1660988927reasoning Sample Paper

CUET Reasoning/DI Sample Paper 01
DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the most appropriate option.
Question No. : 1
In a queue I am the last person while my friend is seventh from the front. If a person exactly between me and my friend is on
the 23 position from the front, what is my position in the queue?
A) 37 B) 36 C) 38 D) 39
Question No. : 2
Kya-Kya is an obscure island which is inhabited by two types of people: the ‘Yes’ type and the ‘No’ type. Native of type ‘Yes’ ask
only questions, the right answer to which is ‘Yes’ while those of type ‘No’ ask only questions, the right answer to which is ‘No’.
For example : The ‘Yes’ type will ask questions like “Is 2 plus 2 equal to 4?” while the ‘No’ type will ask questions like “Is 2 plus 2
equal to five?” The following questions are based on your visit to the island of Kya - Kya.

If an islander asks, “Do I belong to the ‘No’ type”, which of the following is correct?

A) He is a ‘No’. B) He is a ‘Yes’. C) It is impossible for him to have asked such a question.
D) His type cannot be identified.
Question No. : 3

Ram and Laxman are brothers from the Island. Laxman asks you, “Is at least one of us brothers of type ‘No”? You can conclude
that

A) Ram is ‘NO’, Laxman is ‘Yes ‘. B) both are ‘Yes’. C) Ram is ‘Yes’, Laxman is ‘No’. D) both are ‘No’.
Question No. : 4

You are approached by one of the islanders and asked, “Am I of type ‘Yes”? You can infer that

A) he was a ‘No’. B) he was a ‘Yes’. C) such a situation is not possible. D) no conclusion is possible.
Question No. : 5
I walk 12 km to the North, then 10 KM East and then 12 KM south. How far am I from the starting point?
A) 34Km B) 24Km C) 10Km D) 22Km
Question No. : 6
Which among the following statements cannot be true?
A) The house at the right end belongs to Dinesh B) The house at the left end belongs to Dinesh
C) The house at the right end belongs to Bala D) One of the owners of the houses at the two ends has an orange car
Question No. : 7

In case Amarnath owns the violet car, which car can Trinath own?

I. The orange car II. The mauve car III. The grey car
A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I or III only
Question No. : 8
Which among the following statements is not necessarily true?
A) Trinath occupies the third house from the left B) There is one house between Bala and Trinath
C) Dinesh and Bala are the ends of the block D) Bala is at the end house
Question No. : 9
Patel and Kamal have a peculiar habit in making statements. Patel lies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays but speaks the
truth on other days of week, whereas Kamal lies on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays but speaks the truth on other days of the
week. Suresh is a common friend of Patel and Kamal.

Today Suresh wanted to know what day of the week it was and he got the following responses from his friends to his query.

Patel: Yesterday was one of my lying days.
Kamal: Yesterday was one of my lying days.

What day of the week is today?
A) Sunday B) Saturday C) Thursday D) Friday
Question No. : 10

On another day, when Suresh wanted to find out what day of the week it was, he met only Patel, who made the following two
statements:

I. I lied yesterday.
II. I will lie on the third day after today.

What day of the week was it?
A) Monday B) Thursday C) Friday D) None of these
Question No. : 11

On what day(s) of the week is it possible for Patel to make the following two statements?

I: I lied yesterday.
II: I will lie tomorrow.
A) Monday B) Wednesday C) Sunday D) No such day is possible

Question No. : 12
In a coded writing, "come at once father very ill" is written as "XLNV ZG LMXY UYGSVI EVIB ROO". What is the corresponding
code for "mother"?
A) NOGSVI B) NOTSVI C) NLGSVI D) NLGSTI
Question No. : 13
If CHARTER is coded UMOEPYE then PARTNER will be coded as
A) AONPCYE B) AEEPCYE C) AOEACYE D) AOEPCYE
Question No. : 14
IC : 6 :: DP : ?
A) 14 B) 8 C) 12 D) 16
Question No. : 15
4, 6, 10 ,(12), 16, (14), 22
A) if the first bracketed term is right and second is wrong B) if both the bracketed terms are right
C) if the first bracketed term is wrong and second is right D) if both the bracketed terms are wrong
Question No. : 16
If ‘BEAT' is coded as ‘EHDW’ how will you code ‘ROAD'?

A) SQCF B) URDG C) UREG D) TQCF
Question No. : 17
If (a) 'Chip din chunk' means "student attends class";

(b) 'din sunk dink' means "Arjuna is student";
(c) 'jump nink sink' means "schools are good";
(d) 'dink mup jump' means "teacher is good",
then what is the code for Arjuna?
A) din B) sunk C) dink D) chunk
DIRECTIONS for the question: In the following series, one of the terms given is wrong. Find that term and mark that as your
answer.
Question No. : 18
102, 101, 98, 93, 86, 74, 66, 53
A) 101 B) 66 C) 74 D) 93
DIRECTIONS for the question: What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number/alphabetic series?
Question No. : 19
54 30 112 42 ? 28

24 70 38

A) 176 B) 166 C) 116 D) 66

Question No. : 20
`X' and `Y' are brothers. `B' is the daughter of `A'. `A' is the wife of `Y'. What is the relation of `B' to`X'?
A) Daughter B) Sister C) Sister-in-law D) Niece
Question No. : 21
Select the missing number from the given responses.

A) 24 B) 26 C) 28 D) 30
Question No. : 22
Ramesh is the brother of Amit. Sushma is the sister of Satish. Amit is the son of Sushma. How is Ramesh related to Sushma ?
A) Father B) Brother C) Son D) Nephew
Question No. : 23
(i) ‘P × Q’ means P is the father of Q'

(ii) 'P ÷ Q' means 'P is the sister of Q'
(iii) ‘P + Q’ means 'P is the mother of Q'
(iv) 'P - Q' means P is the brother of Q'
Which of the following represents 'J is the son of F?
A) J ÷ R - T ÷ F B) J + R - T × F C) J ÷ M - N × F D) None of these
Question No. : 24
If X + Y means X is the mother of Y; X - Y means X is the brother Y; X % Y means X is the father of Y and X × Y means X is the
sister of Y, which of the following shows that P is the maternal uncle of Q?
A) Q - N + M × P B) P + S × N - Q C) P - M + N × Q D) Q – S % P
Question No. : 25
Five hundred school children were asked about cricketers they liked. 80 said they like Sachin Tendulkar, 60 said they liked
Sourav Ganguly, 90 said they liked Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 10 said they liked all three. 40 said they liked Sachin and Sourav, 50
liked Sachin and Dhoni, while 30 said they liked Sourav and Dhoni.

How many like fewer than two cricketers?
A) 410 B) 400 C) 390 D) 395
Question No. : 26
Mohan started from a point 'A' and proceeded 7 km straight towards East, then he turned left and proceeded straight for a
distance of 10km. He then turned left again and proceeded straight for a distance of 6 km and then turned left again and
proceeded straight for another 10 km. In which direction is Mohan from his starting point?
A) East B) West C) North D) South

Question No. : 27
The symbols @, #, $, % and * are used with different meanings as follows:

A @ B means A is not smaller than B.
A # B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B.
A $ B means A is neither greater than nor smaller than B.
A % B means A is not greater than B.
A* B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B.

In each question, four statements showing relationships have been given, which are followed by three conclusions I, II and III.
Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which conclusions) is/are definitely true.

