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1. Harihar starts walking straight facing South.
After walking 30 metres he turned to his
right, walked 25 metres and turned to his left.
Again after walking a distance of 10 metres
he turned to his left. Which direction is he
facing now?
1) West 2) East
3) North- East 4) South West
5) None of these
2. How many pairs of letters are there in the
word DISASTER each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the
English alphabet?
1) None 2) One
3) Two 4) Three
5) More than one
3. B is only child of Cs grandfathers only
daughter. How is Cs father related to B?
1) Maternal Uncle 2) Paternal Uncle
3) Father 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
4. What will come next in the following letter
series?
A A C A C E A C E G A C E G I A
C E G I
1) K 2) L 3) A
4) B 5) None of these
5. If it possible to make only one meaningful
English word with the first, the fifth, the sixth,
the tenth and the eleventh letters of the word
EXCEPTIONAL using each letter only once,
first letter of that word is your answer. If no
such word can be formed, your answer is X
and if more than one such word can be
formed, your answer is Y
1) P 2) L 3) T 4) X 5) Y
Directions (Q. 6-10) : These questions are
based on the following arrangement of let-
ters/ numbers /symbols. Study them care-
fully and answer the questions that follow.
6 H 3 % T I L 4 $ E 5 F I R M @ A # B D 2 8 U C
6. How many such symbols are there in the
above arrangement, each of which is imme-
diately followed by a consonant?
1) None 2) One
3) Two 4) Three
5) More than three
7. How many such numbers are there in the
above arrangement, each of which is either
followed or preceded by a letter or both?
1) None 2) One
3) Two 4) Three
5) None of these
8. Which of the following is the fifth to the right
of the thirteenth from the right end?
1) B 2)L 3) #
4) I 5) None of these
9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way on the basis of their positions in the
above arrangements and so form group.
Which is the one that does not belong to that
group?
1) 3% 2) E$5
3) A#@ 4) D2B 5) 2 8 D
10. If all the numbers are removed from the
above arrangements, which of the following
will be the eight from the left end?
1) E 2) $ 3) 5
4) L 5) None of these
Directions (Q.11-13): These questions are
based on the following set of numbers:
386 874 697 469 731
11. If in each number, 1 is added to the first digit
and the positions of the second and the
third
digits are inter-
changed, which num-
ber will be the largest?
1) 386 2) 874
3) 697 4) 469
5) 731
12. If in the number the
positions of the first
and the third digits
are interchanged and then the numbers are
arranged in descending order, which num-
ber will be the second?
1) 386 2) 874
3) 697 4) 469 5) 731
13. If in each number the positions of the first
and the second digits are interchanged and
then the numbers are arranged in descend-
ing order, which will be the smallest?
1) 386 2) 874
3) 697 4) 469 5) 731
Directions (Q.14-15) : These ques-
tions are based on the following
information.
i) A B means A is mother of B
ii) A B means 'A is brother of B
iii) A + B means A is son of B
iv) A B means A is wife of B
14. In J T K + F, how is F related
to J?
1) Daughter in law
2) Daughter
3) Mother in- law
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
15. In R H + D, how is R related to D?
1) Mother 2) Uncle
3) Wife 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
Directions (Q.16-18) : In each of the questions
below are given three statements followed
by two conclusions numbered I and II. You
have to take the given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. Read all the conclu-
sions and then decide which of the given con-
clusions logically follows from the given state-
ments disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer 1): if only Conclusion I follows
Give answer 2): if only Conclusion II follows
Give answer 3): if either Conclusion I or
Conclusion II follows
Give answer 4): if neither Conclusion I nor
Conclusion II follows
Give answer 5): if both Conclusions I and II
follow
16. Statements: Some doors are rooms.
All rooms are halls.
All halls are auditoriums
Conclusions: I. Some auditoriums are doors.
II. All rooms are auditoriums.
17. Statements: Some hats are gloves.
Some gloves are socks.
All socks are shoes.
Conclusions: I. Some shoes are gloves.
II. Some socks are hats.
18. Statements: All guavas are mangoes.
Some mangoes are apples.
No apple is pineapple.
Conclusions: I. Some pineapple are guava.
II. No pineapple is rails.
S. ARUNMOHAN
Which number will be the largest?
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REASONING
Key : 1-2, 2-4, 3-1, 4-1, 5-5, 6-4, 7-5, 8-3, 9-2,
10-1, 11-2, 12-3, 13-5, 14-4, 15-3, 16-5,
17-1, 18-3.
1- 2;
2- 4;
3-1; Cs grandfathers only daughter is mother
of B.
C is cousin of B. Therefore, Cs father is
maternal uncle of B.
4-1; A, AC, ACE, ACEG, ACEGI, ACEGI
5- 5;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
E X C E P T I O N A L
Meaning words: PETAL, PLATE
6- 4;
Such combinations are:
7- 5;
Such combinations are:
8- 3; 5
th
to the right of the 13
th
from the right
end means 8th from the right end #
9- 2;
+1 -2
3 %
+1 +2
E $ 5
+1 -2
A # @
+1 -2
D 2 B
+1 -2
2 8 D
10-1; New arrangement
H % T I L $ EF R M @ A # B D U C

8
th
from the left
11- 2; 386 468; 874 947;
697 779; 469 596;
731 813;
12- 3; 386 683; 874 478;
697 796; 469 964;
731 137;
964 > 796 > 683 > 478 > 137
13-5; 386 836; 874 784;
697 967; 469 649;
731 371
967 > 836 > 784 > 649 > 371
14.4; F

(?)
The gender of F is un-
-known, therefore, F is
either Father-in- law
or Mother-in-law of J.
T

J K
(+) (-) (+)
15- 3; D

R
(+) (-)
H (Therefore, R is wife of D)
(+)
16- 5; Some doors are rooms. ( I-type)
All rooms are halls. (A- type)
I + A = I type of Conclusion
Some doors are halls."
Some doors are halls . (I type)
All halls are auditoriums. ( A-type)
I + A = I type of Conclusion
Some doors are auditoriums.
Conclusion: I is Converse of this Conclusion.
All rooms are halls. ( A-type)
All halls are auditoriums. ( A-type)
A + A = A- type of Conclusion
All rooms are auditoriums.
This is Conclusion II
17-1; Some gloves are socks. ( I-type)
All socks are shoes. ( A-type)
I + A = I- type of Conclusion
Some gloves are shoes.
Conclusion I is converse of this conclusion
18-3; Some mangoes are apples. ( I-type)
No apple is pineapple. ( E-type)
I + E = O-type of Conclusion
Some mangoes are not pineapples.
Conclusion I and conclusion II from
complementary pair
Therefore, either Conclusion I or II fol-
lows.
ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION
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