Analytical Skills MCQ Questions Answers

1. Any element of a web page that is clicked counts as a _____ to a server.

2. Carefully study the following arrangement: 8Z5’CDZ%J$7SQRI@Z12 What will replace the question mark (?) in the following sequence, which Is based on the above given arrangement? 58C 'ZD C52 ?

3. How many pairs of the alternate numbers are there in the given sequence that have a difference of 3 among themselves? 13679245678524781356865

4. During the morning assembly in a school, students stand in the playground in a f‌ixed pattern of rows. Each row consists of students of only one particular class. 1) There are four more rows of Class 10 students than of Class 5 students. 2) The number of rows of Class 6 students is one less than of Class 10 students. 3) One of the classes has the maximum number of rows, i.e., seven. 4) There are two rows of Class 5 students. 5) There are two more rows of Class 8 students than of Class 5 students. 6) The number of rows of Class 9 students is less than that of Class 7 students. Analyze this information and answer the question given below. Which of the following is the total number of rows of Class 10 students?

5. In a certain city, there are six hotels, namely: A, B, C, D, E, and F. Hotel D is 25km to the north of Hotel F, which is 35km to the northeast of Hotel B. Hotel A is 15km west of Hotel E and 25 km to the southwest of Hotel C. Hotel B, A and E are in a straight line in the given order. Hotel B and E are 30km apart from each other. Which hotel is nearest to the northeast of Hotel E?

6. This question is based on the following series: aABLJ1238YZM957QRF Complete the given sequence on the basis of above series. aL2, AJ3, Y9Q, B1?

7. A, B, C, D and E took an exam. When the result was declared, the teacher wrote the following information on a piece of paper: B has scored more than 2 marks. C has scored more marks in the exam than A and B have scored together. Marks scored by A are the same as the total marks scored by D and E together. A has scored more marks than B. No two people have scored the same marks. If D scored more marks than B, who scored the lowest marks?

8. Count the number of rectangles in the diagram given above.

9.

This question is based on the following series: aABLJ1238YZM957QRF

Which character is midway the 3^rd character from left and 6^th character from right?

10. A team of four students has to be selected from A, B, C, D, E, F and G, according to the following conditions: B will not be with F. A and C must be together. E will not be with A. G and D must be together. F will not be with G. A team can consist of:

11. What is the total number of triangles in the given diagram?

12. Read the following sentence carefully and answer the question that follows: Jack is sleeping. Which of the following statement/statements is/are necessary to justify the given sentence? 1)Jack is in bed. 2)It is afternoon. 3)Everyone lying on the bed is sleeping.

13. A train stops at six different stations on its route. After the train leaves the sixth station, it returns to the first station and repeats the cycle. The stations are located in six cities and are named A, B, C, D, E and F. E is the third station. B is the sixth. Station D comes before station F. Station C comes before station A. If C is the fourth station, which station among the following should come immediately before Station C?

14. It is widely accepted that sports players are unconcerned about the environmental hazards. But this opinion is not true. A study recently conducted indicated that 75 percent of the 5000 players interviewed revealed a high level of interest in environmental hazards. If this conclusion is true, which among the following would not favor it?

15. Students of a college who are excused from attending the public speaking class are better orators than those who take the course. Thus we can improve public speaking skills of students by cancelling the public speaking course. The flaw in the reasoning used in the above argument is that the writer:

16. A survey recently conducted revealed that the consumption of alcohol is injurious to health. The survey found that, on an average, men drank 75% of the total alcohol and women 25% during the last five years. Which question out of the following will be the most appropriate in evaluating the given statement?

17. In a game, Peter places seven marbles adjacently in a row. Two marbles are red in color. Two blue colored marbles are adjacent to the same red marble. There is one pink colored marble. There are two white colored marbles but they are not placed adjacent to each other. One of the red colored marbles is place at one end of the row. If the pink colored marble is placed at the other end of the row, where is the second red colored marble?

18. Damon is running 80m towards the west, then he turned left and walked 10m, then he turned to the left and went 10m and then turned left again and went 10m. How far is Damon from the starting point?

19. Count the number of triangles in the given diagram

20. Two siblings: A and B, are having a conversation. Read the following information and answer the given question: A says to his sister, B: 'I have as many sisters as brothers.' B tells her brother, A: 'I have twice as many brothers as sisters.' How many brothers and sisters are there?

