Staff Selection Commission : Reasoning Aptitude Solve Sample Questions

Staff Selection Commission Examination

Reasoning Aptitude Solve Sample Questions

1. What should come in the place of (?) in the given series?
ACE, FGH, ?, PON

• KKK 
• JKI
• HJH
• IKL

2. Typist : Typewriter : : Writer: ?

• Script 
• Pen
• Paper
• Book

3. Paint: Artist : : Wood: ?

• Furniture 
• Forest
• Fire
• Carpenter

4. acme : mace :: alga: ?

• glaa 
• gaal
• laga
• gala

5. EIGHTY : GIEYTH : : OUTPUT:?

• UTOPTU 
• UOTUPT
• TUOUTP
• TUOTUP

6. ‘Medicine’ is related to ‘Patient’ in the same way as ‘Education’ is related to— 

• Teacher 
• School
• Student
• Tuition

7. Fill in the missing letter in the following series—
S, V, Y, B, ?

• C 
• D
• E
• G

8. What should come in the place of question mark in the following series?
3, 8, 6, 14, ?, 20

• 11 
• 10
• 8
• 9

9. Select the correct option in place of the question mark.
AOP, CQR, EST, GUV, ?

• IYZ 
• HWX
• IWX
• JWX

10. What should come in the place of question mark in the following series?
1, 4, 9, 25, 36, ?

• 48 
• 52
• 49
• 56

Directions—(Q. 11 to 14): Select the one which is different from the other three.
11. 

• Bokaro
• Jamshedpur
• Bhilai
• Agra

12. 

• January
• February
• July
• December

13. 

• Bible
• Panchsheel
• Geeta
• Quran

14. 

• Star
• Sun
• Sky
• Moon

Directions—(Q. 15 to 17): based on alphabets.
15. If the sequence of the alphabets is reversed which of the following would be the 14th letter from your left?

• N 
• L
• O
• None of these

16. Which letter is the 8th letter to the right of the letter, which is 12th from the left?

• V 
• T 
• W
• Y

17. Which letter is the 8th letter to the right of the letter which is 10th to the left of the last but one letter from the right?

• V 
• X
• W
• I

Directions—(Q. 18 to 23) Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
18. 

• Green
• Red
• Colour
• Orange

19.  

• Rabbit
• Crocodile
• Earthworm
• Snail

20. 

• Polo
• Chess
• Ludo
• Carrom

21. 

• Sun
• Universe
• Moon
• Star

22. 

• Cheese
• Milk
• Curd
• Ghee

23.  

• Carrot
• Radish
• Potato
• Brinjal

24. In a certain code ‘CONTRIBUTOR’ is written as ‘RTNOCIROTUB’. How is ‘prohibition’ written in that code?

• NOITIBIHORP 
• IHORPBITION
• ITIONBIHOTP 
• IHORPBNOITI

25. If ‘CAT’ and ‘BOAT’ are written as XZG and ‘YLZG’ respectively in a code language how
is ‘EGG’ to be written in the same language?

• VSS 
• URR
• VTT
• UTF

26. In a code language SINGER is written as AIBCED then GINGER will be written in the same code as—

• CBIECD
• CIBCED
• CBICED
• CIBECD

27. If BAT is coded as 283, CAT is coded as 383 and ARE is coded as 801, then the code for
BETTER is—

• 213310 
• 213301
• 123301
• 012334

28. If water is called black,black is called tree,tree is called blue,blue is called rain, rain is called pink and pink is called fish in a certain language then what is the colour of sky called in that language?

• Blue 
• Fish
• Rain
• Pink

29. A man walks 3 km northwards and then turns left and goes 2 km.He again turns left and goes 3 km. He turns right and walks straight. In which direction he is walking now?

• East 
• West
• North
• South

30.One morning after sunrise Vikram & Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their back towards each other.Vikram’s shadow fell exactly towards left-hand side.Which direction Shailesh was facing?

• East 
• West
• North
• South

31. Nageena is taller than Pushpa but not as tall as Manish. Rama is taller than Namita but not as tall as Pushpa. Who among them is the tallest?

