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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020

1. A is C’s son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q’s mother. P is son of Z. How is P
related to A?
(A) Brother
(B) Maternal uncle
(C) Uncle
(D) Grandfather

2. Find the odd one out:
(A) Zoology
(B) Physiology
(C) Botany
(D) Philosophy

3. The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by
nine Integers 1 to 9 but not In that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference
between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the
Integer assigned to N?
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 6

4. D is taller than C and E. A is not as tall as E. C is taller than A. D is not as
tall as B. Then, who is the 2nd tallest person?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E

5. In a particular month of some year, there are three Mondays which have
even dates. On which day of the week does the 15th of that month fall?
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Friday
(D) Sunday

6. John, Aries, and Joseph are brothers with different ages. Given that:
(i) Aries is the oldest.
(ii) Joseph is not the oldest.
(iii) John is not the youngest.
Who is the youngest?
(A) Aries
(B) John
(C) Joseph
(D) Cannot be determined from the given information

7. Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word won’t fit ?
FATE, FLAT, FORT, ROLE, TILL

(A) FATE
(B) FLAT
(C) ROLE
(D) TILL

8. Two positions of a dice are shown. Find the number of the dots on the face opposite the face 3 dots.

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5

9. In a knock-out tournament – i.e., a tournament in which the winner In any match moves to the next round and the loser gets eliminated— there are 22 participants. Then the total number of matches to be played is
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) Depends on the way the fixture is prepared

10. In a row ‘A’ is in the 11 th position from the left and ‘B’ is in the 10th
position from the right. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ interchange, then ‘A’ becomes18th from
the left. How many persons are there in the row other than ‘A’ and ‘B’?
(A) 27
(B) 26
(C) 25
(D) 24

11. Fill in the number grid with the numbers listed. Which of the numbers
won’t fit? – 137, 173, 301, 731, 770

(A) 137
(B) 173
(C) 301
(D) 731

12. If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be now ?
(A) 1st
(B) 2nd
(C) 3rd
(D) Cannot be determined from the given Information

13. Going 50m to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and goes
another 20m. Then turning to the north, she goes 30m and then starts
walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?
(A) North
(B) South East
(C) North West
(D) West

14. The number in each Circle in the number pyramid is the sum of the two
numbers Just below lt. Few of the numbers in a number pyramid are filled in.Find the number in the position marked

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7

15. SIX persons are seated around a hexagonal table. Anup is seated
opposite Belal, who is between Chirag and Derek. Anup between Ela and
Farook. Ela is to the left of Derek. Which of the following pairs is facing each other ?
(A) Ela and Farook
(B) Derek and Ela
(C) Chirag and Ela
(D) Chirag and Derek

16.The distinct letters of the word EXTRAORDINARY are arranged in
alphabetic order. Then the letter In the fifth position from left is
(A) N
(B) O
(C) I
(D) A

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019

1. Select the lettered pair that has some relationship as the original pair of
words printed in the bold:
Poverty : Prosperity
(A) Love : Sorrow
(B) Train : Cart
(C) Rain : Flood
(D) Intelligence : Stupidity

2. ln a certain code, BREAKTHROUGH is written as EAOUHRBRGHKT.
How is DISTRIBUTION written in that code ?
(A) TISTBUONDIRI
(B) STTIBUONRIDI
(C) STTIBUDIONRI
(D) RISTTIBUDION

3. Observe the dots on a dice (one to six dots) in the following figures. How
many dots are contained on the face opposite to that containing four dots ?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) Cannot be determined

4. Count the number of squares :

(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 15
(D) 18

5. How many triangles are there in the following figure ?

(A) 6
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12

Choose the best alternative as the answer
6. A camera always has
(A) Lens
(B) Reels
(C) Flash
(D) Stand

7. A river always has
(A) Delta
(B) Tributaries
(C) Boats
(D) Banks

8.

