- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 8993485
- Series
- D
RBI Assistant 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. 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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
An official who enlists personnel for military serviceAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A university student who has not yet received a first degreeAnswer and working
Answer D
Undergraduate: a university student who has not yet received a first degree.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TranquilAnswer and working
Answer D
Tranquil (adjective) and Placid 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.
CommotionAnswer and working
Answer C
Commotion (noun) and Disruption 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.
RecantAnswer and working
Answer D
Recant (verb) and Retract 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 believes in rule by an elite groupAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DuplicitousAnswer and working
Answer D
Duplicitous (adjective) and Deceitful share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
innovetion is wrong; it is spelt innovation. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ProbableAnswer and working
Answer E
Probable (adjective) and Likely 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.
PersuasionAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One who stays for only a short timeAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
RetrospectiveAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is inoperable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricketAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
GenuineAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is unexplainable.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
IntrepidAnswer and working
Answer D
Intrepid (adjective) and Brave 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 tenant in someone's houseAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is unmistakable.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AffirmAnswer and working
Answer B
The opposite of affirm is Negate. Corroborate is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ImpudenceAnswer and working
Answer C
Impudence (noun) and Cheek 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 associate.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FestiveAnswer and working
Answer C
Festive (adjective) and Merry 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.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
impetient is wrong; it is spelt impatient. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is commendation.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is assurance.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
coopiration is wrong; it is spelt cooperation. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ReplyAnswer and working
Answer B
Reply (noun) and Answer 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.
GutlessAnswer and working
Part BNumerical Ability
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By selling a watch for ₹795, a man loses 25%. For how much should he sell it to gain 5%?
Answer and working
Answer E
CP = 795 × 100/75 = ₹1,060. For a 5% gain: 1,060 × 105/100 = ₹1,113.
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Two trains 280 m and 170 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 68 km/h and 94 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer C
Relative speed = 68 + 94 = 162 km/h = 45 m/s. Distance = 280 + 170 = 450 m. Time = 450 ÷ 45 = 10 seconds.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x = 0
II. y² + 9y + 8 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 0 or 4. II gives y = −8 or −1. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 7, 20, 59, ?, 527, 1,580
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 − 1. The missing term is 176.
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A and B together can do a job in 12 days. A alone can do it in 20 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer A
B’s one day = 1/12 − 1/20 = 1/30. B alone takes 30 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x − 12 = 0
II. y² + 2y − 3 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 6. II gives y = −3 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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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 6 : 7. After 9 years, the ratio will be 9 : 10. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer C
Ages 6x and 7x. (6x + 9) : (7x + 9) = 9 : 10 gives x = 3. Asha is 6 × 3 = 18 years.
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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 E
The interest earned is 1 times the principal in 8 years. Rate = 1 × 100 / 8 = 12.5%.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 972.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹400 and sells it for ₹480. What is the profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer A
Profit = ₹80. As a percent of the cost price: 80 ÷ 400 × 100 = 20% profit.
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Simplify: 30 + 4 × 9 − 77 ÷ 7
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 4 × 9 = 36 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11. Then 30 + 36 − 11 = 55.
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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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Simplify: 47 + 13 × 6 − 40 ÷ 5
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 13 × 6 = 78 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8. Then 47 + 78 − 8 = 117.
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The population of a town is 76,900. It grows by 20% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer A
76,900 × (1 + 20/100)² = 76,900 × 1.44 = 1,10,736. Growing 20% on 76,900 twice, not 40% once.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 1. The missing term is 127.
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A boat covers 51 km downstream in 3 hours and 45 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 51 ÷ 3 = 17 km/h; upstream = 45 ÷ 5 = 9 km/h. Stream = (17 − 9) ÷ 2 = 4 km/h.
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What is the compound interest on ₹55,500 for 2 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer C
Amount = 55,500 × (1 + 10/100)2 = ₹67,155. CI = 67,155 − 55,500 = ₹11,655.
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What is the value of 99² − 70²?
