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Q1mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q2mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q3mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningGovernment Recruitment Exam Practice Paper2026
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Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q4mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Four people () each pick a different fruit – apple, banana, cherry and date. The person who picked the apple is next to the person who picked the banana and not next to the person who picked the date. The person who picked the cherry is next to the person who picked the date. The correct combination is :
Q5mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
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Introducing a girl, Sangeeta says, "She is the daughter of the brother-in-law of my husband". How is the girl related to Sangeeta?
Q6mediummcqMental AbilityCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Among the six persons A, B, C, D, E, F there are three married couples of which A, C, E are husbands; B, C, D are cousins and B is not the wife of A. Who is the husband of B?
Q7mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
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Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, a girl says, "Vidit's grandmother is the mother-in-law of this lady". How is the lady in the photograph related to Vidit?
Q8mediummcqLogical ReasoningWBCS Prelims2026
Among six persons A, B, C, D, E, and F, there are three married couples. A, C, and E are the husbands. B, C, and D are cousins, and B is not the wife of A. Who is the husband of B?
Q9mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Directions: Study the information provided in Q.165 to answer this question.
Seven friends , , , , , , and work in seven different shops: Oswal, Max, Vmart, Reliance Fresh, Wallmart, Easyday, and Big Bazar. Each likes a different color: Black, Blue, Red, White, Orange, Green, and Yellow.

Question: likes which of the following colors?
Q10mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Directions for Q.165 to Q.169: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
Seven friends , , , , , , and work in seven different shops: Oswal, Max, Vmart, Reliance Fresh, Wallmart, Easyday, and Big Bazar (not necessarily in the same order). Each of them likes a different color: Black, Blue, Red, White, Orange, Green, and Yellow.

* works in Oswal and likes neither Red nor Orange.
* does not work in Vmart.
* works in Big Bazar and likes Green.
* likes White and works in Max.
* The one who works in Easyday likes Blue.
* and do not work in Reliance Fresh, and neither of them likes Orange.
* works in Walmart and likes Yellow.

Question: works in which of the following shops?
Q11mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Directions: Study the information provided in Q.165 to answer this question.
Question: Which of the following combinations is true?
Q12mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Directions: Study the information provided in Q.165 to answer this question.
Question: Who among the following likes Orange color?
Q13mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below it.
There are five men and six women .

* are advocates.
* are doctors.
* The rest () are teachers.

A team is to be selected subject to the following conditions:

1. , , and must be together.
2. cannot go with or .
3. and must be together.
4. and must be together.
5. and cannot go together.
6. cannot go with .

Question: If the team must consist of two male advocates, two lady doctors, and one teacher, who are the members of the team?
Q14mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Directions: Study the information provided in Q.165 to answer this question.
Question: Which of the following statements is true?
Q15mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field. A and B are from Delhi while the rest are from Bangalore. D and F are tall while others are short. A, C and D are girls while others are boys. Who is the tall girl from Bangalore?
Q16mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Ravi and Kunal are good in Hockey and Volleyball. Sachin and Ravi are good in Hockey and Baseball. Gaurav and Kunal are good in Cricket and Volleyball. Sachin, Gaurav and Michael are good in Football and Baseball. Who is good in Hockey, Cricket and Volleyball?
Q17mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Alka is older than Mala, Gopal is older than Mala but younger than Alka. Kapil is younger than Ram and Mala. Mala is older than Ram. Whose age is between Gopal and Ram?
Q18mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exam Prep2026
A family consists of six members: A, B, C, D, E, and F.
* B is the sister-in-law of C's mother.
* C is the sister of F.
* A is the father of D and F is the grandson of A.
* There are three male members in the family.

The members of the family belong to how many generations?
Q19mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Monica, Amar, Akbar and Anthony live in four apartments that are arranged side by side. Only one of the four persons is the landlord whose apartment is at one end. Amar's apartment is neither next to Monica's apartment nor next to Akbar's apartment. Monica's apartment is not at one end. Amar is not the landlord.
Amar lives:
Q20mediummcqMental Ability and ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Choose the two correct numbers in the '.' marked places of the multiplication below.

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3 3 9 4 5

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Q21mediummcqLogical ReasoningExam Prep2026
Fill in the word grid with the words listed below. Which word won't fit?

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FATE, FLAT, FORT, ROLE, TILL
Q22mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Direction: Read the following information carefully to answer the question.
* A family consists of six members, namely A, B, C, D, E and F.
* B is the sister-in-law of C's mother.
* C is the sister of F.
* A is the father of D and F is the grandson of A.
* There are three male members in the family.

Who is the mother of F?
Q23mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Direction: Read the following information carefully to answer the question.
* A family consists of six members, namely A, B, C, D, E and F.
* B is the sister-in-law of C's mother.
* C is the sister of F.
* A is the father of D and F is the grandson of A.
* There are three male members in the family.

