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LD Clerk / Mental Ability /Kerala PSC – 1998

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In each of the items 1 to 15, four alternatives marked (a),(b),(c),(d) are given as answers to each item. Of these, only one will be fully correct. Find this out and note the answer against the question number written in the answer paper.

1. Raju is shorter than Gopi but taller than Rahim who is taller than Meena. Who is the shortest of the four ?

A. Gopi B. Raju C. Rahim D. Meena E. None of these

2. The place Q is 5 KM to the exact east of place PR is 7 KM to the exact south of Q. Place S is 5 KM to the exact west R and 10 KM to the exact south of T. Which of these following statements is true of place T?

A. It is 5 KM to the exact west of Q. B. It is 10 KM to the exact south of P.

C. It is 3 KM to the exact north of P D. It is 10 KM to the exact north of R.

E. None of these

3. Mini is 5 years older than sheeja who is 7 years younger to Lali. If Gowri who is 3 years younger to Lali is 25 years old, how old is Mini ?

A. 40 B. 33 C. 26 D. 20 E. None of these

4. Which is the next number in the order 1,2,5,16,65, ___ ?

A. 326 B. 271 C.196 D.131 E. None of these

5. Which is the next number in the order 244, 123, 62, 31, ___ ?

A. 16 B. 15 C. 11 D. 10 E. None of these

6. If the letters given below are arranged in a particular pattern which are the two letters left out ?

aa bb cd ee ff gh ii jj kl _ _

A. II B. mm C. mn D. lm E. None of these

7. Which are the two letters left out in the pattern b y d w f u __ __ ?

A. gt. B. gs C. ht D. hs E. None of these

8. The same number is repeated four times below. In which of these do you find mistake ?

A. 6690106799 B.6690106799 C.6690106979 D. 6690106799

E. None of these

9. The same name is written four times below. In which of these there is a spelling mistake?

A. Remakanthan Pillai B. Remakanthen Pillai C.Remakanthan Pillai

D. Remakanthan Pillai E. None of these

10. The same sentence is written four times below. In which of these do you notice a spelling mistake ?

1. The applicant has raised a genuine claim
2. The applicant has raised a genuine claim
3. The applicant has raised a genuiene claim
4. The applicant has raised a genuine claim

11. Which one of the four items given below does not belong to the other three items of the set ?

A. Decca B. New Delhi C. Colombo D. Karachi E. None of these

12. Which of the four great persons listed below has a difference from the other three ?

A. Gandhiji B. Sree Ramakrishana C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. Subash Chandra Bose E. None of these

13. Which of the following is related to a River as a Tunnel is relate to a Mountain ?

A. Ferry B. Railway Track C. Swimming D. Bridge E. None of these

14. Which of the following is most accurate approximation of the time required to count continuously from 1 to a million ?

A. 55 minutes B. 7 Hours C. 2 Days D. 7 days E. None of these

ANSWERS :

1. D. Gopi > Raju > Rahim > Meena

2. C. It is 3 KM. to the exact north of P

3. C. 26

4. A. 326 The series is x1+1, x2+1,x3+1, x4+1, x5+1, …..

5. B. 15, The series is + 2 % 2, +1 % 2, +0 % 2, -1 % 2, …..

6. B. m m 7. D. Hs 8. C. 6690106979 9. B. Remakanthen Pillai

10. C. The applicant has raised a genuiene claim.

11. D. Karachi 12. B. Sree Ramakrishna 13. D. 7 Days

14. A. Embryo 15. D. 7 Days

Mental Ability Question Series 2010

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Selected the suitable word which bears the same relation with the third word as the relation of the second with the first.

