Mental Ability Test:
Directions—(next 5 questions): Study the following information carefully to answer these questions—
A group of people has six family members and an advocate. These are L, M, N, O, P, Q and R and having different professions. Each one of them is a journalist, businessman, architect, doctor and pilot but not necessarily in this order. There are three males and three females in the family out of which there are two married couples. M is a businessman and is the father of P, Q is a doctor and grandfather of P. N is a housewie and is daughter-in-law of O. L is neither a pilot nor a journalist. R is an advocate. N is not the mother of P and O is not married to M. No lady is a journalist.
Ques. Which of the following groups represents the three ladies in the group ?
(1) N, P, L
(2) P, L, N
(3) L, N, O
(4) O, P, L
Ques. Who is married to Q ?
(1) N
(2) O
(3) L
(4) Can’t be determined
Ques. Who among the following family members is an architect ?
(1) L
(b) O
(3) P
(4) Can’t be determined
Ques. Which of the following is the profession of P ?
(1) Architect
(2) Pilot
(3) Architect or pilot
(4) Journalist
Ques. How is Q related to O ?
(1) Father
(2) Mother
(3) Mother-in-law
(4) None of these
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Ques. If a meaningful word starting with B can be formed from the letters of ‘HACEB’, then, the middle letter of the word is your answer.
(1) A
(2) E
(3) C
(4) H
Ques. Find out the wrong term in the series given below 23 43 125 487
(1) 43
(2) 125
(3) 487
(4) None of these
Ques. In a certain code, ‘GAME’ is written as ‘HZND’. How is ‘RAVI’ coded in this code?
(1) VIAR
(2) SBWJ
(3) SZWJ
(4) SZWH
Ques. If A stands for ‘×’, B stands for ‘–’, C stands for ‘+’ what is the value of (9 C 5) A (6 C 6) = ?
(1) 81
(2) 168
(3) 162
(4) None of these
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Direction (next 5 questions) : In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
Ques. 2 3 6 18 109 1944 209952
(1) 3
(2) 6
(3) 18
(4) 109
Ques. 1 3 6 11 20 39 70
(1) 3
(2) 39
(3) 11
(4) 20
Question 5: 2 13 27 113 561 3369 23581
(1) 13
(2) 27
(3) 113
(4) 561
Ques. 50 51 47 56 42 65 29
(1) 51
(2) 47
(3) 56
(4) 42
Ques. 3 9 23 99 479 2881 20159
(1) 9
(2) 23
(3) 99
(4) 479
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Direction (next 2 questions): The number mentioned against each question is to be coded using the following codes:
Number: 0 2 4 6 8 9 5 3 1 7
Code: L B A M K T R X U P
From the answer choices, find out the correct code for the given number. If none of the codes is correct, mark(5) as the answer.
Ques. 952481027
(1) TRBKAULBP
(2) TRBAKLUBP
(3) TRBAKULPB
(4) TRBAKULBP
Ques. 31297584
(1) XUBTPRMA
(2) XUBPTRKA
(3) XUBTRPKA
(4) None of these
Ques. Pointing to the man in the photograph, Shyam said, “His son’s father is my father.” How is Shyam related to the man?
(1) Brother
(2) Father
(3) Grandson
(4) Son
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Direction (next 5 questions) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven students of a college. Each of them has a favourite subject from Physics, Chemistry, English, Biology, History, Geography and Philosophy, not necessarily in the same order. Each of them also has a favourite sport Football, Cricket, Hockey, Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis and Basketball, not necessarily in the same order.
R likes Philosophy and his favourite sport is Hockey. The one who likes Football like- English. T’s favourite sport is not Badminton or Table Tennis. V does not like cither History or Biology. The one whose favourite snort is Basketball does not like Physics. W likes Chemistry and his favourite sport is Volleyball. S likes Geography. Q’s favourite sport is Badminton V does not like English and his favourite sport is not Basketball. P’s favourite sport is Cricket. The one whose favourite sport is Badminton docs not like Biology.
Ques. Which subject does P like ?
(1) History
(2) Biology
(3) Chemistry
(4) Data inadequate
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Ques. Who likes History?
(1) P
(2) R
(3) Q
(4) V
Ques. What is O’s favorite sport ?
(1) Cricket
(2)Table Tennis
(3) Football
(4) Badminton
Ques. Whose favourite sport is Basketball ?
(1) S
(2) W
(3) Q
(4) Data inadequate
Ques. Which subject does T like?
(1) Biology
(2) Physics
(3) Chemistry
(4) Data inadequate
Ans. (5)
Ques. As’ Author’ is related to ‘Writing’, similarly ‘Thief is related to what?
