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Instructions / Reading Passage
1 Question in this set
The two words in each of the following pairs have opposite meanings but their spellings are jumbled up. Find the correct words, and serial number of choice of letter with which the words start:
Q. 1
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Difficulty: Medium
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P S I U S C O N, H A F I T (Related to confidence)
A
P, F
B
S, F
✓ Correct
C
N, T
D
S, H
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The jumbled words are SUSPICION and FAITH; their starting letters are S and F.
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Q. 1
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Ground is to Sky as Floor is to ——
A
Roof
B
Walls
C
Ceiling
✓ Correct
D
Height
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Ground and Floor are the lower boundaries; Sky and Ceiling are the upper boundaries.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Hard
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Wash is to soap as sweep is to ——
A
Straw
B
Broom
✓ Correct
C
Floor
D
Clean
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Soap is the tool used for washing; a broom is the tool used for sweeping.
Q. 3
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Difficulty: Hard
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Thermometer is to temperature as barometer is to ——
A
Mercury
B
Milk
C
Pressure
✓ Correct
D
Time
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
Q. 4
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Difficulty: Hard
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Rain is to clouds as water is to ——
A
Condense
B
Snow
C
Vapour
✓ Correct
D
Cold
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Clouds produce rain through condensation; water vapor is the gaseous state that produces water.
Q. 5
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Difficulty: Hard
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Toothbrush and teeth?
A
Toothache
B
Hair
✓ Correct
C
Clean
D
Comb
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A toothbrush is used on teeth; similarly, a comb is used on hair.
Q. 6
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Difficulty: Hard
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Month is to Year as —— is to Dozen
A
Score
B
Quarter
C
Eggs
D
Unit
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
One month is 1/12th of a year; one unit is 1/12th of a dozen.
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Fill in the blanks with suitable word:
Q. 7
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Fair is to Fare as Hair is to ——
A
Hairy
B
Flair
C
Hare
✓ Correct
D
Mare
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This is a homophone-based analogy: Fair/Fare and Hair/Hare.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
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A is the brother of the father of B. What is the relationship of B with the son of A?
A
Nephew
B
Niece
C
Uncle
D
Cousin
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If A is B's uncle, then B and A's son are first cousins.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Hard
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My mother is the sister of your brother. What relation am I to you?
A
Uncle
B
Son-in-law
C
Cousin
D
Nephew
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If the speaker's mother is the listener's sister, the speaker is the listener's nephew.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
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Reaching appt on Wednesday, I was 2 days early. Reached following Sunday, how many days late?
A
3 days
B
1 day
C
2 days
✓ Correct
D
4 days
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reaching Wed and being 2 days early means the appt is Friday. Reaching Sunday is 2 days late.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
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Find out the odd man:
A
Hair
B
Wool
C
Feathers
D
Grass
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Hair, Wool, and Feathers are animal-derived fibers; Grass is a plant.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Spot the stranger in the following:
A
Cut
B
Shave
C
Long
✓ Correct
D
Chop
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Cut, Shave, and Chop are verbs describing actions; Long is an adjective.
Q. 3
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Difficulty: Hard
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Spot the odd man out.
A
Electricity
✓ Correct
B
Coal
C
Wood
D
Gas
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Electricity is a form of energy or a secondary energy carrier.
Coal, Wood, and Gas are all tangible fuels or physical sources of matter that are burned to produce energy.
Coal, Wood, and Gas are all tangible fuels or physical sources of matter that are burned to produce energy.
Q. 4
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Difficulty: Medium
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Which word is of different class in the following?
A
Skin
B
Lungs
C
Blood
D
Bread
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Skin, Lungs, and Blood are biological components of the body; Bread is a processed food item.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
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If REST is 2 6 8 9 and BEAST is 5 6 0 8 9, BREAST?
A
826509
B
526809
C
562089
D
526089
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Assigning digits to letters: B=5, R=2, E=6, A=0, S=8, T=9 yields 526089.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
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Point X is North of point Y and Point Y is East of point Z. Which direction is X with respect Z?
