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101 MILESTONE PROBLEMS – REASONING ABILITY &

COMPUTER APTITUDE FOR SBI CLERK MAIN EXAM
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1–5) : In each of the questions below are 5. Statements : A. All tigers are jungles.
given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, B. No jungle is a bird.
II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even C. Some birds are rains.
if they seem to be at variance with commonly know facts. Read all Conclusions : I. No rain is a jungle.
the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions II. Some rains are jungles.
logically follows from the given statements disregarding III. No bird is a tiger.
commonly known facts. (a) Only either II or III follows
1. Statement : A. Some boys are rains. (b) Only I and II follow
B. All rains are clouds. (c) Only either I or II and III follow
C. Some clouds are cars. (d) Neither II nor III follow
Conclusions : I. Some clouds are boys.
(e) None of these
II. Some cars are boys.
III. Some cars are rains. DIRECTIONS (Q. 6 to 10) : In each of the questions below are
IV. Some rains are boys. given three statements followed by the conclusions numbered I,
II, III & IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even
(a) Only II follows (b) Only IV follows
if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and
(c) Only I follows (d) Both I and IV follow
then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from
(e) None of these
the given statements. Give answer
2. Statement : A. All bricks are flowers.
B. Some houses are flowers. 6. Statements : Some pots are buckets.
C. All pens are houses. Some buckets are bags.
Conclusions : I. Some houses are bricks. Some bags are purses.
II. Some pens are flowers. Conclusions : I. Some purses are buckets.
III. Some flowers are bricks. II. Some bags are pots.
IV. No pen is flower. III. Some purses are pots.
(a) Only either II or IV and III follow IV. Some pots are bags.
(b) Only either II or IV and I follow (a) All follow (b) None follows
(c) Only either I or II and IV follow (c) Only I and III follow (d) Only II and IV follow
(d) Either II or IV follow (e) None of these
(e) None of these 7. Statements : All glasses are roads.
3. Statement : A. All lions are ducks. No road is stick.
B. No duck is a horse.
Some sticks are pens.
C. All horses are fruits.
Conclusions : I. Some glasses are sticks.
Conclusions : I. No lion is a horse.
II. Some pens are sticks.
II. Some fruits are horses.
III. Some roads are sticks.
III. Some ducks are lions.
IV. No glass is a stick.
IV. Some lions are horses. (a) None follows
(a) All follows (b) Only I or IV and II follow
(b) Only either I or II and both III and IV follow (c) Only either I or II and IV follows
(c) Only either I or IV and both II and III follow (d) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follow (e) None of these
(e) None of these 8. Statements : Some ice is ring.
4. Statements : A. Some stones are bricks. No ring is paint.
B. All plants are stones. Some rings are gold.
C. No flower is a plant. Conclusions : I. No gold is paint.
Conclusions : I. No flower is a stone. II. No ice is gold.
II. Some bricks are plants. III. Some rings are paints.
III. No bricks are plants. IV. All golds are ring.
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (a) None follows (b) Only I and III follow
(c) Only III follows (d) Either II or III follows
(c) Only I and II follow (d) Only III and IV follow
(e) None of these
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(e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16–20) : In the following questions the
9. Statements : No candle is bell. symbols $, @, *, # and ? are used with the following meanings.
Some shoes are bells. A $ B means A is greater than B.
All tables are shoes. A @ B means A is either greater than or equal to B.
Conclusions : I. Some tables are bells. A * B means A is equal to B.
II. No table is bell. A # B means A is smaller than B.
III. Some shoes are candles. A ? B means A is either smaller than or equal to B.
IV. No flower is fruit. Now in each of the following questions assuming the given
(a) Only I and IV follow (b) Only I and II follow statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II
(c) Only III and IV follow (d) Either II or III follows given below them is/are definitely true ? Given answer
(e) None of these (a) If only conclusion I is true.
10. Statements : Some cats are rats. (b) If only conclusion II is true.
Some rats are ants. (c) If neither I nor II is true.
Some ants are flies. (d) If both I and II are true.
