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Test of Reasoning-1
Qs. 1-6. In each of the following questions, a series of numbers is given. Below this series a number is given. You have to make a similar series of numbers from the given pattern and answer the question that follows: 1. 8 23 68 203 608 5 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Which of the following numbers will come in place of (D)? (1) 631 (2) 198 (3) 281 (4) 324 (5) 365 2. 2 6 12 20 30 30 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Which of the following numbers will come in place of (C)? (1) 84 (2) 72 (3) 81 (4) 75 (5) 91 3. 3 8 15 24 35 48 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Which of the following numbers will come in place of (D)? (1) 134 (2) 120 (3) 143 (4) 224 (5) 101 4. 89 97 101 103 107 23 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Which of the following numbers will come in place of (E)? (1) 43 (2) 41 (3) 39 (4) 43 (5) 40 5. 2 4 12 48 240 3 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Which of the following numbers will come in place of (C)? (1) 49 (2) 64 (3) 72 (4) 68 (5) 81 6. 25 32 46 67 95 19 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Which of the following numbers will come in place of (B)? (1) 47 (2) 39 (3) 40 (4) 29 (5) 38 Qs. 7-10. In each of the following questions, a series of numbers is given in which one of the numbers does not fit. You have to find this wrong number. 7. 29 33 37 41 43 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 8. 69 92 116 138 161 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 9. 8 12 19 27 40.5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 10. 32 38 52 73 101 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Qs. 11-12. Find out the missing number:
3 7 31 ? 9 4 29 20 2 5

Qs. 13 and 14 are based on the word FRATERNITY. 13. Find the word that is different from others? (1) TERRAIN (2) ETERNITY (3) TRAIN (4) REFRAIN (5) TREATY 14. If the letters occurring in the word were arranged alphabetically, which letter would be the fifth one from the beginning? (1) I (2) N (3) F (4) R (5) E Qs. 15 and 16 are based on the word DEBONAIR. 15. Which word from (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) is different from the others? (1) BROAD (2) DRAIN (3) REBIND (4) DEBAR (5) RIDER 16. How many sets of two letters each have as many letters between them as in the alphabets? (1) None (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5 Qs. 17-20. In a group of students, three 43 activities are being conducted. The square 12 25 represents the students who have opted for 33 30 10 dramatics, the circle is for those who are in 47 N.C.C. and the triangle is for students who are working on science projects. 17. The total number of students who are in dramatics is how much more/less than the total number of students in N.C.C.? (1) 8 more (2) 18 more (3) 2 less (4) 12 less (5) They are equal 18. What is the percentage of students who are working on science projects? (1) 50% (2) 54% (3) 64% (4) 60% (5) None of these 19. What is the percentage of students who have opted for all the three activities? (1) 18% (2) 15% (3) 17% (4) 21% (5) None of these 20. The percentage of students who have one activity only is how much more than the percentage of students who have two activities? (1) 9% (2) 14% (3) 11% (4) 7% (5) Cant say Qs. 21-25. Find the odd-man out: 21. (1) DGJM (2) HKNP (4) SVYB (5) FILO 22. (1) ZXUS (2) PNKI (4) HFCA (5) QNLJ 23. (1) WUQS (2) TRNP (4) QOKM (5) HFBD 24. (1) JmlK (2) PsrQ (4) MpoN (5) DgfE 25. (1) HM23 (2) EQ22 (4) KU32 (5) DR22 (3) LORU (3) RPMK (3) LJEG (3) FjiH (3) CW26

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(1) 87 (4) 99

(2) 101 (5) 107

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NON-VERBAL SERIES
Given below are two sets of figures, the problem figures and the answer figures marked A, B, C, D and E. You have to find out which of the answer figures would come next in the series of problem figures. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

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A 53. B C D E

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The second figure (II) in each of the following questions bears a certain relationship with figure I. Find out from A, B, C, D and E the figure to replace question-mark so that IV bears the same relationship with III. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES I II III IV A B C D E
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Find the odd-man out:

A 62. B C D E

In questions 67 and 68, find the answer figure in which the given figure is embedded:
A 67. B C D E

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Qs. 69-70. In each question, a series of figures is given which can be grouped into classes. Select the right group from options A, B, C and D.
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A. 1, 3, 5 : 2, 6 : 4, 7 C. 1, 5, 6 : 2, 7 : 3, 4
1 70. 2 3

