Logical reasoning / Analytical Ability solved question paper of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant exam 2013.

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Logical reasoning / Analytical Ability solved question paper of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant exam 2013. 

Dear Aspirants;

If it is your first click then we recommend you to go through our earlier topics namely PART – I (General Awareness), Part – II (Numerical Ability) and Part – III (General English).

As this article is all about of Topic Part – IV i.e. Reasoning and Analytical Ability of Postal Assistant / Postal Sorting Assistant Exam.

For your kind information, the purpose of including the topic Reasoning and Analytical Ability is to check the students knowledge as how fast he can solve the Reasoning and Analytical ability questions by using only mind but not calculators etc.

Here below are the next 25 questions which are based on the topic Reasoning and Analytical Ability for the Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant exam.

PART-D 

REASONING AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY

76. Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace the question mark (?)

1 2 3 2 10 12
2 5 12 10 16 13
1 2 1 ? 10 24

1. 5 
2. 11 
3. 13 
4. 8

77. 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?

1. 19 
2. 35 
3. 15 
4. 21

78. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.

1. Wrinkle 
2. Wriggle 
3. Writhe
4. Wratch 
5. Wrath

1. D,E,A,B,C 
2. E,D,B, A,C 
3. D,B,E,A,B 
4. E,B,A,C, D

79. In a certain code SAFER is writ­ten as 5@3#2 and RIDE is writ­ten as 2©%#. HowisFEDS written in that code?

1. 3#©5. 
2. 3@%5 
3. 3#%5 
4. 3#%2

80. If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’, ‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘Papaya’ and ‘Papaya’ is called ‘Guava’, which of the following grows underground ?

1. Potato 
2. Guava 
3. Apple
4. Banana

81. If in a certain code, ‘O’ is written as ‘E’, ‘A’, as ‘C’, ‘M’ as ‘I’, ‘S’ as ‘O’, ‘N’ as ‘P’, ‘E’ as ‘M’, ‘I’ as ‘A’, ‘P’ as ‘N’ and ‘C’ as ‘S’, then how will ‘COMPANIES’ be written in that code?

1. SEIACPAMO 
2. SMINCPAMO
3. SEINCPAMO
4. SEINCPMIO

82. Four groups of letters are given below. Three of them are alike in a certain way while one i different. Choose the odd one.

1. GWOURV 
2. LZKMU 
3. SFXPMG 
4. JOEHNP

83. From the positions in original figure ‘A’ and ‘C’ move diagonally to opposite corners and then one side each clockwise and anticlockwise respectively. ‘D’ and ‘B’ move two sides each clockwise and anticlockwise respectively. Where is ‘A’ now?

1. At the North-East corner 
2. At the North-West corner
3. At the South-West corner
4. At the South-East corner

84.It was 9•35 a.m. in Rakhi’s watch, which kept correct time, when Reena informed her that the last bus left the bus stop at 9•25 a.m. Reena’s watch is 5 minutes fast. The frequency of the bus is every 20 minutes. For how long Rakhi must wait to catch the next bus?

1. 5 minutes 
2. 10 minutes 
3. 15 minutes 
4. 25 minutes

85. Among A, B, P, Q and S, B is immediate next taller than the shortest and Q is taller than P. Which of he following statements (s) is (are) necessary to decide the tallest among them?

1. P is not as tall as S.
2. A is third below Q in height
3. P is second in height above A

1. Only (A) or (B) 
2. Only (B) or (C)
3. Only (A) or (C) 
4. (A) or (B) or (C)

86.If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that P is the maternal uncle of Q? Ans: C

1. Q - N + M x P 
2. P + S x N – Q 
3. P - M + N x Q 
4. Q - S % P

87. Find out the missing number:-

4	6	18
2	3	2
3	4	?
6	8	27

88. Five boys are sitting in a row. Sudhir is sitting next to Prakash but not Tarun. Kumar is sitting next to Ravi who is sitting on the extreme left and Tarun is not sitting next to Kumar. Who are sitting on either side of Sudhir?

1. Prakash & Kumar 
2. Prakash &Ravi 
3. Tarun & Prakash 
4. Prakash alone

89. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers whiich are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded by an even number?


