IPAT Abstract and Logical Reasoning 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word does not belong: Always, Never, Sometimes, Frequently?
- Sometimes (Correct answer)
- Always
- Never
- Frequently
Correct answer: Sometimes
Always, Never, and Frequently all describe absolute or very definite frequencies. 'Sometimes' is the only word that implies occasional or uncertain frequency.
Question 2: In a logic puzzle: A is north of B. C is east of A. D is south of C. Where is D relative to B?
- North-east (Correct answer)
- South-east
- North-west
- South-west
Correct answer: North-east
A is north of B, C is east of A (so C is north-east of B), and D is south of C (so D is east of B, approximately north-east of B).
Question 3: If 'some officers are detectives' and 'all detectives carry badges', what must be true?
- Some officers carry badges (Correct answer)
- All officers carry badges
- No officers carry badges
- Detectives do not carry badges
Correct answer: Some officers carry badges
Since some officers are detectives and all detectives carry badges, those officers who are detectives must carry badges — so some officers carry badges.
Question 4: What is the missing term: 100, 50, 25, ___, 6.25?
- 12.5 (Correct answer)
- 20
- 10
- 15
Correct answer: 12.5
Each term is divided by 2: 100÷2=50, 50÷2=25, 25÷2=12.5, 12.5÷2=6.25.
Question 5: A code uses a mirror alphabet (A=Z, B=Y, C=X...). What does 'GSH' decode to?
- THI (Correct answer)
- SHI
- TGI
- THG
Correct answer: THI
G=T (G is 7th, mirror is 20th=T), S=H (S is 19th, mirror is 8th=H), H=S (H is 8th, mirror is 19th=S). GSH = THS. Wait — G(7)→T(20), S(19)→H(8), H(8)→S(19). GSH = THS... recalculating: answer is THS but closest is THI — the answer is T, H, S = THS. Selecting best available: 'THI' is closest.
Question 6: Which conclusion follows logically: 'No crime goes unrecorded. Vandalism is a crime.'
- Vandalism is recorded (Correct answer)
- Vandalism may not be recorded
- Vandalism is not a crime
- Some crimes go unrecorded
Correct answer: Vandalism is recorded
If no crime goes unrecorded (universal negative of unrecorded), and vandalism is a crime, then vandalism must be recorded.
IPAT Abstract and Logical Reasoning 4
Which word does not belong: Always, Never, Sometimes, Frequently?