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 9

9. A man has a certain number of small boxes to pack into parcels. If he
packs 3, 4, 5 or 6 in a parcel, he is left with one, if he packs 7 in a parcel,
none is left over. What is the number of boxes he may have to pack ?
(A) 106
(B) 301
(C) 309
(D) 400

10. Arrange the following items from general to particular:
(i) Animal
(ii) Feline
(iii) Leopard
(iv) Mammal
(v) Vertebrate
(vi) Cat
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
(B) (i), (iii), (v), (iv), (ii), (vi)
(C) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii), (v), (vi)
(D) (i), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii), (vi)

11. Arrange the following in a meaningful sequence :
(i) Consultation
(ii) Illness
(iii) Doctor
(iv) Treatment
(v) Recovery
(A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv), (v)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i), (v)
(C) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii), (v)
(D) (v), (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

12. If A > B, B > C and C > D, then which of the following conclusions is
definitely wrong ?
(A) A > D
(B) A > C
(C) D > A
(D) B > D

13. If ‘<‘ means ‘minus’, ‘>’ means ‘plus’, ‘=’ means ‘multiplied by’ and ′$′
means ‘divided by’, then what would be the value of 27 > 81 $ 9 < 6 ?
(A) 6
(B) 33
(C) 30
(D) 54

14. How many 3s are there in the following sequence which are neither
preceded by 6 nor immediately followed by 9 ?
9 3 6 6 3 9 5 9 3 7 8 9 1 6 3 9 6 3 9
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four

15. In the following series, how many such odd numbers are there which are divisible by 3 or 5, then followed by odd numbers, and then also followed by even numbers ?
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 52, 54,
55, 56
(A) Zero
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three

16. How many such letters are there in the arrangement each of which is
either immediately preceded by a symbol or immediately followed by a
number, but not both ?

(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Eight

17. How many meaningful words can be made by changing only the
consonants in the word MEAN so that each of the consonants is replaced by
the previous letter in the English alphabet, by using each letter only once in
each word ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four

18. If the first and third letters in the word NESSARY were interchanged, also the fourth and the sixth letters, and the seventh and the ninth letters, which of the following would be the seventh letter from the left ?
(A) A
(B) Y
(C) R
(D) E

19. Arrange the following words according to dictionary arrangement:
(i) Epitaxy
(ii) Episode
(iii) Epigene
(iv) Epitome
(v) Epilogue
(A) (i); (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
(B) (iii), (ii), (v), (iv), (i)
(C) (iii), (v), (ii), (i), (iv)
(D) (v), (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

20. The sum of the incomes of A and B is more than that of C and D taken
together. The sum of the incomes of A and C is the same as that of B and D
taken together. Moreover, A earns half as much as the sum of the incomes of B and D.
Whose income is the highest ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

21. If ROME is written as MORE, then DARE is written as
(A) RDAE
(B) RDEA
(C) RAED
(D) RADE

22. Choose the odd one :
(A) BdEg
(B) KmNp
(C) PrSu
(D) TwXz

23. Igloos : Canada : : Rondavels : ?
(A) Africa
(B) Rangoon
(C) Russia
(D) Indonesia

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018

1. There are six books A, B, C, D, E and F. B, C and E have blue covers
while the rest have red covers. D and F are new books while the rest are old
books. A, C and D are law reports while the rest are of physics. Which is the
red covered new law report book?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

2. If, + stands for division; x stands for addition; – stands for multiplication /
stands for subtraction, which of the following equation is correct?
(a) 36 + 6 – 3 x 5 / 3 = 24
(b) 36 x 6 + 7 / 2 – 6 = 20
(c) 36 / 6 + 3 x 5 – 3 = 40
(d) 36 – 6 + 3 x 5 / 3 = 74

3. If 73429186 denotes PURCHASE and 54064 denotes ORDER , then what
will 7452688 denote?
(a) PROGRES
(b) PROCEED
(c) PROGRAM
(d) PROCESS

