Analytical Abilities

If on her tour, Sue visits the theater, the library and the factory, one directly after the other in the order given, she must visit the garden---fifth
The percentage increase in sales in 1993 over the previous year was maximum for which class of vehicles?-CLASS II
If S is on the same team as U, which of the following could be true?-T is on a team with Z
What is the appeoximate growth of sales of B5?-27%
Which number does not belong? 4 32 144 17 28 122 18 64 188 322 14 202-17
Which of the following passengers could be assigned to sit in the same row as Q?-T
The minimum number of wins needed for a team in the first stage to guarantee its advancement to the next stage is:-4
If P is assigned whenever and only when S is assigned, which of the following could be true?-P is assigned on Tuesday
A,B,C,D and E are positioned in clockwise order around a circular table. E makes a clockwise move jumping over three positions and D makes a counter clockwise move also jumping over three positions. What would be the new positions in clockwise order?-ADBCE
Is a number divisible by 9? (1) The number is divisible by 3. (2) The number is divisible by 27.-if you can get the answer from (2) alone but not from (1) alone.
I. Neither Carol nor Eric will travel by air. II. Neither Carol nor Eric will travel to California. Statement II must be true if both statement I and which of the following statements are true?-It is impossible to reach California except by air.
The expenditure on housing is approximately what percentage of the total annual income?-40%
What is the highest number of wins for a team in the first stage in sprit of which it would be eliminated at the end of first stage?-4
If R sits next to S on S's right side, who must sit next to R on R's right side?-M
What is the avarage sales of all the branches (in thousands) for the year 2011?-80
If Q and T are assigned to sit together in a row, which of the following passengers could be sit in row 3?-S
In a class, three-fourth of the boys play football, one-half play cricket, one fourth of those who play cricket do not play football. Which of the following statements is definitely true?-One-fourth of the boys play neither cricket nor football
The number of class I vehicles sold in 1993 was approximately what percent of the total number of vehicles sold in 1992?-8
Which number should come next in this series: 25,24,22,19,15?-10
Which number should come next in this series: 3,5,8,13,21?-34
What was the percentage of difective items produced at a factory? (1) The total number of difective items produced was 1234 (2) The ratio of defective items to nondefective items was 32 to 5678.-Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
How much was the original cost of a radio which was sold for Tk. 2,300? (1) The radio was sold for a discount of 10% from its original cost (2) The sales tax was Tk 150-Both statements TOGETHER are sufficient but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient
When the meeting of the water development committee was over, every member shook hands with one another and total number of handshakes was 6. How many members were there in the meeting?-4
Is 1/x greater than 1/y? (1) x is greater than 1. (2) x is less than y.-if you can get the answer from (2) alone but not from (1) alone.
If O is not on the team, which of the other players must be on the team?-R,S,T and M
Which figure is the odd one out?-
If O is on the same as P, which of the following pairs must be on a team togather?-M and T
The day before yesterday is three days after Saturday.-Thrusday
The language spoken by the most diplomats is---German
B was one of the ladies, who was the other lady?-A
What was the value of x? 1. -(x + y) = x - y 2. x + y = 2-If you can get the answer from (1) alone but not from (2) alone.
Which of the following cannot be seated at either end?-F
All good athletes want to win and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet; therefore, all athletes who do not eat a well-balanced diet are bad athletes. Which of the following if true, would refute the assumptions of the argument above?-Karim, the cricket star, does not eat a well-balanced diet, but be is a good athlete.
Our shcool district should not spend its money on the new Verbal Advantage reading programme. After all, our students get all the reading practice then by studying history and science. The argument about depends on which of the following assumptions?-Teaching students history and science is more important than teaching them reading skills.
If one man is on each team, any of the following pairs could be together on a team EXCEPT-M and N
If the team consists of two doctors, two female teachers and two engineers, all the following teams are possible except.-ABKLPQ
Which number should replace the question mark? 17 8 5 5 13 7 5 4 6 12 6 3 10 6 4 ?-4
A man is standing in front of a painting of a man and he tells us the following: 'Brothers and sisters have I none, but this man's father is my father's son.' Who is on the painting?-his son
'C' did his research in which one of the following?-Both of these
Which of the following diagrams is the odd one out-
To have the proper seating arrangement, K shoulf sit between----J and L
How many ractangulars are there in the following figure?-9
Before all musicians are seated there are two vacant seats on either side of N. Which two musicians may occupy these seats?-G and L
If Ram lives in the first floor, then Sham lives in the second. Sham does live on the second floor. Therefore---Ram lives on the first floor.
