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SBI PO Mains 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-2): Study the following diagram and convert 
it into other diagrams by implementing the instructions 
which is given in each step to get next step. 
 
 
 
Interchange the Alphabets to get step 1 as arrows mention 
in the above figure. 
 
 
 
For Step-2: 
(i)  If the alphabets contain one consonant and one vowel 
and the number with them is greater than 3, then 
subtract 3 from the given number. 
(ii)  If the alphabets are two consonant and the number 
with them is greater than 5, then change the letters 
with the previous letter in alphabetical series. 
 
 
 
For Step-3 : step 3 is coded in some special pattern. 
 
 
As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the 
appropriate steps for the given input. 
And answer the following questions. 
 
1. Which element comes in step-2 in the second column 
of third row? 
 (a) LM7 (b) KL7 (c) ZU3 
 (d) AB8 (e) None of these 
 
2. Which element replaces AB8 in step-3? 
 (a) PQ7 (b) ZU3 (c) FT5 
 (d) MO2 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (3-4): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 
The Budget session began on a stormy note as opposition 
members demanding a debate on the recent hate crimes 
against Indians living in the USA. Congress blamed the 
Modi government for remaining silent on the attacks 
against Indians in US. In his reply, Union Home 
Minister said that the government has taken a serious note 
and PM will reply in next week of Parliament session. In 
recent weeks, at least two Indians have been killed in 
incidents of hate crime in the US. “Each attack involved a 
slogan. Go back to your country”. America condemned it 
but is not taking any steps to address the issue.  
 
3. What may be the repercussions after recent attacks 
on Indians in US? 
 (I) There may be impact on Indian-US trade policy.  
  (II) Indian Government will coerce US Government. 
  (III) American Govt. will give life imprisonment to 
accused to make a set mark that America is 
against racism. 
 (a) Only I (b) Only I and III  
 (c) Only III (d) Only I and II  
 (e) None of these 
 
4. Which of the following substantiates the laxity of 
Indian-American Govt.? 
 (I) Modi govt. has taken a serious note and ready to 
reply in next week of parliament session. 
 (II) Condemning the attack but not taking any steps 
by American Govt. 
 (III) Still there is no action as racism slogan “Go back 
to your country” is spreading. 
 (a) Only III (b) Only I and II  
 (c) All of three (d) Only II  
 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (5-7): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sitting in a row facing 
north But not necessary in the same order. No two 
successive members are sitting together according to 
alphabetical order. 
REASONING ABILITY 
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SBI PO Mains 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-2): Study the following diagram and convert 
it into other diagrams by implementing the instructions 
which is given in each step to get next step. 
 
 
 
Interchange the Alphabets to get step 1 as arrows mention 
in the above figure. 
 
 
 
For Step-2: 
(i)  If the alphabets contain one consonant and one vowel 
and the number with them is greater than 3, then 
subtract 3 from the given number. 
(ii)  If the alphabets are two consonant and the number 
with them is greater than 5, then change the letters 
with the previous letter in alphabetical series. 
 
 
 
For Step-3 : step 3 is coded in some special pattern. 
 
 
As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the 
appropriate steps for the given input. 
And answer the following questions. 
 
1. Which element comes in step-2 in the second column 
of third row? 
 (a) LM7 (b) KL7 (c) ZU3 
 (d) AB8 (e) None of these 
 
2. Which element replaces AB8 in step-3? 
 (a) PQ7 (b) ZU3 (c) FT5 
 (d) MO2 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (3-4): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 
The Budget session began on a stormy note as opposition 
members demanding a debate on the recent hate crimes 
against Indians living in the USA. Congress blamed the 
Modi government for remaining silent on the attacks 
against Indians in US. In his reply, Union Home 
Minister said that the government has taken a serious note 
and PM will reply in next week of Parliament session. In 
recent weeks, at least two Indians have been killed in 
incidents of hate crime in the US. “Each attack involved a 
slogan. Go back to your country”. America condemned it 
but is not taking any steps to address the issue.  
 
3. What may be the repercussions after recent attacks 
on Indians in US? 
 (I) There may be impact on Indian-US trade policy.  
  (II) Indian Government will coerce US Government. 
  (III) American Govt. will give life imprisonment to 
accused to make a set mark that America is 
against racism. 
 (a) Only I (b) Only I and III  
 (c) Only III (d) Only I and II  
 (e) None of these 
 
4. Which of the following substantiates the laxity of 
Indian-American Govt.? 
 (I) Modi govt. has taken a serious note and ready to 
reply in next week of parliament session. 
 (II) Condemning the attack but not taking any steps 
by American Govt. 
 (III) Still there is no action as racism slogan “Go back 
to your country” is spreading. 
 (a) Only III (b) Only I and II  
 (c) All of three (d) Only II  
 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (5-7): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sitting in a row facing 
north But not necessary in the same order. No two 
successive members are sitting together according to 
alphabetical order. 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
For Example: A does not sit with B. similarly B does not sit 
with C and so on. 
 
They also have a hobby like Playing game, Watching TV, 
Singing, Dancing, Online surfing, Chatting, Acting and 
Cooking, but not necessary in the same order. Either A or H 
sits at the extreme end of the row. A is sitting third to the 
left of the person whose hobby is online surfing. B sits 
second to the right of the person who likes acting. C sits 
second to the right of F. G who likes watching TV is sitting 
second from the right end of the row. The person whose 
hobby is dancing is immediate neighbor of F who likes 
Playing Games. The person whose hobby is acting is not 
sitting adjacent to the person whose hobby is online 
surfing. C’s hobby is neither acting nor online surfing. D 
and E do not sit any extreme end of the row. One of the 
immediate neighbors of H likes Cooking and the one whose 
hobby is singing sits at left end of the row. Neither H nor D 
likes Acting. 
 
5. Which of the following member is sitting sixth to the 
right of the second from the right end of the row? 
 (a) E 
 (b) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (c) A 
 (d) The one whose hobby is cooking 
 (e) None of these. 
6. A is related to B and F is related to E in the same way, 
the member whose hobby is dancing related to which 
of the following? 
 (a) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (b) G 
 (c) The one whose hobby is cooking. 
 (d) C 
 (e) B 
7. Which of the following combination is not true? 
 (a) A-Singing  
 (b) E-Acting 
 (c) G-Watching TV 
 (d) B-Playing games 
 (e) D-Dancing 
 
Directions (8-10): Study the information carefully 
answers the questions given below. 
@ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 8 
# means either hour hand or minute hand is at 5 
$ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 4 
% means either hour hand or minute hand is at 12 
& means either hour hand or minute hand is at 2 
£ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 3 
 
Note: if two symbols are given than by default first symbol 
is consider as hour hand and second one is consider as 
minute hand. And all time are consider at PM. 
 
