Here are 100 mental ability and reasoning questions for class 7 students with answers. This mental ability and reasoning MCQ worksheet for class 7 (grade 7) covers analogy, coding-decoding, puzzles, number series and sequences, verbal reasoning, analytical reasoning, blood relations, classification, and numerical reasoning. The mental ability test questions are randomly placed, just like a real exam paper.
About the Mental Ability Test
What’s in these 100 questions and what to expect?
Class 7 is an interesting place for students to be. The questions are a bit harder than in Class 5 or 6. They need to solve longer sequences, multi-step analogies, and blood relation problems with four or five people in the chain. However, they are not at the level of intensity required by NTSE. Think of Class 7 as the year you build the reasoning that you will require in Classes 8 and 9.
These 100 questions cover eight categories:
- analogy and pattern recognition
- coding-decoding
- puzzles
- sequences
- verbal reasoning
- analytical reasoning
- blood relations
- classification
They are not arranged by difficulty. The easier and harder questions are mixed together deliberately. Real exam papers do not sort questions by difficulty. Students should get used to that unpredictability and that is part of the practice.
A few questions in this set are tricky. The coding-decoding section has some patterns that look obvious at first glance but take a twist when you try to solve them. Do not rush, a lot of marks get dropped in exams, not because students stopped reading halfway through the question.
Which exams does this prepare you for?
The most direct exam connection for Class 7 students is the Science Olympiad Foundation’s IMO and NSO papers. These exams include a reasoning section. The question types here, analogy, series completion, odd one out, coding, appear directly in those papers. The NSTSE also tests logical reasoning at this level.
Beyond Olympiads, Class 7 is the right time to start building NTSE readiness. The NTSE MAT paper is taken in Class 10. The students who do well in it always started practicing reasoning questions two to three years earlier. It is because the thinking habits take time to form. A student who has solved hundreds of analogy and blood relation questions by Class 9 cracks the NTSE MAT paper differently from one who starts in Class 10.
Why reasoning practice matters beyond exams
The skills these questions build are not exam-specific. The habit of reading a problem fully before attempting it is one of the key habits a student should inculcate. It is very important to be able to spot what information is given versus what one assumes. All these transfer directly into how students approach problems in science and math, and eventually into their careers.
Blood relation questions are particularly good for this. They force you to build a mental model from partial information and test it as you go. This is exactly what engineers, doctors, and analysts do when they are working through a complicated situation. That is a long way from a Class 7 worksheet, but the connection is real.
List of 100 Mental Ability and Reasoning Questions with Answers for Class 7
Analogy/Pattern Recognition Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 1. Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to?
a) School
b) Student
c) Book
d) Class
Answer:
a) School – A doctor works in a hospital, and a teacher works in a school.
Question 2. What comes next in the pattern: Z, X, V, T, …?
a) S
b) R
c) Q
d) P
Answer:
d) P – The sequence follows the pattern of skipping one letter backwards in the alphabet.
Question 3. What comes next? Circle, Triangle, Rectangle, Circle, Triangle, …
a) Circle
b) Square
c) Rectangle
d) Triangle
Answer:
c) Rectangle – The pattern is repeating every three shapes.
Question 4. What comes next in the sequence: JFMAMJJASON_?
a) D
b) J
c) M
d) F
Answer:
a) D – The sequence represents the first letter of each month, so D for December comes next.
Question 5. What comes next in the pattern: AZ, BY, CX, …?
a) DW
b) DV
c) EW
d) DX
Answer:
a) DW – The first letter moves forward (A, B, C, D) while the second letter moves backward (Z, Y, X, W).
Question 6. Painter is to Brush as Writer is to?
a) Book
b) Pen
c) Paper
d) Story
Answer:
b) Pen – A painter works with a brush, and a writer works with a pen.
Odd One Out Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 7. Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 19
a) 3
b) 14
c) 11
d) 19
Answer:
b) 14 – All others are prime numbers.
Question 8. Find the odd one out: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Gold, Nitrogen
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Gold
d) Nitrogen
Answer:
c) Gold – It is a metal, while all the others are gases at room temperature.
Question 9. Choose the odd one out: Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Dictionary
a) Algebra
b) Geometry
c) Calculus
d) Dictionary
Answer:
d) Dictionary – All the others are branches of mathematics, while a dictionary is related to language.
Question 10. Choose the odd one out: Circle, Rectangle, Triangle, Cylinder
a) Circle
b) Rectangle
c) Triangle
d) Cylinder
Answer:
d) Cylinder – All others are 2-dimensional shapes, while a cylinder is a 3-dimensional shape.
