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VERBAL INTELLIGENCE TEST – 1

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
D ff
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, .....
A m
B n
C v
D t
8. What is the diameter of a boxing ring?
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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 widow's sister?
A Yes
B No
C Only in some religions
D Not possible at all
10. A, D, B, E, C, ......
A J
B H
C F
D E
11. 6, 10, 16, 24, 34, .....
A 33
B 46
C 47
D 45
12. 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, ......
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 7
13. 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, ........
A 9
B 6
C 5
D 7
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
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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, .....
A 5
B 2
C 4
D 3
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
C 0
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?
A 6
B 7
C 9
D None
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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 difference 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?
A 1
B 3
C 2
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
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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, .......
A 5
B 6
C 1
D 7
32. Akbar says his grandfather is only six years older
than his father. Akbar’s father is 40 and his
grandfather, on his mother’s side, is 46 The
grandfather was 20 when Akbar’s mother was born
and she was 16 when Akbar was born. What is age of
Akbar?
A 8
B 9
C 10
D 7
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
B 2
C 3
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D 1
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 off Sher, one of his sons and
Ali. At the third stop you pick up Akmal who is
carrying a chicken and you drop off Akram's son and
daughter and Boota. Do you know the bus driver's
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
A N
B P
C O
D X
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?
A 5
B 10
C 7
D 9
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 we’re not twins," said
Sowfy. How?
A Their fathers are different
B Mother and father are different
C They are triplets.
D Their mothers are different
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
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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 coffee.

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 coffee I had before!" How
could he tell?
A Coffee had same colour.
B Colour of the coffee was changed.
C Coffee had sugar in it.
D Customer just guessed it.

41. Select here to enter your answer!

m, j, g, d, ......
A a
B d
C e
D c
42. i, g, e, .......
A c
B d
C b
D a
43. 10 multiplied by 1/2 plus 10 is?
A 20
B 15
C 5
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
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B Pot
C Jug
D banana
46. 1, 3, 5, 7, .......
A 5
B 11
C 7
D 9
47. 1, 1.00, 1/1, 1^2
A 1^3
B 1.5
C 2^-2
D 1½
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
A U
B M
C E
D O
52. In this series which number does not belong? 1, 51,
17, 4, 101
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A 4
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, ........
A K
B R
C P
D L
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?
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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, .....
A j
B m
C h
D k
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, ......
A H
B G
C J
D E
65. Italy is to Europe, as Japan is to :
A Italians
B Japanese
C Asia
D China
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66. 0, 1, 3, 6, .......
A 10
B 7
C 0
D 5
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 Phil's?
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
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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
A P
B H
C O
D D
78. ......, B, ......, D, ......, F, ......., H
A ABCD
B ACEG
C CEFG
D BECF
79. 1, 4, 7, 10, ........
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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?
A 4
B 2
C 3
D 15
84. A, B, C, D, .....................
A F
B M
C T
D E
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
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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, .......
A E
B G
C F
D K
88. Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is :
A 5
B 4
C 1
D 1/4
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, .......
A U
B S
C T
D V
92. A, C, B, D, F, .......
A E
B G
C F
D K
93. Take the number 10, divide it by 1/2, and then add
10. What number do you get?
A 15
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B 40
C 30
D 5
94. 20, 18, 15, …….
A 12
B 10
C 11
D 9
95. A, Z, B, Y, C,.......
A X
B W
C D
D V
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?
A 7
B 4
C 10
D 6
97. 7, 16, 25, 34, .....
A 45
B 42
C 41
D 43
98. 2, 4, 6, 8, ...........
A 12
B 11
C 10
D 9
99. A, C, F, J, .....
A N
B O
C K
D P
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?
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A East
B West
C South-West
D None is correct
101. E, G, I, K, M, .......
A E
B N
C A
D O
102. Z, A, B, Y, X,.......
A X
B W
C D
D C
103. In this group, which word does not belong?
A COW
B DOG
C LEOPARD
D CAT
104. 80, 40, 20, 10, 5, ....
A 0.5
B 2/5
C 0.05
D b and c
105. 1, 2, 2, 4, 8, .....
A 34
B 30
C 32
D 29