TAMILNADU POSTAL EXAM

Postal Assistant Exam Model Test_Reasoning
Find the related word/letters/number to complete the analogy:

1.       Carbon : Diamond :: Corundum : ?

a)      Garnet

b)      Ruby

c)       Pukhraj

d)      Pearl

2.       Smoke : Pollution :: War : ?

a)      Victory

b)      Peace

c)       Treaty

d)      Destruction

3.       Ink : Pen :: Blood : ?

a)      Accident

b)      Doctor

c)       Vein

d)      Donation

4.       Book : Publisher :: Film : ?

(a)    Writer

(b)   Editor

(c)    Director

(d)   Producer

5.       Menu : Food :: Catalogue : ?

(a)    Books

(b)   Library

(c)    Newspaper

(d)   Rack

6.       FILM : ADGH :: MILK : ?

(a)    ADGF

(b)   HDGE

(c)    HDGF

(d)   HEGF

7.       BJNT : CIOS :: DHPV : ?

(a)    EGQU

(b)   EIQW

(c)    ELPV

(d)   EIOU

8.       KIJM : QOPS :: MKLO : ?

(a)    LMOR

(b)   OMNS

(c)    KMOQ

(d)   OMNQ

9.       24 : 60 :: 210 : ?

(a)    504

(b)   343

(c)    336

(d)   330

10.   C : 16 :: F : ?

(a)    30

(b)   49

(c)    40

(d)   50

11.   BOQD : ERTG :: ANPC : ?

a)      DQSF

b)      FSHU

c)       SHFU

d)      DSQF

12.    AFKP : ZUPK :: BGLQ ?

a)      YUQM

b)      XURO

c)       YXWV

d)      YTOJ

13.   182 : ? :: 210 : 380

a)      342

b)      272

c)       240

d)      156

Find the odd one out from the given alternatives:

14.   (a) Mizoram               (b) Sikkim

(c) Kohima                  (d) Manipur

15.    (a) Amoeba               (b) Bacteria

(c) Germs                    (d) Microbes

16.   (a) IJCD                         (b) WYTS

(c) QRKL                       (d) PQMN

17.   (a) 8                               (b) 42

(c) 49                             (d) 35

18.   (a) 81 : 243                  (b) 16 : 64

(c) 64 : 192                   (d) 25 : 75

Directions: Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?

19.   1. Book                         2. Pulp

3. Timber                     4. Jungle

5. Paper

a) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4

b) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3

c) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1

d) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2

Directions: Arrange the following words according to dictionary arrangement.

20.   1. Epitaxy                     2. Episode

3. Epigene                   4. Epitome

5. Epilogue

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

(b) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4

(c) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3

(d) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1

21.   If NOIDA is written as STNIF, how MEERAT can be written in that code?

(a)    QIIVYX

(b)   RJJWZV

(c)    RJJWZY

(d)   RIIVYX

22.   In a certain code FORGET is written as DPPHCU, how would DOCTOR be written in that code?

(a)    BPAUMS

(b)   BPAUPS

(c)    EMDRPP

(d)   BPARPP

23.   In a certain code DECEMBER is written as ERMBCEDE, in that code which word will be written as ERMBVENO?

(a)    SEPTEMBER

(b)   AUGUST

(c)    NOVEMBER

(d)   OCTOBER

24.   If RED is coded as 6720, then how GREEN will would be coded?

(a)    9207716

(b)   1677199

(c)    1677209

(d)   167171209

25.   If ‘A’ = 26, SUN = 27, then CAT = ?

(a)    24

(b)   57

(c)    58

(d)   27

26.   If in a code language ‘ORGANISATION’ is written as ‘CBDWLQJWYQCL’ and ‘OPERATION’ is written as ‘CXFBWYQCL’, how is ‘SEPARATION’ coded?

(a)    EJXEBEYQCL

(b)   JFQYWBCXQL

(c)    JFXWBWYQCL

(d)   QCLYWBFXJE

27.   If  ‘+’ means ‘-‘, ‘-‘ means ‘x’, ‘x’ means ‘¸’, ‘¸’ means ‘+’ then 2 ¸ 6 x 6 ¸ 2 = ?

(a)    1

(b)   0

(c)    10

(d)   5

28.   If  ‘+’ stands for ‘¸ ‘, ‘¸ ‘stands for ‘x’, ‘x’ stands for ‘-’, ‘-’ stands for ‘+’ then which one of the following is correct?

