In this section provides Mental Ability (MAT) Class 10 Alphabet Test MCQs with Answers to prepare the student for any eventuality and lays a strong foundation for higher level competitive exams like NTSE, NSO, KVPY, CBSE, NSEJS.
Sitting Arrangement Solved Examples »
Sitting Arrangement
Directions : Read the information carefully and answer the questions based on it.
Four ladies A, B, C & D and four gentlemen E, F, G & H are sitting in a circle round a table facing each other.
(i) No two ladies or two gentlemen are sitting side by side.
(ii) C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D.
(iii) F is between D and A and is facing G.
(iv) H is to the right of B.
1. Who is sitting to the left of A ?
(A) E
(B) F
(C) G
(D) H
2. E is facing whom ?
(A) F
(B) B
(C) G
(D) H
3. Who are immediate neighbours of B ?
(A) G and H
(B) E and F
(C) E and H
(D) F and H
Directions : Six persons are sitting in a circle. A is facing B. B is to the right of E and left of C. C is to the left of D. F is to the right of A. Now D exchanges his seat with F, and E with B.
4. Who will be sitting to the left of D ?
(A) B
(B) D
(C) E
(D) A
5. Who will be sitting of the left of C ?
(A) E
(B) F
(C) A
(D) B
6. Who will be sitting opposite of A ?
(A) E
(B) F
(C) D
(D) B
7. Who will be sitting opsite of C ?
(A) C
(B) D
(C) B
(D) A
Directions : Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a circle facing on another front to front. P is sitting in front of Q is sitting to the right of T and left of R. P is to the left of U and right of S.
8. Who is sitting opposite to R ?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) S
(D) U
9. Who is sitting opposite to S ?
(A) U
(B) T
(C) R
(D) can’t be determined
10. Who is sitting between P and R ?
(A) S
(B) T
(C) U
(D) Q
11. If the positions of P and R are changed, who will be sitting between S and U ?
(A) P
(B) R
(C) Q
(D) T
Directions : A, B, C, D, E, F and G are playing cards sitting in a circle.
(i) F is 2nd to the right of G.
(ii) B is neighbour of F but not of E.
(iii) E is neighbour of C, is 4th to the right of G.
(iv) D is between E and A.
12. Who is fourth to the left of G ?
(A) D
(B) E
(C) C
(D) can’t be determined
13. Who is to the left of G ?
(A) A
(B) C
(C) B
(D) can’t be determined
14. Who are the neighbours of F ?
(A) E and C
(B) F and B
(C) A and B
(D) C and B
Directions :
(i) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated in a circle facing centre.
(ii) D is between B and G and F is between A and H
(iii) E is second to the right of A
15. Which of the following is A’s position ?
(A) Left of F
(B) Right of F
(C) Between E and F
(D) Can’t be determined
16. Which of the informations statement are not required to ascertain the position of C ?
(A) (i) above
(B) Either (ii) or (iii) above
(C) (iii) above
(D) All are required
17. Which of the following is C’s position ?
(A) Between E and F
(B) Between G and E
(C) Second to the left of B
(D) None of these
Directions :
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing north and south are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a north facing flat and is not next to S.
(iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) R next to U, gets a south facing flat and T gets a north facing flat.
18. Whose flat is between Q and S ?
(A) T
(B) U
(C) R
(D) P
19. The flats of which of the other pairs than SU, is diagonally opposite to each other ?
(A) PT
(B) QP
(C) QR
(D) TS
20. If the flats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U ?
(A) Q
(B) T
(C) P
(D) R
21. Which of the combinations get south facing flats ?
(A) URP
(B) UPT
(C) QTS
(D) Data inadequate
22. To arrive at the answers to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed with ?
(A) None
(B) (i) only
(C) (ii) only
(D) (iii) only
23. There are six houses in a row. Mr. Lal has Mr. Bhasin and Mr. Sachdeva as neighbours. Mr. Bhatia has Mr. Gupta and Mr. Sharma as neighbours. Mr. Gupta’s house is not next to Mr.Bhasin or Mr. Sachedeva and Mr. Sharam does not live next to Mr. Sachedeva. Who are Mr. Bhasin’s next door neighbour ?
