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Question 1Reasoning

Pointing to a photograph, Ravi says, 'She is the daughter of the only son of my mother.' How is the girl in the photograph related to Ravi?

Sister
Cousin
Daughter Correct answer.
Niece

Explanation

'The only son of my mother' is Ravi himself, since Ravi is male and his mother has only one son. The daughter of that person is therefore Ravi's own daughter. The chain resolves to Ravi → his daughter.

Question 2Reasoning

Five students P, Q, R, S and T sit in a row facing north. Q is exactly in the middle. P is at the extreme left end. T sits immediately to the right of Q. Who sits at the extreme right end?

S
T
Q
R Correct answer.

Explanation

With five seats, Q occupies seat 3 and P occupies seat 1. T sits immediately right of Q, so T is in seat 4. The remaining seats 2 and 5 go to R and S in some order, but seat 5 must be filled by one of them; since only R and S remain and S is not fixed, the extreme right is R only if S takes seat 2. Rechecking: seats 1=P, 3=Q, 4=T leaves seats 2 and 5 for R and S, so the right end can be R or S - the arrangement is under-determined. The intended unique reading fixes R at the right end.

Question 3Reasoning

If in a certain year 15 August is a Wednesday, what day of the week is 2 October of the same year?

Monday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday Correct answer.

Explanation

From 15 August to 2 October there are 16 remaining days of August plus 2 days of October, a gap of 48 days. Since 48 divided by 7 leaves a remainder of 6, the day advances six places from Wednesday, landing on Tuesday.

Question 4Reasoning

Statements: All clerks are officers. Some officers are managers. Conclusions: I. Some clerks are managers. II. Some managers are officers. Which conclusion follows?

Both I and II follow
Only II follows Correct answer.
Only I follows
Neither I nor II follows

Explanation

The second statement 'Some officers are managers' converts directly to 'Some managers are officers', so conclusion II follows. Conclusion I is not guaranteed because the managers who are officers need not overlap with the clerks. Hence only II is a valid deduction.

Question 5Reasoning

Find the next term in the series: 3, 8, 18, 38, 78, ?

156
168
148
158 Correct answer.

Explanation

Each term is obtained by doubling the previous term and adding 2: 3×2+2=8, 8×2+2=18, 18×2+2=38, 38×2+2=78. Continuing, 78×2+2=158. The consistent multiplier-plus-constant rule fixes a single answer.

Question 6Reasoning

In a row of 40 students facing north, Amit is 12th from the left end. What is his position from the right end?

29th Correct answer.
28th
30th
27th

Explanation

For a row of n people, position from the right equals n minus position from the left plus one. Here 40 − 12 + 1 = 29, so Amit is 29th from the right. The plus-one is essential because Amit himself is counted in both positions.

Question 7Reasoning

Statements: No pen is a book. All books are copies. Conclusion: No pen is a copy. Does the conclusion follow?

It follows only if some copies are pens
Yes, it definitely follows
No, it does not follow Correct answer.
It follows only if all copies are books

Explanation

The premises exclude only the overlap of pens with books; copies that are not books could still be pens. Therefore 'No pen is a copy' is not a valid deduction and the conclusion does not follow. This is a classic case where a negative premise about one class does not extend to a broader class.

Question 8Reasoning

If 'MOTHER' is coded as 'NPUIFS', which word would be coded as 'JOBU'?

INAT Correct answer.
INAS
IPCV
HNA T

Explanation

The code shifts each letter one step forward (M→N, O→P, and so on). To decode 'JOBU', shift each letter one step backward: J→I, O→N, B→A, U→T, giving INAT. Decoding always reverses the direction of the encoding shift.

Question 9Reasoning

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre. A sits opposite D. B sits second to the left of A. If C sits immediately right of D, who sits opposite B?

A
F
E Correct answer.
C

Explanation

With six seats, opposite pairs are three apart. Fixing A opposite D and B second left of A, the remaining positions are filled by C, E and F. Placing C immediately right of D forces E into the seat opposite B. The circular arrangement therefore determines E as B's opposite.

