Mental ability test for BCS and other competitive exam

Mental ability test for BCS and other competitive exam

1. Identify the mismatched pair?

Answer :Bank rate - 8%

2. In the question, the symbols *, @, #, & and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:
'A @ B' means 'A is greater than B'.
'A% B' means 'A is equal to B'.
'A# B' mean 'A is either equal to or smaller than B'.
'A & B' means 'A is either equal to or greater than B'.
'A * B' means 'A is smaller than B'.
Now in the question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is / are definitely true?
Statements :
P & T, T * R, R # B
Conclusions :
I.  P @ T
II. B & T

Answer :if neither Conclusion I nor II is ture.

3. In the question, the symbols *, @, #, & and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:
'A @ B' means 'A is greater than B'.
'A% B' means 'A is equal to B'.
'A# B' mean 'A is either equal to or smaller than B'.
'A & B' means 'A is either equal to or greater than B'.
'A * B' means 'A is smaller than B'.
Now in the question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is / are definitely true?
Statements :
M & F, F * C, C % K
Conclusions :
I. M @ C
II. F * K

Answer :if only Conclusion II is true.

4. In the question, the symbols *, @, #, & and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:
'A @ B' means 'A is greater than B'.
'A% B' means 'A is equal to B'.
'A# B' mean 'A is either equal to or smaller than B'.
'A & B' means 'A is either equal to or greater than B'.
'A * B' means 'A is smaller than B'.
Now in the question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is / are definitely true?
Statements :
R & P, P*K, K*F
Conclusions :
I. R @ F
II. P * F

Answer :if only Conclusion II is true.

5. In the question, the symbols *, @, #, & and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:
'A @ B' means 'A is greater than B'.
'A% B' means 'A is equal to B'.
'A# B' mean 'A is either equal to or smaller than B'.
'A & B' means 'A is either equal to or greater than B'.
'A * B' means 'A is smaller than B'.
Now in the question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is / are definitely true?
Statements :
Q @ F, F % C, N * C
Conclusions :
l. Q @ C
II. F * N

Answer :if only Conclusion I is true.

6. In the question, the symbols *, @, #, & and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:
'A @ B' means 'A is greater than B'.
'A% B' means 'A is equal to B'.
'A# B' mean 'A is either equal to or smaller than B'.
'A & B' means 'A is either equal to or greater than B'.
'A * B' means 'A is smaller than B'.
Now in the question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is / are definitely true?
Statements:
S % A, A & D, D * J
Conclusions :
I. D # S
ll. A * J

Answer :if only Conclusion I is true.

7. In the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements :
All colleges are institutions.
Some institutions are buildings.
Some buildings are colleges.
Conclusions :
I. Some institutions are both colleges and buildings.
II. No college is a building.

Answer :if only conclusion I follows.

8. In the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements :
All computers are machines.
All machines are expensive.
All expensive are scanners.
Conclusions :
I. At least some scanners are
machines.
II. Some computers are not expensive.

Answer :if only conclusion I follows

9. In the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
All journeys are distances.
Some distances are not journeys~
Some journeys are vacations.
Conditions:
I. Some distances are vacations.
II. Some vacations are not journeys.

Answer :if only conclusion I follows.

10. In the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements :
All pebbles are stone.
No stone is a diamond.
Some pre Cious are diamonds.
Conclusions:
I. Some pebbles are diamonds.
II. Some stones are precious

Answer :if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

11. In the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements :
Some drawings are paintings.
All drawings are sketches.
Some sketches are interesting.
Conclusions :
I. All paintings are sketches.
II. Some interesting are drawings

Answer :if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

12. 'AB'is related to 'EF' in the same way as 'IJ' is related to ____

Answer :MN

13. If each of the vowels in the word HONESTLY is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical and then the alphabets so formed are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of how many of the following alphabets will remain, unchanged? (ti•om that of before arranging in alphabetical order)

Answer :One

14. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word INTRUDE each of which has as many letters between. them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical order?

Answer :Two

15. How many meaningful English words can be made from the lettes IRA, using each Jetter only once in each word?

Answer :One