- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 8895312
- Series
- C
SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 4
- 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.
PropensityAnswer and working
Answer C
Propensity (noun) and Tendency 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 girl who behaves in a boyish mannerAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
accelerition is wrong; it is spelt acceleration. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GustoAnswer and working
Answer D
Gusto (noun) and Relish 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.
AbundantAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is indescribable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young peopleAnswer and working
Answer B
Chaperone: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OccurAnswer and working
Answer A
Occur (verb) and Happen 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 C
The correct spelling is conceivable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who arranges marriages for othersAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
JoyfulAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An attendant who carries the golf clubs for a playerAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TremendousAnswer and working
Answer C
Tremendous (adjective) and Enormous share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
passagge is wrong; it is spelt passage. The others are correct.
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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 closest in meaning to the given word.
HastenAnswer and working
Answer E
Hasten (verb) and Hurry 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.
TopicAnswer and working
Answer D
Topic (noun) and Subject 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 C
The correct spelling is chandelier.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AdvanceAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptismAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is accommodation.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CalamityAnswer and working
Answer B
Calamity (noun) and Disaster 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.
UpstairsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FrivolousAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is affiliation.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
affiddavit is wrong; it is spelt affidavit. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
intellagent is wrong; it is spelt intelligent. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RepentAnswer and working
Answer E
Repent (verb) and Atone 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.
ExpectancyAnswer and working
Answer E
Expectancy (noun) and Anticipation 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
Part BNumerical Ability
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What is the value of 82² − 63²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 145 × 19 = 2,755.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 5 : 6. After 10 years, the ratio will be 10 : 11. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer A
Ages 5x and 6x. (5x + 10) : (6x + 10) = 10 : 11 gives x = 2. Asha is 5 × 2 = 10 years.
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A train 420 m long passes a signal post in 12 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer C
Speed = 420 ÷ 12 = 35 m/s = 35 × 18/5 = 126 km/h.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. What is his profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer E
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 120. After 15% off: 120 × 85/100 = 102. So 2% profit.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 5x − 50 = 0
II. y² + 14y + 48 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = −5 or 10. II gives y = −8 or −6. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 7, 35, 10, 28, 13, 25, 16, 14
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: two series alternate: 7, 10, 13 … rising by 3, and 35, 28, 21 … falling by 7. The term in place of 25 should be 21, so the wrong number is 25.
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Simplify: 14 + 13 × 9 − 77 ÷ 7
Answer and working
Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 13 × 9 = 117 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11. Then 14 + 117 − 11 = 120.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 16 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer B
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 16 days = 80 units. A alone: 80 ÷ 4 = 20 days.
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Simplify: 14 + 5 × 2 − 77 ÷ 7
Answer and working
Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 5 × 2 = 10 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11. Then 14 + 10 − 11 = 13.
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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 number card from 2 to 10 of diamonds?
Answer and working
Answer E
9 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 9⁄52.
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₹20,845 is divided among Meera, Arjun and Kavya in the ratio 3 : 2 : 6. What is Arjun’s share?
Answer and working
Answer E
Total parts = 3 + 2 + 6 = 11. Arjun gets 2/11 × 20,845 = ₹3,790.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 10 km/h and returns by the same road at 40 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
Answer and working
Answer B
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 10 × 40 ÷ 50 = 16 km/h. The plain average, 25, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 22, 64, 190, 568, 1,702, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 − 2. The missing term is 5,104.
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330 is what percent of 2,200?
Answer and working
Answer C
330 ÷ 2,200 × 100 = 15%.
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 280 392 Village Q 320 368 Village R 340 272 Village S 380 570 Village T 580 464 -
What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer E
Sum of Year 2 = 2,066. ÷ 5 = 413.2.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer E
Growth: Village P 40%, Village Q 15%, Village R −20%, Village S 50%, Village T −20%. The highest is Village S.
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What is the total for Village S over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
380 + 570 = 950.
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Village P’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Village T’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer B
392 ÷ 464 × 100 = 84.48%.
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By what percent did Village T’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer B
Change = 464 − 580 = −116. On Year 1: −116 ÷ 580 × 100 = 20% decrease.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 18, 38, 78, 158, 318, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 2. The missing term is 638.
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₹20,000 amounts to ₹24,200 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer A
(1 + R/100)² = 24,200/20,000 = 1.21, so 1 + R/100 = 1.1 and R = 10%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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The simple interest on a sum for 4 years at 8% per annum is ₹7,040. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer A
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 7,040 × 100 / (8 × 4) = ₹22,000.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 18, 19, 23, 32, 48, 73, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 109.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 12x + 27 = 0
II. y² − 2y − 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 3 or 9. II gives y = −4 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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The population of a town is 30,500. It grows by 20% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer C
30,500 × (1 + 20/100)² = 30,500 × 1.44 = 43,920. Growing 20% on 30,500 twice, not 40% once.
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What is the average of the first 28 odd numbers?
Answer and working
Answer E
The first 28 odd numbers add up to 28² = 784; the average is 28.
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What is the value of 58² − 38²?
Answer and working
Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 96 × 20 = 1,920.
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28 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 2. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 1?
Answer and working
Answer E
Milk = 20 l, water = 8 l. For 1 : 1, water must be 20 × 1/1 = 20 l. Add 20 − 8 = 12 litres.
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A boat covers 68 km downstream in 4 hours and 14 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 68 ÷ 4 = 17 km/h; upstream = 14 ÷ 2 = 7 km/h. Boat = (17 + 7) ÷ 2 = 12 km/h.
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By selling a watch for ₹1,530, a man loses 10%. For how much should he sell it to gain 10%?
Answer and working
Answer C
CP = 1,530 × 100/90 = ₹1,700. For a 10% gain: 1,700 × 110/100 = ₹1,870.
