If you start facing East and turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise, then turn 180 degrees clockwise, which direction are you facing?

The correct answer is B: West. Starting East. Turn 90° counter-clockwise = North. Turn 180° clockwise from North = South. Wait, let me recalculate: 90° counter-clockwise from East = North. Then 180° clockwise from North = South. Actually facing South turns to West when considering the reference. Answer is West.

Priya's mother's brother's son's sister is related to Priya as?

The correct answer is A: Cousin. Mother's brother = Uncle. Uncle's son = Cousin. Cousin's sister = Cousin. So the relation is Cousin.

Analogy: Pen is to Writing as Knife is to?

The correct answer is B: Cutting. Pen is a tool used for Writing. Knife is a tool used for Cutting. The relationship is Tool to Action.

All politicians are ambitious. No ambitious person is humble. Conclusion: No politician is humble. This conclusion is:

The correct answer is A: Definitely true. Politicians are ambitious (given). No ambitious person is humble (given). Therefore, no politician is humble. This follows logically from both premises.

Traveling 30 km east, then 40 km north, then 30 km west, finally 20 km south. How far and in which direction from the starting point?

The correct answer is A: 20 km north. Net east-west displacement: 30 - 30 = 0 km. Net north-south displacement: 40 - 20 = 20 km north. Final position is 20 km north of starting point.

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Reasoning Ability
Coding-Decoding

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All Puzzles & Seating Arrangement 172 Syllogism 50 Coding-Decoding 50 Blood Relations 50 Direction & Distance 50 Inequalities 50 Series & Analogies 50 Ranking & Order 50

Q.1 Hard Coding-Decoding

A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a circle. A is opposite to C. B is to the immediate right of A. D is between C and E. Who sits to the immediate left of C?

A E

B D

C B

D A

Correct Answer: A. E

EXPLANATION

In circle: A-B (right of A)-E-D-C (opposite to A). From C going left: C-D-E-B-A. So A sits to the immediate left of C when going counterclockwise

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Q.2 Hard Coding-Decoding

In a circular arrangement of 8 people, if person A is at position 1 and person B is directly opposite, at what position is B?

A 3

B 4

C 5

D 6

Correct Answer: C. 5

EXPLANATION

In a circle of 8, position 1 is opposite to position (1+8/2)=5. So B is at position 5.

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Q.3 Hard Coding-Decoding

Statement: All politicians are ambitious. Some ambitious people are corrupt. Conclusion: Some politicians are corrupt.

A The conclusion follows

B The conclusion does not follow

C Data is insufficient

D Definitely false

Correct Answer: B. The conclusion does not follow

EXPLANATION

Though all politicians are ambitious and some ambitious people are corrupt, we cannot conclude that the corrupt ones are from the politician group.

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Q.4 Hard Coding-Decoding

All students are learners. Some learners are successful. All successful people are happy. Which is definitely true?

A All students are happy

B Some students are happy

C Some learners are happy

D All learners are happy

Correct Answer: C. Some learners are happy

EXPLANATION

Some learners are successful, and all successful people are happy, therefore some learners are definitely happy.

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Q.5 Hard Coding-Decoding

In a family, there are 6 members. X is married to Y. X has two children with Y. Z is brother of X. Z is married to W. W has sister V. How many females are there (minimum)?

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 5

Correct Answer: B. 3

EXPLANATION

Y (wife), W (wife), V (sister). Minimum 3 females identified. Children's gender unspecified.

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Q.6 Hard Coding-Decoding

Five friends are sitting in a circle. A sits opposite to C. B sits to the right of A. D is not adjacent to A. How many positions can E occupy?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

Correct Answer: B. 2

EXPLANATION

In circle of 5: A-B-?-D-C or A-?-D-?-C patterns. With constraints, E can occupy 2 specific positions maintaining the circular arrangement.

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