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REASONING APTITUDE MIXED MCQs

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Question 81.

Direction to solve: In each of the following a sequence of groups of letters and numbers is given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.
5, 6, 9, 14, 21, ? 

  1.    28
  2.    30
  3.    31
  4.    29
  5.    65
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 30
&nbsp-  The sequence is +1, +3, +5, +7, +9.So, 21+9=30
Question 82.

Direction to solve: In each of the following a sequence of groups of letters and numbers is given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.
4, 11, 30, 67, 128, ? 

  1.    219
  2.    228
  3.    231
  4.    237
  5.    247
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 219
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13 + 3, 23 + 3, 33 + 3 and so on....
Question 83.

If the day before yesterday was Wednesday, when will Sunday be? 

  1.    Today tick.pngcross.png
  2.    Tomorrowtick.pngcross.png
  3.    Day after tomorrowtick.pngcross.png
  4.    Two days after tomorrowtick.pngcross.png
  5.    None of thesetick.pngcross.png
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Day after tomorrowtick.pngcross.png

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Day before yesterday: Wednesday
Today: Friday
Day after tomorrow: Sunday

Day before yesterday is a term used to refer to the day that occurred two days before the current day. Therefore, if the day before yesterday was Wednesday, then the day before that would have been Tuesday and the day before that would have been Monday. Hence, Sunday will be the day after tomorrow.

To understand this concept better, let us look at an example.

Let us suppose that todays date is 11th August. The day before yesterday would be 9th August (i.e. two days before 11th August). The day before that would be 8th August (i.e. three days before 11th August). Thus, Sunday would be the day after tomorrow i.e. 13th August.

Below is a summary of the concepts discussed in this solution:
Day before yesterday is a term used to refer to the day that occurred two days before the current day.
If the day before yesterday was Wednesday, then the day before that would have been Tuesday and the day before that would have been Monday.
Hence, Sunday will be the day after tomorrow.

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Question 84.

Lakshmi is elder than Meenu. Leela is elder than Meenu but younger than Lakshmi. Latha is younger than both Meenu and Hari but Hari is younger than Meenu.Who is the youngest?  

  1.    Lakshmi
  2.    Meenu
  3.    Leela
  4.    Latha
  5.    Hari
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Latha
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Lakshmi>Meenu
Lakshmi>Leela>Meenu
Meenu>Hari>Latha
So, Lakshmi> Leela>Meenu>Hari>Latha
Question 85.

Nikhil is 8 years younger than his brother Rohan. How old will Rohan be when he is twice as old as Nikhil? 

  1.    4 tick.pngcross.png
  2.    6tick.pngcross.png
  3.    8tick.pngcross.png
  4.    16tick.pngcross.png
  5.    24tick.pngcross.png
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 16tick.pngcross.png

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Let the age of Rohan be “x” years then age of Nikhil will be (x+8) years.
Therefore, when Rohan will be twice as old as Nikhil then the age of Rohan will be of 8x2=16 years.

Given that, Nikhil is 8 years younger than his brother Rohan.
Let the present age of Nikhil be x years.
Then, the present age of Rohan = x + 8 years.
Now, when Rohan will be twice as old as Nikhil,
Rohan's age = 2(x + 8)
Rohan's age = 2x + 16 years
Hence, Rohan's age will be 16 years when he will be twice as old as Nikhil.

Explanation:
Age: Age is the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.
Twice as old: Twice as old means to have twice the age of someone or something.

Therefore, in this question, Rohan's age will be 16 years when he will be twice as old as Nikhil.
This is because Nikhil is 8 years younger than Rohan, thus when Rohan's age is 2x+16 years, Nikhil will be x+8 years old.
Hence, the correct option is D 16.

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Question 86.

In a row of letters, a letter is 5th from left end and 12th from right end. How many letters are there in a row? 

  1.    15 tick.pngcross.png
  2.    16tick.pngcross.png
  3.    17tick.pngcross.png
  4.    18tick.pngcross.png
  5.    19tick.pngcross.png
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 16tick.pngcross.png

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Since a letter is 12th from right end and 5th from left end then, the total number of letters will be 16.

Let's start by understanding the given information:

The letter is 5th from the left end: This means that there are 4 letters to the left of the given letter.

The letter is 12th from the right end: This means that there are 11 letters to the right of the given letter.

