24 September 2025 · Shift 3

Address matching (a) changes Delhi to Haryana; (c) replaces New Delhi with Gurugram. (d) changes the sector to 16. Only (b) matches the sample exactly. Hence option (b).

Ordering by date Pick out the four dates asked for: Bilaspur 10, Patna 11, Bokaro 12 and Karimnagar 15 April. Now put them in rising order of date. 10 → 11 → 12 → 15. Bilaspur, Patna, Bokaro, Karimnagar — option (b).

×3 with rising add The rule is × 3 with a number that grows by one each step. 20×3 + 2 = 62, 62×3 + 3 = 189, 189×3 + 4 = 571 ✓. Next: 571 × 3 + 5 = 1713 + 5 = 1718. Check: 1718 × 3 + 6 = 5160 ✓ — option (a).

Series (+11) Each term rises by 11. 24 + 11 = 35, 35 + 11 = 46, and so on. 68 + 11. = 79 — option (c).

LCM with remainder The number must be 5 more than a common multiple of 4, 6 and 8. LCM(4, 6, 8) = 24. Required number = 24 + 5. = 29 — option (b).

n × (n+1) Rule: the number multiplied by the next number. Check: 6 × 7 = 42 ✓ and 7 × 8 = 56 ✓. 8 × 9. = 72 — option (b).

Defined operation Substitute x = 4 and y = 5 in the given rule. 4 + 5 + (4 × 5). = 9 + 20. = 29 — option (a).

Browsers vs media player Chrome, Edge and Firefox are all WEB BROWSERS. VLC Media Player is software for playing audio and video files. So it serves a different purpose. Hence option (b).

Code language Lines 1 and 2 share only "cool", and the common code is at ⇒ cool = at. Lines 1 and 3 share only "brick", common code ct ⇒ brick = ct; lines 2 and 3 share "car" ⇒ car = kt, so clear = ot. In line 1 the codes left for "start" and "sugar" are bt and mt. So start clear sugar = bt, ot, mt — option (b).

Percentages 30% of 680 = $\frac{30}{100}$ × 680 = 204. 25% of 840 = $\frac{1}{4}$ × 840 = 210. 204 + 210. = 414 — option (d).

Squares 324 = 18² and 400 = 20², so the square number rises by 2. 196 = 14². The next even square is 16². 16 × 16 = 256 — option (a).

Palindromes A palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards. 789987 ✓, 5005 ✓ and 4321234 ✓ all do. 98765 reversed is 56789, so it does not ✗. Three palindromes — option (c).

Syllogism Fruits lie inside the nutritious group and that group lies inside healthy. So all fruits are healthy — I follows. Since every nutritious thing is healthy, at least some healthy things are certainly nutritious — II follows. Both follow — option (c).

Syllogism Some hardworking people are successful, and no successful person is lazy. So those hardworking people are certainly not lazy — I follows. Students lie inside the hardworking group, but need not be among the successful ones, so nothing is fixed about them — II does not follow. Only I — option (a).

Falling gaps Positions: W(23), S(19), N(14), H(8) — the gaps are −4, −5, −6. So the next gap is −7. 8 − 7 = 1. The 1st letter is A — option (a).

Series (×3) Each term should be three times the previous one. 2, 6, 18, 54 ✓, then 54 × 3 = 162. The series shows 172 instead of 162 ✗ (and 162 × 3 = 486 ✓). Hence 172 — option (d).

Jumbled word The eleven letters rearrange to form INFORMATION. Count from the left: I(1), N(2), F(3). So F stands third. Hence option (a).

Fibonacci-type series Each term is the sum of the two before it. 2 + 3 = 5, 3 + 5 = 8, 5 + 8 = 13 ✓. 8 + 13. = 21 — option (c).

Coding (−2) Every letter moves two places BACK: O−2 = M, B−2 = Z (cyclic), A−2 = Y, M−2 = K, A−2 = Y. Apply to LINCOLN: L−2 = J, I−2 = G, N−2 = L, C−2 = A. O−2 = M, L−2 = J, N−2 = L. Hence JGLAMJL — option (a).

Letter pairs (+1, −1) 1st letters: L, M, N — each +1 ⇒ next is O. 2nd letters: I, H, G — each −1 ⇒ next is F. So the pair is O and F. Hence OF — option (c).

Area change Net change = a + b + $\frac{\mathrm{ab}}{100}$, taking the decrease as negative. = 20 − 20 − $\frac{20\times 20}{100}$. = −4. A 4% decrease — option (a).

Coding (+1) Every letter moves +1: H+1 = I, E+1 = F, A+1 = B, T+1 = U. Apply to COLD: C+1 = D, O+1 = P. L+1 = M, D+1 = E. Hence DPME — option (a).

Train crossing a pole To cross a pole the train covers only its own length, 200 m. 72 km/h = 72 × $\frac{5}{18}$ = 20 m/s. Time = $\frac{200}{20}$. = 10 seconds — option (c).

Coding (+1) Every letter moves +1: N+1 = O, P+1 = Q, O+1 = P, F+1 = G, Z+1 = A (cyclic). Apply the same rule again to OQPGA: O+1 = P, Q+1 = R, P+1 = Q. G+1 = H, A+1 = B. Hence PRQHB — option (a).

Opposite-letter code Each letter is replaced by its OPPOSITE letter, i.e. the 27th minus its position. Check: L(12) → O(15), I(9) → R(18), O(15) → L(12), N(14) → M(13) ✓. Apply to BEAR: B(2) → Y(25), E(5) → V(22), A(1) → Z(26), R(18) → I(9). Hence YVZI — option (a).