Verbal Reasoning - Logic

VRL-ST-17-001
Multiple-Choice Question Paper

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30 Multiple Choice Questions to be completed in 15 minutes

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SECTION A :

Answer the following questions

1
Which letter occurs most often in 'INTRINSICALLY'?

A B C D E
S T R I I

2
If the code for 'UNDERTAKING' is '16429$*876?' then what is the code for RINGED?

A B C D E
$1676? 4*6?29 ?17$*9 976?24 976?24

3
From the options given, select ONE word which CANNOT be made from the letters of the word
GENERATING.

A B C D E
TRIP ENTER ANGER NEAR NEAR

4
Which letter of the alphabet occurs TWICE in 'TERRIFY', THREE times in 'NARROWER', but
not at all in 'NOVELTY'?

A B C D E
A W O N N

5
Half this number added to 18 is 48. What is the number?

A B C D E
151 135 89 60 60

6
Which VOWEL occurs TWICE in 'CORRESPONDING', but only ONCE in 'COBBLER'?

A B C D E
E I U O O

7
Which letter occurs twice in 'NEGOTIATING', but only once in 'UNCONVINCING'?

A B C D E
N G T O O

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8
Which letter comes exactly midway in the alphabet between 'N' and the TWENTIETH letter?

A B C D E
D A B C C

9
If all the CONSONANTS in the word 'FOSSIL' were removed from the alphabet, which letter
would be in position 16 in the new alphabet?

A B C D E
D C A B B

10
If the letters 'S', 'K' and 'R' were removed from the alphabet, and then the alphabet was
written backwards, which letter would be at position 9?

A B C D E
R C Q L L

11
If all the Vowels in the word 'RECALLS' were removed from the alphabet, which letter would be
in position 10 in the new alphabet?

A B C D E
L D F C C

12
Change one letter in the word on the left (GENE) to make a new sensible word. By changing one
letter in this new word, it should be possible to make the word on the right (DONE).
GENE [______] DONE

A B C D E
GONE DINE BONE DONS DONS

13
There are four Yachts sailing in a square formation with each Yacht occupying one corner of the
square formation. The Yachts are named A, B, C and D. Yacht B is WEST of A. Yacht A is NORTH
of D. Yacht C is WEST of D. Yacht D is EAST of C. Which Yacht is at the BOTTOM-LEFT corner
of the formation?

A B C D E
A B C D D

14
Which letter occurs in 'KEYSTROKE', but not in 'BIOCHEMISTRY'?

A B C D E
Y K E R R

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15
Change one letter in the word on the left (HINT) to make a new sensible word. By changing one
letter in this new word, it should be possible to make the word on the right (PANT).
HINT [______] PANT

A B C D E
PUNT MINT PAST PINT PINT

16
If I add DOUBLE the number of days in October to HALF this number, the answer is 97. What is
the number?

A B C D E
70 91 124 62 62

17
If the letters 'L', 'K' and 'O' were removed from the alphabet, and then the alphabet was
written backwards, which letter would be at position 20?

A B C D E
U T E M M

18
Which position does the MIDDLE letter of the word 'POLITICAL' occupy in the alphabet?

A B C D E
18 10 20 15 15

19
Which letter occurs twice in 'ENVIRONMENT', but only once in 'UNFOUNDED'?

A B C D E
N V E I I

20
Jake, Nick, George and Harry were all asked to pick two of their favourite foods from a list.
There were four choices and no two children had the same set of two choices. Harry and Nick
selected Meatballs. Jake and George selected Pie. George and Harry selected Pizza. Who likes
Meatballs and Pasta?

A B C D E
JAKE NICK GEORGE HARRY HARRY

21
Which VOWEL in the word 'SIMPLIFIED' comes latest (i.e. last) in the alphabet?

A B C D E
O U I A A

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22
In a secret code 'KZZQWVHKUHXE' stands for 'APPRECIATION'. Using the same code work
out what 'KQWEK' means.

