Question 1. What is the next figure in the series?

a) A square inside a circle

b) A circle inside a square
c) A triangle inside a square
d) A circle inside a triangle

Question 2. What comes next in the pattern: Z, X, V, T, …?

a) S
b) R
c) Q
d) P

Question 3. What comes next? Circle, Triangle, Rectangle, Circle, Triangle, …

a) Circle
b) Square
c) Rectangle
d) Triangle

Question 4. What comes next in the sequence: JFMAMJJASON_?

a) D
b) J
c) M
d) F

Question 5. What comes next in the sequence: JFMAMJJASON_?

a) D
b) J
c) M
d) F

Odd One Out:

Question 1. Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 19

a) 3
b) 14
c) 11
d) 19

Question 2. Find the odd one out: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Gold, Nitrogen

a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Gold
d) Nitrogen
Question 3. Choose the odd one out: Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Dictionary

a) Algebra
b) Geometry
c) Calculus
d) Dictionary

Question 4. Choose the odd one out: Circle, Rectangle, Triangle, Cylinder

a) Circle
b) Rectangle
c) Triangle
d) Cylinder

Question 5. Find the odd one out: 16, 36, 49, 64, 81

a) 16
b) 36
c) 49
d) 64

Question 6. Find the odd one out: 125, 216, 343, 512, 729

a) 125
b) 216
c) 343
d) 512

Question 7. Find the odd one out: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 45

a) 14
b) 21
c) 28
d) 45

Question 8. Identify the odd one out: Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Elephant

a) Lion
b) Tiger
c) Leopard
d) Elephant

Question 9. Which is the odd one out: Square, Triangle, Circle, Rectangle

a) Square
b) Triangle
c) Circle
d) Rectangle

Question 10. Spot the odd one: Rose, Lotus, Jasmine, Banana
a) Rose
b) Lotus
c) Jasmine
d) Banana

Question 11. Find the odd one out: 32, 64, 128, 256, 300

a) 64
b) 128
c) 256
d) 300

Logical Sequences and Series:

Question 1. What is the missing number in the sequence: 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, …?

a) 120
b) 100
c) 72
d) 150

Question 2. Find the missing number: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, …?

a) 42
b) 45
c) 50
d) 55

Question 3. Find the missing number: 2, 6, 12, 20, …?

a) 30
b) 32
c) 34
d) 36

Question 4. What is the next number in the series: 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, …?

a) 120
b) 36
c) 48
d) 30

Question 5. What comes next in the pattern: 5, 10, 20, 40, …?

a) 50
b) 60
c) 70
d) 80

Question 6. What number comes next in the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, …?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 11
d) 13

Riddles/Word Puzzles:

Question 1. What has keys but can’t open locks?

a) A map
b) A piano
c) A code
d) A puzzle

Question 2. If you have me, you want to share

me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I?

a) Money
b) Love
c) A secret
d) Happiness

Question 3. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

a) A stamp
b) A plane
c) A boat
d) A cloud

Question 4. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with
wind. What am I?

a) Echo
b) Leaf
c) Shadow
d) Flame

Question 5. You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a
single person on the boat. Why?

a) They went below deck

b) The boat is far away
c) It’s night and too dark to see
d) They are all married

Question 6. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become?

a) It becomes wet
b) It sinks
c) It changes color
d) It disappears

Question 7. If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

a) Nine
b) Some
c) Ten
d) Eleven

Question 8. If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same.
What number is it?

a) 0
b) 1
c) 10
d) 5

Question 9. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 5

Question 10. If a peacock lays an egg on a hilltop, where would the egg roll?

a) North
b) South
c) It wouldn’t roll
d) Peacocks don’t lay eggs

Deductive Reasoning/Problem Solving:

Question 1. The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?

a) Friday
b) Thursday
c) Wednesday
d) Tuesday

Question 2. If the day after tomorrow is Sunday, what day was it yesterday?

a) Thursday
b) Friday
c) Wednesday
d) Saturday

Question 3. A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies,
“Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is the man in the
photograph?
a) The man’s son
b) The man himself
c) The man’s father
d) The man’s brother

Question 4. You have 3 stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which
do you light first?

