ASET Logical Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which number does not belong in the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, 35, 49?
- 35 (Correct answer)
- 25
- 16
- 49
Correct answer: 35
The series contains perfect squares (4, 9, 16, 25, 49); 35 is not a perfect square.
Question 2: If 'Some cats are black' and 'All black things absorb heat,' which must be true?
- Some cats absorb heat (Correct answer)
- All cats absorb heat
- No cats absorb heat
- Black things are only cats
Correct answer: Some cats absorb heat
Since some cats are black, and all black things absorb heat, those particular cats must absorb heat.
Question 3: A clock shows 3:00. What angle is formed between the hour and minute hands?
- 90 degrees (Correct answer)
- 180 degrees
- 120 degrees
- 60 degrees
Correct answer: 90 degrees
At 3:00, the minute hand points at 12 and the hour hand at 3, forming a 90-degree right angle.
Question 4: If only honest people pass the integrity test, and James passed the integrity test, what can be concluded?
- James is honest (Correct answer)
- James is the most honest person
- All honest people know James
- James will always pass every test
Correct answer: James is honest
If only honest people pass, then anyone who passes (including James) must be honest.
Question 5: In a group of 30 students, 18 play chess, 14 play checkers, and 6 play both. How many play neither?
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 8
- 2
Correct answer: 4
Using inclusion-exclusion: 18 + 14 - 6 = 26 play at least one game; 30 - 26 = 4 play neither.
Question 6: What comes next in the pattern: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ___?
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 11
- 10
- 15
Correct answer: 13
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each term is the sum of the two preceding terms: 5 + 8 = 13.
ASET Logical Reasoning 2
Which number does not belong in the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, 35, 49?