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Reasoning Questions for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

Directions: Questions 1 to 5, In each of the f ollowing questions, a word has been f ollowed by f our other
words, one of which cannot be f ormed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.
1. International
(A)Oriental
(B)Latter
(C)Terminal
(D)Rationale
2. Department
(A)Enter
(B)Rented
(c)Temper
(D)Permit
3. Constitutional
(A)Talent
(B)Tuion
(C)Location
(D)Consult
4. Intelligence
(A)Cancel
(B)Gentle
(C)Neglect
(D)Incite
5. Reasonable.
(A)Brain
(B)Arson
(C)Bones
(D)Noble
Directions: Questions 6 to 8, Read the f ollowing inf ormation and answer the questions given below
(i) A, B, C, D and E reside in a f ive storey building.
(ii) Band E do not reside on the ground f loor.
(iii) D resides one storey above A and one storey below C.
(iv) E does not reside on the top f loor.
6. On which f loor does D reside?
(A)1st
(B)2nd
(C)4th
(D)5th
7. How many of them reside above C?
(A)1
(B)2

(C)3
(D)4
DIRECT IONS (Questions 8 to 10) : Which number would replace the question mark in the f ollowing number
series?
8. 7, 9, 16, 25, ?, 66
(A)37
(B)41
(C)48
(D)51
9. 2, 3, 6, 18, ?, 1944
(A)108
(B)154
(C)180
(D)452
10. Alphabet: Word: : ? : Sentence
(A)Phrase
(B)Paragraph
(C)Word
(D)Syllabus
DIRECT IONS (Questions 11 to 12) : In each of the f ollowing questions, f our number/number Pairs are given.
Select the one which is dif f erent f rom the other three.
11.
(A)1234
(B)2345
(C)4567
(D)7896
12.
(A)3245
(B)7698
(C)2431
(D)8356
13. In a group of six women, there are f our dancers, f our vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists.
Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailja do not know how to play on the violin.
Shailaja and Tanuja ae among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and
two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the f ollowing is both a dancer and a
violinist?
(A)Jalaja
(B)Shailaja
(C)Tanuja
(D)Pooja
DIRECT IONS :'In question below are give two statements f ollowed by f our conclusions numbered I, II, III and
IV. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance f rom the
commonly known f acts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically
f ollow f rom the two given statements, disregarding commonly known f acts.
14. Statements:
Some pencils are papers

Some papers are boxes

Conclusions:
I. Some pencils are boxes
II. Some boxes are pencils
III. Some boxes are papers
IV. Some papers are pencils
(A)Only I and II f ollow
(B)Only III and IV f ollow
(C)All f ollow
(D)None f ollows
(e) None of these
15. Examine the f ollowing statements:
1. Either A and B are of the same age or A is older than B.
2. Either C and D are of the same age or D is older than C.
3. B is older than C.
Which of the f ollowing conclusions can be drawn f rom the above statements?
(A)A is older than B
(B)Band D are of the same age
(C)D is older than C
(D)A is older than C
Answers
1. (C)Terminal
2. (D)Permit
3. (D)Consult
4. (A)Cancel
5. (A)Brain
6. (A)1st: D resides on f irst f loor.
7. (B)2: Clearly, Band E are above C.
8. (b): Each number is equal to the sum of the preceding two numbers. So, missing number = 16 + 25 = 41.
9. (a): Each number in the series is equal to the product of preceding two numbers. . So, missing number = 6
* 18 = 108.
10. (C): First is a part of the second.
11. (D): All other groups contain f our consecutive numbers in order.
12. (d): All other groups contain f our consecutive numbers, though in any' order.
13. (C)T he f our vocal musician and one actress in the group are given. Two dancers are Shailaja & Tanuja.
Two violinists are Girija and Vanaja. Since Jalaja and Shailaja cannot be violinists, so remaining two
violinists are Tanuja & Pooja. Clearly, Tanuja is both a violinist & a dancer.
14. (B)Only III and IV f ollow
15. (A): is not true since A and B may be of the same age. (B)is not true since B is older than C and if C and
D be of the same age, then B is older than D. (C)is not true since C and D may be of the same age. Now, B
is older than C. So, whether A is older "than B or of the same age as B, A would be older than C. (D)is true.