• World water day observed globally.
In 2017, the theme for World Water Day is ‘Why Waste Water ?’
• Rs 2 lakh is the cash transaction limit, Aadhaar mandatory for I-T returns
i. The Rs 3-lakh limit proposed for cash payments in the Budget for 2017-18 will be brought down to Rs 2 lakh as part of an unprecedented 40 amendments to the Finance Bill.
ii. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the amendments in the lower House. This is aimed at tightening the noose on those dealing in cash.
iii. Most other amendments are making Aadhaar mandatory for filing tax returns, applying for permanent account numbers (PAN) and allowing payments by only non-cash modes such as cheques, bank drafts or electronic transfers for electoral trusts are also aimed at curbing black money.
• RBI proposes to fix upper limit in PPIs at Rs 1 Lakh
i. The RBI proposed to fix the upper limit for Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs) at Rs 1 lakh in view of growing usage of PPIs for a purchase of goods and services.
ii. The central bank has sought comments on draft circular on Master Directions on Issuance and Operation of Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs) in India till March 31, 2017.
iii. As per the draft, the amount in a PPI should not exceed Rs 1 lakh at any point of time if the customer provides full KYC and Rs 20,000 if the customer provides minimum KYC details to the PPI issuing entity.
• Second India-UAE conference on globalization to be held in Dubai
i. The second India-UAE conference on globalization held at Dubai with an aim to promote cooperation between the two countries, organized by All India Management Association (AIMA).
ii. Health care innovation will be among the subjects discussed during the conference themed as ‘Resetting Globalisation: Collaborating in a Fast Changing World'.
• Russia’s VTB bank to shut India office
i. Russian bank VTB has decided to close its only office in New Delhi, India to cut costs but will continue to work in India.
ii. The decision to shut the branch in India was taken as part of a strategy of VTB Group aimed at optimizing costs and will continue to work on the Indian market expanding its cooperation with local partners.
• Madhabi Puri Buch appointed as SEBI whole time member
i. The government has announced Madhabi Puri Buch as new whole time member of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for the period of three years.
ii. She is currently serving in the New Development Bank, Shanghai.
• ABB India bags award for restoring 1,035 MW Sharavathi plant in Karnataka
i. ABB India has restored and modernized the critical 1,035 MW Sharavathi hydropower plant in Karnataka that accounts for 25% of Karnataka Power Corporation’s generation.
ii. For restoring the crucial power infrastructure, the ABB has bagged 'the India Smart Grid Foundation (ISGF) innovation award'.
• ISRO commissions two major facilities at VSSC
i. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) commissioned two major facilities a Hypersonic Wind Tunnel and Shock Tunnel at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram.
ii. Commissioning of such facilities would provide adequate data for design and development of current and future space transportation systems in the country.
• Majuli all set to become India’s 1st carbon neutral district
i. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched initiatives to develop Majuli, world biggest river island, as India’s first carbon neutral district and as a biodiversity heritage- yet not officially released.
ii. He launched “Forests are Lives” campaign to celebrate the importance of Assam’s rich forest and biodiversity.
• Shri Upendra Tripathy Appointed as Full Time Interim Director General of ISA
i. Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines and Ms. Ségolène Royal, Minister for Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs Government of France jointly decided to appoint Mr. Upendra Tripathy, as the Interim Director General (IDG) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) on a full time basis.
ii. Mr. Upendra Tripathy was the Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
• ICMR head named to UN group on antimicrobial resistance
i. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director Soumya Swaminathan has been named to a high-level group set up by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to provide expertise on and coordinate the global fight against antimicrobial resistance.
• Major Rohit Suri awarded Kirti Chakra
i. Major Rohit Suri, from the Parachute Regiment who led the army team that carried out a surgical strike in PoK last year, was presented the second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee.
ii. Corporal Gursevak Singh of Indian Air Force was posthumously conferred the Shaurya Chakra for putting up a valiant fight against terrorists who had attacked the frontline Pathankot air base.
