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REASONING ABILITY 10. If we arrange all the digits in descending order within
Directions (Q.No.1-5): Answer the questions based on the the number and then subtract the highest and lowest
information given below. numbers what will be the resultant?
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V bought different (a) 240 (b) 131 (c) 109
number of items i.e. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Each of them (d) 130 (e) 340
bought items among earphone, mobile and laptop. At least Directions (Q.No.11-12): Read the following information
one person and at most three persons bought the given carefully and answer the question given below.
items. Q bought more items than S but not double the Point Q is 30 m to the south of S and Z is 40 m to the west
number of items of S. T bought 9 mobiles. V bought two of point S, which is to the south V. U is to the east of S and
items more than that of P, who does not buy earphone. Q 30m to the south of T, which is 36m to the east of V. Now
and V bought the same item. One person bought 11 Raman starts walking from his office. He walks in the north
mobiles. Neither Q nor S bought mobile. U bought 7 items. direction and after 30 m, he turns right. Now after walking
P and S bought same item. Nobody bought 7 mobiles or 45 m, he turns left and walks 60m. Then he finally turned
earphones. left and reached point U after a distance of 45m.
1. Who among the following bought 8 laptops? 11. V is in which direction with respect to Z?
(a) Q (b) P (c) R (d) S (e) V (a) North (b) South East (c) North East
2. What is the difference in number of items that V and U (d) West (e) None of these
bought? 12. What is the distance between T and Raman's of face?
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) 1 (a) 80 m (b) 130 m (c) 95 m
3. Find the odd one out. (d) 120 m (e) None of these
(a) P, U (b) V, Q (c) S, U 13. How many meaningful English words can be formed
(d) Q, P (e) T, R with the letters 'EFIL' using all letters, but each letter
4. Who among the following bought highest number of only once in each word?
items? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S (e) T (d) Four (e) Five
5. Who bought mobile among the following? 14. How many pairs of letters are there in the word
(a) P (b) V (c) U (d) R (e) S "FOLIACEOUS" which have as many letters between
Directions (Q.No.6-10): There are five 3-digits numbers as them in the word as in the alphabet?
given below. Answer the following questions based on (a) None (b) 1 (c) 3
these numbers. (d) 2 (e) None of these
152 255 355 422 626 Directions (Q.No.15-19): Study the information carefully
6. If we add "1" in each number then how many numbers and answer the questions given below.
are divisible by 3? Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q live on four
(a) Three (b) Two (c) Four different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same
(d) Five (e) None order. Ground floor is numbered 1, floor above it is
7. If we add all the digits of each number then which of numbered as 2 and so on till topmost floor which is
the following is the second highest? numbered as 4. There are two flats on each floor- flat-1 and
(a) 152 (b) 255 (c) 355 (d) 422 (e) 626 flat-2 from west to east such that flat 1 is west of flat 2.
8. If we interchange the first and third digit within the no. Flat-1 of second floor is exactly above flat-1 of first floor
then which is the second lowest? and exactly below the flat-1 of third floor, other flats are
(a) 255 (b) 152 (c) 355 (d) 422 (e) 626 placed in the same way.
9. If we multiply all the digits within the number then N lives at even number flat of even number floor. M lives
which of the following is the third lowest number? in flat-1 of floor-1. K lives north-west of O’s flat. K does
(a) 152 (b) 255 (c) 355 not live at odd number floor. Q lives south-east of P’s flat.
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lives west of L. of D, who does not have any siblings. V is the spouse of B.
15. Who among the following persons lives South west of 25. How is R related to S?
L and North west of O? (a) Cousin (b) Son (c) Brother
(a) Q (b) J (c) K (d) Nephew (e) Cannot be determined
(d) M (e) None of these 26. How many male persons are there in the family?
16. Who among the following persons lives just above K (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
on the same flat as K? (d) 6 (e) Cannot be determined
(a) J (b) P (c) M Directions (Q.No.27-31): Read the following information
(d) N (e) None of these carefully and answer the questions given below.
