intelligence portion designed by: zain nabi khanintelligence portion designed by: zain nabi khan 1....

Intelligence Portion

Designed By: Zain Nabi Khan

1. 19, 20, 21, ?, ?, 26, 28, 32, 33, 40

Which two numbers should replace the question marks?

A.

22 , 23

B.

23 , 24

C.

22 , 24

D.

23 , 25

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

There are two interwoven sequences.One starting at 19, alternate numbers progress by +2, +3, +4, +5 (i.e 19, 21, 24, 28, 33) . Other starting at 20, alternate numbers progress by +2, +4, +6, +8 (i.e 20, 22, 26, 32, 40)

Discuss about this problem : Discuss in Forum

2. Which is the odd one out?

congregation, dispersion, compilation, convocation, aggregation

A.

aggregation

B.

convocation

C.

dispersion

D.

congregation

http://www.facebook.com/Etest.Prep

Answer: Option C

Explanation

Dispersion: It means scattering, the rest are gatherings


3. Which number is the odd one out?

84129, 32418, 47632, 36119, 67626, 72927

A.

72927

B.

67626

C.

36119

D.

47632

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

47632: All the others are three-digit numbers followed by their square root, eg 361 followed by its square root, 19.


4. 12593 is to 35291

and 29684 is to 46982

therefore 72936 is to ?

A.

63927

B.

69372

C.

69373



D.

69237

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Pattern followed is : ABCDE to ECBDA 12593 to 35291 72936 to 69237


5. A Z B Y D W G T ? ?

Which two letters come next?

A.

LM

B.

ST

C.

KP

D.

OP

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

KP: there are two alternate sequences.One starting at A, A B D G K; the other starting at Z, Z Y W T P


6. How many cases do you need if you have to pack 112 pairs of shoes into cases that each hold 28 shoes?

A.

8

B.

6



C.

4

D.

2

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

112 pairs of shoes = 224 shoes. 224 ÷ 28 = 8


7. If 4 apples and 6 bananas cost £1.56 and 9 apples and 7 bananas cost £2.60, what is the cost of one apple and one banana?

A.

1 apple costs £0.20 and 1 banana costs £0.15

B.


C.


D.


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Let Price of an apple is x and price of a banana is y.So 4x + 6y = 1.56 and 9x + 7y = 2.60 Solving these two equations we get the answer.


8. Which word below is out of sequence?

manage, aplomb, fedora, manual, jumble, junior, author

A.

author



B.

junior

C.

fedora

D.

jumble

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

>Fedora: The rest are a sequence where the first two letters are also the first two letters of the months March, April, May, June, July, August.


9. What number is, logically, missing from the sequence below?

348269, 284315, *****, 8438, 4811, 842, 86

A.

43826

B.

64823

C.

36126

D.

34826

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

34826: Each number is the sum of the last two digits of the previous number, preceded by the remaining numbers in reverse


4, 45, 11.3, 41.3, ?, ?, 25.9, 33.9

Which two numbers should replace the question marks?



10.

A.

20, 40

B.

18.6, 37.6

C.

19.5, 36.7

D.

17.3, 35.5

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

There are two interwoven sequences: starting at 45 alternate numbers are occuring with a gap of –3.7. Other Starting at 4 alternate numbers are occuring at a gap of +7.3.


11. 56 × 3/8 = sq root(49) × ?

Complete the equation by correctly identifying the missing part of the calculation from the list of options below.

A.

sq root (16)

B.

276/92

C.

3.25

D.

(84 - 27)/3

Answer: Option B


12. A B C D E F G H

What letter comes two to the right of the letter which is immediately to the left of the letter that comes three to the right of the letter that

comes midway between the letter two to the left of the letter C and the letter immediately to the right of the letter F?



A.

G

B.

H

C.

F

D.

D

Answer: Option B


13. 46x5/2.5 = ?/0.125

Complete the equation by correctly identifying the missing part of the calculation from the list of options below.

A.

15.75 – 3

B.

2.75 × 4

C.

11.75

D.

5.75 × 2

Answer: Option D


14. What is the value of –26 – –37?

A.

-63

B.

11

C.

63

D.

-26



Answer: Option B

Explanation:

11: the rule is replace – – with +, so –26 + 37 = 11.


15. If Milly gives Tilly £60 the money they have is in the ratio 2:1; however, if Tilly gives Milly £10 the ratio is 1:3. How much money have Milly

and Tilly before they exchange any money?

A.

Milly £600 Tilly £200

B.


C.


D.


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Form the equations using the given data

Let x be the money of Milly and y be the money of Tilly, so x-60:y+60=2:1 and x+10:y-10=3:1 Solving these two equations you will get the answer. Instead of solving you can also substitute the values from options into the equations and check for the correct ans.


16. 329 : 15

746 : 34

Which numbers below have the same relationship to each other as the two sets of numbers above?

A.

698 : 62

B.

287 : 22



C.

942 : 68

D.

