working
Answer B
Over the common denominator 120: the sum is 59⁄30. Adding tops and bottoms separately (10/16) is the trap.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above its cost price and allows a discount of 15%. If the article was sold for ₹969, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer C
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.85 = CP × 1.02. So CP = 969 ÷ 1.02 = ₹950.
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A scooter runs at 72 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer A
Multiply by 5/18: 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x = 0
II. y² + 10y + 9 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 0 or 1. II gives y = −9 or −1. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 7, 21, 63, 189, 567, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 1,701.
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What is √324 + √441 − √676?
Answer and working
Answer C
18 + 21 − 26 = 13.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 60 days and Suresh can finish it in 15 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer and working
Answer A
In one day they do 1/60 + 1/15 = 1/12 of the work. Time = 60 × 15 ÷ (60 + 15) = 12 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 10x + 21 = 0
II. y² − 16y + 55 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 3 or 7. II gives y = 5 or 11. 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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₹11,700 is divided among Ravi, Sunita and Imran in the ratio 1 : 5 : 7. What is Ravi’s share?
Answer and working
Answer A
Total parts = 1 + 5 + 7 = 13. Ravi gets 1/13 × 11,700 = ₹900.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 11, 18, 27, ?, 51
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the terms are 2², 3², 4² … plus 2. The missing term is 38.
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By selling a watch for ₹494, a man loses 5%. For how much should he sell it to gain 20%?
Answer and working
Answer A
CP = 494 × 100/95 = ₹520. For a 20% gain: 520 × 120/100 = ₹624.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹55/kg be mixed with rice at ₹74/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹62/kg?
Answer and working
Answer C
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (74 − 62) : (62 − 55) = 12 : 7 = 12 : 7.
Part CReasoning Ability
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 20 + 6 × 8 ÷ 7 − 7?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 20 × 6 − 8 + 7 ÷ 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 113.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Kavita said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Kavita?
Answer and working
Answer B
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Kavita’s aunt.
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In a certain code, COPPER is written as SFQQPD. How is GREEN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From COPPER → SFQQPD: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to GREEN: OFFSH.
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Statement: Z < N ≤ F ≤ M > C
Conclusions: I. M > Z II. F > ZAnswer and working
Answer E
M and Z: the chain gives M > Z, so M > Z is definitely true. F and Z: the chain gives F > Z, so F > Z is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statements:
(1) No doors are chairs.
(2) All chairs are tables.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All tables are chairs.
(II) No chairs are doors.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some tables may lie outside chairs. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 9, 18, 36, 72, 144, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 288.
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In a certain code, LEMON is written as OHPRQ. How is RAIN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From LEMON → OHPRQ: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to RAIN: UDLQ.
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Statement: J < N < Z < U < T
Conclusions: I. J ≤ Z II. J ≤ UAnswer and working
Answer E
J and Z: the chain gives J < Z, so J ≤ Z is definitely true. J and U: the chain gives J < U, so J ≤ U is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a queue, Kabir is 16th from the front and Dev is 29th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer B
Between positions 16 and 29 there are 29 − 16 − 1 = 12 people.
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Statements:
(1) No tables are stones.
(2) All tables are planes.
(3) Some flowers are planes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some stones are tables.
(II) Some planes are stones.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: stones and tables need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: planes and stones need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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F is the mother of Y. P is the brother of F. A is the wife of P. How is A related to Y?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from Y: F is Y’s mother; P is F’s brother; A is P’s wife. So A is Y’s aunt.
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Statement: D ≥ S > C > U = A
Conclusions: I. C ≤ D II. S < UAnswer and working
Answer A
C and D: the chain gives C < D, so C ≤ D is definitely true. S and U: the chain gives S > U, so S < U is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Sunil walks 4 km towards the north. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns right and walks 7 km. He turns right and walks 5 km. He turns left and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 3 km west and 16 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
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Statements:
(1) All coins are roads.
(2) All roads are lamps.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some coins are not roads.
(II) Some roads are lamps.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the coins may be roads. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Lata walks 5 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 9 km. She turns left and walks 5 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 9 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(9² + 0²) = 9 km. 9 km, west.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 6th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer D
The 6th letter from the left is F (position 6). 5 places to the left: position 1, which is A.
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In a certain code, TICKET is written as GRXPVG. How is RIVER written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From TICKET → GRXPVG: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to RIVER: IREVI.
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In a class, Neha ranks 5th from the top and 6th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer C
Neha is counted in both ranks, so the total is 5 + 6 − 1 = 10.
Directions for questions 84 to 88
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Bina sits second to the left of Farhan. Esha sits immediately to the left of Divya. Exactly 3 people sit between Esha and Bina. Farhan sits somewhere to the right of Arun.-
What is Divya’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha, Divya. 6th.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha, Divya. Bina and Divya.
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How many people sit between Bina and Arun?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha, Divya. Between them: None.
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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: Bina, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha, Divya. Divya.
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Who sits second to the right of Bina?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Farhan, Chetan, Esha, Divya. Farhan.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 36 × 12 − 4 + 2 ÷ 8?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 36 ÷ 12 × 4 − 2 + 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 18.
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In a certain code, BRIDGE is written as DTKFIG. How is DOOR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From BRIDGE → DTKFIG: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to DOOR: FQQT.
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Statement: F > Y ≥ N ≥ Z = M
Conclusions: I. Y = M II. Y > MAnswer and working
Answer C
Y and M: the chain gives Y ≥ M, so Y = M is not definitely true. Y and M: the chain gives Y ≥ M, so Y > M is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statements:
(1) All fans are trees.
(2) All trees are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some fans are cups.
(II) Some fans are not trees.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the fans may be trees. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) No fans are planes.
(2) No roads are planes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some fans are not planes.
(II) All roads are planes.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some roads may lie outside planes. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 14th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 14th letter from the left is N (position 14). 5 places to the left: position 9, which is I.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 1³, 2³, 3³ … plus 1. The missing term is 217.
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Statement: P ≤ D ≤ F < N ≥ U
Conclusions: I. U ≥ F II. D < NAnswer and working
Answer B
U and F: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so U ≥ F is not definitely true. D and N: the chain gives D < N, so D < N is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
81, 36, 49, 225 are perfect squares; 287 is not. The odd one is 287.
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Harish walks 4 km towards the south. He turns right and walks 4 km. He turns right and walks 7 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 4 km west and 3 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(4² + 3²) = 5 km.
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W is the daughter of V. G is the husband of W. How is G related to V?
Answer and working
Answer B
Follow the links out from V: W is V’s daughter; G is W’s husband. So G is V’s son-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) All books are bags.
(2) Some bags are birds.
(3) Some flowers are birds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some birds are not bags.
(II) All birds are flowers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the birds may be bags. Conclusion II need not hold: some birds may lie outside flowers. So: Neither conclusion follows.