8. If A takes 25 min to reach railway station and his train 
is scheduled at #& then at what time should he leave 
to reach the station 5 minute earlier? 
 (a) $% (b) $& (c) &S 
 (d) $@ (e) £$ 
 
9. If a train departed from a station at &£ and it takes 2 
hours to reach the destination then when it will reach 
to the destination? 
 (a) $£ (b) $% (c) #$ 
 (d) $# (e) £$ 
 
10. A person has to catch a train that is scheduled to 
depart at ‘@%’. It takes the person 4 hours and 15 
minutes to reach the railway station from his home. 
At what time should he leave from his home for the 
railway station to arrive at the station at least 25 
minutes before the departure of the train? 
 (a) %@ (b) £$ (c) %+ 
 (d) +@ (e) None of these 
 
Directions (11-15): Read the following information 
carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six cars – A, B, C, D, E, F – parked in a row facing 
north direction, but not necessarily in the same order. The 
distances between two adjacent cars are successive 
multiples of three (i.e., if the distance between the 1
st
 and 
the 2
nd
 car is 3 m, 1
st
 and the 3
rd
 cars is 6 m and between 1
st
 
and 4
th
 cars is 9 m and so on.) 
Information regarding all the cars:  
• The distance between ‘A’ and ‘B’ is 33 m and car ‘A’ is 
to the immediate left of car ‘B’. 
• The distance between the cars ‘E’ and ‘F’ is 99 m. the 
distance between ‘E’ and ‘D’ is a multiple of ‘2’. 
• The car ‘B’ is 75 m away from car ‘C’. Car ‘D’ is at one 
of the position to the left of car ‘C’; but not to the 
immediate left of ‘C’. 
• Car ‘F’ starts moving towards north and after going 18 
m, it turns right, then it moves 63 m and then it goes 
another 7 m to its right turn and stops at point ‘Z’ 
• Car ‘C’ moves 33 m towards south direction, and then 
takes a right turn and goes 75 m straight. Then it turns 
again to its right direction and moves another 17 m 
and halts at point ‘X’. 
• An another car ‘M’ is parked at 13 m to the west of 
point ‘Z’, Now ‘M’ starts moving towards further west 
and covers 77 m and reached point ‘Y’. 
•  
11. How many cars are parked there in between cars ‘D’ 
and ‘F’?  
 (a) Two   
 (b) None  
 (c) More than three 
 (d) One 
   
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SBI PO Mains 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-2): Study the following diagram and convert 
it into other diagrams by implementing the instructions 
which is given in each step to get next step. 
 
 
 
Interchange the Alphabets to get step 1 as arrows mention 
in the above figure. 
 
 
 
For Step-2: 
(i)  If the alphabets contain one consonant and one vowel 
and the number with them is greater than 3, then 
subtract 3 from the given number. 
(ii)  If the alphabets are two consonant and the number 
with them is greater than 5, then change the letters 
with the previous letter in alphabetical series. 
 
 
 
For Step-3 : step 3 is coded in some special pattern. 
 
 
As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the 
appropriate steps for the given input. 
And answer the following questions. 
 
1. Which element comes in step-2 in the second column 
of third row? 
 (a) LM7 (b) KL7 (c) ZU3 
 (d) AB8 (e) None of these 
 
2. Which element replaces AB8 in step-3? 
 (a) PQ7 (b) ZU3 (c) FT5 
 (d) MO2 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (3-4): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 
The Budget session began on a stormy note as opposition 
members demanding a debate on the recent hate crimes 
against Indians living in the USA. Congress blamed the 
Modi government for remaining silent on the attacks 
against Indians in US. In his reply, Union Home 
Minister said that the government has taken a serious note 
and PM will reply in next week of Parliament session. In 
recent weeks, at least two Indians have been killed in 
incidents of hate crime in the US. “Each attack involved a 
slogan. Go back to your country”. America condemned it 
but is not taking any steps to address the issue.  
 
3. What may be the repercussions after recent attacks 
on Indians in US? 
 (I) There may be impact on Indian-US trade policy.  
  (II) Indian Government will coerce US Government. 
  (III) American Govt. will give life imprisonment to 
accused to make a set mark that America is 
against racism. 
 (a) Only I (b) Only I and III  
 (c) Only III (d) Only I and II  
 (e) None of these 
 
4. Which of the following substantiates the laxity of 
Indian-American Govt.? 
 (I) Modi govt. has taken a serious note and ready to 
reply in next week of parliament session. 
 (II) Condemning the attack but not taking any steps 
by American Govt. 
 (III) Still there is no action as racism slogan “Go back 
to your country” is spreading. 
 (a) Only III (b) Only I and II  
 (c) All of three (d) Only II  
 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (5-7): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sitting in a row facing 
north But not necessary in the same order. No two 
successive members are sitting together according to 
alphabetical order. 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
For Example: A does not sit with B. similarly B does not sit 
with C and so on. 
 
They also have a hobby like Playing game, Watching TV, 
Singing, Dancing, Online surfing, Chatting, Acting and 
Cooking, but not necessary in the same order. Either A or H 
sits at the extreme end of the row. A is sitting third to the 
left of the person whose hobby is online surfing. B sits 
second to the right of the person who likes acting. C sits 
second to the right of F. G who likes watching TV is sitting 
second from the right end of the row. The person whose 
hobby is dancing is immediate neighbor of F who likes 
Playing Games. The person whose hobby is acting is not 
sitting adjacent to the person whose hobby is online 
surfing. C’s hobby is neither acting nor online surfing. D 
and E do not sit any extreme end of the row. One of the 
immediate neighbors of H likes Cooking and the one whose 
hobby is singing sits at left end of the row. Neither H nor D 
likes Acting. 
 
