- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 8191388
- Series
- B
SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 10
- 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.
InexpensiveAnswer and working
Answer C
Inexpensive (adjective) and Cheap 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
heredetary is wrong; it is spelt hereditary. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
VillainousAnswer and working
Answer C
Villainous (adjective) and Nefarious 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.
An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expressionAnswer and working
Answer E
Mime: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FruitlessAnswer and working
Answer D
Fruitless (adjective) and Vain 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.
AmazementAnswer and working
Answer E
Amazement (noun) and Astonishment 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.
DescendantsAnswer and working
Answer C
Descendants (noun) and Posterity 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 writes playsAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarriedAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DankAnswer and working
Answer C
Dank (adjective) and Clammy 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 medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting itAnswer and working
Answer A
Neurologist: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is ammonium.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
aplicant is wrong; it is spelt applicant. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is literary.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is intermittent.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Any new participant in some activityAnswer and working
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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.
SeclusionAnswer and working
Answer D
Seclusion (noun) and Privacy share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
obittuary is wrong; it is spelt obituary. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PersuasionAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
unavoedable is wrong; it is spelt unavoidable. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CurlyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AgrarianAnswer and working
Answer D
Agrarian (adjective) and Agricultural 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.
FlatterAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of flatter is Disparage. Blandish 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.
RemakeAnswer and working
Answer A
Remake (verb) and Redo 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 is tricked or swindledAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EmptyAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is oppressive.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PostmortemAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
deciever is wrong; it is spelt deceiver. The others are correct.
Part BNumerical Ability
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168 is what percent of 1,120?
Answer and working
Answer D
168 ÷ 1,120 × 100 = 15%.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹59,375 for 2 years at 4% per annum?
Answer and working
Answer D
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 59,375 × (4/100)² = ₹95.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 26, 31, 40, 53, 70, 94, 116
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. The term in place of 94 should be 91, so the wrong number is 94.
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A boat covers 96 km downstream in 4 hours and 48 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer E
Downstream speed = 96 ÷ 4 = 24 km/h; upstream = 48 ÷ 3 = 16 km/h. Boat = (24 + 16) ÷ 2 = 20 km/h.
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If A : B = 1 : 6 and B : C = 8 : 9, what is A : B : C?
Answer and working
Answer B
Make B the same in both: A : B = 8 : 48 and B : C = 48 : 54. So A : B : C = 4 : 24 : 27.
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Simplify: 39 + 5 × 6 − 40 ÷ 5
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 5 × 6 = 30 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8. Then 39 + 30 − 8 = 61.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 8x + 7 = 0
II. y² − 15y + 50 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −7 or −1. II gives y = 5 or 10. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 4 : 7. After 10 years, the ratio will be 7 : 11. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer B
Ages 4x and 7x. (4x + 10) : (7x + 10) = 7 : 11 gives x = 8. Asha is 4 × 8 = 32 years.
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What is the value of 53² − 20²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 73 × 33 = 2,409.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that both show the same number?
Answer and working
Answer D
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 6 of them qualify. Probability = 1⁄6.
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A is twice as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 16 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer C
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 2; together 3 units a day for 16 days = 48 units. A alone: 48 ÷ 2 = 24 days.
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Simplify: 5⁄8 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄4
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 11⁄8. Adding tops and bottoms separately (12/24) is the trap.
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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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 6x + 8 = 0
II. y² − 11y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −4 or −2. II gives y = −1 or 12. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
Directions for questions 45 to 49
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 760 988 Village Q 520 780 Village R 420 588 Village S 520 598 Village T 420 336 -
Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer C
Growth: Village P 30%, Village Q 50%, Village R 40%, Village S 15%, Village T −20%. The highest is Village Q.
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What is the total for Village R over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer D
420 + 588 = 1,008.
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Village T’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Village P’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer D
336 ÷ 988 × 100 = 34.01%.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer B
Sum of Year 2 = 3,290. ÷ 5 = 658.
