Unit-5 Mathemtical Reasoning and Aptitude

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Unit – 5 [Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude ]
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What is Reasoning?
The reasoning is a way of assessment of the thinking ability and solving the problem in a logical
pattern. The reasoning supports to identify the potential problem-solving ability in all aspiring
candidates (who will be a research scholar or an assistant professor) by assessing verbaland non-
verbal thinking.
Types of Reasoning
There are two types of reasoning:
A. Verbal Reasoning
B. Non-Verbal Reasoning (No questions from this type of reasoning in UGC NET Exam)
Verbal Reasoning
Verbal reasoning does aware of how a person takes new information by measuring their ability
to engage with language, i.e., verbal information. The Verbal Reasoning measures a candidate’s
ability to engage with the language medium to identify their wider reasoning ability and
potential. Verbal reasoning highlights pupils’ skills in verbal thinking above and beyond their
formal literacy abilities and can be used alone or as part of a wider assessment programme.
Verbal reasoning further divided into two parts:
1. General Mental Ability: It includes different type of reasoning questions like, series
completion, analogy, classification, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense test,
logical venn diagrams, alphabet test, alphanumeric sequence puzzle, number, ranking &
time sequence test, mathematical operations, logical sequence of words, arithmetical
reasoning, etc.
2. Logical Deduction: It concludes logic, statement-arguments, statement – assumptions,
statement-courses of action, statement-conclusions, deriving conclusions from passages,
theme detection, cause and effect reasoning.
B. Non-Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal reasoning involves no reading, and it provides insight into the abilities of
candidates who think more easily in images than words.
The non-verbal reasoning covers various types of questions, testing vocabulary, verbal
analogies, logical reasoning, symbol manipulation using letters, numbers, and words in
sentences.
Non-Verbal reasoning identifies the potential in the individuals as the assessment is word-free
and non-culturally specific, and therefore not biased towards any social, cultural, or linguistic
group.
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Types of Reasoning based on Arguments

The three types of reasoning based on arguments that are followings:
a. Deductive Reasoning
b. Inductive Reasoning
c. Abductive Reasoning
For more details about the types of reasoning based on arguments, you can visit the Deductive
and Inductive Reasoning of Unit- Logical Reasoning.
Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships
Series Completion
It is an important topic in reasoning, especially for UGC NET Paper 1. In series completion, the
term follows a certain pattern throughout. The candidate is required to identify the pattern either
to complete the given series with the most suitable option or to find the wrong or missing term in
the series.
There are three types of series completion
1. NUMBER SERIES
In this of series completion, you have to find out the next or the wrong or the missing number in
the series, which follows a particular pattern.
E.g., Which number would replace the question mark (?) in series 2, 7, 14, 23, ?, 47
(a) 28 (b) 34 (c) 31 (d) 38
Ans.: The given sequence is +5, +7, +9, and so on.
i.e. 2+5 =7, 7 +7 =14, 14 +9 = 23
The missing number would be, 23+11 = 34.
Q. Which is the number that should come next in the following series? 4, 6, 12, 14, 28, 30, ——
(a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 60
Ans.: The given sequence is a combination of two series 4, 12, 28, .... and 6, 14, 30, ....
Clearly the number to be found belongs to the first series. Now the pattern followed is +8, +16,
+32.
So, the missing number = (28 + 32) = 60, Hence, the answer is (d)

Q. Find the wrong number in the series. 7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342
(a) 7 (b) 28 (c) 124 (d) 215
Ans.: The right sequence is 23 - 1, 33 - 1, 43 - 1, ...etc.
Here 28 is wrong; so, the answer is (b)
2. ALPHABET SERIES
Alphabet series consists of alphabets placed in a specific pattern. If you keep in your mind the
order of the alphabet with their respective position (number), it will help you answer the
questions quickly. We all know that the total alphabets are 26.
We can arrange in ascending and descending order, like
E.g.: What will be the next term in BKS, DJT, FIU, HHV,?
(a) IJX (b) IGX (c) JGW (d) IGU
Ans: (c). In each term, the first letter is moved two steps forward, the second letter one step
backward, and the third letter one step forward to obtain the corresponding letter of the next
term. So, the missing term is JGW.
3. LETTER SERIES
This type of question usually consists of a series of small letters that follow a certain pattern.
However, some letters are missing from the series. The candidate is required to choose this
alternative as the answer.
Eg: aab - aaa - bba -
(a) baa (b) abb (c) bab (d) aab
1. The first blank space should be filled in by ‘b’ so that we have two a’s followed by two bs.

2. The second blank space should be fiiled in either by ‘a’. So that we have four as followed by
two b or by ‘b’.
So that we have three as followed by three b
3. The last space must be filled in by ‘a’.
4. Thus we have two possible answers - ‘baa’ and ‘bba’. But only ‘baa’ appears in the
alternatives. So the answer is (a).
5. In case we had both the possible answers in the alternatives, we should choose the one that
forms a more prominent pattern, which is aabb/aaabbb/aa. and our answer would have been
‘bba’.
CODING-DECODING
A code is a system of signals. Therefore, coding is a method of transmitting messages between

the sender and receiver without any knowledge of a third party. The Coding-Decoding test is set
up to judge the candidate’s ability to decipher the law that codes a particular message and break
the code to reveal the message.
TYPES OF CODING-DECODING
LETTER CODING
In this type of reasoning, the letters are coded in another letters and we have to find out the
pattern. After finding the pattern, we have to ask to identify the code for the given letters.
E.g: If COURSE is coded as FRXUVH, how is RACE coded in that code?
(a) HFDU (b) UCFH (c) UDFH (d) UDHF
In the given code, each letter is moved three steps forward than the corresponding letter in the
word. So R is coded as U, A as D, C as F, E as H. Hence (c) is the answer.
NUMBER CODING
In this type of questions, either numerical code values are assigned to a word or alphabetical
code values are assigned to numbers. The candidate is required to analyse the code as per
directions.
E.g.: If in a certain code ROPE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456. What will be the
code for CRAPE?

(a) 73456 (b) 76421 (c) 77246 (5) 77123

Clearly, in the given code, the alphabets are coded as follows.
ROPECHAI
6 821 7 3 45
So, CRAPE is coded as 76421. Then, the answer is (b)
DECODING
In these questions, artificial or code values are assigned to a word or a group of words and the
candidate is required to find out the original words.
E.g: If in a certain language FLOWER is written as EKNVDQ, what will be written as GNTRD?
(a) HEOUS (b) HOUES (c) HUOSE (d) HOUSE
Each letter of the word is one step ahead of the corresponding letter of the code.
Thus, HOUSE is written as GNTRD, So the answer is (d)
Blood Relation
• Family or Blood Relationship means persons connected by relations like – father-mother,

son- daughter, brother-sister, grandfather-grandmother, uncle-aunty, nephew-niece,
brother-in-law- sister-in-law etc. The list can go on and on adding members from
father’s side and mother’s side etc.
• Questions in Test of Reasoning on Family /Blood Relationship are about the relationship
of a particular person with another person of the family, based on the chain of
relationships between other members of that family.
• The questions depict relationships among the various members of a family in a

roundabout chain. The candidate is expected to find the relation of two particular
persons mentioned in the question. An example of a question on Blood Relationship is
given below to understand the concept in a better way:
Example 1:
Introducing Neeta, Anil said, ‘She is wife of my mother’s only son.’ How is Neeta related to Anil?
1) Mother (2) Wife (3) Sister (4) Daughter-in-law (5) None of these

Solution:
Neeta is the wife of Anil’s mother’s only son, who is Anil himself. Hence, answer is Neeta is
Anil’s wife. i.e. (2) Wife.
Example 2:
‘Ram’ is the father of ‘Kusha’ but ‘Kusha’ is not his son. ‘Mala’ is the daughter of
‘Kusha’.’Shalaka’ is the spouse of ‘Ram’. ‘Gopal’ is the brother of ‘Kusha’. ‘Hari’ is the son
of ‘Gopal’. ‘Meena’ is the spouse of ‘Gopal’. ‘Ganpat’ is the father of ‘Meena’. Who is the
grand daughter of ‘Ram’?
(1) Hari (2) Mala (3) Meena (4) Shalaka (5) None of these
Solution:
‘Mala’ is the daughter of ‘Kusha’ and ‘Ram’ is the father of ‘Kusha’. So, ‘Mala’ is the
granddaughter of ‘Ram’. Hence, answer is (2) Mala.
• Family/Blood Relation Tests are an exercise to test the candidate’s ability to

comprehend and come to the crux of an issue from complex, lengthy and unclear
data.
• On a lighter note, this topic of Family/Blood Relations should be of interest to the
candidates who are fans of Hindi Cinema, as the nature of the questions on
Family/Blood Relations are of the type ‘Hum Aapke Hai Kaun’
Family/Blood Relations Described
General
Family/Blood Relations tests largely depend on the candidate’s knowledge of family
relations. Various family relationships are described below to help the candidates to
understand the relationships better and to attempt the questions based on them with
confidence.

