CODING & DECODING

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CONCEPT
Q1. If the word “CIRCUMSTANCE” is coded as CRUSACICMTNE, then the word “HAPPINESS” is
coded as?
A. HPEISAPNS B. HPISEAPNS C. HPIESPANS D. HPIESAPNS
Q2. If the word “STRUCTURE” is coded as TVUYHZBZN, then the word “REMEDY” is coded as?
A. SGPIJE B. SGPEJD C. SGPIHE D. SGPIIE
Q3. If the word “BARRICADE” is coded as AABCDEIRR, then the word “INDIVIDUAL” is coded as?
A. ADDIIILNUV B. ADDIIINLUV C. AIIIUDDLNV D. ADDINIILUV
Q4. If the word “GROUND” is coded as HPRQSX, then the word “NOURISH” is coded as?
A. OMXNNMO B. MQRVDYA C. MQRTFXA D. OMVNMNO
Q5. If the word “MAJESTY” is coded as NZKDTSZ, then which of the words is coded as HKJLQRF?
A. GLORIFY B. GLISTEN C. GLOWING D. GLIMPSE
Q6. If the word “REGISTRATION” is coded as TSIGERNOITAR, then the word “ACCURATE” is coded
as?
A. UCCAETAR B. UACCETAR C. UCACETAR D. UCCATEAR
Q1. If the word “CIRCUMSTANCE” is coded as CRUSACICMTNE, then the
word “HAPPINESS” is coded as?
A. HPEISAPNS B. HPISEAPNS C. HPIESPANS D. HPIESAPNS

C I R C U M S TA N C E HAPPINESS

C RU S AC I C M T N E
Q2. If the word “STRUCTURE” is coded as TVUYHZBZN, then the word
“REMEDY” is coded as?
A. SGPIJE B. SGPEJD C. SGPIHE D. SGPIIE

STRUCTURE R E M E DY

TVUYHZBZN
Q3. If the word “BARRICADE” is coded as AABCDEIRR, then the word
“INDIVIDUAL” is coded as?
A. ADDIIILNUV B. ADDIIINLUV
C. AIIIUDDLNV D. ADDINIILUV

BARRICADE I N D I V I D UA L

AABCDEIRR
Q4. If the word “GROUND” is coded as HPRQSX, then the word “NOURISH” is
coded as?
A. OMXNNMO B. MQRVDYA C. MQRTFXA D. OMVNMNO

GROUND NOURISH

HPRQSX
Q5. If the word “MAJESTY” is coded as NZKDTSZ, then which of the words is
coded as HKJLQRF?
A. GLORIFY B. GLISTEN C. GLOWING D. GLIMPSE

MAJESTY HKJLQRF

NZKDTSZ
Q6. If the word “REGISTRATION” is coded as TSIGERNOITAR, then the word
“ACCURATE” is coded as?
A. UCCAETAR B. UACCETAR C. UCACETAR D. UCCATEAR

R E G I S T R AT I O N A C C U R AT E

T S I G E R N O I TA R
Q7. In a certain code, if Violet is called as Green, Green is called as Red, Red
is called as Brown, Brown is called as Orange, Orange is called as Yellow,
Yellow is called as Blue and Blue is called as Indigo, then what is the color of
human blood called as?
A. Red B. Blue C. Green D. Brown
Q8. In a certain code, if Pen means Eraser, Eraser means Book, Book means
Scale, Scale means Sharpener, Sharpener means Duster and Duster means
table, then what is the name of the object that is used to clean the black
board?
A. Duster B. Sharpener C. Scale D. Table
Q9. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
peslligen means basketball court
ligenstrisi means courtroom
oltaganti means placement test
Which word could mean "guest room"?
A. peslstrisi B. vosefstrisi C. gantipesl D. oltastrisi
Q10. If tee see pee means drink fruit juice,
see kee lee means juice is sweet, and
lee ree mee means he is intelligent,
which word in that language means sweet?
A. see B. kee C. lee D. pee
Q11. If '+' means '–', '–' means '×', '×' means '/' and '/' means '+' then what is
9 – 7 + 85 × 17 / 15 = ?
A. 73 B. 83 C. 43 D. 68
Q12. Study the following information to answer the given questions: In a certain code,
‘he was singing good’ is written as ‘la pa ho ta’,
‘good was the aim’ is written as ‘zo ho ji la’,
‘singing at the stadium’ is written as ‘ma ta ku ji’, and
‘was this a stadium’ is written as ‘ku bi ho vi’. HE - ___________

I. Which of the following represents ‘the aim stadium’? WAS - ___________

A. ma pa ji B. ku ji zo
SINGING- ___________
C. ji ku la D. ji zo ma
II. What is the code for ‘at’? GOOD - ___________
A. zo B. ma C. ji D. ku
THE - ___________
III. Which of the following may be the code for ‘she was
singing’? AIM - ___________
A. ho ma ta B. ro ta zo
C. ho ta bo D. ho bo ji AT - ___________
IV. Which of the following may be the code for ‘he good STADIUM- ___________
singing’?
A. ho ku zo B. la ma ta THIS - ___________
C. pa la ta D. pa ho bi
A - ___________
V. What is the code for ‘aim’?
A. zo B. pa C. ta D. bi
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
Q13. In a certain code, ‘always go with ideas’ is written as ‘ba ri dib gi’,
‘ideas and with approach’ is written as ‘ta gi ma ri’,
‘go approach and insights’ is written as ‘ma jo ba ta’, and
‘with and better mind’ is written as ‘ki ri to ta’.
I. What is the code for ‘ideas’?
A. gi B. dib C. ba D. ma
II. ‘ta lo ba’ could be a code for which of the following?
A. always better ideas B. go with mind C. go and innovate D. approach and action
III. What does ‘ta’ stand for?
A. approach B. mind C. and D. with
IV. Which of the following may represent ‘insights always better’?
A. jo ki to B. to dib jo C. dib jo ri D. dib to ba
V. What is code for ‘with’?
A. ki B. ri C. ta D. to
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:

