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MOCK TEST–3
Reasoning Ability
(ii) D, who is on the immediate left of F, is second to the
right of C.
(iii) A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the
ends.
(iv) J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to
the left of G.

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1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based
on the position in above arrangement and form a group. (v) H is on the immediate left of D and third to the right
Which is the one that does not belong to that group? of I.
1) HPT 2) OVS 3) ARW 6. Who is sitting midway between E and H?
4) ABC 5) BMC 1) J 2) B 3) I
2. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90º in the clockwise 4) G 5) None of these
direction and then 135º in the anticlockwise direction. 7. Which of the following statements is not true in the
Which direction is he facing now? context of the above sitting arrangements?
1) East 2) West 3) North 1) There are seven students sitting between K and D.
4) South 5) None of these 2) G is the immediate neighbour of I and C.
3. Out of the five car manufacturing companies A, B, C, D 3) H is the immediate neigbbour of D and F.
and E, the production of company B is more than that of 4) K is between E and A.
company A but not more than that of company E. 5) F is third to the right of C.
Production of company C is more than the production of 8. To obtain the respective seats of all the persons which
company B but not as much as the production of clue given above is superfluous?
company D. Considering the information to be true, which 1) Clue I 2) Clue II
of the following is definitely true? 3) Clue III 4) Clue IV or Clue V
1) Production of company D is highest of all the five 5) None of these
companies. 9. Besides ‘E’, who among the following is at the extreme
2) Company C produces more number of cars than end?
Company E. 1) K 2) F 3) B
4) Can’t say 5) None of these

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3) The numbers of cars manufactured by companies E
and C are equal. 10. Which of the following groups is at the left of I?
4) Company A produces the lowest number of cars. 1) AJB 2) GCH 3) HDF
5) None of these 4) GCH 5) None of these
4. Pointing to a man, Rohit recalled, ‘He is the son of the Directions (Q. 11–15): In the following questions the
mother of the father of my daughter.’ How is Rohit related symbols $, @, *, # and ? are used with the following
to the man? meanings.
1) cousin 2) brother 3) nephew A $ B means A is greater than B.
4) uncle 5) son A @ B means A is either greater than or equal to B.
5. In a class Seema is 10th from the top and Bablee is 20th A * B means A is equal to B.
from the bottom. Raju is 11 ranks below Seema and 21 A # B means A is smaller than B.

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ranks above Bablee. How many students are in the class
if list includes all the students of the class?
1) 60 2) 61
3) 62 4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6–10): Study the following information
carefully and answer the given questions following it.
(i) Eleven students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are
sitting in the first row of a class facing the teacher.
A ? B means A is either smaller than or equal to B.
Now in each of the following questions assuming the
given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions
I and II given below them is/are definitely True? Give answer
1) If only conclusion I is true.
2) If only conclusion II is true.
3) If either I or II is true.
4) If neither I nor II is true.
5) If both I and II are true.
11. Statements: M # N, T $ U, N # U 4) M is the father-in-law of A’s son

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Conclusions: I. M ? T 5) M is the mother-in-law of A’s son
II. T $ N Directions (Q. 21–25): In each of the questions below
12. Statements: P $ T, G ? N, T @ N are given four statements followed by four conclusions
Conclusions: I. P $ N numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements
II. G ? T to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly
13. Statements: P ? Q, R $ S, Q @ S known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which
Conclusions: I. P $ S of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
II. R # Q statements disregarding commonly known facts.
14. Statements: J # K, K * F, H @ F 21. Statements: a. All books are pins.
Conclusions: I. J ? H b. Some pins are tablets.
II. H $ K c. All tablets are needles.