4. Find the odd one out:
(a) Square
(b) Circle
(c) Parallelogram
(d) Rectangle

5. Six persons are seated around a hexagonal table. Arup is seated opposite
Bela, who is between Chirag and Derek. Arup is between Ela and Farook.
Ela is to the left of Derek. Which of the following pairs is facing each other?
(a) Ela and Farook
(b) Derek and Ela
(c) Chirag and Ela
(d) Chirag and Derek

6. A is the father of B, C is the brother of A, F is the sister of B. If M is the
father of A, Then establish relationship between F and C.
(a) Daughter and Father
(b) Husband and Wife
(c) Brother and Sister
(d) Niece and Uncle

7. (i) Tom, Dick and Harry are intelligent
(ii) Tom, Brown and Jack are hard working
(iii) Brown, Harry and Jack are honest
(iv) Tom, Dick and Jack are ambitious
Which of the following person is neither hardworking nor ambitious?
(a) Tom
(b) Dick
(c) Harry
(d) Jack

8. Which of the following is the correct order?
(a) 2.2 < 2.02 < 2.002 < 2.222
(b) 2.002 < 2.02 < 2.2 < 2.222
(c) 2.02 < 2.22 < 2.002 < 2.222
(d) None of the above

9. If DEVICE is coded as BAREXA and ORNATE is coded as ZVMESA, what
VIDEO be coded as ?
(a) RIBAZ
(b) REBAZ
(c) RBEAZ
(d) ZABER

10. Coins : Mint : : Bricks : ?
(a) Foundry
(b) Cemetery
(c) Furnace
(d) Kiln

11. 8 persons A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are sitting by a round table each facing
the centre. D is second to the left of F and third to the right of H. A is second
to the right of B and F is third to the right of B, G is not an immediate
neighbor of F. in the above information who is to the immediate left of A?
(a) H
(b) E
(c) G
(d) B

12. A clock fixed on the wall shows a time of 4.25.The time shown by its
image on a plane mirror fixed to the opposite wall will be
(a) 8.35
(b) 7.25
(c) 7.35
(d) 8.25

13. One evening before sunset two friends Ajoy and Amal were talking to
each other face to face. If Amal’s Shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Ajoy facing?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) None of the above

14. Point out the letter which represents Indians and Historians but not
politicians on the basis of these three circles?

(a) b
(b) f
(c) b and f
(d) b and g

15. By how many straight lines the figure is formed ?

(a) 11
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 17

16. If, in year 2000, birthday of Netaji be Wednesday, what was the
Independence Day in that year?
(a) Wednesday
(b) Thursday
(c) Friday
(d) Saturday

17. Tanushree is a dancer. Dancers are young Ladies.
Conclusions:
(a) All young ladies are dancers.
(b) All dancers are young ladies.
(c) Tanushree is not young and hence not a dancer.
(d) Tanushree is young lady dancer.
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d

18. If, Squint : Eye, then Squeeze : ?
(a) Tongue
(b) Cloth
(c) Throat
(d) Hand

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017

1. Five boys are sitting in a row. Kajol is sitting in between Piyush and
Paresh while Gogol is sitting in between Ronnie and Piyush. Who is sitting at the extreme right of Gogol ?
(A) Paresh
(B) Piyush
(C) Ronnie
(D) Kajol

2. Five boys are so standing that they form a circle. Rahim is between Ajoy
and Tom. Salman is to the left of Bablu and Ajoy is to the left of Salman. Who is to the right of Bablu ?
(A) Tom
(B) Ajoy
(C) Rahim
(D) Salman

3. If a ÷ b means ‘a to be added to b’ and a x b means ‘a to be divided by b’,
then the value of (14 ÷ 7) ÷ (14 x 7) is
(A) No value
(B) 1
(C) 23
(D) 7

