Chapter 141 of 192
General Intelligence & Reasoning
F is the 6th letter and R is the 18th.
The middle position = .
= 12.
The 12th letter is L — option (c).
Bhopal was on 8 April, and Delhi came 3 days later.
Delhi = 8 + 3 = 11 April.
Jaipur was 2 days after Delhi.
11 + 2 = 13 April — option (b).
Differences: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 — each rises by 5.
So the next difference is 35.
114 + 35 = 149.
Hence option (d).
C > D = E ≥ F > G gives C > G, that is G < C — Conclusion I is true.
For II the chain runs A > B < C > D, and the signs reverse at B.
So A and D cannot be compared — II is not definite.
Only Conclusion I — option (c).
Cyprus, Crete and Malta all lie in the MEDITERRANEAN Sea.
Iceland lies in the North Atlantic Ocean.
So it belongs to a different region.
Hence option (d).
P and Q are brothers, so they share the same parents.
Q is the son of R.
Therefore P is also a son of R.
Option (a).
Rule: the number multiplied by the next number.
Check: 8 × 9 = 72 ✓.
9 × 10.
= 90 — option (d).
Some singers are artists, and every artist is creative.
So those singers are certainly creative — I follows.
The singers who are not artists may or may not be creative, so II is not certain.
Only I — option (a).
Odd places: 3, 4, 5 — each +1.
Even places: 6, 8, 10 — each +2.
The next term falls in the odd-place chain: 5 + 1.
= 6 — option (b).
Every letter moves 4 places BACK: F−4 = B, L−4 = H, O−4 = K, W−4 = S, E−4 = A, R−4 = N.
Apply to RUSSIA: R−4 = N, U−4 = Q, S−4 = O.
S−4 = O, I−4 = E, A−4 = W (cyclic).
Hence NQOOEW — option (d).
In each trio the three letters should run consecutively in order.
PQR, QRS, RST and TUV all do so ✓.
In SUT the order is broken — after S it jumps to U and then falls back to T ✗.
Hence option (a).
1st letters: E, G, I — each +2 ⇒ next is K.
2nd letters: I, K, M — each +2 ⇒ next is O.
So the pair is K and O.
Hence KO — option (a).
Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kamet and Trishul are all peaks of the HIMALAYAS.
Guru Shikhar is the highest peak of the Aravalli range in Rajasthan.
So it belongs to a different mountain system.
Hence option (c).
Each term falls by 7.
94 − 7 = 87, 87 − 7 = 80, and so on.
66 − 7.
= 59 — option (a).
Take the price as 100; after a 30% rise it is 130.
A 30% fall on 130 removes 39, leaving 91.
Change = 91 − 100 = −9.
Net change = −9% — option (c).
Rule: a # b = (a − b)³.
Check: (6 − 1)³ = 5³ = 125 ✓; (7 − 3)³ = 4³ = 64 ✓.
6 # 4 = (6 − 4)³ = 2³.
= 8 — option (c).
Compare SYSTEM with TATVGO: S+1 = T, Y+2 = A, S+1 = T, T+2 = V, E+2 = G, M+2 = O.
So the shifts by position are +1, +2, +1, +2, +2, +2.
Apply the same to TABLET: T+1 = U, A+2 = C, B+1 = C, L+2 = N, E+2 = G, T+2 = V.
Hence UCCNGV — option (c).
Each letter is replaced by its position: R = 18, O = 15, S = 19, T = 20.
Apply to HSIF: H = 8, S = 19.
I = 9, F = 6.
= 8-19-9-6 — option (a).
Replace the symbols: 12 × 3 − 3 + 4.
BODMAS: 12 × 3 = 36.
36 − 3 + 4.
= 37 — option (a).
Two "some" statements never give a definite link, so I is not certain.
For II, nothing in the statements forbids every pen from also being a book.
Since no statement rules it out, that arrangement is possible — II follows.
Only Conclusion II — option (a).
The product is 0 × 1 × 2 × 3 × … × 12.
Any product containing zero as a factor becomes zero.
So the whole product collapses to 0.
Hence option (b).
Sum of the first n natural numbers = .
Here n = 12.
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= 78 — option (c).
Every letter moves +1: P+1 = Q, E+1 = F, N+1 = O, C+1 = D, I+1 = J, L+1 = M.
Apply to MARKET: M+1 = N, A+1 = B, R+1 = S.
K+1 = L, E+1 = F, T+1 = U.
Hence NBSLFU — option (a).
Reverse PERSON to get NOSREP, then subtract 1 from each letter: N−1 = M, O−1 = N, S−1 = R, R−1 = Q, E−1 = D, P−1 = O ⇒ MNRQDO ✓.
Reverse TABLE to get ELBAT.
Subtract 1 from each: E−1 = D, L−1 = K, B−1 = A, A−1 = Z (cyclic), T−1 = S.
Hence DKAZS — option (a).Finished reading? Now test yourself.
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