17. Who among the following persons lives in flat-1 of Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a
floor-2? circular table and all of them are facing center of the table
(a) N (b) L (c) P with equidistance from each other. They are like different
(d) K (e) None of these colors viz., Black, Violet, Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue,
18. How many floors are there between J’s floor and O’s White and Green but not necessary in the same order.
floor? A sits third to the left of the one who likes Red. Only one
(a) One (b) Either (A) or (C) person sits between E and the one who likes Red. C sits
(c) Two (d) None second to the right of the one who likes Orange, who is an
(e) Both Live at same floor immediate neighbor of E. Only two persons are sitting
19. Who among the following persons lives at Flat-2 of between the one who likes Green and the one who likes
floor-2? Orange. The one who likes Green is not an immediate
(a) L (b) Q (c) O neighbor of C. B sits opposite to F, who likes Black. H sits
(d) N (e) None of these second to the left of the one who likes Violet. H does not
Directions (Q.No.20-24): Read the following information like Green. As many persons sitting between E and the one
carefully to answer the questions based on it. who likes Black is same as between the one who likes Red
Certain number of persons is seated in a row facing north. and G. E likes neither Yellow nor Blue. A does not like
The information about only few of the persons is known. Orange and Yellow.
No seat is vacant. Total number of persons in the row is an 27. A likes which of the following colors?
even number. Y sits at the right end of the row. Only two (a) Black (b) White (c) Blue
persons sit between Y and T. S sits just to the left of X. S (d) Violet (e) Green
sits at an even position from the left end. Only two persons 28. How many persons are sitting between H and the one
sit between W and X. X sits left to W. Not more than four who likes White when counted from right of H?
persons sit between Z and S. Z sits on an odd position from (a) None (b) 1 (c) 2
the right end but right to S. V sits third to the right of Z. (d) 3 (e) More than three
Not more than 10 persons sit in the row. Number of 29. Which of the following statements is true?
persons between V and H is not a prime number. (a) E likes Green
20. Who among the following sits at one of the corners of (b) Only two persons are sitting between F and G
the row? (c) B is an immediate neighbor of the one who likes
(a) H (b) T (c) S (d) Y (e) V Black
21. Total how many persons sit in the row? (d) D faces the person who likes Violet
(a) 6 (b) 8 (e) None is true
(c) 10 (d) Either 8 or 10 30. If E is related to Black and D is related to Orange in a
(e) None of these certain way. Then, C is related to which of the
22. What is the position of Z from the left end? following?
(a) 4th (b) 6th (c) 2nd (a) Violet (b) Yellow (c) Green
(d) 8 th (e) None of these (d) Black (e) Blue
23. How many persons sit between H and Z? 31. Who among the following persons sits immediate right
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) None of the person who sits opposite to G?
(d) 4 (e) None of these (a) The one who likes White
24. Which of the following statements is correct? (b) C
(a) X sits second to the right of H. (c) The one who likes Green
(b) H sits at one of the corners of row. (d) H
(c) T sits between W and Z. (e) None of them
(d) S sits at the second position from the left end. Directions (Q.No.32-35): In a certain code language the
(e) None of these words are written in the form of numbers which are specific
Directions (Q.No.25-26): Read the following information to a certain code. These codes can be traced from the table
carefully and answer the questions given below. with the respective number. For e.g. the code for the
Nine persons, T, S, D, K, Q, B, V, M and R are in a family number '10' will be 'ba', code for the number '01' will be 'sa'
with three different generations. S is the sister of T, who is and so on.
the only son of V. B is the mother-in-law of D, who is the
son of Q. S is an unmarried person. M is the sister-in-law of
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 Only a few doctor is engineer.
All engineer is developer.
Some developer is tester.
Only a few tester is trainer.
Conclusions:
I. Some developer is trainer.
II. Some engineer being tester is a possibility.
III. Some developer is doctor.
'dance luxary loose win award' is coded as '23 10 01 02 21' (a) Both conclusion II and III follow.
'plus hope award meeting' is coded as '00 03 21 11' (b) Only conclusion III follows.
