General Mental Ability 02

Series & Sequence and Coding - Decoding

Number of Questions : 40 CEX–6133/20

Level – 1 7. In a certain code ‘REPORT’ is written as

‘PRETOR’, how is ‘PERSON’ written in that
code?
1. If YELLOW is written as WOLYEL,
(a) REPSNO (b) RPENOS
then VIOLET is coded as (c) RSONPE (d) RPENSO
(a) TIVOEL (b) TELVIO
(c) TELOIV (d) TELVOI 8. In a certain code ‘786’ means ‘Bring Me
Apple’, ‘958’ means ‘Peel Green Apple’ and
2. If THEORY is coded as 285697 and NAME ‘645’ means ‘Bring Green Fruit’, which of the
is coded as 5145, then ARTICLE will be coded following is the code for ‘Me’?
as (a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) Cannot be determined
(a) 1929335 (b) 1299335
(c) 1992335 (d) 1229335
9. In a certain code ‘MOMENT’ is written as
‘OMOCPR’. How would ‘THERMO’ be written
3. If ‘Water’ is called ‘Food’, ‘Food’ is called in that code?
‘Tree’, ‘Tree’ is called ‘Sky’, ‘Sky’ is called (a) VFGQOM (b) VFGPPM
‘Wall’ and ‘Wall’ is called ‘Chair’, on which of (c) VEGPON (d) VFGPOM
the following a fruit grows?
(a) Water (b) Food 10. In a certain code language
(c) Sky (d) Tree I. ‘Mit Ju Push’ means ‘Orange is red’
II. ‘Ju Ba Dum’ means ‘Red and black’
III. ‘Sa Push Num’ means ‘Watch is white’
4. If ‘PEOPLE’ is coded as ‘PLPOEE’, how is
‘TREND’ coded? Which word in that language means ‘Orange’?
(a) TREDN (b) DNERT (a) Push (b) Ju
(c) NDETR (d) TNERD (c) Mit (d) Sa

5. If in a certain language, ‘943’ is coded as 11. In a certain system or coding the word
‘BED’ and ‘12448’ is coded as ‘SWEET’, RESPONSIBLE is coded as KHMOD.
how is ‘492344’ coded in that language? Then in that language what will be the for
(a) EDSWBS (b) TSWBDD EXAMINATION?
(a) NSWLM (b) NSWMS
(c) DSWTEE (d) EBWDEE
(c) NSMLW (d) NSMLX

6. If ‘MASTER’ is coded as 411259, 12. In the word APPLE is coded as 53771, then
then ‘POWDER’ will be coded as : what will be the code for ORANGE?
(a) 765439 (b) 765439 (a) 575196 (b) 5714186
(c) 765459 (d) 765549 (c) 691575 (d) 571496

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Directions for questions 13 and 14: In each of the 20. a_cbb_bcb_abc_b
given series one term is missing. Choose the correct (a) c b a b (b) b a b b
alternative from the given options. (c) a b b c (d) a b c b

13. BL, FP, JT, ___ , RB, VF 21. p q _ r s _ q r p _ p _ s p q _ _qprs_ _ r

(a) MW (b) NX (a) p p q r r p p q (b) q q p s r q p r
(c) OY (d) MX (c) r r s q p p r q (d) p p r s q p q q

14. BD, GI, LN, QS, ___ 22. b––b–abc–b–a

(a) TV (b) UW (a) baaab (b) cacac
(c) VX (d) WY (c) cbaac (d) baacb

15. Find the related number from the given 23. ab––baa–b––aab
alternatives. (a) aaaaa (b) aacaa
(c) cccaa (d) ccccc
255 : 17 :: 285 : ?

(a) 19 (b) 17 24. a–bab–b–ab––bab

(c) 11 (d) 15 (a) ccbbb (b) babab
(c) bccca (d) aabca

Level – 2 25. a––a–bab–a–b

(a) bbbbb (b) babab
Directions for questions 16 and 17: Find out the (c) bbaab (d) aabaa
missing term in each of the following questions.
Directions for questions 26 to 30: Find the missing
16. EDBA, KJHG, QPNM, __ term in the series.
(a) KIGH (b) QOMK
(c) WVTS (d) ZXVU 26. EJO, TYD, INS, XCH, ___
(a) NRW (b) MRW
17. ced, ihg, kml, __, sut, yxw (c) MSX (d) NSX
(a) npo (b) orq
(c) qpo (d) qro 27. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L, ___
(a) Y17O (b) X17M
Directions for questions 18 to 25: Some letters (c) X17O (d) X16O
are missing in the following letter-series. The missing
28. DEB, IJG, NOL, ___ , XYV
letters are given in the proper sequence as one of
(a) RSP (b) STP
the alternatives. Find the correct alternative.
(c) RSQ (d) STQ
18. a––bbc––aab––cca––bbcc
29. PRT, ___ , BDF, HJL, NPR
(a) bacb (b) acba (a) UWY (b) VYA
(c) abba (d) caba (c) VXZ (d) UXW