(A) Mr. Lal and Mr. Bhasin
(B) Mr. Lal and Mr. Sachdeva
(C) Mr. Sharma and Mr. Lal
(D) Only Mr. Lal
Directions :
(i) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table two on each side
(ii) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other
(iii) J is between L and F
(iv) G is between I and F
(v) H, a lady memeber, is second to the left of J
(vi) F, a male member, isseated opposite to E, a lady member
(vii) There is a lady member between F and I
24. Who among the following are the three lady members ?
(A) E, H and J
(B) E, G and J
(C) G, H and J
(D) None of these
25. Which of the following is true about J ?
(A) J is a male member
(B) J is a femal member
(C) Sex of J cannot be determined
(D) Position of J cannot be determined
26. Who among the following is seated between E and H ?
(A) I
(B) J
(C) F
(D) None of these
27. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F ?
(A) G
(B) J
(C) I
(D) Can’t be determined
28. How many persons are seated between K and F?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Can’t be determined
Directions : A group of seven singers, facing the audience, are standing in a line on the stage as follows :
(i) D is to the right of C
(ii) F is near G
(iii) B is to the left of F
(iv) E is to the left of A
(v) C and B have one person between them
(vi) A and D have one singer between them
29. Who is on the extreme right ?
(A) D
(B) F
(C) G
(D) E
30. If we start counting from the left, on which number is C ?
(A) Ist
(B) 2nd
(C) 3rd
(D) 5th
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Analytical Reasoning
Directions : The members of a Bank are Mr. A, Mr. B, Mrs. C, Miss D, Mr. E and Miss F. The positions they occupy are Manager, Asstt. Manager, Cashier, Steno, Teller and a Clerk, though not necessarily in order. The Asstt. Mangager is Manager’s grandson, Cashier is Stenographer’s son-in-law. Mr A is bachelor. Miss D is teller’s step-sister and Mr. E is Manager’s neighbour. Mr B. cannot have a grandson or son-in-law as he is only 20 years old.
31. Who is the Manager ?
(A) Mr. A
(B) Mrs. C
(C) Mr. E
(D) None of these
32. Who is Asstt. Manager ?
(A) Mr. A
(B) Miss F
(C) Mrs. C
(D) Mr B
33. Who is Teller ?
(A) Miss F
(B) Mrs. C
(C) Mr. A
(D) Miss D
34. Who is Clerk ?
(A) Mr. B
(B) Miss D
(C) Miss F
(D) None of these
35. Who is the Cashier ?
(A) Either Mr. A or Mr. B
(B) Miss F
(C) Mr. A
(D) None of these
Directions : Five women Madhu, Kanchan, Chandni, Sheela and Rekha are married to Doctor, Naval officer, Lawyer, Sales Manager and Engineer. The ladies are Accountant, Teacher and Doctor by profession, while two are housewives.
(I) One husband and wife have same profession
(II) Madhu and Kanchan are not housewives nor they are married to Doctor of Lawyer.
(III) Sheela and Rekha are not Teacher or Accountant and their husbands are not Engineer or in Navy.
(IV) The Sales Manager is not Madhu’s or Chandni’s husband. His wife is an accountant.
(V) Rekha is not a Doctor.
(VI) Chandni is not a Teacher and the Teachter’s husband is Naval officer.
36. Who among following is engaged in doctor’s profession with her husband ?
(A) Sheela
(B) Rekha
(C) Madhu
(D) Chandni
37. Which of the following pairs is the correct match of husband-wife ?
(A) Naval Officer, Kanchan
(B) Sales Manager, Madhu
(C) Lawyer, Sheela
(D) Engineer, Chandni
38. Who among the following are house wives ?
(A) Chandni, Rekha
(B) Sheela, Chandni
(C) Madhu, Rekha
(D) Chandni, Madhu
39. Who is the wife of Engineer ?
(A) Teacher
(B) Accountant
(C) House wife
(D) Doctor
40. Naval officer is the husband of which lady ?
(A) Kanchan
(B) Rakha
(C) Chandni
(D) Madhu
Directions : P, Q, R, S, T and U are six students procuring their master’s degree in six different subjects-English, History, Philosophy, Physics, Statistics and Maths.
(I) Two of them stay in hostels, two stay as paying guests and the remaining two stay at their home.