8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9

1. One 
2. Three 
3. Five 
4. None of these.

90.Which one will replace the question mark ?

1. 64 
2. 144 
3. 169 
4. 139

Directions–(Q. 91–95) Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.


Q 9 K # P @ 3 E N S A C ★ G © U M 7 F I V % 4 Z 8 Y


91. If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be the seventeenth from the right end ?

1. E 
2. P 
3. I 
4. @

92. Which of the following is the sixth to the left of the fifth to the left of ‘V’ ?

1. 3 
2. A 
3. N 
4. S

93. Which of the following is the eighth to the right of the fourteenth from the left end of the above arrangement?

1. V 
2. 4 
3. % 
4. E

94. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

1. IM% 
2. CNG 
3. 3#N 
4. UGC

95. How many such symbols are there in above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by an alphabet and immediately followed by a number ?

1. None 
2. One 
3. Two 
4. Three

Directions (96-100): Answer the questions based on the given line graph.

Ratio of Exports to Imports (in terms of money in Rs. crores) of Two Companies Over the Years





96. In how many of the given years were the exports more than the imports for Company A?

1. 2 
2. 3 
3. 4 
4. 5

97. If the imports of Company A in 1997 were increased by 40 percent, what would be the ratio of exports to the increased imports?

1. 1.25 
2. 1.20 
3. 1.30 
4. None

98. If the exports of Company A in 1998 were Rs. 237 crores, what was the amount of imports in that year?

1. Rs. 189.6 crores 
2. Rs. 243 crores 
3. Rs. 281 crores 
4. Rs. 316 crores

99. In 1995, the export of Company A was double that of Company B. If the imports of Company A during the year was Rs. 180 crores, what was the approximate amount of imports pf Company B during that year?

1. Rs. 190 crores 
2. Rs. 210 crores 
3. Rs. 225 crores 
4. Cannot be determined

100. In which year(s) was the difference between imports and exports of Company B the maximum?

1. 2000 
2. 1996 
3. 1998 to 2000 
4. Cannot be determined

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Solved question paper with Answer key of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Exam held on 21st April 2013

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KEY ANSWERS with Solved Question paper of General English, General Knowledge, Mathematics and Reasoning section of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Exam 2013 held on 21st April 2013 in Karnataka | Maharashtra | Andhra Pradesh | Tamil Nadu and Gujrat

Dear Aspirants;

Postal Sorting Assistant written exam was held on 21st April 2013, lakhs of students has appeared for the written exam in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujrat.  As we have provided the study materials for appearing to the Postal Sorting Assistant Exam in a bulky way.

This time we have camed again with solved question paper of Postal Assistant Exam 2013 with ANSWER KEYS.  For those who want to check the result by sitting at home and by calculating the correct answers can check the following Papers.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GENERAL ENGLISH

MATHEMATICS 

REASONING

The answer keys of the above Postal Sorting Assistant Exam 2013 was provided in the coaching institutes and this is not officially released answer keys so treat this answer keys just for reference purpose only.

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Reasoning solved question paper with Answer key of Postal Sorting Assistant Exam 2013.

PA / SA  Reasoning Phase - I solved question paper held on 21st April 2013 in Karntaka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamin Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujrat.

Dear Aspirants;

Hope our previous articles regarding the solved question papers with key answers of Postal Sorting Assistant Exam 2013 has very much helpful to you in calculating the marks secured in the recent PA / SA exam 2013.

In this article i am herewith providing you the solved question paper with Answer keys of Reasoning section of Postal Sorting Assistant exam 2013, first go through the question paper then re-calculate your answers for the rough calculations.

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DIRECTIONS (Question no 76 to 79) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

A group of seven friends Anil, Vinod, Sumit, Dilip, Indra, Firoz and Gaurav work as Engineer, Accountant, IT Officer, Technician, Clerk, Physiotherapist and Research Analyst for companies L, M, N, P, Q, R and S but not necessarily in the same order. Sumit works for company N and is neither a Research Analyst nor a clerk. Indra is an IT officer and works for company R. Anil work as Physiotherapist and does not work for company L or Q. The one who is an Accountant works for company M. The one who works for company L works as a technician. Firoz works for company Q. Gaurav works for company P as Research Analyst. Dilip is not an accountant.