Is x greater than zero? (1) x4 - 16 = 0 (2) x3 - 8 = 0-Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
If both S and T are chosen for the team, what other individuals must be on the team with them?-M and O only
What is the year in which the earnings were highest?-1995
Which of the following is an acceptable display?-K, L, M, R, U
Who started with the lowest amount?-Sonia
A man walks 10 miles towards North, then turns right and walks 5 miles, again turns right and walks 2 miles. In which direction he is walking?-South
What is the number of rounds in the second stage of the tournament?-3
The total expenditure on food and transportation together is what percentage of the total annual income?-20%
Is x greater than zero? (I) x4 - 16 = 0 (II) x3 - 8 = 0-C
X is taller than Y, Z is taller than Q, Q is shorter than R, Y and R are of the same height. If the above is true, which of the following conditions must also be true?-X is taller than Q
Which of the following pairs cannot be seated together?-E & A
P is assigned on which two days of the week?-Sunday and Tuesday
Library is to book as book as to ----page
If M is on the same team as O, which of the following could be true?-N is on a team with T
Which items does not match with the others?-Moon
The XYZ Corporation has 7000 employees. What is the average yearly wage of employee of the XYZ Corporation? (1) 4000 of the employees are executives. (2) The total amount the company pays wages each year is 70,000000.-if you can get the answer from (2) alone but not from (1) alone.
If the cost of training increase to Tk. 200, what will be the increase in percentage?-60%
Which number should come next in the series: 1,3,6,10,15?-21
Which of the following is a pair of countries that can be the same color as each other?-R and S
Which number should replace the question mark 2,8,18,32,?-50
Among the options which does not match with others?-Bread
Rashed said, 'Milon is a trerrible driver. He has had at least ten traffic violations in the last year.' Which of the following can be said about the above claim?-The claim is built upon an assumption that is not stated but rather is concealed.
Which of the following combinations is possible in order to have the arrangement of seat assignments as planned?-HGKJ
If box 1 and 4 are the mislabeled boxes, which of the following must be true?-Box 1 contains some hats of all three sizes.
Which of the following must be true?-If A is not selected, F must be selected
6, 24, 60, 120, ---?-210
Four friends (Selim, Javed, Dipu and John) had a race to see who could cross a distance of 100 meter in the least amount of time. Selim was faster than Javed and Dipu beat John but came in behind Javed. Who came in last?-John
Who won the game?-B
Find the value of the expression x3y - (x3/y) I. x = 2 II. y = 1-if you can get the answer from (II) alone but not from (I) alone.
Statements: Conclusions: All dogs are fruits i) Some clowns are dogs No chair is fruit ii) Some chairs are dogs Some chairs are clowns iii) No chair is dog iv) No dog is clown-Either i or iv and iii follow
Which of the following is an acceptable selection of objects?-K, S and V
If G is included in a gift box, which of the following is a kind of candy that must also be included?-Q
Which is a valid assignment?-C-Home, D-Power, A-Defence, B-Telecom, E-Finance
If box 1 is correctly labeled, which of the following must be true?-Box 4 contains some large hats.
If N had a lower final score than P did, which of the following must have had the next-to-the-highest final score?-P
The transportation expenses are what percentage of the expenses of food?-75%
Which number will come next in the series? 5,25,10,100, .....?-20
What is the total number of matches played in the tournament?-63
If the team consists of two doctors, one engieer and four teachers, all the following teams are possible except-ABKNPQR
If K is assigned to work on only one day and L is assigned to work on exactly four days, select a pair of teachers that must be assigned to work on Wednesday?-J and N
There is a match between Bangladesh and Korea. Bangladesh is lagging behind by two goals. Last five minutes are remaining. Would Bangladesh lose? (I) In the last five minutes, Alfaz scored 3 goals. (II) Korea scored 3 goals in the match.-If you can get the answer from BOTH (I) and (II) TOGETHER, but not from I) alone or (II) alone.
