Explanatory Answers

• Part A : Reasoning
•
1.(E) Except Austria, all others are Similarly,
continents. Austria is a country
2.(C} Meaningful Words
=> SLOT, LOST
3.(B)

9.(B}
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EN IGMATIC
NW NE
+;1,-1~+;1,-1~ -1~+;1,1~ +;1,1~
FMJ F LBSJB
Starting Point
10m
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6th from Left
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15m SW
S
SE 10.(E}
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3m
6m 1
R E C
2 3 [4"15
lB.I s
r lIJ
E A
6. 8[9Jflo1
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8 4 1 5
e
Meaningful Word => T OlliiN
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4.(C}
7 ' 6 5 1
p a .}
3 rd letter
5.(B}

cba 0/ cba lab I/ cba o n

11.(B}

678998 1791 778978769 1681

6.(C}
labc 1/
Arc, Radius,
cbal abcd 1/
Circumference
cba ~
sand
ti 97 1791 897 1681 87

Diameter are related to Circle,

u e 12.(A} 18th number from the left => 6

19th number from the right=> 9

7.(E} Football comes under the category ball
and in turn ball is a sphere.
c q 6 +9= 15

p s 13,(C}

t n IOdd Number I 9 I
Such combinations are:

w .
B.(A}
w w 14.(D}

I Even Number I Even Numberl

Such combinations are:

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15.(C) Conclusion II is Converse of this
Conclusion.

Even Number I Odd Number I . Conclusion IV is the. Converse of the first

Premise.
Such combinations are: @] 20.(C) Some buildings are roads.
~,~,~,§],~
~,~,~
/
All roads are trucks.
I + A => I-type of Conclusion
16.(B) 191 7 1 8 1
"Some building are trucks."
There is only one such combination.
This is Conclusion II.
(Qns .. 17 to 22) :
21.{B) Some hills are rivers.
(i) All suns are stars ~ Universal
Affirmative (A-type).
(ii) Some robots are machines / m
.~ Particular Affirmative (I-type).
(iii) No moon is a planet ~ Universal I
All rivers are conical
+ A => c o
I-type of Conclusion
Negative (Evtvpe).
s .
"Some hills are conical."
(iv) Some moons are not planets ~
Particular Nsqative (G-type).
22.(A) e r
This is Conclusion II.
Some fishes are birds.
17.(E) All the four Premises are Particular
Affirmative. No Conclusion follows from
a p
the two Particular Premises.
Conclusions land IV form Comple- n p All birds are trees.

io
mentary Pair. Therefore, either I + A => I-type of Conclusion
Conclusion I or IV follows.

st
"Some fishes are trees"
18.(B) Some planets are suns.
All birds are trees.

/ u e ./
+ A =>
All suns are stars.
c q All trees are insects.
I
s
I-type of Conclusion
A + A => A-type of Conclusion

np
"Some planets are stars."
"Allbirds are insects."
Conclusion I is Converse of this
t
Conclusion.
.
(Qns.23 to 28): Sitting arrangement

19.(D)
w
Some pens are drawers.

w
A

w /
All drawers are chairs. F C
I + A => I-type of.Conclusion
"Some pens are chairs."
H

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29.(0) 14 + 11 = 25 [Rule (ii)l 36.(0)
25 X 9 = 225 [Rule (i)]
W K G L B A
225 - 104 = 121 [Rule(iii)] ~ J, J,J,J,~
121 .;- 11 = 11 [Rule (iv)] 9 5 1 8 2 6
30.(C) 36 + 27 = 63 [Rule (ii)]
Condition (iii) is applicable.
63 .;- 7 = 9 [Rule (iv)]
37.(B)
9 X 15 = 135[Rule (i»
Z E F H I R
135 - 124 = 11 [Rule (v)]
~ ~ ~J,~~
31.(A) ?2 + 27 =49 [Rule (ii)]
8 $ % * 3 8
49 .;- 7 = 7 [Rule (iv)]
7 X 9 = 63 [Rule (i)] Condition (ii) is applicable.

