REASONING ABILITY (40 Qns)

Directions for Q1 to Q10: Select the right option from the given alternatives.
0 Looking at a man’s portrait, Harish said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son.
1 Brothers and sisters I have none.” At whose portrait is Harish looking?
(a) His son’s (b) His cousin’s (c) His uncle’s (d) His nephew’s
portrait portrait portrait portrait
Ans (a)
0 Introducing a man, a woman said, “He is the husband of my mother’s daughter”.
2 How is the woman related to the man?
(a) Mother (b) Daughter (c) Sister (d) None of these
Ans (d)
0 Aakash saw his sister’s son’s maternal aunt’s husband’s mother-in-law’s
3 granddaughter from her only son on the other side of the road. Whom did Aakash
see?
(a) Aunt (b) Sister (c) Daughter (d) Sister-in-law
Ans (c)
0 Sapna was talking to Harsha's husband's mother-in-law's son's daughter's paternal
4 grandfather's brother. If Sapna and Harsha are sisters, then who was Sapna talking
to?
(a) Uncle (b) Father (c) Brother (d) Grandfather
Ans (a)
0 If Mohan is the brother of Rohan’s grandmother, how is Rohan related to Mohan?
5
(a) Brother-in-law (b) Uncle (c) Grandson (d) Grandfather
Ans (c)
0 Aakriti went to her mother’s brother’s wife’s daughter’s paternal grandmother’s
6 only son-in-law’s nephew’s house. Whose house did Aakriti go?
(a) Son (b) Brother (c) Sister (d) Cousin
Ans (d)
0 Seeta who is the sister-in-law of Arvind, is the daughter-in-law of Sumedha. Deepak
7 is the father of Saarthak, who is the only brother of Arvind. How is Sumeedha
related to Arvind?
(a) Mother-in-law (b) Mother (c) Aunt (d) Grand mother
Ans (b)
0 Introducing a woman, a man said, “She is the only daughter-in-law of my mother.”
8 How is the woman related to the man?
(a) Cousin (b) Sister (c) Daughter (d) Wife
Ans (d)
0 P is the father of R but R is not his son. M is the spouse of R. How is M related to P?
9
(a) Son-in-law (b) Wife (c) Daughter-in- (d) Uncle
law
Ans (a)
1 B is the only child of A. M and N are the children of B. D is the grandmother of N.
0 How is A related to D?
(a) Grandmother (b) Husband (c) Mother (d) Son
Ans (b)
 Directions for Q11 – Q15: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions that follow.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are the only seven members of a family. There are three
females among them. There are two married couples in the family. Every one of
them has a different profession from Architect, Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Engineer,
Manager and Musician, not necessarily in the same order. B is a Lawyer and he is
married to F, the Manager. A is the brother of G who is an Architect. C is a Doctor
and is an unmarried lady. D is a Teacher and is the sister of G. E is not an Engineer.
1 Which of the following pairs represents the husbands of the two married couples?
1
(a) BG (b) AF (c) BE (d) None of these
Ans (c)
1 What is A's profession?
2
(a) Architect (b) Musician (c) Engineer (d) Lawyer
Ans (c)
1 Which of the following combinations represents the three females in the family?
3
(a) A, B, C (b) C, F, G (c) D, A, B (d) C, D, F
Ans (d)
1 Who is the musician among the following?
4
(a) E (b) D (c) B (d) G
Ans (a)
1 Which of the following pairs is a married couple?
5
(a) BG (b) AE (c) AC (d) BF
Ans (d)
Directions for Q16 – Q20: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions that follow.
Aruna, Maya, Puja, Jaya, Hema, Divya and Kripa are seven girl students of a school.
They study in Std. III, IV and V with atleast two in any one standard. Each of them
has different choice of colours from blue, red, green, yellow, black, white and
brown, not necessarily in the same order. Maya studies in Std. IV with only Divya
who likes red colour. Aruna studies in Std. V and does not like either blue or green.
Hema does not study in Std. V and likes yellow colour. Puja and Jaya study in the
same Std. but not with Aruna. None of these who study in Std. III likes white. The
one who likes black studies in Std. IV. Jaya likes brown colour. Puja does not like
blue colour.
