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Question 621

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
In a certain code language

"tree river mountain sky" is coded as "Two One Four Three"
"river bird fish moon" is coded as "Five Two Six Seven"

"sky star moon tree" is coded as "Seven One Four Zero"
"bird sun tree star" is coded as "Eight Six Zero One"

What may be the code for “lion bird star” in the given code language?

  1. AOption (a)

    One Six Zero

  2. BOption (b)

    Ten Nine Six

  3. COption (c)

    Nine Six Zero

  4. DOption (d)

    Five Eight Zero

  5. EOption (e)

    Two Six Zero

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Answer: (c)C.

Nine Six Zero

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Question 622

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Seven persons - T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting on a circular table but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside of the center.

T sits third to the right of Y. The direction of W is not same as T and V. Directions of V and X are not the same. The direction of T is not the same as Y. Y sits second to the left of Z. One person sits between Y and X. Direction of Z and X is not the same. V sits third to the left of U who is not an immediate neighbour of Y and X. U does not face outside.

Who sits third to the right of V?

  1. AOption (a)

    T

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    X

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    Z

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Z

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Question 623

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Seven persons - T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting on a circular table but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside of the center.

T sits third to the right of Y. The direction of W is not same as T and V. Directions of V and X are not the same. The direction of T is not the same as Y. Y sits second to the left of Z. One person sits between Y and X. Direction of Z and X is not the same. V sits third to the left of U who is not an immediate neighbour of Y and X. U does not face outside.

In which direction Z is facing?

  1. AOption (a)

    Inside

  2. BOption (b)

    Opposite direction to T

  3. COption (c)

    Same direction as X

  4. DOption (d)

    Opposite direction to W

  5. EOption (e)

    Can't be determined

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Opposite direction to W

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Question 624

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Seven persons - T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting on a circular table but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside of the center.

T sits third to the right of Y. The direction of W is not same as T and V. Directions of V and X are not the same. The direction of T is not the same as Y. Y sits second to the left of Z. One person sits between Y and X. Direction of Z and X is not the same. V sits third to the left of U who is not an immediate neighbour of Y and X. U does not face outside.

How many people sit between T and Z when counting left of Z?

  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: (d)D.

Four

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Question 625

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Seven persons - T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting on a circular table but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside of the center.

T sits third to the right of Y. The direction of W is not same as T and V. Directions of V and X are not the same. The direction of T is not the same as Y. Y sits second to the left of Z. One person sits between Y and X. Direction of Z and X is not the same. V sits third to the left of U who is not an immediate neighbour of Y and X. U does not face outside.

Who sits fourth to the left of X?

  1. AOption (a)

    T

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    Y

  5. EOption (e)

    Z

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Z

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Question 626

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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Seven persons - T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting on a circular table but not necessarily in the same order.

Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside of the center.

T sits third to the right of Y. The direction of W is not same as T and V. Directions of V and X are not the same. The direction of T is not the same as Y. Y sits second to the left of Z. One person sits between Y and X. Direction of Z and X is not the same. V sits third to the left of U who is not an immediate neighbour of Y and X. U does not face outside.

Four of the following five are in the same group, who among the following does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    W

  4. DOption (d)

    Y

  5. EOption (e)

    U

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Answer: (b)B.

T

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Question 627

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If the second, fourth, fifth and ninth letters of the word “COORDINATOR” are combined to form a meaningful word, what will be the second letter from the right end of the word formed? If more than one such word can be formed, mark the answer as X and if no such word can be formed, mark the answer as Y.

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    X

  3. COption (c)

    O

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Y

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Question 628

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

There are 8 persons - O, Q, R, S, T, W, X and Y (not necessarily in the same order) sitting in two different rows, named Row 1 and Row 2, facing each other. Row 1 is to the north of Row 2. Four persons sit in each row. They all like different types of colours.

T likes yellow colour and no one sits to the right of T. The one who faces T sits two persons away from one who like Blue colour. The one who likes Blue is the only neighbour of X who likes pink colour. R sits diagonally opposite to W who does not sit in row 1. O faces Y who likes Violet but O does not like Blue. Y and T do not sit on the same row. S likes white colour. R and O do not like Red. R does not like Green. One person likes Black. The one who likes Red and the one who likes violet is not an immediate neighbours.

