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New Pattern
Reasoning Set 1

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NEW PATTERN
Reasoning 1
Max. Marks : 50 No. of Qs. 50 Time : 25 min. Date : ........./......../................

DIRECTIONS (1-5): Study the information and answer the 8. What may be the possible code for 'money quick sky ' in the
following questions: given code language?
(a) X25N J11R T25X (b) J11R X25T N25X
In a certain code language 'mark is not money' is written as
(c) J11S X25U N25X (d) X25N X25T J11R
'35%T,72@Y, 98&K, 76#S ,'door and source earn' is written as
(e) None of these
'67@E, 56*N, 34@D, 97&R', 'max nic joof high ' is written as '34@H,
9. What may be the possible code for 'student' in the given
34%C, 54&F, 74#X' and 'maa calm hi vizag' is written as '34%G,
code language?
73&M,23@I,55*A,.
(a) T21S (b) S20T
1. What is the code for 'mob like' in the given code language? (c) S19U (d) T20N
(a) 23%B, 56#K (b) 55%O, 76*E (e) None of these
(c) 45%B, 34&E (d) 67%D,37@E 10. What is the code for 'Kind Work' in the given code language?
(e) None of these (a) L12X L4C (b) K12X L4C
2. What is the code for 'sight' in the given code language? (c) J11X C4L (d) L11X L4C
(a) 56#S (b) 87*G (c) 98@T (e) None of these
(d) 12@I (e) None of these DIRECTIONS (11-15): Answer these questions based on the
3. What may be the possible code for 'disk only made' in the following information.
given code language?
In a certain code: "Surge Justice rather unusual" is coded as -
(a) 23#D, 36%E, 29*A (b) 36%E, 45@K, 76*Y "TCIU TEHA SAUN UGRU" "Common European Asylum"
(c) 45@K, 23#D,45@A (d) 45@I, 67#T, 21*K is coded as - "MOMO YULS PAEU" "System political Sharp
(e) None of these refugees" is coded as - "GEEE IACO HRAH SETY"
4. What may be the possible code for 'work our mind' in the 11. What is the code for the word 'Fatigue'?
given code language? (a) GUEA (b) IUGA
(a) 76%K, 45#D, 78*E (b) 56&R,78*E, 45#D (c) ATIG (d) GUET
(c) 76@D,56&R, 56*K (d) 78*E, 56@C, 45@R (e) None of these
(e) None of these 12. According to the above pattern, what is the code of the
5. What is the code for 'junk food' in the given code language? word 'Political'?
(a) 45#D,67*N (b) 67*N, 56#K (a) ACIT (b) LIOP
(c) 34&K,75%D (d) 56#K, 34@F (c) TLAC (d) IACO
(e) None of these (e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (6-10): Study the information and answer the 13. According to the given pattern, what is the code for
'applications mine hidden insights '?
following questions:
(a) MNII DEDI GTHN INOP
In a certain code language "kite fly in sit " is coded as " X25G D5L (b) NNID IEDT GTHN INOP
S20T M14J " "exam date are search" is coded as " L13F D5B D5E (c) MNII SIGH GTHN CATI
G8T" "solution is must for" is coded as" M14T S20N R19J Q18G" (d) NNID DEDI GTHN INOP
"very problem may wrong" is coded as " F7X X25N L13Q X25W" (e) None of these
6. What is the code for 'school' in the given code language? 14. The code 'TFID' belongs to which of the following word?
(a) K21R (b) R12K (c) K12T (a) Insight (b) Important
(d) K34R (e) None of these (c) Identify (d) Inform
7. What is the code for 'fight problem' in the given code (e) None of these
language? 15. What is the code for 'PAEU'?
(a) L13Q S19G (b) G20S L13Q (c) S20G L13Q (a) Tuesday (b) Service (c) Common
(d) L13Q S19T (e) None of these (d) European (e) None of these

