A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
i) A weighs twice as much as B.
ii) B weighs four-and-a-half times as much as C.
iii) C weighs half as much as D.
iv) D weighs half as much as E.
v) E weighs less than A, but more than C.
1. Which of the following is the lightest in weight?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
2. E is lighter than which of the following articles?
1. A, B
2. D, C
3. A, C
4. D, B
5. A, E
3. E is heavier than which of the following articles?
1. D, B
2. D, C
3. A, C
4. A, B
5. None of these
4. Which of the following articles is the heaviest in weight?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
5. Which of the following represents the descending order of weights of the articles?
1. A, B, E, D, C
2. A, B, D, E, C
3. A, E, C, D, B
4. A, E, D, B, C
5. A, B, C, D, E
Directions: The following question consists of 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 follow(s) from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
6. Statements:
No deposit is a saving.
All savings are current.
All current are recurring.
Some savings are not loans.
Conclusions:
I. Some deposits are current.
II. Some deposits are not current.
III. Some loans are not savings.
IV. Some savings are not current.
1. Either I or II follows
2. Only I follows
3. All follow
4. None follows
5. Only III follows
7. Statements:
All paintings are drawings.
No drawing is black.
Some black are white.
All white are milk.
Conclusions:
I. Some paintings are not black.
II. No painting is black.
III. All white are black is a possibility.
IV. Some milk are black.
1. Only II follows
2. All follow
3. Only II and IV follow
4. None follows
5. Either I or III follows
8. Statements:
All papers are clips.
Some clips are boards.
Some boards are lanes.
All lanes are roads.
Conclusions:
I. Some roads are boards.
II. Some lanes are clips.
III. Some boards are papers.
IV. Some roads are clips.
1. Only I and II follow
2. Only I and III follow
3. Only I, II and III follow
4. Only I follows
5. Only II, III and IV follow
9. Statements:
All pens are clocks.
Some clocks are tyres.
Some tyres are wheels.
Some wheels are buses.
Conclusions:
l. Some buses are tyres.
II. Some wheels are clocks.
III. Some wheels are pens.
IV. Some buses are clocks.
1. None follows
2. Only I follows
3. Only II follows
4. Only III follows
5. None of these
10. Statements:
Some bags are pockets.
Some pockets are trousers.
All skirts are pockets.
Some belts are bags.
Conclusions:
I. Some trousers are belts.
II. Some skirts are bags.
Ill. No trouser is belt.
IV. Some skirts are trousers.
1. All follow
2. Only II and IV follow
3. Only Ill follows
4. Either I or III follows
5. None of these
Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the question that follows:
I. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are all school friends. They are sitting in a circle facing the centre.
II. F is to the exact right of D, while B is to the exact left of E.
III. A is sitting neither to the opposite of C nor H. A is not a neighbour of H.
IV. E and H are sitting next to C.
11. Which among the following is/are wrong?
I. F is to the exact left of G.
II. A is to the exact right of D.
III. H and D are sitting opposite to each other.
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Only III
4. All statements are wrong.
5. All statements are true.
12. Which among the following pairs are neighbouring members?
1. AF and BC
2. FH and BG
3. AG and CE
4. BG and AG
5. BD and AH
13. What is the position of G?
1. 4th to the left of F
2. 3rd to the left of B
3. 3rd to the right of B
4. 2nd to the left of D
5. 4th to the right of H
14. G is 2nd to the left of D. Which of the following is/are correct?
I. D is 3rd to the left of E.
II. D is 5th to the right of E.
III. A and F are adjacent to each other.
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. I and II
4. II and III
5. All I, II and III
15. If A and E interchange their places and so do F and H, then
1. G and C are adjacent to F
2. D and B are adjacent to A
3. E is not sitting opposite to A
4. H is not sitting opposite to F
5. C and G are adjacent to A
Directions: A statement is given followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions to decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
16. Statement: The government has set up a fact-finding mission to look into the possible reasons for the recent violence in the area.
Assumptions:
I. The mission may be able to come up with credible information about the incident.
II. The people in the area may cooperate with the mission and come forward to give detailed information related to the incident.
1. Only assumption I is implicit.
2. Only assumption II is implicit.
3. Either assumption I or II is implicit.
4. Both I and II are implicit.
5. Neither I nor II is implicit.
17. Statement: If you are intelligent, we are right people for improving your performance. -- An advertisement of a coaching class.
Assumptions:
I. Brilliant students may prefer to join coaching classes.
II. Coaching classes help students improve their performance.
1. Only assumption I is implicit.
2. Only assumption II is implicit.
3. Either assumption I or II is implicit.
4. Neither assumption I nor II is implicit.
5. Both the assumptions I and II are implicit.
18.Statement: The civic authority has advised the residents in an area to use mosquito repellents or sleep inside nets as large number of people are suffering from malaria.
Assumptions:
I. Local residents have enough money to arrange for the repellents or nets.
II. People may ignore and continue to get mosquito bites as they have other pressing needs.
1. Only assumption I is implicit.
2. Only assumption II is implicit.
3. Either assumption I or II is implicit.
4. Neither assumption I nor II is implicit.
5. Both the assumptions I and II are implicit.
Directions: Study the following information to answer the given question.
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows, containing five people each, in such a way that there is an equal
distance between adjacent persons. In Row 1: R, S, T, U and V are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. In Row 2: F, G, H, I and J are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. T sits third to the right of the person who faces F. Only two people sit between F and I. The person who faces U sits to the immediate left of H. Only one person sits
between H and J. The one who faces G sits second to the right of R. H does not face V.
19. Which of the following groups represents the people sitting at extreme ends of both the rows?
1. F, J, U, R
2. I, F, V, S
3. J, I, V, T
4. H, G, T, R
5. F, G, T, U
20. Who sits to the immediate right of the person who faces R?
1. I
2. H
3. J
4. F
5. G
21. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?
1. J faces one of the immediate neighbours of S.
2. J is an immediate neighbour of I.
3. F faces U.
4. U sits exactly between S and T.
5. None of the given options is true.
22. Which of the following is true regarding G?
1. J sits second to the right of G.
2. V is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces G.
3. Both H and I are immediate neighbours of G.
4. Only two people sit between G and I.
5. None of these
23. Who amongst the following faces S?
1. G
2. H
3. J
4. I
5. F
24. Directions: Choose the odd one out.
1. VRT
2. RMP
3. YUW
4. FBD
5. None of these
25. In a class of 60 students, the number of girls is twice that of boys. Raju is ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Raju, how many boys are behind him?
1. 13
2. 7
3. 12
4. 23
5. 25
Directions: The following problem has a question and three statements labelled I, II and III. You have to decide whether the following statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
26. Person X is sitting on which side of person Y in the row?
I. X is at the extreme end of the row.
II. Z is to the left side of X.
III. Y is at the middle of the row.
1. I
2. III
3. I and III
4. I and II
5. All I, II and III
27. sufficient to answer the question. Between P and Q, who has got more marks?
I. P got more marks than R, but less than S.
II. S got the highest marks among P, Q, R and S.
III. Q got less marks than R.
1. I
2. I and II
3. I, II and III. I and III
4. None of these
