Analytical Ability Questions - Logical Reasoning - Set 5

1)   A does not have any sons or brothers but Bs father is As fathers son. What is B to A

a. Daughter
b. Sister
c. Mother
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Daughter

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   A man travels 6 Km due North turns right and travels 4 km due East. Then travels 3 Km due South and turns right once again & travels another 4 km due West. How far is he from the starting point?

a. 1 km
b. 2 km
c. 3 km
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3 km

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   If 3 cats can kill 3 rats in 3 minutes how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats?

a. 3
b. 100
c. 50
d. none of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   A little American and a big American are walking along a road. The little American is the big Americans son. The big American is not the little Americans father. Who is big Americana?

a. Daughter
b. Mother
c. Sister
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mother

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   What is the value of one-half of the two-thirds of three quarters of four-fifths of five-sixths of six-sevenths of seven eighths of eight ninths of nine tenths of 500?

a. 75
b. 50
c. 25
d. 1
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   If you wrote down all the members from 1 to 100 how many times would you write 3?

a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 20

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   A mischievous little monkey has fallen into a well 30-foot deep. Each day he can jump up three feet but because the walls are slippery he slips back two feet. At this rate when will the little monkey reach the top of the well?

a. 28 days
b. 29 days
c. 30 days
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 28 days

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   20 people for a fishing trip chartered a boat. However prior to leaving the dock a group of 10 more people expressed their desire to go along. This reduced the expense of each person in the original party by Rs. 1?. What was the charge of the use of boat?

a. Rs. 60
b. Rs. 80
c. Rs. 100
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 80

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Mr. Zahid had some cows and some hens. One day he decided to count them. He counted 15 heads and 50 legs. Can you figure out how many cows Mr. Zahid had?

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

ANSWER: 10

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   At the end of a meeting 10 people present all shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether.

a. 41
b. 42
c. 44
d. 45
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 45

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   A train traveling at a speed of 40 mph enters a tunnel that is 2 miles long. The length of the train is half a mile. How long will it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the coment the front enters to the moment the rear appears?

a. 3 minutes
b. 3:30 minutes
c. 4 minutes
d. 3:45 minutes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3:45 minutes

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   A heavy trunk has been lying in Marias garden since the last weeks storm. It can be sawed into two parts in one minute. How long will it take to saw it into 12 equal parts?

a. 11 minutes
b. 12 minutes
c. 5 minutes
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 11 minutes

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   A motor company in a small Town organized a car race. Five men competed in the race. There were no ties. Ali did not come in first. Nadeem was neither first nor last. Akram came in one place after Ali. Sheraz was not second. Aslam was two places behind Sheraz. How was no 1

a. Aslam
b. Sheraz
c. Akram
d. Ali
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Aslam

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Two trains - a passenger train and a goods train are running in the same direction on parallel railway tracks. The passenger train takes three times as long to pass the goods train. If the train maintains a uniform speed how many times faster than the goods train is the passenger train moving.

a. At same speed
b. Twice as fast
c. 4 times faster
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Twice as fast

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Can you find four consecutive numbers totaling 94?

a. 22 23 24 25
b. 20 21 22 23
c. 19 20 21 22
d. none
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 22 23 24 25

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   If Shamims daughter is my sons mother if I am male what am I to Shamim?

a. Brother
b. Son-in-law
c. Husband
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Son-in-law

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   If I had one more sister I would have twice as many sisters as brothers. If I had one more brother I would have the same number of each. How many brothers and sisters have I.

a. 3B 2S
b. 3S 2B
c. 2B 2S
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3S 2B

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Our teacher has come out with another puzzle for her student. It is: If three days ago was the day before Friday what day will be after tomorrow?

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

ANSWER: Tuesday

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Mr. Baig is raking his lawn. He heaps up 22 big piles of leaves in the front yard and 39 in the backyard. If we put them altogether how many piles will he has.

a. 61
b. 60
c. 1
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Find two numbers whose sum is 28 and difference 4.

a. 16 12
b. 13 18
c. 10 11
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 13 18

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!