NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test
Take the NUMS Logical Reasoning — Arrangements, Sequences and Patterns (Set 3): 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: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
Answer: B. 127
Explanation: Each term is double the previous term plus 1: 63 × 2 + 1 = 127.
Q2. Find the next number in the series: 1, 4, 10, 22, 46, ?
Answer: D. 94
Explanation: Each term is double the previous term plus 2: 46 × 2 + 2 = 94.
Q3. Find the next number in the series: 720, 120, 24, 6, 2, ?
Answer: A. 1
Explanation: The divisors fall 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 in turn: 720÷6 = 120, 120÷5 = 24, 24÷4 = 6, 6÷3 = 2, so 2÷2 = 1.
Q4. Find the next number in the series: 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, ?
Answer: B. 217
Explanation: The terms are n³ + 1 for n = 1, 2, 3, ...; the sixth is 6³ + 1 = 217.
Q5. Find the next number in the series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
Answer: D. 48
Explanation: The terms are n² − 1 for n = 2, 3, 4, ...; the next is 7² − 1 = 48.
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Q6. Which number is wrong in the series: 2, 3, 5, 9, 18, 33?
Q7. Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 4, 10, 6, 15, 8, ?
Q8. Find the next letter in the series: B, E, I, N, T, ?
Q9. Find the next term in the series: ZA, YB, XC, WD, ?
Q10. Find the next term in the series: ACF, GIL, MOR, ?
Q11. In a certain code, DOCTOR is written as FQEVQT. How is NURSE written in that code?
Q12. In a certain code, MEDICAL is written as NVWRXZO. How is NURSE written in that code?
Q13. In a certain code, 'pa ne ku' means 'drink clean water', 'ku ti lo' means 'water is life', and 'ne mo ti' means 'clean life saves'. What is the code for 'life'?
Q14. Complete the analogy: 8 : 63 :: 6 : ?
Q15. Which number does not belong with the others: 27, 64, 125, 150, 216?
Q16. Four of these five letter pairs follow one pattern. Which pair does not? AZ, BY, CX, DV, EV
Q17. Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sit in a row facing north. Q sits somewhere to the left of P. Exactly one person sits between R and T. T sits immediately to the right of U. Exactly two persons sit between P and S. Exactly two persons sit between V and S. Who sits in the middle of the row?
Q18. Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sit in a row facing north. S sits immediately to the right of T. V sits immediately to the right of U. R sits at one of the ends. Exactly two persons sit between R and P, and exactly two persons sit between T and P. Who sits third from the left?
Q19. Six people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table facing the centre. A sits opposite D. B sits next to A. C does not sit next to A. E sits next to D. B sits opposite E. Who sits opposite C?
Q20. Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table facing the centre. C sits to the immediate left of H. B sits opposite C. D sits second to the left of B. B sits second to the left of E. F sits second to the left of G. H sits second to the left of F. Who sits to the immediate right of A?
Q21. K, L, M, N and O live on five different floors of a building, numbered 1 (lowest) to 5. K lives above L. M lives on the floor immediately below N. N lives above K. O lives on the floor immediately above L. Who lives on floor 2?
Q22. Six lectures (Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community Medicine, Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathology) are held on six different days from Monday to Saturday, one per day. Pathology is held exactly two days after Biochemistry. Pharmacology is not held on Monday or Saturday. Community Medicine is held on the day immediately after Anatomy. Physiology is held on Friday. Which lecture is held on Thursday?
Q23. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 3:40?
Q24. At what time between 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock will the hands of a clock coincide?
Q25. On which day of the week did 15 August 1947 fall?
Q26. If the day before yesterday was Thursday, what day will it be the day after tomorrow?
Q27. If the letters of the word HOSPITAL are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter is fourth from the left?
Q28. In each group, the middle number is obtained from the first and last numbers by the same rule: (2, 6, 4), (3, 12, 5), (4, ?, 6). What is the missing number?
Q29. Arrange the following stages of a patient's care in a logical order: 1. Diagnosis 2. Treatment 3. Symptoms 4. Recovery 5. Examination
Q30. Which letter group is the odd one out? KMO, PRT, UWY, ZBD, EGH