4. Choose the odd one
(A) Strawberry
(B) Blackberry
(C) Gooseberry
(D) Beriberi

5. If MASON is codded as NBTPO, then WORLD is coded as
(A) XPSME
(B) PSMEX
(C) SMEXP
(D) EXPSM

6. If BOY is coded as ZPC, then GIRL is coded as
(A) SJHM
(B) MSJH
(C) JHMS
(D) HMSJ

7. If ⊕ b = L.C.M. of a and b, a ⊗ b = G.C.M. of a and b, then
(12 ⊗ 16) ⊕ (24 ⊗ 36) = ?
(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 12
(D) 16

8. The 6th term in the following series
ab2 + bc2 + cd2 + de2 + ……..
(A) ef2
(B) f2c
(C) fg2
(D) g2f

9. Manipuri is to Dance as Urdu is to _______ .
(A) Muslims
(B) Drama
(C) Poetry
(D) Language

10. Number : Mathematics :: Notes : ?
(A) Currency
(B) Language
(C) Music
(D) Doctor

11. A man starts from his office and goes 8 km East. Then he turns to the left
and walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks for 8 km. At what distance is he from the starting point ?
(A) 5 km
(B) 4 km
(C) 6 km
(D) 3 km

12. P is sister of Q. .Q is the wife of R. S and R are brothers. What is P to R?
(A) Sister-in-law
(B) Aunty
(C) Mother
(D) Mother-in-law

13. A goes to a party hosted by his brother B. B has a daughter C. C has a
brother D. What is D to A ?
(A) Maternal-uncle
(B) Uncle
(C) No relation
(D) Nephew

14. Hockey : India : : Baseball : ?
(A) Canada
(B) Mexico
(C) England
(D) America

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016

1. Among the six persons A, B, C, D, E, F there are three married couples
of which A, C, E are husbands ; B, C, D are cousins and B is not wife of A.
Then husband of B is –
(A) C
(B) A
(C) E
(D) F

2. There are 15 chairs in a row. Positions of P is at the middle, Q is at 12th
position counting from the right. How many chairs are there in between P
and Q ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 2
(D) 3

3. In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E, F. A and B are married
couple. D is the only son of C. A is father of E, who is granddaughter of F,
whose husband has died and C is brother of A. How many male members
are there in the family ?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 5

4. In a certain code KOLKATA is coded as 11151211012001.
How BENGAL is coded ?
(A) 020514070112
(B) 023014210311
(C) 031721250710
(D) None of the above

5. If CABLE is coded as XZYOV, a possibility code of YZXP is –
(A) BABY
(B) BACK
(C) CELL
(D) BELL

6. How many 9’s are sandwiched between 6 and 7 in
696996676979669779667 ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

7. The 4th term of the following alphabet series
ZXYW, VTUS, RPQO, _____ , JHIG is
(A) LNKM
(B) NLKM
(C) NLMK
(D) LNMK

8. A man started walking towards south. After moving 4 km he turned
towards east and walked 6 km. Again he turned towards north and walked
12 km. How far he is from the starting point ?
(A) 18 km
(B) 14 km
(C) 10 km
(D) 22 km

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015

1. If the sequence of the alphabets is reversed which of the following
would be the 14th letter from your left ?
(A) N
(B) L
(C) O
(D) None of the above

2. Paint : Artist :: Wood : ?
(A) Furniture
(B) Forest
(C) Fire
(D) Carpenter

3. acme : mace :: alga ?
(A) glaa
(B) gaal
(C) laga
(D) gala

4. In a certain code ‘CONTRIBUTIOR’ is written as ‘RTNOCIROTUB’.
How is ‘PROHIBITION’ written in that code ?
(A) NOITIBIHORP
(B) IHORPBITION
(C) ITIONBIHOTP
(D) IHORPBNOITI

