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Direction:(I-5) In each of thefollowing questions, 1 0 . 1 2 : 3 51: 6

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the numbers src amanged in a particular order or a) 40 b) s2 c) 53
pattern. Choosethemissing numberfrom the given d) 62 e) 63
alternatives.
Il.NATION:FLAG::?:?
1 . 5 , 9 , 1 6 , 2 9 5, 4 ,L 0 3?,
a)School:Uniform b)Emblem:Sign
a)9 4 b) 102 c) 1 0 3
c) House: Child d) Company:Biscuits
d)2 0 0 e )2 0 2
e)Organisation: l,ocation
2 . 4 , 5 , 7 , l 0 ,r l , 1 3 , 1 6 , ?
12.HATE : HAIRED :: ? :?
a) 48 b) 38 c) 20
a) Love : Lovable b) Catch: Caught
d)19 e)18 .
c) Deep : Depth d) Fault : Faultline
e) Great: Greater
3.2,5,r0,17,?,37,50
a) 2r b) 23 c) 26
Direction (13-17):In eachofthefollowing questions,
d) 37 e) 50
five choices have beengiven oat of which four are
alike in some menne4 while one is diffirent.
4 . 3 , 9 , 1 7 , 2 7 ?, ?
Choose the one which is dffirent from the rest.
a) 33 b) 37 c) 39
d) 40 e) 41 13. a)APPLE b) KITES c) ROGIIE
d) POWER e) PALLET
5 .4 7 , 5 35, 9 , ?, 6 7 , 7 1
a) 61 b) 63 c) 64 14. a)cdffg b)abdde c)lmoop
d) 65 e) 66 d)oprrs e)grtuu

Direction (6-7) : Find out the wrong number in the 15. a) 459 b) 18e c) 642
series: d)3s7 e) 678
6 . 2 , 3 ,4 ,4 ,6 , 8 , 9 ,1 2 ,1 6
a)3 b)4 c)6 16. a) ( 131+ 127)(,131- 121)
d)8 e)9 b) (134+23s),(431- 532)
c ) ( 5 1 2+ 1 1 1 ) (, 2 0 5- 1 1 1 )
7 . 4 , 8 , 1 6 , 3 0 , 8 81 ,6 4 d) (602 + 923),(206- 329)
a)4 b)8 c)16 e) (807+ s09),(708- 90s)
d) 30 e) 88
17. a) Kite b)Vulture c) Hawk
Direction (8-12) : Read each question carefully ond d) Bat e) Duck
identify the relationship between the first two words/
numbers, use that relationship to find out the word/ Direction (18-21) : In thefollowing questions,select
number or pair of words/numbers which when sub- the set of conclusion v,hich logically follows from
stitutedfor the question mark maintains the same tlte given statements.
relationship. 18. Statements
I : Somecubesaresquares.
8. SAVE: RESCUE:: SELDOM: ?
II: All squaresarecircles.
a)Frequently b) Rare c)Usually
d)Mostly e) Often Conclusions:
I. All cubesarecircles.
9.MUCH:MORE::?:? II. Somecirclesarecubes.
a) Good: Best b) Few: Least c) Ugly: Scary III. Somecirclesaresquares.
d) Bad: e)
Worse Sweet:Caramel IV. Ail souaresarecubes.
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a) OnlyconclusionI follows 22. Manuniwenttothemoviesninedaysago. Shegoes

b) Only conclusionsI, tr andItr follow. to the moviesonly on Thunday.What dayofthe week
c)All conclusionsfollow. is today?
d) OnlyconclusionsII andItr follow.
a)Sunday b)Tuesday c) Thursday
e) No conclusionfollows.
d) Friday e) Saturday
L9. Statements
I : All doorsarecots. 23. If the fifth day of a month is Friday,which of the
II: Somecotsareerasers. following will betheseventhdayftom 1Ottrofthat month?

