CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY “DEPARTMENT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT” Logical Ability

CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY “DEPARTMENT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT” Logical Ability 1. Pick the odd man out. A] DFH B]AEK C] TWZ D] MOQ Ans- B Solution- A] DFH, C] TWZ, D] MOQ In these options the difference between the second and first letter and the difference between third and second letter is same but in option B] difference is not same 2. Find the next number in the series 2, 4, 12, 48, 240, ….. A] 960 B] 1080 C] 1440 D] 1920 Ans- C Solution- 2*2, 4*3, 12*4, 48*5, 240*6 3. Select the right option from the given alternatives. 64 : 56 :: 81 : A] 18 B] 73 C] 72 D] 42 Ans- B Solution- As difference between 64 and 56 is 8, Similarly 81-8=73. 4. Find the next number in the series 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ….. A] 38 B] 49 C] 63 D] 42 Ans- C Solution- 1, 3, 7, 15, 31 by adding +2,+4,+8,+16,+32 in each term. 5. A puppy was trying to find its mother. It was facing East and walked 10 m. if turned south then and walked another 10 m. then it started walking towards North it walked 20 m and turned West. After that, it walked 10 m and moved 2 m South. In which direction and how far is it from the original position? A] 60 m North-East B] 10 m North-East C] 8 m North D] 25 m North Ans- C Solution- Firstly, puppy walked 10m towards East, then turned 10m towards south, then it started walking towards North 20 m and turned West walked 10 m and moved 2 m South. Therefore it is 8m towards North. 6. A tourist drives 10km towards east and turns right and drives for 3 km. He then drives another 3 km towards West (turning to his right). He then turns to his left and walks another 2 km. Afterwards, he turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far and in which direction will be from his starting point? A] 10 km east B] 9 km North C] 8 km West D] 5 Km South Ans- D Solution- Tourist drives 10km towards east, turns south and drives for 3 km. He then drives another 3 km towards West, He then turns to his left i.e walks towards south for another 2 km. Afterwards, he turns to his right and travels 7 km towards West. Therefore he is 5 Km South. 7. From the given anagrams select the odd one out. A] ESOR B] PULIT C] LUFTE D] STUOL Ans- C Solution- Except LUFTE all are flowers name-ROSE, TULIP, LOTUS. 8. Select the right option from the given alternatives. D4P:H4L:P5R: A] V4N B] V5S C]U5M D] R4N Ans- C Solution- D4P add 4 in D and subtract 4 from P so that we get H4L. Similarly add 5 in P and subtract 5 from R we will get U5M. 9. “A” driven 10 km towards East and turns to the right hand driven 3 km. Then he drives towards West (turning at his right) 3 km. He then turns to his left and drives 2 km. finally he turns to his right and travels 7 km. how far is he from his starting point and in which direction would he be? A] 10 km, East B] 9 Km, North C] 8 km, West D] 5 km, South E] 3 km, south Ans- D Solution- A driven 10 km towards East and turns to south driven 3 km. Then he drives towards West 3 km. He then turns to south and drives 2 km. finally he turns to west and travels 7 km and reaches 5km towards South. 10. Passage (i) There are two lecturers, two singers, one doctor and one engineer in a group of six people- A, B, C, D, E & F. (ii) The doctor C is married to A who is a lecturer. (iii) The engineer is married to B who is of the same profession as that of E. (iv) C, A, B & F are married couples and nobody in the group has the same profession. (v) E is F’s brother. Which of the following is a pair of lecturers? A] A & B B] A & F C] A & D D] A & E Ans- C Solution- C (doctor) is married to A (lecturer), F (Engineer) is married to B (Singer). E(singer) is brother of F and D is lecturer. 11. Given signs signify something and on the basis, assume the given statements to be true and find which of the two conclusions I & II is/are definitely true. A+B means A is less than B A-B means A is greater than B A= B means A is greater than equal to B A*B means A is equal to B A/B means A is not equal to B Statements P+Q, Q=R, R-S Conclusions I. Q-S II. P*Q A] Only conclusion I is true. B] Only conclusion II is true. C] Neither conclusion I nor II is true D] Both conclusion I & II are true Ans- A Solution- P<Q>=R>S Therefore, Q>S. 12. Choose the answer option that arranges the given set of words in the ‘most’ meaningful order. The words when put in order should make logical sense according to size, quality, quantity, occurrence of events, value, appearance, nature, process etc. 1. Kaziranga sanctuary 2. Asia 3. Rhinoceros 4. India 5. Assam A] 2, 4, 1, 3, 5 B] 2, 4, 5, 3, 1 C] 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 D] 2, 4, 5, 1, 3 Ans- D Solution- 2. Asia 4. India 5. Assam 1. Kaziranga sanctuary 3. Rhinoceros 13. Select the right option from the given alternatives QDXM : SFYN :: UIOZ : ? A] PAQM B] LPWA C] QNLA D] WKPA Ans- D Solution- Add +2 in first two letters we get WK and add +1 in last two letters we will get PA. 14. Find the next number in the series 2, 3, 6, 18, 108 A] 54 B] 1002 C] 216 D] 1944 Ans- D Solution- Starting from the second digit multiply each digit with the previous digit. 3*2,6*3,18*6,108*18 we will get 1944. 15. From the given anagrams select the odd one out. A] BDF B] MQT C] HKN D] PTX Ans- B Solution- Difference between 1st and and 2nd letter and between 2nd and 3rd letter is same except MQT where difference between first two letters is 4 and between last two letters is 3. 16. If NORMAL is coded as LAMRON, then SYSTEM is coded as: A] TXTUDN B] METSYS C] TZTUFN D] METSSY Ans- B Solution- By reversing the word we can write SYSTEM as METSYS. 17. If NATION is coded as 4, then which of the following is a possible code for REMOTE? A] 5 B] C] D] Ans- A Solution- Rank of each alphabet is written in corresponding code. For eg: Rank of N is 14, A1, T-20, I-9. Similarly, REMOTE can be coded as 5 18. A man round 4 km towards north, then 20 km towards east. Then he runs 4 km towards south. How far is he from his initial position? A] 4 km B] 20 km C] 24 km D] 16 km Ans- B Solution- As man moves 4 km towards north, then 20 km towards east, Then he runs 4 km towards south. Therefore he is 20 km far from the initial position. 19. In the alphabetic series given below, some alphabets are missing. The options comprises of the alphabets that complete the series in a logical manner. _cb_ca_bacb_ca_bac_d A] bddddb B] addbbb C] addddb D] bbbddd Ans- C Solution- There are groups of 4 letters which include a,b,c and d in random order which are repeating such as acbdcadb these two groups are again repeating acbdcadbacbd. 20. From the given anagrams select the odd one out. A] CABBAGES B] Carrots C] Dates D] Cherries Ans- C Solution- Rest all options are starting from C except Dates. 21. Given signs signify something and on the basis, assume the given statements to be true and find which of the two conclusions I & II is/are definitely true. A+B means A is greater than equal to B A-B means A is equal to B A $ means A is less than B A*B means A is equal to B A/B means A is greater than B Statements: D*G, G-H, H/J Conclusions: I. D ≠ H II. G/J A] Only conclusion I is true. B] Only conclusion II is true. C] Both conclusion I & II are true D] None of these are true.