Who likes black colour?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    Either Q or T

  4. DOption (d)

    None of these

  5. EOption (e)

    O

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Answer: (b)B.

R

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Question 629

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

There are 8 persons - O, Q, R, S, T, W, X and Y (not necessarily in the same order) sitting in two different rows, named Row 1 and Row 2, facing each other. Row 1 is to the north of Row 2. Four persons sit in each row. They all like different types of colours.

T likes yellow colour and no one sits to the right of T. The one who faces T sits two persons away from one who like Blue colour. The one who likes Blue is the only neighbour of X who likes pink colour. R sits diagonally opposite to W who does not sit in row 1. O faces Y who likes Violet but O does not like Blue. Y and T do not sit on the same row. S likes white colour. R and O do not like Red. R does not like Green. One person likes Black. The one who likes Red and the one who likes violet is not an immediate neighbours.

Who is the only neighbour of the person who likes Yellow colour?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    O

  5. EOption (e)

    W

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

O

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Question 630

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

There are 8 persons - O, Q, R, S, T, W, X and Y (not necessarily in the same order) sitting in two different rows, named Row 1 and Row 2, facing each other. Row 1 is to the north of Row 2. Four persons sit in each row. They all like different types of colours.

T likes yellow colour and no one sits to the right of T. The one who faces T sits two persons away from one who like Blue colour. The one who likes Blue is the only neighbour of X who likes pink colour. R sits diagonally opposite to W who does not sit in row 1. O faces Y who likes Violet but O does not like Blue. Y and T do not sit on the same row. S likes white colour. R and O do not like Red. R does not like Green. One person likes Black. The one who likes Red and the one who likes violet is not an immediate neighbours.

Four of the following five are in the same group, who among the following does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    W

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

S

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Question 631

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

There are 8 persons - O, Q, R, S, T, W, X and Y (not necessarily in the same order) sitting in two different rows, named Row 1 and Row 2, facing each other. Row 1 is to the north of Row 2. Four persons sit in each row. They all like different types of colours.
T likes yellow colour and no one sits to the right of T. The one who faces T sits two persons away from one who like Blue colour. The one who likes Blue is the only neighbour of X who likes pink colour. R sits diagonally opposite to W who does not sit in row 1. O faces Y who likes Violet but O does not like Blue. Y and T do not sit on the same row. S likes white colour. R and O do not like Red. R does not like Green. One person likes Black. The one who likes Red and the one who likes violet is not an immediate neighbours.

Who among the following person does not sit in Row 1?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    Y

  5. EOption (e)

    X

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

S

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Question 632

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

There are 8 persons - O, Q, R, S, T, W, X and Y (not necessarily in the same order) sitting in two different rows, named Row 1 and Row 2, facing each other. Row 1 is to the north of Row 2. Four persons sit in each row. They all like different types of colours.
T likes yellow colour and no one sits to the right of T. The one who faces T sits two persons away from one who like Blue colour. The one who likes Blue is the only neighbour of X who likes pink colour. R sits diagonally opposite to W who does not sit in row 1. O faces Y who likes Violet but O does not like Blue. Y and T do not sit on the same row. S likes white colour. R and O do not like Red. R does not like Green. One person likes Black. The one who likes Red and the one who likes violet is not an immediate neighbours.

Which of the following pairs are immediate neighbours?

  1. AOption (a)

    The one who likes Red and the one who likes Blue

  2. BOption (b)

    The one who likes White and the one who likes Violet

  3. COption (c)

    The one who likes Green and the one who likes Black

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who likes Pink and the one who likes Blue

  5. EOption (e)

    The one who likes Violet and the one who likes Yellow

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

The one who likes Pink and the one who likes Blue

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Question 633

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In the word ‘DEVELOPMENT’ how many pairs of the letters have the same number of letters between them (both forward and backward direction) in the word as in the alphabet?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

More than four

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Question 634

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In a certain code “VIRAT” is coded as “FYHQD” and “GOAT” is coded as “FYKS”, then what will be the code for the word “PANT”?

