oDesk Analytical Skills Test Answers 2015
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This question is based on following
series:
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Which character is midway between
the 3rd character from left and 6lh character from rights
a. 2
b. 3
c. 8
d. Y
This question is based upon the figure shown below
Count the number of rectangles in
the diagram given above.
a.
10
b.
19
c.
8
d. 12
e. 18
In a game, Peter
places seven marbles adjacently in a row.
Two
marbles are red in color.
Two
blue colored marbles are adjacent to the same red marble.
There
is one pink colored marble.
There
are too white colored marbles but they are not placed adjacent to each other.
One
of the red colored marbles is place a tone end of the row.
If the pink colored marble is placed
at the other end of the row, where is the second red colored marble?
a. In the second place.
b.
In the third place.
c.
In the fourth place.
d. In the seventh place.
Read the following information and
answer the given question:
Four lions, P, Q, R and S, and four
tigers, L, M, N and 0 are being transferred from a wild life sanctuary. They are
being transferred in too special animal transport vehicles. Each vehicle can
hold four animals according to the following conditions:
1. There are exactly two lions and
two tigers in each vehicle.
2. Either P or Q, but not both, can
be kept in the first vehicle.
3. If L is in the first vehicle, R
must also be in the first vehicle.
4. If N is in the first vehicle, Q
cannot be in the first vehicle.
If Q is in the first vehicle, which
of the following three animals are kept along with Q?
a. P, M and O
b. R, S and L
c. R, L and M
d. R, M and N
e. S, L and O
Suppose there is a group of 5 people
P, Q, R, S, and T. Information about these 5 persons is as follows:
Among them one is cricketer, one is
Hockey player, and one is football player.
P and S are unmarried women in the
group and do not take part in any game.
None of the women plays Hockey or
Cricket.
There is a married couple in the
group. T is the husband.
Q is the brother of R and is neither
a hockey player nor a football player.
Based on the given information, who
is the Hockey player in the group?
a.
Q
b. R
c.
S
d. T
A,
B, C
and D are four people.
1) A is the son of B.
2)B is the daughter of C.
3)C is the mother of D.
Which among the following is true?
a.
B and D are brothers.
b.
D is the father of A.
c.
A and D are brothers.
d. B is the sister of D
There are six floors in a building from the first floor to the top
floor. No two people can live on
the same floor.
Read the following information and
answer the given question:
P lives two floors below M.
S lives on the floor above N. Two
floors are vacant.
If P lives on the second floor,
which of the following would be true?
a. S lives on the third floor.
b. M lives on the fifth floor.
c. N lives on the floor above M
How
many
7s are there in the following series which are immediately preceded by 9 but
not followed by 7?
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a. 2
b. 8
c. 5
d. 3
Suppose there is a group of 5 people
P, Q, R, S, and T. Information about these 5 persons is as follows:
Among them one is cricketer, one is
Hockey player, and one is football player.
P and S are unmarried women in the
group and do not take part in any game.
None of the women plays Hockey or
Cricket.
There is a married couple in the
group. T is the husband.
Q is the brother of R and is neither
a hockey player nor a football player.
Based on the given information, who
is the Cricketer in the group?
a.
P
b.
Q
c. R
d. T
Five friends. A. B. C, D and E work
in different offices. One of them is a singer, the other a lawyer, the third a
doctor, the fourth a sportsman and the fifth a chef. One day, they meet and
discuss their respective
earnings.
E is earning as much as the singer.
C is earning less than the lawyer.
A is earning less than the doctor.
B is earning more than the chef.
C is earning more than the doctor.
The doctor is earning more than the
sportsman.
E is earning more than B.
What is A's profession?
a.
Singer
b.
Lawyer
c.
Chef
d. Cannot be determined
In the fallowing sequence, how many
numbers are divisible by 3 or 5 and are immediately followed by an odd number?
29, 25, 26, 21, 3, 25, 35, 18, 20,
22, 50, 9, 52, 54, 55, 56, 48, 26, 45
a.
5
b. 4
c. 8
d. 3
Graffiting and speechmaking on
public property should be banned. Anarchists and fundamentalists have no right to use public property
to disseminate their nasty views.
The above argument assumes that:
a.
anarchists and fundamentalists always use public property to disseminate their
ideas. b. legal restrictions may apply to a select group.
c.
those who indulge in graffiting and speechmaking on public property are
anarchists and fundamentalists.
d. law should not extend protection
to those who create disorder.
There are six members in a family:
C1, C2. C3, C4, C5 and C6. The
relation among the family members is such that there are 2 fathers, 1 mother, 1
daughter and 3 brothers. No person in the family is a grandmother to the other
family members. Additional information is given as follows:
C3 is the sister of C6.
C2 is the brother of C5's husband.
C4 is the father of C1 and
grandfather of CQ.
How
many
male members are there in the family?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
Jack
is
sleeping.
Which
statement.
‘statements among the following is/are necessary to justify the statement?
1)Jack is in bed.
2)lt is afternoon.
3)Everyone lying on the bed is
sleeping.
a.