5. Which of the following member is sitting sixth to the 
right of the second from the right end of the row? 
 (a) E 
 (b) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (c) A 
 (d) The one whose hobby is cooking 
 (e) None of these. 
6. A is related to B and F is related to E in the same way, 
the member whose hobby is dancing related to which 
of the following? 
 (a) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (b) G 
 (c) The one whose hobby is cooking. 
 (d) C 
 (e) B 
7. Which of the following combination is not true? 
 (a) A-Singing  
 (b) E-Acting 
 (c) G-Watching TV 
 (d) B-Playing games 
 (e) D-Dancing 
 
Directions (8-10): Study the information carefully 
answers the questions given below. 
@ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 8 
# means either hour hand or minute hand is at 5 
$ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 4 
% means either hour hand or minute hand is at 12 
& means either hour hand or minute hand is at 2 
£ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 3 
 
Note: if two symbols are given than by default first symbol 
is consider as hour hand and second one is consider as 
minute hand. And all time are consider at PM. 
 
8. If A takes 25 min to reach railway station and his train 
is scheduled at #& then at what time should he leave 
to reach the station 5 minute earlier? 
 (a) $% (b) $& (c) &S 
 (d) $@ (e) £$ 
 
9. If a train departed from a station at &£ and it takes 2 
hours to reach the destination then when it will reach 
to the destination? 
 (a) $£ (b) $% (c) #$ 
 (d) $# (e) £$ 
 
10. A person has to catch a train that is scheduled to 
depart at ‘@%’. It takes the person 4 hours and 15 
minutes to reach the railway station from his home. 
At what time should he leave from his home for the 
railway station to arrive at the station at least 25 
minutes before the departure of the train? 
 (a) %@ (b) £$ (c) %+ 
 (d) +@ (e) None of these 
 
Directions (11-15): Read the following information 
carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six cars – A, B, C, D, E, F – parked in a row facing 
north direction, but not necessarily in the same order. The 
distances between two adjacent cars are successive 
multiples of three (i.e., if the distance between the 1
st
 and 
the 2
nd
 car is 3 m, 1
st
 and the 3
rd
 cars is 6 m and between 1
st
 
and 4
th
 cars is 9 m and so on.) 
Information regarding all the cars:  
• The distance between ‘A’ and ‘B’ is 33 m and car ‘A’ is 
to the immediate left of car ‘B’. 
• The distance between the cars ‘E’ and ‘F’ is 99 m. the 
distance between ‘E’ and ‘D’ is a multiple of ‘2’. 
• The car ‘B’ is 75 m away from car ‘C’. Car ‘D’ is at one 
of the position to the left of car ‘C’; but not to the 
immediate left of ‘C’. 
• Car ‘F’ starts moving towards north and after going 18 
m, it turns right, then it moves 63 m and then it goes 
another 7 m to its right turn and stops at point ‘Z’ 
• Car ‘C’ moves 33 m towards south direction, and then 
takes a right turn and goes 75 m straight. Then it turns 
again to its right direction and moves another 17 m 
and halts at point ‘X’. 
• An another car ‘M’ is parked at 13 m to the west of 
point ‘Z’, Now ‘M’ starts moving towards further west 
and covers 77 m and reached point ‘Y’. 
•  
11. How many cars are parked there in between cars ‘D’ 
and ‘F’?  
 (a) Two   
 (b) None  
 (c) More than three 
 (d) One 
   
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
12. What is the distance between point ‘Z’ and point ‘X’?  
 (a) 25 m 
 (b) 18 m 
 (c) They don’t align in the same straight line 
 (d) 32 m  
 (e) 27 m 
 
13. What is the distance and direction of current position 
of Car ‘M’ with respect to the Car ‘F’? 
 (a) 5v34 m towards north-west 
 (b) 50 m towards south-east 
 (c) 10v17 m towards north-east 
 (d) 5v34 m towards south-east 
 (e) None of these  
 
14. Which car will be met first, if ‘M’ moves through the 
shortest distance from point ‘Y’? 
 (a) E (b) F (c) C 
 (d) D (e) None of these  
 
15. What is the position of car ‘A’ with respect to car ‘E’?  
 (a) 75 m towards right  
 (b) To the immediate right  
 (c) 36 m towards left  
 (d) 69 m towards left  
 (e) None of the above  
 
16. The mushrooming of business schools in the country 
is a cause for shortage of faculty with Ph.D 
qualification. In addition, the higher pay and generous 
fringe benefits given by industry has encouraged 
qualified people to not seek academic positions. 
 Which of the following statements, if true, would tend 
to STRENGTHEN the argument? 
 (a) The average salary for industry positions in 
Gujarat is more than the average salary for 
faculty positions in some business schools in 
Ahmedabad by around 30% 
 (b) The average salary for industry positions in 
Gujarat is less than the average salary for faculty 
positions in a top business school in Ahmedabad 
by around 30% 
 (c) The average salary for recent Ph.D graduates in 
the industry is 20% higher than that in industry. 
 (d) The rate of growth of salaries for the industry 
positions is equal to the rate of growth of salaries 
for academic positions for the past three years 
 (e) None of the above 
 
17. The Government has appealed to all citizens to use 
potable water judiciously as there is an acute shortage 
in supply. Excessive use may lead to huge scarcity in 
future months. 
 Which of the assumptions is implicit in the above 
statement? 
 An assumption is something supposed or taken for 
granted) 
 (a) People may ignore the appeal and continue using 
water as per their consideration 
 (b) Government may be able to tap those who do not 
respond to the appeal 
 (c) Government may be able to put in place alternate 
sources of water in the event of a crisis situation 
 (d) Large number of people may positively respond 
to the Government’s appeal and help tide over 
the crisis 
 (e) Only poor are going to suffer from this shortage 
of water supply. 
 
Directions (18-20): Study the given information carefully 
and answer the given questions. 
 
An input-output is given in different steps. Some 
mathematical operations are done in each step. No 
mathematical operation is repeated in next step.  
 
As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out 
in each of the following questions the appropriate step for 
the given input.  
 
 
18. Find the addition of the two numbers obtained in step 
III? 
 (a) 1.5 (b) 3 (c) 7 
 (d) 3.5 (e) None of these 
 
19. Find the difference between sum of numbers which 
obtained in 1st step and sum of numbers obtained in 
all other steps? 
 (a) 232 (b) 185 (c) 188  
 (d) 183.5 (e) None of these 
 
20. Find the multiplication of the numbers obtained in 
step II? 
 (a) 426 (b) 462 (c) 188 
 (d) 98 (e) None of these 
 
21. Statement: Science is a sort of news agency 
comparable in principle to other news agencies. But 
this news agency gives us information which is 
reliable to an extraordinary high degree due to 
elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to 
survive centuries. So, science should be read with as 
much interest as we read news.  
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SBI PO Mains 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-2): Study the following diagram and convert 
it into other diagrams by implementing the instructions 
which is given in each step to get next step. 
 
