- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7529374
- Series
- A
SBI PO Prelims Paper 8
- 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.
UnplugAnswer and working
Answer D
Unplug (verb) and Disconnect 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 B
The correct spelling is dietary.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
differenteate is wrong; it is spelt differentiate. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is momentary.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamenAnswer and working
Answer B
Boatswain: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
JoyfulAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A biologist specializing in the study of plantsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SurrenderAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is middleman.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DefeatAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OccurAnswer and working
Answer C
Occur (verb) and Happen 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.
SunsetAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authorityAnswer and working
Answer B
Insurgent: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UpkeepAnswer and working
Answer A
Upkeep (noun) and Maintenance 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
inaccurete is wrong; it is spelt inaccurate. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GraspAnswer and working
Answer A
Grasp (noun) and Hold 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.
SeclusionAnswer and working
Answer E
Seclusion (noun) and Privacy 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 illuminate.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who rebels and becomes an outlawAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is sustenance.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TalkyAnswer and working
Answer E
Talky (adjective) and Gabby 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.
PessimistAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DownloadAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
miserrable is wrong; it is spelt miserable. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BerserkAnswer and working
Answer E
Berserk (adjective) and Amok 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 dull unattractive unpleasant girl or womanAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AverseAnswer and working
Answer B
Averse (adjective) and Loath 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 commentary.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is arrangement.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehiclesAnswer and working
Answer E
Hitchhiker: a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is supplemental.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
comendation is wrong; it is spelt commendation. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BonyAnswer and working
Answer D
Bony (adjective) and Skinny 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.
ElitistAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GushAnswer and working
Answer D
Gush (verb) and Spout 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.
CooperationAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matterAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AfireAnswer and working
Answer C
Afire (adjective) and Ablaze 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.
FlabbyAnswer and working
Answer C
Flabby (adjective) and Flaccid 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 noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countessAnswer and working
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 9, 16, ?, 36, 49
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the terms are 2², 3², 4² …. The missing term is 25.
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What is the compound interest on ₹24,700 for 2 years at 20% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer E
Amount = 24,700 × (1 + 20/100)2 = ₹35,568. CI = 35,568 − 24,700 = ₹10,868.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 8x − 20 = 0
II. y² − 5y + 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 10. II gives y = 2 or 3. 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 √256 + √484 − √361?
Answer and working
Answer C
16 + 22 − 19 = 19.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 20, 30, 31, 23, 34, 16, 41, 9
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: two series alternate: 20, 27, 34 … rising by 7, and 30, 23, 16 … falling by 7. The term in place of 31 should be 27, so the wrong number is 31.
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A boat covers 125 km downstream in 5 hours and 90 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer D
Downstream speed = 125 ÷ 5 = 25 km/h; upstream = 90 ÷ 6 = 15 km/h. Stream = (25 − 15) ÷ 2 = 5 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 11x + 30 = 0
II. y² − 7y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 5 or 6. II gives y = 0 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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Simplify: 10 + 14 × 12 − 30 ÷ 5
Answer and working
Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 14 × 12 = 168 and 30 ÷ 5 = 6. Then 10 + 168 − 6 = 172.
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The average of 12 numbers is 78. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 81. Which number was removed?
Answer and working
Answer E
Total of 12 = 12 × 78 = 936. Total of 11 = 11 × 81 = 891. Removed = 936 − 891 = 45.
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₹28,050 is divided among Ravi, Sunita and Imran in the ratio 7 : 6 : 2. What is Ravi’s share?
Answer and working
Answer E
Total parts = 7 + 6 + 2 = 15. Ravi gets 7/15 × 28,050 = ₹13,090.
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1,085 is what percent of 1,240?
Answer and working
Answer E
1,085 ÷ 1,240 × 100 = 87.5%.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 12x = 0
II. y² − 5y + 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 0 or 12. II gives y = 2 or 3. 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 − 19x + 84 = 0
II. y² + 2y − 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 7 or 12. II gives y = −6 or 4. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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What is √529 + √361 − √225?
Answer and working
Answer A
23 + 19 − 15 = 27.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 6, 7, 11, 20, 34, 61, 97
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The term in place of 34 should be 36, so the wrong number is 34.
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A scooter runs at 36 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer E
Multiply by 5/18: 36 × 5/18 = 10 m/s.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 6 = 0
II. y² − y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −2 or 3. II gives y = 0 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 − x − 56 = 0
II. y² − y − 20 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −7 or 8. II gives y = −4 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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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 74 years. 7 years ago, the father was 4 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer C
Let the son be s. Then (74 − s − 7) = 4(s − 7), so 95 = 5s and s = 19 years.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 11x + 24 = 0
II. y² − 6y − 72 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 3 or 8. II gives y = −6 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 15x + 54 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 88 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or −6. II gives y = −8 or 11. 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 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. What is his profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer D
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 140. After 25% off: 140 × 75/100 = 105. So 5% profit.
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By selling a watch for ₹1,530, a man loses 10%. For how much should he sell it to gain 15%?
Answer and working
Answer C
CP = 1,530 × 100/90 = ₹1,700. For a 15% gain: 1,700 × 115/100 = ₹1,955.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 7, ?, 25, 49, 97
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 1. The missing term is 13.
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A bag holds 6 red, 2 blue and 3 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?
Answer and working
Answer D
Ways to pick 2 red: 15. Ways to pick any 2: 55. Probability = 3⁄11.
