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Direction:(I-5) In each of thefollowing questions,
the numbers src amanged in a particular order or
pattern. Choosethemissing numberfrom the given
alternatives.

1 . 5 , 9 , 1 6 , 2 9 5, 4 ,L 0 3?,
a)9 4
b) 102
d)2 0 0
e )2 0 2

c) 1 0 3

2 . 4 , 5 , 7 , l 0 ,r l , 1 3 , 1 6 , ?
a) 48
b) 38
d)19
e)18

c) 20
.

3.2,5,r0,17,?,37,50
a) 2r
b) 23
d) 37
e) 50

c) 26

4 . 3 , 9 , 1 7 , 2 7 ?, ?
a) 33
b) 37
d) 40
e) 41

c) 39

5 .4 7 , 5 35, 9 , ?, 6 7 , 7 1
b) 63
a) 61
d) 65
e) 66

c) 64

1 0 . 1 2 : 3 51: 6
: :?
a) 40
b) s2
e) 63
d) 62

Il.NATION:FLAG::?:?
b)Emblem:Sign
a)School:Uniform
d) Company:Biscuits
c) House: Child
: l,ocation
e)Organisation
12.HATE : HAIRED :: ? :?
b) Catch: Caught
a) Love : Lovable
d) Fault : Faultline
c) Deep : Depth
e) Great: Greater
Direction (13-17):In eachofthefollowing questions,
five choices have beengiven oat of which four are
alike in some menne4 while one is diffirent.
Choose the one which is dffirent from the rest.
13.

Direction (6-7) : Find out the wrong number in the

series:
6 . 2 , 3 ,4 ,4 ,6 , 8 , 9 ,1 2 ,1 6
b)4
a)3
d)8
e)9

c)6

7 . 4 , 8 , 1 6 , 3 0 , 8 81 ,6 4
b)8
a)4
e) 88
d) 30

c)16

b) KITES
e) PALLET

c) ROGIIE

14. a)cdffg
d)oprrs

b)abdde
e)grtuu

c)lmoop

15. a) 459

b) 18e
e) 678

c) 642

8. SAVE: RESCUE:: SELDOM: ?

c)Usually
a)Frequently b) Rare
e) Often
d)Mostly

9.MUCH:MORE::?:?
c) Ugly: Scary
a) Good: Best b) Few: Least
Bad:
e)
d)
Worse Sweet:Caramel

a)APPLE
d) POWER

d)3s7

16. a) ( 131+ 127)(,131- 121)

b) (134+23s),(431- 532)
c ) ( 5 1 2+ 1 1 1 ) (, 2 0 5- 1 1 1 )
d) (602 + 923),(206- 329)
e) (807+ s09),(708- 90s)
17.

Direction (8-12) : Read each question carefully ond

identify the relationship between the first two words/
numbers, use that relationship to find out the word/
number or pair of words/numbers which when substitutedfor the question mark maintains the same
relationship.

c) 53

a) Kite
d) Bat

b)Vulture
e) Duck

c) Hawk

Direction (18-21) : In thefollowing questions,select

the set of conclusion v,hich logically follows from
tlte given statements.
18. Statements
I : Somecubesaresquares.
II: All squaresarecircles.
Conclusions:
I. All cubesarecircles.
II. Somecirclesarecubes.
III. Somecirclesaresquares.
IV. Ail souaresarecubes.

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a) OnlyconclusionI follows
b) Only conclusionsI, tr andItr follow.
c)All conclusionsfollow.
d) OnlyconclusionsII andItr follow.
e) No conclusionfollows.
L9. Statements
I : All doorsarecots.
II: Somecotsareerasers.
Conclusions:
I. Somedoorsareerasers. .
II. All cotsaredoors.
III. Somecotsaredoors.
IV. Someerasersaredoors.
a) OnlyconclusionsIII andIV follow"
b) Only conclusionsI andtr follow.
c) OnlyconclusionIII follows.
d) Only conclusionIV follows
e)Ail conclusionsfollow.
20. Statements
I : All parrotsarekoels.
II: No koel is goat.