01. Who amongst the following works as accountant?

(A) Firoz

(B) Anil

(C) Vinod

(D) Dilip

Ans. (C) Vinod

02. What is the profession of Sumit?

(A) Engineer

(B) Clerk

(C) Technician

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) Engineer

03. For which company does Dilip work?

(A) L

(B) R

(C) Q

(D) N

Ans. (A) L

04. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and company is correct?

(A) Vinod - Accountant - R

(B) Firoz - Clerk - Q

(C) Anil - Physiotherapist - M

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) Firoz - Clerk - Q

05. There are five books A, B, C, D and E. C is above D. E is below A. D is above A; and B is below E. Which is the bottom most book?

(A) C

(B) E

(C) B

(D) D

Ans. (C) B

06. The second and the third digits of the following numbers are interchanged and each interchanged number is written in reverse order. Now, if they are arranged in the ascending order, which of the original numbers will be fourth in that order?

592, 987, 176, 468, 719, 398

(A) 987

(B) 176

(C) 468

(D) 719

Ans. (A) 987

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07. Rajesh walked 3 km towards East. Then he turned to his left and walked 6 km. He again turned to his right and walked 3 km. After that he turned to his right and walked 9 km. At last he turned to his right and walked 6 km. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?

(A) 3 km South

(B) 1 km North

(C) 2 km South

(D) 3 km North

Ans. (A) 3 km South

08. In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

1, 4, 27, 256, 3125, 46669:

(A) 27

(B) 256

(C) 3125

(D) 46669

Ans. (D) 46669

DIRECTIONS: (Question No. 84 & 85) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Five persons are travelling in a train - A, B, C, D and E. A is the mother of C who is the wife of E. D is the brother of A and B is the husband A.

09. How is B related to E?

(A) Brother in law

(B) Mother in law

(C) Father

(D) Father in law

Ans. (D) Father in law

10. How is A related to E?

(A) Mother in law

(B) Mother

(C) Sister

(D) Niece

Ans. (A) Mother in law

11. If A = 26, SUN = 27 then CAT = ?

(A) 58

(B) 57

(C) 24

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 57

12. If A = 1, FAT = 27 then FAINT = ?

(A) 50

(B) 42

(C) 44

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) 50

13. There are some girls and buffalos at a place. If total number of heads is 15 and total number of legs is 46, then how many girls and how many buffalos are there?

(A) 7 girls and 8 buffalos

(B) 9 girls and 6 buffalos

(C) 8 girls and 7 buffalos

(D) 6 girls and 9 buffalos

Ans. (A) 7 girls and 8 buffalos

14. In the following Question pick the choice that establishes the logical relationship:

AD:BE::CF:?

(A) FG

(B) EC

(C) DG

(D) GD

Ans. (C) DG

15. 8 boys sat in a row. Raju is immediate right of Rakesh and immediate left of Shekhar. Shyam is sitting after 3 boys on the right of Shekhar. How many boys were there between Raju and Shyam:

(A) 5

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 4

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16. Given two positions of the dice as being.

When 2 is at the bottom which number is at the top:

(A) 1

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

Ans. (B) 4

17. In a class examination the average marks in mathematics by Girls was 80% and by Boys 60%. It is logical to conclude:

(A) All boys are weaker at maths than girls

(B) Some girls are better than boys in maths

(C) All girls are more intelligent than boys

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) Some girls are better than boys in maths

18. Pick the odd one out.

(A) Leopard

(B) Lion

(C) Tiger

(D) Wolf

Ans. (D) Wolf

19. In a certain code language 'PROPORTION' is written as 'PORPRONOIT'. How is 'CONVERSION' written in that code language?

(A) VNOCRENOIS

(B) VNCORENOIS

(C) VNOCERONIS

(D) VNOCREIONS

Ans. (A) VNOCRENOIS

20. If 'A B' means 'A is the father of B', 'A @ B' means 'A is the mother of B', 'A ! B' means 'A is the wife of B', then which of the following means 'T is the grandmother of U'?

