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Test on Analytical Skills for B.Tech VIIth Sem (all branches) and MCA final year

Each question carries 1 mark

Time – 2 hrs Questions - 100

Mark ( ) the correct answer on answer sheet supplied separately –

Directions – In questions 1 – 12, five words have been given, out of which four are alike in some

manner and the fifth one is different. Choose out the odd one –

1.

a. Kiwi b. Eagle c. Emu d. Penguin e. Ostrich

2.

a. Ear b. Lung c. Eye d. Heart e. Kidney

3.

a. Meter b. Furlong c. Yard d. Mile e. Acre

4.

a. Tortoise b. Snail c. Turtle d. Spider e. Oyster

5.

a. X- ray b. Telephone c. Radio d. Computer e. Television

6.

a. Epicenter b. Seismology c. Focus d. Crater e. Richter Scale

7.

a. Lima b. Algiers c. New York d. Tokyo e. Beijing

8.

a. Peak b. Mountain c. Hillock d. Mound e. Valley

9.

a. Fox b. Yak c. Bear d. Kangaroo e. Sheep

10.

a. Reader b. Writer c. Printer d. Publisher e. Reporter

11.

a. Buffalo b. Stag c. Camel d. Rhinoceros

12.

a. Himadri b. Shivalik c. Kandla d. Himachal

Directions – Choose the odd numeral pair/ group in questions 13 – 16

13.

a. 2 – 4 b. 4 – 8 c. 6 – 18 d. 8 – 32

14.

a. 16 – 18 b. 56 – 63 c. 96 – 108 d. 86 – 99

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15.

a. 3 – 4 b. 16 – 26 c. 26 – 24 d. 27 – 22

16.

a. 22, 4, 5 b. 34, 4, 8 c. 37, 4, 9 d. 54, 4, 13

17. Which term of the series 5, 10, 20, 40, …… is 1280?

a. 10th b. 9th c. 8th d. None of these

Directions – For questions 18– 22, find the wrong number in the series.

18. 3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48, 63

a. 15 b. 24 c. 34 d. 48 e. 63

19. 5, 10, 17, 24, 37

a. 10 b. 17 c. 24 d. 37

20. 11, 2, 21, 3, 32, 4, 41, 5, 51, 6

a. 21 b. 11 c. 32 d. 51

21. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64

a. 17 b. 26 c. 37 d. 64

22. 3, 10, 27, 4, 16,64, 5, 25, 125

a. 3 b. 4 c. 10 d. 27

Directions – For questions 23 – 30, which term will replace the question mark in the series?

23. ABD, DGK, HMS, MTB, SBL, ?

a. ZKW b. ZKU c. ZAB d. XKW

24. U, O, I, ?, A

a. E b. C c. S d. G

25. Z, U, Q, ?, L

a. I b. K c. M d. N

26. Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?

a. N,C b. N,D c. O,C d. O,D

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27. AD, EH, IL, ?, QT

a. LM b. MN c. MP d. OM

28. EAC, GCE, IEG

a. JHI b. JGI c. KGI d. KHI e. KIJ

29. BEH, KNQ, TWZ, ?

a. IJL b. CFI c. BDF d. ADG

30. Q1F, S2E, U6D, W21C, ?

a. Y66B b. Y44B c. Y88B d. Z88B

31. A sum of money is sufficient to pay A’s wages for 21 days and B’s wages for 28 days. The

money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for:

(a) 12 days (b) 14 days (c) l2.25 days (d) 24.5 days

32. If 12 men or 18 women can reap a field in 14 days, then the number of days that 8 men and 16

women will take to reap the same field is:

(a)5 (b)7 (c)8 (d)9

33. If 1 man or 2 women or 3 boys can do a piece of work in 44 days, then the same piece of work

will be done by 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy in:

(a) 21 days (b) 24 days (c) 26 days (d) 33 days

34. A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half of this distance is covered in double the

time, the ratio of the two speeds is

(a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 :4 (c) 2 : 1 (d)1: 2

35. The ratio between the rates of walking of A and B is 2 : 3 and therefore A takes 10 mm. more

than the time taken by B to reach the destination. If A had walked at double the speed, he

would have covered the distance in:

(a 15 mm. (b) 20 mm. (c) 25 mm. (d) 30 mm.

36. If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY , how will be TAMILNADU be written in that code ?

(a) TIATIATIA (b) MNUMNUMNU (c) IATIATIAT (d) ALDALDALD (e) None of these

37. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK how is CANDLE written in that code ?

(a) EDRIRL (b) DCQHQK (c) ESJFME (d) FYOBOC (e) DEQJQM

38. If in a certain language COUNSEL is coded BITIRAK how is GUIDANCE written in that

code ?