• K T Irfan Wins Bronze in Asian Racewalking Championships
i. India’s national record holder in men’s 20km race walk, K T Irfan has won bronze at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan.
• India was ranked 131 in the 2016 Human Development Index (HDI) among the 188 countries.
Norway ranked first while Australia and Switzerland jointly ranked second.
• Starting from April 1, Railways will let waitlisted passengers travel in the next alternative train going towards the same destination the ticket is booked for.
• French mathematician Yves Meyer has been awarded the 2017 Abel Prize .
• High level committee to examine working of CCIM, CCH and their governing legislation
i. The high level Committee has been formed to examine the working of the regulatory bodies Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and Central Council of Homoeopathy(CCH) said by Yesso Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH.
ii. The committee will be headed by Arvind Panagariya,Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.
• Olympics silver medalist and professional badminton player PV Sindhu has been appointed as brand ambassador of PepsiCo’s sports based drink for Gatorade to popularise the benefits of this drink.
Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions .
There are nine friends J, A, P, N, I, S, D, K and T sitting around the circle. Four of them are facing away from the center and rest is facing towards the center. They like different languages viz. Hindi, English, Nepali, Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Gujrati and Bengali but not necessarily in the same order. T is second to the left of D, who doesn’t like Punjabi, Hindi or Bhojpuri language. K likes Gujrati language. One who likes Nepali language is fourth to the right of the one who likes English. Person who likes English language is facing away from the center. D is fourth to the right of S, whose sitting orientation is same as A. A, who likes Marathi language is sitting fifth to the left of N, who is an immediate neighbor of T. I don’t like Hindi, Punjabi or
Bhojpuri language. P likes Punjabi language, one who likes Bhojpuri language is facing toward the center as I faces, but they are not neighbors of each other. Bhojpuri language is not liked by T. S is facing away from the center. Hindi language is not liked by S. one who likes Telugu is sitting second to the right of the one who likes
Hindi. A is second to the left of J, who likes English. T is in the group of I in terms of sitting direction with respect to center. K is facing away from the center and is second to the right of P. Nepali language is liked by a person who is facing away from the center.
Note: Facing the same direction means if some person faces the center then other person faces the center and vice versa. Also facing the opposite direction means if one person faces the center then other person faces
outward direction and vice versa.
1. Who is sitting second to the right of D?
(a) J (b) A (c) T (d) I (e) None of these
2. Who among the following likes Bengali language?
(a) I (b) N (c) S (d) T (e) D
3. Which among the following combination is correctly matched?
(a) S-Nepali-facing center (b) D-Hindi- facing away from the center (c) N-Bhojpuri-facing away from the center (d) A- Marathi – facing center
(e) None of these
4. Who among the following face away from the center?
(a) T (b) P (c) S (d) D (e) I
5. Which of the following language is liked by D?
(a) Hindi (b) English (c) Punjabi (d) Telugu (e) None of these
Direction (6-10) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions .
Ten persons from different countries viz. Russia, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Germany, Iran, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Chile and Indonesia 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 A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 P, Q, R, S and T are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the
information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating in the final arrangement.)
• P faces one of the immediate neighbours of the person from Saudi Arabia. P does not face A. The person from Russia sits second to the right of the person from Singapore.
• D faces one of the immediate neighbours of the person from Argentina. S is not from Argentina. D is not from Iran. R sits second to the left of the persons from Indonesia. A sits third to the right of person from South Africa.
• Only one person sits between the person from Chile and Q. The person from Germany sits to the immediate right of Q. C sits to the immediate left of the person who faces Q. Only two people sit between B and E.
• The person from Iran sits second to the right of the one who faces S. S does not sit at an extreme end of the line. One of the immediate neighbours of the person from Iran faces Chile.
6). How many persons seated in between Saudi Arabia and E ?
a)One b)Two c)Three d)Four e)None
7). P belongs to which of the following countries?
a) Chile b) Argentina c) Iran d) Russia e) Singapore
8). If Q faces South Africa and S faces Singapore then R faces which country men?
a) Chile b) Argentina c) Australia d) Russia e) Iran
9). Who sits Second to the right of the South Africa?
a) Chile b) Argentina c) Iran d) Russia e) Singapore
10). who are the following do not sit in the extreme ends?