19. aab––aa––bbb––aaa––bbb 30. VWU, ZAY, ___, KLJ, RSQ

(a) abba (b) baab (a) CDB (b) DEC
(c) aaab (d) abab (c) EFD (d) GHF

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 Level – 3
36. 6 8 9
31. If 5 * 7 means 47 5 94 4 18 100 8 7 ? 8
8 * 9 means 89
6 * 8 means 62 14 2 5
then 11 * 12 means
(a) 196
(a) 132 (b) 155 (b) 125
(c) 165 (d) 167 (c) 101
(d) 107
4×9 2 × 11 1× 17
32. If = 20, = 29 , then =?
7 6 9 37. Examine the following three figures in each
(a) 33 (b) 47 of which the numbers are following a pattern.
(c) 65 (d) 71
3 2 5 6
33. In this question insert the missing number at
the sign of interrogation? 9 2 7 16 1 15
8 4 11 9 6 5 11 9
5 7 3 4
3 4 8 10
8 x
55 56 57 ?
17 2 y
(a) 58 (b) 65
(c) 76 (d) 130 9 11

34. What should come in the place of the question Find the respective values of x and y.
mark (?) in the following grid? (a) 4, 15
13 15 17 (b) 8, 20
25 29 33 (c) 6, 15
49 57 ? (d) Either (a) or (b)
(a) 67 (b) 65
(c) 69 (d) 63
38. 7 6 4
35. What should come in the place of the 5 8 4 7 2 5
question mark (?) in the following sequence?
514 248 ?
8 3 12 12 9 1 8 3 7
2
5 6 12 18 13 10 5
4 3 4 8 (a) 861
6 2 2 ? (b) 135
(a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 145
(c) 9 (d) 10 (d) 261

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39. Examine the following three figures in each 40. Examine the following three figures in each
of which the numbers are following a pattern. of which the numbers are following a pattern.
3 2 12
23 4 4 8
2 8 5 6 9 8
10 6 ?
4 17
4 1 7 10 6 3
The missing number (?) in the third figure will 11 8 3 5
be
(a) 18 (b) 12
8 6
(c) 14 (d) 16

5 7

The missing number (?) in the third figure will

be
(a) 19 (b) 13
(c) 17 (d) 15

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 General Mental Ability – 2 CEX–6133/20

Series & Sequence and Coding - Decoding

Answers and Explanations
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 d 5 d 6 c 7 d 8 c 9 d 10 c
11 c 12 a 13 b 14 c 15 a 16 c 17 c 18 b 19 b 20 b
21 a 22 b 23 a 24 b 25 a 26 b 27 c 28 d 29 c 30 c
31 b 32 c 33 c 34 b 35 d 36 d 37 a 38 c 39 c 40 b

1. b Y E L L O W V I O L E T For example, Z = 26 = 2 + 6 = 8
M = 13 = 4
A=1
S = 19 = 10 = 1, T = 20 = 2, E = 5, R = 18 = 9
Hence, POWDER = 765459.
W O L Y E L T E L V I O
7. d RPENSO
2. a T = 20 ⇒ 2 + 0 = 2
H=8 ⇒ 8 8. c ‘8’ means ‘apple’, ‘6’ means ‘bring’, ‘7’ means ‘me’
E=5 ⇒ 5
O = 15 ⇒ 1 + 5 = 6 9. d First, third and fifth letters of the code stand for each
corresponding letter of the original word plus two
R = 18 ⇒ 1 + 8 = 9
places but second, fourth and sixth letters of the
Y = 25 ⇒ 2 + 5 = 7 original word stand for each corresponding letter
minus two places.
N = 14 ⇒ 1 + 4 = 5
A=1 ⇒ 1 10. c By comparing (I) and (II) Ju means ‘Red’. By Comparing
M = 13 ⇒ 1 + 3 = 4 (I) and (III) Push means ‘is’
∴ Orange means Mit.
E=5 ⇒ 5

11. c RE SPO N SIBLE KH M O D

A=1 ⇒ 1
R = 18 ⇒ 1 + 8 = 9
T = 20 ⇒ 2 + 0 = 2
I=9 ⇒ 9
EXAM INATIO N NS M LW
C=3 ⇒ 3
L = 12 ⇒ 1 + 2 = 3
E=5 ⇒ 5
∴ ARTICLE is coded as 1929335. So, right answer is option (c).

