Directions

Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in the Capital, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil.

Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers.

What according to the passage is the reason for the recent increase in prices of petrol and diesel?

Directions

Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in the Capital, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil.

Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers.

“A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing.” What argument is being talked about in this statement?

Directions

Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in the Capital, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil.

Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers.

“The cost of fuel which was earlier determined by cost plus pricing approach is now being determined by the demand and supply factors which is resulting in higher fuel prices for the end consumer.”

This statement is:

Directions

Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in the Capital, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil.

Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers.

What, according to the passage shows that the government and not the domestic consumers has been a real beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014?

Directions

Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in the Capital, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil.

Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers.

Which of the following statements, according to the passage is definitely false?

Directions

Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in the Capital, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil.

Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers.

Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the following words as used in passage:

Kick in

Directions

Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in the Capital, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil.

Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers.

Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the following words as used in passage:

Rungs

Directions

In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option. 

Recent experience suggest for that the CBFC does not always see itself as a certifying authority, but rather plays the censor quite merrily.

Directions

In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option. 

Recent instances demonstrate for challenging of freedom come from both within the systemic framework and outside.

Directions

In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option. 

It is a matter of satisfaction that the courts preferring for protection the right to free expression.

Directions

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark “No Error” as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

It was plain that that stranger had enabled me to make a goose of myself.

Directions

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark “No Error” as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

The saint ask the child to pluck a flower of rose from the garden of the house.

Directions

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark “No Error” as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

His advertisement was nothing in the world and a wicked tax-return.

Directions

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark “No Error” as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

There were champion cyclists who could easy do the distance under three hours and there were those who were riding long distance for the first time.

Directions

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark “No Error” as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

Any assistance required by the child should be provided, be it medical, that of an interpreter, or an special educator.

Directions

In these questions two sentences are given with blanks in them and you have to choose an appropriate word from the given options that can fill both the sentences making them grammatically and meaningfully complete.

I. Packaged foods maker Nestle has __________ in the consumer-facing small appliances category to fuel coffee consumption.

II. Isha has definitely hunted, fought and __________ all the days of her life till now.

Directions

In these questions two sentences are given with blanks in them and you have to choose an appropriate word from the given options that can fill both the sentences making them grammatically and meaningfully complete.

I. The Supreme Court, in a majority opinion on Wednesday,__________ Aadhaar as a reasonable restriction on individual privacy.

II. After continuous struggle and non-stop protests, the rights of the minorities were __________ by the government.

Directions

In these questions two sentences are given with blanks in them and you have to choose an appropriate word from the given options that can fill both the sentences making them grammatically and meaningfully complete.

I. A draft report on demonetisation, looks at the impact of the move and whether it ___________ to meet the government’s stated objectives.

Directions

In these questions two sentences are given with blanks in them and you have to choose an appropriate word from the given options that can fill both the sentences making them grammatically and meaningfully complete.

I. The MPs _________ that it would not look good if the majority of the committee’s members filed a dissent note on the draft report.

II. Both the teams that _________ for the championship were very aptly put against each other.

Directions

In these questions two sentences are given with blanks in them and you have to choose an appropriate word from the given options that can fill both the sentences making them grammatically and meaningfully complete.

I. The management __________ their employees by promising them a 5% hike in their salaries.

II. Listening to the rude words, Tina would not have been ________ at any cost.

Directions

a) More than a year after the notification of the much-delayed Solid Waste Management Rules, cities and towns are in no position to comply with its stipulations, beginning with the segregation of different kinds of waste at source and their scientific processing.

b) But what is more important is that the municipal bodies put in place an integrated system to transport and process what has been segregated at source.

c) The collapse of a great wall of garbage in east Delhi, sweeping people and vehicles into a nearby canal, is a stark reminder that India’s neglected waste management crisis can have deadly consequences.

d) Neither are urban local governments treating the 62 million tonnes of waste generated annually in the country as a potential resource.

e) They have left the task of value extraction mostly to the informal system of garbage collectors and recyclers.

f) Improving on the national record of collecting only 80% of waste generated and being able to process just 28% of that quantum, requires behaviour modification among citizens and institutions.

Which is the FIRST sentence of the paragraph?