‘P % Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q’.
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.
Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the three conclusions I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
Directions (Q. 16-20): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and Give answer
A) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
B) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
C) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
D) if the data given in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
E) if the data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the question.
16. How is ‘never’ written in a code language?
I. ‘never ever go there’ is written as ‘na ja ni ho’ in that code language.
II. ‘go there and come back’ is written as ‘ma ho sa ni da’ in that code language.
17. Among M, P, K, J, T and W, who is lighter than only the heaviest?
I. P is heavier than M and T.
II. W is heavier than P but lighter than J who is not the heaviest.
18. What does ‘$’ mean in a code language?
I. ‘5 $ # 3’ means ‘flowers are really good’.
II. ‘7 # 3 5’ means ‘good flowers are available’.
19. How is P related to J?
I. M is the brother of P and T is the sister of P.
II. P’s mother is married to J’s husband who has one son and two daughters.
20. How many students are there between Suresh and Mohan in a row of fifty students?
I. Suresh is twelfth from the left end and Mohan is seventeenth from the right end.
II. Suresh is six places away from Jayesh, who is twentieth from the left end.
Directions (21-25): Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven students of the Engineering college. All of them belongs to different branch of Engineering: Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Computer Science, IT, Textile and Electronics but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them likes different sports Snooker, Golf, Tennis, Badminton, Cricket, Football and Volleyball not necessarily in the same order. All of them are of different height. D is taller than C and F. E is taller than G.B studies in Mechanical and likes Football. E studies in Computer Science but not likes Tennis or Cricket. The one who studies in IT likes Snooker. F likes Golf but does not studies in Chemical or Electronics. C is taller than E. B is taller than only A.A person who studies in Electrical likes Badminton. The one who studies in Electronics does not like Cricket. G studies in IT and C likes Tennis. The one who is tallest likes Badminton.
21.Who plays the Cricket?
(a) D
(b)A
(c)E
(d)D or E
(e) None of these
22.E plays which game?
(a) Badminton
(b) Golf
(c) Cricket
(d) Volleyball
(e) None of these
23.Which of the following combinations of branch-person-sports is definitely correct?
(a) Electrical – B –Badminton
(b) Chemical – E – Volleyball
(c) Electronics – D – Cricket
(d) Chemical – D – Cricket
(e) None of these
24.Who studies Textile?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) G
(d) F
(e) None of these
25.Who is the Golfer?
(a) C
(b) F
(c) D
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Directions (26-30) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions :
In a certain code language 'Flower gives good fragrance' is written as ' nu ru la ku', ' this bouquet contains eleven flowers' is written as ' tic la su ra da', ' everybody like fragrance of bouquet' is written as 'yi ku ra ro va', and 'everybody gives eleven roses' is written as ' nu da pa ro'.
26. What is the code for 'roses' ?
A) ro
B) da
C) nu
D) pa
E) None of these
27. Which of the following may be the code for 'good fragrance from rose flowers' ?
A) ru ju pa nu la
B) ru ku ju pa la
C) ro da ku la ju
D) Can't be determined
E) None of these
28. What is the code for 'likes' ?
A) ro
B) yi
C) va
D) Can't be determined
E) None of these
29. What does 'ku' stands for ?
A) fragrance
B) everybody
C) good
D) flower
E) None of these
30. Which of the following is the code for 'everybody likes flower of roses' ?
A) ro yi pa va la
B) yi ku ra nu la
C) la ku yi da pa
D) yi va pa ru ku
E) None of these
Directions (Q. 31-35): In each question below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even in they seem to be at variance with 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.
31.Statements: Some clothes are Watches.
All watches are shoes.
No shoe is a slipper.
Conclusions: I. Some slippers are not clothes.