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By what percent did Village T’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer A
Change = 336 − 420 = −84. On Year 1: −84 ÷ 420 × 100 = 20% decrease.
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What is the value of 68² − 41²?
Answer and working
Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 109 × 27 = 2,943.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 6x − 72 = 0
II. y² + 2y − 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 12. II gives y = −6 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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Which number replaces the question mark? 43, 47, ?, 59, 61, 67
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 53.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 6x − 27 = 0
II. y² − 10y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 9. II gives y = 0 or 10. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 18, 27, 38, ?, 66, 83
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 4², 5², 6² … plus 2. The missing term is 51.
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Simplify: 5⁄6 + 4⁄5 + 1⁄3
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 30: the sum is 59⁄30. Adding tops and bottoms separately (10/14) is the trap.
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What is the average of the first 11 natural numbers?
Answer and working
Answer D
Sum = 11 × 12/2, so the average is (11 + 1)/2 = 6.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 9, 57, 11, 55, 13, 53, 16, 51
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: two series alternate: 9, 11, 13 … rising by 2, and 57, 55, 53 … falling by 2. The term in place of 16 should be 15, so the wrong number is 16.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 13, 70, 20, 65, 27, 60, 34, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: two series alternate: 13, 20, 27 … rising by 7, and 70, 65, 60 … falling by 5. The missing term is 55.
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What is the simple interest on ₹43,000 at 15% per annum for 5 years?
Answer and working
Answer B
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 43,000 × 15 × 5 / 100 = ₹32,250.
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What is 18% of 300?
Answer and working
Answer A
18% of 300 = 300 × 18/100 = 54.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above its cost price and allows a discount of 25%. If the article was sold for ₹405, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer A
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.75 = CP × 0.9. So CP = 405 ÷ 0.9 = ₹450.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹27/kg be mixed with rice at ₹61/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹37/kg?
Answer and working
Answer A
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (61 − 37) : (37 − 27) = 24 : 10 = 12 : 5.
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A train 330 m long passes a signal post in 11 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer A
Speed = 330 ÷ 11 = 30 m/s = 30 × 18/5 = 108 km/h.
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A train 350 m long crosses a platform 550 m long in 45 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer A
It must cover its own length and the platform: 350 + 550 = 900 m in 45 s, so 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
Answer and working
Answer C
Single discount = 10 + 20 − (10 × 20)/100 = 28%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
Part CReasoning Ability
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In a certain code, HOUSE is written as GUWQJ. How is TICKET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From HOUSE → GUWQJ: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to TICKET: VGMEKV.
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Statement: A > M > G > F > W
Conclusions: I. A ≥ W II. A ≤ WAnswer and working
Answer A
A and W: the chain gives A > W, so A ≥ W is definitely true. A and W: the chain gives A > W, so A ≤ W is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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N is the sister of C. C is the wife of J. How is N related to J?
Answer and working
Answer B
Follow the links out from J: C is J’s wife; N is C’s sister. So N is J’s sister-in-law.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 11 ÷ 5 × 11 + 7 − 11?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 11 × 5 ÷ 11 − 7 + 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 9.
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Statements:
(1) No bags are bottles.
(2) No rings are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No bottles are bags.
(II) All rings are bags.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some rings may lie outside bags. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Harish walks 10 km towards the south. He turns right and walks 7 km. He turns left and walks 14 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 7 km west and 24 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(7² + 24²) = 25 km.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 1², 2², 3² …. The missing term is 49.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The missing term is 27.
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Statements:
(1) No chairs are rivers.
(2) All chairs are flowers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No flowers are rivers.
(II) Some flowers are rivers.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: flowers and rivers may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: flowers and rivers need not overlap at all. But the two cannot both be false: in every diagram exactly one of them is true. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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In a queue, Neha is 14th from the front and Priya is 34th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer A
Between positions 14 and 34 there are 34 − 14 − 1 = 19 people.