Directions

a) More than a year after the notification of the much-delayed Solid Waste Management Rules, cities and towns are in no position to comply with its stipulations, beginning with the segregation of different kinds of waste at source and their scientific processing.

b) But what is more important is that the municipal bodies put in place an integrated system to transport and process what has been segregated at source.

c) The collapse of a great wall of garbage in east Delhi, sweeping people and vehicles into a nearby canal, is a stark reminder that India’s neglected waste management crisis can have deadly consequences.

d) Neither are urban local governments treating the 62 million tonnes of waste generated annually in the country as a potential resource.

e) They have left the task of value extraction mostly to the informal system of garbage collectors and recyclers.

f) Improving on the national record of collecting only 80% of waste generated and being able to process just 28% of that quantum, requires behaviour modification among citizens and institutions.

Which is the FOURTH sentence of the paragraph?

Directions

a) More than a year after the notification of the much-delayed Solid Waste Management Rules, cities and towns are in no position to comply with its stipulations, beginning with the segregation of different kinds of waste at source and their scientific processing.

b) But what is more important is that the municipal bodies put in place an integrated system to transport and process what has been segregated at source.

c) The collapse of a great wall of garbage in east Delhi, sweeping people and vehicles into a nearby canal, is a stark reminder that India’s neglected waste management crisis can have deadly consequences.

d) Neither are urban local governments treating the 62 million tonnes of waste generated annually in the country as a potential resource.

e) They have left the task of value extraction mostly to the informal system of garbage collectors and recyclers.

f) Improving on the national record of collecting only 80% of waste generated and being able to process just 28% of that quantum, requires behaviour modification among citizens and institutions.

Which is the SIXTH (LAST) sentence of the paragraph?

Directions

a) More than a year after the notification of the much-delayed Solid Waste Management Rules, cities and towns are in no position to comply with its stipulations, beginning with the segregation of different kinds of waste at source and their scientific processing.

b) But what is more important is that the municipal bodies put in place an integrated system to transport and process what has been segregated at source.

c) The collapse of a great wall of garbage in east Delhi, sweeping people and vehicles into a nearby canal, is a stark reminder that India’s neglected waste management crisis can have deadly consequences.

d) Neither are urban local governments treating the 62 million tonnes of waste generated annually in the country as a potential resource.

e) They have left the task of value extraction mostly to the informal system of garbage collectors and recyclers.

f) Improving on the national record of collecting only 80% of waste generated and being able to process just 28% of that quantum, requires behaviour modification among citizens and institutions.

Which sentence is the LAST BUT ONE in the paragraph?

Directions

a) More than a year after the notification of the much-delayed Solid Waste Management Rules, cities and towns are in no position to comply with its stipulations, beginning with the segregation of different kinds of waste at source and their scientific processing.

b) But what is more important is that the municipal bodies put in place an integrated system to transport and process what has been segregated at source.

c) The collapse of a great wall of garbage in east Delhi, sweeping people and vehicles into a nearby canal, is a stark reminder that India’s neglected waste management crisis can have deadly consequences.

d) Neither are urban local governments treating the 62 million tonnes of waste generated annually in the country as a potential resource.

e) They have left the task of value extraction mostly to the informal system of garbage collectors and recyclers.

f) Improving on the national record of collecting only 80% of waste generated and being able to process just 28% of that quantum, requires behaviour modification among citizens and institutions.

Which is the SECOND sentence of the paragraph?

Directions

Did you know that there is a/an …….(26) in the Indian Ocean that seems to belong to another time and place? Silhouette, an island in the Seychelles, looks remote and forbidding, its peak perpetually in the clouds. The only way to get there is …… (27) boat. It used to be a ……(28) for pirates long ago. One reason for its isolation is because no boat could get near it for a long, long time because of the coral reef that surrounds it. There is a pier now making landing much …….(29) But the boats cannot reach the island directly. There are rubber dinghies which ferry…….(30) from the boat to the pier.

26. 1) valley          2) mountain          3) island

      4) plateau        5) None of these

Directions

Did you know that there is a/an …….(26) in the Indian Ocean that seems to belong to another time and place? Silhouette, an island in the Seychelles, looks remote and forbidding, its peak perpetually in the clouds. The only way to get there is …… (27) boat. It used to be a ……(28) for pirates long ago. One reason for its isolation is because no boat could get near it for a long, long time because of the coral reef that surrounds it. There is a pier now making landing much …….(29) But the boats cannot reach the island directly. There are rubber dinghies which ferry…….(30) from the boat to the pier.

