Reasoning PYQs

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question that follows.

(Left) 3 Ω 9 $ 7 6 @ 5 1 * # % & 8 2 + 4 £ (Right)

If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be fifth from the right$?

A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit around a circular table facing centre. F sits to the immediate left of G. E sits to the immediate left of C. C sits second to the left of A. B sits third to the left of G. How many people sit between F and E when counted from the left of E?

Robert starts from Point A and drives 6 km towards South. He then takes a left turn, drives 8 km, turns left and drives 2 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 5 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 4 km and stops at Point B. 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.)

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 4635748, what will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

All 47 people are standing in a row facing north. Seema is 22^nd from the right end while Bini is 31^st from the left end. How many people are there between Seema and Bini? 

In a certain code language,

A + B means ‘A is the daughter of B’,

A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’,

A × B means ‘A is the wife of B’, and

A % B means ‘A is the father of B’.

How is S related to H if ‘S + D × F – G % H’?

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

(Left) 682 745 524 617 539 (Right)

(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right.

What will be the resultant if the third digit of the second highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?

Six people, named W, X, Y, Z, T and U, each are of different ages. The age of W is 40. The age of Y is one-fourth times the age of T. The age of Z is four times the age of U. The age of T is five times the age of Z. The age of W is two times the age of Y. If The age of U is one-third times the age of X, what is the age of X? 

Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept below D. Only two boxes are kept between D and G. Only C is kept immediately above B. A is kept at some place below F and at some place above E. How many boxes are kept above B?

12 is related to 192 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 17 is related to 272. To which of the following is 24 related, following the same logic?

(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.)

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?

38 37 40 39 42 ?

Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that does NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their positions in the letter-cluster.)

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as the one followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.

LH-NJ-PS

NJ-PL-RU

Each letter in the word CLAUSE is changed to the letter immediately succeeding it in the English alphabetical order and then all the letters thus formed are arranged in alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will be third from the right in the new group of letters thus formed?

29 is related to 118 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 10 is related to 42. To which of the following is 13 related, following the same logic?

(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.)

The 3 figures given below are alike in a certain way as they share certain feature(s). Select the option that shares the same features as the given figures.

All 91 people are standing in a row facing north. Fi is 12^th from the right end while Yu is 86^th from the left end. How many people are there between Fi and Yu?

In a certain code language, ‘HUNT’ is coded as ‘9876’ and ‘USER’ is coded as ‘4361’. What is the code for ‘U’ in that language?

Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of '?' will logically complete the series.

Select the term from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

FNT -1 HPP -3 ? LTH -27 NVD -81