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  • www.BankExamsToday.comReasoning MadeEasyBy Ramandeep Singh

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    Index

    Chapter 1 PuzzlesChapter 2 Input OutputChapter 3 Data SufficiencyChapter 4 Sitting ArrangementsChapter 5 SyllogismChapter 6 Blood DirectionsChapter 7 AnalogyChapter 8 Coded InequalityChapter 9 Coding DecodingChapter 10 Decision MakingChapter 11 Direction SenseChapter 12 Letter and Number SeriesChapter 13 Logical ArrangementChapter 14 Mathematical OperationsChapter 15 Odd Man Out SeriesChapter 16 Ranking Based problemsChapter 17 Arithmatic ReasoningChapter 18 ClassificationChapter 19 Dice ProblemChapter 20 Statement and ArgumentsChapter 21 Statement and AssumptionsChapter 22 Statement and Conclusions

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    Chapter-1

    Puzzles

    Directions (Q. 1-2) Study the following information carefully and answer thequestion given below:

    In one floor of a building there are eight flats A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in tworows. One row of flats faces north and the other row faces south. D is exactlyopposite of F which faces North. Neither A nor C faces South. A is not at any endsand is second to the left of F. E is exactly opposite of B which faces South. G isthird to the right of D.

    1. Which of the following pairs of flats facing south are at the two ends?a) GD b) GH c) BHd) Cannot be determined e) None of these

    2. Which of the following pairs of flats facing North are at the two ends?a) EA b) EC c) CFd) Cannot be determined e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 3-4) Study the following information to answer the givenquestions:

    In a five letter English word (which may or may not be a meaningfulEnglish word), there are two letters between L and P. S is not placed immediatelynext to L. There is only one letter between S and A. S is towards the right of A. S isnot placed immediately next to E.

    3. Which of the following is correct with respect to the word thus formed?a) E is at one of the extreme ends of the wordb) P is not placed immediately next to Ac) There are two letters between A and E in the word thus formedd) P is placed second to the right of Ee) None of correct

    4. Which of the following words will be formed based on the givenconditions?

    a) SPAEL b) PEALS c) LEAPSd) SEPAL e) LAPSE

    Directions (Q. 5-9) Study the following information and answer the givenquestions.

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    Eight chemicals A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, contained in eight differentbottles, are placed around a circular table in such a manner that the tap fixed to eachbottle is directed outward from the centre of the table. Each chemical is opf adifferent colour, viz Blue, Yellow, Orange, White, Green, Violet, Brown and Black,but not necessarily in the same order.

    i) Chemical B is placed third to the right of Chemical D.ii) The Yellow chemical is placed on the immediate left of chemical B.iii) The colour of chemical B is not white.iv) Chemical F is placed fourth to the left of chemical A.v) Neither chemical F nor chemical A is an immediate neighbour of chemical

    B.vi) The colour of chemical C is violet and is placed third to the left of the

    Yellow chemical.vii) The Green chemical is placed second to the right of the violet chemical.viii) The Brown chemical is placed second to the right of chemical B.ix) H is the Orange chemical and is placed exactly between chemical C and

    chemical A.x) The Blue chemical is placed second to the left of the Orange chemical.xi) Chemical G is placed third to the right of chemical C.

    5. Which of the following chemicals is of White colour?a) D b) E c) Gd) F e) None of these

    6. What is Hs position with respect to F?a) Third to the leftb) Second to the leftc) Third to the rightd) Second to the righte) Fourth to the left

    7. How many chemical bottles are placed between chemical A and G (countedfrom G clockwise)?a) One b) Two c) Threed) Four e) None of these

    8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence from agroup. Which of the folowing does not belong to that group?a) Violet-Brown b) Black-Green c) Orange-Whited) Yellow-Blue e) Green -Yellow

    9. What is the colour of chemical B?a) Blue b) Black c) Yellowd) Cant say e) None of these

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    Directions (Q. 10-14) Study the following information carefully and answer thequestion given below:

    P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven friends working in a call centre. Each ofthem has different day offs in a week from Monday to Sunday not necessarily in thesame order. They work in three different shifts I, II and III with at least two of themin each shift.

    R works in shift II and his day off is not Sunday. Ps day off is Tuesday andhe does not work in the same shift with either Q or W. None of those who work inshift I has day off either on Wednesday or on Friday. V workds with only T in shiftIII. Ss day off is Sunday. Vs day off is immediate next day of that of Rs day off.Ts day off is not on Wednesday. Ws day off is not on the previous day of Ps dayoff. S works in shift I. Q does not work in the same shift with R and his day off isnot on Thursday.

    10. Which of the following is Ws day off?a) Tuesday b) Monday c) Saturdayd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    11. Which of the following is Rs day off?a) Friday b) Thursday c) Tuesdayd) Wednesday e) None of these

    12. Which of the following groups of friends work in shift II?a) RP b) RV c) QWSd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    13. Which of the following is Qs day off?a) Friday b) Wednesday c) Thursdayd) Monday e) None of these

    14. Which of the following groups of friends work in shift I?a) RV b) RP c) QWSd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 15-18) Read the following passage carefully and answer thequestion given below it.

    Six friends Abhishek, Deepak, Mridul, Pritam, Ranjan and Salil marriedwithin a year in the months of February, April, July, September, November andDecember and in the cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai andKolkata but not necessarily following the above order. The brides names were

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    Geetika, Jasmine, Hema, Brinda, Ipsita and veena, once again not following anyorder. The following are some facts about their weddings.

    (i) Mriduls wedding took place in Chennai; however he was not m arriedto Geetika or Veena.

    (ii) Abhisheks wedding took place in Ahmedabad and ranjans in Delhihowever neither of them was married to Jasmine or Brinda.

    (iii) The wedding in Kolkata took place in February.(iv) Hemas wedding took place in April, but not in Ahmedabad.(v) Geetika and Ipsita got married in February and November and in

    Chennai and Kolkata but not following the above order.(vi) Pritam visited Bengaluru and Kolkata only after his marriage in

    December.(vii) Salil was married to Jasmine to September.

    15. Hemas husband isa) Abhishek b) Deepak c) Ranjand) Pritam e) Mridul

    16. Deepaks wedding took place ina) Bengaluru b) Mumbai c) Kolkatad) Delhi e) Chennai

    17. In Mumbai, the wedding of one of the friends took place in the month ofa) April b) September c) Novemberd) December e) July

    18. Salils wedding was held ina) Bengaluru b) Chennai c) Kolkatad) Delhi e) Mumbai

    Directions (Q. 19-23) Read the following information carefully to answer thegiven questions.

    There are five married couples in a family and there is a child to everycouple. Ages of children are 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 years. Name of males are M, N, O, Pand Q. Name of children are A, B, C, D and E. Name of females are V, W, X, Yand Z. Name of Ms child is not C and E and he is not eldest or youngest. Age ofXs child is 6 years and her husband is one among N, O and Q. Age of D is 3 yearsbut she is not a child of O. As age is multiple of 3 but she is not a child of M andV. Ws husband is O or Q. Age of Zs child is 5 years but the name of child is not Bor E. V is wife of O.

    19. What is the age of B.a) 4 b) 6 c) 5d) 9 e) None of these

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    20. What is the name of Ms wife?a) W b) X c) Yd) Z e) None of these

    21. Name of Mother, farther and age of E?a) X, N and 6b) V, O and 9c) X, O and 6d) V, N and 9e) Cant be determined

    22. What is the name and the age of Ps child?a) B and 6b) E and 9c) C and 4d) C and 5e) None of these

    23. What are the names of Qs wife and his child?a) W and Db) X and Ac) W and Cd) X and De) None of these

    Directions (Q. 24-27) Read the following information carefully and answer thequestions which follow.

    Five friends A, B, C, D, and E are working in 5 different departments M, N,O, P and Q and they earn different salaries i.e. 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000 and30,000 and they all are of different ages i.e. 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 years. These allinformations are not necessarily in the same order.

    B works in department M and earns more than 20,000. Person who is 28years old works in department Q. 32 years old person earns at least 20,000.

    The person who is 26 years old earns 25,000. A earns 15,000, but does notwork in department N or P.

    Person who is 30 years old earns highest salary but does not work in department Mand N. E does not work in department P or Q, and his age is not 32. The salary of Dis less than 20,000.

    24. Who works in department N?a) B b) C c) Dd) E e) Cant be determined

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    25. If the name of the person represents its salary then which of the following istrue?a) A + B = Cb) C + D = Bc) D + E = Bd) A + D = Ee) None of these

    26. Which of the following combination is definitely true?a) B-30 years-M-30,000b) D-24 years-N-10,000c) A-24 years-P-15,000d) E-30 years-O-30,000e) None of these

    27. The person whose age is 30 works in which department?a) M b) N c) Od) P e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 28-29) Read the following information carefully and answer thequestions which follow:

    Education is the most important investment one makes in life. Higherstudies and specialization in certain fields call for additional financial support fromtime-to-time.

    28. Which of the following can be inferred from the given information? (Aninference is something that is not directly stated but can be inferred fromthe given information)

    a) People generally lack finances to pay for higher educationb) The rich and wealthy sections of our society are unwilling to spend money on theeducation of their childrenc) Higher education requires higher amount of money than primary educationd) Now-a-days even the poor and needy desire to educate their childrene) None of these

    29. Which of the following statements is an assumption implicit in the abovegiven proposition? (An assumption is something supposed or taken forgranted)

    a) Higher education need not much finances as it is subsidized by the governmentb) Education is one of the most essential parts of ones lifec) Education is mostly neglected in our societyd) Specialization in education is most sought after thing todaye) None of these

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    Directions (Q. 30-34) Read the following information carefully and answer thequestions given below.