(a) EOHYZKBB (b) FOHYZJBB (c) FPHZZKAB (d) HOHYBZBA (e) None of these

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39. If JOSEPH is coded as FKOALD then GEORGE will be coded as –

(a) CADMNO (b) CAKNIT (c) CAKNCA (d) JAKINS (e) DBLODB

40. If TABLE is coded as GZYOV, how JUICE is coded?

(a) OZLFJ (b) QFRXV (c) HOFAD (d) QZHMT (e) EPQIL

41. If DELHI is coded as CCIDD, how would you encode BOMBAY?

(a) AJMTVT (b) AMJXVS (c) MXVSU (d) WXYZAX (e) None of these

42. In a certain code, INSTITUTION is written as NOITUTITSNI how is PERFECTION written

in that code?

(a) NOICTEFREP (b) NOITCEFERP (c) NOITCEFRPE (d) NOITCEFREP (e) NOITCEFPER

43. If BELIEF is written as afkkdi how is SELDOM written in that code?

(a) Tfkenp (b) rfkfnp (c) rfkenn (d) rdkenl (e) None of these

44. If PEOPLE is coded as PLPOEE, how is TREND coded?

(a) TREDN (b) DNERT (c) NDETR (d) TRDNE (e) TNERD

45. In certain code, PAPER is written as SCTGW. How is MOTHER written in that code?

(a) ORVLGW (b) PQVJGT (c) PQXJJT (d) PQXKJV (e) None of these

46. In a certain code, SUBSTITUTION is written as ITSBUSNOITUT. How DISTRIBUTION

written in that code?

(a) IRTSIDNOITUB (b) IRTSIDNOIBUT (c) IRTDISNOITUB (d)IRTDISNOIUTB (e) None of

these

47. In a certain code ADVENTURES is written as TDRESAUVEN. How is SURPRISING written

in that code?

(a)IUIPGSRSNR (b) IUINGSSRRP (c) IUIPGSSRNR (d) IRIPGSSNRR (e) None of these

48. In a certain code, EXPLAINING is written PXEALNIGNI. How PRODUCED written in that

Code ?

(a) ORPBUDEC (b) ROPUDECD (c) ORPUDECD (d) DORPDECU (e) None of these

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49. If DIAMOND is coded as VQYMKLV, how is FEMALE coded?

(a) TUMYNU (b) UVNZOV (c) UVNYNV (d) TUNYNV (e) TUMZOU

50. Which of the following words would correctly decode the word ZHOFRPH if the simple

Alphabet shifting code is used ?

(a)ARTISTS (b) COMPUTE (c) MAILING (e) WELCOME (e) None of these

51. Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said. ‚ He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my

husband‛ How is the man on the stage related to Rita :

(a) Son (b) Husband (c) Cousin (d) Nephew (e) Brother –in-law

52. Pointing to a photograph, a person tell his friend, ‚ She is the granddaughter of the elder

Brother of my father. ‚ How the girl in the photograph related to his man ?

A. Niece B. Sister C. Aunt D. Sister – in-law E. Maternal Aunt

53. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to

the woman ?

A. NEPHEW B. SON C. COUSIN D. UNCLE E. GRANDSON

54. A man said to a lady, ‚Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt‛ How the lady related to the

man ?

A. Daughter B. Granddaughter C. Mother D. Sister E. Aunt

55. Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Amar said ‚ Her mother’s brother is the only son of my

mother’s father‛ How the girl’s mother related to Amar ?

A. Mother B. Sister C. Aunt D. Grandmother E. None of these

56. If X is the brother of the son of Y’s son, How is X related to Y?

A. Son B. Brother C. Cousin D. Grandson E. Uncle

57. Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said ‚ His brother’s father is the only son of my

grandfather ‚ How the woman related to this man?

A. Mother B. Aunt C. Sister D. Daughter E. Grandmother

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58. Rita told Mani, ‚ The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the

brother –in-law of my friends mother‛ How the girl related to Rita’s friend ?

A. Cousin B. Daughter C. Niece D. Friend E. Aunt

59. Rahul told Anand ‘ Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter my grandmother’

Whom did Rahul defeat?

A. Son B. Father C. Brother D. Father-in-Law E. Cousin

60. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod. ‚I am the only daughter of this lady and her son

is your maternal uncle.‛ How the speaker related pramod’s father?

A. Sister-in –law B. Wife C. Either A or B D. Neither A nor B

61. Pointing to a man in the photograph, Asha said, ‚His mother’s only daughter is my mother‛

How is Asha related to that man?

A. Nephew B. Sister C. Wife D. Niece E. Granddaughter

62. Introducing a man, a woman said ‚His wife is the only daughter of my father‛ How is the man

related to the woman ?

A. Brother B. Father-in-law C. Maternal Uncle D. Husband E. None of these

63. Deepak said to Nitin, ‚ That boy playing with the football is the younger of two brothers of

the daughter of my father’s wife‛ How is the boy playing football related to Deepak ?