Statements: V$Y, Y@Z, Z%X, X#T
Conclusions:I. T # Z II. X # Y III. Z * Y

A) None follows B) Only I follows C) Only II & III follow D) Only I & III follow
DIRECTIONS for the question: In the question a few statements are followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV.
Consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the
conclusion(s) and then decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statements.
Question No. : 28
Statements:
1. Some birds are insects
2. All birds are butterflies
3. All insects are snakes

Conclusions:
I. Some snakes are birds
II. Some butterflies are insects
III. Some snakes are butterflies
IV. Some insects are birds
A) All follow B) None follows C) Only IV follow D) Either I or III follows
Question No. : 29
Three friends Rajan, Suresh and Akash are appointed as office assistants in an office. At least one of the three has to come to
the office every day. No employee should come consecutively on more than 2 days. Every employee has to come 4 days in a
week from Sunday to Saturday.
In a particular week, if Akash and Rajan come together for 2 days and Akash and Suresh come together for 2 days and Rajan comes alone
on Monday and with Suresh on Tuesday, when will Suresh come alone?
(It is given that 3 persons cannot come together)
A) Sunday B) Wednesday C) Thursday D) Friday

Question No. : 30
Statements:
a. Some boys are scholars b. Some teachers are boys c. All scholars are observers

Conclusions:
I. Some scholars are boys II. Some scholars are not boys
III. Some observers are boys IV. Some teachers are scholars

A) I and III follow B) I, III and IV follow C) Either I or II and III follow D) None of the above
Question No. : 31
If P means division, T means addition, M multi subtraction and I) means multiplication, then the value of 8 DI 6 P 32 T 16 D32 P
64 is:
A) 12 B) 23 C) 6 D) 3
Question No. : 32
A) Tornado B) Volcano C) Storm D) Hurricane
Question No. : 33
A) Shop B) Pencil C) Canvas D) Paint
Question No. : 34
Which of the following does not belong to the group : 1, 8, 25, 27, 64
A) 8 B) 25 C) 27 D) 1
Question No. : 35
In a coaching institute, each student is selected in at least one exam out of banking and staff selection. It is given that 40
students are selected in the banking exam, 30 students are selected in the staff selection exam and 20 students are selected in
both the examinations. How many students are there in the institute?
A) 45 B) 55 C) 50 D) 40
Question No. : 36
In a locality, two-thirds of the people have cable TV, one-fifth have VCR, and one-tenth have both. What is the fraction of
people having either only cable -TV or only VCR?
A) B) C) D)
Question No. : 37
After 9 o’ clock at what time between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. will the hour and minute hands of a clock point in opposite direction?
A) 15 min past 9 B) 16 min past 9 C) D)

Question No. : 38
An astronomical clock has its dial divided into 24 divisions instead of 12, and the small hand goes round in 24 h. The large hand
goes round once every hour. If 24th hour is noon, then when are the hands at right angles between 24 and 1?
A) B) C) D)
Question No. : 39
In a class, Karthik's rank is 17th from the top and 28th from the bottom How many students are there in the class?
A) 45 B) 41 C) 40 D) 44
Question No. : 40
The table below shows the estimated cost (in Rs. Lakh) of a project of laying a railway line between two places.

1988 1989 1990 1991
1. Surveying 41.5 7.5 2.2 0.5
2. Cement - 95.0 80.0 75.0
3. Steel - 70.0 45.0 60.0
4. Bricks - 15.0 12.0 16.0
5. Other building
- 25.0 18.0 21.0
material
6. Labour 2.1 25.0 20.0 18.0
7. Administration 7.5 15.0 15.0 14.0
8. Contingencies 1.0 15.0 4.2 5.0
Total 52.1 267.5 196.4 209.5

The total expenditure is required to be kept within Rs. 700 lakh by cutting the expenditure on administration equally in all the
years. What will be the percentage cut for 1989?
A) 22.6% B) 32.6% C) 42.5% D) 52.6%

Question No. : 41

1988 1989 1990 1991
1. Surveying 41.5 7.5 2.2 0.5
2. Cement - 95.0 80.0 75.0
3. Steel - 70.0 45.0 60.0
4. Bricks - 15.0 12.0 16.0
5. Other building
- 25.0 18.0 21.0
material
6. Labour 2.1 25.0 20.0 18.0
7. Administration 7.5 15.0 15.0 14.0
8. Contingencies 1.0 15.0 4.2 5.0
Total 52.1 267.5 196.4 209.5

If the length of line to be laid each year is in proportion to the estimated cost for material and labour, what fraction of the total
length is proposed to be completed by the third year approximately?
A) 0.9 B) 0.7 C) 0.5 D) 0.3
Question No. : 42

1988 1989 1990 1991
1. Surveying 41.5 7.5 2.2 0.5
2. Cement - 95.0 80.0 75.0
3. Steel - 70.0 45.0 60.0
4. Bricks - 15.0 12.0 16.0
5. Other building
- 25.0 18.0 21.0
material
6. Labour 2.1 25.0 20.0 18.0
7. Administration 7.5 15.0 15.0 14.0
8. Contingencies 1.0 15.0 4.2 5.0
Total 52.1 267.5 196.4 209.5

What is the approximate ratio of the total cost of materials for all the years bear to the total labour cost?
A) 4 : 1 B) 8 : 1 C) 12 : 1 D) 16 : 1

Question No. : 43

1988 1989 1990 1991
1. Surveying 41.5 7.5 2.2 0.5
2. Cement - 95.0 80.0 75.0
3. Steel - 70.0 45.0 60.0
4. Bricks - 15.0 12.0 16.0
5. Other building
- 25.0 18.0 21.0
material
6. Labour 2.1 25.0 20.0 18.0
7. Administration 7.5 15.0 15.0 14.0
8. Contingencies 1.0 15.0 4.2 5.0
Total 52.1 267.5 196.4 209.5

If the cost of materials rises by 5% each year from 1990 onwards, by how much will the estimated cost rise?
A) Rs. 11.4 lakh B) Rs. 16.4 lakh C) Rs. 21.4 lakh D) Rs. 26.4 lakh
Question No. : 44
Given below are the forecasts of the World and Asian energy demand for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010 AD. The demand is
given in million barrels per day, crude oil equivalent.

1990 2000 2010
World Asia World Asia World Asia
Petroleum 50.0 4.0 70.0 10.0 80.0 15.0
Natural Gas 30.0 0.5 40.0 2.5 50.0 5.0
Solid Fuels 50.0 4.0 60.0 5.0 75.0 10.0
Nuclear 10.0 0.5 20.0 1.0 25.0 1.3
Hydropower 10.0 1.0 10.0 1.5 20.0 2.0
Total 150.00 10.0 200.0 20.0 250.0 33.3

Over 1990 - 2010, which two fuels meet more than 60 percent of the total energy demand of both World and Asia?

A) Petroleum & Natural Gas B) Petroleum & Solid Fuels C) Natural Gas & Solid Fuels D) None of the above
Question No. : 45

1990 2000 2010
Petroleum 50.0 4.0 70.0 10.0 80.0 15.0
Natural Gas 30.0 0.5 40.0 2.5 50.0 5.0
Solid Fuels 50.0 4.0 60.0 5.0 75.0 10.0
Nuclear 10.0 0.5 20.0 1.0 25.0 1.3
Hydropower 10.0 1.0 10.0 1.5 20.0 2.0
Total 150.00 10.0 200.0 20.0 250.0 33.3

Which fuel’s proportion in the total energy demand increases over the decade 1990-2000 and decreases over the decade 2000
- 2010 for both the World and Asia?

A) Petroleum B) Natural Gas C) Solid Fuels D) Nuclear
Question No. : 46

1990 2000 2010
Petroleum 50.0 4.0 70.0 10.0 80.0 15.0
Natural Gas 30.0 0.5 40.0 2.5 50.0 5.0
Solid Fuels 50.0 4.0 60.0 5.0 75.0 10.0
Nuclear 10.0 0.5 20.0 1.0 25.0 1.3
Hydropower 10.0 1.0 10.0 1.5 20.0 2.0
Total 150.00 10.0 200.0 20.0 250.0 33.3

Which is the fuel whose proportion in the total energy demand will decrease continuously over the period 1990 - 2010, in Asia?

A) Natural Gas B) Solid Fuels C) Nuclear D) Hydropower

Question No. : 47

1990 2000 2010
Petroleum 50.0 4.0 70.0 10.0 80.0 15.0
Natural Gas 30.0 0.5 40.0 2.5 50.0 5.0
Solid Fuels 50.0 4.0 60.0 5.0 75.0 10.0
Nuclear 10.0 0.5 20.0 1.0 25.0 1.3
Hydropower 10.0 1.0 10.0 1.5 20.0 2.0
Total 150.00 10.0 200.0 20.0 250.0 33.3

Which is the fuel whose proportion to the total energy demand of the world will remain constant over the period 1990 - 2010
but whose proportion will increase in the total energy demand in Asia?

A) Solid Fuels B) Nuclear C) Hydropower D) Natural Gas
Question No. : 48
Prakash has to decide whether or not to test a batch of 1000 widgets before sending them to the buyer. In case he decides to
test, he has two options: (a) Use test I ; (b) Use test II. Test I cost Rs. 2 per widget. However, the test is not perfect. It sends 20%
of the bad ones to the buyer as good. Test II costs Rs. 3 per widget. It brings out all the bad ones. A defective widget identified
before sending can be corrected at a cost of Rs. 25 per widget. All defective widgets are identified at the buyer’s end and
penalty of Rs. 50 per defective widget has to be paid by Prakash.