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15. Statements: D @ F, G $ H, F ? H d. Some needles are threads.
Conclusions: I. G $ F Conclusions: I. Some needles are pins.
II. D @ H II. Some pins are books.
Direction (Q. 16-20): Study the following information III. Some threads are needles.
carefully and answer the questions given below: IV. Some needles are tablets.
‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’ 1) None follows 2) Only I and II follow
‘P – Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’ 3) Only I, II and III follow 4) Only II, III and IV follow
‘P × Q’ means ‘Q is the brother of P’ 5) All follow
‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘Q is the sister of P’ 22. Statements: a. All jungles are bins.
‘P k Q’ means ‘P is the son of Q’ b. All bins are petals.
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is the daughter of Q’ c. No petal is root.
16. What does the expression A + B + C × D ÷ E ×F k G mean? d. All roots are flowers.
1) A is the father of G 2) G is the wife of A Conclusions: I. No flower is bin.
3) B is the husband of G 4) G is the daughter of A II. No jungle is root.
5) None of these III. All jungles are petals.
17. Which of the following expressions indicates that F is IV. All flowers are roots.
the sister-in-law of A? 1) Only I and II follow 2) Only II and III follow
1) A k B + C ÷ D × E ÷ F 3) Only I, II and III follow 4) All follow
2) A – D × E ÷ C # B × F 5) None of these
3) F # E – D ÷ C × B ÷ A 23. Statements: a. All poles are fans.
4) A × D + C ÷ B ÷ E # F b. All fans are stands.

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5) A k E × B + D × C ÷ F c. Some stands are pens.
18. Which of the following is a doubtful conclusion drawn d. Some pens are boxes.
from the expression D # H + L k P – T ÷ W? Conclusions: I. Some boxes are poles.
1) D is the sister of W II. Some fans are boxes.
2) W is the daughter of H III. Some pens are poles.
3) H is the father of T IV. Some pens are fans.
4) T is the brother of D 1) None follows 2) Only I and II follow
5) H is the husband of T’s mother 3) Only II and IV follow 4) Only III and IV follow
19. In which of the following expressions has ‘A’ been 5) Only I, II and IV follow
represented as the cousin of ‘B’? 24. Statements: a. Some scales are weights.
1) A k C × D × L ÷ M – B b. All weights are metals.