How many people approximately were there per household in Mirpur in 2000?-3
If two men are on a team together, who of the following must be on a team that has three members?-S
If the team consists of two doctors, two male engieers and two teachers, the members of the team could be-CDEKLMN
How many Taka did Suvarna start with?-Tk. 66
'A' did his research in which field?-Nuclear Physics
If the same percentage increase in the number of Class I vehicles in 1994 over 1993 is expected in 1995, approximately how many vehicles will be sold in 1995?-141
Which of the following additional pairs of additional determinations would not conflict with the priorities initially determined?-F has priority over I and H has priority over G
If x represents the earnings in 1993, the earnings in 1995 can be approximately represented as---2.4x
Referring to previous quistion if M works on Tuesday, who will be his colleague?-L
If W is placed at outlet five, S must be placed at outlet---One
If Sue is to visit the palace sixth, she could visit the harbor in any of the following positions on her tour EXCEPT---fifth
Given only the determinations above each of the following is a possible sequence in which the four projects could be started EXCEPT---H, G, F, I
If S and T wish to speak to each other, which other diplomats could serve as translator? I. P II. Q III. R-I and II only
I. Wahid is to the left of Yeasin II. Zakir is not to the left of Kamal III. Yeasin is to the right of Kamal Which of the followig is true?-None of the above
Galib is faster than Jaker and Nasir is slower than Galib. Which of the following statements would be most accurate?-It is impossible to tell either Jaker or Nasir is faster.
What is the ration of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years?-7 : 9
If on man is on each team, any of the following pairs could be together on a team EXCEPT---S and T
If S is selected, which of the following must also be among the objects selected?-V
If T and U are displayed, which of the following must also be displayed?-N
If the box 4 actually contains no small hats, which of the following must be true?-Box 3 is incorrectly labeled.
If total cost increase by 5 times, what will be the increase in percentage?-400%
If L is on the team, what other individuals must also be on the team?-R,T and O
Since it is possible that substances contained in certain tree roots may provide a cure for cancer, the government must provide sufficient funds to allow thorough testing of this possibility. The argument above assumes that--The possibility of finding a cure is sufficient reason for funding research into possible cancer cures.
I Q is assigned on only one day and R is assigned on four days, which of the following pairs of watchmen must be assigned on Tuesday?-P and T
If at least small and medium-sized hats are known to be in box 4, which of the following must be true?-If box 1 contains at least small and medium-sized hats.
If Sue begins her tour at the harbor, which of the following could be the fourth point of the interest she visits on the tour?-The library
Which of the following is a pair of countries that must be different in color from each other?-S and Z
If T were to become a left-handed player, how many different teams could be formed?-3
How many meters of high quality cloth is consumed by A-type shirts?-24,000 m
Insert the missing number. 14 9 4 12 7 2 10 5 0 16 11 ?-6
If two men are on a team together, which of the following must be on a team that has three members?-Y
Only birds have feathers, therefore which is true? I. All birds have feathers. II. Snake don't have feathers. III. Penguins have feathers.-I, II and III
What is Karim's age now? 1. Karim is now twice as old as he was exactly 8 years ago. 2. Karim's sister Bina is now 3 times as old as Karim was exactly 8 years ago.-If you can get the answer from (1) alone but not from (2) alone.
If Q is assigned on exactly four days of the week, which of the following could be the pair of watchmen assigned on Tuesday?-P and R
Which one does not logically belong to the following list?-ADB
If X is the same color as Z, then it must be true that ---W is a different color from any other country
What is the ratio of low quality dye used for C-type shirts to that used for D-type shirts?-2 : 1
If S works on the 1st day of the job, which of the following are true? I. Only T or U can work on the 2nd day II. T,U or R could work on the 2nd day III. R,S or W could work on the 3rd day-II only
How many times the digit 6 will appear between the integer numbers 1 and 100?-20
Jamal is shorter than Matin, but taller than Salam. Habib is shorter than Jamal but taller than Salam. Babul is shorter than Matin but taller than Jamal. Who is the middle position?-Jamal
If B is selected, which of the following must be also be selected?-D
If T is included in a gift box, the box must also include which of the following kinds of candy?-F and H
If each of the projects takes equally long to complete, it must be true that----H is completed before I is completed
Which red covered gazetteer is a new book?-F
What is the ratio of earnings to sales in 1990?-1 : 5
If V is not selected, which pairs of objects must be among those selected?-K and O
How many numbers of the group are males?-3
If T sits next to M and S sits next to R, which of the other negotiators must sit next to S?-P
Who got the lowest points?-A
What was the value of the sales of the ABC company in 1980? I. The sales of the ABC company increased by $100000 each year from 1970 to 1980. II. The value of the sales of the ABC company doubled between 1970 and 1980.-if you can get the answer from both (I) and (II) together, but not from (I) alone or (II) alone.