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A scooter runs at 72 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer D
Multiply by 5/18: 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹11,160 in 4 years and to ₹12,240 in 6 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer C
Interest for 2 years = 12,240 − 11,160 = ₹1,080, so ₹540 a year. Interest for 4 years = ₹2,160. Sum = 11,160 − 2,160 = ₹9,000.
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Simplify: 37 + 12 × 5 − 36 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 12 × 5 = 60 and 36 ÷ 9 = 4. Then 37 + 60 − 4 = 93.
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A and B together can do a job in 12 days. A alone can do it in 18 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer E
B’s one day = 1/12 − 1/18 = 1/36. B alone takes 36 days.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹23/kg be mixed with rice at ₹56/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹29/kg?
Answer and working
Answer E
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (56 − 29) : (29 − 23) = 27 : 6 = 9 : 2.
Part CReasoning Ability
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Statements:
(1) All buses are bags.
(2) No buses are flowers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are not flowers.
(II) Some buses are flowers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: buses and flowers need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) No clocks are leaves.
(2) Some clocks are phones.
(3) Some fans are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No phones are leaves.
(II) All phones are leaves.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: phones and leaves may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some phones may lie outside leaves. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Rekha walks 6 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 15 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. She turns left and walks 9 km. She turns left and walks 13 km. Which direction is she facing now?
Answer and working
Answer E
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs East.
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Statement: N ≤ Z < U ≤ X < K
Conclusions: I. Z ≤ X II. N ≤ UAnswer and working
Answer E
Z and X: the chain gives Z < X, so Z ≤ X is definitely true. N and U: the chain gives N < U, so N ≤ U is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statement: A ≤ D = U ≤ V > M
Conclusions: I. D < V II. D = VAnswer and working
Answer C
D and V: the chain gives D ≤ V, so D < V is not definitely true. D and V: the chain gives D ≤ V, so D = V 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 26 + 2 × 4 − 2 ÷ 8?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 26 × 2 ÷ 4 + 2 − 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 7.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the right of the 19th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 19th letter from the right is H (position 8). 8 places to the right: position 16, which is P.
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Statements:
(1) All bottles are planes.
(2) All bottles are flowers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some flowers are planes.
(II) Some planes are not bottles.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the planes may be bottles. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, SISTER is written as HRHGVI. How is RIBBON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From SISTER → HRHGVI: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to RIBBON: IRYYLM.
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Statements:
(1) All bells are clocks.
(2) All clocks are clouds.
(3) All clouds are flowers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No clouds are flowers.
(II) All bells are flowers.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: clouds and flowers may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: J < U > M ≥ Z = N
Conclusions: I. N < U II. U > NAnswer and working
Answer E
N and U: the chain gives N < U, so N < U is definitely true. U and N: the chain gives U > N, so U > N is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statements:
(1) All tables are bottles.
(2) All lamps are tables.
(3) No lamps are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All phones are lamps.
(II) Some bottles are lamps.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some phones may lie outside lamps. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 126, 217, 344, 513, 730, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 5³, 6³, 7³ … plus 1. The missing term is 1,001.
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In a class, Lata ranks 25th from the top and 30th 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 25 + 30 − 1 = 54.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 38 × 12 − 7 + 3 ÷ 6?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 38 + 12 × 7 ÷ 3 − 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 60.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Kavita said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Kavita?
Answer and working
Answer E
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Kavita’s husband.
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Statements:
(1) All phones are kites.
(2) All birds are phones.
(3) Some birds are not bottles.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some birds are phones.
(II) No kites are birds.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: kites and birds may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Q is the daughter of J. J is the brother of D. D is the wife of M. How is Q related to M?
Answer and working
Answer B
Follow the links out from M: D is M’s wife; J is D’s brother; Q is J’s daughter. So Q is M’s niece.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer C
27, 343, 8, 1000 are cubes; 49 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 49.
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In a certain code, LIGHT is written as NKIJV. How is CARPET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From LIGHT → NKIJV: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to CARPET: ECTRGV.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Rekha said, ‘She is the wife of my father’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Rekha?
Answer and working
Answer C
My father’s only son is my brother; his wife is my sister-in-law. So the woman is Rekha’s sister-in-law.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the left of the 4th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 4th letter from the right is W (position 23). 8 places to the left: position 15, which is O.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 11, 14, 18, 23, 29, 39, 44
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The term in place of 39 should be 36, so the wrong number is 39.
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In a certain code, RIVER is written as SJWFS. How is BASKET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From RIVER → SJWFS: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to BASKET: CBTLFU.
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Sana walks 5 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 15 km. She turns left and walks 10 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 15 km west and 20 km north of the start. Distance = √(15² + 20²) = 25 km. 25 km, north-west.
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Statement: Z ≤ H ≤ D ≤ N > R
Conclusions: I. D = Z II. D > ZAnswer and working
Answer C
D and Z: the chain gives D ≥ Z, so D = Z is not definitely true. D and Z: the chain gives D ≥ Z, so D > 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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Tarun walks 7 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 5 km. He turns right and walks 12 km. He turns right and walks 9 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 19 km west and 4 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
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In a class, Farhan ranks 18th from the top and 9th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer C
Farhan is counted in both ranks, so the total is 18 + 9 − 1 = 26.
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Statements:
(1) No bottles are boxes.
(2) All bags are bottles.
(3) Some doors are not bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bottles are bags.
(II) Some doors are not bottles.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the doors may be bottles. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some roads are clouds.
(2) All roads are papers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some papers are not clouds.
(II) Some roads are papers.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the papers may be clouds. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.