VERBAL INTELLIGENCE TEST

time allowed 30 minutes

(with negative marking)

1. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, .
A 22
B 23
C 21
D 25

2. aa, bb, cc, .

A gg
B jj
C dd
Df
-
3. Which sign does not belong in this series?
+, , /, x,@
A+
B@
C/
D

4. 0.1, 0.10, 0.100, .

A 0.01
B 0.1000
C 0.0001
D 0.001
-
5. If 2 points define a line, 3 points define :
A a car
B a word
C a lake
D a plane
-
6. On which side of a chicken are the most
feathers?
A Left Side
B Right Side
C Inside
D Outside

7. a, d, g, j, ..
Am
Bn
Cv
Dt

8. What is the diameter of a boxing ring?

A 12 Feet
B 12 Sq feet
C 12 Yards
D No answer is correct

9. Is it allowed for a man to marry his widows

sister?
A Yes
B No
C Only in some religions
D Not possible at all

10. A, D, B, E, C,
AJ
BH
CF
DE

11. 6, 10, 16, 24, 34, ..

A 33
B 46
C 47
D 45

12. 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4,
A2
B3
C4
D7

13. 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, ..
A9
B6
C5
D7

14. Zoology is to monkey, as botany is to :

A rose
B mouse
C student
D bottle

15. How far can a man run in 6 minutes if he

runs one third as fast as a car going 30 miles
per hour ?
A 3 miles
B 1 mile
C 60 miles
D 1.67 miles

16. What goes round the world but stays in a

corner?
A Envelope
B Post Card
C Pigeon
D Stamp

17. 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 3, ..
A5
B2
C4
D3

18. In a given month, Monday is the 21st day

of the month. What day of the week was the
1st of the month?
A Sunday
B Monday
C Saturday
D Tuesday

19. Brine is to salt, as punch is to :

A hit
B sugar
C Judy
D water

20. How far can a man run in 6 minutes if he

runs one third as fast as a car going 30 miles
per hour ?
A 1.67 miles
B 3 miles
C 60 miles
D 1 mile

21. 80, 40, 20, 10, 5, .

A 0.5
B 5/2
C0
D b and c

22. There are nine pigeons sitting on an

electric pylon A man with a shotgun shoots at
them. Two fell down. How many remained on
the pylon?
A6
B7
C9
D None

23. Anna and John both drive to their new

home 400 miles away. Anna drives the family
car at an average speed of 60 mph. John
drives the removal truck at an average speed
of 50 mph. During the journey, Anna stop for a
total of 1 hour and 20 minutes, John stops for
half as long. What is the diference in minutes
between their arrival times?
A 40
B 55
C 80
D 60

24. Which article is most commonly used as

cosmetic analyzer?
A Shampoo
B Face Cream
C Tibbat Snow
D Mirror

25. How many months have 28 days?

A1
B3
C2
D All

26. A total of 100 copies of a CD were sold.

60% were sold at 50% discount, remainder
were sold at the full price of $8.95. What was
the approximate total revenue in dollars?
A 761.25
B 671.5
C 761.5
D 671.25

27. 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, ..
A 33
B 32
C 30
D 31

28. In this group, which object does not belong

:
A banana
B computer
C television
D radio

29. If you rearrange the letters ANICH, you

would have the name of a/an:
A A Fruit
B City
C Country
D Ocean

30. Take 1000 and add 40 to it, Now add

another 1000. Now add 30, add another 1000.
Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add
10. What is the total?
A 4000
B 3910
C 4100
D 2100

31. 1, 2, 3, 4, .
A5
B6
C1
D7

32. Akbar says his grandfather is only six

years older than his father. Akbars father is
40 and his grandfather, on his mothers side,
is 46 The grandfather was 20 when Akbars
mother was born and she was 16 when Akbar
was born. What is age of Akbar?
A8
B9
C 10
D7

33. How much soil is there in a hole

measuring one metre by one meter by one
meter?
A 2 Sq Meters
B 9 Sq Meters
C 10 Sq Meters
D None

34. There are three pink cows, four brown and

one black. How many of cows can say that it
is the same colour as another?
A None
B2
C3
D1