If Monir's average score for three games was 168, what was his lowest score? 1. His highest score was 204. 2. The sum of Monir's two highest scores was 364.-If you can get the answer from (2) alone but not from (1) alone.
How many different teams can be formed without R?-1
How many passengers could be assigned to sit in the same row as T?-2
'B' knew which additional language?-Japanese
Is y longer than 1? (1) y is longer than 1 (2) y2 - 4 > 0-Both statements TOGETHER are sufficient but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient
If Sue visits exactly one point of interest between her visits to the factory and the palace, that point must be either the---library or the theater
If the total cost of re-engineering is Tk. 25,000, find the value of D.-125
If M is on the same team as S, which of the following could be true?-N is on the same team as P
Total amount of Tk. 38,500 was distributed among Rahim, Karim and Sohana? I. Rahim gets 2/9 of what the other two get. II. Karim gets 3/11 of what the other two get.-If you can get the answer from BOTH (I) and (II) TOGETHER, but not from I) alone or (II) alone.
Who of the following knew German language?-F
Statements: Conclusions: Some rooms are windows i) Some bats are rooms All houses are windows ii) Some windows are bats Some bats are houses iii) Some windows are houses iv) Some houses are rooms-Only ii and iii follow
If the box 3 actually contains no small hats, which of the following must be true?-Box 3 is correctly labeled
Statements: Conclisions: Some buses are jungles i) Some buses are rivers Some jungles are lions ii) Some lions are buses Some lions are rivers iii) Some jungles are rivers iv) All lions are either jungles or rivers-None follows
What will be the next number in the series 14, 25, 46, --?-77
How many flowers are there if all of them are roses except two, all of them are tulips except two and all of them are daisies except two?-3
If there is four times increase in cost of technology, what will be the total amount spent for hiring the new technology?-39500
If N and O are not displayed, all of the following must be displayed EXCEPT-T
R,S and V do not work on 3rd day, therefore---R worked on 1st day
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion above?-Company P manufactures products that are more hazardous for workers to produce than does company O.
All elephants are grey All mice are grey Therefore, I conclude that all all elephants are mice The argument above is invalid because---the writer has illogically classified two disparate groups togather when there is no relationship between them, except that they both have same attribute.
How many triangles are there in the following diagram?-24
What is the total requirement of cloth?-150000 m
The expenditure on clothing is approximately what fraction of the expenditure on housing?-78/825
If in 2000 there were 61,00 people living per square mile in Mirpur, what is the approximately area of Mirpur?-30 sq miles
A, B, C, D and E are five students in a group. A is taller than B, C is shorter than E, A is shorter than D, B is taller than E. Who is the shortest student?-C
Mirpur households makeup approximately what percentage of Dhaka city's households in 2000?-10
A medical doctor asked his patient, 'Do you have high blood pressure?' The patient replied, 'I have not seen a doctor.' What can be the concluded from the above conversation?-The patient did not answer the question directly.
In a family, Jassi has as many sisters as she has brothers. Her brother Javed has double the sisters than he has brothers. How many boys and girls are there in the family (excluding parent)-3 boys and 4 girls
All of the following pairs of diplomats can speak to each other without a translator except---Q and R
Of the 300 students who speak French, Russian or both, how many speak only French? I. 196 students speak both French and Russian. II. 58 students speak only Russian.-If EITHER statement (I) ALONE or statement (II) ALONE is sufficient.
A meadow in springtime is beautiful, even if no one is there to appreciate it. The statement above would be logical rebuttal to which of the following claims?-Beauty exists only in the eye of the beholder
If T sits directly across the table from O, who must sit on either side of P?-O and S
Point A is south of point B and point B is west point C. To which direction is point A with respect to point C?-South west
Which of the following countries can be the same color as W?-Z
If R works on both the 1st and 3rd days, which of the following most accurately describe the possibilities on 4th day.-Only S and W are eligible to work
Which of the following is an acceptable sequence of negotiators around the table?-T, R, M, P, S, O
Which of the following cannot sit next to M?-K
If C is placed at outlet seven, which of the following must be true?-P is placed at outlet five.
