Reasoning Questions for SSC CGL/MTS/CPO Exam 2017

Here we are providing a Reasoning quiz in accordance with the syllabus of SSC CGL /MTS / CPO Tier-I, This post comprises 15 Questions of Miscellaneous Questions which will really help you getting more marks in the final exam.

Directions (1-2): In each of the following question, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark in the given series. 

Q2. 1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16, ?
(a) 32
(b) 256
(c) 81
(d) 64

Q3. Find the term which does not fit into the series given below
G4T, J10R, M20P, P43N, S90L 
(a) G4T
(b) J10R
(c) M20P
(d) P43N

Directions (4-5): Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow: 
On a playing ground, Dhananjay, Karan, Naren, Arun and Paresh are standing as described below facing the North. 
(i) Karan is 40 metres to the right of Arun.
(ii) Dhananjay is 60 metres to the south of Karan.
(iii) Naren is 25 metres to the west of Arun.
(iv) Paresh is 90 metres to the north of Dhananjay. 

Q4. Who is to the north-east of the person who is to the left of Karan? 
(a) Dhananjay 
(b) Naren 
(c) Arun  
(d) None of these 

Q5. If a boy walks from Naren, meets Arun followed by Karan, Dhananjay and then Paresh, how many metres has he walked if he has travelled the straight distance all through? 
(a) 200 metres 
(b) 195 metres 
(c) 215 metres 
(d) 205 metres 

Q6. At the end of a business conference the nine people present, all shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether? 
(a) 20
(b) 45
(c) 55
(d) 36

Q7. If P means ‘division’, T means ‘addition’, M means ‘subtraction’ and D means ‘multiplication’ then what will be the value of the expression 45 M 22 D 14 P 28 T 46 =  ?  
(a) 40
(b) 56
(c) 80
(d) 66

Direction(8): Letters of the words given below have been jumbled up. You are required to construct the words. Each letter has been numbered and each word is followed by four options. Choose the option which gives the correct order of the letters as indicated by the numbers to form words.

Q8. E H N T O  R 
       1 2  3  4  5 6 
(a) 2, 5, 3, 4, 1, 6
(b) 2, 5, 6, 3, 1, 4
(c) 4, 2, 5, 6, 3, 1
(d) 4, 2,6, 5, 3, 1

Q9. Arrange the given words in the alphabetical order and tick the one that comes third. 
(a) Attainment 
(b) Attenuate
(c) Attribute
(d) Attire 
 
Directions (10-11): These questions are based on the diagram given below: 


Q10. What is the sum of the numbers which belong to two figures only? 
(a) 10
(b) 14
(c) 18
(d) None of these 

Q11. Multiply the number which belongs to the square only with the sum of the numbers which belong to the parallelogram only. What is the result?  
(a) 45
(b) 60
(c) 75
(d) None of these 

Q12. A girl is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. Her face is towards the west. In which direction will his left hand be? 
(a) North  
(b) South 
(c) East 
(d) West 

Q13. Qureshi is the brother of Raj; Priyanka is the sister of Qureshi; Tilak is the brother of Sakshi; Sakshi is the daughter of Raj. Who are the siblings of  Q? 
(a) Raj and Priyanka
(b) Priyanka and Tilak
(c) Qureshi and Tilak
(d) Sakshi and Tilak

Q14. If DROUGHT is coded as 8*22*19*25*11*12*24, how will you code DANGER? 
(a) 7*5*18*11*8*22
(b) 8*5*18*11*10*22
(c) 8*5*18*11*9*22
(d) 8*5*18*10*9*22

Q15. In a certain code, DESK is written as #$52, RIDE is written as %7#$. How is DRESS written in that code? 
(a) #$$55
(b) 7%$55
(c) #%$55
(d) #2$55


Solutions


S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The given sequence is 100/9,25/2,100/7,50/3,….i.e.100/9,100/8,100/7,100/6,…   
So, missing term =100/5=20 

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol. The series consists of squares and cubes of consecutive natural numbers i.e. 1², 1³, 2², 2³, 3², 3³, 4²…..

So, missing term = 4³ = 64.

  

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol.

The patterns followed by the letters are: 

The number-series 4, 10, 20, 43, 90 should follow the pattern ×2 + 1, ×2 + 2, ×2 + 3, ×2 + 4 
So, 10 is wrong and must be replaced by (4 × 2 + 1) i.e. 9. 
Thus, the term J10R does not fit in the given series. The correct term is J9R. Hence the answer is (b). 