(A) T@R! S!U 

(B) T@S U!y 

(C) T@R y!U

(D) None of these 

Ans(B)T@S U!y 

21. Five students participated in an examination and each scored different marks. Naina scored higher than Meena. Kamla scored lower than praveen but higher than Naina. Anuj's score was between Meena and Naina. Which of the following pairs represents the highest and lowest scores respectively?

(A) Praveen Anuj

(B) Naina Praveen

(C) Praveen Naina

(D) Praveen Meena

Ans. (D) Praveen Meena

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22. A set of figures carrying certain numbers is given. 

Assuming that the numbers in each figure follow a similar pattern, the missing number (?) is:

(A) 49

(B) 53

(C) 81

(D) 62

Ans. (B) 53

23. How many triangles does the following figure contain?

(A) 9

(B) 13

(C) 11

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 13

DIRECTIONS (Question No. 99 & 100) Seven players were available to be sent to Sydney Olympics for taking part in events Government approved sending only four Ram, Shyam, Kumar, Sita, Geeta, Rita & Anita are the possibles. Two males and two females were to go Due to likes & dislikes, Shyam cannot go if Sita goes, Kumar cannot go if Anita goes, Sita cannot go if Rita goes.

24. If Rita is selected and Shyam is rejected, the team will consist of:

(A) Ram, Kumar, Geeta, Rita

(B) Ram, Kumar, Anita, Rita

(C) Ram, Kumar, Sita, Rita

(D) Ram, Geeta, Anita, Rita

Ans. (A) Ram, Kumar, Geeta, Rita

25. If Sita goes, which other players are also on the team:

(A) Ram, Kumar, Geeta

(B) Ram, Kumar, Rita

(C) Ram, Shyam, Rita

(D) Ram, Kumar, Anita

Ans. (A) Ram, Kumar, Geeta

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Mathematics solved question paper with answer key of Postal Assistant (PA) / Sorting Assistant (SA) exam 2013

Postal Sorting Assistant Mathematics solved question paper with Answer key for the exam held on April 2013.

Dear All,

From a long time we were waiting for the Written exam of Postal Sorting Assistant and hopefully it has completed, now the wait for the Answer key for your PA/SA exam is also completed, today in our articles we have provided solved question paper of PA/SA exam with Answer keys which will be most useful to you for calculating your marks and also will be helpful to you in your other competitive / entrance exams.

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01. Tarun travels a distance of 24km at 6 km/hr another distance of 24km at 8 km/hr and a third distance of 24 km at 12 km/hr. His average speed for the whole journey (in km/hr) is

(A) 8 2/3

(B) 8

(C) 9

(D) 7

Ans. (B) 8

02. Rohan lends 1000 in four parts. If he gets 8% interest on 2000, 7 1/2% on 4000 and 8 1/2% on 1400 what percent of interest must he get for the remainder if his average annual interest is 8.13%?

(A) 10%

(B) 9%

(C) 8%

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 9%

03. A solid piece of iron is in the form of a cuboid of dimensions (49cmx33cmx24cm) is melted and moulded to form a solid sphere. The radius of the sphere is

(A) 23 cm

(B) 21 cm

(C) 19cm

(D) 25cm

Ans. (B) 21 cm

04. Twelve solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metallic cylinder of base diameter 2 cm and height 16cm. The diameter of each sphere is:

(A) 4cm

(B) 3cm

(C) 2 cm

(D) 6 cm

Ans. (C) 2 cm

05. Perimeter of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose area is 484 cm². What is the radius of the circle?

(A) 14cm

(B) 12 cm

(C) 7 cm

(D) 16 cm

Ans. (A) 14cm

06. Puneeta borrowed from Reena certain sum for two years at simple interest. Puneeta lent this sum to Venu at the same rate for two years compound interest. At the end of two years she received 110 as compound interest but paid 100 as simple interest. Find the sum and rate of interest:

(A) 250, rate 20% per annum

(B) 250, rate 25% per annum

(C) 250, rate 10% per annum

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) 250, rate 20% per annum

07. 13 chairs and 5 tables were brought for 8280. If the average cost of the table will be 1227, what is the average cost of a chair?

