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Friday, March 13, 2009

UBI PO (7.09.08) - Reasoning

1. How many such pairs of letters are there in
the word GUARDIAN each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English
alphabet? 
(1) None (2) One (3) Two 
(4) Three (5) More than three


2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group? 
(1) 19 (2) 17 (3) 23
(4) 29 (5) 27


3. How many meaningful English words can be
made with the letters TEBI using each letter only once
in each word? 
(1) None  (2) One (3) Two

(4) Three (5) More than three


4. In a certain code LONG is written as 5123 and
GEAR is written as 3748. How is LANE written in that
code? 
(1) 5427 (2) 5247 (3) 5847
(4) 5237 (5) None of these


5. ‘BD’ is related to ‘EG’ and ‘MO’ is related to
‘PR’ in the same way as ‘FH’ is related to ...... 
(1) JM (2) IL (3) JL
(4) IK (5) None of these


6. How many such digits are there in the number
58674139 each of which is as far away from the
beginning of the number as when the digits within the
number are rearranged in descending order? 
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) More than three


7. In a certain code BREAKDOWN is written as
BFSCJMVNC. How is ORGANISED written in that code? 
(1) PSHBMCDRH           (2) BHSPMCDRH
(3) BHSPOCDRH           (4) BHSPNHRDC
(5) None of these


8. In a certain code language ‘pik da pa’ means
‘where are you’; ‘da na ja’ means ‘you may come’ and
‘na ka sa’ means ‘he may go’, which of the following
means ‘come’ in that code language? 
(1) da (2) ja (3) na
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these


9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group? 
(1) Copper (2) Iron (3) Aluminium
(4) Zinc (5) Steel


10. What should come next in the following
number series?
9 8 9 8 7 9 8 7 6 9 8 7 6 5 9 8 7 6 5 4 9 8 7 6 5
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 2
(4) 1 (5) None of these


11. Which of the following is the middle digit of
the second highest among the following five numbers?
254  319   963   842   697
(1) 5 (2) 1 (3) 6
(4) 4 (5) 9


12. Meeta correctly remembers that her father’s
birthday is after 8th July but before 12th July. Her
brother correctly remembers that their father’s
birthday is after 10th July but before 15th July. On
which day of July was definitely their father’s
birthday?
(1) 10th (2) 11th (3) 10th or 11th
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
13. In a class of 50 students M is eighth from top.
He is 20th from bottom. How many students are there
between M and H?
(1) 22 (2) 23 (3) 24


(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
14. Among A, B, C, D and F each scoring different
marks in the annual examination, D scored less than
only F among them. B scored more than A and C but
less than D. Who among them scored least marks
among them?
(1) A (2) C (3) B


(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
15. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
(1) BDF (2) VXZ (3) FIK
(4) MOQ (5) LNP


Q. 16-22.  In each question below are three
statements followed by two conclusions numbered I
and II. You have to take the three given statements
to be true even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts and then decide which of the
given conclusions logically follows from the three
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer.
(1) if only conclusion I follows.
(2) if only conclusion II follows.
(3) if either conclusion I or II follows.

(4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) if both conclusions I and II follow.


Statements:
16. Some desks are tents.
Some tents are rivers.
All rivers are ponds.
Conclusions:
I. Some ponds are tents.
II. Some ponds are desks.
Statements:
17. All chairs are pens.
Some pens are knives.
All knives are rats.
Conclusions:
I. Some rats are chairs.
II. Some rats are pens.


Statements:
18. Some forests are huts.
Some huts are walls.
Some walls are nets.
Conclusions:
I. Some nets are forests.
II. Some nets are huts.


Statements:
19. All tables are windows.
All windows are rooms.
All rooms are buses.
Conclusions:
I. Some buses are tables.
II. Some rooms are tables.
Statements:
20. Some trees are boxes.
All boxes are bricks.
All bricks are dogs.
Conclusions:
I. Some dogs are trees.
II. Some bricks are trees.


Statements:
21. All goats are flowers.
No flower is branch.
Some branches are roots.
Conclusions:
I. Some roots are goats.
II. No root is goat.


