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Question 941

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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

Which of the following element is 7th from the left of the 21st from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    O

  3. COption (c)

    I

  4. DOption (d)

    K

  5. EOption (e)

    J

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Answer: (a)A.

M

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Question 942

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Directions: Read the instructions carefully and answer the question below.

There are six persons – P, Q, R, S, T and W. They have different weights. The weight of the second heaviest person is 120 kg and the weight of the second lightest person is 78 kg. Sum of the weights of S and T is 250 kg. The weight of T is 120. Sum of the weight of W and Q is 128 kg.

Only two persons have weight more than P. R is heavier than both W and Q but W is not the lightest.

Who is the heaviest person?

  1. AOption (a)

    W

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Answer: (a)A.

W

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Question 943

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Directions: Read the instructions carefully and answer the question below.

There are six persons – P, Q, R, S, T and W. They have different weights. The weight of the second heaviest person is 120 kg and the weight of the second lightest person is 78 kg. Sum of the weights of S and T is 250 kg. The weight of T is 120. Sum of the weight of W and Q is 128 kg.

Only two persons have weight more than P. R is heavier than both W and Q but W is not the lightest.

What is the sum of the weights of S and Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    180

  2. BOption (b)

    160

  3. COption (c)

    178

  4. DOption (d)

    190

  5. EOption (e)

    130

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

180

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Question 944

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How many pairs of digits are there in the number '932675481' that has as many numbers between them as in the numerical series in both forward and backward direction?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 945

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If it is possible to make a meaningful word from 1st and 3rd letter letters of the word 'AIR' and 1st and 4th letter of the word 'PORT' then which will be the second letter from the left? If more than one word will be formed then marked it as 'X' otherwise marked it as 'Y'.

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    Y

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    P

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Answer: (a)A.

X

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Question 946

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

Eight friends - D, F, H, N, Q, R, T and W are seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order.

All are facing in the north direction.

N sits at the immediate left of W. H sits at the right of D. N is seated at one of the positions to the left of D. F is seated at one of the extreme ends. There are three people sitting between F and W. N is seated fourth to the left of Q. F does not sit to the left of D. R is seated at the left of W but not at the immediate left of N.

How many people sit between T and Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 947

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

Eight friends - D, F, H, N, Q, R, T and W are seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order.

All are facing in the north direction.

N sits at the immediate left of W. H sits at the right of D. N is seated at one of the positions to the left of D. F is seated at one of the extreme ends. There are three people sitting between F and W. N is seated fourth to the left of Q. F does not sit to the left of D. R is seated at the left of W but not at the immediate left of N.

Who are the immediate neighbours of D? 

  1. AOption (a)

    T, N

  2. BOption (b)

    N, W

  3. COption (c)

    R, F

  4. DOption (d)

    W, H

  5. EOption (e)

    H, Q

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

T, N

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Question 948

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

Eight friends - D, F, H, N, Q, R, T and W are seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order.

All are facing in the north direction.

N sits at the immediate left of W. H sits at the right of D. N is seated at one of the positions to the left of D. F is seated at one of the extreme ends. There are three people sitting between F and W. N is seated fourth to the left of Q. F does not sit to the left of D. R is seated at the left of W but not at the immediate left of N.

Who is seated fifth to the right of R?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    N

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    H

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

D

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Question 949

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

Eight friends - D, F, H, N, Q, R, T and W are seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order.

All are facing in the north direction.

N sits at the immediate left of W. H sits at the right of D. N is seated at one of the positions to the left of D. F is seated at one of the extreme ends. There are three people sitting between F and W. N is seated fourth to the left of Q. F does not sit to the left of D. R is seated at the left of W but not at the immediate left of N.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, find the one who does not belong to that group.

  1. AOption (a)

    R, T

  2. BOption (b)

    H, Q

  3. COption (c)

    F, R

  4. DOption (d)

    W, D

  5. EOption (e)

    N, W

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

R, T

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Question 950

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

Eight friends - D, F, H, N, Q, R, T and W are seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order.

All are facing in the north direction.

N sits at the immediate left of W. H sits at the right of D. N is seated at one of the positions to the left of D. F is seated at one of the extreme ends. There are three people sitting between F and W. N is seated fourth to the left of Q. F does not sit to the left of D. R is seated at the left of W but not at the immediate left of N.

If T and H interchange their positions, who sits immediate left of T?

  1. AOption (a)

    N

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    W

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

N

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Question 951

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G go on a vacation on different days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three-person go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons going after C is equal to the number of persons going before G.

If all the persons go to vacation in alphabetical order starting from Monday, 

position of how many person would not change?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Zero

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 952

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G go on a vacation on different days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three-person go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons going after C is equal to the number of persons going before G.

Who goes to the vacation just after G?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 953

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G go on a vacation on different days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three-person go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons going after C is equal to the number of persons going before G.

How many persons go on vacation between E and B?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 954

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G go on a vacation on different days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three-person go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons going after C is equal to the number of persons going before G.

Number of persons go on vacation before F is equal to the number of persons go after _____?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 955

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G go on a vacation on different days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three-person go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons going after C is equal to the number of persons going before G.

A goes on vacation on which of the following days?

  1. AOption (a)

    Thursday

  2. BOption (b)

    Wednesday

  3. COption (c)

    Monday

  4. DOption (d)

    Sunday

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Thursday

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Question 956

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Point B is 18 m to the south of A. Point C is 25 m east to the point B, point D is 9 m south to the point C. Point E is 37 m west to the point D. F is 18 m north to the point E, G is 25 m east to the point F. M is the midpoint of line joining point A and point B.

Distance between the points M and B is equal to distance between which of the following points?

  1. AOption (a)

    E and F

  2. BOption (b)

    C and D

  3. COption (c)

    G and B

  4. DOption (d)

    F and B

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

E and F

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Question 957

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Point B is 18 m to the south of A. Point C is 25 m east to the point B, point D is 9 m south to the point C. Point E is 37 m west to the point D. F is 18 m north to the point E, G is 25 m east to the point F. M is the midpoint of line joining point A and point B.

If we move from point G to point J, such that point J is in north to the point D and to the east of point M, which point would be the nearest to the point J?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    G

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

D

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Question 958

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Point B is 18 m to the south of A. Point C is 25 m east to the point B, point D is 9 m south to the point C. Point E is 37 m west to the point D. F is 18 m north to the point E, G is 25 m east to the point F. M is the midpoint of line joining point A and point B.

What is the direction of point G with respect to point B?

  1. AOption (a)

    North

  2. BOption (b)

    West

  3. COption (c)

    North East

  4. DOption (d)

    South west

  5. EOption (e)

    South

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

North

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Question 959

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H were born in different years viz. 1963, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1992, and 1999 but not necessarily in the same order. It is assumed that all of them were born on the same date of different years.

All the age calculations are done taking the base year as 2020.

H was born immediately before G. There is a gap of six years between the years in which C and D were born. D is younger than C. The sum of ages of E and F is 57. The age difference between A and B is four years. E is younger than H. A is older than B.

Who among the following was born in 1989?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 960

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H were born in different years viz. 1963, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1992, and 1999 but not necessarily in the same order. It is assumed that all of them were born on the same date of different years.

All the age calculations are done taking the base year as 2020.

H was born immediately before G. There is a gap of six years between the years in which C and D were born. D is younger than C. The sum of ages of E and F is 57. The age difference between A and B is four years. E is younger than H. A is older than B.

How many persons were born between C and G?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One

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