• Manish 
• Pushpa 
• Namita
• Nageena

32.In an examination Raj got more marks than Moti but not as many as Meena. Meena got more marks than Ganesh & Rupali.Ganesh got less marks than Moti but his marks are not the lowest in the group. Who is second in the descending order of marks?

• Meena 
• Rupali
• Raj
• None of these

33. Pointing to a photograph of a girl, Rajan said “She has no sister or daughter but her mother is the only daughter of my mother.How is the girl in the photograph related with Rajan’s mother? 

• Sister in law 
• Grand daughter
• Daughter in law
• None of these

34. If Amit’ s father is Billoo’ s father’s only son and Billoo has neither a brother nor a daughter. What is the relationship between Amit and Billoo?

• Uncle—Nephew 
• Father—Daughter
• Father—Son
• Grandfather—Grandson

35. An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of a weekday. Next day he
forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk, who was on leave that day. The senior clerk next
day evening put up the application to the desk officer.Desk officer studied the application and disposed off the matter on the same day, i.e., Friday. Which day the application was received by the inward clerk?

• Tuesday 
• Earlier week’s Saturday
• Wednesday
• Monday

36. Flight to Mumbai leaves every 5 hours. At the information counter I learnt that the flight took off 25 minutes before. If the time now is 10 : 45 a.m., what is the time for the next flight?

• 2 : 20 a.m. 
• 3 : 30 a.m.
• 3 : 55 p.m.
• 3 : 20 p.m.

37. Babloo ranked 16th from the top and 29th from the bottom among those who passed an examination. 6 boys did not participate in the competition and 5 failed in the examination.How many boys were there in the class?

• 44 
• 40 
• 50
• 55

38. Indra is 7th from the left and Jaya is 5th from the right. When they interchange their position Jaya becomes 19th from the right. What is Indra’s position from the left?

• 21st 
• 19th
• 23rd
• 20th

39. How many 5’s are in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately preceded by 7?
8 9 5 3 2 5 3 8 5 5 6 8 7 3 3 5 7 7 5 3 6 5 3 3 5 7 3 8

• One 
• Two
• Three
• Four

40. How many 8’s are there in the following sequence which are immediately preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 5?
6 8 5 7 8 5 4 3 6 8 1 9 8 5 4 6 8 2 9 6 8 1 3 6 8 5 3 6

• One 
• Two
• Three
• Four

41. If EARTHQUAKE is coded as MOGPENJOSM then EQUATE will be coded as—

• MENOPM 
• MENOMP
• NJOGPM
• MNJOPM

42. If COUNTRY is coded in certain way as EMWLVPA, ELECTORATE will be coded
in the same manner as—

• CJCEFQPYWC
•  CJGERQTYVG
• CNCERQPCRG
• GJGAVMTYVC

43. ‘Air’ is to ‘Bird’ as ‘Water’ is to ……..

• Drink 
• Fish
• Wash
• Swim

44. ‘Pencil’ is to ‘Write’ as ‘Knife’ is to ………

• Injure 
• Peel 
• Prick 
• Attack

45. Mohan is 18th from either end of a row of boys ? How many boys are there in that row?

• 26 
• 32
• 24
• 35

46. In a class of 60 where boys are twice that of girls, Ramya ranked 17th from the top. If there are 9 boys ahead of Ramya, how many girls are after her in the rank?

• 26 
• 12
• 10
• 33

47. ‘Soldier’ is related to ‘Army’ in the same way as ‘Pupil’ is related to …….

• Education 
• Teacher
• Student
• Class

48. ‘Kilogram’ is related to ‘Quintal’ in the same way as ‘Paisa’ is related to……… 

• Coin 
• Money
• Cheque 
• Rupee

49. ‘Stammering’ is to ‘Speech’ as Deafness is to …………

• Ear 
• Hearing
• Noise
• Commotion

50. ‘Guilt’ is to ‘Past’ as ‘Hope’ is to …………

• Present 
• Future
• Today
• Hopeless

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Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Question Paper

Intelligence Bureau ACIO Examination

Solved Question Paper Held On 23.09.2012

1. A man decides to travel 80 kilometers in 8 hours partly by foot and partly on a bicycle. If his speed on foot is 8 km/hr and on bicycle 16 km/hr, what distance
would he travel on foot?