1. Bombay : Maharashtra : Bhopal ::…….

A. Karnataka B. Andhra Pradesh C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Nagaland E. None of these

2. Factory : Worker : : Finger : :……..

A. Nail B. Hand C. Arm D. Palmer E. None of these

3. Year : Month : : Week: : …..

A. Hour B. Minute C. Day D. Fortnight E. None of these

4. Drama : Director : : Magazine : :……

A. Publisher B. Editor C. Reader D. Printer E. None of these

5. Man : Biography : : Nation : : …..

A. People B. Democracy C. Geography D. History E. None of these

The series given below are in complete. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives

6. CBA : WVU : IHG : TSR :…….

A. NOM B. MON C. ONM D. NMO E. None of these

7. EAA : JEE : OJJ : TOO :…….

A. UAA B. YTT C. UYY D. ZII E. None of these

8. 1 : 6 : 30 : 120 : 360 : ……….

A. 720 B. 640 C. 450 D. 540 E. None of these

9. 3600 : 600 : 120 : 30 : ………..

A. 15 B. 10 C. 5 D. 20 E. None of these

10. ABCU : ACBV : BCAW : BACX : CBAY : …………..

A. ACBZ B. CABZ C. BCAZ D. CBAZ E. None of these

11. If an agent supplies 25 tables and 25 chairs for Rs 17,500. he will supply 10 tables and 10 chairs for

A. Rs 7,000 B. Rs 10,000 C. Rs.15000 D. Rs.3500 E. None of these

12. A number is made of two digits. If 45 is added to the number, the digit get the reserved. The number could be

A. 18 B. 36 C. 54 D. 27 E. None of these

13. Raju and Babu set on a journey. Raju moves eastward at a speed of 20 km/hr. Babu moves westward at a speed of 30 km/hr. How far is Raju from Babu after half an hour ?

A. 25kms B. 10kms C. 50kms D. 30kms E. None of these

14. If 5 worker working 7 hours a day finish the work in 4 days, then one worker working 10 hours a day can finish the same work in

A. 8 days B. 10 days C. 20 days D. 14 days E. None of these

15. 50 % of 50 % of 12 is how much

A. 3 B. 6 C. 2 D. 1 E. None of these

ANSWERS

1. C. Bhopal : Madhaya Pradesh 2. A. Nail

3. C. Day 4. B. Editor

5. D. History 6. C. ONM

7. B. YTT 8. A. 720

9. B. 10 10. B. CABZ

11. A. The required amount = 17500 x 10 = Rs.7000

12. D. 27 + 45 = 72

13. Babu 15km 10km Raju

starting point

:. Raju and Babu are 25km apart after half an hour.

14. D. The required period = 5×7x4 = 14 days

1x 10

15. A. 50% of 50% of 12 = 50 x 50 x 12 = 3

100 100

Exam Preperation-NUMERICAL ABILITY SOLVED PAPER

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1. Minimum number that should be added to 23087 to make it completely divisible by 8 is ……
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Ans (a)

2. The angles ABC are 5×0, 7×0 and 6×0 respectively. What is the measure of the ? BCA?
(a) 500 (b) 600 (c) 700 (d) cannot decide
Ans (c)

3. 390? 1000 ? 201 ? 34 = ?
(a) 895 (b) 1540 (c) 1620 (d) 1780
Ans (c)

4. Ratio of costs of a table and a chair is 5:3 . If the tables cost Rs. 500 more than the cost of chair’s, what is the chair’s cost?
(a) Rs. 1250 (b) Rs. 1750 (c) Rs. 1450 (d) Rs. 750
Ans (d)

5. 1646 ? 13 ? 18 + 249 = ? + 875
(a) 786 (b) 687 (c) 2486 (d) 2356
Ans (a)

6. A number when divided by 5 leaves the remainder 3. What is the remainder when the square of the same number is divided by 5?
(A) 9 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 4
Ans (d)

7. 12% 650 + ? % of 400 = 110
(a) 25 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 80%
Ans (c)

8. train ‘A’ crosses a 160 m standing train ‘B’ in 15 sec and a standing person in 9 sec. What is its speed?
(a) 96 km/hr (b) 72 km/hr (c) 84 km/hr (d) 92 km/hr
Ans (a)

