Find real questions from previous competitive exam papers with answers and solutions.
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series?
65 ? 24 15 11 10
42
44
40
38
Correct answer
40
Why this answer is correct
The logic follows here,
Thus, the pattern is adding consecutive perfect squares (+1,+4,+9,+16,+25)(+1, +4, +9, +16, +25)
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3"
Seven people, J, K, C, D, E, Q and H, are sitting in a row, facing north.
Only four people sit to the right of Q. Only two people sit to the right of E. K is the immediate neighbour of J and E. H sits third to the right of D.
How many people sit between C and K?
Four
Three
Two
Five
Correct answer
Three
Why this answer is correct
Given: Seven people, J, K, C, D, E, Q and H, are sitting in a row, facing north.
The Final Arrangement is,
The number of people sitting between C and K is Three.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".
In a certain code language, ‘jaw bush oven’ is coded as 'ht vq xe' and ‘zebra egg jaw’ is coded as ‘vq db ia’. How is ‘jaw’ coded in the given language?
vq
ht
db
xe
Correct answer
vq
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is.
Logic: The code for a word is determined by comparing different sentences to identify the common words and their corresponding common codes.
Therefore, the code for the word jaw is vq.
Hence, the correct answer is "option 1"
Each letter in the word MONKEYS is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is second from the left and the one which is fourth from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?
5
1
4
2
Correct answer
2
Why this answer is correct
Given Word : MONKEYS
After arranged in alphabetical order,
| Original Word | M | O | N | K | E | Y | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabetical Order | E | K | M | N | O | S | Y |
Left E K M N O S Y Right
There are 2 letters between L and M is K and N.
Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"
Refer to the given series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit numbers only. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) 2 8 7 5 6 9 7 6 8 4 8 2 1 8 2 8 6 8 1 3 1 1 3 (Right)
How many such odd digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?
One
Two
Three
Four
Correct answer
Two
Why this answer is correct
Given: 2 8 7 5 6 9 7 6 8 4 8 2 1 8 2 8 6 8 1 3 1 1 3
Required Condition: Odd Digit - Odd Digit - Even Digit
(Left) 2 8 7 5 6 9 7 6 8 4 8 2 1 8 2 8 6 8 1 3 1 1 3 (Right)
7 5 6 , 9 7 6
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept between C and G. Only F is kept above B. No box is kept below G. E is kept at some place below A but at some place above D. How many boxes are kept between F and D?
4
2
3
1
Correct answer
4
Why this answer is correct
**Given:**Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order.
| Position | Box |
|---|---|
| 7 | F |
| 6 | B |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | G |
Final Arrangement:
| 7 | F |
|---|---|
| 6 | B |
| 5 | A |
| 4 | C |
| 3 | E |
| 2 | D |
| 1 | G |
There are 4 boxes between F and D.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.
In a certain code language,
A x B means ‘A is the father of B’,
A ≠ B means ‘A is the son of B’,
A ÷ B means ‘A is the daughter of B’ and
A ₹ B means ‘A is the sister of B’.
Based on the above, how is C related to M if 'C ₹ D ≠ E ÷ L x M'?
Sister
Daughter
Mother's mother
Sister's daughter
Correct answer
Sister's daughter
Why this answer is correct
Family Chart:
Let us first decode the given symbols and then draw a family tree.
| Symbol | × | ≠ | ÷ | ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Father | Son | Daughter | Sister |
Given: C ₹ D ≠ E ÷ L × M
C ₹ D - 'C ₹ D' means C is the sister of D.
D ≠ E - 'D ≠ E' means D is the son of E.
E ÷ L - 'E ÷ L' means E is the daughter of L.
L × M - 'L × M' means L is the father of M.
E and M are siblings (children of L). C and D are children of E. Therefore, C is the Sister's daughter of M.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
MV7 PT13 RR19 ?
TR27
TQ26
TP25
SP25
Correct answer
SP25
Why this answer is correct
The logic follows here,
Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(5, 120, 12)
(3, 84, 14)
(2, 78, 13)
(4, 150, 19)
(7, 155, 11)
(6, 216, 18)
Correct answer
(6, 216, 18)
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Logic: Second Number = (First Number × Third Number) × 2
For (5, 120, 12)
⇒ (5 × 12) × 2
⇒ 60 × 2 = 120.
For (3, 84, 14)
⇒ (3 × 14) × 2
⇒ 42 × 2 = 84.
Applying the same logic ,
(6, 216, 18)
⇒ (6 × 18) × 2
⇒ 108 × 2 = 216.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.
If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 2563174, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?
Zero
One
Two
Three
Correct answer
Two
Why this answer is correct
Given number: 2563174
According to the conditions, if 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 2563174,
So, there are two digits (3 and 5) that appear more than once in the new number.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.