Prakash should not test if the number of bad widgets in the lot is:
A) less than 100 B) more than 200 C) between 120 & 190 D) Cannot be found out.
Question No. : 49

If the number of defective widgets in the lot is between 200 and 400, Prakash:
A) may use Test I or Test II B) should use Test I only. C) should use Test II only D) cannot decide.
Question No. : 50

If Prakash is told that the lot has 160 defective widgets, he should:
A) use Test I only B) use Test II only C) do no testing. D) either use Test I or do not test.
Question No. : 1
There are several aspirants who are made to sit in single row for an entrance examination. Rajesh is fifteenth from the left and
Mohan is eight from the right end. If there are four aspirants between them and Mohan is to the right of Rajesh than the total
number of aspirants sitting in the row are
A) None of the mentioned options are correct B) 28 C) 27 D) 26
Question No. : 2
Mr. X visits six different cities Delhi, Kolkata, Bhopal, Jaipur, Mumbai and Hyderabad but not necessary in the same order on six
different days of the week starting from Monday to Saturday. The number of days after the visit to Delhi and before the visit to
Kolkata is same. Delhi is visited before Kolkata but not on Wednesday. Jaipur is neither visited on Monday nor on Wednesday.
There is a gap of only two days between the visit to Jaipur and Hyderabad. Mumbai is visited just after Hyderabad but not on
Thursday.
On which day Mr. X visited Bhopal?
A) Thursday B) Wednesday C) Tuesday D) Friday
Question No. : 3
Thursday.
Which of the following is correct?
A) Kolkata is visited on Friday B) Hyderabad is visited on Monday

C) There is a gap of two days between the visit to Bhopal and Delhi D) Jaipur is visited just after Kolkata.
Question No. : 4
Thursday.
Which place is visited on Thursday?
A) Jaipur B) Bhopal C) Kolkata D) Mumbai
Question No. : 5
In a row of trees, a tree is 7th from left end and 14th from the right end. How many trees are there in the row ?
A) 18 B) 19 C) 20 D) 21
Question No. : 6
Five movies – Do Bighaq Jameen, Sholay, 3 idiots, Chak de, Aanand – screening on Monday to Friday in any order. Movie
screened on Friday remains till Sunday. Screening of Do Bigha Jameen and Chak de should not be first and last day. Chak de
should be followed by Aanand. Sholay is immediately after Do Bigha Jameen. There is a one movie between Sholay and 3 idiots.
Which movies was screended on Friday?
A) Chak de B) Sholay C) Aanand D) 3 idiots

Question No. : 7
Sholay was screened on which day?
A) Tuesday B) Wednesday C) Friday D) Monday
Question No. : 8
3 idiot was screened on which day?
A) Friday B) Tuesday C) Thursday D) Monday
Question No. : 9
Seven cars P, Q, R, S, T, Y, and X are parked in a linear row facing north in such a way that no two cars parked with each other of
according to alphabetical order (for ex- P is not parked with Q, Q is not parked with P and R and so on).

Some cars either of Petrol or some are Diesel variant. Y is third to the left of P. More than three cars are parked between the
petrol cars. T is second to the right of Q. X is a diesel car and parked at one of the extreme end. R is a diesel car and parked
forth to the right of S. All the cars are arranged in ascending order according to the distance covered by them from left to right.
Car Q covers 37 km and Car R cover 50 km. X is to the right of T. Y is of Diesel variant car and no petrol variant car parked next
to it.
Which among the following are petrol cars?
A) S and T B) P, Y, Q C) P and S D) P, Y, S, Q
Question No. : 10

to it.
What can be the distance covered by car y?
A) 55 km B) 73 km C) 27 km D) 41 km
Question No. : 11

to it.
Which among the following cars are parked at extreme ends?
A) S, T B) X, Q C) X, S D) S, Q

Question No. : 12
Six books are kept one on top of the other. The History book is just above Accounting. The Math’s book is between Punjabi and
Urdu. English is between History and Punjabi.

Which book is between the Math and English books?
A) Accountancy B) History C) Urdu D) None of these
Question No. : 13

Which book is at the bottom ?
A) Accountancy B) Punjabi C) Urdu D) Cannot be determined
Question No. : 14

Which book is at the top ?
A) Punjabi B) Urdu C) Accountancy D) Cannot be determined
Question No. : 15
95, 115, 145, 155, ?
A) 215 B) 175 C) 185 D) 165
Question No. : 16
3, 10, 29, (66), (127), 218
A) if the first bracketed term is right and second is wrong B) if both the bracketed terms are right
C) if the first bracketed term is wrong and second is right D) if both the bracketed terms are wrong
DIRECTIONS for the question: Study the following Graph & table given below and answer the question that follows.
Question No. : 17
The table below gives the achievements of Agricultural Development Programmes from 1983 - 84 to 1988 - 89. Study the
following table and for each of the following questions, choose the best alternative.

83 - 85 -
Programme 84 - 85 86 - 87 87 - 88 88 - 89
84 86

Irrigation (Cumulative in Million Hectares)

Major &
22.05 22.70 23.20 24.00 24.60 25.32
Medium
Minor 28.60 32.77 32.77 34.20 34.00 35.14

High yielding varieties (Million Hectares)

1.
16.90 18.20 19.70 18.70 21.70 22.80
Paddy
2.
15.90 16.10 16.80 17.80 19.40 19.10
Wheat
3.
3.10 3.50 3.90 4.40 5.30 5.10
Jowar
4.
2.90 3.60 4.60 4.70 5.40 5.20
Bajra
5.
1.40 1.60 1.60 1.70 1.90 2.00
Maize

Consumption of Chemical fertilizers (Million tons)

1. Nitrogen 3.42 3.68 4.07 4.22 5.20 5.49
2.
1.11 1.21 1.32 1.44 1.73 1.89
Phosphate
3. Potash 0.59 0.62 0.67 0.73 0.78 0.84

Gross Cropped area (Million hectares)

174.8 173.1 177.00 172.6 180.4 187.8
The consumption of chemical fertilizer per hectare of gross cropped area is lowest for the year
A) 1984 – 85 B) 1985 – 86 C) 1986 – 87 D) 1987 – 88

Question No. : 18

83 - 85 -
Programme 84 - 85 86 - 87 87 - 88 88 - 89
84 86


Major &
22.05 22.70 23.20 24.00 24.60 25.32
Medium
Minor 28.60 32.77 32.77 34.20 34.00 35.14


1.
16.90 18.20 19.70 18.70 21.70 22.80
Paddy
2.
15.90 16.10 16.80 17.80 19.40 19.10
Wheat
3.
3.10 3.50 3.90 4.40 5.30 5.10
Jowar
4.
2.90 3.60 4.60 4.70 5.40 5.20
Bajra
5.
1.40 1.60 1.60 1.70 1.90 2.00
Maize


1. Nitrogen 3.42 3.68 4.07 4.22 5.20 5.49
2.
1.11 1.21 1.32 1.44 1.73 1.89
Phosphate
3. Potash 0.59 0.62 0.67 0.73 0.78 0.84


174.8 173.1 177.00 172.6 180.4 187.8
In which year does the area cropped under high yielding varieties show a decline for the maximum number of crops?
A) 1988 – 89 B) 1985 – 86 C) 1986 – 87 D) None of these

Question No. : 19

83 - 85 -
Programme 84 - 85 86 - 87 87 - 88 88 - 89
84 86


Major &
22.05 22.70 23.20 24.00 24.60 25.32
Medium
Minor 28.60 32.77 32.77 34.20 34.00 35.14


1.
16.90 18.20 19.70 18.70 21.70 22.80
Paddy
2.
15.90 16.10 16.80 17.80 19.40 19.10
Wheat
3.
3.10 3.50 3.90 4.40 5.30 5.10
Jowar
4.
2.90 3.60 4.60 4.70 5.40 5.20
Bajra
5.
1.40 1.60 1.60 1.70 1.90 2.00
Maize


1. Nitrogen 3.42 3.68 4.07 4.22 5.20 5.49
2.
1.11 1.21 1.32 1.44 1.73 1.89
Phosphate
3. Potash 0.59 0.62 0.67 0.73 0.78 0.84


174.8 173.1 177.00 172.6 180.4 187.8
How much area, in million hectares, was brought under irrigation during the year 1986-87?
A) 58.20 B) 1.43 C) 0.80 D) 2.23

