- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 6018095
- Series
- B
SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 5
- 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.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is subcommittee.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FazeAnswer and working
Answer B
Faze (verb) and Unsettle 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 abandons their dutyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BorrowAnswer 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 B
The correct spelling is inescapable.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WeakenAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MistrustAnswer and working
Answer C
Mistrust (noun) and Suspicion 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.
Any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptismAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
HumilityAnswer and working
Answer A
The opposite of humility is Conceit. Humbleness 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.
ExtremistAnswer and working
Answer E
Extremist (adjective) and Radical 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.
CorrespondAnswer and working
Answer E
Correspond (verb) and Match 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.
OutlawAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is annihilate.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is brewery.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShoddyAnswer and working
Answer D
Shoddy (adjective) and Tawdry 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 comes upon something after searchingAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An official at a baseball gameAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is interviewer.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is occupant.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is impatient.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RebukeAnswer and working
Answer A
Rebuke (noun) and Reprimand 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.
OutdoAnswer and working
Answer A
Outdo (verb) and Surpass 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 discontented or disgustedAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is intolerable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who runs a short distance at top speedAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DownstairsAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
prelimminary is wrong; it is spelt preliminary. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ForthrightAnswer and working
Answer E
Forthright (adjective) and Candid 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.
InjuriousAnswer and working
Answer E
Injurious (adjective) and Hurtful share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BNumerical Ability
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. What is his profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer C
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 125. After 15% off: 125 × 85/100 = 106.25. So 6.25% profit.
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Simplify: 72 + 10 × 2 − 108 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 10 × 2 = 20 and 108 ÷ 9 = 12. Then 72 + 20 − 12 = 80.
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What is the average of 66, 51, 96, 45, 43 and 23?
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Answer C
Sum = 324. Average = 324 ÷ 6 = 54.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 6x − 27 = 0
II. y² − 13y + 36 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −9 or 3. II gives y = 4 or 9. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 13x + 36 = 0
II. y² − 2y − 15 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 4 or 9. II gives y = −3 or 5. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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What is 62.5% of 2,040?
Answer and working
Answer E
62.5% of 2,040 = 2,040 × 62.5/100 = 1,275.
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What is the compound interest on ₹20,000 for 3 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer C
Amount = 20,000 × (1 + 10/100)3 = ₹26,620. CI = 26,620 − 20,000 = ₹6,620.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 2⁄3 + 1⁄6
Answer and working
Answer E
Over the common denominator 60: the sum is 4⁄3. Adding tops and bottoms separately (9/25) is the trap.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 20 days and Suresh can finish it in 5 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer and working
Answer B
In one day they do 1/20 + 1/5 = 1/4 of the work. Time = 20 × 5 ÷ (20 + 5) = 4 days.
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If A : B = 2 : 9 and B : C = 5 : 7, what is A : B : C?
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Answer B
Make B the same in both: A : B = 10 : 45 and B : C = 45 : 63. So A : B : C = 10 : 45 : 63.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 3, 8, 27, 112, ?
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Answer B
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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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 6, ?, 24, 48, 96
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 12.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?
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Answer E
Of the 8 equally likely outcomes, 3 qualify. Probability = 3⁄8.
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The population of a town is 46,800. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
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Answer E
46,800 × (1 + 5/100)² = 46,800 × 1.1 = 51,597. Growing 5% on 46,800 twice, not 10% once.
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Simplify: 19 + 14 × 5 − 36 ÷ 3
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 14 × 5 = 70 and 36 ÷ 3 = 12. Then 19 + 70 − 12 = 77.
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What is the simple interest on ₹22,500 at 9% per annum for 6 years?
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Answer C
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 22,500 × 9 × 6 / 100 = ₹12,150.
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A boat covers 45 km downstream in 5 hours and 42 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer C
Downstream speed = 45 ÷ 5 = 9 km/h; upstream = 42 ÷ 6 = 7 km/h. Boat = (9 + 7) ÷ 2 = 8 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x − 77 = 0
II. y² − 2y − 8 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −7 or 11. II gives y = −2 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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A train 255 m long passes a signal post in 17 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer E
Speed = 255 ÷ 17 = 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 18, 21, 25, 30, 36, 43, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The missing term is 51.
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45 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 2. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 5?
Answer and working
Answer C
Milk = 35 l, water = 10 l. For 1 : 5, water must be 35 × 5/1 = 175 l. Add 175 − 10 = 165 litres.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 4², 5², 6² …. The missing term is 100.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 9, 13, 22, 38, 63, ?
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Answer E
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 99.
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By selling a watch for ₹1,311, a man loses 5%. For how much should he sell it to gain 5%?
Answer and working
Answer D
CP = 1,311 × 100/95 = ₹1,380. For a 5% gain: 1,380 × 105/100 = ₹1,449.
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Simplify: 76 + 14 × 6 − 63 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 14 × 6 = 84 and 63 ÷ 9 = 7. Then 76 + 84 − 7 = 153.
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A scooter runs at 54 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer D
Multiply by 5/18: 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 7x + 6 = 0
II. y² − 6y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 1 or 6. II gives y = 0 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.
Directions for questions 58 to 62
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 320 384 Centre B 660 693 Centre C 700 980 Centre D 360 540 Centre E 340 391 -
What is the ratio of Centre E’s Year 1 figure to Centre A’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer E
340 : 384 = 85 : 96.
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What is the total for Centre C over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer B
700 + 980 = 1,680.