• 20 km 
• 30 km 
• 48 km 
• 60km2

2. Due to a 25 % increase in the price of rice per kilogram a person is able to purchase
20kilograms less for Rupees 400. What is the increased price of rice per kilogram?

• Rs 5 
• Rs 6 
• Rs 10 
• Rs 43

3. A toy weighing 24 grams of an alloy of two metals is worth Rs 174/, but if the weights of the two metals be interchanged, the toy would be worth Rs 162/If the price of one metal be Rs8 per ,gram, find the price of the other metal used to make the toy

• Rs 10/ gram 
• Rs 6/gram 
• Rs 4/ gram 
• Rs 5/gram4

4. Three bells chime at intervals of 48, 60 and 90 minutes respectively. If all the three bells chime together at 10 AM, at what time will all the three chime again that day

• 1 PM 
• 2 PM 
• 8 PM 
• 10 PM

5. Find the last two digits of : 153763519717

• 35 
• 45 
• 55 
• 85

6. After striking the floor, a ball rebounds to 4/5th of the height from which it has fallen, Find the total distance that if travels before coming to rest if it has been gently dropped from a height of 120 meters

• 540 mtrs 
• 960 mtrs 
• 1080 mtrs 
• 1120 mtrs

7. There is a 7digit telephone number with all different digits . If the digit at extreme right
and extreme left are 5 and 6 respectively, find how many such telephone numbers are Possible.

• 120 
• 1,00,000 
• 6720 
• 30,240

8. A speaks the truth 3 out of 4 time, and B 5 out of 6 times .‟ What is the probability that they will contradict each other in stating the same fact?

• 2/3 
• 1/3 
• 5/6 
• 1/219

9. A circle is inscribed inside an equilateral triangle touching all the three sides, If the radius of the circle is 2 cm, find the area of the triangle.

• 15 
• 18
• 12 
• 12

10.Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing you such that D is on the left of C;B is on the right of E; A is on the right of C and B is on the left of D. If E has only one neighbour, then who is sitting in the centre?

• A 
• B 
• C 
• D

11.In which city is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO) locate ?

• New York 
• Geneva 
• Rome 
• Paris

12.In a family of five persons, Dinesh is Jairam s son and Gopal ‟ ‟s brother while Meeta is Gopal‟s mother and Jayanti‟s daughter If there are no step brothers or half brothers in the,family which of the following statements is true?

• Jayanti is Dinesh‟s mother 
• Meeta is Dinesh‟s Mother 
• Jayanti is Jairam‟s grandmother 
• All the above

13.Four sisters Suvarna, Tara, Uma and Vihba are playing a game such that the loser doubles the money of each of the other players from her share, They played four games and each sister lost one game in alphabetical order, At the end of fourth game, each sister had Rs.32. How muchmoney did Suvarna start with ?

• Rs 60 
• Rs 34 
• Rs 66 
• Rs 28

14.Indira is three times older than Yogesh while Zaheer is half the age of Wahida. If Yogesh isolder than Zaheer then Which of the following statements can be inferred ?

• Yogesh is older than wahida 
• Indira is older than Wahida. 
• Indira may be younger than Wahida 
• None of the above

15.A four person team from Asian Paints is painting Foolan‟s house. Mehmood is painting the front of the house. Ramesh is in the alley behind the house painting the back . Jeevan is painting the Window frames on the north side and Sudhir is on the south. If Mehmood switches places With John, and John then switches places with Sudhir, where is Sudhir how?

• in the alley behind the house 
• on the north side of the house
• in front of the house 
• on the south side of the house

16.What is the total number of Zodiac constellations (Nakshatra) in Indian astrology?

• 12 
• 15 
• 18 
• 27

17.Who established Ramkrishna Mission?

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy 
• Shivanand
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati 
• Vivekanand

18. If in a coded language MADRAS is written as LBCSZT, how would BOMBAY be written?

• APNCBX 
• APLCZZ 
• CPOCBZ 
• CQOCBX

19. If under a certain code the Word CARROM is written as BZQQNL, which word will
be Coded as HOUSE

• GNTRD 
• INVRF 
• IPVTF 
• GPTID

20.Rahul s mother is the only daughter of Monika s father.‟ How is Monika‟s husband related to Rahul‟s?

