- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7099964
- Series
- D
SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 1
- 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 correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is curriculum.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person hired to fight for another country than their ownAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is unofficial.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is casserole.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LimberAnswer and working
Answer B
Limber (adjective) and Supple share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptorAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is association.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is inaudible.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TotalityAnswer and working
Answer E
Totality (noun) and Entirety 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 performs magic tricks to amuse an audienceAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RealmAnswer and working
Answer E
Realm (noun) and Kingdom 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.
FlogAnswer and working
Answer B
Flog (verb) and Whip 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.
AbrasiveAnswer and working
Answer E
Abrasive (adjective) and Scratchy 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.
CuddleAnswer and working
Answer D
Cuddle (noun) and Snuggle share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is documentary.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AssetAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
periodicaly is wrong; it is spelt periodically. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who makes copies illegallyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SensibleAnswer and working
Answer D
Sensible (adjective) and Reasonable 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.
DistrustAnswer and working
Answer B
Distrust (noun) and Suspicion 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.
CooperationAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
QuestAnswer and working
Answer E
Quest (noun) and Pursuit share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is hierarchy.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ExpensiveAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UploadAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
biollogically is wrong; it is spelt biologically. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ProfoundAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A serviceman in the artilleryAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An assistant or second-in-command to a chiefAnswer 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
Part BNumerical Ability
Directions for questions 31 to 35
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 660 792 Shop Q 200 300 Shop R 300 390 Shop S 460 575 Shop T 760 988 -
What is the ratio of Shop R’s Year 1 figure to Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer B
300 : 988 = 75 : 247.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer C
Sum of Year 2 = 3,045. ÷ 5 = 609.
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What is the total for Shop Q over the two years?
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Answer E
200 + 300 = 500.
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By what percent did Shop Q’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer D
Change = 300 − 200 = 100. On Year 1: 100 ÷ 200 × 100 = 50% increase.
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Shop S’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop P’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer C
575 ÷ 792 × 100 = 72.6%.
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What is the value of 87² − 15²?
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Answer B
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 102 × 72 = 7,344.
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What is 12.5% of 1,000?
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Answer D
12.5% of 1,000 = 1,000 × 12.5/100 = 125.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 4 : 9. After 7 years, the ratio will be 1 : 2. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer E
Ages 4x and 9x. (4x + 7) : (9x + 7) = 1 : 2 gives x = 7. Asha is 4 × 7 = 28 years.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum is 8?
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Answer B
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 5 of them qualify. Probability = 5⁄36.
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A train 225 m long passes a signal post in 9 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer A
Speed = 225 ÷ 9 = 25 m/s = 25 × 18/5 = 90 km/h.
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A train 250 m long crosses a platform 530 m long in 78 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer A
It must cover its own length and the platform: 250 + 530 = 780 m in 78 s, so 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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Simplify: 3⁄5 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄5
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Answer E
Over the common denominator 10: the sum is 13⁄10. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/17) is the trap.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?
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Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 445.
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A boat covers 80 km downstream in 4 hours and 48 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 80 ÷ 4 = 20 km/h; upstream = 48 ÷ 3 = 16 km/h. Stream = (20 − 16) ÷ 2 = 2 km/h.
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A number is first increased by 30% and then decreased by 40%. What is the net change?
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Answer C
Net effect = 30 − 40 − (30 × 40)/100 = −22%, so 22% decrease.
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A sum of money doubles itself in 16 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
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Answer C
The interest earned is 1 times the principal in 16 years. Rate = 1 × 100 / 16 = 6.25%.
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What is the compound interest on ₹45,000 for 2 years at 12% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer A
Amount = 45,000 × (1 + 12/100)2 = ₹56,448. CI = 56,448 − 45,000 = ₹11,448.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 30 = 0
II. y² + 5y + 4 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 5. II gives y = −4 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: 88 + 15 × 11 − 24 ÷ 4
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Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 15 × 11 = 165 and 24 ÷ 4 = 6. Then 88 + 165 − 6 = 247.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?
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Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 805.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 16, 51, ?, 1,045
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Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 208.
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By selling a watch for ₹629, a man loses 15%. For how much should he sell it to gain 10%?
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Answer E
CP = 629 × 100/85 = ₹740. For a 10% gain: 740 × 110/100 = ₹814.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 16x + 63 = 0
II. y² − 23y + 132 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = 7 or 9. II gives y = 11 or 12. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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What is the value of 95² − 75²?
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Answer B
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 170 × 20 = 3,400.
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What is the value of 54² − 22²?
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Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 76 × 32 = 2,432.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 6x − 55 = 0
II. y² + 11y + 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 11. II gives y = −8 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 12 = 0
II. y² − 14y + 33 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −4 or 3. II gives y = 3 or 11. No x is greater than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≤ y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 0, 7, 26, 63, 124, ?
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Answer A
The rule: the terms are 1³, 2³, 3³ … minus 1. The missing term is 215.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹700 and sells it for ₹784. What is the profit or loss percent?
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Answer B
Profit = ₹84. As a percent of the cost price: 84 ÷ 700 × 100 = 12% profit.
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The average of 5 numbers is 72. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 68. Which number was removed?
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Answer D
Total of 5 = 5 × 72 = 360. Total of 4 = 4 × 68 = 272. Removed = 360 − 272 = 88.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 50 = 0
II. y² − y − 20 = 0Answer and working
Answer B
I gives x = 5 or 10. II gives y = −4 or 5. No x is smaller than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≥ y.
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What is the mean proportional between 12 and 147?
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Answer E
Mean proportional = √(12 × 147) = √1764 = 42.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, ?
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 256.
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A and B together can do a job in 24 days. A alone can do it in 33 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer D
B’s one day = 1/24 − 1/33 = 1/88. B alone takes 88 days.
