Free Basic Ability Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Arrange these words alphabetically and tick the one that comes last. 1. Abandon 2. Actuate 3. Accumulate 4. Acquit 5. Achieve

Accumulative
Acquit
Achieve
Actuate (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Actuate

To arrange words alphabetically, one compares them letter by letter. The words are: Abandon, Accumulate, Achieve, Acquit, Actuate. When ordered, 'Actuate' comes last because 'Act' alphabetically follows 'Acc,' 'Ach,' and 'Acq' when comparing the first three letters of the words starting with 'Ac'.

Question 2: How many 4's are set up by 7 but not followed by 3? 5 9 3 2 1 7 4 2 6 9 7 4 6 1 3 2 8 7 4 1 3 8 3 2 5 6 7 4 3 9 5 8 2 0 1 8 7 4 6 3

Six
Three
Four (Correct answer)
Five

Correct answer: Four

We need to count the instances where a '4' is immediately preceded by a '7' but not immediately followed by a '3'. Analyzing the sequence: '...7 4 2...', '...7 4 6...', '...7 4 1...', and '...7 4 6...' are the four instances that meet this criteria. The instance '...7 4 3...' does not count because it is followed by a '3'.

Question 3: What should replace the question mark (?) in the following number sequence? 132 156 ? 210 240 272

199
196
182 (Correct answer)
204

Correct answer: 182

This is a number sequence puzzle where the difference between consecutive numbers increases by 2 each time. The differences are 24 (156-132), then the next difference should be 26, making the missing number 156 + 26 = 182. Following this, 182 + 28 = 210, 210 + 30 = 240, and 240 + 32 = 272, confirming the pattern.

Question 4: What is the next number in the sequence 1 2 3 5 7

9
10
11 (Correct answer)
12

Correct answer: 11

The sequence starts with the number 1, and then continues with consecutive prime numbers. The prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, and 7. Following this pattern, the next prime number after 7 is 11. Therefore, 11 is the next number in the sequence.

Question 5: In a row of boys, if A, who is 10th from the left, and B, who is 9th from the right, swap spots, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are in the row?

23 (Correct answer)
31
27
28

Correct answer: 23

When A, who was 10th from the left, swaps spots with B and becomes 15th from the left, it means B's original position was 15th from the left. We are also told B was 9th from the right. To find the total number of boys in the row, add these two positional values and subtract one (because the spot itself is counted twice): 15 (from left) + 9 (from right) - 1 = 23 boys.

Question 6: A girl introduced a youngster as the son of' the daughter of the father of her uncle. the boy is girls?

Son
Uncle
Brother (Correct answer)
Son in law

Correct answer: Brother

Let's break down the relationship from the end. 'Her uncle's father' refers to the girl's grandfather. The 'daughter of her grandfather' could be either the girl's mother or her aunt. If this daughter is the girl's mother, then 'the son of her mother' is the girl's brother. This is the most direct and commonly intended interpretation for such a riddle.

Question 7: Vaunt : Flaunt :: Disparate : _____

Alike
Contrast (Correct answer)
Similar
Homogenous

Correct answer: Contrast

The relationship between 'Vaunt' and 'Flaunt' is one of synonymy, as both words mean to boast or display ostentatiously. 'Disparate' means fundamentally different or distinct. While there isn't a direct synonym among the choices, 'Contrast' describes the state or quality of being strikingly different. Therefore, if things are disparate, they exhibit contrast, making 'Contrast' the most fitting term to complete the analogous relationship.

Question 8: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Which letter lies between the 13th letter from the left and the 4th letter from the right?

I
J
S
R (Correct answer)

Correct answer: R

The 13th letter from the left in the English alphabet is M. Counting from the right, the 4th letter is W. To find the letter that lies exactly between M and W, we list the letters in between: N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V. There are nine letters in this sequence, and the middle letter is the fifth one, which is R.

Question 9: P is the brother of Q and R. S is R's mother. T is P's father. Which of the following propositions cannot be absolutely true?

Q is T's son (Correct answer)
P is S's son
S is P's mother
T is Q's father

Correct answer: Q is T's son

We know P, Q, and R are siblings, and P is male. S is R's mother, making S the mother of P and Q as well. T is P's father, making T the father of Q and R as well. While P is explicitly male, the gender of Q is not specified. Therefore, the proposition 'Q is T's son' cannot be absolutely true, as Q could be T's daughter.

Question 10: Biped : Quadruped :: Ostrich : _________

Duck
Cat (Correct answer)
Penguin
Kangaroo

Correct answer: Cat

A 'Biped' is an animal that walks on two legs, and a 'Quadruped' is an animal that walks on four legs. An Ostrich is a biped. Following this analogy, we need to identify an animal from the options that is a quadruped. A Cat walks on four legs, fitting the description of a quadruped.

Question 11: LAP BUT CAR SON HID - If the first and third alphabets of each word were switched, which of the following would make a meaningful word in the new arrangement?

SON
HID
Both CAR and LAP
Both LAP and BUT (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Both LAP and BUT

The task is to switch the first and third letters of each word. For 'LAP', switching the letters results in 'PAL', which is a meaningful word. For 'BUT', switching the letters results in 'TUB', also a meaningful word. The other words, 'CAR', 'SON', and 'HID', do not form meaningful English words after the letter swap.

Free Basic Ability Questions and Answers

Arrange these words alphabetically and tick the one that comes last. 1.
Abandon 2.
Actuate 3.
Accumulate 4.
Acquit 5.
Achieve