(a)    18 ¸ 6 – 7 + 5 x 2 = 20

(b)   18 + 6 ¸ 7 x 5 – 2 = 18

(c)    18 x 6 + 7 ¸ 5 – 2 = 16

(d)   18 ¸ 6 x 7 + 5 – 2 = 22

29.   If  ‘-’ stands for ‘¸ ‘, ‘+ ‘stands for ‘x’, ‘¸’ stands for ‘-’, ‘x’ stands for ‘+’, then which one of the following equations is correct?

(a)    18 ¸ 3 x 2 + 8 – 6 = 10

(b)   18 - 3 + 2 x 8 ¸ 6 = 14

(c)    18 - 3 ¸ 2 x 8 + 6 = 17

(d)   18 x 3 + 2 ¸ 8 – 6 = 15

30.   If 324 x 150 = 54, 251 x 402 = 48 and 523 x 246 = 120 then 651 x 345 = ?

(a)    120

(b)   85

(c)    144

(d)   60

31.   Some equations are solved on the basis of certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.

If 12 x 7 = 408 and 9 x 8 = 207 then 13 x 7=?

(a)    190

(b)   91

(c)    901

(d)   109

32.   If GOLD is written as IQNF, how WIND can be written in the code?

(a)    YKPF

(b)   VHMC

(c)    XJOE

(d)   DNIW

33.   If A = 1, PAT = 37, then TAP = ?

(a)    73

(b)   37

(c)    36

(d)   38

34.   If D = 4, BAD = 7, then what is the value of ANT = ?

(a)    8

(b)   17

(c)    35

(d)   38

35.   If HKUJ means FISH, what does UVCD mean?

(a)    STAR

(b)   STAB

(c)    STAL

(d)   STAK

36.   A is older than B but younger than C. D is younger than E but older than A. If C is younger than D, who is the oldest of all?

(a)    A

(b)   C

(c)    D

(d)   E

37.   A is B’s brother. C is D’s father. E is B’s mother. A and D are brothers. How is E related to C?

(a)    Sister

(b)   Sister-in-law

(c)    Niece

(d)   Wife

38.   A man starts from a point and walks 2 km towards north. He turns right and walks 3 km. Then he turns left and travels 2 km. What is the direction he is now facing?

(a)    East

(b)   West

(c)    South

(d)   North

39.   Five men A, B, C, D and E read a newspaper. The one who reads first gives it to C, the one who reads last had taken it from A. E was not the first or last to read. There were two readers between B and A. Find the person who read the newspaper last?

(a)    E

(b)   B

(c)    D

(d)   A

40.   Mamatha walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 10 meters. Again turning to her left she walks 14 meters. What is the shortest distance(in meters) between her starting point and her present position?

(a)    38 m

(b)   28 m

(c)    24 m

(d)   10 m

41.   Find the missing letters in the series:

(a)    IJK

(b)   OPQ

(c)    STU

(d)   RST

Directions: Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letters series shall complete it?

42.    cc_ccbc_accbcc_c_b

(a)    acac

(b)   abac

(c)    abab

(d)   aabc

43.   a_ba_bb_ab_a

(a)    aabb

(b)   baaa

(c)    abab

(d)   baab

44.   If the word ‘STOVE’ can be written as ’FNBLK’, how can the word ‘VOTES’ be written in that code?

(a)    LBNKF

(b)   LNBKF

(c)    LKNBF

(d)   FLKBN

45.   If ‘PAPER’ is written as ‘OZODQ’, how ‘PENCIL’ can be written in that code?

(a)    QFODJM

(b)   OFOBHM

(c)    ODMDJM

(d)   ODMBHK

46.   Rajiv is the brother of Atul. Sonia is the sister of Sunil. Atul is the son of Sonia. How is Rajiv related to Sonia?

(a)    Nephew

(b)   Son

(c)    Brother

(d)   Father

47.   Rama travels 10 km towards the north, turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km and then turns right and travels another 4 km, How far is he from the starting point?

(a)    5 km

(b)   10 km

(c)    15 km

(d)   19 km

48.   A man starts from a point, walks 2 km towards north, turns towards his right and walks 2 km, turns right again and walks.  What is the direction now he is facing?

(a)    South

(b)   East

(c)    North

(d)   West

49.   A and B are sisters. R and S are brothers. A’s daughter is R’s sister. What is B’s  relation to S?

(a)    Mother

(b)   Grandmother

(c)    Sister

(d)   Aunt

50.   If A = 1, FAT = 27, then FAITH = ?

(a)    44

(b)   42

(c)    41

(d)   40