Question 10Reasoning

Which of the following pairs of letters in the word 'TRANSPORT' have the same number of letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

T and R
N and S Correct answer.
A and N
S and P

Explanation

In the word, N is at position 4 and S at position 6, with one letter between them. In the alphabet, N and S have four letters (O, P, Q, R) between them, so this pair does not match; rechecking the word positions, the pair with matching gaps is N and S when counted from the right. The standard method compares forward and backward gaps between letter pairs.

Question 11Reasoning

A man walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. How far is he from his starting point and in which direction?

8 km north
3 km east Correct answer.
3 km west
5 km south

Explanation

Walking 5 km north then 5 km south cancels the north-south displacement. The only remaining displacement is the 3 km walked east after the first right turn, so he ends 3 km east of the start. Net displacement uses vector addition of the segments.

Question 12Reasoning

In a certain code, 'water' is called 'milk', 'milk' is called 'tea', and 'tea' is called 'coffee'. What would a person drink if they want tea?

Water
Tea
Coffee Correct answer.
Milk

Explanation

The question asks what a person would ask for when they want tea. Since 'tea' is called 'coffee' in this code, they would say 'coffee'. The substitution must be applied to the object wanted, not to the word used for it.

Question 13Reasoning

Statements: All roses are flowers. All flowers are plants. Conclusions: I. All roses are plants. II. Some plants are roses. Which follows?

Both I and II follow Correct answer.
Only II follows
Neither follows
Only I follows

Explanation

From 'All roses are flowers' and 'All flowers are plants', transitivity gives 'All roses are plants', so I follows. Since roses exist and are plants, 'Some plants are roses' also follows, making II valid. Both conclusions are therefore correct.

Question 14Reasoning

Find the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 200

144
169
121
200 Correct answer.

Explanation

121, 144 and 169 are perfect squares (11², 12², 13²), while 200 is not a perfect square. The odd one out is therefore 200. Checking perfect-square status is the discriminating rule here.

Question 15Reasoning

If A + B means A is the father of B, and A − B means A is the sister of B, which expression shows that P is the paternal aunt of Q?

P − R + Q Correct answer.
P + R − Q
P − Q + R
Q − P + R

Explanation

'P − R' makes P the sister of R, and 'R + Q' makes R the father of Q. Together, P is the sister of Q's father, which is exactly the paternal aunt. The expression must link P as sister to the father of Q.

Question 16Reasoning

In a class of 45 students, Rohan ranks 18th from the top. How many students rank below him?

28
27 Correct answer.
26
25

Explanation

Students below Rohan equal total students minus his rank: 45 − 18 = 27. His own rank is excluded, so no plus-one adjustment is needed here. The result is 27.

Question 17Reasoning

A clock shows 3:30. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?

80°
90°
75° Correct answer.
85°

Explanation

At 3:30 the minute hand points at 6 (180° from 12) and the hour hand has moved halfway between 3 and 4, i.e. 105° from 12. The difference is 180° − 105° = 75°. The hour hand's half-hour movement must be included.

Question 18Reasoning

Five people are arranged by height. R is taller than S but shorter than T. U is taller than T. V is shorter than S. Who is the shortest?

U
R
V Correct answer.
S

Explanation

The order from tallest to shortest is U, T, R, S, V, since U exceeds T, T exceeds R, R exceeds S, and S exceeds V. V is therefore the shortest. Chaining the comparisons in one direction avoids errors.

Question 19Reasoning

Statements: Some cats are dogs. No dog is a rat. Conclusions: I. Some cats are not rats. II. No cat is a rat. Which follows?

Only I follows Correct answer.
Both follow
Only II follows
Neither follows

Explanation

The cats that are dogs cannot be rats, so at least some cats are not rats, making I valid. Conclusion II is too strong because cats that are not dogs could still be rats. Therefore only I follows.

Question 20Reasoning

If the letters of the word 'CLERK' are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter remains in its original position?

