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LOGICAL REASONING
CODING - DECODING
1. If a meaningful word can be formed by rearranging the letters USCALA, the first letter so formed is the
answer. If no such letter can be formed, the answer is X.
(a) C (b) A (c) S

(d) L

2. If Cushion is called Pillow, Pillow is called mat, mat is called bed sheet, and bed sheet is called cover,
which will be spread on the floor?
(a) Pillow

(b) Mat

(c) Bed sheet (d) Cover

3. If PAPER is 11.20, PENCIL is 9.83, what will be the PEN?

(a) 12.80

(b) 10 (c) 13.79

(d) 1.66

4. If ROTARY is coded as 36 and ROTARIAN is coded as 64, how will you code ROTARACT?
(a) 64 (b) 26 (c) 72 (d) 36
5. In a certain code language
tom na rod means give me sweet
jo ta rod means you and me
pot ta noc means you are good
jo mit noc means good and bad
Which of the following represents bad in the language?
(a)mit
(b)noc (c)jo (d)rod
6. In a certain code language LANDMINE is written as PYRBQGRC. How will HOMEMADE be written in
that code language?
(a)LMPCPZID
(b)LMPCOYHC
(c)LMQCQYHC
(d)LMOCOZID
BLOOD RELATIONSHIP
7. James goes to the local church and sees a man sitting to his left. He finds that the man is his relative. The
man is the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to James?
(a) Brother

(b) Uncle

(c) Nephew

(d) Father

8. Pointing to a photograph a man said He is my brothers mothers brothers only siblings son. Whose
photograph was it?
(a) His own

(b) Brother

(c) Cousin

(d) Cannot say

9. C is As fathers nephew. D is As cousin but not the brother of C. How is D related to C?

(a) Cousin

(b) Sister

(c) Father

(d) Cannot say

10. When Anil saw Mani, he recalled He is the son of the father of the mother of my daughter. How is
Mani related to Anil?

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(a) Brother-in-law

(b) Brother

(c) Cousin

(d) Uncle

SYLLOGISM
Directions Q 11 to Q 13
Each question consists of two statements followed by four options consisting of two options put together in
a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, the third statement is a
conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.
11. All shares are debentures. No debentures are deposits.
(a) No shares are deposits
(b) Some shares are deposits
(c) All shares are deposits
(d) None of the above
12. Some students are smart. All students are hardworking
(a) some hardworking students are smart
(b) some smart students are hardworking
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
13. All scientists are fools. All fools are literates.
(a) All scientists are literates
(b) All literates are scientists
(c) No scientists are literates
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct
CUBES
14. A 5" cube is painted on all its faces and then it is cut into 1" blocks. How many 1" blocks are there with
single face painted?
(a) 54
(b) 58 (c) 50 (d) None of these
15. A 4" cube is painted on all its faces and then it is cut into 1" blocks. How many 1" blocks are there even
without a single face being painted?
(a) 18
(b) 8 (c) 10 (d) None of these
16. Find the next of the series.
83, 82, 81, 77, 69, 60, ?
(a) 54
(b) 33 (c) 35 (d) 52
17. Find the missing term of the series.
0, 2, 6, ?, 20, 30, 42.
(a) 8
(b) 10 12 (d) 14
18.Find the missing term adb_ac_da_cddcb_dbc_cbda
(a) bccba
(b) cbbaa
(c) ccbba
(d) bbcad
ODD ONE OUT:
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(a) Paradeep (b) Kalpakkam (c) Kota

(d) Tarapur

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(a) Silk

(d) wool

(b) Cotton

(c) Nylon

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(a) Gold

(b) Silver

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(a) Motorcar (b) Tractor

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(a) triangle

(c) Bronze

(d) Iron

(c) Bus(d) Tram

(b) Pentagon (c) square

(d) tangent

DIRECTIONS
24. Two ladies and two men are playing cards and are seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No
lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex. One man is facing South.
Which directions are the ladies facing?
(a) East & West

(b) South & East

North & East

(d) North & West

25. Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 m towards South. He turned left and walked 30 m. He then
turned left and walked 20m. He again turned left and walked 40m and reached a point Q. How far and in
which direction is the point Q from the point P?
(a) 20 m west

(b) 10 m east 10 m west (d) 10 m north

HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. If in the word DISTURBANCE the first letter is interchanged with the last letter, the second letter is
interchanged with the tenth letter and so on, which letter would come after the letter T in the newly
formed word?
(a) I

(b) N (c) S

(d) U

2. In a certain code language743 means Mangoes are good.

657 means Eat good food
934 means Mangoes are ripe.
Which digit means ripe in that language ?
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 7
3. Find the next of the series.
YEB, WFD, UHG, SKI,?
(a) QOL (b) QGL
(c) TOL

(d) QNL

4. Read the following Venn-diagram carefully and answer the question given below:

Which letters represent girls who are athletes but not singers?
(a) C (b) A (c) D (d) E

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5. Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my fathers only son.
How is the lady related to the girl?
(a) Sister-in-law
(b)Aunt
(c) Mother (d) mother-in-law
6. Rajis house is to the right of Vels house at a distance of 20 metres in the same row facing north.
Shakthis house is in the north-east direction of Vels house at a distance of 25 metres. Determine Rajis
house is in which direction with respect to Shakthis house.
(a) South

(b) South-east (c) South-west (d) None of these

7. In a row of boys, Rajan is tenth from the right and Suraj is tenth from the left. When Rajan and Suraj
interchange their positions, Suraj will be twenty-seven from the left. Which of the following will be Rajans
position from the right?
(a) Twenty fifth
(b) Twenty sixth
(c) Twenty seven
(d) Twenty eight
8. Find the odd one out
(a) Cubic metre
(b) cubic centimetre (c) Gallons
9. Find the next of the series.
2, 9, 28, 65, 126, ?
(a) 137
(b) 223(c) 217 (d) 199
10. Statements:
some roses are red
some red are black.
Conclusions:
(I) No black is a rose.
(II) No rose is a black
(a) I (b) II (c) Both

(d) None of these

(d) Square metre