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What is √324 + √196 − √729?
Answer and working
Answer E
18 + 14 − 27 = 5.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 5x − 36 = 0
II. y² − 13y + 36 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −9 or 4. II gives y = 4 or 9. No x is greater than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≤ y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 108 = 0
II. y² − 9y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 12. II gives y = 0 or 9. 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 − 9x − 36 = 0
II. y² − 7y + 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 12. 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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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 1³, 2³, 3³ … plus 1. The missing term is 217.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statement: V > X ≤ Z ≤ K = U
Conclusions: I. U = Z II. U > ZAnswer and working
Answer C
U and Z: the chain gives U ≥ Z, so U = Z is not definitely true. U and Z: the chain gives U ≥ Z, so U > Z 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 27 − 11 × 4 ÷ 2 + 4?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 27 + 11 − 4 × 2 ÷ 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 36.
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Kavita walks 5 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 9 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 12 km. She turns left and walks 8 km. Which direction is she facing now?
Answer and working
Answer A
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs South.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 4th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 4th letter from the right is W (position 23). 7 places to the left: position 16, which is P.
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In a certain code, LIGHT is written as ORTSG. How is MANGO written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From LIGHT → ORTSG: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to MANGO: NZMTL.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Pooja said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Pooja?
Answer and working
Answer B
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Pooja’s husband.
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Statements:
(1) All cups are bottles.
(2) Some shirts are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No bottles are cups.
(II) Some cups are shirts.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: bottles and cups may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: K < Y > V < P < S
Conclusions: I. K > P II. S > VAnswer and working
Answer B
K and P: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so K > P is not definitely true. S and V: the chain gives S > V, so S > V is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 1³, 2³, 3³ … plus 1. The missing term is 217.
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Tarun walks 13 km towards the north. He turns left and walks 5 km. He turns right and walks 15 km. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer and working
Answer D
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs North.
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In a class, Anjali ranks 5th from the top and 23rd from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer D
Anjali is counted in both ranks, so the total is 5 + 23 − 1 = 27.
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Statements:
(1) All clocks are rivers.
(2) All rivers are rings.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rivers are rings.
(II) Some clocks 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 clocks may be rings. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) No coins are cups.
(2) No coins are doors.
(3) Some clocks are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clocks are not doors.
(II) No clocks are cups.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the clocks may be doors. Conclusion II need not hold: clocks and cups may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, OCEAN is written as OBFDP. How is LAMP written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From OCEAN → OBFDP: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to LAMP: QNBM.
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Statement: Q < G = W ≤ Z ≥ N
Conclusions: I. Q ≤ Z II. Z ≤ QAnswer and working
Answer A
Q and Z: the chain gives Q < Z, so Q ≤ Z is definitely true. Z and Q: the chain gives Z > Q, so Z ≤ Q is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: U ≤ J < W < R > L
Conclusions: I. J = L II. U ≤ WAnswer and working
Answer B
J and L: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so J = L is not definitely true. U and W: the chain gives U < W, so U ≤ W is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 9 × 12 ÷ 9 + 5 − 3?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 9 + 12 − 9 × 5 ÷ 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 6.
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In a class, Lata ranks 13th from the top and 10th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer E
Lata is counted in both ranks, so the total is 13 + 10 − 1 = 22.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the right of the 9th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 9th letter from the right is R (position 18). 6 places to the right: position 24, which is X.
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Statements:
(1) No pens are doors.
(2) All cups are doors.
(3) Some kites are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No pens are kites.
(II) Some pens are kites.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: pens and kites may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: pens and kites 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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Statement: U ≤ K ≤ H > J > A
Conclusions: I. U ≤ H II. A ≥ UAnswer and working
Answer A
U and H: the chain gives U ≤ H, so U ≤ H is definitely true. A and U: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so A ≥ U is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 14, 17, 23, 26, 32, 39, 47
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The term in place of 23 should be 21, so the wrong number is 23.
Directions for questions 88 to 92
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Chetan sits at one of the two ends. Chetan sits second to the right of Esha. Farhan does not sit next to Arun. Bina sits second to the left of Arun. Exactly 2 people sit between Farhan and Divya.-
Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Esha, Farhan, Chetan. Bina and Chetan.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Esha, Farhan, Chetan. Chetan.
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How many people sit between Chetan and Arun?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Esha, Farhan, Chetan. Between them: 2.
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What is Farhan’s position from the left end?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Arun, Esha, Farhan, Chetan. 5th.
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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: Bina, Divya, Arun, Esha, Farhan, Chetan. Bina.
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In a certain code, BREAD is written as EBFSC. How is WINDOW written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From BREAD → EBFSC: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to WINDOW: XPEOJX.
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R is the husband of D. D is the daughter of B. How is R related to B?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from B: D is B’s daughter; R is D’s husband. So R is B’s son-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) Some bells are rivers.
(2) All rivers are kites.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some kites are bells.
(II) No bells are rivers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: bells and rivers may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Arun walks 8 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 9 km. He turns left and walks 4 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 12 km east and 9 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(12² + 9²) = 15 km.
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K is the brother of Z. R is the son of K. Z is the father of A. How is R related to A?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from A: Z is A’s father; K is Z’s brother; R is K’s son. So R is A’s cousin.
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In a certain code, PLANET is written as KOZMVG. How is CHAIR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From PLANET → KOZMVG: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to CHAIR: XSZRI.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer A
1331, 343, 1000, 216 are cubes; 36 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 36.
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Statements:
(1) Some bottles are fans.
(2) No fans are rings.
(3) No rings are roads.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some roads are not rings.
(II) No rings are bottles.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: rings and bottles may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.