Some Common Terms

Meaning of some terms often used in questions on family relationship are given below:
a) Parent – Mother or father
b) Child – Son or daughter (even if an adult)
c) Sibling – Brother or sister (Including half-brother and half-sister - one parent in
common)
d) Spouse – Husband or wife
Basic Relationships
Aunt, Uncle, Niece and Nephew

• Most English speakers use “uncle” for any of four relationships: father’s brother,
mother’s brother, father’s sister’s husband, or mother’s sister’s husband.
• Again, “aunt” in English could mean father’s sister, mother’s sister, father’s
brother’s wife, or mother’s brother’s wife.
• Brother’s or sister’s son is called nephew. Brother’s or sister’s daughter is called niece.
• Children of aunt or uncle are called cousins.
Relationships Involving the Term ‘-in-law’

General
• Any relationship term ending with -in-law indicates that the relationship is by
marriage and not by blood. In other words, -in-law will be a blood relative of the
spouse.
• In-law relationship terms are always written with hyphens. And the plural is
formed on the part before the “-in-law”; for example, “brothers-in-law” and not
“brother-in-laws”. The only exception is the general term “in-laws”, which is
always plural.
Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, Son-in-law and Daughter-in-law

• Father-in-law is the father of spouse; mother-in-law is the mother of spouse. If parents
get divorced and remarry, their new spouses are called stepparents, not mother-in-law
and father-in-law.
• The husband of daughter is son-in-law; the wife of son is daughter-in-law. If spouse
has children from a previous marriage, those are called stepchildren, not sons-in-law
or daughters-in-law. The person is their stepfather or stepmother, not their father-in-
law or mother-in-law.
Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law

• Brother-in-law” and “Sister-in-law” each have two or three meanings as follows:

a) Sister-in-law could be
i) The sister of spouse, or
ii) The wife of brother, or
iii) The wife of spouse’s brother.
b) Similarly, Brother-in-law could be
i) The brother of spouse, or
ii) The husband of sister, or
iii) The husband of spouse’s sister.
Relationships Involving the Terms ‘Grand’ and ‘Great’
• The relationships of the second generation are prefixed with the word Grand. For
example, for a person, the first generation below him/her would be that of his/her
child/children. The next/second generation would be the children of the children who
would be called Grand Children of that person. The next/ third generation children
would be called Great Grand Children of that person. This also applies to Niece and
Nephew. For example, Son of nephew of a person is called Grand Nephew and so on.
• Similarly, for a person, the first generation above him would be that of his/her parents
(Father/ Mother). The next/second generation above him/her would be the parents of
the parents who would be called Grand Parents/ Grand Father/ Grand Mother of that
person. The next/ third generation parents would be called Great Grand Parents/ Great
Grand Father/ Great Grand Mother of that person.
• This also applies to the collateral relationships. For example, Son of nephew of a
person is called Grand Nephew; Brother of Grand Father is called Grand Uncle and
so on.
• The fourth-generation relationships are called Great Great Grand. For example, Son of
Great Grand Son is Great Great Grand Son.
Half Sibling and Step Relations
• Questions on Half Sibling and Step Relations are not very common in Bank exams.
The information given below is only for very discerning candidates.
• A half sibling (half-brother or half-sister) is a sibling with one shared biological parent.
• When a parent remarries, the new spouse is the stepfather or stepmother of any
children from the previous marriage. The children from a previous marriage are
stepsons and stepdaughters. One is called stepbrother or stepsister if they have no
parents in common, but their parents have married each other. There are two
ways Martha could have a stepsister:

a) If Martha’s mother marries second time, and her new husband (Martha’s new
stepfather) already has a daughter from a previous marriage, that daughter is
Martha’s stepsister because one of her parents is married to one of Martha’s
parents.
b) If Martha’s father marries second time, and his new wife already has adaughter,
that daughter is again Martha’s stepsister.
A similar rule gives the two ways for stepbrother.
Summary of Some Common Relationships
Summary of some common Relationships is given below in tabular forms:
Relation Commonly Used Terms

Grandfather’s or Grandmother’s only son Father
Grandfather’s or Grandmother’s only daughter-in-law Mother
Father’s father or Mother’s Grandfather
Father’s Mother or Mother’s Grandmother
Father’s brother or Mother’s Uncle
Father’s sister or Mother’s Aunt
Son’s wife Daughter-in-law
Daughter’s husband Son-in-law
Husband’s or wife’s sister Sister-in-law
Husband’s or wife’s brother Brother-in-law
Brother’s wife Sister-in-law
Brother’s or sister’s son Nephew
Brother’s or sister’s daughter Niece
Uncle’s or aunt’s son or daughter Cousin
Sister’s husband Brother-in-law
Brother’s wife Sister-in-law
Grand son’s or grand daughter’s daughter Grand Grand Daughter
Grand son’s or grand daughter’s son Great Grand Son
Types of Questions on Blood Relations

Questions on Blood Relations are of the following types:
a) Mixed-Up Relationship Descriptions.
b) Relationships Riddle.
c) Coded Relations.
Type I - Mixed-Up Relationship
Descriptions
• In questions of Mixed-Up Relationship Descriptions, a cluttered and roundabout
description of relationships is given. The candidate is required to decipher the whole

chain of relations and identify the direct/ actual relationship between the concerned
persons.
• A solved example of the Mixed-Up Relationship Descriptions is given below to
understand the concept and questions based on it.
Example
Pointing to a gentleman, Dinesh said “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father.”
How is the gentleman related to Dinesh?
(1) Uncle (2) Grandfather (3) Father (4) Brother-
in-law (5) None of these
Solution:
The gentleman’s only brother is the father of Dinesh (Dinesh daughter’s father is Dinesh
himself.). Gentleman is brother of Dinesh’s father. Gentleman is Dinesh’s uncle. Hence, answer
is (1) Uncle.
Basic Skills and Tips for Solving Questions on Mixed-Up Relationship Descriptions
• To make the chain of relationships clear, where necessary a rough sketch of
family tree may be prepared in pencil on question paper on the basis of
descriptions given in the question. The persons of same generation may be placed
on same horizontal level and that of different generation one below the other. It
may sometimes be necessary to draw two different diagrams and then put them
together based on the link provided.
• The relationship may be shown by drawing lines / arrows. Short forms as follows
may be used to indicate the nature of relationships:
g – Gentleman/ Male s – Sister u – Uncle snl – Son-in-law

l – Lady/ Female b – Brother a – Aunt dl – Daughter-in-law
sp -Spouse sn – Son cb – Cousin Brother pu – Paternal Uncle
ch – Child d – Daughter cs – Cousin Sister mu – Maternal Uncle
h – Husband gf – Grandfather nf – Nephew
w - Wife gm – Grandmother nc – Niece
m – Mother gs – Grandson bl – Brother-in-law
f – Father gd – Granddaughter sl – Sister-in-law
• Use of Small letters is suggested to indicate the nature of relationships to avoid

confusion of Capital alphabets used in the questions like ‘A is mother of C’, ‘D is
sister of B’s husband’.

• Sometimes even re-writing the given information using the short forms helps in
reducing the confusion. The candidates may also, where possible try to correlate
the given relationships with their own kith and kin. This works wonderfully in
understanding the relationship.
• It is observed that the names given in the questions are sometimes deceptive as to
the gender. Candidates are advised to follow the instructions given in the
question ignoring the name of the gender as at times it is deceptive. e.g. Kamal,
Milan, Preetam, Kiran, Jasbir, Jasprit and etc.
• Quite often descriptions of superfluous (unnecessary/ redundant) are given. It is
thus better to first identify relationship between which two persons is exactly
required to be found out in the question. And then proceed to track the
relationship based on the descriptions connected to them.
• Again, properly understanding the relationship between which two persons is
exactly required to be found out in the question is important as the relationship
between A and B would be different than between B and A. For example, if Ravi
and Mala are brother and sister, Ravi is related to Mala as brother, whereas Mala
is related to Ravi as sister.
• Also remember that terms like ‘only son’ only means that the person do not have
another son, but it does not mean that the person doesn’t have daughter/s.
However, when it is said a person does not have any brothers and sisters, it can
be safely concluded that he is the only child of his father/ mother.
• Quite often a candidate depending upon whether he is male, or female presumes
that a person whose sex is not explicitly referred to in the relationships is of the
same sex as that of his/her. Such bias about the sex of the persons referred to the
relationships should be avoided, and the candidate should go strictly by the
description given in the question.
Often the relationships are described in a roundabout way. Some examples of such
descriptions and their actual/direct meaning is given below:
a) Only son of my grandfather – My Father
b) Only son of my grandmother – My Father
c) Only daughter of my grandfather – My Mother
d) Only daughter of my grandmother – My Mother
e) Sister of my mother – My Aunt
f) Son/Daughter of my husband – My son / daughter
g) Son/Daughter of my wife – My son / daughter
h) Only daughter of my grandfather’s only son – My Sister
i) Grandmother of my father’s only son – My Grandmother

j) Father of my daughter’s father – My Father

k) Father of my son’s father – My Father
l) My son’s sister – My daughter
m) Daughter-in-law of grandmother of my father’s only son – My Mother
n)A is the father of B but B is not the son of A – B is daughter of A
• After the answer is found, it is good practice to quickly check back the answers with
the relevant information given in the question.
Solved Examples of Mixed-Up Relationship Descriptions

