General intelligence & reasoning

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Select the option that gives the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.1. Pressure 2. Present 3. Preserve 4. Prestige 5. Press Answer: C. 2, 3, 5, 1, 4 Answer: (C) 2, 3, 5, 1, 4 All begin with PRES. Next letters: Present, Preserve, Press, Pressure, Prestige; e comes... Word arrangement 1 answer
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.4 : 24 :: 9 : ? Answer: C. 99 Answer: (C) 99 Rule: n² + 2n , i.e. n(n + 2) . 4² + 8 = 24 . So 9² + 18 = 81 + 18 = 99 . Analogy 1 answer
Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first.PEN : RGP :: CUP : ? Answer: B. EWR Answer: (B) EWR Each letter moves two places forward: P→R, E→G, N→P. So C→E, U→W, P→R = EWR. Analogy 1 answer
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.Thermometer : Temperature :: Barometer : ? Answer: D. Atmospheric pressure Answer: (D) Atmospheric pressure A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer measures atmospheric pressu... Analogy 1 answer
Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: A. 225 Answer: (A) 225 27 = 3³ , 125 = 5³ , 343 = 7³ are perfect cubes. 225 = 15² is not a perfect cube. Classification 1 answer
Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: C. CFH Answer: (C) CFH In ADG, JMP and QTW each letter is 3 places after the previous one (+3, +3). In CFH the gaps are +3 and +2. Classification 1 answer
Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: A. 6 – 206 Answer: (A) 6 – 206 Second number = cube of the first: 3³ = 27 , 4³ = 64 , 5³ = 125 . But 6³ = 216 , not 206. Classification 1 answer
Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.4, 9, 25, 49, 121, ? Answer: D. 169 Answer: (D) 169 These are squares of consecutive prime numbers: 2², 3², 5², 7², 11² . Next prime is 13, so 13² = 169 . Series 1 answer
Select the letter-cluster that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.BY, DW, FU, HS, ? Answer: B. JQ Answer: (B) JQ First letters: B, D, F, H, J (+2). Second letters: Y, W, U, S, Q (−2). Next term = JQ. Series 1 answer
Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ? Answer: B. 445 Answer: (B) 445 Pattern: × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, × 4 + 4 : 1 → 2 → 6 → 21 → 88. Next: 88 × 5 + 5 = 445 . Series 1 answer
R is the son of S. S is the sister of T. U is the wife of T. V is the son of U. How is V related to R? Answer: B. Cousin Answer: (B) Cousin U is T's wife, so V (U's son) is taken as the son of T and U. R is the son of S, who is T's sister. Chi... Blood relations 1 answer
In a certain code language, GARDEN is written as HCUHJT. How will SILVER be written in that code language? Answer: A. TKOZJX Answer: (A) TKOZJX The letters move forward by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 places in order (G+1=H, A+2=C, R+3=U, D+4=H, E+5=J, N+6=T)... Coding-decoding 1 answer
In a certain code language, BRICK is written as YIRXP. How will STONE be written in that code language? Answer: C. HGLMV Answer: (C) HGLMV Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, B↔Y, C↔X …): B→Y, R→I, I→R, C→X, K→P. So S→H, T→G, O... Coding-decoding 1 answer
In a certain code language, 'pen and paper' is written as 'ta ri mo', 'paper is white' is written as 'ri su ga' and 'white pen ink' is written as 'ga mo ze'. What is the code for 'and'? Answer: B. ta Answer: (B) ta 'paper' = ri (sentences 1 and 2), 'white' = ga (2 and 3), 'pen' = mo (1 and 3). The remaining code in sentence... Coding-decoding 1 answer
In a certain code, each vowel in a word is replaced by the next letter of the English alphabet and each consonant by the previous letter. How will ROUTE be written in this code? Answer: D. QPVSF Answer: (D) QPVSF R (consonant) → Q, O (vowel) → P, U (vowel) → V, T (consonant) → S, E (vowel) → F: QPVSF. Coding-decoding 1 answer
Pointing to a girl, Arjun said, "She is the daughter of the only son of my paternal grandmother." How is the girl related to Arjun? Answer: B. Sister Answer: (B) Sister The only son of Arjun's paternal grandmother is Arjun's father. The girl is his father's daughter, i.e.... Blood relations 1 answer
P # Q means P is the mother of Q; P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P @ Q means P is the husband of Q. If A @ B # C $ D, how is A related to D? Answer: A. Father Answer: (A) Father A is B's husband and B is C's mother. C is D's brother, so D is also B's child. A, B's husband, is D's... Blood relations 1 answer
In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All chairs are tables. Some tab… Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows Chairs and desks are linked only through 'some tables are desks... Syllogism 1 answer
In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: Some phones are radios. No radi… Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow The phones that are radios are not cameras, so I fo... Syllogism 1 answer
In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: No coin is a note. Some notes a… Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The notes that are cheques are drafts, so some drafts are notes:... Syllogism 1 answer
In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All roses are lilies. Some lili… Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow I: roses may lie in the part of lilies that are not... Syllogism 1 answer
In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All keys are locks. No lock is… Answer: D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows Answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows Every key is a lock and no lock is a door, so... Syllogism 1 answer
In a certain code language, MOTHER is written as NNUGFQ. How will BANKER be written in that code language? Answer: D. CZOJFQ Answer: (D) CZOJFQ Letters are changed alternately by +1 and −1: M+1=N, O−1=N, T+1=U, H−1=G, E+1=F, R−1=Q. So B→C, A→Z, N→... Coding-decoding 1 answer
In a certain code language, PLANT is written as UOBMQ. How will GRAIN be written in that code language? Answer: B. OJBSH Answer: (B) OJBSH The word is reversed (PLANT → TNALP) and each letter is moved one step forward (T→U, N→O, A→B, L→M, P→Q).... Coding-decoding 1 answer

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