(4-5): 
Clearly, the arrangement of boys is as shown.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Clearly, Arun is to the left of Karan and Paresh is to the north-east of Arun. 

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Required distance = NA + AK + KD + DP = (25 + 40 + 60 + 90)m = 215 m 

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Clearly, total number of handshakes = (8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1) = 36.  
Or n(n-1)/2

S7. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Using the correct symbols, we have:
= 45 - 22 × 14 ÷ 28 + 46 
= 45 - 11 + 46 
= 91-11 = 80 


S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. THRONE 

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Attainment, Attenuate, Attire, Attribute

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Numbers common to square and parallelogram : 6. 
Numbers common to parallelogram and triangle : 4, 8. 
The number common to square and triangle i.e. 7 also lies inside the parallelogram. So, it is not to be considered.
∴ Required sum = (6 + 4 + 8) = 18.  

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Number which belongs to the square only : 5. 
Numbers which belong to the parallelogram only : 1, 3, 9, 2. 
∴ Required product = 5 × (1 + 3 + 9 + 2) = (5 × 15) = 75.   

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. 

The posture of the girl is as shown. Clearly, the left hand points towards North. 

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol.
 

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Clearly, every letter is assigned is numerical code obtained by adding 4 to the numeral denoting the position of that letter in the English alphabet.
Thus, D is coded as (4 + 4) i.e. 8, R as (18 + 4) i.e. 22, O as (15 + 4) i.e. 19, …., T as (20 + 4) i.e. 24, …., Z as (26 + 4) i.e. 30. 
Since, D, A, N, G, E, R are 4th, 1st, 14th, 7th, 5th, and 18th letters in the English alphabet. 
So, their respective codes are (4 + 4), (1 + 4), (14 + 4), (7 + 4), (5 + 4), (18 + 4) i.e. 8,5,18,11,22. 
So, the code for DANGER is 8*5*18*11*9*22
Hence, the answer is (c). 

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. 

Letter	D	E	S	K	R	I
Code	#	$	5	2	%	7

The code for DRESS is #%$55

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Reasoning Questions for SSC CGL/MTS/CPO Exam 2017

Here we are providing a Reasoning quiz in accordance with the syllabus of SSC CGL /MTS / CPO Tier-I, This post comprises 15 Questions of Miscellaneous Questions which will really help you getting more marks in the final exam.

Q1. How many 2s are there in the following number series, each of which is immediately preceded by 1 or 9 and immediately followed by 3 or 5?
4 1 2 3 5 4 9 2 3 2 3 5 6 7 8 1 2 5 6 3 2 4 9 8 9 5 6
(a) None
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) One

Q2. In the series given below, count the number of *s, each of which is not immediately preceded by @ but is immediately followed by either % or &. How many such *s are there?
# % * $ @ * & # % @ $ * & $ % # @ * % * & $ % % @ $ * & $
(a) One
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Three

Q3. In the following series of alphabets, how many Ds are there each of which is preceded by K but not followed by L?
K H J D K D B U I K D J D L H R L D I G Y L K D J H J D G H V K D K H
 (a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Five

Q4. What is the difference between the numbers of special characters and number of alphabets in the below series?
% H 6 G $ J & 5 7 H * F $ 6 # F S & G @ J & 5 7 H * F 6 G $ G @ J & $
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

Q5. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers each of which is immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded by an even number?
8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) None of these

Q6. A number is greater than 3 but less than 8. Also, it is greater than 6 but less than 10. The number is:
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 8

Q7. The positions of how many alphabets in the word ECCEDENTESIAST will remain same when the digits are arranged in alphabetical order?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) None

Q8. How many combinations of two-digit numbers having 4 can be made from the following numbers?
8, 5, 2, 1, 7, 6
(a) 9
(b) 11
(c) 10
(d) 12

Q9. In the numbers from 200 to 1000, how many times digit 2 comes at the ten’s place?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 80
(d) 90

Q10. Ishika ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty-ninth from the bottom among those who passed an examination. Six girls did not participate in the competition and five failed in it. How many girls were there in the class?
(a) 40
(b) 44
(c) 55
(d) 50

