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Reasoning

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Mental alertness is the key for solving reasoning questions. The candidates
should try to solve the questions logically. For enhancing mental alertness, the
candidates should do more practice of questions, Online tests, Group discussion of
topics with friends, and try to solve large number of quizzes and puzzles.

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In the arrangement of letters and numbers given below, first all the numbers are
arranged in the descending order and then all the letters are written in the
alphabetical order. Then which letter / number will be 4th to the left of the 11th
element from the end in the new arrangement?

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1) K

2) 3

4) 1

5) None of these

3) B

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'8' is related to '16P' and '6' is related to '12L' in the same way as '11' is related to
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1) 22R

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2) 22K

3) 22J

4) 22S

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5) None of these
In a column of girls Kamal is 11th from the front. Neela is 3 places ahead of
Sunita who is 22nd from the front. How many girls are there between Kamal and

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Neela in the column?

1) Six

2) Eight

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3) Seven

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4) Cannot be determined

5) None of these
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If IN is written as KQ then ........ will be written as FR.

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1) EO

2) DO

3) DP

4) EP

5) None of these

What will come in place of question mark (?) in the alpha order given below?
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1) B

2) F

3) D

4) C

5) None

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Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the positions of the
letters in the English alphabet and hence form a group. Which one does not
belong to the group?
1) MOP

2) GIJ

4) BDE

5) KLN

3) SUV

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Shailesh saw the movie on Monday. Nitin saw the movie two days prior to Vikas
but three days after Shailesh. On which day did Vikas see the movie?

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1) Monday

2) Saturday

4) Sunday

5) None of these

3) Tuesday

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In a certain code language PULSE is written as DRKTO and NEW is

written as VDM. How will PROBES be written in that code language?

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1) RDANQO

2) QSPCFT

4) OPNADR

5) None of these

3) TFCPSQ

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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ATN using
each letter only once in each word ?
1) One

2) Two

4) Four

5) More than four

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3) Three

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Directions (Q.10 - 14): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data
provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both
statements and

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Give answer 1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,
while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the
question.
Give answer 2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to
answer the question.

Give answer 3) if the data in Statement I alone or Statement II alone are sufficient
to answer the question.

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Give answer 4) if the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer
the question.
Give answer 5) if the data in both Statement I and II together are necessary to answer
the question.

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10. What does 'Pa' mean in the code language?

I. 'Pe Bo Pa' means look at me and Bo Se Ki means dont look at him in the
code language.'

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II. Ka Ta Ne Pa means take me and go and Li Wa Si Pa means either me or

you in that code language.

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11. How is Seema related to Mangesh?

I. Shalini, the cousin of Mangesh, is the niece of Seema.

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II. Sulekha, Seema's sister, is the wife of Omkar, Mangesh's father.

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12. What is Shekhar's rank in the class of 40?

I. Samir, who is 9th from the top in the class is above Shailendra by 12 ranks who
is below Shekhar by 5 ranks.

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II. Nilesh, who is between Shekhar and Sudhanshu, is 5th from the bottom.

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13. P, Q, R, S and T hold different ranks. Who among them holds the lowest?

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I. S is two ranks below R, who is not the highest in the rank.

II. P is higher in rank than S but below Q and T in rank.

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14. Who among A, B, C, D and E runs the fastest?

I. B runs faster than E but is not the fastest.

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II. C, though does not run as fast as A and B, runs faster than D and E.
Directions (Q.15 - 19): In each question below are three statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be
true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements
disregarding commonly known facts.

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Give answer 1) if only conclusion I follows

Give answer 2) if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer 3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

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Give answer 4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Give answer 5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

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15. Statements: All taps are wells.

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Some wells are canals.

All canals are rivers.

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Conclusions: I. Some rivers are taps.

II. Some wells are rivers.

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16. Statements: Some files are papers.

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Some papers are books.

All books are journals.

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Conclusions: I. Some papers are journals.

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II. Some files are journals.

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17. Statements: Some apples are grapes.

Some grapes are mangoes.

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No mango is guava.

Conclusions: I. Some guavas are apples.

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II. No guava is apple.

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18. Statements: Some computers are screens.

Some screens are movies.

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Some movies are scripts.

Conclusions: I. Some computers are movies.

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II. Some screens are scripts.

19. Statements: All pearls are gems.

All gems are diamonds.

All corals are gems.

Conclusions: I. All pearls are diamonds.

II. All corals are diamonds.

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ANSWERS
1-4; 2-5; 3-3; 4-2; 5-3; 6-5; 7-2; 8-1; 9-2; 10-3; 11-1; 12-1; 13-5; 14-5; 15-2; 16-1;
17-4; 18-4; 19-5.

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EXPLANATIONS
1-4: 9 8 7 6 4 3 1 B K L N P Q W

7th from the left

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The 4th to the left of the 11th element (11 4 =) 7th 1.

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2-5: 8 2 = 16 and P

(The position number of P in English alphabet is 16th)

6 2 = 12 and L

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(The position number of L in English alphabet is 12th)

Therefore, 11 2 = 22 and V

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(The position number of V in English Alphabet is 22nd )

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5-3: A C, A B

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B D, B C
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C E, C D

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M O P

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7-2: Nitin saw the film on Monday + 3 = Thursday

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Vikas saw the film on Thursday + 2 = Saturday

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Converse

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9-2: Meaningful words: TAN and ANT

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10-3: From statement I:

Pe Bo Pa Look at me

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Bo Se Pe Ki dont look at him

pa means me

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From statement II:

Ka Ta Na Pa take me and go
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Pa either me or you

11-1: From statement I:

The sex of Seema is not known.

Seema may be father or uncle/ mother or aunt of Mangesh.

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From statement II:
Seema is either maternal uncle or aunt of Mangesh.

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12-1.
13-5: From the both the statements

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14-5: From the both the statements

A>B>C>E>D

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Directions (15 - 19):

15-2; All taps are wells. (A-Type)

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Some wells are canals (I-type)

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A + I = No conclusion.
Some wells are canals.

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All canals are rivers. ( A-type)

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I + A = I - Type conclusion. Hence "Some wells are rivers."

This is conclusion II.

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16-1: Some papers are books (I - Type)

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All books are journals (A - Type)

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I + A = I - Type conclusion. Hence "Some papers are Journals."

This is conclusion I
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19-5: All pearls are gems (A-type)

All gems are diamonds ( A-type)

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A + A = A - type conclusion. Hence "All pearls are diamonds"
This is conclusion I.

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All corals are gems ( A-type)

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All gems are diamonds (A - type)

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A + A = A - type conclusion. Hence "All corals are diamonds."

This is conclusion II.

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Writer: S. Arun Mohan

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