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Analytical reasoning MCQs with Answers

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Question 1

Analyze the following diagram, in which the rectangle represents males, the square represents educated persons, the triangle represents urban persons and the circle represents civil servants.

Diagram of an overlapping rectangle, square, inverted triangle and circle, with a number written in each region

Then the number of persons who are neither educated nor urban but are civil servant males is:

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Question 2

How many rectangles are there in the given figure?

Line figure of an upright square divided into four parts, with slanted lines forming tilted squares around it

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Question 3

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

Line figure of three overlapping triangles on a vertical centre line, drawn over a rectangle divided by a horizontal line

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Question 4

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Coach Balkishen is trying to put together a team of four players for a tennis tournament. He has seven players available: males A, B and C and the females M, N, O and P. All players are of equal ability and there must be at least two males on the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other player.

  • Player B cannot play with player M
  • Player C cannot play with player P
  • Player M cannot play with player O

Some information is provided in the passage. On the basis of that information, answer the question.

If player O is selected and player B is rejected, the team will consist of which foursome?

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Question 5

Read the passage and answer the question.

Coach Balkishen is trying to put together a team of four players for a tennis tournament. He has seven players available: males A, B and C and the females M, N, O and P. All players are of equal ability and there must be at least two males on the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other player.

  • Player B cannot play with player M
  • Player C cannot play with player P
  • Player M cannot play with player O

Some information is provided in the passage. On the basis of that information, answer the question.

If player M is on the team, what other players must be on the team as well?

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Question 6

Read the passage and answer the question.

Directions: Some information is provided in the form of statements. On the basis of that information, answer the question.

  1. A cube has six sides, each of a different colour.
  2. The red side is opposite black.
  3. The green side is between red and black.
  4. The blue side is adjacent to white.
  5. The brown side is adjacent to blue.
  6. The red side is face down.

The side opposite to brown is

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Question 7

K is L’s wife’s husband’s brother. M is the sister of K. N is the sister of L. How is K related to L?

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Question 8

Atul is the son of Zamir. Alka is the daughter of Aman. Sheela is the wife of Aman. Mohan is the son of Sheela. How is Alka related to Mohan?

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Question 9

It is possible to make a meaningful word with the third, the fourth and the eleventh letters of the word ‘CONTROVERSIAL’. Write the first letter of that word.

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Question 10

Find the term that comes next in the series:
AOP, CQR, EST, GUV, ?

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