Analytical Ability Questions - Logical Reasoning - Set 4

1)   If 20th of February of a leap year falls two days preceding a Saturday what day of the week will dawn on 3rd of next March?

a. Tuesday
b. Wednesday
c. Friday
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tuesday

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Reaching a party day before yesterday I found myself two days late. If day after tomorrow is Friday. On what day was the party scheduled to be held?

a. Sunday
b. Monday
c. Saturday
d. Thursday
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Saturday

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   What member when multiplied by itself remains one short of half a century

a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 7

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   The old mans son is my sons uncle. What is the old man to me?

a. Brother
b. Father
c. Son
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Father

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   If the day that dawned on the day following day before yesterday was Monday what day of the week will dawn day after tomorrow.

a. Sunday
b. Monday
c. Thursday
d. Friday
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thursday

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   A man faces North & covers 7 km turns West and covers 2 km then turns South and covers 4 km and turns West and covers 2 km. How far is he from starting point.

a. 5 km
b. 15 km
c. 20 km
d. 2 km
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5 km

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   If your doctor gave you three pills and told you to take one every half an hour how long would they last.

a. 1/2 hour
b. 1 hour
c. 1
d. 2 hours
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1 hour

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   If a man at the North pole walks ten miles South then ten miles East and then ten miles North. How far would he be form his starting point?

a. 10 miles far
b. Starting point
c. 20 miles far
d. 5 miles far
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10 miles far

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Mr. and Mrs. Gill have seven daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are there in the Gill family.

a. 10
b. 20
c. 5
d. 15
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   This stamp puzzle will stump you. We know there are 12 one-rupee stamps in a dozen. But how many 50 Paisas stamps are there in a a dozen.

a. 24
b. 12
c. 6
d. 3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 12

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Five cars are parked bumper to bumper. How many bumpers are touching each other.

a. 4
b. 5
c. 8
d. 10
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 8

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   The number of eggs in a basket doubles every minute. The basket is full of eggs in an hour. When was the basket half-full?

a. 58 minutes
b. 59 minutes
c. 60 minutes
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 59 minutes

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Which number gives the same result when it is divided by-6 as when it is subtracted from-6?

a. -6.2
b. -7.2
c. -8.2
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: -7.2

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   X is smaller than T but taller than Z. Who is the tallest of three?

a. X
b. Y
c. Z
d. Nothing can be said
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Y

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   A Scientist claims that he has found a solid that would dissolve other soliids. Is this right?

a. Yes
b. North-West
c. Nothing can be said
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: North-West

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   The sum of two numbers is 84. If one of them exceeds the other by 12 find the numbers.

a. 42 40
b. 36 48
c. 30 52
d. 32 50
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 36 48

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   A is the father of B but B is not As son. What is relationship of B to A.

a. Uncle
b. Cousin
c. Daughter
d. Sister
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Daughter

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   If three clothes are dried up together in 2 hours in how many hours can 6 clothes be dried up together?

a. 1 hour
b. 2 hours
c. 4 hours
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2 hours

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   X & Y are the parents of Z but Z is not the son of X. What is Z to X.

a. Nephew
b. Daughter
c. Father
d. Aunt
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Daughter

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   I am sixth in the queue starting from either end. How many are there in the queue.

a. 11
b. 9
c. 13
d. 12
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 11

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!