Sample Paper 2
Almost exams like Bank PO, Clerical, CDS, NDA, B. Ed., ETT comprise of questions from Reasoning
(also known as Mental Ability or Aptitude). Here we provide a set of fifty Solved Sample Questions.
Directions (Q. 1-5): Answer these questions referring to the symbol-letter-number sequence given below:
5 6 $ V W F? 4? M I 9 TB 8 U3 £G 2# * H E 7 N 1 Y A X
1. How many symbols are there which are immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a letter?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) None of these
2. If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which letter/number will the be eleventh to the left of fifteenth letter/number from your left?
1) M
2) 1
3) 7
4) F
5) None of these
3. If the positions of the first and the sixteenth elements, second and seventeenth elements, and so on up to eleventh and twenty-sixth elements, are interchanged, which letter/number/symbols will be seventh to the right of nineteenth letter/number/symbol from the right?
1) 6
2) $
3) X
4) V
5) None of these
4. If the positions of the letters in the sequence are reoccupied by the letters themselves though after getting rearranged alphabetically from the left, which of the following will indicate the position of M in the new arrangement?
1) M is between * and 2
2) M is 13th from the right
3) M is 21st from the right
4) M is 15th from the left
5) None of these
5. What is the total number of 'the numbers immediately followed by a letter' and 'the symbols immediately following the letters' together in the above sequence?
1) 5
2) 6
3) 7
4) 8
5) None of these
Directions (Q.6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
A word arrangement machine when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step.
The following is an illustration of the input and the steps of rearrangement.
Input: wearing dress tops strappy you avoid arm
Step I: strappy wearing dress tops you avoid arm
Step II: strappy wearing avoid dress tops you arm
Step III: strappy wearing avoid dress tops arm you
(Step III is the last step for this input)
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in the given questions the appropriate step for the given input.
6. Input: threats gang careful answer agree classes more Which of the following will be the third step for this input?
1) careful threats gang answer agree classes more
2) careful classes threats answer gang agree more
3) careful answer classes agree threats gang more
4) careful classes threats gang answer agree more
5) None of these
7. If the second step of an input is 'children teachers bunking school canteen movie freedom' which of the following will be its fifth step?
1) children teachers bunking canteen school movie freedom
2) bunking teachers children school canteen movie freedom
3) canteen freedom school movie children teachers bunking
4) children teachers bunking movie canteen school freedom
5) It cannot have fifth step.
8. If the input is 'pangs of worst and fears the neglect', which of the following will be the IV step?
1) neglect fears pangs worst and of the
2) and the neglect of pangs worst fears
3) and the of neglect pangs worst fears
4) worst pangs fears neglect of and the
5) Cannot be determined
9. Input: 'her famous away sibling thing usual stay'. Which of the following steps would be the last step for this input?
1) III
2) IV
3) V
4) VI
5) VII
10. If step V of an input is 'holding bench elbow floor bent lie your on', what will be step II?
1) on lie holding bench floor bent elbow your
2) holding bench elbow lie your floor on bent
3) holding bench elbow floor lie your on bent
4) holding lie your elbow bench floor on bent
5) Cannot be determined
Directions (Q. 11-16): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A leading English daily of India, ABC News, invites applications for the post of sub-editors in its company.
The candidates are required to fulfill, apart from (1), at least three of the following conditions for his/her selection
1) He/she must be between 21-30 yrs.
2) He/she has first class degree in his/her graduation.
3) He/she has diploma in journalism with at least 55% marks.
4) He/she has an experience of at least 2 years in a news-paper.
5) He/she has won prize at state level for his/her articles published in state-level English daily.
If, however, he/she does fulfill all conditions except
(a)(5) above, but he/she has 5 yrs. Experience in a news agency, then refer to the
editor of ABC News.
(b) (2) above, but he/she has diploma in journalism with 75%, then refer to the chairman of ABC News.
(c) (3) above, but he/she has complete graduation with 75%, then refer to the managingdirectors of ABC News.
All the information are given to you on 01-10-2000. Now, you have to take decision in regard to each case given below.
You are not to assume any information.
Give answer
(1) if the candidate is not to be selected.
(2) if the candidate is to be selected.
(3) if the candidate is to be referred to the chairman.
(4) if the candidate is to be referred to the managing director.
(5) if the candidate is to be referred to the editor.
11. Niharika Chawla, a 26-year-old graduate from Delhi University with 66% marks, has also done her diploma in journalism from Jamia with 75% marks. She has been working with The Hindu, Delhi for the last 3 years.
