Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
4, 6, 11, 24, 51, 130, ?
298
289
277
241
Correct answer
289
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
So, '289' will complete the series.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number.
16 : 75 :: 12 : ? :: 7 : 30
50
55
60
45
Correct answer
55
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Logic: (1st number - 1) × 5 = 2nd number.
Now,
For, 16 : 75
⇒ (16 - 1) × 5
⇒ 15 × 5 = 75.
For, 7 : 30
⇒ (7 - 1) × 5
⇒ 6 × 5 = 30.
Similarly, for 12 : ?
⇒ (12 - 1) × 5
⇒ 11 × 5 = 55.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".
In a certain code language, 'MAGNETIC’ is written as 'DJUFOHBN' and 'ELECTRIC' is written as 'DJSUDFMF'. How will 'LOCATION' be written in that language?
OPJUBDPM
MPDBUJPO
OPJUBFQM
OPJUBDQM
Correct answer
OPJUBDPM
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
For, 'MAGNETIC’ is written as 'DJUFOHBN',
For, 'ELECTRIC' is written as 'DJSUDFMF',
Similarly, for 'LOCATION'
So, 'LOCATION' will be written as 'OPJUBDPM'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10
÷, –, +, =, ×
+, =, ×, ÷, –
÷, ×, +, =, +
+, =, ×, +, ×
Correct answer
÷, –, +, =, ×
Why this answer is correct
Given equation: 221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10.
BODMAS Table:
Let's check each option one by one.
Option 1) ÷, –, +, =, ×
Given: 221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 221 ÷ 17 - 3 + 60 = 7 × 10
⇒ 13 - 3 + 60 = 7 × 10
⇒ 13 - 3 + 60 = 70
⇒ 73 - 3 = 70
⇒ 70 = 70
⇒ LHS = RHS
Option 2) +, =, ×, ÷, –
Given: 221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 221 + 17 = 3 × 60 ÷ 7 - 10
⇒ 221 + 17 = 25.71 - 10
⇒ 238 ≠ 15.71
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Option 3) ÷, ×, +, =, +
Given: 221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 221 ÷ 17 × 3 + 60 = 7 + 10
⇒ 13 × 3 + 60 = 7 + 10
⇒ 39 + 60 = 7 + 10
⇒ 99 ≠ 17
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Option 4) +, =, ×, +, ×
Given: 221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 221 + 17 = 3 × 60 + 7 × 10
⇒ 221 + 17 = 180 + 70
⇒ 238 ≠ 250
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
What was the day of the week on 17 November 1855?
Tuesday
Sunday
Saturday
Monday
Correct answer
Saturday
Why this answer is correct
Given date: 17 November 1855.
| Year | Odd Days |
|---|---|
| 100 | 5 odd days |
| 200 | 3 odd days |
| 300 | 1 odd days |
| 400 | 0 odd days |
Now,
Till 1854 → 1600 + 200 + 54
| Leap Year | 2 Odd days |
|---|---|
| Ordinary Year | 1 Odd days |
⇒ 0 + 3 + 67
⇒ 70 odd days.
And, till 17 November
⇒ 31(Jan) + 28(Feb) + 31(March) + 30(April) + 31(May) + 30(June) + 31(July) + 31(Aug) + 30(Sep) + 31(Oct) + 17(Nov) = 321 odd days.
Total odd days → 70 + 321 = 391 days = 391/7 = 55 week and 6 odd days.
→ 6 represents Saturday.
So, 17 November 1855 is Saturday.
Hence, the correct answer is "Saturday".
Select the option that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.
Correct answer
Why this answer is correct
The image that completes the pattern is:
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven friends who scored different marks in the periodic test. C scored less than 2 persons. B scored more than C but less than A. E scored more than F but less than D. F has not scored the least. How many people scored between C and G?
1
0
3
2
Correct answer
3
Why this answer is correct
Given: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven friends.
__ > __ > C > __ > __ > __ > __
A > B > C > __ > __ > __ > __
E scored more than F but less than D.
F has not scored the least.
A > B > C > D > E > F > G
Here, there are three person 'D, E, F' who scored between C and G.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".
Which two numbers from amongst the given options should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
(42 ÷ 7) × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 5 × 2)
10 and 5
2 and 5
7 and 2
10 and 30
Correct answer
10 and 30
Why this answer is correct
Given equation: (42 ÷ 7) × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 5 × 2).
BODMAS Table:
Let's check each option one by one.
