General intelligence & reasoning
- Statement: The government has made helmets compulsory for pillion riders on two-wheelers.Conclusions: I. The government is concerned about road safety. II. Pillion riders were never injured in accidents earlier. Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows A safety rule like this shows concern for road safety, so I follo... 1
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: All pens are books. Some books are bags.Conclusions: I. Some pens are bags. II. Some bags are books. Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows II follows: 'Some books are bags' converts to 'Some bags are bo... 1
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: No cat is a dog. All dogs are animals.Conclusions: I. Some animals are not cats. II. No animal is a cat. Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows All dogs are animals and no dog is a cat, so the animals that are... 1
- Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.1. Peace 2. Peach 3. Pear 4. Peak 5. Peal Answer: C. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 Answer: (C) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 All start with 'Pea'. Compare the fourth letters: c (Peace, Peach), k (Peak), l (Peal), r... 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.Pen : Write :: Knife : ? Answer: D. Cut Answer: (D) Cut A pen is used to write; a knife is used to cut. The relation is object : its function. 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.7 : 50 :: 9 : ? Answer: B. 82 Answer: (B) 82 Rule: n² + 1 . 7² + 1 = 50 , so 9² + 1 = 82 . 1
- Select the letter-cluster that is related to the third cluster in the same way as the second is related to the first.ACE : BDF :: GIK : ? Answer: D. HJL Answer: (D) HJL Each letter moves one place forward: A→B, C→D, E→F. So G→H, I→J, K→L, giving HJL. 1
- Select the odd one out from the given numbers.17, 23, 29, 33 Answer: A. 33 Answer: (A) 33 17, 23 and 29 are prime numbers. 33 = 3 × 11 is not prime. 1
- Select the odd one out.Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars Answer: A. Moon Answer: (A) Moon Mercury, Venus and Mars are planets. The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth. 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the series.3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ? Answer: B. 48 Answer: (B) 48 Terms are n² - 1 for n = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35. Next: 7² - 1 = 48 . (Differences 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 also... 1
- Select the letter that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the series.B, E, I, N, ? Answer: D. T Answer: (D) T Positions: B = 2, E = 5, I = 9, N = 14. Gaps are +3, +4, +5, so the next gap is +6: 14 + 6 = 20 = T. 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?).2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ? Answer: D. 42 Answer: (D) 42 Terms are n(n+1) : 1×2, 2×3, 3×4, 4×5, 5×6. Next 6 × 7 = 42 . 1