Conclusions : I. Some flies are ants. (e) None of these
II. Some ants are not rats. 16. Statements : M # N, T $ U, N # U
III. No rat is fly. Conclusions : I. M ? T
IV. No cat is fly. II. T $ N
(a) Only I and IV follow (b) Only II follows 17. Statements : P $ T, G ? N, T @ N
(c) Only I and II follow (d) Only IV follows Conclusions : I. P $ N
(e) None of these II. G ? T
18. Statements : P ? Q, R $ S, Q @ S
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11-15) : In these questions symbols #, @, $,
*, % are to be used with different meanings as follows: Conclusions : I. P $ S
II. R # Q
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’. 19. Statements : J # K, K * F, H @ F
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is smaller than B’. Conclusions : I. J # H
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’ II. H @ K
‘A * B’ means ‘ A is not smaller than B’. 20. Statements : D @ F, G $ H, F ? H
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’. Conclusions : I. G $ F
In each question, three statements showing relationships have II. D @ H
been given, which are followed by two conclusions I & II.
Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-25) : Study the information given below
conclusion(s) is/are definitely true. Mark answer to answer the questions that follow :
(a) if only conclusion I is true; (i) There is a family of 5 persons A, B, C, D and E.
(b) if only conclusion II is true; (ii) They are working as a doctor, a teacher, a
(c) if either conclusion I or II is true; trader, a lawyer and a farmer.
(d) if neither I nor II is true and (iii) B, an unmarried teacher, is the daughter of A.
(e) if both conculsions I and II are true. (iv) E, a lawyer, is the brother of C.
11. Statements: T @ J, J * M, M $ B (v) C is the husband of the only married couple in the family.
Conclusions: I. T # M (vi) A, a farmer, is a father of two sons and an unmarried daughter.
II. J $ B (vii) Daughter-in-law of A is a doctor.
12. Statements: R# F, F @ K, K $ V 21. Which of the following is a group of female members in the
Conclusions :I. R # V family ?
II. V # F (a) A and D (b) D and E
(c) A, C and E (d) B and D
13. Statements: E @ A, A % F, F $ Q (e) None of these
Conclusions :I. E @ Q 22. Which of the following is the married couple ?
II. Q *A (a) A and B (b) C and D
(c) A and D (d) B and C
14. Statements: L # M, M % D, D * Q
(e) None of these
Conclusions: I. M # Q
23. Which of the following is a group of male members in the
II. Q @ L
family ?
15. Statements: W $ F, F @ H, H # R
(a) A, B and C (b) B and D
Conclusions: I. W # R (c) A, C and E (d) A, C and D
II. W $ R
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(e) None of these Answer Figures
24. Who is the doctor in the family ? c
(a) A (b) B c c c
(c) C (d) D c
(e) None of these (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
25. Who is the trader in the family ? 32. Problem Figures
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 26-30) : Study the following information
Answer Figures
carefully to answer the questions that follow.

(I) M, N, P, Q, S and T are six members of a group in which there

are three female members. Females work in three
departments – Accounts, Administration and Personnel and (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
sit in three different floors – 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Persons 33. Problem Figures
working in the same department are not on the same floor.
On each floor, two persons work.
(II) No two ladies, work in the same department or on the same
floor. N and S work in the same department but not in Answer Figures
personnel. Q works in Administration. S and M are on the
1st and 3rd floors respectively and work in the same
department. Q, a lady, does not work on 2nd floor. P, a man,
works on the Ist floor. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
26. Which of the following groups of persons is females ? 34. Problem Figures
(a) SQT (b) QMT
(c) QPT (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
27. T works in which department ?
(a) Accounts (b) Administration Answer Figures
(c) Personnel (d) Accounts or Personnel
(e) None of these
28. Which of the following pairs of persons work on IInd floor?
(a) PT (b) SM (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(c) QN (d) Data inadequate 35. Problem Figures
(e) None of these
29. If T is transferred to Accounts and S is transferred to
Administration, who is to be transferred to Personnel to
maintain the original distribution of females on each floor ? Answer Figures
(a) P (b) N
(c) Q (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
30. Which of the following pairs of persons works in
Administration ? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(a) QP (b) QN DIRECTIONS (Qs. 36–40): In each of the questions given below
(c) SP (d) Data inadequate which one of the five answer figures should come after the prob-
(e) None of these lem figures, if the sequence were continued?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 31–35): In each of the questions given below 36. Problem Figures
which one of the five answer figures should come after the
problem figures, if the sequence were continued?
