- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 2776705
- Series
- B
SBI PO Prelims Paper 9
- 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.
DetestAnswer and working
Answer E
Detest (verb) and Hate 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 D
compassionnate is wrong; it is spelt compassionate. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EqualAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OptimisticAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CurriculumAnswer and working
Answer B
Curriculum (noun) and Programme 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 D
succulint is wrong; it is spelt succulent. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WeakenAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is flammable.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LenderAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who has abnormally low blood pressureAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
NefariousAnswer and working
Answer E
Nefarious (adjective) and Villainous 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.
NotoriousAnswer and working
Answer B
Notorious (adjective) and Infamous 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 golfer whose shots typically curve rightAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is advisable.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DescendantsAnswer and working
Answer D
Descendants (noun) and Posterity 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 D
hopelesly is wrong; it is spelt hopelessly. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is accidental.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
vocabbulary is wrong; it is spelt vocabulary. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OdorAnswer and working
Answer A
Odor (noun) and Smell 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 racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff moneyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PluralAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Traveler who moves from one region or country to anotherAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AncestorAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of ancestor is Descendant. Ascendent is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
QuarrelAnswer and working
Answer D
Quarrel (verb) and Scrap 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.
InvaluableAnswer and working
Answer B
Invaluable (adjective) and Priceless 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 collaboration.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is belittle.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InescapableAnswer and working
Answer D
Inescapable (adjective) and Unavoidable 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 visits stores in search of articles to buyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DepressAnswer and working
Answer E
The opposite of depress is Elate. Deject is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is disapprove.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is approximate.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RepentAnswer and working
Answer A
Repent (verb) and Atone 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.
AsinineAnswer and working
Answer B
Asinine (adjective) and Inane 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 makes copies illegallyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LatterAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is association.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SootheAnswer and working
Answer A
Soothe (verb) and Comfort 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 armed thief who is a member of a bandAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who dissipates resources self-indulgentlyAnswer and working
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 5 : 6. After 12 years, the ratio will be 9 : 10. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer D
Ages 5x and 6x. (5x + 12) : (6x + 12) = 9 : 10 gives x = 3. Asha is 5 × 3 = 15 years.
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Two trains 300 m and 260 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 53 km/h and 73 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer B
Relative speed = 53 + 73 = 126 km/h = 35 m/s. Distance = 300 + 260 = 560 m. Time = 560 ÷ 35 = 16 seconds.
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Simplify: 50 + 14 × 11 − 27 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 14 × 11 = 154 and 27 ÷ 9 = 3. Then 50 + 154 − 3 = 201.
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What is the compound interest on ₹22,500 for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer C
Amount = 22,500 × (1 + 4/100)2 = ₹24,336. CI = 24,336 − 22,500 = ₹1,836.
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Simplify: 5⁄6 + 1⁄2 + 3⁄4
Answer and working
Answer E
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 25⁄12. Adding tops and bottoms separately (12/16) is the trap.
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What is 120% of 500?
Answer and working
Answer C
120% of 500 = 500 × 120/100 = 600.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹4,270 in 2 years and to ₹5,040 in 4 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer D
Interest for 2 years = 5,040 − 4,270 = ₹770, so ₹385 a year. Interest for 2 years = ₹770. Sum = 4,270 − 770 = ₹3,500.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 5x − 66 = 0
II. y² + 4y − 45 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 11. II gives y = −9 or 5. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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Simplify: 88 + 9 × 4 − 18 ÷ 2
Answer and working
Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 9 × 4 = 36 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9. Then 88 + 36 − 9 = 115.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 40, 7, 36, 12, 32, 17, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: two series alternate: 2, 7, 12 … rising by 5, and 40, 36, 32 … falling by 4. The missing term is 28.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at least two heads?
Answer and working
Answer A
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 − 14y + 48 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −5 or 10. II gives y = 6 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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What is the value of 55² − 17²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 72 × 38 = 2,736.
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324 is what percent of 2,160?
Answer and working
Answer D
324 ÷ 2,160 × 100 = 15%.
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A boat covers 76 km downstream in 4 hours and 68 km upstream in 4 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 76 ÷ 4 = 19 km/h; upstream = 68 ÷ 4 = 17 km/h. Stream = (19 − 17) ÷ 2 = 1 km/h.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹58/kg be mixed with rice at ₹78/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹72/kg?
Answer and working
Answer D
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (78 − 72) : (72 − 58) = 6 : 14 = 3 : 7.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 5x − 6 = 0
II. y² − 2y − 24 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 1. II gives y = −4 or 6. 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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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 16, 51, 208, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 1,045.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 11x + 24 = 0
II. y² + 16y + 63 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 3 or 8. II gives y = −9 or −7. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 54 = 0
II. y² − 13y + 22 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 6 or 9. II gives y = 2 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 trader buys a bicycle for ₹350 and sells it for ₹308. What is the profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer B
Loss = ₹42. As a percent of the cost price: 42 ÷ 350 × 100 = 12% loss.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 73.
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What is the fourth proportional to 15, 25 and 90?
Answer and working
Answer B
15 : 25 = 90 : x, so x = 25 × 90 ÷ 15 = 150.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 3, 9, 27, ?, 243
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 81.
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What is the average of 22, 43, 49, 68 and 93?
