100+ TNPSC Aptitude and Mental Ability Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

In each of the following questions, there is some relationship between the two terms of the left of : : and the same relationship holds between the two terms to its right. Also, in each questions, one term either to the right of : : or to the left of its missing.
ADE : FGJ : : KNO : ?

(A) PQT

(B) PQR

(C) RQP

(D) TPR

Ans: A

The first and third letters of the first group are each moved five steps forward while the second letters is moved three steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the second group.

Question: 2

NOPQ : MLKJ :: HIJK : ?

(A) DEFG

(B) EFGH

(C) FEDC

(D) GFED

Ans: D

The first, second, third and fourth letters of the first group are moved one, three, five and seven steps backward respectively to obtain the corresponding letters of the second group.

Question: 3

FJUL : BOQQ :: LHRX : ?

(A) BKPR

(B) MNCC

(C) HRYY

(D) HMNC

Ans: D

The first and third letters of the first group are each moved four steps backward while the second and fourth letters are each moved five steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the second group.

Question: 4

QDXM : SFYN :: UIOZ : ?

(A) WKPA

(B) QNLA

(C) LPWA

(D) PAQM

Ans: A

The first two letters of the first group are ach moved two steps forward and the last two letters are each moved one step forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the second group.

Question: 5

BUCKET : ACTVBDJLDFSU : : BONUS : ?

(A) ACMNMOTVRT

(B) SUNOB

(C) ACNPMPTVRT

(D) ACMNMOTURT

Ans: C

Each letter of the first group is replaced by two letters – one that comes after it and one that comes before it, in the second group.

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