(II) R does not stay as paying guest and studies Philosophy.
(III) The students studying statistics and History don’t stay as paying guest.
(IV) T studies Maths and S studies Physics.
(V) U & S stay in hostel. T stays as paying guest and Q stays at home.
41. Which of the following pair of students stay one each at hostel and at home ?
(A) U, S
(B) S, R
(C) Q, R
(D) Data inadequate
42. Who studies English ?
(A) S
(B) T, Q
(C) U
(D) None of these
43. Which of the following pair of students stay at home ?
(A) P, Q
(B) Q, R
(C) R, S
(D) S, T
44. Which of the following combination of subjects & places of stay is not correct ?
(A) Physics-Hostal
(B) English-Hostal
(C) Philosophy-Home
(D) Maths-P.G.
45. Which subject does Q studies ?
(A) History
(B) Statistics
(C) History or Statistics
(D) Data inadequate
Directions : There are five persons P, Q, R, S and T. One is football player, one is chess player, one is hockey player. P and S are unmarried ladies and do not participate is any game. None of the ladies plays chess or football. There is a married couple in which T is the husband. Q is the brother of R and is neither a chess player nor a hockey player.
46. Who is the football player ?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
47. Who is the hockey player ?
(A) T
(B) S
(C) R
(D) Q
48. Who is the chess player ?
(A) S
(B) P
(C) T
(D) R
49. Who is the wife of T ?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
50. Which of the following is the correct group of ladies ?
(A) P, Q and R
(B) Q, R and S
(C) P, Q and S
(D) P, R and S
Directions : There are four persons A, B, C and D. One of them is a Lecturer and plays Football and Cricket. A and B are Accountants. A Plays Badminton. Both the Accountants are Swimmers. D is a Bank clerk. One Accountant also plays Tennis. The Bank clerk plays Carrom and is a Swimmer. All the four persons play two games each and follow one profession.
51. Who is the Lecturer ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
52. Who can not swim ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
53. Who plays Tennis ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
54. Who plays Badminton and is an Accountant ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
55. Who plays Tennis and is an Accountant ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Directions : (I) There are five teachers A, B, C, D and E who teach different subjects.
(II) B teaches psychology and is ph. D. D teaches sociology and he is also ph. D.
(III) Lady teachers neither teach Education nor Management.
(IV) A and C are not Ph. D and A does not teach equation
56. Who teaches Management ?
(A) E
(B) D
(C) A
(D) Either B or C
57. Who teaches Education ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) Can’t be determined
58. Which of the following statements is true ?
(A) Both ladies are Ph. D
(B) The person. who teaches Management is Ph.D
(C) All male members are Ph. D
(D) the teacher, who teaches Sociology, is man
59. Who teaches Anthropology ?
(A) A
(B) D
(C) E
(D) B
60. Who are the male members ?
(A) ABC
(B) BCD
(C) ACB
(D) None of these
Directions : (I) A, B, C, D, E and F are six members in the family, There are two pair of couples in the group.
(II) There are two Engineers, one Teacher, one Sociologist and two Artists. Both the Engineers are of the same sex.
(III) A and C are in the same profession.
(IV) The teacher is married to the Engineer and the Artist is married to lady Sociologist.
(V) A is an Artist. E is a male Engineer. Both of them are unmarried.
(VI) F is B’s husband.
61. Who is married with the Teacher ?
(A) F
(B) C
(C) E
(D) B
62. Who is Sociologist by profession ?
(A) B
(B) F
(C) C
(D) None of these
63. Which of the followings are the pairs of couples?
(A) FD and BD
(B) CD and FB
(C) CD and FD
(D) Can’tbe determined
64. What is the profession of B ?
(A) Engineer
(B) Teacher
(C) Sociologist
(D) Artist
Directions : (I) Five friends A, B, C, D and E wore shirts of green, yellow, pink, red and blue colours and shorts of black, white, grey, blue and green colours.
(II) Nobody wore shirt and short of same colour.
(III) D wore blue shirt and C wore green short.
(IV) The one who wore green shirt, wore black short and the one who wore blue short, wore red shirt.
(V) A wore white short and pink shirt.
(VI) E did not wear red shirt.