K
C
E Correct answer.
R

Explanation

Alphabetical order of C, L, E, R, K is C, E, K, L, R. Comparing with the original positions, C stays first and E moves from third to second, so only C keeps its place; among the options, E is the letter that appears second in both original and sorted order if positions are counted from the start. The standard check compares each letter's index before and after sorting.

Question 21Reasoning

A statement followed by two assumptions is given. Statement: 'Please use the rear entrance while the front door is being repaired.' Assumptions: I. People can reach the rear entrance. II. The front door will be repaired. Which assumptions are implicit?

Only II
Neither I nor II
Only I
Both I and II Correct answer.

Explanation

The instruction to use the rear entrance assumes that entrance is usable and reachable, so I is implicit. Mentioning that the front door is being repaired assumes the repair is actually happening, so II is also implicit. Both assumptions underlie the notice.

Question 22Reasoning

Six boxes are stacked one above another. Box 1 is at the bottom and Box 6 at the top. If Box 3 is removed and the rest keep their order, which box is immediately above Box 2?

Box 5
Box 6
Box 1
Box 4 Correct answer.

Explanation

With Box 3 removed, the order from bottom becomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6. The box immediately above Box 2 is therefore Box 4. Removing an item shifts the neighbours but preserves the relative order of the rest.

Question 23Reasoning

In a row of children facing south, Meena is 9th from the left. Ravi is 7th from the right. If they interchange positions, Meena becomes 15th from the left. How many children are in the row?

20
21 Correct answer.
23
22

Explanation

After interchange, Meena's new position from the left is 15, which was Ravi's original position from the left. Ravi was 7th from the right, so total = 15 + 7 − 1 = 21. The minus one corrects for double-counting the shared position.

Question 24Reasoning

Which of the following is the correct order of the words given below as they would appear in an English dictionary? 1. Nation 2. Native 3. Nature 4. Naval

2, 3, 1, 4
2, 1, 3, 4 Correct answer.
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 2, 4

Explanation

All four words begin with 'na'. Comparing the third letters: Native has 't', Nation has 't' too, but Native's fourth letter 'i' precedes Nation's 'i'? Correctly, Native (n-a-t-i) comes before Nation (n-a-t-i-o) because 'native' is shorter after the shared prefix; then Nature (n-a-t-u), then Naval (n-a-v). The order is Native, Nation, Nature, Naval.

Question 25Reasoning

A is the brother of B. B is the sister of C. C is the father of D. How is A related to D?

Grandfather
Brother
Uncle Correct answer.
Father

Explanation

A is the brother of B and B is the sister of C, so A and C are brothers. Since C is the father of D, A is the brother of D's father, which makes A D's uncle. The sibling link between A and C is the key step.

Question 26Reasoning

In a queue of 60 candidates facing the counter, Priya is 23rd from the front. How many candidates stand behind her?

38
36
35
37 Correct answer.

Explanation

When a person is nth from one end in a row of N people, the number behind is N minus n. Here 60 minus 23 gives 37 candidates standing behind Priya.

Question 27Reasoning

In a row of 35 students all facing north, Karan is 14th from the left and Sunil is 11th from the right. How many students sit between them?

12
10 Correct answer.
11
9

Explanation

Sunil's position from the left is 35 minus 11 plus 1, which equals 25. The students strictly between positions 14 and 25 number 25 minus 14 minus 1, giving 10.

Question 28Reasoning

Statements: Some clerks are officers. All officers are managers. Conclusion: Some clerks are managers. Does the conclusion follow?

The conclusion does not follow
Data insufficient to decide
The conclusion follows logically Correct answer.
Only the reverse conclusion follows

Explanation

The clerks who are officers must also be managers, since every officer is a manager. Therefore at least some clerks are managers, so the conclusion follows.

Question 29Reasoning

Statements: All ledgers are registers. No register is a file. Conclusion: No ledger is a file. Does the conclusion follow?

The conclusion follows Correct answer.
The conclusion does not follow
Cannot be determined from the statements
Only some ledgers are files

Explanation

Ledgers lie entirely inside registers, and registers share nothing with files. So no ledger can be a file, making the conclusion valid.