Statements:
22. All pots are rings.
All bangles are rings.
All rings are paints.
Conclusions:
I. Some paints are pots.
II. Some bangles are paints.


Q. 23-29.  Study the following arrangement
carefully and answer the questions given below :


B  #  A  R  5  8  E  %  M  F  4  J  1  U  @  H  2  ©  9  T  I
6  W  3  P  #  K  7  $  Y


23. Which of the following is the twelfth to the left
of the twentieth from the left end of the above
arrangement?
(1) % (2) W (3) $
(4) J (5) None of these


24. How many such numbers are there in the
above arrangement each of which is immediately
preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed
by a symbol?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two

(4) Three (5) More than three


25. How many such symbols are there in the above
arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by
a letter and also immediately followed by a number?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) More than three


26. How many such consonants are there in the
above arrangement each of which is immediately
preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed
by a number?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) More than three


27. If all the numbers in the above arrangement
are dropped, which of the following will be the eleventh
from the right end?
(1) U (2) T (3) F
(4) H (5) None of these


28. How many such vowels are there in the above
arrangement each of which is either immediately
preceded by a symbol or immediately followed by a
symbol or both?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) Four


29. Four of the following are alike in a certain way
based on their positions in the above arrangement and
so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong
to that group?
(1) 1@4 (2) ©TH (3) WP6
(4) #73 (5) 92I


Q30-36 : Unavailable




Qs. 37-43. In the following questions, the symbols
@, ©, %, $ and δ δ are used with the following meanings
illustrated.
‘P % Q’ means ‘P is greater than Q’.
‘P δ Q’ means’ ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller
than Q’.
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’. 
‘P © Q’ means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to
Q’.
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is either greater than or equal to Q’.
In each of the following questions assuming the
given statements to be true, find out which of the two
conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely
true.


Give answer:
(1) if only conclusion I is true.
(2) if only conclusion II is true.
(3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.
(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.
(5) if both conclusions I and II are true.


Statements:
37. M @ J,    J © R,    R δ K
Conclusions:
I. K δ J
II. K % J


Statements:
38. N $ T,    T δ H,    N @ W
Conclusions:
I. W % T
II. H © N
Statements:
39. F @ R,    R © V,    V $ T
Conclusions:
I. V % F
II. F @ T


Statements:
40. W © D,    D $ B,    B @ H
Conclusions:
I. H % D
II. W @ B
Statements:
41. F δ T,    T $ M,    M © R
Conclusions:
I. R $ F
II. M © F


Statements:
42. H $ N,    N % R,    R @ J 
Conclusions:
I. R @ H
II. J % H
Statements:
43. V % B,    B $ D,    D © E 
Conclusions:
I. E δ B
II. D @ V


Qs 44-49. Study the following information and
answer the questions given below:
M, N, P, R, T, W, F and H are sitting around a circle
facing at the centre. P is third to the left of M and 
second to the right of T. N is second to the right 
of P. R is second to the right of W who is second 
to the right of M. F is not an immediate neighbour 
of P.


44. Who is to the immediate right of P?
(1) H (2) F (3) R
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these


45. Who is to the immediate right of H?
(1) R (2) F (3) M
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these


46. Who is to the immediate left of R?
(1) P (2) H (3) W
(4) T (5) Data inadequate


47. Who is third to the right of H?
(1) T (2) W (3) R
(4) F (5) Data inadequate


48. Who is second to the right of F?
(1) M (2) R (3) T
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these



49. In which of the following is the first 
person sitting in between the second and the third
person?
(1) NHM (2) PHN (3) TRP
(4) TWF (5) None of these


Qs. 50-55. In each of the following questions, two
rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in
each row is to be worked out separately based on the
following rules and the questions below the rows of
numbers are to be answered. The operations of
numbers progress from the left to the right.
Rules:


(i) If an odd number is followed by another
composite odd number, they are to be 
added.
(ii) If an even number is followed by an odd
number they are to be added.
(iii) If an even number is followed by a number
which is the perfect square, the even number
is to be subtracted from the perfect square.
(iv) If an odd number is followed by a prime odd
number, the first number is to be divided by
the second number.
(v) If an odd number is followed by an even
number the second one is to be subtracted
from the first number.


