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Verbal Reasoning

Analogy question answers

1. Doctor : Nurse :: ? : Follower

A. Employer

B. Leader

C. Worker

D. Manager

2. Moon : Satellite :: Earth : ?

A. Sun

B. Planet

C. Solar System

D. Asteroid

3. Fear : Threat :: Anger : ?

A. Compulsion

B. Panic

C. Provocation

D. Force

4. Clock : Time :: Thermometer : ?

A. Heat

B. Radiation

C. Energy

D. Temperature

5. CUP : LIP :: BIRD : ?

A. BUSH

B. GRASS

C. FOREST

D. BEAK

6. Tractor : Trailer :: Horse : ?

A. Stable

B. Cart

C. Saddle

D. Engine

7. Flower : Bud :: Plant : ?

A. Twig

B. Seed

C. Taste

D. Flower

8. Flow : River :: Stagnant : ?

A. Rain

B. Stream

C. Pool

D. Canal

9. Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ?

A. Lamb

B. Horse

C. Elephant

D. Lion

10. Car : Garage :: Aeroplane : ?

A. Port

B. Depot

C. Hangar(First is parked in second)

D. Harbour

11. Venerate : Worship :: Extol : ?

A. Glorify(First is synonym of second)

B. Homage

C. Compliment

D. Recommend

12. Nurture : Neglect :: Denigrate : ?

A. Reveal

B. Extol (Words in each pair are antonyms.)

C. Recognise

D. Caluminate

13. Hong Kong : China :: Vatican : ?

A. Rome (first is city of second country.)

B. Mexico

C. Canada

D. Australia

14. Illiteracy : Education :: Flood : ?

A. Rain

B. Bridge

C. Dam

D. River

15. Hill : Mountain :: Stream : ?

A. River

B. Canal

C. Glacier

D. Avalanche

16. Fruit : Banana :: Mammal : ?

A. Cow

B. Snake

C. Fish

D. Sparrow

17. Fire : Ashes :: Explosion : ?

A. Flame

B. Debris (Second is the name remained after first.)

C. Sound

D. Death

18. Drama : Stage :: Tennis : ?

A. Net

B. Tournament

C. Racket

D. Court (Drama is performed on stage and tennis is played in court.)

19. Sculptor : Statue :: Poet : ?

A. Canvas

B. Pen

C. Verse (Second is prepared by the first.)

D. Chisel

20. Malaria : Disease :: Spear : ?

A. Wound

B. Sword

C. Weapon (

Spear meaning in Hindi : बबबब)

D. Death

21. Reading : Knowledge :: Work : ?

A. Experience (Second comes with first)

B. Engagement

C. Employment

D. Experiment

22. Cricket : Bat :: Hockey : ?

A. Field

B. Stick (First is played by second.)

C. Player

D. Ball

23. Enough : Excess :: Sufficiency : ?

A. Adequacy

B. Surplus

C. Competency

D. Import

24. Skeleton : Body :: Grammar : ?

A. Language

B. Sentence

C. Meaning

D. Education

25. Mature : Regressed :: Varied : ?

A. Rhythmic

B. Monotonous (Words in each pair are opposite to each other.)

C. Decorous

D. Obsolete

26. Ship : Sea :: Camel : ?

A. Forest

B. Land

C. Mountain

D. Desert (First is used to transport in second.)

27. Dilatory : Expeditious :: Direct : ?

A. Tortuous

B. Circumlocutory (Words in pairs are opposite to each other.)

C. Straight

D. Curved

28. Wrist : Elbow :: Ankle : ?

A. Heel

B. Fingures

C. Foot

D. Knee

29. Amber : Yellow :: Caramine : ?

A. Red (Amber is a shade of yellow and Caramine is a shade of Red.)

B. Green

C. Voilet

D. Blue

30. Wax : Wane :: Zenith : ?

A. Nadir (Words in pair are opposite to each other.)

B. Bottom

C. Fall

D. Height

31. Foundation : Edifice :: Constitution : ?

A. Governement

B. State

C. Nation (First forms the basis of second.)

D. Cabinet

32. Video : Cassette :: Computer : ?

A. Reels

B. Recordings

C. Files

D. Floppy

33. Produce : Waste :: Contrast : ?

A. Match (Words in pairs are opposite to each other.)

B. Correct

C. Oppose

D. Contradict

34. Palaeography : Writings :: Ichthyology : ?

A. Fishes (First is study of second.)

B. Whales

C. Oysters

D. Mammals

35. Painting : Artist :: Symphony : ?

A. Novelist

B. Poet

C. Essayist

D. Composer (First is prepared by second.)

36. Dawn : Dusk :: Inauguration : ?

A. Invitation

B. Valediction (One is followed by other.)

C. Repetition

D. Organisation

37. Annihilation : Fire :: Cataclysm : ?

A. Earthquake

B. Flood (First is result of second.)

C. Emergency

D. Steam

38. Entrepreneur : Profit :: Scholar : ?

A. Income

B. Knowledge (First wants second.)

C. Service

D. Business

39. Anatomy : Zoology :: Paediatrics : ?

A. Chemistry

B. Medicine (First is a branch of second.)

C. Palaeontology

D. Mechanics

40. Novice : Learner :: Harbinger : ?

A. Messenger (Words in each pair are synonyms.)

B. Theif

C. Pickpocket

D. Robber

41. Mattock : Dig :: Shovel : ?

A. Break

B. Push

C. Scoop (First is a tool for second.)

D. Whittle

42. Foresight : Anticipation :: Insomnia : ?

A. Treatment

B. Disease

C. Unrest

D. Sleeplessness (Each pair is synonym to one another.)

43. Wax is related to Grease in the same way as Milk is related to :

A. Ghee

B. Drink

C. Curd (First is used to prepared second.)

D. Protein

44. "Life" is related to "Autobiography" in the same way as "Witness" is related

to :

A. Papers

B. Truth

C. Documents

D. Acceptance

45. "Life" is related to "Death" in the same way as "Hope" is related to .. ?

A. Sad

B. Despair (Word in each pair are antonym to each other.)

C. Pain

D. Cry

46. "Radical" is related to "Moderate" in the same way as "Revolution" is

related to .. ?

A. Change

B. Chaos

C. Peace (Words in each pair are antonym to each other.)

D. Reformation

47. Firm : Flabby :: Piquant : ?

A. Bland (Words in each pair are antonym to each other.)

B. Salty

C. Pleasant

D. Small

48. Appreciation : Reward :: Disgrace : ?

A. Crime

B. Guilt

C. Allegation

D. Punishment (Second brings the first.)

49. Mouse : Cat :: Fly : ?

A. Animal

B. Horse

C. Spider (second use to eat first)

D. Rat

50. Kilogram : Quintal :: Paise : ?

A. Rupee

B. Money

C. Coin

D. Wealth

51. Earth : Axis :: Wheel : ?

A. Tyre

B. Car

C. Road

D. Hub (First rotate about the second.)

52. Engineer : Machine :: Doctor : ?

A. Hospital

B. Body

C. Disease (First tackles the second.)

D. Medicine

53. South : North-West :: West : ?

A. South-West

B. East

C. North-East (Second is 135 degree clockwise to first)

D. South

54. Pride : Humility :: Desire : ?

A. Wish

B. Hate (Words in each pair are antonym to each other.)

C. Suppress

D. Indifference

55. Boat : Oar :: Bicycle : ?

A. Chain

B. Pedal (First is moved with the help of second.)

C. Road

D. Wheel

56. Much : Many :: Measure : ?

A. Weigh

B. Measures

C. Calculate

D. Count (Much correspond to measuring and Many correspond to Count.)

57. Lapse : Session :: Conclude : ?

A. Leave

B. Permit

C. Agency

D. Policy (Second means to put an end to the first.)

58. Boat : Sales :: Balloon : ?

A. Rubber

B. Hot air (First works because of second.)

C. Rope

D. Nylon

59. Clue : Mystery :: Warning : ?

A. Disaster

B. Precaution

C. Risk

D. Danger

60. Find analogous pair of Chalk : Blackboard

A. Type : Paint

B. Table : Chair

C. Ink : Paper (As Chalk is used to write on a blackboard, similarly ink is used to write on

the paper.)