Q14. In a certain code, if each letter in the English alphabet, with an odd numbered value is given a code
of 2 and each of the remaining letters is coded as 1, then what is the code for the word SALVATION?
A. 211221121 B. 211121212 C. 221112122 D. 221121221

Q15. In a certain code, if CRICKET is coded as 3923564, ROCKET is coded as 913564 and KETTLE is coded
as 564406, then how is LITTLE coded as?
A. 244060 B. 024406 C. 020446 D. 200446
BLOOD RELATIONS

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CONCEPT

Spouses Kids Siblings

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Male - (+) Female - (-)

Q1. Pointing to a girl Sandy said, "She is the daughter of the only sister of my
father." How is Sandy related to the girl?
A. Uncle B. Cousin C. Father D. Grandfather
Q2. P is the mother of K; K is the sister of D; D is the father of J.
i)How is P related to J?
A. Mother B. Grandmother C. Aunt D. Data inadequate
i)How is J related to P?
A. Mother B. Grandmother C. Aunt D. Data inadequate
Q3. Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "his mother is the only
daughter of your father." How was the woman related to the person?
A. Aunt B. Mother C. Wife D. Daughter
Q4. If M x N means M is the daughter of N;
M + N means M is the father of N;
M % N means M is the mother of N, and
M - N means M is the brother of N; then,
P % Q + R - T x K indicates which relation of P to K?
A. Daughter-in-law B. Mother-in-law C. Aunt D. None of these
Q5. P is the brother of Q and R. S is R’s mother. T is P’s father. Which of the
following statements cannot be definitely true?
I. Q is T’s son
II. T is Q’s father
III. S is P’s mother
IV. P is S’s son
V. T is S’s husband
A. I and II B. II and IV C. I only D. None of these
Q6. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the
son of Z. Which of the following statements is true?
A. P and A are cousins B. P is the maternal uncle of A
C. Q is the maternal grandfather of A D. C and P are sisters
Q7. In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F.
A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of
C, who is the brother of A. E is the sibling of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F,
whose husband has died. How is E related to F?
A. Grandmother B. Daughter C. Granddaughter D. Mother
Q8. Bran said to Rickon, "That boy playing with the football is the younger of
the two sons of the daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing
football related to Bran?
A. Brother-in-law B. Son C. Nephew D. Brother
Q9. Read the information carefully and answer the question given below it.
A family consists of 6 members P, Q, R, X, Y, Z.
Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q.
P and R are a married couple.
Y is the brother of R; X is the daughter of P.
Z is the brother of P.

i. Who is the brother in

law of R?
A. P B. Q C. Y D. Z
ii. How many female
members are there in the
family?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
Q10. Niky said to a lady sitting in a car, “The only daughter of the brother of
my wife is the sister-in-law of the brother of your sister." How is the
husband of the lady related to Niky?
A. Maternal uncle B. Uncle C. Father D. Son-in-law
Q11. There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher,
Salesman, Engineer and Accountant. There are two married couples in the family.
D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer.
F, the Accountant is the son of B and the brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-
law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F.
i. How is D related to C?
A. Uncle B. Father
C. Father-in-law D. Grandfather
ii. How is E related to F?
A. Brother B. Sister
C. Cousin D. Can’t be determined
iii. How is C related to E?
A. Father B. Aunt
C. Cousin D. Mother
iv. How is the doctor related to the teacher?
A. Son-in-law B. Son
C. Mother D. Nephew
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
Q12. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father
of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?
A. M - N x C + F B. F - C + N x M C. N + M - F x C D. M x N - C + F

Q13. A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor
and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife.
There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. Which of
the following is definitely a group of male members?
A. QU B. QUT C. QUP D. UT
SEATING ARRANGEMENT - LINEAR

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 CONCEPT
A is two places to the right of B. There are two persons between X &Y.
1. A ___ B

