- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7686978
- Series
- A
SBI PO Prelims Paper 2
- 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 A
unavvailable is wrong; it is spelt unavailable. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InnuendoAnswer and working
Answer A
Innuendo (noun) and Insinuation 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 A
voleyball is wrong; it is spelt volleyball. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
apprehhension is wrong; it is spelt apprehension. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
HindranceAnswer and working
Answer A
Hindrance (noun) and Impediment 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 C
hallucinetion is wrong; it is spelt hallucination. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AwakeAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BodeAnswer and working
Answer E
Bode (verb) and Predict 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 travels by footAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left handAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who dietsAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EnviousAnswer and working
Answer C
Envious (adjective) and Jealous 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.
AssetAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
gredient is wrong; it is spelt gradient. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ClarityAnswer and working
Answer E
The opposite of clarity is Obscurity. Lucidity is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One at a disadvantage and expected to loseAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ComplianceAnswer and working
Answer B
Compliance (noun) and Conformity 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 lends money at excessive rates of interestAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MaliceAnswer and working
Answer D
Malice (noun) and Spite 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.
PostwarAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is tirelessly.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is cooperation.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
StonyAnswer and working
Answer B
Stony (adjective) and Rocky 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.
OverconfidentAnswer and working
Answer C
Overconfident (adjective) and Cocksure 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.
FragrantAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is assimilate.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is temperance.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person holding a fiefAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is deference.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ProfoundAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UpholdAnswer and working
Answer E
Uphold (verb) and Preserve 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 brings an action in a court of lawAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is interrogate.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BlameAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PatchworkAnswer and working
Answer E
Patchwork (noun) and Hodgepodge 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.
DependableAnswer and working
Answer A
Dependable (adjective) and Reliable 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.
YearlyAnswer and working
Answer D
Yearly (adjective) and Annual 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 D
The correct spelling is businessmen.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FrivolousAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiersAnswer and working
Answer D
Crimp: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head?
Answer and working
Answer C
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 − 5x − 50 = 0
II. y² − 1 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 10. 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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A train 420 m long passes a signal post in 28 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer E
Speed = 420 ÷ 28 = 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹43,750 for 2 years at 8% per annum?
Answer and working
Answer E
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 43,750 × (8/100)² = ₹280.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 54 = 0
II. y² − 11y + 28 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 9. II gives y = 4 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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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 7 : 8. After 5 years, the ratio will be 8 : 9. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer D
Ages 7x and 8x. (7x + 5) : (8x + 5) = 8 : 9 gives x = 5. Asha is 7 × 5 = 35 years.
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Section A has 24 students with an average score of 43; section B has 33 students averaging 62. What is the average score of both sections together?
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Answer B
(24 × 43 + 33 × 62) ÷ 57 = 3078 ÷ 57 = 54. The plain mean of 43 and 62 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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Simplify: 5⁄6 + 4⁄5 + 2⁄5
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Answer C
Over the common denominator 30: the sum is 61⁄30. Adding tops and bottoms separately (13/21) is the trap.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 7⁄8 + 1⁄3
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Answer B
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 41⁄24. Adding tops and bottoms separately (9/13) is the trap.
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A is twice as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer E
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 2; together 3 units a day for 6 days = 18 units. A alone: 18 ÷ 2 = 9 days.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 12, 30, 17, 23, 20, 16, 24, 9
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: two series alternate: 12, 16, 20 … rising by 4, and 30, 23, 16 … falling by 7. The term in place of 17 should be 16, so the wrong number is 17.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 3x − 54 = 0
II. y² + 2y − 3 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 6. II gives y = −3 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 − 2x − 15 = 0
II. y² + 5y − 14 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 5. II gives y = −7 or 2. 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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Find the wrong number in the series: 8, 27, 84, 264, 768, 2,307, 6,924
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 + 3. The term in place of 264 should be 255, so the wrong number is 264.
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2,100 is what percent of 2,400?
Answer and working
Answer E
2,100 ÷ 2,400 × 100 = 87.5%.
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What is the value of 88² − 62²?
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Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 150 × 26 = 3,900.
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What is the value of 67² − 45²?
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Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 112 × 22 = 2,464.
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132 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 4. How much water must be added to make the ratio 2 : 5?
Answer and working
Answer E
Milk = 84 l, water = 48 l. For 2 : 5, water must be 84 × 5/2 = 210 l. Add 210 − 48 = 162 litres.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 40 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 40 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 8. II gives y = −5 or 8. 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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Find the wrong number in the series: 79, 83, 86, 97, 101, 103, 107
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The term in place of 86 should be 89, so the wrong number is 86.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 5 : 6 and their expenditures are in the ratio 4 : 7. If each saves ₹11,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
Answer and working
Answer C
Incomes 5x and 6x. (5x − 11,000) : (6x − 11,000) = 4 : 7 gives x = 3,000. P’s income = 5 × 3,000 = ₹15,000.
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A sum of money doubles itself in 4 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
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Answer A
The interest earned is 1 times the principal in 4 years. Rate = 1 × 100 / 4 = 25%.
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The population of a town is 88,500. It grows by 10% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
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Answer A
88,500 × (1 + 10/100)² = 88,500 × 1.21 = 1,07,085. Growing 10% on 88,500 twice, not 20% once.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 3x − 10 = 0
II. y² − 12y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 5. II gives y = 0 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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A shopkeeper marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. What is his profit or loss percent?
