PeopleAnswers Cognitive Ability Assessment 3

Question 1

A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 cm and a width of 6 cm. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

72 sq cm

Answer

Length = (36 − 2×6) ÷ 2 = 12 cm; area = 12 × 6 = 72 sq cm.

Question 2

Choose the word that best completes the analogy: SURGEON : SCALPEL :: PAINTER : ___

Accepted Answer

Brush

Answer

A surgeon's primary tool is a scalpel; a painter's primary tool is a brush.

Question 3

Four colleagues share a bonus of $4,800 in the ratio 1:2:3:4. How much does the person with the largest share receive?

Accepted Answer

$1,920

Answer

Total parts = 10; largest share = 4/10 × $4,800 = $1,920.

Question 4

Which of the following is logically inconsistent? 'All students passed. Maria is a student. Maria failed.'

Accepted Answer

The third statement contradicts the first

Answer

If all students passed and Maria is a student, she must have passed — so the claim that she failed is a direct contradiction.

Question 5

What number is missing? 81, 64, 49, 36, __, 16

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

The series is perfect squares in descending order: 9², 8², 7², 6², 5², 4²; missing = 25.

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