1. If ' ÷ ' denotes '- ', 'x' denotes '+', '- ' denotes 'x'
and '+' denotes '÷', then- 28 X 12 + 4 7 6- 4 = ?
a) 4
b) 1
c) 6
d) 5
e) None of these
2. 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) 39
b) 27
c) 48
d) 42
e) 24
3. How many meaningful English words
can be formed with the letters MRTA using each letter only once in each word?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
4. The positions of the first and the
fifth digits in the number 53216894 are interchanged. Similarly the positions
of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the
following will be the second from the right end after the rearrangement?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 9
e) None of these
5. The positions of how many digits
in the number 53147926 will remain unchanged after the digits written in the
number are rearranged in descending order?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
6. In a certain code 'GEAR' is
written as '5@3©' and 'MOVE' is written as '7$9@'. How is 'ROAM' written in
that code?
a) ©$37
b) ©3$7
c) @$37
d) ©$57
e) None of these
7. How many such pairs of letters are
there in the word HOARDINGS each of which has as many letters between them in
the word as in the English alphabet?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
8. P walked 20 metres towards North, took
a left turn and walked 10 metres, 'then took a right turn and walked 20
metres, again took a right turn and
walked 10 metres. How far is he from his starting point?
a) 50 metres
b) 60 metres
c) 40 metres
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
9. In a certain code CHAMPION is
written as NBIDMNHO. How is ELECTRON written in that code?
a) FMDFMNQS
b) BDKDMNQS
c) DFMFOPSU
d) DFMFMNQS
e) None of these
10. In a row of forty -five boys
facing South, T is eighth to the right of H who is tenth from the right end, H
is fourteenth to the left of R. What is R's position from the left end?
a) 21st
b) 23rd
c) 24th
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
Directions (11-15) : In each of the
questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions
numbered I, II & III. You have to take the given statements to be true even
if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.
Read all the conclusions and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
11. Statements:
All booklets are packets. All packets
are bottles. Some bottles are cans. Some cans are pitchers.
Conclusions:
I. Some pitchers are bottles.
II. Some cans are packets.
III. Some bottles are booklets.
a) None follows
b) Only I follows
c) Only II follows
d) Only III follow
e) Only II and III follow
12. Statements:
Some ropes are walls. Some walls are
sticks. All sticks are Chairs. All chairs are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Some tables are walls.
II. Some chairs are ropes.
III. Some sticks are ropes.
a) None follows
b) Only I follows
c) Only II follows
d) Only III follows
e) Only II and III follow
13. Statements:
Some rivers are jungles. Some jungles
are horses. Some horses are tents. Some tents are buildings.
Conclusions:
I. Some buildings are horses.
II. Some tents are jungles.
III. Some horses are rivers.
a) None follows
b) Only I follows
c) Only II follows
d) Only III follows
e) Only I and III follows
14. Statements:
Some pens are knives. All knives are
pins. Some pins are needles. All needles are chains.
Conclusions:
I. Some chains are pins.
II. Some needles are knives
III. Some pins are pens.
a) Only l follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only III follows
d) Only II and III follows
e) None of-these
15. Statements:
All fields are ponds. No pond is
tree. Some trees are huts. All huts are goats.
Conclusions:
I. Some goats are fields.
II. No goat is field.
III. Some goats are trees.
a) Only l follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only III follows
d) Only either I or II follows
e) Only either I or II and III follow
Directions (16-20) : Study the
following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
F 4 1 3 % # 0 2 @ R Z © 9 5 B W $ J 8
E P 6 J Y 7 U K Q 8 A M
16. Four of the following five are
alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) 9 B Z
b) W J 5
c) 1 % F
d) P I 8
e) Q A 7
17. If all the numbers are dropped
from the above arrangement, which of the following will be the fourteenth from
the right end?
a) B
b) P
c) D
d) I
e) None of these
18. How many such consonants are
there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a
symbol and not immediately followed by a letter?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
19. Which of the following is the
fourth to the left of the sixteenth from the left end of the above arrangement?
a) D
b) ©
c) E
d) P
e) None of these
20. How many such numbers are there
in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a letter and
also immediately followed by a letter?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
Directions (21 to 25) : Study the
following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
P, M, D, A, F, H. R and B are sitting
around a circle facing at the center. R is fourth to the right of A who is
third to the right of P.M. is second to the left of H who is second to the left
of P. D is third to the right of B.
21. Who is third to the left of H?
a) M
b) A
c) B
d) F
e) Data inadequate
22. Which of the following pairs
represents the immediate neighbours of B?
a) FM
b) AP
c) MP
d) AF
e) Data inadequate
23. If Rand B interchange their
positions, who will be the second to the left of M?
a) B
b) H
c) P
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
24. Who is to the immediate right of
P?
a) F
b) R
c) B
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
25. Who is to the immediate the right
of M?
a) H
b) A
c) D
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
Directions (26-30) : In the following
questions, the symbols ∂, #, %, @ and * are used wi.th the following meaning as
illustrated below :
'P # Q' means 'P is neither greater
than nor smaller than Q'.
