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Question 641

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If the first and third letters of the word ‘GAMES’, second letter of the word ‘TONE’, and first letter of the word ‘FIRE’ are taken together. Find the second letter of the meaningful word (starting with “G” only) formed by using these letters only once. If more than one such word is formed, mark X as your answer.

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    O

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    No such word form

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Answer: (e)E.

No such word form

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Question 642

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Eight persons are comparing their height. S’s height is more than V but less than U. T’s height is more than W whose height is less than V. At least two person’s height is less than W. T’s height is not more than S. Height of Z is 184 cm. Height of U is 178 cm. Height of X is more than that of Y. More than one person’s height is between T and X.

Who is the shortest among the following persons?

  1. AOption (a)

    V

  2. BOption (b)

    W

  3. COption (c)

    Y

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (c)C.

Y

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Question 643

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Eight persons are comparing their height. S’s height is more than V but less than U. T’s height is more than W whose height is less than V. At least two person’s height is less than W. T’s height is not more than S. Height of Z is 184 cm. Height of U is 178 cm. Height of X is more than that of Y. More than one person’s height is between T and X.

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. AOption (a)

    Height of S is more than 178 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    More than two persons height is between T and Z

  3. COption (c)

    Height of T is more than X and W only

  4. DOption (d)

    Two person’s height is between V and Y

  5. EOption (e)

    None is true

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Answer: (d)D.

Two person’s height is between V and Y

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Question 644

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Eight persons are comparing their height. S’s height is more than V but less than U. T’s height is more than W whose height is less than V. At least two person’s height is less than W. T’s height is not more than S. Height of Z is 184 cm. Height of U is 178 cm. Height of X is more than that of Y. More than one person’s height is between T and X.

If the sum of heights of U and W is 350 cm, what is the height of W?

  1. AOption (a)

    168 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    172 cm

  3. COption (c)

    180 cm

  4. DOption (d)

    176 cm

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (b)B.

172 cm

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Question 645

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In the number ‘3615763926’, if first half digits are added by 2 and second half digits are subtracted by 1. Then, what will be the sum of all the even digits of the new number formed after rearrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    20

  2. BOption (b)

    24

  3. COption (c)

    18

  4. DOption (d)

    16

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (c)C.

18

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Question 646

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Eight people Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X were born in eight different years but not necessarily in the same order. Their age is calculated from 2022 and they were born in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 but not necessarily in the same order.
The age of U is more than the age of W who was born before 1990. Two persons were born between R and V. U was not born immediately before W. R was born immediately after U. As may persons were born before X is same as many persons were born after T who was born before X. Q was born immediately before S.

Who was born immediately before Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    V

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Answer: (a)A.

X

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Question 647

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

Eight people Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X were born in eight different years but not necessarily in the same order. Their age is calculated from 2022 and they were born in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 but not necessarily in the same order.
The age of U is more than the age of W who was born before 1990. Two persons were born between R and V. U was not born immediately before W. R was born immediately after U. As may persons were born before X is same as many persons were born after T who was born before X. Q was born immediately before S.

How many people were born between U and Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Five

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Answer: (c)C.

Five

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Question 648

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Eight people Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X were born in eight different years but not necessarily in the same order. Their age is calculated from 2022 and they were born in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 but not necessarily in the same order.
The age of U is more than the age of W who was born before 1990. Two persons were born between R and V. U was not born immediately before W. R was born immediately after U. As may persons were born before X is same as many persons were born after T who was born before X. Q was born immediately before S.

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. AOption (a)

    T was born immediately before V

  2. BOption (b)

    V was born two years after U

  3. COption (c)

    T was born after 1990

  4. DOption (d)

    Q was born before 1994

  5. EOption (e)

    W was born immediately before V

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Answer: (e)E.

W was born immediately before V

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Question 649

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

Eight people Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X were born in eight different years but not necessarily in the same order. Their age is calculated from 2022 and they were born in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 but not necessarily in the same order.
The age of U is more than the age of W who was born before 1990. Two persons were born between R and V. U was not born immediately before W. R was born immediately after U. As may persons were born before X is same as many persons were born after T who was born before X. Q was born immediately before S.

In which year V was born?

  1. AOption (a)

    1981

  2. BOption (b)

    1982

  3. COption (c)

    1984

  4. DOption (d)

    1990

  5. EOption (e)

    1992

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Answer: (d)D.

1990

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Question 650

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

Eight people Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X were born in eight different years but not necessarily in the same order. Their age is calculated from 2022 and they were born in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 but not necessarily in the same order.
The age of U is more than the age of W who was born before 1990. Two persons were born between R and V. U was not born immediately before W. R was born immediately after U. As may persons were born before X is same as many persons were born after T who was born before X. Q was born immediately before S.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    X

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Answer: (b)B.

