4. Mental Ability

RIMC DAILY PRACTISE PROBLEM SESSION-2012-13 MENTAL ABILITY

DPP 01

Class –VII

TOPIC : NUMBER SERIES Directions (1-5) : In each of the following questions, one number is missing in the series. You have to understand the pattern of the series and insert the number. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4, 7, (A) 76

11,

18, 29, (B) 70

47,

5, 14, 41, 122, 365, ? (A) 1194 (B) 1094 4, (A) 5

2,

2, 3, (A) 80

5, 10,

1, (B) 2

6,

15, 26, (B) 82

…, 123, 199 (C) 84

(D) 95

(C) 1095

(D) 1093

(C) 4

(D) 0

? 35,

128, 110, 90, ?, 44 (A) 37 (B) 55

50, 63, (C) 83

?

(C) 68

(D) 84 (D) 44

Directions (6 - 7) : In each of the following questions one number is wrong in the series, find out the wrong number. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2, 3, 12, 37, 86, 166, 288 (A) 2 (B) 166 444, 300, (A) 200

200,

136, 87, (B) 136

84,

572, 284, 140, 72, 32, 14, 5 (A) 14 (B) 32 376, (A) 4

188,

3, 7, (A) 14

88, 14,

40, 16, (B) 16

4,

27, (B) 7

107,

53,

(C) 86

(D) 37

80 (C) 87

(D) 80

(C) 72

(D) 5

–2 (C) 40

(D) 188

213 (C) 27

(D) 53

TOPIC : ALPHABET / LETTER SERIES Directions (11 to 15) : In each of the following questions, one term is missing in the series. You have to understand the pattern of the series and insert the missing term. 11. 12. 13. 14.

A Z, BY, CX, DW, ?, FU (A) EV (B) DU

(C) FV

(D) None of these

ABD, CEH, EHL, ? (A) GKN

(B) GKP

(C) GJP

(D) JGP

ZYX, BAZ, DCB, FED, ? (A) GHF (B) FGH

(C) FFG

(D HGF

1 BR, 2 EO, 6 HL, 15 KI, ? (A) 22 NF (B) 31 NF

(C) 31 NE

(D) 28 NF

(C) JD36

(D) DM49

ECA, JHF, OMK, TQP, YWU (A) ECA (B) JHF

(C) TQP

(D) YWU

PON, RQP, TSR, VVT, XWV, ZYX (A) VVT (B) TSR

(C) XWV

(D) RQP

P 3 C, R 5 F, T 8 I, V 12 L, X 18 O, Z 23 R (A) V 12 L (B) X 18 O

(C) Z 23 R

(D) R 5 F

15.

AD9, BF16, CH25, ?, EL49 (A) DJ36 (B) DJ49 Directions : (16 to 20) Find the wrong term(s) — 16. 17. 18.

19. 20.

AIU, EOA, IUE, OAE, UEO (A) AIU (B) EOA

(C) IUE

(D) OAE

DOU, EPV, FQW, GRX, HTY, ITZ (A) HTY (B) EPV

(C) FQW

(D) ITZ

Directions : (21 to 25) In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

a –– bbc –– aab –– cca –– bbcc (A) bacb (B) acba

(C) abba

(D) caba

bc –– b –– c –– b –– ccb (A) cbcb (B) bbcb

(C) cbbc

(D) bcbc

–– bcc –– ac –– aabb –– ab –– cc : (A) aabca (B) abaca

(C) bacab

(D) bcaca

–– acca –– ccca –– acccc –– aaa : (A) acca (B) caaa

(C) ccaa

(D) caac

a–baa–aa––ab (A) a a a a

(C) b b a a

(D) a b b a

(B) b a a a

TOPIC : MISSING TERM IN FIGURE Directions (26 to 30) : These questions are based on different number puzzles. Few numbers are inserted in a figure which follow a particular rule for their placement at different places of the figure. Students are then asked to insert a missing number in the other similar figure on the basis of the method used. 5 3

26.

8

25

2

7

?

