Syllabus & Marking scheme
Logical Reasoning
Syllabus
Verbal - Reasoning: Series Completion and Inserting, Number Ranking and Alphabet Test, Puzzle Test, Jumbled Words, Similar Pairs, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagrams, Alpha-Numeric Sequence, Puzzle, Mathematical Operations/Reasoning; Non - Verbal Reasoning: Series Test, Similar Pairs, Classification, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror and Water Images, Embedded Figures, Figure, Formation, Paper Folding and Paper, Cutting, Cubes and Dice;
Marking scheme
| Section | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 30 |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | 15 |
| Achiever’s Section | 5 |
- The Olympiad exam will have a total of 50 questions as per the table above.
- 1 Mark shall be given for every correct answer.
- There shall be no Negative marking.
- Students shall be given 60 minutes to complete the test.
- Percentile Ranks shall be given to all students.
- Toppers shall be decided from the top percentile ranks on the basis of raw scores and time taken by the student to complete the exam.
Sample Questions
Q.1- 17 is related to 32, in the same way as 11 is related to
- a. 26
- b. 31
- c. 24
- d. 28
Q.2- 4 is to 9, as 7 is to
- a. 13
- b. 14
- c. 15
- d. 16
Q.3- 14 : 196 :: 16: ?
- a. 289
- b. 255
- c. 284
- d. 256
Q.4- 15 is related to 75, in the same way as 12 is related to
- a. 77
- b. 60
- c. 50
- d. 120
Q.5- 5928 is related to 59, in the same way 7712 is related to
- a. 77
- b. 12
- c. 71
- d. 72
Q.6- 6248 : 3124 :: 4024 : ?
- a. 2102
- b. 2201
- c. 2012
Logical Reasoning
Syllabus
Verbal - Reasoning: Playing with Words, Using Letters for Numbers, Similarity of Pairs, Series Test, Odd One Out, Coding-Decoding, Mathematical Reasoning, Puzzle test, Direction Sense Test, Venn - Diagrams, Blood Relations; Non - Verbal Reasoning: Similar Pairs, Series Test, Odd one Out, Mirror and water images, Cubes and Dices, Counting of Figures;
Marking scheme
| Section | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 30 |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | 15 |
| Achiever’s Section | 5 |
- The Olympiad exam will have a total of 50 questions as per the table above.
- 1 Mark shall be given for every correct answer.
- There shall be no Negative marking.
- Students shall be given 60 minutes to complete the test.
- Percentile Ranks shall be given to all students.
- Toppers shall be decided from the top percentile ranks on the basis of raw scores and time taken by the student to complete the exam.
Sample Questions
Q.1 - TOM is related to RMK, in the same way as HUT is related to
- a. FSR
- b. IVW
- c. GTS
- d. JSV
Q.2 - DFHJ is related to GCKG, in the same way as MOQS is related to
- a. NPRU
- b. PLTP
- c. PRTV
- d. JRTP
Q.3 - TREE is related to ROOT, in the same way as SMOKE is related to
- a. Wood
- b. Fire
- c. Heat
- d. Cigarette
Q.4 - Find the word which is different from others.
- a. Odour
- b. Smell
- c. Fragrance
- d. Foul
Q.5 - In a certain language, A is coded as 2, B is coded as 3, C is coded as 4, and so on. Then HEAD is coded as
- a. 8514
- b. 7423
- c. 9625
- d. 5269
Q.6 - In a certain code, 'COMPUTER' is written as '8 + ★ 9 ÷ # 2 >', then 'PETER' may be coded as
- a. 9 2 # 2 >
- b. > 2 # 2 9
- c. 8 2 # 9 2
- d. ÷ # 2 > 9
Logical Reasoning
Syllabus
Verbal - Reasoning: Similarity of pairs, Series Test, Odd One Out, Simple Letter Coding, Jumbled Words, Logical sequence of Words, Mathematical Reasoning, Puzzle Test, Ranking, Alpha-Numeric, Sequence, Direction Sense Test, Clock and calendar, Mathematical operations Non - Verbal Reasoning: Similarity of pairs, Series Test, Odd One Out, Mirror and water images, Paper Folding and paper, Cutting, Cubes and Dice, Embedded figures, Dot Positions in Figures, Counting of Figures;
Marking scheme
| Section | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 30 |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | 15 |
| Achiever’s Section | 5 |
- The Olympiad exam will have a total of 50 questions as per the table above.
- 1 Mark shall be given for every correct answer.
- There shall be no Negative marking.
- Students shall be given 60 minutes to complete the test.
- Percentile Ranks shall be given to all students.