    Six executives Akash, Bipasha, Deepak, Jyoti, Kartik and Priya have toadvertise four products, i.e. Soap, watches, computers and chocolates on 3 differentchannels i.e. go, one and spice either alone or in pairs. An executive can visit onlyone channel and advertise only one product. Not more than two executives canadvertise on a channel.(i) Bipasha and Jyoti both visit the same channel but advertise different product(ii) Akash who visits Go advertises neither soap nor computers(iii) Kartik does not advertise chocolates(iv) No girl advertises soap(v) The two executives who advertise chocolates visit spice

    30. Who advertises watches?a) Deepak b) Kartik c) Akashd) Priya e) None of these

    31. Which channel does Kartik visit?a) Go b) Spice c) Oned) Cannot be determined e) None of these

    32. Which of the following channel product pairs is definitely incorrect?a) Go-Watch b) One-Computer c) Go-Soapd) One-Soap e) One-Watch

    33. What will Jyoti advertise?a) Chocolates b) Watches c) Computers or watchesd) Cant be determined e) None of these

    34. If Bipasha advertises computers which of the following must be true?a) Jyoti advertises soapb) Jyoti advertises watchesc) Kartik advertises computersd) Kartik works for spicee) None of these

    Directions (Q. 35-40) Study the following information carefully and answer thefollowing questions.

    An organisation decided to distribute seven types of laptops on week daysstarting from Monday to Sunday. The seven laptops to be distributed are of Sony,Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Dell, HP and HCL but non necessarily in the same order. Delllaptops are to be given on Saturday. Lenovo laptops are given just after Asuslaptops and Asus laptops are not given on Wednesday. HP laptops are given twodays after the distribution of Asus laptop. Acer laptops are distributed just after

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    Sony laptop. HCL laptops are distributed before Acer laptops. HP laptops aredistributed after Dell laptops.

    35. On which day of the week Lenovo laptops are distributed?a) Tuesday b) Wednesday c) Fridayd) Sunday e) None of these

    36. Which laptops are distributed just between the days when Lenovo and HPare distributed?a) Asus b) Dell c) Sonyd) HCL e) None of these

    37. Which laptops are distributed on Wednesday?a) Acer b) Lenovo c) HCLd) HP e) None of these

    38. On which day of the week Asus are distributed?a) Monday b) Sunday c) Tuesdayd) Wednesday e) None of these

    39. If HCL is related with Tuesday, Sony is related with Wednesday; similarlyLenovo is related with which day?a) Thursday b) Friday c) Saturdayd) Sunday e) None of these

    40. Which laptops are distributed in the middle of the week?a) Acer b) Asus c) Lenovod) HCL e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 41-42) In the following questions below is given a statementfollowed by two courses of action I and II. On the basis of the information given inthe statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, thendecide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.

    Give Answer:a) Only I followb) Only II followsc) Either I or II followsd) Neither I nor II followse) Both I and II follows

    41. Statement: Despite good economic progress of country, significantnumber of under nourished children has been observed in the rural parts ofthe country.Courses of action

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    I. Government should increase wealth tax and income tax and use thatmoney for up-liftment of the deprived classII. Government should introduce schemes like free meals in primaryschools and make primary education compulsory

    42. Statement: The police department has come under a cloth with recentrevelations that atleast two senior police officials are suspected to have beeninvolved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the statepolice amoury.Courses of actionI. A through investigation should be ordered by the State Government tobring out all those who are involved in the illegal sales of arm.II. State police armoury should be kept under Central Governmentscontrol.

    Directions (Q. 43-47) Study the following information and answer the followingquestions

    A, B, C, D, E, G and I are seven friends who study in three differentstandards namely 5th, 6th and 7th such that not less than two friends study in the samestandard. Each friend also has a different favourite subject namely History, Civics,English, Marathi, Hindi, Maths and Economics but not necessarily in the sameorder.

    A likes Maths and studies in the 5th standard with only one otherfriend who likes Marathi. I studies with two other friends. Both the friends whostudy with I like languages (Here, languages include only Hindi, Marathi andEnglish)

    D studies in the 6th standard with only one person and does not like Civics.E studies with only one friend. The one who likes history does not study in 5th or 6thstandard. E does not like languages. C does not like English, Hindi or Civics.

    43. Which combination represents Es favourite subject and the standard in whichhe studies?a) Civic s and 7thb) Economics and 5thc) Civics and 6thd) History and 7the) Economics and 7th

    44. Which of the following is Is favourite subject?a) History b) Civics c) Marathid) Either English or Marathi e) Either English or Hindi

    45. Who amongst the following studeis in the 7th standard?a) G b) C c) Ed) D e) None of these

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    46. Which of the following combinations is definitely correct?a) I and Hindi b) G and English c) C and Marathid) B and Hindi e) E and Economics

    47. Which of the following subjects does G like?a) Either Maths or Marathib) Either Hindi or Englishc) Either Hindi or Civicsd) Either Hindi or Marathie) Either Civics or Economics

    Directions (Q. 48-50) Read the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions.

    Despite repeated announcements that mobile phones were not allowed inthe examination hall, three stuidents were caught with their mobile phones.A. Mobile phones nowadays have a lot of features and it is easy to cheat with

    their help.B. The invigilator must immediately confiscate the mobile phones and ask the

    students to leave the exam hall immediately.C. Mobile phones are very expensive and leaving them in bags outside the

    exam hall is not safe.D. There have been incidents where students who left the exam hall early stole

    the mobile phones kept in the bags of the students who were writing theexam.

    E. The school authorities must ask the students to leave their phones in thecustody of the invigilator before the exam in order to avoid thefts of mobilephones.

    F. None of the other students were carrying their phones in the exam hall.

    48. Which of the following among A, B, C, and D may be a strong argumentsin favour of the three s tudents who were caught with the mobile phone?a) Only A b) A and B c) C and Dd) Only C e) B and D

    49. Which of the following among A, B, E and F may be the reason behind theschool making such announcements before the exam?a) Only B b) D and E c) Only Fd) Only A e) None of these

    50. Which of the following among A, B, D and F can be an immediate courseof action for the invigilator?a) Only B b) A and D c) Only Ad) D and F e) Only F

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    Directions (Q. 51-55) In these questions, a relationship between differentelements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by twoconclusions. Give answer

    a) If only conclusion I is true.b) If only conclusion II is true.c) If either conclusion I or II is true.d) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.e) If both conclusions I and II are true.

    (51-52):Statement: W > H = I > C = L < E

    51. Conclusions: I. W > L II. E > H

    52. Conclusions: I. E < W II. I > L

    53. Statement: P = R > E < S = N > T

    Conclusions: I. P > T II. N > R

    54. Statement: C > B > L, Q = E > P = C

    Conclusions: I. Q > B II. L < E

    55. Statement: D < H = J < K > P > R

    Conclusions: I. D = K II. K > D

    Directions (Q. 56-60) Study the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions:

    A man has six sons U, V, W, X, Y and Z, who stay in four metro cities.They work in different companies, viz Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata, Nike,Walmart and Titan but not necessarily in the same order. Z stays in Mumbai andworks with Nike. Those who stay in Kilkata work with Tech Mahindra andWalmart. One of the two Mumbaikars works with Titan. The one who works withInfosys lives in Chennai. Z does not live in Chennai. U works with Tata. V workswith Tech Mahindra. Y works with Walmart.

    56. Who amoing the following works with Infosys?a) U b) W c) Xd) Y e) None of these

    57. Which of the following pairs lives in Kolkata?

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    a) XY b) ZX c) VYd) WU e) None of these

    58. Z works with which of the following companies?a) Walmart b) Titan c) Tatad) Cannot be determined e) None of these

    59. In which of the following metros does W live?a) Delhi b) Chennai c) Kolkatad) Cannot be determined e) None of these

    60. Which of the following combinations is true?a) V Mumbai Walmartb) Z Kolkata Walmartc) Y Delhi Titand) W Chennai- Infosyse) None of these

    Directions (Q. 61-65) Study the following information carefully and give theanswers.

    Sixteen teams have been invited to participate in the ABC Gold Cup crickettournament. The tournament is conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the teamsare divided in to two groups. Each group consists of eight teams, with each teamplaying every other team in its group exactly once. At the end of the first stage, thetop four teams from each group advance to the second stage while the rest areeliminated. The second stage comprises of several rounds. A round involves onematch for each team. The winner of a match in a round advances to the next round;while the loser is eliminated the team that remains undefeated in the second stage isdeclared the winner and claims the gold cup.

    The tournament rules are such that each match results in a winner and aloser with no possibility of a tie. In the first stage, a team earns one point for eachwin and no points for a loss. At the end of the first stage, teams in each group areranked on the basis of total points to determine the qualifiers advancing to the nextstage. Ties are resolved by a series of complex tie- breaking rules so that exactlyfour teams from each group advance to the next stage.

