AMCAT Reasoning Question -1 7.

Mayank travelled a distance of 80m towards

North. Then he turns right and travels 65m,
1. If BLACK is coded as DNCEM , then then again turns northwards and travels 45m.
ORANGE is coded as: He further travels by turning 45 degree
A. QTCPIG B. PSCOHF C. PSBOHF clockwise. Towards which direction is he
D. QTCOIG running now?
A. North B. West C.
Solution: ADD 2 all....BLACK is coded as South-West D. North-East
DNCEM. Similarly add 2 all ORANGE is Solution: North-East
coded as QTCPIG 8. From the given Choices select the odd one
out.
A. ESOR B. POLIT
2. If DETERMINE is coded as CFSFPNJKF , C. LUFTE D. STUOL
then TERMINTE is coded as:
A. SFPNJSF B. SFQNJSF C. C is odd,because A,B & C are the name of
SPNKSTD D. RFPNJSD flowers.
Solution: ADD +1 and -1 alternatively.... Ans: 9. From the given choices select the odd one
(B) out.
A. DEH B. CDI C. KLQ
D. PRV
3. Choose the answer option that arranges the
given set of words in the “most” meaningful 10. Symbolic representations of relationships
order. The words when put in order should are given in the passage area. Based on the
make logical sense according to size, quality, information given, answer the question that
quantity, occurrence of events, value, follows.
appearance, nature, process etc. R * S = R is mother of S
1. Community 2. Locality R – S = R is father of S
3. Family R % S = R is the daughter of S
4. Country 5. Person R > S = R is the son of S
A. 4,1,2,3,5 B. 4,2,1,3,5 C. 5,3,2,1,4 Who is the brother in A * B > C – D?
D. 5,3,4,2,1
Solution: 3) 5,3,2,1,4 A. B only B. C only C. D only
D. Both B and D

4. 1. Cotton 2. Plant 3. Solution: B only

Cloth 4. Yarn 5. Shirt AMCAT Reasoning Question -2
A. 2,1,4,5,3 B. 2,4,1,3,5 C. 2,1,4,3,5 11. (i) There are two lecturers, two
D. 2,4,3,1,5 singers, one doctor and one engineer in a
group of six people – A, B, C, D, E and F.
Solution: 2,1,4,3,5 (ii) The doctor c is married to A who is a
lecturer.
(iii) The engineer is married to B who is of
5. Find the missing term in the series 3, 6, 15, the same profession as that of E.
__, 123 (iv) C, A, B, and F are married couples
A. 30 B. 42 C. 24 and nobody in the group has the same
D. 81 profession.
(v) E is F‟s brother.
6. Kunal is located 40m South- West of Lalit. Which of the following is a pair of singers?
If Madhu is 40m South-East of Lalit, then A. A and D B. B and E C. E and
what is Madhu‟s position with respect of F D. A and F
kunal? Solution: B and E
A. North B. South C. East 12. How is E related to B?
D. South-East A. Brother B. Uncle
C. Father D. None of these
 13. Which of the following pair is a
couple?
A. A and B B. B and
F C. A and F D. B and C
Solution: (B)
14. Which of the following is a pair of
lecturers?
A. A and B B. A and
F C. A and D D. A and E
Solution: (C)
15. If north is called north-east, north-east
is called east, east is called south-east
and so on. What will south-east be called?
A. West B.
North C. South D. East
Solution: South
16. There are 2 questions based on the
same data. Answer the questions based
on the given information:
The following are the conditions for the
selecting a “Management trainee” for a
reputed company. The candidate must:
Be a post graduate in commerce with at
least 60% marks or a CA.
Not be more than 25 years old and less
than 20 years old as on 1.12.2009.
Have fluency in English and Hindi.
Be in a position to pay Rs. 10000 as
deposit to the company.
Give an undertaking to work for at least 5
years for the company.
However
If the candidate fulfils all conditions except
(1.) then he/she should be referred to the
Managing Director of the Company.
If the candidate fulfils all the conditions
except(4.) then he/she should be referred
to the Chairman of the Company.
Should the given candidate be selected?(
the case is presented on 1.12.2009)
Question:
23 year old Suresh is a CA with fluency in
English and Hindi. He can pay Rs.8000 as
deposit and will give five years
undertaking.
