Mettl Problem-Solving & Logical Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
- 0°
- 7.5° (Correct answer)
- 22.5°
- 45°
Correct answer: 7.5°
At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5°, giving a difference of 7.5°.
Question 2: Which figure does NOT belong: Triangle, Rectangle, Pentagon, Cube, Hexagon?
- Triangle
- Rectangle
- Hexagon
- Cube (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Cube
A cube is a 3-dimensional solid; all others are 2-dimensional plane figures.
Question 3: If APPLE is coded as BQQMF, what is the code for MANGO?
- NBOHO
- NBOHP (Correct answer)
- NCOIP
- MBNHP
Correct answer: NBOHP
Each letter is shifted one place forward in the alphabet: M→N, A→B, N→O, G→H, O→P = NBOHP.
Question 4: A train travels 300 miles in 5 hours. Another train covers the same distance in 4 hours. How much faster (mph) is the second train?
- 10 mph
- 15 mph (Correct answer)
- 20 mph
- 25 mph
Correct answer: 15 mph
First train: 60 mph; second train: 75 mph; difference = 15 mph.
Question 5: Three boxes contain apples, oranges, and a mix. All labels are wrong. You pick one fruit from the box labeled 'Mix' and it's an apple. What does the 'Apples' box contain?
- Apples
- Oranges
- Mix (Correct answer)
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: Mix
Since the 'Mix' box is mislabeled and holds apples, and 'Apples' must be wrong too, 'Apples' holds the mix.
Question 6: Which number best continues the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, __?
- 30
- 36 (Correct answer)
- 42
- 49
Correct answer: 36
The series is perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5², 6² = 36.
Question 7: If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long does it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
- 5 minutes (Correct answer)
- 100 minutes
- 20 minutes
- 1 minute
Correct answer: 5 minutes
Each machine makes 1 widget in 5 minutes; 100 machines produce 100 widgets simultaneously in 5 minutes.
Mettl Problem-Solving & Logical Reasoning 3
A clock shows 3:15.
What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?