AMCAT LOGICAL

In a certain coded language, each English alphabet denotes the letter that comes two positions earlier
than it i.e. C = A, D= B, J = H, L =J, W = U, B = Z, A = Y etc. based on this code find what would the
following groups of letters indicate?

CKTDWU

A. BROKER

B. AIRBUS

C. DEVISE

D. DEVOTE

ANSWER: B

In each of the following questions the terms follow a definite pattern.

However, one term is wrong. Find the wrong term out of given options:

3, 2, 8, 9, 13, 22, 18, 32, 23, 42

A. 8

B. 9

C. 3

D. 22

ANSWER: B

The terms given in each of the following questions follow a definite pattern and thus make a series.
Find the missing number from the series out of the given options:

19, 2, 38, 3, 114, 4, (……...)

A. 228

B. 256

C. 352

D. 456

ANSWER: D

Directions for solving following questions

Each problem consists of a question and two statements, labelled (I) and (II), in which certain data are
given. You must decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the
question.

(a) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II
alone are not sufficient to answer the question

(b) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I
alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(c) If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(d) If the data in both the Statement I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.

(e) If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question

When is the next bus scheduled for Mumbai from Delhi?

I. Every 30 minutes a bus is scheduled for Mumbai from Delhi. The return bus leaves Mumbai from
Delhi every 45 minutes.

II. It is 4.45pm now .15 minutes ago one bus has left for Mumbai as per the schedule whereas the bus
from Mumbai has arrived about 30minutes ago.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

ANSWER: E

Ravi, Gagan and Nitin are running a business firm in partnership. What is Gagan's share in the profit
earned by them?

I. Ravi, Gagan and Nitin invested the amounts in the ratio of 2: 4: 7

II. Nitin's share in the profit is Rs. 8750

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

ANSWER: E

‘P +Q’ means that P is the son of Q, ‘P-Q’ means that P is the wife of Q, ‘P*Q’ means that P is the
brother of Q, ‘P/Q’ means that P is the mother of Q and ‘P=Q’ means that P is the sister of Q. then,
what does X+Y-Z mean?

A. Z is the father of X

B. Z is the son of X

C. Z is the uncle of X

D. Z is the brother of X

ANSWER: A

If FLARE is coded as 21, 15, 26, 9, 22, then how would BREIF be coded in the same language?

A. 25, 9, 22, 21, 18

B. 5, 37, 11, 19, 13

C. 13, 19, 11, 37, 5

D. 25, 9, 22, 18, 21

ANSWER: D

Select the figure which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in Figure-X.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

4. 4

ANSWER: D

Identify the figure that completes the pattern.

X 1 2 3 4

A. 1

B.2

C.3

D. 4

ANSWER: D

ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA

A. OLPA

B. KLMA

C. LLMA

D. KLLA

ANSWER: D

Rumi starts from her house and moves 200 m towards north. Then she turns left and moves further
200 m. Had she gone directly to the place where she is now, she, would have saved herself a walking
of an extra

A. (400-200 x 1.5) m

B. (400-200√2) m

C. 200 (v2-1) m

D. cannot say
ANSWER: B

Read the following information and answer the questions given below. The six members of a family
M, N, O, P, Q and R are travelling together. N is the son of O but O is not the mother of N. M and O
are a married couple. Q is the brother of O. P is the daughter of M. R is the brother of N

How is Q related to N?

A. Father

B. Brother

C. Uncle

D. None of these

ANSWER: C

Complete the analogy 48: 122:: 68:

A. 18

B. 132

C. 136

D. 140

ANSWER: D

Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established
by the five Problem Figures.
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

ANSWER: B

Read the following before answering the questions.

P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting in a circle facing the centre. V is second to the left of P and second
to the right of W. T is third to the right of Q and is not an immediate neighbour of V. S is third to the
right of R.

In which of the following groups the first person is sitting between the second and the third position?

A. RPQ

B. TWS

C. QVS
D. None of these

ANSWER: D

From the above statements, who is third to the left of V?

A. T

B. S

C. W

D. R

ANSWER: A

Who is to the immediate left of S?

A. V

B. T

C. Q

D. W

ANSWER: D

Each vowel in the word JOURNEY is replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet and each
consonant is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet, then the substituted letters are
arranged in alphabetical order. Which of these will be fifth from the left end?

A. D

B. K

C. O

D. None of these

ANSWER: D

Directions for solving following questions

In each of the questions below, we are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered
I, II, III, IV. You must take the given statements to be true and read all the conclusions before you
decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly
known facts.

Statements: Some robots are machines. Some computers are both robots and machines. Some
animals are machines. Some toys are animals.

Conclusions:

I. Some toys are robots.

II. Some toys are machines.

III. Some animals are computers.

IV. Some robots are not toys.

A. II and III follows

B. I and III follows

C. Either I or IV

D. None of these

ANSWER: C

Statements: All suns are stars. All moons are stars. Some planets are suns. Some stars are gases.

Conclusion:

I. Some stars are planets.

II. Some suns are gases.

III. No moon is planet.

IV. Some gases are moons.

A. I follow

B. I and II follow

C. III and IV follows

D. None of these

ANSWER: A

Statements: Some keys are staplers. Some staplers are stickers. All the stickers are pens.

Conclusions:

1. Some pens are staplers.

2. Some stickers are keys.

3. No sticker is key.

4. Some staplers are keys

A. Only 1 and 2

B. Only 2 and 4

C. Only 2 and 3

D. Only 1 and 4 and either 2 or 3.

ANSWER: D

Directions for solving following questions

Each of these questions are based on the information given below:

1. 8 persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table - two on each side.

2. There are 3 ladies who are not seated next to each other.

3. J is between L and F.

4. G is between I and F.

5. H, a lady member is second to the left of J.

6. F, a male member is seated opposite to E, a lady member.

7. There is a lady member between F and I.

Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?

A. G

B. I

C. J

D. H

ANSWER: C

What is true about J and K?

A. J is male, K is female

B. J is female, K is male

C. Both are female

D. Both are male

ANSWER: D

How many persons are seated between K and F?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

ANSWER: C

Who among the following are three lady members?

A. E, H and J

B. E, F and G

C. E, H and G

D. C, H and J

ANSWER: C