- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 4022972
- Series
- D
SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 7
- 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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone in love with themselvesAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who plays the pianoAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who delivers a speech or orationAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
commencemint is wrong; it is spelt commencement. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is disobedient.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PlightAnswer and working
Answer B
Plight (noun) and Predicament 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 cemetery.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LieuAnswer and working
Answer C
Lieu (noun) and Stead 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 E
The correct spelling is accelerate.
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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
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InfantileAnswer and working
Answer A
Infantile (adjective) and Childish 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.
PurgeAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ReplyAnswer and working
Answer D
Reply (verb) and Answer 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.
WoozyAnswer and working
Answer D
Woozy (adjective) and Dizzy 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.
DarkenAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EncloseAnswer and working
Answer A
Enclose (verb) and Envelop 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 E
The correct spelling is narrative.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShiverAnswer and working
Answer D
Shiver (noun) and Tremble 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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
An imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feetAnswer and working
Answer C
Hobbit: an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
StimulateAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CooperationAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A woman of refinementAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
IgniteAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is casually.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
acceliration is wrong; it is spelt acceleration. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
attentave is wrong; it is spelt attentive. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
parafin is wrong; it is spelt paraffin. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ApproachableAnswer and working
Answer C
Approachable (adjective) and Accessible 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.
AsinineAnswer and working
Answer A
Asinine (adjective) and Inane share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BNumerical Ability
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Which number replaces the question mark? 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 67.
Directions for questions 32 to 36
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Bicycles sold by five shops, in two successive years Shop Year 1 Year 2 Shop P 380 532 Shop Q 600 660 Shop R 660 759 Shop S 460 690 Shop T 720 1,080 -
Shop Q’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop P’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer E
660 ÷ 532 × 100 = 124.06%.
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What is the ratio of Shop Q’s Year 1 figure to Shop R’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer C
600 : 759 = 200 : 253.
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By what percent did Shop Q’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer A
Change = 660 − 600 = 60. On Year 1: 60 ÷ 600 × 100 = 10% increase.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer B
Sum of Year 2 = 3,721. ÷ 5 = 744.2.
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What is the total for Shop Q over the two years?
Answer and working
Answer C
600 + 660 = 1,260.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 5x + 4 = 0
II. y² + 3y − 54 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −4 or −1. II gives y = −9 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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What is the value of 67² − 30²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 97 × 37 = 3,589.
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A and B together can do a job in 8 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer B
B’s one day = 1/8 − 1/10 = 1/40. B alone takes 40 days.
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1,496 is what percent of 1,760?
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Answer A
1,496 ÷ 1,760 × 100 = 85%.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 243.
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Simplify: 1⁄10 + 2⁄3 + 1⁄2
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Answer C
Over the common denominator 120: the sum is 19⁄15. Adding tops and bottoms separately (7/21) is the trap.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 6, 10, 19, 35, 60, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 96.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 30% above its cost price and allows a discount of 25%. If the article was sold for ₹975, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer D
SP = CP × 1.3 × 0.75 = CP × 0.98. So CP = 975 ÷ 0.98 = ₹1,000.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum is at least 6?
Answer and working
Answer D
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 26 of them qualify. Probability = 13⁄18.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 11x − 12 = 0
II. y² − y − 30 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −1 or 12. II gives y = −5 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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What is the compound interest on ₹37,800 for 2 years at 20% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer C
Amount = 37,800 × (1 + 20/100)2 = ₹54,432. CI = 54,432 − 37,800 = ₹16,632.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹50/kg be mixed with rice at ₹63/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹59/kg?
Answer and working
Answer E
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (63 − 59) : (59 − 50) = 4 : 9 = 4 : 9.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 72 years. 6 years ago, the father was 3 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer A
Let the son be s. Then (72 − s − 6) = 3(s − 6), so 84 = 4s and s = 21 years.
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A scooter runs at 90 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer B
Multiply by 5/18: 90 × 5/18 = 25 m/s.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 3, 7, 16, 32, 57, 102, 142
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the differences are squares: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. The term in place of 102 should be 93, so the wrong number is 102.
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What is √676 + √729 − √784?
Answer and working
Answer C
26 + 27 − 28 = 25.
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Two trains 240 m and 180 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 70 km/h and 38 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer C
Relative speed = 70 + 38 = 108 km/h = 30 m/s. Distance = 240 + 180 = 420 m. Time = 420 ÷ 30 = 14 seconds.
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A number is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 40%. What is the net change?
Answer and working
Answer A
Net effect = 20 − 40 − (20 × 40)/100 = −28%, so 28% decrease.
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Simplify: 91 + 15 × 7 − 48 ÷ 4
Answer and working
Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 15 × 7 = 105 and 48 ÷ 4 = 12. Then 91 + 105 − 12 = 184.
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What is the average of 35, 13, 29, 66 and 87?
Answer and working
Answer C
Sum = 230. Average = 230 ÷ 5 = 46.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 1⁄10 + 1⁄4
Answer and working
Answer D
Over the common denominator 40: the sum is 17⁄20. Adding tops and bottoms separately (4/20) is the trap.
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₹16,660 is divided among Ravi, Sunita and Imran in the ratio 4 : 6 : 7. What is Ravi’s share?