1. Pointing to Ajay, Radha said, “His father is the only son of my grandfather”. How is Radha Related
to Ajay?
(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Mother (4) Daughter (5)
None of these
Solution:
Traditional Method
When Radha’s Grandfather’s only son is Ajay’s father, then Ajay’s father is also the father of Radha. So Radha
is Ajay’s sister. Hence, answer is (2) Sister.
Traditional Method
We know, ‘Only son of my grandfather’ means ‘my father’. “His father is the only son of my grandfather”
thus becomes “His father is my father”. So Radha is Ajay’s sister. Hence, answer is (2) Sister.
2. Lalita said to Tina, “You are the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father’s only son.”
How is Lalita related to Tina?
(1) Aunt (2) Sister (3) Mother (4) Indeterminable (5) None
of these Solution:
‘My father’s only son’ is my (Lalita’s) brother. Tina is daughter-in-law of grandmother of (Lalita’s) brother.
Tina thus can be their mother (wife of grandmother’s only son). However, as it is not mentioned that the
grandmother has only one son, Tina can be wife of grandmother’s other son i.e. Tina could also be their
aunt. Hence, answer is (4) Indeterminable.
3. Pointing to a photograph, Amar said, “I have no brother or sister, but that man’s father is my
father’s son.” Whose photograph was it?
(1) His son’s (2) His father’s (3) His nephew’s (4) His own (5) None of these Solution:

Since Amar has no brother or sister so his father’s son is the man himself and so the man who is talking is
the father of the man in the photograph i.e. the man in the photograph is his son. Hence, answer is (1) His
son’s.
4. Looking at the portrait of a man, Ashok said, ‘His mother is the wife of my father’s son. Brothers
and sisters, I have none’. At whose portrait was Ashok looking.
(1) His cousin (2) His nephew (3) His uncle (4) His son (5) None of
these
My (Ashok’s) father’s son will be Ashok himself as he has no brother or sister. Ashok’s wife is mother of
the person in the portrait. The portrait is thus of Ashok’s own son. Hence, answer is (4) His Son.
5. Ahmad said to Saira, ‘Your only brother’s son is my wife’s brother’. How is Saira related to the
Ahmad’s wife?
(1) Mother in law (2) Sister in law (3) Sister (4) Aunt (5) None of these
Hence, Saira is Ahmad’s wife’s father’s sister. i.e. “Aunt”. Answer is (4) Aunt.
6. Pointing to a gentleman, Abdul said, “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father”. How is
the gentleman related to Abdul?”
(1) Uncle (2) Brother-in-law (3) Father (4) Grandfather (5) None of these
Solution:
‘Father of Abdul’s daughter’s father means-Abdul’s father. Thus, the man’s brother is Abdul’s father, or the man
is the brother of Abdul’s father i.e. Uncle of Abdul. Hence, answer (1) Uncle.
7. Pointing to a photograph, Dilip said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is Dilip
related to the girl in the photograph?
(1) Father (2) Cousin (3) Brother (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these Solution:
Grandfather’s only son i.e. father. Father’s daughter i.e. sister. Dilip is, thus brother to the girl in the photograph.
Hence, answer is (3) Brother.
8. Pointing to a photograph Smita says, “This man’s son’s sister is my mother-in-law.” How is the
woman’s husband related to the man in the photograph?
(1) Son (2) Nephew (3) Grandson (4) Son-in-law (5) None of these Solution:
Man’s son’s sister i.e. man’s daughter. Man’s daughter is the mother of Smita’s husband i.e. he is the grandson
of man in the photograph. Hence, answer is (3) Grandson.
9. A man goes to the house of Malati who is the neighbour of Vaiju, who has a daughter Nita. Nita
studies in First year. Ashu is the father of Aman and is married to Meena whose sister is Vaiju. What
is the relation of Vaiju and Aman?
(1) Cousin (2) Niece (3) Grandson (4) Nephew (5) None of these Solution:

Aman is son of Meena who is sister of Vaiju, so Aman is nephew of Vaiju. Hence, answer is (4) Nephew. Please
note that ‘the man going to the house of Malati’ is superfluous and has no relevance to the question asked.
10. Pointing to a man in a photograph, Malati tells, “His brother’s father is the only son of my
grandfather.” How is Malati related to the man in the photograph?
(1) Sister (2) Aunt (3) Mother (4) Daughter (5) None of
these
As the man’s father is the son of Malati’s grandfather, she is the man’s sister. Hence, answer is (1) Sister.
11. Rekha introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related Rekha.
(1) Nephew (2) Uncle (3) Cousin (4) Son (5) None of these
Solution:
Brother of mother i.e. uncle. Uncle’s son is cousin. Hence, answer is (3) Cousin.
12. Pointing to Dharmendra, Hema said, “He is the son of my father’s only son.” How is
Dharmendra’s mother related to Hema?
(1) Sister- in- law (2) Sister (3) Aunt (4) Daughter (5) None of
these
Hema’s father’s only son is Hema’s brother. So, Dharmendra is the son of Hema’s brother. Thus,
Dharmendra’s mother is the wife of Hema’s brother. Hence, answer is (1) Sister- in- law.
13. Pointing towards a girl in the picture, Jaya said, “She is the mother of Amita whose father is
my son.” How is Jaya related to the girl in the picture?
(1) Aunt (2) Cousin (3) Mother (4) Data inadequate (5) None of
these
Amita is the daughter of Jaya’s son and the girl is Amita’s mother. So, the girl is Jaya’s son’s wife i.e. Jaya
is the girl’s mother-in-law. Hence, answer is (5) None of these.
14. If Nitesh says, “Priya’s mother is the only daughter of my mother”, how is Nitesh related to
Priya?
(1) Father (2) Grandfather (3) Brother (4) Uncle (5) None of
these
‘Only daughter of Nitesh’s’ mother means Nitesh’s sister. Priya’s mother is the Nitesh’s sister. So, Nitesh
is Priya’s maternal uncle. Hence, answer is (4) Uncle.
15. Mr. ‘Ashok’ meets Mr.’Babu’. ‘Babu’ is the father of a son ‘Dharmendra’ and a daughter ‘Chandrika’.
‘Shalini’ is the mother of ‘Ashok’ ‘Dharmendra’ is married has one son. ‘Shalini’ is the daughter-in-
law of ‘Babu’. How is ‘Ashok’ related to ‘Babu’.
(1) Grandson (2) Nephew (3) Uncle (4) Son (5) None of these Solution:
‘Shalini’ is daughter in law of ‘Babu’ and ‘Ashok’ is son of ‘Shalini’, so relation between ‘Ashok’ and ‘Babu’ is
grandson. Hence, answer is (1) Grandson.

Please note that in case of question having very long description of relations it is better to focus on the sentences
that contain at least one of the persons whose relationship is asked.
16. ‘Kishor’ goes to picnic trip and meets Sandhya who is the sister of ‘Kishor’s wife. How is ‘Sandhya’
related to ‘Kishor’?
(1) Brother (2)Sister (3) Brother-in-law (4) Sister-in-law (5) None of these
‘Sandhya’ is sister in law of ‘Kishor’. Hence, answer is (4) Sister-in-law.

17. Abbas said to Chand, “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt.” How is the lady related to Abbas?
(1) Brother (2) Daughter (3) Sister (4) Aunt (5) None
of these
Lady (Chand) mother’s husband means her father. Lady’s father’s sister is Lady’s aunt. But this sister is also
Abbas’s aunt. Therefore Lady (Chand) is Abbas’s sister. Hence, answer is (3) Sister.
18. Pointing towards a person, Salman said to Shehnaz, “His mother is the only daughter of your father.”
How is the woman related to that person?
(1) Mother (2) Aunt (3) Wife (4) Sister (5) None of
these Solution:
The only daughter of Shehnaz father is she herself. So, the person is Shehnaz’s Son, i.e. Shehnaz is Salman’s
mother. Hence, answer is (1) Mother
19. R is the brother of P’s father’s wife. What is the relation of P with R?
(1) Brother (2) Nephew (3) Uncle (4) Cousin (5) None of
these
R is brother of P’s mother. R is maternal uncle of P. P is thus nephew of R. So answer is (2) Nephew.
20. Introducing Nitin, Rohit said, “He is the only son of my father’s only son. How is Rohit related
to Nitin?
(1) Son (2) Father (3) Uncle (4) Cousin (5) Data
inadequate Solution:
Rohit father’s only son means Rohit himself. So, Nitin is Rohit’s son i.e. Rohit is Nitin’s father. Hence, answer is (2)
Father.
21. ‘Anil ’ and ‘Meena’ are married couple. ‘Arjun’ and ‘Laksh are brothers. ‘Arjun’ is the brother
of ‘Anil’. How is ‘Laksh’ related to ‘Meena’?
(1) Brother-in-law (2) Brother (3) Cousin (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these Solution:
‘Anil’ and ‘Meena’ are husband and wife. Since Arjun’ and ‘Laksh are brothers and ‘Arjun’ is the brother
of ‘Anil’, ‘Laksh’ is also the brother of ‘Anil’. Thus, ‘Laksh’ is the brother-in-law of ‘Meena. Hence, answer

