Reasoning Ability

1. In a row of 40 children, R is 11th from the right and there are 15 children between R and M. What
is M’s position from the left and of the row?
a) 14th
b) 15th
c) 13th
d) Can’t be determined
 e) None of these



2. In a certain code language ‘how many are there’ is written as ‘ka na ta da’ and ‘many are welcome
here’ is written as ‘na pa ni ka’. How is ‘how’ written in that code language?
a) ta
b) da
 c) ta or da
d) Data inadequate
 e) None of these

How many are there ⟶kana ta da (i)
Many are welcome here ⟶na pi nika (ii)
From equations (i) and (ii), many are ⟶naka
how⟶ ta or da

3. If the positions of the1st and the 5th digits of the number 83591427 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the 2nd and the 6th digits are interchanged and so on then which of the following will
be the 2nd digit from the right end after the rearrangement?
a) 5
 b) 3
c) 9
d) 2
 e) None of these
Option A
Given number = 8 3 5 9 1 4 2 7
According to question, after rearrangement, new number =
1 4 2 7 8 3 5 9
2nd digit from right = 5

4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the words ADJUSTING each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
a) None
 b) One
 c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three

Option D
A D J U S T I N G
1 4  10 21 19 20 9 14 7
So, the pairs are ST,DI and GI

5. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LBAE using each letter only
once in each word?
a) None
b) One
 c) Two
d) Three
 e) More than three

6. In a certain code BUILDER is written as JVCKSFE. How is SEALING written in that code?
a) BTFKHOJ
b) JOHKBFT
c) TFBKHOJ
d) BFTKJOH
e) None of these  (BFTKHOJ)

7. If ‘R’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘T’ denotes ‘⎯’, ‘M’ denotes ‘+’ and ‘W’ denotes ‘×’, then
27 T 15 R 3 W 4 M 6 = ?
a) 7
b) 13
 c) ⎯23
d) 1
e) None of these

= 27 ⎯15 ÷ 3 × 4 + 6 = 27 ⎯5 × 4 + 6
= 27 ⎯20 + 6 = 33 ⎯20 = 13

8. In a certain code WAVE is written as ‘5%3*’ and WINS is written as ‘59@©’. How is SANE
written in that code?
a) ©9@*
b) *%©@
c) ©@%*
d) ©%@*
 e) None of these

W A V E and W I N S
5 % 3 * 5 9 @ ©
Similarly,
S A N E
© % @ *

9. Which of the following is the middle digit of the 3rd highest among the five three digit numbers
given below?
368 931 472 715 647
a) 6
b) 3
c) 7
d) 1
 e) 4

3rd highest number = 647
Middle digit = 4

10. Among P, Q, R, S and T each having a different height, Q is shorter than only T and S is shorter
than P and Q. Who among them is the shortest?
a) R
 b) S
 c) P
d) Data inadequate
 e) None of these

Directions  Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.
B M % R 3 J @ K © D F 6 9 W 4 * N E P 2 $ A Y 5 I Q Z # 7 U G
According to height T > (P, Q) > (S, R)
So from question, it is not clear that which one is shorter S or R. So the given data is insuficient.

11. Which of the following is the 6th to the left of the 20th from the left end of the above arrangement?
a) J
b) Q
 c) W
d) E
e) None of these
Option C
20 ⎯6 = 14th from left = W

12. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number?
a) None
 b) One
 c) Two
d) Three
 e) More than three

Symbol Consonant Number
% R 3

13. If all the symbols and all the vowels are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the
following will be the 12th from the right end?
a) 9
 b) 6
 c) P
d) Y
 e) None of these
After eliminating all vowels and symbols the arrangement will be
BMR3JKDF69W4NP2Y5QZ7G 12th from right end = y

14. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a letter but not immediately followed by a letter?
a) None
 b) One
 c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three

Letters Number Number/Symbol
F 6 9, W 4 *, P 2 $

15. What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following series based on the above
arrangement?
MRJ ©F9 *E2 ?
a) Y5I
b) YIQ
c) A5Q
d) YIZ
e) None of these

Directions  In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by four
conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

