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Directions for questions 1 - 10: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. If the word PARTNER is coded as OZQSMDQ, then SEGMENT is coded as __________.

(1) TFHNFOU (2) RDFLDMS (3) RDELDMS (4) RDFEDNS
2. If MATHEMATICS is coded as OXVEGJCQKZU, then PERMISSION is coded as __________.
(1) RETJLPUFQK (2) RBTJKPUFQK (3) RBITLPUFQK (4) RETJMPUFQK
3. If MANGO is coded as ZNATB, then GRAPES is coded as __________.
(1) TRQMTS (2) TENCRF (3) TNERCF (4) NMTCRF
4. If TERMINATE is coded as AEEIMNRTT, how is HARMONIOUS coded?
(1) AOIOUHRMNS (2) AOIUOHMRNS (3) AIOOUHMNRS (4) AIOOUHNMSR
5. If the code for AMBITION is GSHOZOUT, then which of the following is coded as ‘VXOTZUAZ’?
(1) PRINTOUT (2) PRINTING (3) PREDATOR (4) PROFOUND
6. In a certain code language, BRUTAL = 30, AUTOMATIC = 72, then how is the word SAMURAI coded?
(1) 47 (2) 42 (3) 50 (4) 35
7. In a certain code language, if QUAIL is coded as 73280, QUEEN is coded as 61021 and ACE is coded as
471, then which among the following could be the code for CANCEL?
(1) 476410 (2) 476418 (3) 476413 (4) Either (2) or (3)
8. In a certain code language, one is called three, three is called two, two is called four, four is called five
and five is called six, then what is the sum of two and three in that code language?
(1) Four (2) Five (3) Six (4) One
9. In a certain code language, Pen means Eraser, Eraser means Book, Book means Scale, Scale means
Sharpener, Sharpener means Duster and Duster means Table, then what is the name of the object that is
used to clean the blackboard in that language?
(1) Duster (2) Sharpener (3) Scale (4) Table
10. tom kun sud means books are fine.
kun jo mop means books and pens.
mul tom ko means pages are lined.
Which word represents “fine”?
(1) sud (2) kun (3) jo (4) tom

Directions for questions 11 - 15: These questions are based on the following information.
In a certain code language
+ means   means ÷
 means  ÷ means +
Using the above directions, simplify the following expressions, in which the mathematical operators are
written in the code language.
11. 256 16  49  7  125  5  2  289 17
(1) -10 (2) 10 (3) -15 (4) -17
12. 14  7  6  15  27  9
(1) 12 (2) 0 (3) 6 (4) 17
13. (19  3)  4  26  2  48  2 108
(1) -93 (2) -99 (3) 101 (4) 108
14. 278  8  2  7  316  7  28  364
(1) 250 (2) -220 (3) 305 (4) 475
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15. 912  64  27 16  43  32 13  32

(1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15 (4) 20
Directions for questions 16 - 20: Study the diagram and the information given below it. Choose the correct
alternative from the choices given below each question.

Four magazines are read by different people.

Circle A represents the people who read India
Today.
Circle B represents the people who read Frontline.
Circle C represents the people who read The Week.
Circle D represents the people who read Sportstar.

16. Which of the following represents the people who read Sportstar as well as The Week but not any other
periodical?
(1) 8 (2) 6 (3) 9 (4) 5
17. Which of the following represents the people who read all the periodicals?
(1) 5 (2) 1 (3) 4 (4) 3
18. Which of the following represents the people who read Frontline but not any other periodical?
(1) 8 (2) 12 (3) 7 (4) 11
19. Which of the following represents the people who read all the other periodicals except Sportstar?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
20. Which of the following represents the people who read all the other periodicals except India Today?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5

Directions for questions 21 - 25: In each question a group of words is given which can be represented by one
of the diagrams given below. Observe the diagrams carefully and mark the number of that figure as your
answer which most fits into the group of words given in each question.