 
 
Interchange the Alphabets to get step 1 as arrows mention 
in the above figure. 
 
 
 
For Step-2: 
(i)  If the alphabets contain one consonant and one vowel 
and the number with them is greater than 3, then 
subtract 3 from the given number. 
(ii)  If the alphabets are two consonant and the number 
with them is greater than 5, then change the letters 
with the previous letter in alphabetical series. 
 
 
 
For Step-3 : step 3 is coded in some special pattern. 
 
 
As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the 
appropriate steps for the given input. 
And answer the following questions. 
 
1. Which element comes in step-2 in the second column 
of third row? 
 (a) LM7 (b) KL7 (c) ZU3 
 (d) AB8 (e) None of these 
 
2. Which element replaces AB8 in step-3? 
 (a) PQ7 (b) ZU3 (c) FT5 
 (d) MO2 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (3-4): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 
The Budget session began on a stormy note as opposition 
members demanding a debate on the recent hate crimes 
against Indians living in the USA. Congress blamed the 
Modi government for remaining silent on the attacks 
against Indians in US. In his reply, Union Home 
Minister said that the government has taken a serious note 
and PM will reply in next week of Parliament session. In 
recent weeks, at least two Indians have been killed in 
incidents of hate crime in the US. “Each attack involved a 
slogan. Go back to your country”. America condemned it 
but is not taking any steps to address the issue.  
 
3. What may be the repercussions after recent attacks 
on Indians in US? 
 (I) There may be impact on Indian-US trade policy.  
  (II) Indian Government will coerce US Government. 
  (III) American Govt. will give life imprisonment to 
accused to make a set mark that America is 
against racism. 
 (a) Only I (b) Only I and III  
 (c) Only III (d) Only I and II  
 (e) None of these 
 
4. Which of the following substantiates the laxity of 
Indian-American Govt.? 
 (I) Modi govt. has taken a serious note and ready to 
reply in next week of parliament session. 
 (II) Condemning the attack but not taking any steps 
by American Govt. 
 (III) Still there is no action as racism slogan “Go back 
to your country” is spreading. 
 (a) Only III (b) Only I and II  
 (c) All of three (d) Only II  
 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (5-7): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sitting in a row facing 
north But not necessary in the same order. No two 
successive members are sitting together according to 
alphabetical order. 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
For Example: A does not sit with B. similarly B does not sit 
with C and so on. 
 
They also have a hobby like Playing game, Watching TV, 
Singing, Dancing, Online surfing, Chatting, Acting and 
Cooking, but not necessary in the same order. Either A or H 
sits at the extreme end of the row. A is sitting third to the 
left of the person whose hobby is online surfing. B sits 
second to the right of the person who likes acting. C sits 
second to the right of F. G who likes watching TV is sitting 
second from the right end of the row. The person whose 
hobby is dancing is immediate neighbor of F who likes 
Playing Games. The person whose hobby is acting is not 
sitting adjacent to the person whose hobby is online 
surfing. C’s hobby is neither acting nor online surfing. D 
and E do not sit any extreme end of the row. One of the 
immediate neighbors of H likes Cooking and the one whose 
hobby is singing sits at left end of the row. Neither H nor D 
likes Acting. 
 
5. Which of the following member is sitting sixth to the 
right of the second from the right end of the row? 
 (a) E 
 (b) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (c) A 
 (d) The one whose hobby is cooking 
 (e) None of these. 
6. A is related to B and F is related to E in the same way, 
the member whose hobby is dancing related to which 
of the following? 
 (a) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (b) G 
 (c) The one whose hobby is cooking. 
 (d) C 
 (e) B 
7. Which of the following combination is not true? 
 (a) A-Singing  
 (b) E-Acting 
 (c) G-Watching TV 
 (d) B-Playing games 
 (e) D-Dancing 
 
Directions (8-10): Study the information carefully 
answers the questions given below. 
@ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 8 
# means either hour hand or minute hand is at 5 
$ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 4 
% means either hour hand or minute hand is at 12 
& means either hour hand or minute hand is at 2 
£ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 3 
 
Note: if two symbols are given than by default first symbol 
is consider as hour hand and second one is consider as 
minute hand. And all time are consider at PM. 
 
8. If A takes 25 min to reach railway station and his train 
is scheduled at #& then at what time should he leave 
to reach the station 5 minute earlier? 
 (a) $% (b) $& (c) &S 
 (d) $@ (e) £$ 
 
9. If a train departed from a station at &£ and it takes 2 
hours to reach the destination then when it will reach 
to the destination? 
 (a) $£ (b) $% (c) #$ 
 (d) $# (e) £$ 
 
10. A person has to catch a train that is scheduled to 
depart at ‘@%’. It takes the person 4 hours and 15 
minutes to reach the railway station from his home. 
At what time should he leave from his home for the 
railway station to arrive at the station at least 25 
minutes before the departure of the train? 
 (a) %@ (b) £$ (c) %+ 
 (d) +@ (e) None of these 
 
Directions (11-15): Read the following information 
carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six cars – A, B, C, D, E, F – parked in a row facing 
north direction, but not necessarily in the same order. The 
distances between two adjacent cars are successive 
multiples of three (i.e., if the distance between the 1
st
 and 
the 2
nd
 car is 3 m, 1
st
 and the 3
rd
 cars is 6 m and between 1
st
 
and 4
th
 cars is 9 m and so on.) 
Information regarding all the cars:  
• The distance between ‘A’ and ‘B’ is 33 m and car ‘A’ is 
to the immediate left of car ‘B’. 
• The distance between the cars ‘E’ and ‘F’ is 99 m. the 
distance between ‘E’ and ‘D’ is a multiple of ‘2’. 
• The car ‘B’ is 75 m away from car ‘C’. Car ‘D’ is at one 
of the position to the left of car ‘C’; but not to the 
immediate left of ‘C’. 
• Car ‘F’ starts moving towards north and after going 18 
m, it turns right, then it moves 63 m and then it goes 
another 7 m to its right turn and stops at point ‘Z’ 
• Car ‘C’ moves 33 m towards south direction, and then 
takes a right turn and goes 75 m straight. Then it turns 
again to its right direction and moves another 17 m 
and halts at point ‘X’. 
• An another car ‘M’ is parked at 13 m to the west of 
point ‘Z’, Now ‘M’ starts moving towards further west 
and covers 77 m and reached point ‘Y’. 
•  
11. How many cars are parked there in between cars ‘D’ 
and ‘F’?  
 (a) Two   
 (b) None  
 (c) More than three 
 (d) One 
   
