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Question 921

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If in a certain code language, IMPETUS is written as JLQDUTT and PENSIVE is written as QDORJUF, then how will CHANGED be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    DGBMHDP

  2. BOption (b)

    DGBMHDN

  3. COption (c)

    DGBMHED

  4. DOption (d)

    DGBMHDE

  5. EOption (e)

    DEVGHRN

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Answer: (a)A.

DGBMHDP

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Question 922

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

There are seven persons in the family. W is the daughter of T and aunt of X who is female. J is the only son of V and father of X. W is unmarried sister of N, who is daughter of L . T is not the father in law of J.

How V is related to X?

  1. AOption (a)

    Paternal Grandfather

  2. BOption (b)

    Maternal Grandfather

  3. COption (c)

    Paternal Grandmother

  4. DOption (d)

    Maternal Grandmother

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (a)A.

Paternal Grandfather

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Question 923

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

There are seven persons in the family. W is the daughter of T and aunt of X who is female. J is the only son of V and father of X. W is unmarried sister of N, who is daughter of L . T is not the father in law of J.

How J is related to W?

  1. AOption (a)

    Husband

  2. BOption (b)

    Brother

  3. COption (c)

    Sister

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother in law

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

Husband

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Question 924

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

There are seven persons in the family. W is the daughter of T and aunt of X who is female. J is the only son of V and father of X. W is unmarried sister of N, who is daughter of L . T is not the father in law of J.

If J has one sibling, then how that sibling is related to N?

  1. AOption (a)

    Brother

  2. BOption (b)

    Sister

  3. COption (c)

    Sister in law

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother in law

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (a)A.

Brother

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Question 925

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

Ten people A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in two parallel rows facing each other. A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in first row and facing towards south direction and P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in second row and facing towards the north direction. Q is sitting at one of an extreme end of the row.

Only one person is sitting between Q and S. The person who is facing S is sitting on the immediate left of D. Neither R nor S faces C. T is an immediate neighbor of S and P. The person who faces Q will not sit on the left of A. A sit third to the left of E.

Who faces S?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (a)A.

D

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Question 926

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

Ten people A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in two parallel rows facing each other. A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in first row and facing towards south direction and P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in second row and facing towards the north direction. Q is sitting at one of an extreme end of the row.

Only one person is sitting between Q and S. The person who is facing S is sitting on the immediate left of D. Neither R nor S faces C. T is an immediate neighbor of S and P. The person who faces Q will not sit on the left of A. A sit third to the left of E.

Who sit second to the right of the person who faces T?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 927

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

Ten people A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in two parallel rows facing each other. A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in first row and facing towards south direction and P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in second row and facing towards the north direction. Q is sitting at one of an extreme end of the row.

Only one person is sitting between Q and S. The person who is facing S is sitting on the immediate left of D. Neither R nor S faces C. T is an immediate neighbor of S and P. The person who faces Q will not sit on the left of A. A sit third to the left of E.

If B and P exchanges their position, then who is sitting opposite to P?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 928

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

Ten people A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in two parallel rows facing each other. A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in first row and facing towards south direction and P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in second row and facing towards the north direction. Q is sitting at one of an extreme end of the row.

Only one person is sitting between Q and S. The person who is facing S is sitting on the immediate left of D. Neither R nor S faces C. T is an immediate neighbor of S and P. The person who faces Q will not sit on the left of A. A sit third to the left of E.

Four of the five are alike in a certain way so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    P

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Answer: (a)A.

E

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Question 929

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:

Ten people A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in two parallel rows facing each other. A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in first row and facing towards south direction and P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in second row and facing towards the north direction. Q is sitting at one of an extreme end of the row.

Only one person is sitting between Q and S. The person who is facing S is sitting on the immediate left of D. Neither R nor S faces C. T is an immediate neighbor of S and P. The person who faces Q will not sit on the left of A. A sit third to the left of E.

Choose the incorrect pair: 

  1. AOption (a)

    E,D

  2. BOption (b)

    B,A

  3. COption (c)

    S,R

  4. DOption (d)

    T,P

  5. EOption (e)

    D,B

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Answer: (a)A.

E,D

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Question 930

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Direction: In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only apples are mangoes.

Some oranges are not peaches.

Some apples are peaches.

Conclusions:

I. Some oranges are not apples.

II. Few mangoes are not oranges.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Either I or II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Neither I nor II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both follow

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 931

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Direction: In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

No tap is clip.

Only a few tablets are tab.

All taps are tabs.

Conclusions:

I. Aleast some tablets are tap.

II. All tablets can be tab.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 932

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Direction: In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All keys are tattoo.

Only a few wires are desk.

Some keys are not desk.

Conclusions:

I. All desk being tattoo is a possibility.

II. Atleast some tattoos are wire.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    None follow

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Answer: (a)A.