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2) A k C k D × L ÷ M – B c. Some metals are rings.
3) A # C ÷ D × M × L + B d. All rings are bands.
4) A # D # C × L × M + B Conclusions: I. Some bands are scales.
5) Both 1) and 3) II. Some weights are bands.
20. Which of the following is the correct conclusion drawn III. Some rings are scales.
from the expression A + D + K × P k L # M? IV. Some metals are scales.
1) D is the daughter-in-law of M 1) Only I and III follow 2) Only I and II follow
2) D is the wife of L 3) Only II and III follow 4) Only II and IV follow
3) A is the father-in-law of M’s daughter 5) None of these
25. Statements: a. Some houses are beads. a) R sits third to the left of P. T sits fifth to the right of R
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c. Some cycles are tubes. b) Q and S are immediate neighbours of each other but
d. Some tubes are rains. neither of them is an immediate neighbour of T.
Conclusions: I. Some tubes are beads. c) Only one person sits between Q and V, who is not an
II. Some cycles are houses. immediate neighbour of P.
III. No bead is tube. d) X does not sit at an extreme end.
IV. Some rains are cycles. 31. Who among of the following pairs sit at the extreme
1) Only I follows ends of the line?
2) Only either I or III follows
1) X, R 2) V, W 3) V, X
3) Only I and II follow
4) Q, W 5) None of these
4) Only either I or III and IV follow
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5) None of these
Directions (Q. 26–30): Each of the questions below 1) Two 2) Three 3) Four
consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II 4) Five 5) Cannot be determined
given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided 33. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order
in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read from left to right, the positions of how many of them will
both the statements and Give answer remain unchanged as compared to the original
1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer arrangement?
the question, while the data in statement II alone are 1) None 2) One 3) Two
not sufficient to answer the question. 4) Three 5) Four
2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer 34. What is the position of V with respect to X?
the question, while the data in statement I alone are 1) Fourth to the left 2) Fifth to the left
not sufficient to answer the question. 3) Third to the right 4) Fourth to the right
3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II 5) None of these
alone are sufficient to answer the question. 35. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based
4) if the data given in both the statements I and II on their seating arrangement and so form a group. Which
together are not sufficient to answer the question; is the one that does not belong to that group?
and 1) VS 2) QX 3) PW
5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are
4) TS 5) RP
necessary to answer the question.
26. How many sons does K have?
I. M and T are brothers of D.
II. D is the only daughter of N and K.
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27. Who among Navin, Mohan, Prakash and Kishore Quantitative Aptitude
reached office first ?
I. Mohan reached office before Navin and Kishore but
was not the first to reach office. Directions (Q. 36–45): What should come in place of
II. Kishore reached office after Mohan but before Navin. the question mark(?) in the following questions?
28. How is M related to P? 36. (3158 + 4602 + ?) ÷ 39 = 347
I. M’s sister is married to R. 1) 5483 2) 5883 3) 5783
II. R’s brother is married to P’s sister. 4) 5913 5) None of these
29. Among M, N, T, Q and D, who is the youngest?
37. (0.08% of 363 + 0.6% of 241) × 500 = ?
I. T and D are younger than M.
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II. Q is older than T but younger than D and N.
30. How is ‘steel’ written in a code language? 4) 86.82 5) None of these
I. ‘steel container more costly’ is written as ‘ho na pa 18696 11916
da’ in that code language. 38. ?
20853 28728
II. ‘buy more steel vessels’ is written as ‘na ka ta ja’ in
that code language. 181 164 155
Directions (Q. 31–35): Study the following information 1) 2) 3)
331 441 246
carefully and answer the given questions.
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are sitting in a straight line facing 161
north but not necessarity in the same order. 4) 5) None of these
241
 1) 4 hrs 35 mins 2) 8 hrs 35 mins
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3) 10 hrs 4) 8 hrs 25 mins
1) 63 2) 59 3) 73 5) None of these
4) 69 5) None of these 51. A man walked at a speed of 4 km/hr from point A to B and
40. (47045 ÷ 9.7) + (2035 ÷ 3.7) = ? came back from point B to A at the speed of 6 km/hr.
1) 5400 2) 5445 3) 54 What would be the ratio of the time taken by the man in
4) 54.45 5) None of these walking from point A to B to that from point B to A ?
41. 1965 ÷ 17161 ÷3=? 1) 5 : 3 2) 2 : 3 3) 2 : 1
4) 4 : 3 5) 3 : 2
1) 15 2) 9 3) 5
52. In every 30 minutes the time of a watch increases by 3
4) 12 5) None of these
minutes. After setting the correct time at 5 a.m., what
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1) 1156 2) 1600 3) 1444 1) 10: 54 a.m. 2) 11:30 a.m.
4) 1296 5) None of these 3) 11: 36 a.m. 4) 11:42 a.m.
43. (31% of 260) × ? = 12896 5) 11: 38 p.m.
1) 150 2) 140 3) 160 53. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs
4) 180 5) None of these 25,000 after three years at the rate of 12 pcpa?
1) Rs 10123.20 2) Rs 9000.30
2 1 4
44. 16 12 3 ? 3) Rs 10483.20 4) Rs 9720
5 15 81 5) None of these
9 2 8 54. In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be
1)1 2) 3 3) 2 made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?
19 19 13
1) 63 2) 45 3) 126
9 4) 90 5) None of these
4)1 5) None of these
13 55. In how many different ways can the letters of the word
45. 183 ÷ 43.2 = ? CORPORATION be arranged in such a way that the
1) 135 2) 136 3) 137 vowels always come together?
4) 138 5) None of these 1) 840 2) 86400 3) 8400
46. Two numbers are less than the third number by 50% and 4) 1440 5) None of these
54% respectively. By how much percent is the second Directions (Q. 56–60): In each of the following number
number less than the first number ? series only one number is wrong. Find out that wrong number.
1) 13 2) 10 56. 3 5 11 29 87 314
3) 12 4) Cannot be determined 1) 87 2) 11 3) 29

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5) None of these 4) 314 5) None of these
47. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 57. 12 13 20 48 112 237
‘BLOATING’ be arranged? 1) 13 2) 237 3) 20
1) 40320 2) 5040 3) 2520 4) 48 5) None of these
4) 20160 5) None of these 58. 8.1 9.2 17.3 26.5 43.8 71.5 114.1
48. The average of 5 numbers is 306.4. The average of the 1) 17.3 2) 26.5 3) 43.8
first two numbers is 431 and the average of the last two 4) 9.2 5) None of these
numbers is 214.5. What is the third number? 59. 10 16 48 320 4864 154628
1) 108 2) 52 1) 154628 2) 4864 3) 320
3) 321 4) Cannot be determined 4) 16 5) None of these
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5) None of these
49. Fiftysix men can complete a piece of work in 24 days. In 1) 54 2) 34 3) 72
how many days can 42 men complete the same piece of 4) 108 5) None of these
work? Directions (Q. 61–65): What approximate value should
1) 18 2) 32 3) 98 come in place of the question mark(?) in the following
4) 48 5) None of these questions? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
50. A man takes 6 hours 35 minutes in walking to a certain 61. 63.9872 × 9449.8780 ÷ 243.0034 = ? 2
place and riding back. He would have taken 2 hours less
1) 2489 2) 2500 3) 50
by riding both ways. What would be the time he would
4) 45 5) 150
take to walk both ways?
62. 5237.897 - 6629.010 + 7153.999 - 2205.102 = ? 1) 5 : 4 2) 4 : 7 3) 7 : 4
1) 6340 2) 4688 3) 5240 4) 5 : 9 5) None of these