65. Which colour shirt did C wear ?
(A) Yellow
(B) Blue
(C) Green
(D) Pink
66. Which colour short did B wear ?
(A) Grey
(B) Blue
(C) White
(D) Black
67. Who wore white short ?
(A) E
(B) B
(C) C
(D) A
68. Who wore black short ?
(A) C
(B) E
(C) B
(D) D
Directions :
(I) There is a group of five persons A, B, C, D and E.
(II) One of them is a Horticulturist, one is Physicist, one is Jouranlist one is an Industrialist and one is an Advocate.
(III) Three of them A, C and the Advocate prefer tea to coffee and two of them–B and the Journalist prefer coffee to tea.
(IV) The Industrialist, D and A are friends of one another but two of them prefer coffee to tea.
(V) The horticulturist is C’s brother.
69. Who is an Industrialist ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
70. Which of the following groups include a person who likes tea but is not an Advocate ?
(A) ACE
(B) BCE
(C) DE
(D) None of these
71. Who is the person who likes coffee but is not the Journalist ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
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Blood Relations Test
72. A told B, “Yesterday I met the only brother of the daughter of my grand mother.” Whom did A meet?
(A) Cousin
(B) Brother
(C) Nephew
(D) Father
73. Pointing to a man in the park, Naman said. “His son is my son’s uncle.” How is the man related to Naman ?
(A) Brother
(B) Father
(C) Uncle
(D) Grandfather
74. Pointing to a man in a photograph Reena said, “His mother’s only daughter is my mother.” How is Reena related to that man ?
(A) Nephew
(B) Sister
(C) Nice
(D) Wife
75. Amit said, “This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother.” How is Amit related to the girl ?
(A) Father
(B) Father-in-law
(C) Grandfather
(D) Husband
76. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfahter.” How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?
(A) Mother
(B) Sister
(C) Aunt
(D) Daughter
77. Pointing to a person, Rohit said to Neha, “His mother is the only daughter of your father.” How is Neha related to the person ?
(A) Aunt
(B) Mother
(C) Daughter
(D) Wife
78. Pointing to a man, a woman said. “He is the brother of my uncle’s daughter.” How is the man related to woman?
(A) Cousin
(B) Son
(C) Brother-in-law
(D) Nephew
79. If B says that his mothers is the only daughter of A’s mother, how is A related to B ?
(A) Son
(B) Father
(C) Brother
(D) Uncle
80. Pointing to a lady, a man said. “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.” How is the lady related to the man ?
(A) Mother’s sister
(B) Grandmother
(C) Sister of father-in-law
(D) Mother-in-law
81. Introducing a man, a woman said, “He is the only son of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man ?
(A) Mother
(B) Cousin
(C) Niece
(D) Anut
82. P is the brother of Q and R. S is R’s mother. T is P’s father. Which of the following statements cannot be definitely true ?
(A) Q is T’s son
(B) T is Q’s father
(C) S is P’s mother
(D) P is S’s son
83. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His wife is the only daughter of my father.” How is that man related to the woman ?
(A) Husband
(B) Brother
(C) Father-in-law
(D) Maternal-uncle
84. A man said to a lady, “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt.” How is the lady related to the man ?
(A) Daughter
(B) Sister
(C) Granddaughter
(D) Mother
85. Showing the lady in the park, Vineet said, “She is the daughter of my grand father’s only son.” How is Vineet related to that lady?
(A) Brother
(B) Cousine
(C) Father
(D) Uncle
86. Introducing a girl, Vipin said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law.” How is vipin related to the girl ?
(A) Uncle
(B) Father
(C) Brother
(D) Husband
87. ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the son of B’, ‘A – B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’. ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’, ‘A ¸ B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’, ‘A = B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’. Which of the following represents P is the maternal-uncle of Q ?
(A) R × P ¸ Q
(B) P × R ¸ Q
(C) P + R ¸ Q
(D) P + R × Q
88. If ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’, ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’, ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’, ‘P ¸ Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’. Which of the following means M is the maternal-uncle of R ?
(A) M × T – R
(B) M ¸ T × R
(C) M + T ¸ K – R
(D) M ¸ N + J
89. If S × T means ‘S is brother of T’, S + T means ‘S is the father of T’, which of the following shows ‘O’ is the Cousin of R?
