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Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.

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Question 281

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Directions (Q.180-184): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A number arrangement machine when given an input line of numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and various steps of rearrangement.

Input:1520192431
Step I:50983
Step II:25081649
Step III:70919
Step IV:18072630
Step V:1627065-2
Step VI:-21627065
Step VII:-22167065
Step VIII:-22166570

And Step VIII is the last step of the rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: 30 62 32 81 13 52

  1. In which step the elements ‘135 27 63’ found in the same order?
  1. AOption (a)

    III

  2. BOption (b)

    II

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    IV

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (d)D.

IV

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Question 282

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Directions (Q.180-184): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A number arrangement machine when given an input line of numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and various steps of rearrangement.

Input:1520192431
Step I:50983
Step II:25081649
Step III:70919
Step IV:18072630
Step V:1627065-2
Step VI:-21627065
Step VII:-22167065
Step VIII:-22166570

And Step VIII is the last step of the rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: 30 62 32 81 13 52

  1. Which element comes exactly between '101' and '65' in step V of the given input?
  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    -2

  3. COption (c)

    0

  4. DOption (d)

    25

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (b)B.

-2

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Question 283

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Directions (Q.180-184): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A number arrangement machine when given an input line of numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and various steps of rearrangement.

Input:1520192431
Step I:50983
Step II:25081649
Step III:70919
Step IV:18072630
Step V:1627065-2
Step VI:-21627065
Step VII:-22167065
Step VIII:-22166570

And Step VIII is the last step of the rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: 30 62 32 81 13 52

  1. If in the first step, "0" interchanges its position with '6' and '12' also interchanges its position with "8" then which element will be to the immediate left of '3'?
  1. AOption (a)

    20

  2. BOption (b)

    8

  3. COption (c)

    12

  4. DOption (d)

    0

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (c)C.

12

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Question 284

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Directions (Q.180-184): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A number arrangement machine when given an input line of numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and various steps of rearrangement.

Input:1520192431
Step I:50983
Step II:25081649
Step III:70919
Step IV:18072630
Step V:1627065-2
Step VI:-21627065
Step VII:-22167065
Step VIII:-22166570

And Step VIII is the last step of the rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: 30 62 32 81 13 52

  1. How many steps are needed to complete this arrangement?
  1. AOption (a)

    VIII

  2. BOption (b)

    VII

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    IX

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Answer: (e)E.

IX

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Question 285

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A man walks 7 miles eastwards, turns right and travels 3 miles and further turns and travels 11 miles. How far is he from the starting point?

  1. AOption (a)

    5 miles

  2. BOption (b)

    3 miles

  3. COption (c)

    6 miles

  4. DOption (d)

    8 miles

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

5 miles

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Question 286

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  1. A and B start walking in opposite directions. A covers 3 miles and b 4 miles. Then A turns right walks 4 miles and B turns left and walks 3 miles. How far each is form the starting point?
  1. AOption (a)

    4 miles

  2. BOption (b)

    6 miles

  3. COption (c)

    8 miles

  4. DOption (d)

    5 miles

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (d)D.

5 miles

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Question 287

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  1. Ravi went 10 m to the east, then turned north and walked another 5m. Then he turned west and covered 15m. How far is he from the starting point?
  1. AOption (a)

    5m

  2. BOption (b)

    2m

  3. COption (c)

    3m

  4. DOption (d)

    15m

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

5m

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Question 288

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  1. A is D's brother is B's father. B and C are sisters. How is C related to A?
  1. AOption (a)

    Cousin

  2. BOption (b)

    Niece

  3. COption (c)

    Aunt

  4. DOption (d)

    Nephew

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (b)B.

Niece

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Question 289

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  1. If X is the brother of the son Y's son., then how is X related to Y?
  1. AOption (a)

    Son

  2. BOption (b)

    Brother

  3. COption (c)

    Nephew

  4. DOption (d)

    Grandson

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (d)D.

Grandson

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Question 290

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  1. Pointing towards a girl in the picture, Sunita said, "She is the mother of Renu whose father is my son." How Sunita is related to that girl in the picture?
  1. AOption (a)

    Mother

  2. BOption (b)

    Aunt

  3. COption (c)

    Cousin

  4. DOption (d)

    Data inadequate

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Answer: (e)E.

None of the above

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Question 291

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  1. Find the day of the week on 17th July, 1776.
  1. AOption (a)

    Wednesday

  2. BOption (b)

    Sunday

  3. COption (c)

    Monday

  4. DOption (d)

    Saturday

  5. EOption (e)

    Friday

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Answer: (a)A.