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
12. What is the distance between point ‘Z’ and point ‘X’?  
 (a) 25 m 
 (b) 18 m 
 (c) They don’t align in the same straight line 
 (d) 32 m  
 (e) 27 m 
 
13. What is the distance and direction of current position 
of Car ‘M’ with respect to the Car ‘F’? 
 (a) 5v34 m towards north-west 
 (b) 50 m towards south-east 
 (c) 10v17 m towards north-east 
 (d) 5v34 m towards south-east 
 (e) None of these  
 
14. Which car will be met first, if ‘M’ moves through the 
shortest distance from point ‘Y’? 
 (a) E (b) F (c) C 
 (d) D (e) None of these  
 
15. What is the position of car ‘A’ with respect to car ‘E’?  
 (a) 75 m towards right  
 (b) To the immediate right  
 (c) 36 m towards left  
 (d) 69 m towards left  
 (e) None of the above  
 
16. The mushrooming of business schools in the country 
is a cause for shortage of faculty with Ph.D 
qualification. In addition, the higher pay and generous 
fringe benefits given by industry has encouraged 
qualified people to not seek academic positions. 
 Which of the following statements, if true, would tend 
to STRENGTHEN the argument? 
 (a) The average salary for industry positions in 
Gujarat is more than the average salary for 
faculty positions in some business schools in 
Ahmedabad by around 30% 
 (b) The average salary for industry positions in 
Gujarat is less than the average salary for faculty 
positions in a top business school in Ahmedabad 
by around 30% 
 (c) The average salary for recent Ph.D graduates in 
the industry is 20% higher than that in industry. 
 (d) The rate of growth of salaries for the industry 
positions is equal to the rate of growth of salaries 
for academic positions for the past three years 
 (e) None of the above 
 
17. The Government has appealed to all citizens to use 
potable water judiciously as there is an acute shortage 
in supply. Excessive use may lead to huge scarcity in 
future months. 
 Which of the assumptions is implicit in the above 
statement? 
 An assumption is something supposed or taken for 
granted) 
 (a) People may ignore the appeal and continue using 
water as per their consideration 
 (b) Government may be able to tap those who do not 
respond to the appeal 
 (c) Government may be able to put in place alternate 
sources of water in the event of a crisis situation 
 (d) Large number of people may positively respond 
to the Government’s appeal and help tide over 
the crisis 
 (e) Only poor are going to suffer from this shortage 
of water supply. 
 
Directions (18-20): Study the given information carefully 
and answer the given questions. 
 
An input-output is given in different steps. Some 
mathematical operations are done in each step. No 
mathematical operation is repeated in next step.  
 
As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out 
in each of the following questions the appropriate step for 
the given input.  
 
 
18. Find the addition of the two numbers obtained in step 
III? 
 (a) 1.5 (b) 3 (c) 7 
 (d) 3.5 (e) None of these 
 
19. Find the difference between sum of numbers which 
obtained in 1st step and sum of numbers obtained in 
all other steps? 
 (a) 232 (b) 185 (c) 188  
 (d) 183.5 (e) None of these 
 
20. Find the multiplication of the numbers obtained in 
step II? 
 (a) 426 (b) 462 (c) 188 
 (d) 98 (e) None of these 
 
21. Statement: Science is a sort of news agency 
comparable in principle to other news agencies. But 
this news agency gives us information which is 
reliable to an extraordinary high degree due to 
elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to 
survive centuries. So, science should be read with as 
much interest as we read news.  
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
 Assumptions:  
 I. Science encourages investigative spirit.  
 II. People read news out of interest. 
 (a) If only assumption I is implicit  
 (b) If only assumption II is implicit 
 (c) If either I or II is implicit 
 (d) If neither I nor II is implicit 
 (e) Both I and II are implicit 
 
Directions (22-23): In each of the following questions, 
a question is followed by three statements numbered I, 
II and III. Read all the statements to find the answer to 
given question and then answer accordingly that which 
statement/s can give the answer alone/together.  
 
22. What is the direction of point U with respect to 
point X?  
 Statement I: Point R is 7 m to the North of point Q. 
Point P is 8 m to the West of point Q. Point R is 6 m 
to the West of point U. 
 Statement II: Point B is 9 m to the North of point A. 
Point P is 5 m to the North of point Z. Point Z is 4 m 
to the West of point A. 
 Statement III: Point C is 7 m to the East of point A. 
Point X is 2 m to the East of point F. Point F is 3 m 
to the North of point C. 
 (a) Both I and III 
 (b) Both II and III 
 (c) All I, II and III 
 (d) II and either I or III 
 (e) Even I, II and III together are also not sufficient 
 
23. What does the code ‘bp’ stand for in the given code 
language?  
 Statement I: In the language, ‘black white red’ is 
coded as ‘df dc or’ and ‘green blue grey’ is coded as 
‘st hn wo’ 
 Statement II: In the language, ‘blue pink brown’ is 
coded as ‘er bp hn’ and ‘pink blue white’ is coded as 
‘hn or bp’ 
 Statement III: In the language, ‘green violet 
orange’ is coded as ‘pa wo kl’ and ‘yellow pink 
brown’ is coded as ‘bp bi er’ 
 (a) Both II and III  
 (b) I and either II or III 
 (c) II and either I or III 
 (d) Both I and III  
 (e) All I, II and III 
 
24. A very large number of technically qualified young 
Indians are coming out of colleges every year though 
there are not enough opportunities for them to get 
gainful employment. 
 Which of the following contradicts the views 
expressed in the above statements? 
 (a) Technically qualified persons are superior to 
those having standard degrees like 
BA/BSc/BCom etc. 
 (b) The Government has not done effective 
perspective planning for engaging technically 
qualified personnel while authorizing the setting 
up of technical colleges. 
 (c) Opportunities are available but All huge gap 
exists between the level of competence of 
technically qualified graduates and 
requirements of the industry. 
 (d) Majority of the technically qualified persons are 
migrating from India to developed countries for 
better opportunities. 
 (e) None of the above 
 
Directions (25-26): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
There are two square fields of different size such that the 
larger one is surrounding smaller field. Four gates are 
there for each field in the middle of the sides. Eight people 
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are standing at different gates but 
not necessary in the same sequence. The persons who are 
on the sides of larger park facing center and The persons 
who are at side of smaller park facing outside such that 
inner sides persons and outer sides persons are facing each 
other. There is one person standing between B and D. C 
faces B. A is to the immediate right of C. G is not the 
immediate neighbor of D. G faces neither D nor F. One 
person is standing between H and F. E is facing the center 
 
25. Which of the following persons are facing to each 
other? 
 (a) BD (b) EB (c) FH 
 (d) DE (e) AH 
 
26. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way 
based from a group which one of the following does 
not belong to that group? 
 (a) EF (b) CH (c) DA 
 (d) FC (e) BH 
 
Directions (27-28): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
P is the husband of Q. R is the grandchild of P.P has only 
one child(son) who is married to T’s child. T has only two 
children one son and one daughter. X is grandson of T. S is 
brother in law of son of T. U and V are children of T. W is 
married to the son of T. X is son of U’s brother. 
 