(1) To night
(2) To feel
(3) To steal
(4) To wander
Directions (next 5 questions): Four of the five parts in each question are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
Ques. (1) 7
(2) 14
(3) 21
(4) 28
Ques. (1) beer
(2) deer
(3) reindeer
(4) bear
Ques. (1) pen
(2) pencil
(3) sharpener
(4) pencil-box
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Ques. (1) day
(2) night
(3) noon
(4) dawn
Ques. (1) ACE
(2) MOQ
(3) JHE
(4) BDF
Ques. As ‘Oil’ is related to an ‘Oilman’, in the same way ‘Milk’ is related to what?
(1) Water
(2) Blacksmith
(3) Shoemaker
(4) Milkman
Ans : (4)
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Ques. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word OVERWHELM each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) More than three
Question 22: What should come next in the following letter series ?
ACEGIKMOBDFHJLN
ACEGIKMBDFHJLA
(1) B
(2) C
(3) F
(4) D
Ques. In a certain code ORBITAL is written as CSPHMBU. How is* CHARGER written in that code ?
(1) BIDQSFH
(2) BIDSSFH
(3) BIDQQDF
(5) None of these
Ques. 89.467 – 45.971 + 9.991 = ?
(1) 42.505
(2) 32.515
(3) 43.404
(4) 53.487
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Ques. In a certain code, ‘La Lu Le’ means ‘I love you’, “La ki Le’ means ‘I and You’. What is the code for love?
(1) La
(2) Lu
(3) Le
(4) ki
Directions (next 5 questions): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
Question: 3895 – 1563 + 1089 = ?
(1) 3321
(2) 3527
(3) 3329
(4) None of these
Question: 45 × 390 + 26 – ?
(1) 645
(2) 675
(3) 765
(4) 745
Question: 2.2 × 5.6+17.8=?
(1) 30.12
(2) 30.012
(3) 31.12
(4) 31.012
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Question: 358.085 + 42.91 + 25.55 = ?
(1) 425.565
(2) 426.545
(3) 426.555
(4) 425.545
Question: 140 % of 56 + 56% of 140 = ?
(1) 78.4
(2) 158.6
(3) 156.6
(4) None of these
Direction (next 6 questions) : In the following questions, the symbols 5, $, k, @ and © are used with the following meanings as illustrated below :
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is neither equal to nor greater than Q’.
‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither equal to nor smaller than Q’.
‘P 8 Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.
P * Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.
In each question three statements showing relationship have been given, which are followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which conclusion(s) is/are definitely true?
Question: Statements: B © N, N @ R, F * R
Conclusions:
I. B © R
II. F • N
III. R $ B
(1) Only I and II are true
(2) Only I and III are true
(3) Only II and III are true
(4) All I, II and III are true
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Question: Statements : D$M, M * B , B8J
Conclusions :
I. J © D
II. B @ D
III. J @ M
(1) Only I and II are true
(2) Only I and III are true
(3) Only II and III are true
(4) All I, II and III are true
Ques. Statements : F • T, T $ N, N @ R
Conclusions :
I. R $ T
II. N © F
III. F $ R
(1) None is true
(2) Only I is true
(3) Only II is true
(4) Only III is true
Ques. Statements: W8K, K©F, F$M
Conclusions :
I. M © K
II. W @ F III.F@W
(1) Only I is true
(2) Only II is true
(3) Only III is true
(4) None is true
Ques. Statements: M @ D, D 5 K, K © R
Conclusions:
I. R $ M
II. K 5 M
III. K $ M
(1) Only I is true
(2) Only II is true
(3) Only III is true
(4) Only either II or III and I are true
Ques. Statements: F @ T, T 8 K, K • D
Conclusions:
I. D @ F
II. F @ K
III. DOT
(1) Only II and III are true
(2) Only I and III are true
(3) Only I and II are true
(4) All I, II and III are true
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Directions (next 5 questions) : In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?
Direction (for next 10 questions): Investigate, think and then observe the table given below and answer the questions which are based on the table. These letters are A, B, C, D and E.
| Rows | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
| Line 1 | B | A | D | C | B | B | B |
| Line 2 | A | B | B | D | E | A | A |
| Line 3 | B | C | A | A | E | A | B |
| Line 4 | A | A | C | D | D | C | E |
| Line 5 | C | B | C | C | E | D | B |
| Line 6 | D | B | D | D | C | C | C |
| Line 7 | A | E | D | C | B | B | A |
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Ques. Which letter is in line 5 of column 3?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ques. Which letter is in column 5 of line 5?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
Ques. Which letter is the last letter of column 3?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ques. Which letter is the last letter of line 3?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ques. Which letter is in line 7 of column 7?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ques. Which letter is absent in line 1?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
Ques. Which letter is absent in column 5?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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Ques. Which letter is the middle letter of line 5?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ques. Which letter is the middle letter of column 5?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ques. Which letter is maximum in column 7?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
