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Question 561

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Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that 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 letter cluster.)

  1. AOption (a)

    GHL

  2. BOption (b)

    EFJ

  3. COption (c)

    FGK

  4. DOption (d)

    YAD

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

YAD

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is,

Logic: The letter clusters are formed by adding specific values to the positional values of the letters in the English alphabetical order.

For GHL,

 

For EFJ,

 

For FGK,

For YAD,

 

The pattern followed is +2, +3, which is different from the others.

Hence, the correct answer is " Option 4"

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Question 562

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RWFG is related to OTCD in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, FKTU is related to CHQR. To which of the following options is WBKL related, following the same logic? 13385

  1. AOption (a)

    THYU

  2. BOption (b)

    TYHI

  3. COption (c)

    TUHO

  4. DOption (d)

    THYI

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

TYHI

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed in this pattern is the subtraction of 3 from the positional values of each letter according to the English alphabetical order.

For 'RWFG' related to 'OTCD':

R(18)W(23)F(6)G(7)
−3 ↓−3 ↓−3 ↓−3 ↓
O(15)T(20)C(3)D(4)

For 'FKTU' related to 'CHQR':

F(6)K(11)T(20)U(21)
−3 ↓−3 ↓−3 ↓−3 ↓
C(3)H(8)Q(17)R(18)

Applying the same logic to 'WBKL':

W(23)B(2)K(11)L(12)
−3 ↓−3 ↓−3 ↓−3 ↓
T(20)Y(25)H(8)I(9)

Thus, WBKL is related to TYHI.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

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Question 563

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What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

GJL ORT WZB EHJ ?

  1. AOption (a)

    MOQ

  2. BOption (b)

    MQQ

  3. COption (c)

    MNP

  4. DOption (d)

    MPR

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

MPR

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

The missing term in the series is MPR.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"

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Question 564

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Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Exactly two boxes are kept between E and B. B is kept on one of the positions above E. C is kept at the bottommost position. Box G is kept immediately above E. Exactly two boxes are kept between D and G. Only one box is kept below F. Which box is immediately below B?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    G

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

A

Why this answer is correct

**Given:**Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order

  1. C is kept at the bottommost position.
  2. Only one box is kept below F, so F is kept at Position 2.
PositionBox
7
6
5
4
3
2F
1 (Bottom)C
  1. Box G is kept immediately above E.
  2. Exactly two boxes are kept between E and B, and B is kept on one of the positions above E.
  3. Exactly two boxes are kept between D and G.
  4. The remaining box A is kept at Position 5.

Final Arrangement:

7D
6B
5A
4G
3E
2F
1C

Thus, the box immediately below B is A.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3 '.

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Question 565

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

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    J

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

J

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is.

Given word: PREDIAL

PREDIAL
↓+1↓+1↓+1↓+1↓+1↓+1↓+1
QSFEJBM

New Word Formed :  Q, S, F, E, J, B, M

Left   Q, S, F, E, J, B, M   Right

The letter fourth from the right in the new group is J.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"

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Question 566

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Aj, Bv, Cu, Dq, Em, Fh and Gt are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre.

Gt sits third to the left of Fh. Em sits second to the left of Fh. Bv sits third to the right of Em. Aj is the immediate neighbour of Cu and Gt.

How many people sit between Dq and Aj when counted from the left of Aj?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

Why this answer is correct

**Given :**Aj, Bv, Cu, Dq, Em, Fh and Gt are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre.

  1. Gt sits third to the left of Fh.
  2. Em sits second to the left of Fh.
  3. Bv sits third to the right of Em.
  4. Aj is the immediate neighbour of Cu and Gt.