Answer and working
Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 169 × 29 = 4,901.
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Section A has 21 students with an average score of 75; section B has 42 students averaging 72. What is the average score of both sections together?
Answer and working
Answer C
(21 × 75 + 42 × 72) ÷ 63 = 4599 ÷ 63 = 73. The plain mean of 75 and 72 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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Simplify: 7⁄10 + 1⁄4 + 1⁄2
Answer and working
Answer E
Over the common denominator 40: the sum is 29⁄20. Adding tops and bottoms separately (10/20) is the trap.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 2x − 8 = 0
II. y² − 5y − 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −4 or 2. II gives y = −1 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 5x − 50 = 0
II. y² − 2y − 3 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 10. II gives y = −1 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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What is 8% of 2,000?
Answer and working
Answer E
8% of 2,000 = 2,000 × 8/100 = 160.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹28/kg be mixed with rice at ₹63/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹49/kg?
Answer and working
Answer D
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (63 − 49) : (49 − 28) = 14 : 21 = 2 : 3.
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What is the value of 78² − 30²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 108 × 48 = 5,184.
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₹10,010 is divided among Amit, Bina and Chetan in the ratio 2 : 7 : 4. What is Bina’s share?
Answer and working
Answer E
Total parts = 2 + 7 + 4 = 13. Bina gets 7/13 × 10,010 = ₹5,390.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 125, 216, 343, 512, 729, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 5³, 6³, 7³ …. The missing term is 1,000.
Directions for questions 58 to 62
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Saplings planted by five villages, in two successive years Village Year 1 Year 2 Village P 500 650 Village Q 500 700 Village R 360 396 Village S 440 616 Village T 320 400 -
By what percent did Village T’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Change = 400 − 320 = 80. On Year 1: 80 ÷ 320 × 100 = 25% increase.
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Village T’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Village Q’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer C
400 ÷ 700 × 100 = 57.14%.
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What is the ratio of Village P’s Year 1 figure to Village S’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer D
500 : 616 = 125 : 154.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer A
Sum of Year 2 = 2,762. ÷ 5 = 552.4.
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What is the total for Village S over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer D
440 + 616 = 1,056.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 64, 125, 216, ?, 512, 729
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 4³, 5³, 6³ …. The missing term is 343.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 88 = 0
II. y² + 15y + 56 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or 11. II gives y = −8 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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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 30 km/h and returns by the same road at 90 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
Answer and working
Answer C
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 30 × 90 ÷ 120 = 45 km/h. The plain average, 60, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
Part CReasoning Ability
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In a row of 45 students, Neha is 40th from the left. What is Neha’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer C
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 45 − 40 + 1 = 6th.
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C is the son of V. K is the daughter of C. How is K related to V?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from V: C is V’s son; K is C’s daughter. So K is V’s granddaughter.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 58 × 5 ÷ 12 + 5 − 5?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 58 + 5 − 12 × 5 ÷ 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 51.
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In a certain code, FISH is written as GRHE. How is CHAIR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From FISH → GRHE: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to CHAIR: QHZGB.
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Neha walks 2 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 8 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 5 km. Which direction is she facing now?
Answer and working
Answer B
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs West.
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Statements:
(1) Some boxes are stones.
(2) No boxes are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No coins are boxes.
(II) All coins are stones.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some coins may lie outside stones. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: K > M > Y ≥ C > P
Conclusions: I. K ≥ C II. C ≤ MAnswer and working
Answer E
K and C: the chain gives K > C, so K ≥ C is definitely true. C and M: the chain gives C < M, so C ≤ M is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 13, 59, 16, 56, ?, 53
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: two series alternate: 13, 16, 19 … rising by 3, and 59, 56, 53 … falling by 3. The missing term is 19.
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Statements:
(1) All pens are watches.
(2) No watches are fans.
(3) No lamps are fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All watches are lamps.
(II) Some lamps are fans.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some watches may lie outside lamps. Conclusion II need not hold: lamps and fans need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 19th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 19th letter from the right is H (position 8). 5 places to the right: position 13, which is M.