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4) 3558 5) 6290
63. 4985.0346 ÷ 215.987 - 3768.112 ÷ 206.868 = ?
1) 8 2) 5 3) 18 Test–III
4) 11 5) 15
English Language
64. 956240 ?
1) 979 2) 864 3) 1009
Directions (Q. 71–80): Read the following passage
4) 647 5) 783
carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain
65. 459% of 849.947 + 266% of 6284.012 - 1486.002 = ?
words are given in bold to help you locate them while
1) 20330 2) 12640 3) 15000
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4) 22160 5) 19130
National integration is a problem that has been
Directions (Q. 66–70): Study the graph carefully to
considered to be of vital importance all over the world. This
answer the following questions.
is of special significance to our country. Leaders like Abraham
Number of people contributing towards helping
Lincoln and President Kennedy fell victims to bullets of
tsunami victims from different cities
assassins in their efforts to bring about greater unity among
5500 the people and greater integration of the various parts of the
5000 country.
4500
Many social reformers believed that integration of a
4000
country could survive on the foundation of faith,
Number of people

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brotherhood, and co-operation. The conditions in India were
3000
diversified with factors like caste system, colour etc. It wasn’t
2500
an easy task to bring about the brotherhood feeling among
2000
our people in India. Hindu rulers, though professing the same
1500
faith, were divided among themselves.
1000
The division was perpetuated by later Muslim rulers.
500
But during British rule the policy of divide and rule became a
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cause of conflict.
The dynamism of Sardar Patel led independent states to
Citie s
become integral part of the Indian Union. This was the first
66. How many more people from City S would have made step towards national integration. Today national integration
the ratio 11:9 of the number of people contributing from remains a distant goal. Love for power, craze for riches,

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City S to that from City T? religious and linguistic fantasia makes integration impossible.
1) 1500 2) 2000 3) 5500 Under these circumstances a need for national integration is
4) 3500 5) None of these greatly felt.
67. The number of people contributing from Cities Q and U To achieve this one must be made to understand that the
together form what per cent of the total number of people evils that result in the economic, social, religious and political
contributing from all the given cities? decisions must be rooted out. They should also understand
1) 30 2) 36 3) 32 the emphasis of truth, that ideologies may differ, but that
4) 38 5) None of these they should not be vehicles for prevention of the achievement
68. The number of people contributing from how many cities of unity. The ideal of universal brotherhood should underline
form less than 18% of the total number of people the teachings of all religions. The process of introspection
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should be cultivated from the grassroot level. Children at
1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 school must be taught the values of integration and its
4) 1 5) None of these advantages. Young minds should be taught the values of
69. Approximately by what per cent is the number of people national integration and its advantages.
contributing from City T more in comparison to that from 71. The killers of Abraham Lincoln and Kennedy
City S? 1) wanted to rule the country themselves.
1) 38 2) 18 3) 22 2) opposed the idea of national integration.
4) 29 5) 34 3) wanted to destabilise the government.
70. What is the ratio of the number of people contributing 4) wanted to support militancy.
from City P to that from City R? 5) challenged the government.
72. Abraham Lincoln and Kennedy were the advocates of Directions (Q. 81–90): In the following passage there