21. Bob walks 8km towards North and turns to his right and walks 4km more. He then turns to his right and walks 5km and turns again to his right and walks another 4 km. Here he meets Smith coming from the opposite direction. They both stop here. If Bob is to again reach the point from where he started, in which direction will he have to go from the point he's standing?

22. Jack said to Martha 'YOUR ONLY BROTHER'S SON IS MY WIFE'S BROTHER'. How is Martha related to Jack's wife?

23. In a city, there are 6 hotels named: A, B, C, D, E and F. Hotel D is 25km to the north of hotel F, which is 35km to the northeast of hotel B. Hotel A is 15km west of Hotel E and 25km to the southwest of Hotel C. Three hotels are in a straight line in the following order: B, A and E. Hotels B and E are 30km apart from each other. Which hotel is the farthest to the southwest of Hotel D?

24. In the following sequence, how many numbers are divisible by 3 or 5 and are immediately followed by an odd number? 29, 25, 26, 21, 3, 25, 35, 18, 20, 22, 50, 9, 52, 54, 55, 56, 48, 26, 45

25. Stefan and Elena start walking Westwards from a certain point. After covering 20 km, Stefan turns right and Elena turns left. Stefan waits for some time and then walks another 10 km, whereas Elena walks only 5 km. Henceforth they both start walking Southwards and cover 15 km each. How far is Stefan from Elena?

26. There are three people, A, B and C. They are to share a cake equally. They cut the cake into 'n' equal pieces. After each one of them finishes eating 4 pieces of the cake, the total number of the remaining pieces of the cake is equal to that to which each person was entitled initially. Find the value of 'n'.

27. Suppose there is a group of 5 people P, Q, R, S, and T. Information about these 5 persons is as follows:  Among them one is cricketer, one is Hockey player, and one is football player.  P and S are unmarried women in the group and do not take part in any game.  None of the women plays Hockey or Cricket.  There is a married couple in the group. T is the husband.  Q is the brother of R and is neither a hockey player nor a football player. Based on the given information, who is the Cricketer in the group?

28. Read the following information and answer the given question: Four lions, P, Q, R and S, and four tigers, L, M, N and O are being transferred from a wild life sanctuary. They are being transferred in two special animal transport vehicles. Each vehicle can hold four animals according to the following conditions: 1. There are exactly two lions and two tigers in each vehicle. 2. Either P or Q, but not both, can be kept in the first vehicle. 3. If L is in the first vehicle, R must also be in the first vehicle. 4. If N is in the first vehicle, Q cannot be in the first vehicle. If Q is in the first vehicle, which of the following three animals are kept along with Q?

29. Six people, P, Q, R, S, T and V, run a marathon. Q does not win. Two runners separate T and S. P is running behind S and T. Q is running ahead of T and there is one runner in between the two of them. V is running ahead of S. How many runners separate P and V?

30. Read the following information and answer the given question: A certain code-word uses the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The digits are written from left to right and the following conditions are to be adhered to: 1)The code-word must be four-digits long. 2)Repetition of digits is allowed but there should be atleast two different digits in the code-word. 3)1 cannot be the first number in the code-word. 4)If 2 occurs, it should occur more than once. 5)3 cannot be the last number in the code-word, nor can it be next to the last digit. 6)If 1 occurs, 4 must also occur. 7)If 2 does not occur, 5 too cannot occur. Which of the following can be the code-word?

31. It is given that: 1. Fin is the brother of Austin. 2. Cane is the daughter of Austin. 3. Karol is the sister of Fin. 4. Goofy is the brother of Cane. Based on the above information, who is the uncle of Goofy?

32. Suppose there is a group of 5 people P, Q, R, S, and T. Information about these 5 persons is as follows:  Among them one is cricketer, one is Hockey player, and one is football player.  P and S are unmarried women in the group and do not take part in any game.  None of the women plays Hockey or Cricket.  There is a married couple in the group. T is the husband.  Q is the brother of R and is neither a hockey player nor a football player. Based on the given information, who is the Wife of T?

33. How many 7s are there in the following series which are immediately preceded by 9 but not followed by 7? 749769774329727793279

34. There are six members in a family: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 and C6. The relation among the family members is such that there are 2 fathers, 1 mother, 1 daughter and 3 brothers. No person in the family is a grandmother to the other family members. Additional information is given as follows:  C3 is the sister of C6.  C2 is the brother of C5's husband.  C4 is the father of C1 and grandfather of C6. Who is the mother in the family?

