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Directions (1-5): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons i.e. D, Q, G, H, K, S, E and W are sitting around
a square table in such a way that four persons sit at the
corner side of the table and other four persons sit in the
middle side of the table. The persons who sit at the corner
side are facing away from the center and the persons who
sit in the middle side are facing towards the center. D sits
at the corner side of the table. One person sits between D
and G. Q sits third to the right of G. Three persons sit
between Q and E. W sits second to the right of E. W is not
an immediate neighbour of D. H sits second to the right of
K.
1. Who among the following sits second to the right of S?
(a) Q (b) E
(c) D (d) W (e) None of these
2. How many persons sit between D and W when counted
from the right of D?
(a) Three (b) Four
(c) One (d) Two (e) None of these
3. Who among the following sits second to the left of G?
(a) D (b) K
(c) H (d) S (e) None of these
4. Who among the following are the immediate
neighbours to each other?
(a) K, E (b) Q, D
(c) G, H (d) W, S (e) None of these
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Find the one who does not belong
to that group?
(a) E (b) D
(c) G (d) K (e) H
Directions (6-9): Study the following sequence of
numbers and alphabets and answer the given questions-
P 4 S A W 5 8 F 9 1 R E 7 2 O 3 7 5 1 B 6 K G N
6. How many numbers are there which are immediately
preceded by a vowel?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
7. If all the numbers are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is seventh
from the right end?
(a) E (b) O
(c) F (d) R (e) None of these
8. If all the consonants are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is ninth from
the left end?
(a) 2 (b) O
(c) 3 (d) 7 (e) None of these
9. Which among the following element is fifth to the left
of twelfth element from the left end?
(a) F (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 1 (e) None of these
Directions (10-12): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Five persons A, B, C, D and E have different heights. Less
than two persons are shorter than D. As many persons are
taller than D as shorter than C. A is taller than B but shorter
than E. B is not the shortest person. The height of third
tallest person is 86 cm.
10. If the height of shortest person is 68 cm, then what may
be the height of B?
(a) 69 cm
(b) 81 cm
(c) 78 cm
(d) All the given heights
(e) None of these
11. How many persons are taller than C?
(a) None (b) One
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
12. Who among the following is just shorter than E?
(a) None (b) C
(c) A (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (13-16): In each of the questions below are
given some statements followed by some conclusions. You
have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with 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.
REASONING ABILITY
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Directions (1-5): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons i.e. D, Q, G, H, K, S, E and W are sitting around
a square table in such a way that four persons sit at the
corner side of the table and other four persons sit in the
middle side of the table. The persons who sit at the corner
side are facing away from the center and the persons who
sit in the middle side are facing towards the center. D sits
at the corner side of the table. One person sits between D
and G. Q sits third to the right of G. Three persons sit
between Q and E. W sits second to the right of E. W is not
an immediate neighbour of D. H sits second to the right of
K.
1. Who among the following sits second to the right of S?
(a) Q (b) E
(c) D (d) W (e) None of these
2. How many persons sit between D and W when counted
from the right of D?
(a) Three (b) Four
(c) One (d) Two (e) None of these
3. Who among the following sits second to the left of G?
(a) D (b) K
(c) H (d) S (e) None of these
4. Who among the following are the immediate
neighbours to each other?
(a) K, E (b) Q, D
(c) G, H (d) W, S (e) None of these
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Find the one who does not belong
to that group?
(a) E (b) D
(c) G (d) K (e) H
Directions (6-9): Study the following sequence of
numbers and alphabets and answer the given questions-
P 4 S A W 5 8 F 9 1 R E 7 2 O 3 7 5 1 B 6 K G N
6. How many numbers are there which are immediately
preceded by a vowel?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
7. If all the numbers are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is seventh
from the right end?
(a) E (b) O
(c) F (d) R (e) None of these
8. If all the consonants are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is ninth from
the left end?
(a) 2 (b) O
(c) 3 (d) 7 (e) None of these
9. Which among the following element is fifth to the left
of twelfth element from the left end?
(a) F (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 1 (e) None of these
Directions (10-12): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Five persons A, B, C, D and E have different heights. Less
than two persons are shorter than D. As many persons are
taller than D as shorter than C. A is taller than B but shorter
than E. B is not the shortest person. The height of third
tallest person is 86 cm.
10. If the height of shortest person is 68 cm, then what may
be the height of B?
(a) 69 cm
(b) 81 cm
(c) 78 cm
(d) All the given heights
(e) None of these
11. How many persons are taller than C?
(a) None (b) One
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
12. Who among the following is just shorter than E?
(a) None (b) C
(c) A (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (13-16): In each of the questions below are
given some statements followed by some conclusions. You
have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with 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.
REASONING ABILITY
13. Statements: All Greens are Yellows. No Yellows are
Black.
