- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 6723797
- Series
- A
SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 2
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 3 parts: A. English language (30), B. Numerical Ability (35), C. Reasoning Ability (35).
- Each part has its own clock. When it runs out, that part closes and the next opens.
- Each question has 5 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 1 mark. A wrong answer costs 0.25. A question left blank scores nothing.
- Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.
Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.
Part AEnglish language
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DarkenAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
accidintal is wrong; it is spelt accidental. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is subcommittee.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
HabitualAnswer and working
Answer B
Habitual (adjective) and Customary 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.
UptownAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
RuralAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual disciplineAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
WontAnswer and working
Answer B
Wont (noun) and Habit 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.
UpstreamAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UpkeepAnswer and working
Answer A
Upkeep (noun) and Maintenance 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.
SteadfastAnswer and working
Answer C
Steadfast (adjective) and Firm 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.
NefariousAnswer and working
Answer B
Nefarious (adjective) and Villainous 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 B
collission is wrong; it is spelt collision. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
greenary is wrong; it is spelt greenery. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ReverenceAnswer and working
Answer C
Reverence (noun) and Veneration 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.
HelplessnessAnswer and working
Answer B
Helplessness (noun) and Weakness 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 B
The correct spelling is accurately.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who lends money or gives credit in business mattersAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemenAnswer and working
Answer A
Linebacker: a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is inconceivable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PunitiveAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BestowAnswer and working
Answer A
Bestow (verb) and Confer share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is charitable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An assistant subject to the authority or control of anotherAnswer and working
Answer E
Subordinate: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An attendant who loads guns for someone shooting gameAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is governance.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
appliccation is wrong; it is spelt application. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EstablishAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of establish is Abolish. Found 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 D
Impudence (noun) and Cheek share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BNumerical Ability
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What is the simple interest on ₹34,500 at 4% per annum for 6 years?
Answer and working
Answer C
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 34,500 × 4 × 6 / 100 = ₹8,280.
Directions for questions 32 to 36
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Students enrolled in five coaching centres, in two successive years Centre Year 1 Year 2 Centre A 380 342 Centre B 500 700 Centre C 540 621 Centre D 400 520 Centre E 320 368 -
What is the total for Centre C over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer C
540 + 621 = 1,161.
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What is the ratio of Centre D’s Year 1 figure to Centre B’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer A
400 : 700 = 4 : 7.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer B
Sum of Year 2 = 2,551. ÷ 5 = 510.2.
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Centre D’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Centre B’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer A
520 ÷ 700 × 100 = 74.29%.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Growth: Centre A −10%, Centre B 40%, Centre C 15%, Centre D 30%, Centre E 15%. The highest is Centre B.
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An article bought for ₹1,500 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is its selling price?
Answer and working
Answer E
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 1,500 × 105/100 = ₹1,575.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 15, 18, 22, 27, 35, 40, 48
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The term in place of 35 should be 33, so the wrong number is 35.
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₹40,000 amounts to ₹57,600 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer A
(1 + R/100)² = 57,600/40,000 = 1.44, so 1 + R/100 = 1.2 and R = 20%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 2x − 35 = 0
II. y² + 4y − 5 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 7. II gives y = −5 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 7x + 10 = 0
II. y² + 3y − 18 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or −2. II gives y = −6 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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The average weight of 7 people goes up by 1.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 71 kg. What does the new person weigh?
Answer and working
Answer D
The total rises by 7 × 1.5 = 10.5 kg, so the new person weighs 71 + 10.5 = 81.5 kg.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 13x + 40 = 0
II. y² − 5y − 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −8 or −5. II gives y = −3 or 8. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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What is the value of 64² − 35²?
Answer and working
Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 99 × 29 = 2,871.
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A boat covers 72 km downstream in 3 hours and 80 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 72 ÷ 3 = 24 km/h; upstream = 80 ÷ 5 = 16 km/h. Boat = (24 + 16) ÷ 2 = 20 km/h.
