- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 5141239
- Series
- C
SBI PO Prelims Paper 1
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 3 parts: A. English Language (40), B. Quantitative Aptitude (30), C. Reasoning Ability (30).
- 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 D
inopperable is wrong; it is spelt inoperable. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
unbilievably is wrong; it is spelt unbelievably. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who takes vengeanceAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistryAnswer and working
Answer E
Virtuoso: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry.
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 opposite in meaning to the given word.
BoilAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MarvellousAnswer and working
Answer E
Marvellous (adjective) and Wonderful 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 corrosive.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OffshoreAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who habitually pretends to be something he is notAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is resonance.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BelittleAnswer and working
Answer C
Belittle (verb) and Denigrate 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.
NativeAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BargainAnswer and working
Answer C
Bargain (noun) and Deal 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
chandeleir is wrong; it is spelt chandelier. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is globally.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DepressAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of depress is Elate. Deject is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is occupant.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is oppressive.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CuddleAnswer and working
Answer E
Cuddle (noun) and Snuggle 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 attribute.
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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 in charge of paying wagesAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RancorAnswer and working
Answer D
Rancor (noun) and Resentment 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 closest in meaning to the given word.
GrimyAnswer and working
Answer E
Grimy (adjective) and Grubby 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
annihilition is wrong; it is spelt annihilation. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
HoardAnswer and working
Answer D
Hoard (noun) and Stash 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.
One who practices divination by conjuring up the deadAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SedateAnswer and working
Answer A
The opposite of sedate is Stimulate. Tranquilize 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.
DescendantsAnswer and working
Answer C
Descendants (noun) and Posterity 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.
One praying humbly for somethingAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SuccessAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RazeAnswer and working
Answer E
Raze (verb) and Level 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.
ScrawnyAnswer and working
Answer A
Scrawny (adjective) and Skinny 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.
OrganiseAnswer and working
Answer D
Organise (verb) and Coordinate 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 C
disippearance is wrong; it is spelt disappearance. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MelodyAnswer and working
Answer C
Melody (noun) and Tune 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 embroidery.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who avoids the company or assistance of othersAnswer and working
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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A train 120 m long crosses a platform 600 m long in 72 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer D
It must cover its own length and the platform: 120 + 600 = 720 m in 72 s, so 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 9x = 0
II. y² + 6y = 0Answer and working
Answer B
I gives x = 0 or 9. II gives y = −6 or 0. No x is smaller than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≥ y.
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Simplify: 26 + 9 × 2 − 12 ÷ 6
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 9 × 2 = 18 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2. Then 26 + 18 − 2 = 42.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 1. The missing term is 127.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, 38, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the terms are 1², 2², 3² … plus 2. The missing term is 51.
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A boat covers 80 km downstream in 4 hours and 60 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer D
Downstream speed = 80 ÷ 4 = 20 km/h; upstream = 60 ÷ 6 = 10 km/h. Boat = (20 + 10) ÷ 2 = 15 km/h.
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What is the value of 58² − 21²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 79 × 37 = 2,923.
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What is the compound interest on ₹30,000 for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer B
Amount = 30,000 × (1 + 4/100)2 = ₹32,448. CI = 32,448 − 30,000 = ₹2,448.
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₹20,020 is divided among Ravi, Sunita and Imran in the ratio 7 : 1 : 3. What is Ravi’s share?
Answer and working
Answer B
Total parts = 7 + 1 + 3 = 11. Ravi gets 7/11 × 20,020 = ₹12,740.
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The simple interest on a sum for 5 years at 8% per annum is ₹13,200. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer E
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 13,200 × 100 / (8 × 5) = ₹33,000.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 17x + 70 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 28 = 0Answer and working
Answer B
I gives x = 7 or 10. II gives y = −4 or 7. No x is smaller 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 + 4x − 12 = 0
II. y² − 6y + 8 = 0Answer and working
Answer D
I gives x = −6 or 2. II gives y = 2 or 4. No x is greater than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≤ y.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head?
Answer and working
Answer D
Of the 8 equally likely outcomes, 4 qualify. Probability = 1⁄2.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 4x − 5 = 0
II. y² + 3y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 1. II gives y = −3 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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36 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5. How much water must be added to make the ratio 2 : 5?
Answer and working
Answer E
Milk = 16 l, water = 20 l. For 2 : 5, water must be 16 × 5/2 = 40 l. Add 40 − 20 = 20 litres.
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The population of a town is 19,000. It grows by 10% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer A
19,000 × (1 + 10/100)² = 19,000 × 1.21 = 22,990. Growing 10% on 19,000 twice, not 20% once.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 92 years. 4 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 (92 − s − 4) = 3(s − 4), so 100 = 4s and s = 25 years.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 2x − 8 = 0
II. y² − 6y + 5 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −4 or 2. II gives y = 1 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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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 90 days and Suresh can finish it in 18 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer and working
Answer B
In one day they do 1/90 + 1/18 = 1/15 of the work. Time = 90 × 18 ÷ (90 + 18) = 15 days.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 126, 217, ?, 513, 730, 1,001
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 5³, 6³, 7³ … plus 1. The missing term is 344.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 2 = 0
II. y² + 11y + 30 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = −2 or 1. II gives y = −6 or −5. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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The average of 8 numbers is 63. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 66. Which number was removed?
Answer and working
Answer E
Total of 8 = 8 × 63 = 504. Total of 7 = 7 × 66 = 462. Removed = 504 − 462 = 42.
