First Round Intellectual contest

Each of the following questions has a group. Find out which one of the given alternatives will be
another member of the group or of that class.
1. Root, Stem, Branch
(A) Fertilizer (B) Leaf (C) Tree (D)Wood
Ans (B)
2. 'Forest' is related to 'Vivarium' in the same way as 'sea' is related to:
(A) Port site (B) Water (C) Fishery (D)Aquarium
Ans (D)
3. One morning after sunrise, Vimal started to walk. During this walking he met Stephen
who was coming from opposite direction. Vimal watch that the shadow of Stephen to the
right of him (Vimal). To Which direction Vimal was facing?
(A) East (B) West (C) South (D) Data inadequate
Ans (C)
4. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre:
P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V.
S is not the neighbour of P.
V is the neighbour of U.
Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S.
Which two of the following are not neighbours?
(A) RV (B) UV (C) RP (D) QW
Ans (A)
5. A cube is cut in two equal parts along a plane parallel to one of its faces. One piece is
then coloured red on the two larger faces and green on the remaining, while the other is
coloured green on two smaller adjacent faces and red on the remaining. Each is then cut
into 32 cubes of same size and mixed up.
How many cubes have no coloured face at all?
(A) 32 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) None
Ans (D)
6. In each of the following questions, five words have been given out of which four are
alike in some manner, while the fifth one is different. Choose the word which is different
from the rest.
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
(A) December (B) February (C) March (D) July (E) May
Ans (B)
7. A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will
have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has." A
and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards
more than what C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B
have?
(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 25 (D) 35
Ans (C)
8. In each question, an incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers is given. Pick out
the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully.
Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger ......
(A) we could detect that he was very happy
(B) he failed to give us an impression of his agony
(C) he succeeded in camouflaging his emotions
(D) he could succeed in doing it easily
(E)people came to know that he was annoyed
Ans (E)
9. If A $ B means A is the brother of B; B * C means B is the son of C; C @ D means C is
the wife of D and A # D means A is the son of D, how C is related to A?
(A) Maternal grandmother (B) Maternal aunt (C) Aunt (D) Mother
Ans (D)
10. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Elephant 2. Cat 3. Mosquito
4. Tiger 5. Whale
(A) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 (B) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5 (C) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 (D) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
Ans (B)
11. How many Coup d'états have we had in the history of Nigeria
A) 1 B) 3 C)4 D)5
Ans: 5
12. Which of this is a classical symptom of hypertension
A) Migraine B) excessive sweating C) Fatigue D) none
Ans: D, none (hypertension has no sign and symptoms; hence the name: silent killer).
13. Hyperpiesia is also known as?
Ans= hypertension
14. Which is not a psychological disorder?
A) Homosexualism B) Somnambulism C) Hysterical Neurosis D) Nystagmus
ANS: D, nystagmus.
15. What is ∞÷∞?
Ans = 1
16. What year did British conquest of Nigeria end?
Ans = 1905
17. What Asia country is known for the ban on blue jeans
A) North Korea B) Japan C) Thailand D) India
Ans: A, North Korea
18. False sensation and tingling usually felt in the limbs?
A) Paramnesia B) Temporal lobe epilepsy C) paresthesia D) hyperesthesia
Ans: C, paresthesia
19. A hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half. How many eggs does one hen
lay in one day?
Ans = 2/3
20. What year did Florence Nightingale create the first secular nursing school?
A) 1960 B)1954 D)1970 C)1957
Ans: A, 1960.