9. The type of matrix
?2 0 0
0 ?3 0
0 0 ?2
is?
(a) Scalar (b) Unit (c) Diagonal (d) Transpose
Ans (c)

10. The value of log 10000 is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 6
Ans (a)

11. The sum of all numbers between 800 and 1100 which are divisible by 79 is
(a) 2846 (b) 2844 (c) 3844 (d) 3584
Ans (b)

12. The difference between the squares of any two consecutive integers is equal to
(a) Product of two numbers (b) Sum of two numbers
(c) Difference of two numbers (d) An even number
Ans (b)

13. 74 is divided into two parts so that 5 times one part and 11 times the others part are together equal to 454. Then the parts are
(a) 14,60 (b) 60,14 (c) 30,44 (d) 20,34
Ans (b)

14. If 4 workers can make 42 toys in 6 days, how many toys can 12 workers make in 3 days?
(a) 63 (b) 28 (c) 252 (d) 7
Ans (a)

15. The price of 349 coconuts are Rs 2094. What will be the price of 26 dozens of coconuts?
(a) Rs 1662 (b) Rs 1562 (c) Rs 2062 (d) Rs 1872
Ans (d)

16. The area of a rectangular field is 10 times of its length. If the breadth of the field is 10m, what is its length?
(a) 40m (b) 25m (c) 20m (d) data inadequate
Ans (d)

16. The salary of an employee was reduced by 40% first and then was increased by 50%. How much percent did he lose?
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 10% (d) 12%
Ans (c)

17. If 9 men & 15 women can do a piece of work in 25 days, then 39 men and 10 women will complete the same work in
(a) 7 days (b) 6 days (c) 5 days (d) 4 days
Ans (c)

18. One person took a loan of Rs. 5000 for 3 yrs on simple interest. After three years he paid back Rs. 6200 including the principal and the interest accrued. Calculate the rate of interest.
(a) 6% (b) 7% (c) 8% (d) 7.5%
Ans (c)

19. The smallest number which when added to the number 1154 makes it a perfect square is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Ans (b)

20. The present age of Ramesh is ? of his father’s age. After 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 68. What is the present age of Ramesh?
(a) 10 yrs (b) 15 yrs (c) 16 yrs (d) 12 yrs
Ans (b)

21. Sheet metal required to make a hollow cone of height 24 cm and radius 7 cm is
(a) 407 cm2 (b) 250 cm2 (c) 704 cm2 (d) 400 cm2
Ans (c)

22. If 42 men can do a work in 15 days, how many men are required to complete it in 21 days?
(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) none of these
Ans (a)

23. Average marks in Maths in a class of 40 students is 45. Average of all the 30 boys is 50. Then the average marks obtained by the girls is
(a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) none of these
Ans (a)

24. The largest angle of a quadrilateral is two times the smallest angle. If the angles form a series (a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d), the other two angles would be
(a) 600, 1200 (b) 800, 1000 (c) 900, 1000 (d) 700, 900
Ans (b)

25. A mixture of 20 kg of spirit and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25%
(a) 4 kg (b) 5 kg (c) 8 kg (d) 30 kg
Ans (a)

26. A shopkeeper bought locks at the rate of 8 locks for Rs. 34 and sold them at 12 locks for Rs. 57. The number of locks he should sell to have a profit of Rs. 900 is
(a) 1400 (b) 1600 (c) 1800 (d) 2000
Ans (c)

27. A person travels equal distance with speed of 3 km/hr; 4 km/hr and 5 km/hr. and takes a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Ans (a)

28. The perimeter of a circular and another square field are equal. Find the area in sq.m of the circular field if the area of the square field is 484 sq.m.
(a) 888 (b) 770 (c) 616 (d) None of these
Ans (c)

29. If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 yrs at 10% annum is Rs. 2100, the simple interest on it at the same rate for 2 yrs will be.
(a) Rs. 1700 (b) Rs. 1800 (c) Rs. 1900 (d) Rs. 2000
Ans (d)

