Logical Ability UPSC Questions

Logical Ability MCQ Questions

1.

Consider the following figure and answer the item that follows:

What is the total number of triangles in the above grid?

A.

27

B.

26

C.

23

D.

22

ANSWER :

C. 23

2.

Consider the following figure and answer the item that follows:

What is the minimum number of different colours required to paint the figure given above such that no two adjacent regions have the same colour?

UPSC - 2011

A.

6

B.

3

C.

4

D.

5

ANSWER :

B. 3

3.

Consider that:
1. A is taller than B.
2. C is taller than A.
3. D is taller than C.
4. E is the tallest of all.
If they are made to sit in the above order of their height, who will occupy the mid position?

UPSC - 2014

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

ANSWER :

C. C

4.

Consider the table given below in which the numbers bear certain relationship among themselves along the rows:

Which one of the following numbers is the missing number indicated above by X ?

UPSC - 2014

A.

19

B.

15

C.

14

D.

8

ANSWER :

B. 15

5.

With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is

UPSC - 2014

A.

3

B.

6

C.

9

D.

18

ANSWER :

D. 18

6.

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?

UPSC - 2014

A.

7

B.

5

C.

4

D.

6

ANSWER :

D. 6