General intelligence & reasoning
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: All teachers are graduates. All graduates are voters.Conclusions: I. All teachers are voters. II. Some voters are teachers. Answer: C. Both I and II follow Answer: (C) Both I and II follow All teachers → graduates → voters, so I follows. 'All teachers are voters'... 1
- In a class of 50 students, 30 like tea, 25 like coffee and 10 like both. How many students like neither tea nor coffee? Answer: B. 5 Answer: (B) 5 Students who like at least one = 30 + 25 − 10 = 45. Neither = 50 − 45 = 5. 1
- Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.1. Infant 2. Old 3. Adult 4. Child 5. Adolescent Answer: B. 1, 4, 5, 3, 2 Answer: (B) 1, 4, 5, 3, 2 Stages of life in order: Infant → Child → Adolescent → Adult → Old = 1, 4, 5, 3, 2. 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.Bird : Nest :: Bee : ? Answer: B. Hive Answer: (B) Hive A bird lives in a nest; a bee lives in a hive. The relation is creature : its home. 1
- Select the number that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.6 : 222 :: 7 : ? Answer: A. 350 Answer: (A) 350 Rule: n³ + n . 6³ + 6 = 216 + 6 = 222 , so 7³ + 7 = 343 + 7 = 350 . 1
- Select the letter-cluster that is related to the third cluster in the same way as the second is related to the first.DOG : WLT :: CAT : ? Answer: A. XZG Answer: (A) XZG Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter in the alphabet (A↔Z, B↔Y, …): D↔W, O↔L, G↔T. So C↔X, A↔Z, T↔G... 1
- Select the odd one out.121, 144, 169, 180 Answer: A. 180 Answer: (A) 180 121 = 11² , 144 = 12² , 169 = 13² . 180 is not a perfect square. 1
- Select the letter-cluster that does NOT belong to the group.BDF, HJL, MOQ, RTW Answer: A. RTW Answer: (A) RTW In BDF, HJL and MOQ each letter is 2 places after the previous one. In RTW the gaps are +2 and +3. 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?).5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ? Answer: D. 191 Answer: (D) 191 Each term = previous × 2 + 1: 5×2+1 = 11, 11×2+1 = 23, … 95×2+1 = 191. 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?).1, 8, 27, 64, ?, 216 Answer: D. 125 Answer: (D) 125 The terms are cubes: 1³, 2³, 3³, 4³, 5³, 6³ . Missing term = 125. 1
- Select the letter pair that will come in place of the question mark (?).AZ, BY, CX, DW, ? Answer: C. EV Answer: (C) EV The first letters go A, B, C, D, E (forward); the second letters go Z, Y, X, W, V (backward). Next pair: EV. 1
- Pointing to a man, Riya said, "He is the son of my grandfather's only son." How is the man related to Riya? Answer: C. Brother Answer: (C) Brother Riya's grandfather's only son is Riya's father. The son of Riya's father is Riya's brother. 1
- A is the sister of B. C is the mother of B. D is the father of C. E is the mother of D. How is A related to D? Answer: C. Granddaughter Answer: (C) Granddaughter A and B are children of C. D is C's father, so A is D's grandchild. A is a sister, so A i... 1
- What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 3:40? Answer: B. 130° Answer: (B) 130° Angle = |30H - 5.5M| = |30 × 3 - 5.5 × 40| = |90 - 220| = 130^° . 1
- 1 January 2026 was a Thursday. What day of the week was 26 January 2026? Answer: D. Monday Answer: (D) Monday 26 January is 25 days after 1 January. 25 = 3 × 7 + 4 , so move 4 days ahead of Thursday: Friday, Satur... 1
- In a certain code language, MANGO is written as NBOHP. How will APPLE be written in that language? Answer: B. BQQMF Answer: (B) BQQMF Each letter is replaced by the next letter: M→N, A→B, N→O, G→H, O→P. So A→B, P→Q, P→Q, L→M, E→F: BQQMF. 1
- In a certain code, CAT is written as 24 (the sum of the positions of its letters in the English alphabet). How will DOG be written in that code? Answer: A. 26 Answer: (A) 26 C + A + T = 3 + 1 + 20 = 24. D + O + G = 4 + 15 + 7 = 26. 1
- In a certain code language, FRIEND is written as HUMJTK. How will CANDLE be written in that language? Answer: B. EDRIRL Answer: (B) EDRIRL The letters move forward by +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7: F→H, R→U, I→M, E→J, N→T, D→K. CANDLE: C+2 = E, A+3... 1
- Mohan walks 6 km towards North, then turns right and walks 8 km. How far is he from his starting point? Answer: B. 10 km Answer: (B) 10 km Turning right from North means facing East. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(6² + 8²) =... 1
- A man is facing East. He turns 90° clockwise, then 180° anticlockwise, and then 45° clockwise. Which direction is he facing now? Answer: D. North-East Answer: (D) North-East East → 90° clockwise → South. South → 180° anticlockwise → North. North → 45° clockwise → North... 1
- If '+' means '×', '×' means '−', '−' means '÷' and '÷' means '+', what is the value of16 − 4 + 3 × 5 ÷ 2 ? Answer: A. 9 Answer: (A) 9 Replace the signs: 16 ÷ 4 × 3 - 5 + 2 . 16 ÷ 4 = 4 , 4 × 3 = 12 , 12 - 5 + 2 = 9 . 1
- Select the number that will replace the question mark (?).(4, 5, 41), (6, 2, 40), (3, 7, ?) Answer: A. 58 Answer: (A) 58 Third number = sum of squares of the first two: 4² + 5² = 41 , 6² + 2² = 40 . So 3² + 7² = 9 + 49 = 58 . 1
- In a row, Ravi is 12th from the left end and Sunil is 18th from the right end. When they interchange their positions, Ravi becomes 22nd from the left end. How many persons are there in the row? Answer: D. 39 Answer: (D) 39 After the interchange Ravi takes Sunil's old place, which is 22nd from the left and 18th from the right. Total... 1
- Five friends A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing North. C sits in the middle. A sits immediately to the right of C. B sits at the extreme left end. E is not an immediate neighbour of A. Who sits at the extreme right end? Answer: A. D Answer: (A) D Number seats 1 to 5 from left. C = 3, A = 4, B = 1. D and E take seats 2 and 5. Seat 5 is next to A, so E cannot... 1