Directions (questions 1 to 5): Read the following information and answer the questions given below.

(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members standing in a row (not necessarily in the same order) facing north. (ii) C and B have as many members between them as G and C have between them. (iii) D, who is 3rd from the extreme left, is 3rd to the left of E. (iv) A and D are neighbors and F and C are neighbors.

1. Which of the following statements may be false? (a) A is the 3rd to the left of F (b) D is 3rd to the left of E (c) F is 3rd the right of A (d) B is 3rd to the left of C (e) None of these Ans (d) 2. Which of the following statements is true? (a) C and E are neighbors (b) E is to the immediate left of F (c) C is to the immediate left of D (d) A is to the immediate left of D (e) None of these Ans (d) 3. Who is at the extreme right? (a) Data inadequate (b) G (c) B (d) E (e) None of these Ans (a) 4. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors? (a) A, C and D, C (b) A, B and E, G (c) D, C and E, F (d) C, F and C, E

(e) None of these Ans (c) 5. What is the position of F? (a) Immediate to the right of E. (b) Third to the left of G (c) Immediate to the left of C (d) 5th to the right of B (e) None of these Ans (e) 6. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is different. (a) ISLOJ (b) LUOQM (c) AKDGB (d) FPILG (e) NXQTO Ans (b) 7. In the sequence given below the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit 4 exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 4 and sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 6 exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit 6. How many such 4s and 6s together are there? 54462635642843766483 (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) None of these Ans (a)

8. Below are given six three-digit numbers. The digits comprise of numeric and letters. The letter indicates its serial order in the English alphabet. What will be the middle digit of the 4th number when the numbers are arranged in the descending order after interchanging numeric in each number without altering the place of letter in the number? 19F, 2H9, 98B, D76, 7A6, 61E (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) None of these Ans (e) Directions (Q.9 & 10): In a code language any letter which is immediately after or before a vowel in the English alphabet is substituted by that vowel and any vowel i.e. A, E, I, O and U is substituted by the letter immediately following that vowel in the English alphabet.

9. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language? (a) EDVDRJSI (b) EFUFRHSI (c) EFUFRJSI (d) EDUFRJSI (e) None of these Ans (c) 10. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code language? (a) CPOGFEDRBUTPO (b) CPOEFEFRBUJPO (c) CNOEFEFRBUHNO (d) CONFFDERATION (e) None of these Ans (b)

11. If each of the vowels i.e. A, E, I, O, & U along with the 3rd letter to its right in the alphabet are taken out and arranged one after the other in the same order followed by the remaining letters of the alphabet, which of the following will be 5th to the left of the 19th letter from the left in the new arrangement? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (a) G (b) H (c) J (d) W (e) none of these Ans (a) 12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word SPONTANEOUS which have number of letters between them in the word one less than the number of letters between them in English alphabet? (a) five (b) one (c) four (d) Two (e) Three Ans (a) 13. Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group? (a) BROTHER : DORVEHT (b) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ (c) ANOTHER : CONVEHT (d) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP (e) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF Ans (d) 14. Which pair of the letters in the word BEAUTIFUL has the same relationship between its letters with respect to their position in the English alphabet as the pair EA in that word has between its letters? (a) IB (b) LF (c) IE (d) FL (e) TL Ans (c)

15. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates to SECTOR? (a) RWLGPF (b) EOFKUQ (c) EOFMXS (d) RWLEPD (e) RWLEND Ans (e) 16. If arranged properly which one of the following is not a river in India. (a) ANUMAY (b) IHSOK (c) TABROC (d) ADAMRAN (e)None of these Ans (c) It is CORBAT. It is a National Park 17. If the following words are arranged in a natural sequence, which word would be the first. (a) Night (b) Negative (c) Neighbour (d) Near (e) None of these Ans (d) 18. In an office having 55 employees men out number the women by 15. How many women are working in that office. (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 50 (e) None of these Ans (b)

19. Reaching a place of appointment on Friday I found that I was two days earlier than the scheduled day. If I had reached on the following Wednesday how many days late would I have been. (a) one day (b) two days (c) three days (d) four days (e) None of these Ans (c) 20. Reena traveled from point A to a distance of 10 feet east at point B. She then turned right and walked 3 feet. Again she turned right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from the starting point. (a) 4 feet (b) 5 feet (c) 24 feet (d) 25 feet (e) None of these Ans (B) Directions (Questions 21 to 25):- One of the words given in the alternatives cannot be formed by using the letters given in the question. Find out that word.

21. ENCOURAGE (a) ANGER (b) GREEN (c) USAGE (d) COURAGE (d) None of these Ans (c) There is no alphabet S in the question 22. CONCENTRATE (a) CENTRE (b) CONCERN (c) TREAT (d) REASON (e) None of these Ans (d)

23. INTRANSIGENT (a) STAIN (b) TRAIN (c) RESIGN (d) TRACE (e) None of these Ans (d) 24. MAGNETIC (a) MENACE (b) GAIN (c) NAME (d) GAME (e) None of these Ans (a) 25. ENTHUSIASM (a) MITE (b) ASSIST (c) ATHENS (d) SENT (e) None of these Ans (b)

Bank PO Reasoning Question Paper (01)

1.In a certain code language, '3a, 2b, 7c' means 'Truth is Eternal'; '7c, 9a, 8b, 3a' means 'Enmity is not Eternal' and 6a, 4d, 2b, 8b' means 'Truth does not perish'. Which of the following means 'enmity' in that language? (a) 3a (b) 7c (c) 8b (d) 9a Ans (d)

