Reasoning Model Paper

Reasoning Model Paper
Verbal Reasoning Sample Paper
1. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters MASTE using each letter only once in each word

(1)None

(2) One

(3)Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

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2. 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?

(1)78

(2) 48

(3) 72

(4)54

(5) 42

3. In a certain cede SAFER is written as 5@3#2 and RIDE is written as 2©%#. How is FEDS written in that code ?

(1)3#©5

(2) 3@%5

(3)3#%5

(4) 3#%2

(5)None of these

4.. Pointing to a woman, Nirmal said, “She is the daughter of my wife’s grandfather’s only child”. How is the woman related to Nirmal

(1)Wife

(2)Sister-in-law

(3)Sister

(4)Data inadequate

(5)None of these

5. 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 ?

(1)Sweet

(2) Cake

(3)Pastry

(4) Bread.

(5) Biscuit

6. In a certain code CONFUSED is written as EMNBEFTV. How is SECLUDED written in that code

(1) RDBKEFEV

(2) KBDRCDCT

(3) KBDREFEV

(4) MDFTCDCT

(5) None of these

7. What should come next in the following letter series ?

Z XVT R P N U YW T J S Q O

(1)M

(2)K

(3)N

(4)J

(5)None of these

8. Flow many such digits are there in the number 9254716 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order

(1)None

(2) One

(3)Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

9. In a certain code language’ bring the board’ is written as ka na di pa’ and ‘white and black board’ is written as ‘na di sa ra’. How is ‘the’ written in that code ?

(l)ka

(2) pa

(3) ka or pa

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

10. Among B, F, J, K and W each having a different weight, F is heavier than only J. B is heavier than F and W but not as heavy 35 K. Who among them is the third heaviest among them ?

(1) B (2)F

• (4)W

(3) None of these

Directions (Q. 11 to 16) Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

Y 4 8 A @ D F 3 # R N 1 M © W

P % J 2 E 5 Z * 6 Q B 7 $ H U 9 I K

11. Which of the following is the seventh to the right of the nineteenth from the right end of the above arrangement P

(1)1

(2)D

(3)Z

(4)$

(5)None of these

12. Four of the following five 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

(1)D#A

(2)JWE

(3)562

(4) $9B

(5)RM3

13. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter?

(1)None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

14. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a symbol P

(1)None

(2) One

(3)Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

15. What should come next in the following series based on the above arrangement ?

8@D #N1 W%J 5*6

(1) 7HU

(2) 7$U

(3) 7#9

(4) B$#

(5) None of these

16. If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be the fourteenth from the left end?

(1)W

(2)P

(3)6

(4)J

(5)None of these

Directions (Q. 17 to 22) In each question below are four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, II and IV. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Then decide which of the answers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) is correct.

17. Statements

All belts are rollers.

Some rollers are wheels.

All wheels are mats.

Some mats are cars.

Conclusions

I. Some mats are rollers.

II. Some mats are belts.

III. Some cars are rollers.

IV Some rollers are belts.

(1) Only I and II follow

(2) Only I, III and IV follow

(3) Only I and IV follow

(4) Only II, III and IV follow

(5) None of these

18. Statements

Some tyres are rains.

Some rains are flowers.

All flowers are jungles.

All jungles are tubes.

Conclusions

I. Some jungles are tyres.

II. Some tubes are rains.

III. Some jungles are rains.

IV. Some tubes are flowers.

(1) Only I, II and III follow

(2) Only II, III and IV follow

(3) Only I, III and IV follow

(4) All follow

(5) None of these

19. Statements

All desks are chairs.

All chairs axe tables.

All tables are boxes.

All boxes are trunks.

Conclusions

I. Some trunks are tables.

II. All chairs are boxes.

III. Some boxes are desks.

P All desks are trunks.

(1) Only I ,II and III follow

(2) Only I, II and IV follow

(3) Only II, III and IV follow

(4) All follow

(5) None of these

20. Statements

Some birds are goats.

Some goats are horses.

Some horses are lions.

Some lions are tigers.

Conclusions

I. Some tigers are goats.

II. No tiger is goat.

III. Some lions are birds.

IV No lion is bird.

(1) Only either I or II follows

(2) Only either III or IV follows

(3) Only either I or II and either III or IV follow

(4) Only I and III follow

(5) None of these

21. Statements :

All papers are bottles.

All bottles are cups.

Some cups are jugs.

Some jugs are plates.

Conclusions

I. Some plates are cups.

II. Some plates are bottles.

III. Some cups are papers.

IV Some bottles are papers. ‘

(1) Only III and IV follow

(2) Only I and II follow

(3) Only I and III follow

(4) Only II and IV follow

(5) None of these

22. Statements

All bulbs are wires.

No wire is cable.

Some cables are brushes.

Alt brushes are paints.

Conclusions

I. Some paints are cables.

II. Some wires are bulbs.

III. Some brushes are wires.

IV Some cables are bulbs.