D. Door : Handle

61. Find analogous pair of Agenda : Meeting

A. Programme : Function (First contain details of second.)

B. Performance : Ticket

C. Map : Scale

D. Footnote : Article

62. Find analogous pair of Elevated : Exalted

A. Dirty : Filthy (Second is higher intensity form of second.)

B. Disorderly : Unfaithful

C. Raise : Commensurate

D. Promoted : Excellence

63. Find analogous pair of Fish : Shoal

A. Shark : School (Second is group first)

B. Whale : Herd

C. Elephant : Flock

D. Audience : Theatre

64. Find analogous pair of Traffic : Road

A. Aeroplane : Aerodrome

B. Roots : Tree

C. Blood : Veins (Traffic runs on roads, Bloods runs in Veins)

D. Car : Garage

65. Find analogous pair of Sprain : Fracture

A. Devotion : Blessing

B. Excitement : Frenzy (Second is of higher intensity than first.)

C. Sleep : Dream

D. Fever : Malaria

66. Find analogous pair of Platform : Train

A. Aeroplane : Aerodrome

B. Quay : Ship (Second use to stop at first.)

C. Hotel : Tourist

D. Footpath : Traveller

67. Find analogous pair of Weight : Kilogram

A. Seconds : Hours

B. Bushel : Corn (Second is unit to measure the first.)

C. Distance : Kilometer

D. Mile : Length

68. Find analogous pair of Cool : Cold

A. Length : Width

B. Gold : Bourne

C. Plant : Tree

D. Pretty : Beautiful (Second is higher intensity of the first.)

69. Find analogous pair of Chair : Carpenter

A. Grass : Gardener

B. Medicine : Doctor

C. Bridge : Engineer (First is designed by second.)

D. Radio : Radiologist

70. Find analogous pair of Sound : Muffled

A. Moisture : Humid

B. Colour : Faded (Second is the process of gradual disappearance of first.)

C. Despair : Anger

D. Odour : Pungent

71. Find analogous pair of Humanitarian : Altruistic

Altruistic meaning in Hindi : बबबबबबबब

A. Host : Hospitable (Second is a quality of first.)

B. Artist : Imitative

C. Idealist : Cynical

D. Guest : Rude

72. Find analogous pair of Fury : Ire

A. Amusement : Happiness

B. Joke : Laugh

C. Cry : Whisper

D. Convulsion : Spasm (Second is more intense form of the first.)

73. Find analogous pair of Fragile : Crack

A. Cemetery : Death

B. Pliable : Bend (A fragile thing cracks easily Pliable thing bends easily.)

C. Hydro : Water

D. Irreducible : Reduce

74. Find analogous pair of Portico : Building

A. Wheel : Bicycle

B. Ship : Steamer

C. Stove : Kitchen

D. Fort : Fortress (Words in each pair are synonyms.)

75. Find analogous pair of State : Exile

A. Church : Exocommunicate (Second is vanishing a person from the first.)

B. Constitution : Amendment

C. Antidote : Disease

D. Rehearsal : Performance

76. Find analogous pair of Lively : Dull

A. Emotional : Sensitive

B. Flower : Bud

C. Employed : Jobless (Word in each pair are antonyms to each other.)

D. Happy : Gay

77. Find analogous pair of Mad : Insane

A. Red : Green

B. Healthy : Fat

C. Brave : Timid

D. Slim : Thin (First is more intense form of second.)

78. Find analogous pair of Pain : Ache

A. Fever : Illness

B. Suffering : Trouble

C. Lazy : Lethargic (Second is more intense form of first.)

D. Damp : Arid

79. Find analogous pair of Agreement : Dissent

A. Touchdown : Penalty

B. Latitude : Resistence (Words in each pairs are antonyms.)

C. Schism : Diverge

D. Impasse : Concede

80. Find analogous pair of Food : Hungry

A. Thought : Politics

B. Water : River

C. Rest : Weary (Hungry person needs food and Weary person need rest.)

D. Wine : Intoxication

81. Find analogous pair of Wan : Colour

A. Enigmatic : Puzzle

B. Pallid : Complexion

C. Insipid : Flavour

D. Copulent : Weight

82. Find analogous pair of Biography : Autobiography

A. Memories : History

B. Author : Performer

C. Mobile : Automobile

D. Testimony : Confession

83. Find analogous pair of Thermometer : Temperature

A. Length : Breadth

B. Millimetre : Scale

C. Cardiograph : Heart rate (First used to measure second.)

D. Solar energy : Sun

84. Find analogous pair of Loath : Coercion

A. Irate : Antagonism

B. Irritate : Caressing

C. Reluctant : Persuasion (Loath and Reluctant are synonyms

Loath meaning in Hindi : बबबबबबबब

Coercion and Persuasion are synonyms

Coercion meaning in Hindi : बबब-बबबबबबबब)

D. Contemplative : Meditative

85. Find analogous pair of Money : Transaction

A. Life : Death

B. Water : Drink

C. Ideas : Exchange

D. Language : Conversation

86. Find analogous pair of Formula : Constituent

A. Equation : Term (Second is a part of first in each pair.)

B. Rocket : Pilot

C. Carburettor : Mixture

D. Binomial : Monocular

87. Find analogous pair of Trilogy : Novel

A. Gun : Cartridge

B. Rise : Husk

C. Milk : Cream

D. Serial : Episode (Second is a part of first.)

88. Find analogous pair of Grain : Salt

A. Chip : Glass (Salt consists of grains and Glass is made up of chips.)

B. Blades : Grass

C. Shred : Wood

D. Shard : Pottery

89. Find analogous pair of Diva : Opera

A. Thespian : Play (Diva (woman singer) plays a leading role in an opera (musical plays).

Thespian (actor) plays a leading role in plays.)

B. Conductor : Bus

C. Director : Drama

D. Producer : Theatre

Arithmetic Reasoning

1. In a chess tournament each of six players will play every other player

exactly once. How many matches will be played during the tournament ?

A. 12

B. 15

C. 30

D. 36

Explanation:

I. matches of first player with other 5 players

II. matches of second player with 4 players other than the first player

III. matches of third player with 3 players other than the first player and second player.

IV. matches of fourth player with 2 players other than the first player, second player and

third player.

V. matches of fifth player with 1 player other than the first player, second player, third

player and fourth player.