Question 11. Find the odd one out: 16, 36, 49, 64, 81
a) 16
b) 36
c) 49
d) 64
Answer:
d) 64 – All others are perfect squares (4², 6², 7², 9²), but 64 is 8².
Question 12. Find the odd one out: 125, 216, 343, 512, 729
a) 125
b) 216
c) 343
d) 512
Answer:
d) 512 – All others are cubes of odd numbers (5³, 6³, 7³, 9³).
Question 13. Find the odd one out: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 45
a) 14
b) 21
c) 28
d) 45
Answer:
d) 45 – All others are multiples of 7.
Question 14. Identify the odd one out: Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Elephant
a) Lion
b) Tiger
c) Leopard
d) Elephant
Answer:
d) Elephant – All others are big cats.
Question 15. Which is the odd one out: Square, Triangle, Circle, Rectangle
a) Square
b) Triangle
c) Circle
d) Rectangle
Answer:
c) Circle – All others have straight sides.
Question 16. Spot the odd one: Rose, Lotus, Jasmine, Banana
a) Rose
b) Lotus
c) Jasmine
d) Banana
Answer:
d) Banana – All others are flowers.
Question 17. Find the odd one out: 32, 64, 128, 256, 300
a) 64
b) 128
c) 256
d) 300
Answer:
d) 300 – All others are powers of 2.
Question 18. Find the odd one out: 8, 27, 64, 100, 125
a) 8
b) 27
c) 100
d) 125
Answer:
c) 100 – All others are perfect cubes (2³, 3³, 4³, 5³), but 100 is not.
Logical Sequences and Series Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 19. What is the missing number in the sequence: 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, …?
a) 120
b) 100
c) 72
d) 150
Answer:
a) 120 – This is a factorial series, where each number is the product of all positive integers up to that number. Thus, the next number is 5! (5 factorial), which is 120.
Question 20. Find the missing number: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, …?
a) 42
b) 45
c) 50
d) 55
Answer:
a) 42 – The pattern is increasing by consecutive even numbers (4, 6, 8, 10, 12).
Question 21. Find the missing number: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, …?
a) 36
b) 38
c) 40
d) 42
Answer:
b) 38 – The differences increase by consecutive odd numbers (3, 5, 7, 9, 11), so 27 + 11 = 38.
Question 22. What comes next in the series: 3, 9, 27, 81, …?
a) 162
b) 243
c) 216
d) 324
Answer:
b) 243 – Each number is multiplied by 3.
Question 23. What comes next in the pattern: 5, 10, 20, 40, …?
a) 50
b) 60
c) 70
d) 80
Answer:
d) 80 – The pattern is doubling each time (5×2=10, 10×2=20, 20×2=40, 40×2=80).
Question 24. What number comes next in the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, …?
a) 8
b) 10
c) 11
d) 13
Answer:
a) 8 – The pattern is the Fibonacci sequence.
Question 25. Find the missing number: 100, 92, 84, 76, …?
a) 68
b) 70
c) 66
d) 72
Answer:
a) 68 – Each number decreases by 8.
Question 26. What comes next in the series: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, …?
a) 18
b) 20
c) 21
d) 19
Answer:
c) 21 – Each number is the sum of the two numbers before it (8 + 13 = 21).
Riddles/Word Puzzles Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 27. What has keys but can’t open locks?
a) A map
b) A piano
c) A code
d) A puzzle
Answer:
b) A piano – It has keys but cannot open locks.
Question 28. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I?
a) Money
b) Love
c) A secret
d) Happiness
Answer:
c) A secret – Once a secret is shared, it is no longer a secret to those you’ve told.
Question 29. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
a) A stamp
b) A plane
c) A boat
d) A cloud
Answer:
a) A stamp – It travels on mail around the world but stays in the corner of the envelope.
Question 30. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
a) Echo
b) Leaf
c) Shadow
d) Flame
Answer:
a) Echo – It reflects sound without physical form and “comes alive” when sound waves are present.
Question 31. You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
a) They went below deck
b) The boat is far away
c) It’s night and too dark to see
d) They are all married
Answer:
d) They are all married – The question plays on the word “single” meaning unmarried.
Question 32. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become?
a) It becomes wet
b) It sinks
c) It changes color
d) It disappears
Answer:
a) It becomes wet – The color of the stone or the sea doesn’t change the fact that the stone gets wet.
Question 33. If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
a) Nine
b) Some
c) Ten
d) Eleven
Answer:
a) Nine – Four and five together make nine.
