Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Reasoning Test

1. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘–’ and ‘–’ means ‘+’ what is the value of—
17 + 15 – 135 × 9 ÷ 70 ?    (A) 270  (B) 240  (C) 170     (D) 200    (E) None of these

2. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, the eighth and the eleventh letters of the word GOURMANDISE using each letter only once first letter of the word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed your answer is X. If no such word can be formed your answer is Y—      (A) D      (B) R      (C) M     (D) X      (E) Y
3. 3, 14, 47, …?…, 443, 1334 -         (A) 61    (B) 89      (C) 146     (D) 445    (E) 65

4. 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 the group? (A) Silver   (B) Gold   (C) Nickel   (D) Copper (E) Brass

5. In a certain code EXTRA is written as % 5 # 73 and NOSE is written as 4 @ 8%; how is STORE written in that code?
(A) 5#@7%    (B) 8#@7%  (C) 8#@%5    (D) 8@75%    (E) None of these

6. In a row of children facing North, Shania is third to the right of Lucky who is seventeenth from the right end of the row. Tinku is fifth to the left of Shania and is twentieth from the left end. Total how many children are there in the row ?
(A) 39     (B) 38     (C) 37     (D) Cannot be determined    (E) None of these

7. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXAMINATION each of which has as many letters between them in the word, as they have in the English alphabet ?(A) None  (B) One    (C) Two     (D) Three  (E) None of these

8. In a certain code ACQUIRE is written as EIRUQAC, how is DENSITY written in that code ?
(A) YTISNDE  (B) YITSNED (C) YTISNED   (D) YITSNDE       (E) None of these
9. 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) Fish     (B) Horse  (C) Dog (D) Lamb   (E) Whale
10. 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, …?…   (A) 25000   (B) 560   (C) 550    (D) 540  (E) 450

11. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the third, the fourth, the eighth and the twelfth letters of the word BREAKTHROUGH, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give ‘N’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made, give ‘M’ as the answer.(A) R   (B) E   (C) A  (D) M     (E) N

12. In a certain code, SOLE is written as ‘$54#’ and DIME is written as ‘3%7#’. How is MODES written in that code?
(A) 75#3$    (B) 753#$   (C) 753%$  (D) 75%3$ (E) None of these

13. The positions of the first and the fifth digits in the number 94861723 are interchanged. Similarly the positions of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be the third digit from the right end after the rearrangement?(A) 4   (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 1 (E) None of these

14. 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) Leaf  (B) Fruit  (C) Sand  (D) Rock   (E) Brass

15. 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) 91  (B) 84  (C) 114  (D) 98 (E) 105.

16. Each of the consonants in the word TIED is changed to the next letter of the English alphabet and each of the vowels is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabet. How many meaningful English words can be made with the new set of letters using each letter only once in each word?(A) None  (B) One (C) Two  (D) Three (E) More than three

17. Pointing to a girl, Mohan said “her mother is the only child of my grandfather”. How is Mohan related to that girl?
(A) Brother  (B) Cousin  (C) Uncle    (D) Data Inadequate  (E) None of these

 
18. In a certain code PRACTISE is written as DRHSQSBD. How is COMPLETE written in that code?
(A) DSDKBNLO      (B) DSDKDPNQ  (C) FUFMBNLO  (D) DPNQDSDK  (E) None of these

19. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FRIGHTEN, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?(A) None (B) One   (C) Two   (D) Three   (E) More than three

20. How many such letters are there in the word CREATION each of which is as far away from the beginning in the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?(A) None   (B) One     (C) Two  (D) Three   (E) More than three

21. The consonants in the word CREATION are first arranged alphabetically followed by the vowels arranged alphabetically. Which of the following will be the third letter to the right of the sixth letter from the right end?
(A) T       (B) I        (C) E       (D) O      (E) None of these

22. ‘Horse’ is related to ‘Stable’ in the same way as ‘Dog’ is related to:  (A) Shed  (B) Kennel  (C) House  (D) Pen (E) None of these

23. ‘Picture’ is related to ‘See’ in the same way as ‘Food’ is related to:   (A) Cook (B) Watch (C) Eat (D) Heat (E) None of these
24. 1, 27, 125, …?…, 729          (A) 242  (B) 314  (C) 307  (D) 343  (E) None of these
   25. What should come next in the following letter series? B B C B C D B C D E B C D E F B C D E F G B C D E F G
(A) H   (B) B  (C) C   (D) D    (E) None of these

 

Answer:-

1 (D)    2 (D)    3 (C)    4 (E)    5 (B)    6 (B)    7 (C)    8 (D)    9 (D)    10 (A)  11 (D) 12 (B) 13 (A) 14 (E) 15 (C) All the others are divisible by ‘7’16 (A)17 (A) 18 (B) 19 (D) IN, GH and EI20 (B) 21 (C) 22 (B) 23   (C) 24  (D)25 (A) In each section starting from ‘B’, B/BC/BCD etc, the next letter is added, hence H after G.

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