Reasoning & Logical Thinking Flashcards

In a row of 20 students, Ravi is 8th from the left. What is his position from the right?

Answer: 13th

Position from right = (Total + 1) − position from left = 21 − 8 = 13th.

Find the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 196, 288

Answer: 288

288 is not a perfect square; all others are perfect squares (11², 12², 13², 14²).

If CLOUD is coded as DNPVE, how is RAIN coded?

Answer: SBJO

Each letter shifts forward by +1: R→S, A→B, I→J, N→O, giving SBJO.

A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

Answer: 7.5°

At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5°, giving a difference of 7.5°.

Arrange in logical order: (1) Larva (2) Egg (3) Pupa (4) Butterfly

Answer: 2,1,3,4

The life cycle of a butterfly follows: Egg → Larva → Pupa → Butterfly.

Complete the analogy: Thermometer : Temperature :: Barometer : ?

Answer: Pressure

A thermometer measures temperature, and a barometer measures atmospheric pressure.

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, U are in a circle facing the center. Q is to the immediate right of P. U is to the immediate left of P. Who sits between U and Q?

Answer: P

U is immediately left of P and Q is immediately right of P, so P sits between U and Q.