Q11. In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Sushant ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Sushant, how many boys are after him in rank?
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 12
(d) 23

Q12 Nadeem is sixth from the left end and Sohail is tenth from the right end in a row of boys. If there are eight boys between Nadeem and Sohail, how many boys are there in the row?
(a) 24
(b) 23
(c) 25
(d) 26

Q13. In a row of 21 girls, when Rehana was shifted by four places towards the right, she became 12th from the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end of the row?
(a) 9th
(b) 10th
(c) 11th
(d) 14th

Q14. In a row of boys, if A who is tenth from the left and B who is ninth from the right interchange their positions, A becomes fifteenth from the left. How many boys are there in the row?
(a) 23
(b) 27
(c) 28
(d) 31

Q15. Students line up in a queue in which Prashant stands fifteenth from the left and Gopal is seventh from the right. If they interchange their places, Gopal would be fifteenth from the right. How many students are there in the queue?
(a) 21
(b) 22
(c) 29
(d) None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol.

4 1 2 3 5 4 9 2 3 2 3 5 6 7 8 1 2 5 6 3 2 4 9 8 9 5 6

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol.

# % * $ @ * & # % @ $ * & $ % # @ * % * & $ % % @ $ * & $

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol.

K H J D K D B U I K D J D L H R L D I G Y L K D J H J D G H V K D K H

S4. Ans.(a)

Sol. % H 6 G $ J & 5 7 H * F $ 6 # F S & G @ J & 5 7 H * F 6 G $ G @ J & $

Number of Special character = 14

Number of Alphabets = 14

Difference = 0

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. As the correct answer is four, which is not given in any option so ‘None of these’ will be the correct answer.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. According to first condition, the number is greater than 3 but less than 8. Such numbers are 4, 5, 6, 7.

According to the second condition, the number is greater than 6 but less than 10. Such numbers are 7, 8, 9.

Clearly, the required number is the number satisfying both the above conditions i.e. 7.

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol.

Word	E C C E D E  N T E S I A S T
Letters in alphabetical order	A C C D E E  E E  I N S S T T

Required answer is 4.

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol. The possible two-digit numbers are : 48, 45, 42, 41, 47, 46 , 84, 54, 24, 14, 74, 64

These are 12 in number.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. The digit 2 comes at the ten’s place in numbers from 220 to 229; 320 to 329; 420 to 429; 520 to 529; 620 to 629; 720 to 729; 820 to 829 and 920 to 929.

∴ Required number = 10 × 8 = 80.

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. Number of girls who passed = (15 + 1 + 28) = 44.

∴ Total number of girls in the class = (44 + 6 + 5) = 55

S11. Ans.(c)

Sol. Let the number of boys be x

Then number of girls = 2x

∴ x + 2x = 60 or 3x = 60 or x = 20

So, number of boys = 20 and number of girls = 40

Number of students behind Sushant in rank = (60 – 17) = 43

Number of girls ahead of Sushant in rank = 9

Number of girls behind Sushant in rank = (40 – 9) = 31

∴ Number of boys behind Sushant in rank = (43 – 31) = 12.

S12. Ans.(a)

Sol. Clearly, number of boys in the row = (6 + 10 + 8) = 24.

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol.The change of place by Rehana can be shown as under.

Clearly, Rehana’s earlier position was 8^th from the left and 14^th from the right end. 

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. Clearly, A’s new position is 15^th form the left. But this is the same as B’s earlier position which is 9th from the right.

So number of boys in a row = (15 + 8) = 23

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol.Gopal’s new position is 15th from the right as well as the left end of the row.

∴ Number of students in the queue = (14 + 1 + 14) = 29.

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Reasoning Questions for SSC CGL/MTS/CPO Exam 2017

Here we are providing a Reasoning quiz in accordance with the syllabus of SSC CGL /MTS / CPO Tier-I, This post comprises 15 Questions of Miscellaneous Questions which will really help you getting more marks in the final exam.

Q1. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

WYV, ? , IKH, BDA

(a) OPR

(b) ROP

(c) PRO

(d) OQH

Q2. Find the odd one from the given alternatives?

(a) 17

(b) 31

(c) 91

(d) 89

Q3. Find the value of X in the following figure: 

(a) 1

(b) 4

(c) 8

(d) 6

Q4. Which number will complete the series?