Answer and working
Answer C
Total parts = 4 + 6 + 7 = 17. Ravi gets 4/17 × 16,660 = ₹3,920.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 16, 51, ?, 1,045
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 208.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹46,900 in 4 years and to ₹50,250 in 5 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer A
Interest for 1 year = 50,250 − 46,900 = ₹3,350, so ₹3,350 a year. Interest for 4 years = ₹13,400. Sum = 46,900 − 13,400 = ₹33,500.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 11x + 24 = 0
II. y² + 10y + 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 3 or 8. II gives y = −6 or −4. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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A boat covers 76 km downstream in 4 hours and 54 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer E
Downstream speed = 76 ÷ 4 = 19 km/h; upstream = 54 ÷ 6 = 9 km/h. Boat = (19 + 9) ÷ 2 = 14 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 25 = 0
II. y² − 15y + 50 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −5 or 5. II gives y = 5 or 10. 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 + x = 0
II. y² + 11y + 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = −1 or 0. II gives y = −8 or −3. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above its cost price and allows a discount of 10%. If the article was sold for ₹1,026, what was its cost price?
Answer and working
Answer E
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.9 = CP × 1.08. So CP = 1,026 ÷ 1.08 = ₹950.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statements:
(1) Some cups are not planes.
(2) Some shirts are cups.
(3) All shirts are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All trees are shirts.
(II) No shirts are planes.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some trees may lie outside shirts. Conclusion II need not hold: shirts and planes may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) No bells are leaves.
(2) Some bells are roads.
(3) No trees are roads.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bells are not trees.
(II) Some roads are not trees.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, COAT is written as 43. How is GREEN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
COAT = 43 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For GREEN: 8 + 19 + 6 + 6 + 15 = 54.
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In a certain code, BASKET is written as DYUIGR. How is LEMON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From BASKET → DYUIGR: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to LEMON: NCOMP.
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In a certain code, GLASS is written as IJCQU. How is RAIN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From GLASS → IJCQU: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to RAIN: TYKL.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the left of the 5th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 5th letter from the left is E (position 5). 4 places to the left: position 1, which is A.
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Statement: Z ≤ G ≥ P ≥ W ≥ L
Conclusions: I. G = L II. G > LAnswer and working
Answer C
G and L: the chain gives G ≥ L, so G = L is not definitely true. G and L: the chain gives G ≥ L, so G > L is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statements:
(1) No shirts are doors.
(2) Some doors are not buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No doors are shirts.
(II) Some shirts are doors.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: shirts and doors need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 10, 19, 32, 49, 70, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. The missing term is 95.
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D is the father of Z. V is the mother of D. How is V related to Z?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from Z: D is Z’s father; V is D’s mother. So V is Z’s grandmother.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer E
81, 25, 324, 256 are perfect squares; 212 is not. The odd one is 212.
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In a class, Vikram ranks 23rd from the top and 25th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer B
Vikram is counted in both ranks, so the total is 23 + 25 − 1 = 47.
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Statement: E > Z < T > L ≥ W
Conclusions: I. T < E II. T ≥ EAnswer and working
Answer D
T and E: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so T < E is not definitely true. T and E: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so T ≥ E is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 50 + 6 − 5 × 15 ÷ 12?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 50 × 6 ÷ 5 + 15 − 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 63.
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Priya walks 10 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns left and walks 15 km. She turns left and walks 7 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 0 km east and 2 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 2²) = 2 km.
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Kavita walks 6 km towards the north. She turns right and walks 9 km. She turns left and walks 6 km. She turns right and walks 8 km. She turns left and walks 10 km. Which direction is she facing now?
Answer and working
Answer B
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs North.
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Statements:
(1) Some flowers are leaves.
(2) No flowers are bags.
(3) All boxes are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are not flowers.
(II) No flowers are boxes.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 7 ÷ 11 − 6 × 9 + 3?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 7 + 11 × 6 − 9 ÷ 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 70.
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Statements:
(1) Some fans are papers.
(2) No papers are birds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All papers are fans.
(II) Some papers are not fans.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some papers may lie outside fans. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the papers may be fans. 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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Statements:
(1) Some flowers are tables.
(2) No roads are flowers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some flowers are not roads.
(II) Some tables are roads.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: tables and roads need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
Directions for questions 86 to 90
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Bina sits third to the right of Chetan. Gopal and Bina sit next to each other. Exactly one person sits between Bina and Divya. Exactly 5 people sit between Arun and Farhan. Exactly one person sits between Farhan and Chetan.-
What is Bina’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Esha, Chetan, Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun. 6th.
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How many people sit between Gopal and Esha?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Esha, Chetan, Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun. Between them: 2.
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Who sits exactly between Chetan and Gopal?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Esha, Chetan, Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun. 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: Farhan, Esha, Chetan, Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun. Farhan.
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Who sits second to the right of Farhan?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Esha, Chetan, Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun. Chetan.
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Statement: Z > P > L < V > X
Conclusions: I. L ≤ Z II. L < ZAnswer and working
Answer E
L and Z: the chain gives L < Z, so L ≤ Z is definitely true. L and Z: the chain gives L < Z, so L < Z is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a certain code, LAMP is written as NCOR. How is GOLD written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From LAMP → NCOR: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to GOLD: IQNF.
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In a class, Lata ranks 19th 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 19 + 10 − 1 = 28.
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Statement: K ≥ E > B ≤ H < X
Conclusions: I. K ≥ H II. H ≤ KAnswer and working
Answer D
K and H: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so K ≥ H is not definitely true. H and K: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so H ≤ K is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Sana walks 13 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 15 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 West.
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Statement: X ≥ E > P < Z ≥ W
Conclusions: I. P < X II. X > PAnswer and working
Answer E
P and X: the chain gives P < X, so P < X is definitely true. X and P: the chain gives X > P, so X > P is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 13th letter from the right?
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Answer D
The 13th letter from the right is N (position 14). 7 places to the left: position 7, which is G.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Kabir said, ‘Her mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the woman related to Kabir?
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Answer A
The only daughter of my mother is my sister, so the child is my sister’s. So the woman is Kabir’s niece.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?
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Answer E
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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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Rekha said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Rekha?
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Answer E
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Rekha’s husband.