27. 1) from                   2) by                       3) through

      4) to                        5) None of these

Directions

Did you know that there is a/an …….(26) in the Indian Ocean that seems to belong to another time and place? Silhouette, an island in the Seychelles, looks remote and forbidding, its peak perpetually in the clouds. The only way to get there is …… (27) boat. It used to be a ……(28) for pirates long ago. One reason for its isolation is because no boat could get near it for a long, long time because of the coral reef that surrounds it. There is a pier now making landing much …….(29) But the boats cannot reach the island directly. There are rubber dinghies which ferry…….(30) from the boat to the pier.

28.  1) shelter                     2) kennel                       3) burrow

       4) shed                        5) None of these

Directions

Did you know that there is a/an …….(26) in the Indian Ocean that seems to belong to another time and place? Silhouette, an island in the Seychelles, looks remote and forbidding, its peak perpetually in the clouds. The only way to get there is …… (27) boat. It used to be a ……(28) for pirates long ago. One reason for its isolation is because no boat could get near it for a long, long time because of the coral reef that surrounds it. There is a pier now making landing much …….(29) But the boats cannot reach the island directly. There are rubber dinghies which ferry…….(30) from the boat to the pier.

29.  1) tougher                      2) cumbersome                    3) burdensome

       4) easier                         5) None of these

Directions

Did you know that there is a/an …….(26) in the Indian Ocean that seems to belong to another time and place? Silhouette, an island in the Seychelles, looks remote and forbidding, its peak perpetually in the clouds. The only way to get there is …… (27) boat. It used to be a ……(28) for pirates long ago. One reason for its isolation is because no boat could get near it for a long, long time because of the coral reef that surrounds it. There is a pier now making landing much …….(29) But the boats cannot reach the island directly. There are rubber dinghies which ferry…….(30) from the boat to the pier.

30.  1) policemen             2) visitors               3) ministers

       4) politicians             5) None of these

Directions

study the line graph and answer the following question.

Number of Shoes of Liberty brand sold in City X and Y in six different months.

What is the average number of shoes sold in City X in January, February, March and June?

Directions

study the line graph and answer the following question.

Number of Shoes of Liberty brand sold in City X and Y in six different months.

The number of shoes sold in City Y in April is what percent less than the number of shoes sold in City X in the same month?

Directions

study the line graph and answer the following question.

Number of Shoes of Liberty brand sold in City X and Y in six different months.

What is the number of shoes sold in City X and City Y in all the months together?

Directions

study the line graph and answer the following question.

Number of Shoes of Liberty brand sold in City X and Y in six different months.

The number of shoes sold in City X in July was 20% more than the number of shoes sold in the same City in May. What is the ratio of the number of shoes sold in July to that sold in January in the same City?

Directions

study the line graph and answer the following question.

Number of Shoes of Liberty brand sold in City X and Y in six different months.

What is the difference between the total number of shoes sold in both the cities together in June and the total number of shoes sold in both the cities together in March?

Directions

Study the following graph and table and answer the questions given below:

Time taken to travel (in hours) by five trains on two different days.

Distance covered (in kilometres) by five trains.

Which train travelled at the same speed on both the days?

Directions

Study the following graph and table and answer the questions given below:

Time taken to travel (in hours) by five trains on two different days.

Distance covered (in kilometres) by five trains.

What is the difference between the speed of the Dakshin Express on Day 1 and speed of Shatabdi Express on Day 2?

Directions

Study the following graph and table and answer the questions given below:

Time taken to travel (in hours) by five trains on two different days.

Distance covered (in kilometres) by five trains.

The distance travelled by Shatabdi Express (both days included) is what percent less (approximate) than the distance travelled by Rajdhani Express (both days included)?

Directions

Study the following graph and table and answer the questions given below:

Time taken to travel (in hours) by five trains on two different days.

Distance covered (in kilometres) by five trains.

What is the ratio between the speed of the Rajdhani Express on Day 1 to the speed Allahabad Express on Day 1?

Directions

Study the following graph and table and answer the questions given below:

Time taken to travel (in hours) by five trains on two different days.

Distance covered (in kilometres) by five trains.

What is the speed of Rajdhani express on Day 2 in meter per second?

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What value should come in place of the question-mark(?) in the following questions:

Directions

 What value should come in place of the question-mark(?) in the following questions:

Directions

What value should come in place of the question-mark(?) in the following questions:

(25% of 2428) + (30% of 23500) – (14% of 22650) = ? % of 5000

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What value should come in place of the question-mark(?) in the following questions:

322 101 + 522 1001 + 888 101 – 99999 – 343000= ?

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What value should come in place of the question-mark(?) in the following questions:

200 99 – 24 62.5 + 11 54 = ? – 32 

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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

136,  93,  58,  31,  ?,  1

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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

648, 448, 294, ?, 100, 48

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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

33, 27, ? , 53, 93, 87

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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

6, 6, 9, 18, 45, ?