Option 1) 10 and 5
Given: (42 ÷ 7) × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 5 × 2)
After interchanging the numbers we get;
⇒ (42 ÷ 7) × 10 = 30 × 120 ÷ (5 + 10 × 2)
⇒ 6 × 10 = 30 × 120 ÷ (5 + 20)
⇒ 60 = 30 × 120 ÷ 25
⇒ 60 = 30 × 4.8
⇒ 60 ≠ 144
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Option 2) 2 and 5
Given: (42 ÷ 7) × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 5 × 2)
After interchanging the numbers we get;
⇒ (42 ÷ 7) × 2 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 2 × 5)
⇒ 6 × 2 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 10)
⇒ 12 = 30 × 120 ÷ 20
⇒ 12 = 30 × 6
⇒ 12 ≠ 180
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Option 3) 7 and 2
Given: (42 ÷ 7) × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 5 × 2)
After interchanging the numbers we get;
⇒ (42 ÷ 2) × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 5 × 7)
⇒ 21 × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 35)
⇒ 105 = 30 × 120 ÷ 45
⇒ 105 ≠ 80
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Option 4) 10 and 30
Given: (42 ÷ 7) × 5 = 30 × 120 ÷ (10 + 5 × 2)
After interchanging the numbers we get;
⇒ (42 ÷ 7) × 5 = 10 × 120 ÷ (30 + 5 × 2)
⇒ 6 × 5 = 10 × 120 ÷ (30 + 10)
⇒ 30 = 10 × 120 ÷ 40
⇒ 30 = 10 × 3
⇒ 30 = 30
⇒ LHS = RHS
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Correct answer
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Step I: The star is getting shaded alternatively and getting rotated its place as the given below:
Step II: The Square is getting shaded alternatively and getting rotated its place as the given below:
Step III: The Triangle is getting rotated its place as the given below:
So, 'Option 2' will replace the question mark.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".
Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern(rotation is NOT allowed).
Correct answer
Why this answer is correct
The image that completes the pattern is:
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
6, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4
6, 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
6, 2, 5, 3, 1, 4
6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4
Correct answer
6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4
Why this answer is correct
The correct dictionary order for the give words are:
So, the correct sequence is '6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".
In a certain code language, 'MONEY' is coded as ‘72’ and ‘BILL’ is coded as ‘35’. How will 'TOKEN' be coded in that language?
60
70
75
65
Correct answer
65
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Logic: Sum of the place values is the code of that word.
Now,
‘MONEY’ is coded as ‘72’
⇒ M(13) + O(15) + N(14) + E(5) + Y(25) = 72.
'BILL’ is coded as ‘35’
⇒ B(2) + I(9) + L(12) + L(12) = 35.
Similarly, 'TOKEN',
⇒ T(20) + O(15) + K(11) + E(5) + N(14) = 65;
So, 'TOKEN' will be coded as '65'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".
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 athletes are boxers.
No boxer is a cook.
Conclusions:
I. No athlete is a cook.
II. No boxer is an athlete.
Only conclusion II follows
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Either conclusion I or II follows.
Only conclusion I follows.
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows.
Why this answer is correct
Given
Statements:
All athletes are boxers.
No boxer is a cook.
The least possible Venn diagram for the given statement is:
Conclusions:
I. No athlete is a cook - True (Because, All athletes are boxers and No boxer is a cook, it gives no Athletes is a cook).
II. No boxer is an athlete - False (Because, All athletes are boxers gives some Boxer are Athletes).
So, Only conclusion I follows.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.
24 : 32 :: 36 : ? :: 54 : 162
72
80
84
76
Correct answer
72
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Logic: (1st number ÷ 3)2 ÷ 2 = 2nd number.
Now,
For 24 : 32
→ (24 ÷ 3)2 ÷ 2
→ 82 ÷ 2
→ 64 ÷ 2 = 32.
For 54 : 162
→ (54 ÷ 3)2 ÷ 2
→ 182 ÷ 2
→ 324 ÷ 2 = 162.
Similarly, for 36 : ?
→ (36 ÷ 3)2 ÷ 2
→ 122 ÷ 2
→ 144 ÷ 2 = 72.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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:
Some dates are weeks.
Some weeks are months.
All months are years.
Conclusions:
I. No date is a month.
II. All weeks being years is a possibility.
III. All years can never be dates.
Only conclusion III follows
Only conclusions I and II follow
Only conclusion II follows
Only conclusions II and III follow
Correct answer
Only conclusion II follows
Why this answer is correct
Given
Statements:
Some dates are weeks.
Some weeks are months.
All months are years.