Question No. : 20

83 - 85 -
Programme 84 - 85 86 - 87 87 - 88 88 - 89
84 86


Major &
22.05 22.70 23.20 24.00 24.60 25.32
Medium
Minor 28.60 32.77 32.77 34.20 34.00 35.14


1.
16.90 18.20 19.70 18.70 21.70 22.80
Paddy
2.
15.90 16.10 16.80 17.80 19.40 19.10
Wheat
3.
3.10 3.50 3.90 4.40 5.30 5.10
Jowar
4.
2.90 3.60 4.60 4.70 5.40 5.20
Bajra
5.
1.40 1.60 1.60 1.70 1.90 2.00
Maize


1. Nitrogen 3.42 3.68 4.07 4.22 5.20 5.49
2.
1.11 1.21 1.32 1.44 1.73 1.89
Phosphate
3. Potash 0.59 0.62 0.67 0.73 0.78 0.84


174.8 173.1 177.00 172.6 180.4 187.8
It is possible that a part of the minor irrigated area is brought under major and medium areas. In which year has this definitely
happened?
A) 1984 – 85 B) 1985 – 86 C) 1986 – 87 D) 1987 – 88
Question No. : 21
If in a certain code language 35796 is written as 44887, how is 46823 written in that code?
A) 57914 B) 55914 C) 55934 D) 55714
Question No. : 22
ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ? , MLNA
A) OLPA B) KLMA C) LLMA D) KLLA

Question No. : 23
In 1984 - 85 value of exports of manufactured articles exceeds over the value of exports of raw materials by 100%. In 1985 - 86
the ratio of % of exports of raw material to that of exports of manufactured articles is 3:4. Exports of food in 1985 - 86 exceeds
the 1984 - 85 figures by Rs. 1006 crore.

1984-
Item 1985-1986
1985
Food 23%
Manufactured Articles
Raw Material
Total Value of Exports in Crore of
22400 25800
Rs.

In 1984 - 85 what percentage of total values of exports accounts for items related to food

A) 23% B) 29.2% C) 32% D) 22%
Question No. : 24

1984-
Item 1985-1986
1985
Food 23%
Raw Material
22400 25800
Rs.

During 1984 - 85, how much more raw material than food was exported?

A) Rs. 2580 crore B) Rs. 896 crore C) Rs. 1986 crore D) Rs. 1852 crore
Question No. : 25

1984-
Item 1985-1986
1985
Food 23%
Raw Material
22400 25800
Rs.

Value of exports of raw materials during 84 - 85 was approximately how much percent less than that for 85 - 86?

A) 39% B) 46.18% C) 7% D) 31.6%
Question No. : 26

1984-
Item 1985-1986
1985
Food 23%
Raw Material
22400 25800
Rs.

The change in value of exports of manufactured articles from 1984 - 85 to 1985 - 86 is

A) Rs. 296 crore B) Rs. 629 crore C) Rs. 2064 crore D) Rs. 1792 crore
Question No. : 27
If 'CONSTABLE' is coded as 91, what will be the code number for 'STABLE'?
A) 97 B) 59 C) 79 D) 75
Question No. : 28
If HOSPITAL is written as 325746l8 in a certain code, how would POSTAL be written in that code?
A) 752618 B) 725618 C) 725168 D) 725681
Question No. : 29
ABCD : WXYZ : : EFGH : ?
A) STUV B) ZYXW C) VUTS D) WXYZ

Question No. : 30
If INSTITUTION is coded as HLPPDNNLZEC, then MISSISSIPI is coded as
A) LGPODMLAGFX B) LPGOABCGFXA C) ABXYMNUOSLI D) PDOLGALGFXM
Question No. : 31
CAE, HFJ, MKO, RPT, ?
A) WUY B) UTY C) VUZ D) WUZ
Question No. : 32
Which one will replace the question mark ?
A) 41 B) 64 C) 35 D) 61
Question No. : 33
Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, a man said “My Mother-in-law and her Mohter-in-law are mother and daughter. How
is the lady in the photograph related to the man?
A) Daughter-in-law B) Sister C) Daughter D) Cannot determined
Question No. : 34
A, B and C are sisters. D is the brother of E and E is the daughter of B. How is A related to D?

A) sister B) cousin C) niece D) aunt
Question No. : 35
If Neena says, "Anita's father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal", then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita,
related to Mahipal?
A) Niece B) Daughter C) Daughter-in-law D) None of these
Question No. : 36
Balu’s house is 300 metres away from that of Sam. Balu stays 300 metres South West of Sam’s house. Raju resides 600 metres
North East of Balu. Then where is the position of Sam’s house in relation to Raju’s ?
A) North-East B) South-East C) North-West D) South-West
Question No. : 37
Raman starts walking in the morning facing the Sun. After sometime, he turned to the left. Later again he turned to his left. At
what direction is Raman moving now ?
A) East B) West C) South D) North
Question No. : 38
Mohit started from his office towards East. After covering a distance of 8 km he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6
km. what is the shortest distance now from his office?
A) 12km B) 8km C) 10km D) 6km

Question No. : 39
The logic problems in this set present you with two true statements: Fact 1, Fact 2. Then, you are given four more statements
(labeled I, II,III and IV), and you must determine which of these, if any, is also a fact. One or two of the statements could be true;
all of the statements could be true; or none of the statements could be true. Choose your answer based solely on the
information given in the first three facts

I. All men are women. II. All women are crazy.

If the first two statements are facts, which of the following statements is not a fact?

A) All Men are crazy B) All the crazy are men C) Some of the crazy are men D) Some of the crazy are women
Question No. : 40
Statements:- I. Some Newspapers are ACs. II. Some ACs are Trees. III. All Books are ACs.

Conclusions:- A. Some Books are Newspapers. B. All Books are Trees.
C. All Trees are Books. D. Some Books are not Newspapers.
A) Only A follows B) Only A or C follows C) Only either A or D follows D) Only B and C follows
DIRECTIONS for the question: The question below has either two or three statements followed by two or three conclusions. You
have to take the given statements to be true and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements, disregarding the commonly known facts.
Question No. : 41
Statements : Some kings are quarts. All quarts are beautiful.

Conclusions : I. All kings are beautiful.
II. All quarts are kings.

A) If only conclusion I follows B) If only conclusion II follows C) If both conclusions follow
D) If neither of the two conclusions follows
DIRECTIONS for the question: In the question, some symbols are used which define the relationship between two categories.
Using those, solve the question and mark
Question No. : 42
A @ B means A is not greater than B

A # B means A is not smaller than B
A = B means A is neither equal to nor greater than B
A & B means A is neither equal to nor less than B
A % B means A is equal to B

Statements : P @ Q, Q % R, R @ S
I. P = S II. P % S

A) If only I is true B) If only II is true C) If either I or II is true D) If neither I nor II is true
Question No. : 43
(i) ‘P × Q’ means P is the father of Q'

(ii) 'P ÷ Q' means 'P is the sister of Q'
(iii) ‘P + Q’ means 'P is the mother of Q'
(iv) 'P - Q' means P is the brother of Q'
Which of the following represents 'J is the son of F?
A) J ÷ R - T ÷ F B) J + R - T × F C) J ÷ M - N × F D) None of these
DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the question and mark the appropriate answer.
Question No. : 44
In the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
CHICKEN : CHICK :: PIG : ?
A) Lamb B) Piglet C) Foal D) Cub
Question No. : 45
Suhani started from his office towards East. After covering a distance of 8 km she turned towards left and covered a distance of
6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his office?
A) 12 km B) 8 km C) 10 km D) 6 km
Question No. : 46
Which of the following does not belong to the group : parrot, crow, ostrich, sparrow
A) parrot B) crow C) ostrich D) sparrow
Question No. : 47
The number of candidates who secured passing marks in both the papers (both ends included)
A) Lies between 125 and 175 B) Lies between 50 and 125 C) Lies between 50 and 170 D) is 125
Question No. : 48
The number of candidates who secured passing marks in at least one paper lies between (both ends included)
A) 200 and 250 B) 175 and 230 C) 175 and 200 D) 125 and 200
Question No. : 49
Which of the following gives the exact number of seconds in the last six complete weeks of 2014?
A) 9! B) 10! C) 11! D) 12!
Question No. : 50
If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, what day will it be on the nineteenth day of the month?
A) Sunday B) Monday C) Wednesday D) Friday

DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.
Question No. : 1
Madhu and Shivani are good in Dramatics and Computer Science.