16. Statements: Some pencils are windows.
All windows are roads.
Some roads are cups.
All cups are chains.
Conclusions: I. Some chains are pencils.
II. Some cups are pencils.
III. Some chains are windows.
IV. Some roads are pencils.
a) None follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only IV follows
d) Only III and IV follow
e) Only III follows


17. Statements: Some beds are mirrors.
Some mirrors are dolls.
Some dolls are cheques.
Some cheques are pins.
Conclusions: I. Some pins are dolls.
II. Some cheques are beds.
III. Some cheques are mirrors.
IV. Some dolls are beds.
a) None follows
b) Only I follows
c) Only II follows
d) Only III follows
e) Only IV follows


18. Statements: All chocolates are holders.
No holder is lamp.
Some lamps are desks.
All desks are pens.
Conclusions: I. Some pens are holders.
II. Some desks are lamps.
III. No pen is holder.
IV. Some pens are chocolates.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only III follows
d) Only either I or III follows
e) Only either I or III and II follow


19. Statements: All glasses are rooms.
Some rooms are planes.
All planes are ducks.
Some ducks are lanterns.
Conclusions: I. Some lanterns are planes.
II. Some ducks are rooms.
III. Some rooms are glasses.
IV. Some ducks are glasses.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I, II and III follow
d) All I, II, III and IV follow
e) None of these

20. Statement: Some chairs are tents.
Some tents are jugs.
All jugs are glasses.
All glasses are pots.
Conclusions: I. Some pots are tents.
II. Some pots are chairs.
III. Some glasses are chairs.
IV. Some glasses are tents.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) Only I and IV follow
e) None of these



Directions  In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combinations of digits/symbols numbered (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to find out which of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters based on the following coding system and the conditions that follow and mark the number of that combination as your answer. If none of combinations correctly represents the group of letter, mark (e) i.e., ‘None of these’ as your answer.
Letter W P J Q E T I A U F D B V M H
Digit/Symbol code
5 6 9 1 2 3 @ 4 © 8 % * 7 # $
Conditions:
(i) If the 1st letter is a consonant and the 4th letter is a vowel both are to be coded as the code for
the vowel.
(ii) If the 2nd letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as !.
(iii) If both the 1st and the last letters are consonants both their codes are to be interchanged.

21. MBUVWE
a) #*©#52
 b) 7*©#52
c) #©*752
d) #!©75!
e) None of these

 M B U V W E
# * © 7 5 2

22. AJBMFU
a) 49*48©
 b) #9*#8©
c) 49*#8©
d) ©9*#84
e) None of these
A J B M F U
4 9 * # 8 ©

23. AEIMVH
a) 42@#7$
b) 42@47$
c) #2@47$
d) 4!@#7!
e) None of these
According to condition (ii)
A E I M V H
4 ! @ # 7 !

24. THAFIQ
a) 3$48@3
 b) 1$48@3
 c) 1$48@1
d) 3$48@1
 e) None of these
According to condition (iii)
T H A F I Q
1 $ 4 8 @ 3

25. WMEIJU
a) @#2@9©
b) 5#2@9©
c) @#259©
d) 5#259©
 e) None of these
According to condition (i)
W M E I J U
@ # 2 @ 9 ©

Directions  A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement.
Input: 17 put show on 39 27 85 gold
Step I: show 17 put on 39 27 85 gold
Step II: show 85 17 put on 39 27 gold
Step III: show 85 put 17 on 39 27 gold
Step IV: show 85 put 39 17 on 27 gold
Step V: show 85 put 39 on 17 27 gold
Step VI: show 85 put 39 on 27 17 gold
Step VII: show 85 put 39 on 27 gold 17
And step VII is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

26. Input: glass full 15 37 water now 85 67
Which of the following will be Step VI of the above input?
a) water 85 now 67 full glass 15 37
b) water 85 now 67 glass full 15 37
c) water 85 now 67 glass full 15 37
d) There will be no such step
e) None of these
Input: glass full 15 37 water now 85 67
Step I: water glass full 15 37 now 85 67
Step II: water 85 glass full 15 37 now 67
Step III: water 85 now glas full 15 37 67
Step IV: water 85 now 67 glass full 15 37
Step V: water 85 now 67 glass 37 full 15
Step V is the last step and step VI is not possible.

