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Data Sufficiency
Directions (1-5): Each of the questions consists of a question and two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether
the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and Give answer
1) 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.
2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question.
3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient
to answer the question.
4) If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to
answer the question.
5) If the data in both statements I and II are together necessary to answer the
question.

1. In which month (of the same year) did Ravi join office?
I. Ravis mother correctly remembers that he joined office after June but
before October and that month had less than 31 days.
II. Ravis father correctly remembers that he joined office after August but
before December and that month had only 30 days.

2. Is M the mother of L?
I. T is the mother of M. M is married to J. K is the son of J. F is the sister of
K. L is the sister of F.
II. K is the grandson of T. K is the brother of F. F is the sister of L. L is the
daughter of J. J is the son-in-law of T.

3. Who among P, Q, R, S, T, U and V stands in the middle if they are standing
in a row facing north?
I. T and V are immediate neighbours of P. Only Q stands between V and U.
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Only R stands between S and T.
II. U and S stand at the extreme ends of the row. Only three people stand
between U and T. R stands exactly between S and T. Q stands to the
immediate left of V.

4. How is the word plant written in a certain code language?
I. In that code language buy a new plant today is written as 4 $ % 7 2 and
not the plant she said is written as @ # 5 $ 9
II. In that code language plant is always good is written as > 6 3 $ and is
good buy always is written as 3 > 2 6

5. Among six persons- A, B, C, D, E and F- each having different height, who is
the second tallest?
I. Only two persons are shorter than D. Only two persons are taller than A. E
is only shorter than C. B is taller than only F.
II. Only three persons are shorter than A. B is shorter than A and D but is
not the shortest. C is the tallest among them
Directions (Q. 6-7): Each of the questions below consists of a question and
three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide
whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the
question:
6. Who is the daughter-in-law of B?
I. I is brother of D. S is wife of Js nephew.
II. R is brother of N. T is son of N. S is mother of T.
III.B is wife of D. D is father of N. D has two children.
1) Only I and III
2) All I, II and III are required to answer the question
3) Only II and III
4) Question cannot be answered even with all I, II and III
5) Only I and II


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7. How many students are there in the class?
I . There are more than 22 but less than 36 students in the class.
II. If the students of the class are divided into groups, each group will have
exactly 11 students
III. There are more than 29 but less than 45 students in the class.
1) Only I and II
2) Only II and either I or III are required to answer the question
3) Only II and III
4) All I, II and III are required to answer the question
5) All I, II and III are not sufficient to answer the question
Directions (8-12): Each of the questions below consists of a question and
two statements numbered I and II given below it. you have to decide
whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the
question. Read both the statements and
Give answer (1): 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.
Give answer (2): If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question, while the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the
question.
Give answer (3): If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone
are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (4): If the data even in both the statements I and II together are
not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (5): If the data in both statements I and II are together necessary
to answer the question.


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8. How many marbles does Sanjay have?
I. Sanjay has 3 times more marbles than Ahmed.
II. Ahmed has one third the number of marbles which Suresh has who has as
many marbles as Sanjay.

9. How is Ramesh related to Lata?
I. Yogendra is Latas father.
II. The only sibling of Rameshs maternal aunt is married to Yogendra.

10.If world peace is important is written as ni pe la so in a code language,
what is the code for peace?
I. an important call is written as ka so ba
II. this is world map is written as de la ni ru

11.In which direction is Neha walking?
I. Neha walked 15 kms from the starting point and took a left turn.
II. She was walking towards north before taking a left turn.

12.What was the day of the week on fifteenth of the month?
I. The first Sunday of the month was sixth.
II. The last day of the month was thirty first.