2. A ___ ___ B

3. B ___ A
P is adjacent to Q.
4. B ___ ___ A

Two places = Second place = Two places away

Q1. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting
next to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. B is not
adjacent to C who is on the second position from the right. In which position
is A sitting?
A. Between B and D B. Between B and C
C. Between E and B D. Between C and E
Q2. Six people Alpana, Brahma, Chethan, Drona, Ena, and Fanna are sitting
in a row. Alpana and Fanna are sitting adjacent to each other. Chethan is two
places to the right of Ena and neither of them is sitting at the extreme ends.
There is one person sitting between Alpana and Brahma. Who is sitting to
the immediate right of Ena?
A. Alpana B. Fanna C. Drona D. Brahma
Q3. Seven friends – Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, Penny, Bernadette, Raj and Amy
are sitting in a row. Sheldon sits to the immediate left of Howard and third to the
right of Leonard, whereas Penny who sits at the extreme left, is next to Amy.
i. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Sheldon?
A. Penny B. Amy C. Bernadette D. Howard
ii. If Howard and Amy exchange places with each other without changing the rest of the
arrangement that is already done, who will be sitting to the immediate left of Leonard?
A. Amy B. Raj C. Bernadette D. Howard
iii. If only Sheldon sits between Raj and Howard, who is exactly in the middle of all of
them?
A. Raj B. Howard C. Bernadette D. Leonard
iv. After arranging all of them as per the given conditions given in the data, if Leonard
now exchanges his place with Penny, and Howard exchanges his position with
Bernadette, then how many persons will be there in between Bernadette and Leonard?
A. Three B. Two C. Five D. Seven
Q3. Seven friends – Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, Penny, Bernadette, Raj and Amy are sitting in a
row. Sheldon sits to the immediate left of Howard and third to the right of Leonard, whereas
Penny who sits at the extreme left, is next to Amy.
i. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Sheldon?
A. Penny B. Amy C. Bernadette D. Howard
ii. If Howard and Amy exchange places with each other without changing the rest of the
arrangement that is already done, who will be sitting to the immediate left of Leonard?
A. Amy B. Raj C. Bernadette D. Howard
Q3. Seven friends – Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, Penny, Bernadette, Raj and Amy are sitting in a
row. Sheldon sits to the immediate left of Howard and third to the right of Leonard, whereas
Penny who sits at the extreme left, is next to Amy.
iii. If only Sheldon sits between Raj and Howard, who is exactly in the middle of all of them?
A. Raj B. Howard C. Bernadette D. Leonard
iv. After arranging all of them as per the given conditions given in the data, if Leonard now
exchanges his place with Penny, and Howard exchanges his position with Bernadette, then how
many persons will be there in between Bernadette and Leonard?
A. Three B. Two C. Five D. Seven
Q4. Five people – Tony, Steve, Bruce, Clint and Natasha are sitting in a row
facing the same direction. There are at least two people sitting between
Tony and Natasha. There is at most one person sitting in between Steve and
Clint. If Clint is sitting to the immediate right of Bruce, who is adjacent to
Tony, which of the following is true?
A. Tony is sitting at the extreme right.
B. Natasha and Clint are adjacent to each other.
C. Natasha is sitting in between Clint and Tony.
D. Natasha and Steve are adjacent to each other.
Q5. In an exhibition seven cars of different companies - Cadillac,
Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo are standing facing
east. Cadillac is next to right of Fargo. Fargo is fourth to the right of Fiat.
Maruti car is between Ambassador and Bedford. Fiat is at one end.
1. Which of the cars are on both the sides of the Cadillac?
A. Ambassador and Maruti B. Maruti and Fiat
C. Fargo and Mercedes D. Ambassador and Fargo
2. Which of the following statements can be correct?
A. Maruti is next left of the Ambassador. B. Bedford is next left of Fiat.
C. Bedford is at one end. D. Fiat is second to the right of Maruti.
Q6. Seven people –Amol, Bimal, Komal, Tamal, Kajol, Gopal and Mrinal were
standing in a queue, not necessarily in the same order.
I. Gopal is standing in front of only one person that is Mrinal.
II. Kajol is the only person standing in front of Tamal.
III. Komal is standing immediately in front of Bimal.
1. If Tamal and Komal are adjacent to each other,
then what is the position of Amol in the queue?
A. Fourth B. Fifth
C. Third D. Sixth

