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1. Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the following questions.

Eight people Y, M, N, E, I, U, B and O are sitting in a straight line facing north and south directions. The second and
fourth persons from the left end are facing towards the south. E sits fourth to the left of U who is second from the
left. I sits third to the right of E. Y sits second to the right of I and second, to the left of M. M is not a neighbor of U.
O sits fourth to the left of Y. N does not face towards the south but sits fourth to the left of B, who is third to the right
of O, who faces north.

What is the position of E with respect to I?

A. Third to the left B. Third to the right
C. Second to the right D. Fourth to the left
E. None of these
2. If I changes his position with E, who would be at the fourth position to the right of E?
A. N B. Y
C. B D. O
E. M
3. Which amongst the following is an odd one?
A. O B. B
C. Y D. M
E. N
4. Who sits third to the left of the person who is sitting second to the right of B?
A. E B. M
C. Y D. O
E. None of these
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the arrangement and so form a group.
Which is the one that doesn’t belong to that group?
A. O,U,I B. B,Y,E
C. E,M,N D. I,B,Y
E. Y,M,E
6. Direction: Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
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Six people F, G, H, J, K, and L have exams on seven different days starting from Monday to Sunday but not
necessarily in the same order. There is no exam on one of the days. F has the exam before K. Three days are between
the exam of H and L. G does not have the exam before Wednesday. J has the exam after Friday. At least one person
has the exam between J and H. Only L has the exam before G. There are three days between G’s and J’s exam.

Who has the exam at the last?

A. H B. L
C. J D. K
E. None of these
7. Who has the exam immediately before K?
A. G B. J
C. F D. H
E. None of these
8. On which of the following days, there is no exam?
A. Wednesday B. Tuesday
C. Monday D. Friday
E. None of these
9. F has the exam on which of the following days?
A. Saturday B. Thursday
C. Monday D. Friday
E. None of these
10. Find the correct combination.
A. L - Tuesday B. G - Thursday
C. K - Saturday D. H - Sunday
E. None is correct
11. If in a certain way ROCKET is coded as XLIGVP, then how MOBILE will be coded in the same manner?
A. YLNVLR B. YLNVOR
C. YLNUOR D. YLMVOR
12. Direction: Read the following information to answer the questions.

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’.

‘P - Q’ means ‘P is the husband of Q’.
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‘P × Q’ means ‘P is the grandparent of Q’.

‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the parent of Q’.

Who is B’s daughter in law according to ‘A - C ÷ D + B - E’?

A. A B. C
C. D D. E
E. Cannot be determined
13. Which option represents C is grandparent of B.
A. C × A + B ÷ D B. A ÷ D - C ÷ B
C. B ÷ D + A – C D. A + B × D ÷ C
E. None of the above
14. What is represented by ‘D ÷ A ÷ B + C – E’?
A. A is son of E B. D is father of C
C. E is grandson of A D. C is grandson of D
E. D is father of B
15. If in a certain way EMPLOYEE is coded as DNQMNZDD, then how COSTUMER will be coded in the same
manner?
A. DNTUTMDS B. DNTUTNDR
C. DNTUTNPS D. DNTUTNDS
E. None of these
16. Direction: In the 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 following assumption and decide
which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.

Statement:
India proposes to move to the global practice of selling entire power generation through spot market to lower tariffs,
promote efficient plants and withstand periodical aberrations that benefit a few plants.

Assumptions:
I. It is expected to ensure that power plants with low tariffs do not get into ‘stressed assets‘ category in future even
without power purchase contracts with states.
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II. The mechanism proposes to pool all electricity generated in the country, including from projects which have
signed power supply pacts.
A. Only II is implicit B. All are implicit
C. None is implicit D. Either I or II is implicit
E. Only I is implicit
17. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a special court in Mumbai on February 5 that it had no objection to
liquidation of Vijay Mallya’s confiscated assets by a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India which is seeking
to recover more than Rs 9,000 crore from the fugitive businessman.