Diagram (1) Diagram (2) Diagram (3) Diagram (4) Diagram (5)

21. Honest, Intelligent, Rich – (1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5)

22. Males, Doctors, Fathers – (1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5)
23. Odd numbers, Natural numbers, Real numbers – (1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5)
24. Cricketers, Players, Bowlers – (1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5)
25. Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse – (1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5)

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Directions for questions 26 - 30: These questions are based on the following information.
In a certain club, 40% of the members play Cricket, 50% play Tennis and 40% play Golf. 20% of the
members play all the three games. Also, 25% plays Cricket and Tennis, 25% plays Cricket and Golf and 30%
play Tennis and Golf. 60 members do not play any of the games.
26. Total members in the club are __________.
(1) 50 (2) 100 (3) 150 (4) 200
27. What percentage of the Golf players play only Golf?
1 1 1
(1) 13 % (2) 12 % (3) 37 % (4) 50%
3 2 2
28. What is the ratio of the number of members who play all the games to that who do not play any of the
three?
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 3 : 2 (4) 9 : 4
29. How many members play exactly two of the three games?
(1) 20 (2) 40 (3) 60 (4) 80
30. What is the ratio of the number of members who play only Cricket, only Tennis, only Golf to that who
play all the three games?
(1) 2 : 3 (2) 3 : 2 (3) 4 : 9 (4) 9 : 4

Directions for questions 31 - 35: These questions are based on the information given below.
In a school of 600 students, 350 students do not play Hockey, 330 students do not play Cricket and 310
students do not play Football. 470 students play Cricket or Football, 430 students play Football or Hockey
and 450 students play Hockey or Cricket. 30 students do not play any of the three games.
31. How many students play Football and Hockey?
(1) 110 (2) 100 (3) 130 (4) 150
32. How many students play only Football?
(1) 150 (2) 140 (3) 100 (4) 120
33. How many students play only Cricket and Hockey?
(1) 60 (2) 20 (3) 30 (4) 40
34. How many students play all the three games?
(1) 10 (2) 20 (3) 30 (4) 40
35. How many students play only Cricket?
(1) 150 (2) 140 (3) 100 (4) 120

Directions for questions 36 - 40: These questions are based on the following information.
Among 400 delegates who attended a conference, 80 like both tea and coffee, whereas the number of
delegates who like coffee is twice the number of delegates who like only tea. The number of delegates who
like neither of the beverages is half the number of delegates who like only coffee.
36. How many delegates like tea?
(1) 160 (2) 110 (3) 190 (4) 120
37. How many delegates like none of the beverages?
(1) 60 (2) 50 (3) 80 (4) 70
38. How many delegates like at least one beverage?
(1) 310 (2) 330 (3) 320 (4) 350
39. How many delegates like at most one beverage?
(1) 320 (2) 260 (3) 350 (4) 275
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40. The number of delegates who like only coffee is what percentage of delegates who like coffee?
4 7 5
(1) 60% (2) 62 % (3) 63 % (4) 64 %
11 11 11
41. Of the 200 candidates who were interviewed for a position in a call-centre, 100 had a two-wheeler, 70
had a credit-card and 140 had a mobile phone. 40 of them had both a two-wheeler and a credit-card, 30
had both a credit-card and a mobile phone and 60 had both a two-wheeler and a mobile phone and 10 had
all the three. How many candidates had none of the three?
(1) 0 (2) 20 (3) 10 (4) 18
42. In a chess tournament, 16 members played in Tournament X and 20 played in Tournament Y, while 12
played in both the tournaments. If each player played at least one of these tournaments, what is the total
number of players?
(1) 24 (2) 36 (3) 32 (4) 48
43. In a group of 15, 7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek and 3 have not studied either. How many of
these studied both Latin and Greek?
(1) 0 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
44. In a community, 60% people know Hindi, 40% of the people who know Hindi, do not know English.
What percentage of the total number of people know English, if each person of the community knows at
least one of the two languages?
(1) 80% (2) 76% (3) 40% (4) 60%
45. A survey was conducted among some children to know their liking of Ice-cream flavours among Almond,
Chocolate and Strawberry. It was found that 770 children like at most two of the three ice-cream flavours
and 40 children like none of the flavours. 310 children like Almond, 370 like Chocolate and 320 children
like Strawberry. 760 children like at least one of the three flavours. How many children like exactly one
of the three flavours?
(1) 570 (2) 460 (3) 340 (4) 550

