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1.  

Directions (Q 1–5): Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q sit in a straight row, all facing North. N sits second to the right of J. O sits third to the right of K. P sits second to the right of Q. J sits third to the right of M. M sits to the immediate right of L.

Who sits at the left end of the row?

Correct Answer: B [K]

Explanation:

Unique row (left → right): K L M O Q J P N.

2.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
Who sits 2nd to the right of L?

Correct Answer: A [O]

Explanation:

Row: K L M O Q J P N; three places to the right of L → O.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
How many persons sit between K and Q?

Correct Answer: D [3]

Explanation:

K is 1st, Q is 5th from the left → 3.

4.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
Which pair sits next to each other?

Correct Answer: C [J and P]

Explanation:

Row: K L M O Q J P N.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
Who sits to the immediate left of P?

Correct Answer: E [J]

Explanation:

Row: K L M O Q J P N.

6.  

Directions (Q 6–10): Six persons K, L, M, N, O and P join a training course in six different months from January to June of the same year, one person each month. Each is from a different state among Kerala, Goa, Assam, Bihar, Punjab and Odisha. The person who is from Odisha joins in May. N joins in the month immediately after the person who is from Kerala. K joins in the month immediately after the person who is from Goa. The person who is from Odisha joins in the month immediately after L. The person who is from Assam joins in April. The person who is from Goa joins in the month immediately after M. The person who is from Bihar joins in the month immediately after P.

Who joins in February?

Correct Answer: A [N]

Explanation:

Unique table: Jan M (Kerala); Feb N (Goa); Mar K (Punjab); Apr L (Assam); May P (Odisha); Jun O (Bihar).

7.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
Which state is O from?

Correct Answer: B [Bihar]

Explanation:

Table: Jan M (Kerala); Feb N (Goa); Mar K (Punjab); Apr L (Assam); May P (Odisha); Jun O (Bihar).

8.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
In which month does the person who is from Punjab join?

Correct Answer: E [March]

Explanation:

Table: Jan M (Kerala); Feb N (Goa); Mar K (Punjab); Apr L (Assam); May P (Odisha); Jun O (Bihar).

9.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
How many persons join between K and P?

Correct Answer: D [1]

Explanation:

K in March, P in May → 1.

10.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
Which combination is correct?

Correct Answer: C [L – April – Assam]

Explanation:

Table: Jan M (Kerala); Feb N (Goa); Mar K (Punjab); Apr L (Assam); May P (Odisha); Jun O (Bihar).

11.  
Statements: Some towels are sheets. Some sheets are quilts.
Conclusions: I. Some sheets are not towels. II. Some sheets are towels.

Correct Answer: B [Only II follows]

Explanation:

I does not follow (only a possibility); II follows → Only II follows.

12.  
Statements: Some bricks are tiles. Some tiles are stones.
Conclusions: I. Some tiles are bricks. II. Some stones are tiles.

Correct Answer: E [Both I and II follow]

Explanation:

I follows; II follows → Both I and II follow.

13.  
Statements: No songs are tunes. Some tunes are poems.
Conclusions: I. No poems are songs. II. Some songs are poems.

Correct Answer: C [Either I or II follows]

Explanation:

I does not follow (only a possibility); II does not follow (only a possibility); neither is definite, but the two form a complementary pair, so one of them must be true → Either I or II follows.

14.  
Statements: Some ships are boats. No boats are rafts.
Conclusions: I. No rafts are boats. II. Some ships are rafts.

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I follows; II does not follow (only a possibility) → Only I follows.

15.  
Statements: F ≤ D, D > M, M > U, U > C.
Conclusions: I. M > C II. D > C

Correct Answer: E [Both I and II follow]

Explanation:

I: M > C follows (possible: >); II: D > C follows (possible: >) → Both I and II follow.

16.  
Statements: X ≤ Y, Y ≥ J, J < A, A < Z.
Conclusions: I. X ≤ A II. J < Z

Correct Answer: B [Only II follows]

Explanation:

I: X ≤ A does not follow (possible: <, =, >); II: J < Z follows (possible: <) → Only II follows.

17.  
In the following, P @ Q means P > Q; P $ Q means P ≥ Q; P & Q means P = Q; P # Q means P < Q; P % Q means P ≤ Q.
Statements: Z % S, S $ W, W $ T, T % E.
Conclusions: I. Z @ E II. Z $ W

Correct Answer: D [Neither I nor II follows]

Explanation:

Decode: Z ≤ S, S ≥ W, W ≥ T, T ≤ E.