• Uncle 
• Father 
• Grandfather 
• Brother

21.A man is facing west. He turns 450 in the clockwise direction and then another 1800
in the same direction and then 2700 in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

• South West
• South 
• NorthWest
• West

22. If it was Saturday on 17th December, 1982 what will be the day on 22nd December, 1984

• Monday 
• Tuesday 
• Wednesday 
• Sunday

23.One term in the following number series is not correct. 15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70 Find out the wrong term?

• 16 
• 2 
• 45 
• 70

24. ln an exercise, Krishnan walked 25 metres towards South and then he turned to his
left and moved, for 20 metres, He again turned to his left and walked 25 metres. There after,he turned to his right and walked 15 metres. What is the distance and direction of his present location withreference to the starting point

• 74 metres North East 
• 60 metres North
• 35 metre East 
• 40 metres South East

25.Where did NASA‟s land rover Curiosity landed on Mars on August 5/6, 2012?

• Sea of Tranquility 
• Gale Crater 
• Fast Mountain 
• Rover Desert

26. India‟s Mars Orbiter Mission is likely to be launched in November 2013. What kind of rocketwill be used by ISRO for this mission

• Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) 
• Agni III
• Extended Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 
• SLYIII

27.In London Olympic Games 2012, which country won the highest number of medals ?

• Great Britain 
• China 
• Republic of Korea 
• United States of America

28.Who won the Gold Medal in 100 metres race in London Olympics 2012.

• Justin Gatlin 
• Yohan Blake 
• Tyson Gay 
• Usain Bolt

29.Who have been selected for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2012?

• Rajyabardhan Singh Rathore ( Shooting) and Baichung Bhutia (Football)
• Gagan Narang (Shooting) and Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
• Vijay Kr (shooting) and Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling)
• Mary Kom (Boxing) and Vishwanatha Anand (Chess)

30.Which country announced in August 2012 its decision to grant political asylum to the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

• Great Britain 
• China 
• Ecuador 
• Belgium

31.India s DRDO has developed a pilotless target ‟ aircraft. What is its name?

• Taijas 
• Nag 
• Agni III 
• Lakshya 2

32.What is the name of India‟s first indigenously developed nuclear submarine?

• INS Sindhughosh 
• K 15
• INS Arihant 
• INS Vikramditya

33.Why was CERN, the largest particle physic laboratory located near Geneva innews
recently?

• For discovery of Neutrino, a new subatomic particle
• For discovering Higgs Boson, a new subatomic particle
• Because of differences among the member nations over finance liabilities
• Major breakdown in the laboratory

34.Which of the following countries in the Middle East is facing a civil war between the Government forces and rebel insurgents?

• Syria 
• Egypt 
• Tunisia 
• Jordon

35. In which country, there has been a spate of „insider killing‟ in which NATO soldiers have been killed by their comrades in local police and Army?

• Pakistan 
• Iraq 
• Afghanistan 
• Iran

36.How do you observe every year the first Monday of October?

• Environment Day 
• World Habitat Day
• World Diabetes Day 
• UNO Day

37.Which country s lower house of Parliament ‟ is known as Wolesi Jirga?

• Afghanistan 
• Bangladesh 
• Pakistan 
• Iran

38.SEBI has decided to introduce “Basic Services Demat Account”(BSDA), What is the
maximum value of securities in a BSDA at any point of time?

• Rs 5 lakh 
• Rs 4 lakh 
• Rs 3 lakh 
• Rs 2 lakh

39.Which of the following companies is posing a stiff competition to Sweden‟s Ericsson to become the world‟s largest telecom equipment manufacturer?

• Samsung 
• Huawei 
• Nokia 
• Panasonic

40.What is the present permissible power density value for mobile towers operating at
1800MHz?

• 4.5 watt/metre 
• 9 watt/metre 
• 13.5 watt/metre 
• 18 watt/metre

41.Mohammed Morsi, Fracois Hollande and Bashar alAssad are the current Presidents respectively of which countries?

• Jordon, Germany and Syria 
• Egypt, Canada and Iraq 
• Qatar, France and Lebanon 
• Egypt, France and Syria

42.Where are Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Indira Gandhi Centre Atomic Research and Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Centre respectively located?