    61. What is the total number of matches played in the tournament?a) 28 b) 55 c) 63d) 35 e) None of these

    62. The minimum number of wins needed for a team in the first stage toguarantee its advancement to the next stage is:a) 5 b) 6 c) 7d) 4 e) None of these

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    63. What is the highest number of wins for a team in the first stage in spite ofwhich it would be eliminated at the end of first stage?a) 1 b) 2 c) 3d) 4 e) None of these

    64. What is the number of rounds in the second stage of tournament?a) 1 b) 2 c) 3d) 4 e) None of these

    65. Which of the following statements is true?a) The winner will have more wins than any other team in the tournament.b) At the end of the first stage, no team eliminated from the tournament willhave more wins than any of the team qualifying for the second stage.c) It is possible that the winner will have the same number of wins in theentire tournament as a team eliminated at the end of the first stage.d) The number of tems with exactly one win in the second stage of thetournament is 4.e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 66-70) Study the following information carefully and answer thequestions given below.

    Five friends P, Q, R, S and T are Musician, Architect, Doctor, Engineer andArtist by profssion and like White, Blue, Red, Yellow and Green colour but notnecessarily in that order.

    The person whose hobby is dancing preferred lemonade to cola while otherspreferred cola to lemonade in beverages.

    The four friends who took cola were P, the one who is an Engineer, theperson whose favourite colour is Green and t he o ne whose hobby is netsurfing.

    S did not take lemonade and his favourite colour is White. Qs favourite colour is Blue. He did not like lemonade. Ts hobby is not painting, reading or gardening. S clicks a picture of his friend who is an Engineer. The person whose favourite colour is Red likes painting and the person who

    is artist like gardening. S is not a doctor. The person who is a doctor takes cola. The person who is

    an Engineer likes Blue colour. The musicians favourite colour is not yellow. Rs favourite colour is

    Green.

    66. Who among the following is a Doctor?a) R b) P c) Sd) Cant say e) None of these

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    67. Qs hobby isa) Reading b) Painting c) Gardeningd) Cant say e) None of these

    68. The person who likes Blue colour is a/ana) Architect b) Musician c) Engineerd) Cant say e) None of these

    69. Whose favourite colour is Yellow?a) T b) R c) The one who is an artistd) Cant say e) None of these

    70. Which of the following combinations is not correctly matched?a) T-Architect-Yellow-Dancing-Colab) R-Artist-Green-Gardening-Colac) Q-Engineer-Blue-Reading-Colad) P-Doctor-Red-Painting-Colae) None of these

    Directions (Q. 71-73) Read the given information carefully and answer thequestioins that follow.

    Independence Day is considered as a day of rejoicing. Thousands of heroesof independence struggle made the supreme sacrifice of their lives so that we canenjoy freedom. But see how we have misused the hard won freedom over the last 67years exactly in the same way the racist representatives of the British, WinstonChurchill, predicted before India wrested independence from the British.Independence Day and Republic Day do not kindle patriotic fervour in a largesection of our society any longer. They have only been non-working days wherepeople sit back at h ome and enjoy with their families. They produce only totalrevulsion for our corrupt political class, self-serving bureaucracy, greedy businessempires and the completely undisciplined people. The gullible people of the countryhave been taken for a ride by the promises made by their leaders all these yearswhile they have been bleeding the nation white in scam after scam. To millions ofpatriotic Indians Independence Day will remain a sad day until all these parasitesare totally annihilated.

    I. Communal harmony will be disturbed in the country.II. Caste system will be promoted.III. Terrorism activities will increase in the country.IV. The economy of the country will be affected.

    71. Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the above passage?a) People of India lack in nationalism

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    b) Increasing corruption in India has ended the patriotic feelings among theIndiansc) Bureaucracy is the hurdle in national integrityd) The freedom movement of India was not public; it was confined to onlya few individuals.e) None of these

    72. Which of the following will be the effect of lack of patriotism in India?a) Only I b) Only I and II c) Only IIId) Only III and IV e) Only I, II and IV

    73. Which of the following statements are in line with the above passage?a) The independence of India was very hard-earned.b) People of India are not respecting the hard-earned freedom of India.c) Increasing corrcuption in India is c reating anger among the people.d) Independence day is just like a public holiday where people sit at homeand enjoye) All of these

    Directions (Q. 74-78) Study the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions.

    Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U from six different areas, viz. Rohini,Indirapuram, Dwarka, Kaushambi, Munirka and Vaishali, go for shopping in sixdifferent shopping complexes, viz. Sahara, GIP, CSM, V3S, Shipra and SelectCitywalk, but not necessarily in the same order. Three different types of transportsare used by them, viz. Car, Bus and Metro, in such a manner that two persons usethe same type of transport but not necessarily in the same order.

    P uses car and lives in Vaishali but he does not go to CSM and SelectCitywalk.

    The person going to Shipra Complex uses car and the one going to GIP usesbus.

    T uses the same type of transport as the person from Dwarka. CSM Complex is chosen by the person who uses bus. R is neither from Rohini nor from Munirka and he goes to Shipra Complex. One of the persons who use Metro goes to Sahara Complex. Q is from Kaushambi and goes to GIP. He does not use the same transport

    as S. U is neither from Indirapuram nor from Munirka. Select Citywalk and GIP Complex are not visited by the persons who use

    car.

    The persons from Kaushambi and Rohini are using the same type oftransport.

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    74. Who are using Metro?a) S and T b) U and S c) T and Pd) P and U e) None of these

    75. Who is going to V, S Complex for shopping?a) U b) P c) Rd) S e) None of these

    76. Who is using the same transport as U?a) P b) Q c) Td) R e) None of these

    77. S belongs to which of the following places?a) Indirapuram b) Vaishali c) Munirkad) Dwarka e) None of these

    78. R is using which of the following transports?a) Car b) Bus c) Metrod) Data inadequate e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 79-83) Study the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions:

    T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z seven persons belong to seven different families,viz. Punjabi, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada and Malayali, but notnecessarily in the same order. All of them are travelling in a train in AC tier II. Theyoccupy two lower berths, three middle berths and two upper berths. V is a Punjabiand is not on the upper berths. The Gujarati is the only other person who occupiesthe same type of berth as V. U and Y are not on the middle berths and they areMalayali and Bengali respectively. T is a Marathi. Z is neithr a Kannada nor aGujarati. X occupies the same type of b erth as the Rajasthani.

    79. Z belongs to which of the following families?a) Rajasthani b) Kannada c) Gujaratid) Bengali e) None of these

    80. Which of the following pairs occupy the lower berth?a) U, V b) Y, U c) W, Vd) T, V e) None of these

    81. Who belongs to the Gujarati family?a) Y b) W c) Xd) Z e) None of these

    82. Which of the following combinations is true?a) W-Gujarati-Upper

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    b) Y-Bengali-Lowerc) X-Kannada-Lowerd) Z- Rajasthani-Middlee) None of these

    83. Which of the following groups occupies the middle berths?a) Z, Y, U b) Z, X, V c) X, T, Zd) W, T, X e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 84-88) Study the given information carefully and answer thegiven questions.

    Seven plays A, B, C, D, E, F and G are to be held on seven consecutivedays (starting on Monday and ending on Sunday) not necessarily in the same order.Only one play can be held on one day. Only two plays will be held after play G.Only three plays will be held between play B and play E. Play B will not be held onSunday. Play A will be held before play D and play C (not necessarily immediatelybefore). Play C will be held after play D (not necessarily immediate after)

    84. Play D will be held on which day?a) Monday b) Tuesday c) Wednesdayd) Thursday e) Saturday

    85. Which play will be held immediately after Play C?a) Play E b) Play F c) Play Bd) Play G e) None of these

    86. Which play will be held on Monday?a) Play F b) Play B c) Play Ed) Play D e) Play A

    87. If all seven plays are held in the alphabetical order of their names startingon Monday and ending on Sunday, the positions of how many will remainunchanged as compared to the original schedule?a) Three b) More than three c) Oned) None e) Two

    88. Play F is related to Monday in a certain way based on the given schedule.Similarly, Play G is related to Thursday. In the same way, Play B is relatedto which of the following days?a) Wednesday b) Friday c) Tuesdayd) Saturday e) Sunday

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    Directions (Q. 89-93) Read the following information carefully and answer thequestions given below it.

    (i) There are eight books Mathematics, Sanskrit, English, Physics, History,Geography, Hindi and Biology. (Not necessarily in the same order).

    (ii) Geographys book is fourth from the bottom and Sanskrits book isthird from the top.

    (iii) There are three books between the books of English and Biology.(iv) Hind i book is at exact between the books of History and Biology.(v) The book of Physics is at just below the book of Mathematics.

    89. Which book is at top?a) Mathematics b) Physics c) Biologyd) Cannot find e) None of these

    90. How many books are taken between the books of History and English?a) Two b) Three c) Fourd) Cannot find e) None of these

    91. The book of Physics is placed betweena) Biology-Mathematicsb) Geography-Biologyc) Mathematics-Sanskritd) Sanskrit-Biology

    92. Which of the following book is placed at bottom?a) Physics b) Biology c) Hindid) Cannot find e) None of these

    93. What is the position of the book of History from the top?a) Fifth b) Fourth c) Sixthd) Seventh e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 94-96) On the basis of the following information, answer thequestions given below.

    (i) Five persons lived in five houses out of six houses P, Q, R, S, T and U.All houses are in series from North to South. Main gate of each housewas facing west.