a) Gas stove
b) Wood stove
c) Coal stove
d) The match

Question 5. Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each of them catches one fish. So why do they bring
home only three fish?

a) One fish got away

b) They shared one fish
c) There are actually only three people
d) One of the fish was too small to keep

Question 6. A snail climbs a 30-foot pole. During the day, it climbs 3 feet, and at night it slides back 2
feet. How many days does it take for the snail to reach the top of the pole?

a) 28 days
b) 27 days
c) 29 days
d) 30 days

Question 7. A man is 24 years older than his son. In 2 years, his age will be twice his son’s age. What is
the son’s current age?

a) 20
b) 21
c) 22
d) 23

Coded Patterns/Cipher Decoding:

Question 1. If ‘PENCIL’ is coded as ‘OCDMFK’, how is ‘BRUSH’ coded?

a) AQTVG
b) AQTRG
c) CQTSG
d) ASVGU

Question 2. In a certain language, ‘MATHEMATICS’ is written as ‘TAMCIHTAME’. How is ‘COMPUTER’

written in that code?
a) RETUPMOC
b) ERTUPMOC
c) REPUTMOC
d) RUTEMPUC

Question 3. If ‘SCHOOL’ is coded as ‘SXPNNLD’, how is ‘HOME’ coded?

a) HPNLD
b) HNQMF
c) HPNLF
d) HPLNE

Question 4. If ‘PENCIL’ is coded as ‘OCDMHK’, how is ‘ERASER’ coded?

a) DQZQDQ
b) DSBRDS
c) DQZRDQ
d) FSBTFS

Question 5. If ‘BIRD’ is to ‘DBRI’ and ‘FISH’ is to ‘HSIF’, how is ‘FROG’ coded?

a) OGRF
b) GORF
c) GFOR
d) ORGF

Question 6. If ‘JANUARY’ is coded as ‘1234516’, how is ‘JUNE’ coded?

a) 1565
b) 1265
c) 1235
d) 1526

Question 7. In a certain code, ‘BEACH’ is written as ‘YVZX’. How is ‘PORT’ written in that code?

a) KILG
b) KLFG
c) KIGN
d) KIGF

Question 8. If ‘RAT’ is coded as 513, how is ‘CAT’ coded?

a) 313
b) 113
c) 123
d) 143

Question 9. If ‘MOON’ is to ‘NOOM’ as ‘STAR’ is to …?

a) RATS
b) TSAR
c) ARTS
d) TARS

Question 10. If ‘APPLE’ is coded as ‘ELPPA’, how is ‘ORANGE’ coded?

a) EGORAN
b) EGNARO
c) EGNARO
d) ENOGAR

Math-based Puzzles/Questions:

Question 1. How many 3s are there in the sequence that are immediately followed by a 4 but not
immediately preceded by a 2: 12343534643212344321?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Question 2. If two pencils cost 8 cents, then how much do five pencils cost?

a) 20 cents
b) 25 cents
c) 40 cents
d) 15 cents

Question 3. It takes 5 workers 5 minutes to make 5 widgets. How long would it take 100 workers to
make 100 widgets?

a) 5 minutes
b) 100 minutes
c) 20 minutes
d) 1 minute

Question 4. How many months have 28 days?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 6
d) All of them

Question 5. If a clock shows 4:15, what is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

a) 52.5°
b) 67.5°
c) 75°
d) 82.5°

Question 6. What comes next in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, …?

a) 21
b) 25
c) 30
d) 36

Question 7. A cube has a volume of 27 cubic centimeters. What is the length of one side?

a) 2 cm
b) 3 cm
c) 4 cm
d) 5 cm

Question 8. If a train travels at a speed of 60 km/h, how long will it take to travel 240 km?

a) 2 hours
b) 3 hours
c) 4 hours
d) 5 hours

Question 9. If 7 + 3 = 50, 9 + 2 = 72, then 8 + 6 = ?

a) 62
b) 86
c) 96
d) 82

Question 10. If the ratio of the ages of two friends is 4:5 and the sum of their ages is 45 years, what is
the age of the younger friend?

a) 18 years
b) 20 years
c) 24 years
d) 25 years

Question 11. If a person is facing north, turns 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees anti-clockwise,
which direction are they facing now?