2. Who are/is definitely standing between Bimal and

Tamal?
A. Komal and Amol B. Gopal and Amol
C. Komal D. Amol

3. Who is standing immediately behind Amol?

A. Gopal B. Bimal
C. Komal D. Can’t be determined
SEATING ARRANGEMENT - CIRCULAR

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CONCEPT
Q1. At a buffet, six sweets are in a circular order on a table. Burfi is opposite
to Kova. There is one sweet between Laddu and Badam halwa. Gulab
jamoon is to immediate right of Kova. Rasmalai is one of the sweets. Which
sweet is two places away to the left of Gulab jamoon?
A. Laddu B. Badam halwa C. Rasmalai D. A or B
Q2. Six girls are sitting in a circle facing to the centre of the circle. They are P,
Q, R, S, T and V. T is not the one between Q and S, but someone else is. P is
next to the left of V. R is 4th to the right of P.
1. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. S is just next to the right to R
B. T is just next to the right of V
C. R is second to the left of T
D. P is second to the right of R
2. If P and R interchange their positions then
which of the following pairs will sit together?
A. RT B. PV C. VR D. QV
3. What is the position of T?
A. Just next to the right of Q
B. Second to the left of P
C. Between Q and R
D. To the immediate right of V
Q3. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a hexagonal table each
at one corner and facing outward. P is second to the left of U. Q is the
neighbour of R and S. T is second to the left of S.
i. Which one is sitting opposite to P?
A. R B. Q C. T D. S
ii. Who is the fourth person to the left of Q?
A. P B. U C. R D. Data inadequate
iii. Which of the following are the neighbours of P?
A. U and P B. T and R C. U and R D. Data inadequate
iv. Which one is sitting opposite to T?
A. R B. Q C. S D. Can’t be determined
Q3. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a hexagonal table each at one corner
and facing outward. P is second to the left of U. Q is the neighbour of R and S. T is second
to the left of S.
i. Which one is sitting opposite to P?
A. R B. Q C. T D. S
ii. Who is the fourth person to the left of Q?
A. P B. U C. R D. Data inadequate
Q3. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a hexagonal table each at one corner
and facing outward. P is second to the left of U. Q is the neighbour of R and S. T is second
to the left of S.
iii. Which of the following are the neighbours of P?
A. U and P B. T and R C. U and R D. Data inadequate
iv. Which one is sitting opposite to T?
A. R B. Q C. S D. Can’t be determined
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
Q1. Six buildings of different colors red, yellow, white, blue, green and orange are in a row. Each of these
buildings belong to a different person among Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Imran Khan, Saif
Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor. Following is the information known about them.
I. Green building is three places to the right of Shah Rukh Khan’s building.
II. Red building is three places to the right of Salman Khan’s building.
III. White building is three places to the right of Ranbir Kapoor’s building.
IV. Aamir Khan’s building is adjacent to the orange building.
V. Imran Khan’s building is not green and Salman Khan’s building is not blue.
VI. Saif Ali Khan’s building is not adjacent to Aamir Khan’s building but three places away from
Ranbir Kapoor’s building.
1. What is the color of Shah Rukh Khan’s building?
A. Blue B. Yellow C. Green D. Red
2. The red building belongs to ___________?
A. Aamir Khan B. Imran Khan C. Saif Ali Khan D. Shah Rukh Khan
3. Which of the following is true?
A. There is at least one building between green and orange colored building.
B. Ranbir Kapoor’s building is to the left of Salman Khan’s building.
C. Ranbir Kapoor’s and Salman Khan’s buildings are not adjacent.
D. Imran Khan’s building is to the right of Salman Khan’s building.
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
Q2. There are 10 people consisting of a teacher, a lawyer, a doctor, a scientist, a taxi driver, a physicist, two HRs, two
software engineers, sitting around a circular table. Teacher sits opposite to the lawyer. The scientist and doctor sit
opposite to each other. The two HRs sits opposite to each other with one of them sitting to the immediate left of the
scientist. The teacher sits to the immediate right of the scientist.
1. If two software engineers sit opposite to each other but neither of them is to the immediate next to any of the HRs, who sits to the
immediate right of the teacher?
A. Scientist B. Taxi driver C. HR D. Software engineer
2. If the taxi driver and the physicist do not sit opposite to each other, then which of the following must be TRUE?
A. The software engineer cannot sit beside the lawyer.
B. One of the software engineers is next to an HR.
C. The teacher cannot have the scientist and a software engineer on his either side.
D. The software engineers must sit next to each other.
3. If the taxi driver and the physicist have HRs as their immediate neighbours then which of the following is definitely FALSE?
A. The two software engineers are opposite to each other.
B. A software engineer is an immediate neighbour of the scientist.
C. The taxi driver is next to a software engineer.
D. A software engineer is an immediate neighbour of the lawyer.
4. If a software engineer is the immediate neighbour of an HR and the taxi driver is the immediate neighbour of the lawyer, how many
different kinds of seating arrangements are possible?
A. Two B. Six C. Sixteen D. Three
5. The maximum number of people you can count, starting from the scientist and ending at the first HR you see, is
A. Zero B. Eight C. Five D. Six
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
Q3. Six dishes A to F are arranged on a circular table, among which two are starters, two are main courses
and two are desserts. A is adjacent to F, C is not adjacent to either B or E. D is a main course and is adjacent
to desserts. Both the starters are adjacent to each other. A is opposite a dessert which is not B.
1. Which dish is opposite to E?
A. A B. B C. C D. D
2. Which of the following is the correct combination?
A. B-dessert B. F-main course C. F-starter D. B-starter
3. Which of the following is true?
A. One of the desserts is opposite to a main course.
B. A main course is opposite a starter.
C. A is a starter.
D. More than one.
4. Which dishes are adjacent to B?
A. A and C B. D and F C. E and A D. E and F
DIRECTIONS

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CONCEPT
N Pythagoras’ Theorem a
NW NE