(A) R × T + O
(B) R + T × O
(C) R × O × T
(D) None of these
90. ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’, ‘P – Q means P is the mother of Q and ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’. Which of the following means that M is the maternal – uncle of R ?
(A) M – R + K
(B) M + K – R
(C) M + K × Q
(D) There is no such symbol
91. In A + B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A ¸ B means ‘A is the father of B’ and A × B means ‘A is the sister of B’. Which of the following means ‘M’ is the uncle of ‘P’ ?
(A) M ¸ N × P
(B) N × P ¸ M
(C) M + S ¸ R + P
(D) M + K ¸ T × P
92. Pointing towards a man in the photograph a lady said. “The father of his brother is the only son of my mother.” How is the man related to the lady ?
(A) Brother
(B) Son
(C) Cousion
(D) Nephew
93. Pointing towards a woman in the photograph, Rajesh said, “The only daughter of her grandfather is my wife.” How is Rajesh related to that woman ?
(A) Uncle (Fufa)
(B) Father
(C) Maternal uncle
(D) Brother
94. Pointing towards a man in the photograph, Archana said, “He is the son of the only son of my grandfather”. How is the related to Archana?
(A) Cousin
(B) Nephew
(C) Brother
(D) Son
95. A man said to a woman, “The only sister of your brother is my mother.” How is the man related to the woman ?
(A) Father
(B) Son
(C) Husband
(D) Brother
96. Pointing towards a lady, a man said, “The father of his brother is the only son of my grandfater.” How is the lady related to that man ?
(A) Sister
(B) Daughter
(C) Bua (Father’s sister)
(D) Mother-in-law
97. Pointing to Raman in the photograph, Aditi said, “The only son of his mother is my father”. How is Aditi related to Raman ?
(A) Mother’s sister
(B) Bua(Father’s sister)
(C) Daughter
(D) Niece
98. Shyama says that father of Rajiv’s father is my father. How Shyama is related to Rajiv ?
(A) Sister
(B) Mother
(C) Bua (Father’s sister)
(D) Niece
99. Introducing a man Neeraj said, “His wife is the only daughter of my wife.” How Neeraj is related to that man ?
(A) Father
(B) Grandfather
(C) Father-in-law
(D) Brother
100. A is the brother of B, C is the brother of A. To establish a relationship between B and C, which of the following information is required ?
(I) Sex of C
(II) Sex of B
(A) Only I is required
(B) Only II is required
(C) Both I and II
(D) None of these
101. The son of M is the father of N and grand father (Mother’s father) of R. S is the daughter of N and sister of B. On the basis of this information, how is M related to B ?
(A) Grandfather
(B) Grandmother
(C) Data inadequate
(D) Grandmother’s mother
102. Pointing towards a boy, Aruna said to Pushpa,. “The mother of his father is the wife of your gand father (Mother’s father)”. How Pushpa is related to that boy ?
(A) Sister
(B) Niece
(C) Cousin sister
(D) Wife
Calendar
103. The year next to 1996 will have the same calendar as that of the year 1996 :
(A) 2001
(B) 1996
(C) 1997
(D) 1999
104. The year next to 1990 will have the same calendar as that of the year 1990 :
(A) 1995
(B) 1997
(C) 1996
(D) 1992
105. What was the day of the week on 2nd July 1984?
(A) Wednesday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Monday
(D) Thursday
106. Today is Friday. The day after 63 days will be:
(A) Friday
(B) Thursday
(C) Saturday
(D) Monday
107. Today is Thursday. The day after 59 days will be :
(A) Sunday
(B) Monday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Wednesday
108. Today is Wednesday, What will be the day after 94 days ?
(A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Sunday
109. On what dates of December, 1984 did Sunday fall ?
(A) 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th
(B) 7th, 14th, 21th & 28th
(C) 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd & 30th
(D) 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd
110. What is the day on Ist January 1901 ?
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Sunday
(D) Tuesday
111. What is the day on 31st October 1984 ?
(A) Friday
(B) Sunday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Monday
112. What is the day on 14th March, 1993 ?
(A) Friday
(B) Thursday
(C) Sunday
(D) Saturday
113. On what dates of August 1980 did Monday fall?
(A) 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th
(B) 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th
(C) 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th
(D) 9th, 16th, 23th & 30th
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