Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Correct answer: A
Each term equals n times (n+1): 1x2=2, 2x3=6, 3x4=12, 4x5=20, 5x6=30, so the next term is 6x7=42.
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Meera is the daughter of Nikhil, and Nikhil is the husband of Oviya. How is Meera related to Oviya?
Correct answer: D
Since Oviya is Nikhil's wife and Meera is Nikhil's daughter, Meera is also Oviya's daughter.
In a certain code, STONE is written as RSNMD. Using the same rule, how should CARGO be written?
Correct answer: D
Each letter of STONE is shifted one place back in the alphabet (S to R, T to S, O to N, N to M, E to D). Applying the same -1 shift to CARGO gives BZQFN.
Statement: A hospital added appointment reminders. Which conclusion is most reasonably supported, without adding assumptions?
Correct answer: B
A reminder nudges patients to remember their appointment, so the modest, directly supported conclusion is that missed appointments may become less frequent — it does not guarantee they stop entirely.
Is m greater than 10? (1) m = 12. (2) m is an integer. Which statement(s) are sufficient to answer the question?
Correct answer: D
Statement 1 alone fixes m at 12, which is definitely greater than 10. Statement 2 alone only says m is an integer, which could be any value above or below 10.
Find the next number in the series: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 17, ?
Correct answer: C
The gap between consecutive terms increases by 1 each time (+1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6), so 17 + 6 = 23.
Statement: A city installed shaded bus shelters. Which conclusion is most reasonably supported, without adding assumptions?
Correct answer: B
Shading a bus shelter directly improves the waiting experience, so the modest, directly supported conclusion is that commuters may be more comfortable while they wait — the other options overreach beyond what the statement establishes.
Given the statements: No metal is wood. Some chairs are wood. Which conclusion follows?
Correct answer: C
Since some chairs are wood, and no wood is metal, those wooden chairs cannot be metal — so at least some chairs are not metal.
Is triangle ABC right-angled? (1) Its sides measure 3, 4 and 5. (2) One of its angles is the largest angle in the triangle. Which statement(s) are sufficient to answer the question?
Correct answer: C
Sides of 3, 4 and 5 satisfy the Pythagorean relation (3 squared + 4 squared = 5 squared), so Statement 1 alone confirms a right angle. Statement 2 is true of every triangle and reveals nothing about whether an angle is 90 degrees.
Statement: A bank began sending low-balance alerts. Which conclusion is most reasonably supported, without adding assumptions?
Correct answer: B
A low-balance alert is a notification, so the modest, directly supported conclusion is that customers may learn about a low balance sooner — it does not guarantee behavior change or eliminate overdrafts.
Four parcels — P, Q, R and S — arrive one after another. P arrives before Q. S arrives between P and Q. R arrives after Q. Which parcel arrives second?
Correct answer: C
Since S must arrive between P and Q, and R arrives after Q, the arrival order is P, S, Q, R — making S the second parcel to arrive.
A hiker walks 9 m south, then 12 m west. What is the straight-line distance from the starting point?
Correct answer: B
The south and west legs form a right angle, so the direct distance is the square root of (9 squared + 12 squared) = the square root of 225 = 15 m.
Four machines — Cutter, Press, Mixer and Drill — have capacities of 20, 30, 40 and 50 units, in some order. Cutter is not the smallest. Press has a larger capacity than Cutter. Mixer has a smaller capacity than Press. Drill has the largest capacity. What is Press's capacity?
Correct answer: B
Drill takes the largest capacity, 50. Since Cutter is not the smallest and Press must exceed Cutter (with room left for Mixer below Press among 20, 30 and 40), Cutter must be 30, forcing Press to 40 and Mixer to 20.
An archive stores records in the same way that a museum stores which items?
Correct answer: C
An archive is a repository for records, and a museum is a repository for artefacts — both are institutions built around preserving a specific category of material.
In a certain code, CLOUD is written as ENRXH. Using the same rule, how should NIGHT be written?
Correct answer: C
The first two letters shift forward by 2 and the next two by 3, with the last letter shifting by 4 (C+2=E, L+2=N, O+3=R, U+3=X, D+4=H). Applying the same pattern to NIGHT gives PKJKX.
A five-storey building has five shops, one per floor: bakery, pharmacy, clinic, bookstore and salon. The bookstore is on floor 1. The pharmacy is directly above the bookstore. The bakery is above the pharmacy. The clinic is below the bakery but above the pharmacy. The salon is on the top floor. Which floor is the clinic on?
Correct answer: A
With the bookstore on floor 1, the pharmacy on floor 2, and the salon on the top floor (floor 5), only floors 3 and 4 remain for the clinic and bakery; since the clinic is below the bakery, the clinic must be on floor 3.
A traveller walks 6 km east, then 8 km north. What is the straight-line distance from the starting point?
Correct answer: B
The east and north legs form a right angle, so the direct distance is the hypotenuse: the square root of (6 squared + 8 squared) = the square root of 100 = 10 km.
Given the statements: All doctors are graduates. Some graduates are athletes. Which conclusion follows?
Correct answer: A
Since doctors form part of the graduate group, and some graduates overlap with athletes, it is possible that some athletes are also doctors, though this is not guaranteed.
Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 18, 54, ?
Correct answer: C
Each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 3: 2x3=6, 6x3=18, 18x3=54, 54x3=162.
A file is 15th from the left and 11th from the right in a row of files. How many files are there in total?
Correct answer: A
Total = position from left + position from right - 1, so 15 + 11 - 1 = 25.
Statement: A warehouse labeled shelves by product family. Which conclusion is most reasonably supported, without adding assumptions?
Correct answer: D
Clear labeling makes it easier for staff to locate and verify the correct item, so the modest, directly supported conclusion is that picking errors may become easier to catch — it does not claim they are eliminated.
In a certain code, MINT is written as LHMS. What is WORLD written as, using the same rule?
Correct answer: B
Every letter of MINT is shifted one place back in the alphabet (M to L, I to H, N to M, T to S). Applying the same -1 shift to WORLD gives VNQKC.
Six colleagues R, S, T, U, V and W sit in a row. R sits at the left end. T is second from the right. W is adjacent to R. V sits immediately to the right of U. Who sits at the right end of the row?
Correct answer: A
With R=1 and T=5, W must sit at 2 (the only seat adjacent to R). Of the remaining seats 3, 4 and 6, only 3 and 4 are consecutive, so U=3 and V=4, leaving S in seat 6, the right end.
Odometer is related to distance in the same way that a thermometer is related to which quantity?
Correct answer: B
An odometer measures distance travelled; a thermometer measures temperature — both are dedicated measuring instruments for a single physical quantity.
A tool is 16th from the right end of a rack holding 34 tools. What is its position from the left end?
Correct answer: C
Position from the left = total - position from right + 1, so 34 - 16 + 1 = 19th.