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

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RPF SI CBT-I 2024 Official Paper (Held On: 02 Dec, 2024 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·General Intelligence and Reasoning
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Question 21

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G, H, I, J, K, L and O are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. L sits third to the left of G. H sits second to the left of O. Only G sits between J and H. K is not an immediate neighbour of L. How many people sit between I and K, when counted from the right of I?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

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Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 22

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What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '×' and '+' are interchanged and '−' and '÷' are interchanged?

44 ÷ 9 × 32 − 8 + 4 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    52

  2. BOption (b)

    54

  3. COption (c)

    53

  4. DOption (d)

    51

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Answer: (a)A.

52

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Question 23

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Six people, named W, X, Y, Z, T and U, each are of different ages. The age of Y is 30. The age of T is five times the age of Z. The age of W is half the age of X. The age of Z is one-fourth the age of W. The age of Y is two times the age of T. If the age of X is half the age of U, what is the age of U?

  1. AOption (a)

    48

  2. BOption (b)

    45

  3. COption (c)

    38

  4. DOption (d)

    35

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Answer: (a)A.

48

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Question 24

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Each vowel in the word ICTERID is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. How many letters will appear exactly twice in the group of letters thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    0

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Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 25

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Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two set of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.

WKA : ULZ

SMY : QNX

  1. AOption (a)

    DTU : BQW

  2. BOption (b)

    OOW : MPV

  3. COption (c)

    NTS : KVQ

  4. DOption (d)

    XQN : VSM

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Answer: (a)A.

DTU : BQW

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Question 26

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FUND is related to KSSB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, PQXZ is related to UOCX. To which of the given options is ZMHV related to, following the same logic? 

  1. AOption (a)

    EKMT

  2. BOption (b)

    DKLS

  3. COption (c)

    FLNT

  4. DOption (d)

    GJMU

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Answer: (a)A.

EKMT

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Question 27

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This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.

(Left) 589 365 451 749 159 (Right)

(Example: 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7)

(NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) 

If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order, the position of how many numbers will remain unchanged?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 28

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Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. 

(Note: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

(30, 49, 19)

(37, 39, 2)

  1. AOption (a)

    (7, 29, 22) 

  2. BOption (b)

    (18, 42, 21) 

  3. COption (c)

    (37, 58, 18) 

  4. DOption (d)

    (17, 32, 12) 

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Answer: (a)A.

(7, 29, 22) 

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Question 29

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Refer to the following letter, number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.

(Left) G E * S D Y # 3 R 6 K & 5 4 @ C & T % 7 2 (Right)

How many such letters are there which are immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    0

  3. COption (c)

    1

  4. DOption (d)

    3

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Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 30

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Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the informaon given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All oranges are apples.

All apples are kiwis.

Some apples are grapes.

Conclusions:

(I): Some kiwis are grapes.

(II): Some oranges are grapes.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

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Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows

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Question 31

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Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 32

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Rayan starts from Point A and drives 13 km towards East. He then takes a left turn, drives 5 km, turns left and drives 15 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 11 km. He takes a left turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degree turns only unless specified.)

  1. AOption (a)

    5 km to the North

  2. BOption (b)

    5 km to the South

  3. COption (c)

    6 km to the North

  4. DOption (d)

    6 km to the South

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Answer: (a)A.

5 km to the North

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Question 33

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In a certain code language, ‘OWES’ is coded as ‘5172’ and ‘NEWS’ is coded as ‘4521’. What is the code for ‘N’ in that language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    1

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Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 34

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F, G, H, I, J and Q live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on, till the topmost floor is numbered 6. No one lives below J. Only two people lives between J and G. Only I lives above Q. H lives on an even numbered floor. How many people live between F and Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 35

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Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

JZI 3 LVL 9 ? PNR 81 RJU 243

  1. AOption (a)

    NRO 27

  2. BOption (b)

    NGR 17

  3. COption (c)

    BYR 21

  4. DOption (d)

    MPO 15

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Answer: (a)A.

NRO 27

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Question 36

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In a certain code language, ‘TAIL’ is coded as ‘2463’ and ‘INKS’ is coded as ‘9351’. What is the code for ‘I’ in the given code language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    3

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    9

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Answer: (a)A.

6

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Question 37

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In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one that follows the same logic.

PLOT - LTOP - TOLP

BEAN - ENAB - NAEB

  1. AOption (a)

    CRAP - RPAC - PARC

  2. BOption (b)

    TOWN - OTWN - NOWT

  3. COption (c)

    WEST - WSET - TSEW

  4. DOption (d)

    QUIT - UQIT - TUIQ

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Answer: (a)A.

CRAP - RPAC - PARC

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Question 38

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Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. 

Statements:

All wafers are candies.

All candies are biscuits.

Some wafers are juices.

Conclusions:

(I): Some candies are juices.

(II): Some biscuits are juices.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

     Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows

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Question 39

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In a certain code language, ‘SPAM’ is coded as ‘4592’ and ‘TAPS’ is coded as ‘5412’. What is the code for ‘T’ in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    4

  4. DOption (d)

    5

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Answer: (a)A.

1

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Question 40

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Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four leer-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which leer-cluster DOES NOT belong to that group?

(Note: The odd man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the leer-cluster.)

  1. AOption (a)

    BFL

  2. BOption (b)

    JNT

  3. COption (c)

    FJP

  4. DOption (d)

    NRY

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Answer: (a)A.

BFL

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