MENTAL ABILITY & TEST OF REASONING | SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT


1. In a certain code Mouse is written as PRUQC. How is 'SHIFT' Written in that same code
(a) VKIRD 
(b) VKIDR 
(c) VJIDR 
(d) VIKRD

2. In a certain code CLOCK is written as XOLXP. How will LOTUS be written in that same code
(a) OGLFH 
(b) OLGFH 
(c) LOGFH 
(d) OLGHF

3. If PARROT=123345 and SOAT=6425 then how would ROAST be written in that same code language
(a) 32456 
(b) 32564 
(c) 34625 
(d) 34265

4. In a code language 'mu kay cit-, means 'very lucky person' and 'dis hu mu' means fortunate and lucky which is the word for lucky in that language?
(a) mu 
(b) kay 
(c) cit 
(d) dis

5. In a language finger is called toe, toe is called foot, foot is called thumb, thumb is called ankle, ankle is called palm and palm is called knee. Then in that language what will an illiterate man use to mark his signature
(a) toe 
(b) knee 
(c) thumb 
(d) ankle

6. 'Pitch' is related to Cricket, in the same way as Arena is related to
(a) Tennis 
(b) Gymnastic 
(c) Badminton 
(d) Wrestling

7. Select the related pair that has the same relationship as the given pair of words Genuine: Authentic
(a) Mirage : illusion
(b) Ocean : water
(c) Breeze : Cyclone
(d) Fear : Threat

8. Find the set of numbers from the alternative set that is similar to the given - (63, 49, 35)
(a) 72, 40, 24 
(b) 72, 48, 24 
(c) 64, 40, 28 
(d) 81, 63, 45

9. AZBY : BYAZ:: BXCW: ..........
(a) CWBX 
(b) CWDX 
(c) BWXZ 
(d) BWWZ

10. Find the odd one from the alternatives
(a) Turban 
(b) Skirt
(c) Frock 
(d) Sari

11. Find the odd one
(a) CXGT 
(b) EVBY 
(c) DXEY 
(d) AZDW

12. Arrange the words in alphabetical order and which will come in the middle?
Electric, Elector, Elect, Electrode, Electron
(a) Elector 
(b) Elect 
(c) Electric 
(d) Electrode

13. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'CHANNEL' which has as many letters between them in the word as in English alphabet
(a) one 
(b) two 
(c) three 
(d) more than three

14. How many letters are there in the word 'MARTINA' which remain same in its position, if they are arranged in alphabetical order:
(a) 1 
(b) 2 
(c) 3 
(d) 4

15. Find the word which can't be formed using the letters of NATIONALISATION
(a) NOTATION
(b) SALINATION
(c) INSTALLATION
(d) SANITATION

16. How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters 'VLEl' using each letter only once in each word?
(a) five 
(b) one 
(c) three 
(d) four

17.A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the West. In which direction will his left hand be?
(a) North 
(b) South 
(c) East 
(d) West

18. At 3 o' clock the minute hand of a clock points the North East then hour hand will point towards the
(a) South 
(6) South West 
(c) North West 
(d) South East

19. A walks 10 m in towards East and then 10m to his right. Then every time turning to his left he walks 5 m, 15 m and 15 m respectively. How tar is he now from his starting point
(a) 5 m 
(b) 10 m 
(c) 15 m 
(d) 20 m

20. If South East become North, North East become West and so on, then what will West become?
(a) North East
(b) South East
(c) North West
(d) None of the above

21. Ravi travelled 4 km straight towards South. He turned left and travelled 6 km straight, then turned right and travelled 4 km straight. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 8 km 
(b) 10 km 
(c) 12 km 
(d) 18 km

22. How many even numbers are there in the following series of numbers each of which is preceded by an odd number but not followed by an even number
5 3 4 8 9 7 1 6 5 3 2 9 8 7 3 5
(a) 1 
(b) 2 
(c) 3 
(d) 5

23. The positions of how many digits in the number 351462987 will remain unchanged after the digits are rearranged in ascending order within the number
(a) one 
(b) two 
(c) three 
(d) none

24. Sanjay ranks 18th in a class of 49 student. Find his rank from the last?
(a) 18 
(b) 19 
(c) 31 
(d) 32

25. In a row of boys Rajan is 10th from the right and Suraj is 10th from the left. When Rajan and Suraj interchange their positions Suraj will be 27th from the left which of the following will be Rajan's position from the right?
(a) 10th 
(b) 26th 
(c) 29th 
(d) 27th

26. Some boys are sitting in a row P is sitting 14th from the left and Q is 7th from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q how many boys are there in the row?
(a) 19 
(b) 21 
(c) 23 
(d) 25

