Analytical Reasoning Questions & Answers – Paper 5

Q21) Find the missing term in the series : 15, 27, 41, 57, 75, _____

1) 90                            2) 93                            3) 95                            4) 97

Q22) Find the missing term in the series : C, E , H, L, ___, W

1) P                              2) R                              3) S                              4) Q

Q23) Ina certain code language, if word LANCER = 36 and MECHANIC = 64, then what is the value of NUMERIC in that language?

1) 64                            2) 36                            3) 49                            4) 58

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

1. I) No apple is Black II) All Black is Grape

(1) All apples are Grapes                    (2) Some apples are Grapes

(3) No apple is a Grape                       (4) None of the above

Q25) Find the missing term in the following analogy: 6: 30:: 5: _______________

1) 21                            2) 24                            3) 20                            4) 22

Q26) A is the uncle of B. C is the wife of B. They have a son D whose sister is E. What is A to E?

1) Uncle                       2) Brother                   3) Father                     4) None of these

Q27) Find the missing term in the series : AY, BZ, CW, DX, ______

1) GU                           2) FV                            3) EV                            4) EU

Q28) Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table, not necessarily in the same  order. If B sits in between A and D and F sits in between A and C then who sits to the immediate left of A?

1) A                              2) B                              3) E                              4) Can’t be determined 

Q29) Six people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a rectangular table, not necessarily in the same  order. Two people sit on each of the longer sides while one sits at each of the shorter side. If B sits opposite to E, A sits opposite to D, E sits in between C and A and F sits in   between A and D, then which two people sit along the shorter side?

1) B and E                    2) A and D                   3) C and F                    4) Can’t be determined

Q30) Five boys A, B, C, D and E sit in a row, not necessarily in the same order. D is equidistant  from B and C and is also equidistant from E and A. If E is equidistant from B and D, then who sits to the immediate left of E?

1) B                              2) D                             3) A                              4) Can’t be determined

Q31) On an early morning, I was walking on the road and found that my shadow is falling to my left. In what direction I am travelling?

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

Q32) Find the missing term in the following analogy: 13: 40:: 31: ___________

1) 94                            2) 103                          3) 87                            4) 83

Q33) What is the maximum number of identical pieces a cube can be cut into by 5 cuts?

1) 8                              2) 10                            3) 16                            4) 32

Q34) What is my father’s father’s daughter-in-law’s son’s wife to me if both my father and his  father have only one child each?

1) Mother                    2) Cousin                     3) Sister-in-law            4) None of these

Q35) A’s brother’s father is the only child of my grandmother’s husband, who happens to be Mr. Dorje. How is A’s father related to me?

1) Uncle                       2) Grandfather            3) Father                     4) Sibling

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

1. I) Some Texts are books II) All books are good

(1) Some Texts are good                     (2) Some Texts are not good

(3) No Text is good                              (4) None of the above

Q37) In a certain code language, if the word POSSIBLE is coded as EIOBLPSS and SOCKET is coded as EOCKST, then how is the word FATHER coded in that language?

1) TRHFEA                   2) FHRTAE                   3) AEHFRT                   4) AEFHRT

Q38) In a class of 160 students, it was found that 65 play Cricket 70 play Hockey, and 90 play Football. 30 play Cricket and Hockey, 40 play Cricket and Football, 35 play Hockey and Football and 15 play none of these three games. How many play all the three games?

1) 45                            2) 105                          3) 25                            4) 55

Q39) In a class of 160 students, it was found that 65 play Cricket 70 play Hockey, and 90 play Football. 30 play Cricket and Hockey, 40 play Cricket and Football, 35 play Hockey and Football and 15 play none of these three games. How many students play exactly one game?

1) 90                            2) 75                            3) 105                          4) 145

Q40) In a class of 160 students, it was found that 65 play Cricket 70 play Hockey, and 90 play Football. 30 play Cricket and Hockey, 40 play Cricket and Football, 35 play Hockey and Football and 15 play none of these three games. If 5 students stop playing Hockey and start playing Cricket, what is the least number of students playing only Football and Hockey but not Cricket?

1) 15                            2) 30                            3) 10                            4) 5

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