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GATE 2024 ST – Question 10

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 2 marks · Multiple choice

The first three rows of the shown 4×4 grid contain X or a number. Each number counts its immediate horizontal,vertical and diagonal neighbors that do not contain X. The last row has no X. Find the sum of its four missing numbers.

Diagram for GATE 2024 ST question 10
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 9

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Correct answer: (A) 11

Explanation

Count neighbors for the last row from left to right. Their non-X counts are 2,4,3,2: include adjacent cells within the last row and the non-X cells immediately above or diagonally above. Sum=**11, A**.

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