HDFC Reasoning/Numerical

HDFC Reasoning/Numerical


Test I : Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude 
1. Suresh is taller than Prabhu but shorter than Ram, Prabhu is as tall as Neeraj but taller than Nilesh. Which of the following statements is definitely true for Neeraj? 
(a) Neeraj is shorter than Nilesh 
(b) Neeraj is the tallest 
(c) Neeraj is the shortest 
(d) Neeraj is taller than Nilesh 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( d ) Neeraj is taller than Nilesh 

2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word STAINLESS each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence? 
(a) Two 
(b) Three 
(c) Four 
(d) Five 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( e ) None of these 
3. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following sequence? ARRANGEMENTS, RRANGEMENT, RANGEMEN, ?, NGEM 
(a) RANGEME 
(b) ANGEME 
(c) ANGEMENT 
(d) NGEMEN 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) ANGEME 
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 
(a) Baking 
(b) Steaming 
(c) Cooking 
(d) Frying 
(e) Boiling 
Ans: ( c ) Cooking 
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group which is the one that does not belong to that group? 
(a) Radish 
(b) Orange 
(c) Pear 
(d) Mango 
(e) Apple 
Ans: ( a ) Radish 
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 
(a) Earth 
(b) Moon 
(c) Saturn 
(d) Pluto 
(e) Venus 
Ans: ( b ) Moon 
7. If water is called food, food is called drink, drink is called blue, blue is called red, red is called white and white is called brown, then what is the colour of ?blood? ? 
(a) Blue 
(b) Red 
(c) Brown 
(d) White 
(e) Drink 
Ans: ( d ) White 