12. Shrya Singh, a first class graduate from Patna University, has done diploma in journalism from the same university with 72% marks. She has won several prizes for his articles at state level and has been working with The Hindustan Times, Patna from 20.07.98.
13. Akanksha Mathur, who hails from Mumbai, is a graduate from University of Mumbai with 50% marks. She also holds a degree in journalism with 76% marks. She has been working with Mid Day, Mumbai for the last 4 years. Her date of birth is 29-07-76.
14. Rohit Sen has won many awards for his articles at state level and he has been working with The Telegraph,Calcutta since 1995. He did his B.Com with 77% marks from University of Calcutta and after that he finished his diploma in journalism from Jadavpur university with 53%. His date of birth is 15-10-74.
15. Swatika Gupta is an English Hons. graduate from Bangalore University with 63% marks. She also holds diploma in journalism from the same university with 56% marks. Her date of birth is 22-09-71. She has been working with The Economic Times, Bangalore for the last one year.
16. Amisha Patel holds B.Sc. and diploma in journalism degree with 64% and 60% marks respectively from University of Ahmedabad. She is working with The Tribune, Ahmedabad. for last 7 years and she has won many prizes at state level for her articles. She is very hardworking and professional.
Directions (Q. 17-21): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II.
An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
1) if only assumption I is implicit.
2) if only assumption II is implicit.
3) if either I nor II is implicit.
4) if neither I nor II is implicit.
5) if both I and II are implicit.
17. Statement: Order can be maintained only when law becomes enforceable. Law implies the corpus of rules or injunctions that need to be obeyed by one and all without exception.
Assumptions:
I. The acceptance of a law by the people is a must for its effectiveness.
II.There is a section of people who are law unto themselves.
18. Statement:Sanskrit is a 'dead' language and its study in school is obsolete.
Assumptions:
I. Sanskrit has no utility in our day-to-day life.
II. Schools should teach the students only such matters as are related to what they want to do in their lives.
19. Statement: “In India, the wheels of justice hardly move. “ - An American newspaper
Assumptions:
I. Judicial process in India is dilatory,expensive, and beyond the reach of common people.
II. It is necessary for a civilised society to have a prompt judiciary.
20. Statement: To India and Indians, monsoon can be a bringer of bounty as well as harbinger of death.
Assumptions:
I. The economy and the vast majority of the people in India are still dependent on rain.
II. In India, almost every year some part or the other is ravaged by floods.
21. Statement:So long as there is a caste-based society in our country, there is no harm in having caste-based organizations to look after the welfare of their castes.
Assumptions:
I. There is nothing wrong in having religious organizations to spread their ideals.
II.Political parties cannot look after the welfare of different castes like caste-based organizations can.
22. If K means ×, H means ÷, M means + and N means -,
then what is the value of
1 K 3 H 2 M 2 N ?
1) Zero
2) 4
3) -4
4) 2
5) None of these
23. How many pairs of letters are there in the word GOAL-KEEPER which have the same number of letters between them as in English alphabet?
1) Five
2) Four
3) Seven
4) Six
5) None of these
24. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th letters of the word PROGESTER-ONE, using each letter only once, third letter of the word would be your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer would be S and if no such word can be formed, answer is M.
1) M
2) K
3) O
4) E
5) None of these
25. In the following number series how many 9's are there which are immediately preceded by a pair of numbers whose product is more than the product of the pair of numbers immediately following?
8 7 9 9 684 593 84 9 2 5 1 9 2 2 6 9 4 3 9 2 5 8 9 3 7
1) 4
2) 3
3) 6
4) 5
5) None of these
26.Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way as Disease is related to
(1) Sanitation
(2) Treatment
(3) Medicine
(4) Doctor
27. Aflatoxin is related to Food poisoning in the same way as Histamine is related to
(1) Allergy
(2) Headache
(3) Anthrax
(4) Inhabited
28. Ostrich is related to Antelope in the same way as Egret is related to
(1) Cow
(2) Buffalo
(3) Camel
(4) Zebra
29. Hong Kong is related to China in the same way as Vatican is related to..?…
(1) Canada
(2) Mexico
(3) North America
(4) Rome
30. Forfeit related to Surrender in the same way as Remit is related to
(1) Perceive
(2) Confiscate
(3) Exempt
(4) Refrain
Directions (questins 31 to 35): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements marked I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
(1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(2) If the data in statements I alone are not sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(3) If the data either in statement I or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(4) If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(5) If the data in both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.
