Analytical Reasoning

1. An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of a week day. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk, who was on leave that day. The senior clerk put up the application to the desk officer next day in the evening .The desk officer studied the application and disposed off the matter on the same day i.e. Friday. Which day was the application received by the inward clerk?

(A) Monday

(B) Wednesday

(C) Tuesday

(D) Previous week’s Saturday

2. In a queue of children, Kashish is fifth from the left, and Mona is sixth from the right. When they interchange their places among themselves, Kashish becomes thirteen from the left. Then what will be Mona’s position from the right?

(A) 4th

(B) 14th

(C) 8th

(D) 15th

3. If the numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in ascending order, minimum numbers being on the top, which would come at the ninth place from the top?

(A) 18

(B) 24

(C) 21

(D) 27

4. Which letter should be the ninth letter to the left of the ninth letter from the right, if the first half of the alphabets of English is reversed?

(A)D

(B)F

(C)E

(D)I

5. In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is three times of his daughter and the age of the son is half of his mother. The wife is nine years younger to her husband and the brother is seven years older then his sister. What is the age of the mother?

(A) 40years

(B) 50years

(C) 45years

(D) 60 years

6. A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs.96 on eatables. Four of them, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs.4 extra. Then number pf those who attended the picnic?

(A) 8

(B) 16

(C) 12

(D) 24

7. Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, 5% can play all the three instruments-guitar, violin and flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30.The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40.What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone?

(A) 30

(B) 44

(C) 38

(D) 45

8. There are 50 students in a nursery class. Some students can speak only English and some can speak only Hindi. Ten students can speak both English and Hindi. If the number of students who can speak English is 21, then how many students can speak Hindi, How many can speak only Hindi and how many can speak only English?

(A) 39, 29 and 11 respectively

(B) 28, 18 and 22 respectively

(C)37, 27 and 13 respectively

(D) 21, 11 and 29 respectively

9. The letters of the name of vegetables are I,K,M,N,P,P,U. If the letters are rearranged correctly, what is the last letter of the word formed?

(A)M

(B)N

(C)K

(D)P

10. At a farm, there are hens, cows, bullocks, and keepers to look after them. There are 69 heads less than legs; the number of cows is double than that of the bullocks; the number of cows and hens is the same and there is one keeper per ten birds and cattle. The total number of hens plus cows and bullocks and their keepers does not exceed 50. How many cows are there?

(A) 10

(B) 14

(C) 12

(D) 16

Directions (11-15): In each question, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and the following assumptions to decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Mark answer as:

(A)If only assumption I is implicit;

(B)If either I or II is implicit;

(C)If only assumption II is implicit;

(D)If neither I nor II is implicit;

11. Statement: Like a mad man, I decided to follow him,

Assumptions:

I. I am not a mad man

II. I am a mad man.

12. Statement: If it is easy to become engineer, I don’t want to be an engineer.

Assumptions:

I. All individual aspires to be professional.

II. One desire to achieve a thing which is hard earned.

13. Statement: All the employees are notified that the organization will provide transport facilities at half the cost from the nearby railway station to the office except those who have been provided with travelling allowance.

Assumptions:

I. Most of the employees will travel by the office transport.

II. Those who is provided with travelling allowance will not read such notice.

14. Statement: An advertisement of a Bank, ”Want to open a bank account! Just dial our “room service” and we will come at your doorstep”.

Asumptions:

I. There is a section of people who requires such service at their home.

II. Now-a-days banking has become very competitive.

15. Statements: I can take you quickly from Kanpur to Lucknow by my cab but then you pay me double the normal charges.

Assumptions:

I. Normally, It will take more time to reach Lucknow from Kanpur.

II. People want to reach quickly but they will not pay extra money for it.

Directions (16-20):In each of the following questions, various terms of a series are given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term.

16. QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU,(?)

(A) XVZ

(B)YXW

(C)ZYA

(D) VWX

17. 19, 2, 38, 3, 114,4,(?)

(A) 228

(B) 352

(C) 256

(D) 456

18. YEB, WFD, UHG, SKI, (?)

(A) QOL

(B)TOL

(C)QGL

(D)QNL

19. AZ, CX, FU, (?)

(A)IR

(B)JQ

(C)IV

(D)KP

20.2Z5, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W11, 34V13, (?)

(A) 27U24

(B) 45U15

(C) 47U15

(D) 47V14

Directions (21-25): Read the information given below carefully and answer the question that follow.

