General Mental Ability – MCQs Test 6

Three persons A, B and C wore shirts of black, blue and orange colours (not necessarily in that order) and pants of green, yellow and orange colours (not necessarily in that order). No persons were shirt and pants of the same colour. Further it is given that

1. A did not wear shirt of black colour.
2. B did not wear shirt of blue colour.
3. C did not wear shirt of orange colour.
4. A did not wear pants of green colour.
5. B were pants of orange colour.

What were the colours of the pants and shirt were by C respectively? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Given that,

1. A is the brother of B.
2. C is the father of A.
3. D is the brother of E.
4. E is the daughter of B.

Then, the uncle of D is (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs.

(i) C is seated next to A.

(ii) A is seated two seats from D.

(iii) B is not seated next to A.

Which of the following must be true?

(I) D is seated next to B.

(II) E is seated next to A.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

There are seven persons up on a ladder, A, B, C, D, E, F and G (not in that order). A is further up than E but is lower than C. B is in the middle. G is between A and B. E is between B and F. If F is between E and D, the person on the bottom step of the ladder will be (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Consider the following statements :

There are six villages A, B, C, D, E and F.

F is 1 km to the west of D.

B is 1 km to the east of E.

A is 2 km to the north of E.

C is 1 km to the east of A.

D is 1 km to the south of A.

Which three villages are in a line? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

There are five hobby clubs in a college viz., photography, yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. The gardening group meets every second day, the electronics group meets every third day, the chess group meets every fourth day, the yachting group meets every fifth day and the photography group meets every sixth day. How many times do all the five groups meet on the same day within 180 days? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

In a garrison, there was food for 1000 soldiers for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more soldiers joined the garrison. How long would the soldiers be able to carryon with the remaining food? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Four cars are hired at the rate of Rs. 6 per km plus the cost of diesel at Rs. 40 a litre. In this context, consider the details given in the following table: (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Which car maintained the maximum average speed?

Mr. Kumar drives to work at an average speed of 48 km per hour. The time taken to cover the first 60% of the distance is 10 minutes more than the time taken to cover the remaining distance. How far is his office? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels a distance of 72 km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the total journey, what is the original speed of the train in km/hr? (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 2)