Top Most Logical IQ Interview Questions

Q – 1 Three ladies X, Y and Z marry three men A, B and C. X is married to A, Y is not married to an engineer, Z is not married to a doctor, C is not a doctor and A is a lawyer. Then which of the following statements is correct?

A. Y is married to C who is an engineer
B. Z is married to C who is a doctor
C. X is married to a doctor
D. None of these

Ans- D.

Q – 2 There are five books A, B, C, D and E placed on a table. If A is placed below E, C is placed above D, B is placed below A and D is placed above E, then which of the following books touches the surface of the table?

A. C
B. B
C. A
D. E

Ans- B. (B)

Q – 3 If A is the son of Q, Q and Y are sisters, Z is the mother of Y, P is the son of Z, then which of the following statements is correct ?

A. P is the maternal uncle of A
B. P and Y are sisters
C. A and P are cousins
D. None of the above

Ans- A.

Q – 4 Artists are generally whimsical. Some of them are frustrated. Frustrated people are prone to be drug addicts. Based on these statements which of the following conclusions is true?

A. All frustrated people are drug addicts
B. Some artists may be drug addicts
C. All drug addicts are artists
D. Frustrated people are whimsical

Ans- B.

Q – 5 In a family there are husband wife, two sons and two daughters. All the ladies were invited to a dinner. Both sons went out to play. Husband did not return from office. Who was at home?

A. Only wife was at home
B. All ladies were at home
C. Only sons were at home
D. No body was at home

Ans- D.

Q – 6 Which of the following figures best depicts the relationship among criminals, thieves and judges?

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d

Ans- B. (b)

Q – 7 There are eight poets, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in respect of whom questions are being asked in the examination. The first four are ancient poets and the last four are modern poets. The question on ancient and modern poets is being asked in alternate years. Those who like H also like G, those who like D like C also. The examiner who sets question is not likely to ask question on D because he has written an article on him. But he likes D. Last year a question was asked on F. Considering these facts, on whom the question is most likely to be asked this year ?

A. B
B. C
C. D
D. G

Ans- D. (G)

Q – 8 Circle indicates ‘strong’, square indicates ‘tall’ and triangle ‘army officers’. The strong army officers who are not tall are shown

A. 4
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6

Ans- A.

Q – 9 Of the following two statements, both of which cannot be true, but both can also be false. Which are these two statements?

I. All machines make noise
II. Some machines are noisy
III. No machine makes noise
IV. Some machines are not noisy

A. I & II
B. III & IV
C. I & III
D. II & IV

Ans- C. I & III

Q – 10 Based on the following statements, which is the correct conclusion drawn.

Only gentlemen can become members of the club. Many of the members of the club are officers. Some of the officers have been invited for dinner.

A. All the members of the club have been invited for dinner
B. Some of the officers are not gentlemen
C. All gentlemen are members of the club
D. Only gentlemen have been invited for dinner

Ans- C

Q – 11 BLADE : GRASS ::

A. Dig : Shovel
B. Size : Hole
C. Grain : Rice
D. Food : Morsel

Ans- C.

Q – 12 SUNFLOWER : LIGHT ::

A. Torch : Battery
B. Scholar : Books
C. Ink : Print
D. Mould : Humidity

Ans- B.

Q – 13 MIRROR : GLASS ::

A. Music : Violin
B. Match : Matchbox
C. Shirt : Cloth
D. Air : Flow

Ans- C.

Q – 14 MIND : BODY ::

A. Water : Air
B. CPU : Hard Disk
C. Ship : Oil
D. Software : Computer

Ans- D.

Q – 15 WINDOW : CURTAIN ::

A. Door : Frame
B. Book : Jacket
C. CPU : Cabinet
D. Casing : Wire

Ans- C.

Q – 16 WORK : MOTIVE ::

A. Body : Mind
B. Wall : Paint
C. Body : Food
D. Petrol : Car
Ans- D.

Q – 17 BILLY : GOAT ::

A. Cow : Bull
B. Lord : Maid
C. Man : Woman
D. Cow : Calf

Ans- C.