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A scooter runs at 126 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer C
Multiply by 5/18: 126 × 5/18 = 35 m/s.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 8x − 9 = 0
II. y² + 13y + 42 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = −1 or 9. II gives y = −7 or −6. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Simplify: 79 + 4 × 2 − 27 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 4 × 2 = 8 and 27 ÷ 9 = 3. Then 79 + 8 − 3 = 84.
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The price of a cooler goes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage increase?
Answer and working
Answer C
Change = ₹90. On the original value: 90 ÷ 120 × 100 = 75%, a 75% increase. Dividing by the new value, 210, is the usual slip.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x + 2 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 10 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 1 or 2. II gives y = −2 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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Simplify: 2⁄5 + 1⁄2 + 2⁄5
Answer and working
Answer D
Over the common denominator 10: the sum is 13⁄10. Adding tops and bottoms separately (7/17) is the trap.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 13, 18, 25, 34, 54, 58, 73
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15. The term in place of 54 should be 45, so the wrong number is 54.
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An article bought for ₹2,100 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is its selling price?
Answer and working
Answer E
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 2,100 × 115/100 = ₹2,415.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Neha said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Neha?
Answer and working
Answer A
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Neha’s husband.
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In a row of 55 students, Vikram is 28th from the left. What is Vikram’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 55 − 28 + 1 = 28th.
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Statement: Q ≥ S < F > E < L
Conclusions: I. E > Q II. S = EAnswer and working
Answer D
E and Q: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so E > Q is not definitely true. S and E: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so S = E is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 113.
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Harish walks 13 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 2 km. He turns right and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 3 km. He turns right and walks 10 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 5 km east and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(5² + 0²) = 5 km.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 19th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 19th letter from the right is H (position 8). 3 places to the left: position 5, which is E.
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Statements:
(1) All books are leaves.
(2) Some books are chairs.
(3) No birds are chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some chairs are books.
(II) Some books are not birds.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, Lata ranks 23rd from the top and 9th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer D
Lata is counted in both ranks, so the total is 23 + 9 − 1 = 31.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 9 + 6 × 6 − 3 ÷ 3?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 9 × 6 + 6 ÷ 3 − 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 53.
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In a certain code, DESK is written as 43. How is PLANET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
DESK = 43 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For PLANET: 17 + 13 + 2 + 15 + 6 + 21 = 74.
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Statements:
(1) All coins are lamps.
(2) All rings are lamps.
(3) All rings are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some shirts are coins.
(II) All shirts are lamps.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: shirts and coins need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: some shirts may lie outside lamps. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the left of the 15th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 15th letter from the left is O (position 15). 6 places to the left: position 9, which is I.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
39, 130, 169, 182 are multiples of 13; 56 is not. The odd one is 56.
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Meera walks 4 km towards the south. She turns right and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 6 km. She turns left and walks 7 km. She turns left and walks 2 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 12 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(12² + 0²) = 12 km.
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Statements:
(1) Some coins are not lamps.
(2) Some doors are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All coins are doors.
(II) Some coins are not doors.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some coins may lie outside doors. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the coins may be doors. 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) All bags are buses.
(2) All planes are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All bags are planes.
(II) Some bags are not planes.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some bags may lie outside planes. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the bags may be planes. 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: B = G ≤ W > A ≤ Q
Conclusions: I. W > B II. A > GAnswer and working
Answer D
W and B: the chain gives W ≥ B, so W > B is not definitely true. A and G: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so A > G is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, TRAIN is written as UQBHO. How is CHAIR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From TRAIN → UQBHO: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to CHAIR: DGBHS.
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Pooja walks 15 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 15 km. She turns left and walks 4 km. She turns left and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 26 km east and 8 km south of the start, which is to the South-east.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 23 − 3 + 6 ÷ 19 × 6?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 23 + 3 − 6 × 19 ÷ 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 7.
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Statements:
(1) All rings are lamps.
(2) No lamps are bottles.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bottles are not rings.
(II) Some lamps are not bottles.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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Which number replaces the question mark? 26, 37, 50, ?, 82, 101
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 5², 6², 7² … plus 1. The missing term is 65.
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L is the son of R. R is the son of Y. How is L related to Y?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from Y: R is Y’s son; L is R’s son. So L is Y’s grandson.
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Statements:
(1) Some kites are books.
(2) All books are watches.
(3) All watches are boxes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All books are boxes.
(II) No watches are boxes.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: watches and boxes may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) All shirts are planes.
(2) All birds are planes.
(3) Some birds are tables.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some tables are not planes.
(II) Some shirts are planes.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the tables may be planes. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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K is the sister of T. T is the mother of N. X is the husband of K. How is X related to N?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from N: T is N’s mother; K is T’s sister; X is K’s husband. So X is N’s uncle.
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Statement: S ≤ Q > U > R ≥ T
Conclusions: I. R ≤ Q II. T = QAnswer and working
Answer A
R and Q: the chain gives R < Q, so R ≤ Q is definitely true. T and Q: the chain gives T < Q, so T = Q is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) All fans are rivers.
(2) Some rings are fans.
(3) Some clocks are rings.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rivers are fans.
(II) No clocks are rings.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: clocks and rings may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: B > G ≥ R ≤ Z < M
Conclusions: I. G < Z II. R ≤ MAnswer and working
Answer B
G and Z: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so G < Z is not definitely true. R and M: the chain gives R < M, so R ≤ M is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, WATER is written as DZGVI. How is EAGLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From WATER → DZGVI: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to EAGLE: VZTOV.