63 - 14 = 49 [Rule (v)] 38.(A)

=
32.(0)
49 .;- 7 7
81 - 56 = 25 [Rule (iii)]
E
~
L B
J, J,J,J,J,
G P U

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25 .;- 5 = 5 [Rule (iv)]
u»
$ 8 2 1
.@ C c
5 X 21 = 125 [Rule
125 - 88 = 37 [Rule (v)]
39.(C)

r s
33.(B) 54 +- 27 = 81 [Rule om U H

p e R
J, J, J, J, J, J,
K L Z

pa
81 - 34 = 47 [Rule (v)]
# * 7 5 8 #
49 - 22 = 27 [Rule (iii)]

on
Condition (i) is applicable.
27
- = 9 [Rule (iv)] 40.(A) p.;- R ~ P is mother of R
3
47-9=38
-

t i R- Q ~ R is brother of Q

34.(A)
es Q X T ~ Q is father of T

P is mother of Rand Q
ABWUP
J, J, J, J, J, J,
F
qu Q is father of T.

%26©@%
s c 41.(E)
Therefore, P is grandmother of T.
p.;- Q ~ P is mother of Q.

Condition (i) is applicable.

np Q +R ~ Q is daughter of R.

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35.(E) R X T ~ R is father ofT.
T is either brother of sister of Q.
B
w F
J, J, J, J, J,J,
w
I D W E
42.(0) P XR ~ Pis father of R.

w
$ % 3 4

Condition (iii) is applicable.

6 2 R- Q ~ R is brother of Q.
Therefore,.R is son of P.
P .;- T ~ P is mother of T.
T +R ~ T is daughter of R.
R- Q ~ R is brother of Q.

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 R is the husband of P. 49.(E)
P -;- R ~ P is mother of R.
R- Q ~ R is brother of Q.
R is son of P
P X T ~ P is father of T.
S
T- Q ~ T is brother of Q. Starting Point

Q +R ~ Q is daughter of R.
Neha is now walking towards West .
. P is father of Q and T.
50.{A) From statement I
Therefore, R is wife of P.
1st of the month => Tuesday
43.{B) R- P ~ R is brother of P.
8th of the month => Tuesday
P -i- J ~ P is mother of J.
15th of the month => Tuesday
J X Q ~ J is father of Q.
(Qns. 56 to 60):

44.{E)
J is nephew of R.
P +Q ~ P is daughter of Q.
According to age
o m
Q- R ~ Q is brother of R.
Harish
- . c
Sourav > Rahul > Anuj > Kunal >

R -;-T ~ R is mother of T.
Q is maternal uncle of T.
According

r
to height
s
Kunal > Rahul > Sourav > Harish '>

45,{C)·
T is cousin of P.
P X T ~ P is father of T.
Anuj '
p e
T -;- Q ~ T is mother of Q.
61.{C)

p a
From Problem Figure (A)to (B)the upper
left and lower left designs interchange

Q +R ~
R is husband of T.
Q is daughter of R.

o n positions and the design at the lower left

corner is replaced with a new design. The

Therefore, R is son-in-law of P.
t i middle left design moves to the upper
right position and the lower right design
moves to middle left position. From
46.{D) No answer can be found even it using
the data given in both the statements.
e s Problem Figure (B) to (C) the designs of
left side d'escend and the lowermost
47.{D) From both the statements
q u design moves to the top position. The
two right designs interchange positions
is wife of Yogendra.
s c
The sibling of Ramesh's maternal aunt
and the lower design is replaced with a
new design. These two steps are

n p
Therefore, Ramesh is sibling of Lata.
The sex of Ramesh is not known.
continued in the subsequent figures
alternately.
48.{E)
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From both the statements. 62. (E) In each subsequent figure the plane of

w designs rotates through 90° anticlock-

ww
IWOrldlpeace~limportantl~·~.~
an limportantl call
this lis worldI map
The code for 'peace' is 'pe'.
wise, two designs interchange positions
and a new design replaces the middle
~ ka ~ ba design:
63.(A) From Problem Figure (A) to (B) the
~ de Ita nil ru
. adjacent designs interchange positions
and one of the four designs is replaced
with a new design.

