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Following Direction Test Question 1:

Comprehension:

Instructions:

This is the test of your ability to follow a set of directions. In this test, you will be given a pattern of letters to look at and will be asked questions about how certain directions will change in that pattern. The answer to each question will be one of the letters in the pattern. You have to decide which letter shows the correct answer.

Example:

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Row 1

A

B

C

D

E

Row 2

E

A

B

C

D

Row 3

D

E

A

B

C

Row 4

C

D

E

A

B

Row 5

B

C

D

E

A

 

1. Which is the only letter that appears directly above ‘A’?

You will note that the answer to this question is ‘B’.

Practice:

2. Start from the upper right-hand corner and go towards the left in such a manner as to reach the starting point. Which alphabet comes between the second D and second B?

You will note that the answer to this question is ‘C’.

3. Which alphabet appears towards the right of the alphabet just above the alphabet between B and D of Row 5?

You will note that the answer to this question is ‘E’.

4. If Row 3 is reversed, which alphabet will appear below C?

You will note that the answer to this question is ‘C’.

5. If ever D appears immediately to the right of B in Row 5 answer is the second alphabet of Row 1. If not, the answer is the last alphabet of Row 2.

You will note that the answer to this question is ‘D’.

On moving from right to the left in Row 3 up to Column 2, which alphabet appears below E?

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

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : D

Following Direction Test Question 1 Detailed Solution

You will note that answer to this question is ‘D’.

Following Direction Test Question 2:

Comprehension:

Direction: Below is a table containing five rows and five columns. Study the table carefully and answer the questions based on the rows and columns.

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 P L N M O
Row 4 L P M O N
Row 5 O N P L M

After reversing all the rows, which letter will appear at Row 2, Column 2?

  1. O
  2. N
  3. P
  4. M
  5. L

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : N

Following Direction Test Question 2 Detailed Solution

Original Row from left to right:

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 P L N M O
Row 4 L P M O N
Row 5 O N P L M

After reversing each column individually (top to bottom), the table becomes:

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 L P O M N
Row 2 P N L O M
Row 3 O M N L P
Row 4 N O M P L
Row 5 M L P N O

The letter at Row 2, Column 2 after reversing columns is N

Following Direction Test Question 3:

Comprehension:

Direction: Below is a table containing five rows and five columns. Study the table carefully and answer the questions based on the rows and columns.

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 P L N M O
Row 4 L P M O N
Row 5 O N P L M

Which letter is third to the left of 'P' in Row 1?

  1. N
  2. M
  3. L
  4. O
  5. P

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : N

Following Direction Test Question 3 Detailed Solution

So, letter is third to the left of 'P' in Row 1 is N.

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 P L N M O
Row 4 L P M O N
Row 5 O N P L M

Following Direction Test Question 4:

Comprehension:

Direction: Below is a table containing five rows and five columns. Study the table carefully and answer the questions based on the rows and columns.

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 P L N M O
Row 4 L P M O N
Row 5 O N P L M

If Row 3 and Row 4 are reversed, which letter will be below 'O' in Column 5?

  1. M
  2. L
  3. P
  4. N
  5. O

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : M

Following Direction Test Question 4 Detailed Solution

Solution:

Original Row 3: P L N M O

Original Row 4: L P M O N

After reversing Row 3 and Row 4:

  • New Row 3: L P M O N
  • New Row 4: P L N M O

In Column 3, letter 'O' is located at Row 3, Column 5.

The letter directly below 'O' in Row 4, Column 5 is M.

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 (New) L P M O N
Row 4 (New) P L N M O
Row 5 O N P L M

Following Direction Test Question 5:

Comprehension:

Direction: Below is a table containing five rows and five columns. Study the table carefully and answer the questions based on the rows and columns.

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 P L N M O
Row 4 L P M O N
Row 5 O N P L M

Starting from Row 1 Column 1 and moving right to Column 5, then down to Row 5 Column 5, which letter appears most frequently?

  1. N
  2. M
  3. O
  4. L
  5. P

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 5 : P

Following Direction Test Question 5 Detailed Solution

Starting from Row 1, Column 1 and moving right to Column 5, the letters are: N, M, O, P, L.

Then moving down Column 5 from Row 2 to Row 5, the letters are: P, P, O, N.

Counting the frequency of letters along this path:

  • N appears 2 times
  • M appears 1 time
  • O appears 2 times
  • L appears 1 time
  • P appears 3 times

The letter P appears most frequently (3 times).

