APTITUDE QUESTIONS

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LAKSHMIDEVI

TEST OF REASONING

• CODING-DECODING

• ANALOGY

• CLASSIFICATION

• SERIES TEST

• NUMBER AND ALPHABET TEST

CODING-DECODING

1.In a certain code BOARD is written as 53169 and NEAR is written as 2416.How is NODE written in that code?

a)2394b)2894c)2934d)2694e)none

Working Notes

• B O A R D N E A R N O D E

5 3 1 6 9 2 4 1 6 2 3 9 4

2. In a certain code SPORDIAC is written as QNORDJEB. How is TROUBLES is written in that code?

a)SQTNTFMCb)TNQSRDKAc)TNQSTFMCd)TNQSCMFTe)none

• S Q T T• P N R N• O O -1 O Q -1• R R U S• A D B T +1• D J +1 L F • I E E M • C B S C

3. EARN is related to RANE and BOND is related to NODB in the same way as TEAR is related to

a)AERTb)ATREc)ARETd)REATe)NONE

E A R N R A N E1 2 3 4 3 2 4 1

T E A R A E R T1 2 3 4 3 2 4 1

4. In a certain code 59346 is written as $AD%F and 8173 is written as HB#D. How is 9865

written in that code?a)HAF$b)AFH$c)ADF$d)BHF$e)None of these

5 9 3 4 6 8 1 7 3$ A D % F H B # D

9 8 6 5A H F $

5. In a certain code ‘OPEN THE DOOR’ is written as ‘ka te jo’ , ‘DOOR IS CLOSED’ is written as ‘jo pa ma’ and ‘THIS IS GOOD’ is written as ‘la ra pa’. What is the code for ‘CLOSED’?

a)Mab)Pac)Jod)Kae)None of these

Open the door- ka te jo

Door is closed- jo pa ma

This is good- la ra paCode for closed-ma

6. In a certain code LONG is written as 5123 and GEAR is written as 3748. How is LANE written in that code ?

a)5427b)5247c)5847d)5237e)None of these

L O N G G E A R5 1 2 3 3 7 4 8

L A N E5 4 2 7

7. ‘BD’ is related to ‘EG’ and ‘MO’ is related to ‘PR’ in the same way as ‘FH’ s related to

a)LMb)ILc)JLd)IKe)None of these

+3 +3B D E G F H I K +3 +3 +3 M O P R +3

8. In a certain code BREAKDOWN is written as BFSCJMVNC. How is ORGANISED written in that code?

a)PSHBMCDRHb)BHSPMCDRHc)BHSPOCDRHd)BHSPNHRDCe)None of these

B B O BR F R H E S +1 G S +1A C A PK J -1 N M -1D M I C O V S D -1W N -1 E RN C D H

9. In a certain code language ‘pik da pa’ means ‘where are you’; ‘da na ja’ means ‘you may come’ and ‘na ka sa’ means ‘he may go’. Which of the following means ‘come’ in that code language ?

a)Dab)Jac)Nad)Cannot be determined

Where are you-pik da paYou may come-da na jaHe may go-na ka sa

Come-ja

10. In a certain code CLIMATE is written as BUFLJMD. How is orderly written in that code?

a)SMZDESPb)ZMSDPSEc) ZMSDESPd)ZMSFESPe)None of these

• C F O Z• L U +1 R M +1• I B D S• M L -1 E D -1• A J R E• T M +1 L S +1• E D Y P

ANALOGY

1. If ‘GREEN’ means ‘YELLOW’ , ‘YELLOW’ means ‘WHITE’ , ‘WHITE’ means ‘RED’ , ‘RED’ means ‘VIOLET’, ‘VIOLET’ means ‘BLACK’ , then which of the following will be the color of human blood?

a)REDb)Blackc)Whited)Greene)NONE OF THESE

• Color of blood is red• Red means violet• Hence color of blood is violet

2. ‘34’ is related as ‘12’. In the same way ‘59’ is related to ??

a)45b)14c)42d)38E)47

ANS:3*4=12 5*9=45

3. ‘HORSE’ is related to ‘STABLE’ in the same way ‘DOG’ is related to

a)Shedb)Kennelc)Housed)Pene)None of these

ANS:KENNEL

4. ‘PICTURE’ is related to ‘SEE’ in the same way ‘FOOD’ is related to

a)Cookb)Watchc)Eatd)Heate)NoneANS:PICTURE-SEEFOOD-EAT

CLASSIFICATION

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one does not belong to the group?

a)Micab)Zincc)Irond)Chlorinee)Aluminium ANS:except CHLORINE al are solids.

2)Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a)18b)24c)36d)34e)26ANS36=6^2 is a square num..al other no are not

square

3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a)BDb)CEc)GId)FHe)NL

• B D• C E• G I +2• F H• N L -2

4.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a)26b)72c)34d)46e)38

• Except 72 all others are multiples of prime numbers.

26=2*13; 34=2*1746=2*23 38=2*19 since 72=9*8(not multiple of prime num)

5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a)19b)17c)23d)29e)27ANS:27 IS NOT PRIME NUM

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a)BDFb)VXZc)FIKd)MOQe)LNP

B D FV +2 X Z +2F +3 I KM O QL +2 N P

SERIES TEST

1.What should come next in the following sequence of letters?

BBCBCDBCDEBCDEFBCDEFGBCDEFa)Bb)Gc)Hd)De)none

• B • BC• BCD• BCDE• BCDEF• BCDEFG• BCDEFgH

2. What should come next in the following number sequence?

22323423452345623456a)2b)7c)8d)3e)none

• 2• 23• 234• 2345• 23456• 234567

3.What will come next in the following series?ABBDCFDHEJa)Nb)Oc) Kd)Fe)None

+1A B B D C F D H E J F +2NEXT LETTER IS f

NUMBER AND ALPHABET TEST

1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word GLIMPSE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

a) Noneb) Onec) Twod) More than two

G L I M P S E

Required Pairs= G-I and E-I

2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TERMINATE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

a)Noneb)Onec) Twod)More than two

T E R M I N A T E

TWO PAIRS= TR and IE

3.How many such digits are there in the number 5831649 each of which is far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order?

a)Noneb)Onec) Twod)More than two

Number : 5 8 6 7 4 1 3 9Descendi: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1