30. The diagonal of a square A is x + y. The diagonal of a square ‘B’ with twice the area of A is
(a) 2(x + y) (b) x + 2y (c) ?2 (x + y) (d) 2x + 4y
Ans (c)

31. If 10x+3y : 5n+2y = 9:5, then x : y is
(a) 3:5 (b) 5:3 (c) 2:5 (d) 1:2
Ans (a)

32. A conical tent of radius 12m and height 16m is to be made. Find its cost if canvas is Rs. 10 per m2
(a) Rs 7543 (b) Rs 7445 (c) Rs 7342 (d) 7600
Ans (a)

33. 1, 5, 14, 30, ?, 91
(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 46 (d) 60
Ans (b)

34. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 10, ?, 13
(a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 12
Ans (c)

35. 2, 6, 30, 60, 130, ?
(a) 210 (b) 216 (c) 200 (d) 160
Ans (a)

Exam Practice-Reasoning,Mental Ability Questions

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1. What should come in the place of “?” in the following series?
5, 13, 17, 25, 29, ?, 41
(A) 36
(B) 38
(C) 35
(D) 37
Ans (D)

2. What should come in the place of “?” in the following series?
9, 16, ?, 36, 49
(A) 22
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 27
Ans (C)

3. Complete the series:
5, 13, 45, 189, 957, ____ ?
(A) 5742
(B) 4849
(C) 4797
(D) 5757
Ans (D)

4. Complete the series:
21, 39, 26, 44, 31, 49, _____?
(A) 54
(B) 36
(C) 44
(D) 53
Ans (B)

5. Complete the series:
254, 291, 322, 363, 398, ____?
(A) 443
(B) 421
(C) 462
(D) 439
Ans (A)

6. Complete the series:
16, 28, 52, 100, 196, ______ ?
(A) 342
(B) 392
(C) 388
(D) 362
Ans (C)

7. Complete the series:
8, 25, 51, 88, 138 ______?
(A) 203
(B) 196
(C) 213
(D) 223
Ans (A)

8. Complete the series:
536, 524, 500, 464, ____, 356
(A) 512
(B) 416
(C) 368
(D) 542
Ans (C)

9. What should come in the place of “?” in the following series?
___? , 109, 53, 25, 11, 4
(A) 445
(B) 214
(C) 221
(D) 196
Ans (C)

10. What should come in the place of “?” in the following series?
3, 10, 21, 64, ? , 388, 777
(A) 214
(B) 156
(C) 291
(D) 129
Ans (D)

Easy Mathematics

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Faster and accurate calculation of data is very important in solving DI questions. While solving questions in the exam, pressure is very high and so accurate calculation of results is very necessary.

Vedic Maths is one such way in which an aspirant can do calculations in a much faster and easier way to achieve accurate results.

To begin with Vedic Maths, first find the square of 94. If you calculate the result by normal calculation, you would require about 10 seconds to find the result. Now see this…

What is the difference between 100 and 94. Its 6. Subtract 6 from 94 and the result is 88. Find square of 6 and write it with 88. The result is 8836. Isn’t this the square of 94?

Well that was quick. Now find the square of 91?

Difference between 100 and 91 is 9 and subtract 9 from 91 = 82 and write square of 9 (which is 81) with 82 and answer is 8281.

100 – 91 = 9

91 – 9 = 82, Multiply 82 with 100 = 8200 ——— (i)

9 * 9 = 81 ———— (ii)

Now add (i) and (ii)

8200 + 81 = 8281 which is the square of 91.

Here we have taken 100 as the base ( a base is a number with respect to which we are doing our calculations). Any number can be a base. Lets take 93 as a base to calculate square of 91.