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64.{D) In each subsequent figure the plane of
designs rotates through 90° clockwise,
two designs interchange positions and
the third design is replaced with a new
design.
65.{C) In the subsequent figures the design
0
rotates through 90 135°, 180°, 225°,
, the lower design rotates through 90°
270° clockwise respectively
and the shaded segment is inverted in
each subsequent figure.
66.{A) In' each subsequent figure the design
0
rotates through 45 clockwise and half
leaflet is added infront of and behind the
pre-existing design alternately.
67.{A) From Problem Figure (A) to (B) the main
design rotates through 90 clockwise and
0
the smaller designs move one step.
Similar changes occur from Problem
Figure (C) to OJ) and from Problem Figure
(E) to Answer Figure.
68.{C) From Problem Figure (A) to (B)the upper
design is replaced with- a new design
after being inverted while the other two
designs interchange positions and the
design at middle position is inverted.
Similar changes occur from Problem
Figure (C) to (D) and from Problem Figure
(E) to Answer Figure.
69.(2) In each subsequent figure one oval is
added and upto three ovals respectively
lower, middle and upper portion of the
oval gets shaded.
q u
s c
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. t Part 8
76.{C) ?
w w
= (11.49)4 "" (11.5)4
w
= 11.5
"" 17490
x 11.5 X- 11.5 x 11.5
As we have taken 11.49 "" 11.5, the
nearest answer should be 17430.
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70.{E) In each subsequent figure three smaller
designs move in anticlockwise direction.
Alternatively, this problem is based on
the rule (1) = (5) and (2) = (6).
71.{B) From Problem Figure (A)to (B)the upper
0
design rotates tarouqh 90 clockwise and
anticlockwise while the middle design is
replaced with a new design.
. '
Similar changes occur from Problem
Figure (C) to (D) and from Problem Figure
(E) to Answer Figure.
72.(C) From Problem Figure (A) to (B) all the
designs move one step in clockwise
direction and one of the designs is
replaced with a new design. From
m
c o
Problem Figure (B) to (C) all the designs
move .one step in clockwise direction.
s .
These two .steps are continued in the
subsequent figures in alternate manner.
73.{D)
e r
In the subsequent figures one curve and
one design are added in alternate
74.(A)
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manner and the new design is inverted.
In the subsequent figures respectively
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three and four curves are inverted in
alternate manner.
t io
75.(C) In the subsequent figures the -flag-
shaped design moves diagonally upward
stepwise and descends-in one step after
e s rotating through 90° anticlockwise. The
other design descends diagonally in one
step and ascends stepwise after being
rotated through 900 anticlockwise and
inverted.
Quantitative Aptitude
77.(B)
?= 2198"-1347-403
159-113~27
448
=- = 23.58 "" 24
19
78.(A} 83.(B} The 'given number series is based on
the followmg pattern:
7= ( 330x--.825) +507 12 X 12 X 12 = 1728
100
1~ X 14 X 14 = 2744

2722.50 16 X 16 X 16 = 4096
507
= 5.4 "" 5
18 X 18 X 18 = 5832
79.(D} 20 X .20 X 20 = 8000
22 X 22 X 22 = 10648
7 = .J888888 x 1.486
.'. 7 = 24 X 24 X 24 = 13824
= 943 X 1.5 = 1414.5
Hence, 13824 will replace the question
... Nearest answer = 1400
mark.
80.(E} 7 = 564.666 + 82.5091 X44.581 - . 84.(C} The given number series is based on
34.111 the following pattern:
= 565
= 565
+
+
82.5 X 45 - 34
3712.5- 34
120 + 8 = 7
15 X 7 = 105 o m
= 4243.5
= 4210
105 -i- 6=17,5
. c
•• Approximate answer 17.5 X5 = 87.5
s
er
81.(A} The given number series is based on the
.'. 7 = 87.5 +4 = 21.875
followmg pattern:
40280625 +55 = 732375
a p
Hence, 21.875 will replace the question
mark.
732375 + 45 = 16275
16275 + 35 = 465
85.(E}

n p
The given number series is based on the
following pattern :
465 -i- 25 = 18.6
18.6 + 15 = 1:24
o
i LJ 3 6 21
LJ
28 55
LJ LJ'
66 7 120

st
+3 +7 + +15 11
.', 7 = 1.24 + 5 = 0.248
7 ==120 -.15 = 105
Hence. 0.248 will replace the question
mark.
u e .'.Hence, 105 will replace the question

82.(C} q
The given number series is based on the.
mark.

sc
86.(C} ,
following pattern:

np
14 X 1 - 2 = 14 - 2 = 12 235
7 = 6+-+3+-+3+-
12 X 2 - 3 = 24 - 3 = 2,1 356

. t
21 X 3 - 4 = 63 - 4 = 59
(2 3 5)
= (6 + 3 + 3) + - + - + -
59 x4-5
w = 236-5 = 231
3 5 6

ww
231 X5-6 = 1155-6= 1149
.'. 7 = 1149 X 6 - 7 20+18+25)
= l~+
(
=6894'- 7 = 6887 30

