Reasoning Sample / Model Test Question Paper And Answer Paper - 16

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
A) 19
B) 17
C) 23
D) 29
E) 27

2. 'BD' is related to 'EG' and 'MO' is related to 'PR' in the same way as 'FH' is related to ……….
A) JM
B) IL
C) JL
D) IK
E) None of these

3. How many such digits are there in the number 58674139 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits within the number are rearranged in descending order ?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

4. In a certain code language 'pik da pa' means 'where are you'; 'da na ja' means 'you may come' and 'na ka sa' means 'he may go', which of the following means 'come' in that code language ?
A) da
B) ja
C) na
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these

5. Meeta correctly remembers that her father's birthday is after 8th July but before 12th July. Her brother correctly remembers that their father's birthday is after 10th July but before 15th July. On which day of July was definitely their father's birthday ?
A) 10th
B) 11th
C) 10th or 11th
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these

6. What should come next in the following number series ?
9 8 9 8 7 9 8 7 6 9 8 7 6 5 9 8 7 6 5 4 9 8 7 6 5
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 1
E) None of these

7. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
A) B D F
B) V X Z
C) F I K
D) M O Q
E) L N P

Directions—(Q. 8-14) Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below—

B # A R 5 8 E % M F 4 J 1 U @ H 2 © 9 T I 6 * W 3 P # K 7 $ Y

8. If all the numbers in the above arrangement are dropped, which of the following will be the eleventh from the right end ?
A) U
B) T
C) F
D) H
E) None of these

9. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a symbol ?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

10. Which of the following is the twelfth to the left of the twentieth from the left end of the above arrangement ?
A) %
B) W
C) $
D) J
E) None of these

11. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is either immediately preceded by a symbol or immediately followed by a symbol or both ?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) Four

12. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a letter and also immediately followed by a number ?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

13. Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
A) 1 @ 4
B) © T H
C) W P 6
D) # 7 3
E) 9 2 I

14. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a number ?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

Directions—(Q. 15–20) Study the following information and answer the questions given below—

M, N, P, R, T, W, F and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. P is third to the
left of M and second to the right of T. N is second to the right of P. R is second to the
right of W who is second to the right of M. F is not an immediate neighbour of P.

15. Who is second to the right of F ?
A) M
B) R
C) T
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these

16. Who is to the immediate right of H ?
A) R
B) F
C) M
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these

17. Who is to the immediate left of R?
A) P
B) H
C) W
D) T
E) Data inadequate

18. In which of the following is the first person sitting in between the second and
the third person ?
A) NHM
B) PHN
C) TRP
D) TWF
E) None of these

19. Who is third to the right of H ?
A) T
B) W
C) R
D) F
E) Data inadequate

20. Who is to the immediate right of P ?
A) H
B) F
C) R
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 21–26) In each of the following questions, two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from the left to the right.
Rules :
(i) If an odd number is followed by another composite odd number, they are to be added.
(ii) If an even number is followed by an odd number they are to be added.
(iii) If an even number is followed by a number which is the perfect square, the even number is to be subtracted from the perfect square.
(iv) If an odd number is followed by a prime odd number, the first number is to be divided by the second number.
(v) If an odd number is followed by an even number the second one is to be subtracted from the first number.

21. 24 15 3
d 6 15
If 'd' is the resultant of the first row, what will be the resultant of the second row ?
A) 37
B) 8
C) 22
D) 29
E) None of these

22. 12 64 17
20 m 16
If 'm' is the resultant of the first row, what will be the resultant of the second row ?
A) 69
B) 85
C) 101
D) 121
E) None of these

23. 15 8 21
p 3 27
If 'p' is the resultant of the first row, what will be the resultant of the second row ?
A) 58
B) 76
C) 27
D) 82
E) None of these

24. 28 49 15
h 3 12
If 'h' is the resultant of the first row, what will be the resultant of the second row ?
A) 13
B) 15
C) 19
D) 27
E) None of these

25. 85 17 35
16 19 r
If 'r' is the resultant of the first row, what will be the resultant of the second row ?
A) 175
B) – 5
C) 75
D) 210
E) None of these

26. 36 15 3
12 3 n
If 'n' is the resultant of the first row, what will be the resultant of the second row ?
A) 15 / 17
B) 32
C) 12 / 17
D) 36
E) None of these




Answers :
1. (E) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (A) 11. (D)
12. (A) 13. (E) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (D) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (A) 21. (C)
22. (E) 23. (A) 24. (D) 25. (B) 26. (A)

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