- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 5015456
- Series
- A
SBI PO Prelims Paper 5
- 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
approximatily is wrong; it is spelt approximately. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical fieldAnswer and working
Answer D
Techie: a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ThawAnswer and working
Answer E
Thaw (verb) and Melt 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.
AffirmativeAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OptimismAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FaithlessAnswer and working
Answer B
Faithless (adjective) and Traitorous 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.
AutonomousAnswer and working
Answer B
Autonomous (adjective) and Independent 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.
DisruptionAnswer and working
Answer D
Disruption (noun) and Interruption 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.
MaritimeAnswer and working
Answer E
Maritime (adjective) and Nautical 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
correctionnal is wrong; it is spelt correctional. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PotentialAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
constebulary is wrong; it is spelt constabulary. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is pessimistic.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who makes copies illegallyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PunctualityAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MouldyAnswer and working
Answer B
Mouldy (adjective) and Musty 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 is easily taken advantage ofAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is addition.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SumptuousAnswer and working
Answer E
Sumptuous (adjective) and Luxurious 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
solitiry is wrong; it is spelt solitary. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ThriftyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ClumsinessAnswer and working
Answer D
Clumsiness (noun) and Awkwardness 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 employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandiseAnswer and working
Answer E
Salesperson: a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is unavailable.
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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
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ForbidAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of forbid is Permit. Interdict is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
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 word closest in meaning to the given word.
LowlyAnswer and working
Answer C
Lowly (adjective) and Humble 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.
An assistant subject to the authority or control of anotherAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countessAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting itAnswer and working
Answer E
Neurologist: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it.
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 word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PersuasiveAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is oddball.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EmbodyAnswer and working
Answer B
Embody (verb) and Incarnate 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 symmetrical.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
deliverence is wrong; it is spelt deliverance. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
YearlyAnswer and working
Answer E
Yearly (adjective) and Annual 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.
ExpectancyAnswer and working
Answer A
Expectancy (noun) and Anticipation share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
judeciary is wrong; it is spelt judiciary. The others are correct.
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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₹20,000 amounts to ₹25,088 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer E
(1 + R/100)² = 25,088/20,000 = 1.2544, so 1 + R/100 = 1.12 and R = 12%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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Two trains 190 m and 250 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 61 km/h and 83 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer A
Relative speed = 61 + 83 = 144 km/h = 40 m/s. Distance = 190 + 250 = 440 m. Time = 440 ÷ 40 = 11 seconds.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹56/kg be mixed with rice at ₹92/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹82/kg?
Answer and working
Answer E
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (92 − 82) : (82 − 56) = 10 : 26 = 5 : 13.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 13x + 36 = 0
II. y² + 8y + 7 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or −4. II gives y = −7 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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Two successive discounts of 30% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
Answer and working
Answer B
Single discount = 30 + 20 − (30 × 20)/100 = 44%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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A number is first increased by 30% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net change?
Answer and working
Answer D
Net effect = 30 − 20 − (30 × 20)/100 = 4%, so 4% increase.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 50 = 0
II. y² − 49 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 5 or 10. II gives y = −7 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 8x = 0
II. y² − 7y + 10 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 0 or 8. 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 21x + 108 = 0
II. y² + 7y − 8 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 9 or 12. II gives y = −8 or 1. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 21x + 110 = 0
II. y² − 12y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 10 or 11. 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 boat covers 72 km downstream in 3 hours and 80 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer E
Downstream speed = 72 ÷ 3 = 24 km/h; upstream = 80 ÷ 5 = 16 km/h. Stream = (24 − 16) ÷ 2 = 4 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 14x + 33 = 0
II. y² − 9y + 14 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 3 or 11. II gives y = 2 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 6x − 27 = 0
II. y² − 8y + 15 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 9. II gives y = 3 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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What is the simple interest on ₹34,000 at 14% per annum for 4 years?
Answer and working
Answer A
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 34,000 × 14 × 4 / 100 = ₹19,040.
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Simplify: 5⁄8 + 1⁄2 + 2⁄3
Answer and working
Answer D
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 43⁄24. Adding tops and bottoms separately (10/17) is the trap.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 8, 26, 80, 242, 728, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 + 2. The missing term is 2,186.
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If A : B = 4 : 5 and B : C = 9 : 5, what is A : B : C?
Answer and working
Answer E
Make B the same in both: A : B = 36 : 45 and B : C = 45 : 25. So A : B : C = 36 : 45 : 25.
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Simplify: 5⁄6 + 1⁄2 + 3⁄4
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 25⁄12. Adding tops and bottoms separately (12/18) is the trap.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?
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Answer C
Of the 8 equally likely outcomes, 3 qualify. Probability = 3⁄8.
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200 is what percent of 1,600?
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Answer D
200 ÷ 1,600 × 100 = 12.5%.
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What is √529 + √256 − √225?
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Answer D
23 + 16 − 15 = 24.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 7 : 8. After 8 years, the ratio will be 8 : 9. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer C
Ages 7x and 8x. (7x + 8) : (8x + 8) = 8 : 9 gives x = 8. Asha is 7 × 8 = 56 years.
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A and B together can do a job in 4 days. A alone can do it in 5 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer B
B’s one day = 1/4 − 1/5 = 1/20. B alone takes 20 days.
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An article bought for ₹900 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is its selling price?
Answer and working
Answer C
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 900 × 105/100 = ₹945.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 14x + 40 = 0
II. y² + 10y + 16 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 4 or 10. II gives y = −8 or −2. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Section A has 32 students with an average score of 66; section B has 18 students averaging 41. What is the average score of both sections together?
