Exam Details
Subject | test of reasoning | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | odisha public service commission | |
Position | assistant section officer | |
Exam Date | 2015 | |
City, State | odisha, |
Question Paper
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Direction (Q. Nos. 1 Choose a
correct sequence of ascending order of
magnitude.
1. 212,38,47,103
212, 38, 103, 47
103,212,47,38
103,212,38,47.
103,47,212,38,
2. Trillion, Million, Billion, Thousand:
Trillion, Thousand, Billion, Million
Trillion, Million, Billion, Thousand
Thousand, Billion, Million, Trillion
Thousand, Million, Billion, Trillion
Direction (Q. Nos. 3 In each of the
following numberseries, a wrong number
is given. Findoutthe wrong number.
3.
6
12
18
30
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17'J 19:
2
9
.11
19
In the series: 861238742157862171413286
II
how many pairs of successive
numbers have a difference of 2
I
each?
3
4
5·
6
Lata ranked eighth from th'e top and thirty ninthfrom the bottom in a class. How many students are there in a class?
45
46
47
48
Contd,
Direction (Q. Nos. 7 to Which ofthese iumbled words is the odd one out?
7. FARFIGE
CWOR
CIENCKH
CHTOSIR
8. ART TAC.
GOD
TAH
9. EHOSU
EMEPLT
QUOMSE
HURHCC
Direction (Q. Nos. 10 Six persons F sitting around a circular table at equal distance from each other. A is sitting two place right ofB who is exactly opposite to C. C is on immediately to the left of0, who is exactly, oppositl? to E. .
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10. Who is the only person sitting
. between A and
F
.E
0
C
ii, The angle' subtended by C and Fat the centre of the table is
60°
120°
90°
180°
12. Lata is twice as old as Gita. Three years ago, she was three times as old as Gita. Howald Lata is . now?
6 years
8 years
10years.
12 years
(Turn over)
13. A mah is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in the anticlockwise direction.· Which direction is he facing now?
North.·
South
East
West
14. How many such pairs' of letters are
there in the word 'ENTHUSIASTIC' .each of which has as many letters .between them in the word as
there are between them in English alphabet?
3
4
5
None of the above
DirecfionJQ. Nos. 15 .study the following arrangement carefully
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and answer the questio{1sgiven below.
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15. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement,. each of which is immediately followed by a vowel and not immediately preceded bya number?
.1.
2
3
4
16. How many such numbers are there -in the above arrangement, each of which is inimediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a symbol?
None
One
Two
Three
Contd.
Direct/oly/a. Nos. 17 18) Each question below has a set of two statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in a statement can be logically deduce.d using both the
.. preceding two segments. 17.. Some boys are tall; all tall persons are smart; some boys are smart.
Som,e boys are tall; some boys are smart; boys are either tall or smart.
. Only
Only
Neither nor (ii)·
None cif the above
18. All coinsare crows; some . crows are pens, no pen is coin.
All coins are crows some
.crows are pens; some coins are pens.
Only
Only . Neither nor
Both and
Direction (Q. Nos. 19 20) From
a group of 5 Ministers E
and 4 Officers 0a team of 5
member is chosen under the following
conditions.
C cannot go with 0
A and D have to be together
D cannot go with L
C and M have to be together
Band N have to be together
B cannot go with E
19.Ifthe team consistsof3Officers,.then . the members ofthe team are:
LMNBC
MNOAD
LMNBD
LMOAE
(Turn over)
20.. If 0 isa member of the team and the team consists of 4 Ministers, then the other members of the team are:
ABCM
ACEN
ACEM
None of the above
Direction (Q. Nos. 21 to 25) There is a cerlain relationship between the two words on the left hand side of the sign which of the given alternatives ls related to the third word in the same way as the . secondwordis related tothe first word?
21. Potato: Stem: Turnip:
. Flower
Vegetable
Root
None ofthe above
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22. Element:Argon: Compound: 7
Copper Water Hydrogen Neon
23. Resistance: Ohm: Potential: 7
Ampere Joule Volts' Watts
,24. Hostel: Warden:: Museum: 7
Archaeologist
Conductor
Curator
Servant
25. Cat: Kitten: Lion: 7
Cub Calf Pony Lamb
Contd.
26. In a correctly worked out multiplicatiOn problem below, each letter represents a different digit. What is .the value of X
X2Y
xY
212Y
3
4
5
6
27. In a certain language, if
"BHUBANESWAR is coded as CIVCBOFTXBS, how is CUTTACK coded?
OWXXBOI
"
" OUUVBOL
OVUUBOL
BVUUBDL
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·Direction (Q. Nos. 28 to 30) Refer to the figure below and answerthe questions that follow.
28. How many triangles are there in the given fjgure
12
16
20
32
29. How many squares are there in the given figure?
6
8
10
12
30. Determine the number of straight lines in the figure:
10
(Turn over)
14
16·
Direction (Q. Nos. 31 to 34) In each of the qUf9stions given below which one of the four answer figures shoilid come afterthe problem figures, if the sequence were continued?
