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Delhi Police Constable (Executive) 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 22 Nov, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 1161

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Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.

13 ∶ 169 ∶ ∶ 9 ∶ ? ∶ ∶ 21 ∶ 441

  1. AOption (a)

    27 

  2. BOption (b)

    729 

  3. COption (c)

    81 

  4. DOption (d)

    243

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

81 

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: (1st number)2 = 2nd number.

Now,

For, 13 : 169

⇒ 132 = 169.

For, 21 : 441

⇒ 212 = 441.

Similarly, for 9 : ?

⇒ 92 = 81.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 3.

Delhi Police Constable (Executive) 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 22 Nov, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 1162

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Which figure from the given options would replace the question mark (?) if the following figure series were to be continued?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

From figure 1 to 2 and figure 3 to 4:

All 4 corner symbols are shifting in clockwise direction.

Middle symbols are interchanging their position.

From figure 2 to 3 and figure 4 to 5:

Top-left, and bottom-right elements are interchanging their position.

Top-right, bottom-left and middle 2 elements are shifting in an anticlockwise direction.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Delhi Police Constable (Executive) 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 22 Nov, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 1163

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Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the series were to be continued?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

From figure 1 to 2 and figure 3 to 4:

Top-left, top-middle, bottom-middle and bottom-left elements (all 4 elements) are shifting in a clockwise direction.

Top-right, bottom-right and middle element are interchanging their position with each other.

From figure 2 to 3 and figure 4 to 5:

Top-left symbol with bottom-right symbol and top-middle with bottom-middle symbols are interchanging their position.

All 3 diagonal symbols from top-right to bottom-left are shifting in an anticlockwise direction.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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Question 1164

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P, Q, R, S and T are five friends sitting in a straight line facing North. P sits at the extreme right end. T sits to the immediate left of S but is not at the extreme left end. R is the immediate neighbour of P. Who sits at the extreme left end of the row?  

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Q

Why this answer is correct

Given: P, Q, R, S and T are five friends sitting in a straight line facing North.

  1. P sits at the extreme right end.

2) R is the immediate neighbour of P.

  1. T sits to the immediate left of S but is not at the extreme left end.

So, Q sits at the extreme left end of the row.

Hence, the correct answer is "Q".

Delhi Police Constable (Executive) 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 22 Nov, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 1165

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In a certain code language, ‘BEAM’ is written as ‘BAFL’ and ‘HUGE’ is written as ‘FFIT’. How will ‘ZERO’ be written in that language?  

  1. AOption (a)

    FSNY 

  2. BOption (b)

    DSNA 

  3. COption (c)

    DNSA 

  4. DOption (d)

    FNSY

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

FNSY

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

‘BEAM’ is written as ‘BAFL’

‘HUGE’ is written as ‘FFIT’.

Similarly, ‘ZERO’ will be written as:

Hence, the correct answer is "FNSY".

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Question 1166

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Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

8.8, ?, 7.3, 6.7, 6.2, 5.8

  1. AOption (a)

    8.1 

  2. BOption (b)

    8

  3. COption (c)

    7.9 

  4. DOption (d)

    8.2

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

8

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Hence, the correct answer is "8".

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Question 1167

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A square sheet of paper is folded along the dotted line successively along the directions shown and is then punched in the last. How would the paper look when unfolded?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Why this answer is correct

The paper look when unfolded:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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Question 1168

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Select the figure from the given options that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern so that the final image is symmetrical.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Why this answer is correct

The figure that completes the pattern:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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Question 1169

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A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Why this answer is correct

The paper look when unfolded:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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Question 1170

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Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.

A _ _ PS _ LNP _ A _ N _ S _ LNP _

  1. AOption (a)

    LNASLPAS 

  2. BOption (b)

    LNASLPSA 

  3. COption (c)

    NLASLPAS 

  4. DOption (d)

    LNASPLAS

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

LNASLPAS 

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Given Sequence: A _ _ PS _ LNP _ A _ N _ S _ LNP _  

Now, putting the letters in the blank spaces given in the option one by one:

Option 1) LNASLPAS → A L N PS / A LNP S / A L N P S / A LNP S

Here, 'A L N PS' is the pattern.

Option 2) LNASLPSA → A L N PS / A LNP S / A L N P S / S LNP A

Option 3) NLASLPAS → A N L PS / A LNP S / A L N P S / A LNP S

Option 4) LNASPLAS → A L N PS / A LNP S / A P N L S / A LNP S

Hence, the correct answer is "LNASLPAS".

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Question 1171

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Which of the following option figures will complete the pattern in the figure given below?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Why this answer is correct

The figure that completes the pattern:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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Question 1172

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Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following series were to be continued?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

From figure 1 to 2 and figure 3 to 4:

Top-left, and bottom-right element are interchanging their position.

All 3 horizontal elements are shifting in a clockwise direction.

From figure 2 to 3 and figure 4 to 5:

Left 2(Top left and middle left) and right 2(bottom right and Middle right) symbols are interchanging their position respectively.

Middle symbol is replaced by a new symbol.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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Question 1173

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Select the correct mirror of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The correct mirror image of the given figure is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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Question 1174

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Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown below.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The correct mirror image of the given figure is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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Question 1175

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Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

HUGE : IJWI : : BEAM : QDGC : : RIDE : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    IGLS 

  2. BOption (b)

    IGKS 

  3. COption (c)

    IHKR 

  4. DOption (d)

    IGKR

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

IGKS 

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

HUGE : IJWI

And,

BEAM : QDGC

Similarly,

RIDE : ?

Hence, "Option 2" is the correct answer.

Delhi Police Constable (Executive) 2023 Official Paper (Held On: 22 Nov, 2023 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 1176

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Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at PQ as shown below.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The correct mirror image of the given figure is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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Question 1177

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Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Why this answer is correct

The correct mirror image of the given figure is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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Question 1178

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Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

FREE : EPBA :: MORE : LMOA :: BURN : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    AROJ

  2. BOption (b)

    ASPK 

  3. COption (c)

    ASOJ 

  4. DOption (d)

    ASOK

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

ASOJ 

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

FREE : EPBA

And,

MORE : LMOA

Similarly,

BURN : ?

Hence, "Option 3" is the correct answer.

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Question 1179

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Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.

40 ∶ 9 ∶∶ 100 ∶ ? ∶∶ 50 ∶ 11

  1. AOption (a)

    42 

  2. BOption (b)

    21 

  3. COption (c)

    51 

  4. DOption (d)

    20

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

21 

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: (2nd number - 1) × 5 = 1st number.

Now,

For, 40 ∶ 9

⇒ (9 - 1) × 5 = 8 × 5 = 40.

Similarly, for 50 ∶ 11

⇒ (11 - 1) × 5 = 10 × 5 = 50.

So, for 100 ∶ ?

⇒ (x - 1) × 5 = 100

⇒ x - 1 = 20

⇒ x = 21

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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Question 1180

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Find out the figure amongst the four option in which figure X is embedded (Rotation is not allowed) 

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The image embedded in the given figure is as shown below :

∴ Here, the given figure is embedded in option Figure 1.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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