Reasoning Ability Past Paper PDF - 4th June 2019

Set 1 – 4th June Shift-I (2019) REASONING ABILITY 1. If DIG is coded as 25 and CUT is codes as 49, then 5. Select the set in which the numbers are related in how will KICK be coded as ?...

Set 1 – 4th June Shift-I (2019) REASONING ABILITY 1. If DIG is coded as 25 and CUT is codes as 49, then 5. Select the set in which the numbers are related in how will KICK be coded as ? the same way as are the numbers of the following (a) 43 (b) 39 set. (c)41 (d) 34 (9, 35, 16) 2. Select the option in which the given figure is (a) (16, 50, 64) (b) (25, 30, 4) embedded (c) (36, 55, 25) (d) (81, 65, 36) 6. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (a) (b) (3, 24, 4) (a) (6, 35, 11) (b) (2, 30, 8) (c) (12, 84, 4) (d) (4, 72, 9) (c) (d) 7. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out. 3. A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will (a) CFIL (b) GHIJ it appear when unfolded ? (c) MOQS (d) PSUX 8. Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the number that is different from the rest. (a) (b) (a) 126 (b) 189 (c) 254 (d) 217 9. In a family of eight persons, there are two couples, (c) (d) each having two children. B and D are brothers and each has two children. E is the aunt of A, who is the cousin brother of C. C is the sister of H, who is the 4. Select the figure that will come next in the cousin brother of G. F is the wife of B. How is H following figure series. related to F ? (a) Nephew (b) son-in-law (c) Son (d) Brother-in-law 10. Arrange the following words in a logical and (a) (b) meaningful order 1. Buy 2. Dinner 3. market 4. Vegetables (c) (d) 5. Cook (a) 1, 4, 5, 3, 2 (b) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2 (c) 4, 5, 3, 1, 2 (d) 3, 4, 1, 5, 2 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 1 11. Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the 18. Which number will replace the question mark (?) relationship between the following classes in the following series ? Uncle, Relatives, Rich 3, 7, 16, 35, ?, 153 (a) (b) (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 78 (d) 63 19. In the code language, VICTORY is written as (c) (d) CIVSYRO. How will TRAITOR be written as in that language? (a) RATHORT (b) RTAJORT (c) ARTJOTR (d) ARTHROT 12. Two different positions of the same dice are 20. Select the number-pair in which the two numbers shown. Which number will be at the top if 6 is at are related in the same way as are the two the bottom ? numbers of the following number pair. 36 : 84 (a) 27 : 63 (b) 21 : 51 (c) 57 : 135 (d) 45 : 95 21. Rs 1,875 is divided among A, B and C in such a way (a) 4 (b) 3 that A’s share is half of the combined share of B (c) 5 (d) 2 and C, and B’s share is one-fourth of the combined 13. ‘Lawyer’ is related to ‘Justice’ in the same way as share of A and C. By what amount is C’s share more ‘Arbitrator’ is related to ‘____________’. than that of A ? (a) Judgment (b) Injustice (a) Rs 500 (b) Rs 225 (c) Settlement (d) Communication (c) Rs 250 (d) Rs 200 14. Three of the following four words are alike in a 22. Select the word-pair in which the two words are certain way and one is different. Pick the odd word related in the same way as are the two words in out. the following word pair (a) Groundnut (b) Mustard Book : Thesaurus (c) Cumin (d) Fennel (a) Tree : forest (b) Reptile : Python (c) Furniture : Wood (d) Tennis : Ball 15. Two statement are given followed by three conclusion numbered I, II and III. Assuming the 23. Which two signs should be interchanged in the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at following equation to make it correct? variance with commonly known facts, decide 12 – 8 + 12 × 9 ÷ 3 = 9 which of the conclusion logically follow(s) from the (a) + and ÷ (b) + and × statements. (c) – and ÷ (d) + and – Statements 24. How many squares are there in the following All rules are machines figure? Some machines are costly items Conclusion I. some rules are costly items II. some costly items are machines (a) Both conclusion II and III follow (b) Both conclusion I and II follow (c) Only conclusion II follow (a) 12 (b) 16 (d) Only conclusion I follows (c) 13 (d) 14 16. Select the option that is related to the third letter- 25. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure. is related to the first letter-cluster. CEGI : AGEK : : DFHJ : ? (a) CHFI (b) CGIK (c) BHFL (d) BDJK (a) (b) 17. Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter series will complete the series. b_bab_bc_abbb_ba_b (c) (d) (a) cbbac (b) cbabc (c) cbbcb (d) bcbab www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 2  GENERAL AWARENESS 26. ________ dance, performed by Buddhists to ward off 37. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit evil spirits, is a dance form of Himachal Pradesh. report ‘World wide Cost of living Survey 2019’, (a) Chham (b) Natya which of the following is NOT one of the three (c) Dham (d) Gogra cheapest cities in India? (a) Mumbai (b) Bengaluru 27. The Musi and Bhima are tributaries of the river (c) New delhi (d) Chennai _________. 