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TIME: 90 MIN. MAX. MARKS: 100

Directions in questions 1 – 10: There is a number series. In each case numbers follow a pattern. One place is lef t-blank
in each series. Only one of the four alternatives is correct
1. 3, 1, 3, 3, 9, 27 _____________.
(A) 272 (B) 81 (C) 162 (D) 243
2. 12, 36, 80, 150, 252 _____________.
(A) 268 (B) 300 (C) 392 (D) 412
3. 69, 68, 64, 55, 39 _____________.
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 16
4. 11, _____________, 17, 25, 41, 73, 137
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 18
5. 1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 9, _____________, 12, 21, 15
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13
6. 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, _____________.
(A) 75 (B) 73 (C) 64 (D) 70
7. 4, 5, 6, 9, 18, 13, 10, _____________.
(A) 17 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 11
8. 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, _____________, 72
(A) 81 (B) 91 (C) 88 (D) 95
9. 25, 43, 44, 53, _____________, 72
(A) 71 (B) 70 (C) 69 (D) 68
10. 18, 36, 12, 24, 8, _____________.
(A) 12 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 16

Directions in questions 11 – 15: There is a number series which is derived after applying one of the rules written below.
(A) Divide the number by 2 and add the square of the quotient to the number
(B) Add the number to its square.
(C) Subtract the number from its cube.
(D) Multiply the number by 4 and add 5.

11. 42, 72, 110

12. 57, 33, 73
13. 20, 56, 132
14. 6, 60, 120
15. 9, 13, 25

Directions in questions 16 – 25: There is a letter/number series from which some of the letters/numbers are missing.
The missing letters/numbers are given in proper sequence the alternatives among the four given under each question.
16. a __ aba __ aba __ ab
(A) aab (B) baa (C) bbb (D) bba
17. __ baab__ __ aa __ __ b
(A) ababb (B) babab (C) abbab (D) bbaba

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18. abc __ c __ c __ ba __ cb __ a
(A) baabc (B) abacb (C) babca (D) bacba
19. a __ bc __ cd __ __ d __ ee __ e
(A) abcdde (B) bcddee (C) cddeeb (D) bcdebe
20. a __ ba __ __ ba __ __ ba
(A) aabbb (B) bbabb (C) baabb (D) babab
21. 01__0011__0__10
(A) 101 (B) 100 (C) 011 (D) 010
22. 00__0__2__0__002
(A) 2112 (B) 2002 (C) 1002 (D) 0202
23. 10 __ 001 __ 00 __ 0 __ 00
(A) 1010 (B) 0111 (C) 0011 (D) 1100
24. __ 2 __ 122 __ __ 212 __ __22
(A) 212121 (B) 221111 (C) 121221 (D) 121212
25. __2112 __ __11 __ 2 __
(A) 21212 (B) 12122 (C) 22121 (D) 12212

Directions in questions 26 – 35: Find the correct answer

26. Four villages A, B, C and D are situated along a straight road in the same order. D is 78 kms from A. The distance
between A and B is double of the distance between C and D. The distance between C and D is one third of the
distance between B and C. What is the distance between B and C?
(A) 39 kms. (B) 36 kms. (C) 30 kms. (D) 33 kms.
A story book for children has 8 stories. Each story is told in three more pages than the previous one. If the total
number of pages in the book is 124 then.
27. How many pages has the first story?
(A) 8 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 5
28. How many pages has the sixth story?
(A) 18 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 32
29. An ice compartment of a refrigerator is 4 cm wide 8 cm deep and 5 cm high. The number of ice cubes having an
edge of 2 cm will there be in the compartment.
(A) 80 (B) 40 (C) 20 (D) 16
30. A car goes to 10 kms due south, then it turns west and goes 5 kms. Now it turns back and goes 10 kms due North.
Where is the car from starting point?
(A) 5 Kms due East (B) 5 Kms due West (C) 5 Kms due North (D) 5 Kms due South
31. If 5 boys write 5 pages in 5 minutes. In how may minutes can one boy write one page?
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 1/5 (D) 25
32. Ram is earning 25% more than sham by what percent is Sham’s income less than that of Ram?
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 15 (D) 18
33. A mother tells her daughter, I was of your present age when you were born. If the mother’s age is 48 yrs. now how
old was the daughter three years back?
(A) 24 (B) 21 (C) 26 (D) 27
34. If A means multiplication, B means summation, C means division and D means Subtraction then how 150 can be
written
(A) 15D3A12B6 (B) (15B3) A13B6 (C) (15C3) A30 (D) (15A3) D13 B12C4
35. What is the least number of coins required to make one rupee from different coins of 1, 5, 10 and 25 paise, so that
you have at least one coin of each type.
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 11 (D) 12