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By what percent did Centre B’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer D
Change = 693 − 660 = 33. On Year 1: 33 ÷ 660 × 100 = 5% increase.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer A
Growth: Centre A 20%, Centre B 5%, Centre C 40%, Centre D 50%, Centre E 15%. The highest is Centre D.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer E
Sum of Year 2 = 2,988. ÷ 5 = 597.6.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 68 years. 4 years ago, the father was 2 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer C
Let the son be s. Then (68 − s − 4) = 2(s − 4), so 72 = 3s and s = 24 years.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 8x = 0
II. y² + 8y + 15 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or 0. II gives y = −5 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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Simplify: 58 + 3 × 3 − 18 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 3 × 3 = 9 and 18 ÷ 9 = 2. Then 58 + 9 − 2 = 65.
Part CReasoning Ability
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 18th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 18th letter from the right is I (position 9). 3 places to the left: position 6, which is F.
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Statements:
(1) No boxes are bags.
(2) Some books are not bags.
(3) Some watches are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No watches are boxes.
(II) Some watches are boxes.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: watches and boxes may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: watches and boxes 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 the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 15th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 15th letter from the left is O (position 15). 3 places to the left: position 12, which is L.
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E is the daughter of Y. X is the wife of U. Y is the sister of X. How is E related to U?
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Answer E
Follow the links out from U: X is U’s wife; Y is X’s sister; E is Y’s daughter. So E is U’s niece.
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Statements:
(1) No bells are books.
(2) All watches are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bells are not books.
(II) Some books are watches.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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Statements:
(1) No kites are buses.
(2) All buses are coins.
(3) No coins are rivers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No rivers are buses.
(II) All buses are rivers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some buses may lie outside rivers. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
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? 5, 6, 14, 45, ?, 925
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 184.
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Statement: X < G < Q > T = W
Conclusions: I. W ≥ G II. G = WAnswer and working
Answer D
W and G: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so W ≥ G is not definitely true. G and W: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so G = W is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Rohit said, ‘He is the only son of my mother’s father.’ How is the man related to Rohit?
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Answer A
The only son of my mother’s father is my mother’s brother. So the man is Rohit’s uncle.
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Sunil walks 3 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 3 km. He turns right and walks 3 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 0 km east and 3 km north of the start. Distance = √(0² + 3²) = 3 km. 3 km, north.
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Imran walks 7 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns right and walks 11 km. He turns right and walks 12 km. He turns left and walks 10 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer E
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs South.
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In a certain code, SILVER is written as UGNTGP. How is MILK written in that code?
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Answer E
From SILVER → UGNTGP: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to MILK: OGNI.
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Statement: Q > W < P ≤ H < G
Conclusions: I. G > P II. Q < PAnswer and working
Answer A
G and P: the chain gives G > P, so G > P is definitely true. Q and P: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so Q < P is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: Z > X > B ≤ C > L
Conclusions: I. L ≤ B II. Z ≥ BAnswer and working
Answer B
L and B: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so L ≤ B is not definitely true. Z and B: the chain gives Z > B, so Z ≥ B is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, LAMP is written as MZNO. How is LADDER written in that code?
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Answer C
From LAMP → MZNO: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to LADDER: MZECFQ.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 10 ÷ 11 × 6 − 2 + 7?
Answer and working
Answer C
Replace the signs: 10 + 11 − 6 ÷ 2 × 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 0.
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Statements:
(1) All papers are books.
(2) No papers are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All doors are books.
(II) Some doors are papers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some doors may lie outside books. Conclusion II need not hold: doors and papers need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
Directions for questions 84 to 88
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Chetan and Arun sit next to each other. Esha sits immediately to the right of Farhan. Bina sits immediately to the left of Divya. Chetan sits second to the left of Esha. Divya sits somewhere to the right of Esha.-
What is Chetan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Chetan, Farhan, Esha, Bina, Divya. 2nd.
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How many people sit between Divya and Esha?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Chetan, Farhan, Esha, Bina, Divya. Between them: 1.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Chetan, Farhan, Esha, Bina, Divya. Arun and Divya.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Chetan, Farhan, Esha, Bina, Divya. Arun.
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Who sits second to the right of Esha?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Chetan, Farhan, Esha, Bina, Divya. Divya.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
71, 53, 29, 47 are prime; 93 = 3 × 31. The odd one is 93.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 52 − 6 + 12 × 5 ÷ 10?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 52 × 6 ÷ 12 − 5 + 10. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 31.
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Statement: E > N < Y = G ≥ H
Conclusions: I. H = Y II. H < YAnswer and working
Answer C
H and Y: the chain gives H ≤ Y, so H = Y is not definitely true. H and Y: the chain gives H ≤ Y, so H < Y 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 row of 54 students, Anjali is 27th from the left. What is Anjali’s position from the right?
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Answer C
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 54 − 27 + 1 = 28th.
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In a class, Anjali ranks 16th from the top and 29th 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 16 + 29 − 1 = 44.
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Statement: M ≥ R > N > A < Y
Conclusions: I. Y < R II. R > AAnswer and working
Answer B
Y and R: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so Y < R is not definitely true. R and A: the chain gives R > A, so R > A is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Sana walks 2 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 12 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 5 km west and 0 km north of the start, which is to the West.
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Statement: D < F ≤ Q < H ≤ N
Conclusions: I. H > F II. D < HAnswer and working
Answer E
H and F: the chain gives H > F, so H > F is definitely true. D and H: the chain gives D < H, so D < H is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statements:
(1) Some papers are planes.
(2) All rivers are papers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rivers are papers.
(II) Some papers are rivers.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, WATER is written as DZGVI. How is SHIP written in that code?
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Answer D
From WATER → DZGVI: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to SHIP: HSRK.
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U is the mother of G. K is the sister of U. How is K related to G?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from G: U is G’s mother; K is U’s sister. So K is G’s aunt.
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In a certain code, BOTTLE is written as ZMRRJC. How is TICKET written in that code?
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Answer A
From BOTTLE → ZMRRJC: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to TICKET: RGAICR.