2. In a certain code language, 'po ki top ma' means 'Usha is playing cards'; 'Kop ja ki ma' means 'Asha is playing tennis'; ki top sop ho' means 'they are playing football'; and 'po sur kop' means 'cards and tennis'. Which word in that language means 'Asha'? (a) ja (b) ma (c) kop (d) top Ans (a) 3. A girl was born on September 6, 1970, which happened to be a Sunday. Her birthday has again fall on Sunday in (a) 1975 (b) 1976 (c) 1977 (d) 1981 Ans (d) 4. A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start with how many times does it need to be cut? (a) 9 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 12 Ans (c) 5. There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a particular day 14 were wearing the hockey shirts prescribed, while 11 were wearing the prescribed hockey pants. None of them was without either hockey pants or hockey shirts. How many were in complete hockey uniform? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 7 Ans (b)

6. In a class room three fourth of the boys are above 160 cm in height and they are 18 in number. Also out of the total strength, the boys form only two third and the rest are girls. The total number of girls in the class is (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30 Ans (c)

7. 'A' is east of 'B' and west of 'C'. 'H' is South-West of 'C', 'B' is South-East of 'X'. which is farthest West? (a) C (b) A (c) X (d) B Ans (c) 8. A girl earns twice as much in December as in each of the other months. What part of her entire year's earning does she earn in December? (a) 2/11 (b) 2/13 (c) 3/14 (d) 1/6 Ans (b) 9. One watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on Thursday. When did it show the correct time? (a) 1.00 am on Wednesday (b) 5.00 am on Wednesday (c) 1.00 pm on Wednesday (d) 5.00 pm on Wednesday Ans (b) 10. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : Even with the increase in the number of sugar factories in India. We still continue to import sugar. Assumptions : I. The consumption of sugar per capita has increased in India.

II. Many of the factories are not in a position to produce sugar to their fullest capacity. Ans (c)

11. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : I cannot contact you on phone from Karshik. Assumption : I. Telephone facility is not available at Karshik. II. Nowadays it is difficult to contact on phone. Ans (b)

12. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : The government has decided to reduce the custom duty on computer peripherals. Assumptions : I. The domestic market price of computer peripherals may go up in near future. II. the domestic manufacturers may oppose the decision. Ans (A) 13. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time. Assumptions : I. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay. II. Only railway trains run punctually. (a) (b) (c)

(d) Ans (A)

14. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : The private bus services in the city has virtually collapsed because of the ongoing strike of its employees. Assumptions : I. Going on strikes has become the right of every employee. II. People no more require the services of private bus operators. Ans (d) 15. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : Detergents should be used. to clean clothes. Assumptions : I. Detergents from more lather. II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt. Ans (d) 16. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? A D H FIM ?NR (a) P (b) N (c) K (d) O Ans (c)

17. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? A M B N RCSD EUF? (a) T (a) F (c) V (d) R Ans (c)

18. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? 1 4 9 ? 1234 246? (a) 16 and 8 (b) 36 and 4 (c) 25 and 5 (d) 49 and 7 Ans (a) 19. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? 6 6 8 575 43? 120 126 320 (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 4 Ans (c) 20. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows (b) If only conclusion II follows (c) If either I or II follows (d) If neither I nor II follows Statements: I. Many scooters are trucks. II. All trucks are trains Conclusions: I. Some scooters are trains. II. No truck is a scooter. Ans (a)

21. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. All cars are cats. II. All fans are cats. Conclusions: I. All cars are fans. II. Some fans are cars. Ans (d)

22. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. All pilots are experts. II. All authors are pilots. Conclusions: I. All authors are experts. II. No expert in an author. Ans (a)

23. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. Some doctors are institutes.

II. Some crooks are institutes. Conclusions: I. All institutes are doctors. II. Some institutes are crooks. Ans (b)

24. The letter in the centre is to be used more than once while all other letters are to be used only once to form a meaningful word. The first letter of this meaningful word is the answer. If no such meaningful word can be made, then give 'X' as the answer, and if more than one such meaningful words can be made, then give 'M' as the answer. (a) L (b) E (c) X (d) M Ans (c) 25. If the positions of the fifth and the twelfth letters of the word GLORIFICATIONS are interchanged and likewise the positions of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh letters, the first and thirteenth letters, are interchanged, then which of the following will be the twelfth letter from the right end? (a) T (b) O (C) R (d) 1 Ans (a)

Bank PO Reasoning Ability Test 02

1. Satyam walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m turning to his left. After this he walked 10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is he now from his starting point? (A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West (E) None of these Ans : (B) 2. 2. Raza walks 100 m from his house towards North. From there he goes 100 m towards West. Here is the house of Satyam. From there they both goes to the market which is in the SouthWest direction from Satyam's house. If the market is in the West of Raza's house, then how far is the market from Raza's house? (A) 100 m (B) 150 m (C) 300 m (D) 400 m (E) None of these Ans : (E) 3. 3. Ravi goes 5 km towards North from a fixed point. Then he goes 3 km after turning to his right. After this he goes 5 km turning to his right. In the end he goes 4 km after turning to his left. How far and in what direction is he now from the fixed point? (A) 4 km, West (B) 7 km, East (C) 9 km, East (D) 7 km, West (E) None of these Ans : (B) 4. 4. How many 7's are there in the following number series; which are preceded by an even number but not followed by any odd? 437523721367542742712276572 (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) More than four

Ans : (B) 5. 5. How many 5's are there in the following number series, which are preceded by 3 but not followed by 2 ? 5243546785325735642354752358356 (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) More than four Ans : (E) 6. 6. How many 3's are there in the following number series, which are preceded by an odd number but not followed by an even number? 3425315213673182785391345235435 (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) More than four Ans : (C)

7. If the numbers which are divisible by 4, from 4 to 84 are written in reverse order then which number will be at the 7th place? (A) 60 (B) 28 (C) 20 (D) 32 (E) None of these Ans : (A) 8. How many numbers are there from 5 to 100, which are divisible by 3 and either unit or tenth digit or both include 3 ? (A) 10 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) Less than 6 (E) None of these Ans : (C)

9. How many 4's are there in the following number-series which are preceded by 5 but not followed by 7 ? 23423425473243192547547234529546 (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) More than four Ans : (A) 10. If the numbers between 4 to 90, which are divisible by 5, and which contain 5 in the unit, tenth or both place, are removed, then how many numbers divisible by 5 will be left? (A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 18 (D) 12 (E) None of these Ans : (B)