2I.

22. Manuniwenttothemoviesninedaysago.
Shegoes
to the moviesonly on Thunday.What dayofthe week

is today?
a)Sunday
d) Friday

b)Tuesday
e) Saturday

c) Thursday

23. If the fifth day of a month is Friday,which of the

following will betheseventhdayftom 1Ottrofthat month?
a) Wednesday b) Thursday
d) Saturday
e) Sunday

c) Friday

24. if 2 I stNovemberfalls five daysbeforeWednesday,

thenwhat will be thedayon 25thDecember?
a) Monday
b)Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d)Thursday
e)Friday
25. A clockis soplacedthatat l2noon, itsminutehand
points towardsnorth-east.In which direction doesits
hourhandpoint at I :30p.m. ?
a) East
b) West
c)North
d) South
e) South-East

Conclusions:
I. No parrotis goat.
II. Someparrotsaregoats.
III. All koelsareparrots.
IV. Somegoatsareparrots.

26. If in a clock, the numbersI to 12 arereplacedwith

alphabetstartingfrom F, then,which of the following
optionsshallindicatethetimeas9 o'clock ?
a)M-P
b)P-M
c)N-P
d)Q-N
C)N-Q

a) Only conclusionI follows.

b) Only conclusionItr follows.
c) OnlyconclusionII andItr follow.
d) Only conclusionIV follows.
e)No conclusionfollor.l's.

27. Inkoducing a man,a woman said,"His mother is the

only daughterofmy father."How is theman relatedto
thewoman?

Statements
I : Somepencilsarepapers.
II: Somepapersareboxes.
Conclusions:
I. Somepencilsareboxes.
II. Someboxesarepencils.
III. Someboxesarepapers.
IV. Somepapersarepencils.

a) Only conclusionsI andtr follow.

b) Only conclusionstr andItr follow.
c) OnlyconclusionsIII andIV follow.
d) All conclusionsfollow.
e)No conclusionfollows.

a) Father
d) Brother

b) Uncle
e) Son

c) Husband

28. A couplehasfive marriedsonsandeachoneofthem

havefour children.How manymembersaretherein the
family?
a) 10
d) 32

b) 27
e) 4l

c) 30

29. In a family of six persons,A is the grandfatherof F.

D andE arechildren ofB andC. C andD arefemales.
How is B relatedto C ?
a) Father
b) Mother
c) Husband
d)Wife
e) Son

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orc tlte followirtg st*tem*#s:
i) ln a .fami$t of sixpersons A B, {" D. Ii and E
there are two marriecl couples.
ii) A is son of B.
iii) D is grandmotherof A and mothera-fB.
iv) F is granddaughter of E.
30.

How rnanymalemembersarethercin the famiiy?

a)l
d)4

hr')
e 'l 5

c)3
,

31" WhatisCtoA?
a) Brother
b) Sister
d)Mother
e)Crandrnother

O, B Q, R, S andT'arestandingon a benchaccordingto their hright"P is tailerrhanO buf shorlerthiur

S. Only S is taliertira.nT. R is shonertiranP bul taiier
thanQ. Whc is th* tall*st /
a)o
b)P
e)Q

diR

whiie Butiirl .ir{irs jr:ii trril lrili:: "itijn:.'l'hlli }::c1.:lrn.:s

leii anclruns
50rn whiieBunnyturnsrigfitandmns 50
m" How far arethe trvo friendsfrom eachother?
a) 100m
iri 60m
c) 5r)nr
d) 35m
e) 20ni
38. in a certaincr:dclanguage,HJIZTcode is decipheredasMONE\', in thesamewayNOVGZ will be
decipheredas:
a) Sl'Ull{P
b)S'IAI.[,
c) STICK
d) SPIRL
e)S'|ARE

c) Father

32. Whichol'thefollo"*,itrg
is true?
a) F ls sist(:r
of A
b) A is sisterof I:
c) C is fatherofA
d) B is motheroi F
e) F is brotherof B.
3i.