18.  
In the following, P @ Q means P > Q; P $ Q means P ≥ Q; P & Q means P = Q; P # Q means P < Q; P % Q means P ≤ Q.
Statements: L & U, U # W, W $ B, B @ N.
Conclusions: I. W @ N II. L @ B

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

Decode: L = U, U < W, W ≥ B, B > N.

19.  
In a certain code, CHAIR is written as XSZRI. How is TRAIN written in that code?

Correct Answer: A [GIZRM]

Explanation:

Rule: each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, B↔Y, …).

20.  
In a certain code, HONEY is written as PIZFO. How is WINDOW written in that code? (Each half of a word is treated separately; a word with an odd number of letters is split with the shorter half first.)

Correct Answer: C [OJXXPE]

Explanation:

Rule: each half of the word is written in reverse and then every letter moves one place forward (a word with an odd number of letters is split with the shorter half first, e.g.

21.  
In a code language, "grows is green" is written as "da ka pe"; "is tall sun clear" is written as "la da fo ye"; "tall is grows" is written as "la ka da". What is the code for "tall"?

Correct Answer: B [la]

Explanation:

Matching common words with common codes across the sentences leaves exactly one code for "tall": la.

22.  
In a code language, "sky wind falls rain" is written as "ne mo da gu"; "big wind rain" is written as "ne mo zu"; "falls rain rises big" is written as "da ne la zu". What is the code for "rises"?

Correct Answer: D [la]

Explanation:

Matching common words with common codes across the sentences leaves exactly one code for "rises": la.

23.  
P is the daughter of Q. Q is the mother of R. How is P related to R?

Correct Answer: E [sister]

Explanation:

Chain: P is Q's daughter; Q is R's mother → P is R's sister.

24.  
P is the sister of Q. Q is the sister of R. R is the father of S. How is P related to S?

Correct Answer: E [aunt]

Explanation:

Chain: P is Q's sister; Q is R's sister; R is S's father → P is S's aunt.

25.  
A − B means A is the mother of B; A @ B means A is the husband of B. If "P − Q @ R − S", how is P related to S?

Correct Answer: C [grandmother]

Explanation:

Chain: P is Q's mother; Q is R's husband; R is S's mother → P is S's grandmother.

26.  
Lakshmi, facing West, walks 4 km, turns right and walks 6 km, turns left and walks 4 km. How far and in which direction is the person from the starting point?

Correct Answer: D [10 km North-West]

Explanation:

Net: 8 km West, 6 km North → √(64 + 36) = 10 km, North-West.

27.  
Sathish, facing North, walks 6 km, turns left and walks 12 km, turns right and walks 10 km. How far and in which direction is the person from the starting point?

Correct Answer: A [20 km North-West]

Explanation:

Net: 12 km West, 16 km North → √(144 + 256) = 20 km, North-West.

28.  
Mani is 12th from the left end of a row of persons facing North. He moves 6 places to his right and is then 12th from the right end. How many persons are in the row?

Correct Answer: B [29]

Explanation:

New place from the left = 12 + 6 = 18; total = 18 + 12 − 1 = 29.

29.  
In a row of 57 children facing North, Nila is 16th from the left end and Sekar is 9th from the right end. How many children sit between them?

Correct Answer: D [32]

Explanation:

Nila's place from the left = 16; Sekar's = 57 − 9 + 1 = 49 → between = 49 − 16 − 1 = 32.

30.  

Directions (Q 30–32): Study the following arrangement and answer the questions.
2 G 9 P 6 # = * F J 4 C % 5 A @ & A J 7

How many digits in the arrangement are immediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a symbol?

Correct Answer: A [1]

Explanation:

Letter–digit–symbol: P 6 # → 1.

31.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 30–32)
How many symbols are immediately followed by a digit?

Correct Answer: C [1]

Explanation:

Symbol–digit: % 5 → 1.

32.  
(Use the directions above – Prelims Sectional Mock 2 – Reasoning Ability, Q 30–32)
Which element is 6th to the left of the 5th element from the right end?

Correct Answer: B [J]

Explanation:

5th from the right = position 16 from the left; 6 to its left = position 10 → J.

33.  
Odd one out: CF, MP, GJ, IM

Correct Answer: E [IM]

Explanation:

In the others the second letter is 3 places after the first; in IM it is 4 places after.

34.  
How many pairs of letters are there in the word FRIENDSHIP which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (in either direction)?

Correct Answer: D [3]

Explanation:

Pairs: IP, SP, HI → 3.

35.  
If the digits of the number 8379542 are arranged in ascending order from left to right, how many digits will remain at the same position?

Correct Answer: E [1]

Explanation:

Ascending: 2345789; same places: 3 → 1.

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