Answer and working
Answer D
Sum = 275. Average = 275 ÷ 5 = 55.
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A train 400 m long passes a signal post in 16 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer D
Speed = 400 ÷ 16 = 25 m/s = 25 × 18/5 = 90 km/h.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 16 days. How long would A take alone?
Answer and working
Answer C
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 16 days = 80 units. A alone: 80 ÷ 4 = 20 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 13x + 22 = 0
II. y² + 6y − 27 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 2 or 11. II gives y = −9 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 − 10x + 9 = 0
II. y² − 12y + 27 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 1 or 9. II gives y = 3 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 14x + 24 = 0
II. y² − 3y − 70 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 2 or 12. II gives y = −7 or 10. 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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Statement: N > R = G ≥ K > M
Conclusions: I. N ≥ M II. K > RAnswer and working
Answer A
N and M: the chain gives N > M, so N ≥ M is definitely true. K and R: the chain gives K ≤ R, so K > R is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: X ≤ G > F > D < R
Conclusions: I. X > F II. X ≥ DAnswer and working
Answer D
X and F: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so X > F is not definitely true. X and D: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so X ≥ D is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some rivers are clocks.
(2) Some coins are clocks.
(3) No buses are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No clocks are buses.
(II) Some clocks are not rivers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: clocks and buses may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the clocks may be rivers. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some bottles are tables.
(2) All chairs are tables.
(3) Some chairs are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No clouds are bottles.
(II) Some clouds are not chairs.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: clouds and bottles may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the clouds may be chairs. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a class, Anjali ranks 11th from the top and 7th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer C
Anjali is counted in both ranks, so the total is 11 + 7 − 1 = 17.
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C is the wife of K. M is the father of C. How is M related to K?
Answer and working
Answer E
Follow the links out from K: C is K’s wife; M is C’s father. So M is K’s father-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) Some trees are clocks.
(2) Some fans are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No trees are clocks.
(II) No clocks are fans.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: trees and clocks may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: clocks and fans may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer A
In the others the letters are 2 apart (MOQ); in ACF the last gap is 3. The odd one is ACF.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 18 + 6 ÷ 10 × 10 − 5?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 18 ÷ 6 × 10 − 10 + 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 25.
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In a queue, Meena is 16th from the front and Sohan is 27th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer D
Between positions 16 and 27 there are 27 − 16 − 1 = 10 people.
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Farah walks 11 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 11 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns left and walks 4 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 5 km west and 4 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the terms are 1², 2², 3² …. The missing term is 49.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 2 − 9 + 9 ÷ 14 × 7?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 2 × 9 ÷ 9 + 14 − 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 9.
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In a certain code, PLANT is written as OKZMS. How is PENCIL written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From PLANT → OKZMS: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to PENCIL: ODMBHK.
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In a certain code, TABLE is written as VYDJG. How is LEMON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From TABLE → VYDJG: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to LEMON: NCOMP.
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Statement: R > T ≤ D < Z ≤ J
Conclusions: I. T < Z II. Z = RAnswer and working
Answer A
T and Z: the chain gives T < Z, so T < Z is definitely true. Z and R: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so Z = R is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 3, ?, 27, 112, 565
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 8.
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In a certain code, STONE is written as UVQPG. How is LAMP written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From STONE → UVQPG: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to LAMP: NCOR.
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Statements:
(1) Some buses are phones.
(2) Some buses are birds.
(3) All birds are stones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No buses are stones.
(II) Some birds are stones.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: buses and stones may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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W is the sister of R. R is the father of H. How is W related to H?
Answer and working
Answer A
Follow the links out from H: R is H’s father; W is R’s sister. So W is H’s aunt.
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Statements:
(1) All watches are cups.
(2) Some bags are cups.
(3) No kites are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All kites are watches.
(II) All kites are cups.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some kites may lie outside watches. Conclusion II need not hold: some kites may lie outside cups. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some watches are rings.
(2) No watches are coins.
(3) All clocks are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some coins are not watches.
(II) Some watches 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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Farah walks 11 km towards the south. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 11 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 7 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(7² + 0²) = 7 km. 7 km, west.
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Tarun walks 7 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns left and walks 13 km. He turns left and walks 11 km. He turns left and walks 2 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 3 km west and 4 km north of the start. Distance = √(3² + 4²) = 5 km. 5 km, north-west.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Pooja said, ‘Her mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the woman related to Pooja?
Answer and working
Answer C
The only daughter of my mother is me, so I am the mother. So the woman is Pooja’s daughter.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th 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). 4 places to the right: position 25, which is Y.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 13th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 13th letter from the right is N (position 14). 5 places to the right: position 19, which is S.
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Statements:
(1) All pens are lamps.
(2) All lamps are fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All lamps are pens.
(II) All pens are fans.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some lamps may lie outside pens. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: C ≤ B ≤ H ≤ W ≥ G
Conclusions: I. B > W II. H ≥ CAnswer and working
Answer B
B and W: the chain gives B ≤ W, so B > W is not definitely true. H and C: the chain gives H ≥ C, so H ≥ C is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some papers are trees.
(2) All rivers are trees.
(3) No rivers are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All papers are rivers.
(II) Some papers are not rivers.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: some papers may lie outside rivers. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the papers may be rivers. But the two cannot both be false: in every diagram exactly one of them is true. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.