35. A, B, C and D were sitting around a dinner table and discussing their professions. A said, 'I am sitting opposite the tester.' B said, 'I am on the right of the programmer.' The debugger said, 'I am on the left of the manager.' D said, 'I am sitting opposite C.' Find the professions of A and B on the basis of the above-given information.

36. For his highly confidential project, Professor Mark Philip is trying to make a team comprising four doctors: two males and two females. He can choose the team members from among Peter, Jack, Martin, Steve, Mary, Rosy and Stephanie. Peter, Jack, Martin and Steve are male doctors. Mary, Rosy and Stephanie are female doctors. Peter and Jack do not work together. Rosy and Peter refuse to work together. Martin and Stephanie cannot work together. If Jack is made a member of the team, who among the following can be the other three members of the team?

37. A, B, C and D are four people. 1)A is the son of B. 2)B is the daughter of C. 3)C is the mother of D. Which among the following is true?

38. Graffitiing and speechmaking on public property should be banned. Anarchists and fundamentalists have no right to use public property to disseminate their nasty views. The above argument assumes that:

39. Four men: Rory, Stephen, Tony and Ulrich are married to four women: Rachel, Sarah, Teri and Ursa. Each of the four couples lives in one of the following four states: Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas and Utah. Read the following information carefully and answer the given question: 1- The first letters of the names of men, their wives and the states in which they live are not the same. 2- Sarah is not married to Rory. 3- Stephen does not live in Rhode Island or Utah and is not Rachel's husband. 4- Ulrich and Teri do not live in South Dakota. Who is Rory's wife?

40. Carefully read the given information and answer the following question: A teacher categorizes the students of a class in five groups: P, Q, R, S and T. She comes up with the following conclusions: All Ps are Qs. All Qs Are Rs. Some Ss are Ps. All Ss are Qs. No Ts are Rs. Which of the following is true?

41. What is the total number of triangles in the given diagram?

42. Suppose there is a group of 5 people P, Q, R, S, and T. Information about these 5 persons is as follows:  Among them one is cricketer, one is Hockey player, and one is football player.  P and S are unmarried women in the group and do not take part in any game.  None of the women plays Hockey or Cricket.  There is a married couple in the group. T is the husband.  Q is the brother of R and is neither a hockey player nor a football player. Based on the given information, who is the Football player in the group?

43. Peter places seven marbles in a row according to the following information.  Two marbles are red in color.  Two blue-colored marbles are adjacent to the same red-colored marble.  There is one pink-colored marble.  There are two white-colored marbles but they are not placed adjacent to each other.  One of the red-colored marbles is placed at one end of the row. If the pink-colored marble is placed at the other end of the row, then the marble of which color will be placed in the center of the row?

44.

There are five friends: A, B, C, D and E who pursue five different professions: singer, lawyer, doctor, sportsman and chef, not necessarily in the same order. One day, they meet and discuss their respective earnings. E is earning as much as the singer. C is earning less than the lawyer. A is earning less than the doctor. B is earning more than the chef. C is earning more than the doctor. The doctor is earning more than the sportsman. E is earning more than B. Based on the above information, what is A's profession?

45. This question is based on the following sequence: aABLJ1238YZM957QRF If second half of the sequence is reversed, which character will be at the 4th position from right?

46. Read the statements below: P can speak English and Spanish. Q can speak English and French. R can speak French and Spanish. S can speak German and English. T, a Spaniard, can also speak German. Who among the following cannot have a conversation without an interpreter?

47. A marketing executive in a company in India commences work in his office from 9 AM (+5:30 GMT) onwards. He needs to place a conference call to his colleagues based in different countries, and are, therefore, separated by time-zones. These colleagues reside in the following places: Kuwait (+03:00 GMT) Finland (+02:00 GMT) Russia (+04:00 GMT) Japan (+09:00 GMT) Which of the given options is the correct time-slot according to the Indian Standard Time in which he can place a conference call to his colleagues before their respective lunch breaks, i.e., before 1 PM according to their country's standard times?

48. There are six members in a family: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 and C6. The relation among the family members is such that there are 2 fathers, 1 mother, 1 daughter and 3 brothers. No person in the family is a grandmother to the other family members. The additional information is given as follows:  C3 is the sister of C6.  C2 is the brother of C5's husband.  C4 is the father of C1 and grandfather of C6. Who is C5's husband?