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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

54, 39, 55, 38, 56, ?, 57

Directions

(i) If x > y

(ii) If x >= y

(iii) If  x < y

(iv) If x

(v) If x = y or no relationship can be established

I. x² + 31x+ 238 = 0

II. y² – 3y – 154 = 0

Directions

(i) If x > y

(ii) If x >= y

(iii) If  x < y

(iv) If x

(v) If x = y or no relationship can be established

I. x² = 441

II. y = √441

Directions

(i) If x > y

(ii) If x >= y

(iii) If  x < y

(iv) If x

(v) If x = y or no relationship can be established

I. 12y² + 25y+ 12 = 0

II. 30x² + 61x  + 30 = 0

Directions

(i) If x > y

(ii) If x >= y

(iii) If  x < y

(iv) If x

(v) If x = y or no relationship can be established

I. 3y² + 16y– 35 = 0

II. 2x ² – 13x+ 21 = 0

Directions

(i) If x > y

(ii) If x >= y

(iii) If  x < y

(iv) If x

(v) If x = y or no relationship can be established

I. 2x² – 13x – 210 = 0

II. 8y ² + 122y + 465 = 0

In a zoo, tiger and ostrich were counted. If heads were counted, there are 400 and if legs are counted there were 820. How many ostrich are there?

A basket contains 3 pink, 4 blue and 5 yellow wools. If three wools are picked at random, what is the probability that either all are blue or either all are yellow?

The C.I on a sum of Rs. 6400 becomes Rs. 1276.5625 in 9 months. Find the rate of interest, if the rate of interest is compounded quarterly?

The ratio of the present ages of a son and his father 3:7 and that of his mother and father is 6:7. Four years ago, the ratio of the age of the son that of his mother becomes 1:4. What is the age of the son?

A rectangular lawn 35m x 40m has two roads each 4 metres wide, running in the middle of it, one parallel to the length and the other parallel to the breadth. Find the cost of watering the lawn at the rate of Rs. 5 per square metre.   

Two candles of the same height are lighted at the same time. The first is consumed in 10 hours and the second in 8 hours. Assuming that each candle burns at a constant rate, in how many hours after being lighted, the ratio between first and second candles becomes 4:1.

There were two candidates in an election. 10 % of the total voters did not cast their votes whereas 15% of the casted votes were declared invalid. If the winning candidates received 65% of the votes and won by 1620 votes, then find out the total number of votes?

A shopkeeper sells a badminton shuttle whose marked price is Rs 15, at a discount of 20% and gives a lollipop costing Rs 2.50 free with each shuttle. Even then he makes a profit of 25%. His cost price per shuttle is:

A train approaches a tunnel a PQ. Inside the tunnel a cat located at a point i.e., 7/16 of a distance PQ measured from the entrance P. When the train whistles, the cat runs. If the cat moves to the entrance of the tunnel P, the train catches the cat exactly at the entrance. If the cat moves to the exit Q, the train catches the cat at exactly the exit. The speed of the train is greater than the speed of the cat by what order?

P can run 1km in 5 minutes 10 seconds and Q in 5 minutes 20 seconds. How many meters start can P give Q in a kilometer race so that the they both reach on time?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: 

A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at the four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sits at the four corners face the centre and those who sit in the middle of the sides face outward. Each of them likes different novels, vizTom Jones, Wuthering Heights, David Copperfield, Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter, Madame Bovary, Lolita and Native Son.

(i)Q sits third to the left of the one who likes Wuthering Heights. The one who likes Wuthering Heights faces outward. Only two persons sit between Q and A. The one who likes Tom Jones sits on the immediate right of A.

(ii)The one who likes Harry Potter sits second to the  right of B, who is an immediate neighbor of neither A nor Q.

(iii)B does not like Wuthering Heights. Only one person sits between S and the one who likes Harry Potter.

(iv)P sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Pride & Prejudice.

(v)B does not like Pride & Prejudice. D likes David Copperfield but is not an immediate neighbour of S.

(vi)The one who likes Native Son is an immediate neighbour of D.

(vii) The one who likes Madame Bovary is an immediate neighbour of C. C is an immediate neighbour of both P and the one who likes Native Son.

Who among the following sits diagonally opposite the one who likes Tom Jones?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: 

A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at the four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sits at the four corners face the centre and those who sit in the middle of the sides face outward. Each of them likes different novels, viz Tom Jones, Wuthering Heights, David Copperfield, Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter, Madame Bovary, Lolita and Native Son.

