- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 5723114
- Series
- D
SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 6
- 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 incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
temperence is wrong; it is spelt temperance. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BarrageAnswer and working
Answer A
Barrage (noun) and Bombardment 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 A
obsesive is wrong; it is spelt obsessive. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AgileAnswer and working
Answer D
Agile (adjective) and Nimble share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
apprenticce is wrong; it is spelt apprentice. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitionsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AffirmativeAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who fights duelsAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is commodity.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A man whose wife committed adulteryAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teethAnswer and working
Answer E
Orthodontist: a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TopicAnswer and working
Answer C
Topic (noun) and Subject 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 government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the governmentAnswer and working
Answer B
Ombudsman: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ThriftyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SerenityAnswer and working
Answer E
Serenity (noun) and Tranquility 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 A
The correct spelling is cautionary.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is mulligan.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is merriment.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SatisfyAnswer and working
Answer E
Satisfy (verb) and Fulfill 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.
ScribbleAnswer and working
Answer C
Scribble (noun) and Scrawl 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.
ConfidentAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A sophisticated person who has travelled in many countriesAnswer and working
Answer C
Cosmopolitan: a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EstablishAnswer and working
Answer D
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.
TangyAnswer and working
Answer E
Tangy (adjective) and Tart share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is desirable.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MoroseAnswer and working
Answer E
Morose (adjective) and Glum 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.
JoyfulAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
TransparencyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MiscellaneousAnswer and working
Answer B
Miscellaneous (adjective) and Motley 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
exponentialy is wrong; it is spelt exponentially. The others are correct.
Part BNumerical Ability
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A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above its cost price and allows a discount of 20%. If the article was sold for ₹2,496, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer D
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.8 = CP × 0.96. So CP = 2,496 ÷ 0.96 = ₹2,600.
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What is √196 + √900 − √576?
Answer and working
Answer A
14 + 30 − 24 = 20.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 10, 60, 15, 62, 20, 48, 25, 42
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Answer C
The rule: two series alternate: 10, 15, 20 … rising by 5, and 60, 54, 48 … falling by 6. The term in place of 62 should be 54, so the wrong number is 62.
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A train 280 m long crosses a platform 500 m long in 52 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer B
It must cover its own length and the platform: 280 + 500 = 780 m in 52 s, so 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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What is √256 + √841 − √225?
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Answer C
16 + 29 − 15 = 30.
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Simplify: 81 + 15 × 3 − 36 ÷ 4
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 15 × 3 = 45 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9. Then 81 + 45 − 9 = 117.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x + 2 = 0
II. y² − 6y − 7 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 1 or 2. II gives y = −1 or 7. 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 number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 10%. What is the net change?
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Answer E
Net effect = 25 − 10 − (25 × 10)/100 = 12.5%, so 12.5% increase.
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The average weight of 11 people goes up by 4 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 62 kg. What does the new person weigh?
Answer and working
Answer A
The total rises by 11 × 4 = 44 kg, so the new person weighs 62 + 44 = 106 kg.
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77 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 6 : 5. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 1?
Answer and working
Answer A
Milk = 42 l, water = 35 l. For 1 : 1, water must be 42 × 1/1 = 42 l. Add 42 − 35 = 7 litres.
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A train 450 m long passes a signal post in 18 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer A
Speed = 450 ÷ 18 = 25 m/s = 25 × 18/5 = 90 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 56 = 0
II. y² − 1 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −7 or 8. II gives y = −1 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 + 11x + 18 = 0
II. y² − 16 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or −2. II gives y = −4 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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625 is what percent of 1,000?
Answer and working
Answer D
625 ÷ 1,000 × 100 = 62.5%.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 3x − 40 = 0
II. y² + 4y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or 5. II gives y = −4 or 0. 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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Two successive discounts of 30% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
Answer and working
Answer A
Single discount = 30 + 20 − (30 × 20)/100 = 44%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 6x − 27 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 108 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 3. II gives y = −9 or 12. 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 the fourth proportional to 6, 14 and 84?
Answer and working
Answer D
6 : 14 = 84 : x, so x = 14 × 84 ÷ 6 = 196.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 26, 63, 124, ?, 342, 511
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 3³, 4³, 5³ … minus 1. The missing term is 215.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 20 days and Suresh can finish it in 60 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer and working
Answer B
In one day they do 1/20 + 1/60 = 1/15 of the work. Time = 20 × 60 ÷ (20 + 60) = 15 days.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 9, 18, 36, 72, 144, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 288.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum is 9?
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Answer E
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 4 of them qualify. Probability = 1⁄9.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, ?
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Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 83.
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A boat covers 36 km downstream in 2 hours and 96 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer E
Downstream speed = 36 ÷ 2 = 18 km/h; upstream = 96 ÷ 6 = 16 km/h. Boat = (18 + 16) ÷ 2 = 17 km/h.
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What is the simple interest on ₹59,000 at 8% per annum for 4 years?
Answer and working
Answer B
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 59,000 × 8 × 4 / 100 = ₹18,880.
Directions for questions 56 to 60
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Cars produced by five plants, in two successive years Plant Year 1 Year 2 Plant J 380 456 Plant K 300 330 Plant L 240 336 Plant M 640 512 Plant N 200 250 -
What is the total for Plant J over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer E
380 + 456 = 836.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer A
Sum of Year 2 = 1,884. ÷ 5 = 376.8.
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What is the ratio of Plant M’s Year 1 figure to Plant K’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer A
640 : 330 = 64 : 33.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer B
Growth: Plant J 20%, Plant K 10%, Plant L 40%, Plant M −20%, Plant N 25%. The highest is Plant L.