Conclusions: I. No Greens are Black.
II. Some Greens are Black.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
14. Statements: All Chairs are Sofas. Only a few Sofas
are Beds. No Beds are Curtains.
Conclusions: I. Some Sofas are not Beds.
II. Some Sofas are not Curtains.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
15. Statements: Only a few Coffee are Tea. All Tea is
Drinks. Only a few Drinks are Cold
drinks.
Conclusions: I. Some Tea is not Cold drinks.
II. No Coffee are Drinks.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
16. Statements: All Flowers are Trees. Only a few
Trees are Gardens. No Gardens are
Lawns.
Conclusions: I. All Lawns can never be Trees
II. Some Flowers can be Gardens
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Directions (17-21): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in row and
all are facing towards north but not necessarily in the same
order. B sits second from one of the extreme ends. Three
persons sit between D and B. Two persons sit between D
and A. C sits to the immediate left of A. F sits to left of C but
is not an immediate neighbour of C. More than two persons
sit between F and E.
17. How many persons sit to the left of F?
(a) Two (b) None
(c) One (d) Three (e) None of these
18. Who among the following sits third to the right of G?
(a) E (b) C
(c) B (d) F (e) None of these
19. Who among the following persons sit at the extreme
ends?
(a) F, A (b) A, E
(c) G, E (d) F, E (e) None of these
20. How many persons sit between D and E?
(a) Two (b) Four
(c) Three (d) One (e) None of these
21. Who among the following sits to the immediate left of
E?
(a) G (b) A
(c) B (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (22-23): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Point D is 10m north of point P. Point Y is 14m east of point
D. Point Q is 8m north of point Y. Point S is 20m west of
point Q. Point H is 8m south of point S.
22. What is the shortest distance between point H and
point D?
(a) 8m (b) 6m
(c) 4m (d) 10m (e) None of these
23. In which direction is point P with respect to point Q?
(a) South east (b) North west
(c) South west (d) North east (e) None of these
Directions (24-27): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are certain number of persons sitting in a row facing
towards north direction. A sits fifth to the right of B. Two
persons sit between C and B. D sits fourth to the left of C.
Four persons sit to the left of D. The number of persons sit
between D and B is same as the number of persons sit
between B and F. F sits at fourth position from one of the
extreme ends.
24. How many persons sit between B and D?
(a) None (b) Six
(c) Five (d) Four (e) None of these
25. How many persons sit in the row?
(a) Twenty (b) Twenty-one
(c) Twenty-two (d) Nineteen (e) None of these
26. Who among the following sits second to the right of A?
(a) None (b) C
(c) D (d) F (e) None of these
27. How many persons sit to the right of B?
(a) Nine (b) Ten
(c) Eight (d) Eleven (e) None of these
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Directions (1-5): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons i.e. D, Q, G, H, K, S, E and W are sitting around
a square table in such a way that four persons sit at the
corner side of the table and other four persons sit in the
middle side of the table. The persons who sit at the corner
side are facing away from the center and the persons who
sit in the middle side are facing towards the center. D sits
at the corner side of the table. One person sits between D
and G. Q sits third to the right of G. Three persons sit
between Q and E. W sits second to the right of E. W is not
an immediate neighbour of D. H sits second to the right of
K.
1. Who among the following sits second to the right of S?
(a) Q (b) E
(c) D (d) W (e) None of these
2. How many persons sit between D and W when counted
from the right of D?
(a) Three (b) Four
(c) One (d) Two (e) None of these
3. Who among the following sits second to the left of G?
(a) D (b) K
(c) H (d) S (e) None of these
4. Who among the following are the immediate
neighbours to each other?
(a) K, E (b) Q, D
(c) G, H (d) W, S (e) None of these
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Find the one who does not belong
to that group?
(a) E (b) D
(c) G (d) K (e) H
Directions (6-9): Study the following sequence of
numbers and alphabets and answer the given questions-
P 4 S A W 5 8 F 9 1 R E 7 2 O 3 7 5 1 B 6 K G N
6. How many numbers are there which are immediately
preceded by a vowel?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
7. If all the numbers are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is seventh
from the right end?
(a) E (b) O
(c) F (d) R (e) None of these
8. If all the consonants are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is ninth from
the left end?
(a) 2 (b) O
(c) 3 (d) 7 (e) None of these
9. Which among the following element is fifth to the left
of twelfth element from the left end?
(a) F (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 1 (e) None of these
Directions (10-12): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Five persons A, B, C, D and E have different heights. Less
than two persons are shorter than D. As many persons are
taller than D as shorter than C. A is taller than B but shorter
than E. B is not the shortest person. The height of third
tallest person is 86 cm.
10. If the height of shortest person is 68 cm, then what may
be the height of B?