Hence, 6887 will replace the question

63 3 1
mark. = 12+-- = 12+2- =14-
30 30 10

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87,(D) (?}2== [(165)2 +- 75* 12) +- 36 95.(0) {(45? + (65)2} +- ? ~ 1907

(165)2
= ~x12
[
1 +36
=>
(91125 + 4225)
?
9
= 1 07

165 x 165 x 12
=> 7 '= 95350 =' 50
= = 121 1907
75x36
96,(D) From statement A,
3 X 5 == 15; 5 X 9 = 45 (An odd number)
It is also obvious from statement B.
. (32)20 20-5
88,(D) 7=--=(32) == 32 15 97.(E) The answer is not possible with the help
(32)5
of even both the statements. We need
89,(B) 7 == 52.901 - 17,563 - 7.731 - 0.690 more information like sum or average of
their ages or ratio of their after some time
== 52.901 - 25.984 or before sometime etc.
= 26,917 98,(B) A+ B + C + D
From statement
=
B,
Rs. (4

o m
X Bl880)

90,(B)
762x7
--+
568x44
=524.24
c
= s.
100 100 A + C+ D = Rs.(3 X 61665)
=> 762 X 7 + 24992 == 52424 :. B's salary (A + B + C + D)'s

=> 762 X 7 = 52424 - 24992

er
salary - (A + C + D)'s salary

ap
= 27432 99.(C) From statement A.

The three digit number is divisible by 9.

=>
27432
?=---=36
762
n p From statement
=6*6
B,

o Number

ti
91.(E) ? = ~ ,[44944+ .J52441 A number is divisible by 9 if sum of its
digits is divisible by 9.

es
= .J212+229 = .J441 = 21
Clearly, *=6
92,(A) ? = 345 + 25 X 0.80 -11 =
qu
because 666 +- 9 74
;:: 345 + 20 - 11 100,(D) From statement A.

sc
= 354 Let CP of 1 printer = Re.l
= Rs.5
93,(B)
? = 1338 x 24.8
100
n p 945 x 15 .5
100
:. CP of 5 printers
and SP of 5 printers = Rs.6
=
= .t
331.824 - 146.475 1
.. Gain %= -xlOO
5 = 20%

w
185,349

w= w
94,(C) ? = (76.32)2 - (28.82)2 100
CP == --x3000 = Rs.2500
(76.32 +28.82) (76.32 - 28.82) ., 120

= 105.14 X 47.5 = 4994.15 .. Gain =: Rs. (3000 - 2500) = Rs, 500

From statement B, we can also find the
answer.

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 ·101.(B) From the given alternatives, According to the question, After 5 years,
98 X 96 = 9408
9x +5 10
102.(C) Required answer 8x+5 9

5 36 27 => 81x+ 45 = 80x ,- 50

= 4500 x-x--x-- =243
9 100 100 => 8lx-80x = 50-45 => x =5
103.(0)
:. Required difference
SIx100
Rate = ------ = 9x - 8x = x = 5 years
Principal x Time
107.(D) Required difference

= 12000xl00 =10% 7 3
= 1008 x- -568 x-
40000 x 3 8 4
= 882 - 426 = 456

.'. CI = Principal [( 1+ ~~: )

Time
-1
1 108.{A)

171
? 76
?
o m
~1 0000[(1+1~~)'- 1] => 72 = 171 X 76
= 19x 3 X 3 X 19 X 2 X 2
. c
= 40000 [(1.1)3- 1]
=> 7 = 19 X 3 X 2 = 114
r
109.-(C) Let the total amount be Rs. x.
s
= 40000 (1.331 - 1)
p e
According to the question.
= 40000 X 0.331 = RS.13240

p aPercentage of spent amount

= 100 - 28 = 72%
104. (A) Let the original fraction be -
x
n Amount spent

io
y
= Rs. (68357 + 25675)
According to the question,
= Rs. 94032
xx400
yx200
30
19 e st 72
:. x x-- = 94032
100

x 30x2 15 q u 94032 x 100

=>-=--=-
Y 4x19 19
s c =>x=-----
72

np
= Rs.l,30,600
105.(A)
110.(B) Let the number be x.

