FIA Test Preparation Lecture #1

Analytical Reasoning – Top 30 MCQs

Topic: Analytical Reasoning Basics

Analytical Reasoning tests your ability to understand patterns, compare information, arrange data, and solve logic-based problems. In FIA tests, these questions are usually based on:

Number series, alphabet series, odd one out, coding-decoding, directions, blood relations, ranking, analogy, and simple logical arrangements.

Part 1: Top 30 MCQs

1. Find the next number:

2, 4, 8, 16, ?

A) 24
B) 30
C) 32
D) 36

Answer: C) 32
Reason: Each number is multiplied by 2.

2. Find the next number:

3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?

A) 35
B) 36
C) 38
D) 40

Answer: C) 38
Reason: Difference is +3, +5, +7, +9, so next is +11.

3. Find the missing number:

5, 10, 20, 40, ?

A) 60
B) 70
C) 80
D) 90

Answer: C) 80
Reason: Each number is multiplied by 2.

4. Find the next alphabet:

A, C, E, G, ?

A) H
B) I
C) J
D) K

Answer: B) I
Reason: One letter is skipped each time.

5. Find the odd one out:

Apple, Mango, Banana, Carrot

A) Apple
B) Mango
C) Banana
D) Carrot

Answer: D) Carrot
Reason: Carrot is a vegetable; others are fruits.

6. Find the odd one out:

Dog, Cat, Cow, Chair

A) Dog
B) Cat
C) Cow
D) Chair

Answer: D) Chair
Reason: Chair is non-living; others are animals.

7. If CAT is coded as DBU, then DOG is coded as:

A) EPH
B) EOG
C) CNG
D) DPH

Answer: A) EPH
Reason: Each letter is moved one step forward.

8. If BOOK is coded as CPPL, then PEN is coded as:

A) QFO
B) ODM
C) QDM
D) RFO

Answer: A) QFO
Reason: Each letter is moved one step forward.

9. If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, then the value of DOG is:

A) 22
B) 24
C) 26
D) 28

Answer: C) 26
Reason: D = 4, O = 15, G = 7. Total = 26.

10. Complete the analogy:

Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

A) Court
B) School
C) Shop
D) Bank

Answer: B) School
Reason: Doctor works in hospital; teacher works in school.

11. Complete the analogy:

Pen : Write :: Knife : ?

A) Cut
B) Eat
C) Drink
D) Read

Answer: A) Cut
Reason: Pen is used to write; knife is used to cut.

12. Ali is taller than Bilal. Bilal is taller than Hamza. Who is the shortest?

A) Ali
B) Bilal
C) Hamza
D) Cannot say

Answer: C) Hamza
Reason: Ali > Bilal > Hamza.

13. A man walks 5 km north, then turns right and walks 3 km. In which direction is he facing?

A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West

Answer: C) East
Reason: Right turn from north means east.

14. If today is Monday, what day will it be after 10 days?

A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday

Answer: B) Thursday
Reason: 10 ÷ 7 leaves 3 days. Monday + 3 = Thursday.

15. If 1st January is Sunday, then 8th January will be:

A) Sunday
B) Monday
C) Tuesday
D) Wednesday

Answer: A) Sunday
Reason: After 7 days, same day comes again.

16. Find the next number:

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

A) 30
B) 35
C) 36
D) 49

Answer: C) 36
Reason: These are squares: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5², 6².

17. Find the next number:

100, 90, 80, 70, ?

A) 50
B) 55
C) 60
D) 65

Answer: C) 60
Reason: Each number decreases by 10.

18. Find the missing number:

2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

A) 35
B) 36
C) 37
D) 38

Answer: C) 37
Reason: Difference is +3, +5, +7, +9, so next is +11.

19. If all roses are flowers and some flowers are red, then:

A) All roses are red
B) Some roses may be red
C) No rose is red
D) All flowers are roses

Answer: B) Some roses may be red
Reason: We cannot confirm all roses are red.

20. A is brother of B. B is sister of C. What is A to C?

A) Sister
B) Brother
C) Father
D) Mother

Answer: B) Brother
Reason: A is male and sibling of B and C.

21. If Z is opposite of A, Y is opposite of B, then X is opposite of:

A) C
B) D
C) E
D) F

Answer: A) C
Reason: Reverse alphabet pairing: A-Z, B-Y, C-X.

22. Find the next term:

AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?

A) EV
B) EU
C) FV
D) EX

Answer: A) EV
Reason: First letters move forward, second letters move backward.

23. Which number is different?

4, 9, 16, 25, 30, 36

A) 9
B) 16
C) 30
D) 36

Answer: C) 30
Reason: Others are perfect squares.

24. In a line, Ahmed is 5th from left and 8th from right. Total persons are:

A) 11
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14

Answer: B) 12
Reason: Total = 5 + 8 – 1 = 12.

25. If 7 + 3 = 20 and 6 + 2 = 16, then 9 + 4 = ?

A) 22
B) 24
C) 26
D) 30

Answer: C) 26
Reason: Pattern: Add numbers then multiply by 2.
7 + 3 = 10 × 2 = 20.
9 + 4 = 13 × 2 = 26.

26. Find the next number:

11, 22, 33, 44, ?

A) 55
B) 66
C) 77
D) 88

Answer: A) 55
Reason: Each number increases by 11.

27. If Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan, then Ankara is the capital of:

A) Iran
B) Turkey
C) Egypt
D) Iraq

Answer: B) Turkey
Reason: Ankara is the capital of Turkey.

28. Complete the series:

J, F, M, A, M, J, ?

A) J
B) A
C) S
D) O

Answer: A) J
Reason: These are first letters of months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July.

29. If “TABLE” is related to “WOOD”, then “SHIRT” is related to:

A) Cotton
B) Water
C) Stone
D) Steel

Answer: A) Cotton
Reason: Table is made of wood; shirt is made of cotton.

30. Find the next number:

1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?

A) 240
B) 360
C) 720
D) 840

Answer: C) 720
Reason: Pattern is factorial:
1!, 2!, 3!, 4!, 5!, 6! = 720.

Short Teaching Tips

For Analytical Reasoning, students should first check:

1. Is it increasing or decreasing?
2. Is there addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division?
3. Is it alphabet position based?
4. Is it a relationship or direction question?
5. Can the answer be found by elimination?

Homework

Solve these without looking at the answer:

1. 5, 15, 45, 135, ?
2. A, D, G, J, ?
3. Lahore : Pakistan :: Paris : ?
4. 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
5. If BOY = CPZ, then GIRL = ?

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