• Hyderabad, Tarapur and Sriharikota
• chennai, Tarapur and Thiruvanantpuram
• Hyderabad , Kalpakkam and Thiruvanantpura
• Chennai, Tarapur and Sriharikota

43.What is Wakhan Corridor?

• North Eastern extremity of Afghanistan
• Part of the border between India and China in Ladakh region
• A passage between Iran and Afghanistan
• Narrow strip joining Bangladesh withMyanmar

44.What does NSAB stand for in Indian context?

• National Society for Animal Breeders
• National Support Activity for Bhutan
• National Spiritual Assembly of Buddhists
• National Security Advisory Board

45.What is the significance of Ozone layer in atmosphere?

• It maintains the cycle of seasons
• It causes timely arrival of Monsoon
• It filers the ultraviolet rays of the sun
• It prevents the global warming

46.Which business house has promoted Essar group of companies?

• Ruias 
• Ambanis 
• Goenkas 
• Kanorias

47.In which country IS the headquarters of Nestle company located?

• Sweden 
• Switzerland 
• Germany 
• Netherlands

48.Which family owns the Hero group of Companies in India?

• Hindujas 
• Firodias 
• Munjals 
• Mansingh

49.Where is Titicaca , the highest lake in the world, located?

• Russia and Central Asian countries
• US and Canada border
• South Africa
• Peru and Bolivia border

50.At which point of Earth there is no gravity?

• At North and South Pole 
• At equator
• On the ocean surface 
• At centre of the Earth

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LIC Assistant Administrative Officers reasoning Quations

LIC Assistant Administrative Officers Exam

Reasoning Ability Solved Paper Held on07.06.2009

Directions—(Q. 1–5) The President of a club is appointing nine officials A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I to serve on three committees to study three different aspects of activities of the club. There will be a Games Committee, a Food Service Committee and an Entertainment Committee. The appointments must respect the following—

• Each committee must have exactly three members.
• No person can serve on more than one committee.
• H must serve on the Entertainment Committee.
• C and D must serve on the same committee.
• A and B cannot serve on the same committee.
• E cannot serve on the same committee as I.
• F must serve on the same committee as B or H or both B and H.

1. If B and G serve on the Games Committee, which of the following must serve on the Food Service Committee ?

• A
• D
• E
• F

2. Which of the following groups could constitute the Games Committee ?

• A, B, E
• A, D, G
• C, H, E
• F, I, B

3. If A is assigned to the Food Service Committee and C is appointed to Entertainment Committee, then which of the following must be true ?
1. G is appointed to the Food Service Committee.
2. E is appointed to the Games Committee.
3. I is appointed to the Entertainment Committee.

• 1 only
• 3 only
• (C)1 and 3 only
• 2 and 3 only

4. If F serves on the Food Service Committee and C serves on the same committee as H, then which of the following must serve on the Games Committee ?
1. A 
2. G 
3. I

• 1 only
• 3 only
• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only

5. If I is on the Entertainment Committee and B is on the Food Service Committee, then which of the following must be true ?

• F is on the Entertainment Committee
• C is on the Games Committee
• G is on the Food Service Committee
• F is on the Games Committee

Directions—(Q. 6–10) Letters of certain words have been rearranged and the jumbled spellings have been given below. Out of the choices given below each question, choose the last letter of the correct word—

6. AYDOT

• A
• D
• T
• Y

7. ILCEOP

• C
• E
• L
• O

8. CAPCET

• A
• C
• P
• T

9. VISERL

• E
• L
• R
• S

10. ERVSECI

• E
• I
• R
• S

Directions—(Q. 11–15) Find out the correct answer out of the four alternatives given below each question and then mark it in your answer sheet.

11. Ice : Coolness : : Earth : ?

• Forest
• Weight
• Gravitation
• Ocean

12. Coconut : Shell : : Letter : ?

• Mail
• Letter-box
• Stamp
• Envelope

13. Income is related to profit in the same way as expenditure is related to—

• Loss
• Surplus
• Balance
• Sale

14. Much is related to many in the same way as measure is related to—

• Calculate
• Count
• Weigh
• Measurement

15. Clue is related to Mystery in the same way as warning is related to—

• Precaution
• Disaster
• Risk
• Danger

16. Find the oddman out—

• Monday 
• Tuseday
• Wednesday
• Thursday

17. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?