27. If T is married to Y than how is T related to R? 
 (a) Grandfather 
 (b) Grandmother 
 (c) Maternal Grandfather 
 (d) Maternal Grandmother 
 (e) Either (c) or (d) 
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Directions (1-2): Study the following diagram and convert 
it into other diagrams by implementing the instructions 
which is given in each step to get next step. 
 
 
 
Interchange the Alphabets to get step 1 as arrows mention 
in the above figure. 
 
 
 
For Step-2: 
(i)  If the alphabets contain one consonant and one vowel 
and the number with them is greater than 3, then 
subtract 3 from the given number. 
(ii)  If the alphabets are two consonant and the number 
with them is greater than 5, then change the letters 
with the previous letter in alphabetical series. 
 
 
 
For Step-3 : step 3 is coded in some special pattern. 
 
 
As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the 
appropriate steps for the given input. 
And answer the following questions. 
 
1. Which element comes in step-2 in the second column 
of third row? 
 (a) LM7 (b) KL7 (c) ZU3 
 (d) AB8 (e) None of these 
 
2. Which element replaces AB8 in step-3? 
 (a) PQ7 (b) ZU3 (c) FT5 
 (d) MO2 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (3-4): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 
The Budget session began on a stormy note as opposition 
members demanding a debate on the recent hate crimes 
against Indians living in the USA. Congress blamed the 
Modi government for remaining silent on the attacks 
against Indians in US. In his reply, Union Home 
Minister said that the government has taken a serious note 
and PM will reply in next week of Parliament session. In 
recent weeks, at least two Indians have been killed in 
incidents of hate crime in the US. “Each attack involved a 
slogan. Go back to your country”. America condemned it 
but is not taking any steps to address the issue.  
 
3. What may be the repercussions after recent attacks 
on Indians in US? 
 (I) There may be impact on Indian-US trade policy.  
  (II) Indian Government will coerce US Government. 
  (III) American Govt. will give life imprisonment to 
accused to make a set mark that America is 
against racism. 
 (a) Only I (b) Only I and III  
 (c) Only III (d) Only I and II  
 (e) None of these 
 
4. Which of the following substantiates the laxity of 
Indian-American Govt.? 
 (I) Modi govt. has taken a serious note and ready to 
reply in next week of parliament session. 
 (II) Condemning the attack but not taking any steps 
by American Govt. 
 (III) Still there is no action as racism slogan “Go back 
to your country” is spreading. 
 (a) Only III (b) Only I and II  
 (c) All of three (d) Only II  
 (e) None of these 
 
Directions (5-7): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sitting in a row facing 
north But not necessary in the same order. No two 
successive members are sitting together according to 
alphabetical order. 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
For Example: A does not sit with B. similarly B does not sit 
with C and so on. 
 
They also have a hobby like Playing game, Watching TV, 
Singing, Dancing, Online surfing, Chatting, Acting and 
Cooking, but not necessary in the same order. Either A or H 
sits at the extreme end of the row. A is sitting third to the 
left of the person whose hobby is online surfing. B sits 
second to the right of the person who likes acting. C sits 
second to the right of F. G who likes watching TV is sitting 
second from the right end of the row. The person whose 
hobby is dancing is immediate neighbor of F who likes 
Playing Games. The person whose hobby is acting is not 
sitting adjacent to the person whose hobby is online 
surfing. C’s hobby is neither acting nor online surfing. D 
and E do not sit any extreme end of the row. One of the 
immediate neighbors of H likes Cooking and the one whose 
hobby is singing sits at left end of the row. Neither H nor D 
likes Acting. 
 
5. Which of the following member is sitting sixth to the 
right of the second from the right end of the row? 
 (a) E 
 (b) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (c) A 
 (d) The one whose hobby is cooking 
 (e) None of these. 
6. A is related to B and F is related to E in the same way, 
the member whose hobby is dancing related to which 
of the following? 
 (a) The one whose hobby is acting 
 (b) G 
 (c) The one whose hobby is cooking. 
 (d) C 
 (e) B 
7. Which of the following combination is not true? 
 (a) A-Singing  
 (b) E-Acting 
 (c) G-Watching TV 
 (d) B-Playing games 
 (e) D-Dancing 
 
Directions (8-10): Study the information carefully 
answers the questions given below. 
@ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 8 
# means either hour hand or minute hand is at 5 
$ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 4 
% means either hour hand or minute hand is at 12 
& means either hour hand or minute hand is at 2 
£ means either hour hand or minute hand is at 3 
 
Note: if two symbols are given than by default first symbol 
is consider as hour hand and second one is consider as 
minute hand. And all time are consider at PM. 
 
8. If A takes 25 min to reach railway station and his train 
is scheduled at #& then at what time should he leave 
to reach the station 5 minute earlier? 
 (a) $% (b) $& (c) &S 
 (d) $@ (e) £$ 
 
9. If a train departed from a station at &£ and it takes 2 
hours to reach the destination then when it will reach 
to the destination? 
 (a) $£ (b) $% (c) #$ 
 (d) $# (e) £$ 
 
10. A person has to catch a train that is scheduled to 
depart at ‘@%’. It takes the person 4 hours and 15 
minutes to reach the railway station from his home. 
At what time should he leave from his home for the 
railway station to arrive at the station at least 25 
minutes before the departure of the train? 
 (a) %@ (b) £$ (c) %+ 
 (d) +@ (e) None of these 
 
