Government exams
- In a code, each letter of a word is replaced by the letter two places before it in the alphabet, and then the new word is written in reverse order. How will PLANT be coded? Answer: A. RLYJN Answer: (A) RLYJN Two places back: P→N, L→J, A→Y (going back past A wraps to Z, Y), N→L, T→R, giving NJYLR. Reverse it: RLY... 1
- In a certain code language, MOTHER is written as NPUIFS. Which word is written as TJTUFS in that language? Answer: D. SISTER Answer: (D) SISTER M→N, O→P, T→U, H→I, E→F, R→S: each letter moves one place forward. To decode, move each letter one plac... 1
- In a certain code language, every vowel is replaced by the next letter of the alphabet and every consonant by the previous letter. In this way BOARD is written as APBQC. How will PLAIN be written? Answer: A. OKBJM Answer: (A) OKBJM Consonants go back one: P→O, L→K, N→M. Vowels go forward one: A→B, I→J. So PLAIN = O K B J M = OKBJM. 1
- In a certain code language, ‘ka la ho’ means ‘eat fresh fruits’, ‘ho ma pa’ means ‘fruits are sweet’, ‘pa na ka’ means ‘sweet fresh mango’ and ‘ra na ta’ means ‘mango is ripe’. What is the code for ‘mango’? Answer: A. na Answer: (A) na ‘mango’ is in sentences 3 and 4; the only code common to ‘pa na ka’ and ‘ra na ta’ is ‘na’. Check: fresh = ka (... 1
- Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: C. Mango Answer: (C) Mango Rose, lotus and jasmine are flowers. Mango is a fruit. 1
- Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the number that does not belong to the group. Answer: C. 9 Answer: (C) 9 3, 5 and 7 are prime numbers. 9 = 3 × 3 is not prime. 1
- Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster. Answer: C. GI Answer: (C) GI AB, CD and EF are pairs of consecutive letters. In GI, the letter H is skipped. 1
- Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd number-pair. Answer: D. (6, 30) Answer: (D) (6, 30) In (3, 9), (4, 16) and (5, 25), the second number is the square of the first: 3² = 9 , 4² = 16 , 5² =... 1
- Three of the following four sets of numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the set that is different. (Work on the whole numbers; do not split them into digits.) Answer: D. (5, 20, 90) Answer: (D) (5, 20, 90) In (2, 8, 32), (3, 12, 48) and (4, 16, 64), each number is 4 times the previous one. In (5, 2... 1
- M is the only son of N. N’s wife is O. P is the only daughter-in-law of O. Q is P’s daughter. How is N related to Q? Answer: B. Grandfather Answer: (B) Grandfather O is N’s wife, so M is O’s son too (as usual in these questions, a father’s wife is taken to... 1
- Pointing to a lady, a man said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.” How is the lady related to the man? Answer: A. Sister of his father-in-law Answer: (A) Sister of his father-in-law The son of the lady’s brother is the brother of the man’s wif... 1
- Pointing to a woman, Sunil said, “She is the only daughter-in-law of the only son of my paternal grandfather. I am my parents’ only son.” How is the woman related to Sunil? Answer: A. Wife Answer: (A) Wife The only son of Sunil’s paternal grandfather is Sunil’s father. His daughter-in-law is the wife of his son.... 1
- In a certain code, A $ B means ‘A is the father of B’, A & B means ‘A is the sister of B’ and A # B means ‘A is the daughter of B’. If H $ J & K # M, how is M related to H? Answer: C. Wife Answer: (C) Wife H $ J: H is the father of J. J & K: J is the sister of K, so H is K’s father too. K # M: K is the daughter... 1
- A is the brother of B. B is the daughter of C. How is A related to C? Answer: C. Son Answer: (C) Son B is the daughter of C, so C is a parent of B. A is B’s brother, so A is also C’s child. A is male, so A is C... 1
- P is the father of Q. Q is the brother of R. R is a girl. How is R related to P? Answer: C. Daughter Answer: (C) Daughter Q is P’s child and R is Q’s sibling, so R is also P’s child. R is a girl, so R is P’s daughter. 1
- X is the wife of Y. Y is the son of Z. How is X related to Z? Answer: D. Daughter-in-law Answer: (D) Daughter-in-law Y is Z’s son and X is Y’s wife. The wife of one’s son is one’s daughter-in-law. 1
- B is the sister of A’s mother. How is B related to A? Answer: A. Aunt Answer: (A) Aunt B is the sister of A’s mother, so B is A’s mother’s sister. Mother’s sister = (maternal) aunt. 1
- Introducing a woman, Ramesh said, “She is the only daughter of the only son of my paternal grandfather.” How is the woman related to Ramesh? Answer: C. Sister Answer: (C) Sister The only son of Ramesh’s paternal grandfather is Ramesh’s father. The only daughter of Ramesh’s father... 1
- M is the son of N. N is the daughter of O. O is the husband of P. How is O related to M? Answer: B. Grandfather Answer: (B) Grandfather N is M’s mother (N is a daughter, so female). O is N’s parent, and O is a husband, so male. T... 1
- A is B’s husband. C is A’s sister. How is C related to B? Answer: C. Sister-in-law Answer: (C) Sister-in-law C is the sister of B’s husband. Husband’s sister = sister-in-law. 1
- K is the brother of L. M is the father of K. N is the mother of M. L is a girl. How is L related to N? Answer: B. Granddaughter Answer: (B) Granddaughter M is the father of both K and L. N is M’s mother. So L is the daughter of N’s son, that i... 1
- Pointing to a man, Rita said, “He is the son of my father’s only son.” How is the man related to Rita? Answer: A. Nephew Answer: (A) Nephew Rita is a woman, so her father’s only son is her brother. The man is her brother’s son, so he is Rita’s... 1
- Pointing to a girl in a photograph, Arun said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the girl related to Arun? Answer: C. Niece Answer: (C) Niece Arun is male, so the only daughter of his mother is his sister. The girl is his sister’s daughter, so she... 1
- In a certain code, A + B means ‘A is the father of B’, A − B means ‘A is the wife of B’, A × B means ‘A is the brother of B’ and A ÷ B means ‘A is the daughter of B’. If P ÷ Q + R × S, how is P related to S? Answer: A. Sister Answer: (A) Sister P ÷ Q: P is the daughter of Q. Q + R: Q is the father of R. R × S: R is the brother of S. So P, R and S... 1