• CUSTOMER : SGPSYYBK
• INTEREST : UUHVJYUQ
• OVERSEAS : TCHWWKCW
• BANKING : HPLOSGI

18. Three of the following four have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group ?

• PROFIT : RPQCKR
• OTHERS : QRJCTQ
• LEGUME : NCISOC
• CANKER : EYPIGP

19. Three of the four groups of letters given below are alike in a certain way while one is different. Choose the odd one—

• GWOURV
• LZKMSU
• JOEHNP
• SFXPMG

20. Three of the four groups of letters given below are alike in a certain way while one is different. Choose the odd one—

• IW
• MS
• FT
• JU

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Find out the missing term in the following letter number series—

21. H 4 W, I 18 V, K 48 T, N 100 Q, ?, W 294 H

• P 1485 S
• R 180 M
• S 198 I
• T 206 K

22. 1 ED, 2 FD, 3 KH, ?, 15 KG, 48 KF

• 12 PX
• 6 RI
• 9 LV
• 8 TQ

23. M 4, T 7, P 7, Q 10, S 10, N 13, ?, K 16

• V 4
• K 7
• T 13
• G 15

24. R 5 P, T 6 M, V 9 J, X 15 G, ?

• A 12 L
• I 18 X
• Z 25 D
• U 20 Q

25. DGK 0, GKP 3, ?, PVC 15

• GKV 5
• KPV 8
• PVZ 9
• KPU 11

26. If the first 6 letters of the English Alphabet series are written in reversed order, then the next 6 letters are written in reversed order and so on, and at the end Y is interchanged by Z, then which letter is fourth letter to the right of 13th letter from the left ?

• M
• N
• Q
• P

27. If the English Alphabet series is written in the reverse order and every alternate letter starting from Y is dropped, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the remaining letters of the Alphabet series ?

• L
• O
• M
• N

28. If the letters in each of the following five groups of letters are first rearranged in the alphabetical order and then the groups of letters so formed are rearranged as in a dictionary, which letter group would have its group of letters in the MIDDLE among the five letter-groups ?

MEET, DEAF, ROAD, CODE, LACK

• LACK
• MEET
• ROAD
• DEAF

29. The letters skipped in between the adjacent letters in the series are followed by equal space. Which of the following series observes this rule ?

• HKNGSW
• EIMQVZ
• SUXADF
• RVZDHL

30. Select the series in which the letters skipped in between adjacent letters do not decrease in order—

• MGVFK
• PJXHM
• EQZFI
• GWIQU

Directions—(Q. 31–35) These questions are based on code language which utilizes letters in the English Alphabet. In each question, there is a word written in capital letters, with one letter underlined. For each letter in that word there is a code written in small letters. That code is denoted by either (A), (B), (C), or (D), not in the same order. You have to find out the exact code for the underlined letter in the word. The letter of the that code is the answer. Please note that the same letter appearing in other word(s) may be coded differently.

31. D U E L

• g
• i
• p
• j

32. P I T Y

• g
• b
• r
• k

33. R I N G

• it
• rk
• mp
• ti

34. G O A L

• c
• q
• e
• j

35. S L A P

• dx
• ms
• vp
• io

Directions—(Q. 36–40) Study the following arrangements carefully and answer the questions given below—

Series I. MNLqd fuw2UFOKP6hs (14) SHV 7gc8RIE(13)xtk
Series II. azj14GJBopir5v9TQY(10) emn(11) DACby(12)xWZ

36. How many capital letters are in Series I and in Series II each of which is either followed by or preceded by the same positioned capital letter of English alphabet from the other end ?

• 4, 3
• 6, 2
• 8, 1
• 10, 0

37. If the positions of the first twelve elements of Series I are reversed, and similarly the positions of the last twelve elements of Series II are reversed, then the third element to the right of the seventh element from the left end of Series I will be ……, whereas the third element to the left of the seventh element from the right end of Series II will be ……

• L, x
• j, x
• U, (11)
• x, L

38. Which of the following pairs of elements shows the elements of Series I and Series II respectively, which are exactly in the middle of the seventh element from the left end and the sixth element from the right end in Series I and II ?

