FAST-NU Analytical Skills & IQ — Arrangements and Puzzles
Arrangements and Puzzles is part of the Analytical Skills & IQ section of FAST's BS CS/Engineering admission test (usually 20 of the 120 MCQs, 20% of the marks). It breaks into 3 subtopics, and we hold 61 FAST-pattern practice MCQs on it, each with a written explanation. Tap a subtopic below to practise just that.
Subtopics (3)
How Arrangements and Puzzles is tested
Across the 7 FAST-pattern papers on ParhaiKrlo, Arrangements and Puzzles accounts for 21 questions. It appears in all 7, about 3 questions a paper. The heaviest was FAST Past Paper 07, with 3 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| FAST Past Paper 07 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 06 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 05 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 04 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 03 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 02 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 01 | 3 |
Arrangements and Puzzles MCQs from the FAST-pattern papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · FAST Past Paper 07 · Arrangements and Puzzles
Five friends A, B, C, D and E all have different heights. B is taller than only E. A is shorter than C but taller than D. Who is the third tallest?
- A.A
- B.D
- C.C
- D.B
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Answer: B. D — B is taller than only E, so B is 4th and E 5th. The top three are C, A, D in that order (C > A > D), so D is third.
- Q2 · FAST Past Paper 06 · Arrangements and Puzzles
In a class of 40 students, Rehan ranks 13th from the top. Asim is 9 places below Rehan. What is Asim's rank from the bottom?
- A.18th
- B.22nd
- C.20th
- D.19th
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Answer: D. 19th — Asim is 13 + 9 = 22nd from the top, so from the bottom he is 40 − 22 + 1 = 19th.
- Q3 · FAST Past Paper 05 · Arrangements and Puzzles
In a test, Usman got 70 marks, Danish got 50 and Asad got 60. Who scored the least?
- A.Usman
- B.Danish
- C.Asad
- D.All scored equally
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Answer: B. Danish — 50 is the smallest score: Danish.