'flat luxary meeting roung' is coded as '13 10 11 12' (c) Only conclusion I follows.
'dance show floor flat hope' is coded as '23 20 22 13 03' (d) Both conclusion I and II follow.
32. What is the code for 'hope' in the given code language? (e) None of the above
(a) ka (b) qa (c) fa Directions (Q.No.39-40): Study the following information
(d) la (e) None of these and answer the question:
33. What is the code for 'floor' in the given code language? 39. Statement:
(a) ma (b) ra (c) ha P≥V=S<B≤K;K=R<L≥H<C≤T
(d) ta (e) Can't be determined Conclusion:
34. What is the code for 'luxary meeting' in the given code I. P ≥ R
language? II. S < H
(a) ha fa (b) ba ma (c) ra ba III. R > P
(d) ta ma (e) None of these (a) Only I follows
35. If 'loose' is coded as 'sa' then what is the code for 'win'? (b) Only III follows
(a) la (b) pa (c) ba (c) Either II or III and I follows
(d) ka (e) None of these (d) Either I or III follows
Directions (Q.No.36-38): In the question below are given (e) Either I or III and II follows
some statements followed by some conclusions. You have 40. Statement:
to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to U<S=R≥Q>P;S>K>H;K<L≤M>N
be in variance with commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusion:
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions I. P < K
logically follows from the given statements disregarding II. Q ≤ M
commonly known facts. III. M > H
36. Statements: (a) Only I follows
Only a few boy is girl. (b) Only III follows
Some girl is man. (c) Either II or III and I follows
Only a few man is woman. (d) Either I or III follows
No woman is kid. (e) Either I or III and II follows
Conclusions:
I. Some girl is not boy is a possibility. QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
II. Some woman is not man. Directions (Q. No. 41-45): Read the given data carefully
III. Some kid being girl is a possibility. and answer the following questions.
(a) Only conclusion I follows. The below given table show the distribution of the total
(b) Both conclusion I and II follow. number of migrant labourers from Delhi, Gujarat and
(c) Only conclusion II follows. Maharashtra who reached to different cities of Uttar Pradesh.
(d) Both conclusion I and III follow. Different cities of Total number of migrant labourers
(e) None of the above Uttar Pradesh from Delhi, Gujarat and
37. Statements: Maharashtra together
All square is line.
Aligarh 9900
Some line is circle.
Bulanshahr 11000
Only a few circle is oval.
Chandauli 6600
No oval is point.
Deoria 8800
Conclusions:
I. No square is circle. Etawah 18,700
II. All oval being circle is a possibility. Pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the total
III. Some point is line. number of migrant labourers from Delhi who reached to
(a) Only conclusion II follows. different cities of Uttar Pradesh.
(b) Both conclusion I and II follow. Total number of migrant labourers from Delhi = 25000
(c) Only conclusion III follows.
(d) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(e) None of the above
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 (a) 7.2cm (b) 5.5cm (c) 8.7cm
(d) 6.5cm (e) None of these
49. Ramesh and Ganesh started a business with Rs 24500
and Rs 30000 respectively. Mahesh joined the business
Etawah, Aligarh, after 6 months with Rs 36000. Ramesh managed the
22% 22% business so, he take 13% of profit and remaining profit
divided among them. If Ramesh received profit of Rs
8480 after 1 year, then the profit received by Mahesh
Deoria, Bulansh was.
18% ahr, 24% (a) Rs 4320 (b) Rs 4170 (c) Rs 4120
(d) Rs 4220 (e) None of these
50. The chance that Sujata tells truth is 45% and for Rocky
is 65%. The probability that they likely to contradict
Chandau each other in the same question is –
li, 14%
201 113 103
41. Find the central angle corresponding to total migrants (a) (b) (c)
200 200 200
from Delhi to Deoria.