Question 34. If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is it?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 10
d) 5
Answer:
a) 0 – Any number multiplied by 0 is 0.
Question 35. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 5
Answer:
b) 2 – You have the 2 apples you took away.
Question 36. If a peacock lays an egg on a hilltop, where would the egg roll?
a) North
b) South
c) It wouldn’t roll
d) Peacocks don’t lay eggs
Answer:
d) Peacocks don’t lay eggs – Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks.
Deductive Reasoning/Problem Solving Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 37. The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
a) Friday
b) Thursday
c) Wednesday
d) Tuesday
Answer:
a) Friday – “The day before tomorrow” is today. Two days after today is the day after tomorrow. The day before the day after tomorrow brings us back to tomorrow. The statement says tomorrow is Saturday. So if tomorrow is Saturday, then today is Friday.
Question 38. If the day after tomorrow is Sunday, what day was it yesterday?
a) Thursday
b) Friday
c) Wednesday
d) Saturday
Answer:
a) Thursday – If the day after tomorrow is Sunday, then today is Friday, making yesterday Thursday.
Question 39. A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, “Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is the man in the photograph?
a) The man’s son
b) The man himself
c) The man’s father
d) The man’s brother
Answer:
a) The man’s son – “My father’s son” is the man himself, so the man in the photograph is his son.
Question 40. You have 3 stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which do you light first?
a) Gas stove
b) Wood stove
c) Coal stove
d) The match
Answer:
d) The match – Before lighting any stove, you must light the match first.
Question 41. Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each of them catches one fish. So why do they bring home only three fish?
a) One fish got away
b) They shared one fish
c) There are actually only three people
d) One of the fish was too small to keep
Answer:
c) There are actually only three people – A grandfather, his son, and his grandson; thus, two fathers and two sons, but only three people.
Question 42. A snail climbs a 30-foot pole. During the day, it climbs 3 feet, and at night it slides back 2 feet. How many days does it take for the snail to reach the top of the pole?
a) 28 days
b) 27 days
c) 29 days
d) 30 days
Answer:
a) 28 days – The snail gains a net 1 foot each full day (climbs 3, slides 2). At the start of day 28 it is at 27 feet; during the day it climbs 3 feet to reach 30 and is at the top before it can slide back.
Question 43. A man is 24 years older than his son. In 2 years, his age will be twice his son’s age. What is the son’s current age?
a) 20
b) 21
c) 22
d) 23
Answer:
c) 22 – Solving the equations, the son’s age is 22.
Question 44. In a row of children, Rahul is 8th from the left and 12th from the right. How many children are in the row?
a) 18
b) 19
c) 20
d) 21
Answer:
b) 19 – Total children = 8 + 12 − 1 = 19 (Rahul is counted once from both ends).
Coded Patterns/Cipher Decoding Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 45. If ‘PENCIL’ is coded as ‘OCDMFK’, how is ‘BRUSH’ coded?
a) AQTVG
b) AQTRG
c) CQTSG
d) ASVGU
Answer:
b) AQTRG – Each letter is replaced by its previous letter in the alphabet (B→A, R→Q, U→T, S→R, H→G).
Question 46. In a certain language, ‘MATHEMATICS’ is written as ‘TAMCIHTAME’. How is ‘COMPUTER’ written in that code?
a) RETUPMOC
b) ERTUPMOC
c) REPUTMOC
d) RUTEMPUC
Answer:
a) RETUPMOC – The word is written in reverse order.
Question 47. If ‘CAT’ is coded as ‘DBU’, how is ‘DOG’ coded?
a) EPH
b) EPI
c) FPH
d) EQH
Answer:
a) EPH – Each letter moves one step forward in the alphabet (C→D, A→B, T→U; so D→E, O→P, G→H).
Question 48. If ‘PENCIL’ is coded as ‘OCDMHK’, how is ‘ERASER’ coded?
a) DQZQDQ
b) DSBRDS
c) DQZRDQ
d) FSBTFS
Answer:
c) DQZRDQ – Each letter is moved one step back in the alphabet (E→D, R→Q, A→Z, S→R, E→D, R→Q).
Question 49. If ‘BIRD’ is to ‘DRIB’ and ‘FISH’ is to ‘HSIF’, how is ‘FROG’ coded?
a) OGRF
b) GORF
c) GFOR
d) ORGF
Answer:
b) GORF – The pattern is to reverse the order of the letters.