31. What does ‘Ne’ stands for in the code language?
I. ‘Na Ni Nok Ne’ means ‘I will tell you’ and ‘Ni Nok Ne Nam’ means ‘he will tell you’ in that code language.
II. ‘Ni Ne Mo Nam’ means ‘will he call you’ and ‘Ne Mok Sac Ni’ means ‘how will you go’ in that code language.
32. Who amongst P, Q, R, S, T and U is the tallest?
I. P is taller that R and T but not as tall as U, who is taller than Q and S.
II. R is the third in height in the ascending order and not as tall as U, P and Q, Q being taller than P but not the tallest.
33. Who among A, B, C, D, E & F read the book last?
I. F, who gave the book to B after reading, was third to read the same.
II. C, who read the book after A, was the third person to read the book before it reached E.
34. Who is paternal uncle of Pavan?
I. Pavan is brother of Poornima, who is daughter of Meena, who is sister of Kumar, who is brother Smrithi.
II. Prithvi is brother of Indrajith, who is husband of Poornima, who is mother of Ganga, who is sister of Pavan.
35. What is Milan’s rank in the class of 44 students?
I. Ramesh, whose rank is 17th in the class, is ahead of Shyam by 6 ranks, Shyam being 7 ranks ahead of Milan.
II. Suketu is 26 ranks ahead of Milan and Shyamala is 6 ranks behind Milan while Savita stands exactly in the middle of Shyamala and Suketu in ranks, her rank being 17.
Directions (questions 36 to 40): 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.
36. Which of the following statements may be false?
(1) A is the 3rd to the left of F
(2) D is 3rd to the left of E
(3) F is 3rd the right of A
(4) B is 3rd to the left of C
(5) None of these
37. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) C and E are neighbors
(2) E is to the immediate left of F
(3) C is to the immediate left of D
(4) A is to the immediate left of D
(5) None of these
38. Who is at the extreme right?
(1) Data inadequate
(2) G
(3) B
(4) E
(5) None of these
39. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors?
(1) A, C and D, C
(2) A, B and E, G
(3) D, C and E, F
(4) C, F and C, E
(5) None of these
40. What is the position of F?
(1) Immediate to the right of E.
(2) Third to the left of G
(3) Immediate to the left of C
(4) 5th to the right of B
(5) None of these
41. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is different.
(1) ISLOJ
(2) LUOQM
(3) AKDGB
(4) FPILG
(5) NXQTO
42. 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 4's and 6's together are there?
5 4 4 6 2 6 3 5 6 4 2 8 4 3 7 6 6 4 8 3
(1) 4
(2) 6
(3) 3
(4) 5
(5) None of these
43. 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
(1) 8
(2) 9
(3) 6
(4) 7
(5) None of these
Directions (questions 44 to 50): 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.
44. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language?
(1) EDVDRJSI
(2) EFUFRHSI
(3) EFUFRJSI
(4) EDUFRJSI
(5) None of these
45. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code language?
(1) CPOGFEDRBUTPO
(2) CPOEFEFRBUJPO
(3) CNOEFEFRBUHNO
(4) CONFFDERATION
(5) None of these
46. 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
(1) G
(2) H
(3) J
(4) W
(5) none of these
47. 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?
(1) five
(2) one
(3) four
(4) Two
(5) Three
48.Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?
(1) BROTHER : DORVEHT
(2) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ
(3) ANOTHER : CONVEHT
(4) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP
(5) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF
49. 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?
(1) IB
(2) LF
(3) IE
(4) FL
(5) TL
50. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates to SECTOR?
(1) RWLGPF
(2) EOFKUQ
(3) EOFMXS
(4) RWLEPD
(5) RWLEND
Answers for Reasoning (Mental Aptitude) Solved Sample Question Paper:
1. (2), 2. (5), 3. (4), 4. (5), 5. (1), 6. (2),7. (5), 8. (1), 9. (4), 10. (5),
11. (2), 12. (1), 13. (3), 14. (2),15. (1), 16. (1), 17. (5), 18. (5), 19. (4),
20. (5), 21. (2), 22. (2), 23. (4), 24. (3), 25. (3), 26. (1), 27. (1), 28. (2),
29. (4),30. (4), 31.(4), 32. (3), 33. (4), 34. (2), 35. (3), 36.(4)37. (4),
38. (1), 39. (3), 40. (5) , 41. (2), 42. (1), 43 (5),44. (3)45. (2), 46. (1),
47. (1), 48. (4) 49. (3), 50. (5),
Almost exams like Bank PO, Clerical, CDS, NDA, B. Ed., ETT comprise of questions from Reasoning
(also known as Mental Ability or Aptitude). Here we provide a set of fifty Solved Sample Questions.