(i)Q sits third to the left of the one who likes Wuthering Heights. The one who likes Wuthering Heights faces outward. Only two persons sit between Q and A. The one who likes Tom Jones sits on the immediate right of A.

(ii)The one who likes Harry Potter sits second to the  right of B, who is an immediate neighbor of neither A nor Q.

(iii)B does not like Wuthering Heights. Only one person sits between S and the one who likes Harry Potter.

(iv)P sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Pride & Prejudice.

(v)B does not like Pride & Prejudice. D likes David Copperfield but is not an immediate neighbour of S.

(vi)The one who likes Native Son is an immediate neighbour of D.

(vii) The one who likes Madame Bovary is an immediate neighbour of C. C is an immediate neighbour of both P and the one who likes Native Son.

Who among the following represent the immediate neighbour of the one who likes Harry Potter?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: 

A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at the four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sits at the four corners face the centre and those who sit in the middle of the sides face outward. Each of them likes different novels, viz Tom Jones, Wuthering Heights, David Copperfield, Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter, Madame Bovary, Lolita and Native Son.

(i)Q sits third to the left of the one who likes Wuthering Heights. The one who likes Wuthering Heights faces outward. Only two persons sit between Q and A. The one who likes Tom Jones sits on the immediate right of A.

(ii)The one who likes Harry Potter sits second to the  right of B, who is an immediate neighbor of neither A nor Q.

(iii)B does not like Wuthering Heights. Only one person sits between S and the one who likes Harry Potter.

(iv)P sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Pride & Prejudice.

(v)B does not like Pride & Prejudice. D likes David Copperfield but is not an immediate neighbour of S.

(vi)The one who likes Native Son is an immediate neighbour of D.

(vii) The one who likes Madame Bovary is an immediate neighbour of C. C is an immediate neighbour of both P and the one who likes Native Son.

Who among the following sits exactly between S and P when counting from clockwise direction starting from P?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: 

A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at the four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sits at the four corners face the centre and those who sit in the middle of the sides face outward. Each of them likes different novels, viz Tom Jones, Wuthering Heights, David Copperfield, Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter, Madame Bovary, Lolita and Native Son.

(i)Q sits third to the left of the one who likes Wuthering Heights. The one who likes Wuthering Heights faces outward. Only two persons sit between Q and A. The one who likes Tom Jones sits on the immediate right of A.

(ii)The one who likes Harry Potter sits second to the  right of B, who is an immediate neighbor of neither A nor Q.

(iii)B does not like Wuthering Heights. Only one person sits between S and the one who likes Harry Potter.

(iv)P sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Pride & Prejudice.

(v)B does not like Pride & Prejudice. D likes David Copperfield but is not an immediate neighbour of S.

(vi)The one who likes Native Son is an immediate neighbour of D.

(vii) The one who likes Madame Bovary is an immediate neighbour of C. C is an immediate neighbour of both P and the one who likes Native Son.

Which of the following statements is true regarding R?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: 

A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at the four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sits at the four corners face the centre and those who sit in the middle of the sides face outward. Each of them likes different novels, viz Tom Jones, Wuthering Heights, David Copperfield, Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter, Madame Bovary, Lolita and Native Son.

(i)Q sits third to the left of the one who likes Wuthering Heights. The one who likes Wuthering Heights faces outward. Only two persons sit between Q and A. The one who likes Tom Jones sits on the immediate right of A.

(ii)The one who likes Harry Potter sits second to the  right of B, who is an immediate neighbor of neither A nor Q.

(iii)B does not like Wuthering Heights. Only one person sits between S and the one who likes Harry Potter.

(iv)P sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Pride & Prejudice.

(v)B does not like Pride & Prejudice. D likes David Copperfield but is not an immediate neighbour of S.

(vi)The one who likes Native Son is an immediate neighbour of D.

(vii) The one who likes Madame Bovary is an immediate neighbour of C. C is an immediate neighbour of both P and the one who likes Native Son.

What is the position of the one who likes Pride & Prejudice with respect to B?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, P and Q are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing outward. They use four different means of transport, viz Car, Bus, Bike and train to go office. Two persons go by same means of transport.

Note: Facing the same direction means if one person faces the centre then the other person also faces the centre and if one person faces outward then the other person also faces outward.

Facing opposite directions means if one person faces the centre then the other person faces outward and viceversa.