35. You are driving a bus from Lahore to

Multan and at the first stop you pick up Ali,
Boota, Sher and his two sons. At the second
stop you pick up Munni, Kamal, Akram and her
son and daughter and also Moon, You also
drop of Sher, one of his sons and Ali. At the
third stop you pick up Akmal who is carrying a
chicken and you drop of Akrams son and
daughter and Boota. Do you know the bus
drivers name?
A Akmal
B Boota
C Like My Name
D Moon

36. Which letter does not belong in this series?

Q, P, O, N, X, M
AN
BP
CO
DX

37. A ship is standing in the harbour. A ladder

is hanging by its side into the sea. Each step
of the ladder is one feet apart and 10 step is
visible outside the water. After one hour, if the
sea water rises by five feet, how many steps
will remain visible?
A5
B 10
C7
D9

38. We were born on the same day of the

same year, said Ainy. And we have the same
mother and father, said Riddy. But were not
twins, said Sowfy. How?
A Their fathers are diferent
B Mother and father are diferent
C They are triplets.
D Their mothers are diferent

39. In a survey, 3/16 of people said that they

preferred to use self-service gas stations, 5/8
said that they preferred not to pump their own
gas. The remaining 75 respondents said that
they had no clear preference. How many
people preferred self service?
A 125
B 75
C 100
D 133

40. A customer was shocked to find a fly in

his cofee. He sent the waiter back for a fresh
cup. After his first sip, the customer pounded
on the table and shouted: This is the same
cup of cofee I had before! How could he tell?
A Cofee had same colour.
B Colour of the cofee was changed.
C Cofee had sugar in it.
D Customer just guessed it.

41. Select here to enter your answer!

m, j, g, d,
Aa
Bd
Ce
Dc

42. i, g, e, .
Ac
Bd
Cb
Da

43. 10 multiplied by 1/2 plus 10 is?

A 20
B 15
C5
D 25

44. Bicycle is to ride, as car is to :

A buy
B fly
C wash
D drive

45. In this group, which word does not

belong ?
A Cup
B Pot
C Jug
D banana

46. 1, 3, 5, 7, .
A5
B 11
C7
D9

47. 1, 1.00, 1/1, 1^2

A 1^3
B 1.5
C 2^-2
D1

48. There are 5 apples in a basket and five

people in a room. How can you give an apple
to each person in the room and yet leave one
apple in the basket?
A It is not possible
B It is possible
C It is possible if there are 6 apples
D It is possible if there are only 4 persons

49. Puppy is to dog, as calf is to:

A cow
B animals
C knee
D monkey

50. A sailor is sailing down a river that is

going at 3 kilometres per hour. There is no
wind. Should the sailor raise the sail in order
to go faster?
A Yes
B No
C May or may not
D None is correct

51. Which letter does not belong in this series?

E, I, O, U, M
AU
BM
CE
DO

52. In this series which number does not

belong? 1, 51, 17, 4, 101
A4
B 51
C 101
D 17

53. AB, , DE, , GH

A CF
B BC
C FG
D KL

54. 4, 9, 16, 25, ..

A 39
B 49
C 36
D 64

55. S, Q, O, M, ..
AK
BR
CP
DL

56. Three people check into a hotel room

paying Rupees 10 each. The manager,
realising that the room rent is only Rupees 25.
He gives Rupees 5 to the waiter to give back
to the guests. The waiter, unable to split the
Rupees 5 into three gives each of the guests
Rupees 1 in change and pockets the remaining
Rupees 2. It means each guest has paid
Rupees 9.The Rupees 2 the porter has and the
Rupees 9 paid by each guest totals Rupees 29,
so where is the 30th Rupee?
A Pocketed by waiter
B kept by manager
C It is with guests
D Above calculation is wrong

57. Take 90% of 100 and again 90 % of its

answer. The final answer will be?
A 80
B 90
C 81
D 79

58. In this group, which word does not belong?

A wearisome
B boring
C tired
D tedious

59. In this group, which word does not belong?

A Milk
B Uranus
C Jupiter
D Pluto

60. a, c, e, g, ..
Aj
Bm
Ch
Dk

61. 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, ..

