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Q. 1 Eight people—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—are sitting around a circular table facing the center.
A is second to the right of B.
C is third to the left of A.
D is not an immediate neighbor of B or C
E is second to the left of D.
F is not adjacent to G.
Who is sitting to the immediate left of F?
A) A
B) B
C) H
D) G
Check Solution
Ans: C) H
Follow seating rules step-by-step.
Q. 2 A word is given as “SMART”. You need to rearrange the letters to form a meaningful English word.
Which word can you form?
A) TRAMS
B) MARS
C) STAR
D) All of the above
Check Solution
Ans: D) All of the above
All options (TRAMS, MARS, STAR) are meaningful.
Q. 3 Fill in the missing number in the grid below:
1 4 9
16 25 ?
49 64 81
A) 36
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
Check Solution
Ans: A) 36
These are squares of consecutive integers.
Q. 4 Pointing to a man, Rina said, “He is the father of my only brother’s sister.” How is the man related to Rina?
A) Father
B) Uncle
C) Grandfather
D) Brother
Check Solution
Ans: A) Father
Rina’s only brother’s sister is herself.
Q. 5 If in a certain code, RAIN is written as 81#4 and CLOUD is written as 92#6, how will WIND be written?
A) 71#6
B) 92#5
C) 91#5
D) 82#7
Check Solution
Ans: C) 91#5.
Decode based on given logic.
Q. 6 Six boxes, A, B, C, D, E, and F, are stacked vertically.
F is immediately above B.
A is immediately below E.
C is above F but not at the top.
Which box is at the bottom?
A) E
B) B
C) D
D) F
Check Solution
Ans: B) B
Analyze stacking based on the given hierarchy.
Q. 7 A man starts with 40 chocolates. Every 4 wrappers can be exchanged for 1 chocolate. What is the maximum number of chocolates he can eat?
A) 43
B) 44
C) 45
D) 50
Check Solution
Ans: C) 45
Calculate wrappers-to-chocolates recursively.
Q. 8 What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 3:15?
A) 7.5°
B) 15°
C) 22.5°
D) 30°
Check Solution
Ans: A) 7.5°
The hour hand moves 7.5° per minute.
Q. 9 A farmer has a goat, a wolf, and a cabbage. He needs to cross a river but can only take one item at a time. If left alone, the wolf will eat the goat, and the goat will eat the cabbage.
How many crossings are required to get all safely across?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9
Check Solution
Ans: C) 7
Follow the safe-transfer process.
Q. 10 Find the next number in the sequence:
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, …
A) 40
B) 42
C) 50
D) 56
Check Solution
Ans: B) 42
Add consecutive even numbers to each term.
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