1 In which Std. the girl student who likes white colour is studying?
6
(a) III (b) IV (c) V (d) III or IV
Ans (c)
1 Which colour does Puja like?
7
(a) Blue (b) Green (c) Black (d) Brown
 Ans (b)
1 Which of the following combinations is definitely correct?
8
(a) IV – Kripa – (b) IV – Divya – (c) III – Hema – (d) None of these
Blue red Black
Ans (d)
1 In which Std. do three of the girl students study?
9
(a) III (b) V (c) III or V (d) None of these
Ans (a)
2 Which colour does Kripa like?
0
(a) Green (b) Blue (c) Red (d) Yellow
Ans (b)
Directions for Q21 – Q24: Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
Six friends Laxman, Madan, Nair, Omshri, Partha and Rishi work in three different
cities namely Chennai, Pune and Nasik. Not more than two work in a single city. Each
of them has a different profession – Banker, Software-Engineer, Lawyer, Lecturer,
Doctor and Psychologist but not necessarily in the same order. Omshri works in
Chennai and is not a Lecturer. Madan is a Banker by profession and works in Pune
with only Rishi who is a Software Engineer by profession. Nair works in Nasik and is
not a Lawyer by profession. Partha is a Doctor and does not work in Chennai. The
only other person who works in Chennai is a Lecturer by profession.
2 Which of the following is true for Madan?
1
(a) Madan is a Banker by profession.
(b) Madan works in the same place as Nair
(c) Madan is either a Lecturer or a Lawyer by profession
(d) Madan works in Chennai
Ans (a)
2 Who are the two people who work in Nasik?
2
(a) Laxman and (b) Nair and (c) Laxman and (d) Nair and
Nair Partha Rishi Omshri
Ans (b)
2 Which of the following combinations of person, place and profession is correct?
3
(a) Rishi – Nasik – (b) Partha – Pune – (c) Laxman – Nasik (d) Omshri –
Psychologist Doctor – Lecturer Chennai – Lawyer
Ans (d)
2 Which of the following is the occupation of Nair?
4
(a) Software (b) Psychologist (c) Lecturer (d) Lawyer
Engineer
Ans (b)
Directions for Q25 to Q27: Read the following information carefully and answer
 the questions given below.

Five cities A, B, C, D and E are famous for their lovely gardens, fancy jewellery,
educational institute, blue pottery and scents but not in the same order.
[i] A and C are neither educational centres nor have gardens.
[ii] B and E are not famous for jewellery or pottery.
[iii] Scents and jewellery have nothing to do with A.
[iv] D and E are not famous for garden and jewellery.
[v] D is not famous for educational institutes.
2 Which of the following cities is famous for gardens?
5
(a) A (b) C (c) D (d) B
Ans (d)
2 Blue pottery is available in which of the following cities?
6
(a) A (b) C (c) E (d) B
Ans (a)
2 City E is famous for which of the following features?
7
(a) Jewellery (b) Educational (c) Pottery (d) Scents
institute
Ans (b)
Directions for Q28 to Q30: Read the following information carefully and then
answer the questions that follow.
Eight persons P, M, R, T, Q, U, V and W are sitting in front of one another in two
rows. Each row has 4 persons. P is between U and V and facing North. Q who is to
the immediate left of M is facing W. R is between T and M. W is to the immediate
right of V.
2 Who is sitting in front of R?
8
(a) U (b) Q (c) V (d) P
Ans (d)
2 Who is sitting to the immediate right of R?
9
(a) M (b) V (c) M or T (d) None of these
Ans (d)
3 In which of the following pairs, persons are sitting in front of each other?
0
(a) MV (b) RV (c) TV (d) UR
Ans (a)
Directions for Q31 to Q35: Select the right option from the given alternatives.
3 In a row of 54 persons, Ajay is 15th from the left and Ravi is 20th from the right side.
1 Find the number of persons sitting between Ajay and Ravi?
(a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 17
 Ans (c)
3 Two persons A and B are standing in a row. A is 18 th from the left and B is 24th from
2 the right. If they interchange their positions, A becomes 31 st from the left. Find the
new position of B from the right side and the total number of persons?
(a) 37th and 54 (b) 33rd and 48 (c) 39th and 56 (d) 35th and 52
Ans (a)
3 In a row of persons, position of Jack from the left side of the row is 9 th and position
3 of Jim from the right side of the row is 8th. If John is just sitting in the middle of Jack
and Jim and the position of John from the left side of the row is 15 th, find the
number of persons sitting in the row?
(a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 19 (d) 34
Ans (a)
3 If position of A from the left side of a row is 19th and position of B from the right
4 side of a row is 17th and if there is only one person sitting between A and B, which
of the following can be the number of persons that can be seated in this row?
(a) 34 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 33
Ans (d)
3 In a class of 90 where girls are twice that of boys, Sasidhar ranked 14 th from the
5 top. If there are 10 girls ahead of Sasidhar, how many boys are after him in rank?