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1) non-violence
2) unity among all the countries of the world
3) peace and harmony in the world
4) national integration
5) None of these
73. Why was it considered a difficult task to drive home the
sense of fraternity among Indians?
1) because Indians were opposed to any change in the
social system
2) because Indians lacked the sense of fraternity
3) because Indians were less educated
are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each five
words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.
A little less than five years ago, the government of India
(81) a set of (82) that (83) in an (84) of reforms for the IT
sector. Within India, these reforms have not yet (85) to the
grassroots level, though smaller towns and cities and many
villages, especially in South India, have been (86) by public
and private participation in e-governance and have some
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4) because Indians opposed the western philosophy of (88) as a (89) tool has been most (90).
life 81. 1) activated 2) proposed 3) finalised
5) None of these 4) initiated 5) dedicated
74. Which of the following is seen as the first step towards 82. 1) measures 2) directions 3) planning
national integration in our country? 4) panels 5) agenda
1) All the independent states coming under one umbrella 83. 1) developed 2) assumed 3) envisioned
2) Muslim rulers coming on a single platform 4) flourished 5) ushered
3) Britishers establishing their control all over India 84. 1) aura 2) environ 3) era
4) People coming together after the end of the British 4) ultimately 5) area
rule 85. 1) realised 2) merged 3) rooted
5) None of these 4) percolated 5) bestowed
75. Which of the following has not been seen as an obstacle 86. 1) benefited 2) governed 3) supported
to the idea of national integration? 4) supplemented 5) involved
(i) hunger of power 87. 1) basis 2) account 3) whole
(ii) going mad after wealth 4) above 5) average
(iii) craze for higher education 88. 1) programme 2) utility 3) idea
(iv) religious intolerance 4) success 5) revolution
1) Only (i) and (iii) 2) Only (ii) and (iv) 89. 1) computer 2) software 3) electronic
3) Only (iii) 4) Only (iv) 4) technology 5) communication
5) None of the above 90. 1) divulged 2) utilised 3) common
Directions (Q. 76–78): Choose the word which is 4) appreciating 5) soothing

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opposite in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the Directions (Q. 91–95 ): In the following questions four
passage. alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed in bold.
76. VITAL Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of
1) general 2) average 3) trivial the idiom/phrase and mark it as your answer. If none of the
4) secondary 5) normal alternatives are correct, mark 5), ie None of these, as your
77. DIVERSIFIED answer.
1) unified 2) justified 3) fixed 91. He faced the music for reporting to his boss late.
4) assembled 5) adjusted 1) faced pleasure 2) faced reprimand
78. PERPETUATED 3) faced opposition 4) faced punishment
1) prolonged 2) captured 3) weakened 5) None of these
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Directions (Q. 79–80): Choose the word which is the the wedge.
same in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the 1) the least we could do for them
passage. 2) the beginning of further concessions
79. PROFESSING 3) inadequate for their needs
1) preaching 2) adhering 3) witnessing 5) a compromise on principles
4) utilising 5) worshipping 5) None of these
80. DISTANT 93. Enemy soldiers fell upon the platoon as soon as it crossed
1) away 2) abroad 3) above the border.
4) heavenly 5) far 1) attacked 2) happened to see
 3) accidentally met 4) overpowered answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5). (Ignore the
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94. The manager fought tooth and nail to save his 96. 1) The parents and their child /2) was asked to sit while /
firm. 3) from across the table /4) a warm smile flashed. /5) No
1) with tricks 2) with weapons error
3) persistently 4) with corruption 97. 1) No sooner had/ 2) they come home/ 3) the mother/ 4)
5) None of these lashed at them./ 5) No error
95. The pedestrian had a hair-breadth escape from a street 98. 1) Within a week the principal /2) sent the parents a letter
accident. /3) which was stating that /4) their girls had been
1) lucky 2) quick 3) easy admitted. /5) No error
4) narrow 5) None of these 99. 1) The hall was /2) spacious enough /3) for the picnic
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whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in 100. 1) It is time /2) the authorities /3) have banned ragging
one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the /4) in the educational institutions. /5) No error