(a) 69 cm
(b) 81 cm
(c) 78 cm
(d) All the given heights
(e) None of these
11. How many persons are taller than C?
(a) None (b) One
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
12. Who among the following is just shorter than E?
(a) None (b) C
(c) A (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (13-16): In each of the questions below are
given some statements followed by some conclusions. You
have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with 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.
REASONING ABILITY
13. Statements: All Greens are Yellows. No Yellows are
Black.
Conclusions: I. No Greens are Black.
II. Some Greens are Black.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
14. Statements: All Chairs are Sofas. Only a few Sofas
are Beds. No Beds are Curtains.
Conclusions: I. Some Sofas are not Beds.
II. Some Sofas are not Curtains.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
15. Statements: Only a few Coffee are Tea. All Tea is
Drinks. Only a few Drinks are Cold
drinks.
Conclusions: I. Some Tea is not Cold drinks.
II. No Coffee are Drinks.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
16. Statements: All Flowers are Trees. Only a few
Trees are Gardens. No Gardens are
Lawns.
Conclusions: I. All Lawns can never be Trees
II. Some Flowers can be Gardens
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Directions (17-21): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in row and
all are facing towards north but not necessarily in the same
order. B sits second from one of the extreme ends. Three
persons sit between D and B. Two persons sit between D
and A. C sits to the immediate left of A. F sits to left of C but
is not an immediate neighbour of C. More than two persons
sit between F and E.
17. How many persons sit to the left of F?
(a) Two (b) None
(c) One (d) Three (e) None of these
18. Who among the following sits third to the right of G?
(a) E (b) C
(c) B (d) F (e) None of these
19. Who among the following persons sit at the extreme
ends?
(a) F, A (b) A, E
(c) G, E (d) F, E (e) None of these
20. How many persons sit between D and E?
(a) Two (b) Four
(c) Three (d) One (e) None of these
21. Who among the following sits to the immediate left of
E?
(a) G (b) A
(c) B (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (22-23): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Point D is 10m north of point P. Point Y is 14m east of point
D. Point Q is 8m north of point Y. Point S is 20m west of
point Q. Point H is 8m south of point S.
22. What is the shortest distance between point H and
point D?
(a) 8m (b) 6m
(c) 4m (d) 10m (e) None of these
23. In which direction is point P with respect to point Q?
(a) South east (b) North west
(c) South west (d) North east (e) None of these
Directions (24-27): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are certain number of persons sitting in a row facing
towards north direction. A sits fifth to the right of B. Two
persons sit between C and B. D sits fourth to the left of C.
Four persons sit to the left of D. The number of persons sit
between D and B is same as the number of persons sit
between B and F. F sits at fourth position from one of the
extreme ends.
24. How many persons sit between B and D?
(a) None (b) Six
(c) Five (d) Four (e) None of these
25. How many persons sit in the row?
(a) Twenty (b) Twenty-one
(c) Twenty-two (d) Nineteen (e) None of these
26. Who among the following sits second to the right of A?
(a) None (b) C
(c) D (d) F (e) None of these
27. How many persons sit to the right of B?
(a) Nine (b) Ten
(c) Eight (d) Eleven (e) None of these
28. How many such pairs of letters are there in the
meaningful word ‘MATCHES’ each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as in the
English alphabet (From both backward and forward)?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) More than three
(d) Three
(e) None of these
Directions (29-33): Study the following sequence
carefully and answer the given questions.
COT IVY PEA FOX MRU
29. If we add ‘L’ after first letter in every word, then how
many meaningful words will be formed?
(a) None (b) Three
(c) Two (d) One (e) None of these
30. If third letter of each word is replaced by its succeeding
letter according to English alphabetical order, then in
how many words vowels will appear more than once?
(a) Two (b) One
(c) None (d) Three (e) None of these
31. If all the words are arranged according to English
alphabetical order from left to right, then which word
will appear fourth from the left end?
(a) MRU (b) FOX
(c) PEA (d) IVY (e) None of these
32. If all the letters are arranged according to English
alphabetical order within each word, then in how
many words vowel will appear at second position?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
33. How many letters are there in English alphabetical
series between the first letter of the second word from
the left end and third letter of the third word from the
right end?
(a) Five (b) Six
(c) Seven (d) Four (e) None of these
34. If in the number ‘35982476’, 1 is added to each even
digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit, then
which digits will not appear twice in the number thus
obtained?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 9
(c) Both ‘1’ and ‘9’
(d) Only 5
(e) None of these
Directions (35-39): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U have events on different dates
7
th
and 12
th
of different months i.e. January, February and
March. D has event on even numbered date in the month
having 31 days. The number of persons have event before
D is same as the number of persons have event after A. One
person has event between A and C. F has event before C. B
has event just before E.