U

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Question 651

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A certain number of persons sit in a row and face north. P sits sixth to the left of T who sits immediately to the right of S. Seven persons sit between S and K. N sits fourth to the right of K. The number of persons sit between T and N is one more than the number of persons sit between P and L. Q sits sixth to the left of L and seventh from one of the extreme ends. L sits to the right of P. R sits second to the left of N. R sits fifth from one of the extreme ends of the row.

If P is related to Q and in the same way K is related to N then who among the following persons is related to L?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    N

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Answer: (e)E.

T

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Question 652

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Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions below:

A certain number of persons sit in a row and face north. P sits sixth to the left of T who sits immediately to the right of S. Seven persons sit between S and K. N sits fourth to the right of K. The number of persons sit between T and N is one more than the number of persons sit between P and L. Q sits sixth to the left of L and seventh from one of the extreme ends. L sits to the right of P. R sits second to the left of N. R sits fifth from one of the extreme ends of the row.

What is the position of Q with respect to R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Tenth to the right

  2. BOption (b)

    Eleventh to the right

  3. COption (c)

    Eleventh to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    Immediate left

  5. EOption (e)

    Immediate right

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Answer: (c)C.

Eleventh to the left

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Question 653

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Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions below:

A certain number of persons sit in a row and face north. P sits sixth to the left of T who sits immediately to the right of S. Seven persons sit between S and K. N sits fourth to the right of K. The number of persons sit between T and N is one more than the number of persons sit between P and L. Q sits sixth to the left of L and seventh from one of the extreme ends. L sits to the right of P. R sits second to the left of N. R sits fifth from one of the extreme ends of the row.

How many persons sit in the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    20

  2. BOption (b)

    22

  3. COption (c)

    23

  4. DOption (d)

    14

  5. EOption (e)

    15

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

22

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Question 654

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In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some 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 Sprite is Fanta.

Only a few Fanta is Limca.

No Limca are Pepsi.

Conclusions:

I. Some Fanta are not Pepsi.

II. All Sprite can be Pepsi.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Both conclusions I and II follow

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Question 655

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In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some 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:

Some Strawberry are Dragon fruit.

Some Dragon Fruit are not Jack Fruit.

Only Jack fruit are Guava.

Conclusions:

I. Some Guava are definitely not Strawberry.

II. All Strawberry are Jackfruit

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows

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Question 656

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In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some 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 a few Vase are Pot.
A Few Pot is Flowers.

Only Flowers are Plant.

Conclusions:

I. No Plant being Vase is a possibility.

II. All Pot can be Vase.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only conclusion II follows

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Question 657

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In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some 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 Question is Written.

All Answers are Question.

No Solution is Answers.

Conclusions:

I. Some Written being Answers is a possibility.

II. No Questions are Solution.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Question 658

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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word from the 1st, 6th, 10thand 11th letters from the left end of the word “ACCOUNTABLE” using each letter only once, then what is the third letter of the word from the left end? If no such meaningful word can be formed, the answer is “Y” and if more than one such meaningful word can be formed, the answer will be “Z’.

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    Y

  3. COption (c)

    Z

  4. DOption (d)

    N

  5. EOption (e)

    A

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Answer: (c)C.

Z

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Question 659

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

Five books- H, I, J, Kand L are placed one above another in a stack, but not necessarily.

Each book contains a different number of pages: 23, 35, 37, 56 and 93.

Book L contains an odd number of pages and is placed two books above Book H which is placed immediately above the book which contains 35 pages. The number of books placed above Book L is one less than the number of books placed below Book K. Book I is placed above Book H and contains prime number of pages. Book L doesn’t contain 93 pages. The sum of the number of pages in Book L and Book J is equal to the number of pages in Book H.

What is difference between the number of pages in Book H and the sum of the number of pages of Book K and Book I?

  1. AOption (a)

    21

  2. BOption (b)

    36

  3. COption (c)

    37

  4. DOption (d)

    35

  5. EOption (e)

    52

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

35

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Question 660

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

Five books- H, I, J, Kand L are placed one above another in a stack, but not necessarily.

Each book contains a different number of pages: 23, 35, 37, 56 and 93.

Book L contains an odd number of pages and is placed two books above Book H which is placed immediately above the book which contains 35 pages. The number of books placed above Book L is one less than the number of books placed below Book K. Book I is placed above Book H and contains prime number of pages. Book L doesn’t contain 93 pages. The sum of the number of pages in Book L and Book J is equal to the number of pages in Book H.

Which book is placed immediately above Book J?

  1. AOption (a)

    Book H

  2. BOption (b)

    Book I

  3. COption (c)

    None of these

  4. DOption (d)

    Book L

  5. EOption (e)

    Book K

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Book K

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