A. Insufficient data B. Candidate
should not be selected C. Candidate
should be selected
D. Candidate is to be referred to the
Managing Director E. Candidate is to be
referred to the chairman
17. Rajan is a post graduate in Commerce
with 70% marks. He is fluent in English
and Hindi. He is willing to take the 5 year
undertaking and is also ready to play the
required deposit. His date of birth is
01.11.1989.
A. Insufficient data B. Candidate
should not be selected C. Candidate
should be selected
D. Candidate is to be referred to the
Managing Director E. Candidate is to be
referred to the chairman
Solution: Candidate should not be
selected
18. The question consists of a problem
question followed by two statements I and
II. Find out if the information given in the
statements is sufficient in finding the
solution to the problem.
Problem question: Out of 60 students, 30
like both Maths and English. How many
students like only Maths?
Statements:
I) Out of 60, 22 students don‟t like any
subject. 4 students like only English.
II) Out of 60 students, 20 are girls and 10
of them don‟t like any subject.
A. Statement I alone is sufficient. B.
Statement II alone is sufficient.
C. Both statements put together
are sufficient D. Both
statements put together are not sufficient
E. Either of the statements
individually is sufficient
SOlution: A. Statement I alone is
sufficient.
19. Problem question: what is the selling
price of sofa set?
Statements:
I) The cost price of a sofa set is given
II) The selling price of two sofa sets are
given
A. Statement I alone is sufficient. B.
Statement II alone is sufficient.
C. Both statements put together
are sufficient D. Both
statements put together are not sufficient
E. Either of the statements
individually is sufficient
Solution: B. Statement II alone is
sufficient.
20. The question consists of a problem
question followed by two statements I and
II . Find out the information given in the
 statement(s) is sufficient in finding the Explanation:
solution to the problem. The girl is the wife of grandson of Man's mother
Problem question what is the 5th number? i.e., the girl is the wife of son of Man. Hence, Man
Statements is the father-in-law of the girl.
I) 1st and 2nd numbers are 1 and 2
25. “A” drives 10 km towards East and turns to the
respectively right hand and drives 3km he turns to his left and
II) 3rd and 4th numbers are 3 and 4 drives 2km. Finally he turns right and travels 7 km.
respectively Hoe far his starting point and in which direction he
A. Statement I alone is sufficient. would be?
B. Statement II alone is sufficient. A. 10km, East B. 9km, north C. 8km,
C. Both statements put together West
are sufficient D. 5km, South E. 3km, South
D. Both statements put together are not Ans:D
sufficient
26. From a point Shailu starts walking towards
E. Either of the statements individually is
North and after walking 20 meters, she turns to the
sufficient right and walks 10 meters, then she turns to right
again and walks 20m. Then she turns to her left and
Solution: D. Both statements put together walks 10 m and finally turns to the left and walks
are not sufficient 20m in which direction is she with reference to the
AMCAT Reasoning starting point?
A. North B. South
Question -3 C. North-East
21. Find the next number of the series D. East E. None of these
20,22,26,32... Ans: North-East
A. 34 B. 40 C. 36 27. From the given choices select the odd man out
D. 38 A. AA B. BB C. DDDD D.
EEEEEE
Solution: Difference increased by 2 . Ans: 40
28. In the question symbols *,@,%,$and # are used
22. Pick the odd man out with the following meaning
A. DFK B. PRW C. EGL „P$Q‟ means „P is not greater than q‟
D. TVZ „P*Q‟ means „P is neither smaller than nor greater
Solution: than Q‟
follow sequence +1 & +4 „P#Q‟ means „P is neither greater than nor equal to
in option no D Q‟
T--(+1)-->v-----(+4)--->A „P%Q, means „p is not smaller than Q‟
instead of Z „P@Q‟ means „P is neither smaller than nor equal
to Q‟
Assuming the statements to be true, Find out which
23. KPQR: LRTV::DGHY: ? of the two conclusions I and II is/are true
A. EIKC B. ETKC C. Statements
EJKD D. EHKD D%H, K*H, H$R
Conclusions
ans-1 I.K$R
D+1=E II.D%K
G+2=I a) Only conclusion I is true b) Only
H+3=K conclusion II is true c) Either conclusion I or II
Y+4=D is true
d) Neither conclusion I nor II is true

24. A man said “this girl is the wife of the grandson

of my mother” how is the man related to the girl? 29. Based on the given passage find out which of
(Consider that the man has no siblings) the statement can be inferred from the passage
A. Grandmother B. Father C. Father-
in-law D. Husband E. None of There is a huge disparity of cost of manufacturing
these farm equipments in Brazil and France. Expenses
related to manufacturing of farm equipments in
Answer: Option D Brazil are 15% lesser than those in France. It is also
true that even after the imposition of various taxes a) A regular buyer would remember more than
and duties. It is still economical to import farm 20% of the details after a sales meeting.
