Logical Reasoning
MCQs — 10 Questions
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1
combinations
easy
How many different possible combinations of 1 paper plane and 1 paper boat can be formed from 4 paper planes and 4 paper boats?
Answer: D
Each of the 4 planes can be paired with each of the 4 boats, so there are 4 × 4 = 16 combinations.
2
figure-matrix
medium
Which figure will replace the question mark in the given figure matrix?
Answer: B
Each row contains the same shape with three, two and one nested copies. The missing cell must therefore contain three nested diamonds.
3
mirror-image
medium
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure.
Answer: B
The mirror is to the left of the figure, so the order and orientation of +25 are reversed. Option B shows the correct reflection.
4
word-formation
easy
Arrange the letters T, M, U, H and O to form a meaningful English word and identify its category.
Answer: C
The letters form MOUTH, which is a body part.
5
symbol-coding
medium
If a screwdriver is called a cooker, a cooker is called a lunchbox, and a lunchbox is called a flashlight, then what is used for cooking food?
Answer: A
A cooker is used for cooking food, and in the given code a cooker is called a lunchbox.
6
counting-shapes
medium
Find the number of rectangles in the given figure.
Answer: C
Counting all the small and combined rectangular parts of the gate gives 11 rectangles.
7
sequencing
medium
Walnuts are arranged from left to right as Q, E, G, T, K, R, N, W and H. If walnuts K and N are removed, which walnut is sixth from the right end?
Answer: C
After removing K and N, the order is Q, E, G, T, R, W, H. Counting six places from the right gives E.
8
embedded-figure
medium
Select the figure from the options that is exactly embedded in the given figure as one of its parts.
Answer: B
Tracing the lines in the main figure shows that figure B is present without changing its size or orientation.
9
figure-pattern
easy
The first three bell patterns contain 4, 7 and 10 bells respectively. How many bells will Pattern 7 contain?
Answer: A
Each new pattern has 3 more bells. Pattern 7 has 4 + 6 × 3 = 22 bells.
10
figure-analogy
medium
Identify the relationship in the first pair and find the missing number in the second pair.
Answer: A
The number equals the sum of the sides of the two shapes. A pentagon and triangle give 5 + 3 = 8. A square and hexagon give 4 + 6 = 10.
Mathematical Reasoning
MCQs — 10 Questions
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11
bar-graphs
easy
The bar graph shows packets of bread sold from Monday to Friday. On which two days were the same number of packets sold?
Answer: C
The bars for Tuesday and Friday both show 30 packets.
12
bar-graphs
medium
The packets of bread sold from Monday to Friday were 35, 30, 40, 25 and 30. How many more packets were sold on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday altogether than on Monday and Friday together?
Answer: A
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday total 30 + 40 + 25 = 95. Monday and Friday total 35 + 30 = 65. The difference is 30.
13
abacus
medium
Which of the given abacuses shows a number less than 1345?
Answer: D
Only 1215 is less than 1345.
14
solid-shapes
easy
Which of the following does not look like a cuboid?
Answer: C
A marker pen is cylindrical, whereas the other objects are shaped like cuboids.
15
fractions
easy
What fraction of the letters in the word PRONUNCIATION are consonants?
Answer: C
PRONUNCIATION has 13 letters. The consonants are P, R, N, N, C, T and N, so the fraction is 7/13.
16
distance
medium
A boat is 20 metres from a dock. The distance between the boat and an island is 3 times the distance between the boat and the dock. Find the distance between the dock and the island.
Answer: C
Boat to island = 3 × 20 = 60 m. The dock-to-island distance is 20 + 60 = 80 m.
17
money
medium
Nakul saves two ₹200 notes, one ₹100 note, one ₹50 note, one ₹20 note, one ₹10 coin and one ₹5 coin each month. If he saves the same amount every month, how much will he save in 1 year?
Answer: D
Monthly savings are ₹585. In 12 months, he saves 585 × 12 = ₹7020.
18
symbol-equations
medium
If cube + cube = 96 and cube + cylinder + cylinder = 120, find cube − cylinder.
Answer: C
Each cube is 48. Then 48 + 2 cylinders = 120, so each cylinder is 36. Thus 48 − 36 = 12.
19
temperature
easy
A thermometer shows 52°C. Which option shows 15°C more than this temperature?
Answer: D
52°C + 15°C = 67°C.
20
division
medium
A number between 50 and 62 is exactly divisible by 9. What is the result when 7 is subtracted from that number?
