1.

Four of the following five are alike in a cer-

tain way and so form a group. Which is the
one that does not belong to the group?
1) Sand 2) Cement 3) Building
4) Wood 5) Bricks
2. In a certain code SOLDIER is written as
JFSCRNK. How is GENIOUS written in that
code?
1) PVTHHFO 2) PVTHFDM 3) PVTHMDF
4) TVPHFDM 5) None of these
3. How many such pairs of letters are there in
the word ELEVATION, each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as
they have between them in the English
alphabet?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
4. In the number 7524693, how many digits will
be as far away from the beginning of the
number, if arranged in ascending order as
they are in the number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
5. If blue means green, green means black,
black means white, white means pink, pink
means red and red means orange, then what
is the color of blood?
1) Red 2) Black 3) White
4) Pink 5) None of these
Directions (Q.6-12): These questions are
based on the following arrangement. Study
it carefully and answer the questions.
# 6 B G @ I L 7 3 H A % D F K
E 8 J Q 1 V T U 2 $ W
6. How many such symbols are there in the
above arrangement each of which is imme-
diately followed by a consonant but not pre-
ceded by another symbol?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four
7. How many such vowels are there in the
above arrangement each of which is imme-
diately followed by a symbol and also imme-
diately preceded by a consonant?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four
8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way based on the positions of their elements
in the above arrangement and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong
to the group?
1) I L @ 2) A H % 3) K F E
4) Q J 1 5) V T
9. Which element is sixth to the right of fifteenth
from the right in the arrangement?
1) Q 2) I 3) J 4) 3 5) None of these
10. B G : L 7 :: A % : ?
1) EK 2) DF 3) KF
4) FK 5) None of these
11. If all the numbers are
dropped from the above
arrangement which ele-
ment will be fifth to the left
of eleventh from the left ?
1) I 2) H 3) T
4) 5) None of these
12. What will come in place of ques-
tion mark (?) in the following
series based on the above
arrangement?
6@ LH %F ?
1) K8 2) KJ 3) EJ
4) EQ 5) None of these
Directions (Q.13-18): In these questions
symbols @, $, #, and % are used with
different meanings as follows:
'A@B' means 'A is smaller than B'.
'A$B' means 'A is greater than B'.
'A#B' means 'A is either smaller than or
equal to B'.
'AB' means 'A is either greater than or
equal to B'.
'A%B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor
greater than B'.
In each of the following questions assuming
the given statements to be true, find out which
of the two conclusions I & II
given below them is / are
definitely true.
Give answer 1) if only
conclusion I is true.
Give answer 2) if only
conclusion II is true.
Give answer 3) if either conclusion
I or conclusion II is true.
Give answer 4) if neither conclusion
I nor conclusion II is true.
Give answer 5) if both conclusions
I and II are true.
13. Statements:
H # T, T@L, L% F
Conclusions: I) F$H II) H#L
14. Statements: V $ I, I M , M#Q
Conclusions: I) I # Q II) I Q
15. Statements: P @W, W D, D $J
Conclusions: I) J @ P II) J@W
16. Statements: E@U, U % R, R $ F
Conclusions: I) E $ F II) E F
17. Statements: T #J, J I, I@W
Conclusions: I) J@W II) T % I
18. Statements: K D, D $ L, L @ J
Conclusions: I) K $ L II) K # J
Directions (Q: 19-21): These questions are
based on the following set of numbers.
386 752 961 573 839
19. If 1 is added to the middle digit of each
number and then the first and the second
digits are interchanged, which of the fol-
lowing will be the third digit of the smallest
number?
1) 6 2) 2 3) 1 4) 3 5) 9
20. If in each number the first and the third dig-
its are interchanged, which number will be
the second largest?
1) 386 2) 752 3) 961 4) 573 5) 839
21. If in each number the second and third dig-
its are interchanged, what will be the sum
of the first and third digits of the largest
number?
1) 12 2) 17 3) 15
4) 11 5) None of these
S. ARUN MOHAN
Reasoning
How is GENIOUS
written in that code?
1-3
2-2
3-5
4-2
5-4
6-3
7-2
8-1
9-1
10-4
11-5
12-4
13-1
14-3
15-2
16-4
17-4
18-1
19-5
20-1
21-3
KEY
EXPLANATIONS
1.3; All the others are materials used in a
building.
2.2; As
SOL D IER
Similarly,
GEN I OUS
3.5;
E L E V A T I O N
There are four such pairs.
4.2;
The given number 7 5 2 4 6 9 3
2 3 4 5 6 7 9
5.4; The color of blood is red. In code lan-
guage pink means red.
6.3; and $
7.2; A
8.1; In all others the second element pre-
cedes the first and the third element fol-
lows the first.
9.1; 6
th
to the right of 15
th
from the right
= ( 15 < 6 ) 9
th
from the right = Q.
10.4; Move four elements forward to get the
corresponding element of the second
group.
11.5; Dropping all the numbers, we get the fol-
lowing arrangement :
# B G @ I L H A % D F K E
J Q V T U $ W
Now, 5
th
to the left of 11
th
from the left =
( 11 < 5 ) 6
th
from the left = L.
12.4; Move five elements forward to obtain
the corresponding element of every suc-
cessive group.
13.1; H ) T..... (i), T < L .... (ii), L = F .... (iii),
combining these, we get H ) T < L = F
Hence F > H and I follows.
But H < L and hence II (H ) L) does
not follow.
14.3; V > I ... (i), I * M... (ii), M ) Q ... (iii), from
(ii) and (iii), I and Q can't be compared .
But I and II make a complementary
pair. Hence either I (I ) Q) or II (I * Q)
follows.
15.2; P < W... (i), W * D... (ii), D > J....(iii)
From (ii) and (iii), W * D > J or J < W... (iv).
Hence II follows. However, from (i) and
(iv) we can conclude that J and P can't be
compared. Hence I does not follow.
16.4; E < U... (i), U = R... (ii); R > F... (iii)
From (i) and (ii), E < R... (iv). Now, from
(iii) and (iv), E and F can't be compared.
Hence neither I nor II follows.
17.4; T ) J... (i); J * I... (ii); I < W... (iii).
From (ii) and (iii), J and W can't be com-
pared.
Hence I does not follow.
From (i) and (ii), T and I can't be com-
pared.
Hence II does not follow.
18.1; K * D... (i); D > L... (ii); L < J... (iii).
From (i) and (ii), K * D > L or K > L... (iv)
Hence I follows.
However from (iii) and (iv), J and K can't
be compared. Hence, II does not follow.
19.5; Adding 1 to the middle digits, we get
396 762 971 583 849
Interchanging first and second digits, we get
936 672 791 853 489
Now, 489 is the smallest number and 9 its
third digit.
Quicker method: The number with the
smallest second digit will become the
smallest number. Among the given num-
bers, this 839 and 9 its third digit.
20.1; Look for the second largest third digit.
21.3; The largest number will be the one with
the largest first digit. Hence 961, which
will become 916 after the said inter-
change.
Now, 9 + 6 = 15.
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Reasoning tests are designed to measure your ability to draw
logical conclusions based on the given information, and to
identify the strengths and weaknesses of those arguments.
Reasoning questions are normally considered to be very con-
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without taking some time and applying good analytical skills.