4

1

5

27

4

(A) 28 25

7

3

(B) 40 17

38

1

(C) 39

(D) 42

(B) 17

(C) 15

(D) 13

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(B) 86

(C) 82

(D) 78

(B) 9

(C) 85

(D) 112

18

89

16

27. 6

8

(A) 19

28.

8

3 4

7

6 1

2

4 ?

?

13 5 4

(A) 1

3

2 29.

3

33

2

4

4

54

6 2

5

(A) 94

3

?

5

4

4 5

30.

41 ? 5

6 7

(A) 16

2 1

RIMC DAILY PRACTISE PROBLEM SESSION-2012-13 MENTAL ABILITY

DPP 02

Class –VII

TOPIC : ALPHABET-TEST 1.

Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes first : (A) Cloud

2.

(C) Grunt

(D) Chain

Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last : (A) Abandon

3.

(B) Middle

(B) Actuate

(C) Accumulate

(D) Acquit

Find which one word can be made from the letters of the given word. IMMEDIATELY (A) DIALECT

(B) LIMITED

(C) DIAMETER

(D) DICTATE

Directions (4-10) : Each of the following questions is based on the following alphabet series. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W 4.

Which letter is the seventh to the right of the thirteenth letter from your left ? (A) S

5.

(D) V

(B) V

(C) J

(D) U

(B) M

(C) O

(D) P

If the above alphabet series is written in the reverse order, which will be the eighth letter to the right of O : (A) F

8.

(C) U

Which letter is midway between 22nd letter from the left and 21st letter from the right : (A) N

7.

(B) T

Which letter will be the sixth to the right of the eleventh letter from the right end of the alphabet series : (A) K

6.

X Y Z

(B) G

(C) V

(D) W

If the second half of the given alphabet series is written in reverse order, which letter will be seventh to the right of the twelfth letter from the left end : (A) R

9.

(B) S

(C) U

(D) V

If the first and the second letters interchange their positions and similarly the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which letter will be the seventeenth from your right : (A) F

10.

(B) H

(C) I

(D) J

Four of the following are alike in regard to their position in the alphabet series and hence form a group which is the one that does not belong to the group ? (A) FE

11.

(B) ML

(C) JK

(D) VX

Arrange the following group of numbers such that when arranged in a specific order, meaningful word is formed.

.

R M N B U E 1 2 3 4 5 6 (A) 1,5,4,2,6,3

12.

(B) 2,6,3,4,1,5

(C) 3,5,2,4,6,1

(D) 4,6,3,2,1,5

A meaningful word starting with A is made from the first, the second, the fourth, the fifth and sixth letters of the word CONTRACT, which of the following is the middle letter of the word ? (A) C

(B) T

(C) O

(D) R

TOPIC : CODING DECODING Directions (13 to 23 ) : In each of the questions below, find out the correct answer from the given alternatives. 13.

If in a certain language PENSION is coded as NEISNOP, how is TEMPERS coded in that code ? (A) RMETPES

14.

(B) TISTPI

(C) SIRTOI

(D) THSTOI

(B) FAVUDL

(C) CBSVAM

(D) CCSWAN

If in a certain language KNIFE is coded as HNFFB, how is DOCTOR coded in that language ? (A) ROTCOD

17.

(D) SEPEMR

If in a certain language SALE is coded as SCLG, how is CASUAL coded in that code ? (A) BARUZK

16.

(C) SEEPMRT

If in a certain language CASUAL is coded as GEWYEP, how is PEOPLE coded in that code ? (A) SHRSOH

15.

(B) RESETPM

(B) AOZTLR

(C) CTORDO

(D) CODTOR

In a certain code, REFRIGERATOR, is coded as ROTAREGIRFER. Which word would be coded as NOITINUMMA ? (A) ANMOMIUTNI

18.

(D) NMMUNITIOA

(B) BRIDE

(C) BLADE

(D) BLIND

If in a certain language, SHIFT is coded as RFFBO,which word would be coded as LKUMB ? (A) MMXQG

20.