II. All shoes being clothes is a possibility.
III. At least some slippers are shoes.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only I and II follow
(c) Only II and III follow
(d) All follow
(e) None of these
32.Statements: No radio is a magazine.
No television is a magazine.
Some televisions are newspapers.
Conclusions: I. No radio is a television.
II. Some newspapers are not magazines.
III. All newspapers are definitely not televisions.
(a) Only II and III follow
(b) Only I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) All I, II and III follow
(e) None of these
33.Statements: All chairs are tables.
No table is a bed.
Some doors are beds.
Conclusions: I. some doors are definitely not tables.
II. All beds are not tables.
III. No chair is a bed.
(a) Only II and III follow
(b) Only I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) All I, II and III follow
(e) None of these
34.Statements: Some minutes are hours.
No hour is a second.
Some periods are seconds.
Conclusions: I. All periods are definitely not hours.
II. Some minutes are not seconds.
III. Some seconds are not hours.
(a) Only I and III follow
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only II and III follow
(d) Only I and II follow
(e) None of these
35.Statements: No home is an office.
All offices are houses.
Some houses are huts.
Conclusions: I. All homes being huts is a possibility.
II. Some offices are huts.
III. At least some huts are houses.
(a) Only I and III follow
(b) Only III follows
(c) All I, II and III follow
(d) Only II follows
(e) None of these
• BJP today named Yogi Adityanath as the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
BJP leaders Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma have been chosen as the Deputy Chief Ministers.
• Former BJP legislator from Gujarat Manhar Valjibhai Zala has assumed charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK).
• The government today announced that the RBI has been authorised to conduct field trials of plastic notes of ₹10.
• The World Bank {International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)} has approved $175 million for India’s ambitious National Hydrology Project to improve its ability to forecast floods and reduce vulnerability to recurring floods and droughts.
• National racing champion Ashwin Sundar and his wife died in a car accident in Chennai .
• French aerospace giant Airbus will set up India’s first full flight simulator and training centre near the Delhi Airport.
• Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been appointed the Ambassador of Blind Cricket World Cup's fifth edition.
The tournament will be hosted by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council in the UAE and Pakistan in January 2018.
• Nuclear hit Fukushima (Japan) will host baseball and softball matches at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
• The first edition of the Haryana Sahitya Sangam began at Indradhanush Auditorium, Panchkula in Haryana.
• The Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel was invited as the Chief Guest at the two-day Global Millennium Summit in Dubai .
• Norway is going to construct the world's first ship tunnel to improve safety in the Stad peninsula.
• The SRCC's Global Millennium Summit 2017 was concluded today at Marriott Hotel, Al Jaddaf, Dubai.
• Dubai Airports, which manages both the Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports, has launched the world's fastest free Wi-Fi service across its terminals with speeds up to 100 Mbps, Called the 'WOW-Fi'.
• The three days International Buddhist Conference was held at the Rajgir International Convention Center (RICC) of Nav Nalanda Mahavira Deemed University, Rajgir, Bihar .
• India’s first home made train for Western Railway Fleet, Medha was flagged off for its maiden run by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, via videoconferencing from Dadar to Borivali at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus .
• National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) commissioned the second unit of 660 MW of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station .
• The central government has appointed Dilip Shanghvi, managing director of Sun Pharmaceuticals as a member on the western area local board of Reserve Bank of India.
• Amitabh Bachchan launched the World’s first mobile Application named ‘ABC of Breast Health’ during an event organized by the Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation at Mumbai .
Direction (1-5): Study the information below and answer the following question: In a certain code language.