A B C D E
TRACE PRICE PAPER PRINT PRINT

23
Which letter occurs most often in 'CONSTITUTIONAL'?

A B C D E
N T S C C

24
If the code for 'IMPRESSING' is '82%71##894' then what is the code for RESIGN?

A B C D E
%7821# #89417 #%7894 71#849 71#849

25
Find two letters which will end the first word and start the second word shown below:PLA [_ _]
RRIFY

A B C D E
HO NE IN TE TE

26
If all the letters in the word 'STRESSING' were removed from the alphabet, which letter would
be at position 11 in the new alphabet?

A B C D E
A C B O O

27
If the following words were written BACKWARDS and then put into an ALPHABETICAL order,
which word would be SECOND?

A B C D E
INCREASE INTERACT INTENSE INTAKE INTAKE

28
Half this number added to 11 is 53. What is the number?

A B C D E
84 167 148 70 70

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29
Liz, William, Harry and Jack were all asked to pick two of their favourite foods from a list.
There were four choices and no two children had the same set of two choices. Liz and Harry
selected Sausages. William and Harry selected Pizza. Liz and Jack selected Fish. Who likes
Pizza and Chicken?

A B C D E
LIZ WILLIAM HARRY JACK JACK

30
Which CONSONANT in the word 'OVERLOOKED' comes latest (i.e. last) in the alphabet?

A B C D E
R L V K K

END OF TEST

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1 I D Letter 'I' occurs most often in 'INTRINSICALLY'

2 976?24 D 16429$*876?' means 'UNDERTAKING', therefore the code is : R=9 : I=7 : N=6 : G=? : E=2 : D=4
3 TRIP A GENERATING does not contain the letter 'P'
4 R E R occurs TWICE in 'TERRIFY', THREE times in 'NARROWER', but not at all in 'NOVELTY'?
5 60 D Half of 60 is 30. Therefore 18 + 30 = 48
6 O D 'O' is a Vowel which occurs twice in CORRESPONDING but only once in COBBLER
7 G B The letter G occurs twice in NEGOTIATING but once in UNCONVINCING.
8 Q E The letter in SEVENTEENTH position is 'Q'
9 R E The CONSONANTS in FOSSIL are -F-S-L. The new alphabet has 23 letters and R is in position 16
10 P E The alphabet written backwards with these letters removed: ZYXWVUTQPONMLJIHGFEDCBA
11 L A The VOWELS in RECALLS are -E-A. The new alphabet has 24 letters and L is in position 10
12 GONE A GENE becomes GONE which then becomes DONE
Yacht B is in TOP-LEFT corner, Yacht A is in TOP-RIGHT corner, Yacht D is in BOTTOM-RIGHT corner and C at in the
13 C C
BOTTOM-LEFT corner.
14 K B BIOCHEMISTRY does not contain the letter 'K'
15 PINT D HINT becomes PINT which then becomes PANT
16 70 A There are 31 days in October. Therefore (31 * 2) + (70 / 2) = 97
17 D E The alphabet written backwards with these letters removed: ZYXWVUTSRQPNMJIHGFEDCBA
18 20 C The middle letter of the word 'POLITICAL' is 'T'
19 E C The letter E occurs twice in ENVIRONMENT but once in UNFOUNDED.
Harry and Nick selected Meatballs. Jake and George selected Pie. George and Harry selected Pizza. Jake and Nick
20 Nick B
selected Pasta.
21 I C The Vowels in 'SIMPLIFIED' in alphabetical order are -E-I.
22 ARENA E KZZQWVHKUHXE' means 'APPRECIATION', therefore the code is : A=K : R=Q : E=W : N=E : A=K
23 T B Letter 'T' occurs most often in 'CONSTITUTIONAL'
24 71#849 D 82%71##894' means 'IMPRESSING', therefore the code is : R=7 : E=1 : S=# : I=8 : G=4 : N=9
25 TE D Insert 'TE' to complete the words PLATE-TERRIFY
26 O D The new alphabet has 19 letters and O is in position 11
27 INSANE E In alphabetical order when written backwards - EKATNI, ENASNI, ESAERCNI, ESNETNI, TCARETNI
28 84 A Half of 84 is 42. Therefore 11 + 42 = 53
Liz and Harry selected Sausages. William and Harry selected Pizza. Liz and Jack selected Fish. Jack and William selected
29 William B
Chicken.
30 V C The CONSONANTS in 'OVERLOOKED' in alphabetical order are -D-K-L-R-V.

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