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By what percent did Plant M’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer C
Change = 512 − 640 = −128. On Year 1: −128 ÷ 640 × 100 = 20% decrease.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 101.
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Simplify: 25 + 11 × 11 − 6 ÷ 2
Answer and working
Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 11 × 11 = 121 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3. Then 25 + 121 − 3 = 143.
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₹50,000 amounts to ₹58,320 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer D
(1 + R/100)² = 58,320/50,000 = 1.1664, so 1 + R/100 = 1.08 and R = 8%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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What is √676 + √729 − √400?
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Answer E
26 + 27 − 20 = 33.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 2 : 7. After 8 years, the ratio will be 4 : 9. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer D
Ages 2x and 7x. (2x + 8) : (7x + 8) = 4 : 9 gives x = 4. Asha is 2 × 4 = 8 years.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statements:
(1) All books are clouds.
(2) All clouds are stones.
(3) No stones are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are not books.
(II) No bags are stones.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 class, Ravi ranks 17th from the top and 20th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer D
Ravi is counted in both ranks, so the total is 17 + 20 − 1 = 36.
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Statements:
(1) Some pens are planes.
(2) Some chairs are planes.
(3) All chairs are lamps.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All lamps are chairs.
(II) Some lamps are not chairs.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some lamps may lie outside chairs. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the lamps may be chairs. 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 certain code, RIVER is written as TKXGT. How is CANDLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From RIVER → TKXGT: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to CANDLE: ECPFNG.
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Statement: U = E ≤ F = W < T
Conclusions: I. W ≥ U II. F < TAnswer and working
Answer E
W and U: the chain gives W ≥ U, so W ≥ U is definitely true. F and T: the chain gives F < T, so F < T is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statement: L ≥ A < C ≥ Q ≥ E
Conclusions: I. E < C II. E = CAnswer and working
Answer C
E and C: the chain gives E ≤ C, so E < C is not definitely true. E and C: the chain gives E ≤ C, so E = 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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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 4th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 4th letter from the right is W (position 23). 5 places to the left: position 18, which is R.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 9, 13, 19, 27, 37, 49, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. The missing term is 63.
Directions for questions 74 to 78
Five friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya and Esha, sit in a row facing north. Divya sits immediately to the right of Chetan. Exactly one person sits between Divya and Arun. Arun sits somewhere to the right of Bina. Exactly one person sits between Divya and Bina.-
Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Arun. Bina.
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How many people sit between Divya and Arun?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Arun. Between them: 1.
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What is Esha’s position from the left end?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Arun. 4th.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Arun. Arun.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Arun. Bina and Arun.
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Statement: H ≥ T ≥ Y ≤ U = N
Conclusions: I. N = T II. N > YAnswer and working
Answer D
N and T: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so N = T is not definitely true. N and Y: the chain gives N ≥ Y, so N > Y is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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J is the son of P. C is the son of J. How is C related to P?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from P: J is P’s son; C is J’s son. So C is P’s grandson.
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W is the mother of D. D is the father of J. How is W related to J?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from J: D is J’s father; W is D’s mother. So W is J’s grandmother.
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Sunil walks 5 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 6 km. He turns right and walks 9 km. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer and working
Answer C
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs East.
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G is the mother of A. R is the sister of G. J is the son of R. How is J related to A?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from A: G is A’s mother; R is G’s sister; J is R’s son. So J is A’s cousin.
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In a certain code, GARDEN is written as JDUGHQ. How is HORSE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From GARDEN → JDUGHQ: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to HORSE: KRUVH.
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Statement: V < D < Z ≥ R < N
Conclusions: I. N ≥ Z II. V < ZAnswer and working
Answer B
N and Z: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so N ≥ Z is not definitely true. V and Z: the chain gives V < Z, so V < Z is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, STONE is written as TSPMF. How is PLANET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From STONE → TSPMF: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to PLANET: QKBMFS.
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Statement: Q > X < L ≥ V < F
Conclusions: I. V ≥ X II. Q ≥ VAnswer and working
Answer D
V and X: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so V ≥ X is not definitely true. Q and V: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so Q ≥ V is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a queue, Lata is 17th from the front and Dev is 30th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer D
Between positions 17 and 30 there are 30 − 17 − 1 = 12 people.
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Manoj walks 3 km towards the east. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 3 km. He turns right and walks 5 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 0 km east and 15 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 15²) = 15 km.
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Statements:
(1) All clocks are leaves.
(2) All shirts are clocks.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clocks are shirts.
(II) Some shirts are not clocks.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the shirts may be clocks. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) No shirts are roads.
(2) All roads are kites.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some shirts are not roads.
(II) Some kites are roads.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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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 52 + 8 − 2 ÷ 3 × 11?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 52 − 8 ÷ 2 × 3 + 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 51.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ?
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Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 729.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer E
In the others the letters are 3 apart (DGJ); in MPT the last gap is 4. The odd one is MPT.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 46 − 9 × 10 ÷ 20 + 4?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 46 × 9 + 10 − 20 ÷ 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 419.
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Statement: V > C ≤ S ≥ Q > F
Conclusions: I. F > V II. F < CAnswer and working
Answer D
F and V: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so F > V is not definitely true. F and C: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so F < C is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some clocks are boxes.
(2) All rivers are clocks.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rivers are clocks.
(II) No boxes are clocks.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: boxes and clocks may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Harish walks 12 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns left and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer and working
Answer A
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs West.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the left of the 20th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 20th letter from the right is G (position 7). 4 places to the left: position 3, which is C.
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In a certain code, PAPER is written as 56. How is APPLE written in that code?
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Answer B
PAPER = 56 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For APPLE: 1 + 16 + 16 + 12 + 5 = 50.