APTITUDE QUESTIONS

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

Working Notes
BOARD
5 3 1 6 9

NEAR
2 4 1 6

NODE
2 3 9 4

2. In a certain code SPORDIAC is written as QNORDJEB. How is TROUBLES is written in that code? a)SQTNTFMC b)TNQSRDKA c)TNQSTFMC d)TNQSCMFT e)none

S P O R A D I C

Q N O R D J E B

-1

+1

T R O U B L E S

T N Q -1 S T +1 F M C

3. EARN is related to RANE and BOND is related to NODB in the same way as TEAR is related to a)AERT b)ATRE c)ARET d)REAT e)NONE

EARN 1234

RANE 32 4 1

TEAR 1234

AERT 3241

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

59346 $AD%F

8173 HB#D

9865 AHF$

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)Ma b)Pa c)Jo d)Ka e)None of these

Open the door- ka te jo Door is closed- jo pa ma This is good- la ra pa Code 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)5427 b)5247 c)5847 d)5237 e)None of these

LONG 51 2 3

GEAR 3748

LANE 5427

7. BD is related to EG and MO is related to PR in the same way as FH s related to a)LM b)IL c)JL d)IK e)None of these

+3 B D E G +3 +3 M O P R +3

+3 FH I K +3

8. In a certain code BREAKDOWN is written as BFSCJMVNC. How is ORGANISED written in that code? a)PSHBMCDRH b)BHSPMCDRH c)BHSPOCDRH d)BHSPNHRDC e)None of these

B R E A K D O W N

B F S +1 C J -1 M V N -1 C

O R G A N I S E D

B H S +1 P M -1 C D -1 R 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)Da b)Ja c)Na d)Cannot be determined

Where are you-pik da pa You may come-da na ja He 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) SMZDESP b) ZMSDPSE c) ZMSDESP d) ZMSFESP e) None of these

C L I M A T E

F U +1 B L -1 J M +1 D

O R D E R L Y

Z M +1 S D -1 E S +1 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)RED b)Black c)White d)Green e)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)45 b)14 c)42 d)38 E)47
ANS:3*4=12 5*9=45

3. HORSE is related to STABLE in the same way DOG is related to a)Shed b)Kennel c)House d)Pen e)None of these ANS:KENNEL

4. PICTURE is related to SEE in the same way FOOD is related to a)Cook b)Watch c)Eat d)Heat e)None ANS: PICTURE-SEE FOOD-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)Mica b)Zinc c)Iron d)Chlorine e)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)18 b)24 c)36 d)34 e)26 ANS 36=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)BD b)CE c)GI d)FH e)NL

B C G F N

D E I H L

+2 -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)26 b)72 c)34 d)46 e)38

 Except 72 all others are multiples of prime numbers. 26=2*13; 34=2*17 46=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)19 b)17 c)23 d)29 e)27 ANS: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)BDF b)VXZ c)FIK d)MOQ e)LNP

B V +2 F +3 M L +2

D X I O N

F Z K Q P

+2

SERIES TEST
1.What should come next in the following sequence of letters? BBCBCDBCDEBCDEFBCDEFGBCDEF a)B b)G c)H d)D e)none

B BC BCD BCDE BCDEF BCDEFG BCDEFgH

2. What should come next in the following number sequence? 22323423452345623456 a)2 b)7 c)8 d)3 e)none

2 23 234 2345 23456 234567

3.What will come next in the following series? ABBDCFDHEJ a) N b) O c) K d) F e) None

+1 A B B D C F D H E J F +2 NEXT 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) None b) One c) Two d) 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) None b) One c) Two d) 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) None b) One c) Two d) More than two

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