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Question 1261

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

(Left) 9 6 $ $ 7 © £ $ 1 * 5 4 3 3 $ 6 @ # # # 8 % (Right)

How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

  1. AOption (a)

    4

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    3

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

2

Why this answer is correct

Given: (Left) 9 6 $ $ 7 © £ $ 1 * 5 4 3 3 $ 6 @ # # # 8 % (Right)

Now, 

Symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number

So, Needed pattern is: Number - Symbol - Number.

There are 2 symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

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Question 1262

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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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some penguins are sharks.

Some sharks are dolphins.

Conclusions (I): No shark is a penguin.

Conclusions (II): Some penguins are dolphins.

  1. AOption (a)

    Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow. 

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion (I) follows. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion (II) follows.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows. 

Why this answer is correct

Given

Statement:

Some penguins are sharks.

Some sharks are dolphins.

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statement is:

Conclusions:

I: No shark is a penguin. This contradicts the first statement ("Some penguins are sharks"), which implies "Some sharks are penguins." Therefore, Conclusion (I) does not follow.

II: Some penguins are dolphins. This is true in Diagram II, but false in Diagram I. Since it is not true in all possible diagrams, Conclusion (II) does not follow.

So, Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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Question 1263

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KGDL is related to IEBJ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, NJGO is related to LHEM. To which of the given options is QMJR related, following the same logic? 

  1. AOption (a)

    OKPH 

  2. BOption (b)

    KOHP 

  3. COption (c)

    KOPH 

  4. DOption (d)

    OKHP

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

OKHP

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

For, 'KGDL is related to IEBJ '

For, 'NJGO is related to LHEM'

Similarly, for 'QMJR'

So, 'QMJR' will be related to 'OKHP'

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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Question 1264

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If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 7364592, what will be the sum of the digits which are first from the left and first from the right in the new number thus formed? 

  1. AOption (a)

    9

  2. BOption (b)

    12

  3. COption (c)

    10

  4. DOption (d)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

10

Why this answer is correct

Given numbers:  7364592,

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number, we get  6286484

The new number is 6286484.

Digit first from the left: 6

Digit first from the right: 4

Sum = 6 + 4 = 10

The sum of the digits is 10.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3'

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Question 1265

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H, I, J, K, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table.

Only four people sit between U and V when counted from the right of U. U sits third to the left of W. K sits third to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbour of both V and W. How many people sit between J and I when counted from the right of J?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two 

  2. BOption (b)

    One 

  3. COption (c)

    Three 

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two 

Why this answer is correct

Given: H, I, J, K, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the center of the table.

  1. Only four people sit between U and V when counted from the right of U.

  2. U sits third to the left of W.

  3. K sits third to the left of H.

  4. I is an immediate neighbour of both V and W.

So, J will sit on the remaining place.

Here,2 people sit between J and I when counted from the right of J

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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Question 1266

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Veer starts from Point Y and drives 34 km towards north. He then takes a left turn, drives 20 km. He then turns left and drives 40 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 20 km and stops at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.) 

  1. AOption (a)

    6 km towards north 

  2. BOption (b)

    7 km towards south 

  3. COption (c)

    4 km towards east

  4. DOption (d)

    8 km towards west

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

6 km towards north 

Why this answer is correct

Given: 

Veer starts from Point Y and drives 34 km towards north.

He then takes a left turn, drives 20 km.

He then turns left and drives 40 km.

He takes a final left turn, drives 20 km and stops at Point Z.

So, Veer must cover the 6 km distance by driving 6 km towards the North.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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Question 1267

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

178 142 117 101 92 ?

  1. AOption (a)

    63 

  2. BOption (b)

    75 

  3. COption (c)

    81 

  4. DOption (d)

    88

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

88

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

thus, "88" will replace the question mark in the given series.

Hence, the correct option is "Option 4".

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Question 1268

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

499 500 502 505 509 ?

  1. AOption (a)

    515 

  2. BOption (b)

    513 

  3. COption (c)

    514 

  4. DOption (d)

    516

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

514 

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

thus, "514" will replace the question mark in the given series.

Hence, the correct option is "Option 3".

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Question 1269

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Seven boxes U, V, W, X, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order.

Only X is kept above W. Only two boxes are kept between W and G. Only U is kept below F. V is not kept immediately above G. How many boxes are kept between E and U?

  1. AOption (a)

    One 

  2. BOption (b)

    Three 

  3. COption (c)

    Four 

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given: Seven boxes U, V, W, X, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. Only X is kept above W.

2) Only two boxes are kept between W and G. 

  1. V is not kept immediately above G.
X
W
V
G

 

Similarly, filling up the remaining positions:

Only U is kept below F

E is at Position 4 and U is at Position 7.

The boxes kept between E and U are G (Pos 5) and F (Pos 6).

X
W
V
E
G
F
U

 

So, there are 'Two' boxes are kept between E and U.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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Question 1270

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

All numbers are single-digit numbers. Counting to be done from left to right only.

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

How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number$?

  1. AOption (a)

    4

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    2

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

3

Why this answer is correct

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

Now, 

numbers, which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by number

So, Needed pattern is: Number - Symbol -  Number. 