35. How many persons have event before B?
(a) Two (b) None
(c) Three (d) One (e) None of these
36. Who among the following has event just after D?
(a) C (b) None
(c) B (d) F (e) None of these
37. How many persons have event between F and D?
(a) One (b) Three
(c) None (d) Two (e) None of these
38. E has event on which among the following date?
(a) 12
th
February (b) 12
th
March
(c) 7
th
March (d) 7
th
January (e) None of these
39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to that group?
(a) A, F (b) E, F
(c) F, C (d) E, B (e) C, B
40. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to that group?
(a) RUY (b) SQO
(c) OMK (d) FDB (e) YWU
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Directions (1-5): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons i.e. D, Q, G, H, K, S, E and W are sitting around
a square table in such a way that four persons sit at the
corner side of the table and other four persons sit in the
middle side of the table. The persons who sit at the corner
side are facing away from the center and the persons who
sit in the middle side are facing towards the center. D sits
at the corner side of the table. One person sits between D
and G. Q sits third to the right of G. Three persons sit
between Q and E. W sits second to the right of E. W is not
an immediate neighbour of D. H sits second to the right of
K.
1. Who among the following sits second to the right of S?
(a) Q (b) E
(c) D (d) W (e) None of these
2. How many persons sit between D and W when counted
from the right of D?
(a) Three (b) Four
(c) One (d) Two (e) None of these
3. Who among the following sits second to the left of G?
(a) D (b) K
(c) H (d) S (e) None of these
4. Who among the following are the immediate
neighbours to each other?
(a) K, E (b) Q, D
(c) G, H (d) W, S (e) None of these
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Find the one who does not belong
to that group?
(a) E (b) D
(c) G (d) K (e) H
Directions (6-9): Study the following sequence of
numbers and alphabets and answer the given questions-
P 4 S A W 5 8 F 9 1 R E 7 2 O 3 7 5 1 B 6 K G N
6. How many numbers are there which are immediately
preceded by a vowel?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
7. If all the numbers are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is seventh
from the right end?
(a) E (b) O
(c) F (d) R (e) None of these
8. If all the consonants are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is ninth from
the left end?
(a) 2 (b) O
(c) 3 (d) 7 (e) None of these
9. Which among the following element is fifth to the left
of twelfth element from the left end?
(a) F (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 1 (e) None of these
Directions (10-12): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Five persons A, B, C, D and E have different heights. Less
than two persons are shorter than D. As many persons are
taller than D as shorter than C. A is taller than B but shorter
than E. B is not the shortest person. The height of third
tallest person is 86 cm.
10. If the height of shortest person is 68 cm, then what may
be the height of B?
(a) 69 cm
(b) 81 cm
(c) 78 cm
(d) All the given heights
(e) None of these
11. How many persons are taller than C?
(a) None (b) One
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
12. Who among the following is just shorter than E?
(a) None (b) C
(c) A (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (13-16): In each of the questions below are
given some statements followed by some conclusions. You
have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with 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.
REASONING ABILITY
13. Statements: All Greens are Yellows. No Yellows are
Black.
Conclusions: I. No Greens are Black.
II. Some Greens are Black.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
14. Statements: All Chairs are Sofas. Only a few Sofas
are Beds. No Beds are Curtains.
Conclusions: I. Some Sofas are not Beds.
II. Some Sofas are not Curtains.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
15. Statements: Only a few Coffee are Tea. All Tea is
Drinks. Only a few Drinks are Cold
drinks.
Conclusions: I. Some Tea is not Cold drinks.
II. No Coffee are Drinks.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
16. Statements: All Flowers are Trees. Only a few
Trees are Gardens. No Gardens are
Lawns.
Conclusions: I. All Lawns can never be Trees
II. Some Flowers can be Gardens
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Directions (17-21): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in row and
all are facing towards north but not necessarily in the same
order. B sits second from one of the extreme ends. Three
persons sit between D and B. Two persons sit between D
and A. C sits to the immediate left of A. F sits to left of C but
is not an immediate neighbour of C. More than two persons
sit between F and E.
17. How many persons sit to the left of F?
(a) Two (b) None
(c) One (d) Three (e) None of these
18. Who among the following sits third to the right of G?
(a) E (b) C
(c) B (d) F (e) None of these
19. Who among the following persons sit at the extreme
ends?
(a) F, A (b) A, E
(c) G, E (d) F, E (e) None of these
20. How many persons sit between D and E?
(a) Two (b) Four
(c) Three (d) One (e) None of these
21. Who among the following sits to the immediate left of
E?
(a) G (b) A
(c) B (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (22-23): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Point D is 10m north of point P. Point Y is 14m east of point
D. Point Q is 8m north of point Y. Point S is 20m west of
point Q. Point H is 8m south of point S.
22. What is the shortest distance between point H and
point D?