So total matches will be 5+4+3+2+1 = 15

2. A, B, C and D play a game of cards. A says to B. "If I give you 8 cards, you

will have as many as C has and I shall have 3 less than what C has. Also if I

take 8 cards from C, I shall have twice as many as D has." If B and D together

have 50 cards, how many cards have A got?

A. 35

B. 37

C. 38

D. 40

Explanation:

If we read given question carefully, we get,

B+8 = C ---(i)

A-8 = C-3 ---(ii)

A+6 = 2D ---(iii)

B+D = 50 ---(iv)

Putting C = A -5 from (ii) into (i), we have :

B+8 = A-5 or A-B = 13 ---(v)

Putting D = 50-B from (iv) and (iii), we have :

A+6 = 100-2B or A+2B = 94 ---(vi)

Solving (v) and (vi), we get

B = 27 and A = 40

3. Reena is twice as old as Sunita. Three years ago, she was three times as

old as Sunita. How old is Reena now ?

A. 6 years

B. 12 years

C. 14 years

D. 16 years

Explanation:

Let Sunita's present age = x years

Then Reena present age = 2x years

Three years ago

(2x-3) = 3(x-3)

2x - 3 = 3x - 9

or x = 6

Reena age = 2x = 2*6 = 12 year.

4. A shepherd had 27 sheep. All but 10 died. How many he left with ?

A. 10 ("All but 10 died" means all except 10 died, so he is remained with 10 sheep.)

B. 15

C. 17

D. 27

5. A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in

a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in

the group is ?

A. 70

B. 75

C. 80

D. 85

Explanation:

Generally we may commit mistake of dividing 1200/15.

But out of 16 persons there is one captain.

so, it will be 1200/16 = 75

6. Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of

equal size. Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has

seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A. 240 gm

B. 220 gm

C. 225 gm

D. 250 gm

Explanation:

Seven pieces consist of 6 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.

Weight of each small piece = 20 gm

So, total weight of the cake = 2 (20 * 6) = 240 gm

7. First bunch of bananas has (1/4) again as many bananas as a second

bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the

number of bananas in the first bunch are

A. 9

B. 10

C. 12

D. 15

Explanation:

Let the number of bananas in the second bunch be x.

Then, the number of bananas in the first bunch

= x + 1/4 x

= 5/4 x

So,

5/4 x - x = 3

=> 5x - 4x = 12

x = 12

Number of bananas in first bunch

= 5/4 * 12 = 15

8. At the end of a business conference the ten people present all shake hands

with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether ?

A. 20

B. 45 (Total number of handshakes =9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 45)

C. 55

D. 90

9. A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48

sums in all, how many did he solve correctly ?

A. 12

B. 16

C. 24

D. 18

Explanation:

Suppose boy got x sums right and 2x sums wrong,

then,

x+2x = 48

=> 3x = 48

=> x = 16

10. The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which

one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in

the class ?

A. 48

B. 44

C. 42

D. 40

Explanation:

Let number of girls = x and number of boys = 3x.

Then, 3x + x = 4x = total number of students.

Thus, to find exact value of x, the total number of students must be divisible by 4.

11. A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going

somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining

ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on

the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?

A. 8

B. 10

C. 12

D. 14

Explanation:

Let number of horses = number of men = x.

Then, number of legs = 4x + 2 x (x/2) = 5x.

So, 5X = 70 or x = 14.

12. If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4 cats would kill 4 mice in how

many days ?

A. 4 day

B. 10 day

C. 40 day

D. 100 day

13. In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute

three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total

number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class ?

A. 10

B. 12

C. 14

D. 18

Explanation:

Let the number of boys be x.

Then, 3/4 x = 18

=> x = 24

If total number of students is y, then

2/3 y = 24

=> y = 36

Number of girls in class = y - x

= 36 - 24 = 12

14. I have a few sweets to be distributed. If I keep 2, 3 or 4 in a pack, I am left

with one sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am left with none. What is the minimum

number of sweets I have to pack and distribute ?

A. 25

B. 37

C. 54

D. 65

Explanation:

The required number will be such that it leaves a reminder of 1 when divided by

2, 3 or 4 and no reminder when divided by 5. Such a number is 25 among options

15. In a caravan, in addition to 50 hens, there are 45 goats and 8 camels with

some keepers. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of

heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is

A. 5

B. 8

C. 10

D. 15

Explanation:

Let the number of keepers be x.

Then, total number of feet = 2*50+4*45+4*8+2x

= 2x + 312

Total number of heads = 50+45+8+x = 103 + x

Now, (2x+312) = (103+x)+224

=> x = 15

16. A is three times as old as B. C was twice-as old as A four years ago. In

four years' time, A will be 31. What are the present ages of B and C ?

A. 9, 46

B. 9, 50

C. 10, 46

D. 10, 50

Explanation:

As from the question we have,

A = 3B --- (i)

c - 4 = 2(A+4) ---(ii)

Also, A + 4 = 31

or A = 31-4 = 27

Putting A = 27 in (i) we get

B = 9

Putting A = 27 in (ii) we get

C = 50

17. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four

times as old as his son. The age of the son is :

A. 12

B. 15

C. 18

D. 20

Explanation:

Let son's age be x then father's age is 3x

Five years ago, father's age = 3x-5 and son's age x-5

So, 3x-5 = 4(x-5)

=> 3x-5 = 4x-20

=> x = 15

18. In a group of 15 people, 7 read French, 8 read English while 3 of them

read none of these two. How many of them read French and English both ?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

Blood Relations

1. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that

man's father is my father's son." Whose photograph was it ?

A. His own

B. His Son

C. His Father

D. His Grandfater

Explanation:

Since the person who is telling has no brother or sister, so his father son is he himself.

So the man in the photograph is his son.

2. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Anjali said, "He is the only son

of the father of my sister's brother." How is that person is related to Anjali ?

A. Anjali Father

B. Anjali Mother

C. Anjali Brother

D. Maternal Uncle

Explanation:

Relation's given in the question may be analysed as follows :

Sister's brother - brother;

Brother's father - father;

Father's son - brother;

So he is Anjali Brother.

Note: It is more handy to solve the question when we start from end to analyse

the relation as we did above.

3. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my

mother." How is the woman related to the man ?

A. Mother

B. Daughter

C. Sister

D. Grand Mother

Explanation:

Blood relation Analysis :

only daughter of my mother -> means herself

So she is his mother

4. Pointing to the photograph, Vipul said, "She is the daughter of my

grandfather's only son." How is Vipul related to the girl in the photograph ?

A. Mother

B. Sister

C. Cousin

D. Grandmother

Explanation:


My grandfather's only son -> His father

Daughter of his father -> His sister

So that girl is Vipul's sister.

5. Looking at the portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my

father's son. I have no brothers or sisters." At whose portrait was Harsh was

looking ?

A. His child

B. His father

C. His grandson

D. His nephew

Explanation:


Have no brother's or sister, so Harsh is single child

Wife of father's son -> His wife

His wife is mother of the person whose portrait is. So portrait is of his child.

6. Pointing to a girl in photograph. Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the only

son of my mothers's father." How the girl's mother related to Amar ?