(C) AMMUNITION

If FULFNHW is the coded for CRICKET, then EULGH is the code for which word ? (A) PRIDE

19.

(B) AMNTOMUIIN

(B) MLVNC

(C) KJVLA

(D) MJVLC

(C) Lao

(D) Mum

If : (i) Mum Sum Dum means Water is pure ; (ii) Lao Chin Mum means Water has taste; (iii) Dum Phu Phin means He is honest; (iv) Khu Sing Chin means Never taste it; then which letter code stands for has : (A) Sum

21.

(B) Chin

If in a certain language, Rum Pum Po means Boy Is Mad; Main Po She means Girl Is Beautiful and Dum Pum To means They Are Mad, which word in the language means Boy ? (A) Rum

22.

(B) Dum

(C) Pum

(D) Po

If water is called black, black is called tree, tree is called blue, blue is called rain, rain is called pink and pink is called fish in a certain language, what is the colour of the sky called in that language ? (A) Blue

23.

(B) Fish

(C) Rain

(D) Pink

If room is called bed, bed is called window, window is called flower and flower is called cooler on what would a man sleep ? (A) Window

(B) Bed

(C) Flower

(D) Cooler

Directions (24 to25): In each of the following questions find the correct answer from the given alternatives. 24.

If 6 is coded as T, 8 is coded as I, 3 is coded as N, 9 is coded as Q, 2 is coded as Y, 5 is coded as D and 7 is coded as R, then what is the coded form of DRINTQ: (A) 573869

25.

(B) 578396

(C) 576839

(D) None of these

In a certain code ‘975’ means ‘ Throw away garbage’, ‘528’ means ‘ Give away smoking’ and ‘213’ means ‘Smoking is harmful’. Which digit in that code means ‘Smoking’: (A) 5

(B) 8

(C) 2

(D) 3

RIMC DAILY PRACTISE PROBLEM SESSION-2012-13 MENTAL ABILITY

DPP 03

Class –VII

MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS 1.

It is being given that : > denotes +, < denotes –, + denotes  , – denotes =, = denotes ‘less than’ and × denotes ‘greater than’, find which of the following is a correct statement.

2.

(A) 3 + 2 > 4 = 9 + 3 < 1

(B) 3 > 2 > 4 = 18 + 3 < 2

(C) 3 > 2 < 4 × 8 + 4 < 2

(D) 3 + 2 < 4 × 9 + 3 < 3

f 'A' means '+', 'B' means '–' , 'C' means 'x', then what will be the value of ( 10C 4) A (4C4) B6=? (A) 60

3.

[CET-VIII]

(B) 56

(C) 50

(D) 46

Correct the following equations by interchanging two signs : 16 – 21 ÷ 7 × 6 + 3 = 31 (A) – and +

4.

(B) + and ×

(C) ÷ and +

(D) ÷ and ×

Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct : 5 + 3 × 8 – 12 ÷ 4 = 3 (A) + and –

(B) – and ÷

(C) + and ×

(D) + and ÷

Directions : (5 to 9) In the following questions, different letters stands for various symbols as indicated below : R : Addition S : Subtraction T : Multiplication U : Division V: Equal to W: Greater than X : Less than Out of the four alternatives given in these questions, only one is correct according to the above letter symbols. Identify the correct one. 5.

(A) 16 T 2 R 4 U 6 X 8

(B) 16 R 2 S 4 V 6 R 8 (C) 16 T 2 U 4 V 6 R 8

(D) 16 U 2 R 4 S 6 W 8

6.

(A) 20 U 4 R 4 X 2 T 3

(B) 20 S 4 U 4 V 2 T 3

(D) 20 R 4 U 4 S 2 W 3

7.

(A) 15 U 5 R 3 V 2 T 3

(B) 15 U 5 W 3 R 2 T 3 (C) 15 S 5 T 3 W 2 R 3 (D) 15 R 5 U 3 V 2 R 3

8.

(A) 24 U 3 R 2 S 2 W 3 (B) 24 S 3 X 2 T 2 U 8

(C) 24 R 3 S 2 X 2 T 8

9.