(1) None follows

(2) Only I & II follow

(3) Only II follows

(4) Only III follows

(5) Only TV follows

Directions (Q. 23 to 28) : In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combinations of digits/symbols numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). 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 the combinations correctly represents the group of letters, mark (5) i.e. ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Letter

R DA E J M K T B U I P W H F

Digit/Symbol Code:

4 8 5 $ * 1 2 6 % © 7@3 9 #

Conditions

(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel both are to be coded as +.

(ii) If both the first and the last letters are consonants both are to be coded as the code for the last letter.

(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter, is a consonant their codes are to be interchanged.

23. HIFMJU

(1)©7#1*9

(2) 97#l*9

(3)©7#l*©

(4) +7#1*+

(5)None of these

24. AKTRBW

(1) 3264%5 (2) 3264%3

(3) 324%65 (4) 5264%3

(5) None of these

25. EBPDRI

(1) 7%@847

(2) 7%@84$

(3)$°/o@847

(4) $%8@47

(5) None of these

26. BKAJIM

(1) %25*71 (2) 125*7%

(3) O/o25*7% (4) 15*271

(5) None of these

27. UKPDMA

(1) 52@815 (2) ©2@815

(3) ©2@81C (4) ©@2815

(5) None of these

28. METUFB

(1) %$6©#1 (2) 1$6©#1

(3) %$6©#°/o (4) l$60#%

(5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 29 to 34) : 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 input and rearrangement.

Input : but 32 71 glory fair south 65 84

Step I south but 32 71 glory fair 65 84

Step II south 84 but 32 71 glory fair 65

Step III south 84 glory but 32 71 fair 65

Step T : south 84 glory 71 but 32 fair 65

Step V : south 84 glory 71 fair but 32 65

Step VI : south 84 glory 71 fair 65 but 32

and Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

29. Step III of an input is: year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39

How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

(1) Three (2) Four

(3) Two (4) Five

(5) None of these

30. Input: any how 49 24 far wide 34 69

Which of the following steps will be the last but one

(1) VI (2) VII

(3) V (4) VIII

(5) None of these

31. Step II of an input is: town 74 pair 15 31 nice job 42

Which of the following is definitely the input

(1) pair 15 31 town nice job 42 74

(2) pair 15 town 31 74 nice job 42

(3) pair 15 town 74 31 nice job 42

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

32. Input: play over 49 37 12 match now 81

Which of the following will be step IV

(1) play 81 over 49 37 match now

(2) play 8 over 49 37 12 match now

(3) play 81 over 49 now 37 match 12

(4) There will be no such step

(5) None of these

33. Step II of an input is : war 58 box cart 33 49 star 24

Which of the following steps will be the last

(1) V (2)VI

(3) IV (4) VII

(5) None of these

34. Input: shower fall water 34 51 67 98 goal.

How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

(1) Three

(2) Four

(3) Six

(4) Five

(5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 35 to 40) : In the following questions, the symbols ©, @, $, % and * are used with following meanings as illustrated below

‘P @Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.

‘P * Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.

‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.

In each question four statements showing relationship have been given, which are followed by four conclusions I, II, III & IV. Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which conclusion(s) is /are definitely True.

35. Statements

M © D, D * K, K @ R , R * F

Conclusions

1. F©K

II. D * F

III. M © R

IV D * R

(1) None is true

(2) Only I is true

(3) Only II is true

(4) Only III is true

(5) Only IV is true

36. Statements

B%K, K$ T, T* F ,H© F

Conclusions

I B$T

II©B

III H © K

IV. F © B

(1) Only either I or II is true

(2) Only III is true

(3) Only IV is true

(4) Only III and IV are true

(5) Only either I or II are true

37. Statementj

W * B, B@ F, F © R, R $ M

Conclusions

I W*F

II. M * B

III R * B

IV. M* W

(1) Only and IV are true

(2) Only II and III are true

(3) Only I and III are true

(4) Only II and IV are true

(5) None of these

38. Statements

E@ K, K $ T’, T © N,.B % N

Conclusions

I T%E

II K©N

III. B * T

IV. B * E

(I) Only I, II and III are true

(2) Only II, III and IV are true

(3) Only I, III and IV are true

(4) All are true

(5) None of these

39. Statements -

Z $ B, B % M, M © F, F @ R

Conclusions

I Z*M

II. F * B

III R*M

IV. M @ Z

(1) Only I and II are true

(2) Only I, III and IV are true

(3) Only III and IV are true

(4) Only either I or IV and III are true

(5) None of these

40. Statements

H@T , T $ N, F © N, B%F

Conclusions

I F@H

II F©T

III:B * T

IV B % H

(1) None is true

(2) Only I is true

(3) Only II is true

(4) Only III and IV are true

(5) Only II and III are true

Answers
1 4
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 1
6 3
7 1
8 2
9 3
10 4
11 3
12 2
13 5
14 3
15 1
16 4
17 3
18 2
19 4
20 3
21 1
22 2
23 4
24 1
25 3
26 5
27 2
28 3
29 2
30 3
31 4
32 4
33 2
34 4
35 1
36 5
37 2
38 3
39 3
40 3