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Directions (1to 5) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that
follow.
I. P, Q, R, S, T and U are six students procuring their Master’s degree in six different
subjects- English, History, Philosophy, Physics, Statistics and Mathematics.
II. Two of them stay in hostel; two stay as paying guest (PG) and the remaining two stay at
their home.
III. R does not stay as PG and studies Philosophy.
IV. The students studying Statistics and History do not stay as PG.
V. T studies Mathematics and S studies Physics.
VI. U and S stay in hostel. T stays as PG and Q stays at home.

1.Who studies English?

a.R
b.S
c.T
d.U
e.None of these

2. Which of the following combinations of subjects and place of stay is not

correct?
a.English- Hostel
b.Mathematics- PG
c.Philosophy- Home
d.Physics- Hostel
e.None of these

3. Which of the following pairs of students stay one each at hostel and at home?
a.QR
b.SR
c.US
d.Data inadequate
e.None of these

4. Which subject does Q study?

a.History
b.Statistics
c.History or Statistics
d.Data inadequate
e.None of these

5. Which of the following pairs of students stay at home?

a.PQ
b.QR
c.RS
d.ST
e.None of these

6. Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150kms apart. The first bus runs
for 25kms and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 kms. It then turns left and runs for
another 25 kms and takes the direction back to reach the mai road. In the meantime, due to a
minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What would be the
distance between the two buses at this point?
A. 65kms b. 75kms c. 80 kms d. 85kms

7. Fifteen boys are standing in a row facing opposite direction alternately from left to right. If
the fourth boy from left is facing towards the east then the fifth boy from the right is facing
which direction?
a.South b. North-west c. East d. None of these

8. Vishwanath was walking on the road early morning after the sunrise and his shadow was
failing to his left. Which direction was he facing?
a.East b. North c. West d. Either East or West

9. A watch, which loses time uniformly, was observed to be 5 minutes fast at 8.00 p.m.
on Thursday. It was noticed to be 7 minutes slow at 8.00 a.m. on the subsequent
Monday. When did the watch show the correct time ?
a) 7 a.m. Saturday b) 7 a.m. on Friday
c) 10a.m. on Sunday d) 11 a.m. on Friday

10. In the time in which the second hand covers 3960 degrees, how many degrees does
the hour hand move?
a) 11 b) 5.5 c)3/4 d) 55

11. By how many degrees does the hour hand lag behind the minute hand in a span of
42 minutes, if initially they are at the same position?
a) 2330 b)211 degree c)231 degree d)None of these

12. March 1st is Wednesday. Which month of the same year has the same calendar
a)July b) November c) December d)October

13. In a certain code language, if the value of 14 x 15 = 25 and 26 x 42 = 64, then what is the
value of
73 x 31 = ?
a. 100
b. 110
c. 90
d. 120

14. In a certain code language, ‘kew xas huma deko’ means ‘she is eating apples’; ‘kew tepo
qua’ means
‘she sells toys’ and ‘sul lim deko’ means ‘I like apples’. Which word in that language
means ‘she’ and
‘apples’?
a. xas & deko
b. xas & kew
c. kew & deko
d. kew & xas

15. These questions are based on a certain code language. Understand the logic in the coding
and
answer the following questions.
PROCESSOR is coded as D4F3C5C1E1S1S1E3C6
a. QUADRANT
• Q1C7A1B2F6A1B7E4
• Q1D6A1B2F3A1B7E4
• Q1C7A1B2F3A1B7E4
• Q1C7A1D2C6A1B7E5

b. WINDOW
• W1E4B7B2E3W1
• W1C3B7B2E3W1
• W1C3B7B2C3W1
• W1C3G7B2E3W1

16 Pointing to Manju, Raju said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife”.
How is Manju related to Raju?
a.Mother’s sister
b.Grandmother
c.Mother-in-law
d.Sister of father-in-law
e.Maternal aunt

17. Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of
my grandfather.” How is the woman related to this man?
a.Mother
b.Aunt
c.Sister
d.Daughter
e.Grandmother

18. How is Radha’s mother’s mother’s daughter-in-law’s daughter related to Radha?

a.Sister
b.Mother
c.Cousin
d.Aunt

19. A is the husband of B. E is the daughter of C. A is the father of C. How is B related to E?

a.Mother
b.Grandmother
c.Aunt
d.Cousin

20. Mr.Ramu’s mother’s father-in-law’s only son’s only daughter’s son is Chetan. How is
Ramu related to Chetan?
a.Uncle
b.Nephew
c.Niece
d.Father
e.Cannot be determined

Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I
and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a
'weak' argument.
Give answer:
• (a) If only argument I is strong
• (b) If only argument II is strong
• (c) If either I or II is strong
• (d) If neither I nor II is strong and
• (e) If both I and II are strong.
21. Statement: Should the health care service be nationalized?
Arguments: I. Yes. It has been done elsewhere also.
II. No. The quality of health care service will deteriorate.

22. Statement: Should cottage industries be encouraged in rural areas?

Arguments:I. Yes. Rural people are creative.
II. Yes. This would help to solve the problem of unemployment to some extent.

23.Statement: Should election expenses to Central and State Legislatures be met by the
Government?
Arguments:I. Yes. It will put an end to political corruption.
II. No. It is not good in any country.

