151. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way. Which is
the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) White (2) Indigo (3) Blue
(4) Red (5) Orange
152. ‘Cooler’ is related to ‘summer’ in the same way which of the
following is related to ‘rain’?
(1) Shirt (2) Umbrella (3) Icecream
(4) Fan (5) Fridge
153. City A is larger than city B which is smaller than city D. If city
E is larger than city A but smaller than city D, which of the following is
the largest?
(1) E (2) A (3) D
(4) B (5) Cannot be determined
154. If ‘red’ means ‘blue’, ‘blue’ means ‘black’, ‘black’ means
‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ means ‘green’, ‘green’ means ‘white’, ‘white’ means
‘brown’ and ‘brown’ means ‘indigo’, then what is the colour of middle line
of our National Flag?
(1) white (2) yellow
(3) brown (4) green
(5) None of these
155. If ‘INVITATION’ is written as ‘KMXHVZVHQM’, then ‘READY’
is written in that code as which of the following?
(1) SCDDA (2) TDCDB
(3) QFBEZ (4) TDCCA
(5) None of these
Directions (156-160): Read the following character sequence
carefully and then answer the questions given below it.
156. If the first half of the series is reversed and similarly the
second half is also reversed, then which of the following will be the 4th
to the right of 16th character from your right?
(1) P (2) % (3) B
(4) S (5) C
157. What will be the 2nd last letter of the word made of the 1st,
2nd, 11th, 20th and 22nd characters of the given sequence? If no such
word can be made your answer is W. If more than one such word can
be made your answer is D.
(1) I (2) C (3) A
(4) W (5) D
158. Which character is midway between 7th from left and 6th
from right in the above series?
(1) % (2) 5 (3) S
(4) P (5)
159. If every alternate character in the above sequence from
right is dropped (drop B first) then which of the following character will
be 5th to the right of 6th character from the left?
(1) C (2) 8 (3)
(4) I (5) T
160. If A C 3, 6 $, P ��% + ? ×, then what will come in place
of question mark.
(1) – (2) ⊕(3) ×
(4) S (5) 8
Directions (161-165): In each question below, three
statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II,
III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if
they appear at variance from commonly known facts. Then decide
which of the conclusions logically follows from the given
statements. Mark out an appropriate answer choice that you think
is correct.
Statements:
161. (a) All papers are books.
(b) All books are pages
(c) All pages are material.
Conclusions:
I. Some material are pages.
II. All books are material.
III. All papers are pages.
IV. Some books are papers.
(1) All the four follow
(2) Only II, III follow
(3) Only I, III and IV follow
(4) Either I or III and II follow
(5) None follows
Statements:
162. (a) Some bats are balls.
(b) No stars are moons
(c) All balls are moons.
Conclusions:
I. Some moons are not balls.
II. No balls are stars.
III. Some moons are not balls.
IV. Some balls are bats.
(1) Only I and II follow
(2) Only I, II and IV follow
(3) Either II or IV follows
(4) All follow
(5) None of these follows
Statements:
163. (a) All coats are pants.
(b) No pants are shirts.
(c) Some shirts are pullovers.
Conclusions:
I. No coat is a shirt.
II. Some coats are shirts.
III. All coats are shirts.
IV. Some coats are not pullovers.
(1) Only I, II and III follow
(2) Only Ist follows
(3) Only I and IV follow
(4) Either I and III or II and IV follow
(5) Only III and IV follow
Statements:
164. (a) Some pens are pencils.
(b)Some rubbers are gum.
(c) No bag is a gum.
Conclusions:
I. Some pencils are gum.
II. Some pencils are not gum.
III. some rubbers are not bag.
IV. Some rubbers are bag.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only II and III follow
(4) Either I or II and either III or IV follow
(5) None of these follows
Statements:
165. (a) No fruits are bananas.
(b) No oranges are peas.
(c) All bananas are oranges.
Conclusions:
I. No bananas are peas.
II. Some oranges are not fruits.
III. Some bananas are fruits.
IV. Some oranges are bananas.
(1) Only III follows
(2) Only I, II and IV follow
(3) Either I or II follows
(4) Only I and II follow
(5) All follow
Directions (Qs. 166-170): Study the following arguments and
distinguish between “strong” arguments and ‘weak’ arguments
because they relate to the question. “Strong” arguments are those
which are both important and directly related to the question.
“Weak” arguments are those which are of minor importance and
also not directly related to the question. Each question below is
followed by two arguments numbered I and II. Decide which of the
argument is a “strong” and “weak”. Give answer:
(1) if only argument I is “strong”.
