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1.  

Directions (Q 1–5): Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit around a circular table, all facing the centre. Each has a different profession among Clerk, Engineer, Nurse, Farmer, Painter, Tailor, Driver and Dancer. P is the Engineer, and W sits opposite P. The Nurse sits immediately to the left of the Engineer. Q is the Painter, and the Clerk sits second to the right of Q. The Driver sits immediately to the right of the Engineer. V sits immediately to the left of W. The Farmer and the Dancer are immediate neighbours, and neither of them sits next to Q. S sits third to the right of Q. R sits second to the left of P. U is not the Nurse, and R is not the Dancer.

Who is the Clerk?

Correct Answer: E [W]

Explanation:

Clockwise from P (all face the centre, so left = clockwise): P (Engineer), T (Nurse), R (Farmer), S (Dancer), W (Clerk), V (Tailor), Q (Painter), U (Driver).

2.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
Who sits second to the right of the Tailor?

Correct Answer: A [S]

Explanation:

Clockwise from P (all face the centre, so left = clockwise): P (Engineer), T (Nurse), R (Farmer), S (Dancer), W (Clerk), V (Tailor), Q (Painter), U (Driver).

3.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
What is the profession of the person who sits opposite T?

Correct Answer: D [Tailor]

Explanation:

Clockwise from P (all face the centre, so left = clockwise): P (Engineer), T (Nurse), R (Farmer), S (Dancer), W (Clerk), V (Tailor), Q (Painter), U (Driver).

4.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
How many persons sit between the Engineer and the Dancer, counting to the left of the Engineer?

Correct Answer: B [2]

Explanation:

Clockwise from P (all face the centre, so left = clockwise): P (Engineer), T (Nurse), R (Farmer), S (Dancer), W (Clerk), V (Tailor), Q (Painter), U (Driver).

5.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 1–5)
Which of the following is true?

Correct Answer: C [The Farmer sits immediately to the left of the Nurse.]

Explanation:

Clockwise from P (all face the centre, so left = clockwise): P (Engineer), T (Nurse), R (Farmer), S (Dancer), W (Clerk), V (Tailor), Q (Painter), U (Driver).

6.  

Directions (Q 6–10): Six persons G, H, J, K, L and M attend a training programme on six days from Monday to Saturday of the same week, one person each day. Each likes a different colour among red, blue, green, white, black and pink. The person who likes red attends on Thursday. M likes green. K attends on the day immediately after the person who likes red. G attends on the day immediately after H. L attends on the day immediately after the person who likes white. The person who likes blue attends on Friday. The person who likes black attends on the day immediately after G.

Who attends on Wednesday?

Correct Answer: B [L]

Explanation:

Unique table: Mon H (pink); Tue G (white); Wed L (black); Thu J (red); Fri K (blue); Sat M (green).

7.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
Which colour does K like?

Correct Answer: C [blue]

Explanation:

Table: Mon H (pink); Tue G (white); Wed L (black); Thu J (red); Fri K (blue); Sat M (green).

8.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
On which day does the person who likes white attend?

Correct Answer: D [Tuesday]

Explanation:

Table: Mon H (pink); Tue G (white); Wed L (black); Thu J (red); Fri K (blue); Sat M (green).

9.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
How many persons attend between G and M?

Correct Answer: E [3]

Explanation:

G on Tuesday, M on Saturday → 3.

10.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 6–10)
Which combination is correct?

Correct Answer: A [H – Monday – pink]

Explanation:

Table: Mon H (pink); Tue G (white); Wed L (black); Thu J (red); Fri K (blue); Sat M (green).

11.  

Directions (Q 11–15): A word and number arrangement machine rearranges an input line step by step as shown below.
Input: 74 28 quartz 61 dune silk
Step I: dune 28 quartz 61 silk 74
Step II: dune silk 28 quartz 61 74
Step III: dune silk quartz 28 61 74
Words of equal length are taken in dictionary order. Following the same rule, answer the questions for the input: ink 83 quartz 61 harbour silk 77 44 90 fig.

For the input beginning "ink 83 quartz …", which step is the last step?

Correct Answer: B [Step IV]

Explanation:

Rule: words go to the left in order of length, shortest first (ties in dictionary order); numbers go to the right, largest at the extreme right.

12.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 11–15)
What is Step II?

Correct Answer: C [fig ink quartz 61 harbour silk 77 44 83 90]

Explanation:

Step II: fig ink quartz 61 harbour silk 77 44 83 90.

13.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 11–15)
Which element is fourth from the right end in Step III?

Correct Answer: E [44]

Explanation:

Step III: fig ink silk quartz 61 harbour 44 77 83 90 → 44.

14.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 11–15)
What is the sum of the two numbers at the right end of Step II?

Correct Answer: A [173]

Explanation:

Step II ends with 83 90 → 173.

15.  
(Use the directions above – Mains Sectional Mock 1 – Reasoning Ability, Q 11–15)
In Step III, how many elements are there between "quartz" and "44"?

Correct Answer: D [2]

Explanation:

Step III: fig ink silk quartz 61 harbour 44 77 83 90 → 2.

16.  
Statements: All clouds are rivers. No rivers are winds.
Conclusions: I. Some winds are not clouds. II. No rivers are clouds.