- Toppers shall be decided from the top percentile ranks on the basis of raw scores and time taken by the student to complete the exam.
Sample Questions
Q.1 - 600 is related to 575 in the same way 450 is related to:
- a. 475
- b. 400
- c. 500
- d. 425
Q.2 - 5 is related to 24 in the same way 8 is related to:
- a. 65
- b. 63
- c. 62
- d. 64
Q.3 - 65 is related to 13 in the same way 180 is related to:
- a. 93
- b. 36
- c. 133
- d. 102
Q.4 - 11 is related to 101 in the same way 73 is related to:
- a. 153
- b. 330
- c. 543
- d. 703
Q.5 - HIJK is related to FGHI in the same way ZYXW is related to:
- a. XWVU
- b. WVUT
- c. YXWU
- d. MNOP
Q.6 - ABILITY is related to IBALYTI in the same way as SOLVING is related to:
- a. GNIVLOS
- b. GNIVSOL
- c. LOSVGNI
- d. LOSVING
Logical Reasoning
Syllabus
Verbal - Reasoning; Similarity of pairs, Series Test, Odd One Out, Letter Insertion, Logical Word Formation, Mathematical Reasoning, Puzzle Test, Ranking, Direction Sense Test, Clock and calendar, Logical Venn Diagrams, Blood Relations; Non - Verbal Reasoning: Similarity of pairs, Series Test, Odd One Out, Mirror and water images, Cubes and Dices, Paper folding and paper Cutting, Dot Position in Figures, Counting of Figures;
Marking scheme
| Section | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 30 |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | 15 |
| Achiever’s Section | 5 |
- The Olympiad exam will have a total of 50 questions as per the table above.
- 1 Mark shall be given for every correct answer.
- There shall be no Negative marking.
- Students shall be given 60 minutes to complete the test.
- Percentile Ranks shall be given to all students.
- Toppers shall be decided from the top percentile ranks on the basis of raw scores and time taken by the student to complete the exam.
Sample Questions
Q.1 - 259 is related to 13 16 20 in the same way as 148 is related to
- a. 31 61 02
- b. 12 15 20
- c. 21 25 29
- d. 12 15 19
Q.2 - Find the word which is different from others.
- a. Green
- b. Red
- c. Brown
- d. Violet
Q.3 - Find the word which is different from others.
- a. Offence
- b. Corruption
- c. Failure
- d. Misdeed
Q.4 - Find the word which is different from others.
- a. Father
- b. Mother
- c. Friend
- d. Sister
Q.5 - Find the term which is different from others.
- a. CDe
- b. YZa
- c. GHi
- d. STv
Q.6 - Find the term which is different from others.
- a. ZYXW
- b. SRPQ
- c. NMLK
- d. FEDC
Logical Reasoning
Syllabus
Verbal - Reasoning: Similarity of Pairs, Series Test, Odd one out, Coding Decoding, Word Completion, Jumbled Words, Puzzle test, Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagrams, Blood Relations; Non - Verbal Reasoning: Series Test, Figure Formation and Figure Analysis, Spotting Out the Embedded Figure, Mirror and Water Images, Paper Folding and Paper Cutting, Cubes and Dice, Counting of Figures, Series Test
Marking scheme
| Section | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 30 |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | 15 |
| Achiever’s Section | 5 |
- The Olympiad exam will have a total of 50 questions as per the table above.
- 1 Mark shall be given for every correct answer.
- There shall be no Negative marking.
- Students shall be given 60 minutes to complete the test.
- Percentile Ranks shall be given to all students.
- Toppers shall be decided from the top percentile ranks on the basis of raw scores and time taken by the student to complete the exam.
Sample Questions
Q.1 - Spot out the missing three letters to make the sentence complete:
You can call it the play of DES_________Y.
- a. INT
- b. TIN
- c. NTI
- d. MES
Q.2 - Spot out the missing three letters to make the sentence complete:
A fluid is a SUBS_______CE that has capability of flowing.
- a. TAN
- b. TEN
- c. RIN
- d. NTI
Q.3 - Spot out the missing three letters to make the sentence complete:
Ram obeyed his MO________R without any question.
- a. THE
- b. HER
- c. ATE
- d. RER
Q.4 - Spot out the missing three letters to make the sentence complete:
Your AB________TY to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- a. EVE
- b. ILI
- c. RIN
- d. LIT
Q.5 - Spot out the missing three letters to make the sentence complete:
The J___________NESE are the people of Japan.
- a. LAT
- b. DIA
- c. APA
- d. INA
Q.6 - Spot out the missing three letters to make the sentence complete:
The government has given qualified SUP______T to the idea.
- a. POR
- b. MET
- c. OUB
- d. SSI
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