BRAINMANTHAN

Reference Material for Brain Manthan

Purpose/ Objective :

The event is to judge Critical thinking ,Out of box thinking, Problem solving skills, Decision making ,Recalling Power,
Analysing power.

There will be 3 rounds

1. Screening Round
2. Semi Finals
3. Finals

In the Screening round there will be a written test(MCQ type) consisting of 30 questions in 40 minutes
that will test your speed , IQ , Problem Solving skills and General Awareness .

The questions in this round will be from the following topics

● Logical Reasoning.
● Blood Relation.
● Number and Alphabet series.
● General Awareness.
● Basic Maths.
Note:
● 1 mark will be awarded for the correct answer and 0.25 will be deducted for every wrong
answer.
● Top 40 Teams will go to the semi final Round

In Semi-finals there will be a written test consisting of 20 questions in 40 minutes that will test you
Critical Thinking, Out of box thinking, Problem solving skills, Mathematical Skills.
The questions in this round will be from the following topics with higher difficulty level

● Riddles.
● Logical Reasoning.
● Different kinds of Sudoku.
● Arrangements.
● Data Analysing.

Note:
● 1 Mark will be awarded for the correct answer and there will be no negative marking.
● Top 10 Teams Will Qualify for the Final Round

Final round will be conducted in multiple stages that will test your recalling power, Critical Thinking and
decision making the stages are as follows
● Picture identification.
● Memory based Question.
● Critical thinking/ decision making.
● Activity.
 SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR SCREENING AND SEMIFINAL ROUNDS
Q) If 3+4=21, 5+2=35, 4+2=24 what is the value of 5+3?

A.53 B.48 C.35 D.40

A says "The horse is not black".

B says "The horse is either brown or grey."

C says “The horse is brown"

Q) At least one is telling the truth and at least one is lying. Tell the color of horse

A. Black B. Brown C. Grey D. None of these

Q) Pointing to a photograph Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother." How is
Bajpai related to the man in the photograph?

A. Nephew B. Brother C. Father D. Maternal Uncle

Q) P is the mother of K; K is the sister of D; D is the father of J. How is P related to J?

A. Mother B. Grandmother C. Aunt D. Data inadequate

Q) If the third day of the month is Monday, which of the following will be the fifth day from 21st of that month?

a) Tuesday b) Monday c) Wednesday d) Thursday e) None of these

Q) Find missing term 2, 10, 30, 68, 130,……… 350.

Q) In following alphabet series, one term missing as shown by question mark. Choose missing term from options.

Y, W, U, S, Q,?,

Read the following information and answer the questions based on it.

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are playing cards sitting in a circle.

F is second to the right of G.

B is neighbor of F but not of E

E is neighbor of C, is 4th to the right of G.

D is between E and A.
Q) Who is fourth to the left of G?

D E C Cannot be Determined

Q) Who is to the left of G?

A B C Cannot be determined

Q) Neil Armstrong was the first person to reach the moon. While walking on the moon –

A. His mass remained the same but weight increased B. His mass remained the same but weight
decreased

C. His mass as well as weight decreased D. His mass increased but weight remained the same

Q) When it is 8 A.M. on Wednesday of Greenwich?

A. It is 10.30 P.M. on Wednesday at London B. It is 6.15 A.M. on Tuesday at New York

C. It is 3.00 P.M. on Wednesday at Hong Kong D. It is 5.00 P.M. on Wednesday at Tokyo

Q) Take away my first letter, Take away my second letter, Take away all my letters, and I remain the same. (ANS:
LETTER BOX)

Q) A lady leaves her home and walks 30 metres in North-West direction and then 30 metres in South-West. Next,
she walks 30 metres in South-East direction. Finally, she turns towards her house. In which direction is she moving
now?

Q) There is some relationship between diagrams A & B. The same relationship persists between C & D. Find the
right diagrams for D from the alternatives

Q) Choose the figure which is different

Q) An Example of suduko

Online Links through which you can prepare for this .

https://www.fresherslive.com/online-test/logical-reasoning-test/questions-and-answers

https://www.indiabix.com/logical-reasoning/questions-and-answers/

https://www.examsbook.com/logical-reasoning-questions-and-answers-for-bank-exams-and-ssc

http://brainden.com/logic-riddles.htm

https://www.rd.com/funny-stuff/challenging-riddles/

https://icebreakerideas.com/riddles-for-kids/

https://buzzghana.com/90-brain-teaser-questions/