31. Problem Figures

c Answer Figures
c

c c
c
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is /are a vowel then the same is/are to be coded by symbol #.

41. EHNDJV
(a) #42389 (b) 142398
(c) #42398 (d) 14239#
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (e) None of these
37. Problem Figures
42. KQDJNH
(a) 763942 (b) 736924
(c) #36924 (d) #63924
(e) None of these
Answer Figures 43. AJNVQE
(a) #9286# (b) 09286#
(c) #92861 (d) 092861
(e) None of these
44. QHJVND
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
38. Problem Figures (a) 648923 (b) 649823
(c) #49823 (d) 64892#
(e) None of these
45. JKEDHA
(a) 97#34# (b) 971340
Answer Figures (c) 971430 (d) 97134#
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46–50) : Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) In a certain code, the symbol for 0 (zero) is D and for 1 is $. There
39. Problem Figures is no other symbol for all other numbers greater than 1. The
numbers greater than 1 are to be written using only the two
symbols given above. The value of symbol for 1 doubles itself
everytime it shifts one place to the left. Study the following
example.
Answer Figures ‘0’ is written as D ‘1’ is written as $
‘2’ is written as $D ‘3’ is written as $$
‘4’ is written as $DD
and so on.
46. Which of the following will represent 7 × ( 1 + 4 ¸ 2) ?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (a) $D$D$ (b) $$D$D
40. Problem Figures (c) $DD$$ (d) $DD$$
(e) None of these
47. Which of the following symbol arrangement will represent
‘9’ ?
Answer Figures (a) D$$$ (b) $D$D
(c) $DD$ (d) $$DD
(e) None of these
48. The symbol arrangement $DD$$ represents which of the
following numbers ?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (a) 18 (b) 25
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41–45) : In each of these questions a group (c) 17 (d) 16
of letters is given followed by four combinations of numbers (e) None of these
codes lettered (a), (b), (c) and (d). The group of letters is to be 49. The symbol arrangement $$$DD$D represents which of the
coded with the numbers codes and the condition given below. The following numbers ?
‘serial number of the number combination’. Which correctly (a) 28 (b) 48
represents the letter group, is your answer. (c) 26 (d) 50
(e) None of these
Letters D J K Q H V N E B A
50. Which of the following represents the number 24 ?
Numbers Codes 3 9 7 6 4 8 2 1 5 0
(a) $DD$D (b) $$DDD
Conditions : If the first or the last letter or both in the letter group
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(c) $$$DD (d) $DD$$ 58. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement,
(e) None of these each of which is immediately preceded by a digit and imme-
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51–55): Answer these questions referring diately followed by a consonant ?
to the letter sequence given below: (a) None (b) One
N O PQ YB ZAR S H I J K I LM T UV G E FW X D C (c) Two (d) Three
(e) More than three
51. If letters of the above given series are written in reverse 59. Which of the following is exactly in the middle between the
order then which letter will be third to the left of eighteenth fifth element from the left end and the seventh element from
letter from your right? the right end?
(a) Z (b) F (a) G (b) 2
(c) I (d) L (c) E (d)
(e) None of these (e) None of these
52. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following 60. If the positions of last twelve elements in the above ar-
series ? rangement are reversed, which of the following will be the
NDP, QWB, ZFR, ? eigth element to the right of the eleventh element from the
(a) SVJ (b) AFS left ?
(c) IVS (d) SFA (a) H (b) I
(e) None of these (c) (d) 9
(e) None of these
53. Which of the following is the fifth to the right of thirteenth
61. In a queue of children, Kashish is fifth from the left and
letter from you left ?
Mona is sixth from the right. When they interchange their
(a) U (b) J places among themselves, Kashish becomes thirteenth from
(c) S (d) Z the left. Then, what will be Mona's Position from the right?
(e) None of these (a) 4th (b) 14th
54. If every altenate letter starting from O is replaced with odd (c) 8th (d) 15th
numbers starting from 1, which letter or number will be third (e) None of these
to the left of tenth letter from your right ? 62. In a certain coding system, RBM STD BRO PUS means ‘the
(a) 15 (b) L cat is beautiful’. TNH PUS DIM STD means ‘the dog is
(c) K (d) 13 brown’. PUS DIM BRO PUS CUS means ‘the dog has the
(e) None of these cat’. What is the code for ‘has’ ?
