In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern.

Fill the blank in the middle of

the series or end of the series.

SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

A. CMN
B. UJI
C. VIJ
D. IJT

Answer & Explanation:

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

There are two alphabetical series here.

The first series is with the first letters only: STUVW.

The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL.

2. Blueberries cost more than strawberries.

Blueberries cost less than raspberries.

Raspberries cost more than both strawberries and blueberries.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

A. true
B. false
C. uncertain

3.

A. 9
B. 8
C. 4
D. 1

Answer & Explanation: Answer : 9

Explanation : The number at the centre of each triangle equals the sum of the lower two numbers minus the top number.

A. 23
B. 9
C. 19
D. 31

Answer & Explanation: Answer : 19

Explanation : As you move diagonally down, numbers follow the sequence of Prime Numbers.

5. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

A. 7

B. 10 Answer: b

C. 12

D. 13

6.  A fisherman has 5 fishes (namely A, B, C,D, E) each having a different weight.

 (i) A weighs twice as much as B.

 (ii) B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
 (iii)C weighs half as much as D.
 (iv) D weighs half as much as E.
 (v) E weighs less than A but more than C.

Which of the following is the lightest?

 (i) A
 (ii) B
 (iii)C
 (iv) D
 (v) E

Correct answer: (iii) C

Explanation: On logical interpretation of the given statements one can arrive at the following conclusion:
A>B>E>D>C in order of decreasing weight. Hence C is the lightest of all the given fishes.
7.  Forest is to tree as tree is to ?

 A. plant
 B. leaf
 C. branch
 D. mangrove

Correct answer: B. leaf

Explanation: As forest houses several trees, a tree has many leaves. Branches is a close choice but it is incorrect as all tress
do not have branches.

8.

Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's
wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?
A.Son
B. Brother
C. Cousin
D.Brother-in-law

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Father's wife → mother. Hence, the daughter of the mother means sister and sister's younger brother means brother.
Therefore, the boy is the brother of Deepak.

9.

Cup is to coffee as bowl is to

A.dish
B. soup
C. spoon
D.food

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Coffee goes into a cup and soup goes into a bowl. Choices a and c are incorrect because they are other utensils. The answer
is not choice d because the word food is too general.

Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.

Conclusions:

1. Male athletes can play.

2. Some athletes can play.

A.Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow

Explanation: Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So, neither conclusion follows.
Answer: Option D