Conclusions: a) Wednesday b) Thursday c) Friday

I. Somedoorsareerasers. . d) Saturday e) Sunday
II. All cotsaredoors.
III. Somecotsaredoors. 24. if 2 I stNovemberfalls five daysbeforeWednesday,
IV. Someerasersaredoors. thenwhat will be thedayon 25thDecember?
a) OnlyconclusionsIII andIV follow" a) Monday b)Tuesday c) Wednesday
b) Only conclusionsI andtr follow. d)Thursday e)Friday
c) OnlyconclusionIII follows.
d) Only conclusionIV follows 25. A clockis soplacedthatat l2noon, itsminutehand
e)Ail conclusionsfollow. points towardsnorth-east.In which direction doesits
hourhandpoint at I :30p.m. ?
20. Statements a) East b) West c)North
I : All parrotsarekoels. d) South e) South-East
II: No koel is goat.
Conclusions: 26. If in a clock, the numbersI to 12 arereplacedwith
I. No parrotis goat. alphabetstartingfrom F, then,which of the following
II. Someparrotsaregoats. optionsshallindicatethetimeas9 o'clock ?
III. All koelsareparrots. a)M-P b)P-M c)N-P
IV. Somegoatsareparrots. d)Q-N C)N-Q
a) Only conclusionI follows.
b) Only conclusionItr follows.
27. Inkoducing a man,a woman said,"His mother is the
c) OnlyconclusionII andItr follow.
only daughterofmy father."How is theman relatedto
d) Only conclusionIV follows.
thewoman?
e)No conclusionfollor.l's.
a) Father b) Uncle c) Husband
d) Brother e) Son
2I. Statements
I : Somepencilsarepapers.
II: Somepapersareboxes. 28. A couplehasfive marriedsonsandeachoneofthem
havefour children.How manymembersaretherein the
Conclusions:
I. Somepencilsareboxes. family?
II. Someboxesarepencils. a) 10 b) 27 c) 30
III. Someboxesarepapers. d) 32 e) 4l
IV. Somepapersarepencils.
a) Only conclusionsI andtr follow. 29. In a family of six persons,A is the grandfatherof F.
b) Only conclusionstr andItr follow. D andE arechildren ofB andC. C andD arefemales.
c) OnlyconclusionsIII andIV follow. How is B relatedto C ?
d) All conclusionsfollow. a) Father b) Mother c) Husband
e)No conclusionfollows. d)Wife e) Son
I]!r'r:'fir;4 {3$-32}: The.followingquestionsare bssed 37. TrvrtfriendsJackandBunny starta race,andto-
orc tlte followirtg st*tem*#s: srtherther,-nrn
{br 50m..lackturnsr:ightandmns60 m
i) ln a .fami$t of sixpersons A B, {" D. Ii and E whiie Butiirl .ir{irs jr:ii trril lrili:: "itijn:.'l'hlli }::c1.:lrn.:s
there are two marriecl couples. leii anclruns
50rn whiieBunnyturnsrigfitandmns 50
ii) A is son of B. m" How far arethe trvo friendsfrom eachother?
iii) D is grandmotherof A and mothera-fB. a) 100m iri 60m c) 5r)nr
iv) F is granddaughter of E. d) 35m e) 20ni
30. How rnanymalemembersarethercin the famiiy? 38. in a certaincr:dclanguage,HJIZTcode is deci-
a)l hr') c)3 pheredasMONE\', in thesamewayNOVGZ will be
d)4 e 'l 5 , decipheredas:
a) Sl'Ull{P b)S'IAI.[, c) STICK
31" WhatisCtoA? d) SPIRL e)S'|ARE
a) Brother b) Sister c) Father
d)Mother e)Crandrnother 39" PI-ANliiNG is r:odedin a certain languageas
U i'Fl{S C SA. Horr,'u'iII AUTHORITY be codedin the
32. Whichol'thefollo"*,itrg
is true? sa::relirrrguage?
a) F ls sist(:r
of A b) A is sisterof I: a) FCYBT'LNNi) b) FYOTBNNLT
c) C is fatherofA d) B is motheroi F c) FBCYTI.I{I'N d) FBOYTNLTN
e) F is brotherof B. e) FYOB I'liNl L

3i. O, B Q, R, S andT'arestandingon a benchac- llirrctiort (4{}-43} ; Rt*c! thefollotuing coding scheme

cordingto their hright"P is tailerrhanO buf shorlerthiur a*rl ther ansh,etrthe t|uestions. The word TEMPLE
S. Only S is taliertira.nT. R is shonertiranP bul taiier Ircs bsen coded in five $ffircnt wavs:
thanQ. Whc is th* tall*st /
a;\rCiORfi{'i b} EL.PMET c) WDPOOD
a)o b)P e)Q
d) ELP]\4ET ';l iiMTI-I
diR e)s
Whichcocling;
scireirre
hasbeenfolloivedin question
34. A lady mns 12 km towardsnofth, then 6 km to- . 1 ( l 4 ? I-
aL,-4.i