Answers and explanations

1. 4; Others are groups of consecutive elements in the series. immediate left of ‘A’ because in that case ‘B’ will have
2. 2; As shown in Fig. the man initially faces in the direction no place to sit. Hence, ‘J’ is at no 4, ‘B’ is at no. 5 and
OP. On moving 90º clockwise the man faces in the ‘G’ is at no. 7. Thus we get the following order of their
direction OQ. On further moving 135º anticlockwise, sitting arrangements
he faces in the direction OR, which is West. E A J B G ....... (1)
l l l l l l l
P Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Again, from clues (ii) and (v) we get the following
order of sitting of I, C, H, D and F:
R O
I C H D F ..... (2)
l l l l l l
3. 4; E > B > A ... (i); D > C > B ... (ii) Now from (1) and (2) and from clue (i) We get
4. 2; Rohit’s daughter’s father Rohit. E K A J B I G C H D F
Mother of Rohit’s daughter’s father Rohit’s mother.. l l l l l l l l l l l
Son other than Rohit of Rohit’s mother Rohit’ss 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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brother Hence we get the following answers of the given
questions.
5. 2; 10 6. 2 7. 3 8. 5 9. 2 10. 1
21 students 11. 2; M < N ... (i), T > U ... (ii); N < U ... (iii)
students Seema (10th from the top)
Combining these, we get M < N < U < T
Raju (21st from the top) Hence M < T and T > N.
12. 5; P > T ... (i); G N ... (ii), T N ... (iii)
Bablee (42nd from the top From (i) and (iii), P > N
and 20th from the bottom) From (ii) and (iii), G T..
13. 4; P Q ... (i); R > S ... (ii); Q S ... (iii)
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Thus the relationships can’t be established.
by Bablee’s position from the top and the bottom. 14. 4; J < K ... (i); K = F ... (ii); H F ... (iii)
Required number of students = 42 + 20 – 1 = 61 Combining these, we get J < K = F H
(6–10): Suppose they are facing ‘north’. From clue (iii), since So, J < H. Thus I does not follow.
A is second to the right of ‘E’, who is at one of the
Again, H K. Thus II does not necessarily follow..
extreme ends; hence ‘E’ is at the extreme left. Hence,
15. 1; D F ... (i); G > H ... (ii); F H ... (iii)
‘E’ is at the first place while ‘A’ is at the third place.
From (ii) and (iii), G > F. Hence I follows.
Again, from clue (iv), since ‘J’ is the immediate
But II can’t be established.
neighbour of ‘A’ and ‘B’, therefore ‘J’ cannot be at the
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D

C(+) B
B ( +) G(–)

A (+)
C D ( +) E(–) F (+)
Here ‘A’ is the son of the cousin of ‘B’. (Rejected)
17. 4; 1) B( +)
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A( +) C D(–) E(+) F (–) A (–) B
Hence, ‘F’ is the sister of ‘A’. (Rejected) Here, ‘A’ is the cousin of ‘B’.
2) A (–)
B (+) F (+) 4) C L(+) M (+)

D E(+) C (–) B
D (–)
Here, ‘F’ is the brother -in-law of ‘A’. (Rejected)
3) E(–)
A (–)

Here ‘A’ is the daughter of B’s cousin. (Rejected)

F (–) D C(–) B (+) A(–)
20. 3; A( +) M
Here, ‘F’ is the sister of ‘A’. (Rejected)
4) A D( +) F(–)
D(+) L(–)

C B(–) E(–)
K P(+)
Here, ‘F’ is the sister-in-law of ‘A’. (Selected)
21. 5; Statement (b) + statement (c) gives conclusion "Some

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5) E B(+) pins are needles" [ ... I + A = I]. Now, on conversion
"Some pins are needles gives conclusion I. Hence,
A(+) conclusion I follows. Conclusion II follows from
D C (+) F(–)
conversion of statement (a). Conversion of statement
Here, ‘F’ is the cousin of ‘A’. (Rejected) (d) gives conclusion III. Again, conclusion IV follows
18. 4; H( +)
from conversion of statement (c). Thus, all conclusions
P(–)
follow.
22. 2; Statement (a) + statement (b) gives conclusion III
D (–) L (+) T W(–) [ ... A + A = A]. Hence, conclusion III follows. Again,
Gender of T is not known. T is either brother or sister conclusion III + statement (c) gives conclusion II
[ ... A + E = E]. Hence, conclusion II follows. Note that

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of D.
statement (b) + statement (c) gives conclusion "No
19. 5; 1) C D(+) L(+) M(–)
bins are roots" [ ... A + E = E]. Again, "No bins are
roots" + statement (d) gives conclusion "Some flowers
B are not bins" [ ... E + A = O*]. Hence, conclusion I does
A (+)
not follow. Since conversion of statement (d) gives
Here ‘A’ is the cousin of ‘B’. conclusion "Some flowers are roots", hence
conclusion IV does not follow.
23. 1; Statement (a) + statement (b) gives conclusion "All Hence, II alone is not sufficient. Now, from I and II, we
poles are stands" [ ... A + A = A]. Now, "All poles are get that T is the youngest.