(a) CUS (b) BRO
55. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the eighth,
(c) DIM (d) STD
sixteenth, seventeenth and twenty-second leters from your
(e) None of these
left in the given series, which will be th first letter of that
63. A postman was returning to the post office which was in
word? If no such word can be formed, your answer would
be X, and if more than one such word can be formed, answer front of him to the north. When the post offfice was 100
is P. metres away from him, he turned to the left and moved 50
metres to deliver the last letter at shantivilla. He then moved
(a) M (b) T
in the same direction for 40 metres, turned to his right and
(c) X (d) E
moved 100 metres. How many metres away he was now
(e) P
from the post office?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56–60): Study the following arrangement (a) 0 (b) 150
carefully and answer the questions given below : (c) 90 (d) 100
P1 % T R A 5 # D M 7 K E G2 8 $ H 3 1 4VU 6 F 9 Z (e) None of these
56. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangment, 64. If the numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3
each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and are arranged in ascending order, minimum number being on
also immediately followed by a consonant ? the top, which would come at the ninth place from the top?
(a) None (b) One (a) 18 (b) 24
(c) Two (d) Three (c) 21 (d) 27
(e) More than three (e) None of these
65. Reaching the place of meeting on Tuesday 15 minutes before
57. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on
8.30 hours, Anuj found himself half an hour earlier than the
their position in the above arrangement. Which is the one
man who was 40 minutes late. What was the scheduled time
that does not belong to that group ?
of the meeting?
(a) VIF (b) EK8 (a) 8.00 hrs (b) 8.05 hrs
(c) R % # (d) 6V9
(c) 8.15 hrs (d) 8.45 hrs
(e) $G3
(e) None of these
66. Pointing to a photograph Arun said, ‘She is the mother of
my brother’s son’s wife’s daughter.’ How is Arun related to
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the lady? (a) Input (b) Output

(a) Uncle (b) Daughter-in-law (c) Processing (d) Software
(c) Cousin (d) Brother (e) None of the above
(e) None of these 76. How many options does a binary choice offer?
67. Five boys are standing in a row facing East. Deepak is to
(a) One (b) Two
the left of Sameer, Tushar and Shailendra. Sameer, Tushar
(c) Three
and Shailendra are to the left of Sushil. Shailendra is between
Sameer and Tushar. If Tushar is fourth from the left, then (d) It depends on the amount of memory in the computer
how far is Sameer from the right? (e) None of the above
(a) First (b) Second 77. The largest storage device inside the computer is
(c) Third (d) Fourth (a) CDROM (b) Zip Disk
(e) None of these (c) Super Disk (d) Hard Disk
68. In the Olympic Games, the flags of six nations were flown (e) None of the above
on the masts in the following way: The flag of America was 78. The ................. indicates how much data a particular storage
to the left of the Indian tricolour and to the right of the flag
of France. The flag of Australia was on the right of the medium can hold.
Indian flag but was to the left of the flag of Japan, which (a) access (b) capacity
was to the left of the flag of China. Find the two flags, which (c) memory (d) storage
are in the centre. (e) None of the above
(a) India and Australia (b) America and India 79. A program that converts a high-level language source file
(c) Japan and Australia (d) America and Australia into a machine-language file is called a ............. .
(e) None of these
(a) translator (b) assembler
69. Lakshmi and Meena are Rohan’s wives, Shalini is Meena’s
(c) compiler (d) linker
step-daughter. How is Lakshmi related to Shalini?
(a) Sister (b) Mother-in-Law (e) None of the above
(c) Mother (d) Step-mother 80. A CD - ROM disc
(e) None of these (a) cannot be erased and rewritten
70. Kailash faces towards north. Turning to his right, he walks (b) has more storage capacity than a CD-R
25 metres. He then turns to his left and walks 30 metres. (c) holds less data than a floppy disk
Next, he moves 25 metres to his right. He then turns to his (d) can be written to only once
right again and walks 55 metres. Finally, he turns to the right
(e) None of the above
and moves 40 metres. In which direction is he now from his
starting point? 81. The smallest unit of information a computer can understand
(a) South-West (b) South and process is known as a ............. .
