SAEE SAEE Reasoning 5 ā Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following best completes the pattern? QAR, SBT, UCV, ___
- WDX (Correct answer)
- VDX
- WEX
- WDY
Correct answer: WDX
Odd positions advance by 2 (Q,S,UāW), even positions advance by 1 (A,B,CāD), third positions advance by 2 (R,T,VāX): WDX.
Question 2: A store marks up an item by 40% and then offers a 20% discount. What is the net effect on the original price?
- 8% profit
- 12% profit (Correct answer)
- 20% profit
- No change
Correct answer: 12% profit
1.4 Ć 0.8 = 1.12, so the final price is 12% above the original.
Question 3: Which conclusion follows from: 'No mammals are cold-blooded. All whales are mammals.'?
- All cold-blooded animals are whales
- No whales are cold-blooded (Correct answer)
- Some whales are cold-blooded
- Whales may or may not be cold-blooded
Correct answer: No whales are cold-blooded
Since all whales are mammals and no mammals are cold-blooded, no whales can be cold-blooded.
Question 4: Find the missing value: 5, 11, 23, 47, ___
- 89
- 93
- 95 (Correct answer)
- 99
Correct answer: 95
Each term = previous Ć 2 + 1: 47 Ć 2 + 1 = 95.
Question 5: A pipe fills a tank in 10 hours; another empties it in 15 hours. If both are open together, how long to fill the tank?
- 25 hours
- 30 hours (Correct answer)
- 20 hours
- 12 hours
Correct answer: 30 hours
Net rate = 1/10 ā 1/15 = 1/30 of the tank per hour, so the tank fills in 30 hours.
Question 6: PEACH is to FRUIT as OAK is to:
- Bark
- Forest
- Tree (Correct answer)
- Leaf
Correct answer: Tree
A peach is a type of fruit; an oak is a type of tree.
Question 7: In a 5-team round-robin tournament where every team plays every other team once, how many total games are played?
- 8
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 12
- 15
Correct answer: 10
Number of games = C(5,2) = 5Ć4/2 = 10.
SAEE SAEE Reasoning 5
Which of the following best completes the pattern? QAR, SBT, UCV, ___