749 : 35

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

B. 698 : 62. (6 × 9) + 8 = 62.


17. Which Fraction is larger:

3/7 , 13/28 , 5/14 , 2/14

A.

3/7

B.

2/14

C.

5/14

D.

13/28

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Change the fractions into lowest common denominator, the one having the largest numerator will be the one having largest value


18. A bag of potatoes weighs 50 lbs divided by half of its weight.How much does the bag of potatoes weigh?

A.

10 lbs



B.

2 lbs

C.

25 lbs

D.

100 lbs

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let the weight of bag be x then according to the statement 50/0.5x = x solve this you'll get x=10


19. 24, 30, ? , 60, 84, 114

What number should replace the question mark?

A.

40

B.

41

C.

42

D.

43

Answer: Option C

Explanaton:

Multiples of 6 are being added in the terms.i.e. 24 + 6 = 30 ; 30 + 12= 42 ; 42 + 18=60 and so on


20. The average of three numbers is 29. The average of two of these numbers is 38. What is the third number?

A.

20

B.

11



C.

15

D.

17

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Average = Total Sum/Total numbers

in case of 3 numbers: 29 = sum/3 , so sum = 87

in case of two numbers 38 = sum/2 so sum = 76, so the 3rd number= 87-76 = 11


21. 535 : 7580 : 852

483 : 9642 : 716

723 : ? : 633

What number should logically replace the question mark?

A.

4245

B.

2454

C.

2445

D.

4254

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The centre number in each row is the product of the digits on the left, followed by the product of the digits on the right, ie 7 × 2 × 3 = 42 and 6 × 3 × 3 = 54


HILT is to LMPY as DENS is to ????



22.

A.

HIRX

B.

GIRY

C.

HIRW

D.

GIRW

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The first three letters move four places forward in the alphabet, while the fourth letter moves forward five places.


23. In a right-angled triangle, what is the length of the shortest side if the length of the hypotenuse is 65 cm and the length of the second-longest

side is 63 cm?

A.

15

B.

16

C.

17

D.

18

Answer: Option B

Explanation :

Pythagoras theorem wll be used . 65^2 = 63^2 + x^2 .




24. 34, 48, ?, 79, 96


A.

60

B.

61

C.

62

D.

63

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The sequence progresses +14, +15, +16, +17.


25. What is 17/68 of 12.5% of 19/57 of 30/45 of 144

A.

1

B.

5

C.

2/68

D.

11/68

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

30/45 of 144 = 6/9 x 144 = 96

19/57 of 96 = 1/3 x 96 = 32 12.5% of 32 = 4 17/68 of 4 = 1/4 x 4 = 1


At the end of the day one market stall had 16 apples and 48 oranges left. Another market stall had 36 apples and 24 oranges left. What is the

difference between the percentages of apples left in the two market stalls?



26.

A.

alpha > 35%

B.

alpha < 25%

C.

5%

D.

cannot be predicted from this data

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

First stall had 16 apples left.Total fruits left in this stall= 64. So percntage of apples left = 16/64 x 100 = 25% Likewise in second stall percentage of apples left is 60%. So the difference is 35%.


27. 100, 99.8, 99.2, ? , 92, 75.8


A.

97.5

B.

97.6

C.

97.8

D.

97.4

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The sequence progresses –0.2, –0.6, –1.8, –5.4, –16.2 (i.e multiplying the difference by 3 each time).


28. Which is the odd one out?

INTEGRAL, ALTERING, TRIANGLE, REALIGNS, ALERTING

A.

INTEGRAL



B.

ALTERING

C.

TRIANGLE

D.

REALIGNS

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

All the words are made up of same letters except REALIGNS. In other words we can say all the words are anagrams except REALIGNS


29. 63 ( 97 ) 49

56 ( 73 ) 24

? ( 36 ) 54


A.

36

B.

27

C.

15

D.

18

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

In the first row divide both numbers by 7 to obtain the digits in the brackets; in the second row divide by 8, and in the third row divide by 9.


30. 3 2 8 4

7 6 9 3

9 5 6 4



2 1 9 ?


A.

3

B.

5

C.

6

D.

8

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In each row multiply the first and third digits to obtain the number formed by the second and fourth digits


31. 7952 : 1211 : 23

Which set of numbers below has the same relationship to each other as the numbers above?

A.

3482 : 2408 : 16

B.

3496 : 1254 : 39

C.

8217 : 9090 : 99

D.

8278 : 1510 : 25

Answer: Option D

Explanation:


8278 : 1510 : 25 8 + 7 = 15; 2 + 8 = 10 ----> 1510 1 + 1 = 2 ; 5 + 0 = 5 ----> 25


32. 105, 87, ?, 52, 35


A.

70

B.

71

C.

72

D.

69

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The sequence progresses –18, –17, –18, –17.


33. A, AB, ABD, ABDG, ABDGK, ??????

What group of letters comes next?

A.