(A) 2145

(B) 165

(C) 175

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 165

08. A man goes uphill with an average speed of 24 kmph and comes down with an average speed of 36 kmph. The distance travelled in both the cases being the same, The average speed (in km/hr) for the entire journey is:

(A) 30.8

(B) 32.8

(C) 28.8

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) 28.8

09. 40% of the employees of a certain company are men, and 75% of the men earn more than 25000 per year. If 45% of the company's employees earn more than 25000 per year, what fraction of the women employed by the company earn 25000 per year or less?

(A) 1/4

(B) 3/4

(C) 1/3

(D) 2/11

Ans. (B) 3/4

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10. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts in 3 years to 800 and in 4 years to 840 what is the percentage rate of interest?

(A) 6%

(B) 5%

(C) 4%

(D) 3%

Ans. (B) 5%

11. If the difference between simple and compound interest on some principal amount at 20% per annum for three years is 48, then the principal amount is:

(A) 390

(B) 375

(C) 450

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 375

12. A rational number between 1/2 and 3/5 is:

(A) 4/7

(B) 3/5

(C) 2/5

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) 4/7

13. The curved surface of a cylinder is 264m². Its volume is 924m³. The height of the cylinder must be:

(A) 8 m

(B) 6 m

(C) 4 m

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 6 m

14. If by selling 110 apples, the cost price of 120 apples is realized. The gain % is?

(A) 10 10/11%

(B) 9 1/9%

(C) 11 1/9%

(D) 9  1/11%

Ans. (D) 9  1/11%

15. If 8 men or 12 women can do a piece of work in 25 days, in how many days can the same work be done by 6 men and 11 women?

(A) 15 days

(B) 13 1/2 days

(C) 12 days

(D) 18 days

Ans. (A) 15 days

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16. Pujara has a certain average of runs for his 8 matches in Border Gavaskar Trophy. In the ninth match he scores 100 runs and thereby increases his average by 9 runs. His new average of runs is:

(A) 28

(B) 24

(C) 20

(D) 32

Ans. (A) 28

17. It costs 1 to photocopy a sheet of paper. However, 2% discount is allowed on all photocopies done after first 1000 sheets. How much will it cost to photocopy 5000 sheets of paper?

(A) 3920

(B) 4900

(C) 4920

(D) 3980

Ans. (C) 4920

DIRECTIONS (Question No 43 & 44) Answer the following questions on the basis of the information given below.

i. Trains A and B are travelling on the same route heading towards the same destination. Train B has already covered a distance of 220km before the train A started.

ii. The two trains meet each other after 11 hours after start of train A

iii. Had the trains been travelling towards each other (from a distance of 220 km) they would have met after one hour.

18. What is the speed of trains 'B' in kmph:

(A) 116

(B) 180

(C) 100

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) 100

19. What is the speed of trains 'A' in kmph:

(A) 118

(B) 80.5

(C) 102

(D) None of these

Ans. (D)

DIRECTIONS: What approximate (you are not expected to calculate the exact value) value will come in place of the question mark(?) in following equation?

20. 384.996 x 15.001 + 44.99 = ?

(A) 5080

(B) 5820

(C) 5280

(D) 5420

Ans. (B) 5820

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21. Three men or eight boys can do a piece of work in 17 days. How many days will two men and six boys together take to finish the same work?

(A) 12 days

(B) 17 days

(C) 11 days

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) 12 days

22. Vaibhav got a monthly increment of 12 percent of Pushpa's monthly salary. Pushpa's monthly salary is 7800. Vaibhav's monthly salary before increment was 6500. What amount will he earn in five months after his increment?

(A) 37.180

(B) 35.180

(C) 36.180

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) 37.180

23. The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. When the first is increased by 20% and the second is decreased by 20% the ratio of the resulting numbers is:

(A) 5:6

(B) 5:4

(C) 6:5

(D) 4:5

Ans. (C) 6:5

24. If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 12% and its denominator decreased by 2% the value of the fraction becomes 6/7. Thus, the original fraction is:

(A) 3/4

(B) 4/3

(C) 2/3

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) 3/4

25. What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

239.99 / 8.0001 x 9.99 = ?

(A) 350

(B) 260

(C) 400

(D) 300

Ans. (D) 300

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