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I follows; II does not follow (it is false) → Only I follows.

17.  
Statements: No apples are mangoes. All mangoes are grapes.
Conclusions: I. No grapes are apples. II. Some apples are grapes.

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.

18.  
Statements: No drums are flutes. All flutes are bells. Some bells are horns.
Conclusions: I. Some bells are not flutes. II. No horns are flutes.

Correct Answer: D [Neither I nor II follows]

Explanation:

I does not follow (only a possibility); II does not follow (only a possibility) → Neither I nor II follows.

19.  
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: S $ C, C % L, L % J, J & T.
Conclusions: I. S # J II. S $ T

Correct Answer: B [Only II follows]

Explanation:

Decode: S > C, C ≥ L, L ≥ J, J = T.

20.  
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: K # X, X $ Z, Z % S, S & J.
Conclusions: I. Z $ J II. Z & J

Correct Answer: C [Either I or II follows]

Explanation:

Decode: K < X, X > Z, Z ≥ S, S = J.

21.  
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: W @ B, B # J, J # C, C # D.
Conclusions: I. B # D II. W # C

Correct Answer: E [Both I and II follow]

Explanation:

Decode: W ≤ B, B < J, J < C, C < D.

22.  
In a certain code, TIGER is written as JUSFH. How is STONE 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: D [UTFOP]

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.

23.  
In a code language, "rain rises wind small" is written as "ro bi mo ka"; "rises small rain leaf" is written as "ka zu mo ro"; "wind grows small rain" is written as "bi mo da ro". What is the code for "wind"?

Correct Answer: E [bi]

Explanation:

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

24.  
A × B means A is the brother of B; A % B means A is the daughter of B. If "P × Q × R % S", how is P related to S?

Correct Answer: A [son]

Explanation:

Chain: P is Q's brother; Q is R's brother; R is S's daughter → P is S's son.

25.  
A + B means A is the father of B; A ÷ B means A is the sister of B; A # B means A is the son of B; A % B means A is the daughter of B. If "P % Q + R ÷ S # T", how is T related to P?

Correct Answer: B [mother]

Explanation:

Chain: P is Q's daughter; Q is R's father; R is S's sister; S is T's son → T is P's mother.

26.  
P % Q means P is 4 m North of Q; P $ Q means P is 3 m East of Q. If "X % Y $ Z", how far and in which direction is X from Z?

Correct Answer: C [5 m North-East]

Explanation:

Y is 3 m East of Z; X is 4 m North of Y → from Z: 3 m East, 4 m North → 5 m North-East.

27.  
A, B, C, D, E and F sit in a row facing North. Who sits at the left end?
I. C sits to the immediate right of D, and D sits at an end.
II. F sits at the right end.

Correct Answer: A [Statement I alone is sufficient]

Explanation:

I alone: D ✓; II alone: many possibilities ✗ → Statement I alone is sufficient.

28.  
How many students are in the row?
I. Gita is 14th from the left and Hema is 6 places to the right of Gita.
II. Hema is 9th from the right end.

Correct Answer: D [Both statements together are needed]

Explanation:

I alone: many possibilities ✗; II alone: many possibilities ✗; together: 28 ✓ → Both statements together are needed.

29.  
How is R related to P?
I. P is the father of Q.
II. Q is the brother of R.

Correct Answer: E [Both statements together are not sufficient]

Explanation:

I alone: many possibilities ✗; II alone: many possibilities ✗; together: daughter or son ✗ → Both statements together are not sufficient.

30.  
Statement: The railway has announced special trains on the route during the summer holidays.
Assumptions: I. Many people travel on this route during the summer holidays. II. Special trains will run without any delay.

Correct Answer: A [Only assumption I is implicit]

Explanation:

I implicit – the reason the trains are needed.

31.  
Statement: Every employee of the firm who completed the safety course received a certificate, and Rekha completed the course last month.
Conclusions: I. Rekha is the best employee of the firm. II. Rekha received a certificate.

Correct Answer: B [Only conclusion II follows]

Explanation:

I does not follow – a judgement not in the statement.

32.  
Statement: Many patients at the district hospital have to wait for hours because the hospital has only one X-ray machine.
Courses of action: I. The hospital should install one more X-ray machine. II. Patients who need X-rays should be sent away.

Correct Answer: A [Only course of action I follows]

Explanation:

I follows – practical and removes the cause of the waiting.

33.  
Question: Should the town set up a public library?
Arguments: I. No, some people prefer to buy books. II. Yes, it will give students and others free access to books.

Correct Answer: B [Only argument II is strong]

Explanation:

I weak – a personal preference; it does not weigh against a public facility.

34.  
Argument: "Opening a bus stop near the new hospital will reduce the number of patients who miss their appointments." Which option most strengthens the argument?

Correct Answer: E [Most patients who miss appointments say they could not find transport to the hospital.]

Explanation:

It links missed appointments to lack of transport – the gap the bus stop fills.

35.  
In a row of 50 children facing North, Kavya is 13th from the left end and Imran is 12th from the right end. How many children sit between them?

Correct Answer: B [25]

Explanation:

Kavya's place from the left = 13; Imran's = 50 − 12 + 1 = 39 → between = 39 − 13 − 1 = 25.

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