93 – 91 = 2 ( Here the difference is 2. Subtract the difference from the original number)

91 – 2 = 89. Now multiply this number with the base. 89 * 93 = 8277 ————— (i)

Find square of 2 = 4 and add it with (i). The result is 8277 + 4 = 8281

The result is same but in this case the calculation is a bit difficult and so we generally take 100 as base. Now calculate square of 102. Difference is -2 and subtract -2 from 102, the result is 102 – (-2) = 104 and multiply it with base 100 = 104*100 = 10400 and add square of (-2) and so the answer is 10404.

For numbers like 989, we can take 1000 as a base to find the answer.

But what do we do for numbers like 46? In this case we take base 50 and subtract the difference from the number.

50 – 46 = 4, 46 – 4 = 42. Now multiply this number by 100 and divide it by 2 ( you can simply multiply with 50). (42 * 100)/2 = 42 * 50 = 2100. Now add square of 4 = 2116.

Similarly take 500 as base for numbers like 492.

Thus we can easily and accurately calculate squares of numbers.

Now lets study another concept. In case we have to multiply two numbers ( like 24 and 26) whose units digit when added equals 10 ( 4 + 6 ), the answer can be found by multiplying the units digit and multiplying the tens digit with the next number and write the two numbers together.

Lets find product of 24 * 26. The sum of units digit is 10 and 4 * 6 = 24. Multiply 2 ( the tens digit of both numbers ) with the next integer ( which is 3). 2 * 3 = 6 and write the two numbers together, 624.

Find product of 63 and 67. Multiply units digit ( 3 * 7 = 21) and tens digit with the integer which comes after it, which is 7 in this case. ( 6 * 7 = 42). Now write the two numbers together to form the answer, i.e, 4221. Therefore, 63 * 67 = 4221.

For finding square of a number ending with 5, we can take the number as the product with itself. For e.g square of 45 can be written as 45 * 45. The units digit add to form 10 and so we can apply the concept we learnt just now.

5 * 5 = 25 and 4 * 5 = 20. Therefore, the answer is 2025.

Lets find square of 85. We will find the answer by both the methods discussed above.

Method 1

Take 100 as base. 100 – 85 = 15. Subtract 15 from 85 = 70 and now find square of 15 = 225. Multiply 70 with the base = 7000 and add 225 to 7000 = 7225.

Method 2

Square of 5 is 25. Multiply 8 with its next integer ( which is 9 ) = 72. Write both the numbers together = 7225.

Both the methods give answer 85 * 85 = 7225. Thus, we have now discussed 2 methods which help us to make calculations faster and easier.

You can practice some questions written below.

1. 115 2. 93 3. 38 4. 992 5. 106 6. 487

Bank Exam Model Questions-Reasoning Paper

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1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as ‘Y’.
(A) I
(B) B
(C) L
(D) X
(E) Y
Ans : (B)

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) Stem
(B) Tree
(C) Root
(D) Branch
(E) Leaf
Ans : (B)

3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER, using each letter only once in each word ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four
Ans : (D)

4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC.
How is SLIT written in that code ?
(A) UTGR
(B) UTKR
(C) TUGR
(D) RUGT
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

5. If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’, ‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘Papaya’ and ‘Papaya’ is called ‘Guava’, which of the following grows underground ?
(A) Potato
(B) Guava
(C) Apple
(D) Banana
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the new arrangement ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) None
Ans : (D)

7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will HAIL be coded in the same language ?
(A) 7&8*
(B) &7*8
(C) 7*&8
(D) 7&*8
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in word ENGLISH, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans : (E)

10. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’, ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very beautiful’ and ‘ti me ka bo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following is the code for ‘high’ in that language ?
(A) na
(B) ka
(C) bo
(D) so
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 11–15) 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 both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Read the statements and the conclusions which follow it and
Give answer—
(A) if only conclusion I is true.
(B) if only conclusion II is true.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true
(E) if both conclusions I and II are true.