(a) 8m (b) 6m
(c) 4m (d) 10m (e) None of these
23. In which direction is point P with respect to point Q?
(a) South east (b) North west
(c) South west (d) North east (e) None of these
Directions (24-27): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are certain number of persons sitting in a row facing
towards north direction. A sits fifth to the right of B. Two
persons sit between C and B. D sits fourth to the left of C.
Four persons sit to the left of D. The number of persons sit
between D and B is same as the number of persons sit
between B and F. F sits at fourth position from one of the
extreme ends.
24. How many persons sit between B and D?
(a) None (b) Six
(c) Five (d) Four (e) None of these
25. How many persons sit in the row?
(a) Twenty (b) Twenty-one
(c) Twenty-two (d) Nineteen (e) None of these
26. Who among the following sits second to the right of A?
(a) None (b) C
(c) D (d) F (e) None of these
27. How many persons sit to the right of B?
(a) Nine (b) Ten
(c) Eight (d) Eleven (e) None of these
28. How many such pairs of letters are there in the
meaningful word ‘MATCHES’ each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as in the
English alphabet (From both backward and forward)?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) More than three
(d) Three
(e) None of these
Directions (29-33): Study the following sequence
carefully and answer the given questions.
COT IVY PEA FOX MRU
29. If we add ‘L’ after first letter in every word, then how
many meaningful words will be formed?
(a) None (b) Three
(c) Two (d) One (e) None of these
30. If third letter of each word is replaced by its succeeding
letter according to English alphabetical order, then in
how many words vowels will appear more than once?
(a) Two (b) One
(c) None (d) Three (e) None of these
31. If all the words are arranged according to English
alphabetical order from left to right, then which word
will appear fourth from the left end?
(a) MRU (b) FOX
(c) PEA (d) IVY (e) None of these
32. If all the letters are arranged according to English
alphabetical order within each word, then in how
many words vowel will appear at second position?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
33. How many letters are there in English alphabetical
series between the first letter of the second word from
the left end and third letter of the third word from the
right end?
(a) Five (b) Six
(c) Seven (d) Four (e) None of these
34. If in the number ‘35982476’, 1 is added to each even
digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit, then
which digits will not appear twice in the number thus
obtained?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 9
(c) Both ‘1’ and ‘9’
(d) Only 5
(e) None of these
Directions (35-39): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U have events on different dates
7
th
and 12
th
of different months i.e. January, February and
March. D has event on even numbered date in the month
having 31 days. The number of persons have event before
D is same as the number of persons have event after A. One
person has event between A and C. F has event before C. B
has event just before E.
35. How many persons have event before B?
(a) Two (b) None
(c) Three (d) One (e) None of these
36. Who among the following has event just after D?
(a) C (b) None
(c) B (d) F (e) None of these
37. How many persons have event between F and D?
(a) One (b) Three
(c) None (d) Two (e) None of these
38. E has event on which among the following date?
(a) 12
th
February (b) 12
th
March
(c) 7
th
March (d) 7
th
January (e) None of these
39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to that group?
(a) A, F (b) E, F
(c) F, C (d) E, B (e) C, B
40. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to that group?
(a) RUY (b) SQO
(c) OMK (d) FDB (e) YWU
Directions (41-45): Line graph given below shows number of passengers travelling in five (A, B, C, D & E) different
compartment of a trains. Read the data carefully and answer the questions.
41. Total passengers in E are what percent less than total
passengers in A?
(a) 6 ¼ % (b) 8 ?%
(c) 6 ?% (d) 6 ?% (e) 5%
42. Find average number of passengers in A, C & E?
(a) 32 (b) 30
(c) 36 (d) 33 (e) 27
43. Find the ratio of total passenger in B to that of in D?
(a) 7 : 9 (b) 9 : 10
(c) 11 : 9 (d) 9 : 13 (e) 9 : 11
44. Total passenger in C and E together are what percent
more than total passenger in A?
(a) 33 ?% (b) 66 ?%
(c) 66 ?% (d) 50% (e) 60%
45. Find total number of passengers traveling in B, C & D
together?
(a) 69 (b) 65
(c) 67 (d) 63 (e) 71
Directions (46-50): What will come in the place of
question (?) mark in following questions.
46. 12, 12, 24, 72, ?, 1440
(a) 256 (b) 288
(c) 284 (d) 296 (e) 316
47. 16, 17.8, 21.4, 28.6, 43, ?
(a) 69.8 (b) 72.8
(c) 73.8 (d) 70.8 (e) 71.8
48. 12, 7, 8, 13, ?, 68.5
(a) 28 (b) 27
(c) 26 (d) 27.5 (e) 26.5
49. 72, 79, 65, 93, ?, 149
(a) 36 (b) 31
(c) 33 (d) 37 (e) 35
50. 8, 9, 19, 58, 233, ?
