Logical Reasoning Flashcards
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Which number completes the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Answer: 42
Differences increase by 2 each step (4,6,8,10,12), so 30+12=42.
All managers attend the meeting. John did not attend the meeting. Therefore:
Answer: John is not a manager
Since all managers attend and John didn't, John cannot be a manager.
Pen is to write as knife is to:
Answer: Cut
A pen's function is to write; a knife's function is to cut.
If some artists are teachers and all teachers are patient, which must be true?
Answer: Some artists are patient
The artists who are teachers must be patient, so some artists are patient.
Find the odd one out: Square, Triangle, Circle, Cube.
Answer: Cube
A cube is three-dimensional while the others are flat shapes.
If today is Wednesday, what day will it be 100 days from now?
Answer: Friday
100 divided by 7 leaves remainder 2, so Wednesday plus 2 days is Friday.
A man says, 'That boy's father is my father's son, and I have no brothers.' Who is the boy?
Answer: His son
With no brothers, 'my father's son' is the man himself, so the boy is his son.