Answer: B
The number is 54. Subtracting 7 gives 47.
Everyday Mathematics
MCQs — 10 Questions
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21
fractions
easy
There are 19 balls in a basket. Eleven are blue and the rest are green. Find the fraction of green balls in the basket.
Answer: A
There are 19 − 11 = 8 green balls, so the fraction is 8/19.
22
money
medium
Sonal bought 5 teddy bears at ₹220 each and 2 doll houses at ₹310 each. How much does she have to pay?
Answer: C
5 × ₹220 + 2 × ₹310 = ₹1100 + ₹620 = ₹1720.
23
subtraction
easy
The number of books in library P is 384 less than the number in library Q. If library Q has 3000 books, how many books are in library P?
Answer: A
3000 − 384 = 2616 books.
24
comparison
easy
Balloons P, Q, R, S and T show 4231, 2150, 2982, 3127 and 5824 respectively. Kavita wants the balloon with the smallest number. Which balloon will she choose?
Answer: A
The smallest number is 2150, written on balloon Q.
25
time
medium
Rohit exercises every morning from 5:45 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. How much total time does he spend exercising in one week?
Answer: C
He exercises for 45 minutes daily. In 7 days, that is 45 × 7 = 315 minutes.
26
perimeter
easy
Pranav walked once around a triangular path whose sides measure 8 m, 15 m and 17 m. Find the total distance covered.
Answer: D
The total distance is the perimeter: 8 + 15 + 17 = 40 m.
27
money
easy
Rajesh bought a packet of biscuits for ₹25 and a packet of chips for ₹65. If he gave the shopkeeper ₹100, how much change did he receive?
Answer: D
The items cost ₹25 + ₹65 = ₹90, so the change is ₹100 − ₹90 = ₹10.
28
fractions
easy
Preeti drew 25 stars. Her daughter coloured 13 red and the rest blue. What fraction of the stars were coloured blue?
Answer: A
There are 25 − 13 = 12 blue stars, so the fraction is 12/25.
29
distance
easy
The distance from Rohan's house to the city park is 850 m and from the city park to the market is 215 m. How far did he travel from his house to the market via the park?
Answer: D
850 + 215 = 1065 m.
30
division
easy
There are 1550 helmets in a shop. If they are arranged equally in 5 rows, how many helmets are in each row?
Answer: C
1550 ÷ 5 = 310 helmets in each row.
Achievers Section
MCQs — 5 Questions
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31
temperature
hard
A thermometer shows Shimla's temperature as 27°C at 3:00 p.m. (p) Mussoorie is 9°C warmer at the same time. What is its temperature? (q) If Shimla's temperature decreases by 2°C every hour, what will it be at 11:00 p.m.?
Answer: D
Mussoorie's temperature is 27 + 9 = 36°C. From 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. is 8 hours, so Shimla decreases by 8 × 2 = 16°C and reaches 27 − 16 = 11°C.
32
money
hard
Kritika has three ₹500 notes and one ₹200 note. Her father gives her one ₹200 note and one ₹100 note. She loses one ₹200 note, then buys spectacles for ₹380, a book for ₹275 and bangles for ₹450. How much money is left?
Answer: B
She has ₹2000 after receiving the money. After losing ₹200, ₹1800 remains. The purchases total ₹1105, leaving ₹1800 − ₹1105 = ₹695.
33
long-division
hard
The long division of 789 by 5 contains missing values P, Q and R. Find P, Q and P + Q + R.
Answer: C
789 ÷ 5 = 157 remainder 4. The missing digits are P = 1, Q = 5 and R = 3 because the final subtraction is 35. Therefore P + Q + R = 9.
34
pictographs
hard
Each sunglasses symbol represents 20 sunglasses. The numbers of symbols from Monday to Sunday are 3, 2, 4, 7, 5, 10 and 12. (p) How many fewer sunglasses were sold on Thursday than on Saturday and Sunday together? (q) If Monday's and Wednesday's data are interchanged, how many more sunglasses were sold on Friday than on Wednesday?
Answer: C
For (p), (10 + 12 − 7) × 20 = 300. After interchanging Monday and Wednesday, Wednesday has 3 symbols while Friday has 5, so the difference is (5 − 3) × 20 = 40.
35
fractions
hard
Select the incorrect option.
Answer: D
RECYCLE has two vowels, so A is incorrect. The figure has 2 shaded parts out of 5 equal parts, so C is also incorrect. Therefore both A and C are incorrect.