From a group of six boys M,N,O,P,Q,R and five girls G,H,I,J,K; a team of six is to be selected .Some of the criteria of selection are as follows:

21. If the team consists of two girls and I is one of them, the other members are:-

(A) GMRPQ

(B)KOPQR

(C)HNOPQ

(D) KRMNP

22. If the team has four boys including O and R, the members of the team other than O and R are:

(A)HIPQ

(B)GJPQ

(C) GKPQ

(D) GJMP

23.If four members are boys, which of the following cannot constitute the team?

(A)GJMOPQ

(B)JKMNOR

(C)HJMNPQ

(D)JKMPQR

24. If both K and P are members of the team and three boys in all are included in the team, the members of the team other than K and P are:

(A)GIRQ

(B)HIRQ

(C)GJRM

(D)IJRQ

25. If the team has three girls including J and K, the members of the team other than J and K are:

(A)GHNR

(B)MORG

(C)MNOG

(D)NHOR

Directions (26-30): These questions are based on the diagram given below showing four persons stationed at the four corners of a square piece of plot as shown

26. A starts crossing the plot diagonally. After walking half the distance he turns right, walks some distance and turns left .Which direction is a facing now?

(A)North east

(B)North

(C)North-west

(D)South-east

27.From the original position given in the above figure, A and B move one arm length clockwise and then cross over to the corner diagonally opposite; C and D move one arm length anticlockwise and cross over the corner diagonally opposite. The original configuration ADBC has now changed to:

(A) CBDA

(B) DACB

(C) BDAC

(D) ACBD

28. From the original position, B and D move one and a half length of sides clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively. Which one of the following statements is true:

(A) B and D are both at the midpoint between A and C.

(B) B is at the midpoint between A and C and D at the corner originally occupied by A.

(C) D is at the midpoint between A and C and B is at the corner originally occupied by C.

(D) B and D are both at the midpoint between A and D.

29. From the positions in the original figure, C and A move diagonally to opposite corners and then one side each clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively. B and D move two sides each clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively. Where is A now?

(A) At the north-west corner

(B)At the south-east corner

(C) At the north-east corner

(D)At the south-west corner

30. After the movements given in the above question, who is at the north-west corner?

(A) A

(B)C

(C )B

(D) D

Directions (31-35): In the each question, a statement is followed by three course of action numbered I, II and II. Assume everything in the statement to be true. Decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follow for pursuing.

31. Statement: In one of the worst accidents on a railway level crossing, fifty people died when a bus carrying them collided with a running train.

Course of action:

I. The train driver should immediately be suspended.

The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.

The railway authorities should be asked to man all its level crossings.

(A) None follows

(B) Only III follows

(C) Only I and II follows

(D) Only II and III follows

32. Statement: There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season.

Course of action: I. The police should immediately investigate into the cause of this increase. II. In future the police should take adequate precautions to avoid recurrence of such a situation during festivals. III. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season.

(A) None follows

(B) Only II and III follows

(C) Only I and II follows

(D) All follows

33. Statement: A mass mortality of shrimps in ponds on entire Andhra coast has recently been reopened due to the presence of a virus.

Course of action :

I. The water of the ponds affected should immediately be treated for identifying the nature of virus. II. The catching of shrimps from the ponds should temporarily be stopped. III. The fisherman should be asked to watch for the onset of such phenomenon in nature.

(A) Only I follows

(B) All follow

(C) Only I and II follow

(D) Only II and III follow

34. Statement: The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.

Course of action:

I. The bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media. II. The civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts. III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.

(A) None follows

(B) Only II follows

(C) Only I and II follows

(D) Only II and III follows

35 .Statement: The world will have to feed more than 10 billion people in the next century,of whom half will be in Asia and will eat rice as their staple food.

Course of action:

I. More funds should immediately be allocated for rice research to help ensure adequate supplies. II. The people in Asia should be encouraged to change their food habits. III. The rice should be grown in countries outside Asia to meet the demand.

(A) Only I and II follow

(B) All follow

(C) Only II and III follow

(D) Only I and III follow

Directions (36-40): Read the following passage and examine each inference given below it in the context of this passage.

Mark the answer as:

(A) If the inference is ‘definitely true’

(B) If the ‘ data provided is inadequate’

(C) If the inference is ‘probably true’

(D) If the inference is ‘definitely false’

The space exploration has been done mainly by using unmanned satellites called spaces probes containing a large variety of latest scientific instruments on board .These space probes have provided us the close-up pictures and other data about planets and other bodies in the outer space. The climax of the intensive American space programmed came when Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20,1969.Originally,the artificial satellites were launched for studying the upper atmosphere of the earth.

36. The space probes have increased our knowledge about space and the bodies in it.

37. Space probes are meant to study the upper atmosphere of the earth only.

38. Neil Armstrong was the first man to go into space.

39. Space probes are provided with computers.

40. Moon has been explored by man.