37. TrvrtfriendsJackandBunny starta race,andtosrtherther,-nrn

{br 50m..lackturnsr:ightandmns60 m

e)s

39" PI-ANliiNG is r:odedin a certain languageas

U i'Fl{S C SA. Horr,'u'iII AUTHORITY be codedin the
sa::relirrrguage
?
a) FCYBT'LNNi)
b) FYOTBNNLT
c) FBCYTI.I{I'N
d) FBOYTNLTN
e) FYOB I'liNl L
llirrctiort (4{}-43} ; Rt*c! thefollotuing coding scheme
a*rl ther ansh,etrthe t|uestions. The word TEMPLE
Ircs bsen coded in five $ffircnt wavs:

a;\rCiORfi{'i
d) ELP]\4ET

b} EL.PMET
';l iiMTI-I

c) WDPOOD

Whichcocling;
scireirre
hasbeenfolloivedin question
34. A lady mns 12 km towardsnofth, then 6 km tolveriissouthandthen 6 km East.How far is shcfrom
irersiartingpointandin whichdirection?
a)5kmN-E b)5kmE
c)5kmN
c l , 1; 0 k m N - i : e ) l 0 k m E
3 5. A manis r.valking
towanl.seast.\Mrat dir*:tic;nshcuici
he not follow ifhe shouidwalk tow;rds n*r1h?
a) right,right,left, righr,right
b) right,right,lefl,left,left
c) right,right,right
d) right,left, right, left
e) noneofthe above
36. Sarah'shousefacesSouth.From there,sheruns
ahead10m. tumsleft andruns5 km. Thenshetumsleft
againandruns 15rn andthen againturns left andruns
10m. Finally, sheturnsright andruns 5 m to reachher
friend'shouse.\trha{dilectionis Sarah'sfriend'shouse
facing?
a) North
b) South
c) West
d) East
d) South-Srest

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CODE

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11, GRAND

iTCPF

42. Jiinac

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43. DETERMINE

ENIMRETED

44. ln a certain code language,'pit drtr na' means'y,olt

are good' ; 'dar tok pa' means 'good and bad';'tim
na tok' means 'thelt ure bad'.Inthat language,which
word standsfor'thet: ?
a) na
b) iok
c)tim
pit
d)
e) dar

45. if red is called'air', air is called'black', black is

called'tky', skyis called'blue',blueis called'wind'
andwind is called'rnhite', wheredo birds flv ?
a) air
b) sky
c)wind
d) blue
e)black

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Direction (46-49) : Refer to the given diagram and
ilflswer lhe questionsgiven below:

50.

Birds,Fruits,Mangoes.

51"

Swimmers,Bachelors,
Men.

52.

Smart,Engineers,Women.

53.

Doctors,Architect,Humans"

I-ethargic

46. \4/hichnumberrepresentsthosepersonswho arecreativeandlethargic?

a)1
b)3
c)4
d)5
e)6
47. trVhichnumberrepresentsthosepersonswho are
intelligentandlethargic?
a)7
b)6
c)5
d)4
e)3

54. Scholars"People.Indians.
Direction (55-56) : The numbers inside the figure
given below follow some rules. Identtfy the number
'tuhich when substituted
for the question mark (?)
maintains tlrut rule.

55.

48. Which numberrepresents

thosepersonswho are
intelligent,lethargicaswell ascreative?
a)2
b)4
c)5
d)6
e)7
49. Which numberrepresents
thosewho areintelligent
but neitherlethargicnor creative?
a)1
b)2
c)4

d)s

t8

a)7
d) 10

56.

e)6

b)8
e) 14

T6

t7

1 1

t6

37

Z J

a) 32
d) 50

c)9

13

59
Direction (50-54) : From the jive logical diagrams
given below, select the one which best illustrates the
relationship smong the three given classesin thefolIou,irtg questions.