11. Rajan remembers that his elder brother was born between 13th and 16th April while his mother remembers that he was born after 14th April and before 17th April. If the statements of both are considered correct then on which date of April he was born ? (A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 14 or 15 (D) 15 (E) 15 or 16 Ans : (D)

12. How many numbers are there from 1 to 60, which are divisible by 3 and either unit digit or tenth digit or both include 3 ? (A) 5 (B) 9 (C)15 (D) More than 15 (E) None of these

Ans : (A)

13. If the following numbers are written in descending order then what will be the middle digit of the middle term ? 723, 789, 595, 659, 713, 785, 689 (A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 3 (E) 2 Ans : (A)

14. A bus for Bombay leaves after every forty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had already left ten minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 10.45 a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger ? (A) 10.05 a.m. (B) 9.55 a.m. (C) 10.35 a.m. (D) 10.15 a.m. (E) 10.25 a.m. Ans : (D)

15. If the numbers between 1 to 65 and divisible by 4 are written in reverse order then which of the following numbers will be at l0th place? (A) 44 (B) 24 (C) 40 (D) 28 (E) None of these Ans : (D)

16. How many 6's are there in the following number-series which are preceded by 5 but not followed by 7? 56765649276743568649567 (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

(E) None of these Ans : (B)

17. How many 4's are there in the following number-series which are preceded and followed by only an even number? 6432483154232464813242645 (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) None of these Ans : (D)

18. How many 2's are there in the following number series which are preceded by 5 but not followed by an odd number? . 13523545245226245267823527524 (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) More than four (E) None of these Ans : (E)

19. How many 3's are there in the following series, which are not preceded by an odd number but followed by 4 ? 15323465347834923456343534 (A) None (B) Two (C) Four (D) One (E) None of these Ans : (C)

20. How many B's are there in the following letter-series, which are followed by G but G is not be followed by S ? BGSQBRNOBGNSQLTBGQTDBGUWXBGF (A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2

(D) 5 (E) None of these Ans : (A)

21. How many D's are there in the following letter-series, which are preceded by K and followed by Q ? KDRMBSKDQKRBLKDQMQDKEFQDK (A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3 (E) None of these Ans : (B)

22. If the numbers from 4 to 55 which are divisible by 3 and also the numbers which contain 3 as one of the digits, are removed, then how many numbers will be left? (A) 24 (B) 23 (C) 22 (D) 25 (E) None of these. Ans : (D)

23. At a railway station a man said to Swapna, "A train leaves for Muzaffar Nagar after every 1.45 hours. The last train has already left 50 minutes ago and the next train will leave at 5.15 p.m." At what time this information was given to Swapna ? (A) 3.30 (B) 2.40 (C) 4.10 (D) 3.50 (E) None of these Ans : (E) 4:20 p.m.

24. A trader said to his servant Ramu, "I leave for my house after every 2.40 hours from his shop. I have already gone to his house 55 minutes ago and next time. I shall go to my house from the shop at 8.15 p.m." At what time this information was given to the servant? (A) 6.30 p.m. (B) 6.00 (C) 6.15 (D) 4.40

(E) None of these Ans : (A)

25. A doctor said to his compounder, "I go to see the patients at their residence after every 3.30 hours. I have already gone to the patient 1.20 hours ago and next time I shall go at 1.40 p.m." At what time this information was given to the compounder by the doctor? (A) 10.10 (B) 11.30 (C) 8.50 (D) 11.20 (E) None of these Ans : (B)

Reasoning Questions 2011 set-02

1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give X as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as Y. (A) I (B) B (C) L (D) X (E) Y Ans : (B) 2. 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) Stem (B) Tree (C) Root (D) Branch (E) Leaf Ans : (B) 3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER, using each letter only once in each word ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) Four Ans : (D) 4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC. How is SLIT written in that code ? (A) UTGR (B) UTKR (C) TUGR (D) RUGT (E) None of these Ans : (E)

5. If Apple is called Orange, Orange is called Peach, Peach is called Potato, Potato is called Banana, Banana is called Papaya and Papaya is called Guava, which of the following grows underground ? (A) Potato (B) Guava (C) Apple (D) Banana (E) None of these Ans : (D) 6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the new arrangement ? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) None Ans : (D) 7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) None of these Ans : (C) 8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will HAIL be coded in the same language ? (A) 7&8* (B) &7*8 (C) 7*&8 (D) 7&*8 (E) None of these Ans : (D)

9. 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) Three (E) More than three Ans : (E) 10. In a certain code na pa ka so means birds fly very high, ri so la pa means birds are very beautiful and ti me ka bo means the parrots could fly. Which of the following is the code for high in that language ? (A) na (B) ka (C) bo (D) so (E) None of these Ans : (A) Directions(Q. 1115) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Read the statements and the conclusions which follow it and Give answer (A) if only conclusion I is true. (B) if only conclusion II is true. (C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true. (D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true (E) if both conclusions I and II are true. 11. Statements : All stars are suns. Some suns are planets. All planets are satellites. Conclusions : I. Some satellites are stars. II. No star is a satellite. Ans : (C)

12. Statements : All fishes are birds. All birds are rats. All rats are cows. Conclusions : I. All birds are cows II. All rats are fishes Ans : (A) 13. Statements : All curtains are rods. Some rods are sheets. Some sheets are pillows. Conclusions :I. Some pillows are rods. II. Some rods are curtains. Ans : (B) 14. Statements : Some walls are windows. Some windows are doors. All doors are roofs. Conclusions :I. Some doors are walls. II. No roof is a window. Ans : (D) 15. Statements : All switches are plugs. Some plugs are bulbs. All bulbs are sockets. Conclusions : I. Some sockets are plugs. II. Some plugs are switches. Ans : (E) Directions(Q. 1620) Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which follow : 489 - 541 - 654 - 953 - 983 16. If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ? (A) 489 (B) 541 (C) 654 (D) 953 (E) 783 Ans : (C)