50. 15  8   21
       p   3  27
If ‘p’ is the resultant of the first row, what will be
the resultant of the second row?
(1) 58 (2) 76 (3) 27
(4) 82 (5) None of these


51.     12 64 17
           20 m 16
If ‘m’ is the resultant of the first row, what will be
the resultant of the second row?
(1) 69 (2) 85 (3) 101
(4) 121 (5) None of these


52.     85 17 35
          16 19  r
If ‘r’ is the resultant of the first row, what will be
the resultant of the second row?
(1) 175 (2) –5 (3) 75
(4) 210 (5) None of these


53.       24 15  3
              d  6  15
If ‘d’ is the resultant of the first row, what will be
the resultant of the second row?
(1) 37 (2) 8 (3) 22
(4) 29 (5) None of these


54.       28 49 15
              h   3  12
If ‘h’ is the resultant of the first row, what will be
the resultant of the second row?
(1) 13 (2) 15 (3) 19
(4) 27 (5) None of these


55.     36 15  3
          12   3  n
If ‘n’ is the resultant of the first row, what will be
the resultant of the second row?


Qs. 56-60. Below in each question are given two
statements (A) and (B). These statements may be
either independent causes or may be effects of inde-
pendent causes or a common cause. One of these
statements may be the effect of the other statement.
Read both the statements and decide which of the fol-
lowing answer choice correctly depicts the relation-
ship between these two statements.


Mark answer:
(1) if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is
its effect.
(2) if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is
its effect.
(3) if both the statements (A) and (B) are indepen-
dent causes.
(4) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of
independent causes.
(5) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of
some common cause.


56. A. This year, the cut off percentage for
admission to junior colleges have
increased over the last year.
B. This year performance of students in Xth
final exam was considerably higher than
the previous year.


57. A. The conditions of most of the national
highways are very bad.
B. Government has now sanctioned a huge
amount of money to maintain the
national highways.


58. A. Many students of the local school have
failed in English Language paper in the
annual examination.
B. Many students of the local school have
failed in Mathematics paper in the annual
examination.


59. A. Rain and thunder showers bashed the city
during the past three days.
B. Many people stayed indoor during the
past three days.


60. A. There has been a considerable increase in
the sale of fat-free food articles.
B. Now people have become more conscious
about their health condition and food
habits.



ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS




1. (3) GN and RN.
2. (5) All the others are prime numbers. It is divisible
by 3 and 9.
3. (2) BITE    
 4. (1) 
5. (4) 
6. (3) 8 and 3.
7. (2) Arrangement is AERBKNWOD hence AGRONDESI
BFSCJMVNC            BHSPMCDRH
8. (2)           
 9. (5) Steel is an alloy. 
 10. (2) 
11. (4)
12. (2)     
13. (1)
14. (4) F D B A/C                             
15. (3)

16. (1) 
17. (2)
18. (4)


19. (5) 
20. (5) 
21. (3)
22. (1)

23. (1) 
24. (3) 
25. (1) 
26. (2) 
27. (4)

28. (4) 
29. (5) 

37. (3) 
38. (5)
39. (5)
40. (4)
41. (2) 
42. (1)
43. (2)

44. (1) 45. (5) 46. (4)
47. (4) 48. (3) 49. (1)
50. (1) 15 – 8 = 7; 7 + 21 = 28
28 + 3 = 31; 31 + 27 = 58.
51. (5) –12 + 64 = 52 + 17 = 69
20 + 69 = 89; 89 – 16 = 73.
52. (2) 85 ÷ 17 = 5; 5 + 35 = 40
16 + 19 = 35; 35 – 40 = –5.
53. (3) 24 + 15 = 39; 39 ÷ 3 = 13
13 – 6 = 7; 7 + 15 = 22.
54. (4) –28 + 49 = 21 + 15 = 36
36 + 3 = 39; 39 – 12 = 27.
55. (1) 36 + 15 = 51; 51 ÷ 3 = 17
12 + 3 = 15; 15 ÷ 17 =  
56. (2) 
57. (1) 
58. (4) 
59. (1) 
60. (2)

















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