1 & 2
b.
2 & 3
c. 1 & 3
A tram stops at six different
stations on its route. After leaving from the sixth station, tram returns to
the first station and repeats the cycle. The stations are located in six cities
and are named A, B, C, D, E and F. E is the third station. B is the sixth.
Station D comes before station F. Station C comes before station A. If A is the
fifth station, which station among the following should come immediately before
Station E?
a. D
b. F
c. C
d. A
e. B
This question is based on the
following series:
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Which letter is at the 5lh
position from the left of the 9lh letter from the right in the given
series?
a.
2
b. L
c.
9
d. None of these
For his highly confidential project.
Professor Mark Philip is trying to make a team comprising four doctors: two
males and two females. He can choose the team members from among Peter, Jack,
Martin, Steve, Mary, Rosy and Stephanie.
Peter, Jack, Martin and Steve are
male doctors. Mary, Rosy and Stephanie are female doctors. Peter and Jack do
not work together. Rosy and Peter refuse to work together. Martin and Stephanie
cannot work together.
If Jack is made a member of the
team, who among the following can be the other three members of the team?
a. Mary, Rosy and Peter
b. Mary, Stephanie and Martin
c. Mary, Stephanie and Peter
d. Mary, Rosy and Steve
There are 6 hotels in the city A, B, C, D, E, and F.
Hotel D is 25km to the north of
hotel F, which is 35km to the northeast of hotel B. Hotel A is 15km west of
Hotel E and 25 km to the southwest of Hotel C. Hotel B, A and E are in straight
line in the given order. Hotel B and E is 30 km apart from each other.
Which hotel is the farthest to the
southwest of hotel D?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d. D
There are 6 hotels in the city A, B, C, D, E, and F.
Hotel D is 25km to the north of
hotel F, which is 35km to the northeast of hotel B. Hotel A is 15km west of
Hotel E and 25 km to the southwest of Hotel C. Hotel B, A and E are in straight
line in the given order. Hotel B and E is 30 km apart from each other.
If visitor moves from hotel E to
hotel D via hotel A, B and F. How much distance it will have to cover?
a. 90km
b. 120km
c. 125km
d. 150km
There are three people. A, B and C.
They are to share a cake equally. They cut the cake into "n" equal
pieces. After each one of them finishes eating 4 pieces of the cake, the total
number of the remaining pieces of the cake is equal to that to which each
person was entitled initially. Find the value of "n".
a. 24
b. 18
c. 28
d. 36
There are three security guards, A,
B and C appointed to guard a jewellery shop under the following conditions:
No security guard is called to work
for three consecutive days.
A has his off on Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday. B has his off on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. C has his off on
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
On which day of the week do all of
them work together?
a.
Sunday
b.
Saturday
c. Friday
d. Tuesday
In a certain code language,
Tuta Kaba' means 'red apples'
'Pita haka' means 'sweet oranges'
'Haka nut kaba' means 'sweet
luscious apples'
Which word in the language means
luscious?
a. Tuta
b. Kaba
c. nut
d. Haka
Two of Veronica's friends: Shaun and
Michael, have their birthdays today. Veronica wants to wish them during their
free-incoming-calls time-slots, which is 11AM - 1PM according to their
respective time-zones. At what time intervals Veronica should make the calls
(first to Shaun and then to Michael) so that she is able to talk to them in
their free-incoming-calls time-slots, if the time-zone of the three are as
follows:
Veronica's time-zone: +11:00 GMT
Shaun's time-zone: +6:00 GMT Michael's time-zone: +09:30 GMT
a.
04:00 PM to 06:00 PM and 12:30 PM to 02:30 PM
b.
06:00PM to 08:00 PM and 02:30 PM to 04:30 PM
c.
08:00PMto10:00PM and 04:30 PM to 06:30 PM
d. 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM and 06:30 PM
to 08:30 PM
5 students, A, B, C, D and E took a
competitive exam. When their result was declared, the teacher wrote the
following information on a piece of paper:
B has scored more than 2 marks.
C has scored more marks in the exam
than A and B has scored together.
Marks scored by A are the same as
the total marks scored by D and E together.
A has scored more marks than B.
No two people have scored the same
marks.
If D scored more marks than B, who
scored the lowest marks?
a.
A
b. B
c.
C
d.
D
e. Data Insufficient
There are 6 hotels in the city A, B,
C, D, E, and F.
Hotel D is 25km to the north of
hotel F, which is 35km to the northeast of hotel B. Hotel A is 15km west of
Hotel E and 25 km to the southwest of Hotel C. Hotel B, A and E are in straight
line in the given order. Hotel B and E is 30 km apart from each other.
Which hotel is the nearest to the
northeast of hotel E?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d. D
Bob walks 8km towards North and
turns to his right and walks 4km more. He then turns to his right and walks 5km
and turns again to his right and walks another 4 km. Here he meets Smith coming
from the opposite direction. They both stop here.