equipment from Brazil and then manufacture them b) A customer is as gullible as a child and hence
in France may ask many questions
c) One should try and minimize the usage of
a) To conclude whether farm equipment technical terms to explain a product to the
manufacture in Brazil would replace those customer
manufactured in France. The quality of these d) If you simplify your message. The customer
machines would also need to be considered would remember your entire presentation
b) Demand for farm equipments is highly price 32. Passage:
sensitive 1) Five men P, Q, R, S and T read a
c) The import tax on farm equipments imported newspaper
from Brazil is less than 15% of the cost of 2) The one who reads first gives it to R
manufacturing machines in France 3) The one who reads last has taken it from P
d) Importing farm machines from Brazil would 4) T was not the first or last to read
need help France redeploy existing capacity into 5) There were two readers between Q and P
manufacturing those products that it has a cost Who did Q pass the newspaper to?
advantage in A. R B. T C. P D. S
33. Who did the news paper last?
30. Whether we look at the intrinsic value of our A. Q B. S C. Cannot be
literature, or at the particular situation of this mentioned D. None of the above
country, we shall see the strongest reason to think 34. Who read the news paper before S?
that of all foreign languages, the English language A. Q B. R C. T D. P
is that which would be the most useful to our native 35. Who read the newspaper first?
subjects. A. S B. Q C. Data
a) The speaker is addressing an issue related to a inadequate D. None of the above
colonial empire 36. Given sign signify something and that
b) The speaker has the good if the nation at heart basis, assume the given statements to be true
c) The speaker is a die-hard colonist and find which of the two conclusions I and II
is/are definitely true
d) None of these A+B means A is Equal to B
AMCAT Reasoning A-B means A is less than B
A=B means A is not equal to B
Question -4 A*B means A is greater than equal to B
A/B means A is less than equal to B
Statements
Q+R, R*S, S-T
31. Based on the given passage find out which Conclusions
of the statement can be inferred from the I S*T
passage II Q=R
Sales drives in big organizations many a times a) Only conclusion I is true b) Only
fall flat on the face. A research showed that an conclusion II is true
average buyer remembers only 20% of the c) Neither conclusion I or II is true d)
things discussed during a sales call. The Both Conclusions I and II are true
saddest part is that the sales team doesn‟t get 37. Following are the criteria for re-allotment of
choose what those 20% of the things would floors by a Society to its residents.
be. The world today is cluttered with The Resident must
information and thus it is essential that the 1) Have stayed for at least 5 years in the
sales team represents their product/service in society out of which at least 3 years should
the best possible manner. It is like answering have been spent on floors which end 0 or 5
question that children ask. Expect basic and 2) Not have more than 5 members in the
out of context questions and reply to each one family
of them patiently, in way that the customer 3) Have given an undertaking to stay there for
understand the intricacies. You can use another 5 years
technical terms to explain your product and its 4) Have served as maintenance for more than
features no doubt, it will be an accurate one year
methodology but certainly not the right one. In case a resident satisfies all above criteria
Simplify your message and see how well your except (2) and has stayed in the society for
client remembers you and your presentations more than 5 years , he/she should be referred
when you meet him to finally close deal.
to the Society-President and be given the floor
of his/her choice
In case a resident satisfies all above criteria
except (4) he/she is to be referred to the
st
Welfare-Associate and be given either 1 or
rd
3 floor
Should the given resident be provided with
accommodation? (The case is presented as
st
on 31 July, 2012)
Raj has been staying in the society for 6 years
th
and has spent 5 years on the 10 floor. He
has 6 members in his family. He is willing to
give an undertaking to stay for another 5
years. He also served as a Maintenance
Associate for 1.5 Years.
a) Resident would not be given any floor
b) Resident would be given a floor
c) Resident would be referred to the society-
president d) Resident would be referred to the
welfare-associate
e) Data insufficient
38. Raghav has been staying in the society for
th
7 years and he has spent 3 years on 5 floor
.he has 3 members in his family and has also
given an undertaking form to stay for another 5
years. He has served as maintenance
Associate for 5 months
a)Resident would not be given any
floor b) Resident would be given any
floor
c) Resident would be given a floor of his
choice d) Resident would be given either
st rd
1 or 3 floor
e) Data insufficient
39. Choose the answer option that arranges
the given set of words in the „most‟ meaningful
order. The words put in order in the most
meaningful order. The words when put in order
should make logical sense according to size
,quality ,quantity, occurrence of events, value,
appearance , nature, process etc..