3. c Fruits grow on a Tree and Tree is called Sky.

12. a 5 3 7 7 1
APPLE 1 +2 1 +6 1 +6
4. d The first and last letters of the word remains
unchanged, while the second and the second last,
third and the third last letters and so on are
interchanged. Position of a letter in the english alphabet.
5. d BEDSWT = 943128 5 7 5 1 9 6
∴ 492344 = EBWDEE O RAN G E 1 +5 1 +8 1 +5

6. c Let A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 ............... Z = 26
Add the digits of the number corresponding to the
letters occurring in the alphabetic series till you get a
So right answer is option (a).
single digit number.

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13. b +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 27. c P 3 C
+2 +2 +3
B L F P J T N X R B V F
R 5 F
+4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +2 +3 +3

14. c Y 8 I
B D G I L N Q S V X
+2 +4 +3
+2 +3 +2 +3 +2 +3 +2 +3 +2 V 12 L
+2 +5 +3
15. a 17 × 15 = 255
Thus, ? × 15 = 285 X 17 O
∴ ? = 19.

28. d D E B
16. c In each term first and second letters are in reverse
+5 +5 +5
order of alphabet. Similarly the third and fourth letters
also. Besides, there is a gap of one letter between the I J G
second and third letters. Also, there is a gap of one +5 +5 +5
letter between the first and the last letters of the two
consecutive terms. N O L
+5 +5 +5
17. c By interchanging the second and third letters of first S T Q
term, the letters are arranged in alphabetical order. +5
+5 +5
Similarly by interchanging the first and third letters of
second term the letters are arranged in alphabetical X Y V
order. The same order is repeated. Besides, after
arranging the letters in alphabetic order, there is a gap 29. c P R T
of one letter between the last letter of first term and +6 +6 +6
first letter of second term.
V X Z
18. b aabbcc is repeated thrice. B D F
+6 +6 +6
19. b The series formed is
aabbaaabbbaaaabbbb. H J L
+6 +6 +6
20. b The series is a b c b b | a b c b b | a b c b b N P R
∴ Answer is b a b b
30. c V W U
21. a The series is p q p r s p q r | p q p r s p q r | p q p r
spqr +4 +4 +4
∴ Answer is p p q r r p p q Z A Y
+5 +5 +5
22. b Here the series is bca, bca, bca, bca.
E F D
23. a Here the series is ab, aab, aaab, aaaab. +6 +6 +6
K L J
24. b Here the series is abbab, abbab, abbab.
+7 +7 +7
25. a Here the series is abb, abb, abb, abb. R S Q

26. b 31. b 5 * 7 = 5 × 7 + 5 + 7 = 47
E J O T Y D I N S X C H M R W 8 * 9 = 8 × 9 + 8 + 9 = 89
6 * 8 = 6 × 8 + 6 + 8 = 62
+5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 So, 11 × 12 = 11 × 12 + 11 + 12 = 155
Right answer is option (b).

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32. c The numbers follows the relation as 37. a In each of the columns (one each at the left and right
42 + (9 – 7)2 = 42 + 22 = 20 ends), the number in the central cell is the sum of the
22 + (11 – 6)2 = 4 + 52 = 29 rest two numbers in the remaining two cells of that
12 + (17 – 9)2 = 12 + 82 = 65. column. The number in the central cell of the second
row is obtained by subtracting the number in the cell
33. c (8 + 3) × 5 = 55 to its right from the number in the cell to its left.
(4 + 4) × 7 = 56
(11 + 8) × 3 = 57 ∴ 17 – y = 2 ⇒ y = 15
So, (9 + 10) × 4 = 76 ∴ x = y – 11 = 15 – 11 = 4.
Right answer is option (c).
38. c 5 × 7 × 8 + 2 × 13 × 9 = 514
34. b In each column, the number in the second row is one 4 × 6 × 7 + 1 × 10 × 8 = 248
less than twice of the number in the previous row; the So, 2 × 4 × 5 + 3 × 5 × 7 = 145
same is true for number in third row. Right answer is option (c).

35. d In each row, the number in 4th column is obtained by 39. c In each figure, the number in the circle is the absolute
subtracting the number in 3rd column from the product difference between sum of all even numbers to that
of the numbers in the 1st and 2nd columns. of the odd numbers at the vertices.
Hence, the answer = 6 × 2 – 2 = 10.
40. b The pattern is:
36. d 14 × 5 + 6 × 4 = 94 23 × 4 – 11 × 8 = 4
18 × 2 + 8 × 8 = 100 4 × 8 – 3 × 5 = 17
7 × 5 + 9 × 8 = 107 Hence, the answer = 8 × 6 – 5 × 7 = 13.
Right answer is option (d).

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