General Mental Ability – MCQs Test 4

Consider the following statements. (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

1. All X-brand cars parked here are white.
2. Some of them have radial types.
3. All X-brand cars manufactured after 1986 have radial tyres.
4. All cars are not X-brand.

Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

Examine the following statements:

1. Only those who have a pair of binoculars can become the members of the birdwatcher’s club.
2. Some members of the birdwatcher’s club have cameras.
3. Those members who have cameras can take part in photo-contests.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Examine the following statements:

1. Rama scored more than Rani
2. Rani scored less than Ratna
3. Ratna scored more than Rama
4. Padma scored more than Rama but less than Ratna.

Who scored the highest? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, 5% can play all the three instruments, guitar, violin and flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Four children are sitting in a row. A is occupying the seat next to B but not next to C. If C is not sitting next to D, who is/are occupying seat/seats adjacent to D? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Consider that:

1. A is taller than B.
2. C is taller than A.
3. D is taller than C.
4. E is the tallest of all.

If they are made to sit in the above order of their height, who will occupy the mid position? (UPSC, 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Consider the following matrix:

What is the number at ‘X’ in the above matrix? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20th. When two boys joined, his rank was dropped by one. What is his new rank from the end? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

In a rare coin collection, there is one gold coin for every three non-gold coins. 10 more gold coins are added to the collection and the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins would be 1: 2. Based on the information, the total number of coins in the collection now becomes? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Consider the following information regarding the performance of a class of 1000

students in four different tests: (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

If a student scores 74 marks in each of the four tests, in which one of the following tests is her performance the best comparatively?