30 Logical Reasoning Aptitude Test

-by Siddharth Vaidya

Level 1: Easy

1. If A is the father of B, and B is the father of C, how is A related to C?

a) Grandfather

b) Father

c) Son

d) Uncle

2. Which word does not belong to the group?

a) Apple

b) Orange

c) Carrot

d) Mango

3. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?

a) 20

b) 24

c) 32

d) 64

4. A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hand?

a) 0°

b) 7.5°

c) 22.5°

d) 30°

5. Which of the following is the odd one out?

a) Pen

b) Pencil

c) Eraser
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d) Book

6. John is older than Peter but younger than Sam. Who is the oldest?

a) John

b) Peter

c) Sam

d) Cannot be determined

7. If in a code language, CAT is written as DBU, how is DOG written?

a) EPH

b) EOH

c) FPH

d) FOG

8. Choose the correct option that completes the analogy: Tree : Forest :: Star : ?

a) Sky

b) Galaxy

c) Universe

d) Night

9. Find the odd one out: 16, 25, 36, 49, 64

a) 16

b) 25

c) 49

d) 64

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Level 2: Medium
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11. Pointing to a picture, Jack says, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is the
person in the picture related to Jack?

a) Sister

b) Cousin

c) Mother

d) Aunt

12. What will come next in the series? 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

a) 30

b) 35

c) 36

d) 49

13. All roses are flowers. Some flowers are lilies. Which of the following is correct?

a) All lilies are roses.

b) Some flowers are roses.

c) All flowers are roses.

d) None of the above.

14. A man travels 5 km north, then 3 km west, and finally 2 km south. How far is he from the
starting point?

a) 4 km

b) 5 km

c) 6 km

d) 7 km

15. In a class of 40 students, 25 play cricket, and 20 play football. If 10 students play both games,
how many students play only cricket?

a) 5

b) 15

c) 20

d) 25
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16. Find the next term in the sequence: AB, CD, EF, ?

a) GH

b) IJ

c) FG

d) None of these

17. What is the day after tomorrow if yesterday was Wednesday?

a) Friday

b) Thursday

c) Saturday

d) Sunday

18. If ALL = 123, and BAT = 231, what is CAT?

a) 312

b) 213

c) 321

d) 132

19. Find the missing number: 15, 30, 60, ?, 240

a) 90

b) 120

c) 180

d) 210

20. Arrange the words in logical order: Seed, Tree, Plant, Fruit, Flower

a) Tree, Plant, Seed, Flower, Fruit

b) Seed, Plant, Tree, Flower, Fruit

c) Seed, Flower, Plant, Tree, Fruit

d) Plant, Seed, Tree, Flower, Fruit

Level 3: Tough

21. If a train runs at 60 km/hr and passes a platform in 30 seconds, what is the length of the
platform if the train length is 150 meters?

a) 400 m

b) 350 m

c) 300 m

d) 250 m

22. In a family of 6, there are two couples, and two children. If each child has two grandparents,
how many males are in the family?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) Cannot be determined

23. Complete the series: 6, 12, 24, 48, ?

a) 64

b) 72

c) 96

d) 120

24. Which statement is always true?

a) All cats are mammals.

b) Some birds can swim.

c) No fish can fly.

d) None of the above.

25. If 5 workers can build 5 houses in 5 days, how many days will it take 10 workers to build 10
houses?
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a) 10

b) 5

c) 2.5

d) 1

26. Which of the following conclusions logically follows?

Statement: All apples are fruits. Some fruits are sweet.

a) All apples are sweet.

b) Some sweet things are apples.

c) Some fruits are apples.

d) None of the above.

27. A square has a side length of 10 cm. If its diagonal is calculated, what is its length?

a) 14.14 cm

b) 12.5 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 10 cm

28. John's age is twice that of Peter. If the difference between their ages is 15, what is Peter's age?

a) 10

b) 15

c) 20

d) 30

29. Solve the riddle: I am a 3-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit, and my
hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?

a) 194

b) 105

c) 915

d) 195
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30. If in a coded language, 1 = A, 2 = B, ..., Z = 26, what is the sum of the positions of the letters in
the word “LOGIC”?

a) 47

b) 48

c) 49

d) 50

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Answer Sheet with Explanations

1. a) Grandfather: A is B’s father and B is C’s father, so A is C’s grandfather.

2. c) Carrot: All others are fruits.

3. c) 32: The series doubles each time.

4. b) 7.5°: Each hour mark is 30°, and the hour hand moves 0.5°/minute. At 3:15, the angle is 7.5°.

5. d) Book: All others are stationery.

6. c) Sam: Sam is older than John and Peter.

7. a) EPH: Letters are shifted one place forward in the alphabet.

8. b) Galaxy: Stars form a galaxy.

9. b) 25: 25 is not a perfect square.

10. b) Seed, Plant, Tree, Flower, Fruit: Logical growth order.

11. a) Sister: Grandfather's only son is Jack's father, so the daughter is Jack's sister.

12. c) 36: The series is squares of consecutive numbers (1², 2², 3², ...).

13. b) Some flowers are roses.

14. a) 4 km: Using Pythagoras theorem: (sqrt{(5^2 + 3^2)} = 4 km).

15. b) 15: Students only playing cricket = 25 - 10 = 15.

16. a) GH: The series advances by two letters in the alphabet.

17. a) Friday: If yesterday was Wednesday, today is Thursday, and the day after tomorrow is Friday.

18. c) 321: Mapping letters to numbers and rearranging.

19. b) 120: The series is multiplying by 2 each step (15 × 2 = 30, 30 × 2 = 60, ...).

20. b) Seed, Plant, Tree, Flower, Fruit: Logical growth order.

21. a) 400 m: Train travels (text{Distance} = text{Speed} times text{Time}). Speed = 60 km/hr = 16.67 m/s.
Total distance = 16.67 × 30 = 500 m. Platform = 500 - 150 = 400 m.

22. b) 3: 2 males as couples + 1 male child = 3 males.

23. c) 96: Multiplying by 2 at each step.

24. a) All cats are mammals.

25. b) 5: Same rate of work implies same days for 10 workers to build 10 houses.

26. c) Some fruits are apples.

27. a) 14.14 cm: Diagonal = (sqrt{2} times 10 = 14.14 cm).

28. b) 15: Let Peter's age be x. John's age = 2x. Difference = 2x - x = 15, so x = 15.

29. d) 195: Tens digit (5 more than ones) = 9, Hundreds (8 less than tens) = 1.

30. c) 49: Positions are L (12) + O (15) + G (7) + I (9) + C (3) = 49.