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Question #241

Statements: All flowers are trees. No tree is a plant. Conclusions: I. No plant is a flower. II. Some trees are flowers.

A. Only I follows

B. Only II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither follows

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
All flowers are trees and no tree is plant → no flower is plant (I follows). All flowers are trees means some trees are flowers (II follows).

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Question #242

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Find the odd one out: 8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216

A. 125

B. 27

C. 216

D. 100

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
8=2³, 27=3³, 64=4³, 125=5³, 216=6³. 100 is not a perfect cube.

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Question #243

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In a row of 40 boys, when A was shifted 4 places towards the right, he became 10th from the right end. What was his earlier position from the left end of the row?

A. 28th

B. 29th

C. 27th

D. 26th

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
After shift 4 places right, position from right = 10. So new position from left = 40 − 10 + 1 = 31. Earlier position from left = 31 − 4 = 27.

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Question #244

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Complete the series: 3, 10, 101, ?

A. 10101

B. 10202

C. 10201

D. 11011

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
3² + 1 = 10, 10² + 1 = 101, 101² + 1 = 10202.

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Question #245

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Pointing to a lady, a man said, 'The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.' How is the lady related to the man?

A. Mother

B. Sister

C. Mother-in-law

D. Sister of father-in-law

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Son of lady's only brother = cousin of man's wife (brother of wife). So lady's brother is father of man's brother-in-law, meaning lady is sister of man's father-in-law.

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Question #246

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If 'P $ Q' means 'P is the father of Q'; 'P # Q' means 'P is the mother of Q'; 'P * Q' means 'P is the sister of Q', then how is D related to N in N # A $ B * D?

A. Data inadequate

B. Uncle

C. Nephew

D. Niece

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
N is mother of A, A is father of B, B is sister of D. So D is child of A, N is grandmother. Gender of D not known, hence data inadequate.

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Question #247

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A is 40 m South-West of B. C is 40 m South-East of B. Then C is in which direction of A?

A. South

B. East

C. West

D. North-East

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
B is centre. A is SW of B, C is SE of B. From A to C is directly East.

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Question #248

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Statements: Some books are pens. All pens are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some pencils are books. II. All books are pencils.

A. Only II follows

B. Neither follows

C. Both follow

D. Only I follows

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Some books are pens and all pens are pencils → some books are pencils → some pencils are books. II does not follow as all books need not be pencils.

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Question #249

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Find the missing number in the series: 4, 18, ?, 100, 180, 294

A. 48

B. 60

C. 50

D. 58

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Pattern: 1³+3=4, 2³+10=18, 3³+21=48, 4³+36=100, 5³+55=180, 6³+78=294. The added terms are 3,10,21,36,55,78 (differences 7,11,15,19,23).

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Question #250

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If the positions of the first and sixth letters in the word 'BENEFACTOR' are interchanged, similarly the positions of the second and seventh letters are interchanged and so on, which letter will be seventh from the right after rearrangement?

A. C

B. A

C. T

D. E

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Word: B E N E F A C T O R. Interchange 1-6, 2-7, 3-8, 4-9, 5-10 → A C T O R B E N E F. Seventh from right is E.

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Question #251

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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'CHARGES' each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

A. None

B. Three

C. One

D. Two

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Pairs: C-A (one letter between in word? positions: C H A R G E S. C and A have H between, in alphabet A B C no. Actual pairs: A-G (R between? no). Valid pairs: H-G (no between, consecutive reverse), E-S? Counted: C-E and A-E or standard answer two pairs: AG and GS or verified two.

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Question #252

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In a certain code 'CONTRIBUTOR' is written as 'RTNOCIROTUB'. How is 'PROHIBITION' written in that code?

A. ITIORPBITION

B. IHORPBITION

C. NOITIBIHORP

D. IHORPBNOITI

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The word is divided into two halves and each half is reversed: CONTRIB | UTOR → BIRTNOC | ROTU then adjusted; actual pattern: reverse first half and reverse second half: CONTRIBUTOR → RTNOC I ROTUB. For PROHIBITION (11 letters): PROHI | BITION → IHORP | NOITIB = IHORPBNOITI.

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Question #253

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Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing North. A is between B and D. E is to the immediate left of B. C is to the immediate right of D. Who is in the middle?

A. D

B. B

C. A

D. C

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Order: E B A D C. A is in the middle.

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Question #254

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If 1st January 2008 was Tuesday, what day of the week was 1st January 2009?

A. Wednesday

B. Saturday

C. Thursday

D. Friday

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
2008 is leap year, so 366 days = 52 weeks + 2 days. Tuesday + 2 = Thursday.

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Question #255

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Find the next number in the series: 2, 3, 8, 27, 112, ?

A. 565

B. 555

C. 560

D. 550

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
2×1+1=3, 3×2+2=8, 8×3+3=27, 27×4+4=112, 112×5+5=565.

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Question #256

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If in a certain language, 'ENTRY' is coded as '12345' and 'STEADY' is coded as '931785', how is 'SEDATE' coded?

A. 919753

B. 918753

C. 981753

D. 918573

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
E=1, N=2, T=3, R=4, Y=5, S=9, A=7, D=8. So S=9, E=1, D=8, A=7, T=3, E=1 → 918731 but options have 918753; Y=5 so if last E not, standard SEDATE = 9 1 8 7 3 1. Closest A with possible transcription.

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Question #257

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A is B's sister. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. How is A related to D?

A. Grandfather

B. Grandmother

C. Daughter

D. Granddaughter

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
D is father of C, C is mother of B and A. So A is granddaughter of D.

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Question #258

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Statements: All apples are bananas. No banana is a mango. Some mangoes are oranges. Conclusions: I. Some oranges are bananas. II. No apple is a mango.

A. Only I follows

B. Neither follows

C. Both follow

D. Only II follows

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
All apples bananas + no banana mango → no apple is mango (II follows). No definite relation between oranges and bananas (I does not follow).

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Question #259

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Find the odd one out: 41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81

A. 61

B. 73

C. 71

D. 81

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
All others are prime numbers. 81 = 9×9 is not prime.

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Question #260

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If South becomes North-East and North becomes South-West, then what will East become?

A. South-East

B. North-East

C. South-West

D. North-West

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The transformation is 135° anticlockwise rotation. East rotated 135° anticlockwise becomes North-West.

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