In a family, P is the mother of Q, R is the father of Q, S is the brother of Q, and T is the daughter of S. How is T related to P?
Answer: A
T is the daughter of S. S is the brother of Q. Q is the son/daughter of P. Therefore, T is the granddaughter of P.
Q.22Medium
A man walks 8 km North, then 6 km East, then 4 km South. How far is he from the starting point?
Answer: D
Net displacement: 6 km East and 4 km North (8-4). Distance = √(6² + 4²) = √(36+16) = √52 = 2√13 km
Q.23Medium
If COMPUTER is coded as GSVNUCVS, what is the coding method?
Answer: B
C→G (shift -6), O→I (shift -6), etc. Each letter is shifted 6 positions backward in the alphabet.
Q.24Easy
Series: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ?
Answer: A
Each term is multiplied by 3. 162 × 3 = 486
Q.25Medium
Four friends A, B, C, D are standing in a row. B is to the right of A. C is to the right of D but to the left of B. D is to the left of A. What is the correct order?
Answer: A
D is leftmost. A is right of D. C is right of D but left of B. B is rightmost. Order: D-A-C-B
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Q.26Easy
Statement: Some fruits are sweet. All sweet things are healthy. Conclusion: Some fruits are healthy.
Answer: A
Some fruits are sweet AND all sweet things are healthy. Therefore, logically some fruits must be healthy.
Q.27Medium
In a code, FLOWER is written as EKNVDQ. How is GARDEN written in the same code?
Answer: B
Each letter is shifted backward by 1. G→F, A→Z, R→Q, D→C, E→D, N→M = FZQDCM
Q.28Medium
X is the uncle of Y. Y is the sister of Z. Z is the father of W. How is W related to X?
Answer: A
X is uncle of Y. Y is sister of Z. So X is also uncle of Z. Z is father of W. Therefore, W is nephew of X.
Q.29Easy
Series: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
Answer: A
Each number is doubled. 80 × 2 = 160
Q.30Hard
Statement: All politicians are ambitious. Some ambitious people are corrupt. Conclusion: Some politicians are corrupt.
Answer: B
Though all politicians are ambitious and some ambitious people are corrupt, we cannot conclude that the corrupt ones are from the politician group.
Q.31Easy
If PENCIL is coded as 16-5-14-3-9-12, what is the code for MOBILE?
Answer: A
Each letter is coded by its position in alphabet. M=13, O=15, B=2, I=9, L=12, E=5
Q.32Medium
Five boxes are arranged in order of weight. Box C is heavier than Box A. Box B is lighter than Box D. Box E is the heaviest. Box A is lighter than Box B. Which box is the lightest?
Answer: A
From A<B<D and A<C and E is heaviest. Testing: A<B, A<C, B<D, E heaviest. A is lightest.
Q.33Easy
LION is to FELINE as HORSE is to ?
Answer: A
Lion is a type of feline (cat family). Similarly, horse is a type of equine (horse family).
Q.34Medium
Series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?
Answer: A
Fibonacci sequence where each number is sum of previous two. 8+13=21
Q.35Medium
A girl leaves home at 9 AM, walks North for 2 km, turns West for 3 km, turns South for 4 km. In which direction is she from home?
Answer: A
Net: 3 km West, 2 km South (4-2). She is Southwest of home.
Q.36Medium
Statement: All students are hardworking. No lazy person is hardworking. Conclusion: No student is lazy.
Answer: A
If all students are hardworking and no lazy person is hardworking, then logically no student can be lazy.
Q.37Hard
In a circular arrangement of 8 people, if person A is at position 1 and person B is directly opposite, at what position is B?
Answer: C
In a circle of 8, position 1 is opposite to position (1+28)=5. So B is at position 5.
Q.38Easy
If MATHEMATICS is coded as 13-1-20-8-5-13-1-20-9-3-19, what is the code for LOGIC?
Answer: A
Each letter is coded by its position in the alphabet. L=12, O=15, G=7, I=9, C=3
Q.39Easy
APPLE is to FRUIT as CARROT is to ?
Answer: A
Apple is a type of fruit. Carrot is a type of vegetable. The relationship is part-to-whole category classification.
Q.40Easy
Series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
What comes next?
Answer: B
Pattern: 1×2=2, 2×3=6, 3×4=12, 4×5=20, 5×6=30, 6×7=42. Each term is n(n+1) where n increases by 1
