BITSAT Logical Reasoning Verbal Reasoning MCQs Set A

Question: Look at this series: J14, l16, __, P20, R22, ... What number should fill the blank?

• a) S24
• b) N18
• c) M18
• d) T24

Answer: N18

Question: If A × B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A - B means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q?

• a) South-West
• b) South-East
• c) North-East
• d) North-West

Answer: South-East

Question: When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born?

• a) 7 years
• b) 10 years
• c) 14 years
• d) 19 years

Answer: 10 years

Question: Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?

• a) Son
• b) Brother
• c) Cousin
• d) Brother-in-law

Answer: Brother

Question: DIRECTIONS : In the following question, one statement is given followed by two assumptions I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given assumptions, if any, follow from the given statement.

Statements : Politicians become rich by the votes of the people.

Assumptions :

I. People vote to make politicians rich.

II. Politicians become rich by their virtue.

• a) Only I is implicit
• b) Only II is implicit
• c) Both I and II are implicit
• d) Both I and II are not implicit

Answer: Both I and II are not implicit

Question: DIRECTION : Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark in the given series.

Ques. 3, 4, 7, 7, 13, 13, 21, 22, 31, 34, ?

• a) 42
• b) 43
• c) 51
• d) 52

Answer: 43

Question: Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle." How is the boy related to the girl?

• a) Brother
• b) Nephew
• c) Uncle
• d) Son-in-law

Answer: Brother

Question: DIRECTIONS : In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.

Ques. QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____

• a) UAV
• b) UAT
• c) TAS
• d) TAT

Answer: UAV

Question: DIRECTIONS : In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.

Ques.  DEF, DEF₂, DE₂F₂, _____, D₂E₂F₃

• a) DEF₃
• b) D₃EF₃
• c) D₂E₃F
• d) D₂E₂F₂

Answer: D₂E₂F₂

Question: DIRECTIONS : In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements : Raman is always successful. No fool is always successful.

Conclusions :

I. Raman is a fool.

II. Raman is not a fool.

• a) If only conclusion I follows
• b) If only conclusion II follows
• c) If neither I nor II follows and
• d) If both I and II follow.

Answer: If only conclusion II follows

Question: DIRECTIONS : In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements : Some desks are caps. No cap is red.

Conclusions :

I. Some caps are desks.

II. No desk is red.

• a) If only conclusion I follows
• b) If only conclusion II follows
• c) If neither I nor II follows and
• d) If both I and II follow

Answer: If only conclusion I follows

Question: Complete the series by replaing ‘? mark G4T, J9R, M20P, P43N, S90L,?

• a) S90L
• b) V185J
• c) M20P
• d) P43N

Answer: V185J

Question: Neeraj starts walking towards South. After walking 15 m, he turns towards North. After walking 20 m, he turns towards East and walks 10 m. He then turns towards South and walks 5m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

• a) 10 m, East
• b) 10 m, South-East
• c) 10 m, West
• d) 10 m, North-East

Answer: 10 m, East

Question: The average age of 8 men is increased by 2 yr when one of them whose age is 20 yr is replaced by a new man. What is the age of the new man

• a) 28 yr
• b) 36 yr
• c) 34 yr
• d) 35 yr

Answer: 36 yr

Question: Shikha is mother-in-law of Ekta who is sister-inlaw of Ankit. Pankaj is father of Sanjay, the only brother of Ankit. How is Shikha related to Ankit?

• a) Mother-in-law
• b) Aunt
• c) Wife
• d) Mother

Answer: Mother

Question: In a queue of children, Arun is fifth from the left and Suresh is sixth from the right. When they interchange their places among themselves, Arun becomes thirteenth from the left. Then, what will be Suresh's position from the right?

• a) 8th
• b) 14th
• c) 15th
• d) 16th

Answer: 14th

Question: In a certain code language, ‘SAFER’ is written as ‘5@3#2’ and ‘RIDE’ is written as ‘2©%#’, how would ‘FEDS’ be written in that code?

• a) 3#©5
• b) 3@%5
• c) 3#%5
• d) 3#%2

Answer: 3#%5

Question: Find the missing number from the given response.

• a) 72
• b) 720
• c) 7200
• d) 38

Answer: 720

Question: If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION were interchanged, also the third and fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, then which of the following would be seventh letter from the right.

• a) O
• b) P
• c) R
• d) S

Answer: P

Question: Today is Thrusday. The day after 59 days will be

• a) Sunday
• b) Monday
• c) Tuesday
• d) Wednesday

Answer: Sunday

Question: Which of the following represents coal mines, factories and fields?

• a)

  

• b)

  

• c)

  

• d)

  

Answer:

Question: Find out the missing term in the series. 1, 8, 27,__, 125, 216

• a) 52
• b) 58
• c) 64
• d) 65

Answer: 64

Question: If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘–’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ means ‘–’, then 6 – 9 + 8 × 3 ÷ 20 = ?

• a) – 2
• b) 6
• c) 10
• d) 12

Answer: 10

Question: Here are some words translated from an artificial language. mallon piml means blue light mallon tifl means blue berry arpan tifl means rasp berry Which word could means ‘light house’?

• a) tiflmallon
• b) pimlarpan
• c) mallonarpan
• d) pimldoken

Answer: pimldoken

Question: In a certain code language ‘DOME’ is written as ‘8943’ and ‘MEAL’ is written as ‘4321’. What group of letters can be formed for the code ‘38249’?

• a) EOADM
• b) MEDOA
• c) EMDAO
• d) EDAMO

Answer: EDAMO

Question: Find the missing number from the given response.

• a) 5
• b) 6
• c) 8
• d) 9

Answer: 9

Question: Which of the following correctly represents the relationship among illiterates, poor people and unemployed?

• a)

  

• b)

  

• c)

  

• d)

  

Answer:

Question: Sushma walks 20m towards north. Then she turns right and walks 30m. Now, she turns right and walks 35m. Now turning left, she walks 15m. Again, she turns left and moves 15m. Finally, she turns left and walks 15m. In which direction and how far is she from her original position.

• a) 15m East
• b) 30 m East
• c) 15m West
• d) 45 m West

Answer: 30 m East

Question: In a classroom, there are 5 rows and 5 children A, B, C, D and E are seated one behind the other in 5 separate rows as follows. • A is sitting behind C but in front of B. • C is sitting behind E and D is sitting in front of E. • The order in which they are sitting from the first row to the last is

• a) D E C A B
• b) B A C E D
• c) A C B D E
• d) A B E D C

Answer: D E C A B

Question: Which of the following will fill the series? 2, 9, 28,___, 126

• a) 64
• b) 65
• c) 72
• d) 56

Answer: 65