If Bob is to again reach the point
from where he started, in which direction will he have to go from the point
he's standing?
a. SOUTH
b. WEST
c. NORTHEAST
d. NORTH
Stefan and Elena start walking
Westwards from a certain point. After covering 20 km, Stefan turns right and
Elena turns left. Stefan waits for sometime and then walks another 10 km,
whereas Elena walks only 5 km. Henceforth they both start walking Southwards
and cover 15 km each. How far is Stefan from Elena?
a. 10km
b. 15km
c. 30km
d. 25km
Jack said to Martha "YOUR ONLY
BROTHERS SON IS MY WIFE'S BROTHER". How is Martha related to Jack's wife?
a.
Mother
b. Aunt
c.
Sister
d. Can't say
There are six members in a family:
C1, C2. C3, C4, C5 and C6. The relation among the family members is such that
there are 2 fathers, 1 mother, 1 daughter and 3 brothers. No person in the
family is a grandmother to the
other family members. The additional information is given as follows:
C3
is the sister of C6.
C2 is the brother of C5's husband.
C4 is the father of C1 and
grandfather of CQ.
Who
is C5s
husband?
a.
C2
b.
C3
c. C1
d. C4
A teacher categorizes five students,
P, Q, R, S and T. She comes up with the fallowing conclusions:
AN Ps are Qs. All Qs Are Rs. Some Ss
are Ps. All Ss are Qs. No Ts are
Rs.
Which one of the fallowing is
true"?
a.
All Rs are Ps.
b. Some Ts are Qs.
c.
All Ps are Ss.
d.
No Qs are Ts.
e. Some Ts are Ps.
Two siblings: A and B, are having a
conversation.
Read the following information and
answer the given question:
A says (o his sister, B: "I
have as many sisters as brothers." B tells her brother. A: "I have
twice as many brothers as sisters.
How many brothers and sisters are
there?
a.
2 brothers and 5 sisters
b.
4 brothers and 3 sisters
c. 3 brothers and 3 sisters
d. 3 brothers and 4 sisters
Suppose there is a group of 5 people
P, Q, R, S, and T. Information about these 5 persons is as follows:
Among them one is cricketer, one is
Hockey player, and one is football player.
P and S are unmarried women in the
group and do not take part in any game.
None of the women plays Hockey or
Cricket.
There is a married couple in the
group. T is the husband.
Q is the brother of R and is neither
a hockey player nor a football player.
Based on the given information, who
is the Football player in the group?
a.
P
b.
Q
c. R
d. S
A team of four students has to be
selected from A, B, C, D, E, F and G, according to the following:
B will not be with F.
A and C must be together.
E will not be with A.
G and D must be together.
F will not be with G.
A team can consist of:
a.
ABCE
b. BDEG
c.
BDFA
d. DEAG
From his current position at
Location X (GMT + 2:00), Tom can choose to take any of the four flights that
are scheduled at the same time (12:00 AM) from location X to the below-given
locations (their GMTs are also mentioned).
Location A: GMT+ 09:00 Location B:
GMT+ 07:00 Location C: GMT -09:00 Location D: GMT-07:00
Each location can be reached from
Location X after a 30-minute flight.
If breakfast is available at every
location between 7:00 AM -9:00AM as per their respective GMTs, then which
location should Tom fly to, if he wants to eat breakfast as soon as he lands?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d. d
This question is based upon the figure shown below
Count the number of triangles in the
diagram given above.
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 17
e. 16
Bob walks 8km towards North and
turns to his right and walks 4km more. He then turns to his right and walks 5km
and turns again to his right and walks another 4 km. Here he meets Smith coming from the opposite direction. They both
stop here.
If the starting point from where Bob
started is marked as A and finishing point is marked as B, then what is the
distance between A and B?
a. 8km
b. 4km
c. 3km
d. 9km
This question is based upon the figure shown below
What is the total number of
triangles in the given diagram?
a. Between 20 and 24
b.
Between 24 and 28
c.
Between 28 and 32
d. Between 33 and 36
It is given that:
1. Fin is the brother of Austin.
2. Cane is the daughter of Austin.
3. Karol is the sister of Fin.
4. Goofy is the brother of Cane.
Based on the above information, who
is the uncle of Goofy?
a.
Karol
b.
Cane
c. Fin
d. Austin
Bob walks 8km towards North and then
turns to his right and walks 4km more. He then turns to his right and walks 5km
and turns again to his right and walks another 4 km. Here he meets Smith coming
from the opposite direction. They both stop here.
In which direction was Bob going
after his first turn?
a. EAST
b. WEST
c. NORTH
d. SOUTH
Four men: Rory, Stephen. Tony and Ulrich are married to four women:
Rachel, Sarah, Ten and Ursa. Each of the four couples lives in one of the
following four states: Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.
Read the following information care
fully and answer the given question:
1 - The first letters of the names of men, their wives and the states in
which they live are not the same.
2- Sarah is not married to Rory.
3- Stephen does not live in Rhode
Island or Utah and is not Rachel's husband.
4- Ulrich and Ten do not live in
South Dakota.
Who
is
Rory's wife?
a. Rachel
b.
Sarah
c.
Ten
d. Ursa