24.Statement: Is ragging in colleges a good practice?

Arguments:I. Yes. A sensible ragging helps the schoolboys to step into manhood and teaches
them to take trifles in good humour.
II. No. The tortures inflicted in the name of ragging and the humiliation suffered by
young boys and girls often go beyond limits.

25.Statement: Can pollution be controlled?

Arguments: I. Yes. If everyone realizes the hazard it may create and co-operates to get rid of
it, pollution may be controlled.
II. No. The crowded highways, factories and industries and an ever-growing
population eager to acquire more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.

Answer & Explanations

1. Ans: e. P studies English.

2. Ans:a. Clearly the incorrect combination is English- Hostel
 3. Ans:b. S stays in hostel and R stays at home.
4. Ans:c. Q studies History or Statistics.
5. Ans:b. Q and R stay at home.
6 Ans:a.
Let X and Y be two buses.
Bus X travels along the path PA, AB, BC, CD.

Now, AD=BC=25km.
So, PD=PA+AD=50 km.
Bus Y travels 35 km upto E.
Therefore, distance between two buses= PQ- (PD+QE)= (150-(50+35))=65 km.
7. Ans: e
Fifth boy from right means
(15-5)+1= 11th boy from left.
According to question
4th boy from the left is facing towards the east. It implies that the boys standing at even
positions from left are facing towards east and those standing at odd positions are facing
towards west. Therefore, fifth boy from the right (11th boy from left) would face towards
west.
8. Ans: b.
In the morning hour the shadow of any object is formed towards west.
According to question, to the left of Vishwanath is the west. Therefore, he was facing
towards north

9. The number of hours from 8:00 p.m. on Thursday to 8:00 a.m. on Monday = 84
hours.
In 84 hours, the clock gained 12 minutes.
But to show the correct time, the clock has to gain 5 minutes.
:. 5/12 *84 = 35 hours.
35 hours from 8:00 p.m. on Thursday is 7:00 a.m. on Saturday.
10. 3960/(360*2) = 5.50
11. 42*6-(42/2) = 252-21 = 231 degree
12. Odd days from March to October : 3 + 2 +3 +2 +3 +3 +2 +3 = 21/7 = 0 . If odd day
is 0 then next month has the same calendar.
13. Exp: 14 x 15 = 14 + 15 = 29 and 29 – 4 = 25.
26 x 42 = 26 + 42 = 68 and 68 – 4 = 64.
Similarly, 73 x 31 = (73 + 31) – 4 = 104 – 4 = 100.
14. Exp: In the first and second statements, the common code word is ‘kew’ and the common
word is
‘she’. So, ‘kew’stands for ‘she’.
In the first and third statements, the common code word is ‘deko’ and the common word
is
‘apples’. So, ‘deko’stands for ‘apples’.
15. a. Exp: PROCESSOR =>
P = 16 and D4 => 4 x 4 = 16 = P
R = 18 and F3 => 6 x 3 = 18 = R
 O = 15 and C5 => 3 x 5 = 15 = O and so on.
Hence, PROFESSOR is coded as D4F3C5C1E1S1S1E3C6.
QUADRANT is coded as Q1C7A1B2F3A1B7E4.
b. Exp: WINDOW is coded as W1C3B7B2E3W1.

16. Ans: d.
Brother of Raju’s wife- Raju’s brother-in-law; Son of Manju’s brother is the brother-in-law
of Raju. So Manju’s brother is Raju’s father-in-law ie, Manju is the sister of Raju’s father-in-
law.

17. Ans: c
Only son of her grandfather – her father; man’s brother’s father- man’s father. So,
man’s father is her father ie, She is the man’s sister.

18. Ans:c. Mother’s mother- grandmother; grandmother’s daughter-in- law’s daughter-

grandmother’s son’s daughter- Radha’s cousin.

19. Ans: b. Couples A-B; A is the father of C; C’s daughter is E. So, E’s grandmother is B.

20. Ans: a. Mr. Ramu’s mother’s father-in-law’s only son is Ramu’s father. Ramu’s father’s
only daughter is Ramu’s sister. Ramu’s sister’s son is Chetan. Hence, Ramu is uncle of
Chetan.

21. Ans:d
Clearly, going in for something just because others have done it, is not a strong argument.
Also, on the other hand, nationalization of health care service will only promote the service
and not deteriorate it. So none of the arguments holds strong.
22. Ans:b
Clearly, cottage industries need to be promoted to create more job opportunities for rural
people in the villages themselves. The reason that rural people are creative is vague. So, only
argument II holds.
23. Ans:a
Clearly, the policy will end political corruption that is unleashed to extract these amounts.
The second argument is vague. So, only argument I holds.
24. Ans:e
Clearly, sensible ragging makes students broad-minded and well acquainted with each other.
So, argument I is valid. However, sometimes, these young boys and girls are tortures and
humiliated too much in the name of ragging, which makes it an unhealthy practice. So,
argument II also holds strong.
25. Ans:c
The control of population, on one hand, seems to be impossible because of the ever growing
needs and the disconcern of the people but, on the other hand, the control is possible by a
joint effort. So, either of the arguments will hold strong.