Who is the aunt of F?
Q24mediummcqMental AbilityWBCS Prelims2026
A is C's son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q's mother. P is the son of Z. How is P related to A?
Q25mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?
Q26mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word won't fit?
FATE, FLAT, FORT, ROLE, TILL

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Q27mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
A hunter was asked how many birds he had caught and had in his bag. He replied that there were all parrots but eight, all ducks but eight, and all swans but eight. How many birds did he catch in total ?
Q28mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A manager has a team of four people: Adam, Brian, Carol and Diana. Each one has a different project deadline: 3 days, 4 days, 5 days and 6 days, but not necessarily in that order. Adam's deadline is earlier than Carol's. Brian's deadline is not the longest. Diana's deadline is the shortest. What is Brian's deadline?
Q29mediummcqReasoningPrepp2026
Six friends - A, B, C, D, E and F - are sitting around a circular table, facing towards the centre of the table. D and C are immediate neighbours of A. B is second to the right of A. F is an immediate neighbour of E, and fourth to the left of D. What is the position of E?
Q30mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
In a hall there are seven children (including girls and boys) P, Q, R, S, T, U and V. They sit on three benches I, II and III. Such that at least two children on each bench and at least one girl on each bench. R who is a girl child, does not sit with P, T and S. U the boy child sits with only Q. P sits on the bench I with his best friends. V sits on the bench III. T is the brother of R. Who sits with R?
Q31mediummcqReasoning AbilityPractice Test2026
Six friends - A, B, C, D, R, and S are sitting in a row facing North. Use the clues below to determine their exact positions:
1. R is to the immediate left of A.
2. C is second to the left of R and immediate right of S.
3. D and A are sitting at the extreme left end and right end respectively.

Question: Who is sitting to the third right of D, who is also to the immediate right of C?
Q32mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
While looking at a photograph, Arvind pointed to a woman and said, "She is the mother of my wife's only son." How is the woman related to Arvind?
Q33hardmcqReasoning AbilityMock Test2026
Three children, Sam, John and Ann, are eating icecream. Each child eats a different flavour from available flavours, namely Chocolate, Strawberry, Butterscotch and Vanilla.
* Sam does not eat Vanilla.
* John does not eat Strawberry.
* Ann never eats Butterscotch.
* Chocolate and Butterscotch are not eaten together.
* Vanilla and Chocolate are eaten together.

Who eats what flavour from the available options?

1. Sam - Strawberry, John - Butterscotch, Ann - Chocolate
2. Sam - Strawberry, John - Chocolate, Ann - Vanilla
3. Sam - Chocolate, John - Vanilla, Ann - Strawberry
4. Sam - Butterscotch, John - Chocolate, Ann - Strawberry

Which of the above combinations could be correct?
Q34mediummcqReasoning AbilityCompetitive Exam2026
A, B, C and D are playing a game of Carrom. A, C and B, D are partners. D is to the left of C who is facing east. Then D is facing:
Q35mediummcqReasoningUP Police Constable2026
Pointing to a photograph, Madhu said to her friend Krishna, "He is the only son of the mother of my father." How is Madhu related to the person in the photograph?
Q36mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Introducing a girl, Anthony said, "She is the daughter of the daughter of the mother of my aunt." How is the girl related to Anthony?
Q37mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Monica, Amar, Akbar and Anthony live in four apartments that are arranged side by side. Only one of the four persons is the landlord whose apartment is at one end. Amar's apartment is neither next to Monica's apartment nor next to Akbar's apartment. Monica's apartment is not at one end. Amar is not the landlord. Who is the landlord?
Q38mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
A manager has a team of four people: Adam, Brian, Carol and Diana. Each one has a different project deadline: 3 days, 4 days, 5 days and 6 days, but not necessarily in that order. Adam's deadline is earlier than Carol's. Brian's deadline is not the longest. Diana's deadline is the shortest. What is Brian's deadline?
Q39mediummcqLogical ReasoningPractice Test2026
Six girls, X, Y, Z, S, P and Q, are sitting around a circular table. All of them are facing toward the centre of the circle. P is not sitting between Y and S, but someone else from the group is sitting there. P and Q are opposite to each other. Z is to the left of S and right of P. Who is left of P?
Q40mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceCompetitive Exam Mock2026
Among six persons A, B, C, D, E, F, there are 3 married couples of which A, C, E are husbands; B, C, D are cousins and B is not wife of A. Then husband of B is
Q41mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Consider the following statements:
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to , , , , and .
(ii) gets a North facing flat and is not next to .
(iii) and get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) , next to , gets a South facing flat and gets a North facing flat.

Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?
Q42mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Consider the following profiles of student proficiencies:
(i) and are good in Dramatics and Computer Science.
(ii) and are good in Computer Science and Physics.
(iii) , and are good in Physics and History.
(iv) and are good in Physics and Mathematics.
(v) and are good in History and Dramatics.

Who is good in Physics, History, and Dramatics?
Q43mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
In the given diagram:
I. Rectangle represents persons who know English.
II. Triangle represents persons who know Marathi.
III. Square represents persons who know Telugu.
IV. Circle represents persons who know Hindi.
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The regions labelled from 1 to 12 represent various combinations of language proficiency among the individuals.
How many individuals can speak English exclusively?
Q44mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Consider the following three statements by Amar, Akbar and Anthony:
* Amar: "Anthony is a good boy."
* Akbar: "Amar is a liar."
* Anthony: "I am not a good boy."
You know that at least two of them are telling the truth. Who is/are telling the truth?
Q45mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Monica, Amar, Akbar and Anthony live in four apartments that are arranged side by side. Only one of the four persons is the landlord whose apartment is at one end. Amar's apartment is neither next to Monica's apartment nor next to Akbar's apartment. Monica's apartment is not at one end. Amar is not the landlord. Monica lives:

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