23 September 2025 · Shift 1

Reverse place values In the reverse code, value = 27 − normal position. First letter I is 9th, so its reverse value = 27 − 9 = 18. Last letter E is 5th, so its reverse value = 27 − 5 = 22. 18 + 22 = 40 — option (b).

Address matching Only the state name differs across the four options. (a) has Gujarat, (c) Madhya Pradesh and (d) Uttar Pradesh. The sample names Rajasthan, which only (b) carries. Hence option (b).

Date reasoning Aurangabad was on 2 March. Nagpur was 3 days later: 2 + 3 = 5 March. Nashik was 1 day before Nagpur. 5 − 1 = 4 March — option (b).

Self-power pattern Rule: a * a = aᵃ, the number raised to its own power. Check: 3³ = 27 ✓ and 4⁴ = 256 ✓. So 5 * 5 = 5⁵. 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 = 3125 — option (a).

Coded inequality Chain: B ≥ D > E = C ≥ F, so B is strictly greater than F. "B > F" certainly satisfies "B ≥ F" — Conclusion I is true. From E = C ≥ F we only get E ≥ F; equality is not forced, so II is not definite. Only Conclusion I — option (c).

Blood relation Y and Z share the same father, X. Children of the same parent are siblings. Their genders are not given, so no closer term can be used. Hence siblings — option (c).

Cube + 1 Rule: the second number is the cube of the first, plus 1. 16³ = 4096, and 4096 + 1 = 4097 ✓. 18³ = 5832. 5832 + 1 = 5833 — option (a).

Syllogism Chairs lie inside tables, and only SOME tables are desks. Those desks may lie entirely outside the chair part, so I is not certain. "Some tables are desks" does not tell us about ALL desks, so II is not certain either. Neither follows — option (d).

Coding (+3) Every letter moves +3: J+3 = M, A+3 = D, P+3 = S, A+3 = D, N+3 = Q. Apply to CHINA: C+3 = F, H+3 = K, I+3 = L. N+3 = Q, A+3 = D. Hence FKLQD — option (b).

Letter–number pairs The letters should run consecutively: R, S, T, U, then V. The numbers should rise by 2: 4, 6, 8, 10, then 12. The last pair gives W instead of V and 14 instead of 12 — both parts break. Hence W14 — option (d).

Two interleaved series Odd terms: C(3) with 25, D(4) with 24 — the letter moves +1 and the number −1. So the next odd term is E(5) with 23. (The even terms X2, W3 form the other chain, moving −1 and +1.) Hence E23 — option (c).

Doubling chain The rule is × 2 with a subtraction that grows by one each step: × 2 − 1, × 2 − 2, × 2 − 3, × 2 − 4. 6 × 2 − 1 = 11 ✓, then 11 × 2 − 2 = 20 — but the series shows 16 ✗. Putting 20 back, the chain runs on perfectly: 20 × 2 − 3 = 37 ✓ and 37 × 2 − 4 = 70 ✓. So exactly one term breaks the pattern — 16, option (a).

Dance vs martial art Kathak, Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi are all Indian classical DANCE forms. Karate is a martial art of Japanese origin. So it belongs to a different category. Hence option (d).

Series (×2 + 1) Each term = previous × 2 + 1. 9×2+1 = 19, 19×2+1 = 39, 39×2+1 = 79, 79×2+1 = 159 ✓. Next: 159 × 2 + 1 = 318 + 1. = 319 — option (b).

SI doubling Take the principal as 100; doubling means the interest earned is also 100. SI = $\frac{P\times R\times T}{100}$ ⇒ 100 = $\frac{100\times R\times 10}{100}$. 100 = 10R. R = 10% — option (d).

Sum of squares Rule: a @ b = a² + b². Check: 10² + 2² = 100 + 4 = 104 ✓; 11² + 2² = 121 + 4 = 125 ✓. 12 @ 2 = 12² + 2² = 144 + 4. = 148 — option (a).

Series — odd gaps Differences: 7, 9, 11, 13 — each rises by 2. So the next difference is 15. 48 + 15 = 63. Hence option (a).

Symbol substitution Replace the symbols: 7 × 9 + 5 − 4. BODMAS: 7 × 9 = 63. 63 + 5 − 4 = 68 − 4. = 64 — option (a).

Syllogism Some balls are bats, and every bat is a stamp. So those balls are certainly stamps — I follows. Nothing says the stamp group is limited to balls, so II is not certain. Only I — option (a).

Income and savings Expenditure + savings = income, so savings = 100% − 60% = 40%. 40% of the income = ₹4,000. Income = $\frac{4000\times 100}{40}$. = ₹10,000 — option (c).

Cats and mice From the first case, one cat catches one mouse in 20 minutes. In 200 minutes, therefore, one cat catches 10 mice. To catch 200 mice we need $\frac{200}{10}$ cats. = 20 cats — option (a).

Place values Each letter is replaced by its position: M = 13, A = 1, K = 11, E = 5, R = 18. Apply to JOKAR: J = 10, O = 15, K = 11. A = 1, R = 18. = 10-15-11-1-18 — option (c).

Coding (+1) Every letter moves +1: N+1 = O, B+1 = C, S+1 = T, L+1 = M, F+1 = G, S+1 = T. Apply the same rule again to OCTMGT: O+1 = P, C+1 = D, T+1 = U. M+1 = N, G+1 = H, T+1 = U. Hence PDUNHU — option (a).

Coding (+1) Every letter moves +1: I+1 = J, F+1 = G, M+1 = N, N+1 = O, F+1 = G, U+1 = V. Apply the same rule again: J+1 = K, G+1 = H, N+1 = O. O+1 = P, G+1 = H, V+1 = W. Hence KHOPHW — option (a).

Position-wise shifts Compare FDW with IGB: F+3 = I and D+3 = G, but W+5 = B (counting cyclically past Z). So the shifts by position are +3, +3, +5. Apply the same to EDY: E+3 = H, D+3 = G. Y+5 = D (cyclically) ⇒ HGD — option (a).