17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number ? (A) 489 (B) 541 (C) 654 (D) 953 (E) 783 Ans : (B) 18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5 Ans : (A) 19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the highest number ? (A) Zero (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 4 (E) 2 Ans : (B) 20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third highest number ? (A) 489 (B) 541 (C) 654 (D) 953 (E) 783 Ans : (D)

Directions(Q. 2125) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow : A B means A is father of B A + B means A is daughter of B A B means A is son of B A B means A is wife of B 21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ? (A) P + Q S (B) P Q S (C) P Q + S (D) P Q S (E) None of these Ans : (C) 22. How is P related to T in the expression P + S T ? (A) Sister (B) Wife (C) Son (D) Daughter (E) None of these Ans : (A) 23. In the expression P + Q T how is T related to P ? (A) Mother (B) Father (C) Son (D) Brother (E) None of these Ans : (B) 24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ? (A) P S T (B) P S T (C) P S T (D) P + T S (E) None of these Ans : (E)

25. In the expression P Q T how is T related to P ? (A) Daughter (B) Sister (C) Mother (D) Cant be determined (E) None of these Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 2630) In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of number/symbol lettered (A), (B), (C) & (D). Letters are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions given below. You have to find out the serial letter of the combination, which represents the letter group. Serial letter of that combination is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. None of these : Letters # Q M S I N G D K A L P R B J E Number/ Symbol # 7 @ 4 # % $ 6 1 2 5 * 9 8 3 Conditions : (i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the vowel. (ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are to be interchanged. (iii) If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be coded as . 26. BKGQJN (A) 9$7% (B) 9$7% (C) 91$78% (D) %1$789 (E) None of these Ans : (A) 27. IJBRLG (A) #89*$ (B) #89*# (C) $89*# (D) $89*$ (E) None of these Ans : (C)

28. BARNIS (A) 92*#%4 (B) 924#*% (C) 92*#%9 (D) 42*#%4 (E) None of these Ans : (E) 29. EGAKRL (A) #$21* (B) $21*3 (C) $21*# (D) #$21# (E) None of these Ans : (B) 30. DMBNIA (A) 6@9%#2 (B) 2@9%#6 (C) 2@9%#2 (D) 29%#2 (E) None of these Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 3135) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group who have different specializations and work for different companies. Of the group of friends, two have specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and one is a doctor. H is an HR specialist and works with a Marketing specialist B who does not work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister works in company Z. D is a specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company Z. No two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F works for company Y and his friend A who is a Finance expert works for company X in which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor. 31. For which of the following companies does C work ? (A) Y (B) X (C) Z (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ? (A) D and C (B) A and B (C) A and E (D) H and F (E) None of these Ans : (E) 33. Which of the following combination is correct ? (A) CZ-Engineer (B) EXDoctor (C) HXHR (D) CYEngineer (E) None of these Ans : (D) 34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ? (A) H (B) E (C) C (D) Either E or C (E) None of these Ans : (B) 35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ? (A) A and D (B) B and D (C) D and G (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these Ans : (C)

Bank PO Reasoning Ability Test 04

Directions(Q. 15) For each of the following questions there is some relationship between the two terms to the left of :: and the same relationship obtains between the two terms to its right. In each of these questions the fourth term is missing. This term is one of the alternatives among the five terms given below. Find out this term. 1. ABCD is related to BEGI in the same way as BCDE is related to ... ? (A) ADFH (B) CFHJ (C) CDEF (D) CEGI Ans : (B) 2. ABEF is related to BCFG in the same way as GHKL is related to ... ? (A) FGKJ (B) HILM (C) HIKJ (D) HIML Ans : (B) 3. BYCX is related to AZDW in the same way as DWEV is related to ... ? (A) CEXV (B) CXFU (C) EVFU (D) EWCX Ans : (B) 4. 'CIRCLE' is related to 'RICELC' in the same way as 'SQUARE' is related to (A) UQSERA (B) QUSERA (C) UQSAER (D) QSUERA Ans : (A) 5. 'JKLM' is related to 'XYZA' in the same way as 'NOPQ' is related to (A) RSTU (B) YZAB (C) DEFG (D) BCDE Ans : (D)

Directions(Q. 615) Each of the following questions has four alternative responses. Select the correct response. 6. Which one of the following is same as liver, heart, kidney? (A) Nose (B) Blood (C) Urine (D) Lung Ans : (D) 7. Which one of the following is same as uncle, aunt, brother? (A) Child (B) Boy (C) Adult (D) Nephew Ans : (D) 8. Which one of the following is same as Jute, Cotton, Wool ? (A) Nylon (B) Rayon (C) Silk (D) Terylene Ans : (C) 9. Which one of the following is same as lead, convince, allure? (A) Direct (B) Order (C) Initiate (D) Fascinate Ans : (D) 10. Which one of the following is same as flood, fire, cyclone? (A) Accident (B) Rain (C) Earthquake (D) Damage Ans : (C) 11. Which one of the following is same as carpenter, plumber, electrician ? (A) Doctor (B) Blacksmith (C) Teacher (D) Lawyer Ans : (B)

12. Which one of the following is same as cork, plug, dam ? (A) Obstruction (B) Drain (C) Pipe (D) Tap Ans : (A) 13. Which one of the following is same as red, yellow, blue? (A) Sky (B) Dark (C) Green (D) Bright Ans : (C) 14. Which one of the following is same as desire, wish, want ? (A) Pleasant (B) Feel (C) Anxiety (D) Satisfy Ans : (C) 15. Which one of the following is same as ohm, volt, amp. ? (A) Light (B) Metre (C) Hour (D) Watt Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 1620) In each of the sentences given below, there are two questions marks given one in the beginning and the other at the end. To fill up the question marks, there are few alternatives. Choose the correct alternative. 16. ( ? ) is related to Masculine in the same way Woman is related to ? (A) Disguise, Modest (B) Capacity, Woman (C) Man, Feminine (D) Brave, Mrs. Ans : (C)

