Five boxes are placed on a table: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black. Red is to the left of Blue. Green is to the right of Yellow. Black is between Red and Green. What is the order?
Answer: C
Red < Blue. Yellow < Green. Red < Black < Green. Testing: Yellow(1), Red(2), Black(3), Green(4), Blue(5). Check: Red<Blue✓, Yellow<Green✓, Red<Black<Green✓. This satisfies all conditions.
Q.142Medium
Series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?, 34. What is the missing number?
Answer: D
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each number is sum of previous two. 8+13=21. Then 13+21=34.
Q.143Easy
LAMP is to LIGHT as THERMOMETER is to:
Answer: B
LAMP produces LIGHT. THERMOMETER measures TEMPERATURE. Relationship is object-to-purpose.
Q.144Hard
Eight boxes labeled 1-8 are arranged in a line. Box 3 is between boxes 2 and 4. Box 5 is immediately right of box 4. Box 8 is immediately left of box 1. What is the arrangement?
Answer: D
The constraints 'Box 3 between 2&4' and 'Box 5 right of Box 4' and 'Box 8 left of Box 1' create conflicting arrangements in a linear sequence. Box 8 cannot be immediately left of Box 1 in a line where boxes are numbered sequentially.
Q.145Hard
A woman's son's mother's father's only daughter is the woman herself. What is the relation?
Answer: A
Woman → Son's mother = Woman. Woman's father = Boy's grandfather. Grandfather's only daughter = Woman. This is logically consistent - she is indeed her son's mother and her father's only daughter.
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Q.146Easy
Find the odd one out: TRIANGLE, SQUARE, PENTAGON, HEXAGON, CIRCLE
Answer: C
Triangle, Square, Pentagon, and Hexagon are all polygons (have straight sides and vertices). Circle is the only curved shape without straight sides.
Q.147Easy
Series: 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, ?, 2916. What is the missing number?
Answer: A
Each number is multiplied by 3: 4×3=12, 12×3=36, 36×3=108, 108×3=324, 324×3=972, 972×3=2916.
Q.148Medium
All fruits are edible. Some edible things are sweet. Some sweet things are fruits. Which statement is definitely true?
Answer: D
From 'Some edible things are sweet' and 'All fruits are edible', we can conclude that some fruits are sweet, as the sets overlap.
Q.149Easy
OCEAN is to WATER as DESERT is to:
Answer: A
OCEAN is made of/contains WATER. DESERT is made of/contains SAND. The relationship is composition.
Q.150Medium
A car travels from point A to point B. It goes 5km west, then 12km north, then 5km east. How far is the car from point A?
Answer: A
Starting at (0,0). West 5km: (-5,0). North 12km: (-5,12). East 5km: (0,12). Distance from (0,0) = 12km.
Q.151Easy
In a puzzle, there are 7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G sitting in a row. E is 4th from left. C is 2nd from left. G is 5th from right. What is B's position from left if B is immediately right of C?
Answer: B
C is 2nd from left, B is immediately right of C, so B is 3rd from left.
Q.152Medium
Series: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?, 383. What is the missing number?
Answer: B
Pattern: each number is double minus 1 plus increment. Actually, 5×2+1=11, 11×2+1=23, 23×2+1=47, 47×2+1=95, 95×2+1=191, 191×2+1=383.
Q.153Medium
Find the odd one out: SPARROW, CROW, PENGUIN, PARROT, EAGLE
Answer: A
Sparrow, Crow, Parrot, and Eagle are all flying birds. Penguin cannot fly and lives primarily in water/ice.
Q.154Easy
DOCTOR is to HOSPITAL as TEACHER is to:
Answer: B
DOCTOR works in a HOSPITAL. TEACHER works in a SCHOOL. The relationship is profession-to-workplace.
Q.155Medium
All politicians are ambitious. No ambitious person is humble. Conclusion: No politician is humble. This conclusion is:
Answer: A
Politicians are ambitious (given). No ambitious person is humble (given). Therefore, no politician is humble. This follows logically from both premises.
Q.156Medium
If FRANCE is coded as 6-18-1-14-3-5, then SPAIN is coded as:
In a circular arrangement of 8 people, P is opposite to T. Q is third to the right of P. R is second to the left of T. Who is sitting between R and Q (going clockwise from R)?
Answer: C
With 8 people in circle, opposite means 4 seats apart. If P at position 1, T at position 5. Q third right of P: position 4. R second left of T: position 3. Between R(3) and Q(4) going clockwise: nobody directly, but without complete arrangement, exact answer cannot be determined uniquely.
Q.158Easy
WINTER is to COLD as SUMMER is to:
Answer: A
WINTER is characterized by COLD temperature. SUMMER is characterized by HOT temperature. The relationship is season-to-temperature characteristic.
Q.159Easy
Series: 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, ?, 640. What should replace the question mark?
Answer: A
Each term is multiplied by 2: 10×2=20, 20×2=40, 40×2=80, 80×2=160, 160×2=320, 320×2=640.
Q.160Easy
A man is the father of his brother's son. What is their relationship?
Answer: A
A man's brother's son = the man's nephew. Therefore, the man is the uncle of his brother's son.