Both I and II follow

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Question 933

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Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in a four-storey building such that the ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2, and then the top floor is numbered 4. Each of the floors has two flats in it as flat Y and flat Z. Flat Y of floor 2 is immediately above the flat Y of floor 1 and immediately below the flat Y of floor 3 and so on. In the same way, flat Z of floor 2 is immediately above flat Z of floor 1 and immediately below flat Z of floor 3 and so on. Flat Y is in the west of flat Z.

A lives to the east of C on an odd-numbered floor. F lives immediately above E and both live in the same flat. There is a gap of one floor between the floors of H and F. No one lives to the west of H. E lives three floors below G and both live in the same flat Z. D does not live on floor number 1.

Who lives in flat Z, first floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    H

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 934

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Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in a four-storey building such that the ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2, and then the top floor is numbered 4. Each of the floors has two flats in it as flat Y and flat Z. Flat Y of floor 2 is immediately above the flat Y of floor 1 and immediately below the flat Y of floor 3 and so on. In the same way, flat Z of floor 2 is immediately above flat Z of floor 1 and immediately below flat Z of floor 3 and so on. Flat Y is in the west of flat Z.

A lives to the east of C on an odd-numbered floor. F lives immediately above E and both live in the same flat. There is a gap of one floor between the floors of H and F. No one lives to the west of H. E lives three floors below G and both live in the same flat Z. D does not live on floor number 1.

Which of the following is false?

  1. AOption (a)

    F lives to the east of D

  2. BOption (b)

    G lives above C

  3. COption (c)

    E and F live on the same floor

  4. DOption (d)

    C lives in flat Y

  5. EOption (e)

    One floor gap between A and B

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

F lives to the east of D

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Question 935

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Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in a four-storey building such that the ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2, and then the top floor is numbered 4. Each of the floors has two flats in it as flat Y and flat Z. Flat Y of floor 2 is immediately above the flat Y of floor 1 and immediately below the flat Y of floor 3 and so on. In the same way, flat Z of floor 2 is immediately above flat Z of floor 1 and immediately below flat Z of floor 3 and so on. Flat Y is in the west of flat Z.

A lives to the east of C on an odd-numbered floor. F lives immediately above E and both live in the same flat. There is a gap of one floor between the floors of H and F. No one lives to the west of H. E lives three floors below G and both live in the same flat Z. D does not live on floor number 1.

Who among the following lives in the same floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    F and B

  2. BOption (b)

    H and E

  3. COption (c)

    C and F

  4. DOption (d)

    E and B

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

F and B

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Question 936

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Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in a four-storey building such that the ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2, and then the top floor is numbered 4. Each of the floors has two flats in it as flat Y and flat Z. Flat Y of floor 2 is immediately above the flat Y of floor 1 and immediately below the flat Y of floor 3 and so on. In the same way, flat Z of floor 2 is immediately above flat Z of floor 1 and immediately below flat Z of floor 3 and so on. Flat Y is in the west of flat Z.

A lives to the east of C on an odd-numbered floor. F lives immediately above E and both live in the same flat. There is a gap of one floor between the floors of H and F. No one lives to the west of H. E lives three floors below G and both live in the same flat Z. D does not live on floor number 1.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    H

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 937

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Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in a four-storey building such that the ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2, and then the top floor is numbered 4. Each of the floors has two flats in it as flat Y and flat Z. Flat Y of floor 2 is immediately above the flat Y of floor 1 and immediately below the flat Y of floor 3 and so on. In the same way, flat Z of floor 2 is immediately above flat Z of floor 1 and immediately below flat Z of floor 3 and so on. Flat Y is in the west of flat Z.

A lives to the east of C on an odd-numbered floor. F lives immediately above E and both live in the same flat. There is a gap of one floor between the floors of H and F. No one lives to the west of H. E lives three floors below G and both live in the same flat Z. D does not live on floor number 1.

How many people live below F ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Six

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Four

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 938

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions below;

G M Z P Q R S U T A B I J K O N S P C E D F A H L G I M S V P O

How many vowels are there between the 9th element from the right end and 5th element from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    Six

  2. BOption (b)

    Nine

  3. COption (c)

    Eleven

  4. DOption (d)

    Fourteen

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Six

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Question 939

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions below;

G M Z P Q R S U T A B I J K O N S P C E D F A H L G I M S V P O

How many elements are there which are immediately followed by vowel and immediately preceded by consonant?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Seven

  4. DOption (d)

    Eight

  5. EOption (e)

    Six

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Four

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Question 940

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions below;

G M Z P Q R S U T A B I J K O N S P C E D F A H L G I M S V P O

How many elements are there between the 15th element from the left end and 23rd element from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Eight

  4. DOption (d)

    Six

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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