(A) 30 R 6 U 2 W 4 T 3 (B) 30 S 6 S 2 X 4 T 3

(C) 30 S 6 U 2 U 4 V 3 (D) 30 U 6 R 2 W 4 T 3

(C) 20 T 4 U 4 U 2 X 3

(D) 24 U 3 T 2 V 2 R 3

DIRECTION SENSE 10.

A man walks 9 km due East and then 12 km due South. How far is he from the starting point? (A) 15 kms.

11.

(B) 6 kms.

(C) 7 kms.

(D) none of these

A and B start walking from the same point. A goes North and covers 3 km; then turns right and covers 4 km. B goes west and covers 5 km, then turns right and covers 3 kms. How far apart are they from each other ? (A) 1 kms.

12.

(B) 60 kms.

(C) 5 kms.

(D) 9 kms.

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on, what will be West become ? (NTSE Stage-I /Har./ 2009) (A) North-East

13.

(B) North-West

(C) South-East

(D) South-West

A walks 10 metres towards East and then 10 metres to his right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point ? (A) 5 metres

(B) 10 metres

(C) 15 metres

(D) 20 metres

14.

15.

16.

NUMBER RANKING In the following list of numerals, how many 2’s are followed by 1 but not preceded by 4 ? 421214211244412212144214212124142124146 (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five How many 6's are there in the following sequence, which are either immediately preceded by 2 or immediately followed by 9 ? 5624369267164768263469862 (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 RANKING TEST In a row at a bus stop, A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right. They both interchange their positions. Now A becomes 11th from the left. How many people are there in the row ? (A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 21

17.

Bittoo is 11th in a queue which has 45 people. The number of gents in the queue is double the number of ladies. If 5 men are infront of Bittoo , how many ladies are behind him ? (A) 10 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 7

18.

If you are 15th in a queue starting from extreme ends, how many persons are there in the queue? (NTSE Stage-I /Har./ 2009) (A) 30 (B) 31 (C) 28 (D) 29

19.

COMPARISON OF RANKS A is richer than B. C is richer than A. D is richer than C. E is the richest of all. [CET-VIII] If they are made to sit in the above degree of richness who will be in the middle position (central position)? (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Direction : (20 to 22) Read the following information and answer the questions. A was punctual. B came after him and C immediately before B. D was earliest but E was last of all getting to school. 20.

21.

22.

Who arrived first at school ? (A) A (B) B

(C) C

(D) D

Who arrived second ? (A) A

(B) B

(C) C

(D) D

Who came third ? (A) A

(B) B

(C) C

(D) D

RIMC DAILY PRACTISE PROBLEM SESSION-2012-13 MENTAL ABILITY

DPP 04

Class –VII

PUZZLE TEST Directions : (1 to 2) are based on the information given below : Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a circle facing one anther front to front. A is sitting in front of B. B, is sitting to the right of E and left of C. A is to the left of F and right of D. 1.

Who is sitting between A and C ? (A) D

2.

(B) E

(C) F

(D) B

If the position of A and C are changed, who will be sitting between D and F ? (A) A

(B) C

(C) B

(D) E

Directions (3 to 5 ) : Study the following statements, marked (P), (Q) and (R) and answer the questions given below: (P) A, B, C, D and E are five boys sitting in a circle. (Q) C is sitting immediately to the left of E. (R) A is sitting between D and E. 3.

Who is sitting to the immediate left hand side of C? (A) E

4.

(D) D

(B) E

(C) D

(D) None

(B) D and E

(C) B and E

(D) A and C

E is sitting between? (A) B and D

6.

(C) B

Who is sitting between B and A? (A) C

5.

(B) A

R earns more than H but not as much as T, M earns more than R. Who earns least among them? (A) H

(B) R

(C) T

(D) M

ANALOGY Direction : (7 to 8 ) In the following questions, choose the words that show the same relationship as given in the each questions. 7.