(a) 62.8° (b) 32.8° (c) 64.8° 159
(d) (e) None of these
(d) 54.8° (e) None of these 200
42. In total migrant labourers who reached to Aligarh, Directions (51-55): In the given question, two equations
migrant labourers from Gujarat are 1200 more than that numbered I and II are given. Solve both the equations and
of migrant labourerss from Maharashtra. Then find the mark the appropriate answer.
number of migrant labourers from Gujarat in Aligarh? 51. I. 6x2 – 30x – 36 = 0
(a) 2400 (b) 1900 (c) 2100 II. 4y2 – 32y + 48 = 0
(d) 2800 (e) None of these (a) x > y (b) x < y (c) x  y
43. Find the ratio of the total number of migrant labourers (d) x  y
who reached to Bulandshahr from Delhi to that of the (e) x = y or relationship between x and y cannot be
total number of migrant labourers who reached to established.
Deoria from all states together? 52. I. x2 – 39x + 368 = 0
(a) 11 : 17 (b) 23 : 14 (c) 15 : 22 II. y2 – 14y + 48 = 0
(d) 35 : 19 (e) None of these (a) x > y (b) x < y (c) x  y
44. Find the difference between the total number of (d) x  y
migrant labourers who reached to Etawah from Gujarat (e) x = y or relationship between x and y cannot be
and Maharashtra together and the total number of established.
migrant labourers who reached to Deoria from same 53. I.y2 – 32y + 255 = 0
states together? II. x2 – 22x + 117 = 0
(a) 8900 (b) 7800 (c) 10600 (a) x > y (b) x < y (c) x  y
(d) 9200 (e) None of these (d) x  y
45. If the ratio of the total number of male to that of female (e) x = y or relationship between x and y cannot be
migrant labourers from Gujarat and Maharashtra established.
together in Chandauli is 3 : 2, then find the number of 54. I.y2 – 18y + 65 = 0
male migrant labourers from Gujarat and Maharashtra II.x2 – 29x + 154 = 0
in Chandauli? (a) x > y (b) x < y (c) x  y
(a) 1740 (b) 1860 (c) 1920 (d) x  y
(d) 1950 (e) None of these (e) x = y or relationship between x and y cannot be
46. The respective ratio of milk and water in the mixture is established.
respectively 13 : 7. If 10 l of water is added to this 55. I.x2 – 37x + 336 = 0
mixture, the respective ratio of milk and water II.y2 – 29y + 208 = 0
becomes 13 : 9. What is the original quantity of milk in (a) x > y (b) x < y (c) x  y
the original mixture? (d) x  y
(a) 64 lit. (b) 62 lit. (c) 60 lit. (e) x = y or relationship between x and y cannot be
(d) 35 lit. (e) 65 lit. established.
47. Ratio between 125% of x and 75% of y is 15 : 8 and 56. The cost price of a wine is Rs.340 per liter but a trader
that of ratio between y and Z is 8 : 7. If average of x 2
is labeling it as Rs.408 per liter. But he mixed 66 %
and z is 160, Find the average of x, y and z? 3
(a) 140 (b) 115 (c) 105 (d) 120 (e) 160 water and given a 30% discount. Find the Profit
48. If the area remains the same, and the length is Percentage of trader.
increased to 25 cm then what will be the breadth of the (a) 25% (b) 45% (c) 40%
rectangle, as the initial length of a rectangle is 18 cm (d) 50% (e) None of the above
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57. Age of A, B and C is 10 years more than B and C and 5 65. If ratio between number of male to female population
years more than A and C. If age of A, B and C is 25 in town A and B is 2 : 3 and 4 :1 respectively. The
year, find the age of C? number of females in town A is what percent of
(a) 7 years (b) 10 years (c) 8 years number of females in town B?
(d) 12 years (e) 15 years (a) 240% (b) 360% (c) 180%
58. If the ratio between Simple interest of 2 years and the (d) 200% (e) 280%
difference between compound interest to simple Directions (66-70): What should come in place of question
interest of 2 years is 40 : 1. Find out the rate of interest mark (?) in the following questions?
per annum. 2
66. 129% of 2700 + 670 = ?3
(a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 25%
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11 (e) 12
(d) 12.5% (e) None of the above ? 3
59. A boat covers 45 km upstream in 5 hours, and comes 67. 24 + 426 = 484 – √8
back same distance in 3 hours. Find speed of boat in (a) 1342 (b) 1344 (c) 1348
still water? (d) 1356 (e) 1364
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 15 (e) 8 68. 183 – 212 + 54 = ?
