REASONING -- CLERKS MAIN 122014
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1. How
many such pairs of letters are there in the wordCEREMONY each of which has
asmany lettersbetween them in the word as in the English alphabet?
a) Two b) Three c) Four d)
More than four e) None of these
2. In a
certain code language 'SUIT’ iswrittenas ‘VTSH’.How is ‘BOLD’ written in that
code language?
a)NCCJ b) CPMC c) POCK d)PCEK e) None of these
3. The
position of how many digits in the number54327618 will remain unchanged if the digits
within the number are written in ascending order from left toright?
a)None b) One c)Two d)
Three e) None of
these
4. In a
row of 34 students, W is fifth after X from thefront and X is 20th from the
back. What is the positionof W from the front?
a)20
b)25 c)30 d)22 e)
None of these
5. Four
ofthe following five are alike in s certain way andhence form a group. Which is
the one that does not belong to that group?
a) Break b) Split c) Creation d)
Crack e) Damage
Directions (Q.
6-10): Study the following informationcarefully and answer the questions given
below:
S, T, V, W X, Y
and Z are sitting around a circulartable, facing the centre. Y is not second to
theleft of X andX is not an immediate neighbour of W. V is third to theright of
Z. W is second to the left of Z. T is not an immediate neighbour of either W or
Z.
6. Who is second to the right of S?
a) Z b) T c) V d)X
e) None of
these
7. Which ofthe following pairs a.re
immediate neighbours of Z?
a) T, V b) V, X c) Y, W d)
S, X e) None of
these
8. What is the position of X with respect
to W?
a) Third to the
left b) Second to the
right c) Third to the right
d) Second to the
left e) None of these
9. Who is on the immediate right of T?
a) V b)X c) Z d)Y
e) W
10. How
many persons are sitting between X and Y when counted in ACW direction from X?
a) Two b)Three c) Four d)
None e) None of these
Directions (Q. 11-15):
In each question below aregiven two statements followed by two
conclusionsnumbered I and II. You have to take the given statementsto be true
even if they seem to be at variance withcommonly known facts. Read allthe
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically
followsfrom the given statements disregarding commonly knownfacts.
Give answer
a) if only
conclusion I follows.
b) if only
conclusion II follows.
c) if either
conclusion I or II follows.
d) if neither
conclusion I nor II follows.
e) if both
conclusions I and II follow.
11. Statements: Some pens are caps.
All caps are pencils.
Conclusions: I. All pencils being pens is a
possibility.
II. At least some pencils are caps.
12. Statements: No bag is a glass.
Some glasses are not cups.
Conclusions: I. At least some cups are bags.
II. No glass is a bag.
13. Statements: Some flowers are red.
No red is a tree.
Conclusions: I.Some flowers are not trees.
II. Some trees are not red.
14. Statements: All boxes arecopies.
No copy is a book.
Conclusions: I. No box is a book.
II. At least some copies are boxes.
15. Statements: No cloth is a cover.
No cover is a wrap.
Conclusions: I.Some cloths are not wraps.
II. No wrap is a cloth.
Directions (Q.
16-20): Study the followingarrangement carefully and answer the questionsgivenbelow:
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16. How
many such 3’s are there in the above arrangementeach of which is immediately
preceded by a perfectsquare?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four e)
None of these
17. If
all the even digits are deleted from the abovearrangement, which ofthe
following will be thirteenthfrom the left end ofthe arrangement?
a)3 b) 5 c) 1 d)
9 e) None of these
18. How
many such 4’s are there in the above arrangementeach of which is immediately
preceded and followedby an even number?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four e)
None of these
19. Which
of the following is seventh to the left of thetwenty fifth digit from the left
end ofthe abovearrangement?
a)2 b)3 c) 1 d)6
e)5
20. If
one is added to each even digit and two is added toeach odd digit given in bold
in the above arrangement how many digits will appear twice in the new
numberthus formed?
a) None b) One c) Two d)
Three e) None of these
Directions (Q.
21-25): In these questions, arelationship between different elements is shown
in thestatements. The statements are followed by twoconclusions.
Give answer
a) if only conclusion I is true.
b) if only
conclusion II is true.
c)
if either conclusion l or II is true.
d) if neither
conclusion I nor II is true.
e) if both
conclusions I and II are true.
21. Statement: C>D>E=M
Conclusions: I. L> E II. C >J
22. Statement: P=N<Q>R> T =S
Conclusions: I. N > S II. P <Q
23. Statement: J >P= I >M>
V>H
Conclusions: I. M <J II. H <M
(24-25):
Statement: Q<X<E>F=D< O
24. Conclusions: I. D> Q II.
K<E
25. Conclusions: I. Q < E II.
G>F
Directions (Q.
26-30): Each of the questions belowconsists ofa question and two statements
numbered I andII given below it. You have to decide whether the dataprovided in
the statements are sufficient to answer thequestion. Read both the statements
and give answer
a)
if the data in statement I alone are sufficient toanswer the question, while
the data in statement IIalone are not sufficient to answer the question.
b)
if the data in statement II alone are sufficient toanswer the question, while
the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
c)
if the data either in statement I alone or in statementII alone are sufficient
to answer the question.
d)
if the data in both the statements I and II togetherare not sufficient to
answer the question.
e)
if the data in both the statements I and II together,are necessary to answer
the question.
26. AmongA,
B, C, D, E, F, G and H, eight friendsseatedin a circle, who is on the immediate
left of B?
I. B is
secondtothe leftofC and fourth to the right of H.
II. F is second
to the right of A and third to the left ofC.
27. On which date was Poonam born in the month
of September?
I.
Her mother correctly remembers that she was bornalter 22 September and before
26September.