a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West

Question 12. What is the next number in the series: 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, …?

a) 120
b) 36
c) 48
d) 30

Family Relationships:
Question 1. A is the son of B. C is the daughter of B. D is the brother of B. How is A related to D?

a) Son
b) Nephew
c) Brother
d) Cousin

Question 2. X is the brother of Y. Y is the sister of Z. Z is the son of P. How is X related to P?

a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Grandson
d) Father

Question 3. If A is the father of B and C, and D is the mother of B and E, how is E related to C?

a) Brother
b) Sister
c) Half-brother
d) Cousin

Question 4. P is Q’s mother. R is Q’s sister. S is P’s husband. How is R related to S?

a) Daughter
b) Wife
c) Sister
d) Cousin

Question 5. M is the brother of N. N is the daughter of O. O

is the wife of P. How is M related to P?

a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Brother
d) Nephew

Question 6. A is B’s daughter. B and C are siblings. How is C related to A?

a) Aunt
b) Uncle
c) Cousin
d) Grandparent

Question 7. F is the mother of G. G is the sister of H. H is the father of I. How is F related to I?

a) Mother
b) Grandmother
c) Sister
d) Aunt
Question 8. J is the husband of K. L is the daughter of J. M is the sister of L. How is K related to M?

a) Mother
b) Aunt
c) Sister
d) Grandmother

Question 9. P is the son of Q. Q is the daughter of R. R is the wife of S. How is S related to P?

a) Father
b) Grandfather
c) Brother
d) Uncle

Question 10. T is the brother of U. U is the mother of V. V is the sister of W. How is T related to W?

a) Uncle
b) Brother
c) Nephew
d) Father

Other:

Miscellaneous:

Question 1. In a race, you passed the person in 2nd place. What place are you in now?

a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th

Question 2. Tree is to Forest as Star is to:

a) Sky
b) Galaxy
c) Moon
d) Sun

Question 3. If ‘CLOCK’ is to ‘TIME’ as ‘COMPASS’ is to:

a) Direction
b) Magnetism
c) Navigation
d) Sea

Question 4. ‘Heart’ is to ‘Circulation’ as ‘Lungs’ are to:

a) Breathing
b) Oxygen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Respiration

Question 5. If ‘POETRY’ is related to ‘VERSE’ in the same way ‘DRAMA’ is related to:

a) Scene
b) Act
c) Script
d) Performance

Question 6. Atom is to Element as Cell is to:

a) Organism
b) Tissue
c) Organ
d) Life

Question 7. If ‘Historian’ is to ‘Past’ as ‘Futurist’ is to:

a) Present
b) Future
c) Prediction
d) Science

Question 8. In a group of 50 people, 30 like cricket, 20 like football, and 10 like both. How many people
like either cricket or football?

a) 30
b) 40
c) 50
d) 60

Question 9. If all Boops are Toops and some Toops are Loops, which statement must be true?

a) All Boops are Loops

b) Some Boops are Loops
c) No Boops are Loops
d) Some Loops are not Boops

Question 10. There are 6 eggs in a basket. If you take 2 out, how many do you have?

a) 4
b) 6
c) 2
d) 3

Question 11. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea, what will it become?
a) It sinks
b) It floats
c) It disappears
d) Wet

Question 12. What comes next in the series: A1, B2, C3, …?

a) D4
b) E5
c) F6
d) G7

Question 13. What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 4 cm?

a) 16 cm³
b) 24 cm³
c) 64 cm³
d) 32 cm³

Question 14. If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same.
What number is it?

a) 0
b) 1
c) 10
d) 5

Question 15. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 5

Question 16. If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

a) Nine
b) Some
c) Ten
d) Eleven

Question 17. What comes next in the pattern: 5, 10, 20, 40, …?

a) 50
b) 60
c) 70
d) 80

Question 18. What number comes next in the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, …?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 11
d) 13

Question 19. A clock shows 6:30. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

a) 15°
b) 30°
c) 45°
d) 60°

Question 20. A father is 3 times as old as his son. After 15 years, he will be twice as old as his son.
What is the father’s current age?

a) 30
b) 45
c) 60
d) 75