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stands" + statement (c) gives no conclusion [ ... A + I =
no conclusion]. Hence, conclusion III does not follow.
Again, conclusion IV does not follow because
statement (b) + statement (c) gives no conclusion [ ...
A + I = no conclusion]. Since statement (c) + statement
(d) gives no conclusion [ ... I + I = no conclusion],
therefore, we can't relate 'boxes' and 'poles'. Hence,
conclusion I does not follow. Again, since statement
(b) + statement (c) gives no conclusion, we can't relate
'fans' and 'boxes'. Hence, conclusion II does not follow.
30. *; I alone is not sufficient because it is not certain that
the codes of the words are in the same order as the
words are in the sentence. Similarly, II alone is not
sufficient. Now, from I and II: in the code part there
must be two codes common in both I and II. But we
get only one code 'na' common in both. Thus, the
given question is not rational.
(31–35):
The seating arrangement is given below:

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24. 5; Only IV follows V R Q S P X T W
Statement (a) + statement (b) gives conclusion "Some In alphabetical
scales are metals" [ ... I + A = I]. Hence, conclusion IV order: P Q R S T V W X
can be obtained after conversion of "Some scales are 31. 2 33. 2
metals". Also, statement (b) + statement (c) gives no 33. 2; Arranging in alphabetical order:
conclusion [ ... A + I = no conclusion]. Therefore, PQRSTVWX
conclusions I, II and III do not follow. Only S retains its postion.
25. 2; Note that I + I = no conclusion. Therefore, conclusions 34. 2
I, II, III and IV do not follow. But among these four 35. 4; In all other options the second person of the pair sits
conclusions, conclusion I and conclusion III make an third to the right of the first person of the pair.
I-E type complementary pair. Hence, either conclusion 36. 5; (3158 + 4602 + ?) ÷ 39 = 347
I or conclusion III follows. or, 3158 + 4602 + ? = 347 × 39
26. 4; I alone is not sufficient because it lacks information or, ? = 13533 - 3158 - 4602 = 5773
regarding K. II alone is not sufficient because it does 37. 2; (0.08% of 363 + 0.6% of 241) × 500
not give information about the number of sons (of K). = (0.2904 + 1.446) × 500 = 868.2
From I and II: We get that M and T are sons of K.
Thus, K has either two or more than two sons. 18696 11916 164 1358424 164
38. 2; = =
Since our answer is not clear, both I and II even 20853 28728 441 1358424 441
together are not sufficient. 3
39. 4; 328509 69
27. 1; From I:
Prakash Go through the given options. First of all look for the

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| digit at the unit's place. Reject 1) because 3 × 3 × 3 =
Mohan ....7. Reject 3) on the same ground. Reject 2) because
603 = 216000. Now, check 4).
Navin Kishore 40. 1 41. 3 42. 4 43. 3
Hence, it was Prakash who reached the office first. 8
From II: Either Mohan or Prakash reached the office 44. 5; 1
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first.
45. 1
28. 4; I alone is not sufficient because it lacks information
46. 5; Suppose the third number is 100.
regarding P. II alone is not sufficient because it lacks
Then first no. = 50 and second no. = 46
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Now, from I and II, we get 8
required % 1
M's sister R's brother P's sister 19
47. 1; Required no. of ways = 8! = 40320
M — ( ) R( ) — ( ) ( ) — P 48. 5; Total of five numbers = 306.4×5 = 1532
Still, we do not have clear picture. We have no reqd third no. = 1532 – [(431×2)+ (214.5×2)]
information regarding the gender of M. Hence, both = 1532 – [862 + 429] = 241
the statements I and II even together are not sufficient. 56
29. 5; I lacks information regarding N and Q. Hence, I alone 49. 2; Required no. of days 24 32
42
is not sufficient. II lacks information regarding M.
50. 2; Walking + Riding = 6 hrs 35 min ... (1) Hence, number of arrangements in which vowels are

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Riding + Riding = 4 hrs 35 min ... (2) 7! 5!
(1) & (2) 2 walking = 8 hrs 35 min. always together = = 50400.
2! 3!
51. 5 56. 1; Here, 3 × 1.5 + 0.5 = 5
52. 3; In one hour it increases by 6 minutes So in six hours it 5 × 2 + 1 = 11
increases by 36 minutes. 11 × 2.5 + 1.5 = 29
53. 1; We know 29 × 3 + 2 = 89
t 89 × 3.5 + 2.5 = 314
r Hence, in the given series 87 is a wrong number and
A P 1
100 should be replaced by 89.
57. 3; Here,
Here P = 25000; r = 12%; t = 3 years