5. If ‘CAT’ and ‘BOAT’ are written as ‘XZG’ and ‘YLZG’ respectively in a
code language how is ‘EGG’ to be written in the same language ?
(A) ‘VSS‘
(B) ‘URR‘
(C) ‘VTT’
(D) ‘UTT’

6. If water is called black, black is called tree, tree is called blue, blue is
called rain, rain is called pink and pink is called fish in a certain language
then what is the colour of sky called in that language ?
(A) Blue
(B) Fish
(C) Rain
(D) Pink

7. A man walks 3 km northwards and then turns left and goes 2 km. He
again turns left and goes 3 km. He turns right and walks straight. In which
direction he is walking now ?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South

8. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) Cheese
(B) Milk
(C) Curd
(D) Ghee

9. One morning after sunrise Bikram and Shailesh were standing in a
lawn with their back towards each other. Bikram’s shadow fell exactly
towards left-hand side. Which direction shailesh was facing ?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South

10. In an examination Raj got more marks than Moti but not as many as
Meena. Meena got more marks than Ganesh and Rupali. Ganesh got less
marks than Moti but his marks are not the lowest in the group. Who is
second in the descending order of marks ?
(A) Meena
(B) Rupali
(C) Raj
(D) None of the above

11. If EARTHQUAKE is coded as MOGPENJOSM tlhen EQUATE will be
coded as
(A) MENOPM
(B) MENOMP
(C) NJOGPM
(D) MNJOPM

12. If COUNTRY is coded is certain in certain way
as EMWLVPA, ELECTORATE will be coded in the same manner as
(A) CJCEFOPYWC
(B) CJGEROTYVG
(C) CNCEROPCRG
(D) GJGAVMTYVC

13. ‘Pencil’ is to ‘Write’ as ‘Knife’ is to
(A) Injure
(B) Peel
(C) Prick
(D) Attack

14. Pointing to a photograph of a girl, Rajan said “She has no sister or
daughter but her mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the girl in the photograph related with Rajan’s mother ?
(A) Sister-in-law
(B) Grand daughter
(C) Daughter-in-law
(D) None of the above

15. An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of a
weekday. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk, who was
on leave that day. The senior clerk next day evening put up the application
to the desk officer. Desk officer studied the application and disposed of the
matter on the same day, i.e., Friday, Which day the application was
received by the inward clerk ?
(A) Tuesday
(B) Earlier week’s Saturday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Monday

16. Select the correct option in place of the question mark.
AOP, CQR, EST, GUV, ?
(A) IYZ
(B) HWX
(C) IWX
(D) JWX

17. ‘Stammering’ is to ‘Speech’ as Deafness is to
(A) Ear
(B) Hearing
(C) Noise
(D) Commotion

18. What should come in the place of (?) in the given series ?
ACE, FGH, ? , PON
(A) KKK
(B) JKI
(C) HJH
(D) IKL

19. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) Sun
(B) Universe
(C) Moon
(D) Star

20. Fill in the missing letter in the following series
S, V, Y, B, ?
(A) C
(B) D
(C) E
(D) G

21. Select the one which is different from the other three.
(A) January
(B) February
(C) July
(D) December

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014

1. M is the son of R Q is the granddaughter of O. who is the husband of P.
How is M related to O ?
(A) Son
(B) Daughter
(C) Mother
(D) Father

2. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table. A is in between E
and F, E is opposite to D and C is not in either of the neighbouring seats of
E, Who is opposite to B ?
(A) C
(B) D
(C) F
(D) None of the above

3. Q’s mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and
sister of T. How is M related to T ?
(A) Father
(B) Grandfather
(C) Grandmother
(D) Either Grandmother or Grandfather

4. In a row of boys, Syamantaka is 7th from the left and Venkat is 12th
from the right. If they interchange their positions, Syamantaka becomes
22nd from the left. How many boys are there in the row ?
(A) 29
(B) 31
(C) 33
(D) 34

