Find real questions from previous competitive exam papers with answers and solutions.
What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?
SQU TRV USW VTX ?
WXZ
WTX
WUY
WVX
Correct answer
WUY
Why this answer is correct
The logic follows here,
Hence, the correct answer is “Option 3”.
What should come in place of the ‘?’ in the given series?
13 19 31 55 103 ?
199
195
203
190
Correct answer
199
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow/s from the given statements.
Statements: All cakes are biscuits. All pizzas are biscuits.
Conclusion (I) : Some cakes are pizzas
Conclusion (II) : Some biscuits are pizzas
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Only conclusion (I) follows
Only conclusion (II) follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion (II) follows
Why this answer is correct
The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:
Conclusions:
(I) Some cakes are pizzas—False. (There is no direct relation between cakes and pizza, as all cakes are biscuits and all pizzas are biscuits. So, maybe it is possible but not definite)
(II) Some biscuits are pizzas — True ( Asall pizzas are biscuits that means some biscuits are also a part of pizza and some pizza is a part of biscuit).
Only conclusion (II) follows.
The correct answer is option 4.
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. A is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between A and G. E is kept at one of the positions below A. Only D is kept between G and F. C is kept at one of the positions above G. How many boxes are kept between B and E?
1
4
3
2
Correct answer
1
Why this answer is correct
Given:
A is kept second from the bottom.
Only three boxes are kept between A and G.
E is kept at one of the positions below A.
| Position | Box |
|---|---|
| 7 (Top) | |
| 6 | G |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | A |
| 1 (Bottom) | E |
4) Only D is kept between G and F. (This means F must be at position 4 and D must be at position 5).
5) C is kept at one of the positions above G. (Since G is at position 6, C must be at position 7).
6) B is the only box left, so it will be kept at position 3.
The final arrangement is
| 7 | C |
|---|---|
| 6 | G |
| 5 | D |
| 4 | F |
| 3 | B |
| 2 | A |
| 1 | E |
Thus, only 1 box is kept between B and E.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.
If + means -, - means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
92 - 8 ÷ 311 + 715 × 11 = ?
965
975
982
998
Correct answer
982
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed is:
Decoding the information,
| Symbol | + | ÷ | - | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaning | - | + | × | ÷ |
Given : 92 - 8 ÷ 311 + 715 × 11 = ?
After replacing the signs from left to right and using the BODMAS rule,
92 × 8 + 311 - 715 ÷ 11 = ?
= 92 × 8 + 311 - 65
= 736 + 311 - 65
= 1047 - 65
= 982
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".
Seven people, Mayank, Nidhi, Palak, Rakesh, Surya, Tina and Vivek, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of Rakesh. Nidhi sits to the immediate left of Vivek and Vivek sits third to the left of Rakesh. Palak sits third to the right of Tina, but Palak does not sit at any extreme ends. Rakesh is not an immediate neighbour of Mayank. How many people sit between Tina and Vivek?
None
Two
One
Three
Correct answer
None
Why this answer is correct
Given: Seven people, Mayank, Nidhi, Palak, Rakesh, Surya, Tina, and Vivek, are sitting in a row, facing north.
1) Only two people sit to the right of Rakesh.
3) Palak sits third to the right of Tina, but Palak does not sit at any extreme ends.
The final arrangement is,
Thus, no one sitting between Tina and Vivek
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1.'
John ranked 16th from the bottom and 29th from the top in his class. How many students are there in his class?
44
41
43
42
Correct answer
44
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Position of John from the bottom = 16th
Position of John from the top = 29th
Total number of students in the class = (Position from the top + Position from the bottom) − 1
= 29 + 16 − 1
= 45 − 1
= 44
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.
What should come in place of the ‘?’ in the given series?
5 14 41 122 ? 1094
365
368
381
361
Correct answer
365
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Hence, the correct answer is 'option 1'
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)
NK-RO
PM-TR
LI-PN
RO-VT
Correct answer
NK-RO
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Logic: In each pair, the difference between the alphabetical positions of the letters in the first cluster is 3, while the difference in the second cluster is 2.
Option 1) NK-RO,
This pair does not follow the rule.
Option 2) PM-TR,
Option 3) LI-PN,
Option 4) RO-VT,
Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.
Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons working in an organization. (NOTE: You have to take the given data to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts.)
How many such employees are there who also speak German?
41
43
45
28
Correct answer
45
Why this answer is correct
According to the given Venn diagram:
The shaded area represents
Total employees who speak German = 28 + 17 = 45
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".