Question 50. If ‘FACE’ is coded as ‘6135’, how is ‘CAB’ coded?
a) 312
b) 321
c) 313
d) 231
Answer:
a) 312 – Each letter is replaced by its position in the alphabet (C=3, A=1, B=2).
Question 51. If ‘DELHI’ is coded as ‘EFMIJ’, how is ‘PATNA’ coded?
a) QBUOB
b) QBSOB
c) QBUNB
d) RBUOB
Answer:
a) QBUOB – Each letter moves one step forward in the alphabet (P→Q, A→B, T→U, N→O, A→B).
Question 52. If ‘FRIEND’ is coded as ‘GSJFOE’, how is ‘ENEMY’ coded?
a) FOFNZ
b) FMFNZ
c) FOFMZ
d) GOFNZ
Answer:
a) FOFNZ – Each letter moves one step forward in the alphabet (E→F, N→O, E→F, M→N, Y→Z).
Question 53. If ‘MOON’ is to ‘NOOM’ as ‘STAR’ is to …?
a) RATS
b) TSAR
c) ARTS
d) TARS
Answer:
a) RATS – The letters are reversed in order.
Question 54. If ‘APPLE’ is coded as ‘ELPPA’, how is ‘ORANGE’ coded?
a) EGORAN
b) EGNARO
c) EGARNO
d) ENOGAR
Answer:
b) EGNARO – The word is written in reverse order.
Question 55. If ‘RAT’ is coded as ‘18120’, how is ‘CAT’ coded?
a) 3120
b) 1320
c) 3112
d) 2013
Answer:
a) 3120 – Each letter is replaced by its position in the alphabet (C=3, A=1, T=20).
Question 56. In a certain code, ‘FISH’ is written as ‘EHRG’. How is ‘BIRD’ written in that code?
a) AHQC
b) AHQD
c) CHQC
d) AGQC
Answer:
a) AHQC – Each letter is replaced by the letter just before it in the alphabet (B→A, I→H, R→Q, D→C).
Math-based Puzzles/Questions Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 57. How many 3s are there in the sequence that are immediately followed by a 4 but not immediately preceded by a 2: 12343534643212344321?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer:
b) 2 – The sequence contains two instances of 3 immediately followed by a 4 but not immediately preceded by a 2.
Question 58. If two pencils cost 8 cents, then how much do five pencils cost?
a) 20 cents
b) 25 cents
c) 40 cents
d) 15 cents
Answer:
a) 20 cents – Each pencil costs 4 cents, so five pencils cost 20 cents.
Question 59. It takes 5 workers 5 minutes to make 5 widgets. How long would it take 100 workers to make 100 widgets?
a) 5 minutes
b) 100 minutes
c) 20 minutes
d) 1 minute
Answer:
a) 5 minutes – The rate of widget production per worker remains constant.
Question 60. How many months have 28 days?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 6
d) All of them
Answer:
d) All of them – Every month has at least 28 days.
Question 61. If a clock shows 4:15, what is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
a) 37.5°
b) 67.5°
c) 75°
d) 82.5°
Answer:
a) 37.5° – The minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 127.5° (4×30 + 15×0.5). The difference is 37.5°.
Question 62. What comes next in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, …?
a) 21
b) 25
c) 30
d) 36
Answer:
b) 25 – The sequence is the squares of consecutive numbers (1², 2², 3², 4², 5²).
Question 63. A cube has a volume of 27 cubic centimeters. What is the length of one side?
a) 2 cm
b) 3 cm
c) 4 cm
d) 5 cm
Answer:
b) 3 cm – The cube root of 27 is 3.
Question 64. If a train travels at a speed of 60 km/h, how long will it take to travel 240 km?
a) 2 hours
b) 3 hours
c) 4 hours
d) 5 hours
Answer:
c) 4 hours – Time = Distance / Speed, so 240 km / 60 km/h = 4 hours.
Question 65. If 2 @ 3 = 10 and 4 @ 5 = 18, then what is 6 @ 7?
a) 24
b) 26
c) 28
d) 30
Answer:
b) 26 – The rule is (first number + second number) × 2, so (6 + 7) × 2 = 26.
Question 66. If the ratio of the ages of two friends is 4:5 and the sum of their ages is 45 years, what is the age of the younger friend?
a) 18 years
b) 20 years
c) 24 years
d) 25 years
Answer:
b) 20 years – Solving the ratio gives the younger friend’s age as 20 years.
Question 67. If a person is facing north, turns 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees anti-clockwise, which direction are they facing now?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
Answer:
d) West – Turning 90 degrees clockwise faces them east, then 180 degrees anti-clockwise faces them west.