(a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 22
Ans (b)
Directions for Q36 to Q40: Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions that follow. The conditions for selecting the candidates for interview
for the post of Medical representative in a company. The candidate must:
a) Be a graduate in Science with Chemistry and Botany/Zoology
b) Have 60% and above in SSC and 50% and above in graduation
c) Must not be more than 25 years of age as on 01.01.1997
d) Have at-least represented school/college in inter-school/college competitions.
e) Have passed the selection test with 55% and above marks.
f) Enclose recommendation of two persons who are not his/her relatives.
However, in the case of a candidate who fulfils all other criteria except
i)”a” above but has passed MSc in Chemistry with 60% or above marks, he/she
should be in the waiting list for the interview.
ii)” b” above, he/she should be referred to the Manager-Administration.
iii) “f” above, he/she should be called to meet the Manager-HRD
Based on these criteria and information provided below, decide the appropriate
course of action in each case. You are not supposed to assume anything and if the
data provided is not adequate to decide the course of action, your answer will be
“Data Inadequate”. These cases are given to you as on 1 st December,1996
36 Gaurav Seth has represented his school and college in Cricket and Chess. He has
passed his BSc with Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics at the age of 20 years in
1994. He came 2nd in the merit list in the selection test with 78% marks and
enclosed two recommendations.
(a) Not to be called for the interview
(b) Data inadequate
(c) To be called for the interview
(d) Refer to manager-administration
Ans (b)
37 Kartika Natarajan, a Kathak dancer who has won Inter-University prizes, is a
brilliant student holding 1st rank in MSc(Chemistry) in 1996 as well as the
selection test. She has had more than 75% of marks in the examination right from
SSC to BSc(Chemistry-Botany). All her teachers speak highly about her.
(a) Not to be called for the interview
(b) Data In adequate
(c) Refer to Manager-HRD
(d) To be waitlisted
Ans (b)
38 Deepti Sekhar, who has been recommended by two actresses working in TV
serials, is 23 years of age with Master’s degree in Chemistry. She has won prizes in
acting inter-university drama competitions. She has obtained more than 70%
marks in SSC, BSc(Chemistry-Botany) and also in the selection test.
(a) To be waitlisted
(b) Not to be called for interview
(c) Refer to Manager-Administration
(d) To be called for interview
Ans (d)
39 Rakesh Sinha won inter-college tournament for Table Tennis in 1995 while doing
his final year of BSc in Chemistry and Zoology. He has passed with more than 60%
of marks in all the examinations right from SSC to the selection test held by the
company. He has enclosed two good recommendations, one from his college
principal and the other from an industrialist. His father works in a bank.
(a) Data Inadequate
(b) To be called for the interview
(c) Not to be called for the interview
(d) Refer to Manager-HRD
Ans (a)
40 Vandana, born on 19th November 1974, is a post graduate in Chemistry. During
graduation, she studied Chemistry, Zoology and Botany. She had represented her
school and college in sports and drama. Her father is a successful doctor. She has
passed the selection test with 62% marks and enclosed recommendations of
President and Vice-President of the Chemist’s Association.
(a) To be called for the interview
(b) Data inadequate
(c) Not to be called for the interview
(d) To be waitlisted
Ans (b)

VERBAL ABILITY (40 Qns)

SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS

Directions for Q1 to Q10: Select the word which best expresses the meaning of
the word in CAPITALS.
01 LUMINOUS
(a)Transparent (b)Dull (c)Glowing (d)Lame
Ans (c)
02 FEROCIOUS
 (a)Violent (b)Timid (c)Fast (d)Unbearable
Ans (a)
03 PARTIAL
(a)Equitable (b)Unbiased (c)Half (d)Incomplete
Ans (d)
04 TAMPER
(a)Attach (b)Timing (c)Interfere (d)Build
Ans (c)
05 CONSOLIDATE
(a)Connect (b)Dissolve (c)Attend (d)Disperse
Ans (a)
06 ARID
(a)Dry (b)Separated (c)Arrogant (d)Superfluous
Ans (a)
07 ADORN
(a) Decorate (b) Enjoy (c) Admire (d) Hate
Ans (a)
08 CEASE
(a) Hold (b) Capture (c) Stop (d) Seige
Ans (c)
09 HATE
(a) Abuse (b) Abhor (c) Naughty (d) Tardy
Ans (b)
10 FAMISHED
(a) Hungry (b) Finished (c) Full (d) Thirsty
Ans: [a]
Directions for Q11 to Q20: Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in
meaning to the word in CAPITALS.
