Analytical Reasoning Project

Question No 1
A common form of non-verbal reasoning question is to
identify pattern rules and predict what comes next.
Look at the top row of images. Which box comes
next in the sequence?
Question No 1
There may be more than one pattern occurring in the same
sequence. In this case, there are two:

• 1. The first is the number of sides the shape has, which

decreases by one every time.
• 2. The second is the number of dots inside the shape
which is one less than the number of sides the shape has.

The correct answer to this question, is option A.

Question No 2
What number comes next?
9, 15, 13, 19, 17, 23…

a) 20
b) 21
c) 22
d) 23
Question No 2
The pattern is alternating between adding six and
subtracting two, making the next number 21

The correct answer to this question, is

option B.
Question No 3
• Find the minimum numbers of straight lines
required to make this figure?

a) 13
b) 15
c) 17
d) 19
Question No 3
• The horizontal lines are IJ,
AB, EF, MN, HG, DC and LK
i.e. 7 in numbers
• The vertical lines are AD, EH,
IL, FG, BC and JK i.e. 6 in
numbers
• Thus, there are 7+6= 13
straight lines in the figure.
The correct option of this
question is option A
Question No 4
Find the number of triangles in the given figure?

a) 16
b) 22
c) 28
d) 32
Question No 4
• The simplest triangles are AFJ, FJK, FKB, BKG,
JKG, JGC, HJC, HIJ, DIH, DEI, EIJ and AEJ
i.e. 12 in number.
• The triangles composed of two components
each are JFB, FBG, BJG, JFG, DEJ, EJH, DJH
and DEH i.e. 8 in number.
• The triangle composed of three components
each are AJB, JBC, DJC and ADJ i.e. 4 in
number.
• The triangle composed of six components each
are DAB, ABC, BCD and ADC i.e. 4 in number.
• Thus, there are 12+8+4+4= 28 triangles
The correct answer of this question is
option C
Question No 5
From a group of seven undergraduate students (A, B,
C, D, E, F, and G), four will be selected to give a
presentation to the students' union. The following
conditions must be met:
1) Either A or B must be selected, but A and B
cannot both be selected.
2) Either E or F must be selected, but E and F
cannot both be selected.
3) E cannot be selected unless C is selected.
4) G cannot be selected unless B is selected.
Question No 5
If we know that F is not selected to present, how
many different groups of four can be made,
following the above criteria?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) Five
Question No 5
• If you take the facts listed in points 1 to 4 alongside the additional
statement below (F is not selected to present), we can deduce that if
F is not selected, then E must be selected.
• Condition 3 determines that as E is selected, C must also be
selected.
• We now know that the selected groups that make up the answer
must include C and E.
• By logically following conditions 1 to 4, we can deduce that the
following group combinations are possible:
• A, C, D, E
• B, C, E, G
• B, C, D, E
The correct answer of this question is option C
Thank you