(2) if only argument II is strong.
(3) if either I or II is “strong”.
(4) if neither I nor II is “strong”.
(5) if both I and II are “strong”.
Statement:
166. Should the government punish those schools which charge
high admission fee?
Arguments:
I. Yes, where will the poor students go?
II. Yes, education has become more of a business than a pious
commitment
Statement:
167. Should there be a quota for those who are poor?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will decrease the level of unemployment and poor
people will not be discriminated by upper caste.
II. No, we already have reservations in our jobs.
Statement:
168. Should there be no place for interview in selection?
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Arguments:
I. Yes, it is a difficult part of selection.
II. No, it is the only way to judge the candidates’ personality
and motives
Statement:
169. Should women be provided more job opportunities?
Arguments:
I. Yes, they should go into the outside world.
II. No, they are not interested in jobs
Statement:
170. Should government provide more benefits to those who are
the only child of their parents?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it will control increase of population.
II. Yes, it will give them bright future and love of parents
Directions (Qs. 171-175): In these questions, a statement is
given, which is followed by various assumptions. Read the
statements and the assumptions and decide which one of them are
implicit.
Statement:
171. “Ensure freedom from thieves with this car locking system.”
Assumptions:
I. This car locking system is the best.
II. It is desired to have freedom from thieves.
III. There are thieves everywhere.
(1) I and II are implicit.
(2) II and III are implicit.
(3) I and III are implicit.
(4) Only II is implicit.
(5) All are implicit.
Statement:
172. “We deal in used cars. Contact us at phone no. XYZ, at the
earliest possible.”—an advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. Some people want to sell old cars.
II. The advertisement will be read by the needy people.
III. Used cars may not be totally useless.
(1) Only I is implicit.
(2) Only II and III are implicit.
(3) Only I and III are implicit.
(4) All I, II, III are implicit.
(5) None of I, II, III are implicit.
Statement:
173. “Lalu Prasad is expected to announce several schemes for
poor people in the budget.”—a news reporter.
Assumptions:
I. The reporter has a fair reporting.
II. The news-reporter has genuine report sources.
III. Lalu Prasad is capable of announcing schemes.
(1) I and II are implicit.
(2) II and III are implicit.
(3) Only III is implicit.
(4) All are implicit.
(5) None is implicit.
Statement:
174. Mr X tells Mrs X: “I cannot send my child to that school.
Children over there smoke and drink.”
Which of these assumptions is implicit?
Assumptions:
I. Smoking and drinking are not desirable of children.
II. Their child will agree to their decision.
III. The school has a good reputation.
(1) I and II
(2) II and III
(3) III and I
(4) I only
(5) All I, II, III
Statement:
175. Monica’s advice to Sonia: “Go to Chandigarh via Ambala—
the best route.”
Assumptions:
I. Sonia wants to go to Chandigarh.
II. Monica loves advising everybody.
III. They love Chandigarh.
(1) I is implicit.
(2) II is implicit.
(3) Either I or II is implicit.
(4) Neither I nor II is implicit.
(5) Both are implicit.
Directions (Qs. 176-180): Read the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below it:
(1) Six friends Asad, Babli, Cajole, Dev, Eva and Fatima are sitting
in a closed circle facing the centre.
(2) Cajole is between Asad and Babli.
(3) Fatima is between Eva and Asad.
(4) Eva is to the left of Dev
176. Who is on the left of Babli?
(1) Asad (2) Cajole
(3) Dev (4) Eva
(5) None of these
177. Who is on the left of Cajole?
(1) Dev (2) Eva
(3) Asad (4) Fatima
(5) None of these
178. Which pair of friends is sitting on the opposite of each other?
(1) Dev, Asad
(2) Dev, Babli
(3) Asad, Fatima
(4) Cajole, Babli
(5) None of these
179. Which of the following is sitting on the right side of Fatima?
(1) Eva (2) Dev
(3) Asad (4) Babli
(5) Cajole
180. Which of the above given statements is superfluous?
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3
(4) 4 (5) None of these
Directions (Qs. 181-185): Read the following information and
answer the questions.
Four people of different nations live on the same side of a sector
in four houses each of different colour. Each person has a different
favourite drink. The Englishman lives in the red house. The following
additional information is:
—The Hindu drinks tea.
—The Muslim lives in the first house on the left.
—The Muslim lives adjacent to the blue house.
—In the second house from the right they drink coffee.
—The Sikh drinks banana shake.