Directions (11-15): Read the following information 
carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six cars – A, B, C, D, E, F – parked in a row facing 
north direction, but not necessarily in the same order. The 
distances between two adjacent cars are successive 
multiples of three (i.e., if the distance between the 1
st
 and 
the 2
nd
 car is 3 m, 1
st
 and the 3
rd
 cars is 6 m and between 1
st
 
and 4
th
 cars is 9 m and so on.) 
Information regarding all the cars:  
• The distance between ‘A’ and ‘B’ is 33 m and car ‘A’ is 
to the immediate left of car ‘B’. 
• The distance between the cars ‘E’ and ‘F’ is 99 m. the 
distance between ‘E’ and ‘D’ is a multiple of ‘2’. 
• The car ‘B’ is 75 m away from car ‘C’. Car ‘D’ is at one 
of the position to the left of car ‘C’; but not to the 
immediate left of ‘C’. 
• Car ‘F’ starts moving towards north and after going 18 
m, it turns right, then it moves 63 m and then it goes 
another 7 m to its right turn and stops at point ‘Z’ 
• Car ‘C’ moves 33 m towards south direction, and then 
takes a right turn and goes 75 m straight. Then it turns 
again to its right direction and moves another 17 m 
and halts at point ‘X’. 
• An another car ‘M’ is parked at 13 m to the west of 
point ‘Z’, Now ‘M’ starts moving towards further west 
and covers 77 m and reached point ‘Y’. 
•  
11. How many cars are parked there in between cars ‘D’ 
and ‘F’?  
 (a) Two   
 (b) None  
 (c) More than three 
 (d) One 
   
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
12. What is the distance between point ‘Z’ and point ‘X’?  
 (a) 25 m 
 (b) 18 m 
 (c) They don’t align in the same straight line 
 (d) 32 m  
 (e) 27 m 
 
13. What is the distance and direction of current position 
of Car ‘M’ with respect to the Car ‘F’? 
 (a) 5v34 m towards north-west 
 (b) 50 m towards south-east 
 (c) 10v17 m towards north-east 
 (d) 5v34 m towards south-east 
 (e) None of these  
 
14. Which car will be met first, if ‘M’ moves through the 
shortest distance from point ‘Y’? 
 (a) E (b) F (c) C 
 (d) D (e) None of these  
 
15. What is the position of car ‘A’ with respect to car ‘E’?  
 (a) 75 m towards right  
 (b) To the immediate right  
 (c) 36 m towards left  
 (d) 69 m towards left  
 (e) None of the above  
 
16. The mushrooming of business schools in the country 
is a cause for shortage of faculty with Ph.D 
qualification. In addition, the higher pay and generous 
fringe benefits given by industry has encouraged 
qualified people to not seek academic positions. 
 Which of the following statements, if true, would tend 
to STRENGTHEN the argument? 
 (a) The average salary for industry positions in 
Gujarat is more than the average salary for 
faculty positions in some business schools in 
Ahmedabad by around 30% 
 (b) The average salary for industry positions in 
Gujarat is less than the average salary for faculty 
positions in a top business school in Ahmedabad 
by around 30% 
 (c) The average salary for recent Ph.D graduates in 
the industry is 20% higher than that in industry. 
 (d) The rate of growth of salaries for the industry 
positions is equal to the rate of growth of salaries 
for academic positions for the past three years 
 (e) None of the above 
 
17. The Government has appealed to all citizens to use 
potable water judiciously as there is an acute shortage 
in supply. Excessive use may lead to huge scarcity in 
future months. 
 Which of the assumptions is implicit in the above 
statement? 
 An assumption is something supposed or taken for 
granted) 
 (a) People may ignore the appeal and continue using 
water as per their consideration 
 (b) Government may be able to tap those who do not 
respond to the appeal 
 (c) Government may be able to put in place alternate 
sources of water in the event of a crisis situation 
 (d) Large number of people may positively respond 
to the Government’s appeal and help tide over 
the crisis 
 (e) Only poor are going to suffer from this shortage 
of water supply. 
 
Directions (18-20): Study the given information carefully 
and answer the given questions. 
 
An input-output is given in different steps. Some 
mathematical operations are done in each step. No 
mathematical operation is repeated in next step.  
 
As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out 
in each of the following questions the appropriate step for 
the given input.  
 
 
18. Find the addition of the two numbers obtained in step 
III? 
 (a) 1.5 (b) 3 (c) 7 
 (d) 3.5 (e) None of these 
 
19. Find the difference between sum of numbers which 
obtained in 1st step and sum of numbers obtained in 
all other steps? 
 (a) 232 (b) 185 (c) 188  
 (d) 183.5 (e) None of these 
 
20. Find the multiplication of the numbers obtained in 
step II? 
 (a) 426 (b) 462 (c) 188 
 (d) 98 (e) None of these 
 
21. Statement: Science is a sort of news agency 
comparable in principle to other news agencies. But 
this news agency gives us information which is 
reliable to an extraordinary high degree due to 
elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to 
survive centuries. So, science should be read with as 
much interest as we read news.  
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
 Assumptions:  
 I. Science encourages investigative spirit.  
 II. People read news out of interest. 
 (a) If only assumption I is implicit  
 (b) If only assumption II is implicit 
 (c) If either I or II is implicit 
 (d) If neither I nor II is implicit 
 (e) Both I and II are implicit 
 
Directions (22-23): In each of the following questions, 
a question is followed by three statements numbered I, 
II and III. Read all the statements to find the answer to 
given question and then answer accordingly that which 
statement/s can give the answer alone/together.  
 
22. What is the direction of point U with respect to 
point X?  
 Statement I: Point R is 7 m to the North of point Q. 
Point P is 8 m to the West of point Q. Point R is 6 m 
to the West of point U. 
 Statement II: Point B is 9 m to the North of point A. 
Point P is 5 m to the North of point Z. Point Z is 4 m 
to the West of point A. 
 Statement III: Point C is 7 m to the East of point A. 
Point X is 2 m to the East of point F. Point F is 3 m 
to the North of point C. 
 (a) Both I and III 
 (b) Both II and III 
 (c) All I, II and III 
 (d) II and either I or III 
 (e) Even I, II and III together are also not sufficient 
 
23. What does the code ‘bp’ stand for in the given code 
language?  
 Statement I: In the language, ‘black white red’ is 
coded as ‘df dc or’ and ‘green blue grey’ is coded as 
‘st hn wo’ 
 Statement II: In the language, ‘blue pink brown’ is 
coded as ‘er bp hn’ and ‘pink blue white’ is coded as 
‘hn or bp’ 
 Statement III: In the language, ‘green violet 
orange’ is coded as ‘pa wo kl’ and ‘yellow pink 
brown’ is coded as ‘bp bi er’ 
 (a) Both II and III  
 (b) I and either II or III 
 (c) II and either I or III 
 (d) Both I and III  
 (e) All I, II and III 
 