~~i .t
Days Women
According to the question.
~2~

ww
5
xx-=720
:. 21 : 18: : 42 : x 6

w
=> x =
42x18
21
= 36 => x =
nOx6
5
= 864

106. (B) Let the present ages of Sulekhaa and 864 x45
Arunima be 9x and Bxyears respectively. .. 45% of 864 = 100 = 388.8

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·n 1.(D) Total number of students studying B.Sc. Total number of men selecting product E
in all the colleges together
48300 x 2J.
= 350 + 325 + 300 + 375 + 425 ----=483x21
100
= 1775
Required ratio,
112.(C) Total number of students studying
B.Sc. in colleges C and E = 368 X 39: 483 X 21

= 300 + 425 = 725

= 208 : 147

Total number of students studying B.A. 117.(A) Number of men selecting product
in colleges A and B=2 75 + 300 = 575
56340 x 45
:. Required ratio = 725: 575 C = = 25353
100
= 29: 23 Number of men selecting product F
113.(A) Total number of students studying in
different streams in all the colleges: 15
= 35580 x - = 5337
B.Sc. ~ 1775
B.A. ~ 275 + 300 + 325 + 450 +325
100
:. Required percentage
o m
= 1675
Reom. ~ 425 + 475 + 325 + 425 +
5337
=---xl00
.
=21.05
c
225 = 1875
25353

r s
118.(E) 8 Number of women selecting product E
:. Required ratio= 1775 : 1675 : 1875
= 71 : 67: 75
p e
44
= 48300 x-· - = 21252
114.(E) Number of students studying B. Com: in
college C ::;:;325 p a 100

Total numberof people selecting all the

"

Total number of students studying B.Com

= o n products together

ti
1875 = 4552S + 36800 + 56340 +. 62350+
Required percentage 48300 + 35580

es
= 284895
325 . .
=--xl00 =17 .. Required- percentage
1875

q
115.(B) Total number of students in college B
u 21252

sc
---x 100 =7.5
= 300 + 325 + 475. = 1100 ·284895
Number of students studying B.A. in

np
119.(D) Total number of children selecting
college B =300 product A

.t
:. Required percentage
45525 x36
- 16389

ww
300 100
== _·-x 100 = 27.27
1100 120.(A) Total number of women selecting all the

w
116.(C) Total number of men selecting product
B ;", 39% of 36800
products together

= 45525 x 44 + 36800 x~ + 56340 x 30

39 100 100 100
= 36800 x-- = 368 x39
100

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 :. Pass percentage
28 44 35
+ 62350 x -'- + 48300.x -- + 35580 x-- 407 '
100 100 ' 100 ==--. x100 ==86%
473
20031 + 12144 + 16902 + 17458 + Number of appeared Students in class
21252 + 12453 IX over the years
:;::100240 :;::64+ 56 + 74 + 69 + 88+ 52 +
:. Required average 66 ==469
Number of passed students
100240
---:;:: 16707 :;::54 + 51 + 63 + 66 + 78 + 40 + 62
6
= 414
121. (E) Number of students appeared in the year
:. .Pass percentage
2007:;:: 64 + 48 + 46 + 52 + 90 :;::300
Number of passed students in 2007 414
==--x100 ==88%
:;::56 + 40 + 38 + 40 + 88 :;::262 469

Number of students not passed Number of appeared students in cl~ss

X over the years
:;::300 - 262 :;::38
:;::65 + 60 + 74 + 80 + 88 + 90 +
:. Required ratio r= 262 : 38
:;::131 : 19
68:;:: 525
Number of passed students
o m
122.(B) Number of-appeared students in class
VII over the years
= 61 + 56 + 70 + 72
56 :;::479 .
. c + 76 + 88 +

:;::72 f 66 + 64 + 53 + 58 + 48 +
80:;:: 441
Pass percentage
r s
Number of passed students 479
525 p e
==-. -x100:;:: 91.2
:;::64 + 52 + 50 + 38 + 44 + 40 +
76:;:: 364
p a
124.(C) Pass percentage in class IX :
:. Number of students
:;::441 - 64:;:: 77
not passed

o n 51
Year 2003 ~-x100==91.07%
.

:. Required averaqe e=
77
7 :;::11 t i 56

123.(E) Number of appeared students e s

in class
Year 2005'~
66
~x100
69
==95.7%

VIII over the years

= 92 q u Year 2008 ~ 62 x 100 ==94%

76 :;: 473
s c
+ 78 + 68 + 55 + 58 + 46 + 66
125.(A) Total number of candidates passed

= n
80 + 72 + 63
p
Number of passed students
+ 41 + 45 + 38 + 68
from all the classes together in 2005
:;::79 + 38 + 41 + 66 + 72
:;::407
t =
w.
296

ww

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