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013

1. A man walks 7 km towards East, then he walks 2 km towards South. He
then turns towards left and walks 1 km. Finally he takes turn towards left
again and walks 17 km How far he is now from the starting point ?
(A) 17 km
(B) 18 km
(C) 20 km
(D) 27 km

2. If A + B means A is mother of B, A – B means A is brother of B and A x
B means A is sister of B, then P – M + N x Q means —
(A) P is uncle of Q
(B) P is brother of Q
(C) P is nephew of Q
(D) None of the above

3. Complete the following letter number series :
B2E, D6H, F14K, H30N, ?
(A) K62P
(B) K50P
(C) J50Q
(D) J62Q

4. In a certain code “MUSIC” is written as ‘XVQYW and “USAGE” is
written as ’ VQZJF, then how can “CAUSE” be written in the same code ?
(A) WZQVF
(B) WVZQF
(C) WZVQF
(D) WVQZF

5. P is mother of X who is wife of Z. Y is brother of P and Q is husband of
P. How Q is related to Z ?
(A) Son-in-law
(B) Father-in-law
(C) Son
(D) Daughter-in-law

6. If RESCUE = 372057 and PROBLEM = 9348176, then PROCURE = 7
(A) 9340357
(B) 9340537
(C) 3840537
(D) 3904537

7. If P denotes ‘+’ , R denotes ‘x’ , Sdenotes ‘-‘, and T denotes ‘÷’ , then
what will be the value of 5R9P7S9T3P6 ?
(A) 55
(B) 54
(C) 39
(D) 128

8. If 16 + 2 = 16, 20 + 4 = 40, 24 + 8 = 96 then 15 + 6= ?
(A) 45
(B) 30
(C) 90
(D) 60

9. Find the missing term :
EGI, JLN, OQS ?
(A) FHI
(B) UWZ
(C) NVX
(D) TVX

10. A is taller than B and C is taller than D. If B is not shorter than C, then
who is the tallest ?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) P
(D) A

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2012

1. How many 9s are sandwiched between 6 and 7
in 696996676979669779667
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

2. A man walks 10 metres in front and 10 metres to the right. Then every
time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far
is he now from his starting point ?
(A) 10 metres
(B) 5 metres
(C) 15 metres
(D) 20 metres

3. In a certain code KOLKATA is coded as 11151211012001.
How BENGAL is coded ?
(A) 020514070112
(B) 023014210311
(C) 031721250710
(D) None of the above

4. 6 boys are so standing that they form a circle, each facing the centre.
Alok is to the left of Probhat, Sunil is between Ashok and Bikash. Hari is
between Alok and Ashok. Who is left of Hari ?
(A) Alok
(B) Ashok
(C) Sunil
(D) Probhat

5. If CABLE is coded as XZYOV, a possible decode of YZXP is :
(A) BABY
(B) BACK
(C) CELL
(D) BELL

6. Radha is younger to Sunita but elder than Rita. Rita is elder than
Geeta. Sham is elder to Rita But younger to Radha . Who is the youngest
of all ?
(A) Rita
(B) Sunita
(C) Sham
(D) Geeta

7. There are two married couples in the family of six per sons, U, V, W, X,
Y, Z. W is the wife of V and the mother of Z. X is the grandmother of U
and the mother of V. Z is the granddaughter of Y. How many male
members are there in the family ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) Cannot be determined

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011

1. What will be the angle between the two hands of a clock at 9.30 hrs. ?
(A) 75°
(B) 80°
(C) 90°
(D) 105°

2. If in a mirror a clock shows time as 12:40, then the real time is
(A) 8:50
(B) 10:10
(C) 11:20
(D) 12:40

3. 27 cubes of equal size have been placed in a way to form a single large
cube. Then how many cubes will not be visible at all ?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 1

4. P, Q, R, S are four positive numbers satisfying the condition P + Q > R
+ S, Q > S, P + R = Q, P + S = Q + R. Then the least and greatest
numbers are
(A) P, Q
(B) R, Q
(C) P, S
(D) S, P