11. Statements : All stars are suns.
Some suns are planets.
All planets are satellites.
Conclusions :
I. Some satellites are stars.
II. No star is a satellite.
Ans : (C)

12. Statements : All fishes are birds.
All birds are rats.
All rats are cows.
Conclusions :
I. All birds are cows
II. All rats are fishes
Ans : (A)

13. Statements : All curtains are rods.
Some rods are sheets.
Some sheets are pillows.
Conclusions :
I. Some pillows are rods.
II. Some rods are curtains.
Ans : (B)

14. Statements : Some walls are windows.
Some windows are doors.
All doors are roofs.
Conclusions :
I. Some doors are walls.
II. No roof is a window.
Ans : (D)

15. Statements : All switches are plugs.
Some plugs are bulbs.
All bulbs are sockets.
Conclusions :
I. Some sockets are plugs.
II. Some plugs are switches.
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which follow :
489 – 541 – 654 – 953 – 983

16. If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ?
(A) 489
(B) 541
(C) 654
(D) 953
(E) 783
Ans : (C)

17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number ?
(A) 489
(B) 541
(C) 654
(D) 953
(E) 783
Ans : (B)

18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (A)

19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the highest number ?
(A) Zero
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 4
(E) 2
Ans : (B)

20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third highest number ?
(A) 489
(B) 541
(C) 654
(D) 953
(E) 783
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow :
‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’
‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’
‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’

21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ?
(A) P + Q – S
(B) P ÷ Q × S
(C) P ÷ Q + S
(D) P × Q ÷ S
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

22. How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’ ?
(A) Sister
(B) Wife
(C) Son
(D) Daughter
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

23. In the expression ‘P + Q × T’ how is T related to P ?
(A) Mother
(B) Father
(C) Son
(D) Brother
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ?
(A) P × S ÷ T
(B) P ÷ S × T
(C) P – S ÷ T
(D) P + T ÷ S
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

25. In the expression ‘P × Q – T’ how is T related to P ?
(A) Daughter
(B) Sister
(C) Mother
(D) Can’t be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of number/symbol lettered (A), (B), (C) & (D). Letters are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions given below. You have to find out the serial letter of the combination, which represents the letter group. Serial letter of that combination is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. None of these :

Letters# Q M S I N G D K A L P R B J E
Number/ Symbol# 7 @ 4 # % $ 6 1 2 £ 5 * 9 8 3

Conditions :
(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the vowel.
(ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are to be interchanged.
(iii) If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be coded as ©.

26. BKGQJN
(A) 9©$7©%
(B) ©9$7%©
(C) 91$78%
(D) %1$789
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

27. IJBRLG
(A) #89*£$
(B) #89*£#
(C) $89*£#
(D) $89*£$
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

28. BARNIS
(A) 92*#%4
(B) 924#*%
(C) 92*#%9
(D) 42*#%4
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

29. EGAKRL
(A) #£$21*
(B) £$21*3
(C) £$21*#
(D) #£$21#
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

30. DMBNIA
(A) 6@9%#2
(B) 2@9%#6
(C) 2@9%#2
(D) 2©9%#2
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 31–35) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group who have different specializations and work for different companies. Of the group of friends, two have specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and one is a doctor. H is an HR specialist and works with a Marketing specialist B who does not work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister works in company Z. D is a specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company Z. No two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F works for company Y and his friend A who is a Finance expert works for company X in which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor.

31. For which of the following companies does C work ?
(A) Y
(B) X
(C) Z
(D) Data inadequate
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ?
(A) D and C
(B) A and B
(C) A and E
(D) H and F
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

33. Which of the following combination is correct ?
(A) C–Z-Engineer
(B) E–X–Doctor
(C) H–X–HR
(D) C–Y–Engineer
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ?
(A) H
(B) E
(C) C
(D) Either E or C
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ?
(A) A and D
(B) B and D
(C) D and G
(D) Data inadequate
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 36–40) In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?