—Tea is drunk in the blue house
—The pink house is to the right of red house
181. Which of the following drink coffee?
(1) Muslim
(2) Hindu
(3) Englishman
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(4) Muslim and Hindu
(5) None of the above
182. The colour of Sikh house is:
(1) yellow (2) blue
(3) red (4) pink
(5) None
183. The Muslim drinks which of the following drink:
(1) tea (2) coffee
(3) banana shake (4) tea, coffee
(5) milk
184. Who sits adjacent to Muslim?
(1) Hindu
(2) Englishman
(3) Sikh
(4) Both Hindu and Sikh
(5) None of the above
185. Which of the following statement is not true?
(1) Hindu lives in the blue house
(2) Sikh drinks banana shake and his colour of house is pink
(3) Muslim drinks coffee
(4) Yellow house is occupied by Muslim
(5) None of the above
Directions (Qs. 186-195): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Given here are the conditions to become the members of a Lake
Club. A person must:
(1) be in the age group of 21-50 as on August 13, 2006.
(2) be drawing a minimum salary of Rs 1 lakh per annum.
(3) own a house.
(4) not have a family of more than five members including himself.
(5) have excellence in any field of arts and sports.
However, if a person:
(6) satisfies all except (4) above, but draws a salary of more than
2 lakh per annum, the case may be referred to the Club
president.
(7) satisfies all except (3) above, the case may be referred to the
Club secretary.
On the basis of above conditions and information, decide
which of the following courses of action should be taken regarding
each condition.
Mark answer:
(1) if the person is eligible to be a member
(2) if the person can’t be allowed the membership
(3) if the data provided is inadequate.
(4) if the case is to be referred to the Club secretary
(5) if the case is to be referred to the Club president
186. Mr Rahul Tiwari, living with his mother and father, is a
college professor earning Rs 8600 monthly. He has his own house and
is having a good record in the field of fine arts.
187. Ravi Tripathi, an IAS officer, draws a salary of Rs 15000 p.m.
His date of birth is March 17, 1985. He lives with his mother, father and
a brother. He is having his own house and holds a certificate of being
the best volleyball player in his college.
188. Mr Pankaj Pandey works as a manager in horticulture. He is
35 years old and lives as a tenant with his wife and two daughters. He
draws a monthly salary of Rs 8700 p.m. for the last 7 years. He holds a
good record in sports.
189. Mr Dev Taneja, a bachelor, lives in a private house owned by
him with his parents and grand parents. He is senior manager in
American Express, drawing a salary of Rs 17000 p.m. He has won the
Trophy in Badminton and his D.O.B. is August 13, 1992.
190. Mrs Radha Kapoor, living with her husband, receives a
salary of Rs 10,000 p.m. She has completed 12 years of service in the
company on January 10, 2004.
191. Mrs Poonam completed 33 years in March 2005. She stays
in her own house along with his husband and three sons. She works as
G.M. in Infosys, and draws Rs 117000 per annum. She has exhibited
excellence in the field of arts.
192. Mr Ajay is a Branch Manager in SBI and draws a salary of
Rs 201000 per annum. He lives in a flat which is not owned by him,
along with his wife and a son. He holds a certificate of excellence in
tennis. His D.O.B. is October 15, 1980.
193. Mr Satyakam is 40 years old, lives alone in his house. He
works as manager in textile mill and earns Rs 10,200 every month.
194. Ms Kavita lives in her own house with his husband and a
daughter. She is working as a Assistant Manager in HDFC. She is 26
years old and having a excellence in painting.
195. Mr Abhinav is a bachelor working as a Computer Engineer
in electron company. He draws Rs 10900 p.m. His D.O.B. is October
1982. He has been the captain of the Basketball team. He lives in his
own house and having family of four persons including him.
Directions (Qs. 196-200): An arrangement machine when
given an input of words, rearrange them following a particular rule
and solve it.
Input: This chapter would give you basic concepts.
Step 1: basic this chapter would give you concepts.
Step 2: basic chapter this would give you concepts.
Step 3: basic chapter concepts this would give you.
Step 4: basic chapter concepts give this would you.
Study the logic and answer the questions that follow.
196. Input: Do not imitate others work.
Which of the following will be Step 3 for the given input?
(1) Do others not imitate work.
(2) Do imitate not others work.
(3) Work do others imitate.
(4) Do not others work imitate.
(5) None
197. Input: Adequate safety arrangements are must for kids.
Which of the following will be 2nd last step for the given
input?
(1) Adequate are arrangements for kids safety must.
(2) Adequate are arrangements for kids must safety.