Hyp a D a
A
W E
a
B

SW SE 𝑫= 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒂𝟐
S 𝑯𝒚𝒑 = 𝑨𝟐 + 𝑩𝟐
= 𝟐𝒂𝟐
𝑫=𝒂 𝟐
1. Ross started walking from his home in search of Rachel. He went 90m in
the East, then he turned right and went 20m. After this he turned right and
after going 30m he found a forest. He searched in the forest, but didn’t find
her. From there he went 100m to his north and reached the bank of a river.
In which direction from his home is he now?
A. North B. East C. North-East D. South-West
2. A boy runs 5km towards East and then turns left and walks 6km. Again he
turns right and walks 9km. Finally he turns to his right and walks 6km. How
far is he from the starting point and in which direction?
A. 9km, West B. 14km, East C. 9km, East D. 14km, West
3. Early morning, Vegeta started jogging, facing opposite the Sun, jogged for
6km, then he turned right and jogged for 5km, then again he turned right
and jogged for 2km and finally he jogged for 5km by turning right and
reached the swimming pool. In which direction from his home is the
swimming pool?
A. West B. East C. South D. North
4. Snape starts walking from his home at 9 a.m. He walked 4km towards
West, then he turned right and walked for 6km and then 4km towards right,
and finally he walked for 8km to his right and reached the school in the
town. How far and in which direction is he from his home now?
A. 2km South B. 12km East C. 12km South D. 2km North
5. Tom started chasing Jerry from the dining table, ran behind him for 16√2m
towards South-West, from there 2m towards the East, then 9m towards North,
and then 2m towards East and finally he ran for 7m till the door in the North and
caught Jerry. In which direction is the dining table with respect to the door?
A. North-West B. West C. East D. South-East
6. Dev, Kumar, Nilesh, Ankur & Pintu are standing facing to the North in a playground such as given below:
Kumar is at 40m to the right of Ankur.
Dev is at 60m in the south of Kumar.
Nilesh is at a distance of 25m in the west of Ankur.
Pintu is at a distance of 90m in the North of Dev.
i) Which one is in the North-East of the person who is to the left of Kumar?
A. Dev B. Nilesh C. Ankur D. Pintu
ii) If a boy starting from Nilesh, met Ankur and then Kumar and then Dev and then Pintu and whole the
time he walked in a straight line, then how much total distance did he cover?
A. 215m B. 155m C. 245m D. 185m
7. Harry went in search of Frodo from his home. He walked for 300m towards East, then
walked for 400m to his left, from there 700m towards his right and reached the school.
There he didn’t find Frodo. From school he started walking towards South, walked for
900m, then took a right turn and walked for 300m, and then he took a left turn and
walked for 200m. Finally, Harry found Frodo in a playground there.
i) In which direction is their home with
respect to the playground?
A. West B. North-West
C. North-East D. None of these

ii) In which direction is the school with

respect to the home?
A. South-East B. South-West
C. North-East D. North-West

iii) How far is the playground from their

home?
A. 700 m B. 700√2 m
C. 500√2 m D. 900 m
8. Hermione has kept her wrist-watch on her table in such a way that the
hour hand points towards North-East and the minute hand towards South-
West at 6 p.m.
i) Towards which direction is the hour
hand pointing at 3:00 a.m.?
A. North-East C. South-East
B. North-West D. South-West

ii) Towards which directions are the

hour hand and minute hand
respectively pointing at 4:30 in the
evening?
A. North, North-West
B. South, South-East
C. North, North-East
D. South-East, South
9. The time piece in Dumbledore’s home is kept in such a way that the hour
hand points towards North at 9:00 in the morning.
i) In which direction will the minute
hand point at 6:15 in the next morning
if the position of the clock is
unchanged?
A. North C. East
B. West D. South

ii) In which directions will the minute

hand and hour hand respectively point
at 10:30 a.m.?
A. West, North-West
B. West, North-East
C. North-East, West
D. North-West, East
10. If South-West becomes South-East, West becomes South and so on then
i) ______________ becomes East.
A. West B. North C. South D. North-West
ii) North-East becomes ___________.
A. South-West B. North C. East D. North-West
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CONCEPT – CYCLICITY (UNIT’S PLACE)

2 7 4
4
4 9 6
2 7
8 3
9
6 1 9
1
3 8 0 0
9 4
3 8 1 1
7 2
1 6 5 5
6 6
1. What is the last digit of the following expressions:
1.a) 25 1.b) 235

1.c) 2125 1.d) 4321234

2. What is the last digit of the expression 777777?
A. 3 B. 1 C. 7 D. 9
3. The unit’s digit of the product 31001 x 722002 x 13333003 is:
A. 3 B. 1 C. 5 D. 9
4. The unit’s digit of the sum 22222 + 33333 + 44444 is:
A. 3 B. 1 C. 5 D. 9
5. N = 1! + 2! + 3! +………+ 2010!. What is the digit in the unit’s place
of N?
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0
6. The unit’s place of the product 34123! x 3456123456! is:
A. 4 B. 8 C. 1 D. 6
7. 12345678901234567890
PERCENTAGE