is (1) Brother-in-law.
Mathematical Aptitude
Mathematical Aptitude is a way to identify the basic mathematical skill of the candidates. We all
aware of the fact that after clearing the UGC NET exam, we will go for either teaching at
colleges/universities level or enrol for Ph.D. In both cases, we need basic mathematical skills for
calculation, analysis, grading, percentage, etc.
In UGC NET Syllabus of Paper 1, the following topics of mathematical Aptitude are mentioned:
Fraction
A fraction is a part of a whole unit or quantity. For example, if a square, triangle, or circle is
divided into two equal parts, one of these parts is a fraction of the whole square, triangle, or
circle.
Points:
• A fraction represents one or more equal parts of a whole.
• The number above the line in a fraction is called the numerator and the number below the
line is called denominator of the fraction.
• When the numerator and denominator of a fraction are equal then, the fraction equals 1.
• There are as many ways to write 1 as a fraction as there are numbers.
• Fractions that have the same denominator are said to have a Common Denominator.
Example: 5 , 5 is the numerator, and 10 is the denominator.
10
Ratio
• A ratio is comparison of two quantities
• A ratio is simplified the same way that a fraction is simplified.
• A ratio can be inverted and still be true.

Proportion and Percentage

A proportion is simply a statement that two ratios are equal. It can be written in two ways: as two
equal fractions, a/b = c/d; or using a colon, a:b = c:d.
The following proportion is read as "twenty is to twenty-five as four is to five."
20/25 =4/5
In problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal
and form a proportion. To find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms,
called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.
Percentage
The use of percentages is a commonplace in many aspects of commercial life. Interest rates,
discounts, pay rises, and so on are all expressed using percentages.
Any fraction which has a denominator of 100 can be written in a special way known as a
percentage. The symbol for percentage is %.
For example, the fraction 20/100 is written as 20%, and this is read as ‘twenty percent’.
Proportion and percentage are very important for calculation in Data Interpretation. The question
of Data Interpretation is generally related to percentages like finding growth, increment, loss, etc.
Averages
The average is defined as the sum total of all volumes of items divided by the total number of
items.
• Arithmetic average is used for all averages like: average income, average profit, average age,
average marks etc
• In individual series. Average = sum of observation / Number of observation
or x (x^1+x^2+x^3+⋯+x^n)/n
• To calculate the sum of observations, they should be in the same unit
Example: Ram, Shyam, David, and Abbas are students, and they have Rs. 200, Rs. 300, Rs. 500,
and Rs. 600 respectively. What is the average amount they have?
Ans. Total amount = 200+300+500+600 = Rs. 1600
Total Number of Students = 4
Then, Average money they have = 1600/4 = Rs. 400

Example: A man purchased 5 toys at the rate of Rs 200 each, and 9 toys at the rate of Rs 300 each.
Calculate the average cost of one toy.
Solutions: Price of 5 toys = 200 x 5 = 1000
Price of 6 toys = 250 x 6 = 1500
Price of 9 toys = 300 x 9 = 2700
Aveage cost of one toy = (1000+1500+2700)/20= 5200/20= Rs. 260/-
Time & Distance

Times and distance is a very important topic of Mathematical Aptitude for general competitive
exams, like Banking, Railways, SSC etc. But, this is not an important topic in Mathematical
Aptitude of UGC NET Exam.
This type of question ask to test the general mathematical ability.
Points to solve the question
• The speed (rate) at which an object move is the distance that the object covers in a unit of
time.
• The formula for the relationship between the speed, the distance the object covers, and the
amount of time it requires to cover that distance is:
All possible relationships between distance, speed and time can be derived from this formula:
t = s/v and s = v · t
All possible relationships between distance, speed and time can be derived from this formula:
t = v s and s = v · t
Example: A train traveled 240 kilometers (km) at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour (kph). How
long did the journey take?
a) 7 hours b) 5 hours c) 3 hours d) 2 hours
Ans. : c) 3 hours

We are given v (80 kph) and s (240 km), and we have to calculate t. Since the speed is given in
kilometers per hour, the traveling time must be calculated in hours.
Substituting the given information into the formula t= s/v ,
we get t = 240/80 = 3
Thus, the journey took 3 hours
Profit & Loss

The calculation of profit and loss involves various terms like cost price, selling price, marked
price etc.
Basically, it is a difference between cost price and selling price.
• Cost price is the price paid to purchase an article or a product or we can say it is a cost
incurred in manufacturing an article.
• Selling price is the price at which a product is sold.
Various profit and loss formulas used in profit and loss:
1. Profit or gain = Selling price(S.P) - Cost price (C.P)
2. Loss = Cost price – Selling price
3 Gain percentage (%) = (Gain/ C.P.) ×100
4. Loss percentage (%) = (Loss/ C.P.) ×100
5. There is a direct relationship between selling price and costprice:
6 If a person sells two commodities at same prices. On one he gains x% and loses x% on another,
then as a whole he will be inloss and the loss percentage will be equalto:
Example: A man buys a cycle for Rs.1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price
of thecycle?
a) Rs.1090 b) Rs.1160 c) Rs.1190 d) Rs1202

Ans. c)
Selling Price = Rs. 1400 - 15 % loss
= Rs. (1400× 85 %) = Rs. 1400 × 85/100
= Rs. 1190
Interest & Discounting
This topic is also based on percentages and simple calculations like profit and loss.
The questions related to interest and discounting never asked in previous exams since June 2012.
The mathematical Aptitude is a lengthy topic and needs the prior basic mathematical calculation
to attempt the questions.
Note: If you are not interested or uncomfortable in solving the questions related to
mathematical Aptitude. We advise you to keep away from this topic; otherwise, this section
without a regular practice will spoil the UGC NET Paper 1 during the exam.
Multiple Choice Questions

Blood Relation
Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the
woman related to the man?
(1) Mother (2) Daughter (3) Sister (4) Grandmother (5) None of these
Pointing to a photograph, a man said, “I have no brother or sister, but that man’s father is my
father’s son. “Whose photograph was it?
(1) His own (2) His son’s (3) His father’s (4) His nephew (5) None of these
Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Vinod, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is
your maternal uncle.” How is the narrator related to Vinod’s father?
(1) Sister-in-law (2) Wife (3) Sister (4) Mother (5) None
of These
A man pointing to a photograph says, “The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal
grandmother. “How is the lady in the photograph related to the man’s sister who has no other sister?
(1) Cousin (2) Sister-in-law (3) Mother (4) Mother-in-law (5) None of these
Pointing to a gentleman, Abhishek said, “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father. “How is

the gentleman related to Abhishek?

(1) Grandfather (2) Father (3) Brother-in-law (4) Uncle (5) None of these
Sahil said, “Siddhesh’s mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is Sahil related to
Siddhesh?
(1) Grandfather (2) Father (3) Brother (4) Maternal Uncle (5) None of these
Pointing to a man in the photograph, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my
grandfather.” How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?
(1) Mother (2) Aunt (3) Sister (4) Daughter (5) None of these
‘A’ goes on a picnic trip and meets a woman B who is the sister of A’s wife. How is B related to ‘A’?
(1) Sister (2) Brother(3) Brother-in-law (4) Sister-in-law (5) None of these
A man pointing to a photograph says “The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal
grandmother. “How is the lady in the photograph related to his sister who has no other sister?
(1) Mother(2) Mother-in-law (3) Cousin (4) Sister-in-law (5) None of

these
Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Bhushan, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son
is your maternal uncle.” How is the speaker related to Bhushan’s father?
(1) Wife (2) Sister-in-law (3) Either of the two (4) Neither of the two (5) None of these
A boy goes to see a picture and sees a man sitting to his left and found that the man was his
relative. The man was thehusband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?
(1) Nephew (2) Brother (3) Uncle (4) Father (5) None of These
If Heena says, “Azhar’s mother is the only daughter of my mother”, how is Heena related to Azhar?
(1) Nephew (2) Brother (3) Uncle (4) Father (5) None of these
Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Nitin said, “Her mother’s brother is the only son of my
mother’s father.” How is the girl’s mother related to Nitin?
(1) Aunt (2) Mother (3) Sister (4) Grandmother (5) None of these
If Sunita says, “Ranjana’s father Ram is the only son of my father-in-law Durgaprasad,” then
how is Gayatri, who is the sister of Ranjana, related to Durgaprasad?
(1) Wife (2) Niece (3) Daughter (4) Daughter-in-law (5) None of these
Looking at a portrait of man, Harsh said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son. Brothers
and sisters, I have none.” At whose portrait was Harsh looking?
(1) His uncle (2) His son (3) His nephew (4) His cousin (5) None
of these