A. Mother

B. Sister

C. Aunt

D. Grandmother

Explanation:

Blood Relation Analysis:

Only son of my Mother's father -> Amar maternal Uncle

So Girl's maternal uncle is the Amar's maternal uncle. Thus, the Girl's mother is

Amar's Aunt.

7. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said," His only brother is the father of my

daughter's father." How is gentleman related to Deepak ?

A. Brother

B. Father

C. Grand Father

D. Uncle

Explanation:

Blood Relation Analysis :

Father of my daughter's Father = Deepak Father

Brother of Deepak's father = Deepak's Uncle

8. If Kamal says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is

Kamal related to Ravi ?

A. Brother

B. Father

C. Maternal Uncle

D. Cousin

Explanation:

Only daughter of my mother = Kamal Sister

Kamal Sister is Ravi's Mother

So Kamal is maternal uncle of Ravi

9. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my

mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the

photograph ?

A. Grandson

B. Son

C. Son in law

D. Cousin

Explanation:


Man's son sister : Man's daughter

So Man's daughter is the mother of woman's husband. Thus, the woman's

husband is the grandson.

So the woman's husband is the grandson of the man in photograph.

10. Pointing to a man in photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the

only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the

photograph ?

A. Sister

B. Daughter

C. Wife

D. Cousin

Explanation:


Only son of woman grandfather = Woman Father

Man's brother father = Man's father

So Woman is man's Sister

11. A man pointing to a photograph says, "The lady in the photograph is my

nephew's maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related to

the man's sister who has no other sister ?

A. Cousin

B. Sister-in-law

C. Mother

D. Mother-in-law

Explanation:


Man's Nephew maternal grandmother will be man's mother.

12. If Neena says, "Anita's father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law

Mahipal", then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita, related to Mahipal ?

A. Grand daughter

B. Daughter

C. Sister

D. None of there

13. Pointing to Sahil, Neeru says, "I am the daughter of the only son of his

grandfather." How Neeru is related to Sahil?

A. Daughter

B. Mother

C. Sister

D. Cousin

14. Pointing to a gentleman, Shalini said, "His only brother is the father of my

son’s father." How is the gentleman related to Shalini ?.

A. Grandfather

B. Uncle

C. Brother

D. Father

Explanation:

Analysis of Blood Relation:

Father of my son’s father -> Shalini's Father in law

Shalini's Father-in-law brother -> Shalini's Uncle

15. A’s father is B’s son-in-law. C, A’s sister, is the daughter of P. How is P

related to B

A. Brother

B. Father

C. Grandfather

D. Cant determined

16. A is the son of B.

C, B's sister has a son D and a daughter E.

F is the maternal uncle of D.

How is E related to F ?

A. Sister

B. Mother

C. Cousin

D. Niece

17. Daya has a brother Anil, Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra's

father. What is Anil of Bimal ?

A. Son

B. Brother

C. Grandson

D. Cousin

Classification

1. Choose the word which is least like the other words.

A. Book (All except Book are stationary items.)

B. Paper

C. Pencil

D. Pen


A. Sun

B. Moon

C. Mars

D. Universe (All except the Universe are part of Universe.)


A. Deck

B. Quay (All except quay are part of ship.)

C. Stern

D. Bow


A. Hostel

B. Inn

C. Hotel

D. Club (Except club, in rest people use to stay.)


A. Pineapple

B. Orange

C. Malta

D. Banana (All except Banana are juicy fruits.)


A. Lung

B. Heart (All except heart are in Pairs.)

C. Ear

D. Kidney


A. Barber (All except Barber requires raw material to work. )

B. Carpenter

C. Blacksmith

D. Tailor


A. Faraday

B. Beethovan (Beethovan was a musician, rest were scientists.)

C. Newton

D. Addison


A. Inch

B. Foot

C. Yard

D. Quart (All except Quart are units of measuring distances.)


A. Diameter

B. Tangent

C. Diagonal (All except Diagonal are associated with circle.)

D. Arc

11. Choose out the odd one.

A. Tortoise

B. Duck

C. Whale (All except Whale lay eggs.)

D. Snake

12. Choose the odd one.

A. Uncle

B. Nephew

C. Brother

D. Niece


A. Listen (All except Listen are physical activities.)

B. Swim

C. Walk

D. Climb


A. Peak

B. Mountain

C. Hillock

D. Valley (All except Valley are elevated features.)


A. Ruffian

B. Criminal

C. Gangster

D. Paragon (All except Paragon are evil-doers.)


A. Reader (All except Reader are involved in preparation of book, journal, newspaper etc.)

B. Writer

C. Publisher

D. Reporter


A. Island

B. Coast

C. Harbour

D. Oasis (All except Oasis related to Sea but Oasis is related to desert.)


A. Bake

B. Peel

C. Fry

D. Roast

Explanation:

All except Peel are different form of cooking.

Few of my mast friends want to know the meaning of Peel,

So Peel is to Remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit, vegetable, or shrimp).


A. Running

B. Sprinting

C. Exercising (All are different forms of Exercising.)

D. Jogging


A. Calender (All other are the part of a calender.)

B. Month

C. Year

D. Day


A. Carrot

B. Potato

C. Ginger

D. Cabbage (All except Cabbage grow underground.)


A. Under

B. Near

C. Beside

D. Where (All other can be used to answer "where".)


A. Distress (All except Distress are adjectives, while Distress in a noun.)

B. Calm

C. Dull

D. Gloomy


A. Cot (All except cot are part of bed-spread.)

B. Sheet

C. Quilt

D. Blanket


A. Aravali Hills

B. Mole Hills (All other are located in India.)

C. Nilgiri Hills

D. Shivalik Hills


A. Cheras

B. Chandelas

C. Pallavas

D. Cholas

Explanation:

All except Chandelas were associated with ancient kingdoms in southern India,

While Chandelas formed a kingdom in north India.


A. Circle

B. Ellipse

C. Sphere

D. Cube (All except Cube are circular figures.)


A. Herb

B. Flower (All except Flower are type of plants.)

C. Tree

D. Shrub


A. Wheat

B. Paddy

C. Jowar

D. Mustard (All except Mustard are food grains, while mustard is an oilseed.)


A. Snake

B. Whale (All except Whales are reptiles.)

C. Crocodile

D. Lizard


A. Teacher

B. Principal

C. Student ()

D. Lecturer


A. Looks

B. Beauty

C. Character (All except Character are external qualities.)

D. Cuteness


A. Owl

B. Eagle

C. Hawk

D. Parrot (All except Parrot are birds of prey.)


A. Apple

B. Mango

C. Watermelon (All except Watermelon grow on trees.)

D. Guava


A. Brigadier (All except Brigadier are ranks of Navy, while Brigadier is a rank of army.)

B. Commodore

C. Commander

D. Admiral


A. Mendicant

B. Ascetic

C. Pious (All others are synonyms.)

D. Hermit


A. Graphite

B. Pearl (All except pearl are different forms of carbon.)

C. Diamond

D. Coal


A. Trivandrum

B. Bangalore

C. Bhubaneshwar

D. Vijayawada (All except Vijayawada are capitals of states of India.)


A. Correction

B. Improvement

C. Betterment

D. Elevation (All others are synonyms.)


A. IIlusion

B. Delusion

C. Hallucination

D. Identification (All except Identification are synonyms.)

41. Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.