Asha and Madhu are good in Computer Science and Physics.
Asha, Pratibha and Namita are good in Physics and History.
Namita and Asha are good in Physics and Mathematics.
Pratibha and Shivani are good in History and Dramatics.

Who is good in Physics, History and Mathematics, but not in Computer Science?

A) Pratibha B) Asha C) Madhu D) Namita
Question No. : 2


Who is good in History, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics?

A) Namita B) Asha C) Madhu D) Pratibha
Question No. : 3


Who is good in Physics, History and Dramatics?

A) Pratibha B) Madhu C) Shivani D) Asha
Question No. : 4
The diagram given below shows the number of students who got distinction in three subjects out of 500 students.

What is the percentage of students who got distinction in two subjects?
A) 8% B) 9% C) 10% D) 12%

Question No. : 5
If Atul finds that he is twelfth from the right in a line of boys and fourth from the left, how many boys should be added to the
line such that there are 28 boys in the line?
A) 12 B) 13 C) 14 D) 20
Question No. : 6
Four teams - A, B, C and D - participated in a three-day cricket tournament. Each team plays exactly one match on each day, i.e.,
day 1, day 2 and day 3, and plays with a different team on each day.

If B plays with A on day 2, which of the following statements is definitely true?
A) If A plays with D on day 3, then C plays with B on day 1 B) If B plays with D on day 3, then C plays with B on day 1
C) C plays with D on day 3 D) B plays with D on day 1
Question No. : 7
Four teams - A, B, C and D - participated in a three-day cricket tournament. Each team plays exactly onematch on each day, i.e.,
day 1, day 2 and day 3, and plays with a different team on each day.

If C plays with D on the day after it plays with A, Then which of the following statements is definitely false?

A) B plays with D on day 1 B) B plays with C on day 3 C) A plays with D on day 2 D) More than one of the above
Question No. : 8
I. Amardeep converses in Sindhi and Oriya

II. Balwant, a Sindhi, knows English also
III. Chandermohan knows English and belongs to Orissa
IV. Dostkhan converses in French and Sindhi
V. Eknath, a native of Orissa knows French

Who can act as interpreter if Chandermohan and Dostkhan wish to converse?

I. Amardeep II. Balwant III. Eknath
A) Only I and II B) Only II and III C) Only III and I D) Any of I, II, III
Question No. : 9
I. Amardeep converses in Sindhi and Oriya

II. Balwant, a Sindhi, knows English also
III. Chandermohan knows English and belongs to Orissa
IV. Dostkhan converses in French and Sindhi
V. Eknath, a native of Orissa knows French

If a sixth executive is brought in to attend the meet, to be understood by maximum number of original five he should be fluent
in
A) English and Oriya B) Oriya and Sindhi C) English and French D) French and Oriya
Question No. : 10
In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Kamal ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal,
how many boys are ranked after him?
A) 3 B) 7 C) 12 D) 23

Question No. : 11
A man has three watch dogs, an Alsatian, a Doberman and a Mastiff, named Bozzo, Caro and Sambo, not necessarily in the same order. One of the dogs
is black, one is brown and one is white. Two of the dogs are large and one is small. The Doberman is brown while the black dog is small. Sambo is not
white and the Mastiff is not large. If the Alsatian is large, then Bozzo is brown.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Bozzo is the small dog B) The Alsatian is black C) Sambo is the brown dog D) The Doberman is a large dog
Question No. : 12
A man has three watch dogs, an Alsatian, a Doberman and a Mastiff, named Bozzo, Caro and Sambo, not necessarily in the same order. On of the dogs
is black, one is brown and one is white. Two of the dogs are large and one is small. The Doberman is brown while the black dog is small. Sambo is not
white and the Mastiff is not large. If the Alsatian is large, then Bozzo is brown.
Which of the following is not true of the white dog?
A) The white dog is the Alsatian B) The white dog is Caro C) The white dog is Bozzo D) The white dog is large
Question No. : 13
All the students of a class took a test. One-third of the class received 'B', one-fourth received 'B+', one-sixth received 'B-' and
one-eighth of the class failed (grade C). Everyone else got'A.

What can be the minimum number of students in the class?
A) 8 B) 48 C) 24 D) Cannot be determined
Question No. : 14
All the students of a class took a test. One-third of the class received 'B', one-fourth received 'B+', one-sixth received 'B-' and
one-eighth of the class failed (grade C). Everyone else got'A.

How many students in the class got 'A?
A) 3 B) 6 C) 4 D) Cannot be determined
Question No. : 15
The amount of money invested (rupees in crores) in the core infrastructure areas of two districts, Chittoor and Khammam,
Andhra Pradesh, is as follows.

Chittor district Khamman district
Core area 1995 1996 Core area 1995 1996
Electricity 815.2 1054.2 Electricity 2065.8 2365.1
Chemical 389.5 476.7 Chemical 745.3 986.4
Thermal 632.4 565.9 Thermal 1232.7 1026.3
Solar 468.1 589.6 Solar 1363.5 1792.1
Nuclear 617.9 803.1 Nuclear 1674.3 2182.1
Total 2923.1 3489.5 Total 7081.6 8352.0

The investment in electricity and thermal energy in 1995 in these two districts formed approximately what per cent of the total
investment made in that year?

A) 41% B) 47% C) 52% D) 55%

Question No. : 16

Thermal 632.4 565.9 Thermal 1232.7 1026.3
Solar 468.1 589.6 Solar 1363.5 1792.1
Nuclear 617.9 803.1 Nuclear 1674.3 2182.1
Total 2923.1 3489.5 Total 7081.6 8352.0
In Khammam district, the investment in which area in 1996 showed the highest percentage increase over the investment in that
area in 1995?

A) Electricity B) Chemical C) Solar D) Nuclear
Question No. : 17

Thermal 632.4 565.9 Thermal 1232.7 1026.3
Solar 468.1 589.6 Solar 1363.5 1792.1
Nuclear 617.9 803.1 Nuclear 1674.3 2182.1
Total 2923.1 3489.5 Total 7081.6 8352.0
Approximately how many times was the total investment in Chittoor to the total investment in Khammam?

A) 2.8 B) 2 C) 2.4 D) 1.7

Question No. : 18

Thermal 632.4 565.9 Thermal 1232.7 1026.3
Solar 468.1 589.6 Solar 1363.5 1792.1
Nuclear 617.9 803.1 Nuclear 1674.3 2182.1
Total 2923.1 3489.5 Total 7081.6 8352.0
If the total investment in Khammam shows the same rate of increase in 1997, as it had shown from 1995 to 1996, what
approximately would be the total investment in Khammam in 1997?

A) Rs. 9,850 crore B) Rs. 10,020 crore C) Rs. 9,170 crore D) Rs. 8,540 crore
Question No. : 19
Number of Doctors and Nurses from five different districts in six different Hospitals

Districts

District A District B District C District D District E

Hospitals
Doctors Nurses Doctors Nurses Doctors Nurses Doctors Nurses Doctors Nurses
J 4 14 6 12 8 20 7 21 4 10
K 6 16 5 10 11 24 4 22 6 17
L 7 22 5 14 16 30 4 18 3 12
M 8 16 12 35 17 36 8 24 10 21
N 2 10 5 15 12 22 12 28 7 20
O 1 8 6 14 14 25 16 25 11 26

Twenty five percent of the numbers of doctors in Hospital – J from District E are females. What is the number of male doctors in
Hospital – J from District – E?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 2 D) 1

Question No. : 20

Districts


Hospitals
J 4 14 6 12 8 20 7 21 4 10
K 6 16 5 10 11 24 4 22 6 17
L 7 22 5 14 16 30 4 18 3 12
M 8 16 12 35 17 36 8 24 10 21
N 2 10 5 15 12 22 12 28 7 20
O 1 8 6 14 14 25 16 25 11 26

What is the respective ratio between the numbers of nurses in Hospital – N from District – B and the number of doctors in
Hospital – L from District – D ?

A) 22 : 17 B) 15 : 4 C) 21 : 10 D) 16 : 3
Question No. : 21

Districts


Hospitals
J 4 14 6 12 8 20 7 21 4 10
K 6 16 5 10 11 24 4 22 6 17
L 7 22 5 14 16 30 4 18 3 12
M 8 16 12 35 17 36 8 24 10 21
N 2 10 5 15 12 22 12 28 7 20
O 1 8 6 14 14 25 16 25 11 26

Total numbers of doctors in Hospital – L and Hospital – O from District – A together is approximately what percentage of the
number of nurses in Hospital – K from District – D ?