(i) K sits third to the left of Q, who goes by Bike, and both are facing the same direction.

(ii) P sits on the immediate right of J, who goes by Car.

(iii) K and J are not facing the same direction but K is an immediate neighbour of M, who is fourth to the left of P.

(iv) M and P both are facing opposite direction but both go by same means of transport.

(v) Those who go by Car sit adjacent to each other but face opposite direction.

(vi) Those who go by Bus sit opposite each other.

(vii) The immediate neighbours of M are not facing outward.

(viii) A person who goes by Bike is an immediate neighbour of the persons who goes by Train.

(ix) L and N are immediate neighbours of Q.

(x) L is not facing the centre and goes by Train.

(xi) The one who is on the immediate left of N is not facing the centre. N sits second to the right of K. K doesn’t go by train.

Who among the following go by Bike?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, P and Q are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing outward. They use four different means of transport, viz Car, Bus, Bike and train to go office. Two persons go by same means of transport.

Note: Facing the same direction means if one person faces the centre then the other person also faces the centre and if one person faces outward then the other person also faces outward.

Facing opposite directions means if one person faces the centre then the other person faces outward and viceversa.

(i) K sits third to the left of Q, who goes by Bike, and both are facing the same direction.

(ii) P sits on the immediate right of J, who goes by Car.

(iii) K and J are not facing the same direction but K is an immediate neighbour of M, who is fourth to the left of P.

(iv) M and P both are facing opposite direction but both go by same means of transport.

(v) Those who go by Car sit adjacent to each other but face opposite direction.

(vi) Those who go by Bus sit opposite each other.

(vii) The immediate neighbours of M are not facing outward.

(viii) A person who goes by Bike is an immediate neighbour of the persons who goes by Train.

(ix) L and N are immediate neighbours of Q.

(x) L is not facing the centre and goes by Train.

(xi) The one who is on the immediate left of N is not facing the centre. N sits second to the right of K. K doesn’t go by train.

Who among the following sits on the immediate right of the person who goes by Bus?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, P and Q are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing outward. They use four different means of transport, viz Car, Bus, Bike and train to go office. Two persons go by same means of transport.

Note: Facing the same direction means if one person faces the centre then the other person also faces the centre and if one person faces outward then the other person also faces outward.

Facing opposite directions means if one person faces the centre then the other person faces outward and viceversa.

(i) K sits third to the left of Q, who goes by Bike, and both are facing the same direction.

(ii) P sits on the immediate right of J, who goes by Car.

(iii) K and J are not facing the same direction but K is an immediate neighbour of M, who is fourth to the left of P.

(iv) M and P both are facing opposite direction but both go by same means of transport.

(v) Those who go by Car sit adjacent to each other but face opposite direction.

(vi) Those who go by Bus sit opposite each other.

(vii) The immediate neighbours of M are not facing outward.

(viii) A person who goes by Bike is an immediate neighbour of the persons who goes by Train.

(ix) L and N are immediate neighbours of Q.

(x) L is not facing the centre and goes by Train.

(xi) The one who is on the immediate left of N is not facing the centre. N sits second to the right of K. K doesn’t go by train.

How many persons are facing outward?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, P and Q are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing outward. They use four different means of transport, viz Car, Bus, Bike and train to go office. Two persons go by same means of transport.

Note: Facing the same direction means if one person faces the centre then the other person also faces the centre and if one person faces outward then the other person also faces outward.

Facing opposite directions means if one person faces the centre then the other person faces outward and viceversa.

(i) K sits third to the left of Q, who goes by Bike, and both are facing the same direction.

(ii) P sits on the immediate right of J, who goes by Car.

(iii) K and J are not facing the same direction but K is an immediate neighbour of M, who is fourth to the left of P.

(iv) M and P both are facing opposite direction but both go by same means of transport.

(v) Those who go by Car sit adjacent to each other but face opposite direction.

(vi) Those who go by Bus sit opposite each other.

(vii) The immediate neighbours of M are not facing outward.

(viii) A person who goes by Bike is an immediate neighbour of the persons who goes by Train.

(ix) L and N are immediate neighbours of Q.

(x) L is not facing the centre and goes by Train.

(xi) The one who is on the immediate left of N is not facing the centre. N sits second to the right of K. K doesn’t go by train.

I goes by which of the following means of transport?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight persons I, J, K, L, M, N, P and Q are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing outward. They use four different means of transport, viz Car, Bus, Bike and train to go office. Two persons go by same means of transport.