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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 ₹540, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer E
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.75 = CP × 0.9. So CP = 540 ÷ 0.9 = ₹600.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 64, 9, 62, 16, 60, 23, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: two series alternate: 2, 9, 16 … rising by 7, and 64, 62, 60 … falling by 2. The missing term is 58.
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A train 290 m long crosses a platform 560 m long in 34 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer B
It must cover its own length and the platform: 290 + 560 = 850 m in 34 s, so 25 m/s = 25 × 18/5 = 90 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 3, 8, 27, 112, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 565.
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Simplify: 97 + 9 × 2 − 40 ÷ 5
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 9 × 2 = 18 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8. Then 97 + 18 − 8 = 107.
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What is the value of 55² − 34²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 89 × 21 = 1,869.
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A is three times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 15 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer B
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 3; together 4 units a day for 15 days = 60 units. A alone: 60 ÷ 3 = 20 days.
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A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 1 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?
Answer and working
Answer D
Ways to pick 2 red: 15. Ways to pick any 2: 78. Probability = 5⁄26.
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2,040 is what percent of 2,400?
Answer and working
Answer D
2,040 ÷ 2,400 × 100 = 85%.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 11x + 18 = 0
II. y² − 4y − 32 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 2 or 9. II gives y = −4 or 8. 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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55 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 2 : 3. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 5?
Answer and working
Answer D
Milk = 22 l, water = 33 l. For 1 : 5, water must be 22 × 5/1 = 110 l. Add 110 − 33 = 77 litres.
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Two trains 240 m and 200 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 88 km/h and 56 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer A
Relative speed = 88 + 56 = 144 km/h = 40 m/s. Distance = 240 + 200 = 440 m. Time = 440 ÷ 40 = 11 seconds.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 3³, 4³, 5³ …. The missing term is 512.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 1 : 7. After 8 years, the ratio will be 1 : 4. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer E
Ages 1x and 7x. (1x + 8) : (7x + 8) = 1 : 4 gives x = 8. Asha is 1 × 8 = 8 years.
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What is √784 + √324 − √144?
Answer and working
Answer D
28 + 18 − 12 = 34.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 6, 11, 20, 31, 50, 71, 96
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. The term in place of 31 should be 33, so the wrong number is 31.
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What is 37.5% of 1,520?
Answer and working
Answer E
37.5% of 1,520 = 1,520 × 37.5/100 = 570.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 10 = 0
II. y² − 17y + 66 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −2 or 5. II gives y = 6 or 11. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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What is √225 + √841 − √529?
Answer and working
Answer A
15 + 29 − 23 = 21.
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What is the mean proportional between 20 and 45?
Answer and working
Answer A
Mean proportional = √(20 × 45) = √900 = 30.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statement: T < W ≥ N > A = G
Conclusions: I. W < G II. G ≤ NAnswer and working
Answer B
W and G: the chain gives W > G, so W < G is not definitely true. G and N: the chain gives G < N, so G ≤ N is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) No doors are rivers.
(2) No birds are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No rivers are doors.
(II) Some birds are rivers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: birds and rivers need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, TABLE is written as GZYOV. How is RIBBON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From TABLE → GZYOV: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to RIBBON: IRYYLM.
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Statements:
(1) No books are buses.
(2) No bells are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No bells are books.
(II) No buses are bells.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: bells and books may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: J ≥ U < B < R < M
Conclusions: I. U ≤ M II. M = BAnswer and working
Answer A
U and M: the chain gives U < M, so U ≤ M is definitely true. M and B: the chain gives M > B, so M = B is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a row of 33 students, Anjali is 28th from the left. What is Anjali’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer B
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 33 − 28 + 1 = 6th.