Ans : 36. (C) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (D)

Mental Ability Questions for Exams

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1 Which of is divisible by 7

(a) 987654 (b) 89543

2 93 x93 +93 x 92 + 92 x 92 / 93 93 x93 – 92 x92 x 92

(a) 147 (b) 1

3. x is divided by 3, remainder 2. What will be remainder if 2x is divided by 3?
a) 2 (b) 4

c) 8 (d) 1

4. Find the HCF of 42 x 54 x71 x193, 53 x 72 x113 x33 , 5 x73 x 132 x42 x 32
(a) 19881 (b) 35

5. Find out three digit greatest number which when divided by 3,6,9 leaves remainder 1 in each case 999

(a) 998 (b) 947

6. In a fountain lights charges after every 12 seconds, 24 seconds, 48 seconds. If fountain lights change at 09.45.00 hours then at what time they will blink together

(a) 09.30.48 (b) 09.30.56

7 ..025 x .05 x .5 =?

(a) 625 (b) .00625

8 Express in fraction.11

(a) 1/9 (b) 11/9

9 2¼ – 2/3 of 3/8 -1

(a) 1 (b) -1

10. A businessman after a profit of 12% receives a sum of Rs.282828. What was his investment

(a) 262626 (b) 252525

11. If a/b = ¾ find 4a – b / 4a+b

(a) 1/4 (b) 2

12. √4 + √3 / √4 – √3 + √4 – √3 / √4 +√3

(a) 12 (b) 7

13. A daily paid has earned Rs.93 on 15 day of the month. He increased his average income of the month by Rs.2. Find his average income after 15th day of the month.

(a) 63 (b) 64

14. If “+” means “-“ and “X” means “÷” and “-“ means “+” and “÷” means X, then value of -4 ÷ 2 -3 + 4 X 2

(a) 8 (b) 9

15. In a test series Kapil score 90 suns more than Sachin and Sachin scores 20 runs more than Ajay. If total of Ajay and Sachin score is 350 then how much Kapil scored.

(a) 275 (b) 185

Answers: 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-b, 5-c, 6-a, 7-d, 8-a, 9-a, 10-b,11-d, 12-d, 13-c, 14-b, 15-a

Questions Based on Mental Ability

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1. EAA : JEE : OJJ : TOO :…….

A. UAA B. YTT C. UYY D. ZII E. None of these

answer : B. YTT

2. ABCU : ACBV : BCAW : BACX : CBAY : …………..

A. ACBZ B. CABZ C. BCAZ D. CBAZ E. None of these

answer : B. CABZ

3. Drama : Director : : Magazine : :……

A. Publisher B. Editor C. Reader D. Printer E. None of these

answer : B. Editor

4. Bombay : Maharashtra : Bhopal ::…….

A. Karnataka B. Andhra Pradesh C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Nagaland E. None of these

answer : C. Bhopal : Madhaya Pradesh

5. In the series BFJN ___ which letter comes next?

A. R B. Q C. S D. T E. None of these

Answer : A. R

6. If KPM represents LON, then RTNJM represents _________

A. STPON B. SSOIN C. SSIKN D. SUKIN E. None of these

Answer : B. SSOIN

7. Gram is to weight as meter is to_____

A. Inch B. Cloth C. Measurement D. Distance E. None of these

Answer : D. distance

8. If an agent supplies 25 tables and 25 chairs for Rs 17,500. he will supply 10 tables and 10 chairs for

A. Rs 7,000 B. Rs 10,000 C. Rs.15000 D. Rs.3500 E. None of these

Answer : A. The required amount = 17500 x 10 = Rs.7000

9 . If 5 worker working 7 hours a day finish the work in 4 days, then one worker working 10 hours a day can finish the same work in

A. 8 days B. 10 days C. 20 days D. 14 days E. None of these

Answer : D. The required period = 5×7x4 = 14 days

10. Sun is to Night as fish is to ______

A. Lake B. Sea C. Land D. Water E. None of these

Answer : D. Land