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1.

X's rank was 12 from the to. If the total number of students in the class was 16, then X's rank from the bottom of the class is

A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 7
Answer» B. 6
2.

Which of the following is fifth to the right of the twelth digit from the right end of the below arrangement?_x005F_x000D_ 1 8 5 9 4 7 1 2 5 8 3 6 5 9 2 7 6 4 5 2 9 2 6 4 1 2 3 5 1 4 2 8 3

A. 3
B. 1
C. 2
D. 7
Answer» B. 1
3.

Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers?_x005F_x000D_ 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  2  4  6  8  9  7  5  3  1  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

A. 3
B. 5
C. 4
D. 7
Answer» D. 7
4.

What should come next in the following number series?_x005F_x000D_ 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
Answer» E.
5.

What is the 13th letter of the English Alphabet?

A. M & N
B. M & M
C. N & N
D. N & L
Answer» B. M & M
6.

Vishal is 24th from either end of the row of boys ? How many boys are there in the row ?

A. 48
B. 49
C. 46
D. 47
Answer» E.
7.

Using the following sequence, determine which of the given options does not belong to the group._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ RB75E%M3W48Q9#B2A$MS_x005F_x000D_

A. REW
B. 3Q2
C. B%4
D. 4#M
Answer» E.
8.

Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue. There are five persons between A and B and eight persons between B and C. If there be three persons ahead of C and 21 persons behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?

A. 41
B. 40
C. 28
D. 27
Answer» D. 27
9.

There are five books of different thickness. A is thicker than C and B is thicker than D. E is not as thick as B, but is thicker than C. D is not as thick as C. Which is the thinnest book?

A. E
B. D
C. B
D. C
Answer» C. B
10.

The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 30, 50 and 70 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

A. 170
B. 160
C. 150
D. 120
Answer» C. 150
11.

The priest told the devotee, "The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung five minutes ago. The Next bell is due to be rung at 7:45am". At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee?

A. 7.40 am
B. 7.05 am
C. 7.00 am
D. 6.55 am
Answer» C. 7.00 am
12.

The positions of the first and sixth digits in the number 5109238674 are interchanged. Similarly the positions of the second and the seventh digits are interchanged and so on . which of the following will be the third digit from the right end after the after the rearrangement?

A. 9
B.
C. 6
D. 3
Answer» C. 6
13.

Students are sitting in a row in which the position of X is 17th from the left and that of Y is 14th from the right. If they interchange their positions, X's position becomes 7th from the left. How many students are there in the row?

A. 19
B. 20
C. 21
D. 22
Answer» C. 21
14.

Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row ?

A. 26
B. 24
C. 25
D. 22
Answer» D. 22
15.

Some books are arranged one above the other. If a book is at 18th position from the top and 5th position from bottom then the total number of books is

A. 23
B. 21
C. 20
D. 22
Answer» E.
16.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F joined an institute in the year 1993 but on different days. Only E has joined after C and D. C joined immediately before A and immediately after B. F is not the first or the last person to join. D will not be in any corner.Who is the first person joining the Institute?

A. E
B. D
C. A
D. B
Answer» E.
17.

Sanjeev ranks seventh from the top and twenty eighth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?

A. 33
B. 36
C. 35
D. 34
Answer» E.
18.

Sandhya's birthday falls on 15th August and Minu's birthday falls on 25th June. If Minu's birthday was on Wednesday, what was the day on Sandhya's birthday in the same year?

A. Friday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Saturday
Answer» B. Monday
19.

Sam ranked 9th from the top and 38th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?

A. 45
B. 47
C. 46
D. 48
Answer» D. 48
20.

Read the information carefully and answer the following questions_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Six girls are sitting in a circle facing to the centre of the circle. They are Priya, Neha, Rashmi, Sonali, Tina and Veera. Tina is not between Neha and Sonali but some other one. Priya is next to the left of Veera. Rashmi is 4th to the Right of Priya._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ What is the position of Tina?

A. Just next to the right of Neha
B. Second to the left of Priya
C. Between Neha and Rashmi
D. To the immediate right of Veera
Answer» E.
21.

Read the arrangement carefully and give the answer of following questions ?_x005F_x000D_ K$23DBE8HM4@5JF4%K1+WR#AA*415_x005F_x000D_ How many such symbols are there which is not immediately preceded by a letter but immediately followed by a number ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 0
Answer» B. 2
22.

Read the information carefully and answer the following questions_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Six girls are sitting in a circle facing to the centre of the circle. They are Priya, Neha, Rashmi, Sonali, Tina and Veera. Tina is not between Neha and Sonali but some other one. Priya is next to the left of Veera. Rashmi is 4th to the Right of Priya._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Which one is sitting just right to Veera?

A. Priya
B. Tina
C. Rashmi
D. Sonali
Answer» C. Rashmi
23.

Rajan is sixth from the left end and vinay is tenth from the right end in a row of boys. If there are eight boys between Rajan and Vinay, how many boys are there in the row ?

A. 24
B. 26
C. 23
D. 25
Answer» B. 26
24.

Pearl Towers is taller than Sky Towers but shorter than Unity Towers. Unity Towers and Cyber Towers are of same height. Pearl Towers is shorter than Indus Towers. Amongst the buildings, who is the second shortest?

A. Pearl Tower
B. Sky Tower
C. Indus Tower
D. Unity Tower
Answer» B. Sky Tower
25.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre:P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V.S is not the neighbour of P.V is the neighbour of U.Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S._x005F_x000D_ Then Who is sitting opposite to U ?

