- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7170892
- Series
- C
SBI PO Prelims Paper 3
- 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 word closest in meaning to the given word.
PoutAnswer and working
Answer A
Pout (verb) and Sulk 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.
CriticizeAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of criticize is Praise. Knock 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.
A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrowAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is camaraderie.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A woman who works in a dairyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UpgradeAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is hitchhiker.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UncertainAnswer and working
Answer C
Uncertain (adjective) and Unsure 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.
CaptivityAnswer and working
Answer B
Captivity (noun) and Imprisonment 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.
GrimeAnswer and working
Answer D
Grime (noun) and Dirt 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 B
refaree is wrong; it is spelt referee. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AdmirationAnswer and working
Answer C
Admiration (noun) and Esteem 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.
MilitantAnswer and working
Answer A
Militant (adjective) and Warlike 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 C
The correct spelling is outpatient.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
girraffe is wrong; it is spelt giraffe. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ComplainAnswer and working
Answer E
The opposite of complain is Cheer. Kick 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.
A person who makes or repairs shoesAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GummyAnswer and working
Answer D
Gummy (adjective) and Sticky 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.
BorrowAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
imbelance is wrong; it is spelt imbalance. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is extravagance.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A member of a municipal legislative bodyAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Any new participant in some activityAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who writes an account of a person's lifeAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is immigration.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ClatterAnswer and working
Answer B
Clatter (verb) and Clack 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 C
The correct spelling is significance.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One whose business is the management of funeralsAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AglowAnswer and working
Answer A
Aglow (adjective) and Luminous 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 keeps and updates a blogAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is missile.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DecreaseAnswer and working
Answer A
Decrease (verb) and Diminish 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.
ThieveryAnswer and working
Answer B
Thievery (noun) and Theft 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.
PluralAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DespiseAnswer and working
Answer C
Despise (verb) and Scorn 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 acceleration.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
accurete is wrong; it is spelt accurate. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DomesticAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FameAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of fame is Infamy. Celebrity is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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In what ratio must rice at ₹40/kg be mixed with rice at ₹53/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹51/kg?
Answer and working
Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (53 − 51) : (51 − 40) = 2 : 11 = 2 : 11.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 14x + 48 = 0
II. y² − 13y + 22 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −8 or −6. II gives y = 2 or 11. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 2x − 48 = 0
II. y² + 8y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or 6. II gives y = −8 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 3x − 54 = 0
II. y² − 81 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 6. II gives y = −9 or 9. 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: 1⁄2 + 4⁄5 + 1⁄4
Answer and working
Answer C
Over the common denominator 20: the sum is 31⁄20. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/11) is the trap.
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One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52. What is the probability that it is a heart?
Answer and working
Answer E
13 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 1⁄4.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 9x + 18 = 0
II. y² − 20y + 99 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = 3 or 6. II gives y = 9 or 11. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 7, 10, 13, 19, 25, 32, 40
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The term in place of 13 should be 14, so the wrong number is 13.
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What is the average of 84, 58, 37, 18 and 13?
Answer and working
Answer C
Sum = 210. Average = 210 ÷ 5 = 42.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 20 = 0
II. y² − 7y − 18 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 4. II gives y = −2 or 9. 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 280 m long passes a signal post in 14 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer B
Speed = 280 ÷ 14 = 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 6, 13, 24, 55, 111, 223, 447
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 1. The term in place of 24 should be 27, so the wrong number is 24.
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What is the value of 61² − 25²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 86 × 36 = 3,096.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 14x + 24 = 0
II. y² + 8y = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 2 or 12. II gives y = −8 or 0. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 63, 124, ?, 342, 511, 728
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: the terms are 4³, 5³, 6³ … minus 1. The missing term is 215.
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Simplify: 3⁄10 + 2⁄3 + 1⁄2
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 30: the sum is 22⁄15. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/15) is the trap.
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₹1,380 is divided among Ravi, Sunita and Imran in the ratio 2 : 1 : 3. What is Sunita’s share?
Answer and working
Answer B
Total parts = 2 + 1 + 3 = 6. Sunita gets 1/6 × 1,380 = ₹230.
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A boat covers 45 km downstream in 3 hours and 27 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer A
Downstream speed = 45 ÷ 3 = 15 km/h; upstream = 27 ÷ 3 = 9 km/h. Boat = (15 + 9) ÷ 2 = 12 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 10x + 16 = 0
II. y² − 4y − 5 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −8 or −2. II gives y = −1 or 5. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 3x − 10 = 0
II. y² + 8y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 2. II gives y = −8 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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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 34 years. 2 years ago, the father was 4 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer D
Let the son be s. Then (34 − s − 2) = 4(s − 2), so 40 = 5s and s = 8 years.
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An article bought for ₹350 is sold at a profit of 30%. What is its selling price?
Answer and working
Answer C
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 350 × 130/100 = ₹455.
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What is the compound interest on ₹8,125 for 2 years at 8% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer E
Amount = 8,125 × (1 + 8/100)2 = ₹9,477. CI = 9,477 − 8,125 = ₹1,352.
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A scooter runs at 126 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer B
Multiply by 5/18: 126 × 5/18 = 35 m/s.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 4, 7, 13, 25, 55, 97, 193
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 1. The term in place of 55 should be 49, so the wrong number is 55.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 77 days and Suresh can finish it in 44 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer and working
Answer B
In one day they do 1/77 + 1/44 = 1/28 of the work. Time = 77 × 44 ÷ (77 + 44) = 28 days.