A. Son B. Brother C. Cousin D. Nephew E. Brother-in-law

64. Pointing to the lady on the platform, Manju said, ‚She is the sister of the father of my

mother’s son‛ Who is the lady to Manju?

A. Mother B. Sister C. Aunt D. Niece E. None of these

65. Arun Said,‛ This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother‛ Who is the Arun to the Girl ?

A. Father B. Grandfather C. Husband D. Father-in-Law E. None of these

66. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, ‚ His brothers father is the only son of my

grandfather‛ How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?

A. Mother B. Aunt C. Sister D. Daughter E. Grandmother

67. Pointing to a person, a man said to woman, ‚His mother is the only daughter of your father‛

How the woman related to the person?

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A. Aunt B. Mother C. Wife D. Daughter E. None of these

68. A man pointing to photograph says, ‚The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal

grandmother.‛ How is the lady in the photograph related to the man’s sister who has no other

sister?

A. Cousin B. Sister –in –Law C. Mother D. Mother-in-law

69. Pointing to a lady, a man said.‛ The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife‛ How is

the lady related to the man?

A. Mother’s Sister B. Grandmother C. Mother-in-Law

D. Sister of father –in-law E. Maternal Aunt.

70. Pointing to an old man, kailash said, ‚His son is my son’s uncle‛ How is the old man related

to Kailash ?

A. Brother B. uncle C. Father D. Grandfather E. None of these.

71. If Kamal Says, ‚Ravi’s mother is the only daughter of my mother‛ How is Kamal related to

Ravi :

A. Grandfather B. Father C. Brother D. Cannot determined E. None of these

72. Showing the man receiving the prize, Saroj said. ‚ He is the brother of my uncle’s daughter‛

Who is the man to Saroj ?

A. Son B. Brother –in-law C. Nephew D. Uncle E. Cousin

73. Pointing to a man, a woman said, ‚His mother is the only daughter of my mother‛. How is the

woman related to the man?

A. Mother B. Daughter C. Sister D. Grandmother E. None of these

74. A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl’s –

A. Brother B. Son C. Uncle D. Son- in-law E. Nephew

75. Pointing to a gentle man Deepak said, ‚His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father.

‚ How is the gentleman related to Deepak?

A. Grandfather B. Father C. Brother-in-law D. Uncle E. None of these

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Directions – Read the following information carefully and answer the questions 76 to 80 :

PLACE MODES

P HYDERABAD BUS

Q CALCUTTA AEROPLANE

R BANGLORE CAR

S CHENNAI BOAD

T DELHI TRAIN

Five friends P,Q,R,S &T, travelled to five different cities of Chennai, Calcutta, Delhi, Bangalore, &

Hyderabad by five different modes of transport of Bus, Train, Aeroplane, Car & Boat from Mumbai.

The person who travelled to Delhi did not travel by boat.

R went to Bangalore by Car & Q went to Calcutta by aeroplane

S travelled by boat whereas T travelled by train.

Mumbai is not connected by bus to Delhi and Chennai.

76. Which of the following combinations of person and mode is not correct?

(a) P – BUS (b) Q – AEROPLANE (c) R – CAR (d) S-BOAT

(e) T- AEROPLANE

77. Which of the following combinations is true for S?

(a) DELHI - BUS (b) CHENNAI-BUS (c) CHENNAI – BOAT (d) DATA – INDEQUATE

(e) NONE OF THESE

78. Which of the following combinations of place and mode is not correct?

(a) DELHI – BUS (b) CALCUTTA – AEROPLANE (c) BANGALORE –CAR

(d) CHENNAI- BOAT (e) HYDERABAD – BUS

79. The person travelling to Delhi went by which of the following modes?

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(a) BUS (b) TRAIN (c) AEROPLANE (d) CAR (e) BOAT

80. Who among the following travelled to Delhi?

(a) R (b) S (c) T (d) DATA INADEQUATE (e) None of these

Directions: Read the following information and answer the questions from 81 – 85 :

In the school, there were five teachers. A and B were teaching HINDI and ENGLISH, C and B were

teaching ENGLISH and GEOGRAPHY. D and A were teaching MATHEMATICS and HINDI. E and B

were teaching HISTORY and FRENCH

81. Who among the teachers was teaching maximum number of subjects?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e)E

82. Which of the following pairs were teaching both GEOGRAPHY and HINDI?

(a) A and B (b) B and C (c) C and A (d) D and B (e) none of these

83. More than two teachers were teaching which subjects?

(a) History (b) Hindi (c) French (d) Geography (e) Mathematics

84. D, B and A were teaching which of the following subjects?

(a) English only (b) Hindi and English (c) Hindi Only

(d) English and Geography (e) mathematics and Hindi

85. Who among the teachers was teaching less than two subjects?

(a) A (b) B (c) D (e) Data Inadequate (e) There is no such teacher

Directions – For questions 86 to 90, study the following information carefully and answer the

questions that follow:

MADHU and SHOBHA are good in Dramatics and Computer Science.