11 MINOR
(a)Big (b)Major (c)Tall (d)Heavy
Ans (b)
12 INVINCIBLE
(a)Voluble (b)Victorious (c)Visible (d)Vulnerable
Ans (d)
13 GIGANTIC
(a)Huge (b)Invisible (c)Zero (d)Tiny
Ans (d)
14 EMPATHY
(a)Care (b)Sympathy (c)Discontent (d)Indifference
Ans (d)
15 GRATIFY
(a)Oblige (b)Humor (c)Indulge (d)Upset
Ans (d)
16 BESTIAL
(a)Humane (b)Wrong (c)Earth (d)Rough
Ans (a)
17 ENDORSE
 (a) Approve (b) Revoke (c) Reverse (d) Oppose
Ans (d)
18 PRANKISH
(a) Whimsical (b) Machiavellian (c) Impish (d) Serious
Ans (d)
19 SETTLED
(a) Stationary (b) Fixed (c) Inactive (d) Mobile
Ans (d)
20 FIGURATIVE
(a) Symbolic (b) Illustrative (c) Literal (d) Pictorial
Ans (c)
Directions for Q21 to Q35: Fill in the blanks with the most suitable options.
21 An honest man never ________ to lies in order to fulfill his goals.
(a)helps (b)tells (c)resorts (d)forms
Ans (c)
22 All members will have a fixed five years ________.
(a)tenet (b)tenor (c)tenure (d)tenement
Ans (c)
23 New concerns about growing religious tensions in northern India were _________
this week after at least fifty people were killed and hundreds were injured or
arrested in riots between Hindus and Muslims.
(a)lessened (b)invalidated (c)restrained (d)fueled
Ans (d)
24 In any case, it seems like a travesty to reduce Gandhian values to a ________ ban on
liquor.
(a)prosaic (b)characterless (c)imaginative (d)outdated
Ans (a)
25 The magazine is all style and little ________.
(a)readability (b)substance (c)worth (d)meaning
Ans (b)
26 The market was full of people ________ attractive clothes of different styles.
(a)having (b)showing (c)wearing (d)watching
Ans (c)
27 It was a see-saw battle but Manpreet________ ahead in the third round for the win.
(a)flowed (b)ebbed (c)perched (d)surged
Ans (d)
28 Nothing ________ convinced her to cancel her trip to Goa.
(a)was going to (b)could have (c)could (d)will have
Ans (b)
29 Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to ________
(a)back up (b)back in (c)back at (d)back out
Ans (d)
30 The monk wanders here and there in search of silence and peace. He lives a ________
life.
(a)nomadic (b)boring (c)religious (d)busy
Ans (a)

31 His recent success ________ him more arrogant than what he used to be.
 (a) make (b) have make (c) has made (d) was making
Ans (c)
32 Do not move towards the car ________ you’ve finished your milk.
(a) as (b) while (c) inspite (d) until
Ans (d)
33 All the history books belonging to the Mughal period have been ________ from
Sanskrit to English.
(a) transferred (b) dictated (c) dubbed (d) translated
Ans (d)
34 Suddenly, the television blacked out as there was some issue in the signal ________.
(a) transformation (b) transfer (c) transmission (d) transition
Ans (c)
35 Astronauts have completed a major mission in space. It was ________ a replacement
of the fuel tank in one of the space stations.
(a) concerns (b) concerning (c) concern (d) concerned
Ans (b)
Directions for Q36 to Q40: Select the right option from the given alternatives.
36 RETICENT : TALK is similar to
(a) Abstemious : (b) Tasteless : (c) Likely : (d) Cranky :
Devour Savour Conjecture Grumble
Ans (a)
37 INDIGENT : WEALTHY is similar to
(a) Scholarly : (b) Gauche : (c) Native : (d) Angry : Rich
Erudite Graceful Affluent
Ans (b)
38 DIVA : OPERA is similar to
(a) Thespian : Play (b) Conductor : (c) Producer : (d) Director :
Bus Theatre Drama
Ans (a)
39 COMPREHEND : UNINTELLIGIBLE is similar to
(a) Swallow : (b) Circumvent : (c) Accumulate : (d) Control :
Edible Risky Insignificant Ungovernable
Ans (d)
40 INCANDESCENT : GLOWING is similar to
(a) Boor : Oafish (b) Flash : Flame (c) Tedious : Bore (d) Indefatigable :
Untiring
Ans (d)