A. Q
B. P
C. R
D. W
Answer» C. R
26.

Nitin correctly remembers that Nidhi's birthday is before Friday but after Tuesday. Dheeraj correctly remembers that Nidhi's birthday is after Wednesday but before Saturday. On which of the following days does Nidhi's birthday definitely fall?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
Answer» E.
27.

Nitin ranks 23rd from the top in a class of 42. What will be his rank from the last?

A. 25th
B. 20th
C. 27th
D. 23rd
Answer» C. 27th
28.

Nitin ranks 18th in a class of 49 students. What is rank from the last ?

A. 31
B. 18
C. 32
D. 19
Answer» D. 19
29.

In the series given below , how many 8's are there each of which is exactly divisible by its immediate preceeding as well as succeeding numbers ?2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6

A. five
B. four
C. two
D. one
Answer» D. one
30.

Manoj and Satya are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class ?

A. 25th and 21st
B. 26th and 22nd
C. 20th and 24th
D. 24th and 20th
Answer» B. 26th and 22nd
31.

In the given series is written in the reverse order, then what will be the 5th term to the left of the 10th term from right end?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ R+JM2$#QR?*O@7F3_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. 7
B. +
C. F
D. O
Answer» D. O
32.

In the number 76534218 each digit is replaced next digit, ie '1' is replaced by '2' , '2' is replaced by '3' and so on and then the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, which digit will be fifth from the left end?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 7
D. 4
Answer» B. 5
33.

In the given sequence, if every letter beginning from position 8 from the left is replace by its next letter in the English alphabet., and Z is replaced by A, then how many Vs will be there in the resulting sequence?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ ZUDJKNCXVCSLLIEBSFJVATWQK_x005F_x000D_

A. 0
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» B. 3
34.

In the following set of numbers, if 1 is added to the last digit and then the orderr of digits is reversed, which number will be fourth if arranged in ascending order?_x005F_x000D_ 567    284    696    865    738

A. 567
B. 284
C. 865
D. 738
Answer» B. 284
35.

In the following series of numbers, howmany 1, 3, 7 have appeared together. 7 being in middle and 1, 3 on either side of ??_x005F_x000D_ 2  9  7  3  1  7  3  7  7  1  3  3  1  7  3  8  5  7  1  3  7  7  1  7  3  9  0  6

A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. More than 5
Answer» D. More than 5
36.

In the English alphabet, which letter is 13th from right end?

A. L
B. M
C. N
D. O
Answer» D. O
37.

In a row of trucks, Ashok is at 17th position from the left end. Bharat is 19 places to the right from Ashok and is at the exact centre of the row. How many trucks are there to the right of Ashok truck?

A. 53
B. 54
C. 52
D. 19
Answer» C. 52
38.

In a row of thirty boys, R is fourth from the right end and W is tenth from the left end . How many boys are there between R and W?

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. can't be determined
Answer» C. 17
39.

In a row of people Manu is 7th from bottom end of row. Shrey is 10 ranks above Manu. If Shrey is 8th from top end, then how many people are there in this row?

A. 25
B. 26
C. 24
D. 23
Answer» E.
40.

In a row of boys, Rahul is 19th from top and Ajay is 21st from bottom. They interchange their position. Ajay now becomes 28th from bottom. Howmany total boys are there in the row?

A. 47
B. 46
C. 45
D. 48
Answer» C. 45
41.

In a row of boys, Tarak is 18th from either end. How many boys are there in the row?

A. 19
B. 36
C. 35
D. 42
Answer» D. 42
42.

In a row of buses, Panjab is at 19th position from the right end. Raftaar is 23 places to the left from Panjab and is at the exact centre of row. How manybuses are between Raftaar bus and bus standing at the left end?

A. 44
B. 42
C. 40
D. 46
Answer» D. 46
43.

In a row of boys, If A who is 10th from the left and B who is 9th from the right interchange their positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are there in the row ?

A. 23
B. 31
C. 27
D. 28
Answer» B. 31
44.

In a row of boys, Punit’s position from the left end is 33rd and Ankit’s position from the right end is 25th. After interchanging their position, Punit’s position becomes 45th from the left end. How many boys are there in the row?

A. 70
B. 71
C. 69
D. 74
Answer» D. 74
45.

In a row of boys, Haran is eleventh from the left and manoj is seventeenth form the right. When they exchange their places than Haran will be thirteenth from the left. Which of the following will be the new position of Manoj from the right ?

A. 11
B. 19
C. 13
D. 17
Answer» C. 13
46.

In a row of 74 girls, Shweta is 27th from left end. Palak is 7th to the right of Shweta. What is Palak's position from the right end of the row?

A. 40
B. 41
C. 42
D. 44
Answer» C. 42
47.

In a row of books a book of English is 16th from left end of row. A book of Mathematics is 12th from the right end. If the Mathematics book is 6th to the right of the English book, then how many total books are in the row?

A. 33
B. 32
C. 34
D. 31
Answer» B. 32
48.

In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the queue. What position does Mamta occupy from the front ?

A. 14th
B. 16th
C. 18th
D. 20th
Answer» D. 20th
49.

In a row, Kumar is at 7th place from the left and Pawan is at 9th place from the right. When they interchange the positions Kumar becomes 11th from left. How many were seated in the row ?

A. 19
B. 20
C. 21
D. 27
Answer» B. 20
50.

In a class, seven students are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P. O is standing right to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left to T. Find out who is standing in the middle ?

A. Q
B. R
C. P
D. S
Answer» B. R