Q1. If ‘+’ means ‘divided by’ ‘-’ means ‘add’, ‘×’ means ‘minus’ and ‘/’ means ‘multiplied by’, what will be the value of the following expression?
[{(5 × 10) – (16/4)} + (15 – 9)]/0
(a) 120
(b) 30
(c) 108
(d) 0
Q2. In this question, four groups of letters are given. Three of them are alike in a certain way while one is different. Select the one which is different.
(a) PRTV
(b) MOQS
(c) CEGI
(d) HJMO
Q3. If RED is coded as 4518, then how would GREEN be coded?
(a) 1655178
(b) 1455187
(c) 1366187
(d) 1566178
Q4. On another planet, the local terminology for ‘earth’, ‘light’, ‘water’, ‘air’ and ‘sky’ are ‘sky’ ‘light’, ‘air’, ‘water’ and ‘earth’ respectively. If someone is thirsty there, what would he drink?
(a) Light
(b) Air
(c) Sky
(d) Water
Q5. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Shruti said, “Her son’s father is the son-in-law of my mother.” How is the Shruti related to the lady?
(a) Aunt
(b) Sister
(c) Mother
(d) Cousin
Q6. In this question, choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.
PRAGMATIC
(a) GUITAR
(b) AGMARK
(c) GAME
(d) MAGIC
Q7. If Y = 25, MEET = 43, then HALT = ?
(a) 40
(b) 53
(c) 41
(d) 46
Q8. How many independent words can ‘HEARTLESS’ be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q9. If Q means ‘add to’, J means ‘multiply by’, T means ‘subtract from’ and K means ‘divide by’, then 30 K 2 Q 3 J 6 T 5 = ?
(a) 18
(b) 28
(c) 31
(d) 103
Q10.Select the related numbers from the given alternatives:
12 : 40 :: 15 : ?
(a) 49
(b) 52
(c) 39
(d) 51
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Using the correct symbols, we have:
Given expression =[{(5 – 10) + (16 × 4)} ÷ (15 + 9)] × 0 = 0
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. All other groups consist of alternate letters.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Clearly, the order of letters in the word is reversed and then each letter is replaced by the numeral denoting its position in the English alphabet.
RED -> DER -> 4/5/18 -> 4518
GREEN -> NEERG -> 14/5/5/18/7 -> 1455187
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. One drinks ‘water’ when one is thirsty. Since ‘water’ is called ‘air’ on the other planet, so one would drink ‘air’ when one is thirsty there.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lady’s son’s father is lady’s husband. So, the lady’s husband is the son-in-law of Shruti’s mother i.e. the lady is the daughter of Shruti’s mother. Thus, Shruti is the lady’s sister. Hence, the answer is (b).
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Y = 25 implies that the letters have been numbered as per their position in the English alphabet.
Thus, A = 1, B = 2, ……, Z = 26.
Clearly, MEET = M + E + E + T = 13 + 5 + 5 + 20 = 43.
∴ HALT = H + A + L + T = 8 + 1 + 12 + 20 = 41.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The words are HE, ART and LESS.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Using the correct symbols, we have:
Given expression = 30 ÷ 2 + 3 × 6 – 5 = 15 + 18 – 5 = 28.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. 12 × 3 = 36 + 4 = 40
Similarly, 15 × 3 = 45 + 4 = 49