If Krish says Chetan’s sister is my father’s only daughter which of the following is true about
the relationship of Krish and Chetan?
(1) Krish is Chetan’s nephew (2) They are real brothers (3) They
are cousins
(4) Krish is Chetan’s father (5) None of these
Pointing to a boy, Deepa said “He is the son of my grandfather’s only child”. How is boy
related to Deepa?
(1) Brother (2) Cousin (3) Sister (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
Pointing to a man a woman said, “He is the only son-in-law of my mother’s father”. How is the
woman related to that man?
(1) Aunt (2) Daughter (3) Sister (4) Wife (5) Satish
Pointing to a photograph, Seema said that this lady’s mother is my mother’s daughter. How is
Seema related to the mother of the lady in the photograph?
(1) Mother (2) Aunt (3) Daughter (4) Sister (5) None of these
Introducing a gentleman, a lady said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How the gentleman
is related to that lady?
(1) Son (2) Grandson (3) Brother (4) Father (5) None of these
Pointing to a photograph, Arun said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son,” How is the Arunrelated
to the girl in the photograph?
(1) Father (2) Brother (3) Cousin (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
Pointing to a man on the stage, Nikita said, “He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband.”How is
the man on the stage related to Nikita?
(1) Husband(2) Son (3) Nephew (4) Cousin (5) None of these
A man pointing to a photograph says, “The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal grandmother”. How is
the lady in the photograph related to the man’s sister who has no other sister?
(1) Mother (2) Sister (3) Sister-in-law (4) Mother-in-law (5) None of these
Pointing towards Bhavna, Prashant said, “I am the only son of her mother’s son.” How is Bhavna related to
Prashant?
(1) Cousin (2) Mother (3) Niece (4) Aunt (5) None of these
Antra told Manisha, “The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my
friend’s mother”. How is the girl related to Antra’s friend?
(1) Daughter (2) Niece (3) Cousin (4) Friend (5) None of these

Answers:
Q.1. (1) Q.2. (2) Q.3. (2) Q.4. (3) Q.5. (4)
Q.6. (4) Q.7. (3) Q.8. (4) Q.9. (1) Q.10. (1)
Q.11. (3) Q.12. (5) Q.13. (1) Q.14. (5) Q.15. (2)
Q.16. (2) Q.17. (1) Q.18. (2) Q.19. (4) Q.20. (1)
Q.21. (2) Q.22. (2) Q.23. (1) Q.24. (4) Q.25. (3)
Number and Letter Series
A. Directions: In each of the following questions a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct
alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.
1. 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, ——
(1) 57 (2) 70 (3) 63 (4) 75
2. 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, ——
(1) 43 (2) 47
(3) 51 (4) 53
3. 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, ——
(1) 513 (2) 511
(3) 517 (4) 523
4. 5, 11, 17, 25, 33, 43, ——
(1) 49 (2) 51
(3) 52 (4) 53
5. 9, 12, 11, 14, 13, ——, 15
(1) 12 (2) 16
(3) 10 (4) 17
B. Directions: In each of the following questions, one term in the number series is wrong. Find the wrong term.
6. 125, 126, 124, 127, 123, 129
(1) 123 (2) 124
(3) 126 (4) 127 (5) 129
7. 10, 26, 74, 218, 654, 1946, 5834
(1) 26 (2) 74
(3) 218 (4) 654 (5) 1946

8. 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91
(1) 31 (2) 15
(3) 56 (4) 91 (5) 2
9. 3, 7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511
(1) 39 (2) 15
(3) 7 (4) 63 (5) 127

10. 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 150
(1) 72 (2) 90
(3) 110 (4) 132 (5) 150
C. Directions: In each of the following questions, various terms of a letter series are given with one term missing.
Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.
11. CMW, HRB, ——, RBL, WGQ, BLV
(1) MWG (2) LVF
(3) LWG (4) MXG (5) WMX
12. DKY FJW HIU JHS ——
(1) KGR (2) LFQ
(3) KFR (4) LGQ (5) NONE OF THESE
13. —— SIY OEU KAQ GWM CSI
(1) WNE (2) WNB
(3) VNE (4) VME (5) NONE OF THESE
14. BXJ ETL HPN KLP ——
(1) NHR (2) MHQ
(3) MIP (4) NIR (5) None of these
15. QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU, ——
(1) XVZ (2) ZYA
(3) YXW (4) VWX (5) AZY
16. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L, ——
(1) Y17O (2) X17M
(3) X17O (4) X16O (5) None of these
17. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ——, ——

(1) K-12, M-13 (2) L-12, M-14

(3) L-12, N-14 (4) K-12, M-14 (5) K-12, N-14
18. G, H, J, M, ——, V
(1) T (2) S
(3) R (4) U (5) Q
19. OTE PUF QVG RWH ——
(1) SYJ (2) TXI
(3) SXJ (4) SXI (5) QWD
20. BD GI LN QS ——
(1) TV (2) VW
(3) WX (4) WY (5) VX
D. Directions: In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing which are given in that order as
one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.
21. BA-BA - BAC - ACB - CBAC
(1) AACB (2) BBCA
(3) CCBA (4) CBAC (5) NONE OF THESE
22. ADB - AC - DA - CDDCB - DBC - CBDA
(1) BCCBA (2) CBBAA
(3) CCBBA (4) BBCAD (5) NONE OF THESE
23. A - BA - CBAAC - AA – BA
(1) CCBB (2) CABC
(3) CBCB (4) BBCC (5) NONE OF THESE
24. - BC - - B - AABC
(1) ACAC (2) BABC
(3) ABAB (4) AACC (5) NONE OF THESE
25. B - B - BB - - BBB - BB - B
(1) BBBBBA (2) BBAAAB
(3) ABABAB (4) AABAAB
Answer Key
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (5) 7. (4) 8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (5) 11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (5) 14. (1) 15.
(3) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (5) 19. (4) 20. (5) 21. (3) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (3)

1. (1) Sum of two consecutive numbers of the series gives the next number.
2. (1) The series consists of prime numbers.
... The missing number is the next prime number, which is 43.
3. (2) Each number is double the preceding one plus 1.
So, the next number is (255 × 2) +1 = 511
4. (4) The sequence is +6, +6, +8, +8, +10, ---------
So the missing number = 43 + 10 = 53
5. (2) Alternatively we add 3 and subtract 1.
Thus 9 + 3 = 12, 12 - 1 = 11, 11 + 3 =14 and so on.
... the missing number = 13 + 3 = 16
6. (5) The sequence is +1, -2, +3, -4, +5. So 129 is wrong. The correct term should be 128.
7. (4) Each term is four less than the preceding number multiplied by 3. Thus 654 is wrong, the correct term being
650.
8. (4) The sequence is +12, +22, +32, +42, +52, +62. The correct term being 92 instead of 91.
9. (1) Each number in the series is multiplied 2 and the result is increased by 1 to obtain the next number..... 39 is
wrong. The correct term being 31.
10. (5) The numbers are 7 × 8, 8 × 9, 9 × 10, 10 × 11, 11×12, 12 × 13 so 150 is wrong.
11. (1) All the letters of each term are moved five steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the next term.
12. (4) The first letters of all the terms are alternate. The second letter of each term is moved one step backward to
obtain the second letter of the successive term. The third letter of each term is moved two steps backward to
obtain the third letter of the subsequent term.
13. (5) The letters in each term are moved four steps backward to obtain the letters of the next term.
14. (1) The first, second and third letters of each term are moved three steps forward, four steps backward and two
steps forward respectively to obtain the corresponding letters of the successive term.
15. (3) Each term in the series consists of three consecutive letters in reverse order. The first letter of each term and
the
last letter of the term are the same.
16. (3) The first letters of the terms are alternate. The sequence followed by the numbers is +2, +3, +4, ------- The last
letter of
each term is three steps ahead of the last letter of the preceding term.
17. (3) The letters in the series are alternate and the numbers indicate their position in the alphabet from the
beginning.
18. (5) The first, second, third, fourth and fifth terms are moved one, two, three, four and five steps respectively
forward to obtain the successive terms.
19. (4) The first letters of the terms are in alphabetical order, and so are the second and the third letter.
20. (5) Each term of the series consists of two alternate letters and there is a gap of two letters between the last letter
of each term and the first letter of the next term.
21. (3) The series is bac/bac/bac/bac/bac/bac. Thus the pattern bac is repeated.
22. (2) The series is adbcacbdabcddcbadbcacbda. Here the letters equidistant from the beginning and the end of the
series are the same.
23. (2) The series is acba/acba/acba/acba. Thus, the pattern acba is repeated.
24. (1) The series is abc/cab/bca/abc. Thus the letters are in cyclic order.
25. (3) The series is babb/bbab/bbba/bbbb. Thus, in each sequence, ‘a’ moves one step forward and ‘b’ takes its
place
and finally in the fourth sequence, it is eleminated.
June 2015
1. The next term in the series is : 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ?
(A) 75 (B) 78 (C) 80 (D) 73
Dec 2014
2. The next term in the series: 2, 7, 28, 63, 126, is

