TNPSC Verbal Reasoning - Number Ranking and Time Sequence Test
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
how many 4's are there preceded by 7 but not followed by 3?
5 9 3 2 1 7 4 2 6 9 7 4 6 1 3 2 8 7 4 1 3 8 3 2 5 6 7 4 3 9 5 8 2 0 1 8 7 4 6 3
- (a)
Three
- (b)
Four
- (c)
Five
- (d)
Six
7 8 9 7 6 5 3 4 2 8 9 7 2 4 5 9 2 9 7 6 4 7
which figures have equal frequency?
- (a)
2,5,3
- (b)
2,4,5
- (c)
3,7,5
- (d)
8,6,5
- (e)
None of these
7 8 9 7 6 5 3 4 2 8 9 7 2 4 5 9 2 9 7 6 4 7
In the series,
6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 5 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 8 6
how many pairs of alternate numbers have a difference of 2?
- (a)
one
- (b)
two
- (c)
three
- (d)
four
In the following series of numbers, find out how many times,1,3 and 7 have appeared together, 7 being in the middle and 1 and 3 on either side of 7?
2 9 7 3 1 7 3 7 7 1 3 3 1 7 3 8 5 7 1 3 7 7 1 7 3 9 0 6
- (a)
3
- (b)
4
- (c)
5
- (d)
More than 5
- (e)
None of these
If the positions of the first and the sixth digits of the number 2796543018 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the second and the seventh digits are interchanged and son on, Which of the following will be the third to the left of seventh digit from the left end?
- (a)
0
- (b)
1
- (c)
7
- (d)
8
- (e)
None of these
The position of how many digits in the number 321465987 will remain same when the digits are arraged in ascending order?
- (a)
None
- (b)
One
- (c)
two
- (d)
three
- (e)
Four
How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 95137248 each of which has as marry digits between them in the number as when are arranged in ascending order?
- (a)
none
- (b)
one
- (c)
two
- (d)
three
- (e)
More than three
If it is possible to make a number which is perfect square of two-digit odd number using the second, the fourth and the seventh digits of the number 739142658 using each only once, which of the following is the second digit of that two-digit odd number?
- (a)
3
- (b)
4
- (c)
5
- (d)
7
- (e)
None of these
513 726 492 865 149
which of the following will be the third digit of the second highest new number?
- (a)
1
- (b)
5
- (c)
7
- (d)
8
- (e)
none of these
517 325 639 841 792
What will be the first digit of the second highest number after the positions of only the second and the third digits within each number are interchanged?
- (a)
2
- (b)
7
- (c)
8
- (d)
9
- (e)
none of these
738 429 156 273 894
What will be the diffrence between the first digit of the highest numbers as of the lowest number after the positions of the first two digits in each number are reversed?
- (a)
4
- (b)
5
- (c)
6
- (d)
7
- (e)
None of these
Two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules:
I. If an odd number is followed by a two-digit even number then they are to be added
II. If an odd number is followed by a two-digit odd number then the second number is to be subtracted from the first number
III.If an even number is followed by a numbers which is a perfect square of a number then the second number is to be divided by the first number
IV. If an even number is followed by a two-digit even number then the first number is to be multiplied by the second number.
13 11 4
17 13 12
If the resultant of the first set of numbers is multiplied by the resultant of the second set of numbers, what will be the outcome?
- (a)
48
- (b)
69
- (c)
75
- (d)
96
- (e)
none of these
Two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules:
I. If an odd number is followed by a two-digit even number then they are to be added
II. If an odd number is followed by a two-digit odd number then the second number is to be subtracted from the first number
III.If an even number is followed by a numbers which is a perfect square of a number then the second number is to be divided by the first number
IV. If an even number is followed by a two-digit even number then the first number is to be multiplied by the second number.
40 30 3600
15 24 17
What will be the sum of the two resultant numbers of the sets of numbers given above?
- (a)
22
- (b)
25
- (c)
28
- (d)
42
- (e)
none of these
Two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules:
I. If an odd number is followed by a two-digit even number then they are to be added
II. If an odd number is followed by a two-digit odd number then the second number is to be subtracted from the first number
III.If an even number is followed by a numbers which is a perfect square of a number then the second number is to be divided by the first number
IV. If an even number is followed by a two-digit even number then the first number is to be multiplied by the second number.
8 16 16 14
13 11 12 144
What is the difference between the resultant of the first set of numbers and the second set of numbers?
