Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.
Four friends live on Floors 1-4: A lives above C; B at the top; D below A but above C.
Who is on floor 2?
C
B
A
D
Correct answer
C
Statement:
"Bus fare will be reduced by 25% for students."
Which assumption is implicit?
All buses are overcrowded
Lower fares will encourage more students to travel by bus
Student travel is officially discouraged
Students can afford current fares easily
Correct answer
All buses are overcrowded
Statement:
"The city will build multi-storey parking complexes to reduce illegal roadside parking."
Which conclusion follows?
All cars will now park in complexes.
Illegal parking is a significant problem in the city
Private parking will become free
Traffic jams are only due to park
Correct answer
All cars will now park in complexes.
A friend fails an exam.
What shows emotional intelligence?
Celebrate your own success
Offer help to prepare next time
Say "It's your fault"
Change the topic quickly
Correct answer
Celebrate your own success
In dictionary order, which comes first?
THRILL, THRESH, THRONE, THROB
THRESH
THRILL
THROB
THRONE
Correct answer
THRESH
You see a co-worker violating a safety rule.
What should you do?
Ignore if no harm yet
Report to the supervisor immediately
Correct them politely on the spot
Take a photo and share online
Correct answer
Ignore if no harm yet
In a sports club, men get full-time coaches but women get part-time coaches despite equal membership fees.
Which inference is valid?
Women need less training
Male coaches work longer
Women's teams are stronger
Possible gender bias in coaching allocation
Correct answer
Women need less training
P is the father of Q, and R is the daughter of Q.
How is R related to P
Granddaughter
Grandmother
Uncle
Brother
Correct answer
Granddaughter
You are given a challenging assignment outside your expertise.
What is the most emotionally intelligent attitude?
Refuse due to discomfort
Accept and request help or training
Complain about manager's decision
Accept but hide difficulties
Correct answer
Refuse due to discomfort
Complete the analogy.
JKL: MNO:: PQR:?
STU
OPQ
UST
QPO
Correct answer
STU
The seminar in Chandigarh was held 3 days before the Delhi seminar. The seminar in Lucknow was 2 days after the Chandigarh seminar.
If the Delhi seminar was on 10th March, when was the Lucknow seminar?
6th March
7th March
8th March
9th March
Correct answer
6th March
Trivandrum hosted its seminar on Wednesday. Kochi held its seminar 2 days before Trivandrum, Kozhikode hosted it 3 days after Trivandrum, and Alappuzha hosted it on the same day of the week as Kochi. On which day was Alappuzha's seminar?
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Sunday
Correct answer
Monday
What comes next in the series?
2, 5, 3, 6, 4, 7, 5, 8, 6, 9, 7, 10, 8, ?
11
12
9
15
Correct answer
11
Which of the following is the ODD one out?
11
17
23
27
Correct answer
11
Which is not hardware?
Monitor
Scanner
Excel
Printer
Correct answer
Monitor
What will come in place of question mark [?] following the same pattern as given below?
288
333
345
272
Correct answer
288
In a certain code language, 'HATCH' is coded as '12, 5, 24, 7, 12', 'DEMON' is coded as '8, 9, 17, 19, 18'. How is 'READER' coded in the same language?
21, 12, 16, 8, 9, 22
22, 19, 5, 8, 9, 22
22, 9, 5, 8, 9, 22
23, 21, 26, 15, 23
Correct answer
21, 12, 16, 8, 9, 22
A train 180 meters long takes 20 seconds to cross a platform 120 meters long. What is the speed of the train in km/h?
54 km/h
48 km/h
60 km/h
72 km/h
Correct answer
54 km/h
A boat covers 30 km downstream in 2 hours and the same distance upstream in 3 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
10 km/h
12.5 km/h
11 km/h
8 km/h
Correct answer
10 km/h
A dealer marked his goods 20% above cost price. He allows two successive discounts of 10% and 5%. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?
2.6% loss
2.6% profit
5% profit
5% loss
Correct answer
2.6% loss
Solving previous year questions by topic helps identify recurring concepts, question patterns, and frequently asked sub-topics. Attempt each question, review the step-by-step explanation, and note down key formulas or facts for quick revision before the exam.