Analytical Reasoning MCQs with Answers 2026

1. Next: 2, 4, 6, 8, ?

a) 9    b) 10 ✅    c) 11    d) 12

2. Next: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

a) 30    b) 35    c) 36 ✅    d) 49

3. Next: 3, 7, 15, 31, ?

a) 47    b) 55    c) 63 ✅    d) 61

4. Next: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

a) 38    b) 40    c) 42 ✅    d) 44

5. Next: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?

a) 60    b) 70    c) 80 ✅    d) 100

6. Next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?

a) 10    b) 11    c) 13 ✅    d) 15

7. Next: 100, 95, 85, 70, 50, ?

a) 35    b) 30    c) 25 ✅    d) 20

8. Next: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?

a) 35    b) 36    c) 38 ✅    d) 40

9. Next: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ?

a) 15    b) 17 ✅    c) 19    d) 21

10. Next: 1, 8, 27, 64, ?

a) 100    b) 125 ✅    c) 216    d) 81

11. Next: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?

a) 15    b) 18    c) 21 ✅    d) 20

12. Next: 4, 8, 16, 32, ?

a) 48    b) 56    c) 64 ✅    d) 96

13. Missing: 2, ?, 18, 54, 162

a) 4    b) 6 ✅    c) 8    d) 12

14. If APPLE = BQQMF, then CAT = ?

a) DBU    b) DBU ✅    c) CBT    d) DAU

15. If A=1, B=2, C=3, then CAB = ?

a) 312    b) 312 ✅    c) 213    d) 321

16. What comes next: A, C, E, G, ?

a) H    b) I ✅    c) J    d) K

17. Next: Z, X, V, T, ?

a) S    b) R ✅    c) Q    d) U

18. If WATER is coded 23-1-20-5-18, what is the code for GO?

a) 7-15 ✅    b) 8-16    c) 6-14    d) 7-16

19. If LION is coded as MJPO, then BEAR = ?

a) CDBS    b) CFBS ✅    c) CFAS    d) CDBR

20. If DOG = 26, then CAT = ?

a) 22    b) 24 ✅    c) 26    d) 28

21. Next: AB, CD, EF, GH, ?

a) HI    b) IJ ✅    c) IK    d) JK

22. Mirror image of ‘b’ is:

a) p    b) q    c) d ✅    d) b

23. If FRIEND is coded as GSJFOE, then ENEMY is:

a) FOFNZ    b) FOFNZ ✅    c) FOFMY    d) ENFMZ

24. Next: AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?

a) EV ✅    b) EU    c) FV    d) DX

25. If 1=P, 2=Q, 3=R, then 5-1-3 = ?

a) UP R ✅    b) TPR    c) UPQ    d) SPR

26. All dogs are animals. Some animals are cats. Conclusion:

a) All cats are dogs    b) Some animals are dogs ✅    c) All dogs are cats    d) No dogs are cats

27. A is taller than B. B is taller than C. Who is tallest?

a) B    b) C    c) A ✅    d) Cannot determine

28. If all roses are flowers, some flowers are red:

a) All roses are red    b) Some flowers are roses ✅    c) No roses are red    d) All flowers are roses

29. Find odd one: Apple, Mango, Potato, Banana

a) Apple    b) Mango    c) Potato ✅    d) Banana

30. Find odd one: Car, Bus, Train, Chair

a) Car    b) Bus    c) Train    d) Chair ✅

31. Doctor:Hospital :: Teacher:?

a) Student    b) Book    c) School ✅    d) Chalk

32. Pen:Write :: Knife:?

a) Paper    b) Cut ✅    c) Sharp    d) Fork

33. Eye:See :: Ear:?

a) Sound    b) Hear ✅    c) Nose    d) Music

34. If Monday is day 1, what day is day 8?

a) Sunday    b) Monday ✅    c) Tuesday    d) Saturday

35. If 5 workers do a job in 10 days, 10 workers:

a) 20 days    b) 5 days ✅    c) 10 days    d) 15 days

36. Bird:Fly :: Fish:?

a) Walk    b) Run    c) Swim ✅    d) Jump

37. Which doesn’t belong: Triangle, Square, Circle, Rectangle?

a) Triangle    b) Square    c) Circle (no straight edges) ✅    d) Rectangle

38. A’s father is B’s son. What is B to A?

a) Father    b) Grandfather ✅    c) Uncle    d) Brother

39. If X is Y’s brother, Y is Z’s sister, X is Z’s:

a) Sister    b) Brother ✅    c) Father    d) Uncle

40. Pointing to a girl, Ali said ‘She is my mother’s daughter’. The girl is Ali’s:

a) Mother    b) Aunt    c) Sister ✅    d) Daughter

41. A man said ‘This woman is my uncle’s daughter’. The woman is his:

a) Sister    b) Cousin ✅    c) Niece    d) Aunt

42. If facing North and turn right, you face:

a) South    b) West    c) East ✅    d) North

43. If facing East and turn 180°, you face:

a) East    b) North    c) West ✅    d) South

44. A walks 5 km North, then 3 km East. Direction from start:

a) North    b) East    c) Northeast ✅    d) Northwest

45. If facing South and turn left, you face:

a) West    b) North    c) East ✅    d) South

46. B is A’s mother. C is B’s father. C is A’s:

a) Father    b) Uncle    c) Maternal Grandfather ✅    d) Brother

47. If you walk 10 km South then 10 km North, how far from start?

a) 10 km    b) 20 km    c) 0 km (back to start) ✅    d) 5 km

48. Pointing to a photo, she said ‘He is my husband’s father’. He is her:

a) Father    b) Uncle    c) Father-in-law ✅    d) Grandfather

49. A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. A is D’s:

a) Daughter    b) Granddaughter ✅    c) Sister    d) Niece