38. Which of the following places was ruled by the (a) Mahanadi (b) Krishna Wadiyar dynasty? (c) Kaveri (d) Brahmaputra (a) Mysore (b) Guwahati (c) Jabalpur (d) Patna 28. The Malimath Committee Report deals with (a) Judicial delays 39. Name the first ever judge of the Supreme Court (b) Textile sector reforms against whom the motion of impeachment was introduced into Parliament in Independent India. (c) Criminal justice system reforms (a) Justice Viraswami (b) Justice Ramaswami (d) Stock market reforms (c) Justice Mahajan (d) Justice Subba Rao 29. Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath 40. In march 2019, __________was sworn in as the new temple in 1026 AD? chief minister of Goa, following the demise of (a) Muhammad Gori (b) Mahmud of Ghazni Manohar Parrikar. (c) Nadir shah (d) Genghis khan (a) Vasundhara Raje (b) H D Kumaraswamy (c) Ashok Gehlot (d) Pramod Sawant 30. Which country was the first to implement Goods 41. J J Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics for and services Tax (GST)? the discovery of ________. (a) France (b) USA (a) Protons (b) Electrons (c) Germany (d) Canada (c) Neutrons (d) Positrons 31. Which of the following is mined in the Badampahar 42. Which queen died fighting Mughal armies while mines of Odisha? defending Garha Katanga in 1564? (a) Azurite (b) Dolomite (a) Rani Avantibai (b) Rani Rudrambara (c) Bauxite (d) Hematite (c) Rani Durgavati (d) Rani Ahilyabai 43. Which gas in its solid state is also known as dry 32. Sundari is a well -known species of trees, is found ice? in (a) Nitrogen (b) Carbon dioxide (a) Tropical rainforests (c) Oxygen (d) Hydrogen (b) Himalayan mountains 44. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to (c) Tropical deciduous forests reintroduce ______in the 2022 Asian Games to be (d) Mangrove forests held at Hangzhou, China after it was dropped in 33. The tata Iron and Steel company (TISCO) was 2018. (a) Fencing (b) Cricket established by Dorabji Tata in : (c) soccer (d) Volleyball (a) 1919 (b) 1913 (c) 1907 (d) 1911 45. The property of catenation is predominant in _____. (a) Sulpur (b) nitrogen 34. Who was the first female Director General of Police (c) silicon (d) carbon in Puducherry? 46. ‘Thoda’ a sport dance belongs to which of the (a) Aswathy Tonge (b) Kanchan Choudhary following states? (c) Kiran Bedi (d) Sundari Nanda (a) Sikkim (b) Andhra pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Himachal pradesh 35. Which of the following elements is a metalloid? (a) tin (b) Bismuth 47. The lone gold medal for India was won by (c) Silicon (d) Phosphorus ………….at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament held at Helsinki, Finland. 36. Methyl propane is an isomer of (a) Kavinder Singh Bisht (a) n-hexane (b) n-butane (b) Naveen Kumar (c) n-propane (d) n-pentane (c) Mohammmad Hussamuddin (d) Shiva Thapa www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 3 48. The ______________ edition of the India-Indonesia 49. ___________is the founder of Facebook coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) held from (a) Mark Zuckerberg (b) Brian Acton (c) Jimmy Wales (d) Large Page 19 March to 4th April 2019 was inaugurated at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 50. The Indian National Association was established in (a) 23rd (b) 42nd 1876 by _____________ in Calcutta (a) Badruddin Tyabji (b) V K Chiplunkar (c) 45th (d) 33rd (c) Anand Mohan Bose (d) Sisir kumar ghosh QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 51. A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC. It touches 56. If 4 – 2 sin²θ – 5 cosθ = 0, 0° < θ < 90°, then the the sides AB, BC and AC at the points R, P and Q value of sinθ + tanθ is respectively. If AQ = 4.5 cm, PC = 5.5 cm and BR = 6 (a) 3√2 (b) 3√3 cm, then the perimeter of the triangle ABC is 2 2 (a) 30.5 cm (b) 28 cm (c) 3√2 (d) 2√3 (c) 32 cm (d) 26.5 cm 57. The table shows the production of different types 52. The table shows the production of different types of cars (in thousands) of cars (in thousands) What is the ratio of the total production of cars of If the data related to the production of cars of type type A in 2014 and type C in 2013 taken together E is represented by a pie chat, then the central to the total production of cars of type B in 2016 angle of the sector representing the data of and type E in 2015 taken together? production of cars in 2013 will be (a) 12 : 13 (b) 11 : 12 (a) 102° (b) 84° (c) 10 : 11 (d) 12 : 11 (c) 70° (d) 80° 58. if decreasing 120 by x% gives the same result as 53. A truck covers a distance of 384 km at a certain increasing 40 by x%, then x% of 210 is what speed. if the speed is decreased by 16 km/h, it will percent less than (x + 20)% of 180 ? 1 take 2 hrs more to cover the same distance. 