27. Ifthe day after tomorrow is Saturday what day was three days before yesterday
(a) Sunday 
(b) Monday 
(c) Thursday 
(d) Saturday

28. If Tuesday falls on the fourth of the month, then, which day will fall three days after the 24th 
(a) Monday 
(b) Tuesday 
(c) Thursday 
(d) Friday

29. If in each following number, first and the last digit are interchanged which one of the following will be third highest number. 972, 682, 189, 298, 751
(a) 972 
(b) 682 
(c) 298 
(d) 751

30. Find the wrong term in the series 2, 10, 50, 500, 1000
(a) 2 
(b) 1000 
(c) 50 
(d) 500

31. Find the next term of the series
0, 2,3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24, 26
(a) 28 
(b) 30 
(c) 32 
(d) 35

32. Find the next term of the letter series
RUA, UBG, XIL, APP, DWS, ........
(a) PIT 
(b) GBM 
(c) GDU 
(d) PQL

33. abca - bcaaab - ca - bbc-a
(a) ccaa 
(b) bbaa 
(c) abac 
(d) abba

34. Find the missing number
1 (3) 4 = 10, 3 (4) 6=26, 4 (5) 7 = .........
(a) 18 
(b) 24 
(c) 32 
(d) 38

35. Pointing to an old man Kajal said 'his son is my son's uncle'. How is the old man related to Kajal
(a) brother 
(b) uncle 
(c) father 
(d) grand father

36. Introducing Asha to guests, Bhaskar said 'Her father is the only son of my father'. How is Asha related to Bhaskar?
(a) Daughter 
(b) Mother 
(c) Sister 
(d) Niece

37. A clock is fast by 15 minutes in 24 hours. It is made right at 12 noon. What time will it show in .......
(a) 4.10 AM 
(b) 4:15 AM 
(c) 3:45 AM 
(d) 4:30 AM

38. At what angle, the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5
(a) 58 1/2° 
(b) 64° 
(c) 67 1/2° 
(d) 72 1/2°

39. At what time between 7 and 8 O'clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not together
(a) 5 min past 7
(b) 5 2/11 min past 7
(c) 5 3/11 min past 7
(d) 5 5/11 min past 7

40. A clock is set right at 8 AM. The clock gains 10 min in 24 hours. What will be the right time when the clock indicate 1 pm on the following day
(a) 11.40 pm 
(b) 12:48 pm 
(c) 12.00 pm 
(d) 10:00 pm

41.If × means +, + means ÷, - means × and ÷ means - then 6 × 4 - 5 + 2 ÷ 1 = ...........
(a) 10 
(b) 11 
(c) 12 
(d) 15

42. If L stands for +, M stands for -, N stands for ×, P stands for ÷ then 14 N 10 L 42 P 2 M 8 = ...........
(a) 153 
(b) 216 
(c) 248 
(d) 25

43. Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order
1.Poverty 2. Population 3. Death 4. Unemploymemnt 5. disease
(a) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1 
(b) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 
(c) 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

44. Age of Naran is equal to Naveen as they are twins Nihil is younger than Naran. Priyanka is younger than Balaji but elder than Naveen. Who is the eldest of all?
(a) Naran 
(b) Balaji 
(c) Nikhil 
(d) Naveen

45. A is 3 year older to B and 3 year younger to C, while B and D are twins. How many years older is C to D
(a) 2 
(b) 3 
(c) 6 
(d) 12

46. A and B start walking in opposite directions. A covers 3 km and B covers 4 km. Then A turns right and walk 4 km while B turns left and walks 3 km. How far is each from the starting point
(a) 10 km 
(b) 8 km 
(c) 5 km 
(d) 4 km

47. If 38 + 15 = 66 and 29 + 36 = 99 then 82 + 44 = .........
(a) 77 
(b) 88 
(c) 80 
(d) 94

48. A clock strikes 5 taking 8 seconds. In order to strike 9 at the same rate the time taken is
(a) 16 seconds 
(b) 12 seconds 
(c) 14 seconds 
(d) 18 seconds

49. In a group of equal number of cows and herdsmen the number of legs was 28 less than four times the number of heads the number of herdsmen was
(a) 7 
(b) 28 
(c) 21 
(d) 14

50. Mani is double the age of Prabhu. Raman is half the age of Prabhu. IF Mani is Sixty then findout the age of Raman?
(a) 20 
(b) 15 
(c) 10 
(d) 24

Answers 

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (d) 
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a) 
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14.(a) 15. (c) 
16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (b) 
21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (d). 25. (d) 
26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (b) 
31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (c) 
36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39.(d) 40. (b) 
41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (c) 
46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (d) 50. (b)

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