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CONCEPT - PERCENTAGE
1. The population of a town, named Mirzapur, is 8000. It decreases annually at the
rate of 20% p. a.What will be its population after 2 years?
A) 1600 B) 4800 C) 6400 D) 5120
2. The population of a town, named Winterfell, increases 10% and 20%
respectively in two consecutive years. The present population of the town is
13200.Then what was the population of the town 2 years ago?
A) 9504 B) 10001 C) 10000 D) 10100
3. A mixture of 20 litres of milk and water contains 20% of water. A new mixture
is formed by adding 5 litres of water. What is the percentage of milk in the new
mixture?
A) 36% B) 20% C) 64% D) 46%
4. When a number is first increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%, the
number:
A) Does not change B) Decreases by 1% C) Increases by 1% D) None of these
5. In an election between two candidates, 20% of votes were declared invalid.
First candidate got 70% of the valid votes and a lead of 1600 votes. The total
number of votes enrolled in that election was:
A) 5000 votes B) 5400 votes C) 10000 votes D) 6667 votes
6. If the price of petrol increases by 25%, by how much must Batman cut down
his consumption so that his expenditure on petrol remains constant?
A) 25% B) 16.67% C) 20% D) 33.33%
7. If the price of petrol increases by 50% and Stark intends to spend only an
additional 25% on petrol, by how much will he reduce the quantity of petrol
purchased?
A) 25% B) 16.66% C) 50% D) 20%
8. If X and Y are 20% and 25% greater than Z respectively, by how much
percentage is X smaller than Y?
A) 20% B) 4% C) 5% D) 4.16%
9. In XYZ College, 65% of students are less than 20 years of age. The number of
students more than 20 years of age is 2/3rd of number of students of 20 years of
age, which is 42.What is the total number of students in the college?
A) 75 B) 90 C) 130 D) 200
10. Fresh grapes contain 90% water by weight while dried grapes contain 20%
water by weight. What is the weight of dry grapes available from 20 kg of fresh
grapes?
A) 2 kg B) 2.4 kg C) 2.5 kg D) None of these
11. In a certain city, 60 percent of the registered voters are Party A supporters
and the rest are Party B supporters. In an assembly election, if 75% of the
registered Party A supporters and 20% of the registered Party B supporters are
expected to vote for Candidate A, what percent of the registered voters are
expected to vote for Candidate A?
A. 20 B. 60 C. 75 D. 53
12. Hulk mistakenly divided a number by 2 instead of multiplying it by 2. Find
the percentage of error.
A) 35% B) 45% C) 65% D) 75%
PROFIT & LOSS
CONCEPT – PROFIT & LOSS
13. Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs.4700 and spends Rs.800 on its repairs. If he
sells the scooter for Rs.5800, his gain percent is:
A) 4 4/7% B) 5 5/11% C) 10% D) 12%
14. If loss is 1/3rd of SP, the loss percentage is ______?
A) 16% B) 25% C) 30% D) 33.33%
15. A shopkeeper marks all his goods at 50% above the cost price and offers a
discount of 25% on the marked price.What is his actual profit?
A) 27% B) 12.50% C) 20% D) 15%
16. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25%
but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the
selling price is the profit?
A) 30% B) 70% C) 100% D) 236%
17. An object is sold for Rs.150 making a profit of 50% on the selling price. If the
article is bought for Rs.25 less, what price must be marked so as to gain 40% by
selling the object at marked price?
A) 90 B) 80 C) 50 D) 70
18. Joey has 12 eggs with him. He sells x at a profit of 10% and remaining at a
loss of 10%. He gains 5% on the whole.What is the value of x?
A) 7 B) 9 C) 8 D) 10
19. Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs.5 and sold at 5 articles for
Rs.6. Gain percent is:
A) 30% B) 331/3% C) 35% D) 44%
20. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If
the profit is 25%, then x is:
A) 15 B) 16 C) 18 D) 25
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
21. In an election between two candidates, 10% of votes were declared invalid. First candidate got 60% of
the valid votes and a lead of 1800 votes.The total number of votes enrolled in that election was:
A) 3000 votes B) 5400 votes C) 10000 votes D) 6667 votes

22. By selling 33 meters of cloth, one gains the selling price of 11 meters. Find the gain percent.
A) 50% B) 60% C) 75% D) 66%

23. The difference between a discount of 35% and 2 successive discounts of 20% on a certain bill was
Rs.22. Find the amount of the bill.
A) Rs.1000 B) Rs.440 C) Rs.1100 D) Rs.2200

24.A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

25. Scrooge purchases 50 dozen eggs at Rs. 4 per dozen. Of these, 40 eggs were found broken. At what
price should he sell the remaining eggs in order to make a profit of 5% on the whole?
A) Rs.5/dozen B) Rs.4.5/dozen C) Rs.6/dozen D) Rs.4.25/dozen
RATIOS & PROPORTIONS

