Test Series - Logical Ability

Test Number 17/21

Q: Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next?
A. 32
B. 26
C. 28
D. 30
Solution: This is a simple subtraction series. Each number is 6 less than the previous number.
Q: Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next?
A. 15
B. 10
C. 14
D. 7
Solution: This alternating addition series begins with 3; then 1 is added to give 4; then 3 is added to give 7; then 1 is added, and so on.
Q: Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next?
A. 32
B. 34
C. 9
D. 29
Solution: This is a simple addition series with a random number, 8, interpolated as every other number. In the series, 6 is added to each number except 8, to arrive at the next number.
Q: If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?
A. South-West
B. North-East
C. North-West
D. South-East
Solution: South-East
Q: If you start running from a point towards North and after covering 4 km, you turn to your left and run 5 km and then again turn to your left and run 5 km and then turn to left again and run another 6 km and before finishing you take another left turn and run 1 km, then answer the following question based on this information.

From the finishing point if you have to reach the point from where you started, in which direction will you have to run?
A. South
B. West
C. East
D. North
Solution: West
Q: In a certain language, MANGO is written as PXQDR and APPLE is written as DMSIH. How is PROTEIN written in this language?
A. QSPUFJO
B. SORQLBQ
C. RPQRGGP
D. QFHQROS
Solution: MANGO -> PXQDR

M +3 = P, A -3 = X, N + 3 = Q, G – 3 = D and so on

The pattern is +3, -3, +3 and so on.
Q: In the following, the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Ponder
A. Anticipate
B. Increase
C. Evaluate
D. Think
Solution: Think
Q: In what proportion would 3 sons Amar, Akbar and Anthony divide the money given by their dad for the party?
I. Amar takes two – firth of the total money

II. Akbar takes one – third of the remaining money
A. Only statement I is sufficient to get the answer
B.  if both the statements taken alone can give the answer
C. Only statement II is sufficient to get the answer
D. Both the statements are required to get the answer
Solution: Both the statements are required to get the answer
Q: K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?
A. East
B. West
C. South
D. North-East
Solution: East
Q: Kailash faces towards north. Turning to his right, he walks 25 metres. He then turns to his left and walks 30 metres. Next, he moves 25 metres to his right. He then turns to his right again and walks 55 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves 40 metres. In which direction is he now from his starting point?
A. North-west
B. South
C. South-east
D. South-west
Solution: Kailash turns right from north direction. So, hr walks 25 m towards east up to B, turns left and moves 30 m up to C, turns right and goes south and walks 55 m up to E. Next, he again turns to right and walks 40 m up to F, which is his final position. F is to the south–east of A. So , he is to the south-east from his starting point .

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