    (ii) From North, Dhirendras house is the third from Sanjays house(iii) In North, Manojs house is at as much distance from Vijays house as in

    South, Sanjays house is at from Dhirendras house.(iv) In South, Kunals house is just aftre Vinays house.

    94. Which of the following lived at last in South?a) Kunal b) Vinay c) Dhirendra

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    d) Sanjay e) None of these

    95. Which house was empty?a) P b) Q c) Rd) S or T e) None of these

    96. Which of the following statement was not necessary?a) IV b) III c) IId) I e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 97-101) these questions are based on the following information.Study it carefully to answer the questions.

    Seven officers L, M, N, P, Q, R and S work in three different shifts I, II andIII with atleast two persons working I n each shift. Each one of them has a differentweekly off from Monday to Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

    M works in second shift only with R whose weekly off is on Friday. Qsweekly off is on the next day of Ls weekly off and both of them work I n differentshifts. P works in third shift and his weekly off is on Saturday. S has a weekly offon Monday and he works in first shift. The one who has a weekly off on Sundayworks in first shift. L and P do not work in the same shift; Ls weekly off is onTuesday.

    97. Whose weekly off falls on Thursday?a) L b) N c) Qd) Cannot be determined e) None of these

    98. Which of the following combinations of shift, person and weekly off isdefinitely correct?a) II, M, Sunday b) III, N, Sunday c) II, P, Sundayd) I, L, Tuesday e) None of these

    99. Whose weekly off is on Sunday?a) L b) M c) Nd) Q e) None of these

    100. On which day is Qs weekly off?a) Tuesday b) Wednesday c) Thursdayd) Cannot be determined e) None of these

    101. Which of the following group of officers work in shift I?a) L, N, S b) L, S c) N, Sd) L, P, Q e) None of these

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    102. In a certain code PARTICLE is written as USBQFMDJ, how isDOCUMENT written in that code?a) VDEPUONF b) VDPENFUQ c) VDPENFOUd) VDPEUOFN e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 103-107): In these questions letters are to be coded by the digitsand symbols as per the scheme and conditions given below. In each question agroup of letters is given followed by four combinations of digits/symbolsnumbered a, b, c and d. The serial number of the combination which correctlyrepresents the letter group is your answer. If none of the combinations iscorrect your answer is e) i.e. None of these.

    Letters: K E T J H I F A L U B M O R PDigit/Symbol Code: 3 7 % $ 4 * 1 9 8 6 # @ 2 5

    Conditions(i) If the first as well as the last letter is a vowel their codes are to be

    swapped.(ii) If the first as well as the last letter is a consonant b oth are to be coded

    by $.(iii) If the first letter is as vowel and the last letter is a consonant, t he vowel

    is to be coded by ^ and the consonant is to be added by --.

    103. TARIFMa) $95*1$ b) %95*1@ c)%95*1%d) @95*1@ e) None of the above

    104. AJTKLUa) 9$%386 b) $$%38$ c)^$%38d) --$%38^ e) None of these

    105. ORBETHa) 5#7%^ b) ^5 #7%-- c)25#7%4d) 45#7%2 e) None of the above

    106. KEOMPA--72@^ b) ^72@-- c)372@9d) 972@3 e) None of the above

    107. IJLTPUa) *$8%6 b) *$8%* c)6$8%6

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    d) 6$8%* e) None of the above

    Directions (Q. 108-112): Study the following information carefully to answerthese questions.

    Seven friends F, H, J, K, L, M and P are working in different cities viz.Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad notnecessarily in the same order. Each one of them has a different profession viz.,C.A., Doctor, Professor, Engineer, Banker, Lawyer and Architect not necessarily inthe same order. H is a Lawyer and he works in Jaipur. K is a Doctor and he does notwork I n Chennai. The C.A. works in Mumbai. M works in Indore. Architect worksin Hyderabad. L is a B anker and he works in Bengaluru. F is an Engineer. J doesnot work in Mumbai.

    108. Who is an architect?a) J b) P c) Kd) L e) None of these

    109. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and city isdefinitely correct?a) F-Engineer-Bengalurub) K-Architect-Hyderabadc) L-Banker-Mumbaid) M-Professor-Jaipure) None of the above

    110. Who is working in Mumbai?a) J b) K c) Md) P e) None of these

    111. Engineer works in which city?a) Ahmedabad b) Chennai c) Mumbaid) Bengaluru e) None of the above

    112. Who is a professor?a) P b) J c) Md) M or J e) None of these

    113. In a certain code, DOWN is written as 5139 and NEAR is written as 9486.How is RODE written in that code?a) 6514 b) 6154 c) 9154d) 3154 e) None of these

    114. In a certain code ORGANISE is written as BHSPDRHM. How isDOUBTFUL written in that code?

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    a) CVPEKTES b) CVPIMVGU c) ATNCKTESd) ATNCMVGU e) None of these

    115. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the first,the se cond, the fourth and the tenth letters of the word M A J E S T I C AL, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If no suchword can be made, give X as the an swer and if mor e than one such wordcan be made, give Y is the answera) M b) E c) Ld) X e) Y

    116. In a certain code language, pit ne means come here, ne ta ja meanscome and go and ja sa re means you and me. What does ta means inthat code language?a) come b) and c) hered) go e) Cannot be determined

    117. RT is related to VX and BD is related to FH, in the same way asKM is related toa) NP b) OR c) OQd) PR e) None of these

    118. In a certain code GEAR is written as 5%9$ and FIRM is written as3@$7. How is FAME written in that code?a) 397% b) 3%97 c) 597%d) 5397 e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 119-122) In each of the questions below are given threestatements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have totake the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance fromcommonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of thegiven conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregardingcommonly known facts.

    119. Statements: Some books are trees.All trees are roads.All roads are wheels.

    Conclusions: I. Some wheels are books.II. Some roads are books.III. Some wheels are trees.

    a) Only I and II followb) Only II and III followc) Only I and III followd) All I, II, III followe) None of the above

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    120. Statements: All stones are rivers.All rivers are cars.Some cars are trains.

    Conclusions: I. Some trains are stonesII. Some cars are stones.III. Some trains are rivers.

    a) None followsb) Only I followsc) Only II followsd) Only III followse) Only II and III follow

    121. Statements: All desks are rooms.Some rooms are halls.All halls are leaves.

    Conclusions: I. Some leaves are desks.II. Some halls are desks.III. Some leaves are rooms.

    a) None followsb) Only I followsc) Only II followsd) Only III followse) Only II and III follow

    122. Statements: Some bags are plates.Some plates are chairs.All chairs are tables.

    Conclusions: I. Some tables are plates.II. Some chairs are bags.III. No chair is bag.

    a) Only I followb) Only II followsc) Only III followsd) Only II and III followe) None of these

    Directions (Q. 123-128) In the following questions, the symbols $, %, @, and* are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

    P % Q means P is not smaller than Q.P $ Q means P is not greater than Q.P * Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q.

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    P Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q.P @ Q means P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q.

    123. Statements: R @ K, K $ F, F * NConclusions: I. N R

    II. F @ RIII. F R

    a) Only I is trueb) Only either II or III is truec) Only I and either II or III are trued) Only III is truee) None of the above

    124. Statements: J M, M * K, K % DConclusions: I. J D

    II. D * MIII. K J

    a) None is trueb) Only I is truec) Only II is trued) Only III is truee) Only I and II are t rue

    125. Statements: H * T, T $ B, B RConclusions: I. R H

    II. B HIII. T * R

    a) Only I is trueb) Only I and II are truec) Only I and III are trued) Only II and III are truee) None of the above

    126. Statements: R $ D, D @ N, N FConclusions: I. F * D

    II. F * RIII. N % R

    a) Only I and II are trueb) Only I and III are truec) Only II and III are trued) All are truee) None of the above

    127. Statements: F $ B, B @ H, H % KConclusions: I. B % F

    II. K @ F

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    III. K $ Ba) Only I is trueb) Only II is truec) Only III is trued) Only I and III are truee) None of these

    128. Statements: M % D, D * K, K $ NConclusions: I. K M

    II. N DIII. M N

    a) Only I is trueb) Only II is truec) Only III is trued) Only I and II are truee) None of these

    Directions (Q. 129-133) Study the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below.

    P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven students of a college. Each of them has afavourite subject from Physics, Chemistry, English, Biology, History, Geographyand Philosopy, not necessarily in the same order. Each of them also has a favouritesport from Football, Cricket, Hockey, Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis andBasketball, not necessarily in the same order.

    R likes Philospy and his favourite sport is Hockey. The one who likesFootball likes English. Ts favourite sport is not badminton or Table Tennis. V doesnot like either History or Bilogy. The one whose favourite sport is Basketball doesnot like Physics. W likes Chemistry and his favourite sport is Volleball. S likesGeography. Qs favourite sport is Badminton. V does not like English and hisfavourite sport is not Basketball. Ps favourite sport is Cricket. The one whosefavourite sport is Badminton does not like Biology.

