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Question 51

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

5 ? 10 19 35 60

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    8

  3. COption (c)

    9

  4. DOption (d)

    7

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

6

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here. 

Logic: The pattern is based on adding consecutive perfect squares 1² , 2², 3², 4², 5²) to the preceding number

  • 5 + 1² = 5 + 1 = 6
  • 6 + 2² = 6 + 4 = 10
  • 10 + 3² = 10 + 9 = 19
  • 19 + 4² = 19 + 16 = 35
  • 35 + 5² = 35 + 25 = 60

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1."

Question 52

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QX 18 is related to SS 4 in a certain way. In the same way, EL 10 is related to GG -4. To which of the following is IJ 5 related, following the same logic?

  1. AOption (a)

    KL -11

  2. BOption (b)

    TR -5

  3. COption (c)

    HF -8

  4. DOption (d)

    KE -9

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

KE -9

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

QX 18 → SS 4:

EL 10 → GG −4:

Similarly, for IJ 5 → KE −9

  

Thus, IJ 5 is related to KE −9.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 53

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Each of the digits in the number 36857219 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    8

  2. BOption (b)

    11

  3. COption (c)

    9

  4. DOption (d)

    10

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

9

Why this answer is correct

Given number: 36857219

When the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, the new sequence is:

Left  12356789  Right 

The second digit from the left in the new number is 2. 

The third digit from the right in the new number is 7 

So, Sum of these two number 2 + 7 = 9.

The correct answer is 'Option 3'.

Question 54

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

MFJ JCG GZD DWA ?

  1. AOption (a)

    ASY

  2. BOption (b)

    AKR

  3. COption (c)

    ATX

  4. DOption (d)

    ATZ

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

ATX

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Therefore, the term that replaces the question mark is ATX.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3

Question 55

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Which of the following options should come in place of the ‘?’ in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

R 45, A 40, J 35, S 30, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    T 25

  2. BOption (b)

    B 25

  3. COption (c)

    X 25

  4. DOption (d)

    V 25

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

B 25

Why this answer is correct

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The pattern followed here is,

  • The pattern for letters is: Previous letter + 9 = Next letter.
  • The pattern for numbers is: Previous number − 5 = Next number.

By combining both patterns, the missing term is B 25.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2

Question 56

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

(Left) K D D U R V U D E C Q D V A D R D G D E D Z D J (Right)

How many such D’s are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a consonant?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Five

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given:  (Left) K D D U R V U D E C Q D V A D R D G D E D Z D J (Right)

The logic to be followed here is to identify 'D's that satisfy the specific condition mentioned in the question.

Required Condition: Vowel → D → Consonant

Given:  (Left) K D D U R V U D E C Q D V A D R D G D E D Z D J (Right)

There are a total of two such 'D's in the series that satisfy the given conditions: A D R, E D Z

 

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1."

Question 57

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In a certain code language,

A + B means ‘A is the son of B’,

A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’,

A x B means ‘A is the wife of B’ and

A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’.

Based on the above, how is S related to K if ‘S – D + F ÷ H x K’?

  1. AOption (a)

    Wife's father

  2. BOption (b)

    Father

  3. COption (c)

    Wife's brother

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Wife's brother

Why this answer is correct

Preparing the family tree using the following symbols,

Blood Relation Dia

Given : ‘S – D + F ÷ H x K’

Code+-×÷
RelationSonBrotherWifeFather

 

The family tree can be drawn using the given information,

Here, S is brother of H and H is wife of K so, we can see that S is wife brother’s  of K.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 58

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In a row of 22 students facing North, Sunil is 17th from the left end. If Deepak is 3rd to the right of Sunil, what is Deepak's position from the right end of the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    3rd

  2. BOption (b)

    2nd

  3. COption (c)

    1st

  4. DOption (d)

    4th

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

3rd

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Total number of students in the row = 22

Position of Sunil from the left end = 17th

Deepak is 3rd to the right of Sunil.

Position of Deepak from the left end = Position of Sunil from the left end + 3

= 17 + 3

= 20th

Position of Deepak from the right end = (Total number of students − Position of Deepak from the left end) + 1

= (22 − 20) + 1

= 2 + 1

= 3rd

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Question 59

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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)

    QPM

  2. BOption (b)

    BAX

  3. COption (c)

    TTP

  4. DOption (d)

    SRO

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

TTP

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is.

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Logic: The difference between the positional values of consecutive letters in each cluster is −1 and −3 based on the English alphabetical order.

For QPM

For BAX

For TTP

 

For SRO

 

The pattern observed in QPM, BAX, and SRO is the same. However, TTP follows a different pattern 

Hence, the correct answer is option 3

Question 60

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In a certain code language, ‘BRAK’ is coded as ‘4938’ and ‘ARCK’ is coded as ‘2849’. What is the code for ‘C’ in the given code language?

  1. AOption (a)

    9

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

2

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is.

‘BRAK’ is coded as '4938.'

'ARCK' is coded as '2849.'

The code for ‘C’ in the given code language is 2.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".