- (a)
106
- (b)
118
- (c)
210
- (d)
222
- (e)
none of these
Bharati is 8 ranks ahead of Divya who ranks twenty-sixth in a class of 42.What is Bharati's rank from the last?
- (a)
9th
- (b)
24th
- (c)
25th
- (d)
34th
- (e)
none of these
In a class of 35 students, Kunal is placed seventh form the bottom whereas sonali is placed ninth from the top.Pulkit is placed exactly in between the two.What is Kunal's position from pulkit?
- (a)
9
- (b)
10
- (c)
11
- (d)
13
In a queue, Shikhar is ninth from the back.Arun's place is eight from the front.NIkhil is standing between the two.What could be the minimum number of boys standing in the queue?
- (a)
8
- (b)
10
- (c)
12
- (d)
14
George is fifth from the left and Peter is twelfth from the right end in a row of children.If Peter shifts by three places towards George, he becomes tenth from the left end.How many children are there in the row?
- (a)
21
- (b)
22
- (c)
23
- (d)
24
- (e)
none of these
In a row of children, Deepti is ninth from the left and Kashish is thirteenth from the right.They exchange their positions and then Deepti becomes seventeenth from the left.Find the new position of Kashish from the right end of the row
- (a)
20th
- (b)
21st
- (c)
27th
- (d)
none of these
In a row of 40 boys, Satish was shifted 10 places to the right of Rohan and Kewal was shifted 10 places to the left of Vilas.If Vilas was twenty-sixth from the left and there were three boys between Kewal and Satish after shifting, what was the position of Rohan in the row?
- (a)
10th from the right end
- (b)
10th from the left end
- (c)
39th from the right end
- (d)
data inadequate
- (e)
none of these
Kailash remembers that his brother Deepak's birthday falls after 20th May but before 28th May, while Geeta remembers that Deepak's birthday falls before 22nd May but after 12th May.On what date Deepak's birthday falls?
- (a)
20th May
- (b)
21st May
- (c)
22nd May
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Standing on a platform, kilometresAmit told Sunita that Aligarh was more than ten kilometers but less than fifteen kilometers from there. Sunita knew that it was more than twelve but less than kilometers from there. If both of them were correct which of the following could be the distance of Aligarh from the platform?
- (a)
11 km
- (b)
12 km
- (c)
13 km
- (d)
14 km
- (e)
15 km
Reaching the place of meeting 20 minutes before 8.50 hrs Sumit found himself thirty minutes earlier than the man who came 40 minutes late. What was the scheduled time of the meeting?
- (a)
8.00
- (b)
8.05
- (c)
8.10
- (d)
8.20
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
(I) Kamal is available at home from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
(II) His younger brother Navin is available at home on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(III) The eldest brother Rajiv is available between 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
At a time, on which day of a week all the three brothers are available at home?
- (a)
None
- (b)
Sunday
- (c)
Thusrday
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
If Tuesday falls on a fourth of the mouth, then which day will fall three days after the 24th ?
- (a)
Monday
- (b)
Tuesday
- (c)
Thursday
- (d)
Friday
Saturday was a holiday for Republic Day. 14th of the next month is again a holiday for Shivratri. What day was it on the 14th?
- (a)
Monday
- (b)
Tuesday
- (c)
Thursday
- (d)
Friday
- (e)
Saturday
If February 1, 2004 is Wednesday, what day is March 3, 2004 ?
- (a)
Monday
- (b)
Sunday
- (c)
Saturday
- (d)
Friday
If the first day of the year (other than the leap year) was Friday, then which was the least day of the year ?
- (a)
Monday
- (b)
Friday
- (c)
Saturday
- (d)
Sunday
In a class, among the passed students, Amisha is twenty-second from the top and Sajal, who is 5 ranks below Amisha, is thirty-fourth from the bottom.As the students from the class have appeared for the exam.If the ratio of the students who passed in the exam to those who failed is 4 : 1 in that class, how many students are there in the class?
- (a)
60
- (b)
75
- (c)
90
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
In a class, among the passed students, Amisha is twenty-second from the top and sajal, who is 5 ranks below Amisha, is thirty-fourth from the bottom.All the students from the class have appeared for the exam.if the ratio of the students who passed in the exam to those who failed is 4:1 in the class, how many students are there in the class?
- (a)
60
- (b)
75
- (c)
90
- (d)
data inadequate
- (e)
none of these