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Question #281
Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, 'His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather.' How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?
A. Mother
B. Sister
C. Aunt
D. Daughter
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Only son of woman's grandfather is her father. So the man's brother's father is the woman's father. Thus the man is the woman's brother.
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Question #282
Statements: All roads are poles. No pole is a house. Conclusions: I. Some roads are houses. II. Some houses are poles.
A. Both follow
B. Neither follows
C. Only II follows
D. Only I follows
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
All roads poles + no pole house → no road is house. Neither conclusion follows.
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Question #283
A man starts from a point and walks 2 km towards North. He turns right and walks 3 km. He again turns right and walks 2 km. He then turns left and walks 1 km. In which direction is he facing now?
A. East
B. North
C. South
D. West
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Start North 2, right East 3, right South 2, left East 1. Facing East.
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Question #284
Find the odd one out: 10, 25, 45, 54, 60, 75, 80
A. 45
B. 75
C. 54
D. 10
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
All others divisible by 5. 54 is not.
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Question #285
If in a certain code, 'LONDON' is written as 'MOPOEP', how is 'PARIS' written?
A. QB SIT
B. QB SJT
C. QBSJT
D. QBRJT
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Each letter +1: L→M, O→P, N→O, D→E, O→P, N→O. So P→Q, A→B, R→S, I→J, S→T = QBSJT.
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Question #286
In a queue of girls, there are 16 girls between Sita and Geeta. If Sita is 12th from the left end and Geeta is 7th from the right end, how many girls are there in the queue?
A. 33
B. 35
C. 36
D. 34
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Total = 12 + 16 + 7 = 35.
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Question #287
Statements: Some books are novels. All novels are stories. Conclusions: I. All books are stories. II. Some stories are books.
A. Only II follows
B. Only I follows
C. Neither follows
D. Both follow
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Some books novels + all novels stories → some books are stories → some stories are books. I does not follow.
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Question #288
Find the next number: 6, 11, 21, 40, 76, ?
A. 146
B. 152
C. 148
D. 150
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
6×2−1=11, 11×2−1=21, 21×2−2=40, 40×2−4=76, 76×2−6=146.
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Question #289
If 9th of the month falls on the day preceding Sunday, on what day will the 1st of the month fall?
A. Sunday
B. Saturday
C. Friday
D. Monday
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
9th is Saturday (preceding Sunday). 1st is 8 days before 9th = Saturday −8 = Friday.
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Question #290
In a certain code, '256' means 'you are good', '637' means 'we are bad', '358' means 'good and bad'. Which of the following represents 'and'?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 8
D. 3
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'are' common first two =6. 'good' first and third =5. 'bad' second and third =3. Remaining 8 = and.
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Question #291
A walks 10 m towards North. He then turns left and walks 20 m. He again turns left and walks 10 m. Finally he turns right and walks 5 m. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
A. East
B. North
C. West
D. South
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
North 10, left West 20, left South 10, right West 5. Net West 25 m, North-South cancel. West of start.
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Question #292
Statements: All boys are girls. All girls are women. Conclusions: I. All boys are women. II. Some women are boys.
A. Neither follows
B. Only II follows
C. Only I follows
D. Both follow
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
All boys girls + all girls women → all boys women. Hence some women are boys also follows.
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Question #293
If the positions of the letters in the word 'ORGANISATION' are rearranged as in the English alphabetical order, the position of how many letters will remain unchanged?
A. None
B. Two
C. One
D. Three
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
ORGANISATION sorted: A A G I I N N O O R S T. No letter remains in its original position.
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Question #294
Find the missing term in the series: 2, 7, 27, 107, 427, ?
A. 1707
B. 1712
C. 1710
D. 1708
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
2×3+1=7, 7×4−1=27, 27×4−1=107, 107×4−1=427, 427×4−1=1707.
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Question #295
B is the husband of C. A is the sister of B. D is the sister of C. How is D related to B?
A. Sister-in-law
B. Brother-in-law
C. Sister
D. Brother
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
D is sister of C, C is wife of B, so D is sister-in-law of B.
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Question #296
If 15th August 2009 was a Saturday, what day of the week was 15th August 2010?
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Sunday
D. Tuesday
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
From 2009 to 2010 is non-leap year (2010 not leap), 365 days = 52 weeks +1 day. Saturday +1 = Sunday.
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Question #297
Find the odd one: 21, 36, 55, 66, 91, 105
A. 66
B. 36
C. 55
D. 91
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
21=4×5+1, 36=5×7+1, 55=6×9+1, 66=7×9+3 not fitting, 91=7×13, 105=7×15. Alternative: all others divisible by 3 or 7 with pattern. 66 is the odd as others are one less than multiple of something.
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Question #298
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row facing North. C is to the immediate right of G. B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour. G is between E and A. D is sitting third to the right of A. Who is sitting between A and D?
A. B
B. C
C. F
D. G
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Possible order: B E G C A F D or B E G A C F D. From 'G between E and A', 'C immediate right of G' so G C, thus E G C A. Then D third right of A: if A F D then between A and D is F.
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Question #299
Statements: Some papers are pens. Some pens are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some papers are pencils. II. Some pencils are papers.
A. Only I follows
B. Neither follows
C. Only II follows
D. Both follow
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both particular statements, no definite conclusion about papers and pencils.
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Question #300
If the first and second letters in the word 'COMMUNICATION' are interchanged, also the third and fourth letters, the fifth and sixth letters and so on, which letter would be the 10th letter counting from your right?
A. U
B. N
C. T
D. A
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Word C O M M U N I C A T I O N. Interchange pairs: O C M M N U C I T A O I N. From right 10th is T.
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