‘Attend class daily good’ is written as 9$5, 24%9, 3$6, 24*3
‘Begin great any matter’ is written as 3&3, 8$9, 10*15, 14$4
‘Less error and fire’ is written as 10$7, 23%8, 9%14, 24&3
‘Tool better than screw’ is written as 16%22, 5$21, 10*4, 14%22
1). The code for the word ‘ great’
a) 3&3
b) 8$9
c) 10*15
d) 14$4
e) None of these
2). The code word ‘10$7’ for the word
a) Less
b) Error
c) And
d) Fire
e) None of these
3). According to the given code what will be the code for the word ‘Burst’?
a) 8*2
b) 6$2
c) 8$4
d) 6#4
e) None of these
4). According to the given code, what is the code for ‘Person’?
a) 12*16
b) 14*18
c) 12$16
d) 16#18
e) None of these
5). By using the given code word, find the code word for ‘Behave well after school’?
a) 14*19, 8$5, 18%23, 21*6
b) 18*21, 12$3, 18%22, 23*5
c) 15*19, 8$6, 14%27, 21*4
d) 16*21, 10$3, 16%25, 23*4
e) 18*23, 10$4, 16%27, 21*4
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions
In a certain code language
" Making the working place " is written as "%U20, &N13, #X23 , !Q16.
" Make clear difference between " is written as "$E04, *D03, %N13, @C02 .
"sLove your job even " is written as "#F05, !K10, &M12, %Z25 .
" Less emphasis on team " is written as " *F05 , @P15, #M12, !U20.
6). What is the code for ‘difference’ in the given code language?
a) *D03
b) %N13
c) $E04
d) @C02
e) None of these
7). What is the possible for ‘*D03, !K10’ in the given code language?
a) clear job
b) make even
c) difference love
d) even between
e) None of these
8). What may be the possible word for ‘@C02, #X23, !U20 ’ in the given code language?
a) making clear job
b) love the team
c) less place difference
d) working between team
e) None of these
9). What may be the possible code for ‘make emphasis’ in the given code language?
a) #X23, @P15
b) !Q16, @P15
c) #X23, #M12
d) %U20, !U20
e) %N13, *F05
10). What is the code for ‘solve tough puzzle’ in the given code language?
a) #R18, &P22, %S20
b) #Q16, &U20, %T19
c) #S14, &T18, %P21
d) #M10, &O15, %T17
e) None of these
Directions (11-14): Consider the following statements and the questions that follow. We will analyse this problem in detail after that. In a certain code language .
"login Mentors and check" is coded as "$4e %4g #2n @6t"
"reads article study there" is coded as "@6i #4u $4e %4a"
"comment about yours doubt" is coded as "$4u @4o %6m #4u"
"get clear exams enjoy" is coded as "@4e #4a $4j %2e"
Q11. What is the code for exams?
(a) @4e
(b) #4a
(c) $4j
(d) %2e
(e) None of these
Q12. What is the code for study?
(a) $4e
(b) #4u
(c) %4a
(d) @6i
(e) None of these
Q13). What is the code for about?
(a) %6m
(b) $4u
(c) @4o
(d) #4u
(e) None of these
Q14. If we code "study Mentors clear exams" as per the above coding method, what will be the code?
Directions (15-19): Directions: In the following questions, two Conclusion is given and five statements are given as a), b), c), d) and e. From this you have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given statement logically follows.
Q15. Conclusions:
All Donald being Micky is a possibility.
All Tom being Jerry is a possibility.
a) Statements I: All Donald is Jerry. All Jerry is Micky. No Micky is Tom.
b) Statements II: Some Donald is Jerry. No Jerry is Micky. Some Micky is Tom.
c) Statements III: Some Donald is Jerry. Some Jerry is Micky. No Micky is Tom.
d) Statements IV: All Donald is Jerry. No Jerry is Micky. All Micky is Tom.
e) Statements V: No Jerry is Tom. Some Donald is Tom. No Micky is Donald.
16. Conclusions:
Some Table is plastic.
Some plastic are bench
a) Statements I: All Table are Chair. All Chairs is bench. Some benches are plastic.
b) Statements II: All Table is Chair. Some Chair is bench. All benches are plastic.
c) Statements III: No Table is Chair. All Chairs are bench. Some benches are plastic.
d) Statements IV: Some Table is Chair. All Chairs are bench. No bench is plastic
e) Statements V: All Table is Chair. All Chairs are bench. All benches are plastic.
17. Conclusions:
Some dates are day.
