A man walks 10km north, then 6km east, then 10km south. How far is he from the starting point?
Answer: A
Starting at origin (0,0). After 10km north: (0,10). After 6km east: (6,10). After 10km south: (6,0). Distance from origin = 6km.
Q.164Medium
All writers are creative. Some creative people are teachers. Statement: Some teachers are writers. This statement is:
Answer: C
From 'All writers are creative' and 'Some creative people are teachers', we cannot definitively conclude whether any teachers are writers. Teachers could be creative without being writers. The conclusion is uncertain.
Q.165Easy
BOOK is to READ as KEYBOARD is to:
Answer: A
BOOK is the object used to READ. KEYBOARD is the object used to TYPE. The relationship is object-to-action.
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Q.166Easy
In a row of 12 students, P is 8th from the left. What is P's position from the right?
Answer: B
If P is 8th from left in a row of 12, then from right: 12 - 8 + 1 = 5. P is 5th from the right.
Q.167Medium
Series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ?, 72. What is the missing number?
Answer: B
Differences: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Pattern increases by 2 each time. 42 + 14 = 56. Next would be 56 + 16 = 72.
Q.168Medium
If DEAR is coded as 4-5-1-18, then CARE is coded as:
Answer: A
D=4, E=5, A=1, R=18 (position from end of alphabet: D=23→4, E=22→5, A=26→1, R=9→18). For CARE: C=3, A=1, R=18, E=5 = 3-1-18-5.
Q.169Medium
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.170Medium
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.171Easy
LAMP is to LIGHT as THERMOMETER is to:
Answer: B
LAMP produces LIGHT. THERMOMETER measures TEMPERATURE. Relationship is object-to-purpose.
Q.172Hard
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.173Hard
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.
Q.174Easy
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.175Easy
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.176Medium
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.177Easy
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.178Medium
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.179Easy
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.180Medium
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.