75% of (a) 33 3 (b) 18 its original speed (in km/h) is 2 (c) 16 (d) 20 (a) 45 (b) 54 3 (c) 48 (d) 42 59. If (5√5𝑥 3 − 81√3𝑦 3 ) ÷ (√5𝑥 − 3√3𝑦) = (Ax² + 54. The ratio of the ages of A and B, four years ago, was By² + Cxy), then the value of (6A + B – √15C) is 4 : 5. Eight years from now, the ratio of the ages of (a) 10 (b) 9 A and B will be 11 : 13. What is the sum of their (c) 15 (d) 12 present ages ? 60. If a nine-digit number 985x3678y is divisible by (a) 80 yrs (b) 96 yrs 72, then the value of (4x – 3y) is (c) 72 yrs (d) 76 yrs (a) 5 (b) 4 55. In ∆ABC, F and E are the points on sides AB and AC, (c) 6 (d) 3 respectively, such that FE || BC and FE divides the 𝑝2 −1 triangle in two parts of equal area. If AD ⊥ BC and 61. If sinθ= 𝑝2 +1 , then cosθ is equal to AD intersects FE at G, then GD : AG = ? 2𝑝 𝑝 (a) 1+𝑝2 (b) 𝑝2−1 (a) √2: 1 (b) (√2 − 1) : 1 𝑝 2𝑝 (c) 2√2 : 1 (d) (√2 + 1) ∶ 1 (c) 1+𝑝2 (d) 𝑝2−1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 4 62. The ratio of the efficiencies of A, B and C is 2 : 5 : 3. 70. A solid cube of volume 13824 cm³ is cut into 8 Working together, they can complete a work in 27 cubes of equal volumes. the ratio of the surface days. B and C together can complete 4 the part of area of the original cube to the sum of the surface 9 areas of three of the smaller cubes is that work in: (a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 3 (a) 27 days (b) 15 days 1 (c) 8 : 3 (d) 2 : 1 (c) 17 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 (d) 24 days 7 71. The table shows the production of different types 63. The average of twelve numbers is 42. The average of cars (in thousands) of the last five numbers is 40, and that of the first four numbers is 44. The 6th number is 6 less than the fifth and 5 less than the 7th number. The average of the 5th and the 7th numbers is (a) 44 (b) 44.5 (c) 43 (d) 43.5 64. If x + y + z = 19, x² + y² + z² = 133 and xz = y², then The total production of type B cars in 2012, 2014 and 2015 taken together is approximately what the difference between z and x is percent more than the total production of type A (a) 5 (b) 3 cars in 2013 and 2016 taken together? (c) 6 (d) 4 (a) 31.9 (b) 33.2 65. 2 + tan2 θ + cot2 θ is equal to (c) 36.3 (d) 34.4 secθ cosecθ (a) cotθ (b) cosθsinθ 72. The table shoes the production of different types of (c) secθcosecθ (d) tanθ cars (in thousands) 66. In a circle of radius 10 cm, with centre O, PQ and PR are two chords each of length 12 cm. PO intersects chord QR at the points S. The length of OS is (a) 2.8 cm (b) 2.5 cm (c) 3.2 cm (d) 3 cm The numbers of years, in which the production of 67. A sum amounts to Rs 8,028 in 3 yrs and to Rs cars of type B is less than the average production 12,042 in 6 yrs at a certain rate percent per of type D cars over the years is annum, when the interest is compounded yearly. (a) 4 (b) 1 The sum is (c) 3 (d) 2 (a) Rs 5,352 (b) Rs 5,235 73. A person sold an article at a loss of 15%. had he (c) Rs 5,325 (d) Rs 5,253 sold it for Rs 30.60 more, he would have gained 68. The value of 2 × 3 ÷ 2 of 3 × 2 ÷ (4 + 4 × 4 ÷ 4 of 4 – 9%. To gain 10%, he should have sold it for (a) Rs 140.25 (b) Rs 132 4 ÷ 4 × 4) is : (c) Rs 130 (d) Rs 128.40 (a) 8 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2 74. In a ∆ABC, the bisectors of ∠B and ∠C meet at point O, inside the triangle. If ∠BOC = 122°, then the 69. After giving two successive discounts, each of x%, measure of ∠A is on the marked price of an article, total discount is (a) 64° (b) 62° Rs 259.20. if the marked price of the article is Rs (c) 72° (d) 68° 720, then the value of x is : (a) 18 (b) 24 75. If x4 + x-4 = 194, x > 0, then the value of (x – 2)² is (c) 20 (d) 25 (a) 1 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 3 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 5  ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directions (76-80): In the following passage some 85. Select the antonym of the given word words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help SCARCE of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate (a) scanty (b) few option for each blank. (c) seldom (d) plentiful Seoul’s city government is asking people for help to 86. Select the wrongly spelt word correct poorly translated street sings-with prizes on (a) calander (b) career offer for (76) ____________ who spot the most errors. It’s (c) callous (d) carriage running (77) _________ two-week campaign calling on Koreans and foreigners (78) __________ to keep their eyes 87. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the peeled for (79) _________in English, Japanese and Chinese blank text, the Korea Times reports. There’s (80) ____________ Around sixty bands in colourful _________took part focus on public transport signs, maps and information in the Notting Hill Carnival. signs at historic sites, as part of a drive to improve the (a) clothings (b) costumes experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean (c) apparels (d) dressing capital. 76. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1 88. Select the word which means the same as the (a) this (b) those group of words given (c) that (d) these A person, animal or plant much below the usual height 77. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2 (a) wizard (b) dwarf (a) one (b) the (c) creature (d) witch (c) an (d) a 78. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3 89. Select the most appropriate option to substitute (a) same (b) similarly the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no (c) alike (d) likely substitution is required, select “no improvement”. The workers of this textile factory demand higher 79. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4 wages for a long time. (a) guffaws (b) blunder (a) have been demanding higher wages (c) oversight (d) mistakes (b) demanded higher wages 80. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5 (c) no improvement (a) particular (b) important (d) has demanded higher wages (c) signifying (d) meticulous 90. Select the most appropriate option to substitute 81. Select the synonym of the given word the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no COERCE substitution is required, select “no improvement”. (a) enchant (b) pressurize (c) cajole (d) leave If you park your car here, the traffic police has fined you 82. In the sentence identify the segment which (a) will fine you (b) no improvement contains the grammatical error. (c) fine you (d) fined you We had to decline several orders in case that the production was held up due to labour strike. 91. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the (a) in case that option that gives their correct order. (b) the production was held up A. The cafe’s owner says he’s interested in (c) due to labour strike conservation, and hopes customers will realise (d) we had to decline the animals are worth saving, even though 83. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the they often have a bad reputation. blank B. None of them are venomous, meaning His company has the _______of producing the best customers can get up close and personal with cricket balls in the country. the reptiles. (a) opinion (b) brand C. Here you sip your drink in the company of 35 (c) reputation (d) position snakes. 84. Select the antonym of the given word D. This café, which has just opened in Tokyo, is EXPANSION not for the faint-hearted. (a) inflation (b) augmentation (a) DBCA (b) DCBA (c) extension (d) compression (c) ABCD (d) ABDC www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 6 92. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the 96. Select the wrongly spelt word option that gives their correct order. (a) exploite (b) explicit A. An environmental group performed a necropsy on the animal and found about 40 kilograms of (c) expire (d) explode plastic, including grocery bags and rice sacks. 97. Select the synonym of the give word B. A 4.7-metre long whale died on Saturday in Philippines where it was stranded a day CHRONIC earlier. (a) ordinary (b) persistent C. “It is very disgusting and heartbreaking,” he (c) common (d) temporary said. “We’ve done necropsies on 61 dolphins and whales in the last 10 years and this is one 98. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given of the biggest amounts of plastic we’ve seen.” D. “The animal died from starvation and was idiom. unable to eat because of the trash filling its At daggers drawn stomach,” said Darrell Blatchley, Director of (a) deceiving somebody D’Bone Collector Museum Inc. (b) without hope (a) ABCD (b) DABC (c) BADC (d) BACD (c) friendly with each other 93. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given (d) bitterly hostile idiom. 99. Select the word which means the same as the To play ducks and drakes (a) to use recklessly (b) to change places group of words given (c) to be friendly (d) to act cleverly A student who idly or without excuse absents 94. In the sentence identify the segment which himself/herself from school contains the grammatical error. (a) truant (b) vagrant Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in (c) itinerant (d) migrant Zimbabwe and Mozambique although it tore across southern Africa. 100. Select the correct passive form of the given (a) cyclone ldia killed (b) it tore across (c) although (d) at least 157 people sentence Do not buy medicines without the doctor’s 95. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. prescription. Every passing vehicle was being thoroughly (a) Medicines should not be bought without the checked by the guards. doctor’s prescription. (a) the guards were thoroughly checking every passing vehicle (b) Medicines need to be bought without the (b) the guards have thoroughly checked every doctor’s prescription. passing vehicle (c) Medicines might not be bought without the (c) every passing vehicle were thoroughly checking the guards doctor’s prescription. (d) the guards have been thoroughly checking (d) Medicines could not be bought without the every passing vehicle. doctor’s prescription. www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 7