(a) 1164 (b) 1166
(c) 1156 (d) 1152 (e) 1158
51. If the difference between the present age of P and Q is
three years and the ratio between the age of P and Q
after two years will be 5 : 4, then find the age of P after
two years (in years)?
(a) 15 (b) 13
(c) 18 (d) 16 (e) 14
52. A and B both spend 30% of their income together
which is equal to Rs. 26400. If income of A is 20% more
than that of B, then find the income of B (in Rs.)?
(a) 52000 (b) 48000
(c) 40000 (d) 36000 (e) 30000
53. If a man invests equal sum at the same rate of interest
on simple interest for T and T+4 years and the
respective ratio of interest gets by man is 1:2
respectively, then find ‘T’?
(a) 6 (b) 2
(c) 5 (d) 3 (e) 4
Quantitative Aptitude
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IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2020
Directions (1-5): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons i.e. D, Q, G, H, K, S, E and W are sitting around
a square table in such a way that four persons sit at the
corner side of the table and other four persons sit in the
middle side of the table. The persons who sit at the corner
side are facing away from the center and the persons who
sit in the middle side are facing towards the center. D sits
at the corner side of the table. One person sits between D
and G. Q sits third to the right of G. Three persons sit
between Q and E. W sits second to the right of E. W is not
an immediate neighbour of D. H sits second to the right of
K.
1. Who among the following sits second to the right of S?
(a) Q (b) E
(c) D (d) W (e) None of these
2. How many persons sit between D and W when counted
from the right of D?
(a) Three (b) Four
(c) One (d) Two (e) None of these
3. Who among the following sits second to the left of G?
(a) D (b) K
(c) H (d) S (e) None of these
4. Who among the following are the immediate
neighbours to each other?
(a) K, E (b) Q, D
(c) G, H (d) W, S (e) None of these
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Find the one who does not belong
to that group?
(a) E (b) D
(c) G (d) K (e) H
Directions (6-9): Study the following sequence of
numbers and alphabets and answer the given questions-
P 4 S A W 5 8 F 9 1 R E 7 2 O 3 7 5 1 B 6 K G N
6. How many numbers are there which are immediately
preceded by a vowel?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
7. If all the numbers are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is seventh
from the right end?
(a) E (b) O
(c) F (d) R (e) None of these
8. If all the consonants are removed from the given series,
then which among the following element is ninth from
the left end?
(a) 2 (b) O
(c) 3 (d) 7 (e) None of these
9. Which among the following element is fifth to the left
of twelfth element from the left end?
(a) F (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 1 (e) None of these
Directions (10-12): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Five persons A, B, C, D and E have different heights. Less
than two persons are shorter than D. As many persons are
taller than D as shorter than C. A is taller than B but shorter
than E. B is not the shortest person. The height of third
tallest person is 86 cm.
10. If the height of shortest person is 68 cm, then what may
be the height of B?
(a) 69 cm
(b) 81 cm
(c) 78 cm
(d) All the given heights
(e) None of these
11. How many persons are taller than C?
(a) None (b) One
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
12. Who among the following is just shorter than E?
(a) None (b) C
(c) A (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (13-16): In each of the questions below are
given some statements followed by some conclusions. You
have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with 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.
REASONING ABILITY
13. Statements: All Greens are Yellows. No Yellows are
Black.
Conclusions: I. No Greens are Black.
II. Some Greens are Black.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
14. Statements: All Chairs are Sofas. Only a few Sofas
are Beds. No Beds are Curtains.
Conclusions: I. Some Sofas are not Beds.
II. Some Sofas are not Curtains.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
15. Statements: Only a few Coffee are Tea. All Tea is
Drinks. Only a few Drinks are Cold
drinks.
Conclusions: I. Some Tea is not Cold drinks.
II. No Coffee are Drinks.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
16. Statements: All Flowers are Trees. Only a few
Trees are Gardens. No Gardens are
Lawns.
Conclusions: I. All Lawns can never be Trees
II. Some Flowers can be Gardens
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Directions (17-21): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in row and
all are facing towards north but not necessarily in the same
order. B sits second from one of the extreme ends. Three
persons sit between D and B. Two persons sit between D
and A. C sits to the immediate left of A. F sits to left of C but
is not an immediate neighbour of C. More than two persons
sit between F and E.
17. How many persons sit to the left of F?
(a) Two (b) None
(c) One (d) Three (e) None of these
18. Who among the following sits third to the right of G?
(a) E (b) C
(c) B (d) F (e) None of these
19. Who among the following persons sit at the extreme
ends?
(a) F, A (b) A, E
(c) G, E (d) F, E (e) None of these
20. How many persons sit between D and E?
(a) Two (b) Four
(c) Three (d) One (e) None of these
21. Who among the following sits to the immediate left of
E?
(a) G (b) A
(c) B (d) D (e) None of these
Directions (22-23): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Point D is 10m north of point P. Point Y is 14m east of point
D. Point Q is 8m north of point Y. Point S is 20m west of
point Q. Point H is 8m south of point S.