Now, let's assume that the total number of letters in the row is 'n'. This means that:

The position of the given letter from the left end = 5

The position of the given letter from the right end = 12

The total number of letters in the row = n

We can use the following formula to find the position of the same letter from both the ends:

Position from the right end = (Total number of positions + 1) - Position from the left end

Using this formula, we can write two equations based on the given information:

  • n - 4 = 12 + 1
  • n = 5 + 11 + 1

Simplifying these equations, we get:

  • n - 4 = 13

n = 17

  • n = 17

Thus, we can see that the total number of letters in the row is 17, and the given letter is the 5th letter from the left end and the 12th letter from the right end. Therefore, the correct answer is Option B, i.e., 16.

If you think the solution is wrong then please provide your own solution below in the comments section .

Question 87.

Pointing to a lady Simon said, “She is the daughter of the only sister of my father”. How is lady related to Simon? 

  1.    Mother tick.pngcross.png
  2.    Aunttick.pngcross.png
  3.    Sistertick.pngcross.png
  4.    Cousin Sistertick.pngcross.png
  5.    None of thesetick.pngcross.png
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Cousin Sistertick.pngcross.png

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Father’s sister: Aunt; Aunt’s daughter: Cousin Sister. So, the daughter of the only sister of father: Cousin Sister. 

The correct option is D. Cousin Sister. A cousin is a relative with whom a person shares one or more common ancestors. In this statement, the lady is the daughter of the only sister of Simon's father, so the lady is Simon's cousin sister.

Definition of Cousin: A cousin is a relative with whom a person shares one or more common ancestors.

In the given statement, Simon is pointing to a lady and saying that she is the daughter of the only sister of his father. It means that the lady is not a sibling of Simon's father, but is a relative of his father. Therefore, the lady is Simon's cousin sister.

The relationship between Simon and the lady can be shown in the following family tree:

Simon's Grandfather
|
Simon's Father
|
Simon (given)
|
Lady (mentioned)

Thus, it is clear that the lady is Simon's cousin sister.

To summarize, the correct option is D. Cousin Sister.

Question 88.

If A=1, ACT = 24, then FAT=? 

  1.    26
  2.    25
  3.    27
  4.    24
  5.    21
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 27
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A=1, ACT= 1+3+20=24 (letters represented by their position in the alphabet), FAT = 6+1+20 = 27
Question 89.

If ‘GLOSSORY’ is coded as 97533562 and ‘GEOGRAPHY’ is coded as 915968402, then ‘GEOLOGY’ can be coded as 

  1.    915692
  2.    9157592
  3.    9057592
  4.    9157491
  5.    9157541
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 9157592
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From the given codes we have
G-9, L-7, O-5, S-3, R-6, Y-2, E-1, A-8, P-4, H- 0
GEOLOGY – 9157592
Question 90.

If ‘NEUROTIC’ can be written as ‘TICRONEU’ then how can ‘PSYCHOTIC’ be written 

  1.    TICOCHPSY tick.pngcross.png
  2.    TICCHOPSYtick.pngcross.png
  3.    TICCOHPSYtick.pngcross.png
  4.    TICHCOPSYtick.pngcross.png
  5.    TICHCOPKZtick.pngcross.png
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> TICCHOPSYtick.pngcross.png

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The first three and last three letters will exchange their positions and middle two letters remain as such.

To understand why this is the correct answer, it is important to understand the concept of anagrams. An anagram is a word that can be rearranged to form a different word. In this case, the words "NEUROTIC" and "TICRONEU" are anagrams because they contain the same letters but are arranged differently.

Similarly, "PSYCHOTIC" can be rearranged to form "TICCHOPSY." To verify this, we can use the following steps:

Count the number of each letter in "PSYCHOTIC" and see if it is the same as the number of each letter in "TICCHOPSY."

Arrange the letters of "PSYCHOTIC" in the same order as "TICCHOPSY."

Here are the steps in bullet points:

Count the number of each letter in "PSYCHOTIC" and "TICCHOPSY."

P: 1 in both words

S: 1 in both words

Y: 1 in both words

C: 2 in both words

H: 2 in both words

O: 1 in both words

T: 1 in both words

I: 1 in both words

Arrange the letters of "PSYCHOTIC" to form "TICCHOPSY."

Start with the first letter in "TICCHOPSY," which is "T." The only "T" in "PSYCHOTIC" is in the first position, so it must be the first letter in the rearranged word.

The next letter in "TICCHOPSY" is "I." There are two "I"s in "PSYCHOTIC," one in the second position and one in the seventh position. It does not matter which one we choose, as long as we use the same one for both words.

The next letter in "TICCHOPSY" is "C." There are two "C"s in "PSYCHOTIC," one in the third position and one in the sixth position. It does not matter which one we choose, as long as we use the same one for both words.

Continue this process until all the letters have been arranged.

This confirms that "PSYCHOTIC" can be rearranged to form "TICCHOPSY," making option B the correct answer.

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