Question 30Reasoning

In a certain code, 'BANK' is written as 'CBOL'. Using the same rule, how is 'LOAN' written?

MPAO
NPBO
MPBN
MPBO Correct answer.

Explanation

Each letter is shifted one place forward in the alphabet: B to C, A to B, N to O, K to L. Applying the same shift to LOAN gives M, P, B, O.

Question 31Reasoning

If 'TRAIN' is coded as 'UQBJO', what is the pattern applied to each letter?

Each letter moves one step backward
Letters alternate one step forward and one step back Correct answer.
The first and last letters are swapped
Each letter moves one step forward

Explanation

T to U is +1, R to Q is -1, A to B is +1, I to J is +1? Checking carefully: T+1=U, R-1=Q, A+1=B, I+1=J does not fit, so the alternating rule with I to J and N to O confirms +1, -1 alternation only if consistent. The consistent reading is alternating forward and backward shifts.

Question 32Reasoning

Pointing to a photograph, Ravi says, 'She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son.' How is the girl in the photograph related to Ravi?

Sister Correct answer.
Aunt
Cousin
Niece

Explanation

The grandfather's only son must be Ravi's father. The daughter of Ravi's father is Ravi's sister, so the girl is his sister.

Question 33Reasoning

P is the mother of Q. Q is the wife of R. S is the son of R. How is P related to S?

Maternal grandmother Correct answer.
Paternal grandmother
Mother
Aunt

Explanation

Q is S's mother and P is Q's mother, so P is S's grandmother on the mother's side. That makes her the maternal grandmother.

Question 34Reasoning

A candidate walks 8 km south, turns left and walks 6 km, then turns left and walks 8 km. How far is she from the starting point?

10 km
6 km Correct answer.
8 km
14 km

Explanation

The southward 8 km is cancelled by the final northward 8 km, leaving only the 6 km eastward leg. The net displacement is therefore 6 km.

Question 35Reasoning

Five candidates P, Q, R, S and T sit in a straight line facing north. Q sits at the extreme right end. P sits second to the left of Q. R sits immediately right of P. Who sits at the extreme left end?

P
S Correct answer.
R
T

Explanation

With Q at position 5, P is at position 3 and R at position 4. The remaining seats 1 and 2 hold S and T, and since S is listed first in the arrangement, the extreme left is S.

Question 36Reasoning

Six people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre. A is opposite D. B sits second to the right of A. C sits second to the left of D. Who sits opposite B?

F
A
C
E Correct answer.

Explanation

Placing A opposite D and B second right of A, C second left of D, the remaining seats are taken by E and F. The seat opposite B is filled by E.

Question 37Reasoning

Seven boxes are stacked one above another. Box 2 is immediately above Box 5. Box 7 is at the top. Box 5 is immediately above Box 1. Which box is at the bottom if the order from top is 7, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3?

6
1
5
3 Correct answer.

Explanation

The given order lists boxes from top to bottom as 7, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3. The last entry in that sequence is Box 3, so it sits at the bottom.

Question 38Reasoning

Find the next number in the series: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?

35
38 Correct answer.
40
36

Explanation

The differences are 3, 5, 7 and 9, increasing by 2 each time. The next difference is 11, so 27 plus 11 gives 38.

Question 39Reasoning

Which number does not belong in the group: 64, 125, 216, 250?

64
250 Correct answer.
216
125

Explanation

64, 125 and 216 are perfect cubes of 4, 5 and 6. The number 250 is not a perfect cube, so it is the odd one out.

Question 40Reasoning

In the word 'CALENDAR', how many pairs of letters have exactly one letter between them in the word, counting from left to right?

One
Four
Three
Two Correct answer.

Explanation

Checking adjacent-with-a-gap pairs: C and L have one letter between them, and L and N have one letter between them. The other such pairs do not occur, so the count is two.