A 4/6
B 4/7
C 4/8
D 4/5

62. { is to }, as ] is to ?
A{
B]
C[
D>

63. Ten men can paint 30 houses in 60 days,

so five men can paint 15 houses in :
A 30 days
B 120 days
C 15 days
D 60 days

64. B, C, D, C, D, E, D,
AH
BG
CJ
DE

65. Italy is to Europe, as Japan is to :

A Italians
B Japanese
C Asia
D China

66. 0, 1, 3, 6, .
A 10
B7
C0
D5

67. Divide Rs. 20 in A & B in such a manner

that one gets Rs. 2 more than the other?
A 8 & 10
B 12 & 10
C 9.5 & 11.5
D 9 & 11

68. Ten men can paint 30 houses in 60 days,

so five men can paint 15 houses in :
A 120 days
B 15 days
C 60 days
D 30 days

69. Identify the relationship between the word

pair in the question. Select the answer where
the word pair shown has the most similar
relationship levee: flood
A armour : helmet
B dam : lake
C water : tide
D helmet : injury

70. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ..
A 34
B 30
C 32
D 29

71. Phil gets twice as large a share of the

profits as any of his 3 partners get. The 3
partners share equally. What percent of the
entire profits is Phils?
A 66.67%
B 25%
C 40%
D 50%

72. What starts with a P, ends with an E, and

has a thou and letters in it?
A Post Box
B Post Card
C None is correct
D Page
73. How do I get a ten ft one inch tall bus
under a ten ft bridge?
A Not Possible
B Possible but dangerous
C Will damage the bridge
D None is correct

74. The moon is to the earth, as the earth is

to :
A Venus
B satellites
C space
D the sun

75. 1 1/3, 4/3, 1 2/6

A 8/3
B 6/3
C 8/6
D 7/3

76. In the election, the Republican candidate

received one and a half times as many votes
as the Democrat candidate. The Democrat
candidate received one third more votes than
the Independent candidate. 900 votes were
cast for the Independent candidate. How many
votes were cast for the Republican candidate?
A 1400
B 1600
C 1800
D 900

77. Which letter does not belong in this series?

O, P, D, Q, H
AP
BH
CO
DD

78. , B, , D, , F, ., H
A ABCD
B ACEG
C CEFG
D BECF

79. 1, 4, 7, 10, ..
A 14
B 15
C 12
D 13

80. Two numbers have a sum of 80 If one

number is 5 more than the other, what is the
larger number?
A 40
B 42.5
C 45
D 80

81. 46, 50, 58, 74, ..

A 96
B 104
C 106
D 88

82. 1, 3, 6, 10, .
A 17
B 14
C 16
D 15

83. There is a duck in front of a duck, a duck

in the middle of two ducks and a duck behind
a duck. How many ducks are there?
A4
B2
C3
D 15

84. A, B, C, D,
AF
BM
CT
DE

85. Identify the relationship between the word

pair in the question. Select the answer where
the word pair shown has the most similar
relationship colour: spectrum
A verse : rhyme
B waves : sound
C noise : waves
D tone : scale

86. Two numbers have a sum of 100. If one

number is 8 more than the other, what is the
smaller number?
A 54
B 42
C 46
D 58

87. A, C, B, D, F, .
AE
BG
CF
DK

88. Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is :
A5
B4
C1
D

89. How many of the numbers between 1 and

100 begin or end with 2?
A 20
B 21
C 22
D 19

90. 40, 50, 70, 100,

A 150
B 140
C 160
D 170

91. A, C, F, J, .
AU
BS
CT
DV

92. A, C, B, D, F, .
AE
BG
CF
DK

93. Take the number 10, divide it by 1/2, and

then add 10. What number do you get?
A 15
B 40
C 30
D5

94. 20, 18, 15, .

A 12
B 10
C 11
D9

95. A, Z, B, Y, C,.
AX
BW
CD
DV

96. A train travelling at 60 mph enters a tunnel

that is 5 miles long. The train is one mile long.
How many minutes does it take for the whole
train to pass through the tunnel?
A7
B4
C 10
D6

97. 7, 16, 25, 34, ..

A 45
B 42
C 41
D 43

98. 2, 4, 6, 8, ..
A 12
B 11
C 10
D9

99. A, C, F, J, ..
AN
BO
CK
DP

100. If a South bound electric train is

travelling at a rate of 66 miles per hour and
the wind is blowing to the north at 35 miles
per hour, which way will the smoke blow?
A East
B West
C South-West
D None is correct