22. What is the shortest distance between point H and
point D?
(a) 8m (b) 6m
(c) 4m (d) 10m (e) None of these
23. In which direction is point P with respect to point Q?
(a) South east (b) North west
(c) South west (d) North east (e) None of these
Directions (24-27): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are certain number of persons sitting in a row facing
towards north direction. A sits fifth to the right of B. Two
persons sit between C and B. D sits fourth to the left of C.
Four persons sit to the left of D. The number of persons sit
between D and B is same as the number of persons sit
between B and F. F sits at fourth position from one of the
extreme ends.
24. How many persons sit between B and D?
(a) None (b) Six
(c) Five (d) Four (e) None of these
25. How many persons sit in the row?
(a) Twenty (b) Twenty-one
(c) Twenty-two (d) Nineteen (e) None of these
26. Who among the following sits second to the right of A?
(a) None (b) C
(c) D (d) F (e) None of these
27. How many persons sit to the right of B?
(a) Nine (b) Ten
(c) Eight (d) Eleven (e) None of these
28. How many such pairs of letters are there in the
meaningful word ‘MATCHES’ each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as in the
English alphabet (From both backward and forward)?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) More than three
(d) Three
(e) None of these
Directions (29-33): Study the following sequence
carefully and answer the given questions.
COT IVY PEA FOX MRU
29. If we add ‘L’ after first letter in every word, then how
many meaningful words will be formed?
(a) None (b) Three
(c) Two (d) One (e) None of these
30. If third letter of each word is replaced by its succeeding
letter according to English alphabetical order, then in
how many words vowels will appear more than once?
(a) Two (b) One
(c) None (d) Three (e) None of these
31. If all the words are arranged according to English
alphabetical order from left to right, then which word
will appear fourth from the left end?
(a) MRU (b) FOX
(c) PEA (d) IVY (e) None of these
32. If all the letters are arranged according to English
alphabetical order within each word, then in how
many words vowel will appear at second position?
(a) One (b) None
(c) Two (d) Three (e) None of these
33. How many letters are there in English alphabetical
series between the first letter of the second word from
the left end and third letter of the third word from the
right end?
(a) Five (b) Six
(c) Seven (d) Four (e) None of these
34. If in the number ‘35982476’, 1 is added to each even
digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit, then
which digits will not appear twice in the number thus
obtained?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 9
(c) Both ‘1’ and ‘9’
(d) Only 5
(e) None of these
Directions (35-39): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U have events on different dates
7
th
and 12
th
of different months i.e. January, February and
March. D has event on even numbered date in the month
having 31 days. The number of persons have event before
D is same as the number of persons have event after A. One
person has event between A and C. F has event before C. B
has event just before E.
35. How many persons have event before B?
(a) Two (b) None
(c) Three (d) One (e) None of these
36. Who among the following has event just after D?
(a) C (b) None
(c) B (d) F (e) None of these
37. How many persons have event between F and D?
(a) One (b) Three
(c) None (d) Two (e) None of these
38. E has event on which among the following date?
(a) 12
th
February (b) 12
th
March
(c) 7
th
March (d) 7
th
January (e) None of these
39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to that group?
(a) A, F (b) E, F
(c) F, C (d) E, B (e) C, B
40. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
hence form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to that group?
(a) RUY (b) SQO
(c) OMK (d) FDB (e) YWU
Directions (41-45): Line graph given below shows number of passengers travelling in five (A, B, C, D & E) different
compartment of a trains. Read the data carefully and answer the questions.
41. Total passengers in E are what percent less than total
passengers in A?
(a) 6 ¼ % (b) 8 ?%
(c) 6 ?% (d) 6 ?% (e) 5%
42. Find average number of passengers in A, C & E?
(a) 32 (b) 30
(c) 36 (d) 33 (e) 27
43. Find the ratio of total passenger in B to that of in D?
(a) 7 : 9 (b) 9 : 10
(c) 11 : 9 (d) 9 : 13 (e) 9 : 11
44. Total passenger in C and E together are what percent
more than total passenger in A?
(a) 33 ?% (b) 66 ?%
(c) 66 ?% (d) 50% (e) 60%
45. Find total number of passengers traveling in B, C & D
together?
(a) 69 (b) 65
(c) 67 (d) 63 (e) 71
Directions (46-50): What will come in the place of
question (?) mark in following questions.
46. 12, 12, 24, 72, ?, 1440
(a) 256 (b) 288
(c) 284 (d) 296 (e) 316
47. 16, 17.8, 21.4, 28.6, 43, ?