Note: Facing the same direction means if one person faces the centre then the other person also faces the centre and if one person faces outward then the other person also faces outward.

Facing opposite directions means if one person faces the centre then the other person faces outward and viceversa.

(i) K sits third to the left of Q, who goes by Bike, and both are facing the same direction.

(ii) P sits on the immediate right of J, who goes by Car.

(iii) K and J are not facing the same direction but K is an immediate neighbour of M, who is fourth to the left of P.

(iv) M and P both are facing opposite direction but both go by same means of transport.

(v) Those who go by Car sit adjacent to each other but face opposite direction.

(vi) Those who go by Bus sit opposite each other.

(vii) The immediate neighbours of M are not facing outward.

(viii) A person who goes by Bike is an immediate neighbour of the persons who goes by Train.

(ix) L and N are immediate neighbours of Q.

(x) L is not facing the centre and goes by Train.

(xi) The one who is on the immediate left of N is not facing the centre. N sits second to the right of K. K doesn’t go by train.

What is the position of Q with the respect to J?

Q is the daughter of A. P is the wife of A. Q has two children S and T. S is the son of R. M is the brother of Q. T is the sister of S. How is M related to S?

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 358716 and the new number thus formed is arranged in ascending order from left to right then how many digits will appear exactly in the same place as in the original number given in the question?

All the letters of the word ‘INTERCEPT’ are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right. Then all the consonants are replaced with the next alphabet (as per English alphabetical order) and all vowels are replaced with the previous alphabet (as per English alphabetical order). Then which of the following will be third letter from the right end?

How many such pairs are there in the word ‘ABHORRENCE’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

In a certain code, ‘LEMON’ is coded as ‘IAIII’ and ‘CLERK’ is coded as ‘AIAOI’, then what will PRIME be coded as?

Directions

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

If all the symbols are dropped from the arrangement then which of the following will be seventeenth from the right end of the given arrangement?

Directions

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

How many such symbols are there in the given arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a letter and also immediately preceded by a number?

Directions

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

Which of the following is seventh to the left of the eleventh element from the left end of the given arrangement?

Directions

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

What should come in place of question mark (?) in the given following series based on the given arrangement?

E7C         34Z         S61         ?8Q        ?

Directions

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

How many such letters are there in the given arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol and also immediately preceded by a number?

Directions

(i) If the first and second element is a vowel, both are to be coded as 5. 

(ii) If the third and second last elements are vowels, then their codes are to be interchanged

(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and last letter is a consonant, their codes are to be coded as the code for vowel. 

IOBYSA

Directions

(i) If the first and second element is a vowel, both are to be coded as 5. 

(ii) If the third and second last elements are vowels, then their codes are to be interchanged

(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and last letter is a consonant, their codes are to be coded as the code for vowel. 

SKIMAX

Directions

(i) If the first and second element is a vowel, both are to be coded as 5. 

(ii) If the third and second last elements are vowels, then their codes are to be interchanged

(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and last letter is a consonant, their codes are to be coded as the code for vowel. 

OMTSBI

Directions

(i) If the first and second element is a vowel, both are to be coded as 5. 

(ii) If the third and second last elements are vowels, then their codes are to be interchanged

(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and last letter is a consonant, their codes are to be coded as the code for vowel. 

BSKORX

Directions

(i) If the first and second element is a vowel, both are to be coded as 5. 

(ii) If the third and second last elements are vowels, then their codes are to be interchanged

(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and last letter is a consonant, their codes are to be coded as the code for vowel. 

AYROMTB

Directions

In these questions relations between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.  Given answer :

Statement: M > K ≥ V ≥ G; Q < T < M

Conclusion:

I. T < G

II. Q < V

Directions

In these questions relations between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.  Given answer :

Statement: D > C > U < K > E > N < A

Conclusion:

I. D > N

II. D > A 

Directions

In these questions relations between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.  Given answer :

Statement: E < N < Q = W = F  ≥ U > A

Conclusion:

I. Q > A

II. E > F

Directions

In these questions relations between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.  Given answer :

Statement: L = C; E  ≥ M ≥ U  ≥ C

Conclusion:

I. E > L

II. E = L 

Directions

In these questions relations between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.  Given answer :

Statement: D > T > G > C > M; J > C > U

Conclusion:

I. J > M

II. U < D

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people F, G, H, I, V, W, X and Y are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each F, G, H and I are sitting in row -2 facing north and V ,W, X and Y are sitting in row 1 facing south (but not necessarily in the same order). Thus, each person sitting in row 2 faces another person sitting in row – 1. Each of the two rows consists of one Lawyer, one Teacher, one Clerk and one Astronomer (but not necessarily in the same order).

