Basic Ability Test Perceptual Speed and Accuracy 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which number appears most frequently in the sequence: 3, 7, 2, 7, 5, 3, 7, 2, 3, 7?
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 7 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 7
The number 7 appears four times (positions 2, 4, 7, and 10), more than any other number in the sequence.
Question 2: How many times does the digit 3 appear in this sequence: 1 3 5 3 7 9 3 2 4 3 6 8 3?
- 3
- 4
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 5
The digit 3 appears five times, at positions 2, 4, 7, 10, and 13 in the sequence.
Question 3: Which code exactly matches 'XK47-B9'?
- XK47-B9 (Correct answer)
- XK47-89
- XK74-B9
- XK47-B6
Correct answer: XK47-B9
Only option A is a character-by-character exact match; the others contain a digit substitution or transposition.
Question 4: In a list of 50 names, every 5th name is highlighted. How many names are highlighted?
- 5
- 8
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 12
Correct answer: 10
Dividing 50 by the interval of 5 gives 10 highlighted names at positions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50.
Question 5: Which pair of four-digit numbers is identical?
- 8734 / 8734 (Correct answer)
- 6291 / 6219
- 4857 / 4875
- 3614 / 3641
Correct answer: 8734 / 8734
Only '8734 / 8734' has matching digit order; all other pairs contain transposed digits.
Question 6: A clerk must file 120 documents at a rate of 15 per hour. How many hours will it take to complete the task?
- 6
- 7
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 9
Correct answer: 8
Dividing 120 documents by 15 documents per hour equals exactly 8 hours.
Basic Ability Test Perceptual Speed and Accuracy 1
Which number appears most frequently in the sequence: 3, 7, 2, 7, 5, 3, 7, 2, 3, 7?