Reasoning Quiz – 54(Mixed)

In Quants & Reasoning, Quiz, Reasoning
December 16, 2015

Dear Aspirants,

Welcome to D2G’s Reasoning Quiz. You’ll never be brave if you don’t get hurt. You’ll never learn if you don’t make mistakes. You’ll never be successful if you don’t encounter failure.

1. In a certain code ROSE is written as #43$ and FIRST is written as 5*#37. How is STORE written in that code?
(a) 473$#
(b) 473#$
(c) 374#$
(d) 347#$
(e) None of these

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Answer (c) 374#$
As per question,
R = #, O = 4, S = 3, E = $, F = 5, I = *, T = 7
STORE = 374#$

2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DISTINGUISH, each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

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Answer (e) More than three
ST, ING, GUI, US

3. How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters ADER, using each letter only once in each word?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

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Answer (d) Three
Given letters, ADER = DARE, DEAR and READ

4. How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters AIPR, using each letter only once in each word?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

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Answer (b) One
Given letters, AIPR = PAIR

5. In a certain code SOUTHERN is written as UVPTMQDG. How is MARIGOLD written in that code?
(a) JSBCNFKS
(b) JSBNHPME
(c) JSBNCKNF
(d) NBSKCJNF
(e) None of these

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Answer (c) JSBNCKNF
SOUT -> TUOS -> (+1) -> UVPT
HERN -> NREH -> (-1) -> MQDG
Similarly MARIGOLD = JSBNCKNF

Puzzle:-

Each of seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Play V is scheduled on Thursday. Two plays are scheduled to be held between Play V and Play P. Only one play is scheduled between Play T and Play S. Play T is not scheduled on the day immediately before or immediately after the day when Play V is scheduled. Play R is scheduled the day immediately before the day when Play W is scheduled. Play S is not scheduled after Play Q.

6. How many plays are scheduled to be staged between Play R and Play S?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

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Answer (c) Two

Monday	P
Tuesday	R
Wednesday	W
Thursday	V
Friday	S
Saturday	Q
Sunday	T

7. Which of the following plays is scheduled on Saturday?
(a) Q
(b) W
(c) R
(d) S
(e) T

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Answer (a) Q

Monday	P
Tuesday	R
Wednesday	W
Thursday	V
Friday	S
Saturday	Q
Sunday	T

8. R is related to S in a certain way. In the same way P is related to V based on the given schedule. Which of the following is W related to the following the same pattern?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) R
(d) T
(e) Cannot be determined

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Answer (b) Q