The Final Diagram , 

 

The people in between are Cu, Bv, and Fh, making a total of three people.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

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Question 567

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

12 − 50 ÷ 2 × 2 + 15 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    48

  2. BOption (b)

    45

  3. COption (c)

    47

  4. DOption (d)

    49

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

47

Why this answer is correct

BODMAS Table:

Interchanging the signs:

    • ↔ −
  • × ↔ ÷

The given equation is 12 − 50 div 2 times 2 + 15 →

After interchanging the signs as per the rules and follow BODMAS rule, the new equation becomes:

⇒ 12 + 50 × (2 ÷ 2) − 15

 

⇒ 12 + 50 × 1 − 15

⇒ 12 + (50 × 1) − 15

⇒ 12 + 50 − 15

⇒ 62 − 15

 

⇒ 47

Hence, the correct answer is " Option 3"

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Question 568

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ORVS is related to QTXU in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, PSWT is related to RUYV. To which of the following is HKOL related, following the same logic? 13913

  1. AOption (a)

    JMQN

  2. BOption (b)

    JLPN

  3. COption (c)

    JNPW

  4. DOption (d)

    JMPN

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

JMQN

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed in this pattern is based on a forward shift in the English alphabetical order.

For 'ORVS' related to 'QTXU':

O(15)R(18)V(22)S(19)
+2 ↓+2 ↓+2 ↓+2 ↓
Q(17)T(20)X(24)U(21)

For 'PSWT' related to 'RUYV':

P(16)S(19)W(23)T(20)
+2 ↓+2 ↓+2 ↓+2 ↓
R(18)U(21)Y(25)V(22)

Applying the same logic to 'HKOL':

H(8)K(11)O(15)L(12)
+2 ↓+2 ↓+2 ↓+2 ↓
J(10)M(13)Q(17)N(14)

Thus, HKOL is related to JMQN.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

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Question 569

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Sima ranked 12th from the top and 13th from the bottom in her class. How many students are there in her class?

  1. AOption (a)

    23

  2. BOption (b)

    20

  3. COption (c)

    22

  4. DOption (d)

    24

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

24

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Position of Sima from the top = 12th

Position of Sima from the bottom = 13th

To find the total number of students in the class, the formula used is:

Total number of students = (Position from the top + Position from the bottom) − 1

Total number of students = (12 + 13) − 1

= 25 − 1

= 24

So, there are 24 students in Sima's class.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

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Question 570

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Seven people F, G, H, L, M, O and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only three people sit between G and F when counted from the right of F. Q sits to the immediate right of G. Only three people sit between Q and M when counted from the left of Q. O sits to the immediate right of H. How many people sit between L and H when counted from the left of H?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given: Seven people F, G, H, L, M, O and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table.

  1. Only three people sit between G and F when counted from the right of F.
  2. Q sits to the immediate right of G.
  3. Only three people sit between Q and M when counted from the left of Q.
  4. O sits to the immediate right of H.

The Final Diagram, 

 

 

There are exactly two people M and F sitting between them.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

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Question 571

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

FEL 17, KIQ 21, PMV 25, UQA 29, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    YUF 32

  2. BOption (b)

    ZUF 33

  3. COption (c)

    ZVG 33

  4. DOption (d)

    YVG 32

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

ZUF 33

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

The pattern observed for the letters is (+5, +4, +5) and for the numbers, it is +4. Combining these parts, the next term in the series is ZUF 33.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2"

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Question 572

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DO 9 is related to FL -5 in a certain way. In the same way, EQ 3 is related to GN -11. To which of the following is KH 6 related, following the same logic?

  1. AOption (a)

    GY -11

  2. BOption (b)

    IE -7

  3. COption (c)

    ME -8

  4. DOption (d)

    NI -14

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

ME -8

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

DO 9 is related to FL -5 ,

EQ 3 is related to GN -11,

KH 6 related to, 

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.

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Question 573

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Amrita is the sister of Bablu. Bablu is the brother of Deepak. Deepak is the son of Malti and Malti is the wife of Lakhan. Nehal is the brother of Lakhan. How is Nehal related to Amrita?

