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PSA ASSIGNMENT Direction (Question No. 1 – 6): In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.
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Cobbler : Leather : : Carpenter : ? (A) Furniture (C) Hammer Push : Pull : : Throw : ? (A) Jump (C) Pick Girl : Woman: : Puppy : ? (A) Dog (C) Mare Water : Convection : : Space : ? (A) Conduction (C) Vaccum Candle : Wax : : Paper : ? (A) Wood (C) Bamboo Influenza : virus : : Typhoid : ? (A) Bacillus (C) Protozoa
(B) Wood (D) Chair (B) Collect (D) Game (B) Cat (D) Bitch (B) Transference (D) Radiation (B) Tree (D) Pulp (B) Parasite (D) Bacteria
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Direction (Question No. 7 – 8): In each of the following questions, there is certain relation between two given numbers on one side of : : and one number is given on another side of : : while another number is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this numbers as the number of the given pair bear. Choose the best alternative.
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6 : 42 : : 8 : ? (A) 63 (C) 72
(B) 57 (D) 80
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12 : 37 : : 2 : ? (A) 1 (C) 7
(B) 38 (D) 13
Direction (Question No. 9 – 14): Each of the following questions consists of a pair of numbers that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four other pairs of numbers given as alternatives. Select the pair in which the numbers are similarly related as in the given pair.
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6 : 27 (A) 5 : 24 (C) 1 : 8 4 : 32 (A) 5 : 60 (C) 8 : 251 125 : 25 (A) 16 : 8 (C) 64 : 8
(B) 4 : 20 (D) 11 : 47 (B) 6 : 108 (D) 9 : 304 (B) 27 : 9 (D) 8 : 16
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The triplet which is similar to the triplet (256, 64, 16) is (A) (80, 40, 10) (C) (80, 40, 5) (B) (144, 36, 12) (D)(128, 32, 8) (B) 9 : 243 (D) 5 : 75 (B) 23 : 72 (D) 11 : 43
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8 : 256 (A) 7 : 343 (C) 10 : 500 7 : 24 (A) 30 : 100 (C) 19 : 58
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Direction (Question No. 15 – 22): In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.
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3, 6, 5, 20, 7, 42, 9, (. . .) (A) 54 (C) 66
(B) 60 (D) 72
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165, 195, 255, 285, 345, (. . .) (A) 405 (C) 375 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, (. . .) (A) 92 (C) 127 462, 420, 380, (. . .), 306 (A) 322 (C) 342 134, 245, 356, 467, (. . . ) (A) 579 (C) 568 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, (. . .) (A) 35 (C) 48 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ( ) (A) 60 (C) 70 2, 3, 8, 63, (. . . ) (A) 1038 (C) 3008
(B) 420 (D) 390 (B) 115 (D) 131 (B) 332 (D) 352 (B) 578 (D) 478 (B) 36 (D) 49 (B) 64 (D) 72 (B) 1998 (D) 3968
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In a certain code language, ‘Tom Kun Sud’ means ‘Dogs are barking’; ‘Kun Jo Mop’ means ‘Dogs and horses’ and ‘Mut Tom Ko’ means ‘Donkeys are mad’. Which word in that language means ‘barking’? (A) Sud (B) Kun (C) Jo (D) Tom In a certain language, ‘pre nat bis’ means ‘smoking is harmful’ ; ‘vog dor nat’ means ‘avoid harmful habit’ and ‘dor bis yel’ means ‘please avoid smoking’. Which of the following means ‘habit’ in that language? (A) vog (B) nat (C) dor (D) bis
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In a certain code, ‘256’ means ‘red colour chalk’, ‘589’ means ‘green colour flower’ and ‘245’ means ‘white colour chalk’. Which digit in that code means ‘white’? (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D)can’t be determined In a certain code, ‘nee tim see’ means ‘how are you’; ‘ble nee see’ means ‘where are you’, what is the code for ‘where’? (A) nee (B) tim (C) can’t be determined (D) none of these CIRCLE is related to RICELC in the same way as SQUARE is related to (A) QSUERA (B) QUSERA (C) UQSAER (D) UQSERA In the series 3, 9, 15, ….. , what will be the 21st terms? (A) 117 (B) 129 (C) 121 (D) 123 If P denotes ÷, Q denotes ×, R denotes + and S denotes –, then 18 Q 12 P 4 R 5 S 6 = ? . (A) 36 (B) 53 (C) 59 (D) 65 If P denotes +, Q denotes –, R denotes × and S denotes ÷, which of the following statements is correct? (A) 36 R 4 S 8 Q 7 P 4 = 10 (B) 16 R 12 P 49 S 7 Q 9 = 200 (C) 32 S 8 R 9 = 160 Q 12 R 12 (D) 8 R 8 P 8 S 8 Q 8 = 57 Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct: 5 + 3 × 8 – 12 ÷ 4 = 3 (A) + and – (B) – and ÷ (C) + and × (D) + and ÷ If + means ÷, – means×, ÷ means –, × means +, what will be the value of 8 + 6 ÷ 4 – 7 × 3? (A) – (C) 12
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Direction (Question No. 33 – 34): If > denotes +, < denotes –, + denotes ÷ , ^ denotes ×, – denotes =, × denotes > and = denotes <, choose the correct statement in each of the following questions.
