Mixed Reasoning Questions for Upcoming Exams – Set 201

1. Pratik ranks 7th from the top and 28th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
   30
   34
   36
   32
   none of these
   Option B
   Correct Option: B
   total number of students = 6 + Pratik + 27 = 34
   
    



2. During assembly the students are standing in a line. Arun Kumar is 21st in order from both the ends. How many boys are there in the class?
   31
   40
   41
   cannot be determined
   none of these
   Option C
   Correct Option : C
   total number of students = 20 + Arun Kumar + 20 = 41
   
    



3. Priyank Chopra ranks 17th in a class of 49 students. What is his rank from the last?
   33
   31
   30
   34
   none of these
   Option A
   Priyank ranks 17th out of 49 students. It means there are 16 students ahead of him. Therefore, his rank from the last = 49 - 16 = 33.
   
    



4. The positions of how many digits in the number 2451479638 will remain same when the first half and the second half of the digits are arranged in ascending order separately?
   Only one
   Two
   Three
   None of these
   cannot be determined
   Option D
   The given number:
   2 4 5 1 4 7 9 6 3 8
   
   After arranging the first half and the second half of the digits of given number in ascending order, we get new number as:
   1 2 4 4 5 3 6 7 8 9
   Comparing both the numbers, we can say that there is no number whose position remains unchanged.
   
    



5. Six books – English, Hindi, Science, Computer, Mathematics, and Economics each contains different number of pages. Computer book contains fewer pages than only two books. English book contains more pages than Science book but less than Economics book. Science book does not contain least pages. Economics book contains fewer pages than Hindi book. The book which contain third lowest pages contain 28 pages.
   
   How many book(s) contain more pages than Science book?
   one
   two
   three
   four
   none of these
   Option D
   Correct answer is option : D
   
   Order Book Pages
   Highest Hindi
   Sanskrit
   Computer
   English 28
   Science
   Lowest Maths
   
    



6. If Economics and Computer books contain 89 pages together and Computer and English book contains 63 pages together then what is the number of pages that Economics book contains?
   67 pages
   58 pages
   54 pages
   62 pages
   none of these
   Option C
   We have,
   
   Pages in English book = 28 pages
   
   Pages in Computer and English book = 63 pages
   
   ∴ Pages in Computer Book = 35 pages
   
   Now, Pages in economics and Computer = 89 pages
   
   ∴ Pages in Economics Book = 54 pages
   
   
    



7. How many books have more pages than English book but less pages than Hindi book?
   None
   One
   Two
   Three
   Four
   Option C
   Order Book Pages
   Highest Hindi
   Sanskrit
   Computer
   English 28
   Science
   Lowest Maths
   
   we can say that two books have more pages in English book but less pages than Hindi book.
   
   Hence, the correct answer is option C
   
    



8. Direction: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below :
   8 C M @ N £ B 2 Y 6 S α R $ 7 * W # Z 3 U E % A 4
   
   How many symbols are there in the above series each of which is immediately preceded and also immediately followed by a vowel ?
   Nil
   One
   Two
   Three
   four
   Option B
   Correct Option: B
   There is only one symbol (%) that satisfies the given condition
   
    



9. If all the vowels are dropped from the above series, which of the following would be the eighth element to the right of the thirteenth element from the left end ?
   3
   C
   %
   @
   B
   Option C
   Correct Option: C
   8th element to the right of the 13th element from the left end means (8 + 13) = 21st element from the left end, i.e., %.
   
    



10. If each symbol is first assumed as a numeral and then all the numerals are assumed as a English letters, how many assumed English letters will be there in the above arrangement of elements ?
    6
    12
    13
    7
    8
    Option C
    Correct Option: C
    Clearly, required numbers of letters = number of symbols + numbers of numerals
    = 7 + 6 = 13