# IQ Contest, Daily, Weekly & Monthly IQ & Mathematics Competitions

#### Question No 1

What comes next in the series 25 , 20 , 50 , 40 , 100 , 60 , 200 , ?

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 2

Excluding stoppages the speed of a taxi is 70 kilometre and including stoppages it is 55 km per hour. For how many minutes does the text is stops per hour?

Solution!
Due to stoppages it cover 15 km less
Time taken to cover 15 km=(15/70)*60=12.8=13
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#### Question No 3

Value of house decreases from $50,000 to$45,000. What is percentage decrease of value?

Solution!
Decrease in value=50,000-45,000=5000
Percentage decrease=(5000/50000)*100
=10%
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#### Question No 4

V, M, H, E...?
What's next?

Solution!
V skip 8, M skip 4=H, H skip 2, E, E skip 1=c..

#### Question No 5

In following question, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose correct alternative
15, 31, 63, 127, 255, x

Solution!
Each number is double the presiding one plus
1 ( 255 * 2 ) + 1 = 511.

#### Question No 6

3, 6, 71, 9, 12, 71, 15....
Find the next pair?

Solution!
It is alternative series of difference 3 and
every 3rd difference position number is 71.
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#### Question No 7

The price of a mobile phone was first decreased by 10 percent and then increased by 20percent . The final price was what percent of the initial price?

Solution!
Let price of cell is 100
decrease price by 10% =90
Increase price by 20% = 20% of 90
20 /100 Ã— 90 =18
So, 90 + 18 = 108
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#### Question No 8

What comes next in the series Z , W , T , ?

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 9

___, PSV, VYB, BEH.
Find the missing.

Solution!
The first letter of every group is the last letter of
preceding group with a gap of two letters in
every member of thr group.
i.e. After JMP we see PSV.
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#### Question No 10

A car travel first half distance between two places with a speed of 40 km per hour and the rest of half distance with the speed of 60 km per hour. The average speed of car is:

Solution!
Let the total distance covered be "s"km.
Total time taken,
=(s/2)/40+(s/2)/60
=5s/240
Average speed,
=s/(5s/240)
=s*(240/5s)
=48 km/ hr
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#### Question No 11

Sumbal is cousin of Imran, Ahmad is Father of Imran, Umar is son of Noor, Usman is brother of Umar, Noor is brother-in-law of Ahmad. Then what is the relation between Usman and Sumbal:

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 12

Which natural number is nearest to 8485, which is completely divisible by 75 ?

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 13

A + B means A is the daughter of B ;
A x B means A is the son of B  and
A - B means A is the wife of B.
If P x Q - S, which of the following is true?

Solution!
Option (B)
P x Q - S means P is the son of Q who is the wife of S i.e. P is the son of S or S is the father of P.

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#### Question No 14

In following alphabet series , one term missing as shown by question mark . Choose missing term from options.
ejo, tyd, ins, xch, ?

Solution!
There is a gap of four letters between the first and second, the second and third letters of each term, and also between the last letter of a term and the first letter of the next term.
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#### Question No 15

Pointing to a photograph, a man said, I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son.
Whose photograph was it?

Solution!
Since the narrator has no brother, his father's son is he himself.
So, the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photograph or the man in the photograph is his son.
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#### Question No 16

Which word means opposite of prompt?

Solution!
Prompt means punctual; trady means late..

#### Question No 17

Henry is 4 years older than Margaret. Next year Henry will be 2 times as old as my great. How old is Henry

Solution!
let's
margret= X
Henry = X + 4
given condition
X + 4 + 1 = 2 (X + 1)
X= 3
Henry = 3 + 4 = 7
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#### Question No 18

0 is an

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 19

What number comes next in the series 7,14,28,56,112

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 20

By selling a car for \$ 575 Alexander lost 12%. What was the cost price of car?

Solution!
Let the cost price of car is x.
15% of x is =15x/100=3x/20
Now
(3x/20)+575=x
3x+11500=20x
11500=20x-3x
11500=17x
x=11500/17
=676
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#### Question No 21

The sum of Tony and Teddy age is thrice their mother age . Tony is two years younger than Teddy if the age of mother is 42 .  Find the difference between mother and younger son.

Solution!
Teddy=x elder son
Tony=x-2 younger son
Given condition
3(Tony+Teddy)=Mother
3(x-2+x)=42
6x-6=42
6x=48
X=8
Tony = 6
Teddy=8
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#### Question No 22

A knight always says truth. A knave always lies. A jester tells both. Brandon says "I am not a knave" Jon says "I am a knave" Rob says "I am not a knave" Who is jester:

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 23

If car is moving with 4 m/s towards jeep having speed of 8 m/s. If distance between them at an instant is 78 m, then in how many time, both crosses each other:

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 24

In following alphabet series , one term missing as shown by question mark . Choose missing term from options.
Z, U, Q, ?, L

Solution!
The first, second, third,... letters of the series are respectively moved one, two, three,... steps forward to obtain the successive terms..

#### Question No 25

Which number is a part of the following series 257, 325, 459, 562, 674...

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 26

Idioms and phrases.
In the throes of

Solution!
Discription is not available for this question..

#### Question No 27

Peter's father's wife is the mother of Patel's sister's brother. How is Peter related to Patel?

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 28

susan is 3 years older than Tom. 2 years ago Susan was twice as old as Tom. Find the present age of Susan.

Solution!
let's
t = x
S= x + 3
given condition
2(x - 2) = X + 3 - 2
x - 4 = x + 1
x = 5
Tom = 5
Susan= 8
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#### Question No 29

If the number 1a3 is divisible by 3. What is a?

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

#### Question No 30

23, 19, 15 ___,7, 3
find the missing?