General intelligence & reasoning
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.27 : 9 :: 64 : ? Answer: A. 16 Answer: (A) 16 27 = 3³ and 9 = 3² : the cube becomes the square of the same base. 64 = 4³ , so the answer is 4² = 16 . 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.BAT : YZG :: CUP : ? Answer: B. XFK Answer: (B) XFK Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (the pair adds up to 27: A↔Z, B↔Y, T↔G). C (3) ↔ X (24), U (21... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Author : Book :: Composer : ? Answer: C. Music Answer: (C) Music An author creates a book; a composer creates music. An orchestra performs it and a singer sings it, but n... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Sculptor : Chisel :: Surgeon : ? Answer: C. Scalpel Answer: (C) Scalpel A sculptor cuts with a chisel; a surgeon cuts with a scalpel. The pair is worker : cutting tool. A st... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.ACEG : ZXVT :: BDFH : ? Answer: A. YWUS Answer: (A) YWUS ACEG → ZXVT: each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, C↔X, E↔V, G↔T; each pair adds to 27). B (... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.PRINT : QQJMU :: BLACK : ? Answer: C. CKBBL Answer: (C) CKBBL P+1 = Q, R−1 = Q, I+1 = J, N−1 = M, T+1 = U. The letters go +1, −1 alternately. B+1 = C, L−1 = K, A+1 = B... 1
- 6 is related to 222 and 4 is related to 68 by a certain logic. Following the same logic, 5 is related to which number? Answer: A. 130 Answer: (A) 130 222 = 6³ + 6 = 216 + 6 and 68 = 4³ + 4 = 64 + 4 . The rule is n³ + n . For 5: 5³ + 5 = 125 + 5 = 130 . 1
- Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the set (3, 15, 75). Answer: B. (4, 20, 100) Answer: (B) (4, 20, 100) In (3, 15, 75) each number is 5 times the one before: 3 × 5 = 15, 15 × 5 = 75. (4, 20, 100)... 1
- In a certain logic, BAD is related to 7. Following the same logic, CAGE is related to which number? Answer: C. 16 Answer: (C) 16 BAD: B = 2, A = 1, D = 4 and 2 + 1 + 4 = 7. The number is the sum of the letter positions. CAGE: C = 3, A = 1,... 1
- Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ? Answer: B. School Answer: (B) School A doctor works in a hospital. In the same way, a teacher works in a school. 1
- Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.11 : 132 :: 13 : ? Answer: D. 182 Answer: (D) 182 Rule: n × (n + 1) . 11 × 12 = 132 . So 13 × 14 = 182 . 1
- Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.BEAT : CFBU :: FOOT : ? Answer: C. GPPU Answer: (C) GPPU Each letter moves one place forward: B→C, E→F, A→B, T→U. So F→G, O→P, O→P, T→U = GPPU. 1
- Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.Cobbler : Leather :: Carpenter : ? Answer: A. Wood Answer: (A) Wood A cobbler works with leather (his raw material); a carpenter works with wood. Furniture is the product and... 1
- A woman introduces a man as “the son of my mother's only brother”. How is the man related to the woman? Answer: C. Cousin Answer: (C) Cousin Her mother's only brother is her maternal uncle. The uncle's son is her cousin. Convention: only the re... 1
- X is the husband of Y. Z is the daughter of X. W is the brother of Y. How is W related to Z? Answer: D. Maternal uncle Answer: (D) Maternal uncle Y is Z's mother (wife of Z's father X). W is the brother of Z's mother, i.e. Z's matern... 1
- Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: D. Cylinder Answer: (D) Cylinder Triangle, square and pentagon are two-dimensional plane figures (polygons). A cylinder is a three-d... 1
- In a certain code language, MONEY is written as NLMVB. How will WATER be written in that language? Answer: A. DZGVI Answer: (A) DZGVI Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter in the alphabet (A↔Z, B↔Y, …; position p becomes 27 − p):... 1
- In a certain code language, MOTHER is written as OQVJGT. How will SISTER be written in that language? Answer: C. UKUVGT Answer: (C) UKUVGT Each letter moves two places forward: M→O, O→Q, T→V, H→J, E→G, R→T. So S→U, I→K, S→U, T→V, E→G, R→T = U... 1
- In a certain code language, ‘pit nat sor’ means ‘good morning friends’, ‘sor kel pit’ means ‘friends are good’ and ‘nat dum’ means ‘morning walk’. What is the code for ‘are’? Answer: B. kel Answer: (B) kel Sentences 1 and 2 share the words ‘good’ and ‘friends’ and the codes ‘pit’ and ‘sor’. The only word left in s... 1
- Aman starts from point P and walks 5 m towards the east. He then turns left and walks 12 m. How far is he from point P? Answer: A. 13 m Answer: (A) 13 m East 5 m and then left (north) 12 m form a right angle. Distance = √(5² + 12²) = √(169) = 13 m. 1
- Sunita walks 10 km towards the south, turns left and walks 4 km, turns left again and walks 7 km, and then turns right and walks 2 km. In which direction is she now from her starting point? Answer: B. South-East Answer: (B) South-East Start (0, 0). South 10 → (0, −10). Left of south is east: 4 km → (4, −10). Left of east is nort... 1
- If A means ‘+’, B means ‘−’, C means ‘×’ and D means ‘÷’, then what is the value of 18 D 3 C 4 A 6 B 5? Answer: C. 25 Answer: (C) 25 Replace the letters: 18 ÷ 3 × 4 + 6 - 5 . BODMAS: 18 ÷ 3 = 6 , 6 × 4 = 24 , 24 + 6 - 5 = 25 . 1
- Select the number that will replace the question mark (?) in the following table.6420853993? Answer: B. 72 Answer: (B) 72 Third number = difference of the squares: 6² - 4² = 20 , 8² - 5² = 39 . So 9² - 3² = 81 - 9 = 72 . 1
- If 2 → 6, 3 → 24 and 4 → 60, then 5 → ? Answer: A. 120 Answer: (A) 120 Rule: n³ - n . 8 - 2 = 6 , 27 - 3 = 24 , 64 - 4 = 60 . So 125 - 5 = 120 . 1