Which of the following cannot be logically inferred from the above information?
B. The banks want to encash the assets at the earliest so as
A. None can be inferred.
to bring the money back into the system.
D. The banks contended that the attached assets were
C. The money sought to be recovered is public money and
amenable to market fluctuations and any delay in
thus restoration of assets in lies in public interest.
liquidating those assets may reduce their value.
E. All cannot be inferred.
18. An acupuncturist met an Ayurveda doctor who told him that health exists in a person when there is a balance between
three basic bodily bio-element or doshas, called Vata, Pitta, and Kapha which can be detected by reading the pulse of
a patient. A few weeks stay with the Ayurveda doctor made him treat patients using Ayurvedic concepts.

Which of the following cannot be inferred from the above?

B. The base of both the system of healing is the same:
A. A lot of similarities exists between Ayurveda and both see the same reality but express it in different
Chinese medicine. languages. Ayurvedic doctors concerning Vata, Pitta and
Kapha and the Chinese doctors regarding yin and yang.
C. Like yin, yang or meridian points, Vata, Pitta, and D. Whether it is the western allopathy system of healing
Kapha also cannot be detected using X-rays or other or the eastern concepts of acupuncture or Ayurveda have
allopathic diagnostic types of equipment. the same basic foundation.
E. None of these.
19. Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I and II. An
assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the following assumption and decide
which of the assumption is implicit in the statement. Statement:
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The government withdrew a notification levying duties on key mobile handset components such as LCD displays,
touch panels, and vibrator motors from February 1.

Assumptions:
I. PMP is the flagship program under Make in India that aims to make India a 100% self-reliant electronics
manufacturing hub by 2025.
II. The Centre was inclined to put this notification on hold, following representations by several industry associations
and major handset makers.
A. Both I is implicit B. All are implicit
C. Only II is implicit D. Either I or II is implicit
E. None is implicit
20. Rose was going to her college. She went 17 meters in the south direction before turning to her left. She went 10
meters before turning to her left again and stopped at a juice shop 5 meters from this point. From there, she went 25
meters to the east before entering her college. What is the shortest distance of her college from the starting point?
A. 53m B. 47m
C. 37m D. 57m
E. None of these
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Solutions
1. B
Sol. From the given information,

Eight people: Y, M, N, E, I, U, B and O

Directions: North and South

1) Second and fourth persons are facing south from the left end.

2) E is sitting fourth to the left of U who is second from the left.

So, U is facing south.

3) I is sitting third to the right of E.

To satisfy the above condition, the only possibility is E should face south.

4) Y is sitting second to the right of I and second to the left of M.

5) M is not a neighbour of U.

To satisfy the above conditions, the only possibility is I should face North and M should face north.
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6) O is sitting fourth to the left of Y.

The only possibility to satisfy the above condition is, Y should face North.

7) N is not facing towards south but sitting fourth to the left of B who is third to the right of O who is facing north.

To satisfy the above condition, N should sit at right end and faces North and B sits between I and Y.

The final arrangement will be as shown below:

Thus, position of E with respect to I is third to the right.

2. D
Sol. From the given information,

Eight people: Y, M, N, E, I, U, B and O

Directions: North and South

1) Second and fourth persons are facing south from the left end.

2) E is sitting fourth to the left of U who is second from the left.

So, U is facing south.

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3) I is sitting third to the right of E.

To satisfy the above condition, the only possibility is E should face south.

4) Y is sitting second to the right of I and second to the left of M.

5) M is not a neighbour of U.

To satisfy the above conditions, the only possibility is I should face North and M should face north.

6) O is sitting fourth to the left of Y.

The only possibility to satisfy the above condition is, Y should face North.

7) N is not facing towards south but sitting fourth to the left of B who is third to the right of O who is facing north.

To satisfy the above condition, N should sit at right end and faces North and B sits between I and Y.

The final arrangement will be as shown below:

Hence, when the given condition is applied, M will be fourth to the right of E.
3. B
Sol. From the given information,
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Eight people: Y, M, N, E, I, U, B and O

Directions: North and South

1) Second and fourth persons are facing south from the left end.

2) E is sitting fourth to the left of U who is second from the left.

So, U is facing south.

3) I is sitting third to the right of E.

To satisfy the above condition, the only possibility is E should face south.

4) Y is sitting second to the right of I and second to the left of M.

5) M is not a neighbour of U.