17. ( ? ) is to Sky as Fish is to ? (A) Blue, Swim (B) Bird, Water (C) Open, Hook (D) Tree, Colour Ans : (B) 18. ( ? ) is to Uncle as Mother is to ? (A) Brother, Brought-up (B) Father, Aunt (C) Cousin, Beautiful (D) Aunt, Father Ans : (D) 19. ( ? ) is to Sri Lanka as Delhi is to ? (A) Columbo, India (B) Kathmandu, Capital (C) India, Paris (D) Island, Harbour Ans : (D) 20. ( ? ) is to Ivory as Deer is to ? (A) White, Hunt (B) Elephant, Horn (C) Huge, Rare (D) Costly, Scarce Ans : (B) DirectionsFrom questions 21 to 25 fill the correct pair in place of question marks. 21. Table is to ( ? ) as Cup is to ? (A) Furniture, Tea (B) Student, Horse (C) Wood, Hot (D) Chair, Plate Ans : (D) 22. Sugar is to ( ? ) as Mava is to ? (A) Sweet, Sour (B) Energy, Machine (C) Sugarcane, Milk (D) White, Sweet Ans : (C)

23. ( ? ) is to Sun as Rain is to ? (A) Moon, Rainbow (B) Light, Cloud (C) Sky, Wet (D) Day, Night Ans : (B) 24. ( ? ) is to Brain as Mouth is to ? (A) Skull, Tongue (B) Hat, Lips (C) Hair, Voice (D) Turban, Saliva Ans : (A) 25. ( ? ) is to Touch as Ear is to ? (A) Hand, Know (B) Experience, Feeling (C) Skin, Hear (D) Hair, Dirt Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 2630) In Column I are listed certain groups of individuals while in Column II are listed some of the characteristics against each group of individuals which are common to each member of that group. Column I Column II FHIJ TW IJK PT IJLM SUW GHIKM RV GHI QRV FGI PR HIJ QTW IJL QSUW GIJ PQS 26. Which individual has all the above characteristics? (A) J (B) I (C) H (D) M Ans : (B)

27. Which characteristics are found either in J or in K or in both but in M? (A) P, Q, T (B) P, Q, R, S (C) Q, R, S, T (D) U, V, T Ans : (A) 28. Which Characteristics is common to G and H but not in M? (A) S (B) B (C) Q (D) R Ans : (C) 29. Which Characteristics are common to H and J but not in K? (A) P, Q (B) Q, W (C) Q, R (D) R, W Ans : (B) 30. Which Characteristics is not found either in F or in L or in both? (A) Q (B) U (C) S (D) V Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 3135) In each of the following question, three words are given with four alternatives. One of the four alternatives is same as the three words given in beginning. Then find out the correct alternative answer. 31. Which one is the same as Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin ? (A) Delhi (B) Kanpur (C) Chennai (D) Sholapur Ans : (C) 32. Which one is the same as Coal, Ebony and Soot? (A) Blush (B) Raven (C) Ash (D) Rust Ans : (C)

33. Which one is the same as Basket, Pail and Pan ? (A) Knife (B) Spoon (C) Fork (D) Bowl Ans : (D) 34. Which one is the same as Emancipate, Free and Release? (A) Ignore (B) Pardon (C) Liberate (D) Quit Ans : (C) 35. Which one is the same as Daisy, Pansy and Rose? (A) Bed (B) Violet (C) Plant (D) Red Ans : (C) DirectionsFind out the correct answer in each of the questions from 36 to 40. 36. Which one is the same as Arid, Parched and Droughty ? (A) Draft (B) Cow (C) Earth (D) Dry Ans : (D) 37. Which one is the same as Grandfather, Father and Brother? (A) Baby (B) Father-in-law (C) Son (D) Son-in-law Ans : (C) 38. Which one is the same as Yellow, Orange and Green? (A) Tree (B) Purple (C) Grass (D) Leaf Ans : (B)

39. Which one is the same as Lungs, Liver and Kidneys? (A) Heart (B) Intestines (C) Testis (D) Neck Ans : (A) 40. Which one is the same as Lock, Shut and Fasten? (A) Window (B) Door (C) Block (D) Iron Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 4145) In each of the following questions, three words are given. Under them four alternatives are provided, one of which expresses most effectively the general characteristic if these three words. That alternative is your answer. 41. Aeroplane, Train, Truck (A) Speed (B) Rooms (C) Wheels (D) Transport Ans : (D) 42. Wolf, Leopard, Deer (A) Meat eater (B) Jungles (C) Mammals (D) Cruel Ans : (C) 43. Sword, Gun, Pistol (A) Arms (B) Constable (C) Bullet (D) War Ans : (A) 44. Fraud, Jealously, Hatred (A) Destruction (B) Envy (C) Human Characteristics (D) Quality Ans : (C)

45. Novel, Epic, Drama (A) Subject (B) Literature (C) Poetry (D) Knowledge Ans : (B) Directions(Q. 4650) In each of the following questions, three words are given. They are followed by four words, one of which stands for the class to which these three words belong. Identify that word. 46. Wheat, Barley, Rice (A) Food (B) Gram (C) Cereal (D) Agriculture Ans : (C) 47. Coal, Iron, Mica (A) Rock (B) Minerals (C) Gold (D) Earth Ans : (B) 48. Honesty, Credibility, Reliability (A) Quality (B) Dependability (C) Charter (D) Nicety Ans : (A) 49. Cap, Coat, Trousers (A) Smart (B) Shirt (C) Dress (D) Tailor Ans : (C) 50. Stool, Table, Chair (A) Bench (B) Furniture (C) Carpet (D) Office Ans : (B)

