Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.
A family consists of a grandfather, his wife, their two sons, each son's wife, and two children per son (1 boy, 1 girl). Find total male and female members.
5 males, 5 females
6 males, 6 females
5 males, 7 females
8 males, 4 females
Correct answer
5 males, 5 females
The sum of ages of a mother and her son is 50 years. In five years, the mother will be three times as old as her son will be then. What is the son's current age?
10 years
12 years
15 years
8 years
Correct answer
10 years
The combined age of two brothers is 34 years. Their ages multiply to 288. What are their ages?
12 & 22 years
14 & 20 years
16 & 18 years
15 & 19 years
Correct answer
12 & 22 years
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully.
Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All apples are tasty.
No tasty thing is bitter.
Conclusions:
I. No apple is bitter.
II. Some tasty things are apples.
Only I follows
Only II follows
Both I and II follows
Neither I nor II follow
Correct answer
Only I follows
A train 180 m long passes a point in 12 s. Its speed is?
45 km/h
54 km/h
60 km/h
72 km/h
Correct answer
45 km/h
Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
5, 2, 4, 3, 1
4, 2, 5, 3, 1
4, 3, 5, 1, 2
2, 5, 4, 1, 3
Correct answer
5, 2, 4, 3, 1
Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the fourth number is related to the third number and the second number is related to the first number.
37 : 43 :: 23 : 31 :: 17 : ?
19
23
21
25
Correct answer
19
In a certain language MET is coded as 32, and MOW is coded as 45. How will RUN be coded in the same language?
30
50
47
53
Correct answer
30
Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically completethe series.
Correct answer
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown below.
Correct answer
In a certain code language, BUG is coded as 24 and TWO is coded as 52. What is the code for ONE in that language?
32
28
33
27
Correct answer
32
Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All clothes are black.
All shirts are clothes.
Conclusions:
I. All shirts are black.
II. Some clothes are black.
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Both conclusions I and II follow
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Correct answer
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Which two numbers (not individual digits) should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
21 × 5 – 35 + (42 ÷ 7) + 28 = 96
28 and 35
35 and 42
21 and 42
28 and 21
Correct answer
28 and 35
Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
4, 1, 2, 5, 3
4, 1, 2, 3, 5
2, 4, 1, 3, 5
4, 2, 1, 3, 5
Correct answer
4, 1, 2, 5, 3
In a certain code, BANK is written as AZMJ and TALE is written as SZKD. What is the code for LAND?
NDLA
MBOE
JYLB
KZMC
Correct answer
NDLA
Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.
ABZ, BCY, CDX, DEW, _______.
EGH
EFG
EFV
EGV
Correct answer
EGH
In a certain code language, ‘CURVED’ is coded as ‘FWSUCA’ and ‘LONDON’ is coded as ‘OQOCMK’. How will ‘SIMPLE’ be coded in the same language?
VKNOJB
VKNPJC
WLMOKB
WLNPJD
Correct answer
VKNOJB
‘A + B’ means A is the mother of B
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’,
‘A & B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’,
‘A × B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’,
‘A – B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.
If ‘A × Z + P & R ÷ Q – S’, then how is Z related to S?
Father’s mother
Mother
Mother’s father
Mother’s mother
Correct answer
Father’s mother
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
FKAC, GLCE, HMEG, ?, JOIK
INGI
INGJ
INHI
JNGI
Correct answer
INGI
In a certain code language, ‘PARTIAL’ is written as ‘MZJSSZQ’ and 'RADICAL' is written as 'MZDHEZS'. How will ‘RESPOND’ be written as in that language?
SDTOPME
EMQOTDS
EMPOTDS
EMPQTDS
Correct answer
SDTOPME
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.