19 November 2025 · Shift 2

Opposite-letter number coding Each letter is replaced by the place value of its opposite letter, that is by 27-n, where n is the place value of the letter. PEN: P $=16\to 27-16=11$, E $=5\to 22$, N $=14\to 13$, which gives 11-22-13 = 112213. INK: I $=9\to 18$, N $=14\to 13$, K $=11\to 16$, which gives 18-13-16 = 181316. BOOK: B $=2\to 25$, O $=15\to 12$, O $\to 12$, K $=11\to 16$. So the code is 25-12-12-16 = 25121216, i.e. option (a).

Letter coding Compare the first pair letter by letter: S$\to$T, C$\to$D, I$\to$J, E$\to$F, N$\to$O, T$\to$U, I$\to$J, S$\to$T, T$\to$U. Every letter simply moves one step forward in the alphabet, and BIOLOGIST $\to$ CJPMPHJTU follows the same rule. Applying +1 to GEOLOGIST: G$\to$H, E$\to$F, O$\to$P, L$\to$M, O$\to$P, G$\to$H, I$\to$J, S$\to$T, T$\to$U. So the code is HFPMPHJTU, i.e. option (b).

Team conflict management The disagreement is technical, so the leader's task is to get the best technical decision without letting the tension harm the team. Listening to both sides patiently, weighing the merits and demerits of each idea openly, and settling on a middle path that the team agrees to does exactly that — it uses both viewpoints and restores calm. Option (a) abandons the problem, (b) decides by seniority instead of by merit, and (d) pushes a matter upward that a leader is expected to handle. Hence, option (c) is the most appropriate answer.

Supporting a team member The cause of the mistakes is already known — personal stress — so the response must address the cause and not merely punish the symptom. Talking to him privately, understanding what he is going through and offering support restores his performance while keeping his dignity intact. Exposing him publicly (a), warning and reporting him at once (b) or recommending his removal (d) are punitive steps taken before the real problem is even touched. Hence, option (c) is the most appropriate answer.

Blood relation Start from the innermost phrase: 'my mother's father' is Gita's maternal grandfather. His only daughter can be no one but Gita's own mother. So the man's mother is the same as Gita's mother. Two people with the same mother are siblings, and the person in the photograph is a man. Hence he is Gita's brother, i.e. option (b).

Percentage increase Increase in price = ₹1060 − ₹700 = ₹360. Percentage increase is always taken on the ORIGINAL value, here ₹700. Percentage increase $=\frac{360}{700}\times 100$ $=\frac{36000}{700}=\frac{360}{7}=51.428\dots$ So the increase is about $51.42\%$, i.e. option (a).

Average speed Average speed is total distance divided by total time, not the average of the two speeds. Distance in the first part $=80\times 3=240$ km. Distance in the second part $=70\times 4=280$ km. Total distance =240+280=520 km and total time =3+4=7 hours. Average speed $=\frac{520}{7}=74.285\dots \approx 74.28$ km/h, i.e. option (b).

Letter series Write the place values of the letters: P =16, M =13, J =10, G =7. Each place value is 3 less than the one before it, so the letters move three steps backward every time. The next place value is 7-3=4, and the 4th letter of the alphabet is D. Hence the answer is D, i.e. option (b).

Symbol substitution Test the first equation. The result 792 is only 3 more than 789, and 42 and 14 are related by $42÷14=3$. So the first symbol stands for + and '!' stands for $÷$, with the division worked out first. Check with the second equation: $797+\frac{80}{10}=797+8=805$, which is exactly what is given. Now apply the same rule: $399+\frac{45}{15}$. =399+3=402 Hence the required value is 402, i.e. option (b).

Letter series Place values of the given letters: T =20, P =16, L =12, H =8. The values fall by 4 each time, so every letter is four steps behind the previous one. The next place value is 8-4=4, and the 4th letter of the alphabet is D. Hence the answer is D, i.e. option (b).

Number series Take the differences of consecutive terms: 10-7=3, 15-10=5, 22-15=7, 31-22=9. The differences 3,5,7,9 are consecutive odd numbers, so the next difference must be 11. Required term =31+11=42. Hence the answer is 42, i.e. option (c).

nth term of an AP The terms rise by the same amount each time, so this is an arithmetic progression. First term a=22 and common difference d=26-22=4. Formula: $a_n=a+\left(n-1\right)d$ $a_{50}=22+\left(50-1\right)\times 4$ $=22+49\times 4=22+196$ =218, i.e. option (b).