Directions(Q. 5160) For each of the following questions, there are two words and five alternative answers. In each of the alternative answers there are two words. Then find out the alternative whose two words have the same relation as in the two words given in question. 51. Resignation : Office :: (A) Competition : Game (B) Illness : Hospital (C) Abdication : Throne (D) Moisture : Rain (E) Appointment : Interview Ans : (C) 52. Bunch : Key :: (A) Hound : Pack (B) Team : Competition (C) Beehive : Bee (D) Examination : Subject (E) Bouquet : Flower Ans : (E) 53. Profit : Loss :: (A) Success : Failure (B) Rupee : Paisa (C) Whole : Part (D) Multiplication : Addition (E) Adult : Child Ans : (A) 54. Sapling : Tree :: (A) Horse : Mare (B) Student: Teacher (C) Bud : Flower (D) Tree : Furniture (E) River : Brook Ans : (C) 55. Supervisor : Worker :: (A) Junior : Senior (B) Superior : Inferior (C) Elder : Younger (D) Debtor : Creditor (E) Officer : Clerk Ans : (E)

56. Malaria : Mosquito :: (A) Poison : Death (B) Rat : Plague (C) Epidemic : Bacteria (D) Cholera : Water (E) Medicine : Disease Ans : (D) 57. Paisa : Rupee :: (A) Kilogram : Quintal (B) Metre : Centimetre (C) Coin : Money (D) Weight : Ton (E) Rupee : Wealth Ans : (A) 58. Poet : Verse :: (A) Prose : Novelist (B) Author : Book (C) Novel : Prose (D) Publication : Editor (E) Summary : Paraphrase Ans : (B) 59. Water : Thirst :: (A) Food : Hunger (B) Sun : Energy (C) Appetite : Meal (D) Ice-cream : Cold (E) Poison : Death Ans : (A) 60. Pulp : Paper :: (A) Wood : Table (B) Cloth : Shirt (C) Yarn : Fabric (D) Iron : Steel (E) Wood : Sawdust Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 6170) For each of the following questions, there are two words and eight alternative answers. Then find out two such alternatives the relation in which is the same as in the two words given in the beginning.

61. Trees and Forest (A) Ocean (B) Page (C) Books (D) Study (E) Library (F) Ship (G) Boys (H) Classes Ans : (C, E) 62. Constable and Police (A) Clerk (B) Hospital (C) Medicine (D) Mother (E) Girl (F) Doctor (G) File (H) House Ans : (B, F) 63. Brother-in-law and Sister (A) I (B) Youth (C) Female-companion (D) Wife (E) My (F) Beautiful Woman (G) Damsel (H) Sister-in-law Ans : (B, G) 64. Cold and Hot (A) January (B) Monday (C) Year (D) June (E) March (F) Thursday (G) Month (H) August Ans : (A, D) 65. High and Low (A) Far (B) Rent (C) Next (D) Near (E) Distance (F) Fair (G) Last (H) Clean Ans : (A, D) 66. Unsuccess and Laziness (A) Study (B) Success (C) Day (D) School (E) Labour (F) Lazy (G) Game (H) Honesty Ans : (E, B) 67. Car and Garage (A) Horse (B) Grass (C) Bird (D) Water (E) Man (F) Stable (G) Animal (H) Hive Ans : (A, F)

68. Hand and Fingers (A) Foot (B) Eyes (C) Hat (D) Teeth (E) Head (F) Stomach (G) Nose (H) Hair Ans : (E, H) 69. Oxygen and Man (A) Petrol (B) Stool (C) Carpenter (D) Sky (E) Driver (F) Wood (G) Water (H) Fish Ans : (G, H) 70. Neat and Clean (A) Dirty (B) Tidy (C) Route (D) White (E) Wise (F) Ravi (G) Foul (H) Beauty Ans : (A, G) Directions(Q.7175) In each of the following two columns, the groups of three words are given. Compare two columns and find the pairs given below each question, which satisfy the same relationship between the two groups of that pair. Column I (A) Cereal, Wheat, Tomato (B) Seeds, Apple, Fruit (C) Mother, Sister, Female (D) Teacher, Writer, Speaker (E) Stool, Furniture, Table Column II (P) Apple, Banana, Fruit (Q) Wheat, Barley, Cereals (R) Doctor, Painter, Father (S) Cow, Mammal, Animal (I) Soldier, Army, Civilian 71. (A) BP (B) AQ (C) CR (D) EP Ans : (D)

72. (A) BR (B) AT (C) CS (D) DP Ans : (C) 73. (A) DR (B) BR (C) ET (D) CS Ans : (A) 74. (A) BS (B) AT (C) AQ (D) DQ Ans : (B) 75. (A) CR (B) EQ (C) BQ (D) DS Ans : (B)

Bank PO Reasoning Ability Test 05

Directions(Q.1-7) In each of the following questions a series is given. Which one of the alternatives will replace the question-mark (?) ? 1. CG, GH, LJ, RM, ? (A) ZR (B) YR (C) ZQ (D) YQ (E) None of these Ans : (D) 2. FRP, HPQ. JNS, LLV, ? (A) PKZ (B) NJZ (C) OJZ (D) MKZ (E) None of these Ans : (B) 3. Z15A, W13C, ?, Q9G, N7I. (A) T12F (B) R11F (C) T11E (D) R13D (E) None of these Ans : (C) 4. MN, NM, MNO, ONM, MNOP, ? (A) NPOM (B) POMN (C) MOPN (D) PONM (E) None of these Ans : (D) 5. CVD, CTE, DQE, DMF, EHF, ? (A) ECG (B) FCG (C) EBG (D) FBG