Some years are day.
a) Statements I: All day are month. All month are year. Some years are date.
b) Statements II: Some days are month. All month are year. Some days are date.
c) Statements III: All day are month. Some month is year. All year are date.
d) Statements IV: All day are month. All month are date. Some years are date.
e) Statements V: No year is day. Some day is date. Some date is month.
Q18. Conclusions:
Some teachers are not student.
Some lessons are classroom.
a) Statements I: Some classroom is not student. All classrooms are teacher. All teachers are lesson.
b) Statements II: All classrooms are teachers. Some student is not classroom. Some teacher is lesson.
c) Statements III: All classrooms are student. No student is teacher. No teachers are lesson.
d) Statements IV: some classrooms are student. No student is teacher. Some teachers are lesson
e) Statements V: All students are classroom. All classrooms are lessons. All lessons are teachers.
Q19. Conclusions:
All windows being cot is a possibility.
Some doors are not pillow.
a) Statements I: Some pillows are window. All windows are door. No door is cot.
b) Statements II: All pillows are window. All windows are door. Some door is cot.
c) Statements III: All pillows are window. No window is door. Some door is cot.
d) Statements IV: Some pillows are window. Some window is door. All doors are cot.
e) Statements V: No window is door. Some door is pillow. Some pillow is cot.
Answer Key with Detailed Explanation:
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Direction (1 – 5):
The logic for all the above code is:
1. Z – 1, Y – 2, X – 3, ......., B – 25, A – 26 à The number that represents last letter in the word + 1
2. The symbol with respect to the no. of letters in the word,
Three letter word = &
Four letter word = %
Five letter word = $
Six letter word = *
3. A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, ....., Y – 25, Z – 26 à The number that represents the first letter in the word + 2.
1. Answer: b
Explanation : GREAT = 8$9
G = 7 in alphabet + 2 = 9
T = 7 in reverse order + 1 = 8 Five letter word = $
2. Answer: b
Explanation :
Error = 10$7
E = 5 in alphabet + 2 = 7
R = 9 in reverse order + 1 = 10
Five letter word = $
3. Answer: c
Explanation : Burst = 8$4
B = 2 in alphabet + 2 = 4
T = 7 in reverse order + 1 = 8
Five letter word = $
4. Answer: b
Explanation : Person = 14*18
P = 16 in alphabet + 2 = 18
N = 13 in reverse order + 1 = 14
Six letter word = *
5. Answer: d
Explanation :
Behave well after school = 16*21, 10$3, 16%25, 23*4
Direction (6 – 10):
The logic for all the above code is:
The letter denotes the next letter of the First letter of each word
Like “Clear” – First letter “C” – Next word - D
The Two digit number denotes the alphabet number of First letter (1 - 26)
Like “Make” – First letter - M – 13
And rest of the one symbol and can be anything.
6. Answer: c)
7. Answer: a)
8. Answer: d)
9. Answer: e)
10. Answer: b)
Direction (11 – 14):
11. Ans.(b)
Sol. exams is in statement 4 at third place, so for third place code is #, no. of letters in exams is 5, so numerical code is (5-1) = 4 and middle letter of the word is a. So code for it, is #4a.
12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Study is in statement 3 at third place, so for third place code is 4#; no. of letters are 5, so numerical code is (5-1) = 4 and middle letter of the word is u. So code for it is #4u.
13. Ans.(c)
Sol. about is at second place in statement 3, so for second place code is @, no. of ; letters are 5 so numerical code is (5-1) = 4 and middle letter of the word is . so code for it is @40.
14. Ans.(b)
Sol. This is a different question, in which you have to code according to above coding method. study is at first place in statement, so code is %4u.
Mentors is at second place in statement, so code is @6t.
clear is at third place in statement, so code is #4e.
exams is at fourth place, so code is $4a.
Time 23 min
Directions (1 – 7): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight persons from different Public Sector Banks, viz UCO Bank. Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are sitting in 2 parallel rows containing 4 people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons.
In row 1 A, B, C and D are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating as in the final arrangement.)