A. Stamp : Letter

B. Ticket : Train

C. Ink : Pen

D. Car : Engine (In all other pairs, first is essentially required to use the second.)


A. Death : Disease (In all others second is a product of second.)

B. Milk : Butter

C. Grape : Wine

D. Water : Oxygen


A. Hard : Soft

B. Long : High (The words in all other pairs are antonyms of each other.)

C. Sweet : Sour

D. Pointed : Blunt


A. Petrol : Car

B. Ink : Pen

C. Garbage : Dustbin (In all other pairs, first is required by the second for its functioning.)

D. Lead : Pencil


A. Book : Page

B. Table : Drawer

C. Loom : Cloth (In all other options second is a part of first.)

D. Car : Wheel


A. Flower : Petal

B. Chair : Leg

C. Circle : Arc

D. Cover : Page (In all other second is a part of first.)


A. Army : General

B. Team : Captian

C. Crache : Infant (In all other pairs, second is the head of the first.)

D. Meeting : Chairman


A. Oil : Lamp

B. Water : Tap (In all other pairs, second requires the first to function.)

C. Oxygen : Life

D. Power : Machine


A. Apple : Jam

B. Lemon : Citrus (In all other options second is the form in which first is preserved.)

C. Tomato : Pury

D. Orange : Squash


A. Shirt : Dress

B. Boy : Girl (In all other pairs, second denotes the class to which first belong.)

C. Mango : Fruit

D. Table : Furniture

51. Choose the group of letters which is different from others.

A. BD

B. IK

C. PN (All other groups consist of two alternate letters in order, while in this group it is in

reverse order.)

D. SU


A. DE

B. PQ

C. TU

D. MO (All other groups consist of consecutive letters.)


A. XW

B. FG (All other groups are consecutive letters in reverse order.)

C. ML

D. PO


A. BD (All other groups have gap of two words.)

B. MP

C. NQ

D. TW


A. BCD

B. LMN

C. OPQ

D. JLM (All other groups contain consecutive letters.)


A. JKL (In all other groups, the first two letters are consecutive and third letter is 2 letters

ahead of the second.)

B. LMO

C. VWY

D. QRT


A. EBA

B. XUT

C. JFE (In all other groups, the third and second letters are consecutive and first letter is 3

steps ahead of second.)

D. YVU


A. BHE

B. DJG

C. SYV

D. PUS (In all other groups, the third and second letters are 3 steps ahead of the first and

third letters respectively.)


A. ALMZ

B. BTUY

C. CPQX

D. DEFY

Explanation:

In all other groups, the first letter occupies the same position from the beginning of the

alphabet as the last letter occupies from the end of the alphabet.


A. BDYW

B. CEXZ (In all other groups, the first and second letters are alternate. The third and fourth

letters are alternate and written in a reverse alphabetical order.)

C. DFYW

D. EGXV

Coding Decoding

1. If TAP is coded as SZO, then how is FREEZE coded ?

A. ATSSTS

B. EQDDYD

C. ESDDYD

D. EQDDZD

Explanation:

Clearly,

T -1 = S

A -1 = Z

P -1 = O

So FREEZE will be,

F -1 E

R -1 Q

E -1 D

E -1 D

Z -1 Y

E -1 D

2. In a certain code, SIKKIM is written as THLJJL, how is TRAINING written in

that code ?

A. SQBHOHOF

B. UQBHOIOF

C. UQBHOHOI

D. UQBHOHOF

Explanation:

In given word, word is increasing and decreasing by one alternatively as,

S +1 T

I -1 H

K +1 L

K -1 J

I +1 J

M -1 L

3. In a certain code, MENTION is written as LNEITNO. How is PATTERN

written in that code ?

A. ATAETNR

B. OTAETNR

C. OTAESNR

D. STAETNR

Explanation:

In the given word, we can analyse that,

M is decreased by 1, M-1 = L, and other words are interchanged,

EN - NE

TI - IT

ON - NO

So PATTERN will be

P -1 O

AT - TA

TE - ET

RN - NR

4. In a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY

coded in that code ?

A. CPNCBZ

B. CPNCBX

C. DPNCBZ

D. DPNCBX

Explanation:

Clearly every letter is increased by 1 as

M +1 N

A +1 B

D +1 E

R +1 S

A +1 B

S +1 T

So after increasing every character in work BOMBAY by 1, we get

5. In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE

written in that code ?

A. EJTQPTF

B. EJTQPTG

C. CHRPNRD

D. CHRONRD (Clearly every letter is decreased by 1.So DISPOSE will be CHRONRD)

6. In a certain code, TOGETHER is written as RQEGRJCT. In the same code,

PAROLE will be written as,

A. RYPQJG

B. RCPQJG

C. NCPQJG

D. NCPQJC

Explanation:

The letters at the odd positions are moved two steps backward and the letters at

even positions are moved two steps forward to get the value.

So PAROLE will be NCPQJG

7. If JOSEPH is coded as FKOALD, then GEORGE will be coded as :

A. CAKNCA (Each letter of the word is moved four step back to decode it.So GEORGE will

be CAKNCA)

B. HAKNCA

C. CBKNCA

D. CALNCA

8. If COOL is coded as DQRP, then write the code for HOT

A. JQW

B. IQW

C. IQX

D. IPW

Explanation:

In COOL, first letter is increased by 1, second by 2, third by 3 and so on.

So HOT will be coded as,

H+1 I

O+2 Q

T+3 W

So it will be IQW

9. If COMPLETED is coded as MOCELPDET, then DIRECTION will be coded

as :

A. RIDTCENOJ

B. SIDTCENOI

C. RIDTCENOI

D. RIETCENOI

Explanation:

In given word, word is divided into three parts like

COM+PLE+TED, then these parts are written in reverse order as

MOC+ELP+DET

So DIRECTION will be DIR+ECT+ION,

which will be RIDTCENOI

10. If in a certain language, COUNSEL is coded as BITIRAK, how is

GUIDANCE written in that code ?

A. EOHYZJBB

B. FOIYZJBB

C. FOHYZJBB

D. None of above

Explanation:

The letters at odd positions are each moved one step backward, while the letters

at even positions are respectively moved six, five, four, three, two,... steps

backward to obtain the corresponding letters of the code.

11. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code ?

A. EDRIRL

B. DCQHQK

C. DEQJQM

D. FYOBOC

Explanation:

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters of th word are respectively

moved two, three, four, five, six and seven steps forward to obtain the

corresponding letters of the code.

So CANDLE will be coded as EDRIRL.

Direction sense test

1. A man is facing west. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and

then another 180 degree in the same direction and then 270 degree in the

anticlockwise direction. Find which direction he is facing now ?

A. South-West

B. West

C. South

D. East-South

Explanation:

Please refer to the explanation image.

The man firstly faces the direction OA. On moving 45 degree clockwise[Please

check carefully always if clockwise or anticlockwise], he faces the direction OB.

Now again he moved 180 degree clockwise, now he will be facing OC. From here

he moved 270 degree anticlockwise, Finally he is facing OD, which is South west.

2. A man is facing north. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and

then another 180 degree in the same direction and then 45 degree in the

anticlockwise direction. Find which direction he is facing now ?