  1. AOption (a)

    FLYD

  2. BOption (b)

    FCYJ

  3. COption (c)

    FLZJ

  4. DOption (d)

    FLYJ

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

FLYJ

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Question 635

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If in the number “2974237649”, positions of the first and the second digits are interchanged, positions of the third and fourth digits are interchanged and so on till the positions of 9th and 10th digits are interchanged, then which digit will be 8th from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    9

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    4

  4. DOption (d)

    7

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

4

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Question 636

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

Six persons A, E, I, O, U and W were born in six different months –January, February, March, April, May and June but not necessarily in the same order. They all belong to six different cities- New York, London, New Delhi, Moscow, Paris and Mumbai.
O was born in a month having less than 31 days but not in June. Two persons were born between O and I. The one who was born just after I is from Moscow. Three persons were born between the one who is from Moscow and the one who is from Mumbai. The one who is from Mumbai is born just after A. W was born immediately before U. One person was born in between A and the one who is from Paris. Neither A nor I is from New York. The one who is from London was not born in January. I is not from New Delhi.

In which month was W born?

  1. AOption (a)

    January

  2. BOption (b)

    February

  3. COption (c)

    March

  4. DOption (d)

    April

  5. EOption (e)

    May

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

March

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Question 637

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

Six persons A, E, I, O, U and W were born in six different months –January, February, March, April, May and June but not necessarily in the same order. They all belong to six different cities- New York, London, New Delhi, Moscow, Paris and Mumbai.
O was born in a month having less than 31 days but not in June. Two persons were born between O and I. The one who was born just after I is from Moscow. Three persons were born between the one who is from Moscow and the one who is from Mumbai. The one who is from Mumbai is born just after A. W was born immediately before U. One person was born in between A and the one who is from Paris. Neither A nor I is from New York. The one who is from London was not born in January. I is not from New Delhi.

Who is from Moscow?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    I

  4. DOption (d)

    O

  5. EOption (e)

    U

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

E

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Question 638

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

Six persons A, E, I, O, U and W were born in six different months –January, February, March, April, May and June but not necessarily in the same order. They all belong to six different cities- New York, London, New Delhi, Moscow, Paris and Mumbai.
O was born in a month having less than 31 days but not in June. Two persons were born between O and I. The one who was born just after I is from Moscow. Three persons were born between the one who is from Moscow and the one who is from Mumbai. The one who is from Mumbai is born just after A. W was born immediately before U. One person was born in between A and the one who is from Paris. Neither A nor I is from New York. The one who is from London was not born in January. I is not from New Delhi.

Who was born immediately before U?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    The One who is from New Delhi

  3. COption (c)

    I

  4. DOption (d)

    O

  5. EOption (e)

    The One who is from Paris

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

The One who is from Paris

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Question 639

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

Six persons A, E, I, O, U and W were born in six different months –January, February, March, April, May and June but not necessarily in the same order. They all belong to six different cities- New York, London, New Delhi, Moscow, Paris and Mumbai.
O was born in a month having less than 31 days but not in June. Two persons were born between O and I. The one who was born just after I is from Moscow. Three persons were born between the one who is from Moscow and the one who is from Mumbai. The one who is from Mumbai is born just after A. W was born immediately before U. One person was born in between A and the one who is from Paris. Neither A nor I is from New York. The one who is from London was not born in January. I is not from New Delhi.

How many persons were born between the one who is from New Delhi and the one who is from London?

  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: (c)C.

Three

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Question 640

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

Six persons A, E, I, O, U and W were born in six different months –January, February, March, April, May and June but not necessarily in the same order. They all belong to six different cities- New York, London, New Delhi, Moscow, Paris and Mumbai.
O was born in a month having less than 31 days but not in June. Two persons were born between O and I. The one who was born just after I is from Moscow. Three persons were born between the one who is from Moscow and the one who is from Mumbai. The one who is from Mumbai is born just after A. W was born immediately before U. One person was born in between A and the one who is from Paris. Neither A nor I is from New York. The one who is from London was not born in January. I is not from New Delhi.

As many persons were born after U is same as many before ___.

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    I

  4. DOption (d)

    O

  5. EOption (e)

    W

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

W

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