Directions (Q. 1-5): Answer these questions referring to the symbol-letter-number sequence given below:
5 6 $ V W F? 4? M I 9 TB 8 U3 £G 2# * H E 7 N 1 Y A X
1. How many symbols are there which are immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a letter?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) None of these
2. If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which letter/number will the be eleventh to the left of fifteenth letter/number from your left?
1) M
2) 1
3) 7
4) F
5) None of these
3. If the positions of the first and the sixteenth elements, second and seventeenth elements, and so on up to eleventh and twenty-sixth elements, are interchanged, which letter/number/symbols will be seventh to the right of nineteenth letter/number/symbol from the right?
1) 6
2) $
3) X
4) V
5) None of these
4. If the positions of the letters in the sequence are reoccupied by the letters themselves though after getting rearranged alphabetically from the left, which of the following will indicate the position of M in the new arrangement?
1) M is between * and 2
2) M is 13th from the right
3) M is 21st from the right
4) M is 15th from the left
5) None of these
5. What is the total number of 'the numbers immediately followed by a letter' and 'the symbols immediately following the letters' together in the above sequence?
1) 5
2) 6
3) 7
4) 8
5) None of these
Directions (Q.6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
A word arrangement machine when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step.
The following is an illustration of the input and the steps of rearrangement.
Input: wearing dress tops strappy you avoid arm
Step I: strappy wearing dress tops you avoid arm
Step II: strappy wearing avoid dress tops you arm
Step III: strappy wearing avoid dress tops arm you
(Step III is the last step for this input)
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in the given questions the appropriate step for the given input.
6. Input: threats gang careful answer agree classes more Which of the following will be the third step for this input?
1) careful threats gang answer agree classes more
2) careful classes threats answer gang agree more
3) careful answer classes agree threats gang more
4) careful classes threats gang answer agree more
5) None of these
7. If the second step of an input is 'children teachers bunking school canteen movie freedom' which of the following will be its fifth step?
1) children teachers bunking canteen school movie freedom
2) bunking teachers children school canteen movie freedom
3) canteen freedom school movie children teachers bunking
4) children teachers bunking movie canteen school freedom
5) It cannot have fifth step.
8. If the input is 'pangs of worst and fears the neglect', which of the following will be the IV step?
1) neglect fears pangs worst and of the
2) and the neglect of pangs worst fears
3) and the of neglect pangs worst fears
4) worst pangs fears neglect of and the
5) Cannot be determined
9. Input: 'her famous away sibling thing usual stay'. Which of the following steps would be the last step for this input?
1) III
2) IV
3) V
4) VI
5) VII
10. If step V of an input is 'holding bench elbow floor bent lie your on', what will be step II?
1) on lie holding bench floor bent elbow your
2) holding bench elbow lie your floor on bent
3) holding bench elbow floor lie your on bent
4) holding lie your elbow bench floor on bent
5) Cannot be determined
Directions (Q. 11-16): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A leading English daily of India, ABC News, invites applications for the post of sub-editors in its company.
The candidates are required to fulfill, apart from (1), at least three of the following conditions for his/her selection
1) He/she must be between 21-30 yrs.
2) He/she has first class degree in his/her graduation.
3) He/she has diploma in journalism with at least 55% marks.
4) He/she has an experience of at least 2 years in a news-paper.
5) He/she has won prize at state level for his/her articles published in state-level English daily.
If, however, he/she does fulfill all conditions except
(a)(5) above, but he/she has 5 yrs. Experience in a news agency, then refer to the
editor of ABC News.
(b) (2) above, but he/she has diploma in journalism with 75%, then refer to the chairman of ABC News.
(c) (3) above, but he/she has complete graduation with 75%, then refer to the managingdirectors of ABC News.
All the information are given to you on 01-10-2000. Now, you have to take decision in regard to each case given below.
You are not to assume any information.
Give answer
(1) if the candidate is not to be selected.
(2) if the candidate is to be selected.
(3) if the candidate is to be referred to the chairman.
(4) if the candidate is to be referred to the managing director.
(5) if the candidate is to be referred to the editor.