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84 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 5. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 3?
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Answer D
Milk = 49 l, water = 35 l. For 1 : 3, water must be 49 × 3/1 = 147 l. Add 147 − 35 = 112 litres.
Part CReasoning Ability
Directions for questions 66 to 70
Five friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya and Esha, sit in a row facing north. Divya and Chetan sit next to each other. Bina and Esha sit next to each other. Exactly 2 people sit between Divya and Bina. Arun sits immediately to the left of Esha.-
How many people sit between Chetan and Arun?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina. Between them: 1.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina. Chetan and Bina.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina. Chetan.
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What is Divya’s position from the left end?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina. 2nd.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Divya, Arun, Esha, Bina. Bina.
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Statements:
(1) All lamps are chairs.
(2) No lamps are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No chairs are books.
(II) Some lamps are not chairs.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: chairs and books may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the lamps may be chairs. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: A ≤ M ≤ E > Q > C
Conclusions: I. E > A II. E = AAnswer and working
Answer C
E and A: the chain gives E ≥ A, so E > A is not definitely true. E and A: the chain gives E ≥ A, so E = A is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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In a class, Vikram ranks 8th from the top and 24th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
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Answer A
Vikram is counted in both ranks, so the total is 8 + 24 − 1 = 31.
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Statement: B ≥ M ≥ X ≤ V ≤ U
Conclusions: I. U = X II. U > XAnswer and working
Answer C
U and X: the chain gives U ≥ X, so U = X is not definitely true. U and X: the chain gives U ≥ X, so U > X 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) Some tables are coins.
(2) Some clouds are tables.
(3) Some clouds are not fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some tables are clouds.
(II) Some clouds are not coins.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the clouds may be coins. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, HORSE is written as SLIHV. How is GOLD written in that code?
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Answer D
From HORSE → SLIHV: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to GOLD: TLOW.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the right of the 11th letter from the right?
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Answer D
The 11th letter from the right is P (position 16). 4 places to the right: position 20, which is T.
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J is the sister of B. B is the wife of U. Q is the son of J. How is Q related to U?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from U: B is U’s wife; J is B’s sister; Q is J’s son. So Q is U’s nephew.
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Statement: A ≤ Z = D > U ≥ E
Conclusions: I. D = E II. Z > UAnswer and working
Answer B
D and E: the chain gives D > E, so D = E is not definitely true. Z and U: the chain gives Z > U, so Z > U is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the right of the 17th letter from the left?
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Answer D
The 17th letter from the left is Q (position 17). 4 places to the right: position 21, which is U.
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Meera walks 14 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 10 km. She turns left and walks 11 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. She turns left and walks 11 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
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Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 14 km east and 7 km south of the start, which is to the South-east.
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L is the daughter of Y. Y is the son of M. How is L related to M?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from M: Y is M’s son; L is Y’s daughter. So L is M’s granddaughter.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 11, 18, 27, 35, 51, 66, 83
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Answer A
The rule: the terms are 3², 4², 5² … plus 2. The term in place of 35 should be 38, so the wrong number is 35.
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Harish walks 8 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 14 km. He turns left and walks 14 km. He turns left and walks 6 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 0 km east and 4 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 4²) = 4 km.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
In the others the letters are 2 apart (GIK); in ACF the last gap is 3. The odd one is ACF.
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Statements:
(1) Some papers are not chairs.
(2) All coins are chairs.
(3) Some bells are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No coins are chairs.
(II) Some bells are papers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: coins and chairs may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: bells and papers need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some tables are boxes.
(2) No clouds are tables.
(3) All bags are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are clouds.
(II) Some boxes are not 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 a certain code, FLOWER is written as GKPVFQ. How is WINDOW written in that code?
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Answer D
From FLOWER → GKPVFQ: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to WINDOW: XHOCPV.
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In a certain code, PILLOW is written as QJMMPX. How is BRICK written in that code?
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Answer E
From PILLOW → QJMMPX: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to BRICK: CSJDL.
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In a class, Anjali ranks 10th from the top and 20th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
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Answer E
Anjali is counted in both ranks, so the total is 10 + 20 − 1 = 29.
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In a certain code, BASKET is written as EDVNHW. How is PLANT written in that code?
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Answer B
From BASKET → EDVNHW: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to PLANT: SODQW.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 43 × 9 ÷ 3 − 14 + 3?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 43 + 9 − 3 × 14 ÷ 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 38.
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C is the brother of V. V is the mother of E. How is C related to E?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from E: V is E’s mother; C is V’s brother. So C is E’s uncle.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 79, 83, 89, 97, ?, 103
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 101.
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Statements:
(1) All stones are watches.
(2) All stones are chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some watches are chairs.
(II) Some watches are not stones.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the watches may be stones. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) All clouds are clocks.
(2) All clouds are flowers.
(3) No flowers are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No clouds are watches.
(II) No watches are clouds.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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Statement: B > F ≥ Q ≥ U > P
Conclusions: I. P < Q II. B = QAnswer and working
Answer A
P and Q: the chain gives P < Q, so P < Q is definitely true. B and Q: the chain gives B > Q, so B = Q is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Lata walks 9 km towards the south. She turns right and walks 14 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. She turns left and walks 13 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
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Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 1 km west and 12 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 32 ÷ 8 − 2 × 18 + 6?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 32 × 8 ÷ 2 + 18 − 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 140.
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Statement: J ≤ M = K < A < C
Conclusions: I. C ≥ K II. K ≥ CAnswer and working
Answer A
C and K: the chain gives C > K, so C ≥ K is definitely true. K and C: the chain gives K < C, so K ≥ C is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.