  1. AOption (a)

    Father's brother

  2. BOption (b)

    Brother

  3. COption (c)

    Son

  4. DOption (d)

    Mother's brother

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Father's brother

Why this answer is correct

Family Chart:

 

The family tree diagram is , 

Therefore, Lakhan is the father of Amrita, and Nehal  is the brother of Lakhan . This means Nehal is the Father's brother of Amrita.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

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Question 574

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Mr. Vasu starts from Point A and drives 25 km towards the West. He then takes a left turn, drives 15 km, turns left and drives 51 km. He then takes a left turn, drives 28 km, turns left and drives 14 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 6 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 12 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)

    8 km to the North

  2. BOption (b)

    10 km to the East

  3. COption (c)

    9 km to the West

  4. DOption (d)

    7 km to the South

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

7 km to the South

Why this answer is correct

  • Mr. Vasu starts from Point A and drives 25 km towards the West.
  • He then takes a left turn, drives 15 km, turns left and drives 51 km.
  • He then takes a left turn, drives 28 km, turns left and drives 14 km.
  • He then takes a left turn and drives 6 km.
  • He takes a final right turn, drives 12 km and stops at Point P

The Final Diagram, 

Therefore, he should drive 7 km to the South to reach Point A again.

Hence, the correct answer is " Option 4"

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Question 575

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Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that 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 letter cluster.)

  1. AOption (a)

    UXZ

  2. BOption (b)

    LOQ

  3. COption (c)

    ZDE

  4. DOption (d)

    DGI

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

ZDE

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is,

Logic: The difference between the numerical positions of consecutive letters in the group is +3 and +2.

UXZ,

LOQ,

DGI,

ZDE,

 

This letter cluster follows a different pattern (+4, +1) and does not follow the rule.

Therefore, the letter cluster that is different from the others is ZDE.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.

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Question 576

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Each of the digits in the number 8254316 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given number: 8254316

Arranging them in ascending order, : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8.

 

Now, let us compare the original number with the newly arranged sequence:

Original Number8254316
Ascending Order1234568

The positions of the digits 2 and 4 remain the same after rearrangement.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

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Question 577

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What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series?

56 57 ? 70 86 111

  1. AOption (a)

    61

  2. BOption (b)

    63

  3. COption (c)

    64

  4. DOption (d)

    62

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

61

Why this answer is correct

The numbers are increased by consecutive perfect squares.

  • 56 + 1² = 57
  • 57 + 2² = 61
  • 61 + 3² = 70
  • 70 + 4² = 86
  • 86 + 5² = 111

Hence, the missing number is:

57 + 4 = 61

Hence, the correct answer is "option 1"

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Question 578

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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.

Statement: Some Power Saws are Chisels. Some Chisels are Wrenches.

Conclusion (I): Some Power Saws are Wrenches.

Conclusion (II): No Power Saws are Wrenches.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion (I) follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion (II) follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:

(I) Some Power Saws are Wrenches - Doesn't Follows.(Their is no direct relation between PowerSawas and wrencehes may be it is possible but not definite. Hence, it is false)

(II) No Power Saws are Wrenches - Doesn't Follows.

(Their is no direct relation between PowerSawas and wrencehes may be it is possible but not definite. Hence, it is false)

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Hence, the correct answer is " Option 4"

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Question 579

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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)

    DV - PH

  2. BOption (b)

    JB - DN

  3. COption (c)

    NF - HR

  4. DOption (d)

    TL - NX

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

DV - PH

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is

DV - PH,

JB - DN,

NF - HR,

TL - NX,

Therefore, the letter-cluster pair that is different from the others is DV - PH.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

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Question 580

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Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that 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 letter cluster.)

  1. AOption (a)

    CAY

  2. BOption (b)

    RON

  3. COption (c)

    YVU

  4. DOption (d)

    LIH

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

CAY

Why this answer is correct

The Logic followed here is,

 For RON ,

For YVU,

For LIH,

For CAY ,

 

CAY is the odd one. 

Hence, the correct answer is "option 1"

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