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If PAINT is to TNIAP, then SMART is to ?
Correct Answer:
A. TRAMS
EXPLANATION
The word is reversed. PAINT reversed = TNIAP. SMART reversed = TRAMS
Find the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 196, 225, 250
Correct Answer:
D. 250
EXPLANATION
All others are perfect squares (11², 12², 13², 14², 15²). 250 is not a perfect square.
If a clock shows 3:15, what is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
Correct Answer:
B. 7.5°
EXPLANATION
Minute hand at 3 (90°). Hour hand moves 0.5° per minute, so at 15 min: 90 + 7.5 = 97.5°. Difference = 97.5 - 90 = 7.5°
Which word does NOT belong in this group: Apple, Orange, Potato, Banana?
Correct Answer:
C. Potato
EXPLANATION
Apple, Orange, and Banana are fruits. Potato is a vegetable.
Pointing to a photograph, a woman says 'He is the son of my grandfather's only son.' How is the man in the photograph related to the woman?
Correct Answer:
A. Brother
EXPLANATION
Grandfather's only son = her father. Father's son = her brother
Which number comes next in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Correct Answer:
B. 42
EXPLANATION
Pattern: n(n+1). 1×2=2, 2×3=6, 3×4=12, 4×5=20, 5×6=30, 6×7=42
If 5 * 4 = 19, 7 * 3 = 22, then 6 * 5 = ?
Correct Answer:
B. 31
EXPLANATION
Pattern: (a × b) + (a + b) = result. 6×5 + 6+5 = 30 + 1 = 31
A man walks 10 km North, then 6 km East, then 10 km South. How far is he from the starting point?
Correct Answer:
A. 6 km
EXPLANATION
After going North and South equally, he returns to original latitude. Only 6 km East displacement remains.
If MOTHER is coded as 13-15-20-8-5-19, how is FATHER coded?
Correct Answer:
A. 6-1-20-8-5-19
EXPLANATION
Each letter is coded by its position in the alphabet. F=6, A=1, T=20, H=8, E=5, R=19