Directions for questions 72 to 76
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Farhan sits somewhere to the right of Bina. Exactly one person sits between Esha and Divya. Chetan sits somewhere to the right of Arun. Exactly 2 people sit between Divya and Bina. Farhan sits immediately to the left of Esha.-
How many people sit between Farhan and Esha?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Chetan, Divya, Farhan, Esha. Between them: None.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Chetan, Divya, Farhan, Esha. Esha.
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What is Bina’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Chetan, Divya, Farhan, Esha. 1st.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Chetan, Divya, Farhan, Esha. Bina and Esha.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Chetan, Divya, Farhan, Esha. Bina.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 9, 27, 81, ?, 729
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 243.
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Statement: K ≥ X = U < M < N
Conclusions: I. X < M II. K ≤ MAnswer and working
Answer A
X and M: the chain gives X < M, so X < M is definitely true. K and M: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so K ≤ M is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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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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Statement: E ≥ V > B < J < D
Conclusions: I. V ≤ D II. B ≤ DAnswer and working
Answer B
V and D: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so V ≤ D is not definitely true. B and D: the chain gives B < D, so B ≤ D is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) All bells are lamps.
(2) Some tables are not bells.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All lamps are tables.
(II) All bells are tables.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some lamps may lie outside tables. Conclusion II need not hold: some bells may lie outside tables. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: F ≤ Y ≤ J ≤ Q < R
Conclusions: I. Q ≥ Y II. Q = FAnswer and working
Answer A
Q and Y: the chain gives Q ≥ Y, so Q ≥ Y is definitely true. Q and F: the chain gives Q ≥ F, so Q = F is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: V ≥ D ≥ C > L ≤ M
Conclusions: I. V = C II. V > CAnswer and working
Answer C
V and C: the chain gives V ≥ C, so V = C is not definitely true. V and C: the chain gives V ≥ C, so V > C is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Lata walks 13 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 4 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. She turns right and walks 8 km. She turns left and walks 5 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 12 km west and 5 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(12² + 5²) = 13 km.
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In a certain code, GRAPE is written as GRCTI. How is RAIN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From GRAPE → GRCTI: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to RAIN: PKCT.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 59 + 6 × 3 ÷ 5 − 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 59 − 6 ÷ 3 + 5 × 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 67.
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Imran walks 5 km towards the south. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns right and walks 5 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 10 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(10² + 0²) = 10 km. 10 km, west.
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In a certain code, SUGAR is written as VXJDU. How is RIBBON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From SUGAR → VXJDU: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to RIBBON: ULEERQ.
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Statements:
(1) All boxes are fans.
(2) All watches are fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some fans are boxes.
(II) Some boxes are fans.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, PAPER is written as KZKVI. How is TRAIN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From PAPER → KZKVI: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to TRAIN: GIZRM.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 12, 26, 54, ?, 222
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 2. The missing term is 110.
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J is the wife of W. S is the mother of J. How is S related to W?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from W: J is W’s wife; S is J’s mother. So S is W’s mother-in-law.
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In a row of 45 students, Meena is 7th from the left. What is Meena’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer C
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 45 − 7 + 1 = 39th.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 38 × 11 ÷ 9 − 16 + 12?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 38 − 11 + 9 × 16 ÷ 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 39.
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Statements:
(1) Some trees are stones.
(2) All trees are planes.
(3) Some fans are planes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All fans are stones.
(II) Some planes are trees.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some fans may lie outside stones. 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 4th to the right of the 8th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 8th letter from the left is H (position 8). 4 places to the right: position 12, which is L.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 20th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
The 20th letter from the right is G (position 7). 5 places to the left: position 2, which is B.
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Sana walks 12 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 4 km. She turns right and walks 12 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 0 km east and 4 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 4²) = 4 km. 4 km, south.
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B is the brother of Q. Q is the wife of V. Z is the daughter of B. How is Z related to V?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from V: Q is V’s wife; B is Q’s brother; Z is B’s daughter. So Z is V’s niece.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
73, 59, 89, 37 are prime; 91 = 7 × 13. The odd one is 91.