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CONCEPT
1. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. What is the
amount of water and milk present in the mixture?
A) 50L, 10L B) 40L, 20L C) 30L, 30L D) 20L, 40L
2. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The
ratio of the two numbers is:
A) 2 : 5 B) 3 : 5 C) 4 : 5 D) 5 : 4
3. In a bag, there are coins of 25p, 10p and 5p in the ratio of 1:2:3. If there is
Rs.30 in total, how many 5p coins are there?
A) 50 B) 100 C) 150 D) 200
4. Four numbers are in proportion. The sum of the squares of the four
numbers is 50 and the sum of the means is 5. The ratio of the first two terms is
1: 3.What is the average of the four numbers?
A) 2 B) 5 C) 3 D) 6
5.The ratio of work efficiencies of Aquaman and Batman is 5 : 3 and the ratio
of efficiencies of Batman and Cyborg is 5 : 8. Who is the most efficient?
A) Aquaman B) Batman C) Cyborg D) Can’t be determined
 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
6. Rs.171 is divided among four friends in the ratio of : : : . What is the
𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔
amount of the greatest share?
A) 14 B) 40 C) 36 D) 60
7. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new
numbers are in the ratio 12:23.The smaller number is:
A) 27 B) 33 C) 49 D) 55
8. Three containers A, B and C are having mixtures of milk and water in the
ratio of 1:5, 3:5 and 5:7 respectively. If the capacities of the containers are in
the ratio 5:4:5, find the ratio of milk to water, if the mixtures of all the three
containers are mixed together.
A) 25:53 B) 53:115 C) 50:103 D) 33:79
9. The proportion of milk and water in 3 samples is 2:1, 3:2 and 5:3. A mixture
comprising of equal quantities of all 3 samples is made. The proportion of
water and milk in the mixture is:
A) 227 : 133 B) 5 : 1 C) 99 : 61 D) 133 : 227
10. A camel pursues an elephant and takes 5 leaps for every 7 leaps of the
elephant, but 5 leaps of elephant are equal to 3 leaps of camel. What is the
ratio of speeds of camel and elephant?
A) 24: 22 B) 25 : 21 C) 23 : 19 D) 22 : 21
11.The value of a diamond is directly proportional to the square of its weight.
A diamond unfortunately breaks into three pieces with weights in the ratio of
3 : 4 : 5 resulting in a loss of Rs.9.4 lakhs. What is the actual value of diamond?
A) 28.8 lakh B) 13.5 lakh C) 14.4 lakh D) 18.8 lakh
12. Weight of a sumo jointly varies as his height and his age. When height is
1.2m and age is 20 years his weight is 48kg. Find the weight of the sumo when
his height is 1.5m and age is 30 years:
A) 60kg B) 72kg C) 90kg D) 58kg
13. Distance covered by a train is directly proportional to the time taken and it also
varies directly as the square root of fuel used and varies inversely as the number of
wagons attached to it. A train covers 192 km journey in 20 hours when there are 10
wagons attached to it and total fuel consumption was 256 litres of diesel. Find the
consumption of fuel per km when a train goes 200 km in 25 hours with 15 wagons
attached to it:
A) 1.5 L/km B) 2 L/km C) 400 L/km D) 20 L/km
14. Wayne started a business by investing Rs.36000. After 4 months Stark
joined him with some investment. At the end of the year, the total profit was
divided between them in the ratio of 9 : 7. How much capital was invested by
Stark in the business?
A) 21000 B) 42000 C) 38000 D) 84000
15. Elon and Jeff entered into a partnership just 5 months ago. The ratio of
profit claimed by Elon and Jeff is 6 : 17. If Jeff had just started his business 12
months ago with Rs.1275, what is the amount contributed by Elon?
A) Rs.980 B) Rs.1080 C) Rs.1200 D) Rs.998
16. Three numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. They increase by 40%, 30% and 20%
respectively. Find the new ratio amongst them.
A) 21 : 26 : 30 B) 7 : 12 : 10 C) 6 : 6 : 5 D) 14 : 13 : 12
17. P, Q and R enter into a partnership with capitals in the ratio 3:2:1. After 4 months,
P leaves the business and after 4 more months Q also leaves the business, and R
continues till the end of the year. If R takes an additional 10% of the total profit for
managing the business, then what part of the profit does R get?
A) 27% B) 37% C) 30% D) 36%
18. Rachel purchased one dozen bangles. One day she slipped on the floor and
fell down.What cannot be the ratio of broken to unbroken bangles?
A) 1 : 2 B) 1 : 3 C) 2 : 3 D) 1 : 5
19. 50 liters of diesel is required to travel 500km using an 800 cc engine. If the
volume of diesel required to cover a distance varies directly as the capacity of
the engine, then how many liters of diesel is required to travel 800km using
1000 cc engine?
A) 80 B) 90 C) 100 D) 64
20. In a 1000m race, A beats B by 200m and A beats C by 300m. By how many
meters will B beat C?
A) 100m B) 125m C) 150m D) None of these
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
21. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. If this ratio is to be 1:2, then the quantity of water to
be further added is:
A) 20L B) 30L C) 40L D) 60L

22. A sum of Rs.312 was divided among 100 boys and girls in such a way that each boy gets Rs.3.60 and each girl
Rs.2.40.The number of girls is:
A) 60 B) 40 C) 45 D) 50

23. The ratio between the numbers of Eclairs and Mentos in a jar is 5:6; and that of Mentos and Chocostick is 9:11. If
the total number of chocolates in the jar is 110, find the number of Eclairs.
A) 36 B) 45 C) 30 D) 44

24. Two men have income in the ratio 5:3, and their expenditure is in the ratio 8:5. If their savings are in the ratio 4:3,
find the ratio of their combined incomes to their combined expenditures.
A) 31:32 B) 32:39 C) 32:33 D) 33:34

25. Wayne starts a business with a capital of Rs.85,000. Stark joins in the business with Rs.42500 after some time. For
how much period does Stark join, if the profits at the end of the year are in the ratio of 3 : 1?
A) 5 months B) 6 months C) 7 months D) 8 months
AVERAGES