8. In a certain code language, the word ENQUIRY is written as YRIUQNE. How will the word REQUIRE be written in the code language ? 
(a) QERUERI 
(b) REQUERI 
(c) ERIUQER 
(d) IREUQER 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) ERIUQER 
9. In a certain code language DESERT is written RTSEDE. How will the word FAULTS the written in that code language? 
(a) TSULFA 
(b) AFLUST 
(c) LUAFST 
(d) UAFSTL 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( a ) TSULFA 
10. How many meaningful English word can be formed by using the second, the fifth, the seventh and the tenth letters of the word APPROPRIATION, each only once, but in different sequence ? 
(a) One 
(b) Two 
(c) Three 
(d) None of these 
(e) More than three 
Ans: ( a ) One 
Directions (Qs. 11?15) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? 
11. 7589 ? ? = 3434 
(a) 3721 
(b) 4155 
(c) 3246 
(d) 11023 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) 4155 
12. 300 + (10)2 x 2 = ? 
(a) 450 
(b) 800 
(c) 500 
(d) 550 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) 500 
13. 12.05 x 5.4 ÷ 0.6 = ? 
(a) 105.55 
(b) 108.45 
(c) 118.45 
(d) 118.55 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) 108.45 
14. 2435 ÷ 24 = 24? 
(a) 2.5 
(b) 3.5 
(c) 2 
(d) 3 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( a ) 2.5 
15. 78 x 14 + 7645 ? ? = 8247 
(a) 580 
(b) 590 
(c) 490 
(d) 480 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) 490 
Directions (Qs. 16?17) : 
I. ?P + Q? means P is the brother of Q 
II. ?P x Q? means P is the mother of Q 
III. ?P ÷ Q? means P is the sister of Q 
IV. ?P ? Q? means Q is the father of P 
16. Which of the following represents ?B is the material uncle of C?? 
(a) B + A x C 
(b) B x C + A 
(c) B ÷ C + A 
(d) B x A + c 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( a ) B + A x C 
17. Which of the following statements is not necessary to answer the above question? 
(a) Only I and II 
(b) Only III 
(c) Only III and IV 
(d) Either II or III 
(e) All are necessary 
Ans: ( c ) Only III and IV 
18. Pointing towards a woman a boy said, ?she is the only daughter of my mother?s brother?s only brother-in-law?. How the woman is related to the boy? 
(a) Mother 
(b) Aunt 
(c) Sister-in-law 
(d) Sister 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( d ) Sister 
19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? 
(a) 63 
(b) 64 
(c) 39 
(d) 48 
(e) 79 
Ans: ( e ) 79 
20. Ina certain code language DOWNBEAT is written as TABEWNDO. How will the word PROSPECT be written in that code language? 
(a) RPSOEPTC 
(b) TCPEOSPR 
(c) ORPSPTCE 
(d) TCPREPOS 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) TCPEOSPR 
Directions (Qs. 21?26) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? 
21. 37.5 ÷ (27)1.5 x 92 = 3? 
(a) 5 
(b) 4.5 
(c) 7 
(d) 6.5 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) 7 
22. 28% of 450 + 45% of 280 = ? 
(a) 126 
(b) 252 
(c) 324 
(d) 212 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) 252 
23. 1027.05 ? 314.005 + 112.25 = ? 
(a) 825.395 
(b) 825.095 
(c) 825.305 
(d) 825.295 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( d ) 825.295 
24. (103.7 x 101.3)2 = 10? 
(a) 6 
(b) 7 
(c) 10 
(d) 3 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) 10 
25. 40.83 x 1.02 x 1.2 = ? 
(a) 49.97592 
(b) 41.64660 
(c) 58.7952 
(d) 42.479532 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( a ) 49.97592 
26. 3978 + 112 x 2 = ? ÷ 2 
(a) 8180 
(b) 2101 
(c) 4090 
(d) 8404 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( d ) 8404 
27. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? 
(a) 21 
(b) 35 
(c) 49 
(d) 63 
(e) 56 
Ans: ( c ) 49 
28. P is heavier than Q but lighter than R. Q is heavier than T. S is heavier than P but lighter than V. Who among them is the lightest? 
(a) V 
(b) S 
(c) T 
(d) R 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) T 
29. In a certain code language TRANSPORT is written as RTASNPORT. How will the word GATEHOUSE be written in that code language ? 
(a) ETGAHOESU 
(b) ETAGHESUO 
(c) AGTHEOUSE 
(d) AGETHUOES 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) AGTHEOUSE 
30. In a certain code language ?si re ga? MEANS ?Shyam is smart? and ?pa si ga? means? Animesh is smart?. What is the code for ?smart? in that code language? 
(a) si 
(b) re 
(c) ga 
(d) pa 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( e ) None of these 
Directions (Qs. 31?34) : What will come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following questions ? 
31. 12.05 x 5.4 ÷ 0.3 = ? 
(a) 108.55 
(b) 216.90 
(c) 118.45 
(d) 118.55 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) 216.90 
32. 99 ÷ 11 + 7 x 16 = (?)2 
(a) 11 
(b) 121 
(c) 12 
(d) 144 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( a ) 11 
33. 8400 ÷ 120 x 15 + 150 = ? 
(a) 1050 
(b) 1200 
(c) 1100 
(d) 1514 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) 1200 
34. 45% of 1500 + 35% of 1700 = ?% of 3175 
(a) 40 
(b) 55 
(c) 45 
(d) 35 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( a ) 40 
Directions (Qs. 35?39) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: The number 0 to 9 are coded in the following manner considering the exception given below: 
3 6 9 7 0 2 8 1 5 4 
H P V S G D J K M R 
. 
Exception 1: If a number starts and ends with non-zero odd number then the first and the last digits should be coded as X and Z. 
Exception 2: If a number starts and ends with non-zero even number then the first and the last digits should be coded as A and B respectively. 
35. What is the code for 5 2 1 8 6 3 ? 
(a) MDKJPH 
(b) ZDKJPX 
(c) XDKJPZ 
(d) ADKJPB 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( c ) XDKJPZ 
36. What is the code for 492310 ? 
(a) RVDHKG 
(b) AVDHKB 
(c) VRDKHG 
(d) BVDHKA 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( a ) RVDHKG 
37. Which of the following numbers is represented by ASGHKB? 
I. 670312 II. 470313 III. 270318 
(a) Only I and III 
(b) Only I and II 
(c) Only Ii and III 
(d) Only I 
(e) Only III 
Ans: ( a ) Only I and III 
38. What is the code for 3186452 ? 
(a) HKJDMRP 
(b) KHPJMRD 
(c) DMRPHKJ 
(d) HKJPRMD 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( d ) HKJPRMD 
39. Which of the following numbers is represented by DPJRSV ? 
(a) 628794 
(b) 268479 
(c) 246793 
(d) 168359 
(e) None of these 
Ans: ( b ) 268479 
40. Animesh and Anand together got a profit of Rs. 9,600 and they distributed between themselves in the ratio of 5 : 7. What is the share of Animesh? 
(a) Rs. 4,000 
(b) Rs. 5,600 
(c) Rs. 4,800 
(d) Rs. 5,200 
(e) None of these