Q – 18 NECKLACE : ADORNMENT :: ?

A. Medal : Decoration
B. Bronze : Medal
C. Scarf : Dress
D. Window : House

Ans- A.

Q – 19 FLEXIBLE : RIGID :: CONFIDENCE : ?

A. Diffidence
B. Indifference
C. Cowardice
D. Scare

Ans- A.

Q – 20 FOX : CUNNING :: RABBIT : ?

A. Courageous
B. Dangerous
C. Timid
D. Ferocious

Ans- A.

Q – 21 Fan is related to Wings in the same way as Wheel is related to

A. Round
B. Air
C. Spokes
D. Cars

Ans- C (Spokes)

Q – 22 Bank is related to Money in the same way as Transport is related to

A. Traffic
B. Goods
C. Speed
D. Road

Ans- B (Goods)

Q – 23 Cube is related to Square in the same way as Square is related to

A. Plane
B. Triangle
C. Line
D. Point

Ans- C (Line)

Q – 24 Grain : Stock : : Stick : ?

A. String
B. Heap
C. Collection
D. Bundle

Ans- D (Bundle)

Q – 25 Oceans : Deserts : : Waves : ?

A. Dust
B. Sand Dunes
C. Ripples
D. Sea

Ans- B (Sand Dunes)

Q – 26 Cricket : Pitch ::

A. Ship : Dock
B. Boat : Harbour
C. Boxing : Ring
D. Wrestling : Track

Ans- C (Boxing : Ring)

Q – 27 Horse : Mare ::

A. Fox : Vixen
B. Duck : Geese
C. Dog : Puppy
D. Donkey : Pony

Ans- A (Fox : Vixen)

Q – 28 Architect : Building :: Sculptor : ?

A. Museum
B. Statue
C. Chisel
D. Stone

Ans- D (Stone)

Q – 29 Peace : Chaos :: Creation : ?

A. Manufacture
B. Destruction
C. Build
D. Construction

Ans- B (Destruction)

Q – 30 Poles : Magnet :: ? : Battery

A. Energy
B. Power
C. Terminals
D. Cells

Ans- C (Terminals)

Q – 31 Forest is to tree as tree is to ?

☛ plant
☛ leaf
☛ branch
☛ mangrove

Ans- ► leaf

Q – 32 6121135 is to flame as 21215120 is to?

☛ voice
☛ bald
☛ bloat
☛ castle

Ans- ► bloat

Q – 33 In the above problem,

E is lighter in weight than which of the following pairs?

☛ B,D
☛ D,C
☛ A,D
☛ B,C
☛ A,B

Ans- ► A,B

Q – 34 A fisherman has 5 fishes (namely A, B, C,D, E) each having a different weight.

A weighs twice as much as B.
B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
C weighs half as much as D.
D weighs half as much as E.
E weighs less than A but more than C.

Which of the following is the lightest?

☛ A
☛ B
☛ C
☛ D
☛ E

Ans- ► C

Q – 35 The day after the day after tomorrow is four days before Monday. What day is it today?

☛ Monday
☛ Tuesday
☛ Wednesday
☛ Thursday
☛ Friday

Ans- ► Monday

Q – 36 At a conference, 12 members shook hands with each other before & after the meeting. How many total number of hand shakes occurred?

☛ 100
☛ 132
☛ 145
☛ 144
☛ 121

Ans- ► 132

Q – 37 Library is to book as book is to

A. page
B. copy
C. binding
D. cover

Q – 38 165135 is to peace as 1215225 is to

A. lead
B. love
C. loop
D. castle

Q – 39 Which number should come next in the series

1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

A. 8
B. 11
C. 24
D. 21
E. 27

Ans- Correct answer: 21

Q – 40 Select the number that best completes the analogy 10 : 6 :: 3 : ?

A. 2
B. 1
C. -1
D. 12
E. 4

Ans- Correct answer: -1

Q – 41 The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday

Ans- Correct answer: E

Q – 42 At the end of a banquet 10 people shake hands with each other. How many handshakes will there be in total?

A. 100
B. 20
C. 45
D. 50
E. 90

Ans- Correct answer: C