Direction (1-5): Read the information carefully and answer the following questions. If A+ B means A is the father of B If A× B means A is the sister of B If A$ B means A is the wife of B If A% B means A is the mother of B If A÷B means A is the son of B
1. What should come in place of question mark (?), to establish that J is the brother of T in the expression? J ÷ P % H ? T % L

A. × B. ÷ C. $ D. Either ÷ or ×

Answer: Option A
Solution: J ÷ P % H ? T % L According to the direction A×B means A is the sister of B, ∴ B is the brother of A. So, × is replaced to ?
2. Which among the given expression indicate that M is the daughter of D?

A. L % R $ D + T×M B. L + R $ D + M × T C. L % R % D + T ÷ M D. D + L $ R + M×T

Answer: Option B
Solution: L + R $ D + M × T According to the direction D + M means D is the father of M. So, M is the daughter/ son of D
3. Which among the following options is true if the expression ‘I + T % J × L ‚ K’ is definitely true?

A. L is the daughter of T B. K is the son-in-law of I C. I is the grandmother of L D. T is the father of J

Answer: Option B
Solution: K is the son-in-law of I is true I + T % J × L ÷ K I is the father of T T is the mother of J J is the sister of L L is the son K
4. Which among the following expression is true if Y is the son of X is definitely false?

A. W % L×T×Y÷X B. W + L× T ×Y÷X C. X + L× T×Y÷W D. W $ X+ L+Y+T

Answer: Option D
Solution: W $ X + L + Y + T
5. What should come in place of question mark (?), to establish that T is the sister-inlaw of Q in the expression ? R % T × P ? Q + V

A. ÷ B. % C. × D. $

Answer: Option D
Solution: R % T × P $ Q + V

1. In a certain code, ‘247’ means ‘spread red carpet’; ‘236’ means ‘dust one carpet’ and ‘234’ means ‘one red carpet’. Which digit in that code means ‘dust’?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6

Answer: Option A
Solution: J ÷ P % H ? T % L According to the direction A×B means A is the sister of B, ∴ B is the brother of A. So, × is replaced to ?
2. I n a certain code ‘975’ means ‘Throw away garbage’; ‘528’ means ‘Give away smoking’ and ‘213’ means ‘Smoking is harmful’. Which digit in that code means ‘Give’ ?

A. 5 B. 8 C. 2 D. 3

Answer: Option B
Solution: L + R $ D + M × T According to the direction D + M means D is the father of M. So, M is the daughter/ son of D
3. In a certain code language, 134 means ‘Good and Tasty’ , 478 means ‘see good pictures’ and 729 means ‘pictures are faint’. Which of the following numerical symbols stands for ‘see’ ?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 7 D. 8

Answer: Option C
Solution: K is the son-in-law of I is true I + T % J × L ÷ K I is the father of T T is the mother of J J is the sister of L L is the son K
Direction: (4 - 5) Read the following information carefully and answer these questions. In a certain coding system, 816321 means ‘The brown dog frightened the cat’, 64851 means ‘The frightened cat ran away’ 7621 means ‘The cat was brown’ 341 means ‘The dog ran’.
4. What is the code for ‘the dog was frightened’ ?

A. 8263 B. 8731 C. 5438 D. None of these

Answer: Option D
5. What is the code for ‘frightened’ ?

A. 2 B. 6 C. 3 D. 8

Answer: Option D

1. Statement: Clive is a great fan of P.G. Wodehouse, a great writer of humorous novels, and he has read all the novels written by the author. It shows that Clive is a jovial person and does not take things very seriously in his personal life. Which of the following must be the most important assumption in drawing the above conclusion?

A. P.G. Wodehouse does not write serious novels. B. Literary choices reflect the personal attitude of a person. C. Clive has not met with any major adversities in his personal life. D. The society in which Clive lives likes his jovial

Answer: Option B
Solution: If the nature of the novels preferred by a person reflects his nature then the conclusion is properly drawn.(B) is the correct choice. (A) and (C) cannot be assumed. (D) is irrelevant to the argument.
2. Statement: The number of surgeons in the country has registered a two-fold increase in the past three years. However, due to the advent of non-invasive medical treatments, the total number of surgeries performed has also come down drastically. This is bound to lead to a significant decline in surgical skills of surgeons. Which of the following is an assumption in the above arguments?

A. Of late people prefer non-invasive medical treatments to surgeries. B. surgeons by and large are reluctant to use methods other than surgery, for treating the patients. C. The general health condition of the people has improved so much that diseases or physical disabilities warranting surgical operations have come down in number D. Constantly performing surgeries alone can keep the surgical skill of surgeons intact.

Answer: Option D
Solution: As it is suggested that surgical skill will suffer a decline on account of the fall in the number of surgeries, so (D) is the correct answer because a constant practice is a way for continuous growth. (A) concern non-invasive methods. (B) is not an assumption. As the arguments are not about why the number of surgeries has come down, (C) is incorrect.
>3. Statement: Energy consumption involves the release of greenhouse gases resulting in global warming. Hence, it is the contention of the under-developed nation that the economically developed countries must make a higher contribution to funds constituted towards taking measures to fight global warming. Which of the following is an assumption in the above arguments?

A. Developed nation is rich and hence can contribute more liberally to funds required for fighting global warming. B. Energy consumption varies directly as the economic status of a nation. C. Fighting global warming needs huge funds which can be contributed only by the developed nations. D. Global warming is an issue of concern to all -especially the economically developed nations.

Answer: Option B
Solution: Eenrgy consumption leads to global warming. (B) is the correct assumption because developed nations have more industries and more work power who can consume energy so the energy consumption is directly more in developed countries. (C) only talk of the affordability. (D) is not an assumption.
4.Statement: M ≥ P T = M Conclusions: I. V > P II. T ≥ H

A. If only conclusion I is true B. If only conclusion II is true C. If either conclusion I or II is true D. If neither conclusion I nor II is true

Answer: Option A
Solution: Given statement: M ≥ P T = M …… (ii) Combining all statements, we get V > T = M ≥ P P is true. Again, T ≥ H is not true.
5. Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow. Eleven friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are sitting in the first row of the stadium watching a cricket match. 1. T is to the immediate left of P and third to the right of U. 2. V is the immediate neighbor of M and N and third to the left of S. 3. M is the second to the right of Q, who is at one of the ends. 4. R is sitting next to the right of P and P is second to the right of O. Who is sitting in the center of the row?

A. N B. O C. S D. U

Answer: Option D
Solution: The arrangement of the persons is Q W M V N U S O T P R U is sitting in the center of the row.