'P ∂ Q' means 'P is not smaller than
Q'.
'P @ Q' means 'P is neither smaller
than nor equal to Q'.
'P * Q' means 'P is not greater than
Q'.
'P% Q' means 'P is neither greater
than nor equal to Q'.
Now in each of the following
questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the three
conclusions I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
26. Statements: D % F, F @ H, H * N,
Conclusions:
I. N @ F
II. D % N
III. H % D
a) None is true
b) Only I is true
c) Only II is true
d) Only III is true
e) Only I and II are true
27. Statements: B ∂ D, D % T, T * M
Conclusions:
I. B @ T
II. M @ D
III. B @ M
a) Only I is true
b) Only II is true
c) Only III is true
d) Only II and III are true
e) None of these
28. Statements: K # W, M @ W, R ∂ M
Conclusions:
I. K % M
II. W % R
III. R @ K
a) Only I and II are true
b) Only I and III are true
c) Only II and III are true
d) All I, II and III are true
e) None of these
29. Statements: M @ K, K ∂ T, T # J
Conclusions:
I. J # K
II. M @ J
III. J % K
a) Only I is true
b) Only II is true
c) Only III is true
d) Only either I or III is true
e) Only either I or III and II are
true
30. Statements: R * N, N % B, B # T
Conclusions:
I. B @ R
II. T @ N
III. R % T
a) Only I and II are true
b) Only I and III are true
c) Only II and III are true
d) All I, II and III are true
e) None of these
Directions (31-34) : In each question
below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An
assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the
statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the Assumptions is
implicit in the statement.
Give answer a) if only Assumption I
is implicit.
Give answer b) if only Assumption II
is implicit.
Give answer c) if either Assumption I
or Assumption II is implicit.
Give answer d) if neither Assumption
I nor Assumption II is implicit.
Give answer e) if both Assumptions I
and II are implicit.
31. Statement:
The biggest private airline decided
to increase the number of flights between cities A and B to 10 flights every
day.
Assumptions:
I. Other private airlines may also
increase the frequency of daily flights between cities A and B.
II. There may be adequate passenger
load on all the flights of the biggest private airline even after increased
frequency.
32. Statement
Majority of the employees of the
organization decided to join with their family the overnight picnic funded by
the organization.
Assumptions:
I. The management of the organization
may not welcome the employee’s enthusiasm.
II. The management of the
organization may provide adequate funds for the picnic.
33. Statement:
Many residents of the locality
decided not to attend the cultural function organized by the local club to
protest against the club's limited invitations.
Assumptions:
I. The local club many cancel the
cultural function.
II. The local club may stop all its
activities.
34. Statement:
Govt. has announced a relief package
for all the drought hit farmers in the country and advised the state Govts. to
put in a mechanism for disbursement.
Assumptions:
I. The state Govts. may be able to
put in place the system for disbursement of Govt. relief to the affected
farmers.
II. Govt. may be able to identify all
the farmers affected by drought in the country.
35) Based on the following statements, which is the correct conclusion drawn.
Only gentlemen can become members of the club. Many of the members of the club are officers. Some of the officers have been invited for dinner.
A. All the members of the club have been invited for dinner
B. Some of the officers are not gentlemen
C. All gentlemen are members of the club
D. Only gentlemen have been invited for dinner
Directions (36-40) : Below in each
question are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either
independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause.
One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the
statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts
the relationship between these two statements.
Mark answer a) if statement (A) is
the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
Mark answer b) if statement (B) is
the cause and statement (A) is its effect.
Mark answer c) if both the statements
(A) and (B) are Independent causes.
Mark answer d) ·if both the
statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
Mark answer e) if both the statements
(A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.
36. (A) The local traders association
urged all its members to shut their establishments for two days and participate
in the protest march.
(B) Govt. has recently cancelled
licenses of many traders in the locality as they did not pay their taxes in
time.
37. (A) Govt. has increased the
procurement price of khariff crops by about ten percent for the current year.
(B) Inadequate monsoon rainfall has
created a drought like situation in many parts of the country.
38. (A) The Govt. has recently lifted
ban on import of sugar for selling in the retail market.
(B) The prices of sugar in the retail
market have stabilized after a considerable gap.
39. (A) Many vehicles met with
accidents during the last fortnight at the major junction on the main arterial
road in the city.
(B) The automatic signaling system at
the major junction of the arterial road of the city has not been working during
the past fortnight.
40. (A) The English medium school in
the locality has decided to admit only those students who reside in the area
where the school is located from the next academic session.
(B) Many schools· in the city admit
students residing anywhere within the city limit.