B. 1, 4 : 2, 5 : 3, 6, 7 D. 1, 6 : 2, 3 : 4, 5, 7
4 5 6 7

A. 1, 5, 7 : 2, 6 : 3, 4 B. 2, 6 : 3, 7 : 1, 4, 5 C. 1, 4, 7 : 3, 5 : 2, 6 D. 1, 4 : 2, 6 : 3, 5, 7 Qs. 71-75. Match the set of three circles with the questions on the basis of relationship among the items given in questions. 71. dance : music : dramatics A. 72. snore : dream : sleep

B. C.

73. shell : sea : pearl

74. brown : horse : cow

D. E.

75. musk : fox : deer

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS 1. (5) The series would be, 2 3 1 = 5; 5 3 1 = 14; 14 3 1 = 41; 41 3 1 = 122; 122 3 1 = 365. 2. (2) The given series is, 1 2 + 1 = 2; 2 2 + 2 = 6; 32 + 3 = 12 ...; the new series would be, 52 + 5 = 30; 62 + 6 = 42; 72 + 7 = 56; 82 + 8 = 72 ... 3. (2) The given series is 22 1 = 3; 32 1 = 8; 42 1 = 15; 52 1 = 24 ...; the new series would be, 72 1 = 48; 82 1 = 63; 92 1 = 80; 102 1 = 99; 112 1 = 120. 4. (1) It is a series of prime numbers, hence 23; 29; 31; 37; 41; 43. 5. (3) The given series is 2 1 = 2; 2 2 = 4; 4 3 = 12; 12 4 = 48 ... The new series would be, 3 1 = 3; 3 2 = 6; 6 3 = 18; 18 4 = 72; 72 5 ... 6. (3) Add 7, 14, 21, 28 ... to numbers respectively, 19 + 7 = 26; 26 + 14 = 40 ... 7. (2) It is a series of prime numbers, hence 33 ought to be 31. 8. (3) The series is 23 3 = 69; 23 4 = 92; 23 5 = 115. 9. (3) Each number is 1 12 1 = 18.
1 2 1 of the preceding number, 2

10. (1) Ought to be 31, as 7, 14, 21, 28 have been added respectively. 11. (4) The arrangement would be (8 9) + 8 + 9 = 99. 12. (3) The arrangement is 92 + 32, i.e. 81 + 9 = 90. 13. (2) It has an extra E. 14. (2) The alphabetical arrangement would be AEFINRRTTY. 15. (5) The word has one R only. 16. (4) DE, DB, ON and AE. 17. (1) Dramatics 43 + 25 + 30 + 10 = 108; N.C.C. 12 + 25 + 33 + 30 = 100. 18. (4) Total students (all numbers added) 200, science projects, 33 + 30 + 10 + 47 = 120. Hence 60%. 19. (2) 30 out of 200, i.e. 15%. 20. (3) One activity, 102, two activities 80. The difference is 22, i.e. 11%. 21. (2) 22. (5) 23. (3) 24. (3) 25. (1) Give letters numbers according to their place in the alphabetical order. All the others are totals of the two numbers. This one should be 8 + 13 = 21. For the next type of questions, watch each given figure very carefully. The different figures in the same question may have different movements. Some may move clockwise, some anticlockwise, some right and left or up or down or along certain points. The pace may also be different, it could be regular, or an added step in each next block or half and quarter. Something may be added or dropped also; the figures may rotate or turn upside down. Some figures may interchange places. Keep all these things in mind to find out the right answer. 26. (D) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (E) 30. (A) 31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (D) 37. (C) 38. (A) 39. (E) 40. (E) 41. (B) 42. (D) 43. (A) 44. (D) 45. (C) 46. (A) 47. (C) 48. (A) 49. (C) 50. (A) 51. (D) 52. (B) 53. (E) 54. (A) 55. (D) 56. (D) 57. (B) 58. (E) 59. (A) 60. (B) 61. (A) 62. (C) The pattern is wrong. 63. (D) In all the others two are three line figures and two have four lines. Here three have three lines. 64. (B) The pattern is wrong. 65. (C) The figures have not tilted rightly. 66. (E) The proportion among figures is wrong. 67. (D) 68. (B) 69. (C) 70. (D) 71. (E) All the three are different items. 72. (C) Both the activities take place during sleep. 73. (A) Shell is in sea and pearl in shell. 74. (B) Some of these different animals are brown. 75. (D) Some deer may have musk, the other one is independent.

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