(c) North-West (d) South-East (a) digit (b) kilobyte
(e) None of these (c) bit (d) byte
71. What is called as the main folder on a storage device? (e) None of the above
(a) Platform (b) Interface 82. Applications are often referred to as _______.
(c) Root Directory (d) Home Page (a) Data files (b) executable files
(e) None of the above (c) system software (d) the operating system
72. RAM is .............. and ............. . (e) None of the above
(a) volatile, temporary 83. A directory within a directory is called _______.
(b) nonvolatile, permanent (a) Mini Directory (b) Junior Directory
(c) nonvolatile, temporary (c) Part Directory (d) Sub Directory
(d) volatile, permanent (e) None of the above
(e) None of the above 84. A(n) _______ is created by an application when it is used.
73. Which is not an item of hardware? (a) executable file (b) software program
(a) An MP3 file (b) A keyboard (c) document (d) operating system
(c) A monitor (d) A mouse (e) None of the above
(e) None of the above 85. What is a file?
74. The part that contains the central electronic components of (a) A file is a section of main storage used to store data
the computer is the ............. . (b) A file is a collection of information that has been given
(a) motherboard (b) system unit a name and is stored in secondary memory
(c) peripheral (d) input device (c) A file is the part of a program that is used to describe
(e) None of the above what the program should do
75. Which type of device is a computer monitor? (d) A file is another name for floppy disk
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(e) None of the above 92. Which menu is selected to access ‘cut’, ‘copy’, and ‘paste’
86. How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored commands?
on the same floppy disk? (a) File (b) Edit
(a) A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for (c) Tools (d) Table
programs (e) None of the above
(b) Programs and data are both software, and both can be 93. For creating a document, you use ________ command on
stored on any memory device the File Menu.
(c) A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the (a) Open (b) Close
other (c) New (d) Save
(d) Floppy disks can only store data, not programs (e) None of the above
(e) None of the above 94. The ________ key and the ________ key can be used in
87. Two different files can have the same name if _______. combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and
(a) they are in different folders special tasks.
(b) they are on different drives (a) Control, Alt (b) Function, toggle
(c) they are on the same folder drive (c) Delete, Insert (d) Caps Lock, Num Lock
(d) they are in same folder (e) None of the above
(e) either (a) or (b) 95. When you cut or copy information it gets placed in the
88. Documentation of computer programs is important so that ________.
_______. (a) Clipart (b) Clipboard
(a) users can learn how to use the program (c) Internet (d) Motherboard
(b) other programmers can know how to maintain the (e) None of the above
program 96. A field in a spreadsheet file is a ________ .
(c) the programmer can see why the code is written that (a) Record (b) File
way while hunting for sources of error (c) Character (d) Unit of information
(d) All of the above (e) None of the above
(e) None of the above 97. To restart the computer ________ key is used.
89. Deleted data remains on a disk until _______. (a) Del + Ctrl (b) Backspace + Ctrl
(a) the data is overwritten (c) Ctrl + Alt + Del (d) Reset
(b) the recycle bin is emptied (e) None of the above
(c) a file compression utility is used 98. A program that enables you to perform calculations
(d) the disk is scanned involving rows and columns of numbers is called a
________.
(e) None of the above
(a) spreadsheet program (b) word processor
90. Output which is made up of pictures, sounds, and video is
(c) graphics package (d) window
called _______.
(e) None of the above
(a) COM (b) hard copy
99. In Excel a ________ contains one or more worksheets.
(c) graphics (d) multimedia
(a) Template (b) Workbook
(e) None of the above
(c) Active cell (d) Label
91. A prescribed set of well-defined instructions for solving
(e) None of these
mathematical problems is called _______.
100. A ________ contains buttons and menus that provide quick
(a) a compiler (b) a code access to commonly used commands.
(c) a description (d) an algorithm (a) menu bar (b) toolbar
(e) None of the above (c) window (d) action bar
(e) None of these
101. Numbers in table columns are usually ________.
(a) right-aligned (b) left-aligned
(c) justified (d) centered
(e) None of these
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ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS

Clouds
Clouds 6. (b) Conclusions : Some buckets are pots.