To satisfy the above conditions, the only possibility is I should face North and M should face north.

6) O is sitting fourth to the left of Y.

The only possibility to satisfy the above condition is, Y should face North.
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7) N is not facing towards south but sitting fourth to the left of B who is third to the right of O who is facing north.

To satisfy the above condition, N should sit at right end and faces North and B sits between I and Y.

The final arrangement will be as shown below:

O, Y, M and N are facing towards north whereas, B is facing towards the south.

Hence, B is an odd one.

4. C
Sol. From the given information,

Eight people: Y, M, N, E, I, U, B and O

Directions: North and South

1) Second and fourth persons are facing south from the left end.

2) E is sitting fourth to the left of U who is second from the left.

So, U is facing south.

3) I is sitting third to the right of E.

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To satisfy the above condition, the only possibility is E should face south.

4) Y is sitting second to the right of I and second to the left of M.

5) M is not a neighbour of U.

To satisfy the above conditions, the only possibility is I should face North and M should face north.

6) O is sitting fourth to the left of Y.

The only possibility to satisfy the above condition is, Y should face North.

7) N is not facing towards south but sitting fourth to the left of B who is third to the right of O who is facing north.

To satisfy the above condition, N should sit at right end and faces North and B sits between I and Y.

The final arrangement will be as shown below:

U is sitting second to the right of B.

Y is sitting third to the left of U.

Hence, Y is the required person.

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5. D
Sol. From the given information,

Eight people: Y, M, N, E, I, U, B and O

Directions: North and South

1) Second and fourth persons are facing south from the left end.

2) E is sitting fourth to the left of U who is second from the left.

So, U is facing south.

3) I is sitting third to the right of E.

To satisfy the above condition, the only possibility is E should face south.

4) Y is sitting second to the right of I and second to the left of M.

5) M is not a neighbour of U.

To satisfy the above conditions, the only possibility is I should face North and M should face north.

6) O is sitting fourth to the left of Y.

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The only possibility to satisfy the above condition is, Y should face North.

7) N is not facing towards south but sitting fourth to the left of B who is third to the right of O who is facing north.

To satisfy the above condition, N should sit at right end and faces North and B sits between I and Y.

The final arrangement will be as shown below:

Except Y,M,E, in all other arrangements the second person is sitting exactly in the middle of the first and third person
moving from left to right.

Hence, “Y,M,E” doesn’t belong to the group.

6. C
Sol. 1) J has the exam after Friday.

2) There are three days between G’s and J’s exam.

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3) G does not have the exam before Wednesday.

(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)

4) Only L has the exam before G.

5) Three days are between the exam of H and L.

6) At least one person has the exam between J and H.

7) F has the exam before K.

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Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

7. D
Sol. 1) J has the exam after Friday.

2) There are three days between G’s and J’s exam.

3) G does not have the exam before Wednesday.

(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
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4) Only L has the exam before G.

5) Three days are between the exam of H and L.

6) At least one person has the exam between J and H.

7) F has the exam before K.

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Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

8. B
Sol. 1) J has the exam after Friday.

2) There are three days between G’s and J’s exam.

3) G does not have the exam before Wednesday.

(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
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4) Only L has the exam before G.

5) Three days are between the exam of H and L.

6) At least one person has the exam between J and H.

7) F has the exam before K.

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Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

9. B
Sol. 1) J has the exam after Friday.

2) There are three days between G’s and J’s exam.

3) G does not have the exam before Wednesday.

(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
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4) Only L has the exam before G.

5) Three days are between the exam of H and L.

6) At least one person has the exam between J and H.

7) F has the exam before K.

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Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

10. C
Sol. 1) J has the exam after Friday.

2) There are three days between G’s and J’s exam.

3) G does not have the exam before Wednesday.

(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
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4) Only L has the exam before G.

5) Three days are between the exam of H and L.

6) At least one person has the exam between J and H.

7) F has the exam before K.

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Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

11. B
Sol. All the alphabets of the word are replaced by their opposite letter according to the alphabetical series and then
arranged in the following pattern.

Clearly, MOBILE will be coded as YLNVOR.

