Reasoning Questions and Answers


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(Q1) Reasoning » Blood Relations

‘A % B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’.
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’.
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the son of B’.
‘A & B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’.
If ‘R % T & Z $ S @ V @ C % Y’, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A

T is the daughter of C.

B

T is the mother of S.

C

C is the paternal grandmother of Z.

D

V is the father of Z.

(Q2) Reasoning » Direction and Distance

Reeta is standing facing south-east. First, she turns 135° clockwise. After that, she turns 90° anticlockwise. Then she turns 45° clockwise, followed by a 135° anticlockwise turn. In which direction is she facing now?

A

North-east

B

South-east

C

East

D

South

(Q3) Reasoning » Puzzle

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

32 + 24 × 4 ÷ 16 – 64 = 90

A

 + and –

B

 + and ×

C

 ÷ and +

D

 ÷ and ×

(Q4) Reasoning » Direction and Distance

Six houses, A, B, C, D, E and F, are situated in a colony. D is 60 m south of E. F is 40 m south of B. A is 30 m north of E. F is 50 m east of A. C is 50 m west of B. Find the location of C with reference to A.

A

50 m north

B

40 m north

C

40 m south

D

30 m east

(Q5) Reasoning » Alphabet Series

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

KMTC, EVOM, OQXG, IZSQ, ?

A

TVBK

B

SUCL

C

SVCK

D

SUBK

(Q6) Reasoning » Puzzle

If 90% of a number is 621, what will be 50% of 20% of that number?

A

74

B

79

C

69

D

54

(Q7) Reasoning » Mirror Image

A

B

C

D

(Q8) Reasoning » Puzzle

If ‘A’ denotes ‘addition’, ‘B’ denotes ‘multiplication’, ‘C’ denotes ‘subtraction’ and ‘D’ denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression?

8 B (4 A 5) C (99 A 27) D 14 A 5 B (112 D 16)

A

107

B

116

C

85

D

98

(Q9) Reasoning » Arrangement and Pattern

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.

1. Junketeered
2. Junction
3. Junketers
4. Junketeering
5. Junctures

A

2, 5, 4, 3, 1

B

1, 4, 2, 3, 5

C

2, 5, 1, 4, 3

D

2, 5, 3, 1, 4

(Q10) Reasoning » Image Series

A

B

C

D

(Q11) Reasoning » Coding Decoding

In a certain code language, ‘SANCTION’ is written as ‘TZOBUHPM’. How will ‘TELEVISE’ be written in that language?

A

UDMDWHTD

B

UDNDWGTF

C

UDMDUHTF

D

SFKGUHRD

(Q12) Reasoning » Number Series

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

45, 68, 99, ?, 187, 246, 313

A

166

B

117

C

140

D

105

(Q13) Reasoning » Coding Decoding

In a certain code language, 'do or die' is written as 'su ru ko', 'let us do it' is written as 'ko mo yo zu' and 'this or that' is written as 'ga tu ru'. How will 'die' be written in that language?

A

ko

B

su

C

ku

D

ru

(Q14) Reasoning » Cube and Dice

A

6

B

4

C

2

D

3

(Q15) Reasoning » Analogy

Select the option in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the following number-pair.

14 : 450

A

18 : 722

B

22 : 490

C

31 : 961

D

30 : 902

(Q16) Reasoning » Puzzle

If A denotes ‘addition’, B denotes ‘multiplication’, C denotes ‘subtraction’, and D denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression?

46 C (6 A 7) B 5 A 24 D 6 B (27 D (9 D 3))

A

21

B

17

C

39

D

65

(Q17) Reasoning » Number Series

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

62, 74, 80, 86, 95, ?, 158

A

113

B

108

C

122

D

100

(Q18) Reasoning » Seating Arrangement

Eight north-facing restaurants named P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are located in a straight line. S is second to the left of T. W is third to the left of P. T is between P and V. S is third to the left of V. W is to the immediate right of U. R is third to the right of P. Who is sitting fourth to the right of S?

A

R

B

V

C

U

D

W

(Q19) Reasoning » Syllogism

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
All fruits are leaves.
Some mangoes are rotten.
All rotten are fruits.

Conclusions:
I. Some leaves are rotten.
II. Some mangoes are fruits.
III. All leaves are either rotten or mangoes.

A

Only conclusion II follows

B

Only conclusions I and II follow

C

Only conclusions II and III follow

D

All the conclusions follow

(Q20) Reasoning » Direction and Distance

Srinija walked 9 km towards the west from her home, then turned towards the south and walked 11 km. Then she walked 13 km towards the east, and finally walked 4 km towards the west. How far is Srinija from her initial position?

A

11 km

B

10 km

C

13 km

D

15 km