NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test
Take the NUMS Logical Reasoning — Arrangements, Sequences and Patterns (Set 1): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full…
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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Answer: D. 42
Explanation: The terms are 1×2, 2×3, 3×4, 4×5, 5×6, so the next is 6×7 = 42 (differences 4, 6, 8, 10, 12).
Q2. Find the next number in the series: 3, 5, 9, 17, 33, ?
Answer: A. 65
Explanation: Each term is double the previous minus 1: 33 × 2 − 1 = 65 (differences double: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32).
Q3. Find the next number in the series: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ?
Answer: C. 17
Explanation: The series lists consecutive prime numbers; the prime after 13 is 17.
Q4. Find the next number in the series: 81, 27, 9, 3, ?
Answer: B. 1
Explanation: Each term is divided by 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1.
Q5. Find the next number in the series: 5, 11, 23, 47, ?
Answer: D. 95
Explanation: Each term is double the previous plus 1: 47 × 2 + 1 = 95.
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Q6. Find the next number in the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
Q7. Find the next number in the series: 4, 9, 19, 39, 79, ?
Q8. Find the next letter in the series: A, C, F, J, O, ?
Q9. Find the next letter in the series: Z, X, U, Q, ?
Q10. Find the next term in the series: AZ, BY, CX, ?
Q11. Find the next term in the series: B2, D4, F6, ?
Q12. If CAT is coded as DBU, how is DOG coded in the same code?
Q13. If NURSE is written as ESRUN, how is DOCTOR written in the same code?
Q14. If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 and so on up to Z = 26, what is the value of the word LUNG (the sum of its letters)?
Q15. In a certain code, BRAIN is written as AQZHM. How is HEART written in that code?
Q16. Complete the analogy: 3 : 27 :: 5 : ?
Q17. Which number is the odd one out? 25, 36, 48, 64
Q18. Which number is the odd one out? 11, 13, 17, 21
Q19. Which letter pair is the odd one out? BD, FH, JL, MP
Q20. Five students A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north. C sits in the middle. A sits immediately to the right of C. B sits at one of the ends but not next to A. E does not sit next to C. Who sits at the extreme right end?
Q21. Four friends P, Q, R and S sit around a square table facing the centre. P sits opposite R. Q sits to the immediate left of P. Who sits to the immediate right of P?
Q22. V, W, X, Y and Z live on the five floors of a building, one per floor (floor 1 is the lowest). W lives on the top floor. Z lives immediately above X. Y lives on an even-numbered floor but not directly below W. V lives below Y. X does not live on floor 1. Who lives on floor 3?
Q23. Six runners R, S, T, U, V and W finish a race with no ties. S finished before T, and T finished before U. W finished immediately after U. V finished last. S did not finish first. Who finished third?
Q24. Five lectures (Anatomy, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Dietetics and Ethics) are held Monday to Friday, one per day. Biochemistry is on Wednesday. Anatomy is the day immediately before Chemistry. Ethics is not on Monday or Friday. Dietetics comes after Chemistry. Which lecture is on Thursday?
Q25. In a 3 × 3 grid, every row adds up to 15. Row 1: 2, 7, 6. Row 2: 9, 5, 1. Row 3: 4, ?, 8. What is the missing number?
Q26. At exactly 4:20, how many degrees apart are the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock?
Q27. If 1 March of a certain year is a Monday, what day of the week is 1 April of the same year?
Q28. Study the pattern: 2 → 5, 3 → 10, 4 → 17. Following the same rule, 6 → ?
Q29. Which word comes third when the following are arranged in dictionary order? Capsule, Cartilage, Capillary, Carbon
Q30. Arrange the following in a logical sequence: 1. Diagnosis 2. Symptoms 3. Treatment 4. Recovery 5. Consultation