Practice Sheet 1

1.In a certain code language, '3a, 2b, 7c' means 'Truth is Eternal'; '7c, 9a, 8b, 3a' means
'Enmity is not Eternal' and 6a, 4d, 2b, 8b' means 'Truth does not perish'. Which of the
following means 'enmity' in that language?
(a) 3a

(b) 7c

(c) 8b

(d) 9a

2. In a certain code language, 'po ki top ma' means 'Usha is playing cards'; 'Kop ja ki ma'
means 'Asha is playing tennis'; ki top sop ho' means 'they are playing football'; and 'po sur
kop' means 'cards and tennis'. Which word in that language means 'Asha'?
(a) ja (b) ma
(c) kop (d) top
3. A girl was born on September 6, 1970, which happened to be a Sunday. Her birthday has
again fall on Sunday in
(a) 1975 (b) 1976
(c) 1977 (d) 1981
4. A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start with how
many times does it need to be cut?
(a) 9 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 12
5. There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a particular day 14 were wearing the hockey
shirts prescribed, while 11 were wearing the prescribed hockey pants. None of them was
without either hockey pants or hockey shirts. How many were in complete hockey uniform?
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 7
6. In a class room three fourth of the boys are above 160 cm in height and they are 18 in
number. Also out of the total strength, the boys form only two third and the rest are girls. The
total number of girls in the class is
(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30
7. 'A' is east of 'B' and west of 'C'. 'H' is South-West of 'C', 'B' is South-East of 'X'. which is
farthest West?
(a) C (b) A
(c) X (d) B
8. A girl earns twice as much in December as in each of the other months. What part of her
entire year's earning does she earn in December?
(a) 2/11 (b) 2/13
(c) 3/14
(d) 1/6
9. One watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on Thursday.
When did it show the correct time?
(a) 1.00 am on Wednesday (b) 5.00 am on Wednesday (c) 1.00 pm on Wednesday
(d) 5.00 pm on Wednesday
10. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit
in the statement.
Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit
Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit
Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit
Statement : Even with the increase in the number of sugar factories in India. We still continue

to import sugar.
Assumptions :
I. The consumption of sugar per capita has increased in India.
II. Many of the factories are not in a position to produce sugar to their fullest capacity.
11. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit
in the statement.
Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit
Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit
Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit
Statement : I cannot contact you on phone from Karshik.
Assumption :
I. Telephone facility is not available at Karshik.
II. Nowadays it is difficult to contact on phone.
12. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit
in the statement.
Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit
Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit
Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit
Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit
Statement : The government has decided to reduce the custom duty on computer peripherals.
Assumptions :
I. The domestic market price of computer peripherals may go up in near future.
II. the domestic manufacturers may oppose the decision.
13. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit
in the statement.
Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit
Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit
Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit
Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit
Statement : In Mumbai , railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach
their places of work on time.
Assumptions :
I. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay.
II. Only railway trains run punctually.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
14. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit
in the statement.
Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit
Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit
Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit
Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit
Statement : The private bus services in the city has virtually collapsed because of the ongoing
strike of its employees.
Assumptions :
I. Going on strikes has become the right of every employee.
II. People no more require the services of private bus operators.
15. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit

in the statement.
Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit
Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit
Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit
Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit
Statement : Detergents should be used. to clean clothes.
Assumptions :
I. Detergents from more lather.
II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.
16. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
ADH
FIM
?NR
(a) P (b) N (c) K
(d) O
17. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
AM B N
RCSD
EUF?
(a) T
(b) F
(c) V (d) R
18. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
149?
1234
246?
(a) 16 and 8 (b) 36 and 4 (c) 25 and 5 (d) 49 and 7
19. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
668
575
43?
120 126 320
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 8
(d) 4
20. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both
the statements and give answer as:
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either I or II follows
(d) If neither I nor II follows
Statements:
I. Many scooters are trucks.
II. All trucks are trains
Conclusions:
I. Some scooters are trains. II. No truck is a scooter.
21. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both
the statements and give answer as:

(a) If only conclusion I follows.

(c) If either I or II follows.
Statements:
I. All cars are cats.
II. All fans are cats.
Conclusions:
I. All cars are fans.

(b) If only conclusion II follows.

(d) If neither I nor II follows.

II. Some fans are cars.

22. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both
the statements and give answer as:
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either I or II follows.
(d) If neither I nor II follows.
Statements:
I. All pilots are experts.
II. All authors are pilots.
Conclusions:
I. All authors are experts.
II. No expert in an author.
23. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both
the statements and give answer as:
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either I or II follows.
(d) If neither I nor II follows.
Statements:
I. Some doctors are institutes.
II. Some crooks are institutes.
Conclusions:
I. All institutes are doctors.
II. Some institutes are crooks.
24. The letter in the centre is to be used more than once while all other letters are to be used
only once to form a meaningful word. The first letter of this meaningful word is the answer.
If no such meaningful word can be made, then give 'X' as the answer, and if more than one
such meaningful words can be made, then give 'M' as the answer.
(a) L (b) E
(c) X
(d) M
25. If the positions of the fifth and the twelfth letters of the word GLORIFICATIONS are
interchanged and likewise the positions of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth
letters, the second and eleventh letters, the first and thirteenth letters, are interchanged, then
which of the following will be the twelfth letter from the right end?
(a) T
(b) O
(C) R
(d) 1
26. Satyam walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m
turning to his left. After this he walked 10 m turning to his left and in the end he
walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is he now from his starting
point?