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(A) 6 + 3 > 8 = 4 + 2 < 1 (C) 8 < 4 + 2 = 6 > 3 (A) 29 < 18 + 6 = 36 + 6 ∧ 4 (C) 32 > 6 + 2 = 6 < 7 ∧ 2
(B) 4 > 6 + 2 × 32 + 4 < 1 (D) 14 + 7 > 3 = 6 + 3 > 2 (B) 18 > 12 + 4 × 7 > 8 ∧ 2 (D) 31 > 1 < 2 = 4 > 6 ∧ 7
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Rahul told Anand, “Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my grandmother.” Whom did Rahul defeat? (A) son (B) father (C) brother (D) father-in-law
Direction (Question No. 36 – 40): In each of the following questions, various terms of a letter series are given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.
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CE, GI, KM, OQ, ? (A) TW (C) SU BD, GI, LN, QS, ? (A) TV (C) WX AD, EH, IL, ?, QT (A) LM (C) MP cx, fu, ir, ? , ol, ri (A) lo (C) no MHZ, NIW, OKT, PNQ, ? (A) PRN (C) QRM
(B) TV (D) RT (B) UW (D) VX (B) MN (D) OM (B) mn (D) op (B) QRN (D) QQN
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ANSWERS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
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Cobbler : Leather : : Carpenter : ? (A) Furniture (C) Hammer Push : Pull : : Throw : ? (A) Jump (C) Pick Girl : Woman: : Puppy : ? (A) Dog (C) Mare Water : Convection : : Space : ? (A) Conduction (C) Vaccum Candle : Wax : : Paper : ? (A) Wood (C) Bamboo Influenza : virus : : Typhoid : ? (A) Bacillus (C) Protozoa
(B) Wood (D) Chair (B) Collect (D) Game (B) Cat (D) Bitch (B) Transference (D) Radiation (B) Tree (D) Pulp (B) Parasite (D) Bacteria
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Direction (Question No. 7 – 8): In each of the following questions, there is certain relation between two given numbers on one side of : : and one number is given on another side of : : while another number is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this numbers as the number of the given pair bear. Choose the best alternative.
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6 : 42 : : 8 : ? (A) 63 (C) 72
(B) 57 (D) 80
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12 : 37 : : 2 : ? (A) 1 (C) 7
(B) 38 (D) 13
Direction (Question No. 9 – 14): Each of the following questions consists of a pair of numbers that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four other pairs of numbers given as alternatives. Select the pair in which the numbers are similarly related as in the given pair.
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6 : 27 (A) 5 : 24 (C) 1 : 8 4 : 32 (A) 5 : 60 (C) 8 : 251 125 : 25 (A) 16 : 8 (C) 64 : 8
(B) 4 : 20 (D) 11 : 47 (B) 6 : 108 (D) 9 : 304 (B) 27 : 9 (D) 8 : 16
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The triplet which is similar to the triplet (256, 64, 16) is (A) (80, 40, 10) (C) (80, 40, 5) (B) (144, 36, 12) (D)(128, 32, 8) (B) 9 : 243 (D) 5 : 75 (B) 23 : 72 (D) 11 : 43
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8 : 256 (A) 7 : 343 (C) 10 : 500 7 : 24 (A) 30 : 100 (C) 19 : 58
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Direction (Question No. 15 – 22): In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.