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3
12 13 13
12 3
A 25000 1 = Rs 35123.2 13 2 = 21
100
21 33 48
Interest = A – P
3
= Rs (35123.2 – 25000) = Rs 10123.2 48 4 112
Note that you can solve it by the following method 112 53 237
also. Hence, in the given series 20 is a wrong number and
Here 12% increase in consecutive years = increase in should be replaced by 21.
the second year 58. 5; Here,
12 12 8.1 + 9.2 = 17.3
= 12 12 = 25.44% increase 9.2 + 17.3 = 26.5
100
17.3 + 26.5 = 43.8
Again
26.5 + 43.8 = 70.3
12% increase in the third year
43.8 + 70.3 = 114.1
25.44 12 Hence, the wrong number is 71.5. It should be replaced
= 25.44 12 100 by 70.3.
59. 1; Here,
= (37.44 + 3.0528)% increase = 40.4928% 10 × 2 - 4 = 16
Thus required interest = 40.4928% of 25000 16 × 4 - 16 = 48
= 40.4928 × 250 = Rs 10123.2 48 × 8 - 64 = 320
54. 1; The group consists of 7 men and 3 women. We have 320 × 16 - 256 = 4864

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to select 5 out of 7 men, ie 7C2 , and 2 out of 3 women, 4864 × 32 - 1024 = 154624
Hence, the wrong number is 154628. It should be
ie 3C2.
replaced by 154624.
Hence, required number of ways = 7 C 2 3C 2 60. 2; Here,
48 ÷ 2 = 24
7 6 3 2 24 × 3 = 72
= = 63 [ n C r n C n r ]
2 1 2 1 72 ÷ 2 = 36
55. 5; There are eleven letters in the word CORPORATION. 36 × 3 = 108
Among these letters, vowels are O, O, A, I and O. 108 ÷ 2 = 54
Among these vowels O occurs thrice. Similarly, there Hence, the wrong number is 34. It should be replaced

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are six consonants C, R, P, R, T and N. Among these by 36.
consonants R occurs twice. According to the given 61. 3; ? = 63.9872 × 9449.8780 ÷ 243.0034
condition, consider all the vowels as one letter. In this 64 × 9450 ÷ 243
way 64 × 39 2496
7! Now, (?) 2 2496
7 letters can be arranged in ways and the 5 vowels
2! ? 50
5! 62. 4; ? = 5237.897 - 6629.010 + 7153.999 - 2205.102
can be arranged in ways = 3557.784 3558
3!
63. 2; ? = 4985.0346 ÷ 215.987 - 3768.112 ÷ 206.868 69. 4; The required per cent
4985 ÷ 216 - 3768 ÷ 207

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( 4500 3500) 1000
23 - 18 5 = 100 = 28.57
3500 35
64. 1; ? = 956240 978 70. 5; The required ratio = 4000 : 5000 = 4000 : 5000 = 4 : 5
65. 5; ? = 459% of 849.947 + 266% of 6284.012 - 1486.002
460% of 850 + 265% of 6285 - 1486 71. 2; It has been mentioned that Abraham Lincoln and
3910 + 16655 - 1486 Kennedy fell victims to the bullets of assassins in
19079 their efforts for national integration.
66. 2; From the given graph, we get 72. 4
73. 5; Indian society was divided on the basis of caste,
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4500 9 74. 1; Sardar Patel’s role in bringing all the independent states
x = 2000 under the Indian Union
67. 3; The required per cent 75. 3 76. 3 77. 1 78. 4 79. 2
5500 2500 80. 5 81. 4 82. 1 83. 5 84. 3
= 100
4000 5500 5000 3500 4500 2500 85. 4 86. 1 87. 3 88. 2 89. 5
90. 2 91. 2 92. 2 93. 1 94. 3
8000
= 100 32% 95. 4
25000 96. 2; Replace was with were because more than one person
68. 1; Total number of people contributing from all the given has been mentioned.
cities = 25,000 97. 3; It should be ‘than the mother”.
Now, 18% of 25000 = 4500 98. 3; It should be stated in place of was stating.
For the three cities P, S and U the number of people 99. 4; It should be “to live in”.
contributing is less than 18% of 25000. 100. 3; Replace have banned with banned.

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