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Question 81

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Direction: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

N 5 * I A 9 $ K # 8 3 B V 2 R P D H O U @ T G E C$

If all the numbers are dropped in the given series, then which element will be at 10th position from left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

  5. EOption (e)

    V

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Answer: (a)A.

P

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Question 82

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Directions

In the question below are given two statements followed by four conclusions numbered I and II. 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 cats are lions

No lion is dog

Some dogs are goat

Conclusions:

I**.** Some goat are cats

II. No goat is cats

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    None follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Either I or II follow

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Answer: (a)A.

Both I and II follow

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Question 83

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Directions

In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I, and II.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 Ram is Sita

Some Ram is Gita

No Gita is Rita

Conclusions

I Some Sita is Gita.

II All Sita is being Rita is a possibility.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I and II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 84

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Directions

In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I, and II.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 C are A

No A is B

Only a few D are C

Conclusions

I All D being A is a possibility

II All C being D is a possibility

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 85

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is a certain number of people sitting in a row facing north. P is sitting sixth to the left of L. Either P or L is sitting at the extreme end. U is sitting second to the left of P. R is sitting fifth to the right of U. Either R or U is sitting at the extreme end. F is sitting fourth to the right of K. Two people are sitting between A and G. G is sitting second to the left of X.

Who are the immediate neighbors of R?

  1. AOption (a)

    GX

  2. BOption (b)

    AD

  3. COption (c)

    PG

  4. DOption (d)

    UK

  5. EOption (e)

    RL

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

GX

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Question 86

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is a certain number of people sitting in a row facing north. P is sitting sixth to the left of L. Either P or L is sitting at the extreme end. U is sitting second to the left of P. R is sitting fifth to the right of U. Either R or U is sitting at the extreme end. F is sitting fourth to the right of K. Two people are sitting between A and G. G is sitting second to the left of X.

Who among the following is sitting at the leftmost end?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

L

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Question 87

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is a certain number of people sitting in a row facing north. P is sitting sixth to the left of L. Either P or L is sitting at the extreme end. U is sitting second to the left of P. R is sitting fifth to the right of U. Either R or U is sitting at the extreme end. F is sitting fourth to the right of K. Two people are sitting between A and G. G is sitting second to the left of X.

What is the position of A with respect to K?

  1. AOption (a)

    Fifth to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    Third to the right

  3. COption (c)

    Second to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    Immediate right

  5. EOption (e)

    Third to the left

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Fifth to the left

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Question 88

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In the given word ‘OVERPOWERED’ if the vowels are changed to the previous letter and the consonants are changed to the next letters as per the alphabetical series, then which letter/letters are repeated more than once?

  1. AOption (a)

    E, W

  2. BOption (b)

    X, E

  3. COption (c)

    N, D, S

  4. DOption (d)

    E, Q

  5. EOption (e)

    W, Q

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Answer: (a)A.

E, W

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Question 89

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Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight cars P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are parked around the square parking area. Four cars are parked on the corners while four are parked on the middle of the sides. Equal number of cars face towards and away from the center. Not more than two adjacent cars face in the same direction.

Car P is not opposite to car S. Car T is second to the right of car P and both face in same direction. Car V is not adjacent to car U. Two cars are parked between car T and car U, which is parked on the corner. Car Q is opposite to car W. Car P and car U are not adjacent to each other. Car Q and car T face in same direction. Immediate neighbours of car P face in same direction. Car S does not face towards the center. Car U and car R are immediate left of each other.

Which car is third to the right of car Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    Car S

  2. BOption (b)

    Car W

  3. COption (c)

    Car P

  4. DOption (d)

    Car V

  5. EOption (e)

    Car T

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Car S

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Question 90

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Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight cars P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are parked around the square parking area. Four cars are parked on the corners while four are parked on the middle of the sides. Equal number of cars face towards and away from the center. Not more than two adjacent cars face in the same direction.

Car P is not opposite to car S. Car T is second to the right of car P and both face in same direction. Car V is not adjacent to car U. Two cars are parked between car T and car U, which is parked on the corner. Car Q is opposite to car W. Car P and car U are not adjacent to each other. Car Q and car T face in same direction. Immediate neighbours of car P face in same direction. Car S does not face towards the center. Car U and car R are immediate left of each other.

How many cars are between car U and car T, when counted from right of car T?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 91

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Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight cars P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are parked around the square parking area. Four cars are parked on the corners while four are parked on the middle of the sides. Equal number of cars face towards and away from the center. Not more than two adjacent cars face in the same direction.

Car P is not opposite to car S. Car T is second to the right of car P and both face in same direction. Car V is not adjacent to car U. Two cars are parked between car T and car U, which is parked on the corner. Car Q is opposite to car W. Car P and car U are not adjacent to each other. Car Q and car T face in same direction. Immediate neighbours of car P face in same direction. Car S does not face towards the center. Car U and car R are immediate left of each other.

Car U is opposite to car ______.

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    W

  4. DOption (d)

    P

  5. EOption (e)

    V

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Q

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Question 92

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Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight cars P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are parked around the square parking area. Four cars are parked on the corners while four are parked on the middle of the sides. Equal number of cars face towards and away from the center. Not more than two adjacent cars face in the same direction.