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Statements:
(1) All papers are cups.
(2) Some bottles are papers.
(3) No bottles are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some papers are cups.
(II) All bottles are papers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some bottles may lie outside papers. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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M is the brother of H. H is the mother of A. U is the wife of M. How is U related to A?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from A: H is A’s mother; M is H’s brother; U is M’s wife. So U is A’s aunt.
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In a certain code, ROAD is written as 38. How is LADDER written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
ROAD = 38 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For LADDER: 12 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 18 = 44.
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Statement: M ≥ J < C ≤ F > H
Conclusions: I. J < F II. M > FAnswer and working
Answer A
J and F: the chain gives J < F, so J < F is definitely true. M and F: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so M > F is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 37 + 12 × 6 ÷ 15 − 12?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 37 − 12 ÷ 6 × 15 + 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 19.
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Vijay walks 6 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 5 km. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns right and walks 14 km. He turns right and walks 2 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 0 km east and 19 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 19²) = 19 km. 19 km, south.
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In a certain code, APPLE is written as 100. How is PAPER written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
APPLE = 100 is twice the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet. For PAPER: 16 + 1 + 16 + 5 + 18 doubled = 112.
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In a row of 58 students, Kabir is 35th from the left. What is Kabir’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 58 − 35 + 1 = 24th.
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Statement: E ≥ C ≥ S < T ≥ M
Conclusions: I. S = E II. S < EAnswer and working
Answer C
S and E: the chain gives S ≤ E, so S = E is not definitely true. S and E: the chain gives S ≤ E, so S < 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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In a certain code, HOUSE is written as KRXVH. How is BRICK written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From HOUSE → KRXVH: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to BRICK: EULFN.
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Pooja walks 10 km towards the north. She turns right and walks 15 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 15 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(15² + 0²) = 15 km. 15 km, east.
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Z is the mother of M. L is the father of Z. How is L related to M?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from M: Z is M’s mother; L is Z’s father. So L is M’s grandfather.
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Statements:
(1) Some stones are fans.
(2) No fans are watches.
(3) Some watches are roads.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some roads are stones.
(II) Some roads are not fans.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: roads and stones need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the right of the 11th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 11th letter from the left is K (position 11). 9 places to the right: position 20, which is T.
Directions for questions 90 to 94
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 2 people sit between Chetan and Farhan. Arun sits third to the right of Divya. Bina sits immediately to the right of Esha. Farhan does not sit at either end. Divya sits immediately to the right of Bina.-
What is Divya’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Bina, Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Arun, Chetan. 3rd.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Esha?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Bina, Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Arun, Chetan. Bina.
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How many people sit between Gopal and Divya?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Bina, Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Arun, Chetan. Between them: 1.
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Who sits exactly between Divya and Gopal?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Bina, Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Arun, Chetan. Farhan.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Bina, Divya, Farhan, Gopal, Arun, Chetan. Chetan.
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Statements:
(1) All fans are boxes.
(2) All kites are boxes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some fans are boxes.
(II) No kites are boxes.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: kites and boxes may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) All coins are rings.
(2) All buses are coins.
(3) No kites are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some buses are rings.
(II) Some buses are not rings.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the buses may be rings. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: M ≤ D ≤ P ≤ B > W
Conclusions: I. M = P II. M < PAnswer and working
Answer C
M and P: the chain gives M ≤ P, so M = P is not definitely true. M and P: the chain gives M ≤ P, so M < P is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer C
98, 49, 21, 56 are multiples of 7; 90 is not. The odd one is 90.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the right of the 11th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 11th letter from the left is K (position 11). 9 places to the right: position 20, which is T.
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Statement: U ≤ P ≤ V ≤ C ≤ Q
Conclusions: I. V = U II. V > UAnswer and working
Answer C
V and U: the chain gives V ≥ U, so V = U is not definitely true. V and U: the chain gives V ≥ U, so V > U is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.