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Logical Reasoning

Workshop - LR 1

CODING-DECODING & SERIES

1. In a certain code "GOAHEAD" is coded as JRDKHDG and STOP is coded as VWRS, the how will you
code FIRE?
a) URIV b) IUJG c) ILUH d) NONE

2. If DELHI is coded as CCIDD ,how would you encode BOMBAY?

a) AJMTVT b) AMJXVS c) MJXVSU d) WXYZAX

3. If 'EFGHIJK' is coded as ‘VUTSRQP’ then what is the code for SOUR?

a) IFLT b) HLFI c) LIFT d) IHIF

4. If LEATHER is coded as AEEHLRT, what is the code for ACKNOWLEDGE?

a) ADCEEKGLNOW b) AEEGKCDLNOW c) EGKLNOWACDE d) ACDEEGKLNOW

5. If CYBER is coded as 35253 and HACKER is coded as 313153, what will be the code for
FRAUDLENT?
a) 331432145 b) 131124554 c) 131142545 d) 133143545

6. In a certain code, RIPPLE is written as 613382 and LIFE is written as 8192. How is PILLER written
in that code?
a) 318826 b) 318286 c) 618826 d) 338816

7. If POWER is coded as 154, then the code for HUMAN is?

a) 114 b) 149 c) 174 d) 187

8. In a certain code, if 10 x 3 = 91 and 20 x 2 = 396 then 15 x 11 =?

a) 104 b) 100 c) 86 d) Can’t be determined

9. If SIX is coded as THREE, TWELVE is coded as SIX and EIGHTEEN is coded as EIGHT, then what is
the code for FOUR?
a) TWO b) THREE c) FOUR d) SIX

10. Find the odd one among the following:

a) SORE b) SOLTU c) NORGAE d) MEJNIAS

11. If Pen is coded as Pencil, Pencil as Chalk, Chalk as Slate, Slate as Paper, then by which do you
mostly write?
a) Pen b) Pencil c) Chalk d) Slate

DIRECTIONS for question 12 to 14: Answer the questions based on following coding pattern:

In a certain code, 'il be pee' means 'roses are blue', 'sik hee' means 'red flowers' and 'pee mit hee'
means 'flowers are vegetables'.

12. How is 'red' written in that code?

a) hee b) sik c) be d) Cannot be determined

13. How is 'roses' written in that code?

a) il b) pee c) be d) Cannot be determined

14. Which of the following could be the coded form of 'vegetables are red flowers'?
a) pee sik mit hee b) sik pee hee be c) il sik mit hee d) Cannot be determined

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 1 to 7: Find the next term in the following series.
1. 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ...
a) 22 b) 24 c) 25 d) 26

2. 16, 33, 65, 131, 261,....

a) 523 b) 521 c) 613 d) 721

3. 1, 6, 31, 156, ...

a) 183 b) 574 c) 781 d) 965

4. 4, 4, 6, 12, 30, 90, ...

a) 415 b) 315 c) 260 d) 270

5. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ...

a) 800 b) 200 c) 405 d) 805

6. EXF, FTJ, GPN, HLR,...

a) IHV b) PPV c) PIU d) PJW

7. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L, ——

a) Y17O b) X17M c) X17O d) X16O

DIRECTIONS for questions 8 & 9: Find the missing term in each of the following number series.

8. 2 + √10 , _____ , 5 + √37 , 7 + √65

a) 4 + √17 b) 3 + √17 c) 4 + √26 d) 3 + √26

9. (1,8), (3, 24), _____, (7,80)

a) (5, 72) b) (5, 48) c) (3, 40) d) (5, 40)

DIRECTIONS for questions 10 to 14: Find the wrong term in each of the following number series.

10. 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, 68, 107, 173

a) 107 b) 16 c) 41 d) 68

11. 1, 3, 6, 11, 20, 39, 70

a) 3 b) 39 c) 11 d) 20

12. 6, 35, 173, 689, 2063, 4125, 4115

a) 689 b) 35 c) 4125 d) 2063

13. 2, 3, 10, 15, 26, 35, 48

a) 2 b) 3 c) 10 d) 48

14. 582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600

a) 634 b) 611 c) 605 d) 600

DIRECTIONS for questions 15 & 16: Answer the given questions based on the following English
ALPHABET (i.e. a series of 26 letters from A to Z, written from left to right)

15. Which letter is seventh to the right of thirteenth letter from the left end of Alphabet?
a) K b) F c) G d) T

16. If second half of the given alphabet is written in the reverse order, which letter will be seventh to
the right of the twelfth letter from the left end
a) K b) U c) G d) T

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VISUAL REASONING

DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 5: Choose the water image of the given figure (X) from the four
alternatives.

DIRECTIONS for questions 6 to 10: Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked A,
B, C, D and E (called the Problem Figures) followed by five other figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(called the Answer Figures). Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the
same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

6
A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5

7
A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5

8
A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5

A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5

10

A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5

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BINARY OPERATIONS

1. If ‘×’ means ‘addition’, ‘–’ means ‘division’, ‘÷’ means subtraction and ‘+’ means ‘multiplication’,
then which of the following equations is correct?

a) 16 + 5 – 10 × 4 ÷ 3 = 9 b) 16 – 5 × 10 ÷ 4 + 3 = 12

c) 16 + 5 ÷ 10 × 4 – 3 = 9 d) 16 × 5 ÷ 10 ÷ 4 – 3 = 19

2. If ‘–’ stands for ‘÷’; ‘+’ stands for ‘×’; ‘÷’ stands for ‘–’ and ‘×’ stands for ‘+’. Which one of the
following is correct?