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Directions in Questions 36 – 45: Each question has four words/letters/numbers. Three of these words/letters/numbers
have something in common, while one is different. Find this odd one
36. (A) Birds (B) Plants (C) Children (D) Rocks
37. (A) Rains (B) Riots (C) Earthquakes (D) Cyclones
38. (A) House (B) Bungalow (C) Hospital (D) Cottage
39. (A) AYDW (B) BXEV (C) CWPU (D) MOPN
40. (A) QQA (B) MMD (C) PPC (D) NNB
41. (A) EUGS (B) LNNL (C) GKSL (D) SGUE
42. (A) C8R (B) L13Y (C) R8Z (D) D19W
43. (A) 6719 (B) 4115 (C) 4113 (D) 4119
44. (A) 63 (B) 39 (C) 45 (D) 18
45. (A) 11, 3, 7, 17 (B) 47, 4, 3, 7 (C) 67, 61, 5, 2 (D) 41, 5, 13, 19

Directions in Questions 46 – 50: Which set of signs should replace the (?) symbol sequentially in order to make the
equation mathematically meaningful
46. 18 ? 9 ? 27 ? 7 ? 21
(A) ?, = , + , ? (B) ?, ?, = , ? (C) ?, = ? , – (D) -, = , ? , ?
47. 7 ? 12 ? 43 ? 41
(A) +, ?, = (B) ?, -, = (C) =, -, + (D) =, +, -
48. 53 ? 15 ? 6 ? 8 ? 33
(A) -, =, ? , + (B) +, = , ? ? (C) =, ?, ?, + (D) ?, +, = , ?
49. 20 ? 8 ? 2 ? 64 ? 4
(A) ?, ? , =, + (B) +, -, =, ? (C) -, ? , = , ? (D) ?, =, ?, +
50. 16 ? 11 ? 4 ? 36 ? 36
(A) ?, ? , =, + (B) ?, =, ?, + (C) ?, ?, =, - (D) ?, =, ?, +

Directions in Question 51 – 60: Find out the missing number marked by ‘?’ which is given in one of the four alternatives.
Find out that alternative, which has the missing number
51.
80 ? 91
83 155 72
64 70 75

(A) 85 (B) 95 (C) 99 (D) 130

52.
60 77 117
96 140 165
192 221 ?

(A) 248 (B) 252 (C) 261 (D) 271

53.
7 21 5
8 71 9
20 ? 25

(A) 36 (B) 45 (C) 54 (D) 64

54.
5 10 30
? 3 12
28 14 32

(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 16 (D) 20

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55.
2 30 56
20 ? 72
90 6 42
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 12

56.
1 21 7
? 3 57
13 73 51

(A) 39 (B) 43 (C) 52 (D) 61

57.
3 L 4
1 Q 17
5 ? 4
(A) P (B) Q (C) S (D) T
58.

80 2 252
150 ? 36
12 576 392

(A) 810 (B) 1100 (C) 916 (D) 940

59.
25 10 4
2 32
12 6 3

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

60.
3 21 4
5 53 7
9 ? 7

(A) 32 (B) 36 (C) 53 (D) 63

Directions: Read the statements and information given below and answer questions 61 – 65. Select the correct
alternative for each question

Information: Shiwani, Akhilesh, Dharamvir, Prem Singh and Renuka belong to five different states of India namely U.P.,
M.P., Bihar, Gujrat and Maharasthra. They hold the highest posts in their own field of Technology, Fields of technology are
fertilizers, computers, solar energy, atomic energy and space craft.

Statements:
1. Dharamvir and Akhileesh do not belong to Maharashtra or Gujarat and have nothing to do with spacedraft and
fertilizers.
2. Shiwani and Renuka have no knowledge of spacecraft or fertilizers nor they belong to M.P. or Bihar.
3. Officer of fertilizer is from M.P., Space craft is from Bihar and Atomic Energy from U.P.
4. Shivani has nothing to do with solar energy.
5. Dharamvir does not belong to Bihar nor is interested in space craft.
6. Person interested in computers is not from Gujarat.

61. Computer expert is:

(A) Shiwani (B) Renuka (C) Prem Singh (D) Akhilesh
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62. Prem Singh belongs to:
(A) U.P. (B) Bihar (C) M.P. (D) Gujarat
63. The expert in Solar energy belongs to:
(A) Maharashtra (B) U.P. (C) M.P. (D) Gujarat
64. Dharamvir is the officer of which department?
(A) computer (B) Solar Energy (C) Atomic Energy (D) Space craft
65. Which of the following is correct?
(A) Akhilesh : Space craft : Gujarat (B) Prem Singh : Fertilizers : U.P.
(C) Shiwani : Solar energy : Maharastra (D) Dharamvir : Atomic energy : U.P.