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Statements:
(1) Some cups are pens.
(2) All rivers are cups.
(3) Some rivers are not phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All phones are rivers.
(II) No rivers are pens.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some phones may lie outside rivers. Conclusion II need not hold: rivers and pens may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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R is the mother of U. U is the mother of S. How is R related to S?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from S: U is S’s mother; R is U’s mother. So R is S’s grandmother.
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Statements:
(1) No planes are stones.
(2) No bells are planes.
(3) All bells are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No doors are planes.
(II) No planes are doors.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: doors and planes may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: planes and doors may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Vijay walks 4 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns left and walks 9 km. He turns left and walks 15 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 5 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(5² + 0²) = 5 km. 5 km, east.
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Statement: T > S = W > R ≥ G
Conclusions: I. R < S II. G < TAnswer and working
Answer E
R and S: the chain gives R < S, so R < S is definitely true. G and T: the chain gives G < T, so G < T is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a certain code, LEMON is written as MNLDK. How is BOTTLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From LEMON → MNLDK: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to BOTTLE: DKSSNA.
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In a certain code, ROAD is written as SPBE. How is DESK written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From ROAD → SPBE: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to DESK: EFTL.
Directions for questions 83 to 87
Five friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya and Esha, sit in a row facing north. Esha sits immediately to the right of Arun. Bina and Esha sit next to each other. Esha sits somewhere to the right of Divya. Exactly 2 people sit between Arun and Chetan.-
How many people sit between Divya and Chetan?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina, Chetan. Between them: 3.
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What is Chetan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina, Chetan. 5th.
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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: Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina, Chetan. Chetan.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina, Chetan. Divya and Chetan.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina, Chetan. Divya.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the right of the 6th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 6th letter from the right is U (position 21). 4 places to the right: position 25, which is Y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 7, 13, 20, 28, 37, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. The missing term is 47.
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Statement: Q > T < Y ≤ D ≤ E
Conclusions: I. Y < E II. Y = EAnswer and working
Answer C
Y and E: the chain gives Y ≤ E, so Y < E is not definitely true. Y and E: the chain gives Y ≤ E, so Y = E is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 41 + 10 × 2 − 6 ÷ 9?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 41 − 10 ÷ 2 × 6 + 9. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 20.
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Lata walks 8 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 8 km. She turns right and walks 8 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 1 km north of the start. Distance = √(0² + 1²) = 1 km. 1 km, north.
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Statement: A ≥ Q ≥ U > X > F
Conclusions: I. F ≥ U II. A ≥ XAnswer and working
Answer B
F and U: the chain gives F < U, so F ≥ U is not definitely true. A and X: the chain gives A > X, so A ≥ X is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer C
In the others the letters are 3 apart (PSV); in MPT the last gap is 4. The odd one is MPT.
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Statement: H > Z > Q ≥ L > S
Conclusions: I. S ≤ H II. Z < SAnswer and working
Answer A
S and H: the chain gives S < H, so S ≤ H is definitely true. Z and S: the chain gives Z > S, so Z < S is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, WINDOW is written as VNCMHV. How is DESK written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From WINDOW → VNCMHV: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to DESK: JRDC.
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Statements:
(1) All doors are books.
(2) No leaves are books.
(3) All lamps are leaves.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All books are leaves.
(II) Some books are not leaves.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some books may lie outside leaves. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: U < N < D < X > R
Conclusions: I. N ≤ R II. R > UAnswer and working
Answer D
N and R: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so N ≤ R is not definitely true. R and U: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so R > U is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Tarun said, ‘His mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the man related to Tarun?
Answer and working
Answer D
The only daughter of my mother is my sister, so the child is my sister’s. So the man is Tarun’s nephew.
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In a queue, Ravi is 13th from the front and Dev is 22nd from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer D
Between positions 13 and 22 there are 22 − 13 − 1 = 8 people.