Directions for questions 46 - 50: These questions are based on the following information.
Seven people – Pranesh, Ganesh, Ramesh, Suresh, Dinesh, Umesh and Lokesh are sitting in a row, not
necessarily in the same order. Pranesh is to the left of Ganesh, who is to the immediate left of Suresh.
There is exactly one person between Ramesh & Dinesh. Umesh is at the extreme end of the row. Lokesh
is sitting two places to the left of Ganesh.
46. Who are sitting adjacent to Lokesh?
(1) Dinesh & Ganesh (2) Suresh & Pranesh (3) Ramesh & Dinesh (4) Ramesh & Pranesh
47. Who is sitting at the extreme right end of the row?
(1) Ramesh (2) Suresh (3) Dinesh (4) Lokesh
48. Who is sitting to the immediate left of Ganesh?
(1) Dinesh (2) Ramesh (3) Suresh (4) Cannot be determined
49. Who is sitting at the second place from the right end of the row?
(1) Pranesh (2) Ganesh (3) Ramesh (4) Cannot be determined
50. Who has as many persons to his right as to his left?
(1) Pranesh (2) Ganesh (3) Ramesh (4) Lokesh

Directions for questions 51 - 55: These questions are based on the following information.
Seven exams, one in each of the seven subjects – Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English, Hindi, Economics
and Sociology are to be conducted on seven consecutive days, not necessarily in that order. It is known
that Hindi exam is to be conducted before Maths Exam. Maths exam should have as many exams
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and Chemistry exams. English and Sociology exams are to be conducted on consecutive days but neither
of them is to be conducted on a day immediately before or immediately after Physics exam.
51. Which of the following are the exams to be conducted immediately before or immediately after the
Physics exam (in any order)?
(1) Economics & Maths (3) Hindi & Economics
(2) Chemistry & Maths (4) None of these
52. In how many different ways can the exams be conducted?
(1) Two (2) One (3) Four (4) Six
53. If Hindi exam is conducted on the first day, which exam is conducted on the third day?
(1) Physics (2) Economics (3) Sociology (4) None of these
54. Which exam is conducted immediately after the Chemistry exam?
(1) Maths (2) Hindi (3) Economics (4) English or Sociology
55. If English exam is not conducted on the sixth day then which exam is conducted on that day?
(1) Sociology (2) Hindi (3) Economics (4) Chemistry

Directions for questions 56 - 60: These questions are based on the following information.
Eight persons – Sindhu, Sudha, Shreya, Shilpa, Sushma, Soundarya, Seema and Soumya are sitting
around a circular table, not necessarily in that order. We have the following information about their
seating arrangements. Soundarya is sitting to the left of Seema. Shreya is adjacent to both Soundarya &
Sudha. Sudha is sitting opposite to Sindhu. Soumya is sitting two places away from Sindhu. Shilpa is
sitting adjacent to Sudha.
56. Who is sitting opposite to Sushma?
(1) Soundarya (2) Shreya (3) Soumya (4) Seema
57. Who is adjacent to both Soumya and Sindhu?
(1) Shilpa (2) Soundarya (3) Sushma (4) Seema
58. Who is sitting to the left of Sindhu?
(1) Soumya (2) Shilpa (3) Seema (4) Sushma
59. Who is three places away to the left of Soumya?
(1) Seema (2) Soundarya (3) Sushma (4) Either (1) or (2)
60. Who is sitting opposite to Seema?
(1) Sudha (2) Sindhu (3) Shilpa (4) Shreya