    129. Who likes History?a) P b) R c) Qd) V e) Data inadequate

    130. Whose favourite sport is Basketball?a) S b) W c) Qd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    131. Which subject does T like?a) Biology b) Physics c) Chemistryd) Data inadequate e) None of these

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    132. What is Qs favourite sport?a) Cricket b) Table Tennis c) Footballd) Badminton e) None of these

    133. Which subject does P like?a) History b) Biology c) Chemistryd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    134. Mustard is related to seed in the same way as Carrot is related toa) Fruit b) Stem c) Flowerd) Root e) None of these

    135. How many meaningful English words can be formed made with the lettersESTR using each letter only once in each word?a) None b) One c) Twod) Three e) More than three

    136. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?a) Cup b) Jug c) Tumblerd) Plate e) Pitcher

    137. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?a) Copper b) Mercury c) Irond) Aluminium e) Zinc

    138. FI is related to LO in the same way as PS in related toa) VY b) VZ c) WZd) UX e) None of these

    139. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?a) 217 b) 143 c) 241d) 157 e) 181

    140. Gram is related to Mass in the same way as Centimetre is related toa) Area b) Volume c) Lengthd) Sound e) Energy

    141. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?a) 12 b) 28 c) 52d) 68 e) 96

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    142. If white means black, black means red, red means blue. bluemeans yellow and yellow means grey then which of the followingrepresents the colour of clear sky?a) Blue b) Red c) Yellowd) Cant be determined e) None of these

    143. In a certain code, MODEL is written as 513#2 and DEAR is written as3#%8. How is LOAD written in that code?a) 21%3 b) 23%1 c) 25%3d) 21#3 e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 144-148) Study the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below.

    P, Q, R, S, T and M are six students of a school, one each studies in Class I-VI. Each of them has a favourite colour from red, black, blue, yellow, pink andgreen, not necessarily in the same order.

    Q likes black and does not study in Class IV or V. The one who studies inClass IV does not like green. P studies in Class II. M likes blue and does not studyin Class IV. The one who likes yellow studies in Class VI. S likes pink and studiesin Class I. R do not study in Class VI.

    144. In which class does R study?a) V b) III c) IVd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    145. Which colour does R like?a) Black b) Yellow c) Greend) Blue e) None of these

    146. Which colour does P like?a) Green b) Yellow c) Redd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    147. Which of the following combinations is correct?a) P-II-Yellow b) Q-III-Green c) S-I-Blackd) T-V-Yellow e) None of these

    148. In which class does M study?a) IV b) III c) IId) V e) None of these

    149. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the lettersMASTE using each letter only once in each word?a) None b) One c) Twod) Three e) More than three

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    150. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?a) 78 b) 48 c) 72d) 54 e) 42

    Directions (Q. 151-155) Study the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below.

    P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven students of a school. Each of them studiesin different standard from standard IV to standard X not necessarily in the sameorder. Each of them has favourite subject from English, Science, History,Geography, Mathematics, Hindi and Sanskrit not necessarily in the same order.

    Q studies in VII standard and does not like either Mathematics orGeography. R likes English and does not study either in V or in IX. T studies inVIII standard and likes Hindi. One who likes Science studies in X standard? Sstudies in IV standard. W likes Sanskrit. P does not study In X standard. One wholikes Geography studies in V standard.

    151. In which standard does W study?a) VII b) IX c) Xd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    152. Which subject does P like?a) Geography b) Mathematics c) Englishd) History e) None of these

    153. Which subject does S like?a) History b) Geography c) Mathematicsd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    154. In which standard does P study?a) IV b) VII c) IXd) X e) None of these

    155. Which of the following combination of student standard subject is correct?a) T-VIII-Mathematicsb) W-VII-Sanskritc) Q-VII-Geographyd) V-X-Sciencee) None of these

    Directions (Q. 156-160) Study the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below

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    (i) A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are 8 students each having a different height.(ii) D is shorter than A but taller than G.(iii) E is taller than H but shorter than C.(iv) B is shorter than D but taller than F.(v) C is shorter than G.(vi) G is not as tall as F.

    156. Which of the following is definitely false?a) G is shorter than Fb) C is shorter than Fc) F is taller than Cd) B is taller than Ee) All are true

    157. If another student J who is taller than E but shorter than G is added to thegroup. Which of the following will be definitely true?a) C and J are of same heightb) G is shorter than Dc) G is shorter than Hd) G is taller than Ae) None of the above

    158. Which of the following will definitely be the third from top when 8 studentsare arranged in descending order of height?a) B b) F c) Gd) B or G e) Cannot be determined

    159. How many of them are definitely shorter than F?a) Three b) Four c) Fived) Data inadequate e) None of these

    160. Which of the following is redundant to answer all the above questions?a) (ii) onlyb) (ii) and (iii) onlyc) (iii) and (iv) onlyd) (ii) and (v) onlye) All are necessary to answer the above questions

    161. A, B, C, D and E are five students in a class. D did not enter along with Aor E but entered before C. B did not enter before C but entered along withA. E was n ot t h e last to enter. Which of the following I s definitely true?a) C entered the class only after Db) D entered the class only after Ec) B entered the class after Ad) A entered the class after De) None of the above

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    162. Among A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight, D is not lighterthan B and E is not heavier than A. C is not the heaviest. Who among themis the lightest?a) D b) B c) Ed) Data inadequate e) None of these

    163. Each consonant in the word BISCUIT is replaced by the next letter in theEnglish alphabet and each vowel is replaced by the previous letter in theEnglish alphabet and the letters so obtained are rearranged in alphabeticalorder, which of the following will be the 3rd from the left end after therearrangement?a) C b) D c) Hd) T e) None of these

    164. In a certain code DONE is written as 5139 and SEAL is written as 8942.How is LOAD written in that code?a) 2415 b) 2145 c) 2945d) 2182 e) None of these

    165. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?a) 215 b) 143 c) 247d) 91 e) 65

    166. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?a) Gold b) Nickel c) Platinumd) Tungsten e) Diamond

    167. Among P, Q, T, A and B each having a different h eight, T is taller than Pand B but shorter than A and Q. P is not the shortest. Who among them isthe tallest?a) A b) Q c) Pd) P or B e) Data inadequate

    168. How many meaningful English words can b e made with the letter RBAEusing each letter only once in each word?a) None b) One c) Twod) Three e) More than three

    169. What should come next in the following letter series?H G F E D C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C Ba) E b) G c) Fd) B e) None of these

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    170. Mohan correctly remembers that his fathers birthday is before 20th Januarybut after 16th January whereas his sister correctly remembers that theirfathers birthday is after 18th January but before 23rd January. On whichdate in January is definitely their fathers birthday?a) 18th b) 19th c) 20thd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    171. If P denotes , R denotes +, M denotes and W denotes +then20 R 5 W 12 M 3 P 4 =?a) 4 b) 16 c) 28d) 52 e) None of these

    172. If the positions of 2nd and 3rd digits within each number are interchanged,which of the following will be the sum of the first and 2nd digits of the 3rdhighest number?a) 16 b) 10 c) 9d) 15 e) None of these

    173. Which of the following are the sum of the first and the third digits of thesecond lowest number?a) 16 b) 10 c) 18d) 5 e) None of these

    174. If the positions of the first and the second digits within each number areinterchanged, which of the following will be the difference between thehighest and the second highest number?a) 203 b) 133 c) 385d) 182 e) 144

    175. If the positions of the first and the third digits within each number areinterchanged, which of the following will be the sum of the second andthird digits of the lowest number?a) 8 b) 11 c) 15d) 12 e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 176-178) Study the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below

    There are six employees A, B, C, D, E and F in a company. A is moreexperienced than two employees. D has more experience than employee C. D hasless experience than employee F. E has less experience than D. E does not have theleast experience. F is not the most experienced employee. The employee who is 2ndmost experienced has an experience of 13 years. The employee who is second leastexperienced has an experience of five years.

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    176. Who among the following may have an experience of 10 years?a) E b) D c) Ad) Either A or D e) F

    177. Who among the following is less experinced than only B?a) F b) C c) Dd) A e) E

    178. Who among the following is more experienced than only C?a) A b) D c) Ed) F e) Cannot be determined

    Directions (Q. 179-183) Study the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below

    Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G bought different watches viz.,Rado, Omni, Fas Track, Seiko, Casio, Tissot and Titan on different days of thesame week from Monday to Sunday, but not necessarily in the same order.

    The watch of Omni Company was bought on Friday. F bought Titan watchon Tuesday. Onle one watch was bought between the watches Omni and Rado. Bbought Tissot watch immediately after the person who bought Casio watch. Seikowatch was not bought after the Tissot watch. G bought watch immediately after Bbut before C and D. A does not buy the watch of Casio company. D does not buythe watch of Rado Company.

    179. Who among the following bought Seiko watch?a) D b) C c) Ed) A e) None of these

    180. On which of the following days of the week D bought a watch?a) Saturday b) Sunday c) Thursdayd) Friday e) None of these

    181. Who among the following did buy Casio watch?a) G b) E c) Dd) C e) None of these

    182. Who among the following did buy Omni watch on Friday?a) C b) D c) Gd) E e) None of these

    183. Which of the following combinations of Day-Person-Watch is correct?a) Friday-A-Fast Trackb) Monday-E-Omnic) Wednesday-B-Casiod) Saturday-C-Tissot

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    e) Sunday-C-Rado

    184. Present ages of father and son are in the ratio of 5:1 respectively. Sevenyears later this ratio becomes 3:1. What is the sons present age in years?a) 8 b) 7 c) 6d) 5 e) None of these

    185. From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formedusing the letters of the given word: TRADITIONALa) NATION b) RADIO c) ANIMALd) DIRTY e) None of these

    186. A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many sheep are left?a) 9 b) 8 c) 7d) 10 e) None of these

    187. Select the missing number from the given responses.1 4 2 3 2 ?a) 2 b) 3 c) 4d) 5 e) None of these

    188. Town A and Town B were 600 km. apart. Joshua left town A for town Band travelled at an average speed of 65 km/h. At the same time, Menon lefttown B for town A. The two of them met 5 hours later. Find Menonsaverage speed.a) 55 km/h b) 60 km/h c) 65 km/hd) 120 km/h e) None of these

    189. In a certain code ALIVE is written as WFHBM. How is VALUE written inthat code?a) VFMWB b) VFKWB c) WBAVFd) WBKVF e) None of these

    190. The letters in the word DANGEROUS are changed in such a way that theconsonants a rereplaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet andthe vowels are replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet. Which ofthe following will be the 3rd letter from the left end of the new set of letters?a) B b) M c) Od) L e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 191-195) Study the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below

    A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight persons working in three differentdepartments viz. Operations, Sales and Finance of an organisation with at least two

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    and not more three in any department. They are in three different scales viz. I, II andIII with at least two in any one scale.