1. Country 2. Furniture 3.
Forest 4. Wood 5. Trees
A. 1,3,5,4,2 B. 1,4,3,2,5 C.
2,4,3,1,5 D. 5,2,3,1,4
40. The question consists of a problem
question followed by two statements I and II.
Find out if the information given in
statement(s) is sufficient in finding solution to
the problem
Problem question: Find P, Q, R
Statements:
I) P, Q, R are three consecutive integers
II) The average of P,Q and R is 34
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b)
Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Both statements put together are sufficient
d) Both the statements put together are not
suffici
AMCAT Reasoning
Question -5
41. The question consists of a problem
question followed by two statements I and II.
Find out if the information given in
statement(s) is sufficient in finding solution to
the problem
Problem question: How many daughters do „A‟
have?
Statements:
A‟s wife has four sons: P,Q,R and S
S has a sister
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b)
Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Both statements put together are sufficient
d) Both statements even put together are not
sufficient
Solution: here both statements are needed to
know number of daughters that A have why
because in I statement, it gives relation
between A and S. and II statement gives
relation between S and sister.
42. In the question certain symbols are used
with the following meaning:
‘P@Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.
“P # Q means ‘P is neither smaller than nor
equal to Q’
“P % Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’
‘P $ Q’ means “P is neither greater than nor
equal to Q’
‘P^Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor
smaller than Q’
Assuming the given statements to be true, find
out which of the two conclusions I and II is/are
definitely true.
Question:
Statements:
I % R,C ^ I,C % E
Conclusions:
I. C % E
II. R @ E
a) Only conclusion I is true b) Only conclusion
II is true c) Either conclusion I or II is true
d) Neither conclusion I or II is true e)Both
conclusions I and II are true
Solution: C%E is true .
AMCAT Reasoning
Question -19
odd man out
1. (a)FHKO (b)CEHL (c)ZBEJ (d)XZCG
ANS C
F--(+1)--->H--(+2)-->K--(+3)-->O
C--(+1)-->E--(+2)-->H--(+3)-->L
Z--(+1)-->B--(+2)-->E--(+4)-->J X
X--(+1)-->Z--(+2)-->C--(+3)-->G
Therefore ZBEJ is ans
2. (a)PRS (B)TVX (c)FIK (d)LME
ANS D
2- (D) common sense
3. (a)AE5 (b)DF6 (c)HN14 (D)KP18
ANS D
A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 E=5 F=6 G=7 H=8 I=9
J=10 K=11 L=12 M=13 N=14 O=15 P=16
Q=17 R=18
S=19 T=20 U=21 V=22 W=23 X=24 Y=25
Z=26
In option D value of P should be P=16 not 18
4.(a)DFK (b)PRW (c)EGL (D)TVZ
ANS D
follow sequence +1 & +4
in option no D
T--(+1)-->v-----(+4)--->A
instead of Z
5.(a) HKS (b)PTX (c)UVZ (d)TAO
ANS D
6.(a) QSV (b)CFK(c)PSX(d)RUZ
ANS A
+2 then +4
7.(a)AFK (b)TWB (c)PUZ (d)DIN
ANS B
+4 & +4
8.(a)KML (b)PRQ (C)NPO (d) TVU
ANS C
KLM-->KML
PQR--->PRQ
NOP---> NPO instead of NPQ
TUV----->TVU
9.(a)FU (B)DW (c)CX (d)NR
ANS D
A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 E=5 F=6 G=7 H=8 I=9
J=10 K=11 L=12 M=13 N=14 O=15 P=16
Q=17 R=18
S=19 T=20 U=21 V=22 W=23 X=24 Y=25
Z=26
F+U=6+21=27
D+W=4+23=27
C+X=3+24=27
N+R=14+18=32 X
10.(a)PSRQ (b)MNPO(c)SVUT (d)KNML
ANS B
PQRS---->PSRQ
MNOP---->MNPO X it should be MPON
STUV---->SVUT
KLMN---->KNML
11.(a)HIKJ (b)KLNM (c)STVU (d)RSTU
ASN D
HIJK ----->HIKJ
KLMN----->KLNM
STUV----->STVU
RSTU----->RSTU X it should be RSUT