(i) The Lawyer of row 2 sits second to the right of I. W faces one of the immediate neighbours of I. Only one person sits between W and the Astronomer.

(ii) The one who faces the Astronomer of row 1 is an immediate neighbour of F. Only one person sits between F and the Clerk.

(iii) V sits second to the right of Y. X does not face H. The Astronomer of row 2 faces the Teacher of row 1.

(iv) H faces one of the immediate neighbor of Lawyer of row -1. The Lawyer of row 1 does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Y is not a Lawyer.

Which one of the following represents the people sitting at extreme ends of both the lines?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people F, G, H, I, V, W, X and Y are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each F, G, H and I are sitting in row -2 facing north and V ,W, X and Y are sitting in row 1 facing south (but not necessarily in the same order). Thus, each person sitting in row 2 faces another person sitting in row – 1. Each of the two rows consists of one Lawyer, one Teacher, one Clerk and one Astronomer (but not necessarily in the same order).

(i) The Lawyer of row 2 sits second to the right of I. W faces one of the immediate neighbours of I. Only one person sits between W and the Astronomer.

(ii) The one who faces the Astronomer of row 1 is an immediate neighbour of F. Only one person sits between F and the Clerk.

(iii) V sits second to the right of Y. X does not face H. The Astronomer of row 2 faces the Teacher of row 1.

(iv) H faces one of the immediate neighbor of Lawyer of row -1. The Lawyer of row 1 does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Y is not a Lawyer.

Who amongst the following sits on the immediate left of Clerk of row 2?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people F, G, H, I, V, W, X and Y are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each F, G, H and I are sitting in row -2 facing north and V ,W, X and Y are sitting in row 1 facing south (but not necessarily in the same order). Thus, each person sitting in row 2 faces another person sitting in row – 1. Each of the two rows consists of one Lawyer, one Teacher, one Clerk and one Astronomer (but not necessarily in the same order).

(i) The Lawyer of row 2 sits second to the right of I. W faces one of the immediate neighbours of I. Only one person sits between W and the Astronomer.

(ii) The one who faces the Astronomer of row 1 is an immediate neighbour of F. Only one person sits between F and the Clerk.

(iii) V sits second to the right of Y. X does not face H. The Astronomer of row 2 faces the Teacher of row 1.

(iv) H faces one of the immediate neighbor of Lawyer of row -1. The Lawyer of row 1 does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Y is not a Lawyer.

Which of the following pairs represent both the immediate neighbours of X?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people F, G, H, I, V, W, X and Y are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each F, G, H and I are sitting in row -2 facing north and V ,W, X and Y are sitting in row 1 facing south (but not necessarily in the same order). Thus, each person sitting in row 2 faces another person sitting in row – 1. Each of the two rows consists of one Lawyer, one Teacher, one Clerk and one Astronomer (but not necessarily in the same order).

(i) The Lawyer of row 2 sits second to the right of I. W faces one of the immediate neighbours of I. Only one person sits between W and the Astronomer.

(ii) The one who faces the Astronomer of row 1 is an immediate neighbour of F. Only one person sits between F and the Clerk.

(iii) V sits second to the right of Y. X does not face H. The Astronomer of row 2 faces the Teacher of row 1.

(iv) H faces one of the immediate neighbor of Lawyer of row -1. The Lawyer of row 1 does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Y is not a Lawyer.

Which of the given statements is true with respect to the given arrangement?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people F, G, H, I, V, W, X and Y are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each F, G, H and I are sitting in row -2 facing north and V ,W, X and Y are sitting in row 1 facing south (but not necessarily in the same order). Thus, each person sitting in row 2 faces another person sitting in row – 1. Each of the two rows consists of one Lawyer, one Teacher, one Clerk and one Astronomer (but not necessarily in the same order).

(i) The Lawyer of row 2 sits second to the right of I. W faces one of the immediate neighbours of I. Only one person sits between W and the Astronomer.

(ii) The one who faces the Astronomer of row 1 is an immediate neighbour of F. Only one person sits between F and the Clerk.

(iii) V sits second to the right of Y. X does not face H. The Astronomer of row 2 faces the Teacher of row 1.

(iv) H faces one of the immediate neighbor of Lawyer of row -1. The Lawyer of row 1 does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Y is not a Lawyer.

If X and W interchange their places, so do I and Y, then who amongst the following faces F?