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The price of a cooler goes from ₹780 to ₹390. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer and working
Answer C
Change = ₹390. On the original value: 390 ÷ 780 × 100 = 50%, a 50% decrease. Dividing by the new value, 390, is the usual slip.
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What is the value of 68² − 39²?
Answer and working
Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 107 × 29 = 3,103.
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What is 18% of 1,300?
Answer and working
Answer D
18% of 1,300 = 1,300 × 18/100 = 234.
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A sum of money becomes four times itself in 15 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Answer and working
Answer E
The interest earned is 3 times the principal in 15 years. Rate = 3 × 100 / 15 = 20%.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statement: E > P > A > W > X
Conclusions: I. P ≥ W II. E ≥ WAnswer and working
Answer E
P and W: the chain gives P > W, so P ≥ W is definitely true. E and W: the chain gives E > W, so E ≥ W is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 1³, 2³, 3³ …. The missing term is 216.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Sunil said, ‘She is the wife of my father’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Sunil?
Answer and working
Answer A
My father’s only son is me. So the woman is Sunil’s wife.
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Statements:
(1) All phones are kites.
(2) All phones are buses.
(3) All flowers are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some buses are not phones.
(II) All buses are phones.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the buses may be phones. Conclusion II need not hold: some buses may lie outside phones. 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, COPPER is written as DPQQFS. How is CANDLE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From COPPER → DPQQFS: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to CANDLE: DBOEMF.
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Statement: T ≥ V ≥ D > Y < B
Conclusions: I. Y < V II. Y ≤ TAnswer and working
Answer E
Y and V: the chain gives Y < V, so Y < V is definitely true. Y and T: the chain gives Y < T, so Y ≤ T is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Manoj walks 2 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 2 km. He turns right and walks 2 km. He turns left and walks 15 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 17 km north of the start. Distance = √(0² + 17²) = 17 km. 17 km, north.
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In a certain code, GARDEN is written as HBSEFO. How is MIRROR written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From GARDEN → HBSEFO: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to MIRROR: NJSSPS.
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Statements:
(1) Some trees are pens.
(2) All pens are leaves.
(3) Some leaves are fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some pens are leaves.
(II) Some trees are leaves.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 trees are watches.
(2) Some watches are not buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some watches are trees.
(II) All trees are watches.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some trees may lie outside watches. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a queue, Vikram is 10th from the front and Priya is 16th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer B
Between positions 10 and 16 there are 16 − 10 − 1 = 5 people.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 53 × 7 − 6 + 7 ÷ 3?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 53 − 7 × 6 ÷ 7 + 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 50.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 445.
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Statements:
(1) All doors are boxes.
(2) Some boxes are cups.
(3) All cups are bells.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No boxes are doors.
(II) All doors are bells.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: boxes and doors may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some doors may lie outside bells. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 15 + 3 − 3 × 8 ÷ 10?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 15 × 3 ÷ 3 + 8 − 10. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 13.
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Sunil walks 5 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 4 km. He turns right and walks 2 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 4 km east and 3 km north of the start. Distance = √(4² + 3²) = 5 km. 5 km, north-east.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 12th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
The 12th letter from the right is O (position 15). 7 places to the left: position 8, which is H.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer A
153, 221, 119, 68 are multiples of 17; 132 is not. The odd one is 132.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Lata said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Lata?
Answer and working
Answer A
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Lata’s aunt.
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Statement: S ≥ F ≥ U > R < K
Conclusions: I. S > U II. S = UAnswer and working
Answer C
S and U: the chain gives S ≥ U, so S > U is not definitely true. S and U: the chain gives S ≥ U, so S = U is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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In a row of 56 students, Farhan is 13th from the left. What is Farhan’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer B
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 56 − 13 + 1 = 44th.
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Statement: F ≤ J ≥ N ≥ E ≤ D
Conclusions: I. E = J II. E < JAnswer and working
Answer C
E and J: the chain gives E ≤ J, so E = J is not definitely true. E and J: the chain gives E ≤ J, so E < J 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 doors are birds.
(2) No fans are birds.
(3) All fans are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some fans are not birds.
(II) No doors are fans.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) All phones are boxes.
(2) All boxes are trees.
(3) All bells are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some phones are not bells.
(II) All phones are bells.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the phones may be bells. Conclusion II need not hold: some phones may lie outside bells. 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 doors are watches.
(2) Some watches are cups.
(3) Some bells are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No watches are bells.
(II) No cups are bells.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: watches and bells may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: cups and bells may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) All flowers are rings.
(2) All rings are bags.
(3) Some bags are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rings are not clouds.
(II) All bags are flowers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the rings may be clouds. Conclusion II need not hold: some bags may lie outside flowers. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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R is the sister of W. W is the mother of Z. How is R related to Z?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from Z: W is Z’s mother; R is W’s sister. So R is Z’s aunt.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 6th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 6th letter from the right is U (position 21). 5 places to the right: position 26, which is Z.
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Priya walks 12 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 14 km. She turns right and walks 12 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 14 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 14²) = 14 km. 14 km, south.
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In a certain code, FISH is written as 84. How is GREEN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
FISH = 84 is twice the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet. For GREEN: 7 + 18 + 5 + 5 + 14 doubled = 98.