Answers:
1.1 2.5 3.1 4.3 5.1 6.3 7.1 8.4 9.4 10.5 11.5 12.1




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Decision Making
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the
given questions.
Following are the conditions for selecting Marketing Manager in an Organisation:
The candidate must:
i. be at least 30 years old as on 01.03.2014
ii. have secured at least 55% marks in graduation
iii. have secured at least 60% marks in Post graduate Degree/Diploma in Marketing
iv. have post qualification work experience of at least five years in the Marketing
Division of an organization.
v. have secured at least 45% marks in the selection process.
In the case of a candidate who satisfies all other conditions except-
(A) at (iv) above, but has post qualification work experience of at least two years as
Deputy Marketing Manager, the case is to be referred to GM-marketing.
(B) at (ii) above, but has secured at least 65% marks in Post graduate
Degree/Diploma in Marketing Management, the case is to be referred to Vice
President-Marketing.
In each questions below is given details of one candidate. You have to take one of
the following courses of actions based on the information provided and the
conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark your answer accordingly. You
are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question.
All these cases are given to you as on 01.03.2014.
Mark answer (1): if the candidate is not to be selected
Mark answer (2): if the candidate is to be selected
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Mark answer (3): if the data are inadequate to take a decision.
Mark answer (4): if the case is to be referred to Vice President-Marketing
Mark answer (5): if the case is to be referred to GM-Marketing.
1. Suresh Mehta has secured 58% marks in graduation. He was born on 19
th

May 1980. He has secured 50% marks in the selection process. He has been
working for the past seven years in the Marketing division of an organization
after completing his Post graduation with 62% marks

2. Sudha Gopalan has secured 50% marks in both selection process and
graduation. She has been working for the past six years in the Marketng
division of an organization after completing her Post graduate Diploma in
Marketing with 70% marks. She has born on 4
th
October 1983.

3. Navin Marathe was born on 8
th
April, 1980. He has secured 60% marks in
both graduation and post graduate degree in Marketing. He has been
working for the past six years in the marketing division of an organization
after completing his PG Degree in Marketing. He has secured 50% marks in
the selection process.

4. Varun Malhotra was born on 3
rd
July 1981. He has been working as Deputy
Marketing Manager in an organization for the past three years after
completing his post graduate degree in Marketing with 65% marks. He
secured 55% marks in both graduation and selection process.






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Directions (Q. 5-9): Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:

Following are conditions for selecting Human Resources(HR) Manager in a
company:

The candidate must
(i) have secured at least 55 per cent marks in the Entrance Examination.
(ii) have a Graduate Degree with at least 60 per cent marks.
(iii) have a Postgraduate Degree/Diploma in Human Resources
Management/Business Management System.
(iv) be less than 30 years of age as on 01.09.2013.
(v) have secured at least 55 per cent marks in the Higher Secondary School
Examination.
In the case of a candidate who satisfies all conditions except
(a) (i) above, but has secured 65 per cent marks in the final semester in
Management and 45 per cent marks in the Entrance Examination, will be recruited
as Head HR.
(b) (v) above, but has post-qualification work experience of one year in a company
and has 50 per cent marks in the Higher Secondary School Examination will be
recruited as CEO of the Company.

In each question below are given details of one candidate. You have to take one of
the following courses of action based on the information provided and the
conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark the appropriate course of
action as your answer. You are not to assume anything other than the information
provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01.09.2013.

5. Shiva Kumar Kamath was born on August 13, 1987 and he has completed his
Post graduation in Human Resources Management. He secured 65 per cent
marks in the Entrance Examination and 60 per cent in the Higher Secondary
School Examination. He completed his Graduation with 62 per cent marks.
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1) Can be recruited as Head HR of the company
2) Can be recruited as Manager HR of the company
3) Data are inadequate to take a decision
4) Can be recruited as CEO of the company
5) Cannot be recruited in the company

6. Rahil Khan is a Postgraduate in Business Management System. He was born
on April 9, 1988. He secured 64 per cent marks in Graduation and 70 per
cent marks in the Higher Secondary School Examination.
1) Can be recruited as Head HR of the company
2) Can be recruited as Manager HR of the company
3) Data are inadequate to take a decision
4) Can be recruited as CEO of the company
5) Cannot be recruited in the company

7. Nakul Bhatnagar was born on May 17, 1985 and is a Postgraduate in
Business Management System. He secured 71 per cent marks in the final
semester and 50 per cent marks in the Entrance Examination. He secured 60
per cent marks in the Higher Secondary School Examination. He completed
Graduation with 63 per cent marks.
1) Can be recruited as Head HR of the company
2) Can be recruited as Manager HR of the company
3) Data are inadequate to take a decision
4) Can be recruited as CEO of the company
5) Cannot be recruited in the company
8. Manohar Tambe, a graduate with 58 per cent marks, was born on March 3,
1984. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management.
He has been working in a company for the past two years and has 60 per
cent marks in the Higher Secondary School Examination. He secured 60 per
cent marks in the Entrance Examination.
1) Can be recruited as Head HR of the company
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2) Can be recruited as Manager HR of the company
3) Data are inadequate to take a decision
4) Can be recruited as CEO of the company
5) Cannot be recruited in the company