lveriissouthandthen 6 km East.How far is shcfrom WORD CODE

irersiartingpointandin whichdirection?
a)5kmN-E b)5kmE c)5kmN 40. t.{oBl_E NSBPE
c l , 1; 0 k m N - i : e ) l 0 k m E
11, GRAND iTCPF
3 5. A manis r.valking towanl.seast.\Mrat dir*:tic;nshcuici
42. Jiinac I\{D\\KDF
he not follow ifhe shouidwalk tow;rds n*r1h?
a) right,right,left, righr,right 43. DETERMINE ENIMRETED
b) right,right,lefl,left,left
c) right,right,right 44. ln a certain code language,'pit drtr na' means'y,olt
d) right,left, right, left are good' ; 'dar tok pa' means 'good and bad';'tim
e) noneofthe above na tok' means 'thelt ure bad'.Inthat language,which
word standsfor'thet: ?
36. Sarah'shousefacesSouth.From there,sheruns a) na b) iok c)tim
ahead10m. tumsleft andruns5 km. Thenshetumsleft d) pit e) dar
againandruns 15rn andthen againturns left andruns
10m. Finally, sheturnsright andruns 5 m to reachher 45. if red is called'air', air is called'black', black is
friend'shouse.\trha{dilectionis Sarah'sfriend'shouse called'tky', skyis called'blue',blueis called'wind'
facing? andwind is called'rnhite', wheredo birds flv ?
a) North b) South c) West a) air b) sky c)wind
d) East d) South-Srest 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.
I-ethargic
53. Doctors,Architect,Humans"

46. \4/hichnumberrepresentsthosepersonswho arecre- 54. Scholars"People.Indians.

ativeandlethargic?
a)1 b)3 c)4 Direction (55-56) : The numbers inside the figure
d)5 e)6 given below follow some rules. Identtfy the number
'tuhich when substituted
for the question mark (?)
47. trVhichnumberrepresentsthosepersonswho are maintains tlrut rule.
intelligentandlethargic?
a)7 55.
b)6 c)5 I 2 1
J
d)4 e)3
4 5 6
48. Which numberrepresents thosepersonswho are
4 , t8
intelligent,lethargicaswell ascreative?
a)2 b)4 c)5 a)7 b)8 c)9
d)6 e)7 d) 10 e) 14

49. Which numberrepresents thosewho areintelligent

but neitherlethargicnor creative? 56. 13 T6 t7
a)1 b)2 c)4
d)s e)6
1 1
Z J t6 37
,l
59 91

a) 32 b) 40 c) 48
Direction (50-54) : From the jive logical diagrams d) 50 e)61
given below, select the one which best illustrates the
relationship smong the three given classesin thefol-
Iou,irtg questions.
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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.

57. ProblemFigures AnswerFigures

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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 B C D E

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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 Answer Figures

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74. ProblemFigures Ansrver Figures

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:7. IfAstand for'''-',B standsfor'X', C standsfcr':', Direction (84 - 87) : Select the alternative wlrose al-
thenwhatis thevalueof21 D 3,{ 18 8C 5 ? phabets when placed at the missing places, complete
the series.
a) 46 b) 42 c) 36
?
d) 32 e)26 8 4 . b _ a _ b a b* a b _ a
a) abab b) abbb c) baba
78. If * mgang --, - means x, x means -r and +
d) bbab e) aaab
means--, then the value of 6 + 2: 3 x 4 - 3 is ?
a)6 b)8 c)10
8 5 . a _ a a _ a * baa _ aaba
d) 12 e) 14
a) bbba b) bbab c) bbaa
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 - .? d) baab e) baba

a) oC b) 70 c) 80
d) e0 e) 100 8 6 . k a l _ _ l a l _ aka_ lala _ la
a) lalal b) alall c) lalll
i f 3 : 0 , 4 : 4 , 5 : t r 0t,h e n7, : ? d) ailal e) laali
a) 14 b) 18 c) 2 1
d) 24 e) 28 8 7 . _ a _ _ a a _aab_a
a) abaab b) ababb c) aabab
81. If H : 8 andP: 11.what is thevalueofARM ?
d) babba e) abbaa
a) 23 b) 3 2 c) 3 5
d) 4e e) 5 8 88. You areninth in thequeuefrcrmeitherend.How many
peoplearetherein the queue?
82. If HE: 18 andMEN:32. whatwill MENTAL a) 16 b) 17 c) 18
equals? d)1e e) 20
a)97 b)91 c)87
cl)72 e) 69 89. Arrangethefollowing in a systematicorder:
1.Fruits 2. Roots 3.Trunks
83. Find thenumberof trianglesin the figurebelow: 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 c) 13 a)o b)A c)R
di 14 e)15 d)T e)I
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