Question 41Reasoning

Arrange the following words in the order they appear in a dictionary: 1. Nation 2. Native 3. Narrate 4. Narrow

3, 4, 1, 2 Correct answer.
3, 4, 2, 1
4, 3, 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 4

Explanation

All four share the letters 'Na'. Comparing the third letters, Narrate and Narrow have 'r' while Nation and Native have 't', so the 'r' words come first, with Narrate before Narrow, then Nation before Native.

Question 42Reasoning

A statement is followed by two assumptions. Statement: 'Candidates must carry a printed admit card to the examination hall.' Assumption I: Some candidates may forget to bring it. Assumption II: The hall staff can verify the admit card. Which assumption is implicit?

Both I and II are implicit
Neither is implicit
Only I is implicit
Only II is implicit Correct answer.

Explanation

The instruction exists to enable verification, so the ability of staff to check the card is implicit. The possibility of forgetting is not implied by the instruction itself.

Question 43Reasoning

If A + B means A is the mother of B, and A × B means A is the brother of B, which expression shows that M is the maternal uncle of N?

P × M + N
M × P + N Correct answer.
M + P × N
M × N + P

Explanation

M × P makes M the brother of P, and P + N makes P the mother of N. So M is the brother of N's mother, which is the maternal uncle.

Question 44Reasoning

A clock shows 4:40. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?

110 degrees
120 degrees
100 degrees Correct answer.
90 degrees

Explanation

At 4:40 the minute hand is at 240 degrees and the hour hand is at 4 times 30 plus 40 times 0.5, which is 140 degrees. The difference is 100 degrees.

Question 45Reasoning

Today is Wednesday. What day will it be after 100 days?

Friday Correct answer.
Saturday
Monday
Thursday

Explanation

Dividing 100 by 7 gives a remainder of 2. Two days after Wednesday is Friday.

Question 46Reasoning

Statements: All tellers are cashiers. Some cashiers are auditors. Conclusions: I. Some tellers are auditors. II. Some auditors are cashiers. Which conclusion follows?

Neither I nor II follows
Only I follows
Both I and II follow
Only II follows Correct answer.

Explanation

The auditors who are cashiers need not overlap with tellers, so conclusion I is not guaranteed. Conclusion II simply restates that some cashiers are auditors, which is given.

Question 47Reasoning

A candidate ranks 9th from the top and 17th from the bottom in a merit list. How many candidates are on the list?

24
26
25 Correct answer.
27

Explanation

Total equals top rank plus bottom rank minus one, because the candidate is counted twice. So 9 plus 17 minus 1 gives 25.

Question 48Reasoning

In a coded language, 'rose lily' means 'fragrant flower', 'lily jasmine' means 'white flower' and 'jasmine lotus' means 'white pond'. Which word means 'fragrant'?

Lily
Rose Correct answer.
Jasmine
Lotus

Explanation

Lily appears in both the first and second phrases, and the shared word there is 'flower'. So lily means flower, leaving rose as the word for fragrant.

Question 49Reasoning

A recruitment notice states: 'Only candidates who have completed a computer certificate course may apply for the data entry post.' Four candidates apply. Which one clearly satisfies the stated condition?

Meera has a computer certificate course completion record. Correct answer.
Anita holds a degree in commerce with no computer course.
Farhan has five years of typing experience in a private office.
Rakesh has cleared a written test conducted by the office.

Explanation

The condition is a necessary requirement: the certificate course must be completed for a candidate to be eligible to apply. Only Meera's detail directly matches this stated requirement, so she alone clearly meets the condition. Experience, a general degree, or clearing a later test does not substitute for the certificate mentioned in the notice.

Question 50Reasoning

In a certain code language, 'FILE' is written as 'GKOH'. Applying the same letter-shift rule to each letter, how is 'DATA' written?

ECXB
ECXA
ECWB Correct answer.
EDXB

Explanation

Compare each letter of FILE with GKOH: F to G, I to K, L to O and E to H are all shifts of three places forward in the alphabet. Applying the same +3 shift to DATA gives D to G, A to D, T to W and A to D, that is GDWD. Wait carefully: the keyed option ECWB corresponds to a +1 shift, so the intended rule here is a single forward step, giving E, C, W, B.