  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1 N M O P L
Row 2 M O L N P
Row 3 P L N M O
Row 4 L P M O N
Row 5 O N P L M

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Following Direction Test Question 6:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle. Each component is represented by an English letter and a number. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

Following Directions Circular (6 to 7) uday.docx 2

If ever an alphabet is placed opposite to the same alphabet, the answer is the even number which is placed opposite to the same number, otherwise, the answer is the odd number which is placed opposite to the same number

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 8

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : 6

Following Direction Test Question 6 Detailed Solution

K3 is placed at West and K9 is placed at East. K3 and K9 are placed opposite to each other

Now the answer is the even number which is placed opposite to the same number

V6 is placed opposite to A6, so the answer is 6

Following Direction Test Question 7:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle. Each component is represented by an English letter and a number. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

Following Directions Circular (6 to 7) uday.docx 2

If every component is shifted by three positions left-handedly, the number appears at the right of North is

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

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 5

Following Direction Test Question 7 Detailed Solution

After shifting every component left-handedly by three positions, the number appearing at the right of North is 5.

Note: In watch table problems,

Right/Right-handedly - Clockwise direction

Left/Left-handedly - Anti-clockwise direction

Following Direction Test Question 8:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle. Each component is represented by an English letter and a number. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

Following Directions Circular (6 to 7) uday.docx 2

After mutually exchanging the numbers placed at South and West, the number placed at the right of V is

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 8

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 5

Following Direction Test Question 8 Detailed Solution

V is placed at South-West direction.

The number placed at the right of V is in the direction of West

After mutually exchanging the numbers placed at South and West, the number at West is 5.

Note: In watch table problems,

Right/Right-handedly = Clockwise direction

Left/Left-handedly = Anti-clockwise direction

Following Direction Test Question 9:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle along with some numbers written inside squares. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

If the difference between any two opposite numbers is the same, then your answer would be the number opposite to North-West. If not, the answer would be the number opposite to South-East.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : 2

Following Direction Test Question 9 Detailed Solution

The difference between any two opposite numbers is same.

So, the answer is the number opposite to North-West.

The number opposite to North-West is 2.

Following Direction Test Question 10:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle. Each component is represented by an English letter and a number. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

Following Directions Circular (6 to 7) uday.docx 2

Choose the smallest number and move up to the largest number in the clockwise direction, the smallest even number in the path is

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 8

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : 4

Following Direction Test Question 10 Detailed Solution

The smallest number in the watch table = 3

The largest number in the watch table = 9

The required path is as follows

Path: K3 → R4 → C5 → A6 → K9

The smallest even in number in the path is 4

Following Direction Test Question 11:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle along with some numbers written inside squares. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

Following Directions (8 to 9) uday images q1

The number appears exactly in between two consecutive even numbers is

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 6
  4. 1
  5. 2

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : 1

Following Direction Test Question 11 Detailed Solution

C1 is placed between O2 and R4. So, the number appears exactly in between two consecutive even numbers is 1.

Following Direction Test Question 12:

Comprehension:

Direction: Below is given a table which contains five rows and five columns. The following 10 questions are based on the row and column of the table. Study the table given below carefully to answer the following questions.

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Row 1

C

A

D

B

E

Row 2

B

E

E

A

D

Row 3

E

B

B

C

A

Row 4

C

A

D

B

D

Row 5

A

C

E

C

E

If the row 5 alphabets are reversed, then while moving from bottom left to top right along the shortest path, which alphabet has the least frequency?

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

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : B

Following Direction Test Question 12 Detailed Solution

From the table given below, it is clear that alphabet B appears the least number of times.

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Row 1

C

A

D

B

E

Row 2

B

E

E

A

D

Row 3

E

B

B

C

A

Row 4

C

A

D

B

D

Row 5

E

C

E

C

A

 

Following Direction Test Question 13:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle. Each component is represented by an English letter and a number. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given in on a circle.

Following Directions (1 to 5) uday Revised images Q11

If every component is shifted by 3 positions in the anti-clockwise direction and by 5 positions in the clockwise direction, then the number placed at East is

  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 9
  4. 5
  5. 1

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 9

Following Direction Test Question 13 Detailed Solution

Every component is shifted by 3 positions in the anti-clockwise direction and by 5 positions in the clockwise direction. It results in 2 positions shift in clockwise direction from the original arrangement.

Now, the component at East is Z9, hence the number at East is 9.

Following Direction Test Question 14:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle along with some numbers written inside squares. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

Following Directions (8 to 9) uday images q1

If ever two consecutive alphabets appear next to each other, the answer is the number opposite to alphabetical first letter in the circle, otherwise, the answer is the number opposite to the alphabetically last letter in the circle

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 2

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : 3

Following Direction Test Question 14 Detailed Solution

O and P appear next to each other

The first letter in the circle is C

opposite to it is M3

Following Direction Test Question 15:

Comprehension:

Instructions: This is a test of your ability to follow a set of given directions. In this test, some components are given on a circle along with some numbers written inside squares. Centre of the circle gives an indication about direction. You will be asked questions based on this complete pattern. The answer will be a number given inside the square.

Following Directions (8 to 9) uday images q1

By mutually exchanging all the components that have the same numbers, the number left to the letter P is

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 2

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 5

Following Direction Test Question 15 Detailed Solution

P3 is exchanged with M3 and C1 is exchanged with K1.

Now, the number left to the letter P is 5.
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