24th Jul

Without assuming anything, choose the conclusion which can be logically drawn from the following statement. 

Men love engaging in contact sports.

• Some males like participating in sports that require physical contact between players.

• Women don’t like contact sports as it requires too much rough handling.

• Only males like contact sports.

• Those who engage in sports that require physical contact are always men.

Answer explanation

Some males like participating in sports that require physical contact between players - only this can be concluded from this statement as some males like challenging sports, like contact sports. 

All other statements will require additional information to make a conclusion.

Which two of the following statements together prove that SARAH IS BEN’S SISTER. 

1. Sarah and Ben live in the same house.

2. George is Ben’s father.

3. Sarah’s mother has a son.

4. Sarah is George’s daughter.

• 2 and 3

• 
  3 and 4

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

Answer explanation

Statements 2 and 4 conclude that the father has a son Ben and a daughter Sarah. So Ben and Sarah are siblings.

Six employees are sitting around a circular table and are facing the centre of the table.

Debra is sitting between Peter and Patrick.

Ria is sitting between Mike and Lata.

Peter and Mike are sitting opposite to each other.

Who are the two employees sitting on either side of Mike?

• Ria and Lata

• Debra and Ria

• Ria and Patrick

• Patrick and Lata

Arrange the following sentences in order so it makes sense. 

A) Jerry was making a sandwich. 

B) Then, he put on tomatoes and lettuce. 

C) He put two pieces of bread in the toaster.

D) After they were crispy and brown, Jerry put some ham and cheese on top of the bread. 

E) Putting the sandwich together, he finally finished making the sandwich. 

• ABCDE

• ABDEC

• ADCBE

• ACDBE

Answer explanation

The complete order is:

Jerry was making a sandwich. He put two pieces of bread in the toaster. After they were crispy and brown, Jerry put some ham and cheese on top of the bread. Then, he put on tomatoes and lettuce. Putting the sandwich together, he finally finished making the sandwich.

Any other arrangement would not make sense here.

In a certain code YLQQIB means BOTTLE, what does JLRPB mean?

• 
  MOUSE

• 
  HOUSE

• PROUD

• 
  LOUSE

Answer explanation

The code is the word but every letter is moved by three.

Beth made a ramp to replace a set of steps that were 0.5 metres high. The ratio of the horizontal length of the ramp to its height is 12:1. What is the horizontal length of the ramp?

• 
  30 m

• 6 m

• 
  24 m

• 
  5 m

• 60 m

Answer explanation

The length of the ramp = 0.5 × 12 

= 6 m

Which two numbers add up to give 25 and when multiplied give 150?

• 16 and 10

• 
  20 and 5

• 15 and 10

• 12 and 13

• 
  16 and 9

Answer explanation

Let x and y be the two numbers.

The equations are

x + y = 25

xy = 150

Trial each option by substituting the values into the equation.

Only 15 and 10 add up to 25 and when multiplied, give 150.

A snail took one hour to walk around an equilateral triangle having a side length of 8 cm. 

What was its average speed?

• 72 cm/h

• 24 cm/h

• 12 cm/h

• 26 cm/h

• 8 cm/h

Answer explanation

The perimeter of the triangle is 3 × 8 = 24 cm.

Average speed was 24 cm in 1 hour = 24 cm per hour.

One leg of a right triangle is 18 cm and its area is 108 square cm. Find its height.

• 18cm

• 
  14cm

• 12cm

• 16cm

• 10cm

Answer explanation

Area of right triangle = 0.5 * height * base

108 = 0.5 * height * 18

height = 12cm

The numbers given below follow a pattern; what is the missing number?

3 5 1 6

15 35 x 48

• 7

• 5

• 9

• 3

• 13

Answer explanation

Square the number in the top box + double the number in top box = number in the box below it. 

So, it will be 1² + 2 x 1 = 3

OR

3 x (3 + 2) = 15.

5 x (5 + 2) = 35.

6 x (6 + 2) = 48.

Therefore 1 x (1 + 2) = 3.