Logical reasoning and puzzles. - One Line Questions
1.
In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. If the probability of selecting a boy is 3/5, what is the probability of selecting a girl? —
2/5
2.
Find the odd one out: 10, 20, 30, 40, 55 —
55
3.
Find the next term in the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ... —
13
4.
Find the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 196, 225 —
121
5.
Which of the following is a perfect square? —
144
6.
A clock shows 3:00 PM. In how many minutes will it show 3:30 PM? —
30
7.
A sum of money doubles itself in 10 years. In how many years will it triple itself? —
20 years
8.
If 'EAT' is coded as '3120', how is 'TEA' coded? —
2013
9.
Find the number of cubes in the following structure. (A 3x3x3 cube made of smaller cubes) —
27
10.
Find the number of straight lines in the following figure. (A square with one diagonal) —
3
11.
Find the next term in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ... —
36
12.
A train travels at 60 km/hr. How many seconds will it take to cover a distance of 1.5 km? —
90 seconds
13.
If 'DEAF' is coded as '1234', how is 'FACE' coded? —
3412
14.
Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ... —
37
15.
Which number replaces the question mark in the following figure? (A 3x3 grid with numbers: top row 1, 2, 3; middle row 4, ?, 6; bottom row 7, 8, 9) —
5
16.
How many triangles are there in the given figure? (A figure with a large triangle divided into four smaller triangles by lines from the apex to the base) —
4
17.
A man is 4 times as old as his son. In 5 years, he will be 3 times as old as his son. What is the present age of the man? —
40 years
18.
What is the value of X? (A series of equations: 2*3=8, 3*4=15, 4*5=24, 5*6=35, 6*7=?) —
42
19.
If 'ORANGE' is coded as '314526', how is 'GREEN' coded? —
42253
20.
What is the total number of hours in 3 days? —
72
21.
If in a certain language, 256 means 'You are good', 637 means 'We are bad', and 453 means 'You have bad', what does 'have' mean? —
4
22.
A man is 40 years old and his son is 10 years old. In how many years will the son be one-third the father's age? —
10 years
23.
A watch, when held upside down, shows 6:30. What is the actual time? —
5:30
24.
If 'GO' is coded as '20', 'SHE' is coded as '49', then 'SOME' is coded as: —
60
25.
Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101 —
53
26.
Find the missing number in the series: 8, 15, 24, 35, 48, ? —
60
27.
Which number replaces the question mark? (A 2x2 grid with numbers: top-left 5, top-right 8; bottom-left 7, bottom-right ?) —
10
28.
Which word does NOT belong with the others? —
Bicycle
29.
If 'Apple' is coded as 'BQQMF', how would 'Banana' be coded? —
CBOOBA
30.
If 'CAT' is coded as 'DOG', 'RAT' is coded as 'POT', then 'BAT' is coded as: —
BOT
31.
In a certain code, 'BRIGHT' is written as 'DSJHIU'. How is 'DEEP' written in that code? —
EFDS
32.
If 'WATER' is coded as 'XBUFS', how is 'EARTH' coded? —
FBSUI
33.
Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the photograph? —
His Son
34.
If 'ROSE' is coded as 'ESOR', how is 'BOOK' coded? —
KOOB
35.
If the 1st of January is a Monday, then the 1st of March of the same year will be a: —
Wednesday
36.
A person is facing North. He turns 45 degrees clockwise, then 90 degrees anti-clockwise, then 180 degrees clockwise. In which direction is he facing now? —
North
37.
A man is facing West. He turns 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees anti-clockwise, then 45 degrees clockwise. In which direction is he facing now? —
South
38.
If 'MAMA' is coded as 'LBLB', how is 'PAPA' coded? —
OZOZ
39.
If 'Pen' is called 'Book', 'Book' is called 'Table', 'Table' is called 'Chair', and 'Chair' is called 'Window', what do you write on? —
Chair
40.
If 'TABLE' is coded as 'EBATL', how is 'CHAIR' coded? —
RIAHC
41.
If 'TABLE' is written as 'BMELT', how is 'CHAIR' written? —
RDHJR
42.
A family consists of a father, mother, son, and daughter. The father is the brother of the aunt. The mother is the sister-in-law of the aunt. How is the mother related to the father? —
Wife
43.
A man walks 5 km north, then 4 km east, then 3 km south, then 2 km west. How far is he from his starting point? —
sqrt(10) km
44.
Which figure comes next in the series? (A series of shapes changing: Square, Circle, Triangle, Square, Circle, ?) —
Triangle
45.
Find the missing letter in the series: A, C, F, J, O, ? —
T
46.
If 1 is coded as A, 2 as B, 3 as C, ..., 26 as Z, then 20-8-5 is coded as: —
T I E
47.
Which word is the odd one out? —
Circle
48.
Find the next letter in the series: Z, Y, X, W, V, ... —
U
49.
If the day before yesterday was Saturday, what day will the day after tomorrow be? —
Thursday
50.
If 'CAT' is related to 'DOG' in the same way 'MAN' is related to which of the following? —
WOMAN