49. Five people, P, Q, R, S and T are appearing in an interview. The order in which they will be called for the interview is fixed. P will be called before R, Q will be called before S and T before P. Which among the following could be the correct sequence in which they would attend the interview?

50. In a city, there are six hotels named: A, B, C, D, E and F. Hotel D is 25km to the north of Hotel F, which is 35km to the northeast of Hotel B. Hotel A is 15km west of Hotel E and 25km to the southwest of Hotel C. Three hotels are in a straight line in the following order: B, A and E. Hotels B and E are 30km apart from each other. If a visitor moves from Hotel E to Hotel D via Hotels A, B and F, then how much distance s/he would have covered?

51. A file, which is to be forwarded from the India (GMT +05:30) branch of a certain company, must go through four other branches, which are located at different places and are in different time-zones. The file takes five minutes to get processed and reach at the next location. At what time the file should be dispatched from India so that it reaches every branch in their last five working minutes (office timings are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM) according to the respective time-zones of each branch. Branch locations and their respective time-zones are as follows: Location A Time Zone (+11:10 GMT) Location B Time Zone (+11:05 GMT) Location C Time Zone (+11:00 GMT) Location D Time Zone (+10:55 GMT)

52. Bob walks 8km towards North and turns to his right and walks 4km more. He then turns to his right and walks 5km and turns again to his right and walks another 4 km. Here he meets Smith coming from the opposite direction. They both stop here. If the starting point from where Bob started is marked as A and finishing point is marked as B, then what is the distance between A and B?

53. There are six floors in a building from the first floor to the top floor. No two people can live on the same floor. Read the following information and answer the given question: P lives two floors below M. S lives on the floor above N. Two floors are vacant. If P lives on the second floor, which of the following would be true?

54. Two of Veronica's friends: Shaun and Michael, have their birthday today. Veronica wants to wish them during their free-incoming-calls time-slots, which is 11AM - 1PM according to their respective time-zones. At what time intervals Veronica should make the calls - first to Shaun and then to Michael - so that she is able to talk to them in their free-incoming-calls time-slots. The time-zone of the three are as follows: Veronica's time-zone: +11:00 GMT Shaun's time-zone: +6:00 GMT Michael's time-zone: +09:30 GMT

55. In a class, there are eight students: P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W. P is taller than Q, but shorter than R. Q is shorter than S, but taller than T. U is shorter than P, but taller than Q. V is taller than S, but shorter than U. W is shorter than Q. Based on the above information, which one of the following is true?

56. Three security guards: A, B and C, who guard a jewellery shop, work under the following conditions: None of the guards is called to work for three consecutive days. Guard A does not work on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Guard B does not work on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Guard C does not work on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. On which day of the week are all of them present for work?

57. From his current position at Location X (GMT + 2:00), Tom can choose to take any of the four flights that are scheduled at the same time (12:00 AM) from location X to the below-given locations (their GMTs are also mentioned). Location A: GMT + 09:00 Location B: GMT + 07:00 Location C: GMT - 09:00 Location D: GMT - 07:00 Each location can be reached from Location X after a 30-minute flight. If breakfast is available at every location between 7:00 AM - 9:00AM as per their respective GMTs, then which location should Tom fly to, if he wants to eat breakfast as soon as he lands?

58. In a certain code language, 'Tuta Kaba' means 'red apples' 'Pita haka' means 'sweet oranges' 'Haka nut kaba' means 'sweet luscious apples' Which word in the language means 'luscious'?

59. There are six members in a family: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 and C6. The relation among the family members is such that there are 2 fathers, 1 mother, 1 daughter and 3 brothers. No person in the family is a grandmother to the other family members. Additional information is given as follows:  C3 is the sister of C6.  C2 is the brother of C5's husband.  C4 is the father of C1 and grandfather of C6. How many male members are there in the family?

60. This question is based on the following series: aABLJ1238YZM957QRF Which letter is at the 5th position from the left of the 9th letter from the right in the given series?

61. Bob walks 8km towards North and then turns to his right and walks 4km more. He then turns to his right and walks 5km and turns again to his right and walks another 4 km. Here he meets Smith coming from the opposite direction. They both stop here. In which direction was Bob going after his first turn?

62. Based on the given information, who is the Hockey player in the group?