Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G are arranged such that: D is heavier than A but lighter than C. B is heavier than C. E is the heaviest. F is lighter than A. G is between A and C in weight. Which box is the second heaviest?
Answer: A
From conditions: E is heaviest. F < A < G < D < C < B. Therefore B is second heaviest.
Q.502Easy
In a row of 10 students, Priya is 6th from the left. What is her position from the right?
Answer: A
If Priya is 6th from left in a row of 10, then from right = 10 - 6 + 1 = 5th
Q.503Easy
Rahul walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 5 km south. Where is he relative to his starting point?
Answer: A
Net displacement: North 5-5=0, East 3. Final position is 3 km east of start
Q.504Easy
In a code, CAT is written as DBU. How is DOG written?
Answer: A
Each letter is shifted by +1. D→E, O→P, G→H gives EPH
Q.505Medium
In a series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?. What is the next number?
All doctors are professionals. Some professionals are engineers. Which conclusion is definitely true?
Answer: D
Doctors are professionals, but only some professionals are engineers. We cannot conclude anything definite about doctors being engineers
Q.507Easy
If MACHINE is coded as 13-1-3-8-9-14-5, what is the code for SYSTEM?
Answer: A
Using A=1, B=2... Z=26: S=19, Y=25, S=19, T=20, E=5, M=13
Q.508Hard
Among five friends - Arun, Bhavna, Chitra, Dev, Esha - Arun is taller than Bhavna and Dev. Chitra is taller than Esha but shorter than Arun. If Dev is taller than Esha, who is the shortest?
Answer: D
We know: Arun > Bhavna, Arun > Dev, Arun > Chitra > Esha, Dev > Esha. Between Bhavna and Esha, we cannot definitively say who is shorter
Q.509Easy
TRIANGLE is to GEOMETRY as NOVEL is to ?
Answer: A
Triangle is a concept in Geometry. Novel is a concept in Literature
Q.510Medium
Six boxes are arranged in order: P, Q, R, S, T, U. R is to the right of Q. T is to the left of U. P is to the left of Q. Which box is in the middle?
Answer: C
Order: P < Q < R, and T < U. With S between them: P-Q-R-S-T-U. S is at position 4 in a 6-box arrangement, making it central
Q.511Medium
In a series: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?. What is the next number?
If X's father is Y's brother, and Y's mother is Z's wife, what is X's relationship to Z?
Answer: B
Y's mother = Z's wife (Z is Y's father). X's father = Y's brother = Z's son. So X is Z's grandson
Q.513Medium
Standing in a circle, Aman, Bina, Charu, and Deepak are arranged such that Aman is directly opposite Charu. Bina is to the right of Aman. Where is Deepak?
Answer: A
In a circle of 4: Aman opposite Charu. Bina right of Aman. Then Deepak must be left of Aman (or equivalently, between Aman and Charu on left side)
Q.514Easy
PENCIL is coded as QFODMJ. What is the code for PAPER?
Answer: A
Each letter shifted by +1: P→Q, A→B, P→Q, E→F, R→S
Q.515Medium
Some cats are animals. All animals are living things. Therefore, some cats are living things. Is this conclusion valid?
Answer: A
If all animals are living things and some cats are animals, then logically some cats must be living things. This is a valid syllogistic conclusion
Q.516Easy
Kapil is 5 years older than Neha. Neha is 3 years younger than Rahul. If Rahul is 25, how old is Kapil?
Tiger is a specific type of Animal. Oak is a specific type of Tree
Q.518Hard
In a complex arrangement, 8 people sit around a square table. North side has 2, South has 2, East has 2, West has 2. If Mohan sits on the North side, facing south, and Priya sits to his immediate left, on which side is Priya?
Answer: B
If Mohan faces south on north side, his left is west. Priya is to his immediate left, so she's on the west side
Q.519Easy
Pointing to a photograph, Mohan said, 'She is the mother of my brother's only son.' Who is the woman in the photograph?
Answer: D
Mohan's brother's son = Mohan's nephew. The mother of Mohan's nephew = Mohan's brother's wife = Mohan's sister-in-law.
Q.520Easy
In a coding system, MATHEMATICS is coded as NBUIFNBUJDT. How is COMPUTER coded?
Answer: A
Each letter shifts forward by 1 position in the alphabet: M→N, A→B, T→U, H→I, E→F, M→N, A→B, T→U, I→J, C→D, S→T. Applying same rule to COMPUTER: C→D, O→P, M→N, P→Q, U→V, T→U, E→F, R→S. So COMPUTER = DPNQVUFS.