Rains Rains (conversion)
1. (d) or Boys Some bags are buckets.
Boys Cars (conversion)
Cars Some purses are bags. (conversion)
No mediate inference follows.
Conclusions: I. (ü) \ No given Conclusions follows.
II. (´) 7. (e) Statements : All glasses are roads.
III. (´)
IV. (ü) Convesion of A
No road is stick.
Flowers Flowers
Houses Conclusions : No glass is stick. (A + E = E-type)
Houses
Bricks Pens
2. (a) Pens or Bricks
Statements : Some sticks is pens.
Conclusions : Pens are not glass. (E + I = O* type)
Conclusions : I. (´) Statements : No road is stick.
II. (´)
III. (ü)
Some sticks are pens.
Conclusions : Some pens are not road.
Either
(E + I = O* type)
IV. (´)
Hence only IV follows.
Ducks 8. (a) Statements : Some ice is ring.
Fruits Ducks Fruits Conclusions : Some rings are ice. (conversion)
3. (c) Lions Horses or Lions Statements : Some rings are gold.
Horses Conclusions : Some gold are ring. (conversion)

Conclusions : I. (´)
II. (ü)
Statements : No ring is paint.
III. (ü)
Conclusions : Some gold are not paint.
(I + E = O-type)
Conversion of C Statements : Some ice is ring.
Either
Conversion of A
IV. (´)
No ring is paint.
4. (d) Statements : Some stones are bricks. Conclusions : Some ice is not paint.
Conclusions : Some bricks are stone. (conversion) (I + E = O-type )
Statements : All plants are stones. Statements : No ring is paint.
Conclusions : Some plants are stones. (Implication) Conclusions : No paint is ring. (Implication)
Some stones are plants. (conversion) Hence none follows.
Statements : No flower is plant. 9. (e) Statements : Some shoes are bells.
Conclusions : Some flowers are not plant. Conclusions : Some bells are shoes. (conversion)
(Implication) Statements : No candle is bell.
No plant is flower. (Conversion)
Statements : No flower is plant.
All plants are stones. Some bells are shoes.
Conclusions : Some stones are not flower. Conclusions : Some shoes are not candle.
(E + A = O* type) (E + I = O*)
Since, II and III form a complementary I-E pair, either of Statements : All tables are shoes.
two must follow. Conclusions : Some tables are shoes. (Implication)
5. (c) Statements : All tigers are jungles. Some shoes are tables. (conversion)
Conclusions : Some tigers are jungles. (Implication) Statements : No candle is bell.
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Conclusions : No bell is candle. (conversion) For (Qs. 21 to 25)
Hence none follow.
10. (c) Statements : Some cats are rats. A
Conclusions : Some rats are cats. (conversion) (Farmer)
Statements : Some rats are ants.
Conclusions : Some ants are rats (conversion)
Statements : Some ants are flies.
Conclusions : Some flies are ants. (conversion) Daughter Sons
No mediate inference follows.
Hence, only I and II follow. B (Unmarried)
11. (d) T < J, J ³ M, M £ B (Teacher)
Husband E (Unmarried)
T<J³M£B D C (lawyer)
No relation between T and M, and J and B. (Doctor) (Trader)
So neither I nor II is true.
21. (d) Clearly, B and D are the females members in the family.
12. (b) R > F, F < K, K £ V
22. (b) From the above table C and D the married couple.
No relation between R and V. So conclusion I is not
true. 23. (c) A, C and E are the male members in the family.
24. (d) D, the wife of the trader C is the doctor in the family.
But V ³ K > F or V > F
So, conclusion II is true. 25. (c) C is the trader in the family.
For (Qs. 26-30)
13. (e) E < A, A = F, F £ Q
The given information can be summarized as follows.
Combining all, Q ³ F = A > E or E < Q and Q ³ A
So, both conclusions are true. Floors
14. (e) L > M, M = D, D ³ Q I II III
Combining all, L > M = D ³ Q or M ³ Q and Q < L. Member P S N T M Q
Department Not Acc Acc Per- Acct. Adm.
