1. Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P.T is older than R. Who among them is theoldest? 1) T 2) R 3) T or R 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certainway and so form a group. Which is the onethat does not belong to that group? 1) Hill 2) Valley 3) Dam4) River 5) Mountain

3. How many meaningful English words can beformed with the letters ESRO using each let-ter only once in each word? 1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) More than three

4. If ‘P’ denotes ‘+’, ‘R’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘T’ denotes‘−’ and ‘W’ denotes ‘×’, then 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ?1) 50 2) 46 3) 30 4) 70 5) None

5. What should come next in the followingnumber sequence?

2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 41) 8 2) 5 3) 6 4) 2 5) None

6. How many such pairs of letters are there inthe word CONSTABLE each of which has asmany letters between them in the word as inthe English alphabet? 1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) More than three

7. In a certain code BOARD is written as 54#12and MORE is written as 941$. How isDREAM written in that code? 1) 21$#9 2) 2$1#9 3) 51$#94) 25$#9 5) None of these

8. Four of the following five are alike in a certainway and so form a group. Which is the onethat does not belong to that group? 1) 50 2) 65 3) 170 4) 255 5) 290

9. How many such digits are there in the number5231698 each of which is as far away fromthe beginning of the number as when the dig-its are rearranged in ascending order?1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) More than three

10. In a certain code CREAM is written asNBDBQ. How is BREAD written in thatcode? 1) EBFAQ 2) EBDAQ 3) BEDQA4) BEFQA 5) None of these

Directions(Q.11-15): In each of the questionsbelow are given three statements followed bythree conclusions numbered I, II and III. Youhave to take the given statements to be trueeven if they seem to be at variance from com-monly known facts. Read all the conclusionsand then decide which of the given conclu-sions logically follows from the given state-ments disregarding commonly known facts.

11. Statements: Some flowers are bins. Some bins are handles. All handles are sticks.

Conclusions: I. Some sticks are bins. II. Some handles are flowers. III. Some sticks are flowers.

1) Only II follows 2) Only III follows3) Only I and II follow 4) Only I and III follow5) None of these

12. Statements: Some towers are windows.All windows are houses.Some houses are temples.

Conclusions:I. Some towers are temples. II. Some houses are towers. III. Some temples are windows.

1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows3) Only III follows 4) Only I and II follow5) None of these

13. Statements: Some walls are doors. Some doors are cots. Some cots are chairs.

Conclusions: I. Some chairs are doors.II. Some cots are walls.III. No chair is door.

1) Only II follows

2) Only III follows3) Only either I or III follows4) Only I follows 5) None of these

14. Statements: All trees are gardens. All gardens are stones.

All stones are fences. Conclusions: I. Some fences are gardens.

II. All gardens are fences.III. Some stones are trees.

1) Only I and II follow 2) Only I and III follow3) Only II and III follow4) All follow 5) None of these15. Statements:

All books are leaves. Some leaves are jungles. No jungle is box.

Conclusions: I. Some jungles are books.II. No book is box.III. Some leaves are boxes.

1) None follows 2) Only I follows3) Only II follows 4) Only III follows5) Only I and II follow

Directions (Q.16-20): Study the followingarrangement carefully and answer the ques-tions given below.

7 R E T 4 A 9 % D F 1 U # B @ 8

H I © W M ★ 3 2 V $ 5 N P 6 Q

16. How many such consonants are there inthe above arrangement, each of which isimmediately preceded by a consonant andimmediately followed by a number? 1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) More than three

17. How many such numbers are there in theabove arrangement, each of which is imme-diately preceded by a letter but not immedi-ately followed by a symbol? 1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) More than three

18. How many such vowels are there in theabove arrangement, each of which is imme-diately followed by a symbol? 1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) More than three

19. Four of the followed five are alike in a cer-tain way based on their position in theabove arrangement and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to thegroup?1) RTA 2) 9DF 3) #@H 4) 3V5 5) IW★

20. Which of the following is the fourth to theleft of the twelfth from the left end? 1) % 2) 8 3) 2 4) H 5) None

★ In Reasoning section we deal with questions which are fol-lowed with a sequence consisting numbers, ranking and time.

★ We have to find answers on the basis of given condition. Theimportance of such types of questions cannot be over-emphasised as their presence in a test of reasoning is almostcertain.

Some towers are windows?

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1-1; M > P, T > R T > R > M > P (M is older than only P)

Hence T is the oldest.

2-4; River is a water body.

3-3; Meaningful words are ROSE, SORE.

4-5; 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ? or, ? = 40 ÷ 8 × 10 − 12 + 16 or, ? = 5 × 10 − 12 + 16 or, ? = 66 − 12 = 54

5-2; 2, 23, 234, 2345, 23456, 234567, 234 5

6-4; C O N S T A B L E

7-1; B O A R D and M O R E

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓5 4 # 1 2 9 4 1 $

Therefore,D R E A M

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓2 1 $ # 9

8-4; Except 255 all other numbers are one

more than perfect square.

50 = (7)2 + 1, 65 = (8)2 + 1,

170 = (13)2 + 1, 290 = (27)2 + 1

But, 255 = (16)2 − 1

9-4; Given Number = 5 2 3 1 6 9 8Ascending Order = 1 2 3 5 6 8 9

10-2; We have the following coding pattern

given in the question:

C R E A M

−1 ↓−1 ↓+1 ↓+1−1

Q B D B N

After reversing the above code, we getNBDBQ as given in the question. Similarly,

B R E A D

−1 −1 ↓−1 ↓+1 ↓+1

Q A D B E

After reversing, we have EBDAQ as therequired code.

11-5; Some bins are handles. (I - Type)

All handles are sticks. (A - Type) I + A ⇒ I − Type conclusion. ‘Some bins are sticks.’ Conclusion (I) isconverse of this conclusion.

12-2; Some towers are windows. (I - Type)

All windows are houses. (A - Type) I + A ⇒ I - Type conclusion.

‘Some towers are houses.’ Conclusion (II)is converse of the above conclusion.

13-3; All the three Premises are ParticularAffirmative (I - type). No Conclusion follows from, ParticularPremises.

Conclusions (I) and (III) form Complementarypair. Therefore either (I) or (III) follows.

14-4; All trees are gardens. (A - Type)

All gardens are stones. (A - Type) A + A ⇒ A - Type conclusion.

‘All trees are stones.’ Conclusion (III) isconverse of this conclusion.

All trees are stones. (A - Type)

All stones are fences. (A - Type) ‘All trees are fences.’All gardens are stones. (A - Type)

All stones are fences. (A - Type) ‘All gardens are fences.’ This is conclusion (II).

Conclusion (I) is converse of this conclusions.15-1; Some leaves are jungles. (I - Type)

No jungle is box. (E - Type)I + E = O − Type conclusion.

‘Some leaves are not boxes.’

16-3; Consonant Consonant Number

Such combinations are : DFI NP6

17-4; Letter Number Letter or Number

Such combinations are:

T4A , F1U , P6Q

18-3; Vowel Symbol

Such combinations are:

U# , I©

19-2; +2 +2R ⎯⎯→ T ⎯⎯→ A

+2 +19 ⎯⎯→ D ⎯⎯→ F

+2 +2# ⎯⎯→ @ ⎯⎯→ H

+2 +23 ⎯⎯→ V ⎯⎯→ 5

+2 +2I ⎯⎯→ W ⎯⎯→ ★

20-1; Fourth to the left of 12th from the left endmeans 8th from the left end.

7 R E T 4 A 9 % D F

Explanations

8th From the left