1. a b c d e 2. a b c d e 3. a b c d e 4. a b c d e 5. a b c d e
RESPONSE 6. a b c d e 7. a b c d e 8. a b c d e 9. a b c d e 10. a b c d e
GRID 11. a b c d e 12. a b c d e 13. a b c d e 14. a b c d e 15. a b c d e
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DIRECTIONS (16-20): Study the information and answer the 23. A is in the middle of
following questions: (a) E and G (b) E and C
(c) G and C (d) F and G
In a certain code language "Road travel boy bus " is coded as "
(e) None of the above
ZO23 VR15 LO2 FU8" "Train fly air man" is coded as " RR13
OL2 RI9 ZA13" "Girl river plane watch" is coded as" "II15 VI9 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 24-25) : Study the following information to
ML22 XA19" "Need extra black pen" is coded as " VE23 IX26 answer the given questions.
XL16 VE13" Point A is 9 m towards the East of point B. Point C is 5 m towards
16. What is the code for 'Higher' in the given code language? the South of point A. point D is 3 m towards the West of point C.
(a) IV22 (b) VI22 Point E is 5 m towards the North of point D. Point F is 7 towards
(c) IV9 (d) VI9 the South of point D.
(e) None of these 24. If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards West from
17. What is the code for 'Violet Hair' in the given code language? point C, which of the following points would he cross the
(a) VI22 RA1 (b) VI22 RA9 first ?
(c) VI7 RA1 (d) VI7 RA9 (a) F (b) B
(e) None of these
(c) E (d) D
18. What may be the possible code for 'Student ' in the given
(e) Cannot be determined
code language?
25. Which of the following points are in a straight line ?
(a) MT7 (b) TM7
(a) A, C, F (b) D, E, B
(c) MT20 (d) TM13
(c) A, E, F (d) F, E, C
(e) None of these
(e) D, F, E
19. What may be the possible code for 'Computer Science' in
the given code language? DIRECTION (26-27) : Study the following information and
(a) OV9 CX3 (b) OV22 XC3 answer the given question.
(c) OV9 CX22 (d) VO9 XC22
Point F is 10 m to the south of E. Point G is 3 m to the east of F.
(e) None of these
Point H is 5 m to the south of G. Point I is 6 m to the west of H. Point
20. What is the code for 'Sankat Mochan' in the given code
J is 10 m to the north of I. Point K is 6 m to the east of J. Point L is
language? 5 m to the north of K.
(a) ZA7 OZ13 (b) AZ1 ZO13
26. Which of the following represents the direction of point G
(c) ZA1 ZO13 (d) ZA7 ZO13
with respect to point J ?
(e) None of these
(a) south-east (b) north-west (c) south-west
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-23) : Study the following information and (d) south (e) north-east
answer the questions given below. 27. How far and in which direction is point E from point L ?
Seven villages A, B, C, D, E, F and G are situated as follow (a) 5 metres, south (b) 3 metres, east
E is 2 km to the West of B. (c) 234 metres, north (d) 3 metres, west
F is 2 km to the North of A. (e) 5 metres, north
C is 1 km to the West of A.
D is 2 km to the South of G. DIRECTION (28-29): Study the following information carefully
G is 2 km to the East of C. and answer the given questions.
D is exactly in the middle of B and E. There are five shops A, B, C, D and E. B is to the northeast of E. D
21. Which two villages are the farther from one another? is 2 km to the east of E, who is 6 km to the west of A. C is to the
(a) F and E (b) G and E northwest of D and in the line of EB. D is 4 km the south of B.
(c) D and C (d) F and B 28. What is the distance between shop D and shop A?
(e) None of these (a) 6 km (b) 4 km
22. How far is E and F (in km)? (c) 3 km (d) 2 km
(a) 5 (b) 26 (e) None of these
29. In which direction is C with respect to A?
(c) 4 (d) 20 (a) South East (b) South West
(e) None of these (c) North East (d) North West
(e) None of these