    Both the employees in Operations departments are in Scale II. D works inSales department and belongs to Scale I. A works in Finance departments and doesnot belong to Scale I. Two employees in Sales departments belong to one scale. Fworks with only H in one of the departments. C works with E in one of thedepartments. B does not work with either C or A in the same department. G doesnot belong to Scale III. E does not belong to Scale I.

    191. Which of the following combinatins is correct?a) Operation-F-Ib) Operation-H-IIIc) Sales-B-IId) Finance-E-IIIe) All are correct

    192. Which of the following groups of employees work in sales department?a) DBE b) DBC c) DBGd) Data inadequate e) None of these

    193. H belongs to which scale?a) I b) II c) IIId) Data inadequate e) None of these

    194. G belongs to which scale?a) II b) III c) Id) I or II e) None of these

    195. C belongs to which scale?a) I b) II c) IIId) I or II e) None of these

    Answers:

    1. Option A2. Option C3. Option E4. Option C5. Option A6. Option A7. Option B8. Option E9. Option B10. Option C11. Option D

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    12. Option A13. Option D14. Option C15. Option C16. Option C17. Option D18. Option A19. Option A20. Option C21. Option B22. Option D23. Option A24. Option E25. Option E26. Option D27. Option C28. Option C29. Option B30. Option C31. Option A32. Option D33. Option A34. Option B35. Option C36. Option B37. Option A38. Option E39. Option C40. Option B41. Option E42. Option A43. Option C44. Option A45. Option A46. Option C47. Option B48. Option C49. Option D50. Option A51 Option A52. Option B53. Option D54. Option E55. Option C56. Option B57. Option C

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    58. Option B59. Option B60. Option D61. Option C62. Option A63. Option A64. Option C65. Option C66. Option B67. Option A68. Option C69. Option A70. Option A71. Option B72. Option D73. Option E74. Option A75. Option B76. Option B77. Option D78. Option A79. Option A80. Option C81. Option B82. Option D83. Option C84. Option D85. Option A86. Option E87. Option E88. Option C89. Option A90. Option E91. Option C92. Option B93. Option C94. Option A95. Option C96. Option C97. Option E98. Option D99. Option C10. Option B101. Option A102. Option D103. Option A

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    104. Option E105. Option B106. Option C107. Option D108. Option A109. Option E110. Option D111. Option B112. Option C113. Option B114. Option A115. Option E116. Option D117. Option C118. Option A119. Optoin D

    120. Option C

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    121. Option D

    122. Option E

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    123. Option C

    R= K, K F, F < NR = K F < NN > R, F > R, F = RSo, either II or III and I are true.

    124. Option A

    J > M, M < K, K DJ > M < K DThe relations cannot made between J and D, D and M and K and J. So noneis true.

    125. Option E

    H < T, T B, B > RH < T B > R or B > HOnly II is true.

    126. Option B

    R D, D = N, N > FR D = N > FF < D and N ROnly I and III are true.

    127. Option A

    F B, B = H, H KF B = H K

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    Only I is true.

    128. Option B

    M D, D < K, K NM D < K NOnly II is true.

    Student P Q R S T V WSports Cricket Badmint

    onHockey

    Basketball

    Football

    TableTennis

    Volleyball

    Subject Bilogy History Philosophy

    Geography

    English Physics

    Chemistry

    129. Option D130. Option A131. Option E132. Option D133. Option B

    134. Option D

    As mustard is related to seed in the same way carrot is related to root.

    135. Option B

    Meaningful word is REST.

    136. Option D

    Plate is normally used for solid matters.

    137. Option B

    Except mercury all are available in solid form at general or normaltemperature.

    138. Option A

    As, F + 6 L Similarly P + 6 VI + 6 O S + 6 Y

    139. Option A

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    140. Option CAs gram is related to mass in the same way ` centimetre is related tolength.

    141. Option B28 is divisible by 7.

    142. Option CColour of clear sky is blue and according to question, blue means yellow sothe colour of clear sky will be yellow.

    143. Option AM O D E L5 1 3 # 2

    D E A R3 # % 8

    L O A D2 1 % 3

    Student Class Favaourite colourP II GreenQ III BlackR IV RedS I PinkT VI YellowM V Blue

    144. Option C145. Option E146. Option A147. Option E148. Option D

    149. Option EMeaningful words = MATES, STEAM, TAMES and TEAMS

    150. Option AExcept 78, if subtract 1 all other give a prime number.

    Student Class Favourite SubjectP V Geography

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    Q VII HistoryR VI EnglishS IV MathematicsT VIII HindiV X ScienceW IX Sanskrit

    151. Option B152. Option A153. Option C154. Option E155. Option D

    (i) There are 8 students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H(ii) A > D > G(iii) C > E > H(iv) D > B > F(v) G > C(vi) F > GFrom all statements.A > D > B > F > G > C > E > H

    156. Option EAll are true.

    157. Option BA > D > B > F > G > C > E > H

    158. Option AA > D > B > F > G > C > E > H

    159. Option BG, C, E and H is smaller than F.

    160. Option EAll statements are necessary.

    161. Option D162. Option D

    163. Option CB I S C U I TAccording to question,C H T D T H U

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    According to alphabet,C D H H T T USo, H is 3rd from left.

    164. Option BD O N E5 1 3 9

    S E A L8 9 4 2

    So, L O A D2 1 4 5

    165. Option A

    Apart from 215 all are divisible by 13.143 = 13 11; 247 = 13 19; 91 = 13 7; 65 = 13 5215 = 5 43

    166. Option E167. Option E168. Option C

    Meaningful words are BEAR, BARE

    169. Option CHGFEDCBA, GFEDCBA, GFEDCB, FEDCBNext letter series = F

    170. Option BAccording to Mohan, birthday may be 17, 18 or 19th January. According toMohans sister, birthday may be at 19, 20, 21 or 22th Jan. So common day= 19 Jan.

    171. Option A

    20 R 5 W 12 M 3 P 4 = ?? = 20 5 + 12 3 4? = 4 + 12 12 = 4

    172. Option A

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    481 4183rd largest number is 791 and the sum of their first and second digit = 7 + 9= 16

    173. Option BSecond smallest number is 654. So, the sum of the first and the third digit is6 + 4 = 10

    174. Option EAfter interchanging first and second digit of number.832 382719 179654 564967 697481 841Highest number = 841Second highest number = 697Difference between them = 841 697 = 144

    175. Option DInterchanging the first and third digit of number832 238719 917654 456967 769481 184Smallest number = 184So, the sum of second and third digit = 8 + 4 = 12

    176. Option DF is not the most experienced. So, B is the most experienced.Now, B > F > D > A > E > C

    177. Option AF has less experience than only B.

    178. Option CE is more experienced than only C.

    Day Person WatchMonday A SeikoTuesday F TitanWednesday E Casio

    Thursday B TissotFriday G Omni

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    Saturday D Fast TrackSunday C Rado

    179. Option DA bought Seiko watch on Monday.

    180. Option AD bought Fast Track watch on Saturday.

    181. Option BE bought Casio watch on Wednesday.

    182. Option CG bought Omni watch on Friday.

    183. Option EThe combination Sunday-C-Rado is correct.

    184. Option BSuppose the present age of son be x yearsTherefore, the present age o f father would b e 5x yearsAccording to question,5x + 7 / x + 7 = 3/15x + 7 = 3x + 215x 3x = 21 72x = 14X = 7

    185. Option BThere is only one N in the given word. Therefore, the word NATIONcannot be formed. There is no M letter in the given word. Therefore, theword ANIMAL cannot be formed. There is no Y letter in the given word.Therefore, the word DIRTY cannot be formed.

    186. Option AThere are 17 sheep. All but nine died. It means 9 sheep are left.

    187. Option D1 + 3 = 44 2 = 22 + 1 = 33 1 = 22 + 3 = 5

    188. Option A

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    Joshua covered a distance of 65 5 = 325 km. in 5 hoursMenon has to cover a distance of (600 325) = 275 km. in 5 hoursSpeed of Menon = 275/5 = 55 kmph

    189. Option B190. Option B

    Person Department ScaleA Finance IIIB Sales IIIC Finance IIID Sales IE Finance IIIF Operations IIG Sales IH Operations II

    191. Option D

    The combination Finance-E-III is correct.

    192. Option C

    B, D and G work in Sales department.