6 , 8 , 17 , 19 , 28 , 30 , ?

(a) 32

(b) 37

(c) 38

(d) 39

Q5. In this question, a set of figure carrying certain characters is given. Assuming that the characters in each set follow a similar pattern, find the missing character? 

(a) 132

(b) 262

(c) 274

(d) 320

Q6. A is B's brother, C is A's mother, D is C's father, F is A's son. How is A related to F's child?

(a) Aunt

(b) Cousin

(c) Nephew

(d) Grandfather

Q7. Seven boys A, B, C, D, E,  F, and G are standing in a line.

(i) G is between A and E

(ii) F and A have one boy between them

(iii) E and C have two boys between them

(iv) D is immediate left of F

(v) C and B have three boys between them

Who is second from left?

(a) C

(b) G

(c) F

(d) A

Q8. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: MEASUREMENT

(a) TEAMS

(b) MASTER

(c) SUMMIT

(d) SUMMER

Directions (9-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 

Seven executives P, Q, R, S, T, U and W reach office in a particular sequence. U reaches immediately before P but does not immediately follow S. R is the last one to reach office. T follows immediately after P and is subsequently followed by W. 

Q9. Among the executives, who reaches the office first? 

(a) Q

(b) S

(c) U

(d) Cannot be determined 

Q10. Who ranks fourth in the sequence of reaching office? 

(a) W

(b) U

(c) T

(d) None of these 

Q11. In a certain code language the word EXAMPLES is written as SELPMAXE. How will the word BUOYANCY be written in that language?

(a) YBANCYOU

(b) CUOYYBAN

(c) CUYOYBAN

(d) YCNAYOUB

Q12. If P denotes multiply, T denotes subtraction, M denotes addition, B denotes division then 28B7P8T6M4 = ?

(a) 28

(b) 30

(c) 32

(d) 34

Q13. In this question, some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis find out the correct answer from amongst the four alternatives for the unsolved equation.

3 x 5 x 6 = 536,

6 x 2 x 5 = 265,

8 x 2 x 5 = ?

(a) 258

(b) 285

(c) 582

(d) 852

Directions (14-15): Letters of the words given below have been jumbled up. You are required to construct the words. Each letter has been numbered and each word is followed by four options. Choose the option which gives the correct order of the letters as indicated by the numbers to form words.

Q14. 

C E L S M U 

1 2 3 4 5  6

(a) 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1  

(b) 4, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1 

(c) 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 4 

(d) 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2 

Q15. 

T P S L O I 

1 2 3 4 5 6  

(a) 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 1 

(b) 2, 6, 3, 1, 5, 4 

(c) 3, 6, 4, 2, 5, 1 

(d) 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. 

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. Except 91, all are prime numbers.

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. The top left-hand number is obtained by adding the bottom two numbers. The top right-hand number is the result of dividing the bottom two numbers. 

Thus, 12 + 3 = 15, 12 ÷ 3 = 4; 

22 + 11 = 33, 22 + 11 = 2; 

18 + 9 = 27, 18 ÷ 9 = 2. 

So, 32 + X = 36 and 32 ÷ X = 8 or X = 4.  

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. There is 2 series

I- 6, 17, 28,  (difference is 11)

II- 8, 19, 30, (difference is 11)

So, 28 + 11 = 39

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. The digits of the number inside the circle are the difference between the corresponding numbers above and below the circle. 

In the first figure, 1 = (2 - 1), 3 = (6 - 3), 1 = (5 - 4)

In the second figure, 2 = (4 - 2), 4 = (6 - 2), 8 = (8 - 0)

Thus, the digits of the missing number are (7 - 5), (9 - 3) and (3 - 1) i.e. 2, 6, 2. 

So, missing number = 262.  

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. 

A is the grandfather of F’s child.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. Order:

D F C A G E B

Second from the left is F.

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. SUMMIT cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: MEASUREMENT

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. S is the first to reach office.  

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol. P is fourth in the sequence. 

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. By reversing the letters of the word BUOYANCY we get YCNAYOUB.

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol. 28B7P8T6M4 =?

After changing sign:

= 28 ÷ 7 × 8 – 6 + 4

= 4 × 8 – 6 + 4

=  30

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. Pattern: 2nd, 1st, 3rd

S14. Ans.(d)

Sol. MUSCLE

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. PISTOL

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