RESPONSE 16. a b c d e 17. a b c d e 18. a b c d e 19. a b c d e 20. a b c d e

GRID 21. a b c d e 22. a b c d e 23. a b c d e 24. a b c d e 25. a b c d e
26. a b c d e 27. a b c d e 28. a b c d e 29. a b c d e
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DIRECTIONS (30 -32): These questions are based on the 'A & B' means 'A is the son of B'
information given below. 'A * B' means 'A is the father of B'
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E , F, G, and H are standing in such way 'A @ B' means 'A is the mother of B'
that C is 20 m apart from B towards West. B is 30 m South with 36. What does the expression 'M @ N = O © P & Q'?
respect to A. A is 40 m towards West with respect to E. D is 50 m (a) Q is the husband of N (b) N is the son of Q
towards South with respect to E. F is 15 m apart from G towards (c) N is the daughter of Q (d) Q is the wife of M
North. H is 20 m towards East with respect to G. F is 40 m towards (e) None of these
West with respect to D. 37. Which of the following indicates that 'A is the paternal uncle
30. In which direction B standing with respect to F? of B'?
(a) North-West (b) North
(a) A & C # D @ E © B (b) A & C & E @ D © B
(c) North-East (d) Cannot be determined
(c) B & E & D @ C © A (d) B & D # C @ E © A
(e) South
31. If one more person I is standing towards South-West with (e) None of these
respect to D, then in which direction is H, standing with 38. Which of the following can be the correct conclusion drawn
respect to I? from the expression 'O =P # Q © V * W'?
(a) South-West (b) North-East (a) W is the grandson of P
(c) North-West (d) Cannot be determined (b) O is the uncle of Q
(e) South-east (c) Q is the uncle of W
32. What is the direction of C with respect to H? (d) W is the niece of Q
(a) North-West (b) North
(e) None of these
(c) West (d) Cannot be determined
(e) North-east 39. Which of the following can be correct conclusion drawn
from the expression
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 33-35): Read the following information 'X & Y @ Z © M = N'?
carefully and answer the given questions.
(a) Z is the brother of N
There are eight member of a family X, Y, Z, S, T, U, V and W. (b) Y has two sons and two daughters
There are four female and four male in the family. X is the mother (c) Z is the sister of N
of Y. Y is the sister of Z. S is the son of Z. T is the brother of
(d) N is the sister of X
S. U is the mother of T. V is the granddaughter of X. W has
(e) None of these
only two children Y and Z. Z is uncle of V.
40. Which of the following indicates 'A is the daughter of E'?
33. How U related to W?
(a) F © A = B # E (b) F @ E # R * A
(a) Son-in-law (b) Daughter-in-law
(c) E * D # R @ A @ B (d) Q * P # C @ N @ V
(c) Father-in-law (d) Granddaughter
(e) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
34. How is Z related to T? DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41-45): Read the following information
(a) Father (b) Son carefully and answer the following questions:
(c) Mother (d) Cousin
If A + B means A is the father of B.
(e) Cannot be determined
If A × B means A is the sister of B.
35. Who is the mother of V?
If A $ B means A is the wife of B.
(a) Z (b) Y
If A % B means A is the mother of B.
(c) U (d) Either Y or U
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B.
(e) Either Z or U
41. What should come in place of a question mark to establish
DIRECTION (Qs. 36-40): Read the information carefully and that J is the brother of T in the expression?
answer the following questions: J÷P%H?T%L
'A # B' means 'A is the daughter of B' (a) × (b) ÷
'A © B' means 'B is the brother of A' (c) $ (d) Either ÷ or ×
'A = B' means 'B is the sister of A' (e) Either + or ÷

RESPONSE 30. a b c d e 31. a b c d e 32. a b c d e 33. a b c d e 34. a b c d e

GRID 35. a b c d e 36. a b c d e 37. a b c d e 38. a b c d e 39. a b c d e
40. a b c d e 41. a b c d e
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42. Which of the given expressions indicates that M is daughter fourth floor. E stays on the second floor and wear the white coloured
of D? shirt. The one who wears a pink coloured shirt stays on the third
(a) L % R $ D + T × M (b) L + R $ D + M × T floor. A does not wear a green coloured shirt. There are two floors
(c) L % R % D + T ÷ M (d) D + L $ R + M × T between the floors on which the people wearing the red and the
(e) L $ D ÷ R % M ÷ T black coloured shirts. C wears a grey coloured shirt. There are
43. Which of the following options is true if the expression three floors between the floors on which C and G stay. D stays on
'I + T % J × L ÷ K' is definitely true? a floor immediately above J's floor. There is one floor between the
(a) L is daughter of T (b) K is son-in-law of I floors on which F and G stay. F does not wear the pink coloured
(c) I is grandmother of L (d) T is father of J shirt. The one who wears the blue shirt stays on the top most
floor. F does not stay on the ground floor.
(e) J is brother of L
46. How many floors are there between the floor on which J
44. Which of the following expressions is true if Y is son of X is
stays and the floor on which C stays?
definitely false?
(a) One (b) Two
(a) W % L × T × Y ÷ X (b) W + L × T × Y ÷ X
(c) None (d) Three
(c) X + L × T × Y ÷ W (d) W $ X + L + Y + T
(e) More than three
(e) W % X + T × Y ÷ L 47. Which of the following is true as per the given information?
45. What should come in place of question mark to establish (a) B stays on a floor immediately below the floor on which
that T is sister-in-law of Q in the expression H stays
R % T ×P? Q + V (b) G stays on a floor immediately above the floor on which
(a) ÷ (b) % A stays
(c) × (d) $ (c) F stays on the eighth floor
(e) Either $ or × (d) D wears the orange coloured shirt
(e) None is true
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46-50): Study the information below and
48. On which of the following floors does G stay?
answer the given questions.
(a) 1st (b) 6th
Nine people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J stay in a building, not (c) 5th (d) 7th
necessarily in the same order. The building has nine floors and (e) None of these
only one person stays on one floor. All of them wear one shirt 49. Who amongst the following stays on the top most floor?
each, and each shirt is a different colour i.e. blue, grey, white, (a) F (b) G
black, yellow, green, red, orange and pink not necessarily in the (c) D (d) C
same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it (e) None of these
number 2 and so on and the top most floor is numbered 9. H wears 50. A wears a shirt of which of the following colours?
a black coloured shirt and stays on an even numbered floor. A (a) Orange (b) Pink
stays on any even numbered floor below the floor on which H (c) Yellow (d) Blue
stays. The one who wears an orange coloured shirt stays on the (e) None of these