Directions in questions 66 – 70: The letter on the left hand side of : : have some specific relationship which obtains on
the right hand side of : :
66. BYW : DWU : : FUS :?
(A) GST (B) HSQ (C) EST (D) HSR
67. QJRI : JQKP : : ? : IRUF
(A) GHST (B) GSHT (C) SGTH (D) GTSH
68. EPWY : ALSU : : MORS :?
(A) IKMO (B) IKNO (C) JKMO (D) LMPQ
69. CD : 25 : : EL?
(A) 144 (B) 169 (C) 196 (D) 205
70. b:d::p:?
(A) a (B) o (C) q (D) d

Directions in questions 71 – 75: In the figure given below, the square represents lawyers, the circle businessmen, the
rectangle educated persons and the triangle women. Each section of the figure is numbered.

71. Educated women who are lawyers but not business persons?
(A) 2 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 10
72. Educated men who are businessmen as well as lawyers?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 7
73. Uneducated women who are lawyers as well as business persons?
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 9 (D) 10
74. Uneducated men who are not lawyers but businessmen?
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 7
75. Educated men who are businessmen but not lawyers?
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 5 (D) 6

Directions in questions 76 – 80: The number inside ( ) and out side ( ) have some relations. After establishing this
relation find out the correct number for the missing place shown as?
76. 121 (14) 9
49 (?) 81
(A) 16 (B) 15 (C) 14 (D) 19
77. 36 (45) 23
36 (72) 62
28 (?) 22
(A) 35 (B) 40 (C) 46 (D) 48

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78. 34 (13)
57 (32)
46 (?)
(A) 16 (B) 22 (C) 28 (D) 16
79. 3 (5) 4
5 (13) 12
8 (?) 15
(A) 17 (B) 18 (C) 16 (D) 12
80. 15 (315) 21
9 (171) 19
23 (?) 19
(A) 287 (B) 527 (C) 447 (D) 437

Directions in questions 81 – 85: Some symbols have been given different meaning. Read them correctly carefully and
find out the correct one out of the four alternatives

SIGNS
> Stands for ?
v Stands for ?
< Stands for +
^ Stands for –
+ Stands for =
- Stands for >
- ? Stands for <

81. (A) 5 v 4 < 2 + 10 v 2 < 2 (B) 8 v 4 – 2 + 5 > 7 ^ 6

(C) 8 v 6 – 3 + 4 > 7 ^ 6 (D) 9 v 3 – 1 + 6 > 8 ^ 9
82. (A) 3 ^ 5 v 6 + 12 v 6 ^ 7 (B) 3 ^ 4 > 5 + 8 ^ 6 ^ 4
(C) 8 > 6 v 6 + 8 v 4 ^ 4 (D) 8 M 2 ^ 6 + 5 v 2 ^ 6
83. (A) 8 > 6 ^ 7 + 5 v 1 ^ 7 (B) 9 ^ 8 < 7 + 3 < 7 ^ 8
(C) 9 ^ 5 > 1 + 5 v 6 ^ 8 (D) 9 ^ 3 < 9 + 3 < 6 < 6
84. (A) (5 ^ 2) v 7 + (6 ^ 3) v 7 (B) (7 ^ 4) ^ 8 + (9 ^ 6) v 4
(C) (5 ^ 2) > 7 + (2 > 3) ^ 7 (D) (4 ^ 5) ^ 4 + (6 ^ 7) ^ 4
85. (A) 12 ^ 3 < 5 < 4 + 12 (B) 11 ^ 12 < 5 < 4 + 12
(C) 10 ^ 3 < 5 < 4 + 16 (D) 4 ^ 6 < 4 < 4 + 16

Directions in questions 86 – 90: Three out of the four figures in each question belong to one class or category. Only one
figure is different. Mark your answers as (A), (B), (C) or (D).

86.

87.

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88.

89.

90.

Directions all the four figures in question 91 – 95: in the set of problem figures bear a definite sequence discover that
sequence and pickup one figure from the answer figures that completes the series. Mark your answers as (A), (B), (C) or
(D).

91.

92.

93.

94.

95.

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Directions in questions 96 – 100: The first two figures bear a definite relation to each other. Bearing that relation in mind
pickup correct figure from the given in front of each question. Mark your answers as (A), (B), (C) or (D).

96.

97.

98.

99.

100.

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