Car P is not opposite to car S. Car T is second to the right of car P and both face in same direction. Car V is not adjacent to car U. Two cars are parked between car T and car U, which is parked on the corner. Car Q is opposite to car W. Car P and car U are not adjacent to each other. Car Q and car T face in same direction. Immediate neighbours of car P face in same direction. Car S does not face towards the center. Car U and car R are immediate left of each other.

Four are the same in a certain way thus forms a group. Which among the following does not belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    Car W

  2. BOption (b)

    Car U

  3. COption (c)

    Car V

  4. DOption (d)

    Car R

  5. EOption (e)

    Car Q

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Car W

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Question 93

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Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight cars P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are parked around the square parking area. Four cars are parked on the corners while four are parked on the middle of the sides. Equal number of cars face towards and away from the center. Not more than two adjacent cars face in the same direction.

Car P is not opposite to car S. Car T is second to the right of car P and both face in same direction. Car V is not adjacent to car U. Two cars are parked between car T and car U, which is parked on the corner. Car Q is opposite to car W. Car P and car U are not adjacent to each other. Car Q and car T face in same direction. Immediate neighbours of car P face in same direction. Car S does not face towards the center. Car U and car R are immediate left of each other.

Which car is parked second to the left of car P?

  1. AOption (a)

    Car W

  2. BOption (b)

    Car R

  3. COption (c)

    Car S

  4. DOption (d)

    Car Q

  5. EOption (e)

    Car T

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Car W

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Question 94

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Directions

In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements: 

S = T = R; T = W = U < G

Conclusions:

I. S < G             

II. G > R

  1. AOption (a)

    Only Conclusion I is true.

  2. BOption (b)

    Only Conclusion II is true.

  3. COption (c)

    Both Conclusions I and II are true.

  4. DOption (d)

    Either Conclusion I or II is true.

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither Conclusion I nor II is true.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only Conclusion I is true.

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Question 95

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Directions

In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which conclusion among the given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements: Y < O = R > T; A > X = T

Conclusions:

I. X < Y         

II. R > A

  1. AOption (a)

    Only Conclusion I is true.

  2. BOption (b)

    Only Conclusion II is true.

  3. COption (c)

    Both Conclusions I and II are true.

  4. DOption (d)

    Either Conclusion I or II is true.

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither Conclusion I nor II is true.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only Conclusion I is true.

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 96

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Direction: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion among the given two conclusion(s) is /are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements:

A ≤ C > G ≥ E; Q > G < L

Conclusions:

I. L > E 

II. A < Q

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both conclusion I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

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Question 97

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If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the second, the fifth, the eighth and the eleventh letters of the word DEVELOPMENT, which of the following will be the second letter of that word from the left end? If no such word can be made give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made give ‘Y’ as the answer.

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    L

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

X

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Question 98

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons Malika, Sonam, Janhvi, Sharda, Ileana, Deepika, Priti, and Diamond are living on eight different floors in an 8-story building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 8. Priti does not live on the topmost floor. There are only three floors between the floor on which Deepika lives and the floor on which Ileana lives. Janhvi lives equidistant from Sharda and Ileana in which Sharda lives above Ileana. Janhvi lives below the floor on which Sonam lives but not on an odd-numbered floor.

Only two persons live between Malika and Sonam in which Sonam lives below Malika. Malika lives on an odd-numbered floor above the third floor.

Who lives on the sixth floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    Malika

  2. BOption (b)

    Sonam

  3. COption (c)

    Janhvi

  4. DOption (d)

    Priti

  5. EOption (e)

    IIeana

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Malika

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 99

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons Malika, Sonam, Janhvi, Sharda, Ileana, Deepika, Priti, and Diamond are living on eight different floors in an 8-story building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 8. Priti does not live on the topmost floor. There are only three floors between the floor on which Deepika lives and the floor on which Ileana lives. Janhvi lives equidistant from Sharda and Ileana in which Sharda lives above Ileana. Janhvi lives below the floor on which Sonam lives but not on an odd-numbered floor.

Only two persons live between Malika and Sonam in which Sonam lives below Malika. Malika lives on an odd-numbered floor above the third floor.

Which of the following statement is not true?

  1. AOption (a)

    IIeana lives on the first floor.

  2. BOption (b)

    Sharda lives on the third floor.

  3. COption (c)

    Malika lives on the seventh floor.

  4. DOption (d)

    Sonam lives on the fourth floor.

  5. EOption (e)

    Deepika lives on the second floor.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

IIeana lives on the first floor.

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 100

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons Malika, Sonam, Janhvi, Sharda, Ileana, Deepika, Priti, and Diamond are living on eight different floors in an 8-story building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbered as 8. Priti does not live on the topmost floor. There are only three floors between the floor on which Deepika lives and the floor on which Ileana lives. Janhvi lives equidistant from Sharda and Ileana in which Sharda lives above Ileana. Janhvi lives below the floor on which Sonam lives but not on an odd-numbered floor.

Only two persons live between Malika and Sonam in which Sonam lives below Malika. Malika lives on an odd-numbered floor above the third floor.

Who lives immediately above Diamond?

  1. AOption (a)

    Malika

  2. BOption (b)

    Sonam

  3. COption (c)

    Priti

  4. DOption (d)

    Sharda

  5. EOption (e)

    No one

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Malika

Explanation not yet available.

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