Test of Analytical Skills Duration: 30 Mins

NAME: ______________________________________

In questions such as below, identify the two statements necessary to make the conclusion in the beginning of the
question true.

1. Jonathan is swimming.
a) Jonathan is in the pool during the winter.
b) Jonathan is in the pool.
c) Swimming takes place in the pool during the winter.
d) All the boys in the pool are swimming.

a&b
b&d
c&d
d&a

2. Four defenders in a football match — Defender A, Defender B, Defender C & Defender D — take their
positions in this order in a row from right to left. During the match, Defender A changes places with Defender C
and then Defender C changes places with Defender B. Which defender is now at the left end of the row?

Defender A
Defender B
Defender C
Defender D

3. Six electronic items are stacked in a cupboard divided into several racks. Cellphone is in the rack right above
the Ipod and the Laptop is in the rack right below the Food warmer. Food warmer is in the rack right above the
Cellphone and the Ipod shares the rack with the Headphones. Coffee brewing machine is kept on the lowest
rack. Which item is on the topmost rack?

Cellphone
Ipod
Laptop
Food warmer
Coffee brewing machine

4. Laura loves to eat apple but not the banana while John loves to eat mango and the banana. Kim loves to eat
mango but not the apple and Jim loves to eat banana but not the mango. If each child loves to eat two of the
three fruits, which one has the same preference as John?

Kim
Laura
Jim
No one
5. Hundred Soldiers went to the war.
a) Forty soldiers did not turn up for the war.
b) Twenty soldiers were killed in the war.
c) The war was boycotted by sixty soldiers.
d) Eighty soldiers returned alive.

a&b
b&d
a&c
c&d

Each question is followed by 2 statements

Mark (1) if statement I alone is sufficient but statement II alone is not sufficient 
Mark (2) if statement II alone is sufficient but statement I alone is not sufficient
Mark (3) if both statements I & II together are sufficient but neither statements alone is sufficient
Mark (4) if each statement alone is sufficient
Mark (5) if statement I &II together are not sufficient.

6. What will be Raghu's age 5 year's from now

1. Raghu is 30 years younger than his dad

2. Raghu's dad was 50 years old 5 years ago

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7. In a class of 50 students how many girls scored over 80% in chemistry test

1. Exactly 15 boys scored over 80% of the test

2. 1/2 of the class scored over 80%

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8. Was Ashish early, on time, or late for work

1. He thought his watch was 15 minutes fast

2. Actually his watch was 10 minutes slow.

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9. In what time was the Job to be completed by the typist

1. If she had typed 2 pages more than what is required per day she would have completed the task 2 days ahead
of time.
2. Total no. of pages she types per day is 10.

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10. What is total investment of Mahaveer on 99 eggs in Rs.

1. Out of 99 eggs 45 are broken and he sold the remaining at Rs. 6 per dozen
2. He gained 5% on this investment
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