RESPONSE 42. a b c d e 43. a b c d e 44. a b c d e 45. a b c d e 46. a b c d e

47. a b c d e 48. a b c d e 49. a b c d e 50. a b c d e
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Answers & Explanations

Sol. (1-5):
(2nd letter as it is)
The logic for all the above code is: The last letter of the code is
same as the last letter of the word. And rest three letter in code TRAVEL V R 15
which contains two numeric value and one symbolic value can be
(Numerical value of reversing
anything. of last letter [L® O(15)]
1. (c) 45%B, 34&E (Reverse of second last letter in a word)
2. (c) 98@T
3. (b) 36%E, 45@K, 76*Y (2nd letter as it is)
4. (c) 76@D,56&R, 56*K AIR R I 9
5. (c) 34&K,75%D
(Numerical value of reversing
Sol. (6-10): of last letter [R ®I(9)])
These are the latest pattern of coding-decoding questions. In (Reverse of second last letter in a world)
these questions we are applying the following concept:
16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (d)

Just preceding letter Sol. (21 - 23):

F

FLY X 25 G 2 km
Numerical value 1 km
C G
of last letter A 1 km
2 km
Immediate succeeding letter
E B
Just Preceding letter D
2 km
F
IN M 14 J
Numerical value
of last letter
4 km

6. (c) K12T 7. (c) S20G L13Q

8. (d) X25N X25T J11R 9. (b) S20T E B
2 km
10. (c) J11X C4L
Sol. (11-15): 21. (d) Required distance (FB)2 = (FE)2 + (EB)2
This coding decoding question is based on the new pattern. In = 42 + 22
this question the words are coded as per following rules. = 16 + 4 = 20
(i) 1st code is 4th last letter of that word = 4.47 km
(ii) 2nd code is 2nd last letter of word It is clear from the figure that the village F and B farthest
(iii) 3rd code is 3rd last letter of word from one another.
(iv) 4th code is 2nd letter of word. 22. (c) It is clear from the figure that distance between E and F
= EA + AF = 2 + 2 = 4 km
2nd last letter 23. (c) It is clear from the figure that A is in the middle of G and C.
of a word
Sol. (Qs. 24 and 25):
]

ASYLU M Y U L S] 2nd letter from starting 24. (d) 9m

]

B E A
4th last letter of 3rd last letter of
a that word a that word
5m 5m N
11. (b ) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d)
W E
Sol. (16-20): D
E C
E
3m
This coding decoding question is based on the new pattern. In
S
this question, the words are coded as per following rules: 7 km

F
E
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If a person walks in a straight line for 8 km towards 33. (b) 34. (a) 35 (b)
West from point C, then he would be cross D.
Sol. (36-40)
25. (e) D, F, E are in straight line.
Sol. (26 -27) # B, B+ A

3m A–
E L
5m
= B– A, & B, * A+
10 m

J K A+ B
@ A–

B
10 m

F G
3m
36. (c) M– Q+
5m

N– O+ P+
I H –
6m 37. (c) D
26. (d) 27 (a)
E+ A+ C
Sol. (28 - 29)
B B–
38. (e) V+ Q

W P– O
C 39. (d) Y –
4 km
X+ Z M+ N–
40. (c)
E+ R–
E 2 km D 4 km A
D– A–
28. (b) 29 (d)
Sol. (30-32): According to the given information, the position of B
eight persons is as follows 41. (a) We put '×' in place of question mark (?). Then we have
Option (a)
A E N P (–)
40 m
30 m J (+) H (–) T(–)
20 m 50 m W E
C
B
L
S Hence, J is brother of T.
F D
40 m
15 m 42. (b) L(+)
G H
20 m
R(–) D(+)

30. (b) So, B is standing in North direction with respect to F. M(–) T

31. (d) As total distance between I and D is not given, so this
question cannot be determined. 43. (b) I(+)
32. (a) So, C is in the North-West direction from H.
T(–) K(+)
Sol. (33-35)
X– W+ J(–) L(+)

Y– Z+ U–

V– S+ T+
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44. (d) W(–) X(+) 9 B-Blue

L(+) 8 H-Black

7 F-Green
Y(+)

T 6 A-Yellow

5 G-Red
45. (d) R(–)
?=$ 4 D-Orange
T(–) P(–) Q(+)
3 J-Pink
V
2 E-White
Sol. (46-50):

1 C-Grey

46. (a) 47 (d) 48 (c) 49 (e) 50 (c)