General Intelligence & Reasoning

1. A vertical mirror image of the digit 3 most closely looks like:

• A. Reversed 3 (Correct)
• B. Same 3
• C. Upside-down 3
• D. 0

Explanation: A vertical mirror reverses the left-right direction of the digit.

2. A square paper is folded horizontally and then vertically. One hole is punched through all layers. How many holes appear after unfolding?

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 4 (Correct)
• D. 8

Explanation: Two folds create four layers, so one punch gives four symmetric holes.

3. A shape sequence is star, circle, star, circle, star. The next shape is:

• A. Star
• B. Circle (Correct)
• C. Triangle
• D. Square

Explanation: The pattern alternates star and circle.

4. In a water image, the top of the object appears at the:

• A. Top
• B. Bottom (Correct)
• C. Left
• D. Right

Explanation: A water image reverses the object vertically.

5. Finding a square hidden inside a complex design is a question of:

• A. Embedded figure (Correct)
• B. Clock
• C. Calendar
• D. Ranking

Explanation: Embedded figure questions ask the student to locate a simple shape inside a complex one.

6. Which word comes first in dictionary order?

• A. Apply
• B. Apple
• C. Apex (Correct)
• D. April

Explanation: Apex comes before Apple, Apply and April alphabetically.

7. Arrange in dictionary order: Cat, Cap, Can, Car. Which comes second?

• A. Can
• B. Cap (Correct)
• C. Car
• D. Cat

Explanation: Order is Can, Cap, Car, Cat.

8. If the letters of TABLE are arranged alphabetically, which letter is third?

• A. A
• B. B
• C. E (Correct)
• D. L

Explanation: Alphabetical order is A, B, E, L, T.

9. Which word comes last in dictionary order?

• A. Train (Correct)
• B. Trace
• C. Trade
• D. Track

Explanation: After Tra, compare fourth letters: c, d, c, i. Train comes last.

10. Arrange: CLEAR, CLEAN, CLERK, CLEVER. Which is third?

• A. CLEAN
• B. CLEAR
• C. CLERK (Correct)
• D. CLEVER

Explanation: Order is CLEAN, CLEAR, CLERK, CLEVER.

11. If letters of ROSE are arranged alphabetically, the new word starts with:

• A. E (Correct)
• B. O
• C. R
• D. S

Explanation: Alphabetical order is E, O, R, S.

12. Which word comes immediately after BARK in dictionary order?

• A. BAR
• B. BARN (Correct)
• C. BARD
• D. BARE

Explanation: Among the options after BARK, BARN is the nearest later word.

13. Arrange in dictionary order: MAN, MANY, MANGO, MAP. Which comes first?

• A. MAN (Correct)
• B. MANY
• C. MANGO
• D. MAP

Explanation: MAN is a complete prefix and comes before MANGO and MANY.

14. If the letters of REASON are arranged in reverse alphabetical order, which letter is fourth?

• A. R
• B. S
• C. O
• D. N (Correct)

Explanation: Reverse alphabetical order is S, R, O, N, E, A, so the fourth letter is N.

15. Among Station, Statue, Status and Static, which word comes first in dictionary order?

• A. Station
• B. Statue
• C. Status
• D. Static (Correct)

Explanation: After Stat, compare i, u, u, u; Static comes first.

16. Arrange in dictionary order: BRAVE, BREAD, BREAK, BRICK. Which word comes second?

• A. BRAVE
• B. BREAD (Correct)
• C. BREAK
• D. BRICK

Explanation: Order is BRAVE, BREAD, BREAK, BRICK.

17. If letters of PLANT are arranged alphabetically, which letter comes last?

• A. A
• B. L
• C. P
• D. T (Correct)

Explanation: Alphabetical order is A, L, N, P, T.

18. Among Crown, Crowd, Crawl and Crane, which word comes first in dictionary order?

• A. Crown
• B. Crowd
• C. Crawl
• D. Crane (Correct)

Explanation: After Cra, n comes before w; Crane comes before Crawl, Crowd and Crown.

19. Arrange AUTHOR, AUNT, AURORA, AUDIO in dictionary order. Which comes third?

• A. AUDIO
• B. AUNT
• C. AURORA (Correct)
• D. AUTHOR

Explanation: Order is AUDIO, AUNT, AURORA, AUTHOR.

20. If the letters of GARDEN are arranged alphabetically, which letter is fifth?

• A. A
• B. D
• C. N (Correct)
• D. R

Explanation: Alphabetical order is A, D, E, G, N, R, so the fifth letter is N.

21. Find the missing number: 4, 9, 19, 39, 79, ?

• A. 149
• B. 159 (Correct)
• C. 169
• D. 179

Explanation: Each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2 and adding 1: 4 x 2 + 1 = 9, so 79 x 2 + 1 = 159.

22. Find the next number: 3, 10, 29, 66, 127, ?

• A. 198
• B. 208
• C. 218 (Correct)
• D. 228

Explanation: Differences are 7, 19, 37 and 61. Their differences are 12, 18 and 24, so next difference is 30 and next main difference is 91. Hence 127 + 91 = 218.

23. Find the next term: B, E, J, Q, ?

• A. X
• B. Y
• C. Z (Correct)
• D. W

Explanation: Letter positions are 2, 5, 10 and 17. Differences are 3, 5 and 7, so next difference is 9. 17 + 9 = 26, which is Z.

24. Find the missing term: AZ, CX, EV, GT, ?

• A. IR (Correct)
• B. HS
• C. JQ
• D. KR

Explanation: First letters move A, C, E, G, I by +2. Second letters move Z, X, V, T, R by -2.

25. If MANGO is coded as NCQKT, then LEMON is coded as:

• A. MGPSS (Correct)
• B. MGPRT
• C. NGPRT
• D. MFQRT

Explanation: Letters are shifted by +1, +2, +3, +4 and +5 respectively. LEMON becomes M, G, P, S, S.