60. There is a leakage at the bottom of the tank which can (a) 6016 (b) 6116 (c) 5916
empty the tank in 60 hours. Pipe A can fill the tank in (d) 5961 (e) None of these
1 1 1 1
10 hours while pipe B can empty the tank in 40 hours. 69. 3 + 2 – 2 = ? – 1
6 12 12 6
If pipe A alone opened till 3/4th tank gets filled and
then pipe B is opened. In how many hours tank gets 3 1 1
(a) 5 (b) 5 (c) 4
completely filled? 4 4 3
(a) 89/5 hours (b) 87/6 hours (c) 79/3 hours 1 1
(d) 74/7 hours (e) 93/7 hours (d) 3 (e) 3
4 3
Directions (61-65): Study the Line graph carefully to 70. 363 + 678 – 221 = ? + 676
answer the questions that follow: (a) 148 (b) 140 (c) 144
The percentage distribution of total population of six town (d) 136 (e) 142
year 2017. Directions (71-75): What will come in place of the
Total population = 170000 question mark (?) in the following number series?
25% 71. 7268, 6692, 6404, 6260, 6188, ?
(a) 6152 (b) 6148 (c) 6140
20% 20% (d) 6138 (e) 6128
18% 17% 72. 45, 77, 147, 279, 503, ?
15% 16%
15% 14% (a) 864 (b) 858 (c) 844
(d) 856 (e) 855
10% 73. 789, 805, 837, 901, 1029, ?
5% (a) 1283 (b) 1281 (c) 1285
(d) 1287 (e) 1289
0% 74. 7, 13, 37, 184, 1286, ?
A B C D E F (a) 12860 (b) 12145 (c) 14860
(d) 14145 (e) None of these
61. If female from town C and F together equals to total 75. 12, 15, 21, 24, 30, ?
population of town B and female in town C equals to (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 63 (e) 13
200
% of females of town F, then number of males in Directions (76-80): Study the following information
3 carefully and answer the given questions.
town F?
Among 400 cricket players, 45% played in IPL 1 and
(a) 13600 (b) 12800 (c) 13500
6.25% played only in IPL 1. Again, 57.5% players played
(d) 12900 (e) 14800
in IPL 2 and 11.25% players played only in IPL 2. Again
62. What is the ratio between total population of town A, B
72.5% players played in IPL 3 and 27.5% players played
and D together to the total population of town C, E and
only in IPL 3. Twenty percent players played in all three
F together?
IPL tournaments.
(a) 47 : 53 (b) 53 : 47 (c) 42 : 53
76. How many players are there who played in IPL 1 and
(d) 40 : 53 (e) 44 : 53
IPL 2 but not in IPL 3?
63. If in town D ratio of male to female is 3 : 2 and 20% of
(a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 65 (e) 45
males and 10% of females are illiterate. Find what
77. What is the percentage of players who played in IPL 2
percent of population in town D is literate?
and IPL 3 but not in IPL 1?
(a) 96% (b) 56% (c) 84% (d) 90% (e) 80%
(a) 12.5% (b) 16.25% ss(c) 22.75%
64. If in the year 2018 population of town C and D
(d) 24% (e) None of these
increases by 20% and 25% respectively. What was
78. What is the percentage of the players who played in at
total population of town C and D in the year 2018?
least two IPL tournaments?
(a) 75160 (b) 75100 (c) 75120
(a) 30% (b) 35% (c) 45%
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 (d) 50% (e) 55% 80. The number of players who played in at most one IPL
79. The number of players who played only in either IPL 1 tournament is what percentage more/less than the
or IPL 2 is what percentage of the players who played number of players who played in at least one IPL?
in all three IPL? (a) 55% more (b) 55% less (c) 40% more
(a) 72% (b) 75% (c) 82.5% (d) 40% less (e) None of these
(d) 85% (e) None of these

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