(A) South
(B) North
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None
of these
27. Raza walks 100 m from his house towards North. From there he goes 100 m
towards West. Here is the house of Satyam. From there they both goes to the
market which is in the South-West direction from Satyam's house. If the market is
in the West of Raza's house, then how far is the market from Raza's house?
(A) 100 m
(B) 150 m
(C) 300 m
(D) 400 m
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
28. Ravi goes 5 km towards North from a fixed point. Then he goes 3 km after
turning to his right. After this he goes 5 km turning to his right. In the end he
goes 4 km after turning to his left. How far and in what direction is he now from
the fixed point?
(A) 4 km, West
(B) 7 km, East
(C) 9 km, East
(D) 7 km, West
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
29. How many 7's are there in the following number series; which are preceded
by an even
number but not followed by any odd?
437523721367542742712276572
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) More than four
Ans : (B)
30. How many 5's are there in the following number series, which are preceded
by 3 but not followed by 2 ?
5243546785325735642354752358356
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) More than four
Ans : (E)

1. 6. How many 3's are there in the following number series, which are
preceded by an odd number but not followed by an even number?
3425315213673182785391345235435
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) More than four
Ans : (C)

7. If the numbers which are divisible by 4, from 4 to 84 are written in reverse

order then which number will be at the 7th place?
(A) 60
(B) 28
(C) 20
(D) 32
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
8. How many numbers are there from 5 to 100, which are divisible by 3 and
either unit or tenth digit or both include 3 ?
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 6
(D) Less than 6
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
9. How many 4's are there in the following number-series which are preceded by
5 but not followed by 7 ?
23423425473243192547547234529546
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) More than four
Ans : (A)
10. If the numbers between 4 to 90, which are divisible by 5, and which contain 5
in the unit, tenth or both place, are removed, then how many numbers divisible
by 5 will be left?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 18
(D) 12
(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

11. Rajan remembers that his elder brother was born between 13th and 16th
April while his mother remembers that he was born after 14th April and before
17th April. If the statements of both are considered correct then on which date of
April he was born ?
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 14 or 15
(D) 15
(E) 15 or 16
Ans : (D)
12. How many numbers are there from 1 to 60, which are divisible by 3 and
either unit digit or tenth digit or both include 3 ?
(A) 5
(B) 9
(C)15
(D) More than 15
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
13. If the following numbers are written in descending order then what will be the
middle digit of the middle term ?
723, 789, 595, 659, 713, 785, 689
(A) 1
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 3
(E) 2
Ans : (A)
14. A bus for Bombay leaves after every forty minutes from a bus stand. An
enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had already left ten minutes ago and
the next bus will leave at 10.45 a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this
information to the passenger ?
(A) 10.05 a.m.
(B) 9.55 a.m.
(C) 10.35 a.m.
(D) 10.15 a.m.

(E) 10.25 a.m.

Ans : (D)

15. If the numbers between 1 to 65 and divisible by 4 are written in reverse order
then which of the following numbers will be at l0th place?
(A) 44
(B) 24
(C) 40
(D) 28
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
16. How many 6's are there in the following number-series which are preceded
by 5 but not followed by 7 ?
56765649276743568649567
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
17. How many 4's are there in the following number-series which are preceded
and followed by only an even number?
6432483154232464813242645
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
18. How many 2's are there in the following number series which are preceded
by 5 but not followed by an odd number? .
13523545245226245267823527524
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) More than four
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

19. How many 3's are there in the following series, which are not preceded by an
odd number but followed by 4 ?
15323465347834923456343534
(A) None
(B) Two
(C) Four
(D) One
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
20. How many B's are there in the following letter-series, which are followed by G
but G is not be followed by S ?
BGSQBRNOBGNSQLTBGQTDBGUWXBGF
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 5
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
21. How many D's are there in the following letter-series, which are preceded by
K and followed by Q ?
KDRMBSKDQKRBLKDQMQDKEFQDK
(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
22. If the numbers from 4 to 55 which are divisible by 3 and also the numbers
which contain 3 as one of the digits, are removed, then how many numbers will
be left?
(A) 24
(B) 23
(C) 22
(D) 25
(E) None of these.
Ans : (D)
23. At a railway station a man said to Swapna, "A train leaves for Muzaffar Nagar
after every 1.45 hours. The last train has already left 50 minutes ago and the
next train will leave at 5.15 p.m." At what time this information was given to
Swapna ?

(A) 3.30
(B) 2.40
(C) 4.10
(D) 3.50
(E) None of these
Ans : (E) 4:20 p.m.
24. A trader said to his servant Ramu, "I leave for my house after every 2.40
hours from his shop. I have already gone to his house 55 minutes ago and next
time. I shall go to my house from the shop at 8.15 p.m." At what time this
information was given to the servant?
(A) 6.30 p.m.
(B) 6.00
(C) 6.15
(D) 4.40
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
25. A doctor said to his compounder, "I go to see the patients at their residence
after every 3.30 hours. I have already gone to the patient 1.20 hours ago and
next time I shall go at 1.40 p.m." At what time this information was given to the
compounder by the doctor?
(A) 10.10
(B) 11.30
(C) 8.50
(D) 11.20
(E) None of these
Ans. B