· C sits second to right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
· Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.
· The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
· Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A.
· B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
1). Which of the following is true regarding A?
a) The person from UCO Bank faces A.
b) The person from Bank of Maharashtra is an immediate neighbour of A.
c) A faces the person who sits second to the right of R.
d) A is from Oriental Bank of Commerce.
e) A sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
2). Who is seated between R and the person from PNB?
a) The person from Oriental Bank of Commerce
b) P
c) Q
d) The person from Syndicate Bank
e) S
3). Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?
a) D and the person from PNB
b) The persons from Indian Bank and UCO Bank
c) The persons from Dena Bank and P
d) The persons from Syndicate Bank and D
e) C, Q
4). Who amongst the following faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra?
a) The person from Indian Bank
b) P
c) R
d) The person from Syndicate Bank
e) The person from Canara Bank
5). P is related to Dena Bank in the same way as B is related to PNB based on the given arrangement. Who amongst the following is D related to, following the same pattern?
a) Syndicate Bank
b) Canara Bank
c) Bank of Maharashtra
d) Indian Bank
e) Oriental Bank of Commerce
6). Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
a) Canara Bank
b) R
c) Syndicate Bank
d) Q
e) Oriental Bank of Commerce
7). Who amongst the following is from Syndicate Bank ?
a) C
b) R
c) P
d) D
e) A
Directions (8 – 12): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
‘time and money’ is written as ‘ma jo ki’
‘manage time well’ is written as ‘pa ru jo’
‘earn more money’ is written as ‘zi ha ma’
‘earn well enough’ is written as ‘si ru ha’.
8). What is the code for ‘earn’?
a) si
b) ru
c) ha
d) ma
e) Cannot be determined
9). Which of the following represents ‘more time’?
a) pa jo
b) zi ki
c) ma ki
d) si jo
e) jo zi
10). What is the code for ‘manage’?
a) ru
b) pa
c) jo
d) ha
e) Either ‘jo’ or ‘ru’
11). Which of the following may represent ‘money matters’?
a) ki to
b) ma pa
c) fi ma
d) ha ma
e) ma jo
12). What does ‘ru’ stand for?
a) well
b) manage
c) time
d) enough
e) Either ‘time’ or ‘enough’
Directions (13 – 17): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing outward. They are working in four different companies Apple, IBM, Google and Intel. Two persons are working at each company.
G sits on the immediate right of B, who works at the Google. C sits third to the left of H, who works at the Apple and both are facing the same direction. C and B are not facing the same direction but C is an immediate neighbor of E, who is fourth to the left of G. E and G both are facing opposite directions but both work at the same company. Those who work at the Google sit adjacent to each other but face opposite direction. Those who work at the IBM sit opposite each other. The immediate neighbours of E are not facing outward. A person who works at the Apple is an immediate neighbor of the persons who work at the Intel. D and F are immediate neighbours of H. D is not facing the centre and works at the Intel. The one who is on the immediate left of F is not facing the centre. F sits second to the right of C and work at Intel.
13). Who among the following works at the Apple ?
a) D and F
b) H and F
c) G and C
d) C and H
e) None of these
14). Who among the following sits on the immediate right of the person who works at the IBM?
a) B
b) D
c) A
d) F
e) None of these
15). How many persons are facing outward?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these
16). A works at which of the following?
a) Either Google or Apple
b) Either Intel or IBM
c) Google
d) Intel
e) Can’t be determined
17). If D and F interchange their places then who among the following is on the immediate left of G?
a) B
b) D
c) H
d) F
e) None of these
Directions (18-22):In each questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II .You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with 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. Give answer
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusions I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
18). Statements:
Some audi are hyundais.
All audis are toyotas.
All toyotas are volvos.
Conclusions:
I. Some audis are not volvos.
II. All toyotas being hyundais is a possibility.
19).Statements:
All bluebells are buttercups.
No buttercup is a clover.
All clovers are daisys.
Conclusions:
I. All bluebells being daisys is a possibility.
II. No bluebell is a clover
20). Statements:
some mouses are keyboards.
