Practice Test – 1 (Reasoning Questions)

1. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother”.” How is the woman
related to the man?
a) Mother b) Daughter c) Sister d) Grandmother

2. Q is the brother of R, P is the sister of Q; T is the brother of S; S is the daughter of R. Who are the cousins of
Q?
a) R & P b) P & T c) Q & T d) S & T

Directions (Qs. 3 - 5): Read the following information to answer these questions.

In a family, there are 10 members, G and N are a married couple while K is the husband of X. In this family,
there are four housewives and four working husbands while other members are non - working. The husband
in the last generation is a doctor and the husband of S is a teacher. L is a married woman but her husband is
not P. Q and K are associated with the profession of engineer and accountant but K is not and accountant. P
is the brother of T and both have a sister O. N is the daughter of L and X is the mother of P.

3. The family consists of how many generations?

a) 6 b) 1 c) 4 d) 2

4. Who is the husband of S?

a) T b) K c) L d) P

5. Which of the following statements is not true?

a) Husband of X is an engineer.
b) Second generation members are S, P, T and O.
c) The number of female members in the family is 5.
d) The accountant and his wife belong to the 4th generation.

Directions (6– 7): Consider the following relationships and answer based on the relationships given below:

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is daughter of Q‘
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is wife of Q’
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’

6. N @ B $ M % D indicates what relationship between N and D?

a) D is sister of N
b) D is nephew of N
c) D is sister in law of N
d) D) N is wife of D

7. The expression ―M # Q @ D % S‖ indicates which of the following relationship?

a) Q is father of S
b) D is brother-in-law of M
c) M is sister of S
d) None of these

8. Kushal put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 p.m. hour-hand points to North. In which
direction the minute-hand will point at 9:15 p.m.?

a) South-East
b) South
c) North
d) West
 9. What is the angle between the minute hand and the hour hand when the time is 1:40 PM?

a) 120

b) 170

c) 110

d) 130

10. A clock is set right at 10 AM.  The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the
clock indicates 3 PM the following day?

a) 2 : 45 PM

b) 2 : 48 PM

c) 2 : 49 PM

d) None of these

Answer Key

1 A 11 A
2 D 12 C
3 C 13 C
4 D 14 C
5 D 15 E
6 C 16 A
7 D 17 E
8 D 18 E
9 B 19 E
10 B 20 D