12. D
Sol. Expression ‘A - C ÷ D + B - E’ means A is the husband of C, C is the parent of D, D is the brother of B and B is the
husband of E.
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Hence, we cannot determine D’s daughter in law.

13. A
Sol.

According to option a ),

‘C × A + B ÷ D’ means C is the grandparent of A, A is the brother of B, B is the parent of D.

Hence C is grandparent of B.
14. D
Sol. Expression ‘D ÷ A ÷ B + C - E’ means D is the parent of A, A is the parent of B, B is the brother of C and C is the
husband of E.
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Hence, C is grandson of B.
15. D
Sol. All the vowels of the word are replaced by their preceding letter and all the consonants are replaced by their
succeeding letter according to English alphabetical series.

Clearly, COSTUMER will be coded as DNTUTNDS.

16. A
Sol.
The correct answer is option 1, i.e. Only II is implicit.

An assumption is a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.

From the statement, it is evident that India is planning to move the practice of selling power generation through spot
markets to low tariffs in order to promote efficient plants. And further information regarding its components is also
mentioned.
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Assumption (I) can be rejected as it is specific to low tariffs getting into ‘stressed assets’ and purchase contracts
which is not evident from the given context.

Assumption (II) is appropriate. It deals with the assumption as stated in the given context that the mechanism
proposes to pool electricity even from the projects which have signed power supply pacts. Though, ‘power supply
pacts’ is not explicitly stated in the context but is not specific to it only, it covers it also along with other projects.
Thus, it can be assumed as a suitable assumption.

Thus, the correct answer choice is option 1.

17. D
Sol. The correct answer is option 4, i.e. The banks contended that the attached assets were amenable to market
fluctuations and any delay in liquidating those assets may reduce their value.

‘Inference’ is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

We first make sure to read the statement carefully and then see what immediate inferences can be drawn based on our
first reading. The next step is to look at the statements given in the options, analyze them and see if they seem
relevant with respect to the information/data provided to us.

As the question states which of the following cannot be logically inferred thus, we must look for the option choice
that cannot be inferred from the information given.

From the statement, we can infer that ED has no objections with the liquidation of the assets of economic offender
Vijay Mallya and information related to it.

(2) can be rejected as it can be inferred from the given context as it highlights the motive of the bank to encash the
assets in order to recover the amount.

(3) can be eliminated as it is obvious that the money in the banks is public money and restoration of the assets lies in
the interest of the masses.

(4) is the appropriate answer chance as the information stated in the given inference is not evident from the given
context. The fact that delay in liquidation of the assets might result in market fluctuations is not clear from the given
context, thus, it is the inference that is not based on the information stated.

As (4) cannot be logically inferred thus, both (1) and (5) are also rejected.
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Thus, the correct answer is option 4.

18. D
Sol. The given input in this question clearly says that the two systems are alike. Hence A can be inferred. Even B also can
be understood, in that, a sensitive person in acupuncture sees the world concerning yin, yang and meridian points, an
Ayurvedic doctor sees the same world regarding Vata, Pitta, etc.
These three base: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha also would naturally be undetected by the diagnostic types of equipment.
Hence A, B, and C can be inferred. But western medicine is entirely different, and thus D is the answer.
19. D
Sol.
The correct answer is option 5, i.e. None is implicit.

An assumption is a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.

From the statement, it is evident that the government has withdrew the notification imposing duties on handset
components. And further information regarding its components is also mentioned.

Assumption (I) can be rejected as it is contrary to what is being said in the given statement. This assumption states
that the government plans to make ‘Make in India’ successful and in order to achieve the same notification shouldn’t
be withdrawn, in order to support building components within the country to avoid taxes. But the statement is
contrary to it, thus, it is irrelevant and rejected.

Assumption (II) is also rejected. The information stated in it like Centre’s inclination to put the notification on hold,
cannot be backed up from the information provided.

Thus, the most appropriate answer choice is option 5.

20. C
Sol. The movements of Rose are shown in the figure (A to B, B to C, C to D and D to E):
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BN = CD = 5m

AN = AB – BN = 17 – 5 = 12m

NE = ND + DE = 10 + 25 = 35m

AE x AE = AN x AN + NE x NE

AE x AE = 12 x 12 + 35 x 35

AE = 37m