OTEE Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: All officers are trained. Some trained individuals are veterans. Which conclusion is valid?
- All officers are veterans
- No officers are veterans
- Some officers may be veterans (Correct answer)
- Veterans cannot be officers
Correct answer: Some officers may be veterans
Since some trained individuals are veterans and all officers are trained, it is possible (but not certain) that some officers are veterans.
Question 2: What letter comes next in the sequence: B, E, H, K, ?
- L
- M
- N (Correct answer)
- O
Correct answer: N
Each letter advances 3 positions in the alphabet: B(2)→E(5)→H(8)→K(11)→N(14).
Question 3: A soldier starts facing East, turns 90° clockwise, then 180° counterclockwise, then 90° clockwise. Which direction is he now facing?
- North
- South
- East (Correct answer)
- West
Correct answer: East
East +90°CW = South; South +180°CCW = North; North +90°CW = East — he returns to facing East.
Question 4: How many triangles are contained in a large triangle subdivided by two lines drawn from its apex to its base?
- 3
- 4
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 9
Correct answer: 6
There are 3 small triangles plus 2 triangles formed by combining adjacent pairs plus the whole triangle = 6 total.
Question 5: What number comes next in the series: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ?
- 72
- 96 (Correct answer)
- 56
- 84
Correct answer: 96
Each term is double the previous one: 48 × 2 = 96.
Question 6: Which shape is the odd one out: Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Decagon?
- Pentagon (Correct answer)
- Hexagon
- Octagon
- Decagon
Correct answer: Pentagon
Pentagon has 5 sides (an odd number), while Hexagon (6), Octagon (8), and Decagon (10) all have an even number of sides.
Question 7: In a 3×3 matrix, each row and column contains the symbols ★, ●, and ▲ exactly once. Row 1: ★ ● ▲; Row 2: ● ▲ ★. What is the first symbol in Row 3?
- ★
- ●
- ▲ (Correct answer)
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: ▲
Column 1 already contains ★ and ●, so the missing symbol for Row 3, Column 1 must be ▲.
OTEE Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning 3
All officers are trained.
Some trained individuals are veterans.
Which conclusion is valid?