General Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Three boxes are labeled 'Apples', 'Oranges', and 'Mixed'. All labels are wrong. You pick one fruit from the 'Mixed' box and it's an apple. What does the 'Apples' box contain?
- Apples
- Oranges (Correct answer)
- Mixed fruits
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: Oranges
The 'Mixed' box is actually Apples; 'Apples' can't be Apples (label wrong) or Mixed (taken), so it must be Oranges.
Question 2: What comes next in the series? 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?
- 29
- 33
- 34 (Correct answer)
- 35
Correct answer: 34
This is the Fibonacci sequence; each term is the sum of the two preceding terms: 13+21=34.
Question 3: A snail climbs a 10-ft pole. Each day it climbs 3 ft, each night it slides back 2 ft. On which day does it reach the top?
- Day 7
- Day 8 (Correct answer)
- Day 9
- Day 10
Correct answer: Day 8
Net gain is 1 ft/day; after 7 days it's at 7 ft, then on day 8 it climbs 3 ft reaching 10 ft before sliding back.
Question 4: Which word does NOT belong? Eagle, Hawk, Falcon, Penguin, Osprey
- Eagle
- Hawk
- Falcon
- Penguin (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Penguin
Eagle, Hawk, Falcon, and Osprey are all birds of prey; Penguin is a flightless bird that does not hunt by flight.
Question 5: If you rearrange the letters 'CIFAIPC', you get the name of a(n):
- Country
- Ocean (Correct answer)
- Animal
- City
Correct answer: Ocean
Rearranging CIFAIPC gives PACIFIC, which is an ocean.
Question 6: In a family, A is B's brother. C is A's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. How is B related to D?
- Grandson/Granddaughter (Correct answer)
- Son/Daughter
- Great-grandchild
- Nephew/Niece
Correct answer: Grandson/Granddaughter
C is B's mother and D is C's father (B's grandfather), so B is D's grandchild.
Question 7: There are 5 houses in a row painted red, blue, green, yellow, white. The green house is immediately to the left of the white house. The red house is first. Which house is green?
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th (Correct answer)
- 5th
Correct answer: 4th
Red is 1st; green-white must be consecutive, so green can be 2nd-4th; without further constraints the puzzle implies green is 4th and white is 5th.
General Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 4
Three boxes are labeled 'Apples', 'Oranges', and 'Mixed'.
All labels are wrong.
You pick one fruit from the 'Mixed' box and it's an apple.
What does the 'Apples' box contain?