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TIME, SEQUENCE, NUMBER AND RANKING TEST

Max. Marks : 25

No. of Qs. 25

Time : 20 min.

DIRECTIONS (Q. 1-5) : Study the following arrangement

carefully and answer the questions given below:
426138958165158539492321572624274
1.
If all the even digits are deleted from the above arrangement,
which of the following will be seventh from the right end of
the arrangement?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 9
(e) 7
2.
How many such 2s are there in the above arrangement
each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit
and also immediately followed by an odd digit?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three
3.
How many such 1s are there in the above arrangement,
each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three
4.
If one is added to each of the even digits and two is
added to each of the odd digits given in BOLD in the
above arrangement, how many digits will appear twice in
the new number thus formed?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three
5.
Which of the following is seventh to the right of the
nineteenth digit from the right end of the above arrangement?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 7
(e) None of these
6.
Pratap correctly remembers that his mother's birthday is
before twentythird April but after nineteenth April, whereas
his sister correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is
not on or after twentysecond April. On which day in April is
definitely their mother's birthday?
(a) Twentieth
(b) Twentyfirst
(c) Twentieth or Twentyfirst

RESPONSE
GRID

1.
6.
11.

c d

c d

c d

2.
7.

c d

c d

7.

8.

9.

10.

3.
8.

Date : ........./......../................

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these
In a row of forty children, R is eleventh from the right end
and there are fifteen children between R and M. What is M's
position from the left end of the row?
(a) Fourteenth
(b) Fifteenth
(c) Thirteenth
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
In a row of forty boys facing North, R is twelfth from the left
end and T is eighteenth from the right end. How many boys
are between R and T in the row?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Mohit correctly remembers that his father's birthday is not
after eighteenth of April. His sister correctly remembers that
their father's birthday is before twentieth but after
seventeenth of April. On which day in April was definitely
their father's birthday?
(a) Seventeenth
(b) Nineteenth
(c) Eighteenth
(d) Seventeenth or Eighteenth
(e) None of these
If it is possible to form only one such number with the third,
the sixth and the seventh digits of the number 7394261 which
is the perfect square of a two-digit odd number, which of the
following will be the first digit of that two-digit odd number?
(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) No such number can be formed
(e) More than one such number can be formed
a

c d

c d

4.
9.

c d

c d

5.
10.

c d

c d

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11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

In a row of twenty-five children facing North, W is fifth to

the right of R, who is sixteenth from the right end of the row.
What is W's position from the right end of the row?
(a) Eleventh
(b) Tenth
(c) Twelfth
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
Meena correctly remembers that her father's birthday is after
eighteenth May but before twentysecond May. Her brother
correctly remembers that their father's birthday is before
twenty-fourth May but after twentieth May. On which date
in May was definitely their father's birthday?
(a) Twentieth
(b) Nineteenth
(c) Eighteenth
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Nitin correctly remembers that Nidhi's birthday is before
Friday but after Tuesday. Derek correctly remembers that
Nidhi's birthday is after Wednesday but before Saturday.
On which of the following days does Nidhi's birthday
definitely fall?
(a) Monday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Thursday
(e) Cannot be determined
Smita correctly remembers that last year Diwali was
celebrated before November but after May. Sanjay correctly
remembers that last year he had Diwali holidays after July.
Mohan correctly remembers that the month in which Diwali
was celebrated had only 30 days. In which month of the
year was Diwali definitely celebrated?
(a) July
(b) August
(c) September
(d) October
(e) November
Seema's watch is 6 minutes fast and the train, which should
have arrived at 7 p.m. was 14 minutes late. What time is it by
Seema's watch when the train arrived?
(a) 7 : 05 pm
(b) 7 : 30 pm
(c) 7 : 01 pm
(d) 7 : 31 pm
(e) None of these
In a row of children facing North, Ritesh is twelfth from the
left end. Sudhir who is twenty-second from the right end is
fourth to the right of Ritesh. Total how many children are
there in the row?
(a) 35
(b) 36
(c) 37
(d) 34
(e) None of these
In a class, among the passed students Neeta is 22nd from
the top and Kalyan, who is 5 ranks below Neeta is 34th from
the bottom. All the students from the class have appeared
for the exam. If the ratio of the students who passed in the
exam to those who failed is 4 : 1 in that class, how many

RESPONSE
GRID

12.
17.
22.

b
b

c d
c d

a
a

c d

13.
18.
23.

b
b

c d
c d

a
a

c d

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

14.
19.
24.

students are there in the class?