Problem figures
31.
I
Answer figures.
I
.
.Problem figures
.
32.
Answer figures .
0 . . i . .. .
.
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Answer figures
Direction (0. Nos. 35 fo 38) Choose the correct mirrorimage ofthe problein figure when the mirrorisplacedin R-Sposition.
35. Problem figure
rm"
Mirror images
ID 1[11 tJ Jell
Contd.
36. Problem figure
Mi.rror images
I-AI
37. Problem figure
IMOUTHll
,Mirror images
WOUTH WOnTH HTUOW HTUOM
38. Problem figure
IFAILI
R-S
Mirror images
LVIF I::VIr UV, UA=J
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39. The total number of dots on opposite faces of a die is always 7. Find the correct figure from the given alternatives.
0"
.. ..
"..
40. Two positions of a die with 1 to 6 dots on its faces are .shown below. How many dots are there on the face opposite the face having2 dots?
1
3
(Turn over)
4
6
41. How malJY dots ,lie opposite the .face having three dots, when the
given figure is folded to form a . cube?
..
.. .. .. .. .. . .... ...
0 0 •
0 0
•••......
2
4
5
. 6
Direction (Q. Nos. 42 to 45) A cube is painted black on all six faces is cutinto 27 small cubes ofequal sizes.
42. Howmanysmallcubes haveonlyone face painted?
4
6
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8
j
12
43. How many small cubes have only two
faces painted?
4
6
8
12
·44. How many small cubes have only three faces painted?
2
4
6
8
45. How many small cubes do not have
any of the faces painted?
1
4
8
None ofthe above
Contd.
. Direction(Q. Nos. 46 to 48) Ali niM
..
figures of each question are numbered from 1 to. 9. Arrange them into 3 groups according to their common properties.
46.
1 2 3
ffi Lh tED
4 5 6
IIJ
7 8 9
.
47.
r c V
1 2 3
D· V
4 5 6
bJ 7 9
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48,
A
1 .2 3
ex X £
4 5 6
L IV
7 8 9
9).
.Direction (Q. Nos. 49& 50) The problem figure is embedded in one ofthe four answer figures. Find the correct answerfigure which contains theproblem figure.
49.
prof§r
Answer figures
(Turn over)
50. Problem figure
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Answer figures
I
i
I
I
I
12 Contd.
. space for Rough Work
. (13
. (Turn over)
.I
. Space for Rough Work
. Contd.
14)
Space for RoughWork
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Direction (Q. Nos. 1 Choose a
correct sequence of ascending order of
magnitude.
1. 212,38,47,103
212, 38, 103, 47
103,212,47,38
103,212,38,47.
103,47,212,38,
2. Trillion, Million, Billion, Thousand:
Trillion, Thousand, Billion, Million
Trillion, Million, Billion, Thousand
Thousand, Billion, Million, Trillion
Thousand, Million, Billion, Trillion
Direction (Q. Nos. 3 In each of the
following numberseries, a wrong number
is given. Findoutthe wrong number.
3.
6
12
18
30
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17'J 19:
2
9
.11
19
In the series: 861238742157862171413286
II
how many pairs of successive
numbers have a difference of 2
I
each?
3
4
5·
6
Lata ranked eighth from th'e top and thirty ninthfrom the bottom in a class. How many students are there in a class?
45
46
47
48
Contd,
Direction (Q. Nos. 7 to Which ofthese iumbled words is the odd one out?
7. FARFIGE
CWOR
CIENCKH
CHTOSIR
8. ART TAC.
GOD
TAH
9. EHOSU
EMEPLT
QUOMSE
HURHCC
Direction (Q. Nos. 10 Six persons F sitting around a circular table at equal distance from each other. A is sitting two place right ofB who is exactly opposite to C. C is on immediately to the left of0, who is exactly, oppositl? to E. .
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10. Who is the only person sitting
. between A and
F
.E
0
C
ii, The angle' subtended by C and Fat the centre of the table is
60°
120°
90°
180°
12. Lata is twice as old as Gita. Three years ago, she was three times as old as Gita. Howald Lata is . now?
6 years
8 years
10years.
12 years
(Turn over)
13. A mah is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in the anticlockwise direction.· Which direction is he facing now?
North.·
South
East
West
14. How many such pairs' of letters are
there in the word 'ENTHUSIASTIC' .each of which has as many letters .between them in the word as
there are between them in English alphabet?
3
4
5
None of the above
DirecfionJQ. Nos. 15 .study the following arrangement carefully
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and answer the questio{1sgiven below.
IT#AJ7B$02KOEL5HPE%
15. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement,. each of which is immediately followed by a vowel and not immediately preceded bya number?
.1.
2
3
4
16. How many such numbers are there -in the above arrangement, each of which is inimediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a symbol?
None
One
Two
Three
Contd.
