General Mental Ability

1. Question

1 points

During the last summer vacation, Ankit went to a summer camp where he took part in hiking, swimming and boating. This summer, he is looking forward to a music camp where he hopes to sing, dance and learn to play the guitar. Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made.

Which one of these logically follows from the information given above? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Ankit's parents want him to play the guitar.
Ankit prefers music to outdoor activities.
Ankit goes to some type of camp every summer.
Ankit likes to sing and dance.

2. Question

1 points

Gita is prettier than Sita but not as pretty as Rita. Then, (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Sita is not as pretty as Gita.
Sita is prettier than Rita.
Rita is not as pretty as Gita.
Gita is prettier than Rita.

3. Question

1 points

The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work on different aspects of the composition of a piece of music. Seven persons are available for this work; they are Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh and Jaswant.

Rohit and Tanya will not work together.

Kunal and Shobha will not work together.

Mukesh and Kunal want to work together.

Which of the following is the most acceptable group of people that can be selected by the music director? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Rohit, Shobha, Kunal and Kaushal
Tanya, Kaushal, Shobha and Rohit
Tanya, Mukesh, Kunal and Jaswant
Shobha, Tanya, Rohit and Mukesh

4. Question

1 points

Geeta is older than her cousin Meena. Meena’s brother Bipin is older than Geeta. When Meena and Bipin visit Geeta, they like to play chess. Meena wins the game more often than Geeta. Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made.

Which one of these logically follows from the information given above? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

While playing chess with Geeta and Meena, Bipin often loses.
Geeta is the oldest among the three.
Geeta hates to lose the game.
Meena is the youngest of the three.

5. Question

1 points

Out of 120 applications for a post, 70 are male and 80 have a driver’s license. What is the ratio between the minimum to maximum number of males having driver’s license? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

1 to 2
2 to 3
3 to 7
5 to 7

6. Question

1 points

The tank-full petrol in Arun’s motor-cycle lasts for 10 days. If he starts using 25% more everyday, how many days will the tank-full petrol last? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

5
6
7
8

7. Question

1 points

A person can walk a certain distance and drive back in six hours. He can also walk both ways in 10 hours. How much time will he take to drive both ways? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Two hours
Two and a half hours
Five and a half hours
Four hours

8. Question

1 points

A thief running at 8 km/hr is chased by a policeman whose speed is 10 km/hr. If the thief is 100 m ahead of the policeman, then the time required for the policeman to catch the thief will be (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

2 min
3 min
4 min
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9. Question

1 points

A worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if his speed from his house to the factory is 5 km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr, then he reaches the factory 7 minutes early. The distance of the factory from his house is (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

3 km
4 km
5 km
6 km

10. Question

1 points

The following table gives population and total income of a city for four years :


Year	1992	1993	1994	1995
Populations in lakhs	20	21	22	23
Income in crores (Rs.)	1010	1111	1225	1345

Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of the above data? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Population increased by 5% or more every year.
Income increased by 10% or more every year.
Per capita income was always above Rs. 5,000.
Per capita income was highest in 1994.

General Mental Ability – MCQs Test 5