Answer and working
Answer A
(32 × 66 + 18 × 41) ÷ 50 = 2850 ÷ 50 = 57. The plain mean of 66 and 41 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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Simplify: 52 + 14 × 7 − 72 ÷ 8
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 14 × 7 = 98 and 72 ÷ 8 = 9. Then 52 + 98 − 9 = 141.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 17, 26, 35, 50, 65, 82, 101
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the terms are 4², 5², 6² … plus 1. The term in place of 35 should be 37, so the wrong number is 35.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 4, 31, 11, 32, 18, 25, 25, 22
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: two series alternate: 4, 11, 18 … rising by 7, and 31, 28, 25 … falling by 3. The term in place of 32 should be 28, so the wrong number is 32.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 4, 10, 33, ?, 685
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 136.
Part CReasoning Ability
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In a certain code, FLOWER is written as QDVNKE. How is COAT written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From FLOWER → QDVNKE: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to COAT: SZNB.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the right of the 19th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 19th letter from the right is H (position 8). 6 places to the right: position 14, which is N.
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Statements:
(1) Some leaves are cups.
(2) All leaves are stones.
(3) No stones are lamps.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No lamps are stones.
(II) All lamps are cups.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some lamps may lie outside cups. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 25 + 6 × 9 − 9 ÷ 4?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 25 − 6 + 9 ÷ 9 × 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 23.
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Statements:
(1) All clouds are rings.
(2) No clouds are roads.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All rings are roads.
(II) No roads are clouds.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some rings may lie outside roads. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: E > N < U ≤ T > B
Conclusions: I. B = E II. E ≤ BAnswer and working
Answer D
B and E: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so B = E is not definitely true. E and B: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so E ≤ B is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Sunil walks 10 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns right and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 9 km. He turns right and walks 7 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 0 km east and 19 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 19²) = 19 km. 19 km, south.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
In the others the letters are 3 apart (GJM); in DGK the last gap is 4. The odd one is DGK.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 160.
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Statements:
(1) All tables are watches.
(2) Some stones are tables.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some watches are not stones.
(II) Some tables are not stones.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the watches may be stones. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the tables may be stones. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a class, Meena ranks 15th from the top and 12th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer E
Meena is counted in both ranks, so the total is 15 + 12 − 1 = 26.
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In a class, Neha ranks 16th from the top and 7th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer B
Neha is counted in both ranks, so the total is 16 + 7 − 1 = 22.
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In a certain code, WINDOW is written as DRMWLD. How is MARKET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From WINDOW → DRMWLD: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to MARKET: NZIPVG.
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Statements:
(1) All shirts are buses.
(2) Some clocks are buses.
(3) Some clocks are birds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some shirts are not clocks.
(II) No buses are clocks.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the shirts may be clocks. Conclusion II need not hold: buses and clocks may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, KNIFE is written as ILGDC. How is BOOK written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From KNIFE → ILGDC: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to BOOK: ZMMI.
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Statement: S > Q = M = N > T
Conclusions: I. T < S II. S > MAnswer and working
Answer E
T and S: the chain gives T < S, so T < S is definitely true. S and M: the chain gives S > M, so S > M is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statement: A > F > T ≥ H > L
Conclusions: I. F = H II. H < FAnswer and working
Answer B
F and H: the chain gives F > H, so F = H is not definitely true. H and F: the chain gives H < F, so H < F is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) No buses are lamps.
(2) All buses are clouds.
(3) Some flowers are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All lamps are flowers.
(II) All lamps are buses.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some lamps may lie outside flowers. Conclusion II need not hold: some lamps may lie outside buses. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Sunil walks 10 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 7 km. He turns right and walks 4 km. He turns right and walks 7 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 0 km east and 6 km north of the start. Distance = √(0² + 6²) = 6 km. 6 km, north.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the right of the 10th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 10th letter from the left is J (position 10). 8 places to the right: position 18, which is R.
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Statements:
(1) Some clouds are rivers.
(2) Some rings are not rivers.
(3) All rings are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clouds are rings.
(II) All rings are clouds.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: clouds and rings need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: some rings may lie outside clouds. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: F ≥ Q ≥ P = T ≤ J
Conclusions: I. T = Q II. T < QAnswer and working
Answer C
T and Q: the chain gives T ≤ Q, so T = Q is not definitely true. T and Q: the chain gives T ≤ Q, so T < Q is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 60 − 6 × 2 ÷ 20 + 11?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 60 × 6 ÷ 2 + 20 − 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 189.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Pooja said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Pooja?
Answer and working
Answer D
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Pooja’s aunt.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Rekha said, ‘She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Rekha?
Answer and working
Answer D
My grandfather’s only son is my father; his child, other than me, is my brother or sister. So the woman is Rekha’s sister.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 70, 10, 65, 17, 60, 24, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: two series alternate: 3, 10, 17 … rising by 7, and 70, 65, 60 … falling by 5. The missing term is 55.
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Statements:
(1) Some clouds are books.
(2) No books are rings.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No rings are books.
(II) Some books are not clouds.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the books may be clouds. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) All tables are leaves.
(2) Some leaves are not cups.
(3) Some birds are not cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some tables are not birds.
(II) All cups are birds.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the tables may be birds. Conclusion II need not hold: some cups may lie outside birds. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Sunil walks 4 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 7 km. He turns right and walks 4 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 0 km east and 7 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 7²) = 7 km.
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Z is the father of Q. C is the wife of B. B is the brother of Z. How is C related to Q?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from Q: Z is Q’s father; B is Z’s brother; C is B’s wife. So C is Q’s aunt.