(A) 215 (B) 245
(C) 276 (D) 296
3. The next term in the series: AB, ED, IH, NM, is
(A) TS (B) ST
(C) TU (D) SU
June 2014
4. If the series 4, 5, 8, 13, 14, 17, 22, .... is continued in the same pattern, which one of the following is not a term of
this series?
(A) 31 (B) 32
(C) 33 (D) 35
5. Complete the series BB, FE, II, ML, PP, ........... by choosing one of the following options given:
(A) TS (B) ST
(C) RS (D) SR
Dec 2013
6. In this series 6, 4, 1, 2, 2, 8, 7, 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 8, 6, 2, 2, 7, 1, 4, 1, 3, 5, 8, 6, how many pairs of successive numbers

have a difference of 2 each ?
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) 8
June 2013
7. The missing number in the series 40, 120, 60, 180, 90, ?, 135 is
(A) 110 (B) 270
(C) 105 (D) 210
Dec 2012
8. The missing number in the series: 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, ?, 336, is
(A) 240 (B) 220
(C) 280 (D) 210
June 2012
9. Which is the number that comes next in the following sequence? 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56,
(A) 60 (B) 64
(C) 72 (D) 70
10. Find the next letter for the series YVSP....
(A) N (B) M

(C) O (D) L
Dec 2011
11. What is the number that comes next in the sequence? 2, 5, 9, 19, 37,
(A) 76 (B) 74
(C) 75 (D) 50
12. Find the next letter for the series MPSV..
(A) X (B) Y
(C) Z (D) A
June 2011
13. Find the wrong number in the sequence 125, 127, 130, 135, 142, 153, 165
(A) 130 (B) 142
(C) 153 (D) 165
Dec 2010
14. Find the wrong number in the sequence: 52, 51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16
(A) 27 (B) 34
(C) 43 (D) 48
15. The letters in the first set have certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship, make the right choice for the
second set: AF : IK : : LQ : ?
(A) MO (B) NP
(C) OR (D) TV
June 2010
16. Find the next number in the following series : 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, ?
(A) 63 (B) 65
(C) 67 (D) 69
Dec 2009
17. The next number in the series 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ? will be
(A) 74 (B) 75
(C) 76 (D) None of the above
18. What will be the next term in the following? DCXW, FEVU, HGTS, ?
(A) AKPO (B) ABYZ
(C) JIRQ (D) LMRS

June 2009
19. Insert the missing number in the following: 3, 8 ,18, 23, 33, ? , 48
(A) 37 (B) 40
(C) 38 (D) 45
20. The letters in the first set have a certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship mark the right choice for
second set: BDFH : OMKI :: GHIK : …….
(A) FHJL (B) RPNL
(C) LNPR (D) LJH
21. Find out the wrong number in the sequence. 52, 51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16
(A) 27 (B) 34
(C) 43 (D) 48
Dec 2008
22. Insert the missing number in the following: 2/3, 4/7, ? , 11/21, 16/31
(A) 10/8 (B) 6/10
(C) 5/10 (D) 7/13
23. The letters in the first set have a certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship mark the right choice for
second set: AST : BRU :: NQV : …….
(A) ORW (B) MPU
(C) MRW (D) OPW
24. Find out the wrong number in the sequence. 125, 127, 130, 135, 142, 153, 165
(A) 130 (B) 142
(C) 153 (D) 165
June 2008
25. Insert the missing number in the following series: 4 16 8 64 ? 256
(A) 16 (B) 24
(C) 32 (D) 20
Previous Year Questions
1 – A, 2 –A, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – A, 6 – C, 7 – B, 8 – D, 9 – C, 10 – B, 11 – C, 12 – B, 13 – D, 14 – B, 15 – D, 16-B, 17
– B, 18 – C, 19 – C, 20 – C, 21 – B, 22 – D, 23 – D, 24 – D, 25 - A

Mathematical Aptitude
1. What number has a 5:1 ratio to the number 10?
A. 42
B. 50
C. 55
D. 62
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
5:1 = x: 10
x = 50
2. If a: b = 7: 5, b: c = 9: 11, find a: b: c?
A. 63: 14: 55
B. 63: 45: 55
C. 14: 14: 15
D. 7: 14: 15
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
a: b = 7: 5
b: c = 9: 11
a: b: c = 63: 45: 55
3. The inverse ratio of 3: 2: 1 is?

A. 1:2:3
B. 2:3:1
C. 3:1:2
D. 2:3:6
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
1/3: 1/2: 1/1 = 2:3:6
4. The greatest ratio out of 2:3, 5:4, 3:2 and 4:5 is?
A. 4:5
B. 3:2
C. 5:4
D. 2:3
Answer: Option B
5. The smallest ratio out of 1:1, 2:1, 1:3 and 3:1 is?
A. 3:1
B. 1:3
C. 2:1
D. 1:2
6. The proportion of copper and zinc in the brass is 13:7. How much zinc will there be in 100 kg of brass?

A. 20 kg
B. 35 kg
C. 55 kg
D. 14 kg
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
7/20 * 100 = 35
7. The ratio of two numbers is 2:3 and the sum of their cubes is 945. The difference of number is?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
2x 3x
8x cube + 27x cube = 945
35x cube = 945
x cube = 27,
x = 3, then (3×3) – (2×2)= 3
8. The speed of a train is 90 kmph. What is the distance covered by it in 10 minutes?
A. 15 kmph
B. 12 kmph
C. 10 kmph
D. 5 kmph
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
90 * 10/60 = 15 kmph
9. The speed of a car is 90 km in the first hour and 60 km in the second hour. What is the average speed of the
car?
A. 72 kmph
B. 75 kmph
C. 30 kmph
D. 80 kmph
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
S = (90 + 60)/2 = 75 kmph
10. If a train, travelling at a speed of 90 kmph, crosses a pole in 5 sec, then the length of train is?
A. 104 m
B. 125 m
C. 140 m

D. 152 m
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
D = 90 * 5/18 * 5 = 125 m
11. A train 100 meters long completely crosses a 300 meters long bridge in 45 seconds. What is the speed of
the train is?
A. 32 kmph
B. 36 kmph
C. 40 kmph
D. 48 kmph
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
S = (100 + 300)/45 = 400/45 * 18/5 = 32
12. A cycle is bought for Rs.900 and sold for Rs.1080, find the gain percent?
A. 16 2/3%
B. 20%
C. 18%
D. 25%
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
900 ---- 180
100 ---- ?
---- 20%
13. An article is bought for Rs.600 and sold for Rs.500, find the loss percent?
A. 16 4/3%
B. 100/3%
C. 16%
D. 16 2/3%
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
600 ---- 100
100 ---- ?
= 16 2/3%
14. The sale price sarees listed for Rs.400 after successive discount is 10% and 5% is?
A. Rs.357
B. Rs.340
C. Rs.342
D. Rs.338
Answer: Option C
Explanation:

400*(90/100)*(95/100) = 342
15. A single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is?
A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 31.6%
D. 3.5%
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
100*(80/100)*(90/100)*(95/100) = 68.4
100 - 68.4 = 31.6
Simple Interest Formulae
SI = Simple Interest; A = Amount; P = Principal; T = Time; R = Rate of interest

SI = (P * T * R) / 100
A = P + SI
P = (100 * A) / (100 + RT)
SI = ART / (100 + RT)
P = (100 * SI) / TR
T = (100 * SI) / PR
R = (100 * SI) / PT
16. At what rate percent on simple interest will Rs.750 amount to Rs.900 in 5 years?
A. 5%
B. 3 1/2%
C. 4%
D. 5 1/2 %
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
150 = (750*5*R)/100
R = 4%
17. What is the rate percent when the simple interest on Rs.800 amount to Rs.160 in 4 Years?
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 4 1/2%
D. 3 1/2 %
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
160 = (180*4*R)/100
R = 5%

18. Find the simple interest on Rs.500 for 9 months at 6 paisa per month?
A. Rs.345
B. Rs.270
C. Rs.275
D. Rs.324
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
I = (500*9*6)/100 = 270
19. A certain sum of money at simple interest amounted Rs.840 in 10 years at 3% per annum, find the sum?
A. Rs.500
B. Rs.515
C. Rs.525
D. None
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
840 = P [1 + (10*3)/100]
P = 646
20. If Re.1 amounts to Rs.9 over a period of 20 years. What is the rate of simple interest?
A. 26 2/3 %
B. 30 %
C. 27 1/2%
D. 40 %
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
8 = (1*20*R)/100
R = 40%
Coding and Decoding

Q1) If TOUR is written as 1234, CLEAR is written as 56784 and SPARE is written as 90847, find the code for
CARE
A) 1247 B) 4847 C) 5247 D) 5847
Q2) CALANDER is coded in a code as CLANAEDR. Find the c CIRCULAR under the same rule.
A) LACANDER B) CRIUCALR C) CLANADER D) None of these
Q3) In a code sign DRLAL is code 2014314. How CAMEL is coded?
A) 5315714 B) 35729310 C) 5313613 D) None of these
Q4) In gauge 35796 is written as 44887. Find the code for 46823.
A) B) 57194 C) 55934 D) 55745

Q5) If LIGHT is coded as GILTH, find the code for RAINY.

