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1. Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

There are seven people – Aarti, Bindu, Pratibha, Diksha, Sudha, Fanny and Gauri. They all are born in different years
viz. 1952, 1959, 1963, 1972, 1979, 1987, 2002. But the date and month of all these persons are the same.
Calculations are done with respect to the year 2017 and assuming month and date to be the same.

The age of Aarti is divisible by 5 but she is not the oldest person. The difference between the age of Gauri and Aarti
is 7 year. Bindu was born in an odd number year before Gauri but not in 1959. The age of Pratibha is double the age
of Diksha. Sudha is not the oldest person. Pratibha was born in which year?
A. 1959 B. 1963
C. 1987 D. 1979
E. 2002
2. Three of them are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Bindu B. Aarti
C. Sudha D. Gauri
E. Pratibha
3. Who among the following is the oldest?
A. Fanny B. Sudha
C. Diksha D. Pratibha
E. None of these
4. What will be the age of Aarti three years from now?
A. 61 years B. 57 years
C. 50 years D. 48 years
E. 33 years
5. Who among the following is the youngest?
A. Gauri B. Diksha
C. Bindu D. Fanny
E. None of these
6. Direction: Read the information carefully and give the answer of the following questions.
L, N, P, R, M, Q, T and Y are the members of a committee sitting around a circular table but not facing the Centre.
Each member has a different zodiac sign, viz. Leo, Virgo, Libra, Cancer, Aries, Gemini, Pisces and Scorpio, but not
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necessarily in the same order.

T sits third to the right of P. The one whose sun-sign is Leo sits second to the left of the one whose sun-sign is Libra.
Y’s sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L. The one whose sun-sign is Pisces sits second to the right
of N. The one whose sun-sign is Aries sits second to the right of the person whose sun-sign is Gemini. P sits third to
the left of the person whose sun-sign is Virgo. Neither Q nor L is the immediate neighbor of N. Q sits fourth to the
left of L. N’s sun-sign is neither Cancer nor Aries. The person whose sun-sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of
the person whose sign is Cancer. R’s sun-sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N. Which of the following
is N’s sun-sign?
A. Leo B. Virgo
C. Gemini D. Scorpio
E. Cannot be determined
7. Who sits third to the right of L?
A. R B. M
C. Q D. Y
E. None of these
8. What is Y’s position with respect to Q?
A. Third to the left B. Second to the right
C. Third to the right D. Second to the left
E. None of these
9. How many persons are there between P and N, when counted from anticlockwise?
A. None B. One
C. Two D. Three
E. More than three
10. Which of the following combination is true?
A. M – Gemini B. P – Cancer
C. N – Scorpio D. None is true
E. All is true
11. Direction: Read the information carefully and give the answer to the following questions.

A + B means A is the father of B.

A – B means A is the mother of B.
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A / B means A is the sister of B.

A * B means A is the wife of B.
A % B means A is the son of B. If ‘P + Q + R % S’, then how is P related to R?
A. Grandson B. Granddaughter
C. Father D. Mother
E. None of these
12. If ‘ Q % W – E / R % U’, then how is U related to W?
A. Husband B. Brother
C. Father D. Father-in-law
E. None of these
13. Which of the following shows that C is son-in-law of Z?
A. N * Z + L – K % M % C B. N * Z + L + K / M % C
C. Z – L + K / M + N % C D. N * Z + L * C % M + K
E. None of these
14. If ‘M + N – O / P % Q’ , then how is O related to Q?
A. Wife B. Sister
C. Daughter D. Mother
E. None of these
15. If ‘M – N % P % Q + O’, then how is M related to O?
A. Cannot be determined B. Brother
C. Sister D. Sister-in-law
E. None of these
16. If in a certain language GEOGRAPHY is coded as “20-22-12-20-9-26-11-19-2”, then what will be the code for
SCIENCE?
A. 8-24-9-5-13-3-5 B. 8-24-18-22-13-24-23
C. 19-24-9-5-13-3-22 D. 8-24-18-22-13-24-22
E. 19-3-18-22-13-24-5
17. If COLUMN is coded as “XLOFNM”, then what is the code for LENGTH?
A. OVMTGS B. MFNUHI
C. NPUHIM D. JPMFNH
E. MTGSOV
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18. Direction: Study the sequence carefully and answer the questions given below.
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How many odd numbers are there between the third element from left end and fourth symbol from the right end?
A. Two B. Three
C. More than five D. Five
E. None
19. In the series given below, calculate the difference between first and third prime numbers from the left end.

