Analytical Problem MCQs 1-20
If 5 years ago, Ali was 10 years old, how old will he be in 2 years?
Present age is 10 + 5 = 15. In 2 years, he will be 15 + 2 = 17.
A doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one every half hour. How long do they last?
You take the 1st pill immediately (0 min), the 2nd at 30 min, and the 3rd at 60 min (1 hour).
Complete the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, __
The series follows perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5². The next is 6² = 36.
If a man walks 4 km East and then 3 km North, how far is he from the start?
Using Pythagoras theorem: √(4² + 3²) = √25 = 5 km.
Which word does not belong: Apple, Orange, Potato, Banana?
Potato is a vegetable (tuber), while the others are all fruits.
If 1st January is Monday, what is 20th January?
Mondays fall on the 1st, 8th, and 15th. Counting forward from the 15th, the 20th is a Saturday.
A bird flies 10 km South, 10 km West, and 10 km North. Where is it from the start?
The movement forms three sides of a square, leaving the bird 10 km West of the starting point.
If A is the brother of B, and B is the father of C, how is A related to C?
The brother of one's father is their Uncle.
Which number comes next: 100, 90, 81, 73, __
The pattern subtracts decreasing integers: -10, -9, -8. The next is 73 - 7 = 66.
A bus covers 60 km in 1 hour. How many meters does it cover in 1 minute?
60 km/h is 1 km/min. 1 km equals 1000 meters.
If 3 people can paint a house in 6 days, how many people paint it in 2 days?
Total work is 18 man-days (3x6). To finish in 2 days, you need 18/2 = 9 people.
What is the product of all numbers on a telephone dial?
Since the telephone dial includes the number 0, the product of all numbers is 0.
A father is 4 times as old as his son. If the son is 8, how old is the father?
Father's age = 8 × 4 = 32.
Which is heavier: 1 kg of cotton or 1 kg of iron?
Both weigh exactly 1 kg, regardless of their material or density.
If 'CAY' is 'DBZ', then 'MAN' is:
Each letter is shifted one position forward in the alphabet.
In a race, if you overtake the 2nd person, what position are you in?
You take the place of the person you overtook, which was 2nd.
If 10 men can shake hands with each other, how many handshakes total?
Using the formula n(n-1)/2: (10 × 9) / 2 = 45.
A clock shows 9:00. If the hour hand points North, where does the minute hand point?
At 9:00, the minute hand is at 12 (90° clockwise from 9). If 9 is North, 12 is East.
What is the next prime number after 7?
8, 9, and 10 are composite numbers. 11 is the next number divisible only by 1 and itself.
If you divide 30 by half and add 10, what is the result?
30 / 0.5 = 60. Then 60 + 10 = 70.