ANJALI and MADHU are good in Computer Science and Physics.

ANJALI, POONAM and NISHA are good Physics and Mathematics.

POONAM and SHOBHA are good in History and Dramatics.

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86. Who is good in Computer Science, History and Dramatics?

(a) ANJALI (b) MADHU (c) SHOBHA (d) NISHA

87. Who is good in Physics, Dramatics and Computer Science?

(a) SHOBHA (b) POONAM (c) MADHU (d) ANJALI

88. Who is good in Physics, History and Dramatics?

(a) POONAM (b) SHOBHA (c) MADHU (d) ANJALI

89. Who is good in History, Physics, Computer science and Mathematics?

(a) POONAM (b) NISHA (C) MADHU (d) ANJALI

90. Who is the good in Physics, History and Mathematics but not in Computer Science?

(a) MADHU (b) POONAM (c) NISHA (d) ANJALI

91. Ravi is not wearing WHITE and Ajay is not wearing BLUE. Ravi and Sohan wear different

colors. Sachin alone wear RED. What is Sohan’s colour, if all four of them are wearing

different colours?

(a) Red (b) BLUE (c) WHITE (d) Can’t say

Directions – Study the following information and answer the questions 92 and 93

Kailash, Govind and Harinder are intelligent.

Kailash, Rajesh and Jitendra are hard-working.

Rajesh, Harinder and Jitendra are honest.

Kailash, Govind and Jitendra are ambitious.

92. Which of the following persons is neither hard-working nor ambitious?

(a) KAILASH (b) GOVIND (c) HARINDER (d) RAJESH (e) None of these

93. Which of the following persons is neither honest nor hard-working but is ambitious?

(a) KAILASH (b) GOVIND (c) RAJESH (d) HARINDER ( e) None of these

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Directions – For questions 94 to 97, study the following information and answer the questions that

follow:

Four young men Raj, Prem ,Ved and Ashok are friendly with four girls Sushma, Kusum, Vimla and

Poonam . Sushma and Vimla are friends. Ved’s girl friend does not like Sushma and Vimla. Kusum does

not care for Ved. Prem’s girl friend is friendly with Sushma. Sushma does not like Raj.

94. Who is Raj’s girlfriend?

(a) Sushma (b) Kusum (c) Vimla (d) Poonam

95. With whom is Sushma friendly?

(a) Raj (b) Prem (c) Ved (d) Ashok

96. Who is Poonam’s boyfriend ?

(a) Ashok (b) Ved (c) Prem (d) Raj

97. Who does not like Sushma?

(a) Poonam (b) Raj (c) Ashok(d) Ved

Directions – For questions 98 to 100, study the following information and answer the questions given

below it:

Six students A B C D E & are sitting in the field. A and B are from Nehru House while the rest belong

to Gandhi House. D and F are tall while the others are short. A, C and D are wearing glasses while the

others are not.

98. Which two students, who are not wearing glasses, are short?

(a) A & F (b) C & E (c) B & E (d) E &F (e) None of these

99. Which short student of Gandhi House is not wearing glasses?

(a) F (b) E (c) B (d) A (e) DATA INADEQUATE

100. Which tall student of Gandhi House is not wearing glasses?

a) B (b) C (c) E (d) F (e) None of these

Answer Key –

1) B, 2) D, 3) E, 4) D, 5) A, 6) D, 7) C, 8) E, 9) D, 10) A, 11) C, 12) C, 13) A, 14) D, 15) B,

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16) C, 17) B, 18) C, 19) C, 20) C, 21) D, 22) C, 23) A, 24) A, 25) D, 26) A, 27) C, 28) C, 29) B,

30) C, 31) A, 32) D, 33) B, 34) A, 35) D, 36) B, 37) A, 38) B, 39) C, 40) B, 41) B, 42) D, 43) B, 44) E

45) C, 46) A, 47) C, 48) C, 49) A, 50) D, 51) A, 52) A, 53) C, 54) D, 55) C, 56) D, 57) C, 58) D, 59) B

60) B, 61) D, 62) D, 63) B, 64) C, 65) D, 66) C, 67) A, 68) C, 69) D, 70) C, 71) E, 72) E, 73) A, 74) A,

75) D, 76) E, 77) C, 78) A, 79) B, 80) C, 81) B, 82) E, 83) B, 84) C, 85) E, 86) C, 87) C, 88) A, 89) D,

90) C, 91) D, 92) C, 93) B, 94) B, 95) D, 96) B, 97) A, 98) C, 99) B, 100) D