Wednesday

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Question 292

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  1. What was the day on 10th November,1581 ?
  1. AOption (a)

    Wednesday

  2. BOption (b)

    Sunday

  3. COption (c)

    Monday

  4. DOption (d)

    Saturday

  5. EOption (e)

    Friday

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Answer: (b)B.

Sunday

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Question 293

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  1. The sum of present ages of Ashok, Anil and Ajay is 75 years.If 5 years ago the ratio of their ages was 3 : 4 : 5, What is the present age of Anil?
  1. AOption (a)

    25 years.

  2. BOption (b)

    15 years

  3. COption (c)

    12 years

  4. DOption (d)

    28 years

  5. EOption (e)

    32 years

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Answer: (a)A.

25 years.

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Question 294

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  1. The average age of a man and his son is 48 years. The ratio of their age is 5 : 3 respectively .What is the son's age ?
  1. AOption (a)

    25 years.

  2. BOption (b)

    15 years

  3. COption (c)

    12 years

  4. DOption (d)

    28 years

  5. EOption (e)

    36 years

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Answer: (e)E.

36 years

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Question 295

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  1. The ratio of ages of Namrata and Divya is 4 : 3 .The sum of their ages is 28 years.The ratio of their ages after 4 years will be :
  1. AOption (a)

    3: 4

  2. BOption (b)

    5 : 4

  3. COption (c)

    5 : 6

  4. DOption (d)

    6 :5

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (b)B.

5 : 4

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Question 296

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  1. Pointing to a photograph of Hari, Vijay said, “The father of his sister is the husband of my wife’s mother’. How is Vijay related to Hari?
  1. AOption (a)

    Brother

  2. BOption (b)

    Brother-in-law

  3. COption (c)

    Uncle

  4. DOption (d)

    Data inadequate

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (b)B.

Brother-in-law

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Question 297

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P is father of . S is mother of N who is brother of J. B is son of S. C is sister of B. How J is related to C?

  1. AOption (a)

    Data inedaquate

  2. BOption (b)

    Cousin

  3. COption (c)

    Brother

  4. DOption (d)

    Sister

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

Data inedaquate

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Question 298

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  1. Introducing Rajesh, Neha said, his brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather. How is Neha related to Rajesh ?
  1. AOption (a)

    Daughter

  2. BOption (b)

    Sister

  3. COption (c)

    Mother

  4. DOption (d)

    Niece

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (b)B.

Sister

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Question 299

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Directions (199 -200): Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.

13 bungalows are to be grouped into three groups , group ‘A’ containing 5 bungalows , group ‘B’ and group ‘c’ containing 4 bungalows each. The bungalows are colored red , white , pink , indigo , cyan , yellow , blue , green , orange , violet , purple , burgundy and maroon. The grouping is done subject to the following conditions :

(I) Yellow and orange bungalows fall in group ‘c’ white, red and white bungalows fall in group ‘ A’
(II) Blue and violet bungalows are together but not with red or orange bungalow.

(III) No two of pink , burgundy and green bungalows are together
(IV) Maroon and Indigo bungalows are always together.

  1. If pink bungalows falls in group ‘A’ then green bungalow falls in group ‘ C’. If this is the case, then burgundy bungalow would definitely fall in which group?
  1. AOption (a)

    group ‘A’

  2. BOption (b)

    group ’B’

  3. COption (c)

    group ‘ c’

  4. DOption (d)

    group ‘A’ or ‘C’

  5. EOption (e)

    group ‘B’ or ‘C’

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Answer: (b)B.

group ’B’

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Directions (199 -200): Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.

13 bungalows are to be grouped into three groups , group ‘A’ containing 5 bungalows , group ‘B’ and group ‘c’ containing 4 bungalows each. The bungalows are colored red , white , pink , indigo , cyan , yellow , blue , green , orange , violet , purple , burgundy and maroon. The grouping is done subject to the following conditions :

(I) Yellow and orange bungalows fall in group ‘c’ white, red and white bungalows fall in group ‘ A’
(II) Blue and violet bungalows are together but not with red or orange bungalow.

(III) No two of pink , burgundy and green bungalows are together
(IV) Maroon and Indigo bungalows are always together. 200. Which of these bungalows would definitely fall in group ‘B’?

  1. AOption (a)

    Pink bungalow

  2. BOption (b)

    Burgundy bungalow

  3. COption (c)

    Green bungalow

  4. DOption (d)

    Purple bungalow

  5. EOption (e)

    Blue bungalow

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Answer: (e)E.

Blue bungalow

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