MAHARANA PRATAP COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Affiliated to CSJMU, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

ANVESHANA YUKTI
LOGICAL REASONING AND APTITUDE

Name: Father Name: Course: BCA

Roll no.: Year: Sec:

Time: 50 min Max. Marks: 50

SET –A
1)Find the missing number
2 5 6 28

4 9 9 77

3 7 6 ?

a) 40 b) 38 c) 39 d) 35
2) various terms of an alphabet series are given one or more terms missing terms select

the missing term from the choices:

AZ, GT, MN, ? , YB

a)KF b)RX c)SH d)TS

3) Poles : Magnet :: ? : Battery

a)Energy b) Power c)Terminals d)cells

4) If “*” is called “+”, “/” is called “*”, “-” is called “/”, “+” is called “-”. 40/20 – 5 * 10 + 5 = ?

a) 170 b)160 c) 150 d) 165

5) (53*87+159*21+106*25) is equal to:

a)16000 b)1060 c)10600 d)60100

6) Look at this series: 12, 11, 13, 12, 14, 13, … What number should come next?

a) 10 b)16 c)13 d)15

7) Which word does NOT belong with the others?

a) index b) glossary c) book d) chapter

8) In a certain code , COMPUTER is written as PMOCRETU, how is DECIPHER written is

that code?

a) CIDREMHO b) ICEDREHP c) HERPDECI d) MNOPRQYZ

9) In certain code , NEWYORK is written as 111 , how is NEWJERSEY written in that code?

a) 943 b) 491 c) 124 d) 123

10) Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ?

a) Horse b) Lion c) Deer d) Rat

11) Which word does NOT belong with the others?

a) parsley b) basil c) dill d)mayonnaise

12) If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab.

a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d)18

13) A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the number of feet
equals 140, then the number of hens will be:

a) 22 b) 23 c) 25 d) 26

14) Marathon is to race as hibernation is to:

a) winter b) dream c) sleep d) bear

15) BINDING : BOOK

a) display : museum b) artist : carpenter c) nail : hammer d) frame : picture

16)
(469 + 174)2 - (469 - 174)2
=?
(469 x 174)

a) 2 b) 4 c)265 d)45

17) A sum of Rs. 1360 has been divided among A, B and C such that A gets of what B

gets and B gets of what C gets. B's share is:

a) Rs.120 b) Rs.160 c) Rs.240 d) Rs.300

18) EXPLORE : DISCOVER

a)think : relate b) research : learn c) write : print d) sleep : wake

19) ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA

a)OLPA b) KLMA c) LLMA d) KLLA

20) B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D

a)B2C2D b) BC3D c) B2C3D d) BCD7

21) In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours are 8. A
man gets Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he earns
Rs. 432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does he work for ?

a)160 b) 175 c) 180 d)195

22) A man has Rs.480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-
rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number
of notes that he has ?

a)45 b) 60 c) 75 d) 90
23)

a) (1) b) (2) c) (3) d) (4)

24)

a) (4) b) (2) c) (3) d) (1)

25) Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the
other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

a)42,45 b) 43,67 c) 42,83 d) 42,33

26) A student is multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3.

What is percentage error in the calculation?

a)34% b) 44% c) 54% d) 64%

27) Tanya is older than Eric.

Cliff is older than Tanya.
Eric is older than Cliff.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a)True b) False c) uncertain d) None of these

28) What angle is made by minute hand in 29 sec. ?

a)1200 b)290 c) 2600 d) 2.90

29) What time is shown by the mirror if the real time is 9:27

a)1:33 b) 2:33 c) 3:33 d) 4:33

30) In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the
votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the
other candidate got, was:

a)2700 b) 2900 c) 3000 d) 3100

31) The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is
25%, then the value of x is:

a)15 b)16 c) 18 d) 19

32) A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs.
392, what was his profit?

a)Rs.18.20 b)Rs. 70 c)Rs.72 d)Rs.8

33) A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons.

There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges.
The basket contains more apples than oranges.
If the first two statements are true , the third statement is

a)True b) False c) Uncertain d) None of these

34) The square root of 64009 is:

a)253 b) 347 c) 363 d) 803

35) The least perfect square, which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66 is:

a) 213444 b) 214344 c) 214434 d) 231444

36) Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, … What number should come next?

a)20 b) 25 c) 30 d)50
37) Which word is the odd man out?

a)Trivial b)unimportant c)important d)insignificant

38) A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C
be 27, then how old is B?

a)7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10

39) A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his
son. The present age of his son is:

a)14 years b) 18 years c) 22 years d) 20 years

40) Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.
Conclusions:
I.All mangoes are cheap.

II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.

a) Only conclusion I follows b) Only conclusion II follows c) Either I or II follows

d) Neither I nor II follows e) Both I and II follow

41) Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful.
Conclusions:
I.All kings are beautiful.
II. All queens are kings.

a) Only conclusion I follows b) Only conclusion II follows c) Either I or II follows

d) Neither I nor II follows e) Both I and II follow

42) A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is
equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:

a)700 b) 900 c) 1200 d) 1800

43) 66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the
wire in metres will be:

a)84 b) 90 c)168 d) 336

44) guitar :

a)songs b) strings c) teacher d)band

45) Statement: Should there be students union in college/university?
Arguments:

I)No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus.

II)Yes, it is very necessary Students are future political leaders.

a) Only argument I is strong b) Only argument II is strong c) Either I or II is strong

d) Neither I nor II is strong e) Both I and II are strong

46) A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4
km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.

a) 2 hours b) 3 hours c) 4 hours d) 5 hours

47) If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:

a)35 b) 36 c) 45 d) 54

48) The product of two numbers is 9375 and the quotient, when the larger one is divided by
the smaller, is 15. The sum of the numbers is:

a)380 b) 395 c) 400 d)425

49) A is 6km West from B. And C is 4 km North from B. D is 12 km South from C. Now D in
which direction and how far from A.

a)13 km b)12km c)15km d)10km

50) A man faces towards north, first he turns is 45° clockwise then he turns 90°
Anticlockwise. At last he turns 135° clockwise. Now his face on which side?

a)East b) West c) North d)North-East