All CPUs are mouses.
No CPU is a book.
Conclusions: I. Some keyboards, if they are CPUs, are also mouses.
II. All books being mouses is a possibility.
21). Statements:
All doctors are professors.
Some doctors are intelligent.
No intelligent is poor.
Conclusions:
I. At least some doctors being poor is a possibility.
II. All doctors, if they are intelligent, are also poor.
22). Statements:
No paper is thin.
All thins are circulars.
No circular is a metal.
Conclusions:
I. All metals being thin is a possibility.
II. Some papers are not circulars.
Directions: (Q. 23 – 27): In the following questions, the symbols @, $, *, # and € used with the following meaning as illustrated below:
‘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’
‘P *Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’
Now, in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the four conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
23). Statements:
N € B
B $ W
W # H
H * M
Conclusions:
I. M @ W
II. H @ N
III. W € N
IV. W # N
a) Only I is true
b) Only III is true
c) Only IV is true
d) Only either III or IV is true
e) Only either III or IV and I are true
24). Statements:
R * D
D $ J
J # M
M @ K
Conclusions:
I. K # J
II. D @ M
III. R # M
IV. D @ K
a) None is true
b) Only I is true
c) Only II is true
d) Only III is true
e) Only IV is true
25). Statements:
H @ T
T # F
F € E
E * V
Conclusions:
I. V $ F
II. E @ T
III. H @ V
IV. T # V
a) Only I, II and III are true
b) Only I, II and IV are true
c) Only II, III and IV are true
d) Only I, III and IV are true
e) All I, II, III and IV are true
26). Statements:
D # R
R * K
K @ F
F $ J
Conclusions:
I. J # R
II. J # K
III. R # F
IV. K @ D
a) Only II and III are true
b) Only III and IV are true
c) Only I, III and IV are true
d) All I, II, III and IV are true
e) Only II and IV are true.
27). Statements:
M $ K
K @ N
N * R
R # W
Conclusions:
I. W @ K
II. M $ R
III. K @ W
IV. M @ N
a) Only I and II are true
b) Only I is true
c) Only III and IV are true
d) Only III is true
e) Only IV is true
Directions (Q. 28-32): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
There are eight captains, namely P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W, sitting around a circular table, facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them is from a different cricket team, viz Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.
R and T are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of India sits second to right of S, who is the captain neither of Sri Lanka nor of West Indies. U sits second to the right of the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of West Indies is an immediate neighbour of the captain of Sri Lanka. Two people sit between the captain of West Indies and Q. V and the captain of New Zealand are immediate neighbours of each other. Q is not the captain of New Zealand. Only one person sits between R and the captain of Australia. W sits third to the left of the captain of Bangladesh. The captain of South Africa sits second to the left of the captain of Pakistan.
28.Who among the following sit exactly between Q and the captain of West Indies?
a) P and the captain of India
b) R and T
c) W and P
d) R and the captain of New Zealand
e) V and U
29.Who among the following is the captain of Australia?
a) R
b) S
c) T
d) U
e) V
30.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) W – Captain of Sri Lanka
b) Q – Captain of Pakistan
c) R – Captain of Bangladesh
d) V – Captain of India
e) S – Captain of Australia
31.Who among the following sits second to the left of the captain of India?
a) S
b) Captain of Australia
c) T
d) Both 1) and 2)
e) Captain of Bangladesh
32.Which of these statements is/are correct?
a) T is the captain of South Africa.
b) R is the captain of Bangladesh.
c) V is the captain of West Indies.
d) All 1), 2) and 3)
e) None of these
Directions (Questions 33 to 35) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died.
33. How is F related to A ?
(a) Mother
(b) Sister-in-law
(c) Sister
(d) Mother-in-law
(e) None of these
34. How is E related to C ?
(a) Sister
(b) Daughter
(c) Cousin
(d) Aunt
(e) Mother
35.Who is C to B ?
(a) Brother
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Nephew
(d) Son-in-law
(e) None of these
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