9. Swati Shinde was born on January 1, 1986. She has a work experience of
five years in Human Resources Team of Law. She secured 60 per cent marks
in the Higher Secondary School Examination and 65 per cent marks in the
Entrance Examination. She secured 58 per cent marks in graduation. She has
completed her Diploma in Management with distinction.
1) Can be recruited as Head HR of the company
2) Can be recruited as Manager HR of the company
3) Data are inadequate to take a decision
4) Can be recruited as CEO of the company
5) Cannot be recruited in the company
Answers:
1.2 2.4 3.2 4.5 5.2 6.3 7.1 8.5 9. 5









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Coding & Decoding
Directions (1-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
In a certain code language
demand and supply market is written as pa ni de re
market needs more demand is written as de ja ni fe
supply demand is related is written as le de re ab
more related to economics is written as ka ha ab ja
1. What is the code for economics?
1) ab 2) ka 3) ha 4) ja 5) Either ka or ha
2. Which of the following represents supply related market?
1) ab ni de 2) ni re ab 3) pa ni re
4) de ab ni 5) None of these
3. What is the code for more?
1) fe 2) ni 3) de 4) ja 5) Cannot be determined
4. Which of the following may represent market needs more customers?
1) fe ja ni sa 2) ja ni de ab 3) ni ja ka pa
4) pa ni fe re 5) le re ni ja
5. What is the code for needs?
1) ni 2) fe 3) pa 4) le 5) None of these
6. Which of the following may represent demand needs supply?
1) re fe de 2) fe re ni 3) de fe ja
4) re de le 5) de pa ab
Directions (7-11): Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions which follow:
In a certain code,
more money in market is written as zo li aa to
share in market profit is written as vo to je li;
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making more profit now is written as su je zo ka;
now the market gains is written as do li yo su.
7. Which of the following does vo stands for?
1) profit 2) in 3) share 4) market
5) in or profit
8. What is the code for making?
1) ka 2) su 3) je 4) zo 5) Cannot be determined
9. Which of the following is the code for gains?
1) su 2) li 3) yo 4) do 5) yo or do
10.Which of the following can be the code for the more you share?
1) do yo zo vo 2) vo wi zo do 3) vo zo wi bu
4) yo je vo wi 5) su vo zo do
11.to ka li aa is a code for which of the following?
1) share in more in market 2) now share more gains
3) the gains in market 4) the gains in profit
5) making money in market
Directions (12-16): Study the following information to answer the given
questions:
In a certain code
it is rush hour traffic is written as sa le do mi ru ;
go to school is written as be no pa;
one hour to go is written as mi fi pa be;
rush to one is written as fi be sa and
traffic is fine written as ga ru do
12.Which of the following represent school hour go fine?
1) pa be fi ga 2) no mi ra pa 3) pa no ga mi
4) ga no mi le 5) None of these
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13.mi fi le would means____
1) it one to 2) to rush one 3) rush hour it
4) it one hour 5) None is correct
14.What does sa stands for?
1) rush 2) traffic 3) it 4) is 5) None of these
15.Which of the following may represent traffic is for one hour?
1) fi ye no mi ru 2) fi le do mi ru 3) fi ye do mi ru
4) fi sa do mi ru 5) None of these
16.What does do stand for?
1) hour 2) is or traffic 3) it 4) is
5) None of these
17.In a certain code if LOUD is written as JQSF then which of the following
English words shall be coded as PKQG?
1) RISE 2) ROPE 3) ROAD 4) RICE 5) ROLE
18.In a certain code language DHIE is written as WSRV and AEFB is written as
ZVUY. How will GKLH be written in that code language?
1) SQNR 2) TQMP 3) TRDO 4) TPOS 5) None of these
19.In a certain code language the word COSTLY is written as WORVMF and the
word PRAISE is written as CVGDPS. How will the word SOCCER be written in
that code language?
1) PHAFMV 2) BJWQRA 3) PGAENU
4) AKXPSB 5) None of these
20.In a certain code language he was not absent is written as ja si fe ra;
absent case was not is written as ga fe ja ra; and no one was absent is
written as da ge ra fe. What does si stand for ?
1) was 2) not 3) one 4) he 5) case
Answers:
1.5 2.2 3.4 4.1 5.2
6.1 7.3 8.1 9.5 10.2
11.5 12.3 13.4 14.1 15.3
16.2 17.1 18.4 19.1 20.4
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