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Question 71

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Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.

JL – MO – PR

EG – HJ – KM

  1. AOption (a)

    CH – GK – JO

  2. BOption (b)

    MO – PR – SU

  3. COption (c)

    DP – GS – JU

  4. DOption (d)

    NF – RJ – TL

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

MO – PR – SU

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed is adding 3 to the positional values of the letters in the previous pair.

For 'JL - MO - PR':

J(10)L(12)
+3 ↓+3 ↓
M(13)O(15)
+3 ↓+3 ↓
P(16)R(18)

For the triad 'EG - HJ - KM':

E(5)G(7)
+3 ↓+3 ↓
H(8)J(10)
+3 ↓+3 ↓
K(11)M(13)

Applying the same logic to the options:

Option 2: 'MO - PR - SU':

M(13)O(15)
+3 ↓+3 ↓
P(16)R(18)
+3 ↓+3 ↓
S(19)U(21)

Thus, the triad MO - PR - SU follows the same pattern as the given triads.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Question 72

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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)

    XTW

  2. BOption (b)

    PMO

  3. COption (c)

    JFI

  4. DOption (d)

    FBE

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

PMO

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is ,

For XTW

 

For JFI

 

For FBE

 

For PMO

However, PMO follows a different pattern. Thus, PMO is the odd one out.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2"

Question 73

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Neha starts from Point A and drives 11 km towards the east. She then takes a right turn, drives 8 km, turns right and drives 14 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 12 km. She takes a final right turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

  1. AOption (a)

    2 km to the north

  2. BOption (b)

    3 km to the south

  3. COption (c)

    1 km to the north

  4. DOption (d)

    4 km to the south

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

4 km to the south

Why this answer is correct

Given: 

  • Neha starts from Point A and drives 11 km towards the east. She then takes a right turn, drives 8 km, turns right and drives 14 km.
  • She then takes a right turn and drives 12 km.
  • She takes a final right turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P
  • The final Diagram ,

 

 

Therefore, she should drive 4 km to the South to reach Point A again.

 

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4"

Question 74

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Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s).

Statements:

Some papers are rains.

All rains are trees.

Conclusions:

(I) Some papers are trees.

(II) All trees are rains.

  1. AOption (a)

    Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion (II) follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion (I) follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Only conclusion (I) follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:

Conclusion:

(I) Some papers are trees -  Follows (Some papers are rains, and all rains are trees. Hence, Some papers are trees is true)

(II) All trees are rains - Doesn't Follow (All rains are trees, but all trees are rains may be possible but not definite. Hence, it is false.

Therefore, only conclusion (I) follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3."

Question 75

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Eight people, A, B, M, N, S, T, Y and Z, are sitting in a row, facing north. S sits second to the left of Y and S sits third to the right of N. Y sits at one of the extreme ends. T sits to the immediate right of A. B sits to the immediate left of M and M sits second to the left of Z. Who sits at the extreme left end of the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    B

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

A

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight people, A, B, M, N, S, T, Y, and Z, are sitting in a row, facing north.

  1. Y sits at one of the extreme ends.
  2. S sits second to the left of Y, and S sits third to the right of N.
  3. T sits to the immediate right of A.
  4. B sits to the immediate left of M, and M sits second to the left of Z.

The Final Arrangement is, 

From the arrangement, we can see that A sits at the extreme left end of the row.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Question 76

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Each of the digits in the number 3147856 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    None

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

One

Why this answer is correct

Given number: 3147856

Numbers
Original3    1    4    7    8    5    6
Ascending Order1    3    4    5    6    7    8

The digit at the third position remains 4 in both cases.

So, the total number of digits whose position remains unchanged is:1

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 77

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Each letter in the word NERVOUS is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is fourth from the left and the one which is third from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    0

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    1

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

0

Why this answer is correct

Given: NERVOUS

Arranging in alphabetical order:

Left  E N O R S U V  Right 

The letter 'R' is fourth from the left, and the letter 'S' is second from the right.

So, there are no letters in the English alphabetical order between them

Hence, the correct answer is "Option (1)".

Question 78

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In a certain code language, ‘van elf sand’ is coded as 'ld ii ne' and ‘elf poem desk’ is coded as ‘ir le ii’. How is ‘elf’ coded in the given language? (All codes are two-letter codes.)

  1. AOption (a)

    ii

  2. BOption (b)

    ir

  3. COption (c)

    ne

  4. DOption (d)

    ld

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

ii

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here, 

Code for elf is ii.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option (1)".

Question 79

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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 is the one that 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)

    OS - RV

  2. BOption (b)

    BU - EY

  3. COption (c)

    GV - JZ

  4. DOption (d)

    YI - BM

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

OS - RV

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is,

For OS - RV,

 

For BU - EY,

 

For GV - JZ,

For YI - BM,

Therefore, the letter-cluster pair that is different from the others is OS - RV.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Question 80

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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) Z Q M H J E K D E L K Z V N E A T Q R Z U (Right)

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

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Four

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is,

Required Condition: Consonant → Consonant → Vowel.

(Left) Z Q M H J E K D E L K Z V N E A T Q R Z U (Right)

 H J E , K D E , V N E , R Z U 

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2"

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