11. Niharika Chawla, a 26-year-old graduate from Delhi University with 66% marks, has also done her diploma in journalism from Jamia with 75% marks. She has been working with The Hindu, Delhi for the last 3 years.
12. Shrya Singh, a first class graduate from Patna University, has done diploma in journalism from the same university with 72% marks. She has won several prizes for his articles at state level and has been working with The Hindustan Times, Patna from 20.07.98.
13. Akanksha Mathur, who hails from Mumbai, is a graduate from University of Mumbai with 50% marks. She also holds a degree in journalism with 76% marks. She has been working with Mid Day, Mumbai for the last 4 years. Her date of birth is 29-07-76.
14. Rohit Sen has won many awards for his articles at state level and he has been working with The Telegraph,Calcutta since 1995. He did his B.Com with 77% marks from University of Calcutta and after that he finished his diploma in journalism from Jadavpur university with 53%. His date of birth is 15-10-74.
15. Swatika Gupta is an English Hons. graduate from Bangalore University with 63% marks. She also holds diploma in journalism from the same university with 56% marks. Her date of birth is 22-09-71. She has been working with The Economic Times, Bangalore for the last one year.
16. Amisha Patel holds B.Sc. and diploma in journalism degree with 64% and 60% marks respectively from University of Ahmedabad. She is working with The Tribune, Ahmedabad. for last 7 years and she has won many prizes at state level for her articles. She is very hardworking and professional.
Directions (Q. 17-21): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II.
An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
1) if only assumption I is implicit.
2) if only assumption II is implicit.
3) if either I nor II is implicit.
4) if neither I nor II is implicit.
5) if both I and II are implicit.
17. Statement: Order can be maintained only when law becomes enforceable. Law implies the corpus of rules or injunctions that need to be obeyed by one and all without exception.
Assumptions:
I. The acceptance of a law by the people is a must for its effectiveness.
II.There is a section of people who are law unto themselves.
18. Statement:Sanskrit is a 'dead' language and its study in school is obsolete.
Assumptions:
I. Sanskrit has no utility in our day-to-day life.
II. Schools should teach the students only such matters as are related to what they want to do in their lives.
19. Statement: “In India, the wheels of justice hardly move. “ - An American newspaper
Assumptions:
I. Judicial process in India is dilatory,expensive, and beyond the reach of common people.
II. It is necessary for a civilised society to have a prompt judiciary.
20. Statement: To India and Indians, monsoon can be a bringer of bounty as well as harbinger of death.
Assumptions:
I. The economy and the vast majority of the people in India are still dependent on rain.
II. In India, almost every year some part or the other is ravaged by floods.
21. Statement:So long as there is a caste-based society in our country, there is no harm in having caste-based organizations to look after the welfare of their castes.
Assumptions:
I. There is nothing wrong in having religious organizations to spread their ideals.
II.Political parties cannot look after the welfare of different castes like caste-based organizations can.
22. If K means ×, H means ÷, M means + and N means -,
then what is the value of
1 K 3 H 2 M 2 N ?
1) Zero
2) 4
3) -4
4) 2
5) None of these
23. How many pairs of letters are there in the word GOAL-KEEPER which have the same number of letters between them as in English alphabet?
1) Five
2) Four
3) Seven
4) Six
5) None of these
24. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th letters of the word PROGESTER-ONE, using each letter only once, third letter of the word would be your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer would be S and if no such word can be formed, answer is M.
1) M
2) K
3) O
4) E
5) None of these
25. In the following number series how many 9's are there which are immediately preceded by a pair of numbers whose product is more than the product of the pair of numbers immediately following?
8 7 9 9 684 593 84 9 2 5 1 9 2 2 6 9 4 3 9 2 5 8 9 3 7
1) 4
2) 3
3) 6
4) 5
5) None of these
26.Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way as Disease is related to
(1) Sanitation
(2) Treatment
(3) Medicine
(4) Doctor
27. Aflatoxin is related to Food poisoning in the same way as Histamine is related to
(1) Allergy
(2) Headache
(3) Anthrax
(4) Inhabited
28. Ostrich is related to Antelope in the same way as Egret is related to
(1) Cow
(2) Buffalo
(3) Camel
(4) Zebra
29. Hong Kong is related to China in the same way as Vatican is related to..?…
(1) Canada
(2) Mexico
(3) North America
(4) Rome
30. Forfeit related to Surrender in the same way as Remit is related to
(1) Perceive
(2) Confiscate
(3) Exempt
(4) Refrain
Directions (questins 31 to 35): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements marked I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
(1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(2) If the data in statements I alone are not sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(3) If the data either in statement I or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(4) If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(5) If the data in both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.
