Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.
Each of the digits in the number 6384921 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. 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?
9
8
10
7
Correct answer
9
Rudra starts from Point A and drives 13 km towards west. He then takes a left turn, drives 12 km, turns left and drives 15 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 14 km. He takes a final 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 degrees turns only unless specified)
2 km to the south
4 km to the south
3 km to the south
1 km to the south
Correct answer
2 km to the south
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown.
Correct answer
I, J, K, L, P, Q and R are sitting around a square table facing the centre of the table. Only three people sit between P and J. Q sits to the immediate left of J. No one sits to the right of R. Only two people sit between R and Q. K sits to the immediate right of I. How many people sit between L and K?
Three
Two
One
Four
Correct answer
Three
Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.
QRU : NTS
KVQ : HXO
WKA : ULZ
KAQ : HCT
EZM : BBK
SMY : QNX
Correct answer
WKA : ULZ
G is the daughter of F. F is the sister of K. K is the son of H. H is the husband of E. How is G related to E?
Daughter's daughter
Daughter's son
Mother's sister
Mother’s mother
Correct answer
Daughter's daughter
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?
RTW PRU NPS LNQ ?
JLP
JKO
JLO
JKP
Correct answer
JLP
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) 4 @ 6 K & 2 R G C & T % 7 D Y # 3 5 E * S (Right)
How many such symbols are there which are immediately preceded by a letter and also immediately followed by a number?
5
4
3
2
Correct answer
5
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.)
UL - OS
RI - LP
OF - IM
XO - RU
Correct answer
UL - OS
If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’ , ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’ , what will come in place of the question mark ‘?’ in the following equation?
(64 A 4) C 28 D 20 C (46 A 23) B 7 C 19 = ?
41
76
57
69
Correct answer
41
Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V go to swim on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. P goes to swim on Saturday. Exactly three people go to swim between P and U. Exactly two people go to swim between U and T. Exactly two people go to swim between Q and R. Exactly three people go to swim between S and V. Exactly two people go to swim between S and R. When does T go to swim?
Monday
Sunday
Friday
Tuesday
Correct answer
Monday
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.)
LI - FC
VX - RP
RO - LI
JG - DA
Correct answer
LI - FC
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Correct answer
This question is based on the following words.
PAD SHE NOT WIN
If in each of the words, each letter is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical order, how many words thus formed will have no vowel?
2
3
0
1
Correct answer
2
RN 13 is related to TM -6 in a certain way. In the same way, LO 9 is related to NN -10. To which of the following is OS 3 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.)
PS -19
QT -16
QR -16
PR -14
Correct answer
PS -19
Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) F & L A V @ * K Z > N E $ B = M U & # T £ G € Z (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which are immediately preceded by a letter and also immediately followed by another symbol$?
Four
One
Three
Two
Correct answer
Four
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
30 ÷ 3 + 14 × 2 − 6 = ?
85
89
87
91
Correct answer
85
If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7318456, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?
10
12
14
8
Correct answer
10
In a certain code language, ‘WARD’ is coded as ‘2619’ and ‘DART’ is coded as ‘4962’. What is the code for ‘T’ in the given code language?
2
9
4
6
Correct answer
2
Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. R has an exam on Wednesday. Exactly 3 people have an exam between R and U. V has an exam immediately after S and Q has an exam immediately before S. Only 3 people have an exam between P and S. Who has an exam on Monday?
Q
P
U
V
Correct answer
Q
Solving previous year questions by topic helps identify recurring concepts, question patterns, and frequently asked sub-topics. Attempt each question, review the step-by-step explanation, and note down key formulas or facts for quick revision before the exam.