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Mental Ability Quiz for CSAT / APPSC / TSPSC

Directions (Q. No. 1 – 5): In thenumber series given below, onenumber is missing. Each series is followed by five alternatives i.e. (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). One of them is the right answer. Identify and indicate it as per the “instructions”.

1.0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, ?
1) 240
2) 290
3) 336
4) 540
5) 504

2.3624, 4363, 3644, 4563, 3664, ?
1) 4263
2) 4363
3) 4563
4) 4763
5) 4963

3.4, 11, 30, 67, 128, ?
1) 219
2) 228
3) 231
4) 237
5) 291

4.198, 202, 211, 227, ?
1) 236
2) 252
3) 275
4) 245
5) 263

5.0, 4, 18, 48,  ?, 180
1) 100
2) 191
3) 152
4) 110
5) 125
Directions (Q. No. 1 – 5):These questions are based on letter analogy. There are two pairs of letters combinations in each question. The first (left-side) pair has some relationship between it’s members.  In the second pair,one member is missing.  Findthis out from given answers (1),(2), (3), (4) and (5) such that this pair has similar relationship as the first pair.  Indicate your answer as per the instructions.
1.ERASER:GPCQGP:: JUDGE : ?
1) LSFEG
2) FLSGE
3) SLFEG
4) LSGEF
5) SLFEG
2.SCIENTIST: STSITNEICS ::DRAMATIST: ?
1) DTSITAMARD
2) STSITAMARD
3) ATISTSMARD
4) MARDATISTS
5) SISTTAMARD
3.EDITOR:EIDRTO :: TRIBAL:?
1) TRILBA
2) TIRLBA
3) TRIALB
4) TIRLAB
5) TIRBAL
4.STBP: 1920216 :: MNGO : ?
1) 1314715
2) 1413715
3) 5173141
4) 3114715
5) 1571413
5.FILM : ADGH : : MILK : ?
1) ADGF
2) HDGE
3) HDGF
4) HEGF
5) HDFG
Directions (Q.No. 1 – 5):Read the following information carefully and answer the questions below.

1.In a certain code language, if the word SCRATCH is coded as HCTARCS, then how is the word LITERACY coded in that language?
1) YCAERTIL
2) YACRETIL
3) YCRAETLI
4) YCARETIL
5) YCARETLI

2.In a certain code language, if the word PURCHASE is coded as PRHSEACU, then how is the word SUITABLE coded in that language?
1) SIAELBTU
2) SIALEBTU
3) SIALBETU
4) SIABELTU
5) SIALEBUT

3.In a certain code, if the word PROMINENT is coded as EIMNNOPRT and THOUSAND is coded as ADHNOSTU, then how is the word PUNCTUATE coded?
1) AEUUCNPTT
2) ACENTTPUU
3) ACEPNTTUU
4) ACENPTTUU
5) AECNPTTUU

4.In a certain code, if ONION = 125and OPINION = 343, then what is the value of CANDIDATE?
1) 81
2) 729
3) 512
4) 216
5) 125

5.In a certain code, if chair means watch, watch means duster, duster means pen, pen means 
book,book means shoe, then what is the object that is used to write, in that code?
1) Duster
2) Pen
3) Shoe
4) Watch
5) Book
Directions (Q. No. 1 – 5): In these questions, there is a certain relationship between two givenwords on one side of :: and oneword is given on another side of::, the other word is to be foundout from the given five alternatives so that the relationship is the same as for the other pair. Identify correct answer and indicate it as per the “Instructions”.
1.Television : Cinema ::Transistor : ?
1) Loudspeaker
2) Waves
3) Radio
4) Entertainment
5) None of these
2.India : Parliament :: Japan : ?
1) People’s House
2) Congress
3) Diet
4) Bundestag
5) House
3.Ecology : Environment ::Nidology : ?
1) Heart
2) Nests
3) Tissue
4) Fungi
5) None of these
4.Agartala : Tripura :: Aizawl : ?
1) Mizoram
2) Meghalaya
3) Assam
4) Manipur
5) Shillong
5.Newspaper : Press :: Cloth : ?
1) Tailor
2) Textile
3) Fibre
4) Mill
5) Machine
Directions(Q. No. 1 – 5): In eachof the following questions, anequation becomes incorrect due to the interchange of two signs. One of the five alternatives under it specifies the interchange of signs in the equation, which when made will make the equation correct.  Find the correct alternatives.

1.3 × 5 + 3 −18 ÷3 =12
1) ÷and +
2) × and −
3) × and +
4) + and −
5) −and ÷

2.56 ÷7 × 2 +8 −1 =9
1) × and −
2) ÷ and ×
3) +and−
4) +and ×
5) ÷and −

3.121 ÷11−3 × 13 +2 =22
1) −and ×
2) −and ÷
3) ÷and +
4) +and −
5) ÷and ×

4.5 +3 × 8 −12 ÷4 =3
1) + and −
2) −and ÷
3) +and ×
4) +and ÷
5) ÷and ×

5.10 +10 ÷10 −10 × 10 =10
1) +and −
2) +and ÷
3) +and×
4) ÷ and ×
5) −and ÷
Directions (Q. No. 1 – 3): Select the correct alternative from the given choices.
1.How many minutes does the minutes hand gain over the hour hand in an hour?
1) 5 min
2) 55 min
3) 60 min
4) 50 min
5) 45 min
2.If at 9:00 a.m. the hour hand points towards West, then in which direction does the minute hand point?
1) South
2) North
3) West
4) South – east
5) East

3. Ariver flows West to East and onthe way turns left to go in a semicircle round a hillock, and then turns left in a right angle. In which direction is the river finally flowing?
1) South
2) North
3) South – east
4) East
5) West

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