,l

b) 40
e)61

91
c) 48

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Direction (57 - 61) : In each of the following questions, a paper is folded and cut with scissoras shown in the
problem figures given below. You have to selectfrom the answerfigures s, b, c, d and e, a ftgure which will
appear on the unfolded paper shown in the third problem Jigare.
AnswerFigures

57. ProblemFigures

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Direction (62 - 66) : In each of thefollowing questions, there are two setsof Jigures - problemJigures and
answerfigures. Problemfiguresform somekind of series.Youhave to selectoneJigurefrom the answerJigures
which will continue that series.
62.

ProblemFigures

AnswerFigures

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66.

Direction (67 - 71) : In each of the following questions, out of the five figures A, B, C, D and E, foar are
similar in a certain way. One figure is not like the other foun Choose the ligure which is different from the
rest.
67.

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A @@ @@ EA @ @ @ '
A
B
C

68.

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71.

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Direction (72 - 76) : In each of the following questions" lhere are two setsof figures - problem figur*s *nd
tnswer figures. fn the problem figures, there is a definite relatianship between thefirst tw'ofigures. Estahlish
a siffiilsr re!ilionship betwrcn the third tndfourthfigures by cltoosing a snituble.figurefrom the set af unswer

figures.
72. ProblemF'igures
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Answer Figures

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73.

ProblemFigures

Answer Figures

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74.

ProblemFigures

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Ansrver Figures
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75.

ProblemFigures

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AnswerFigures

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Answer Figures
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:7.

IfAstand for'''-',B standsfor'X', C standsfcr':',

thenwhatis thevalueof21 D 3,{ 18 8C 5 ?
a) 46
d) 32

b) 42
e)26

c) 36

b)8
e) 14

c)10

7 9 . i f 3 0 - 2 Q : 4 0 a n d 2 A- 1 5: 2 0 . t h e n5 0 - 3 0 - .?
a) oC

d) e0

a)

e) 28

d) 4e

b) 3 2
e) 5 8

b)91

cl)72

e) 69

83.

d) bbab

e) aaab

8 5 . a _ a a _ a * baa _ aaba
a) bbba
b) bbab
d) baab

c) baba

c) bbaa

e) baba

d) ailal

e) laali

8 7 . _ a _ _ a a _aab_a
a) abaab
b) ababb
d) babba

c) lalll

c) aabab

e) abbaa

c) 3 5
88. You areninth in thequeuefrcrmeitherend.How many
peoplearetherein the queue?

82. If HE: 18 andMEN:32. whatwill MENTAL

equals?
a)97

b) abbb

8 6 . k a l _ _ l a l _ aka_ lala _ la
a) lalal
b) alall

If H : 8 andP: 11.what is thevalueofARM ?

a) 23

a) abab

c) 80

i f 3 : 0 , 4 : 4 , 5 : t r 0t,h e n7, : ?
14
b) 18
c) 2 1

d) 24
81.

b) 70
e) 100

Direction (84 - 87) : Select the alternative wlrose alphabets when placed at the missing places, complete
the series.
8 4 . b _ a _ b a b* a b _ a

78. If * mgang --, - means x, x means -r and +

means--, then the value of 6 + 2: 3 x 4 - 3 is ?

a)6
d) 12

ffi

a) 16

b) 17

d)1e

e) 20

c) 18

c)87
89.

Find thenumberof trianglesin the figurebelow:

Arrangethefollowing in a systematicorder:

1.Fruits
2. Roots
3.Trunks
4. Leaves
5. Flowers
6. Branches
a)2,3,6,4,5,I b) 3,2,5,1,6,4 c) I,3,6,4,2,5
d) 2,3,6,1,4,5e)2,6,3,5,L,4
90. If the words INTIMATION, INFORMATION,
INTERESI INTERROGATION andINSTIGATION
arearrangedaccordingto the dictionary what will be
the fourth letterof the lastword ?

a) l0

b) 12

di 14

e)15

c) 13

a)o
d)T

b)A
e)I

c)R

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