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Question 81

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

In a certain code language, 'WODMF' is written as 'ZRDKD'. How will 'EIDMC' be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    HDLAK

  2. BOption (b)

    HDLKA

  3. COption (c)

    HLDKA

  4. DOption (d)

    HALDA

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

HLDKA

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

For, ‘WODMF' is written as 'ZRDKD’,

Similarly, for 'EIDMC'

So, 'EIDMC' will be written as 'HLDKA'.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 82

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

​'Explicit' is related to 'open' in the same way as 'confidential' is to '______'.

  1. AOption (a)

    Clean

  2. BOption (b)

    Free

  3. COption (c)

    Indirectly

  4. DOption (d)

    Secret

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Secret

Why this answer is correct

Logic : Term : Synonym

  • Explicit is a synonym of open.

Similarly,

  • Confidential is a synonym of secret.

Hence, "Secret" is the correct answer.

Additional Information

  1. Clean → Synonyms are neat, tidy, pure etc.
  2. Free → Synonyms are liberated, open, independent etc.
  3. Indirectly → Synonyms are implicitly, not directly, subtly etc.
  4. Secret → Synonyms are confidential, hidden, private etc.

Question 83

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

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

FAN 15, KFS 20, PKX 25, UPC 30, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    YSL 40

  2. BOption (b)

    YLS 45

  3. COption (c)

    ZVI 35

  4. DOption (d)

    ZUH 35

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

ZUH 35

Why this answer is correct

The pattern followed here is:

Thus, the pattern which logically completes the series is ZUH 35.

Hence, the correct answer is Option (4).

Question 84

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

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

26, 31, 29, 34, 32, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    39

  2. BOption (b)

    37

  3. COption (c)

    34

  4. DOption (d)

    30

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

37

Why this answer is correct

The pattern followed here is:

Hence, the correct answer is "37".

Question 85

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

In a certain code language,

‘A + B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’,

‘A – B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’,

‘A × B’ means ‘A is the son of B’ and

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’.

If C + D – L ÷ P × Q × V, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    C is P’s father’s brother.

  2. BOption (b)

    L is Q’s daughter.

  3. COption (c)

    D is V’s son’s wife.

  4. DOption (d)

    D is P’s mother.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

C is P’s father’s brother.

Why this answer is correct

Family Chart:

Decoding the Symbols:

Symbol+-×÷
MeaningBrotherMotherSonSister

 

Given: C + D – L ÷ P × Q × V

It means: C is the Brother of D, D is the Mother of L, L is the Sister of P, P is the Son of Q, Q is the Son of V.

Option 1: C is P’s father’s brother - False (C is P's mother Brother).

Option 2: L is Q’s daughter - True

Option 3: D is V’s son’s wife - True

Option 4: D is P’s mother - True

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 86

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

33, 80, 108, ?, 183, 230, 258

  1. AOption (a)

    160

  2. BOption (b)

    155

  3. COption (c)

    143

  4. DOption (d)

    138

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

155

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Hence, '155' is the correct answer.

Question 87

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (rotation is NOT allowed)

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The image embedded in given figure is as shown below:

Hence, "Option 1" is the correct answer.

Question 88

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

Choose the picture which is different from the others.

  1. AOption (a)

    (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    (2)

  3. COption (c)

    (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    (4)

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

(3)

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 89

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

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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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: The symbols are getting shifting upwards and downwards with increasing and decreasing order.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 90

CSIR ASO 2024• General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability

Three positions of a dice are given below. What will come on the face opposite to the face containing '9' on it?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

    7

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The pattern followed here is:

Given:

From dice number (1) and (2).

Here, @ is common in both the dice and rotated in clockwise direction from the common face.

Opposite faces:

⇒ # ⇔ 9

⇒ 8 ⇔ 7

Clearly, # is the opposite of 9.

Hence, the correct answer is "#".