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Answer E
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 125. After 25% off: 125 × 75/100 = 93.75. So 6.25% loss.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 24 km/h and returns by the same road at 104 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer C
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 24 × 104 ÷ 128 = 39 km/h. The plain average, 64, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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A boat covers 76 km downstream in 4 hours and 39 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 76 ÷ 4 = 19 km/h; upstream = 39 ÷ 3 = 13 km/h. Boat = (19 + 13) ÷ 2 = 16 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 7x − 30 = 0
II. y² + 13y + 40 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = −3 or 10. II gives y = −8 or −5. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, ?, 51, 208, 1,045
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 16.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 9x − 22 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 108 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 11. 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.
Part CReasoning Ability
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In a certain code, TRAIN is written as GIZRM. How is KNIFE written in that code?
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Answer C
From TRAIN → GIZRM: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to KNIFE: PMRUV.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 8, 15, 24, ?, 48
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Answer D
The rule: the terms are 2², 3², 4² … minus 1. The missing term is 35.
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In a row of 56 students, Farhan is 28th from the left. What is Farhan’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 56 − 28 + 1 = 29th.
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Statements:
(1) No watches are clocks.
(2) Some watches are pens.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All clocks are pens.
(II) Some clocks are not pens.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some clocks may lie outside pens. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the clocks may be pens. 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: R < N = F > B < P
Conclusions: I. B = N II. B < NAnswer and working
Answer B
B and N: the chain gives B < N, so B = N is not definitely true. B and N: the chain gives B < N, so B < N is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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V is the son of Y. Y is the sister of N. How is V related to N?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from N: Y is N’s sister; V is Y’s son. So V is N’s nephew.
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Statements:
(1) No clouds are clocks.
(2) All coins are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No clocks are clouds.
(II) Some coins are not clocks.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) Some lamps are boxes.
(2) All lamps are tables.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some boxes are not tables.
(II) All boxes are tables.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the boxes may be tables. Conclusion II need not hold: some boxes may lie outside tables. 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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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 41 ÷ 10 + 9 × 9 − 3?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 41 + 10 − 9 ÷ 9 × 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 48.
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D is the sister of C. P is the husband of D. C is the mother of W. How is P related to W?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from W: C is W’s mother; D is C’s sister; P is D’s husband. So P is W’s uncle.
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Manoj walks 12 km towards the east. He turns left and walks 4 km. He turns left and walks 12 km. He turns left and walks 7 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 0 km east and 3 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 3²) = 3 km. 3 km, south.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the right of the 15th letter from the left?
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Answer D
The 15th letter from the left is O (position 15). 9 places to the right: position 24, which is X.
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In a row of 37 students, Farhan is 28th from the left. What is Farhan’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 37 − 28 + 1 = 10th.
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Statements:
(1) No pens are bags.
(2) No shirts are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are not pens.
(II) All bags are pens.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some bags may lie outside pens. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: R ≥ F > Z = N ≥ X
Conclusions: I. X < Z II. X = ZAnswer and working
Answer C
X and Z: the chain gives X ≤ Z, so X < Z is not definitely true. X and Z: the chain gives X ≤ Z, so X = Z is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statements:
(1) All roads are doors.
(2) All roads are birds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No birds are doors.
(II) Some roads are not birds.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: birds and doors may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the roads may be birds. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
8, 1331, 1000, 512 are cubes; 196 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 196.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 41 ÷ 5 + 5 − 4 × 6?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 41 × 5 ÷ 5 + 4 − 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 39.
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In a certain code, CANDLE is written as FDQGOH. How is HORSE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From CANDLE → FDQGOH: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to HORSE: KRUVH.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Neha said, ‘He is the only son of my mother’s father.’ How is the man related to Neha?
Answer and working
Answer A
The only son of my mother’s father is my mother’s brother. So the man is Neha’s uncle.
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Statements:
(1) All rings are doors.
(2) Some phones are rings.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No doors are phones.
(II) Some rings are doors.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: doors and phones may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: E = Q > J = S > V
Conclusions: I. S < Q II. J = VAnswer and working
Answer A
S and Q: the chain gives S < Q, so S < Q is definitely true. J and V: the chain gives J > V, so J = V is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, EAGLE is written as 30. How is ROAD written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
EAGLE = 30 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For ROAD: 18 + 15 + 1 + 4 = 38.
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Statements:
(1) All coins are planes.
(2) All bottles are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bottles are planes.
(II) Some bottles are not planes.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the bottles may be planes. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the right of the 13th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 13th letter from the right is N (position 14). 9 places to the right: position 23, which is W.
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Statement: Z > T < A = C > U
Conclusions: I. U < A II. T ≤ CAnswer and working
Answer E
U and A: the chain gives U < A, so U < A is definitely true. T and C: the chain gives T < C, so T ≤ C is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Farah walks 12 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 4 km. Which direction is she facing now?
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Answer E
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs East.
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Arun walks 10 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 14 km. He turns left and walks 9 km. He turns left and walks 14 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 19 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(19² + 0²) = 19 km. 19 km, east.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 9, 10, 14, 23, 41, 64, 100
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The term in place of 41 should be 39, so the wrong number is 41.
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Statements:
(1) All leaves are chairs.
(2) Some chairs are shirts.
(3) No shirts are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No leaves are chairs.
(II) All shirts are leaves.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: leaves and chairs may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some shirts may lie outside leaves. So: Neither conclusion follows.