II.
Her father correctly remembers that she was born after 21 September and before
25 September.
28. How is B related to C?
I. A is father
of B and B is father of D, who is daughterof C.
II. C is
sister-in-law of E, who is brother of B.
29. Among J, K, L, M and N, who is the
shortest?
I. J is shorter
than only N. K is taller than M and L.
II.
If they are arranged in ascending order of theirheights from le& to right
then M is second from theleft.
30. How many brothers does Y have?
I. Q, mother of
I has only three children.
II. R
grandmotherofY has only one granddaughter.
Directions (Q.31-35):
Study the following information carefully and answer the questionsgiven below:
Five projects F,
G, H, I and J are to be completed, eachproject on each day, from Monday to Saturday
ofthe sameweek. Project F will be completed immediately before J andproject G
will be completed before I. Project G and I will notbe completed on the first
day. There will be one leave daydenoted by L. There will be a gap of two days
between thedays on which project I and G will be completed. Project Hwill be
completed immediately before the leave day. Theleave day will not be the second
or the fourth day.
31. On which day will Project H be completed?
a) Tuesday b) Thursday c) Friday d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these
32. How
many days' gap will be there between the dayson which Project J and G will be
completed?
a)None b) One c) Two d)
Three e) None of these
33. Which ofthe following projects will be
completed onMonday?
a) H b)G c)F d)J
e) None of these
34. On which day will Project I be completed?
a) Monday b) Thursday c) Friday d) Saturday
e) None of these
35. Which ofthe following statements is/are
true?
a) There is two
days’ gap between J and I.
b) Project G will
be completed immediately after leaveday.
c) Leave day
will be between I and H.
d) All are true.
e) None of these
Directions (Q.
36-40): Answer the questions whichare based on the following diagram.
The diagramshows
three figures, each representing the persons who speak one of the three
languages. Therectangle represents the persons who speak French, thecircle
represents the persons who speak English, and thetriangle represents the
persons who speak Chinese.
36. How many persons speak Chinese but not
French?
a) 10 b) 14 c) 13 d)
18 e) None of these
37. How many persons speak English and French
but not Chinese?
a) 5 b) 3 c) 2 d)
1 e) None of these
38. How many persons speak only Chinese?
a) 13 b) 14 c)7 d)
17 e) None of these
39. How many persons speak all three
languages?
a)9 b) 13 c)15 d)
5 e) None of these
40. How many persons speak only English and
Chinesebut not French?
a) 3 b) 2 c)4 d)
1 e) None of these
Answers:
1. b;
2. c;
3.d; 5
4 3 2
7 6 1
8
↓ ↓ ↓
1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8
Hence, there are
three numbers.
4. a; X is the 20th from the back.
The
position of W from the back is (20 – 5 =) 15th. Hence the position
of W from the front is (34 – 15 + 1) = 20th
5. c; Except c) all are synonyms.
(6 - 10)
6. d 7. d 8. c 9.
a 10. a
11. e; There
is no negative statement. Thus the possibility in I exists. Hence conclusion I
follows. All caps are pencils (A) → conversion → Some pencils are caps (I).
Hence conclusion I follows.
12. b; No bag
is a glass (E) + Some glasses are not cups (O) = E + O = No conclusion. Hence
conclusion I does not follow.
Again,
No bag is a glass (E) → conversion → No glass is a bag (E). Hence conclusion II
follows.
13. e; Some
flowers are red (I) + No red is a tree (E) = I + E = O = Some flowers are not
trees. Hence conclusion I follows.
Again,
No red is a tree (E) → conversion → No tree is red (E). Hence conclusion II
follow as an implication of No tree is red.
14. e; All
boxes are copies (A) + No copy is a book (E) = A + E = E = No box is a book.
Hence conclusion I follows.
Again,
All boxes are copies (A) → conversion → Some copies are boxes (I). Hence
conclusion II follows.
15. d; No
cloth is a cover (E) + No cover is a wrap = E + E = No conclusion. Hence
neither conclusion I nor II follows.
16. e; 43, 93, 93, 43, 43
Hence there are five 3’s which are
preceded by a perfect square.
17. b; New arrangement
1 5 7 5 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 5 5
5 3 7 1 3 5
Thirteenth from the left end is 5.
18. a; 6 4 2
19. b; Seventh to the left of the twenty fifth from
the left = (25 – 7 =) 18th from the left, i.e. 3.
20. c; 3
2 7 6
1 4
21. a; Given statement:
Hence only conclusion I is true.
22. b; Given statement:
Hence only conclusion II is true.
23. a; Given statements:
Hence only conclusion I is true.
24. d;
Hence neither conclusion I nor II is
true.
25. e;
Hence both conclusions I and II are
true.
26. e; From I and II.
F is on the immediate left of B.
27. d; From I. According to Poonam’s mother,
possible dates are 23, 24, 25.
From II. According to her father,
the possible dates are 22, 23, 24
Hence
Poonam was born either on 23rd or 24th of September.
Hence neither conclusion I nor II is sufficient to answer the question.
28. a; From I.
Thus, B is husband of C. Hence only
I is sufficient to answer the question.
29. e; From I. _ < _ < _ < J < N
K > M, L
From II. M
_ _ _
From I and II. L
< M < K < J < N
30. d; From I and II.
We can’t find how many brothers Y
has.
(31 - 35):
|
Day
|
Project
|
|
Monday
|
F
|
|
Tuesday
|
J
|
|
Wednesday
|
G
|
|
Thursday
|
H
|
|
Friday
|
L
|
|
Saturday
|
I
|
31. b 32. a 33. c 34.
d 35. c
36. b 37. c 38. a 39.
a 40. d
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