A
East
B
North
✓ Correct
C
Northeast
D
West
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If Z is origin (0,0), Y is (1,0) and X is (1,1), placing X in the Northeast quadrant.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Medium
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A tree always has
A
Birds
B
Flowers
C
Roots
✓ Correct
D
Leaves
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Roots are the essential biological structure for nutrient absorption and stability in all trees.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Medium
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A cow does not always have a ——
A
Skin
B
Tail
C
Heart
D
Calf
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
While skin, tails, and hearts are biological constants, not all cows are parents (having a calf).
Q. 3
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Difficulty: Medium
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What do all books have?
A
Question
B
Picture
C
Pages
✓ Correct
D
Verses
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A book is physically defined by the presence of pages, regardless of content like pictures or questions.
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Q. 1
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The girls on the right are my ——
A
Sister-in-laws
B
Sisters-in-law
✓ Correct
C
In-law-sisters
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This is the grammatically correct plural form of the compound noun sister-in-law.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Hard
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Sita likes to look —— in the mirror.
A
Himself
B
Her
✓ Correct
C
Myself
D
Herself
E
Beauty
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Herself" is the correct reflexive pronoun to use when the subject and object (Sita) are the same.
Q. 3
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Difficulty: Medium
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His sons-in-law —— always getting trouble.
A
Is
B
Will
C
Shall
D
Are
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Plural subjects (sons-in-law) require the plural verb "are".
Q. 4
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Difficulty: Hard
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Here is the book —— you lost.
A
Where
B
When
C
This
D
How
E
Which
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Which" is the correct relative pronoun used to refer to a previously mentioned object (the book).
Q. 5
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Difficulty: Medium
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The government did not —— the demand of the public.
A
Cede on
B
Conclude on
C
Conquer on
D
Concede to
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Concede to" means to yield or surrender to a demand or request.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Medium
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Nehru was —— with a silver spoon in his mouth.
A
Prime minister
B
Died
C
Born
✓ Correct
D
Fed
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth" is an idiom for being born into a wealthy family.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Medium
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He is the apple of his father's ——
A
Table
B
Food
C
Land
D
Eyes
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Apple of one's eye" is a common English idiom meaning a favorite or most cherished person.
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Difficulty: Hard
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Which is heavier? (1) A kg of cotton (2) A kg of copper
A
Copper
B
Cotton
C
Both are equal
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A kilogram is a standardized measure of mass; both samples weigh exactly the same.
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Q. 1
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If I go 15 miles to the west... and if I go three miles to the east, I will be 17 miles from my house...
A
14 miles east
B
14 miles west
C
20 miles west
✓ Correct
D
20 miles west
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If a traveler is at 20 miles west and moves 3 miles east, they arrive at 17 miles from the start point.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Hard
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Four masons can build one sixth of a wall in 3 days. How much... by six masons in 6 days?
A
46082
B
46083
C
46054
✓ Correct
D
46115
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Work rate calculation (M1D1/W1=M2D2/W2) shows 36 man-days completes half the wall.
Q. 3
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
A boy had twice as many sums right as wrong. If he had 24 sums in all, how many... right?
A
8
B
6
C
12
D
16
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Let W be wrong; 2W+W=24⟹3W=24⟹W=8; Right = 16.
Q. 4
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Difficulty: Hard
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Two men X and Y... X goes 4 miles west, Y goes 1 mile east... Y turns back and walks 4 miles...
A
4 miles
B
7 miles
C
3 miles
✓ Correct
D
13 miles
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Calculation shows both end up at a point 3 miles West of the origin (Note: typo in question or key).
Q. 5
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Difficulty: Hard
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A man travels one mile turns right... travels another mile, turns left...
A
9 miles
B
4 miles
C
3 miles
D
5 miles
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This question is a classic direction and distance aptitude puzzle that relies on the Pythagorean theorem (\(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\)) to find the direct straight-line distance (displacement) from the starting point:
Horizontal Distance (\(a\)): The total distance traveled sideways combines to 3 miles.
Vertical Distance (\(b\)): The total distance traveled up or down combines to 4 miles.
Direct Distance (\(c\)): By calculating \(\sqrt{3^2 + 4^2} = \sqrt{9 + 16} = \sqrt{25}\), we get exactly 5 miles.
Horizontal Distance (\(a\)): The total distance traveled sideways combines to 3 miles.