(E) None of these Ans : (C) 6. JKL, LKJ, JKLM, MLKJ, JKLMN, ? (A) LMJKN (B) NLMKJ (C) NMUK (D) NMLKJ (E) None of these Ans : (D) 7. 7T19, 9Q16, 11N13, 13K10, 15H7, ? (A) 17E4 (B) 18F5 (C) 17E3 (D) 18D4 (E) None of these Ans : (A) Directions (Q.8-10) In each of the following questions one number-series is given in which one term is wrong. Find out the wrong term. 8. 5, 7, 11, 20, 35, 67. (A) 11 (B) 20 (C) 35 (D) 67 (E) None of these Ans : (B) 9. 4, 11, 21, 34, 49, 69,91. (A) 34 (B) 69 (C) 49 (D) 21 (E) None of these Ans : (C)

10. 5, 12, 19, 33, 47, 75, 104. (A) 33 (B) 47 (C) 75 (D) 104 (E) None of these Ans : (D) Directions(Q.11-15) In each of the following questions a number-sereis is given. Which one of the alternatives will replace the question mark (?) ? 11. 4, 9, 19, 39, 79, ? (A) 169 (B) 159 (C) 119 (D) 139 (E) None of these Ans : (B) 12. 0, 7, 26, 65, 124, 215, ? (A) 305 (B) 295 (C) 342 (D) 323 (E) None of these Ans : (C) 13. 4, 7, 10, 10, 16, 13, ? (A) 19 (B) 23 (C) 21 (D) 22 (E) None of these Ans : (D) 14. 7, 12, 19, 28, 39, ? (A) 52 (B) 50 (C) 51 (D) 48 (E) None of these Ans : (A)

15. 2, 11, 47, 191, 767, ? (A) 2981 (B) 3068 (C) 3081 (D) 3058 (E) None of these Ans : (E) Directions(Q.16-20) In each of the following questions a letter-series is given, in which some letters are missing. The missing letters are given in the proper sequence as one of the alternatives. Find the correct alternative. 16. mnopnopnopm. (A) opmno (B) pmomn (C) pmmpn (D) nmopo (E) None of these Ans : (B) 17. baababbbaaba. (A) abab (B) aabb (C) baab (D) bbaa (E) None of these Ans : (C) 18. accacccaaccccaaa. (A) caac (B) ccaa (C) acca (D) caaa (E) None of these Ans : (D) 19. mnmmnmmn. (A) nmnn (B) nmnm (C) mmmn (D) nmnm (E) None of these

Ans : (A) 20. accabbacaabaacac. (A) acbc (B) abca (C) bacb (D) acbb (E) None of these Ans : (E) 21. If the position of Raja is 15th from one end and 13th from the other end in his class, what is the total number of students in his class? . (A) 28 (B) 24 (C) 27 (D) 29 (E) None of these Ans : (C) 22. The position of Satyam is 13th from the last. If there are 21 students in all in his class, what is his position from the beginning? (A) 8th (B) 9th (C) 7th (D)) 10th (E) None of these Ans : (B) 23. In the class of 40 students, if Sangita is at 30th place from one end, what is his position from the other end? (A) 9th (B) 12th (C) 10th (D) 11th (E) None of these Ans : (D) 24. In a row of girls, Neelam is 15th from the left and Vinita is 23rd from the right. If they interchange their positions, then Neelam becomes 18 th from the left. Then at what position will Vinita be from the right? (A) 25th (B) 24th

(C) 26th (D) 20th (E) None of these Ans : (C) 25. In a row of ladies Manokamana is 20th from the right and Kamala is 10th from the left. When they interchange their positions Manokamana becomes 25th from the right. What is the total number of ladies in the row ? (A) 35 (B) 34 (C) 44 (D) 24 (E) None of these Ans : (B)

Here is the Expected Banking Exam Question for Reasoning Section. Expected Question of BANK PO ,2011 [protected] Directions(Q. 15) Select the related letter/word/number/figure from the given alternatives. 1. Book : Publisher :: Film : ? (A) Writer (B) Editor (C) Director (D) Producer Ans : (D) 2. Menu : Food :: Catalogue : ? (A) Books (B) Library (C) Newspaper (D) Rack Ans : (A) 3. FILM : ADGH :: MILK : ? (A) ADGF (B) HDGE (C) HDGF (D) HEGF Ans : (C)

4. BJNT : CIOS :: DHPV : ? (A) EGQU (B) EIQW (C) ELPV (D) EIOU Ans : (A) 5. KIJM : QOPS :: MKLO : ? (A) LMOR (B) OMNS (C) KMOQ (D) OMNQ Ans : (D) 6. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662, how can CALICUT be coded ? (A) 5279431 (B) 5978213 (C) 8251896 (D) 8543691 Ans : (C) 7. If in a code language PRINCIPAL is written as MBOQSOMVW and TEACHER is written as FDVSZDB, how is CAPITAL written in that code ? (A) SVMOFVW (B) SVMODVW (C) BVMODVW (D) SVMIDVW Ans : (A) 8. A statement followed by two assumptions I and II is given. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate which one of the four given alternatives is correct ? Statement : If more encouragement is given to Sports, Indians will win more gold medals at the Olympic Games. Assumptions : I. Indians do not win gold medals. II. More encouragement in Sports leads to better performance. (A) Only I is valid (B) Only II is valid (C) Both assumptions are valid (D) Both assumptions are invalid Ans : (B)

9. Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which one of the given conclusions is definitely drawn from the given statements. Statement : All virtuous persons are happy. No unhappy person is virtuous. Conclusions : I. Happiness is related to virtue II. Unhappy person is not virtuous. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Neither I nor II follows (D) Both I and II follow Ans : (D) 10. Rahim travelled straight from point E to F at a distance of 5 km. From F he turned left and travelled 6 km and reached point G, there he took a left turn and travelled 5 km to reach point H. He took another left turn and travelled 2 km and reached point I. How far is he from the starting point ? (A) 3 km (B) 4 km (C) 5 km (D) 7 km Ans : (B) 11. A man is facing East, then the turns left and goes 10 m, then turns right and goes 5 m, then goes 5 m to the South and from there 5 m to West. In which direction is he, from his original place ? (A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 1217) Find the odd word/letters/number/figure from the given responses. 12. (A) Newspaper (B) Press (C) Edition (D) Audition Ans : (D) 13. (A) Microbe (B) Microfilm (C) Microphone (D) Microscope Ans : (A)