A) IARYN B) ARINY C) NAIRY D) RINAY
Q6) If TOM = 48 and DICK = 27. Find the value of CATTLE?
A) 93 B) 61 C) 91 D) 65
Q7) If LONDON is coded as MPOEPO. What code is needed for DELHI?
A) DEHLI B) EFIMJ C) HLDEI D) EFMIJ
Q8) In a certain language if A is written as 2, B as 4 and 6 what do the figure 12, 10, 10, 8 stands for?
A) DEEP B) DOOR C) DEER D) FEED
Q9) In a certain code language
1. Chip, Din, Chunk means students attend class
2. Din Sunk Dink means Arjun is student
3. Jump Mink Sink means Schools are good
4. Dink Mup Chim means Teacher is teaching
The code which is used for Arjun is?
A) Sunk B) Din C) Din D) Ch
Q10) In a military code CAUTION is coded as UACITNO.
How will you write MISUNDERSTAND?
A) SIMUNEDSRTAND B) SIMNUEDSRATDN C) SMIUNDERSTAND D) None of the above
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Q11) In a certain code-language, CUL, WAP, DIR means red little box, SUT; MAD BIX, means well-arranged pile,
BIX, FAC, DIR means pile of boxes. The code for 'of here is?
A) FAC B) SUT C) DIR D) BIX
Q12) In a code language 256 means 'you are good', 637 mean d', 358 means 'good and bad'. Find the code for 'and'.
A) 2 B) 5 C) 8 D) 3
Q13) If GUN is coded as HVO. find the cod for PEN.
A) QFO B) CDP C) RST D) NOT
Q14) KNOWLED s coded as 256535475. How can GENERAL be coded
A) 754 B) 755 C) D) 3
Q15) If BOY is coded as ACNPXZ. What will be the code for LIFE?
A) KMHJEGDF B) LMGHEGDF C) LMHJGEFD D) None of these
Q16) If SISTER is coded as 535301, UNCLE is coded as 84670 and BOY is coded as 129. Find the code word for
SON?
A) 524 B) 923 C) 872 D) 361
Q17) Fill in the blank with suitable figures.
S 16 10 V
L 28 20 P

F J
A) 30, 38 B) 38, 40 C) 38, 30 D) 40, 32
Q18) In a certain code Language
134 means good and tasty
478 means see good picture
729 means pictures are faint
Which number has here for faint?
A) 9 B) 2 C) data adequate D) 7
Q19) In a code language COME is coded as XLNV. Find the code for CAT?
A) XZG B) CMW C) YMN D) XWG
Q20) If in a certain language PROSE is coded as PPOQE, how is 'LIGHT' coded in that code?
A) LIGFT B) LLGFE C) JIEHR D) LGGFT
Q21) If in a certain language PRACTICE is coded as PICCTRAE, how is ES' coded in that code?
A) FEMALS B) FALEMS C) FMELAS D) FALMES
Q22) If in a certain language, METAPHER is as EMATHPRE, how is 'NORMAL' coded in that code?
A) ORMLAN B) ONRMLA C) ONMRAL D) ONMRLA
Q23) If in a certain language, FIELD is coded as GJFME, how is 'SICKLE' coded in that code?
A) RHB B) RH C) F D) F
Q24) If in a certain language, HAPPY is coded as GBOQX, how is 'Cross' coded in that code?
A) BSPTR B) BSNRT C) BSNTR D) BNSTR
Q25) If any word LPPHGLDWH in coded as IMMEDIATE, how is 'WRSVHFUHW' coded in that code?
A) YUVKIXKY B) FAITHFUL C) TOPSBRASS D) TOPSECRET
Q26) If in a certain language, HOUSE is coded as INVRF, how is 'C coded in that code?
A) BGNVC B) DQPVK C) DQPVE D) DSPXE
Q27) If in a certain language PANKEJ is coded as OBMLDK, how is 'SAROD' coded in that code?
A) RBSPC B) RBQPC C) TBQPC D) RBPQC
Q28) If in a certain language, TIGER is coded as RIGET, how is 'CROWN' coded in that code
A) NRO B) NOWRC C) O D) NOWCR
Q29) If in a certain language, KNOWLEDGE is coded as 256535475, how is 'GENERAL' coded in that code?
A) 7545993 B) 7969393 C) 7555913 D) 755591
Q30) In a certain code 'JUDICIAL' is written as 'LAUJICID'. How is 'GLORIOUS' written in that code?
A) LGSUROOL B) USGLIOOR C) SULGROOL D) SULGOIRO
Q31) If in a certain language, CERTAIN is coded as XVIGZRM, how is 'MUNDANE' coded in that code?
A) NFMWZMV B) VMZWMFN C) NFMWZMX D) NFMXZMV

Q32) If in a certain language, SEQUENCE is as HVJFVMXV, how is 'CHILDREN' coded in that code?
A) XSRMWIVM B) XSROWIVM C) OSROWIVN D) MVIWORSX
Q33) If in a certain language, MOBILITY is coded as 46293927, how is 'EXAMINATION hat code?
A) 672 B) 561 965 C) 01854 D) 13955
Q34) If a certain language, WOMEN is written as OWMNE, how will NOTES be written in the same code?
A) OTNES B) NOETS C) SETON D) ONTSE
Q35) If in a certain language, BEAT is coded as GIDV, how is 'SOUP’ coded in that code?
A) XSXR B) XXSR C) RXSR D) XSYR
Q36) If in a certain language DIVISION is written as DVISIOIN, ho ATES is written in that language?
A) SATETS B) STAETS C) SATTES D) SAETTS
Q37) If MONKEY is coded in a certain language as XDJMNL, how TIGER will be coded?
A) SHFDQ B) QDFHS C) SDFHS D) QDHJS
Q38) If 'ROAD' ed in a certain language as URDG, how SWAN will be coded?
A) VXD B) VZDQ C) D) VZCQ
Q39) In a certain code if MILLION is written as IMLLOIN, how will HILTON be coded?
A) HITLON B) IHLOTN C) IHTLNO D) HILTNO
Q40) If PRAMOD be coded as SOD JRA in a certain language, how will KESHAV be coded?
A) NBUEDS B) NBVECS C) NBVFDS D) NBVEDS
Q41) If RATIONAL is coded in a certain language as RTANIOLA, how will TRIBAL be coded?
A) TRIALB B) TIRALB C) TIRLBA D) TIRABL
Q42) If in a certain code SCRIPT is written a QT, how will DIGEST be written?
A) EIFETT B) TIHETT C) EIFERT D) EIHETT
Q43) If UNDERSTA coded as 1234567823, how will START be coded?
A) VHSOB B) OHM C) YHM D) Q44) If UNDERSTAND is coded as 1234567823, how will START be coded?
A) 56781 B) 83243 C) 73652 D) 67857
Q45) If CLOCK is coded as KCOLC, how will STEPS be coded?
A) SEPTS B) SPETS C) SPSET D) SPEST
Q46) If MONDAY is coded as 123456 and BELT is coded as 0789, h you encode the word TOMBAY?
A) 921056 B) 460528 C) 290165 D) 358702
Q47) If TOM=48 and DICK=27, what is HAR equal to?
A) 50 B) 80 C) 70 D) 60
Q48) If CUPBOARD CXPBXXRD, how will CRAFT be coded?
A) CRAXT B) CRA C) CXA D) CRX
Q49) In a certain code 'STABILISE' is written as 'UVCDKNUG'. How would 'CRICKET' be written in that code?

A) ETKFMVG B) ESLEMGV C) ETKATCR D) ETKEMGV

Q50) In a certain code 'favour' is written as ECURTV. How is 'FOSTER' written in that code?
A) QEWRVD B) EPRVDU C) GQTWFV D) EQRWDV
Answer Key
Q1) D, Q2) B, Q3) A, Q4) A, Q5) A, Q6) B,Q7) D, Q8) D, Q9) A, Q10) B, Q11) A, Q12) C, Q13) A, Q14) D, Q15)
A, Q16) A, Q17) C, Q18) C, Q19) A, Q20) D, Q21) C, Q22) D, Q23) C, Q24) C, Q25) D, Q26) C, Q27) B, Q28) A,
Q29) C, Q30) D, Q31) A, Q32) B, Q33) B, Q34) D, Q35) A, Q36) A,
Q37) B, Q38) B, Q39) C, Q40) D, Q41) C, Q42) A, Q43) B, Q44) D, Q45) B, Q46) A, Q47) C, Q48) D, Q49) D,
Q50) D
Explanations:
Q1) R is in every group of letter and 4 is in every group of numbers so R = 4 C L E A R = 5 6 7 8 4, S P A R E = 9 0
8 4 7 Here 847 are common So CL = 56 and
SP = 90 Thus C A R E = 8 4 7
Q2) C AL AN DE R = C IR CU LA R C LA NA ED R = C RI UC AL R
He re first and last letters are not dispositional but other pairs are being reversed
Q3) Add two in the serial number of letters as: D = 4th + 2 = 6
R= 18th + 2 = 20
L = 12th + 2 = 14
A = Ist + 2 = 3
L = 12th + 2 = 14
Q4) 3+1=4 of the code 5-

