NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test
Take the NUMS Logical Reasoning — Arrangements, Sequences and Patterns (Set 4): 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: 4, 10, 28, 82, 244, ?
Answer: D. 730
Explanation: Each term is three times the previous term minus 2: 244 × 3 − 2 = 730.
Q2. Find the next number in the series: 1, 4, 9, 25, 49, 121, ?
Answer: A. 169
Explanation: These are the squares of the primes (and 1): 1², 2², 3², 5², 7², 11², so the next is 13² = 169.
Q3. Find the next number in the series: 5, 6, 14, 45, 184, ?
Answer: D. 925
Explanation: Multiply by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and add the same number: 184 × 5 + 5 = 925.
Q4. Find the next number in the series: 3, 8, 18, 38, 78, ?
Answer: A. 158
Explanation: Each term is double the previous plus 2: 78 × 2 + 2 = 158.
Q5. Find the next number in the series: 7, 9, 13, 21, 37, ?
Answer: B. 69
Explanation: The differences double each time: 2, 4, 8, 16, so the next difference is 32 and 37 + 32 = 69.
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Q6. Find the next number in the series: 120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ?
Q7. Find the next number in the series: 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ?
Q8. Find the next number in the series: 4, 6, 12, 14, 28, 30, ?
Q9. One number in this series is wrong: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 130. Which number should replace the wrong one?
Q10. Find the next letter in the series: C, F, J, O, U, ?
Q11. Find the next group in the series: AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?
Q12. Find the next group in the series: ACE, FHJ, KMO, ?
Q13. In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as DPNQVUFS. How is MEDICINE written in that code?
Q14. In a certain code, DOCTOR is written as WLXGLI. How is NURSE written in that code?
Q15. Find the next group in the series: ZYX, WVU, TSR, ?
Q16. In a certain code, 'sun rises early' is written as 'ka mo ti', 'early bird sings' is written as 'ti ra zu', and 'bird rises high' is written as 'ra ka le'. What is the code for 'sun'?
Q17. If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 and so on up to Z = 26, what is the sum of the values of the letters in the word DOCTOR?
Q18. Find the odd one out: 64, 125, 216, 200
Q19. Find the odd number-pair: 8–64, 5–25, 7–49, 6–35
Q20. Find the odd one out: 11, 13, 17, 21
Q21. Find the missing number: 8 : 63 :: 12 : ?
Q22. Five friends — Hina, Imran, Jawad, Kiran and Laila — sit in a row facing north. Hina sits somewhere to the left of Jawad. Laila sits somewhere to the left of Kiran. Jawad sits somewhere to the left of Imran. Jawad sits immediately to the left of Kiran. Counting from the left end, which seat does Jawad occupy?
Q23. Six students — Aun, Bushra, Cheema, Dua, Ejaz and Farah — sit in a row facing north. Ejaz sits between Aun and Cheema, with Aun on the left. Farah sits somewhere to the left of Aun. Cheema sits immediately to the left of Dua. Bushra sits between Farah and Dua, with Farah on the left. Who sits second from the right end?
Q24. Six people — Ghazal, Hamid, Ibrahim, Junaid, Khalid and Lubna — sit around a circular table facing the centre. Hamid sits next to Khalid. Khalid sits opposite Ibrahim. Ibrahim sits next to Junaid. Junaid sits opposite Lubna. Who sits opposite Ghazal?
Q25. Five specialists — Dr Aslam, Dr Bano, Dr Chaudhry, Dr Durrani and Dr Elahi — each visit a clinic on a different weekday from Monday to Friday. Dr Aslam visits on an earlier day than Dr Durrani. Dr Bano visits the day immediately before Dr Durrani. Dr Chaudhry visits on an earlier day than Dr Bano. Dr Durrani visits on an earlier day than Dr Elahi. On which day does Dr Bano visit?
Q26. At what time between 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock do the hands of a clock first make a right angle?
Q27. A wall clock shows 11:10. What is the smaller angle between its two hands?
Q28. In the English alphabet, how many letters lie between the 5th letter from the beginning and the 8th letter from the end?
Q29. If the day after tomorrow is Thursday, what day was the day before yesterday?
Q30. Arrange the following events of a hospital visit in a logical order: 1. Diagnosis 2. Recovery 3. Symptoms 4. Treatment 5. Consultation