BPSC-68 (Prelims) General Mental Ability
■ General Mental Ability Questions & Answers
Q 1. In a code language, if FASTER is written as 2229212319 and MONK is written as 15161412, the how will GUIDE be written in the same language?
(A) 222119522
(B) 192019423
(C) 212219523
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q 2. A rectangle has an area 30 cm2 and perimeter 26 cm. Its sides (in cm) are
(A) 2, 15
(B) 10, 3
(C) 5, 6
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q 3. A shopkeeper offers 10% discount on an item with marked price ₹ 400. If he charges 10% GST, then the final price of the item is?
(A) ₹ 396
(B) ₹ 380
(C) ₹ 400
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q 4. Arrange the following words in logical and meaningful order:
1. Vice President
2. President
3. Speaker
4. Prime Minister
5. Members of the Parliament
(A) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
(B) 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q 5. Reshma donates one-fourth of her property to a charity organization and divides the remaining property equality among her three children. The part of property each child gets is
(A) two-thirds
(B) half
(C) one-fourth
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q 6. Which of the following statements is false?
(A) Every square is a rectangle
(B) Every rhombus is a parallelogram
(C) Every square is a rhombus
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
The correct answer is option 'E'. Every square is a rectangle and also rhombus. Every rhombus is a parallelogram. So all statements are correct and none is false. Hence the answer option 'E' is correct.
Q 7. In a family of some persons, B says that R is the daughter of my sister A, who is the only daughter of T. X is the child of T and Z, who is the grandmother of H. K is the mother of M, who is the only sister of H. X is unmarried. If S is the spouse of A, how is K related to S?
(A) Sister-in-law
(B) Wife of brother-in-law
(C) Brother-in-law
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
K is the mother of M and H. That means K is female hence option C is ruled out. Z is the grandmother of H. So K is either daughter / daughter-in-law of T&Z. But A is the only daughter of (T&Z) so K is their daughter -in-law. Since X is unmarried, so husband of K is another son of T&Z. Let's name it Y who is brother of A. Since S is spouse (husband) of A (female) who is sister of Y. So Y is brother- in-law of S. Since K is wife of Y hence answer is wife of brother-in- law. Hence answer 'B' is correct.
Q 8. How many words, no matter if they are meaningless, can be formed by the letters of the word 'DIARY'?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 24
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
5! = 120 words can be formed.
Q 9. Select the missing number from the given alternatives:
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44 |
49 |
37 |
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52 |
? |
41 |
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58 |
35 |
53 |
(A) 56
(B) 77
(C) 66
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
In this problem, pattern has to be found to solve it. In the first column, all the figures are even and in the last column, they are all prime number. In the middle column, both the figures are odd and also divisible by 7 i.e. HCF is 7. So the missing number should also be odd and divisible by 7. Hence answer 'B' is correct.
Q 10. Find the missing number in the given series following the same pattern : 15, 20, 32, 62, 118, 248, ?
(A) 322
(B) 368
(C) 428
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
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