What is related to 'Cube' in the same way as 'Circle' is related to square. (A) Circumference

8.

(D) Cuboid

(B) Bright

(C) Smooth

(D) Hard

"Kilogram" is related to "Quintal" in the same way as "Paisa" is related to : (A) Rupees

10.

(C) Solid

What is related to 'Diamond' in the same way as 'Soft' is related to 'Wax' ? (A) Rough

9.

(B) Sphere

(B) Money

(C) Wealth

(D) Cheque

"Court" is related to "Justice" in the same way as "School" is related to (A) Teacher

(B) Education

(C) Student

(D) Class

Directions : (11 to 15 ) In each of the following questions, a group of three interrelated words is given. Choose a word from the given alternatives, that belongs to the same group. 11.

Potato : Carrot : Raddish (A) Tomato

12.

(B) Spinach

(C) Sesame

(D) Grondnut

(B) Solution

(C) Matter

(D) Substance

Ice : Water :: Solid : ? (A) Liquid

13.

Broad : Narrow : : ? : Bottom (A) Peak

14.

(C) High

(D) Top

(B) 1728

(C) 1792

(D) 1772

(B) 42

(C) 56

(D) 65

11 : 1331 : : 12 : ? (A) 1782

15.

(B) Field

25 : 37 : : 49 : ? (A) 41

Directions : (16 to 17) In each of the following questions, there are two terms to the left of the sign :: which are related in some way. Obtain the same relationship between the term to the right of the sign :: from one of the four alternatives given under it. 16.

CG : EI :: FJ : ? (A) JK

17.

(B) IJ

(C) LM

(D) GK

(B) PID

(C) BCD

(D) BDC

ABC : 149 : : ? : 4916 (A) DIP

CLASSIFICATION Directions : (18 to 20) In each of the following questions, four words are given, out of which three are same in one way and the fourth one is different from others. Select the odd one. 18.

(A) Transport

(B) Bus

(C) Car

(D) Train

19.

(A) Cotton

(B) Jute

(C) Silk

(D) Nylon

20.

(A) Mercury

(B) Venus

(C) Pluto

(D) Moon

Directions : (21 to 23 ) In the following questions, three out of the four alternatives are same in a certain way and so form a group. Find the odd one that does not belong to the group. 21.

(A) 21 : 24

(B) 28 : 32

(C) 14 : 16

(D) 54 : 62

22.

(A) 48

(B) 12

(C) 36

(D) 59

23.

(A) 24 – 42

(B) 36 – 63

(C) 37 – 73

(D) 35 – 51

MENTAL ABILITY_VII_DPP-1 _ANSWERKEY

Ques Ans Ques Ans

1 A 16 C

2 B 17 A

3 D 18 B

4 B 19 D

5 C 20 A

6 B 21 B

7 C 22 A

8 C 23 C

9 D 24 B

10 A 25 D

11 A 26 B

12 B 27 C

13 D 28 A

14 B 29 B

15 A 30 C

13 C

14 B

15 D

13 A

14 C

15 D

13 C 28 D

14 B 29 D

15 D 30 D

MENTAL ABILITY_VII_DPP-2 _ANSWERKEY Ques Ans Ques Ans

1 D 16 B

2 B 17 C

3 B 18 B

4 B 19 A

5 B 20 C

6 A 21 A

7 B 22 C

8 C 23 A

9 C 24 D

10 D 25 C

11 C

12 B

MENTAL ABILITY_VII_DPP-3 _ANSWERKEY

Ques Ans Ques Ans

1 C 16 B

2 C 17 A

3 B 18 D

4 B 19 C

5 B 20 D

6 D 21 A

7 A 22 C

8 D

9 A

10 A

11 D

12 C

MENTAL ABILITY_VII_DPP-4 _ANSWERKEY Ques Ans Ques Ans

1 A 16 A

2 C 17 B

3 A 18 D

4 B 19 A

5 C 20 D

6 C 21 B

7 D 22 D

8 A 23 D

9 D 24 C

10 D 25 A

11 D 26 D

12 A 27 D