Logical Reasoning & General Mental Ability

1. If the letters in the word UNDERTAKING are rearranged in the alphabetical order, which one will be in the middle in order after the rearrangement?
(1) G
(2) I
(3) K
(4) N

2. Which letter in the word CYBERNETICS occupies the same position as it does in the English alphabet?
(1) C
(2) E
(3) I
(4) T

3. If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following would be the seventh letter from the right?
(1) R
(2) O
(3) S
(4) None of these

4. If the positions of the first and the sixth letters in the word DISTRIBUTE are interchanged; similarly the positions of the second and the seventh, the third and the eighth and so on,  which of the following letterswill be the fifth from left after interchanging the positions?
(1) E
(2) I
(3) S
(4) T

5. The positions of the first and the eighth letters in the word WORKINGS are interchanged. Similarly the positions of the second and the seventh letters are interchanged and the positions of the third letter and the sixth letter are interchanged and the positions of the remaining two letters are interchanged with each other, which of the followingwill be the third letter to the left ofR after rearrangement?
(1) G
(2) I
(3) N
(4) S

Directions (Q. No. 6 to 10): In each of the following questions, five groups of letters are given. Four of them are alike in a certain way while one is different. Select the one which is different

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?
(1) Coconut
(2) Lotus
(3) Lilly
(4) Rose

7. 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) Table
(2) Chair
(3) Bench
(4) Wood

8. 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) Clove
(2) Cinnamon
(3) Pepper
(4) Apricot

9. 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) Sodium
(2) Chlorine
(3) Magnesium
(4) Nitrogen

10. 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) Radish
(2) Carrot
(3) Garlic
(4) Gourd

Answers

1. (3) 2. (3) 3. (4) 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. (1) 7. (4) 8. (5) 9. (4) 10. (4)