A. North

B. East

C. West

D. South

Explanation:

Please refer to the explanation image.

The man firstly faces the direction OA. On moving 45 degree clockwise, he faces

the direction OB.

Now again he moved 180 degree clockwise, now he will be facing OC. From here

he moved 45 degree anticlockwise, Finally he is facing OD, which is South

direction.

3. One day, Raviraj left home and cycled 20 Km southwards, turned right and

cycled 10 km and turned right and cycled 20 Km and turned left and cycled 20

Km. How many kilometres will he have to cycle to reach his home straight ?

A. 50 Km

B. 30 Km

C. 40 Km

D. 60 Km

Explanation:

Please refer to explanation image,

Raviraj starts from home at A, moves 20 Km in south upto B. Then he turns right

and moves 10 Km upto C, then he turns right and moves 20 Km upto D, then he

turns lefts and moves 20 Km upto E.

So from image it is clear that, if he moves straight then he will have to move

AD+DE, AD = BC = 10 Km

So, he will have to move 10 + 20 = 30 Km

4. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 meters in the east before

turning to his right. He went 20 meters before turning to is right again to look

for his father at his uncle's place 30 meters from this point. His father was not

there. From there, he went 100 meters to his north before meeting his father

in a street. How far did the son meet his father from starting point ?

A. 80 metre

B. 90 metre

C. 100 metre

D. 110 metre

Explanation:

Clearly, the child moves from A to B 90 metres eastwards upto B, then turns right

and moves 20 metre upto C, then turns right and moves upto 30 metre upto D.

Finally he turns right and moves upto 100 metre upto E.

So AB = 90 metre, BF = CD = 30 metre,

So, AF = AB - BF = 60 metre

Also DE = 100 metre, DF = BC = 20 metre

So, EF = DE - DF = 80 metre

as we can see in image that triangle AFE is a right angled triangle and we are

having two sides, need to calculate third one, so we can apply Pythagoras

theorem here

\begin{aligned}

A = AE = \sqrt{AF^2 + EF^2} \\

= \sqrt{(60)^2+(80)^2} \\

= \sqrt{3600+6400} \\

= \sqrt{10000} = 100

\end{aligned}

So from starting point his father was 100 metre away.

5. Kunal walks 10 km towards North. From there he walks 6 Km towards

South. Then, he walks 3 Km towards east. How far and in which direction is

he with reference to his starting point?

A. 5 Km North

B. 5 Km South

C. 5 Km East

D. 5 Km North-East

Explanation:

Clearly, Kunal moves from A 10 Km northwards upto B, then moves 6 Km

southwards up to C, turns towards east and moves 3 km up to D.

Then AC = (AB-BC) = 4 Km

So Kunal distance from starting point A

\begin{aligned}

AD = \sqrt{AC^2 + CD^2} \\

= \sqrt{4^2+3^2} \\

= \sqrt{25} = 5

\end{aligned}

So AD is 5 Km also with reference to starting point Kunal's direction is North-

East.

6. Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then turns left and walks 40

metres. He again turns left and walks 20 metres. Further, he moves 20 metres

after turning to the right. How far is he from his original position ?

A. 40 metres

B. 50 metres

C. 60 metres

D. 70 metres

Explanation:

Please check the movements of Gaurav in the figure.

Now, Gaurav distance from his initial position A to E

AE = (AD+DE) = 40 + 20 = 60 metres.

7. A dog runs 20 metre towards East and turns Right, runs 10 metre and turns

to right, runs 9 metre and again turns to left, runs 5 metre and then turns to

left, runs 12 metre and finally turns to left and runs 6 metre. Now which

direction dog is facing ?

A. East

B. North

C. West

D. South

Explanation:

Now dog is facing North.

8. I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 metre. Then I turn right again

and walk 10 metre. Then I turn left and walk 10 metre and then turning right

walk 20 metre. Then I turn right again and walk 60 metre. In which direction

am I from the starting point?

A. North-East

B. Norst-West

C. North

D. West

Explanation:

Please refer to figure for the movements.

Final direction will be north-east with reference to the starting position.

10. Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 metres towards South. He

turned left and walked 30 metres. He then turned left and walked 20 metres.

He again turned left and walked 40 metres and reached a point Q. How far

and in which direction is the point Q from the point P?

A. 30 metres, West

B. 10 metres, West

C. 30 metres, North

D. 10 metres, North

Explanation:

Please refer to the image for movements.

Distance from the P to Q is 10 metres and direction of Q with reference to to P is

west.

11. From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to the North. Then he turned West

and covered 10 kms. Then he turned South and covered 5 kms. Finally,

turning to East, he covered 10 kms. In which direction is he from his house?

A. East

B. North

C. West

D. South

Explanation:

Please check the movements of Lokesh in the figure.

Finally he is to the North to his house.

Seating arrangement

A. There are five friends.

B. They are standing in a row facing south.

C. Jayesh is to the immediate right to Alok.

D. Pramod is between Bhagat and Subodh .

E. Subodh is between Jayesh and Pramod.

1. Who is at the extreme left end ?

A. Jayesh

B. Subodh

C. Alok

D. Bhagat

2. Who is in the Middle ?

A. Bhagat

B. Subodh

C. Jayesh

D. Pramod

3. To find the answers to the above questions, which of the given statements

can be dispensed with ?

A. None

B. A only (A is Superfluous.)

C. B only

D. C only

Seven friends Kamal, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Gaurav, Pritam and Priya are sitting in

a circle. Kamal, Manish, Rohit, AMit, Pritam and Priya are sitting at equal

distances from each other.

Rohit is sitting after two places right of Pritam, who is sitting one place right of

Amit. Kamal forms an angle of 90 degrees from Gaurav and an angle of 120

degrees from Manish. Manish is just opposite Priya and is sitting on the left of

Gaurav.

1. Who is the only person sitting between Rohit and Manish ?

A. Pritam

B. Amit

C. Gaurav

D. Kamla

Explanation:

Please refer to Explanation Image.

2. Gaurav is not sitting at equal distance from

A. Manish and Pritam

B. Amit and Kamla

C. Rohit and Pritam

D. All of the Above

Explanation:


3. Gaurav is sitting .............. of Priya.

A. to the left

B. two places right

C. to the right

D. three places left

Explanation:


4. The angle between Gaurav and Manish in the clockwise direction is ?

A. 30 degree

B. 210 degree

C. 180 degree

D. 90 degree

Explanation:


5. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

A. Pritam is between Manish and Kamla

B. Manish is two places away from Priya

C. Gaurav is sitting opposite Pritam

D. All of Above

Explanation:


I. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on a wall and all of them are facing east.

II. C is on the immediate right of D.

III. B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour.

IV. G is between E and F.

V. D is sitting third from the south end.

1. Who is sitting to the Right of E ?

A. A

B. C

C. D

D. G

Explanation:


2. Which of the following pairs of people are sitting at the extreme ends ?

A. AE

B. AB

C. CB

D. FB

Explanation:

Please refer to explanation Image.

3. Name the person who should change places with C such that he gets the

third place from the north end.

A. G

B. F

C. D

D. A

Explanation:


4. Immediately between which of the following pairs of people D is sitting ?

A. AC

B. AF

C. CF

D. CE

Explanation:


5. Which of the conditions given above are not required to find out the place in

which A is sitting ?

