FCG Placement Paper - Logical Reasoning Questions

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1. A travels towards East. B travels towards North. C and D travel in opposite directions. D travels towards right of A. Which of the following is definitely true?

   (A) B and C travel in opposite directions

   (B) C travels towards West

   (C) D travels towards North

   (D) B and C travel in the same direction

   Ans: (D)

2. A cow runs 20 metres towards East and turns to right, runs 10 metres and turns to right, runs 9 metres and again turns to left, runs 5 metres and then turns to left, runs 12 metres and finally turns to left and runs 6 metres. Now which direction is the cow facing?

   (A) North

   (B) East

   (C) South

   (D) West

   Ans: (A)

3. A boy started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After sometimes, he turned left, then turned right and then towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?

   (A) East or West

   (B) North or West

   (C) South or West

   (D) North or South

   Ans: (D)

4. If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow?

   (A) 1

   (B) 2

   (C) 3

   (D) 4

   Ans: (D)

5. In a row of boys facing North, a boy is thirteen from the left. When shifted to his right by three places, he becomes seventeenth from right end of the row. How many boys are there in the row?

   (A) 32

   (B) 31

   (C) 33

   (D) 30

   Ans: (A)

6. 136 vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the first car there is one scooter. After the second car, there are two scooters. After the third car, there are three scooters and so on. Work out the number of scooters in the second half of the row—

   (A) 61

   (B) 62

   (C) 63

   (D) 64

   Ans: (C)

7. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

   (A) 7

   (B) 9

   (C) 17

   (D) 33

   Ans: (B)

8. Choose the odd numeral pair in the following—

   (A) 140 – 45

   (B) 120 – 35

   (C) 110 – 35

   (D) 80 – 25

   Ans: (B)

9. Choose that set of numbers from the four alternative sets, that is similar to the given set—
   Given set — (246, 257, 358)

   (A) (145, 235, 325)

   (B) (143, 253, 246)

   (C) (273, 365, 367)

   (D) (233, 343, 345)

   Ans: (A)

10. Choose the one which is different from the rest—

    (A) 248

    (B) 326

    (C) 392

    (D) 414

    Ans: (C)

11. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

    (A) 156

    (B) 152

    (C) 72

    (D) 42

    Ans: (B)