P can be placed at which of the following outlets?-Seven
Which of the following pairs cannot occupy the seats on either side of B?-E & G
How many flowers are there if all of them are roses except two, all of them are tulips except two and all of them are daisies except two?-3
Which number is appropriate in place of question mark? 7 ? 12 33 18 25 7 ? 12 33 18 2-42
Which of the teachers could not be assigned to work on Wednesday?-M
Which book is a new law report with red cover?-D
There would be exactly one order in which the four projects would have to be started if it was determined that---I has priority over F
If L and W represent the length and width respectively of the rectangle above, what is the perimeter? 1. 2L + W = 40 2. L + W = 25-If you can get the answer from (2) alone but not from (1) alone.
If x and y are different integers and both are divisible by 7, which of the following is not necessarily true?-x + y is divisible by 49
If C and E are to be selected as two of the employees, which of the following pairs could be the other two employees?-A and G
Which of the following is a group of children participating in debate competition?-ALG
The day that will come 3 days after "tomorrow" will be Saturday. What was the day two days before yesterday?-Friday
What is the ratio of the three qualities of dyes in high quality cloth?-Cannot be determined
If Hafiz is scheduled to speak 5th, which of the following must be true?-John speaks 4th
If none of the contestants spelled the two hardest words correctly, the highest final score that any contestant could have obtained is----16
What was the amount with Salma at the end of the second round?-Tk. 36
If Lincoln is 2nd person scheduled to speak after John, then which of the following is a complete and accurate listing of the positions in which Hafiz could speak?-1st, 2nd
The sum of an odd number and an even number is---always an odd number.
What is the average (arithmetic mean) in thousand of Taka of sales during 1992-1995?-72.5
If two women are on a team togather, who of the following must be on a team with only one other member?-R
Which of the following statement is true?-At the end of the first stage, no team eliminated from the tournament will have more wins than any of the teams qualifying for the second stage.
If Gopal and John are 1st and 2nd on the program respectively, then which of the following must be true?-Lincoln is 5th
"On the whole", Mr. Sanjoy remarked, "engineering students are lazier now than they used to be. I know because fewer and fewer of my students regularly do the work they assigned." The conclusion drawn above depends on which of the following assumptions?-Whether or not students do the work they are assigned is a good indication of how lazy they are.
Which branch had the worst performance in 2012 compared to its 2011 sales?-B2
If the two women are on a team together, which of the following must be on a team with only one other member?-X
Which of the following pairs of objects cannot both be among the objects selected?-T and W
Who started with the highest amount?-Suvarna
The ratio of the transportation expenses to the medical expenses is----2 : 1
Official records show that nearly 60% of all traffic fatalities occur at speeds under 45 km/hour and within 5 kms from home. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion to draw from the official records?-No logical conclusion can be drawn from official records.
Which of the following can be inferred from the graphs? A. Sales for 1992 and 1995 were the same B. for 1992 and 1997 were the same C. Earnings for 1995 were twice those for 1990.-A and C
Which of the following is one of the married couples?-A & D
'Some pencils are pens' and 'all pens are erasers'. If both these statements are true then which of the following statement(s) is/are definitely true? I. All pencils are erasers II. Some erasers are pencils III. All erasers are pencils-Only II
ABCDEFGH is a cube. What is the length of the line segment AG? I. The length of the line segment AB is 4 inches. II. The area of the square BCGH is 16 square inches.-if either statement (I) alone or statement (II) alone sufficient.
If the fewest possible colors are used and one of the countries is the only one of a certain color, that country could be----W or X or Y, but not any of other countries.
How many metres of low-quality cloth is consumed?-46,500 m
If each of the projects takes equally long to complete, it must be true that---H is completed before I is completed.
Which of the following statements is always true? (a, b and c are real numbers and not equal to zero)? 1/a is less than a. (a + b)/2a equals 2b/(a + b) when a equals b. (a + b)/(b + c) is more than a/b.-Only II
If the list price of a new car was Tk. 12,300, what was the cost of the car to the dealer? 1. The cost to the dealer was equal to 80% of the list price. 2. The car was sold for Tk. 11,070, which was 12.5% more then the cost to the dealer.-If statement (1) alone suffices and statement (2) alone suffices.
If S is on the same team as Y, which of the following could be true?-T is on the same team as V.
Among the following who knew French language?-E
If A gets Home and C gets Finance, then which is not a valid assignment fo Defence and Telecom?-B-Defence, D-Telecom
If 5 students run a mile in 5 minutes, how much time will 50 students take to run a mile?-5 min
(-8) × (-6) × (-4) × ......... × 4 × 6 × 8 =?-0
All 115 students in a class play football or cricket or both. 65 play cricket and 60 play football. How many student play both?-10
Which of the following is the drama group?-CEK