A. I

B. II

C. IV

D. All required

Explanation:

A. Eleven students, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K, are sitting in the first row of

the class facing the teacher.

B. D who is to the immediate left of F is second to the right of C.

C. A is the second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.

D. J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.

E. H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.

1. Who is sitting in the middle of the row ?

A. B

B. C

C. G

D. I

Explanation:

D is to the left of F and second to the right of C i.e. C - D F.

A is second to the right of E i.e. E - A.

J is immediate neidhbour of A and B and third to the left of G i.e. A J B - G.

H is the left of D and third to the right of I i.e. I - H D.

The above four orders may be combined to obtain the correct order as under :

E, K, A, J, B, I, G, C, H, D, F.

2. Which of the following group is sitting to the right of G ?

A. CHDE

B. CHDF

C. IBJA

D. ICHDF

Explanation:






E, K, A, J, B, I, G, C, H, D, F.

3. Which of the following statements is true in the context of the above sitting

arrangements ?

A. There are three students sitting between D and G.

B. K is between A and J.

C. B is sitting between J and I.

D. G and C are neighbours sitting to the immediate right of H.

Explanation:






E, K, A, J, B, I, G, C, H, D, F.

4. In the above sitting arrangement, which of the following statements is

superfluous ?

A. A

B. B

C. D

D. None

5. If E and D, C and B, A and H and K and F interchange their positions,

which of the following pairs of students is sitting at the ends ?

A. D and E

B. D and K

C. K and F

D. D and A

(i). Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table -- two on

each side.

(ii). There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.

(iii). J is between L and F.

(iv). G is between I and F.

(v). H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.

(vi). F, a member is second is seated opposite E, a lady member.

(vii). There is a lady member between F and I.

1. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F ?

A. G

B. I

C. J

D. H

Explanation:


2. What is true about J and K ?

A. J is male, K is female

B. J is female, K is male

C. Both are female

D. Both are male

Explanation:

3. How many persons are seated between K and F ?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 2

D. 4

Explanation:

4. Who among the following are three lady members ?

A. E, H and J

B. E, F and G

C. E, H and G

D. C, H and J

Explanation:

5. Who among the following is seated between E and H ?

A. K

B. I

C. F

D. None of these

Explanation:

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle facing the centre.

B is sitting between G and D. H is third to the left of B and second to the

right of A. C is sitting between A and G and B and E are not sitting opposite

to each other.

1. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

A. C is third to the right of D.

B. E is sitting between F and D.

C. A is sitting between C and F.

D. E and C are sitting opposite of each other.

Explanation:

2. Who is third to the left of D ?

A. A

B. E

C. F

D. None of these

Explanation:

I. There are seven books one each on Psychology, Hindi, English, Sociology,

Economics, Education and Accountancy, lying on a table one above the

other.

II. Sociology is on the top of all the books.

III. Accountancy is immediately below Education which is immediately

below Sociology.

IV. Economics is immediately above Psychology but not in the middle.

V. Hindi is immediately below Psychology.

1. Economics is between which of the following books ?

A. Accountancy and Education

B. Psychology and Hindi

C. English and Psychology

D. Psychology and Sociology

Explanation:

Please refer to explanation image.

2. Which three books are between Accountancy and Hindi ?

A. English, Economics and Psychology.

B. Economics, Psychology and Education.

C. Economics, Psychology and Hindi

D. None of these

Explanation:

3. If Sociology and English, Accountancy and Hindi and Education and

Psychology interchange their positions, which book will be between

Psychology and Sociology ?

A. Accountancy

B. Psychology

C. Economics

D. Hindi

Explanation:

In an Exhibition seven cars of different companies - Cadillac, Ambassador,

Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo are standing facing to east in the

following order :

1. Cadillac is next to right of Fargo.

2. Fargo is fourth to the right of Fiat.

3. Maruti car is between Ambassador and Bedford.

4. Fiat which is third to the left of Ambassador, is at one end.

1. Which of the cars are on both the sides of Maruti car ?

A. Fargo and Mercedes

B. Ambassador and Fargo

C. Cardilac and Mercedes

D. Bedford and Ambassador

Explanation:

2. Which of the following statement is correct ?

A. Bedford is at one end.

B. Mercedes is at one end.

C. Fiat is next second to the right of Maruti.

D. Bedford is next left of Fiat.

Explanation:

3. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

A. Fargo car is in between Ambassador and Fiat.

B. Fargo is next right of Cadillac.

C. Cadillac is next left to Mercedes car.

D. Maruti is fourth right of Mercedes.

Explanation:

4. Which of the following groups of cars is to the right of Ambassador ?

A. Cadillac, Fargo and Maruti

B. Maruti, Bedford and Fiat

C. Mercedes, Cadillac and Fargo

D. Bedford, Cadillac and Fargo

Explanation:

5. Which one of the following is the correct position of Mercedes ?

A. Fourth to the right of Maruti.

B. Between Bedford and Fargo.

C. Next to the left of Bedford.

D. Next to the left of Cadillac.

Explanation:

Series completion

1. Complete the series 2,2,5, 13,28,....

A. 50

B. 51

C. 52

D. 53

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}

\text{Pattern is }\\

+1^2-1, +2^2-1, +3^2-1,+4^2-1 \\

5^2-1 = 28 + 24 \\

= 52

\end{aligned}

2. Which number would replace the question mark in series

7,12,19,?,39

A. 24

B. 28 (Pattern is , +5, +7, +9Missing Number = 19+9 = 28)

C. 31

D. 33

3. Complete the series, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25,....

A. 36 (Series Pattern is +3, +5, +7, +9.So next number = 25+11 = 36)

B. 38

C. 49

D. 52

4. Complete the series

20, 19, 17, ...., 10, 5

A. 15

B. 16

C. 13

D. 14

Pattern is, -1, -2, ..,.. , -5

So -3 and -4 will fill the blanks to make it a pattern.

Next number will be 17-3 = 14

5. 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?

what will replace the question mark in the series ?

A. 75

B. 81 (Pattern is +5, +10, + 15, +20Next number in the series will be 56 + 25 = 81)

C. 85

D. 89

6. Complete the series

1,6,13,22,33,...

A. 46

B. 48

C. 49

D. 51

Explanation:

Pattern is +5, +7, +9, +11

So next number will be +13

=> 33+13 = 46

7. Which fraction will come next, \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{2}, \frac{3}{4},

\frac{5}{8}, \frac{7}{16}, ? \end{aligned}

A. \begin{aligned} \frac{11}{32} \end{aligned}

B. \begin{aligned} \frac{9}{28} \end{aligned}

C. \begin{aligned} \frac{9}{30} \end{aligned}

D. \begin{aligned} \frac{9}{32} \end{aligned}

Explanation:

Numerators of the fractions in the given sequence are getting increased by 2, i.e.

1+2,3+2,5+2, so next will be 7+2 = 9

Denominators of the fractions in the series is getting doubled, 2*2 = 4, 4*2 = 8,

8*2 = 16, no next will be 16*2 = 32

So resulting fraction will be

\begin{aligned}

\frac{9}{32}

\end{aligned}

8. 1,9,17,33,49,73, ?