7 13 4 11 10 23 7 8 13 19 23 8 19 18
A. 9 B. 8
C. 4 D. 11
E. 6
20. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word INSTRUCTION which have as many letters between them in
the word as in the English alphabet?
A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. 3
E. None of these
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Solutions
1. C
Sol. Ages of all the person from their born year to 2017:-
Person who born in 1952- 65 years
Person who born in 1959- 58 years
Person who born in 1963- 54 years
Person who born in 1972- 45 years
Person who born in 1979- 38 years
Person who born in 1987- 30 years
Person who born in 2002- 15 years
• The age of Aarti is divisible by 5 but she is not the oldest person. The difference between age of Gauri and Aarti is
7 year. Bindu was born in odd number of year before Gauri but not in 1959.
Age of Aarti is divisible by 5 so it may be 65 years, 45 years, 30 years and 15 years but she is not the oldest and
difference between Gauri and Aarti’s age is 7 years.
So Aarti is born in year 1972 and Gauri in 1979 and Bindu was born before Gauri but not in 1959 so she was born in
1963.
• The age of Pratibha is double the age of Diksha. Sudha is not the oldest person.
So Pratibha was born in 1987 and Diksha in 2002 and the oldest person is Fanny.
Final Arrangement

From the above arrangement it is clear that Pratibha was born in 1987.
2. B
Sol. Ages of all the person from their born year to 2017:-
Person who born in 1952- 65 years
Person who born in 1959- 58 years
Person who born in 1963- 54 years
Person who born in 1972- 45 years
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Person who born in 1979- 38 years

Person who born in 1987- 30 years
Person who born in 2002- 15 years
• The age of Aarti is divisible by 5 but she is not the oldest person. The difference between age of Gauri and Aarti is
7year. Bindu was born in odd number of year before Gauri but not in 1959.
Age of Aarti is divisible by 5 so it may be 65 years, 45 years, 30 years and 15 years but she is not the oldest and
difference between Gauri and Aarti’s age is 7 years.
So Aarti is born in year 1972 and Gauri in 1979 and Bindu was born before Gauri but not in 1959 so she was born in
1963.
• The age of Pratibha is double the age of Diksha. Sudha is not the oldest person.
So Pratibha was born in 1987 and Diksha in 2002 and the oldest person is Fanny.
Final Arrangement

Except Aarti birth year of all are in odd.

3. A
Sol. Ages of all the person from their born year to 2017:-
Person who born in 1952- 65 years
Person who born in 1959- 58 years
Person who born in 1963- 54 years
Person who born in 1972- 45 years
Person who born in 1979- 38 years
Person who born in 1987- 30 years
Person who born in 2002- 15 years
• The age of Aarti is divisible by 5 but she is not the oldest person. The difference between age of Gauri and Aarti is
7year. Bindu was born in odd number of year before Gauri but not in 1959.
Age of Aarti is divisible by 5 so it may be 65 years, 45 years, 30 years and 15 years but she is not the oldest and
difference between Gauri and Aarti’s age is 7 years.
So Aarti is born in year 1972 and Gauri in 1979 and Bindu was born before Gauri but not in 1959 so she was born in
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1963.
• The age of Pratibha is double the age of Diksha. Sudha is not the oldest person.
So Pratibha was born in 1987 and Diksha in 2002 and the oldest person is Fanny.
Final Arrangement

It is clear from the above arrangement that Fanny is oldest.

4. D
Sol. Ages of all the person from their born year to 2017:-
Person who born in 1952- 65 years
Person who born in 1959- 58 years
Person who born in 1963- 54 years
Person who born in 1972- 45 years
Person who born in 1979- 38 years
Person who born in 1987- 30 years
Person who born in 2002- 15 years
• The age of Aarti is divisible by 5 but she is not the oldest person. The difference between age of Gauri and Aarti is
7year. Bindu was born in odd number of year before Gauri but not in 1959.
Age of Aarti is divisible by 5 so it may be 65 years, 45 years, 30 years and 15 years but she is not the oldest and
difference between Gauri and Aarti’s age is 7 years.
So Aarti is born in year 1972 and Gauri in 1979 and Bindu was born before Gauri but not in 1959 so she was born in
1963.
• The age of Pratibha is double the age of Diksha. Sudha is not the oldest person.
So Pratibha was born in 1987 and Diksha in 2002 and the oldest person is Fanny.
Final Arrangement
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Hence, age of Aarti after three years = 45 + 3 = 48 years

5. B
Sol. Ages of all the person from their born year to 2017:-
Person who born in 1952- 65 years
Person who born in 1959- 58 years
Person who born in 1963- 54 years
Person who born in 1972- 45 years
Person who born in 1979- 38 years
Person who born in 1987- 30 years
Person who born in 2002- 15 years
• The age of Aarti is divisible by 5 but she is not the oldest person. The difference between age of Gauri and Aarti is
7year. Bindu was born in odd number of year before Gauri but not in 1959.
Age of Aarti is divisible by 5 so it may be 65 years, 45 years, 30 years and 15 years but she is not the oldest and
difference between Gauri and Aarti’s age is 7 years.
So Aarti is born in year 1972 and Gauri in 1979 and Bindu was born before Gauri but not in 1959 so she was born in
1963.
• The age of Pratibha is double the age of Diksha. Sudha is not the oldest person.
So Pratibha was born in 1987 and Diksha in 2002 and the oldest person is Fanny.
Final Arrangement

From the above arrangement it is clear that Diksha is the youngest amopng all.
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6. D
Sol. 1.T is third to the right of P.
2. Y’s sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L.
3. One whose sun-sign is Leo is second to the left of the one whose sun-sign is Libra.
4. P sits third to the left of the person whose sun-sign is Virgo.
5. The person whose sun-sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the person whose sign is Cancer.
6. R’s sun-sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.
7. Q is fourth to the left of L.
8. N’s sun-sign is neither Cancer nor Aries.
9. The one whose sun-sign is Pisces sits second to the right of N.
10. The one whose sun-sign is Aries is second to the right of the person whose sun-sign is Gemini.