Vertical Distance (\(b\)): The total distance traveled up or down combines to 4 miles.
Direct Distance (\(c\)): By calculating \(\sqrt{3^2 + 4^2} = \sqrt{9 + 16} = \sqrt{25}\), we get exactly 5 miles.
Q. 6
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Difficulty: Hard
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Forty is to sixty as 2x is to ——
A
4x
B
2x
C
6x
D
3x
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The ratio of 40 to 60 is 2:3; the same ratio applied to 2x yields 3x.
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Q. 1
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Difficulty: Medium
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People use raincoats during monsoon because:
A
It is a fashion
B
Had in pretty colours
C
They protect them from getting wet
✓ Correct
D
Look smart
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The primary functional purpose of a raincoat is to provide water resistance during rain.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Medium
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Policemen are useful because:
A
Strong and smart
B
Carry batons
C
They protect us
✓ Correct
D
Punish criminals
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The fundamental social utility of the police force is public safety and protection.
Q. 3
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Difficulty: Medium
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People wear dark glasses during summer because:
A
Show leisure
B
Be in fashion
C
Make surroundings pretty
D
To protect their eyes from bright sun
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Dark lenses are designed to reduce UV exposure and glare from intense sunlight.
Q. 4
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Difficulty: Medium
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Farmers put manure on the soil because:
A
Easy to dispose
B
No one goes near
C
Cannot sell it
D
It enriches the soil
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Manure provides essential nutrients like nitrogen that improve soil fertility and crop yield.
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Sea water is saltish because:
A
Salt put centuries ago
B
Salt rocks at bottom
C
Rivers carry salt into sea
✓ Correct
D
Plants emit salt
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Runoff from land carries dissolved minerals into the oceans, where they accumulate over time.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Hard
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Which is the heaviest of the following?
A
Gas
B
Oil
C
Air
D
Water
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Among the options, water has the highest density and mass per unit volume.
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Arrange the following in an order and give the serial numbers:
Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
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(a) District (b) Continent (c) Village (d) City (e) Country
Correct Answer / Solution Key:
(c)
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Hierarchical order: Village -> City -> District -> Country -> Continent.
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Insert the missing number: 36, 28, 24, 22, ——
A
22
B
19
C
20
D
21
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The sequence of differences is -8, -4, -2; the next difference is -1 (22−1=21).
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Hard
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Fill in the blanks: BC, EF, IJ, NO, ——
A
RS
B
ST
C
TU
✓ Correct
D
UV
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The gaps between letter pairs increase: 1 letter (D), 2 (GH), 3 (KLM), so next skip is 4 (PQRS).
Q. 3
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Difficulty: Hard
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Complete the series: A X C D X G H I X ——
A
NOPQ
B
MNOP
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C
LMNO
D
KLMN
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Groups of 1, 2, 3... letters between 'X' markers, skipping one, two, then three letters in alphabet.
Q. 4
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Difficulty: Hard
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Insert the missing number: 4, 11, 8, 19, 12, ——
A
25
B
27
✓ Correct
C
20
D
30
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Two alternating series: 4, 8, 12 (+4) and 11, 19, 27 (+8).
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Re-arrange the following words in the sequence in which they appear in the dictionary and write the serial number in that order.
Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
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(a) Confess (b) Confidence (c) Conference (d) Confederation
Correct Answer / Solution Key:
(d) (c) (a) (b)
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Alphabetical sorting: Confederation, Conference, Confess, Confidence.
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A clock seen through a mirror reads quarter past three. Correct time?
A
8.15
B
3.15
C
9.15
D
8.45
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A mirror reverses the horizontal axis; 3:15 reflects to the 8:45 position.
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What comes only once in danger but twice in ranger?
A
E
B
A
C
R
✓ Correct
D
D
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The letter 'R' appears once in "DANGER" and twice in "RANGER".
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Name the single letter which when taken out of each of the following words forms entirely new words:
Q. 2
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(a) STRING (b) HURT (c) BREAST (d) BREAD
A
R
✓ Correct
B
E
C
A
✓ Correct
D
T
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Removing 'R' from each word creates new valid words: STING, HUT, BEAST, and BEAD.
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