A. 93

B. 95

C. 97 (Pattern for the given series is, +8, +8, +16, +16, +24So next will be +24, 73+24 = 97)

D. 99

9. 2,5,9,?,20,27, what will replace the question mark ?

A. 13

B. 14 (Pattern is +3,+4,..,..,+7, so +5 and +6 will be in the blanksQuestion mark will be

replaced by 9+5 = 14)

C. 15

D. 16

10. 21,25,33,49,81, ?

A. 140

B. 145 (Pattern is, +4, +8, +16, +32, so next will be +6481+64 = 145)

C. 147

D. 159

11. 5,9,17,29,45, ?

A. 50

B. 60

C. 65

D. 70

Explanation:

In this series the pattern is +4, +8, +12, +16, so next will be +20

Term which will replace the question mark in this series will be 45+20 = 65

12. 1,6,15,(...),45,66,91

A. 26

B. 28

C. 29

D. 34

Explanation:

Pattern in the series is, +5, +9, .., .., +21, +25

So 4 is getting increased at every term addition.

Missing term in the series will be 15+(9+4)

= 15+13 = 28

13. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come

next?

A. 25

B. 26

C. 27

D. 28

Explanation:

Please look carefully at the series, its pattern is,

-1, +2, -1, +2, -1, so next will be +2

23+2 = 25

14. What number should come next in the series, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?

A. 17

B. 12

C. 9

D. 13

Explanation:

In this series, each term is the sum of preceding two terms as,

1+2 = 3

3+2 = 5

5+3 = 8

Next term in the series will be,

8+5 = 13

15. 19, 2, 38, 3, 114, 4, ? . Which term should replace the question mark in

this series ?

A. 340

B. 380

C. 456

D. 486

Explanation:

Please check the given sequence is combination of two series.

Series 1: 19, 38, 114, ...

Series 2: 2,3,4

In series 1, Pattern followed is *2, *3, so next will be *4

Next term will be

114*4 = 456

16. 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

A. 22 (Pattern in the series is, -2, -4, -2, -4. So next term will be -224 -2 = 22)

B. 20

C. 18

D. 16

17. 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108,

A. 141

B. 143

C. 145

D. 147

Explanation:

Series is having pattern

\begin{aligned}

3*1^2, 3*2^2, 3*3^2, ......\\

\text{Next will be } 3*7^2 = 147

\end{aligned}

18. 2,15,41,80, ? . Complete the series.

A. 130

B. 132

C. 134

D. 136

Explanation:

Pattern is +13,+(13*2), +(13*3)

Next will be +(13*4) = 80+52 = 132

19. 8, 10, 14, 18, (...), 34, 50, 66

A. 20

B. 24

C. 26

D. 28

Explanation:

Patten is +2, +4, +4, .., .., +16, +16

Missing number will be 18+8 = 26

20. 1,2,6,24, ?

A. 110

B. 118

C. 120

D. 122

Explanation:

Pattern is *2, *3, *4

So next number is the series will be *5

24*5 = 120

21. Complete the series 95, 115.5, 138, ..., 189

A. 160.5

B. 162.5

C. 164.5

D. 166.5

E. Explanation:

Pattern in the series is, +20.5 , +22.5,

Next will be +24.5

138 + 24.5 = 162.5

22. 1, 2, 5, 12, 27, 58, 121, ?

A. 248

B. 244

C. 198

D. 190

Explanation:

Pattern in the series is *2+1, *2+2, *2+3,.....

Term which replaces the question mark in the series is

121 * 2 + 6 = 248

23. Complete the series, 3, 8, 13, 24, 41, ?

A. 70

B. 66

C. 64

D. 62

Explanation:

Pattern of the above series is

first + second + 2, second + third + 3, third + fourth + 4......

So next term will be

24 + 41 + 5 = 70

24. 11, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24, (....) . Which term will come next ?

A. 27

B. 29

C. 31

D. 33

Explanation:

Please check, given sequence is combination of two seies

[Note: Usually when terms are more than 5, then chances are there that it may contain 2

series.]

Series 1 = 11, 17, 23

Series 2 = 12, 18, 24

So there is pattern +6 in each term

Next term will be 23+6 = 29

25. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, (...) ?

A. 19

B. 17

C. 16

D. 15

Explanation:

Please check that given sequence consists of two series

Series 1: 5, 7, 10, 14

Series 2: 6, 8, 11, ...

In series 2 pattern is +2, +3, Next will be +4

So required number in the series will be 11+4 = 15

26. 1,1,3,9,6,36,10,100,(..),225

A. 12

B. 13

C. 14

D. 15

Explanation:

Given sequence is combination of two series

Series 1 : 1,3,6,10,..

Series 2 : 1,9,36,100,225

In series 1 pattern is +2, +3, +4. So next term will be

10+5 = 15

27. 13, 32, 24, 43, 35, (...), 46, 65, 57, 76

A. 52

B. 54

C. 56

D. 60

Explanation:

There are two series in this sequence

Series 1: 13, 24, 35, 46, 57

Series 2: 32, 43, (..), 65, 76

The pattern it is following is +11

Missing number will be 43 + 11 = 54

28. 8, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 6, 11, 10, (...), 12

A. 7

B. 6

C. 5

D. 4

Explanation:

Please note that above sequence is containing 3 series

Series 1 : 8, 7, 6, (..)

Series 2 : 9, 10, 11, 12

Series 3 : 8, 9, 10

In series 1 pattern is -1. So missing term will be 6-1 = 5

29. 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ... ?

A. 81 (Pattern is +5, +10, +15, + 20. So next will be 56+25 = 81)

B. 83

C. 95

D. 105

30. 5, 9, 17, 29, 45, ... ?

A. 58

B. 64

C. 65 (Pattern in the series is +4, +8, +12, +16. Next term will be 45 + 20 = 65)

D. 80

31. 20, 19, 17, (...) , 10, 5

A. 16

B. 12

C. 15

D. 14 (Pattern in the series is -1, -2, .., .. , -5So next term will be 17 - 3 = 14)

32. 13, 35, 57, 79, 911, ?

A. 1005

B. 1110

C. 1113

D. 1140

Explanation:

The terms of the given series are numbers formed by joining together consecutive odd

numbers in order i.e. 1 and 3, 3 and 5, 5 and 7, 7 and 9, 9 and 11, .....

So, missing term = number formed by joining 11 and 13 = 1113.

33. 4, 10, (?), 82, 244, 730

A. 26

B. 28 (Each number in the series is the preceding number multiplied by 3 and then

decreased by 2.)

C. 40

D. 48

34. In the series 3, 9, 15.. what will be the 21st term ?

A. 123

B. 126

C. 129

D. 136

Explanation:

We can judge that it is A.P.

With 6 as difference

nth term in A.P. = a+(n-1)d

a= 3, n = 21, d = 6

So, 21st term will be = 3+(20)6 = 123

35. In the series 2, 6, 18, 54, ... what will be the 8th term ?

A. 4174

B. 4150

C. 4274

D. 4374

Explanation:

We can see the given series is in G.P.

as 2*3 = 6, 6*3 = 18, 18*3 = 54

So a = 2 , r = 3

nth term in G.P. is

\begin{aligned}

ar^{n-1} \\

= 2*3{8-1} \\

= 2*3^7 \\

= 2*2187 = 4374

\end{aligned}