a) 10 + 5 – 5 ÷ 5 × 5 = 10 b) 10 – 5 + 5 ÷ 5 × 5 = 25

c) 10 × 5 ÷ 5 + 5 – 5 = 0 d) 10 ÷ 5 × 5 ÷ 5 = 5

3. If + stands for division; × stands for addition; – stands for multiplication; ÷ stands for subtraction, which
of the following is correct?

a) 15 ÷ 5 × 2 – 6 + 3 = 28 b) 15 × 5 + 2 – 6 ÷ 3 = 56.5

c) 15 + 5 – 2 ÷ 6 × 3 = 3 d) 15 – 5 + 2 × 6 ÷ 3 = 41

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Questions for Practice

DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 9: In each of the number series, a wrong number is given. The
answer is that wrong number.

1. 27, 22, 34, 27, 37, 32, 42

a) 22 b) 32 c) 27 d) 34

2. 2, 3, 6, 18, 109, 1944, 209952

a) 3 b) 6 c) 18 d) 109

3. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, 21
a) 4 b) 5 c) 8 d) 13

4. 16, 19, 21, 30, 46, 71, 107

a) 19 b) 21 c) 30 d) 46

5. 4, 2, 3.5, 7.5, 26.25, 118.125

a) 118.125 b) 26.25 c) 3.5 d) 2

6. 7, 8, 18, 57, 228, 1165, 6996

a) 8 b) 18 c) 57 d) 228

7. 16, 4, 2, 1.5, 1.75, 1.875

a) 1.875 b) 1.75 c) 1.5 d) 2

8. 7, 11, 18, 35, 67, 131, 259

a) 18 b) 35 c) 11 d) 131

9. 16, 18, 32, 52, 86, 136, 216

a) 52 b) 86 c) 136 d) 216

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DIRECTIONS for questions 10 to 15: Choose the correct option.

10. If CRY is coded as MRYC then how will GET be coded?

a) MTEG b) MGET c) MEGT d) METG

11. If BURNER is coded as CASOIS then how will ALIMENT be coded?

a) BKJLFMU b) EKOLIMS c) EMONIOU d) BRJSFTU

12. In the following letter sequence, how many instances are there in which a vowel is immediately
preceded and immediately followed by a consonant?

s p r u a t p g h j t k p s e r p l m I j km p o r k g l u w r a b l h t u p q m
a) seven b) eight c) five d) six

13. If the letters of the word PRODUCTIVE which are at the odd numbered position in the English
alphabet are picked up and rearranged in alphabetical order from left and if they are now
substituted by Z, Y, X and so on, beginning from left which letter will get substituted by W ?
a) No letter will get substituted by W b) O c) E d) C

14. Find the next term in the following series: GPW, GPUW, GIPUW, GIPSUW, ?
a) GIHPSUW b) GIPQSUW c) GIKPSUW d) GIJPSUV

15. How many such pairs of letters are there in word ENGLISH, each of which has as many letters
between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets?
a) None b) One c) Two d) More than two

DIRECTIONS for questions 16 to 18: Ravi, Suresh and Asif are in control of the following number-
letter-symbol series respectively.

Ravi: 2&S *9PTB£8QD6 Suresh: Ө1□ F @ V 4 $ © M T D ≠

Asif: G3H#KN •5R=7WY
16. Starting from the left end and following the given order in each series, if a group of three
elements is formed by taking symbol from Suresh’s series, number from Ravi’s series and letter
from Asif’s series, each symbol-number-letter only once, which of the following will be the
elements of the 4th such group formed ?

a) $8N b) ©6R c) $6N d) *1V

17. If from each series, amongst letter/numbers/symbols the one having highest members is sorted
out and then arranged in the descending order on the basis of the number of elements they have,
which of the following will indicate the correct descending order?
a) Asif-letters, Suresh-symbols, Ravi-symbols b) Asif-letters, Suresh-symbols, Ravi-letters
c) Ravi-numbers, Suresh-letters, Asif-symbols d) Ravi-letters, Suresh-symbols, Asif-letters

18. If each symbol which immediately precedes a number in Ravi’s series, each number which
immediately follows a letter in Suresh’s series and each letter which immediately precedes a
symbol in Asif’s series are selected, what will be the total numbers of these elements?

a) 7 b) 8 c) 6 d) 5

19. Which interchange of signs (in the given order) will make the following equation correct?

(8 – 8) + 8 × 32 = 64

a) ×, +, – b) –, ÷, + c) +, ÷, + d) +, ÷,×

20. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs (in the given order) to replace * signs so as
to balance the equation: 18 * 6 * 3 * 12 * 24

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a) ÷ – = × b) × ÷ – = c) + ÷ × = d) × = ÷ +

DIRECTIONS for questions 21 to 26: Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would
replace the question mark so that a similar relationship can be established between (C) & (D), as there
is between (A) & (B).

21

A B C D 1 2 3 4 5

22

A B C D 1 2 3 4 5

23

A B C D 1 2 3 4 5

24

A B C D 1 2 3 4 5

25

A B C D 1 2 3 4 5

26

A B C D 1 2 3 4 5

27. Find the next term in the following image series:

28. Which figure will continue the image series?

1 2 3 4 5
Answers – Questions for Practice (Coding-Decoding & Series)
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (b)
8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d) 11.(c) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c)
15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (b) 28. (4)

21. (3) 22. (3) 23. (3) 24. (2) 25. (2) 26. (1) 27. (d)

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