Reasoning MCQ Quiz Hub

Reasoning Mcq Set 5

Choose a topic to test your knowledge and improve your Reasoning skills

1. 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ?




2. 1, 4, 27, 16, 125, ?, 343




3. 1, 11, 34, 77, 143, ?




4. 4, 10, 28, ?, 244, 730




5. 2, 3, 3, 5, 10, 13, 39, ?, 172, 177




6. 121, 143, 165, 187, ?




7. 1, 4, 8, 13, ?, 26




8. 325, 259, 204, 160, 127, ?, 94




9. Complete the given series by finding the missing term 28, 33, 31, ?, 34, 39




10. Complete the given series by finding the missing term 5, 15, 45, 225, ?




11. Read the following information carefully and answer the questions below. In a tournament, Pool A and Pool B have seven teams each. In each pool, every team plays one match with every other team. Two points are awarded for a win, one point for a tie and zero for a loss. At the end of the pool stage, the top three teams in terms of the points scored, advance to the next round called the super stage. In the super stage, all the teams start at zero points and the three teams that advance from Pool A play one match each against the three teams that advanced from Pool B. Points are awarded as in the pool stage. At the end of the matches, the top four teams in terms of the points scored advance to the semi-finals and the winners of the semi-finals play the finals. If two or more teams end up with the same number of points at the end of the pool stage or the super stage, the team with better net run rate is placed higher. What is the minimum no. of matches won by a team that reaches the finals?




12. Read the following information to answer the given question In a tournament, Pool A and Pool B have seven teams each. In each pool, every team plays one match with every other team. Two points are awarded for a win, one point for a tie and zero for a loss. At the end of the pool stage, the top three teams in terms of the points scored, advance to the next round called the super stage. In the super stage, all the teams start at zero points and the three teams that advance from Pool A play one match each against the three teams that advanced from Pool B. Points are awarded as in the pool stage. At the end of the matches, the top four teams in terms of the points scored advance to the semi-finals and the winners of the semi-finals play the finals. If two or more teams end up with the same number of points at the end of the pool stage or the super stage, the team with better net run rate is placed higher. What is the total no. of matches played in the tournament?




13. Read the following information carefully and answer the question below. From a group of N contenders, a party has to select a leader. Even after holding a series of meetings, the politicians and the general body failed to reach a consensus. It was then proposed that all N contenders be given a number from 1 to N. Then they will be asked to stand on a podium in a circular arrangement, and counting would start from the contender numbered 1. The counting would be done in a clockwise fashion. The rule is that every alternate contender would be asked to step down as the counting continued, with the circle getting smaller and smaller, till only one person remains standing. Therefore, the first person to be eliminated would be the contender number 2. If N is 18, which position should a contender choose if he has to be the leader?




14. There are 64 players in a knock out tournament and every player is ranked (seeded) from 1 - 64. The matches are played in such a manner that in round one the 1st seeded player plays with the 64th, 2nd with the 63rd and so on. The players who win move on to the next round whereas others are out of the competition. In second round, the winner of match 1 will play winner of the last match (which was between seed 32 and seed 33), and winner of match 2 will meet the winner of second last match in round 1 and so forth. Thus, after all rounds winner is declared. In a tournament of 128 players, who will play 40 in round 2 if there are no upsets?




15. There are 64 players in a knock out tournament and every player is ranked (seeded) from 1 - 64. The matches are played in such a manner that in round one the 1st seeded player plays with the 64th, 2nd with the 63rd and so on. The players who win move on to the next round whereas others are out of the competition. In second round, the winner of match 1 will play winner of the last match (which was between seed 32 and seed 33), and winner of match 2 will meet the winner of second last match in round 1 and so forth. Thus, after all rounds winner is declared. Which seeds will play Match no 7 and Match no 10 in Round 1 of a 32-player tournament?




16. 1. There are 16 teams divided into 2 pools of 8 each. 2. Each team in a group plays against one another on a round-robin basis. 3. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the next round i.e. round 2. 4. In case of teams having the same number of wins, the team with better run-rate would be ranked ahead. 5. Draws are not allowed. What is the minimum number of wins required to guarantee qualification in the next round?




17. Directions : 1. There are 16 teams divided into 2 pools of 8 each. 2. Each team in a group plays against one another on a round-robin basis. 3. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the next round i.e. round 2. 4. In case of teams having the same number of wins, the team with better run-rate would be ranked ahead. 5. Draws are not allowed. What is the minimum number of wins required to qualify for the next round?




18. At what time between 7 and 8 will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but, not together?




19. At what time between 4 and 4.59 will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?




20. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is




21. At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and 3.25 pm, both the needles of the clock will coincide each other?




22. A clock is set right at 5 am the clock loses 16 min in 24 hours. What will be the right time when the clock indicates on 3 pm the 8th day?




23. How much does a watch gain or lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?




24. At what time between 7.02 and 8.02 will the hands of a watch be in the straight line but no together?




25. At what time between 3 & 4 will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?




26. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?




27. When the time in the clock is 7.20 pm, then the angle between the hands of the clock is




28. At what time between 5.30 & 6 will the hands of a watch be at right angle?




29. At what time between 9.13 and 10.12 will the hands of a watch be together?




30. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 40 minutes past 2?




31. An accurate clock shows 10 o'clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 6 o'clock in the evening?




32. An accurate clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 3, the hour hand has turned through:




33. Rohit has a watch that gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes. It was set right at 9 a.m. in the morning. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated 4 o'clock, how much time will the watch have gained?




34. At what angle are the hands of a clock inclined at 15 minutes past 4?




35. A correct clock shows 9 o'clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 3 o'clock in the afternoon?




36. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angles in 24 hours?




37. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in 24 hours?




38. There are 12 Buses running between London and Manchester, In how many ways can Jose Mourinho go from London to Manchester and return in a different Bus ?




39. In how many ways number of 2 digits can be formed out of the four digits 1,2,3 and 4 ?”




40. Find the number of words that can be formed using letters L,M,N and O ?”




41. In how many ways a football Team of 11 can be selected from a squad of 15 players ?




42. How many arrangements can be formed out of letters of the word CALCUTTA ?




43. How many different words can be formed with the letters of the word BHARAT?




44. How many numbers greater than a million can be formed with the digits 2,3,0,4,3,3,3 ?




45. In how many ways the letters of the word FAMILY can be arranged when F and Y are always together ?




46. In how many different ways the seven letters in the word MINIMUM be arranged if all of the 7 letters are used each time ?




47. If a Car registration number have four symbols, the first two of which are letters and the remainder digits, how many different registration numbers can be made ?




48. How many 5 digit cell phone numbers with pairwise distinct digits can be composed ?




49. How many greeting cards can be purchased by chain of 12 friends on the eve of Diwali festival if each sends a card to each other ?




50. A gentleman has got 6 sorts of note papers, 7 different ink-stands and 4 different pens. In how many ways can he begin to write a letter ?




51. There are 5 ways from A to B and 3 from B to C, How many ways are there from A to C via B ?




52. In a crossword puzzle there are 2 solutions to each of the 3 given places and 3 solutions to 1 other place. How many different solutions can be set in ?




53. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word GLOBE ?




54. Find the number of Triangles formed by joining the angular points of a polygon of 9 sides ?




55. In how many different ways can the letters of the word Auction can be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together ?”,