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3, 6, 5, 20, 7, 42, 9, (. . .) (A) 54 (C) 66
(B) 60 (D) 72
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165, 195, 255, 285, 345, (. . .) (A) 405 (C) 375 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, (. . .) (A) 92 (C) 127 462, 420, 380, (. . .), 306 (A) 322 (C) 342 134, 245, 356, 467, (. . . ) (A) 579 (C) 568 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, (. . .) (A) 35 (C) 48 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ( ) (A) 60 (C) 70 2, 3, 8, 63, (. . . ) (A) 1038 (C) 3008
(B) 420 (D) 390 (B) 115 (D) 131 (B) 332 (D) 352 (B) 578 (D) 478 (B) 36 (D) 49 (B) 64 (D) 72 (B) 1998 (D) 3968
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In a certain code language, ‘Tom Kun Sud’ means ‘Dogs are barking’; ‘Kun Jo Mop’ means ‘Dogs and horses’ and ‘Mut Tom Ko’ means ‘Donkeys are mad’. Which word in that language means ‘barking’? (A) Sud (B) Kun (C) Jo (D) Tom In a certain language, ‘pre nat bis’ means ‘smoking is harmful’ ; ‘vog dor nat’ means ‘avoid harmful habit’ and ‘dor bis yel’ means ‘please avoid smoking’. Which of the following means ‘habit’ in that language? (A) vog (B) nat (C) dor (D) bis
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In a certain code, ‘256’ means ‘red colour chalk’, ‘589’ means ‘green colour flower’ and ‘245’ means ‘white colour chalk’. Which digit in that code means ‘white’? (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D)can’t be determined In a certain code, ‘nee tim see’ means ‘how are you’; ‘ble nee see’ means ‘where are you’, what is the code for ‘where’? (A) nee (B) tim (C) can’t be determined (D) none of these CIRCLE is related to RICELC in the same way as SQUARE is related to (A) QSUERA (B) QUSERA (C) UQSAER (D) UQSERA In the series 3, 9, 15, ….. , what will be the 21st terms? (A) 117 (B) 129 (C) 121 (D) 123 If P denotes ÷, Q denotes ×, R denotes + and S denotes –, then 18 Q 12 P 4 R 5 S 6 = ? . (A) 36 (B) 53 (C) 59 (D) 65 If P denotes +, Q denotes –, R denotes × and S denotes ÷, which of the following statements is correct? (A) 36 R 4 S 8 Q 7 P 4 = 10 (B) 16 R 12 P 49 S 7 Q 9 = 200 (C) 32 S 8 R 9 = 160 Q 12 R 12 (D) 8 R 8 P 8 S 8 Q 8 = 57 Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct: 5 + 3 × 8 – 12 ÷ 4 = 3 (A) + and – (B) – and ÷ (C) + and × (D) + and ÷ If + means ÷, – means×, ÷ means –, × means +, what will be the value of 8 + 6 ÷ 4 – 7 × 3? (A) – (C) 12
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Direction (Question No. 33 – 34): If > denotes +, < denotes –, + denotes ÷ , ^ denotes ×, – denotes =, × denotes > and = denotes <, choose the correct statement in each of the following questions.
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(A) 6 + 3 > 8 = 4 + 2 < 1 (C) 8 < 4 + 2 = 6 > 3 (A) 29 < 18 + 6 = 36 + 6 ∧ 4 (C) 32 > 6 + 2 = 6 < 7 ∧ 2
(B) 4 > 6 + 2 × 32 + 4 < 1 (D) 14 + 7 > 3 = 6 + 3 > 2 (B) 18 > 12 + 4 × 7 > 8 ∧ 2 (D) 31 > 1 < 2 = 4 > 6 ∧ 7
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Rahul told Anand, “Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my grandmother.” Whom did Rahul defeat? (A) son (B) father (C) brother (D) father-in-law
Direction (Question No. 36 – 40): In each of the following questions, various terms of a letter series are given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.
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CE, GI, KM, OQ, ? (A) TW (C) SU BD, GI, LN, QS, ? (A) TV (C) WX AD, EH, IL, ?, QT (A) LM (C) MP cx, fu, ir, ? , ol, ri (A) lo (C) no MHZ, NIW, OKT, PNQ, ? (A) PRN (C) QRM
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ANSWERS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
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