So, both conclusions are true. clear sonnel
15. (c) W £ F, F < H, H > R Sex M F M F M F
Although no direct relation between W and R but I
and II together show all three probable relations. Hence 26. (a) From the analysis of table constructed above, SQT
either I or II is true. is the group of females.
16. (b) M < N ......(i), T > U .....(ii); N < U ......(iii) 27. (c) Clearly, T works in personnel.
Combining these, we get M < N < U < T 28. (e) N and T work on the second floor.
Hence M < T and T > N. 29. (c) To maintain the original distribution of females on
17. (d) P > T ....(i); G £ N .....(ii), T ³ N .....(iii) each floor, Q must be transferred to personnel.
From (i) and (iii), P > N 30. (d) Data is inadequate to determine the department of P.
From the information provided only we can say that
From (ii) and (iii), G £ T.. Q works in administration.
18. (c) P £ Q ....(i); R > S ..... (ii); Q ³ S .....(iii) 31. (b) The whole figure rotates by 90° anticlockwise and
Thus the relationships can’t be established. inner elements interchange places.
19. (c) J < K .... (i); K = F .....(ii); H ³ F .... (iii) 32. (d) The units ‘=’ & ‘x’ interchange their positions. The
Combining these, we get J < K = F £ H units ‘?’ moves 90o and 180° anticlockwise alterna-
So, J < H. Thus I does not follow. tively & the unit ‘S’ moves half step diagonally.
Again, H ³ K. Thus II does not necessarily follow.. 33. (a) The unit 'a' revolves 45o, 90o, 135o, 180o and 225o
anticlockwise in the subsequent figures. The unit ‘b’
20. (a) D ³ F....(i); G >H ...(ii); F £ H ...(iii) revolves 45º clockwise and the unit 'g' revolves 900
From (ii) and (iii), G > F. Hence I follows. clockwise.
But II can’t be established. 34. (c) The unit ‘<’ reverses its direction from the top to the
bottom in a set order. All the three units move from the
left to the right and from the right to the left in their
respective positions.
35. (d) The square, triangle and circle move in the order

The element that comes to the centre, gets enlarged

and the element that comes to the upper-left corener
becomes smaller. The ‘+’ sign moves up and down
vertically.
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36. (d) The design at right is repeated from problem figure (4).
Besides this, from problem figure (1) to (2) the upper of Letter Q H J V N D ü
44. (b) ý
the design at left is reversed. From (2) to (3) this part Code 6 4 9 8 2 3 þ
shifts to centre. From problem figure (3) to (4) this part
reverse at its own place. From problem figure (4) to (5) Letter J K E D H A
this part shifts to bottom. Hence in problem figure (6) 45. (d) Code 9 7 1 3 4 #
it will reverse at its own place.
37. (d) In each subsequent figure the design moves through Condition is applied.
90° clockwise. If 1 to W , 2 to , 3 to –, and 4 to D are For Qs. 46-50: These questions are based on the binary system
supposed then the order in which they reverse is 1, 2 which is made of digits 0 and 1, here represented by D and $
and 3, 4, 1 and 2 respectively. repectively.
38. (e) The movement of the design is as follows : 46. (a) 7 × (1 + 4 ¸ 2) = 7 × (1 + 2) = 7 × 3 = 21
Now, 21 = 16 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 1
= 1 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20
New = (10101)2 = $D$D$
design 47. (c) 9 = 8 + 0 + 0 + 1
= 1× 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20 = (1001)2 = $DD$
New New
design design
48. (e) $DD$$ = (10011)2
= 1 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20
Problem figure 1 to 2 Problem figure 2 to 3 = 16 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 19
Problem figure 3 to 4 Problem figure 4 to 5 49. (d) $$DD$D = (110010)2
Problem figure 5 to 6 = 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20
39. (c) In each subsequent figure whole design moves through = 32 + 16 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 50
90° clockwise. Besides, the small designs change their 50. (b) 24 = 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 0
position as shown below: = 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 = (11000)2
= $$DDD
51. (b) (18 + 3) = 21st letter from the right in the reverse series
or, 21st letter from the left in the original series.