The least possible Venn diagram for the given statement is:
Conclusions:
I. No date is a month - False (Because, No definite relation given between Date and Month, so it can be possible only).
II. All weeks being years is a possibility - True (Because, Some Weeks are definitely years, and all week can be Years also).
III. All years can never be dates - False (Because, no definite relation given between Years and Dates, so It can be possible only).
So, Only conclusion II follows.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
50 * 95 * 19 * 15 * 3 * 1
=, ÷, +, ×, ×
+, =, ÷, +, +
+, ×, ×, =, ÷
×, +, =, ÷, ×
Correct answer
=, ÷, +, ×, ×
Why this answer is correct
Given equation: 50 * 95 * 19 * 15 * 3 * 1.
BODMAS Table:
Let's check each option one by one.
Option 1) =, ÷, +, ×, ×
Given: 50 * 95 * 19 * 15 * 3 * 1
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 50 = 95 ÷ 19 + 15 × 3 × 1
⇒ 50 = 5 + 15 × 3 × 1
⇒ 50 = 5 + 45
⇒ 50 = 50
⇒ LHS = RHS
Option 2) +, =, ÷, +, +
Given: 50 * 95 * 19 * 15 * 3 * 1
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 50 + 95 = 19 ÷ 15 + 3 + 1
⇒ 50 + 95 = 1.27 + 3 + 1
⇒ 145 ≠ 5.27
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Option 3) +, ×, ×, =, ÷
Given: 50 * 95 * 19 * 15 * 3 * 1
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 50 + 95 × 19 × 15 = 3 ÷ 1
⇒ 50 + 95 × 19 × 15 = 3
⇒ 50 + 27075 = 3
⇒ 27125 ≠ 3
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Option 4) ×, +, =, ÷, ×
Given: 50 * 95 * 19 * 15 * 3 * 1
After replacing the * signs we get;
⇒ 50 × 95 + 19 = 15 ÷ 3 × 1
⇒ 50 × 95 + 19 = 5 × 1
⇒ 4750 + 19 = 5
⇒ 4769 ≠ 5
⇒ LHS ≠ RHS
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table not facing the centre.
Some of them are sitting at the corners while some are sitting at the exact centre of the sides. L is sitting to the immediate right of P. O is sitting to the immediate right of L. O is sitting between L and S. S is sitting to the immediate left of R. M is sitting between Q and R. N is sitting to the immediate right of Q and immediate left of P. Who is sitting second left from N?
M
O
P
S
Correct answer
M
Why this answer is correct
Given: L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table not facing the centre.
Some of them are sitting at the corners while some are sitting at the exact centre of the sides.
L is sitting to the immediate right of P.
O is sitting to the immediate right of L.
O is sitting between L and S.
S is sitting to the immediate left of R.
M is sitting between Q and R.
N is sitting to the immediate right of Q and immediate left of P.
Here, 'M' is sitting second left from N.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
8, ?, 20 , 32, 48, 68
14
10
12
16
Correct answer
12
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
So, '12' will complete the series.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".
Select the set in which the number are related in the same way as the numbers of the given sets. (
NOTE:
Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(9, 11, 404)
(4, 13, 370)
(8, 12, 416)
(7, 11, 380)
(8, 9, 300)
(8, 10, 326)
Correct answer
(8, 12, 416)
Why this answer is correct
The logic followed here is:
Logic: (2nd number + 1st number)2 + (2nd number - 1st number)2 = 3rd number.
Now,
For (9, 11, 404)
→ (11 + 9)2 + (11 - 9)2
→ 202 + 22
→ 400 + 4 = 404.
For (4, 13, 370)
→ (13 + 4)2 + (13 - 4)2
→ 172 + 92
→ 289 + 81 = 370.
Similarly, for (8, 12, 416)
→ (12 + 8)2 + (12 - 8)2
→ 202 + 42
→ 400 + 16 = 416.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
‘K % L’ means ‘K is the mother of L’.
‘K @ L’ means ‘K is the brother of L’.
‘K ^ L’ means ‘K is the son of L’.
‘K # L’ means ‘K is the wife of L’.
If A @ B ^ C # D @ E, how is E related to A?
Father’s brother
Brother
Father
Mother’s brother
Correct answer
Father’s brother
Why this answer is correct
Family Chart:
Decoding the Symbols:
| Symbol | % | @ | ^ | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Mother | Brother | Son | Wife |
Given: A @ B ^ C # D @ E
It means: A is the Brother of B, B is the Son of C, C is the Wife of D, D is the Brother of E.
Here, E is the 'Father’s brother' of A.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".
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.