Direct/oly/a. Nos. 17 18) Each question below has a set of two statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in a statement can be logically deduce.d using both the
.. preceding two segments. 17.. Some boys are tall; all tall persons are smart; some boys are smart.
Som,e boys are tall; some boys are smart; boys are either tall or smart.
. Only
Only
Neither nor (ii)·
None cif the above
18. All coinsare crows; some . crows are pens, no pen is coin.
All coins are crows some
.crows are pens; some coins are pens.
Only
Only . Neither nor
Both and
Direction (Q. Nos. 19 20) From
a group of 5 Ministers E
and 4 Officers 0a team of 5
member is chosen under the following
conditions.
C cannot go with 0
A and D have to be together
D cannot go with L
C and M have to be together
Band N have to be together
B cannot go with E
19.Ifthe team consistsof3Officers,.then . the members ofthe team are:
LMNBC
MNOAD
LMNBD
LMOAE
(Turn over)
20.. If 0 isa member of the team and the team consists of 4 Ministers, then the other members of the team are:
ABCM
ACEN
ACEM
None of the above
Direction (Q. Nos. 21 to 25) There is a cerlain relationship between the two words on the left hand side of the sign which of the given alternatives ls related to the third word in the same way as the . secondwordis related tothe first word?
21. Potato: Stem: Turnip:
. Flower
Vegetable
Root
None ofthe above
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22. Element:Argon: Compound: 7
Copper Water Hydrogen Neon
23. Resistance: Ohm: Potential: 7
Ampere Joule Volts' Watts
,24. Hostel: Warden:: Museum: 7
Archaeologist
Conductor
Curator
Servant
25. Cat: Kitten: Lion: 7
Cub Calf Pony Lamb
Contd.
26. In a correctly worked out multiplicatiOn problem below, each letter represents a different digit. What is .the value of X
X2Y
xY
212Y
3
4
5
6
27. In a certain language, if
"BHUBANESWAR is coded as CIVCBOFTXBS, how is CUTTACK coded?
OWXXBOI
"
" OUUVBOL
OVUUBOL
BVUUBDL
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·Direction (Q. Nos. 28 to 30) Refer to the figure below and answerthe questions that follow.
28. How many triangles are there in the given fjgure
12
16
20
32
29. How many squares are there in the given figure?
6
8
10
12
30. Determine the number of straight lines in the figure:
10
(Turn over)
14
16·
Direction (Q. Nos. 31 to 34) In each of the qUf9stions given below which one of the four answer figures shoilid come afterthe problem figures, if the sequence were continued?
Problem figures
31.
I
Answer figures.
I
.
.Problem figures
.
32.
Answer figures .
0 . . i . .. .
.
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"I
Answer figures
Direction (0. Nos. 35 fo 38) Choose the correct mirrorimage ofthe problein figure when the mirrorisplacedin R-Sposition.
35. Problem figure
rm"
Mirror images
ID 1[11 tJ Jell
Contd.
36. Problem figure
Mi.rror images
I-AI
37. Problem figure
IMOUTHll
,Mirror images
WOUTH WOnTH HTUOW HTUOM
38. Problem figure
IFAILI
R-S
Mirror images
LVIF I::VIr UV, UA=J
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39. The total number of dots on opposite faces of a die is always 7. Find the correct figure from the given alternatives.
0"
.. ..
"..
40. Two positions of a die with 1 to 6 dots on its faces are .shown below. How many dots are there on the face opposite the face having2 dots?
1
3
(Turn over)
4
6
41. How malJY dots ,lie opposite the .face having three dots, when the
given figure is folded to form a . cube?
..
.. .. .. .. .. . .... ...
0 0 •
0 0
•••......
2
4
5
. 6
Direction (Q. Nos. 42 to 45) A cube is painted black on all six faces is cutinto 27 small cubes ofequal sizes.
42. Howmanysmallcubes haveonlyone face painted?
4
6
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8
j
12
43. How many small cubes have only two
faces painted?
4
6
8
12
·44. How many small cubes have only three faces painted?
2
4
6
8
45. How many small cubes do not have
any of the faces painted?
1
4
8
None ofthe above
Contd.
. Direction(Q. Nos. 46 to 48) Ali niM
..
figures of each question are numbered from 1 to. 9. Arrange them into 3 groups according to their common properties.
46.
1 2 3
ffi Lh tED
4 5 6
IIJ
7 8 9
.
47.
r c V
1 2 3
D· V
4 5 6
bJ 7 9
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48,
A
1 .2 3
ex X £
4 5 6
L IV
7 8 9
9).
.Direction (Q. Nos. 49& 50) The problem figure is embedded in one ofthe four answer figures. Find the correct answerfigure which contains theproblem figure.
49.
prof§r
Answer figures
(Turn over)
50. Problem figure
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Answer figures
I
i
I
I
I
12 Contd.
. space for Rough Work
. (13
. (Turn over)
.I
. Space for Rough Work
. Contd.
14)
Space for RoughWork
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