From the above arrangement it is clear that N’s sun-sign is Scorpio.

7. B
Sol. 1.T is third to the right of P.
2. Y’s sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L.
3. Leo is second to the left of the one whose sun-sign is LibrA.
4. P sits third to the left of the person whose sun-sign is Virgo.
5. The person whose sun-sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the person whose sign is Cancer.
6. R’s sun-sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.
7. Q is fourth to the left of L.
8. N’s sun-sign is neither Cancer nor Aries.
9. The one whose sun-sign is Pisces sits second to the right of N.
10. The one whose sun-sign is Aries is second to the right of the person whose sun-sign is Gemini.
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From the above arrangement it is clear that M sits third to the right of L.
8. C
Sol. 1.T is third to the right of P.
2. Y’s sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L.
3. Leo is second to the left of the one whose sun-sign is LibrA.
4. P sits third to the left of the person whose sun-sign is Virgo.
5. The person whose sun-sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the person whose sign is Cancer.
6. R’s sun-sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.
7. Q is fourth to the left of L.
8. N’s sun-sign is neither Cancer nor Aries.
9. The one whose sun-sign is Pisces sits second to the right of N.
10. The one whose sun-sign is Aries is second to the right of the person whose sun-sign is Gemini.

From the above arrangement it is clear that Y sits third to the right of Q.
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9. D
Sol. 1.T is third to the right of P.
2. Y’s sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L.
3. Leo is second to the left of the one whose sun-sign is LibrA.
4. P sits third to the left of the person whose sun-sign is Virgo.
5. The person whose sun-sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the person whose sign is Cancer.
6. R’s sun-sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.
7. Q is fourth to the left of L.
8. N’s sun-sign is neither Cancer nor Aries.
9. The one whose sun-sign is Pisces sits second to the right of N.
10. The one whose sun-sign is Aries is second to the right of the person whose sun-sign is Gemini.

There are three persons between P and N, when counted from anticlockwise i.e. R, Q and M.
10. C
Sol. M’s sun-sign is Cancer and P’s sun-sign is Gemini. So, first two options are not true. But N’s sun-sign is Scorpio
which s true.
1.T is third to the right of P.
2. Y’s sun-sign is Libra and is sitting exactly between P and L.
3. Leo is second to the left of the one whose sun-sign is LibrA.
4. P sits third to the left of the person whose sun-sign is Virgo.
5. The person whose sun-sign is Leo is sitting second to the right of the person whose sign is Cancer.
6. R’s sun-sign is Leo and is not an immediate neighbor of N.
7. Q is fourth to the left of L.
8. N’s sun-sign is neither Cancer nor Aries.
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9. The one whose sun-sign is Pisces sits second to the right of N.

10. The one whose sun-sign is Aries is second to the right of the person whose sun-sign is Gemini.

From the above arrangement it is clear that N’s sun-sign is Scorpio and it is the only correct combination.
11. D
Sol. P + Q means P is the father of Q, Q + R means Q is the father of R and R % S means R is the son of S.

From the above it is clear that P is the grandfather of R.

12. A
Sol. Q % W means Q is the son of W, W – E means W is the mother of E, E / R means E is the sister of R and R % U
means R is the son of U.
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From the above it is clear that U is the husband of W.

13. D
Sol. N * Z means N is the wife of Z, Z + L means Z is the father of L, L * C means L is the wife of C that is L is the
daughter of Z and C is the husband of L so that C is the son-in-law of Z.

14. C
Sol. M + N means M is the father of N, N – O means N is the mother of O, O / P means O is the sister of P and P % Q
means P is the son of Q that means Q is the husband of N and O is the daughter of Q.

15. D
Sol. M – N means M is the mother of N, N % P means N is the son of P that is P is the husband of M, P % Q means P is
the son of Q and Q + O means Q is the father of O that means O is sister/brother of P that means M is sister in law of
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O.

16. D
Sol. The number written in front of the respective letters are the opposite letter alphabet number of the given alphabets.
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17. A
Sol.

(They all are alphabetical couples, C is 3rd alphabet if counted from A (i.e. forward) and X is 3rd alphabet counted
from backwards).
Similarly,
L E N G T H is coded as “O V M T G S”.
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Clearly, five odd numbers are there between the third element from left end and fourth symbol from the right end.
19. C
Sol. First prime number from left - 7
Third prime number from left - 11
Difference = 11 - 7 = 4
Hence, option C is the correct response.
20. D
Sol. As depicted above, C and I have 5 letters between them in the given word as well as in English alphabet. N and T
again have 5 letters between them and each of the pairs (S and T) and (N and O) have no letter between them.
So, there are 4 such pairs.