27. Step II of an input is: ultra 73 12 16 mail sort 39 kite
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
a) VIII
b) IX
c) VII
d) VI
e) None of these
Step II: ultra 73 12 16 mail sort 39 kite
Step III: ultra 73 sort 12 16 mail 39 kite
Step IV: ultra 73 sort 39 12 16 mail kite
Step V: ultra 73 sot 39 mail 12 16 kite
Step VI: ultra 73 sort 39 mail 16 12 kite
Step VII: ultra 73 sort 39 mail 16 kite 12
So last step is VII and last but one step is step VI.

28. Step III of an input is: win 75 voice 15 39 store gap 26
Which of the following is definitely the input?
a) voice 15 win 75 39 store gap 26
b) voice win 75 15 39 store gap 26
c) 15 75 win voice store gap 26
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these

29. Step II of an input is: tube 83 49 34 garden flower rat 56
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Six
d) Three
 e) None of these
Step II: tube 83 49 34 garden flower rat 56
Step III: tube 83 rat 49 34 garden flower 56
Step IV: tube 83 rat 56 49 34 garden flower
Step V: tube 83 rate 56 garden 49 34 flower
Hence four steps will be required to complete the rearrangement.

30. Input: hunt for 94 37 good 29 48 book
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
a) Four
 b) Five
 c) Six
d) Seven
e) None of these
Input: hunt for 94 37 good 29 48 book
Step I: hunt 94 for 37 good 29 48 book
Step II: hunt 94 good for 37 29 48 book
Step III: hunt 94 good 48 for 37 29 book
Step IV: hunt 94 good 48 for 37 29 book
Step V: hunt 94 good 48 for 37 book 29
Hence five steps will be required to complete the arrangement.

Directions  Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is 2nd to the right of D
who is 3rd to the right of F. C is 2nd to the left of A who is 2nd to the left of F. G is 3rd to the right of E.
EFHGDCBA




31. In which of the following combinations is the 1st person sitting between the 2nd and the 3rd
persons?
a) GCD
 b) FGH
 c) EFH
d) ABE
 e) None of these

32. Who is 3rd to the right of H?
a) G
b) D
 c) C
d) Data inadequate
 e) None of these

33. Who is to the immediate right of A?
a) B
 b) E
 c) F
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

34. What is H’s position with respect to B?
a) 5th to the righ
t b) 3rd to the left
 c) 5th to the left
d) 3rd to the right
 e) 4th to the left

35. Who is to the immediate left of G?
a) H
 b) F
c) D
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

36. If ‘PARK’ is coded as ‘5394’, ‘SHIRT’ is coded as ‘17698’ and ‘PANDIT’ is coded as ‘532068’,
how would you code ‘NISHAR’ in that code language?
a) 266734
b) 231954
c) 201739
d) 261739
e) None of these
P A R K
5 3 9 4
S H I R T
1 7 6 9 8
P A N D I T
5 3 2 0 6 8
N I S H A R
2 6 1 7 3 9

37. If ‘GERMAN’ is coded as 126534, ‘FOOD’ is called as 9770 and CORN is coded as 8T64, then
what will be the code for ‘FRANCE’?
a) 961063
 b) 963482
c) 963428
d) 964382
e) None of these

G E R M A N
1 2 6 5 3 4
F O O D
9 7 7 0
C O R N
8 7 6 4
F R A N C E
9 6 3 4 8 2

Directions  Study the following statements A, B, C, D and E and then answer the questions
that follow.
A. 1, 5, 9 means : ‘you better go’
B. 1, 6, 7 means : ‘better come here’
C. 5, 6, 7 means : ‘you come here’
D. 1, 5, 6 means : ‘better you here’
E. 3, 7, 9 means : ‘come and go’

 1,means : better
 6 means :  here’
5 means : ‘you
 3 means :  and
 9 means : go’


38. Which of the following groups of minimum statements are necessary to find the code number of
‘better’?
a) A and B
b) D and E
 c) C and E
d) B and E
 e) None of these
From statements A and B,
1 = better

39. Which numeral means ‘and’?
a) 6
 b) 9
c) 3
d) 7
 e) None of these

From statements A and E,
9 = go
From statements B and E
7 = come
and = 3
 

40. Which numeral is used for ‘go’?
a) 9
 b) 5
c) 7
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these

From equations (i) and (v),
Go = 9