(3) Adequate are safety arrangements must for kids.
(4) Adequate safety are arrangements must for kids.
(5) None
198. Input: Marcus Brauchli gives inaccurate information.
How many steps are required to rearrange the above input
properly.
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5
(4) 2 (5) None of these
199. Input: Most Indian leaders cannot even visualise free India.
Which of the following will be last step of above input?
(1) Most Indian even leaders cannot visualise free India.
(2) Cannot even free India Indian most leaders visualise.
(3) Cannot even free India most Indian leaders visualise.
(4) Cannot even free India Indian leaders most visualise.
(5) None.
200. Step IV: It is figure anti-establishment from media.
Which of the following is the input of the above mentioned step.
(1) It is figure from anti-establishment media.
(2) Media it is figure from anti-establishment.
(3) It is anti-establishment media from.
(4) Can’t be determined.
(5) None of these
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ANSWERS:
151. (1) All the others are colours of rainbow (VIBGYOR)
152. (2) Cooler is used to protect us from heat. Similarly umbrella is
used to protect us from rain.
153. (3) According to first statement or sentence
position of D is not exact.
than D means — largest city.
154. (4) Colour of middle line of NF is white and green means white is
given in the statement so green is the answer.
155. (4) The first letter moves two places forward while the second
letters moves one place backward. This process continues for
the whole word.
156. (3) The reversed series is:
4th to the right of 16th from right is 12th (16 – 4) from right is B.
157. (4) The letters are A, C, P, I, T. No word can be made by using
these letters.
158. (1) Seventh from left is
159. (5) The series is after dropping characters:
then 5th to the right of 6th from left is 11th from left i.e. T
160. (2) Do it yourself.
161. (1) Using Ist and 2nd statement we get
of Ist statement and 3rd statement.
166. (1)
167. (1) providing jobs would definitely decrease unemployment,
hence 1 is strong. II is not strong because quota for poors
doesn’t mean reservation.
168. (2) Ist is not strong but II is obviously strong.
169. (1) Ist is strong, II is void.
170. (5)
171. (4) There is no hint of use of ‘best’and ‘everywhere’ terms.
172. (4) I and II are definitely implicit. Also an advertisement is meant
to be read.
173. (2) We cannot say anything about I.
174. (4)
175. (1)
(176 to 180). In the circle the arrangement is as shown.
176. (3) Dev.
177. (5) Because Babli is on the left of Cajole. (see diagram.)
178. (1) Dev, Asad.
179. (1) Clearly, Eva.
180. (5) Since all the statements are necessary to determine the
arrangement.
is as follows.
181. (3) see chart.
182. (4)
183. (5) Although it is not mentioned in the question but it appear that
milk is his drink.
184. (1)
185. (3) (Muslim drinks milk—it is assumed).
186. (3) Condition 1 is missing.
187. (1) Satisfies all the condition.
188. (4) (Condition 7 is fulfilled, as the candidate does not have his
189. (5) Condition 6 is fulfilled, as the candidate has a family of 5
members.
190. (3) Conditions 1 and 5 is missing.
191. (2) She is having a family of five members and condition 6 is not
fulfilled because her salary is less than 200000.
192. (4)
193. (2) Condition 5 is missing.
194. (2) Condition 2 is missing.
195. (1) All conditions are satisfied.
not interchanging places. That is ,basic goes to the first place
and the whole remaining sentence is as it is.
196. (5) because in this only one step is possible
Input Do not imitate others work.
Step-I Do imitate not others work.
197. (1) Step-1 Adequate are safety arrangements must for kids.
Step-2 Adequate are arrangements safety must for kids.
Steps-3 Adequate are arrangements for safety must kids.
Steps-4 Adequate are arrangements for kids safety must.
Step-5 Adequate are arrangements for kids must safety.
And 2nd last one is step 4.
198. (2) Step-1 Brauchli Marcus gives inaccurate information.
Step-2 Brauchli gives Marcus inaccurate information.
Step-3 Brauchli gives inaccurate Marcus information.
Step-4 Brauchli gives inaccurate information Marcus.
4 Steps are required.
199. (4) Step-1 Cannot most Indian leaders even visualise free India.
Step-2 Cannot even most Indian leaders visualise free India.
Step-3 Cannot even free most Indian leaders visualise India.
Step 4 Cannot even free India most Indian leaders visualise.
Step 5 Cannot even free India Indian most leaders visualise.
Step 6 Cannot even free India Indian leaders most visualise.
Shortcut (Just arrange the input alphabetically).
200. (4) In this type of question determination of previous step or input
