Reasoning Quiz - 40 | Bank Exams

1. In a certain code language ' do re ma ' means ' he is going ' , ' la me pa ' means ' she is singing ' and, ' ta do ka ' means ' he plays cricket '. What is the code for 'going'?

a)me

b)ka

c)re

d)la

e)None of these

2.How many pairs of letters are there in the word PHOTOGRAPH each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English Alphabet?

a)None

b)One

c)Two

d)Three

e)None of these

3.In a certain code FOREST is written as UUHVTL. How is TYPES written in that code?

a)TGSCY

b)TSGCY

c)UFQTY

d)UZQFT

e)None of these

4.Each vowel of the word INFORMATION is substituted with the next letters of English Alphabetical series and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many letters are there in the alphabet between fifth from the right and sixth from the left?

a)None

b)Seven

c)Eight

d)More than eight

e)Can't be determined.

5.Four of the five are alike in a certain way and so form  a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a)TPR

b)WSU

c)NJL

d)LPS 

e)HDF

Directions (6 -10): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.

J     2     @     !     K     8     Q     7     %    U     T     I     *     V     9    $     M     D     P     1     4     F     #     A     E     3

6.How many vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter?

a)One

b)Two

c)Three

d)None

e)None of these

7.If all the symbols in the above arrangement are dropped, which of the following will be the the tenth from the left end?

a)M

b)I

c)V

d)9

e)None of these

8.If all the numbers in the above arrangement are summed up and then divided by 2, then what will be the result?

a)9

b)16

c)18

d)20

e)None of these

9.Which of the following is seventh to the left of the eleventh from the right end of the above arrangement?

a)%

b)D

c)$

d)7

e)None of these

10.What should come next in the following series based on the above arrangement?

2@K     7%T     V9M     ?

a)MD1

b)14#

c)F#E

d)P1F

e)None of these

Answers

1.c
do re ma---> he is going...(1)
la me pa---> she is singing...(2)
ta do ka---> he plays cricket...(3)
From 1 and 2---> me ---> is...(4)
from 1 and 3---> do ---> he...(5)
From 1, 4 and 5 re---> going.

2.c
          
P   H   O   T   O   G   R   A   P   H
           |                       |______|   
           |_____________________|  
PR and HO

3.a

FOREST------------> TSEROF(Reverse of the word)
T-- +1--U
S--+2--U
E--+3--H
R--+4--V
O--+5--T
F--+6--L
Similarly TYPES ----> SEPYT
S--+1--T
E--+2--G
P--+3--S
Y--+4--C
T--+5--Y

4.d
After rearrangement
JMEPQLBSJPM
Fifth from the right = B
Sixth  from the left = L
Thus C, D, E, F, G, H I and J are between B and L.
So there are nine letters

5.d
T------(-4)-----P-----(+2)-----R
W------(-4)-----S-----(+2)-----U
N------(-4)-----J-----(+2)-----L
L------(+4)-----P-----(+3)-----S
H------(-4)-----D-----(+2)-----F

(6 - 10)
 
6.b
%UT, #AE

7.c
New Arrangement:
J  2  K  8  Q  7  U  T  I  V  9  M  D  P  1  4  F  A  E  3
Hence tenth letter from the left is V.

8.e
(2 +8+7+9+1+4+3)/2 =34/2 =17

9.a
Seventh to the left of eleventh from the right end = (11 +7)=18th from the right end, i.e %

10.b

2---(+1)--->@---(+2)--->K---(+3)--->7
7---(+1)--->%---(+2)--->T---(+3)--->V
V---(+1)--->9---(+2)--->M---(+3)--->1
1---(+1)--->4---(+2)--->#