New 52. (e) N + 3 = Q, Q + 3 = Z, Z + 3 = S
design D – 2 = W, W – 2 = F, F – 2 = V
New
design P + 3 = B, B + 3 = R, R + 3 = I Hence, ? = SVI
53. (a) (13 + 5) = 18th from you left
Problem figure 1 to 2 Problem figure 2 to 3 54. (d) (10 + 3) = 13th from the right
Problem figure 3 to 4 Problem figure 4 to 5 K will be replaced by 13.
Problem figure 5 to answer figure 6. 55. (e) A, M, T, E
40. (e) From problem figure (1) to (2) both the designs at the MEAT, TEAM, MATE, TAME
ends interchange their places and a new design is 56. (a) P 1 % T R A 5 # D M 7 K E G 2 8 $ H 3 1 4 V U 6 F
increased in the middle. From problem figure (2) to (3)
9Z
both the designs at the ends take new shape while one In the above series there is no consonant symbol-
design in the middle is incresed downward. From consonant sequence.
problem figure (3) to (4) both the designs at the ends 57. (e) Except it in each choice second and third elements are
interchange their places a new design in the middle is second to the left of first elements and third to the
increased upward. The same order change continues. right of first element respectively.
Letter E H N D J V 58. (a) We have to look for digit- vowel-consonant sequence
41. (c) in the following series.
Code # 4 2 3 9 8
P1 % T R A 5 # D M 7 K E G 2 8 $ H 3 1 4 V U 6 F 9
Condition is applied. Z
There is no such sequence.
Letter K Q D J N H 59. (c) The given sequence is :
42. (e)
Code 7 6 3 9 2 4 5th
P 1 % T R A 5 # D M T K *
Letter A J N V Q E
43. (a) E G 2 8 $ H 3 1 4 V U 6 F 9 Z
Code # 9 2 8 6 #
7th
Condition is applied. Hence, E is the answer.
60. (d) After changing the series becomes as follows:
P1 %T R A 5 # D M 7 K E G 2 8 Z 9 F6UV41
3H$
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Now, eigth element to the right of eleventh from the
left, i.e., 9. 25 m
61. (b) Clearly 6th position from right (Mona) is 13th position
from left. That means there are 13 + 5 = 18 children in
the row. Hence 5th position from left will be 18 – 5 + 1 = 30 m
14th from right (Mona’s new position).
N 25 m 55 m
Previous K M Kailash
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 E
70. (d) W
Present M K
S South-East
62. (a) RBM STD BRO PUS º the cat is beautiful ....(i)
TNH PUS DIM STD º the dog is brown ....(ii)
40 m
PUS DIM BRO PUS CUS º the dog has the cat ....(iii)
(i) and (ii) Þ STD PUS º is 71. (c) 72. (a)
(ii) and (iii) Þ PUS DIM º the dog 73. (a) 74. (a)
(i) and (iii) Þ PUS BRO º the cat 75. (b) 76. (b)
\ From (iii), CUS º has 77. (d) 78. (b)
79. (c) 80. (a)
Post Office 81. (c) 82. (b)
63. (c) E
83. (d) 84. (c)
85. (b) 86. (b)
100m 100m 87. (e) 88. (d)
89. (a) 90. (d)
91. (d) 92. (b)
40 m 50 m 93. (c) 94. (a)
Postman
Shantivilla 95. (b) 96. (d)
97. (c) 98. (a)
From the diagram, E is the final point where postman 99. (b) 100. (a)
has reached. Hence his distance from the post office 101. (a)
= 40 + 50m = 90m.
64. (d) The series will be as follows:
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45
65. (b) Anuj reached at = 8 : 15 AM
Time when the other man came = 8:15 + 0:30=8:45 AM
(who was 40 minutes late)
\ scheduled time of meeting = 8:45 – 0: 40 = 8 : 05 AM
66. (d) One’s brother’s son’s wife’s daughter implies paternal
grand-daughter of one’s brother. Now, the mother of
paternal grand-daughter of one’s brother implies wife
of one’s nephew.
Thus, we can conclude that Arun is the paternal uncle
of the female’s husband.
67. (d) The boys are standing as follows from L ® R
E
Deepak Sameer Shailendra Tushar Sushil N

68. (a) The order in which the six flags were flown from L to R
is France, America, India, Australia, Japan, China.
69. (c) Rohit + Lakshmi & Meena

Step-daughter

Shalini