1=4 of the code 7+1=8 of the
code
9 – 1 =8 of the code
6+1=7 of the code as 3
5796
+1 -1 +1 -1 +1
44887 So 4 6 8 2 3 +1 -1 +1 -1 +1
55914
Q5) There are two groups LIG and HT each being reversed LIG HT RAI, NY
GIL TH IAR, YN
Q6) TOM
20 + 15 + 13 = 48
DICK 4+9+3+11=27 CATTLE
3 + 1 + 20 + 20 + 12 + 5 = 61
Q7) L O N D O N D E L H I
+1 1 1 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 1 1
MPOEPOEFMIJ
Q8) 12 10 10 8 F E E D

Q9) On the basis of Ist and IInd equations ""students"" = DIN On the basis of IInd and IVth equations ""is"" =
DINK
So Putting these two values into equation IInd we get the code for Arjun as SUNK.
Q10) CAU TI ON MIS UN DE RS TA ND UAC IT NO SIM NU ED SR AT DN
It means in the first group three letters are reversed then each pair is being reversed.
Q11) CUR WAP DIR (1)
red little boxes
BIX FAC DIR (2)
pile of boxes. So DIR = boxes
BIX FAC DIR (2)
pile of boxes
SUT MAD BIX (3)
well arrange pile So BIX = pile
Thus of = FAC
Q12) You are good = 256 We are bad = 637

Are = 6
We are bad = 637 Good and bad = 358 bad = 3
you are good = 256 good and bad = 358 good=5 so and = 8
Q13) Every letter in the code is one letter ahead such as G =R, U=V, N=0 Thus P
= Q, E = F, N = 0
Q14) Add unit and tens of numerical value of letters such as K =11= 1 + 1 = 2 G= 7 = 7 + 0 = 7
N=14= 1 + 4= 5 E=5
O=15= 1 + 5 = 6 N=5
W=23= 2 + 3 = 5 E=5
L=12= 1 + 2 = 3 R=9
E= 5 = 5 + 0 = 5 A=1
R=18= 1 + 8=9 L=3
D= 4 = 4 + 0 = 4
Q15) B = AC It means original lette rs can be inserte d in O = NP between the two coded lette rs Y=XZ
So L=KM, I=HJ ,
F=EG
and E = DF
Q16) S I S T E R U N C L E 5 3 5 3 0 1 8 4 6 7 0
BOYSON129524
Q17) The difference between S and Lis 6 x 2 = 12 + 16 = 28
The difference between L and F is 5 x 2 = 10 + 28 = 38
The difference between V and P is
5 x 2 = 10 + 10 = 20
and the difference between P and J is also 5 x 2 = 10 + 20 = 30
Q18) 4= good
7 = Picture
and 2 and 9 = are and faint respectively.
Q19) X V N L I I I I
ABCDEFGHI JKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ
It means C = X or third from left and III from right and O = L or 15th from left and 15th from right.
M = N or 13th from left and 13th from right, E = V or th from left and Vth from right."

Q20) First, third and fifth letters are same but in place of second and fourth letters previous two letters are used.
Q21) First and last letters are same but second and third lette rs and third last and second last letters have
interchanged.
Q22) First and second letters of the first word are reversed in the coded word,
i.e., second letter is changed to first and first to second. other letters are also in this order.
Q23) Each letter of GJFME stands for each corresponding letter of the word FIELD, one place ahead.
Q24) The first letter of the word GBOQX is the previous letter of the first letter of the word HAPPY and the second
letter of the word GBOQX is the next letter of the second letter of the word 'HAPPY'. This order is the further
repeated.
Q25) Each letter of LPPHGLDWH stands for each corresponding letter of the word IMMEDIATE, three place
ahead.
Q26) The first letter of word HOUSE is one letter before the first letter of the word INVAR but the second letter of
the word HOUSE is one letter ahead of the second letter of the word INVAR. This order is applied in further letters
also.
Q27) The first letter of the word PAN KEJ is one letter ahead of the first letter of word OBMLOK but the second
letter of the word PAN KEJ is one letter before the second letter of the word OBMLDk. this order is further
repeated.
Q28) The first and last letters of the word TIGER are reversed while the mid three letters are same, in RIGET.
Q29) K is in the 11th place according to alphabetic order. Therefore K=11=1+1=2 N=14=1+4=5 Like this
O=15=1+5=6 W=23=2+3=5 and so on.
Therefore, GEN ERAL=7555913
Q30) The last two letters' A L' are written in reverse order, then first two letters are written in reverse order, then last
but two lette rs i.e., 'CI' are written in reverse order and in the last third & fourth letter i.e., 'DI' are written in reverse
order.
Q31) As the first letter of the word CERTAIN has left two letters before like that the first letter of the work
XVIGNRM has left two letters after. This order is further repeated.
Q32) As the first letter of the word SEQUENCE has left some letters at the end like that the first letter of the word
HVJFVMXV has left that many letters in the beginning. this order is further repeated.
Q33) M is the 13th letter of alphabets. Therefore M=13=1+3=4 O=15=1+5=6 Like this B=2 I=9 L=12=1+2=3 extra
Therefore EXAMINATION=56149512965
Q34) The first and second letters are reversed while third letter is same and fourth and fifth letters are also reversed.
Q35) First, second, third, fourth letters of the word BEAT are written 5, 4, 3 and 2 letters ahead in the word GIDV.
Like this SOUP will be coded as XSXR.
Q36) First and second letters of the first letter and also fourth and fifth, sixth and seventh, are reversed within
themselves.
Q37) The first letter of the word MONKEY becomes the last letter of the word XDJMN L after being the previous
letter of the first word.
Q38) Each letter of the word URDG stands for each corresponding letter of the word ROAD, three letters ahead.
Q39) First and second, third and fourth , fifth and sixth letters of the first word are reversed.
Q40) The first letter' P' is two letters before the first letter 'S' but the second letter 'R' is two letters ahead the second
letter 'O'. Other letters also change in the same order.
Q41) Second and third letters of the word RATIONAL are reversed and the sixth letter comes to fourth place in the
coded word, while seventh and eighth letter interchange themselves.
Q42) First and fifth letter of the first word are one letter ahead, while third letter in one letter before and the other
letters remain same.
Q43) First, third, fifth and seventh letter of the word QUESTION are three letters before in the word NXBVQLLQ,
while second, fourth, sixth and eighth are three letters ahead.
Q44) On comparing numbers with letters: U=1, N=2, D=3, E=4, R=5, S=6, T=7, A=8 Therefore START=67857
Q45) All letters are written in reverse order.
Q46) On comparing numbers with letters. M=1, O=2, N=3, D=4, A=5, Y=6, B=0, E=7, L=8, T=9 Therefore

TOMBAY=921056
Q47) T is 20th letter in alphabets O is 15th letter in alphabets M is 13th letter in alphabets on adding-
20+15+13=48.Like this Harry=70.
Q48) Each vowel of 'CUPBOARD' is replaced by 'X'.
Q49) Each letter of 'UVCDKNUG' is one letter ahead to the corresponding letter of 'STABILISE'.
Q50) 1st, 3rd and 5th letters of 'FAVOUD' are moved one step backward, while 2nd, 4th and 6th are moved 2 ste ps,
3 steps and 4 steps forward.

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Net & CSIR

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Types of Reasoning based on Arguments

Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships

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A code is a system of signals. Therefore, coding is a method of transmitting messages between

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(a) 73456 (b) 76421 (c) 77246 (5) 77123

Thus, HOUSE is written as GNTRD, So the answer is (d)

• Family or Blood Relationship means persons connected by relations like – father-mother,

• The questions depict relationships among the various members of a family in a

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• Family/Blood Relation Tests are an exercise to test the candidate’s ability to

Family/Blood Relations Described

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Some Common Terms

Aunt, Uncle, Niece and Nephew

Relationships Involving the Term ‘-in-law’

Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, Son-in-law and Daughter-in-law

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• Brother-in-law” and “Sister-in-law” each have two or three meanings as follows:

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Relation Commonly Used Terms

Types of Questions on Blood Relations

description of relationships is given. The candidate is required to decipher the whole

g – Gentleman/ Male s – Sister u – Uncle snl – Son-in-law

• Use of Small letters is suggested to indicate the nature of relationships to avoid

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j) Father of my daughter’s father – My Father

Solved Examples of Mixed-Up Relationship Descriptions

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‘Sandhya’ is sister in law of ‘Kishor’. Hence, answer is (4) Sister-in-law.

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Proportion and Percentage

Ans. Total amount = 200+300+500+600 = Rs. 1600

Total Number of Students = 4

Then, Average money they have = 1600/4 = Rs. 400

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Solutions: Price of 5 toys = 200 x 5 = 1000

Price of 6 toys = 250 x 6 = 1500

Price of 9 toys = 300 x 9 = 2700

Aveage cost of one toy = (1000+1500+2700)/20= 5200/20= Rs. 260/-

Time & Distance

This type of question ask to test the general mathematical ability.

Points to solve the question

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Profit & Loss

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Interest & Discounting

Multiple Choice Questions

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the gentleman related to Abhishek?

(1) Mother(2) Mother-in-law (3) Cousin (4) Sister-in-law (5) None of

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(4) Krish is Chetan’s father (5) None of these