ABDGKN

B.

ABDGKP

C.

ABDGKO

D.

ABDGKQ



Answer: Option B


34. In a game of eight players lasting for 90 minutes, four reserves alternate equally with each player. This means that all players,including the

reserves, are on the pitch for exactly the same length of time. For how long is each player on the pitch?

A.

60

B.

72

C.

75

D.

80

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Total time for 8 players = 8 × 90 = 720 minutes. However, as 12 people (8 + 4) are on the pitch for an equal length of time, they are each on the pitch for 60 minutes (720 ÷ 12).


35. A company produces 864 white, black and red motor vehicles per week in the ratio 1 : 5 : 3. How many black cars does the company produce

per week?

A.

120

B.

480

C.

360

D.

250



Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Number of black cars=5/(1+5+3) x 864 = 480


36. 10, 11, 13, 17, 25, ? , 73


A.

33

B.

41

C.

47

D.

51

Answer: Option B

Explanation :

The sequence progresses +1, +2, +4, +8, +16, +32


37. 5, 16, 49, ? , 445


A.

98

B.

107

C.

131



D.

148

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Each number is multiplied by 3 and 1 is added in it to get the next number.


38. How tall is a sapling that is 3 feet shorter than a fence that is four times the height of the sapling?

A.

2 feet

B.

12 feet

C.

7 feet

D.

1 feet

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Let height of sapling be x and that of fence be y, then x+3=y ; y=4x Solving these two equations we get the answer.


39. A company hires a fleet of buses to transport its workforce to a conference. If 689 workers attended the conference, and each bus seats 35

passengers, how many buses are required?

A.

17

B.

18



C.

19

D.

20

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

689/35 = 19.68 . This means 20 buses are required to carry the workers. In case of 19 buses a few workers will be left behind


40. 100, 93, 79, 58, ?


A.

47

B.

37

C.

33

D.

30

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The sequence progresses –7, –14, –21, –28


41. In 15 years’ time the combined age of my four brothers will be 107. What will it be in six years’ time?

A.

60



B.

67

C.

71

D.

57

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Combined age in 15 years = 107. 4 × 15 = 60, therefore combined age now is 107 – 60 = 47. In 6 years’ time, therefore, combined age will be 47 + 24 = 71.


42. 10, 50, 13, 45, 18, 38, ?, ?

What two numbers should replace the question marks?

A.

24,26

B.

27,29

C.

30,33

D.

25,27

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

There are two alternate sequences: start at 10 and add 3, 5, 7; start at 50 and deduct 5, 7, 9.


43. 12, 34, 10, 11, 12, 5, 6 ,7, 13, 14, ?, ?

Logically, what two numbers should replace the question marks?

A.

15 and 11

B.

18 and 19



C.

22 and 23

D.

27 and 31

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10, then insert next two numbers 11, 12 and add digits 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 5. Insert next two numbers 6, 7 and add digits 6 + 7 = 13. Insert next two numbers 14, 15 and add digits 1 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 11.


44. In a consignment of eggs 552 were cracked, which was 12 percent of the total consignment. How many eggs were in the consignment?

A.

4000

B.

5000

C.

3500

D.

4600

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

12 = 552/x * 100 x= 552/12 * 100 = 4600


45. 1, 1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 21, ?, ?

Which numbers will replace the questions marks?

A.

21,31

B.

27,30



C.

33,37

D.

30,31

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

There are two interwoven sequences. Start at the first 1 and add 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Start at the second 1 and add 2, 4, 6, 8, 10


46. 589654237, 89654237, 8965423, 965423, ?

What will be the next number in the series?

A.

58965

B.

65423

C.

96542

D.

89654

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The digits are removed one by one from the beginning and the end in order alternately so as to obtain the subsequent terms of the series.


47. Complete the series

3, 10, 101,?

A.

10101

B.

10201

C.

11012

D.

10202



Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Each term in the series is obtained by adding 1 to the square of the preceding term. So, missing term = (101)2 + 1 = 10202.


48. Complete the series

1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16, ?

A.

32

B.

64

C.

81

D.

256

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The series consists of squares and cubes of consecutive natural numbers i.e. 1^2, 1^3, 2^2, 2^3, 3^2, 3^3, 4^2, ..... So, missing term = 4^3 = 64.


49. 6, 13, 25, 51, 101, ?

Complete the series

A.

203

B.

205

C.

201

D.

202

Answer: Option A

Explanation:



The pattern is x 2 + 1, x 2 - 1, x 2 + 1, x 2 - 1,..... So, missing term = 101 x 2 + 1 = 203.


50. 5,6,9, 15, ?, 40

A.

25

B.

21

C.

27

D.

33

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The pattern is + 1, + 3, + 6,....., i.e. + 1, + (1, + 2), + (1 + 2 + 3),..... So, missing term = 15 + (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) = 25.


intelligence portion designed by: zain nabi khanintelligence portion designed by: zain nabi khan 1....

Documents