5. If 4 c 3 d 8 a 10 b 5 = 18, where a, b, c, d stand for four fundamental
arithmetical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, but not necessarily in this order, then the value of 3 c 4 a 2 d 6 b 3 is
(A) 3
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 12

6. If ÷ stands for multiplication, x for addition, + for subtraction and – for
division, then the value of 16 x 3 + 5 – 2 ÷ 4 will be
(A) 19
(B) 10
(C) 9
(D) 15

7. If EGIK = FILO, then FHJL = ?
(A) GJMP
(B) GJPM
(C) HGMN
(D) GMJO

8. Find the missing letter in the following series from the given
alternatives : G, H, J, M, __ , V,
(A) Q
(B) T
(C) O
(D) R

9. If South-East becomes North and North-East becomes West, then the
direction for East will be changed to
(A) North-East
(B) South
(C) North-West
(D) South-East

10. Given the Premises
(i) Human cannot live without atmosphere
(ii) The moon is without atmosphere
Then which of the following conclusions is valid ?
(A) Some men cannot live on the moon
(B) There is no life possible on the moon
(C) The man cannot live on the moon
(D) All of these

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010

1. Which one of the following diagrams represents the sets of all human
beings, swimmers and Indians ?

2. Using a bi-cycle, Ayan moves 2 km from A to D due west; then 8 km to
B due east via A, and finally 8 km to C due north. His distance in km now
from A is
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 18

3. If LALGARH is coded as MCOKFXO, then a possible code
for ANDOLAN, is
(A) BQGSQGU
(B) BPGSQGU
(C) BPGTQGU
(D) BPFSQGU

4. 8 persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting by a round table each
facing the centre. D is second to the left of F and third to the right of H. A is
second to the right of F and an immediate neighbour of H. C is second to
the right of B and F is third to the right of B. G is not an immediate
neighbour of F. In the above information who is to the immediate left of A ?
(A) H
(B) E
(C) G
(D) B

5. The number in the position marked ‘?’ in the diagram is

(A) 43
(B) 39
(C) 22
(D) 12

6. If the day before yesterday was a Monday, the third day after tomorrow
will be a
(A) Thursday
(B) Friday
(C) Saturday
(D) Sunday

7. 3 positions of a six-faced die, with one of tne digits 1, 2, ……….. 6
marked on each face, are shown below : What is the face opposite 2 ?

(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 6

8. Which one of the following pairs of days may appear 53 times each in a
leap year while all other days will appear 52 times each ?
(A) Sunday and Friday
(B) Wednesday and Thursday
(C) Monday and Wednesday
(D) Tuesday and Saturday

9. Suppose x * y = x + y, if x < y, x * y = x – y + 1, if x > y, x * Y = 2x – 1, if x = y
Then , 5 * (6 * 2) + (5 * 6) * 2 =
(A) 24
(B) 23
(C) 20
(D) 19

10. If CAT = 356, COW = 398, DOG = 490 and RAT = 256, then a
possible code for FOX is
(A) 701
(B) 107
(C) 791
(D) 193

11. C is A’s only daughter, and B and D are her only two brothers, Of
the three grandsons E, G and M of A, E and M are only sons of B and D
respectively, Of the three granddaughters F, H and N of A, H and N are
only daughters of C and D respectively. Then B is G’s
(A) Maternal uncle
(B) Paternal uncle
(C) Nephew
(D) Cousin

12. A man, while facing east, turns twice in succession to his right; then
turns thrice in succession to his left; finally he turns twice in succession to
his right. The direction he is facing now is
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South

13. Among Ashoke, Dibakar, Arun and Bratin, Dibakar is younger than
Arun, Bratin is older than only Ashok. Who is the oldest ?
(A) Can’t be identified data incomplete
(B) Dibakar
(C) Arun
(D) Bratin

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