31. What does ‘Ne’ stands for in the code language?
I. ‘Na Ni Nok Ne’ means ‘I will tell you’ and ‘Ni Nok Ne Nam’ means ‘he will tell you’ in that code language.
II. ‘Ni Ne Mo Nam’ means ‘will he call you’ and ‘Ne Mok Sac Ni’ means ‘how will you go’ in that code language.
32. Who amongst P, Q, R, S, T and U is the tallest?
I. P is taller that R and T but not as tall as U, who is taller than Q and S.
II. R is the third in height in the ascending order and not as tall as U, P and Q, Q being taller than P but not the tallest.
33. Who among A, B, C, D, E & F read the book last?
I. F, who gave the book to B after reading, was third to read the same.
II. C, who read the book after A, was the third person to read the book before it reached E.
34. Who is paternal uncle of Pavan?
I. Pavan is brother of Poornima, who is daughter of Meena, who is sister of Kumar, who is brother Smrithi.
II. Prithvi is brother of Indrajith, who is husband of Poornima, who is mother of Ganga, who is sister of Pavan.
35. What is Milan’s rank in the class of 44 students?
I. Ramesh, whose rank is 17th in the class, is ahead of Shyam by 6 ranks, Shyam being 7 ranks ahead of Milan.
II. Suketu is 26 ranks ahead of Milan and Shyamala is 6 ranks behind Milan while Savita stands exactly in the middle of Shyamala and Suketu in ranks, her rank being 17.
Directions (questions 36 to 40): 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.
36. Which of the following statements may be false?
(1) A is the 3rd to the left of F
(2) D is 3rd to the left of E
(3) F is 3rd the right of A
(4) B is 3rd to the left of C
(5) None of these
37. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) C and E are neighbors
(2) E is to the immediate left of F
(3) C is to the immediate left of D
(4) A is to the immediate left of D
(5) None of these
38. Who is at the extreme right?
(1) Data inadequate
(2) G
(3) B
(4) E
(5) None of these
39. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors?
(1) A, C and D, C
(2) A, B and E, G
(3) D, C and E, F
(4) C, F and C, E
(5) None of these
40. What is the position of F?
(1) Immediate to the right of E.
(2) Third to the left of G
(3) Immediate to the left of C
(4) 5th to the right of B
(5) None of these
41. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is different.
(1) ISLOJ
(2) LUOQM
(3) AKDGB
(4) FPILG
(5) NXQTO
42. 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 4's and 6's together are there?
5 4 4 6 2 6 3 5 6 4 2 8 4 3 7 6 6 4 8 3
(1) 4
(2) 6
(3) 3
(4) 5
(5) None of these
43. 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
(1) 8
(2) 9
(3) 6
(4) 7
(5) None of these
Directions (questions 44 to 50): 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.
44. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language?
(1) EDVDRJSI
(2) EFUFRHSI
(3) EFUFRJSI
(4) EDUFRJSI
(5) None of these
45. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code language?
(1) CPOGFEDRBUTPO
(2) CPOEFEFRBUJPO
(3) CNOEFEFRBUHNO
(4) CONFFDERATION
(5) None of these
46. 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
(1) G
(2) H
(3) J
(4) W
(5) none of these
47. 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?
(1) five
(2) one
(3) four
(4) Two
(5) Three
48.Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?
(1) BROTHER : DORVEHT
(2) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ
(3) ANOTHER : CONVEHT
(4) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP
(5) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF
49. 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?
(1) IB
(2) LF
(3) IE
(4) FL
(5) TL
50. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates to SECTOR?
(1) RWLGPF
(2) EOFKUQ
(3) EOFMXS
(4) RWLEPD
(5) RWLEND
Answers for Reasoning (Mental Aptitude) Solved Sample Question Paper:
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11. (2), 12. (1), 13. (3), 14. (2),15. (1), 16. (1), 17. (5), 18. (5), 19. (4),
20. (5), 21. (2), 22. (2), 23. (4), 24. (3), 25. (3), 26. (1), 27. (1), 28. (2),
29. (4),30. (4), 31.(4), 32. (3), 33. (4), 34. (2), 35. (3), 36.(4)37. (4),
38. (1), 39. (3), 40. (5) , 41. (2), 42. (1), 43 (5),44. (3)45. (2), 46. (1),
47. (1), 48. (4) 49. (3), 50. (5),