Question 68. The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. What is the length of one side?
a) 6 cm
b) 9 cm
c) 12 cm
d) 4 cm
Answer:
b) 9 cm – The perimeter of a square is 4 × side, so the side is 36 ÷ 4 = 9 cm.
Family Relationships Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 69. A is the son of B. C is the daughter of B. D is the brother of B. How is A related to D?
a) Son
b) Nephew
c) Brother
d) Cousin
Answer:
b) Nephew – A is D’s nephew as D is B’s brother.
Question 70. X is the brother of Y. Y is the sister of Z. Z is the son of P. How is X related to P?
a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Grandson
d) Father
Answer:
a) Son – X is the son of P as Z is the son of P and X is Z’s brother.
Question 71. If A is the father of B and C, and D is the mother of B and E, how is E related to C?
a) Brother
b) Sister
c) Half-brother
d) Cousin
Answer:
c) Half-brother – E and C share the same father but different mothers.
Question 72. P is Q’s mother. R is Q’s sister. S is P’s husband. How is R related to S?
a) Daughter
b) Wife
c) Sister
d) Cousin
Answer:
a) Daughter – R is S’s daughter as P is S’s wife and R is P’s daughter.
Question 73. M is the brother of N. N is the daughter of O. O is the wife of P. How is M related to P?
a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Brother
d) Nephew
Answer:
a) Son – M is P’s son as N is P’s daughter and M is N’s brother.
Question 74. A is B’s daughter. B and C are siblings. How is C related to A?
a) Aunt
b) Uncle
c) Cousin
d) Grandparent
Answer:
a) Aunt or Uncle – C is either A’s aunt or uncle as B and C are siblings.
Question 75. F is the mother of G. G is the sister of H. H is the father of I. How is F related to I?
a) Mother
b) Grandmother
c) Sister
d) Aunt
Answer:
b) Grandmother – F is the grandmother of I as G is H’s sister and H is I’s father.
Question 76. J is the husband of K. L is the daughter of J. M is the sister of L. How is K related to M?
a) Mother
b) Aunt
c) Sister
d) Grandmother
Answer:
a) Mother – K is M’s mother as J is M’s father and K is J’s wife.
Question 77. P is the son of Q. Q is the daughter of R. R is the wife of S. How is S related to P?
a) Father
b) Grandfather
c) Brother
d) Uncle
Answer:
b) Grandfather – S is P’s grandfather as S is Q’s father and P is Q’s son.
Question 78. T is the brother of U. U is the mother of V. V is the sister of W. How is T related to W?
a) Uncle
b) Brother
c) Nephew
d) Father
Answer:
a) Uncle – T is W’s uncle as U is W’s mother and T is U’s brother.
Question 79. A is the mother of B. B is the mother of C. How is A related to C?
a) Mother
b) Grandmother
c) Sister
d) Aunt
Answer:
b) Grandmother – A is the mother of C’s mother, so A is C’s grandmother.
Question 80. K is the father of L. M is the sister of L. How is K related to M?
a) Father
b) Uncle
c) Brother
d) Son
Answer:
a) Father – L and M are siblings, so K is the father of both.
Miscellaneous Mental Ability Test for Class 7
Question 81. In a race, you passed the person in 2nd place. What place are you in now?
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
Answer:
b) 2nd – You take the place of the person you passed.
Question 82. Tree is to Forest as Star is to:
a) Sky
b) Galaxy
c) Moon
d) Sun
Answer:
b) Galaxy – Just as a tree is a part of a forest, a star is part of a galaxy.
Question 83. If ‘CLOCK’ is to ‘TIME’ as ‘COMPASS’ is to:
a) Direction
b) Magnetism
c) Navigation
d) Sea
Answer:
a) Direction – A clock is used to measure time, similarly, a compass is used to determine direction.
Question 84. ‘Heart’ is to ‘Circulation’ as ‘Lungs’ are to:
a) Breathing
b) Oxygen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Respiration
Answer:
d) Respiration – The heart is central to the circulatory system, just as lungs are crucial for the respiratory system.
Question 85. If ‘POETRY’ is related to ‘VERSE’ in the same way ‘DRAMA’ is related to:
a) Scene
b) Act
c) Script
d) Performance
Answer:
b) Act – Poetry is composed of verses, and a drama is divided into acts.
Question 86. Atom is to Element as Cell is to:
a) Organism
b) Tissue
c) Organ
d) Life
Answer:
b) Tissue – Atoms make up elements in the same way that cells come together to form tissues.