A) 29 B) 23 C) 36 D) 33

Question No. : 22

Districts


Hospitals
J 4 14 6 12 8 20 7 21 4 10
K 6 16 5 10 11 24 4 22 6 17
L 7 22 5 14 16 30 4 18 3 12
M 8 16 12 35 17 36 8 24 10 21
N 2 10 5 15 12 22 12 28 7 20
O 1 8 6 14 14 25 16 25 11 26

What is the average number of doctors in Hospital – M from all the districts together?

A) 11 B) 14 C) 15 D) 13
Question No. : 23
The Letters of English alphabets are numbered 26 to 1. The assigned numbers are used to write the letters of the original
alphabet so that 26 stands for A, 25 stands for B and so on, which of the following sequence is valid word?
A) 6-12-17-23 B) 5-11-18-22 C) 5-12-18-23 D) 5-12-17-23
Question No. : 24
YWUS : BDFH : : WUSQ : ?
A) DFHJ B) FHJL C) JLNP D) RTVX
Question No. : 25
From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word :

MANUFACTURE
A) FRACTURE B) MANNER C) MATTER D) FACE
Question No. : 26
If MOTOR is ORTMO, then SPADE is
A) PSADE B) PSAED C) DEASP D) DEAPS
Question No. : 27
In certain code, BASKET is written as 5$3%#1 and TRIED is written as 14*#2. How is SKIRT written in that code ?

A) 3%*41 B) 3*%41 C) 3%#41 D) 3#4%1
Question No. : 28
4, 10, 24, 54, ?, 242

A) 80 B) 116 C) 110 D) 114

Question No. : 29
1, 3, 8, 19, 42, ?.

A) 65 B) 71 C) 89 D) 93
Question No. : 30
In the 21st century, what is the total number of days of the months with more than 28 days and less than 31 days?
A) 30000 B) 36525 C) 30696 D) None of these
Question No. : 31
Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?
ba_abab_b_ba_aba
A) abab B) aabb C) baab D) bbaa
Question No. : 32
If BIBLIO is coded as BIBOIL and NEARER as AENRER, then ALIGATOR will be coded as
A) ROTAALIG B) ALIGROTA C) GILAROTA D) GILAATOR
Question No. : 33
In a joint family, there is father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, two have 2 daughters each,
and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 6 D) 9
Question No. : 34
A is sister of B, B is the son of C and E is the daughter of D and sister of A. What is D to C ?
A) Brother B) Husband C) Wife D) Data is inadequate
Question No. : 35
P's father is Q's son. M is the paternal uncle of P and N is the brother of O. How is M related to N?
A) Nephew B) Cousin C) Data inadequate D) None of these
Question No. : 36
Rama travels a distance of 5 km from a place A towards North, turns left and walks 3 km, again turns right and walks 2 km.
Finally turns right and walks 3 km to reach the place B. What is the distance between A and B?
A) 7 km B) 13 km C) 2 km D) 15 km
Question No. : 37
Rana travels 10km North, turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km. He then turns to right
—hand side and travels another 4 km. How far is the from the point of starting of his journey?
A) 5km B) 4km C) 15km D) 10km
Question No. : 38
A man walked 20 km west, then 10 km North, and then 5 km West. Which one of the following statements is true regarding his
current location?
A) It is to the North West of his original location B) It is 35 km to the North West of his original location.
C) It is 25km to the West of his original location D) It is 10km to the North of his original location.
DIRECTIONS for the question: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking
the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then
decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Question No. : 39
Statements
I. No U is L
II. No L is N
III.Some N are Z
IV. Some Z are magic
Conclusions:
I. No U is Z
II. All Z being L is a possibility.
A) Conclusion I is true B) Conclusion II is true C) Both the Conclusions are true D) No conclusion is true
Question No. : 40
Statements: Some towns are villages. Some villages are lanes. Some lanes are hamlets.

Conclusions: I. Some hamlets are villages. II. Some lanes are towns. III. Some hamlets are towns.

A) Only III follows B) Only I follow C) Only II follows D) None follows
Question No. : 41
Rashi covers a certain distance by bus at 20 km/hr and return back at the starting point on a cycle at 30 km/hr. His average
speed for the whole journey is
A) 27 km/hr B) 25 km/hr C) 24 km/hr D) None of these
DIRECTIONS for the question: In the question, some symbols are used which define the relationship between two categories.
Using those, solve the question and mark
Question No. : 42
A) If only conclusion I follows B) If only conclusions II follows C) If both conclusions follow
D) If neither conclusion I nor II follows or Data inadequate
Question No. : 43
A) If only conclusion I follows B) If only conclusions II follows C) If both conclusions follow
D) If neither conclusion I nor II follows or Data inadequate
Question No. : 44
If P means ‘×’, A means ‘+’, W means ‘÷’ and Y means ‘-‘, then the value of
13 P 3 A 11 Y 26 P 6 W 13 A 19 is
A) 50 B) 38 C) 57

D) 43
Question No. : 45
A) Table B) Cup-board C) Chair D) Furniture
Question No. : 46
Which of the following does not belong to the group : L M N, F G H, A B C, J K L, P Q S, X Y Z
A) L M N B) A B C C) P Q S D) X Y Z
Question No. : 47
Statements: All Americans are English- Speaking No Eskimos are English – Speaking
Conclusions: I. No Eskimos are Americans. II. No English-speakers are Eskimos
A) Only I follow B) Neither I nor II follows C) Only II follows D) Both I and II follow
Question No. : 48
Ghoshbabu is staying at Ghosh Housing Society in Calcutta, where there are two more colonies: Aghosh Colony and
Dighospur. In Ghosh Housing Society 6 persons read daily Ganashakti and 4 read Anand Bazar Patrika; in his colony there is no
person who reads both. Total number of persons who read these two newspapers in Aghosh Colony and Dighospur is 52 and
200 respectively. Number of persons who read Ganashakti in Aghosh Colony and Dighospur is 33 and 121 respectively; while
the persons who read Anand Bazar Patrika in Aghosh Colony and Dighospur are 32 and 117 respectively.

Number of persons in Aghosh Colony who read both of these newspapers is

A) 13 B) 20 C) 19 D) 14
Question No. : 49
Ghoshbabu is staying at Ghosh Housing Society, Aghosh Colony, Dighospur , Calcutta. In Ghosh Housing Society 6 persons
read daily Ganashakti and 4 read Anand Bazar Patrika; in his colony there is no person who reads both. Total number of persons
who read these two newspapers in Aghosh Colony and Dighospur is 52 and 200 respectively. Number of persons who read
Ganashakti in Aghosh Colony and Dighospur is 33 and 121 respectively; while the persons who read Anand Bazar Patrika in
Aghosh Colony and Dighospur are 32 and 117 respectively.

Number of persons in Aghosh Colony who read only one paper

A) 29 B) 19 C) 39 D) 20

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.
Question No. : 50
If A # B means B is the mother of A

A $ B means A is the father of B
A % B means A is sister of B
A * B means A is the son of B
A @ B means A is brother of B and
A.! B means A is the daughter of B
In the expression P $ Q # R @ S. how is R related to P?
A) Wife B) Great Grandson C) Son D) Daughter

Question No. : 1
The following table gives the sales details for text books and reference books at Primary/Secondary/Higher
Secondary/Graduate Levels.

Year Primary Secondary Higher Graduate Level
1975 42137 8820 65303 25343
1976 53568 10285 71602 27930
1977 58770 16437 73667 28687
1978 56872 15475 71668 30057
1979 66213 17500 78697 33682
1980 68718 20177 82175 36697

What is the growth rate of sales of books at primary school level from 1975 to 1980?

A) 29% B) 51% C) 63% D) 163%
Question No. : 2
Which of the categories shows the lowest growth rate from 1975 to 1980?

A) Primary B) Secondary C) Higher secondary D) Graduate Level
Question No. : 3
Which category had the highest growth rate from 1975 to 1980?

Question No. : 4
Which of the categories had either a consistent growth or a consistent decline in the period shown?