(a) 69.8 (b) 72.8
(c) 73.8 (d) 70.8 (e) 71.8
48. 12, 7, 8, 13, ?, 68.5
(a) 28 (b) 27
(c) 26 (d) 27.5 (e) 26.5
49. 72, 79, 65, 93, ?, 149
(a) 36 (b) 31
(c) 33 (d) 37 (e) 35
50. 8, 9, 19, 58, 233, ?
(a) 1164 (b) 1166
(c) 1156 (d) 1152 (e) 1158
51. If the difference between the present age of P and Q is
three years and the ratio between the age of P and Q
after two years will be 5 : 4, then find the age of P after
two years (in years)?
(a) 15 (b) 13
(c) 18 (d) 16 (e) 14
52. A and B both spend 30% of their income together
which is equal to Rs. 26400. If income of A is 20% more
than that of B, then find the income of B (in Rs.)?
(a) 52000 (b) 48000
(c) 40000 (d) 36000 (e) 30000
53. If a man invests equal sum at the same rate of interest
on simple interest for T and T+4 years and the
respective ratio of interest gets by man is 1:2
respectively, then find ‘T’?
(a) 6 (b) 2
(c) 5 (d) 3 (e) 4
Quantitative Aptitude
54. 12 women can complete a work in 64 day, then find
how many women will be required to complete 2/3 rd
of the same work in 16 days?
(a) 28 (b) 24
(c) 36 (d) 32 (e) 48
55. A train running at the speed of 72 kmph crosses a pole
in 30 seconds. Find the time taken by the same train to
cross the pole with the speed of 54 kmph (in sec)?
(a) 42 (b) 48
(c) 54 (d) 45 (e) 40
56. The upstream speed and downstream speed of a boat
is 10 kmph and 14 kmph respectively and boat
travelled for T hours & 6 hours in upstream and
downstream respectively. If the distance travelled in
downstream is 44 km more than upstream, then find
the value of ‘T’
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 6 (d) 5 (e) 8
57. An article was marked up by 50% above cost price and
allowed Rs 50 discount on marked price. If shopkeeper
still made a profit of Rs. 50, then find the selling price
of the article (in Rs.)?
(a) 350 Rs. (b) 300 Rs.
(c) 250 Rs. (d) 200 Rs. (e) 150 Rs.
58. A & B invested Rs. X and Rs. (X + 800) for same period
of time in a business. If A gets Rs. 3200 as profit share
out of total profit of Rs. 6800, then find ‘X’?
(a) 7800 (b) 6000
(c) 8400 (d) 7200 (e) 6400
59. A vessel contains mixture of milk and water in the
ration of 3 : 1 respectively. If 20 liters mixture taken
out from the vessel and now the difference between
milk and water in the remaining mixture is 70 liters,
then find initial mixture in vessel (in liters)?
(a) 240 (b) 160
(c) 120 (d) 80 (e) 180
60. Perimeter of a rectangle is 2 cm more than
circumference of a circle and area of circle is 616 cm².
If breath of rectangle is equal to radius of circle, then
find length of rectangle (in cm)?
(a) 35 (b) 33
(c) 31 (d) 21 (e) 27
Directions (61-65): Table given below shows number of
orders received by three (P, Q & R) companies of their
three (A, B & C) items. Read the data carefully and answer
the questions.
61. Total orders of item A & B received by R is how much
more than total orders of item B & C received by Q?
(a) 50 (b) 10
(c) 40 (d) 20 (e) 30
62. Find total orders (all three items) received by R is what
percent more than that of total orders (all three items)
received by Q?
(a) 5% (b) 12.5%
(c) 10% (d) 15% (e) 20%
63. Find ratio of total orders of item A & B received by P to
total orders of item B & C received by Q?
(a) 7 : 9 (b) 8 : 7
(c) 4 : 7 (d) 5 : 6 (e) 7 : 8
64. Find average number of orders of item B received by Q
& R is what percent of total orders of item A received
by P?
(a) 104 ¼ % (b) 106 ¼ %
(c) 108 ¼ % (d) 102 ¼ % (e) 110 ¼ %
65. Find total orders of item A, B & C received by P?
(a) 210 (b) 220
(c) 190 (d) 180 (e) 200
Directions (66-80): What should come in place of
question mark (?) in following questions?
66. (48% of 625) ÷ 0.75 = ?
(a) 800 (b) None of these
(c) 40 (d) 4000 (e) 400
67.
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 3
68.
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 1 (e) None of these
69.
(a) 6 (b) 12
(c) 8 (d) 4 (e) 16
70. ? + 432 – 205 = 550
(a) 384 (b) 244
(c) 224 (d) 276 (e) 324
71.
(a)
10 (b) 12
(c) 8 (d) 6 (e) 9
72. 40% of 400 + ? % of 300 = 250
(a) 40 (b) 36
(c) 25 (d) 30 (e) 20
73.
(a) 185 (b) 183
(c) 187 (d) 184 (e) 182
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