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CONCEPT
1. 2 dragons and 8 unicorns are bought at an average of Rs.140. If the average
price of a unicorn is Rs.60.What is the average price of a dragon?
A) Rs.480 B) Rs.920 C) Rs.460 D) Rs.980
2. A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren.
The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years
and that of the grandchildren is 6 years.What is the average age of the family?
A) 284/9 B) 315/7 C) 321/6 D) 312/3
3. The average weight of 15 students in a group is 26kg. When the teacher’s
weight is included it becomes 30kg.What is the weight of the teacher?
A) 78 B) 86 C) 62 D) 90
4. The average age of a class of 19 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher
be included, then the average increases by 9 months. Find the age of the
teacher.
A) 40 B) 25 C) 30 D) 35
5. If the average weight of 4 men increases by 3kg when one of them weighing
90kg is replaced by another man, then the weight of the new man is?
A) 80kg B) 112kg C) 78kg D) 102kg
6. If the average weight of 4 men increases by 3kg when one of them is replaced
by another man weighing 90kg, then the weight of the replaced man is?
A) 80kg B) 112kg C) 78kg D) 102kg
7. The average age of 8 men is decreased by 2 years when one of them is
replaced by a 40-year-old woman.What is the age of the man who was replaced?
A) 56 years B) 48 years C) 32 years D) 24 years
8. Ross Geller finds the average of 10 two-digit positive integers. By mistake, he
interchanges the digits of one number, say AB. Due to this, the average becomes
1.8 less than the correct one. Find the value of |A-B|.
A) 3 B) 6 C) 2 D) 4
9. The average weight of three men A, B and C is 84kg. Another man D joins the group
and the average now becomes 80kg. If another man E, whose weight is 3kg more than
that of D, replaces A, then the average weight of B, C, D and E becomes 79kg. The
weight of A is:
A) 67kg B) 72kg C) 75kg D) 80kg
10. The average wages of a worker during a fortnight comprising 15 consecutive working
days was Rs.90 per day. During the first 7 days, his average wages was Rs.87/day and the
average wages during the last 7 days was Rs.92 /day.What was his wage on the 8th day?
A) 83 B) 92 C) 90 D) 97
11. Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of eight people
added up to 231 years. Three years later, one member died at the age of 60
years and a child was born during the same year. After another three years, one
more member died, again at 60, and a child was born during the same year. The
current average age of this eight-member joint family is nearest to:
A) 25 B) 24 C) 26 D) 22
12. A vessel contains 36L of milk. 12L of milk is taken out and replaced by an
equal amount of water. If this process is repeated once proportionally, what is
the final quantity of milk in the vessel?
A) 10 B) 12 C) 16 D) 24
MIXTURES & ALLIGATION

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CONCEPT

Average 1 (A1) Average 2 (A2)

Final Average (AF)

|A2 – AF| |A1 – AF|

13. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs.15 and
Rs.20 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs.16.50 per kg?
A) 3 : 7 B) 5 : 7 C) 7 : 3 D) 7 : 5
14.The ratio in which 35% alcohol solution should be mixed with 45% solution in
order to get a 41% solution:
A) 2:1 B) 1:3 C) 3:1 D) 2:3
15. A dealer buys 11 kg of wheat at Rs.374 and mixes it with another quality of
wheat in the ratio of 4:3. The price of the resulting mixture is Rs.40 per kg. The
price of the other quality of wheat is ______?
A) Rs.48/kg B) Rs.50/kg C) Rs.42/kg D) Rs.32/kg
16. A shopkeeper has 50kg of rice. He sells a part of it at 20% profit and the rest
at 40% profit. He gains 25% on the whole. Find the ratio of the two parts.
A) 3 : 1 B) 2 : 1 C) 1 : 3 D) 4 : 1
17. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest
milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each
container so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is
3:5?
A) 4 litres, 8 litres B) 6 litres, 6 litres C) 5 litres, 7 litres D) 7 litres, 5 litres
18. How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs.9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg
of sugar costing Rs.7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the
mixture at Rs.9.24 per kg?
A) 36kg B) 42kg C) 54kg D) 63kg
19. A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price, but he mixes it
with water and thereby gains 25%.The percentage of water in the mixture is
A) 4% B) 6% C) 20% D) 25%
20. In what ratio must a grocer mix three varieties of sugar costing Rs.50, Rs.70
and Rs.80 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs.60 per kg?
A) 2 : 1 : 1 B) 2 : 2 : 1 C) 3 : 1 : 1 D) 3 : 2 : 1
 EXTRA QUESTIONS:
21. The average monthly salary of 12 workers and 3 managers in a factory was Rs.600. When one of the
managers whose salary was Rs.720, was replaced with a new manager, the average salary of the team
went down to Rs.580. What is the salary of the new manager? (Cisco-2018)
A. Rs.420 B. Rs.690 C. Rs.640 D. Rs.610

22. The average salary of all the employees in the company is 8000. The average salary of 7 designers is
12000 and the average salary of the rest is 6000.The total number of employees in the company is
A. 23 B. 22 C. 21 D. 20

23. The average age of eight men got increased by 2 years when 2 of them whose ages are 21 years and
23 years are replaced by two new men. The average age of the two new men is:
A. 22 B. 28 C. 30 D. 34

24. A dealer buys wheat at Rs.46 per kg and mixes it with another quality of wheat in the ratio of 4:3. The
price of the resulting mixture is Rs.40 per kg.The price of the other quality of wheat is ______?
A) Rs.48/kg B) Rs.50/kg C) Rs.42/kg D) Rs.32/kg

25. Two liquids X and Y are in the ratio 1 : 3 in container C1 and in 5 : 1 in container C2. In what ratio
should the contents of the two containers be mixed so as to obtain a mixture of X and Y in the ratio 1:1?
A. 1 : 2 B. 3 : 2 C. 5 : 6 D. 4 : 3