Free PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Fulfill the 1, 6, 13, 22, 33 series.
- 51
- 49
- 48
- 46 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 46
Explanation <br> Pattern is +5, +7, +9, +11 <br> So next number will be +13 <br> 33+13 = 46
Question 2: Twelve participants in a conference shook hands before and after the meeting. How many handshakes took place in total?
- 145
- 132 (Correct answer)
- 122
- 100
Correct answer: 132
Explanation <br> The first person shook hands with the 11 remaining people, and the second person also shook hands with 11 people, but we count 10, as the handshake with the first person has already been counted. Then add 9 for the third person, and 8 for the fourth one & proceeding in this fashion we get: 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 66. Hence 66 handshakes took place before & 66 after the meeting, for a total of 132
Question 3: There are four days until Monday as of the day after the day after tomorrow. Which day is it right now?
- Thursday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Monday (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Monday
Explanation <br> Four days before Monday is Thursday, simply because four days after Thursday is Monday. Besides, day after the day after tomorrow is Thursday only if present day is Monday.
Question 4: 2, 12, 15, 1, 20, and 6, 12, 1, 13, 5 are to flames, consequently
- Bloat (Correct answer)
- Castle
- Voice
- Bald
Correct answer: Bloat
Explanation <br> 6,12,1,13,5 each number in the break up signifies the corresponding letter in the alphabet. (viz. 6->f, 12->l...etc.) <br> Similarly 2,12,15,1,20 which signifies bloat.
Question 5: Two-thirds of children in a study of native-born residents of Newland showed significant levels of nearsightedness after beginning school, although their illiterate parents and grandparents, who had no access to formal education, did not exhibit this condition.<br> Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the aforementioned claims, assuming they are true?
- The children's nearsightedness is brought on by the....visual strain that reading and other schoolwork demands.
- Only those who have access to formal education..... acquire nearsightedness.
- All of the above (Correct answer)
Correct answer: All of the above
Explanation <br> According to the above stated passage only the argument " The nearsightedness in the children is caused by the .....visual stress required by reading and other class work." will be true
Question 6: Some alphabets are absent from the alphabet series, but they are provided as replacements below it in that sequence. Select the appropriate option. <br> J10R, M20P, P43N, S90L, G4T
- P43N
- M20P
- J10R (Correct answer)
- G4T
Correct answer: J10R
Explanation <br> The first letter of each term is moved three steps forward and the last letter is moved two steps backward to obtain the corresponding letters of the next term. <br> The numbers follow the sequence x 2 + 1, x 2 + 2, x 2 + 3, x 2 + 4. <br> So, 10 is wrong and must be replaced by (4 x 2 + 1) i.e. 9.
Question 7: Some alphabets are missing from the alphabet series, but they are provided as replacements below it in that sequence. Select the appropriate option. <br> Adb, Ac, Da, Cddcb, Dbc, and Cbda
- Cbbaa (Correct answer)
- Bccba
- Ccbba
- Bbcad
Correct answer: Cbbaa
Explanation <br> The series is adbc acbd abcd dcba dbca cbda. <br> Thus, the letters equidistant from the beginning and the end of the series are the same.
Free PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers
Fulfill the 1, 6, 13, 22, 33 series.