Cognizant Cognizant Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If the day before yesterday was Thursday, what day will it be tomorrow?
- Sunday (Correct answer)
- Monday
- Saturday
- Tuesday
Correct answer: Sunday
Day before yesterday = Thursday → yesterday = Friday → today = Saturday → tomorrow = Sunday.
Question 2: Choose the antonym of VERBOSE:
- Wordy
- Concise (Correct answer)
- Fluent
- Eloquent
Correct answer: Concise
Verbose means using more words than necessary; its antonym is concise, meaning brief and to the point.
Question 3: Analogy — Book : Library :: Painting : ?
- Artist
- Canvas
- Museum (Correct answer)
- Gallery
Correct answer: Museum
A book is stored/displayed in a library; a painting is stored/displayed in a museum.
Question 4: Six people sit in a row. P sits to the right of Q. R sits to the left of Q. S sits to the right of P. T is at the leftmost end. Who sits second from the right?
- P (Correct answer)
- Q
- R
- S
Correct answer: P
Arrangement (left to right): T, R, Q, P, S — so second from the right is P.
Question 5: Choose the correctly spelled word:
- Accomodate
- Accommodate (Correct answer)
- Acomodate
- Acommodate
Correct answer: Accommodate
The correct spelling is 'Accommodate' with double 'c' and double 'm'.
Question 6: Series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, __. What comes next?
- 11
- 12
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 14
Correct answer: 13
This is the Fibonacci sequence; each term is the sum of the two before it: 5+8=13.
Cognizant Cognizant Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability 2
If the day before yesterday was Thursday, what day will it be tomorrow?