    193. Option B

    H belongs to scale II

    194. Option C

    G belongs to Scale I

    195. Option CC belongs to scale III

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    Chapter-2

    Input-Output

    Directions (Q. 1-5) A word can and number arrangement machine when givenan input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particularrule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

    Input : go now 52 38 17 for again 65Step I: 65 go now 52 38 17 for againStep II: 65 again go now 52 38 17 forStep III: 65 again 52 go now 38 17 forStep IV: 65 again 52 for go now 38 17Step V: 65 again 52 for 38 go now 17Step VI: 65 again 52 for 38 go 17 now

    Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the followingquestions the appropriate step for the given input.

    Input: show 51 36 new far 81 46 goal

    1. Which of the following steps will be the last but one?a) VII b) VIII c) VId) V e) None of these

    Input: home turf 39 24 86 44 roll over2. Which of the following steps will be the last?

    a) X b) IX c) VIIId) VII e) None of these

    Step II of an input is: 76 ask 12 32 begin over join 42.

    3. How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?a) Four b) Five c) Sixd) Three e) None of these

    Step IV of an input is: 58 box 47 dew 15 21 town pot.4. Which of the following steps will be the last?

    a) VII b) VI c) VIIId) IX e) None of these

    Step III of an input is: 94 car 86 window shut 52 31 house.

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    5. Which of the following is definitely the input?a) 94 car window 86 shut 52 31 houseb) 80 window 94 car shut 52 31 housec) car shut window 86 52 31 house 94d) Cannot be determinede) None of these

    Directions (Q. 6-11) Given an input line the machine arranges the words andnumbers in steps in a systematic manner as illustrated below

    Input line 59 dress fine shine 32 66 72 offerStep I 72 56 dress fine shine 32 66 offerStep II 72 shine 56 dress fine 32 66 offerStep III 72 shine 66 56 dress fine 32 offerStep IV 72 shine 66 offer 56 dress fine 32Step V 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine dress 32Step VI 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine 32 dressStep VI is the last step and the output in Step Vi is the final output.

    As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the followingquestions the appropriate step for the given input.

    6. Step IV of an input is 62 sound 56 sleep roam present 33 49. What will be theinput definitely?a) sound 62 sleep 56 roam present 33 49b) sleep sound 62 56 roam present 33 49c) 62 sound sleep 56 roam present 33 49d) Cannot be determinede) None of these

    7. Which of the following will be the t hird step for input jockey firm 36 43growth chart 22 45?a) 45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22b) 45 jockey 43 firm growth 36 chart 22c) 45 jockey 43 growth 36 firm chart 22d) 45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22e) None of these

    8. Step II of an input is 53 window 42 50 door lock key 36. How many moresteps will be required to complete the arrangement?

    a) Three b) Four c) Fived) Six e) None of these

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    9. What will be the fifth step of an input whose first step is 85 journey train 36 54daily 28 mansion?a) 85 train 54 mansion 28 journey daily 36b) 85 train 54 mansion journey 36 daily 28c) 85 train 54 mansion 36 journey daily 28d) There is no such stepe) None of these

    10. Which step will bed the last step for an I nput whose second step is 63 Sour 1856 grapes healthy 32 rise?a) IV b) V c) VIIId) VII e) None of these

    11. Which word/number will be sixth from right in step fifth whose second step is63 Sour 18 56 grapes healthy 32 rise?a) Rise b) 56 c) Sourd) 32 e) 18

    Directions (Q. 12-16) Read the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions.

    A word/number arrangement machine when given an input line of wordsand numbers rearrange them following a particular rule in each step. The followingis an illustration of input and rearrangement.(All the numbers are two digits numbers)

    Input: 33 food water 19 42 air 27 54 72 fire lunch 62 cool notStep 1: 19, 33 food 42 air 27 54 72 fire lunch 62 cool not waterStep 2: 27 19 33 food 42 air 54 72 fire lunch 62 cool water notStep 3: 33 27 19 food 42 air 54 72 fire 62 cool water not lunchStep 4: 42 33 27 19 air 54 72 fire 62 cool water not lunch foodStep 5: 54 42 33 27 19 air 72 62 cool water not lunch food fireStep 6: 62 54 42 33 27 19 air 72 water not lunch food fire coolStep 7: 72 62 54 42 33 27 19 water not lunch food fire cool airAnd step 7 is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained.

    As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the followingquestions the appropriate step for the given input.Input: Rail 43 27 Book Coach 56 Ticket waiting confirm 62 35 72 sleeper 16(All the numbers are two digit numbers)

    12. Which step number is the following output?56 43 35 27 16 Book Coach 62 72 waiting ticket sleeper rail confirma) Step 4 b) Step 5 c) Step 6d) Step 7 e) None of these

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    13. Which of the following step represents the maximum gap between Ticketand 35?a) Step 2 b) Step 3 c) Step 4d) Step 5 e) None of these

    14. In step 5, if Book is related to waiting and in the same way 27 isrelated to 62. Which of the following would 72 be related to in the samepattern?a) Ticket b) Rail c) Sleeperd) 35 e) None of these

    15. In step 4, which of the following word/number would be at 4th positionfrom the left end?a) 16 b) 27 c) Bookd) Rail e) None of these

    16. Which of the following would be one of the steps?a) 27 16 Rail 43 Book Coach 56 Confirm 62 35 sleeper 72 waiting Ticketb) 43 35 27 16 Book Coach Confirm 62 56 72 waiting sleeper Ticket Railc) 62 56 43 35 27 16 72 waiting sleeper ticket Rail confirm Coach Bookd) 35 27 16 Rail 43 Book Coach 56 Confirm 62 72 waiting Ticket sleepere) 56 43 35 27 16 Book confirm 62 72 waiting Ticket sleeper Rail coach

    Directions (Q. 17-23) Study the following information carefully and answer thequestions based on it.

    A set of words and numbers is passed through on arrangement machine andfollowing rearrangement is obtained.

    Input talk 48 11 rude 97 84 35 walk jug home 25 bag 77 aloneStep I 97 talk 48 11 rude 84 35 walk jug home 25 77 alone bagStep II 97 84 talk 48 11 rude 35 walk jug 25 77 alone bag homeStep III 97 84 77 talk 48 11 rude 35 walk 25 alone bag home jugStep IV 97 84 77 48 talk 11 35 walk 25 alone bag home jug rudeStep V 97 84 77 48 35 11 nwalk 25 alone bag home jug rude talkStep VI 97 84 77 48 35 25 11 alone bag home jug rude talk walkStep VI is the last step of rearrangement.

    Now, a set of words and letters is given below. As per the rules followed in abovesteps, answer the questions based on it.Input: 81 who sit 19 32 not but ink flow 51 27 van 68 92

    17. Which is the last step of this input?a) V b) VI c) VIId) VIII e) None of these

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    18. Which of the following is the Step III?a) 92 81 68 who sit 19 32 not 51 27 van but flow inkb) 92 81 68 51 who sit 32 19 not 27 van but flow inkc) 92 81 68 51 who sit 19 32 not 27 van but flow inkd) 92 81 68 51 32 who sit 19 not 27 van but flow inke) None of these

    19. Which step is 92 81 68 51 32 27 who 19 van but flow ink not sit?a) Step IV b) Step V c) Step IIId) Step VI e) None of these

    20. Which is third element to the right from the sixth element from the rightend in Step II?a) 32 b) van c) 27d) floe e) 25

    21. How many elements are there between who and van in Step IV?a) 3 b) 5 c) 4d) 0 e) 1

    22. In Step V, if 92 is related to sit and 81 is related to not, similarly, 68is related to which element?a) ink b) flow c) butd) sit e) none of these

    23. In Step II, if not is related 92, 51 is related to 68, van is related tosit, in the same way flow is related to which element?a) 81 b) who c) 19d) 32 e) 23

    Directions (Q. 24-28) Study the given information and answer the followingquestions.

    When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line ofwords and numbrs, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is anillustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digit numbers)

    Input 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19Step I butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell nowStep II cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell nowStep III extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell nowStep IV fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 86 92 nowStep V made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 nowStep VI now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92Step VII salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

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    Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intendedarrangement is obtained.

    As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate stepsfor the given input.Input 32 proud girl beautiful 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 17 nice life

    24. How many steps will be required to complete the given input?a) Five b) Six c) Sevend) Eight e) Nine

    25. Which of the following is the third element from the left end of step VI?a) Beautiful b) Life c) 61d) Nice e) 17

    26. Which of the following is step III of the given input?a) proud 72 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 55 97 rich 61 nice lifeb) life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 r ich 61 72 n icd)ec) girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 55 97 rich 61 72 nice lifed) family 32 beautiful 17 proud girl 48 55 97 rich 61 72 nice lifee) girl 48 life 55 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 rich 61 72 nice

    27. What is the position of nice from the left end in the final step?a) 5th b) 6th c) 7thd) 8th e) 9th

    28. Which element is third to the right of family in step V?a) Beautiful b) 17 c) Proudd) 18 e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 29-33) Study the given information and answer the followingquestions.

    When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line ofwords and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is anillustration of an input and rearrangement.