14. (A) PRSQ (B) UWXV (C) LONM (D) CEFD Ans : (C) 15. (A) YXVU (B) ORQP (C) KJHG (D) MLJI Ans : (B)

Reasoning Question Paper with Answers

1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give X as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as Y. (A) I (B) B (C) L (D) X (E) Y Ans : (B) 2. 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) Stem (B) Tree (C) Root (D) Branch (E) Leaf Ans : (B) 3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER, using each letter only once in each word ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) Four Ans : (D) 4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC. How is SLIT written in that code ? (A) UTGR (B) UTKR (C) TUGR (D) RUGT (E) None of these Ans : (E)

5. If Apple is called Orange, Orange is called Peach, Peach is called Potato, Potato is called Banana, Banana is called Papaya and Papaya is called Guava, which of the following grows underground ? (A) Potato (B) Guava (C) Apple (D) Banana (E) None of these Ans : (D) 6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the new arrangement ? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) None Ans : (D) 7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) None of these Ans : (C) 8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will HAIL be coded in the same language ? (A) 7&8* (B) &7*8 (C) 7*&8 (D) 7&*8 (E) None of these Ans : (D)

9. 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) Three (E) More than three Ans : (E)

10. In a certain code na pa ka so means birds fly very high, ri so la pa means birds are very beautiful and ti me ka bo means the parrots could fly. Which of the following is the code for high in that language ? (A) na (B) ka (C) bo (D) so (E) None of these Ans : (A) Directions(Q. 1115) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Read the statements and the conclusions which follow it and Give answer (A) if only conclusion I is true. (B) if only conclusion II is true. (C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true. (D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true (E) if both conclusions I and II are true. 11. Statements : All stars are suns. Some suns are planets. All planets are satellites. Conclusions : I. Some satellites are stars. II. No star is a satellite. Ans : (C) 12. Statements : All fishes are birds. All birds are rats. All rats are cows. Conclusions : I. All birds are cows II. All rats are fishes Ans : (A) 13. Statements : All curtains are rods. Some rods are sheets. Some sheets are pillows. Conclusions : I. Some pillows are rods. II. Some rods are curtains. Ans : (B) 14. Statements : Some walls are windows. Some windows are doors. All doors are roofs. Conclusions :

I. Some doors are walls. II. No roof is a window. Ans : (D) 15. Statements : All switches are plugs. Some plugs are bulbs. All bulbs are sockets. Conclusions : I. Some sockets are plugs. II. Some plugs are switches. Ans : (E) Directions(Q. 1620) Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which follow : 489 541 654 953 983 16. If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ? (A) 489 (B) 541 (C) 654 (D) 953 (E) 783 Ans : (C) 17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number ? (A) 489 (B) 541 (C) 654 (D) 953 (E) 783 Ans : (B) 18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5 Ans : (A) 19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the highest number ? (A) Zero (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 4 (E) 2 Ans : (B) 20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third highest number ? (A) 489 (B) 541

(C) 654 (D) 953 (E) 783 Ans : (D)

Directions(Q. 2125) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow : A B means A is father of B A + B means A is daughter of B A B means A is son of B A B means A is wife of B 21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ? (A) P + Q S (B) P Q S (C) P Q + S (D) P Q S (E) None of these Ans : (C) 22. How is P related to T in the expression P + S T ? (A) Sister (B) Wife (C) Son (D) Daughter (E) None of these Ans : (A) 23. In the expression P + Q T how is T related to P ? (A) Mother (B) Father (C) Son (D) Brother (E) None of these Ans : (B) 24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ? (A) P S T (B) P S T (C) P S T (D) P + T S (E) None of these Ans : (E) 25. In the expression P Q T how is T related to P ? (A) Daughter (B) Sister (C) Mother (D) Cant be determined (E) None of these Ans : (D)

Directions(Q. 2630) In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of number/symbol lettered (A), (B), (C) & (D). Letters are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions given below. You have to find out the serial letter of the combination, which represents the letter group. Serial letter of that combination is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. None of these :

Letters # Q M S I N G D K A L P R B J E Number/ Symbol # 7 @ 4 # % $ 6 1 2 5 * 9 8 3 Conditions : (i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the vowel. (ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are to be interchanged. (iii) If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be coded as . 26. BKGQJN (A) 9$7% (B) 9$7% (C) 91$78% (D) %1$789 (E) None of these Ans : (A) 27. IJBRLG (A) #89*$ (B) #89*# (C) $89*# (D) $89*$ (E) None of these Ans : (C) 28. BARNIS (A) 92*#%4 (B) 924#*% (C) 92*#%9 (D) 42*#%4 (E) None of these Ans : (E) 29. EGAKRL (A) #$21* (B) $21*3 (C) $21*# (D) #$21# (E) None of these Ans : (B)

30. DMBNIA (A) 6@9%#2 (B) 2@9%#6 (C) 2@9%#2

(D) 29%#2 (E) None of these Ans : (C)

Directions(Q. 3135) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group who have different specializations and work for different companies. Of the group of friends, two have specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and one is a doctor. H is an HR specialist and works with a Marketing specialist B who does not work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister works in company Z. D is a specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company Z. No two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F works for company Y and his friend A who is a Finance expert works for company X in which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor. 31. For which of the following companies does C work ? (A) Y (B) X (C) Z (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these Ans : (A) 32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ? (A) D and C (B) A and B (C) A and E (D) H and F (E) None of these Ans : (E) 33. Which of the following combination is correct ? (A) CZ-Engineer (B) EXDoctor (C) HXHR (D) CYEngineer (E) None of these Ans : (D) 34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ? (A) H (B) E (C) C (D) Either E or C (E) None of these Ans : (B) 35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ? (A) A and D (B) B and D (C) D and G (D) Data inadequate

(E) None of these Ans : (C)