Letter cluster analogy Place values of DHL are 4, 8, 12 and of NRV are 14, 18, 22. Each letter has moved forward by 10: 4+10=14, 8+10=18, 12+10=22. HLP has place values 8, 12, 16; adding 10 gives 18, 22, 26. Letters number 18, 22, 26 are R, V and Z, so the answer is RVZ, i.e. option (b).

Word reversal analogy Read DELHI from the last letter to the first: I, H, L, E, D — exactly the code given. So the rule is simply to reverse the order of the letters. Reversing PATNA gives A, N, T, A, P. Hence the answer is ANTAP, i.e. option (d).

Letter cluster series Every group is made of four consecutive letters: B-C-D-E, H-I-J-K, N-O-P-Q. Look only at the first letters: B =2, H =8, N =14 — each is 6 more than the previous one. So the next group starts at 14+6=20, and the 20th letter is T. Four consecutive letters from T are T, U, V, W. Hence the answer is TUVW, i.e. option (b).

Address matching Compare each candidate address with the Master Address block by block: flat number, enclave, road, city and PIN code. Only the flat number changes from option to option — the rest of every address is already identical to the MA. The MA flat number is 8-2-145/C, while (a) shows 146, (b) shows 135 and (d) changes the first block 8 to 9. Option (c) reproduces 'Flat No. 8-2-145/C, Laxmi Enclave, MG Road, Bhopal - 462011' character for character, so option (c) is the exact match.

Situational judgement The question tests professional conduct, so the best response is the one that settles the problem without spoiling either the meeting or the working relationship. Starting a debate inside the meeting (a) disturbs the whole team and turns a small matter into a public quarrel. Ignoring the behaviour (b) lets it repeat, and complaining to higher authorities at once (d) is an over-reaction to a first incident. Talking to the colleague calmly after the meeting corrects the behaviour privately and still lets your own ideas be heard. Hence, option (c) is the most appropriate response.

Number series Take the difference between each pair of consecutive terms. 184-144=40, 224-184=40 and 264-224=40, so the series grows by a constant 40. Next term =264+40=304. Hence, option (b) is correct.

Statement and conclusion The statement gives a universal rule — every 'Elite Club' member holds a Gold Card — together with one particular fact, that Rahul is a member. Applying the rule to that particular case, Rahul must hold a Gold Card, so option (b) follows with certainty. Options (a) and (c) bring in wealth and the post of president, which the statement never mentions. Option (d) says 'only Rahul', but the statement in fact allows every other member to hold a Gold Card as well. Hence, option (b) is correct.

Statement and conclusion 'All doctors are registered with the Medical Council' is a universal rule, and 'Seema is a doctor' places Seema inside that group. So the rule applies to her directly and she must be registered with the Medical Council — option (b). Being a surgeon (a) or working in a government hospital (c) is extra information the statement does not supply. Option (d) contradicts the rule outright. Hence, option (b) is correct.

Direction sense Take the house as the starting point and mark every move on a rough sketch. The 10 m walked towards the north and the 10 m walked towards the south cancel each other exactly. What remains of the whole journey is only the 5 m walked towards the east. So Ram is now 5 m due east of his house, i.e. option (d).

Odd letter-number pair Check both halves of every pair separately: how the two letters move, and what happens to the number. In each pair both letters move two steps forward in the alphabet and the number is halved. $480÷2=240$, $360÷2=180$ and $500÷2=250$, so (a), (b) and (c) obey the rule. In (d) the letters do move $W\to Y$ and $X\to Z$, but $420÷2=210$, not 215. Hence the odd one out is option (d).

Odd letter-number pair Test the letter change and the number change of every pair one by one. In each pair both letters move two steps forward and the number also increases by 2. 14+2=16, 20+2=22 and 11+2=13, so (a), (b) and (c) follow the same rule. In (d) the letters follow the rule, but the number should be 09+2=11, whereas the pair shows 15. Hence the odd one out is option (d).

Word formation First list the letters available in COMMUNICATION with how many times each occurs: C-2, O-2, M-2, U-1, N-2, I-2, A-1, T-1. A word can be formed only if every letter it needs is present, and never needed more times than it occurs. ACTION, UNION and COMMON pass this test — UNION needs two N's and COMMON needs two O's and two M's, all of which are available. MUSICIAN needs the letter S, which does not occur anywhere in COMMUNICATION. Hence, option (c) is the word that cannot be formed.

Word formation The letters available in DEMOCRACY are D, E, M, O, C, R, A, C, Y, with C occurring twice and every other letter once. CORE, MODE and RACE use only these letters, each of them at most as often as it is available. CAMEL needs the letter L, and there is no L anywhere in DEMOCRACY. Hence, option (d) is the word that cannot be formed.