    Input: 45 navel change 33 48 down town frown 62 88 98 gesture orange 21Step I: 45 navel change 33 48 down frown 62 88 98 gesture orange town 21Step II: 45 navel change 48 down frown 62 88 98 gesture town 21 orange 33Step III: change 48 down frown 62 88 98 gesture t own 21 orange 33 navel 45Step IV: change down frown 62 88 98 town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48Step V: change down 88 98 town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48 frown 62Step VI: change 98 town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48 frown 62 down 88Step VII: town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48 frown 62 down 88 change 98

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    Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement isobtained. As per the rules followed inj the given steps, find out the appropriate stepsfor the given input.

    Input: 35 quant hear cute 50 65 98 silent giant 71 82 19 Oliver melody

    29. How many steps will be required to complete the given input?a) Five b) Six c) Sevend) Eight e) None of these

    30. Which of the following is the fourth element from the left end of Step VI?a) cute b) melody c) 71d) oliver e) None of these

    31. What is the position of melody from the left end in the final step?a) Sixth b) Seventh c) Firstd) Fifth e) Ninth

    32. Which element is fourth to the right of giant in Step V?a) cute b) 19 c) quantd) 98 e) 35

    33. Which of the following is Step III of the given input?a) quant 82 hear 50 giant 35 cute 19 65 98 silent 71 oliver melodyb) hear cute 65 98 giant 71 82 melody silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50c) hear cute 98 giant 71 82 silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50 melody 65d) hear cute 98 65 giant 71 82 melody silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 34-38) Study the following information to answer the givenquestions.

    A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line ofwords and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is anillustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers.)

    Input: yogurt jovial 48 cinema total 20 correct sunny thin 78Step I: 20 total yogurt jovial 48 cinema correct sunny thin 78

    Step II: 20 total 48 jovial yogurt cinema correct sunny thin 78Step III: 20 total 48 jovial 78 thin yogurt cinema correct sunnyStep IV: 20 total 48 jovial 78 thin yogurt sunny cinema correctStep V: 20 total 48 jovial 78 thin yogurt sunny correct cinema

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    Step V is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the abovesteps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for thefollowing input.

    Input: united madrid 89 chair 21 aircraft liverpool beneath honey 11 everyday

    34. Which step number will be the following output?11 honey 21 chair 89 madrid united aircraft liverpool beneath everydaya) Step IIb) Step IIIc) Step IVd) There will be no such stepe) None of these

    35. How many steps will be required to get the final output?a) Five b) Six c) Sevend) Four e) None of these

    36. Which word/number would be the fifth from the right in Step V?a) Madrid b) United c) 89d) Liverpoor e) None of these

    37. What is the position of beneath in Step IV?a) 9th from the leftb) 11th from the leftc) 2nd from the rightd) 4th from the righte) None of these

    38. If in a certain way honey is related to aircraft and chair is related tobeneath then madrid would be related to which of the following in thelast step?a) 21 b) United c) Everydayd) Liverpool e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 39-43) Given an input line the machine arranges the words andnumbers in steps in a systematic manner as illustrated below:

    Input: 56 dress fine shine 32 66 72 offer

    Step I: 72 56 dress fine shine 32 66 offerStep II: 72 shine 56 dress fine 32 66 offerStep III: 72 shine 66 56 dress fine 32 offerStep IV: 72 shine 66 offer 56 dress fine 32Step V: 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine dress 32Step VI: 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine 32 dress

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    Step VI is the last step and the output in Step VI I is the final output.

    As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the followingquestions the appropriate step for the given input.

    39. Step IV of an input is 62 sound 56 sleep roam present 33 49. What willlbe the input definitely?a) sound 62 sleep 56 roam present 33 49b) sleep sound 62 56 roam present 33 49c) 62 sound sleep 56 roam present 33 49d) Cannot be determinede) None of these

    40. Which of the following will be the third step for input:jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22 45 ?a) 45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22b) 45 jockey 43 firm growth 36 chart 22c) 45 jockey 43 growth 36 firm chart 22d) 45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22e) None of these

    41. Step II of an input is 53 wi ndow 42 50 door lock key 36. How manymore steps will be required to complete the arrangement?a) Three b) Four c) Fived) Six e) None of these

    42. What will be the fifth step of an input whose first step is 85 journey train36 54 daily 28 mansion?a) 85 train 54 mansion 28 journey daily 36b) 85 train 54 mansion journey 36 daily 28c) 85 train 54 mansion 36 journey daily 28d) There is no such stepe) None of these

    43. Which step will be the last step for an input whose second step is 63 sour18 56 grapes healthy 32 rise?a) IV b) V c) VIIId) VII e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 44-49) Study the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions.

    A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line ofwords and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. Thefollowing is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

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    Input: shop 17 table 20 53 oven desk 39

    Step I: 17 shop table 20 53 oven desk 39Step II: 17 table shop 20 53 oven desk 39Step III: 17 table 20 shop 53 oven desk 39Step IV: 17 table 20 shop 39 53 oven deskStep V: 17 table 20 shop 39 oven 53 desk

    And step V is the last step of the rearrangement.As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the followingquestions that appropriate step for the given input.

    44. Step II of an input is : 15 yes 62 51 48 talk now goneWhich of the following will be step VI?a) 15 yes 48 talk 51 now gone 62b) 15 yes 48 talk 51 62 now gonec) 15 yes 48 talk 51 now 62 goned) There will be no such stepe) None of the above

    45. Step III of an input is: 21 victory 30 joint 64 47 all goneHow many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?a) Three b) Four c) Fived) Six e) None of these

    46. Input : 89 bind 32 goal house 61 12 joyHow many steps will be required to complete the arrangement?a) Four b) Five c) Sixd) Seven e) None of these

    47. Input: save 21 43 78 them early 36 forWhich of the following steps will be the last but one?a) VI b) VII c) VIIId) V e) None of these

    48. Input: desire 59 63 all few 38 46 zoneHow many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?a) Four b) Five c) Sixd) Seven e) None of these

    49. Input: win 92 task 73 59 house range 34Which of the following will be step IV of the above input?a) 34 win 59 task 73 range 92 houseb) 34 win 92 59 task 73 house rangec) 34 win 92 task 73 59 house range

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    d) There will be no such stepe) None of the above

    Directions (Q. 50-54) Study the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions.

    A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line ofwords and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. Thefollowing is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

    Input: base 35 or gone 62 49 87 aheadStep I: 87 base 35 or gone 62 49 aheadStep II: 87 ahead base 35 or gone 62 49Step III: 87 ahead 62 base 35 or gone 49Step IV: 87 ahead 62 base 49 35 or goneStep V: 87 ahead 62 base 49 gone 35 or

    And Step V is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in theabove steps, find out in each of the following question the appropriate step for thegiven input.

    50. Input: how was your stay 56 25 36 64Which of the following will be step VI?a) 64 how 56 was your stay 25 36b) 64 how 56 stay 36 was 25 yourc) 64 how 56 stay 36 was your 25d) There will be no such stepe) None of the above

    51. Input: power fail now 52 24 75 gate 34Which of the following steps will be the last but one?a) IV b) V c) VId) VII e) None of these

    52. Step III of an input is: 91 car 85 14 27 few new houseWhich of the following is definitely the input?a) 85 14 91 car 27 few new houseb) car 91 85 14 27 few new housec) car 85 14 27 few new house 91d) Cannot be determinede) None of the above

    53. Step II of an input is: 75 down 16 24 farm eager 62 skyHow many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?a) Four b) Five c) Sixd) Seven e) None of these

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    54. Input: 14 35 when they same 61 48 homeHow many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?a) Four b) Five c) Sixd) Seven e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 55-60) A word and number aran gement machine when given aninput line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rulein each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

    Input: but 32 71 glory fair south 65 84Step I: south but 32 71 glory fair 65 84Step II: south 84 but 32 71 glory fair 65Step III: south 84 glory but 32 71 fair 65Step IV: south 84 glory 71 but 32 fair 65Step V: south 84 glory 71 fair but 32 65Step VI: south 84 glory 71 fair 65 but 32

    And Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.

    As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the followingquestions the appropriate step for the given input.

    55. Step III of an input is: year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39. How many moresteps will be required to complete the rearrangement?a) Three b) Four c) Twod) Five e) None of these

    56. Input: any how 49 24 far wide 34 69Which of the following steps will be the last but one?a) VI b) VII c) Vd) VIII e) None of these

    57. Step II of an input is: town 74 pair 15 31 nice job 42Which of the following is definitely the input?a) pair 15 31 town nice job 42 74b) pair 15 town 31 74 nice job 42c) pair 15 town 74 31 nice job 42d) Cannot be determinede) None of the above

    58. Input: play over 49 37 12 match now 81Which of the following will be step IV?a) play 81 over 49 37 match nowb) play 8 over 49 37 12 match nowc) play 81over 49 now 37 match 12d) There will be no such step

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    e) None of the above

    59. Step II of an input is: war 58 box cart 33 49 star 24Which of the following steps will be the last?a) V b) VI c) IVd) VII e) None of these

    60. Input: shower fall water 34 51 67 98 goalHow many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?a) Three b) Four c) Sixd) Five e) None of these

    Directions (Q. 61-66) Study the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions.

    A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words andnumbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following isan illustration of input and rearrangement.

    Input: joy far 35 27 16 96 height starStep I: 96 joy far 35 27 16 height starStep II: 96 far joy 35 27 16 height starStep III: 96 far 35 joy 27 16 height starStep IV: 96 far 35 height joy 27 16 starStep V: 96 far 35 height 27 joy 16 star

    And step V is the last step of the rearrangement.

    As per t