Analytical Reasoning Questions & Answers – Paper 3

Q21) Find the missing term in the series : 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 18, ____.

1) 20                            2) 22                            3) 19                            4) None of these

Q22) Find the missing term in the series : 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, _____

1) 42                            2) 38                            3) 44                            4) 56

Q23) In a certain code language, if QUAIL is coded as 73280, QUEEN is coded as 61021 and ACE is coded as 471, then which among the following could be the code for CANCEL?

1) 476410                    2) 476418                    3) 476413                    4) Either (2) or (3)

Q24) Select the alternative that logically follows from the two given statements:

1. I) No train is a bike II)No bike is a cycle

(1) No train is a cycle  (2) No cycle  is a train (3) Both (1) and (2)     (4) None of the above

Q25) Find the missing term in the analogy: 3 : 33 : : 15 : ?

1) 55                            2) 155                          3) 165                          4) 195

Q26) A meets B who is the father of a son C and a daughter D and no other children. E is the mother of A and the daughter-in-law of B. How is A related to B?

1) Uncle                       2) Grandchild              3) Son                          4) Nephew

Q27) Find the missing term in the series : KP, LO, MN, _____

1) NM                          2) NP                           3) OP                           4) PQ

Q28) Eight people L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit around a square table, not necessarily in the same order. Two people sit along each side of the table. N and R sit in between L and P. O and Q sit in between M and S. 6. If M sits to the immediate left of L, then who sits to the immediate right of P?

1) N                             2) R                              3) S                              4) Can’t be determined

Q29) Six people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table, not necessarily in the same order. B sits opposite to E and A sits opposite to F. Neither A nor C sits adjacent to B. If A sits to the immediate right of D, then in which order these six people sit, starting from A, in clockwise direction?

1) ADBCFE                   2) ADBFCE                   3) ADFBCE                   4) Can’t be determined

Q30) Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in a row, not necessarily in the same order. If two persons sit in between P and Q, and two persons sit in between T and U, then how many persons sit in between R and S?

1) One                         2) Two                         3) Three                      4) Can’t be determined

Q31) There is a direction board situated at a crossing, but due to an accident, it is now  pointing towards South instead of the earlier direction West. A person went in the wrong direction thinking it to be North. In which direction is he actually travelling?

1) East                         2) West                                    3) North                       4) South

Q32) Find the missing term in the analogy:  5 : 7 : : 13 : ?

1) 17                            2) 20                            3) 25                            4) 30

Q33) What is the least number of identical cuboids, each of dimensions 2 cm x 4 cm x 5 cm, that are required to form a cube?

1) 140                          2) 150                          3) 200                          4) 240

Q34) What is my father’s wife’s grandfather’s only child’s son’s daughter to me?

1) Aunt                                    2) Niece                       3) Sister                       4) Cousin

Q35) My grandfather’s daughter-in-law’s husband’s son’s sister F is related to me as

1) Sister                       2) Cousin                     3) Niece                       4) Can’t be determined

Q36) Select the alternative that logically follows from the two given statements:

1. I) All Phones are Mobiles II)No Mobile is a Cam

(1) All Phones are Cams                                 (2) Some Phones are Mobiles

(3) No Phone is a Mobile                                (4) None of the above

Q37) In a certain code language, if the word GALLANTRY is coded as YRTNALLAG and HOLIDAY is coded as YADILOH, then how is the word POLITICIAN coded in that language?

1) NAJDJTILOQ            2) NAPBPSJKOP           3) NAICITILOP             4) NAHBHTJLOQ

Q38) A survey was conducted among 600 cycle owners. It was found that 200 people had Hero Ranger, 250 people had BSA SLR and 300 people had Atlas MTB cycles with them. Seventy of them had exactly 2 out of the 3 brands of cycles.  If so How many people had all the three brand?

1) 20                            2) 40                            3) 60                            4) 80

Q39) A survey was conducted among 600 cycle owners. It was found that 200 people had Hero Ranger, 250 people had BSA SLR and 300 people had Atlas MTB cycles with them. Seventy of them had exactly 2 out of the 3 brands of cycles.  If 16 owners had only BSA SLR and Atlas MTB with them, then how many people have only Hero Ranger with them?

1) 94                            2) 96                            3) 100                          4) 106

Q40) A survey was conducted among 600 cycle owners. It was found that 200 people had Hero Ranger, 250 people had BSA SLR and 300 people had Atlas MTB cycles with them. Seventy of them had exactly 2 out of the 3 brands of cycles.  If 160 people had only BSA SLR cycles, then how many have only Atlas MTB and Hero Ranger with them?

1) 10                            2) 20                            3) 25                            4) 30

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