There are 3 symbol, which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.$

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Question 1271

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

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

  1. AOption (a)

    NK-PL

  2. BOption (b)

    JG-LI

  3. COption (c)

    FC-HD

  4. DOption (d)

    RO-TP

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

JG-LI

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Option 1) NK-PL

Option 2) JG-LI

Option 3) FC-HD

Option 4) RO-TP

Here, 'RO-TP' is odd among the given options.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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Question 1272

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In a row of people all facing north, Cherry is 25th from the right end. Dinesh is 28th from the right end. Dinesh is exactly between Cherry and Lina. If Lina is 11th from the left end of the line, how many people are there in the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    40 

  2. BOption (b)

    41 

  3. COption (c)

    42 

  4. DOption (d)

    39

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

41 

Why this answer is correct

Given: 

In a row of people all facing north

Cherry is 25th from the right end.

Dinesh is 28th from the right end.

Dinesh is exactly between Cherry and Lina.

Lina is 11th from the left end of the line

People between Cherry and Dinesh =  28 - 25 - 1 = 2

So Lina's rank = Dinesh + people between Dinesh and Lina +1

= 28 + 2 + 1 = 31

So, Total People =  11 + 31 - 1 =  41

So, there are '41' people are there in the row

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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Question 1273

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Deepti starts from point A and walks 5 km towards west. She takes a left turn and walks 2 km. She then takes a right turn and walks 3 km. She then takes a final right turn and walks 2 km and reaches a point B. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she walk in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified.) 

  1. AOption (a)

    2 km west 

  2. BOption (b)

    8 km east 

  3. COption (c)

    2 km east 

  4. DOption (d)

    5 km east

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

8 km east 

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information,

  1. Deepti starts from point A and walks 5 km towards west.
  2. She takes a left turn and walks 2 km.
  3. She then takes a right turn and walks 3 km.
  4. She then takes a final right turn and walks 2 km and reaches a point B.

So, to reach the point A, Deepti should walk 3 + 5 = 8 km in East direction.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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Question 1274

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Kartik ranked 19th from the top and 27th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

  1. AOption (a)

    45 

  2. BOption (b)

    47 

  3. COption (c)

    44 

  4. DOption (d)

    46

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

45 

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Rank from top = 19

Rank from bottom = 27

Total students=Rank from top+Rank from bottom−1

Total students= 19 + 27 − 1= 45.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

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Question 1275

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Each of the digits in the number 8357416 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? 

  1. AOption (a)

    12

  2. BOption (b)

    10

  3. COption (c)

    9

  4. DOption (d)

    11

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

10

Why this answer is correct

Given numbers: 8357416

Digits in 8357416 are:

8, 3, 5, 7, 4, 1, 6

Arrange in ascending order:  1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Second from the left = 3

Second from the right = 7

So, Sum = 3 + 7 = 10

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'

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Question 1276

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A, B, C, D, J, K and L are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table.

Only four people sit between C and J when counted from the right of C. C sits third to the left of B. A sits third to the left of D. L is an immediate neighbour of both J and B. How many people sit between K and L when counted from the right of K? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Four 

  2. BOption (b)

    Three 

  3. COption (c)

    Two 

  4. DOption (d)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Two 

Why this answer is correct

Given: A, B, C, D, J, K and L are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table.

  1. Only four people sit between C and J when counted from the right of C.

  2. C sits third to the left of B.

  3. A sits third to the left of D.

  4. L is an immediate neighbour of both J and B.

Thus, There are Two people sit between K and L when counted from the right of K

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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Question 1277

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In a certain code language, ‘OPEN’ is coded as ‘4627’ and ‘EARS’ is coded as ‘1375’. What is the code for ‘E’ in the given code language?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    7

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

7

Why this answer is correct

Two terms and their corresponding codes are provided to us:

OPEN → 4627

EARS = 1375

So, We must figure out the code for the letter "E."

'E' is common in both words, and '7' is common in both codes.

 

So, Code for E is 7.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.

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Question 1278

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In a certain code language, ‘KNOW’ is coded as ‘8901’ and ‘KNOT’ is coded as ‘9028’. What is the code for ‘W’ in the given code language?

  1. AOption (a)

    8

  2. BOption (b)

    9

  3. COption (c)

    1

  4. DOption (d)

    0

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

1

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

For, ‘KNOW’ is coded as ‘8901’

KNOW
8901

For, ‘KNOT’ is coded as ‘9028’

KNOT
9028

So, 1 is the code for ‘W’ in the given code language

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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Question 1279

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

260, 310, 460, 710, 1060, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    1560 

  2. BOption (b)

    1510 

  3. COption (c)

    1460 

  4. DOption (d)

    1410

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

1510 

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

thus, "1510" will replace the question mark in the given series.

Hence, the correct option is "Option 2".

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Question 1280

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In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. Select the pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs.

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

24, 16

48, 32

  1. AOption (a)

    72, 36

  2. BOption (b)

    84, 56

  3. COption (c)

    60, 20

  4. DOption (d)

    96, 62

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

84, 56

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: Multiply the first number by 2/3 to get the second number.

24, 16

24 × (2/3) = 16

48, 32

48 × (2/3) = 32

Now, checking the options:

Option 1) 72, 36

72 × (2/3) = 48 (not 36) → Incorrect

Option 2) 84, 56

84 × (2/3) = 56 → Correct

Option 3) 60, 20

60 × (2/3) = 40 (not 20) → Incorrect

Option 4) 96, 62

96 × (2/3) = 64 (not 62) → Incorrect

Hence, the correct option is "Option 2"

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