• hy
• Hy
• sQ
• Sq

39. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above series. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

• azj
• emb
• qdf
• xtk

40. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangements, each of which is immediately preceded by a digit and immediately followed by a consonant ?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Directions—(Q. 41– 44) In the following coded arithmetic equations certain symbols are used with the following meaning—
I. P @ Q means add P to Q;
II. P & Q means subtract Q from P;
III. P # Q means multiply P with Q; and
IV. P $ Q means divide P by Q.

Now study the given information and answer the question following it—
Three persons A, B and C complete a work in 20 days. B and C together are 4/3 times as efficient as A and B together. On the other hand A and C together are 5/4 times as efficient as B and C together.

41. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A alone can finish the same work ?

• 24 # 20 $ (24 & 20)
• 30 # 20 & (30 @ 20)
• 30 # 20 $ (30 & 20)
• 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)

42. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which B and C together can finish the same work ?

• 24 # (3 @ 3) $ 4
• 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3
• 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5
• 30 # 20 $ (40 & 20)

43. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A and B working together can finish the same work ?

• 20 # (3 @ 3) $ 4
• 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
• 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5
• 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3

44. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A and C working together can finish the same work ?

• 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
• 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5
• 20 # (3 @ 3) $ 4
• 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3

45. A travel towards East. B travels towards North. C and D travel in opposite directions. D travels towards right of A. Which of the following is definitely true ?

• B and C travel in opposite directions
• C travels towards West
• D travels towards North
• B and C travel in the same direction

46. A cow runs 20 metres towards East and turns to right, runs 10 metres and turns to right, runs 9 metres and again turns to left, runs 5 metres and then turns to left, runs 12 metres and finally turns to left and runs 6 metres. Now which direction is the cow facing ?

• North
• East
• South
• West

47. A boy started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After sometimes, he turned left, then turned right and then towards the left again. In which direction is he going now ?

• East or West
• North or West
• South or West
• North or South

48. If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow ?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

49. In a row of boys facing North, a boy is thirteen from the left. When shifted to his right by three places,he becomes seventeenth from right end of the row.How many boys are there in the row ?

• 32
• 31
• 33
• 30

50. 136 vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the first car there is one scooter. After the second car, there are two scooters. After the third car, there are three scooters and so on. Work out the number of scooters in the second half of the row—

• 61
• 62
• 63
• 64

51. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group ?

• 7
• 9
• 17
• 33

52. Choose the odd numeral pair in the following—

• 140 – 45
• 120 – 35
• 110 – 35
• 80 – 25

53. Choose that set of numbers from the four alternative sets, that is similar to the given set—
Given set — (246, 257, 358)

• (145, 235, 325)
• (143, 253, 246)
• (273, 365, 367)
• (233, 343, 345)

54. Choose the one which is different from the rest—

• 248
• 326
• 392
• 414

55. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

• 156
• 152
• 72
• 42

Directions—(Q. 56–60) In each question below, is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer—
(1) If only assumption I is implicit;
(2) If only assumption II is implicit;
(3) If neither I nor II is implicit; and
(4) If both I and II are implicit.

56. Statement—To achieve economic development, people should work hard.
Assumptions :
I. Achieving economic development is desirable.
II. Working hard is not impossible.
Answer : (4)

57. Statement—He is too industrious to be poor.
Assumptions :I. Very industrious people also can be poor.
II. Very lazy people also can be rich.
Answer : (3)

58. Statement—Visitors may use lift at their own risk.
Assumptions :I. Using lift is not always safe.
II. Visitors do not want to use lift.
Answer :(1)

59. Statement—This book is so designed that even a layman can easily learn science in the absence of a teacher.
Assumptions :I. Learning science by everybody is desirable.
II. A layman generally finds it difficult to learn science on his own.
Answer : (2)

60. Statement—Although the rates of this hotel are comparable with other hotels, the amenities provided here are far superior.
Assumptions :I. Rates are independent of amenities provided.
II. Rates are dependent on amenities provided.
Answer : (3)

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