Question No. : 5
Some boys are standing in a straight line.If a boy named Anil finds that he is fourteenth from the left end and 7 from the right
end, then how many boys must be added to the line such that there are 30 boys in the line?
A) 8 B) 12 C) 10 D) 14

Question No. : 6
Ghosh Babu surveyed his companies and obtained the following data. Income tax is paid from profit before tax and the
remaining amount is apportioned to dividend and retained earnings. The retained earnings were accumulated into reserves.
The reserves at the beginning of 1991 were Rs. 80 lakh.

Figure (Rs. in
1994 1993 1992 1991
lakh)
Share capital 0310 0205 0098 0098
Sales 6435 4725 2620 3270
Profit before tax 0790 0525 0170 0315
Dividends 0110 0060 0030 0030
Retained earnings 0400 0245 0070 0140

In which year was the tax per rupee of ‘profit before tax’ lowest?

A) 1991 B) 1992 C) 1993 D) 1994
Question No. : 7

Figure (Rs. in
1994 1993 1992 1991
lakh)
Share capital 0310 0205 0098 0098
Sales 6435 4725 2620 3270
Dividends 0110 0060 0030 0030

In which year was the sales per rupee of share capital highest?

A) 1991 B) 1992 C) 1993 D) 1994

Question No. : 8

Figure (Rs. in
1994 1993 1992 1991
lakh)
Share capital 0310 0205 0098 0098
Sales 6435 4725 2620 3270
Dividends 0110 0060 0030 0030

In which year the profit before tax per rupee of sales was the highest?

A) 1991 B) 1992 C) 1993 D) 1994
Question No. : 9

Figure (Rs. in
1994 1993 1992 1991
lakh)
Share capital 0310 0205 0098 0098
Sales 6435 4725 2620 3270
Dividends 0110 0060 0030 0030

In which year was the percentage addition to reserves over previous years reserves the highest?

A) 1991 B) 1992 C) 1993 D) 1994
Question No. : 10
In a row of children, Preeti is seventh from left and Bhakti is fourth from the right. When Preeti and Bhakti exchange positions,
Preeti will be fifteenth from the left. Which will be Bhakti's position from the right?
A) 11th B) 8th C) 4th D) 12th

Question No. : 11
P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W are sitting in a row facing north

(A) P is fourth to right of T
(B) W is fourth to the left of S
(C) R and U, which are both at the ends are neighbours of Q and T respectively
(D) W is immediate left of P and P is neighbour of Q Who are the immediate neighbours of W?
A) Q and V B) V and R C) V and P D) U and P
DIRECTIONS for the question: Go through all the options and mark the one which does not belong to the group.
Question No. : 12
Three out of four are alike in a particular pattern and hence form a group. Find which does not belong to the group 2835, 5671,
8505, 11344
A) 8505 B) 5671 C) 11344 D) 2835
Question No. : 13
Find the next number in the series 210, 195, 175, 150, 120, ?
A) 85 B) 95 C) 80 D) 100
Question No. : 14
Out of four persons Arun, Bharat, Chandu and Dharma, two are interested in Hockey, two in Cricket, two are painters, one is a
singer and one is a dancer. Each Youngman has one outdoor interest and one hobby concerned with fine arts.
(i) Arun is not a painter nor does he play hockey.
(ii) Bharat does not dance
(iii) The dancer plays hockey
(iv) Bharat and Dharma do not play cricket

Who among the following is a singer?
A) Arun B) Dharma C) Chandu D) Bharat
Question No. : 15

Which pair shows the correct relationship of the game and hobby of Dharma?

A) Cricket, Singing B) Cricket, Painting C) Hockey, Dancing D) Cricket, Dancing

Question No. : 16

Who among the following plays cricket and is interested in painting?

A) Arun B) Chandu C) Bharat and Dharma D) Arun and Chandu
Question No. : 17
There are four friends Anju, Shyam, Rani and Harsh.One of them is a cricketer and studies chemistry and biology. Anju and
Shyam play football. Anju studies commerce. Both the football players study mathematics. Harsh is a boxer. One football player
also studies physics. The boxer studies mathematics and accountancy. All the friends study two subjects each and play one
game each.

Who plays cricket?
A) Rani B) Anju C) Shyam D) Harsh
Question No. : 18
game each.

Who does not study maths?
A) Harsh B) Rani C) Both Rani and Harsh D) Neither Rani nor Harsh
Question No. : 19
game each.

Who studies physics?
A) Anju B) Rani C) Harsh D) Shyam
Question No. : 20
game each.

Who studies commerce and does play football?
A) Anju B) Shyam C) Rani D) Harsh

DIRECTIONS for the question: Study the following information to answer the question.
There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of
F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group.
Question No. : 21
Which of the following is a group of brothers?
A) ABF B) BFC C) ABD D) BDF
DIRECTIONS for the question: Attempt the question based on the information given.

A few friends are sitting on a bench.
Sunil is sitting next to Sunita and Sanjay is sitting next to Bindu.
Bindu is not sitting with Sumit.
Sumit is on the left end of the bench and Sanjay is on second position from right hand side.
Sunil is on the right side of Sumit and Sunita.
Sunil and Sanjay are sitting together.
Question No. : 22

Sunil is sitting between
A) Sunita and Bindu B) Sunita and Sanjay C) Sumit and Bindu D) Sanjay and Sumit
DIRECTIONS for the question: The question below contains four statements, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV.
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly
known facts.
Question No. : 23
Statements:
All green are pink. Some pink are black.
Some black are blue. All blue are white.
Conclusions:
I. Some black are white.
II. Some blue are pink.
III. Some pink are green.
IV. No green is white.
A) None follows B) Only I and III follows C) Only III follows D) Only either I or II follows
Question No. : 24
BCDF : GHIK : : LMNP : ?
A) QRST B) QRTS C) QRSU D) QRSV
Question No. : 25
If in a certain code, 15789 is written as EGKPT and 2436 is written as ALUR, then how will 24539 be written in that code?
A) ALEUT B) ALGTU C) ALGUT D) ALGRT

Question No. : 26
In a certain code ‘ 4 6 1’ means ‘ where are you ‘, ‘1 6 9 ‘ means ‘ you are good’ and ‘ 8 6 5 2 ‘ means ‘ flower are not bad’.

What is the code of ‘ good’ ?
A) 4 B) 1 C) 6 or 1 D) None of these
Question No. : 27
EDC : RQP :: MLK : ?
A) XYZ B) PQR C) ZYX D) NOP
DIRECTIONS for the question: Go through all the options and mark the one which does not belong to the group.
Question No. : 28
A) 441 B) 256 C) 481 D) 361
Question No. : 29
656 432 320 264 236 (?)
A) 222 B) 229 C) 232 D) 223
Question No. : 30
10, 18, 28, 40, 54, 70, ?
A) 85 B) 86 C) 87 D) 88
Question No. : 31
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
A) ISLOJ B) LUOQM C) AKDGB D) EPILG
Question No. : 32
If X is brother of son of Y's son,then how is X related to Y?
A) brother B) cousin C) grandson D) son
Question No. : 33
Bela is the mother of Chinu and Miki. If Kavind is the husband of Miki, what is Bela to Kavind?
A) Daughter B) Sister C) Mother D) Mother-in-law
Question No. : 34
Pointing out to the man on the stage, Madhu said that he is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband. How is the
man on the stage related to Madhu ?
A) Son B) Husband C) Cousin D) Nephew
Question No. : 35
A watch hand reads 4:30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?
A) North B) North- West C) North- East D) South-East

DIRECTIONS for the question: Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the
capitalized pair.
Question No. : 36
1, 8 , ? ,64
A) 36 B) 27 C) 30 D) 25
Question No. : 37
F G H J K L N O P R S ?
A) T B) M C) Q D) N
Question No. : 38
Complete the series by replacing the question mark with one of the following options?
AL20, CQ28, FU40, JX56, ?

A) HZ68 B) OZ76 C) LM86 D) FZ68
Question No. : 39
From the given equilateral triangle below, Rakesh, Lokesh and Bhagat run along the sides in clockwise direction and stop after
covering 1 1/2 sides. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Lokesh is to the west of Bhagat B) Rakesh is to the south-west of Lokesh C) Lokesh is to the north-west of Rakesh
D) Bhagat is to the north-east of Rakesh
DIRECTIONS for the question: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking
the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then
decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Question No. : 40
Statement:
I. No school is hospital
II. All foods are schools
III. Some liquids are food
Conclusion:
I. All schools being liquids is a possibility
II. Some food being hospitals is a possibility
III. Some liquids being hospitals is possibility
A) Only I follow B) I & II follows C) I & III follows D) All follows
Question No. : 41
Statements: Some aeroplanes are balloons. Some balloons are rockets.