Directions for questions 61 - 65: These questions are based on the following information.
Each of the seven persons – Aravind, Kranthi, Sunil, Rajesh, Kapil, Lala and Thomas – is of a different
profession among lawyer, doctor, engineer, professor, scientist, journalist & architect. We also have the
following information about them.
Either Aravind or Sunil is the doctor.
Neither Sunil nor Lala is the engineer.
Kranthi is either the lawyer or the professor.
Rajesh is the scientist.
Kapil is either the architect or the lawyer.
Thomas is either the doctor or the architect.
61. Lala is the __________.
(1) Doctor (2) Lawyer (3) Journalist (4) Professor
62. Who is the engineer?
(1) Aravind (2) Sunil (3) Lala (4) Kranthi
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63. Which of the following is the correct pair of person and profession?
(1) Lala - Journalist (2) Aravind – Architect(3) Sunil - Journalist (4) Kapil – Professor
64. Who is the professor?
(1) Kapil (2) Aravind (3) Sunil (4) Kranthi
65. Kapil is the __________.
(1) Journalist (2) Lawyer (3) Architect (4) Engineer

Directions for questions 66 - 70: These questions are based on the following information.
Six friends Ranu, Renu, Rama, Raju, Raja and Ritu are studying in the same college but are in different
streams of Engineering – Civil, Mechanical, ECE, EEE, IT and Architecture, not necessarily in the same
order. They went to celebrate the birthday of one of them. They were sitting around a circular table in a
certain way about which we have the following information.
Renu was sitting exactly opposite to the person studying Civil Engineering.
They were celebrating the birthday party of the Mechanical Engineering student.
The Architecture student was sitting exactly opposite to Rama.
Raju was sitting to the immediate left of Ritu, who is the Architecture student, and to the immediate left
of the ECE student.
Ranu is the ECE student.
The student of IT was sitting to the immediate left of the Civil Engineering student.
66. If there was exactly one person sitting between the EEE student and the Architecture student, then they
were celebrating the birthday of
(1) Renu (2) Raja (3) Raju (4) Rama
67. If the information is the same as that in the previous question, then who among them were sitting adjacent
to each other?
(1) Rama – Mechanical Student (3) EEE student – ECE student
(2) EEE student – IT student (4) EEE student – Raja
68. Who among them is the Civil Engineering student?
(1) Raja (2) Raju (3) Renu (4) Rama
69. If Rama was sitting adjacent to the Mechanical Engineering student, then the Mechanical Engineering
student was sitting opposite to
(1) Ritu (3) The Civil Engineering student
(2) The Architecture student (4) Raja
70. If the condition was the same as that in the previous question, then which of the following is true?
(1) Renu is the EEE student.
(2) Raja was sitting adjacent to the Mechanical Engineering student.
(3) The EEE student was sitting opposite to Ritu.
(4) None of the above.

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Keys

1. (2) 36. (3)

2. (2) 37. (4)
3. (2) 38. (2)
4. (3) 39. (1)
5. (1) 40. (3)
6. (2) 41. (3)
7. (4) 42. (1)
8. (3) 43. (2)
9. (2) 44. (2)
10. (1) 45. (4)
11. (1) 46. (3)
12. (2) 47. (2)
13. (3) 48. (4)
14. (4) 49. (2)
15. (3) 50. (4)
16. (3) 51. (3)
17. (2) 52. (3)
18. (2) 53. (2)
19. (1) 54. (4)
20. (4) 55. (1)
21. (5) 56. (2)
22. (1) 57. (3)
23. (4) 58. (3)
24. (4) 59. (1)
25. (3) 60. (3)
26. (4) 61. (3)
27. (2) 62. (1)
28. (2) 63. (1)
29. (2) 64. (4)
30. (2) 65. (2)
31. (1) 66. (4)
32. (4) 67. (3)
33. (4) 68. (2)
34. (3) 69. (3)
35. (2) 70. (3)

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