(a) Data inadequate (b) 60
(c) 75
(d) 90
(e) None of these
Among A, B, C, D and E each reaching school at a different
time, C reaches before D and A and only after B. E is not the
last to reach school. Who among them reached school last?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) C
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
In a row of thirty-seven boys facing South, R is eighth. to
the right of T who is fourteenth to the left of D. How many
boys are there between D and R in the row?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
If the digits on the dial of a clock are replaced by alternate
English alphabet beginning with D such as D replaces 1, F
replaces 2 and so on, then where will be the hour hand at
19.45 O' clock?
(a) Between O and Q (b) Between N and P
(c) Between P and R (d) Between M and O
(e) None of these
In a row of girls, Ravina is 15th from the left and Mohini is
18th from the right. If they inter-change their places, Mohini
becomes 15th from the left. How many girls are there in the
row?
(a) 33
(b) 48
(c) 47
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
In a row of 40 boys Sameer was shifted 10 places to the right
of Raman and Kailash was shifted 10 places to the left of
Vikas. If Vikas was 26th from the left end and there were
three boys between Kailash and Sameer after shifting, what
was the position of Raman in the row?
(a) Data inadequate
(b) 10th from the left end
(c) 10th from the right end
(b) 39th from the right end
(e) None of these
Pratap correctly remembers that his mother's birthday is
before twenty-third April but after nineteenth April, whereas
his sister correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is
not on or after twenty-second April. On which day in April
is definitely their mother's birthday?
(a) Twentieth
(b) Twenty-first
(c) Twentieth or Twenty-first
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
a

b
b

c d
c d

a
a

c d

15.
20.
25.

b
b

c d
c d

a
a

c d

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16.
21.

c d
c d

e
e

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Directions (Qs.24 & 25): The following questions are based upon
the alphabetical series given below:
24.

25.

T J E N UQ AK I O G R M S PB HF D LVC
If OD is related to 'GF' and 'EB is related to 'NP' in a certain
way, to which of the following is 'AL' related to, following
the same pattern ?
(a) KD
(b) QV
(c) KL
(d) KV
(e) DQ

What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following

series based on the above alphabetical series?
TE JU NK ? GH
(a) IS
(b) IR
(c) AG
(d) AR
(e) AM

SOLUTIONS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

14.

15.
16.

(d) 1 3 9 5 1 5 1 5 5 3 9 9 3 1 5 7 7
(c) 4 2 6 1 3 8 9 5 8 1 6 5 1 5 8 5 3 9 4 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 2 6 2 4 2 7 4
(a) 4 2 6 1 3 8 9 5 8 1 6 5 1 5 8 5 3 9 4 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 2 6 2 4 2 7 4
There are no such 1s.
(c) 5 3 7 3 5 9
Thus there are two digits 5 and 3 that appear
twice.
(a) 7th to the right of 19th from the right.
= (19 7 =) 12th from the right = 3
(c) According to Pratap: 20, 21 or 22
...(i)
According to his sister: not 22
...(ii)
From (i) and (ii), the birthday falls on Apr 20 or 21.
(a) R's position = 11th from right
\ M's position = (11 + 15 + 1 = ) 27th from right
= (40 27 + 1 =) 14th from left
(a) R = 12th from left
T = 18th from right = (40 18 + 1 = ) 23rd from left
\ No. of boys between R and T = 23 12 1 = 10
(c) According to Mohit: Apr 18 or earlier
...(i)
According to his sister: April 18 or 19
...(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get Apr 18.
(e) 169, 196 and 961, which are the squares of 13, 14 and 31
respectively. Of these, 14 is ruled out because it is even.
We are still left with two such numbers 13 and 31.
(a) R = 16th from the right.
\ w = (16 5 =) 11th from the right.
(e) According to Meena, 19th, 20th or 21st
...(1)
According to her brother, 21st, 22nd or 23rd ...(2)
Combining the two, we get 21st.
(d) According to Nitin, Nidhi's birthday falls on Wed or
Thu
...(i)
According to Derek, Nidhi's birthday falls on Thu or Fri
...(ii)
From (i) and (ii), Nidhi's birthday falls on Thursday.
(c) As per Sunita, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
...(i)
As per Sanjay, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec ...(ii)
As per Mohan, Apr, Jun, Sep, Nov
...(iii)
From (i), (ii) and (iii), Diwali was celebrated in Sep.
(e) Time at which the train arrived = 7 : 14 PM
But Seema's watch is 6 minutes fast, hence the time in
the Seema's watch = 7 : 20 PM.
(c)
16th
12th
R

S
22nd

Total number of children in the row

17.

= 16 + 22 1 = 37
(d) Neeta is 22nd from the top and Kalyan is 22 + 5 = 27th
from the top and 36th from the bottom who passed the
examination. Therefore, total number of students who
passed the examination.
= 27 + 36 1 = 72
Therefore, total number of students in the class
72
5 = 90
4
(d) B > C > D, A, E
(e) R

18.
19.

I
G
H
T

20.

11
V 10
T 9
R

23.

24.

Z
12

8
7
P

22.

6
N

L
E
F
T

D
F
2
3 H
4 J

19.45 = 07.45
(d) In order to solve this question, we must know the
position of either Ravina or Mohini from both the ends.
(a) There may be many assumptions and hence many sets
of answers.
(c) According to Pratap his mother's birthday may be on
20th, 21st or 22nd April
According to Pratap's sister their mother's birthday may
be from 1st April to 21st April.
Common Dates 20th and 21st
(a)

O G

+1

E N

B P

+1

L D

+1
-1

D F
Similarly.

-1

A K

25.

There are five boys between D and R.

(c) According to question
X

21.

(d)

+1

+2

+3

+4

+3

+4

+5

T J N A G
+2

E U K R H

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