24. A very large number of technically qualified young 
Indians are coming out of colleges every year though 
there are not enough opportunities for them to get 
gainful employment. 
 Which of the following contradicts the views 
expressed in the above statements? 
 (a) Technically qualified persons are superior to 
those having standard degrees like 
BA/BSc/BCom etc. 
 (b) The Government has not done effective 
perspective planning for engaging technically 
qualified personnel while authorizing the setting 
up of technical colleges. 
 (c) Opportunities are available but All huge gap 
exists between the level of competence of 
technically qualified graduates and 
requirements of the industry. 
 (d) Majority of the technically qualified persons are 
migrating from India to developed countries for 
better opportunities. 
 (e) None of the above 
 
Directions (25-26): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
There are two square fields of different size such that the 
larger one is surrounding smaller field. Four gates are 
there for each field in the middle of the sides. Eight people 
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are standing at different gates but 
not necessary in the same sequence. The persons who are 
on the sides of larger park facing center and The persons 
who are at side of smaller park facing outside such that 
inner sides persons and outer sides persons are facing each 
other. There is one person standing between B and D. C 
faces B. A is to the immediate right of C. G is not the 
immediate neighbor of D. G faces neither D nor F. One 
person is standing between H and F. E is facing the center 
 
25. Which of the following persons are facing to each 
other? 
 (a) BD (b) EB (c) FH 
 (d) DE (e) AH 
 
26. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way 
based from a group which one of the following does 
not belong to that group? 
 (a) EF (b) CH (c) DA 
 (d) FC (e) BH 
 
Directions (27-28): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
P is the husband of Q. R is the grandchild of P.P has only 
one child(son) who is married to T’s child. T has only two 
children one son and one daughter. X is grandson of T. S is 
brother in law of son of T. U and V are children of T. W is 
married to the son of T. X is son of U’s brother. 
 
27. If T is married to Y than how is T related to R? 
 (a) Grandfather 
 (b) Grandmother 
 (c) Maternal Grandfather 
 (d) Maternal Grandmother 
 (e) Either (c) or (d) 
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
28. How is X related to V? 
 (a) Son (b) Daughter  
 (c) Son in law (d) Daughter in law 
 (e) Husband 
 
Directions (29-30): In each question below are given a 
statement followed by two courses of action numbered I 
and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to 
be true and on the basis of the information given in the 
statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action 
logically follow(s) for pursuing. 
Give answer  
(a) If only I follows;  
(b) If only II follows,  
(c) If either I or II follows;  
(d) If neither I nor II follows and  
(e) If both I and II follow. 
 
29. Statement: Every year, at the beginning or at the end 
of the monsoons, we have some cases of 
conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major 
epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years. 
 Courses of action:  
 I. Precautionary measures should be taken after 
every four years to check this epidemic.  
 II. People should be advised to wash their eyes with 
clean water. 
 
30. Statement: Researchers are feeling agitated as 
libraries are not equipped to provide the right 
information to the right users at the right time in the 
required format. Even the users are not aware about 
the various services available for them.  
 Courses of action:  
 I. All the information available to the libraries 
should be computerized to provide faster 
services to the users.  
 II. Library staff should be trained in computer 
operations.  
 
Direction (31-35): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
Ten lecturers P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y teach in the same 
college. They give lectures in five months (April, May, June, 
September and December). They give lectures in each 
month on 7
th
 and 21
st
 date. Only two lectures held in a 
month. The lectures are attended by different number of 
students. The total strength of students is 100 in each class 
and 50% attendance is compulsory for each class. The 
number of students will be even in the month of 30 days 
and odd in the month of 31 days. Only one lecturer give 
lecture on one date of a month. Different number of 
students attends class on different days. No lecturer can 
give the lecture after W. U gives lecture in the month which 
has 30 days. T and Q give lectures after U on the 7
th
 of 
different months respectively. Number of students who 
attend class on 7
th
 September is a whole square (two digit 
number). R does not give the lecture in the month in which 
Y and Q gives lecture. The sum of number of students who 
attend class on the 7
th
 of two month is 152. Only three 
lecturers give lecture between U and the lecturer whose 
class is attended by 68 students. The difference of number 
of students who attend class on 7
th
 September and the sum 
of number of students who attend class on May, is 58. Q 
gives lecture in the month which has 30 days. The average 
of number of students who attend class on 21
st
 April and 
21
st
 June is 76.P gives lecture in the month which has 31 
days. T gives lecture in one of the day before Q. Total 55 
students attend V’s lecture. V does not give lecture in the 
month in which W gives. There are four persons who give 
lectures between V and S. Y gives lecture in the month 
which is after the month in which V gives lecture. The total 
number of students who attend class in five months is 
714.The sum of number of students who attend class on 7
th
 
may and 7
th
 June is 147. Students who attend class on 7
th
 
June is less than 90. The difference of the number of 
students who attend class of lecturer Y and R is 4.X gives 
lecture after P and the number of students who attend his 
lecture is greater than 70 and less than 80 and is not 
divisible by 4. The number of students who attend class on 
7
th
 December is multiple of 11. The number of students 
who attend the lecture of W is greater than 60 but less than 
70.  
 
31. Who among the following lecturer gives lecture on 
21
st
 June? 
 (a) T (b) P (c) Y 
 (d) V (e) None of these 
 
32. Which among the following is the number of students 
who attend class on 7
th
 December? 
 (a) 67 (b) 80 (c) 68 
 (d) 77 (e) 55 
 
33. How many lecturers give lectures between P and Q? 
 (a) Three (b) Two (c) Four 
 (d) One (e) None 
 
34. Who among the following gives lecture which is 
attended by 80 students? 
 (a) S (b) T (c) R 
 (d) U (e) None of these 
 
35. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way 
and hence they form a group. Which one of the 
following does not belong to that group?  
 (a) R (b) 67 (c) V 
 (d) T (e) 64 
 
Directions (36-37): First 12 even numbers are written 
from top to bottom. The letters of word ‘SACRED’ are 
written in alphabetical order from top to bottom against 
each multiple of 4 (One letter against one number). 
There are 2 letters between N and S. There are as many 
letters between E and N as between P and D. P is not 
against number 14. There are 5 letters between U and T. 
U is above T. I is written against number 6. (No letter is 
repeated against any number)