IQ Test

1. Which number should come next in this series?

10, 17, 26, 37, ?
A.
B.
C.
D.

46
52
50
56

2. Which number should replace the question mark "?"

17
13
6
10
A.
B.
C.
D.

8
7
12
6

5
5
6
4

5
4
3
?

4
5
6
7

3. If 10 people can do a piece of work in 5 days, working 2 hours a day, how long will 2
people take to do the same work, working 5 hours a day?
A.
B.
C.
D.

8
5
10
12

4. At a conference, 12 members shook hands with each other before & after the
meeting. How many total number of hand shakes occurred?
A.
B.
C.
D.

100
132
145
144

5. A fisherman has 5 fishes (namely A, B, C,D, E) each having a different weight.

(i) A weighs twice as much as B.
(ii) B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
(iii)C weighs half as much as D.
(iv) D weighs half as much as E.
(v) E weighs less than A but more than C.
Which of the following is the lightest?
(i) A
(ii) B
(iii)C
(iv) D
(v) E

6. In the above problem,

E is lighter in weight than which of the following pairs?
(i) B,D
(ii)D,C
(iii)A,D
(iv)B,C
(v)A,B

Answer:
1. C. 50
Explanation: Beginning with 3, each number in the series is a square of the succeeding
no. plus 1.
3^2 +1 = 10
4^2 +1 = 17
5^2 +1 = 26
6^2 +1 = 37
7^2 +1 = 50 (missing no.)

2. A. 4
Explanation: For each row the sum of the first two columns is equal to the multiple of the
last two columns

3. C. 10
Explanation: People 1 / ( no. of days x time in hours)

4. B. 132
Explanation: The first person shook hands with 11 remaining people, the second person
also shook hands with 11 people, but we count 10, as the hand shake with the first
person has already been counted. Then add 9 for the third person, 8 for the fourth one
& proceeding in this fashion we get: 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 66.
Hence 66 hand shakes took place before & 66 after the meeting, for a total of 132.

5. (iii) C
Explanation: On logical interpretation of the given statements one can arrive at the
following conclusion:
A>B>E>D>C in order of decreasing weight. Hence C is the lightest of all the given
fishes.

6. (v) A,B

Explanation: On logical interpretation of the given statements one can arrive at the
following conclusion:
A>B>E>D>C in order of decreasing weight. Hence, it can be seen that E is the lighter
than A and B.