FREE Basic Ability 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

Accepted Answer

Actuate

Answer

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

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

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

Accepted Answer

182

Answer

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

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

23

Answer

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.

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