Conclusions:
I. Some aeroplanes are rockets. II. All rockets are aeroplanes.
III. All the rockets are balloons. IV. All the balloons are aeroplanes.

Assuming that statements 1 and 2 are true, which conclusions follow:
A) Only II and IV. B) Only I and III. C) Only IV. D) None of the above.
Question No. : 42
Statements : All torches fly. Some scuds fly.

Conclusions : I. All torches are scuds.
II. Some scuds do not fly.

A) If only conclusion I follows B) If only conclusion II follows C) If both conclusions follow
D) If neither of the two conclusions follows
Question No. : 43
If ‘P’ denotes 'multiplication', ‘T’ denotes 'subtraction’, ‘M’ denotes ‘addition’ and ‘B’ denotes ‘division’ then; what should be the
correct response of 12 P 6 M 15 T 16 B 4 ?

A) 70 B) 75 C) 83 D) 110
Question No. : 44
If '+' and ‘÷’; ‘x' and '-' are interchanged in the equation 13 ÷ 7 - 27 + 7 × 3, then its value will be _________
A) 7 B) 17 C) 27 D) 37
DIRECTIONS for the question: See all the given options and mark the one which is odd.
Question No. : 45
How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters EPRY using each letter only once in each word?
A) None B) One C) Two D) Three

DIRECTIONS for the question: See all the given options and mark the one which is odd.
Question No. : 46
Which of the following does not belong to the group : 121, 133, 143, 154, 165, 176
A) 143 B) 133 C) 154 D) 176
Question No. : 47
The number of candidates who failed to clear both the papers lies between (both ends included)
A) 0 and 50 B) 50 and 75 C) 20 and 75 D) 50 and 125
Question No. : 48
There were a hundred schools in a town. Of these, the number of schools having a play - ground was 30, and these schools had
neither a library nor a laboratory. The number of schools having a laboratory alone was twice the number of those having a
library only. The number of schools having a laboratory as well as a library was one fourth the number of those having a
laboratory alone. The number of schools having either a laboratory or a library or both was 35.

How many schools had none of the three viz., laboratory, library or play - ground?
A) 20 B) 5 C) 30 D) 35
Question No. : 49
How many times minute hand and hour hand makes an angle of 1800 in a day?
A) 11 B) 22 C) 24 D) None of these
Question No. : 50
The minute and the hour hand of a watch meet every 65 min. How much does the watch lose or gain time?
A) 25 sec B) 27 sec C) 27.16 sec D) 30 sec

Answer Key
CUET Sample Paper - Answer Key
Reasoning/DI 01 Reasoning/DI 02 Reasoning/DI 03 Reasoning/DI 04

1. D 1. C 1. D 1. C
2. C 2. A 2. B 2. C
3. A 3. C 3. A 3. B
4. D 4. C 4. A 4. D
5. C 5. C 5. B 5. C
6. D 6. C 6. B 6. D
7. A 7. B 7. C 7. A
8. B 8. D 8. D 8. D
9. C 9. C 9. B 9. A
10. A 10. D 10. C 10. D
11. D 11. C 11. D 11. C
12. C 12. D 12. C 12. C
13. D 13. A 13. C 13. A
14. C 14. B 14. D 14. A
15. A 15. B 15. B 15. C
16. B 16. B 16. B 16. B
17. B 17. A 17. C 17. A
18. C 18. A 18. A 18. B
19. D 19. D 19. A 19. D
20. D 20. D 20. B 20. A
21. B 21. B 21. C 21. A
22. C 22. D 22. A 22. B
23. D 23. D 23. C 23. B
24. C 24. B 24. A 24. C
25. B 25. D 25. D 25. C
26. A 26. A 26. C 26. D
27. A 27. B 27. A 27. C
28. A 28. B 28. B 28. C
29. D 29. A 29. C 29. A
30. A 30. A 30. D 30. D
31. A 31. A 31. C 31. A
32. B 32. B 32. C 32. C
33. A 33. A 33. D 33. D
34. B 34. D 34. D 34. A
35. C 35. D 35. C 35. C
36. B 36. D 36. A 36. B
37. C 37. B 37. C 37. A
38. C 38. C 38. A 38. B
39. D 39. B 39. D 39. B
40. C 40. C 40. D 40. C
41. B 41. D 41. C 41. D
42. B 42. C 42. A 42. D
43. B 43. D 43. A 43. C
44. B 44. B 44. C 44. D
45. A 45. C 45. D 45. C
46. D 46. C 46. C 46. B
47. D 47. A 47. D 47. A
48. A 48. A 48. A 48. D
49. C 49. B 49. C 49. B
50. A 50. A 50. A 50. A

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CUET Reasoning/DI Sample Paper 01

A) 37 B) 36 C) 38 D) 39

A) 34Km B) 24Km C) 10Km D) 22Km

Which among the following statements cannot be true?

A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I or III only

Which among the following statements is not necessarily true?

A) Sunday B) Saturday C) Thursday D) Friday

A) Monday B) Thursday C) Friday D) None of these

A) Monday B) Wednesday C) Sunday D) No such day is possible

A) NOGSVI B) NOTSVI C) NLGSVI D) NLGSTI

If CHARTER is coded UMOEPYE then PARTNER will be coded as

A) AONPCYE B) AEEPCYE C) AOEACYE D) AOEPCYE

A) 14 B) 8 C) 12 D) 16

4, 6, 10 ,(12), 16, (14), 22

If ‘BEAT' is coded as ‘EHDW’ how will you code ‘ROAD'?

A) SQCF B) URDG C) UREG D) TQCF

If (a) 'Chip din chunk' means "student attends class";

A) din B) sunk C) dink D) chunk

102, 101, 98, 93, 86, 74, 66, 53

A) 101 B) 66 C) 74 D) 93

54 30 112 42 ? 28

A) 176 B) 166 C) 116 D) 66

A) Daughter B) Sister C) Sister-in-law D) Niece

Select the missing number from the given responses.

A) 24 B) 26 C) 28 D) 30

A) Father B) Brother C) Son D) Nephew

(i) ‘P × Q’ means P is the father of Q'

Which of the following represents 'J is the son of F?

A) J ÷ R - T ÷ F B) J + R - T × F C) J ÷ M - N × F D) None of these

A) Q - N + M × P B) P + S × N - Q C) P - M + N × Q D) Q – S % P

A) 410 B) 400 C) 390 D) 395

A) East B) West C) North D) South

The symbols @, #, $, % and * ­are used with different meanings as follows:

A) All follow B) None follows C) Only IV follow D) Either I or III follows

A) Sunday B) Wednesday C) Thursday D) Friday

A) 12 B) 23 C) 6 D) 3

A) Tornado B) Volcano C) Storm D) Hurricane

A) Shop B) Pencil C) Canvas D) Paint

A) 8 B) 25 C) 27 D) 1

A) 45 B) 55 C) 50 D) 40

A) B) C) D)

A) 15 min past 9 B) 16 min past 9 C) D)

A) B) C) D)

A) 45 B) 41 C) 40 D) 44

A) 22.6% B) 32.6% C) 42.5% D) 52.6%

A) 0.9 B) 0.7 C) 0.5 D) 0.3

A) 4 : 1 B) 8 : 1 C) 12 : 1 D) 16 : 1

A) Petroleum B) Natural Gas C) Solid Fuels D) Nuclear

A) Natural Gas B) Solid Fuels C) Nuclear D) Hydropower

A) Solid Fuels B) Nuclear C) Hydropower D) Natural Gas

A) None of the mentioned options are correct B) 28 C) 27 D) 26

On which day Mr. X visited Bhopal?

A) Thursday B) Wednesday C) Tuesday D) Friday

Which of the following is correct?

A) Kolkata is visited on Friday B) Hyderabad is visited on Monday

Which place is visited on Thursday?

A) Jaipur B) Bhopal C) Kolkata D) Mumbai

A) 18 B) 19 C) 20 D) 21

Which movies was screended on Friday?

A) Chak de B) Sholay C) Aanand D) 3 idiots

Sholay was screened on which day?

A) Tuesday B) Wednesday C) Friday D) Monday

3 idiot was screened on which day?

A) Friday B) Tuesday C) Thursday D) Monday

The symbols @, #, $, % and * are used with different meanings as follows: