NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test
Take the NUMS Logical Reasoning — Arrangements, Sequences and Patterns (Set 7): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full…
What this test covers
The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Six friends (Haseeb, Aamir, Danish, Uzair, Laiba, Gulnaz) sit in a row on chairs numbered 1 to 6 from left to right, one friend per chair. Exactly one chair lies between Danish and Uzair, and Danish has the lower number. Aamir sits on the chair numbered exactly one less than Haseeb's chair. Aamir and Uzair do not sit on neighbouring chairs. Gulnaz sits on the chair numbered exactly one less than Danish's chair. Who sits on chair 3?
Answer: D. Gulnaz
Explanation: Trying every possible arrangement against the 4 clues leaves exactly one that satisfies them all, and in it the answer to the question is Gulnaz.
Q2. Six friends (Sohail, Bushra, Uzair, Jawad, Nabeel, Mudasir) sit in a row on chairs numbered 1 to 6 from left to right, one friend per chair. Exactly one chair lies between Bushra and Sohail, and Bushra has the lower number. Jawad and Nabeel sit on neighbouring chairs. Nabeel sits on chair 5. Sohail and Jawad do not sit on neighbouring chairs. Who sits on chair 6?
Answer: C. Jawad
Explanation: Trying every possible arrangement against the 4 clues leaves exactly one that satisfies them all, and in it the answer to the question is Jawad.
Q3. Six friends (Mudasir, Rabia, Danish, Gulnaz, Sohail, Faisal) sit in a row on chairs numbered 1 to 6 from left to right, one friend per chair. Mudasir sits on chair 6. Danish sits on a lower-numbered chair than Sohail. Danish and Faisal sit on neighbouring chairs. Rabia sits on a lower-numbered chair than Danish. Sohail and Faisal do not sit on neighbouring chairs. Rabia and Faisal do not sit on neighbouring chairs. Who sits on chair 1?
Answer: A. Rabia
Explanation: Trying every possible arrangement against the 6 clues leaves exactly one that satisfies them all, and in it the answer to the question is Rabia.
Q4. Seven friends (Nabeel, Mudasir, Kiran, Bushra, Jawad, Rabia, Sohail) sit in a row on chairs numbered 1 to 7 from left to right, one friend per chair. Nabeel sits on a lower-numbered chair than Jawad. Bushra sits on the chair numbered exactly one less than Rabia's chair. Nabeel sits on chair 3. Sohail sits on chair 1. Mudasir and Sohail do not sit on neighbouring chairs. Who sits on chair 2?
Answer: A. Kiran
Explanation: Trying every possible arrangement against the 5 clues leaves exactly one that satisfies them all, and in it the answer to the question is Kiran.
Q5. Five colleagues (Jawad, Iqra, Laiba, Faisal, Haseeb) live in a building with floors numbered 1 (lowest) to 5, one colleague per floor. Faisal does not live on floor 4. Iqra lives on floor 3. Faisal does not live on floor 5. Laiba lives on a lower floor than Faisal. Who lives on floor 2?
Answer: D. Faisal
Explanation: Trying every possible arrangement against the 4 clues leaves exactly one that satisfies them all, and in it the answer to the question is Faisal.
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Q6. Five colleagues (Aamir, Kiran, Danish, Bushra, Uzair) live in a building with floors numbered 1 (lowest) to 5, one colleague per floor. Aamir lives on the floor directly below Kiran. Uzair lives on a lower floor than Aamir. Aamir lives on a lower floor than Danish. Aamir and Uzair do not live on consecutive floors. Who lives on floor 2?
Q7. Six people (Gulnaz, Mudasir, Aamir, Kiran, Eman, Jawad) sit at a round table with equally spaced seats, all facing the centre. Gulnaz does not sit next to Kiran. Eman sits next to Jawad. Aamir does not sit directly opposite Kiran. Aamir sits next to Jawad. Who sits directly opposite Kiran?
Q8. Six people (Iqra, Kiran, Gulnaz, Aamir, Sohail, Rabia) sit at a round table with equally spaced seats, all facing the centre. Gulnaz does not sit directly opposite Sohail. Aamir does not sit directly opposite Sohail. Sohail does not sit directly opposite Rabia. Kiran does not sit next to Gulnaz. Aamir sits next to Rabia. Who sits directly opposite Kiran?
Q9. Six people (Laiba, Danish, Iqra, Aamir, Nabeel, Eman) sit at a round table with equally spaced seats, all facing the centre. Danish sits next to Iqra. Danish does not sit directly opposite Nabeel. Laiba does not sit directly opposite Nabeel. Laiba sits next to Danish. Who sits directly opposite Nabeel?
Q10. Five students (Sohail, Haseeb, Bushra, Jawad, Faisal) have different heights. Jawad is shorter than Sohail. Haseeb is shorter than Bushra. Faisal is shorter than Haseeb. Haseeb is taller than Sohail. Who is the second tallest?
Q11. Five students (Kiran, Uzair, Gulnaz, Sohail, Rabia) have different heights. Uzair is shorter than Sohail. Kiran is shorter than Uzair. Rabia is taller than Gulnaz. Kiran is taller than Rabia. Who is the third tallest?
Q12. Six tests (computing, chemistry, physics, Urdu, civics, biology) are held in one week, from Monday to Saturday, exactly one test per day. The Urdu and civics tests are on consecutive days. The civics test is on the day immediately before the physics test. The computing and Urdu tests are on consecutive days. The computing test is earlier in the week than the chemistry test. The biology test is on the day immediately before the chemistry test. On which day is the Urdu test?
Q13. Six tests (botany, computing, physics, chemistry, civics, biology) are held in one week, from Monday to Saturday, exactly one test per day. The chemistry and biology tests are not on consecutive days. The botany test is earlier in the week than the biology test. The botany test is on the day immediately before the chemistry test. The biology test is two days before the physics test. On which day is the chemistry test?
Q14. Find the next number in the series: 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, ?
Q15. What comes next in the series: 7, 10, 16, 28, 52, ?
Q16. Find the next number in the series: 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, ?
Q17. What is the next number in the series: 4, 9, 25, 49, 121, ?
Q18. Find the next number in the series: 3, 100, 6, 90, 12, 80, 24, ?
Q19. Find the next letter in the series: C, D, F, I, M, ?
Q20. Find the next group in the series: BDF, GIK, LNP, ?
Q21. In a certain code, MEDIC is written as NGGMH. In the same code, how is RENAL written?
Q22. In a certain code, each vowel (A, E, I, O, U) is replaced by its mirror letter in the alphabet (A↔Z, B↔Y, ...), and each consonant is replaced by the next letter. How is TISSUE written in that code?
Q23. What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at 4:36?
Q24. A clock loses 5 minutes every hour. It is set to the correct time at 6 a.m. What time does it show when the correct time is 6 p.m. the same day?
Q25. If 14 March 2026 is a Saturday, what day of the week is 5 November 2026?
Q26. A month has 30 days and begins on a Friday. How many Sundays does the month have?
Q27. Find the odd one out: 6, 28, 496, 100, 8128
Q28. Find the odd one out: Liver, Kidney, Femur, Spleen, Pancreas
Q29. Find the missing number: 12 : 156 :: 9 : ?
Q30. A large triangle has 3 straight lines drawn from its top vertex to points on its base, dividing the base into 4 segments. How many triangles of all sizes can be traced?