General Mental Ability — Practice

Question 1

Complete the analogy: Cow is to Barn as Horse is to ?

Accepted Answer

A cow's typical place of shelter is a barn; a horse's typical place of shelter is a stable.

Answer: Stable.

Question 2

Complete the analogy: Scissors is to Cut as Broom is to ?

Accepted Answer

Scissors are a tool used to cut; a broom is a tool used to sweep.

Answer: Sweep.

Question 3

Complete the number analogy: $5:25 :: 9:?$

Accepted Answer

The relationship is 'square the first number': $5^2=25$, so $9^2=81$.

Answer: 81.

Question 4

Find the next term: 7, 12, 17, 22, ?

Accepted Answer

Each term increases by a constant 5 (arithmetic series): $22+5=27$.

Answer: 27.

Question 5

Find the odd one out: 8, 27, 64, 125, 150.

Accepted Answer

$8=2^3$, $27=3^3$, $64=4^3$, $125=5^3$ are all perfect cubes; 150 is not.

Answer: 150.

Question 6

Find the odd one out: Apple, Banana, Carrot, Mango, Grapes.

Accepted Answer

Apple, Banana, Mango and Grapes are all fruits; Carrot is a vegetable.

Answer: Carrot.

Question 7

Find the next term: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?

Accepted Answer

Each term is 3 times the previous one (geometric series): $81	imes3=243$.

Answer: 243.

Question 8

Find the next term: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?

Accepted Answer

These are consecutive squares starting from $2^2$: $2^2,3^2,4^2,5^2,6^2$. The next is $7^2=49$.

Answer: 49.

Question 9

Find the next term: 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, ?

Accepted Answer

This is the sequence of prime numbers. The next prime after 17 is 19.

Answer: 19.

Question 10

Find the next letter: C, F, I, L, ?

Accepted Answer

Each letter moves forward 3 positions in the alphabet (C=3, F=6, I=9, L=12): the next is position 15, which is O.

Answer: O.

Question 11

If RIVER is coded as SJWFS (each letter shifted forward by 1), how is OCEAN coded in the same rule?

Accepted Answer

Applying the +1 shift to each letter: O→P, C→D, E→F, A→B, N→O.

Answer: PDFBO.

Question 12

A man walks 4 km south, then 3 km east. Find the straight-line distance from his starting point.

Accepted Answer

South and east are perpendicular directions, so the straight-line distance is $\sqrt{4^2+3^2}=\sqrt{16+9}=\sqrt{25}=5$ km.

Answer: 5 km.

Practice — General Mental Ability

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