Question 87. If ‘Historian’ is to ‘Past’ as ‘Futurist’ is to:
a) Present
b) Future
c) Prediction
d) Science
Answer:
b) Future – A historian studies the past, whereas a futurist focuses on understanding and predicting the future.
Question 88. In a group of 50 people, 30 like cricket, 20 like football, and 10 like both. How many people like either cricket or football?
a) 30
b) 40
c) 50
d) 60
Answer:
b) 40 – Using the principle of inclusion-exclusion: 30 + 20 − 10 = 40.
Question 89. If all Boops are Toops and some Toops are Loops, which statement must be true?
a) All Boops are Loops
b) Some Boops are Loops
c) No Boops are Loops
d) Some Loops are not Boops
Answer:
b) Some Boops are Loops – Given the overlapping categories, it’s possible some Boops are also Loops.
Question 90. There are 6 eggs in a basket. If you take 2 out, how many do you have?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 2
d) 3
Answer:
c) 2 – You have the 2 eggs you took out.
Question 91. Which is heavier: 1 kg of iron or 1 kg of cotton?
a) Iron
b) Cotton
c) Both weigh the same
d) Cannot be said
Answer:
c) Both weigh the same – Both are 1 kg, so they weigh exactly the same.
Question 92. What comes next in the series: A1, B2, C3, …?
a) D4
b) E5
c) F6
d) G7
Answer:
a) D4 – The sequence follows the pattern of consecutive letters and numbers.
Question 93. What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 4 cm?
a) 16 cm³
b) 24 cm³
c) 64 cm³
d) 32 cm³
Answer:
c) 64 cm³ – The volume of the cube is the side length raised to the power of three: 4³ = 64 cm³.
Question 94. A clock shows 9:00. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
a) 60°
b) 90°
c) 120°
d) 180°
Answer:
b) 90° – At 9:00 the hands are a quarter of the clock apart, which is 90°.
Question 95. Hand is to Glove as Head is to?
a) Cap
b) Hair
c) Face
d) Neck
Answer:
a) Cap – A glove is worn on the hand, and a cap is worn on the head.
Question 96. How many times do the hour and minute hands of a clock overlap in 12 hours?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 24
Answer:
b) 11 – The hands overlap 11 times in every 12 hours.
Question 97. Find the missing number: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, …?
a) 10
b) 13
c) 11
d) 14
Answer:
a) 10 – The pattern alternates: add 3, then subtract 2 (7+3=10, 10−2=8, 8+3=11, 11−2=9, 9+3=12, 12−2=10).
Question 98. A basket has 12 apples. You give away half, then give away 2 more. How many are left?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Answer:
b) 4 – Half of 12 is 6, and 6 − 2 = 4.
Question 99. A clock shows 6:30. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
a) 15°
b) 30°
c) 45°
d) 60°
Answer:
a) 15° – The minute hand is at 180° and the hour hand is at 195° (6×30 + 30×0.5). The difference is 15°.
Question 100. A father is 3 times as old as his son. After 15 years, he will be twice as old as his son. What is the father’s current age?
a) 30
b) 45
c) 60
d) 75
Answer:
b) 45 – Let the son be 15 and the father 45 (3 × 15). After 15 years the son is 30 and the father is 60, which is twice 30. So the father’s current age is 45.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Class 7 the right time to start MAT practice seriously?
It is the best time, no doubt. Class 6 is the right time for students to become familiar with the question types. Class 8 is when the difficulty jumps and students who haven’t built the foundation in class 7 find it frustrating. The questions are challenging enough to build real skill, but not so demanding that it becomes stressful. One or two sessions a week throughout Class 7 make a difference by the time the Olympiad season comes around.
My child is good at maths but struggles with reasoning. Is that normal?
Very common, and worth understanding why it happens. Maths at the school level rewards procedural accuracy. Follow the steps, get the answer. Reasoning questions reward differently: the ability to figure out what the rule is before you can apply it. Students who are strong at procedures struggle at times initially because there is no algorithm to follow. The good news is that they soon realise that reasoning is also pattern-based. They are going to figure it out sooner than later.
Do these questions help with school exams too or only Olympiads?
School exams don’t directly test mental ability. The indirect benefits, however, are real. Students who practise reasoning regularly are going to perform better in word problems, data interpretation in science, and any question that requires multi-step thinking. It also helps with reading comprehension, the habit of careful reading, and avoiding jumping to conclusions.
