reasoning questions for comptetie exam

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1. Which of the following statements may be false?

(a) A is the 3rd to the left of F

(b) D is 3rd to the left of E

(c) F is 3rd the right of A

(d) B is 3rd to the left of C

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

2. Which of the following statements is true?(a) C and E are neighbors

(b) E is to the immediate left of F

(c) C is to the immediate left of D

(d) A is to the immediate left of D

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

3. Who is at the extreme right?

(a) Data inadequate

(b) G

(c) B

(d) E

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

4. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors?

(a) A, C and D, C

(b) A, B and E, G

(c) D, C and E, F

(d) C, F and C, E

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

5. What is the position of F?

(a) Immediate to the right of E.

(b) Third to the left of G

(c) Immediate to the left of C

(d) 5th to the right of B

(e) None of these

Ans (e)

6. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is

different.

(a) ISLOJ(b) LUOQM

(c) AKDGB

(d) FPILG

(e) NXQTO

Ans (b)

7. In the sequence given below the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit 4 exceeds the

sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 4 and sum of the two digits which immediately follow the


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digit 6 exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit 6. How many such 4s and 6s

together are there?

5 4 4 6 2 6 3 5 6 4 2 8 4 3 7 6 6 4 8 3

(a) 4

(b) 6

(c) 3

(d) 5

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

8. Below are given six three-digit numbers. The digits comprise of numeric and letters. The letter indicates its

serial order in the English alphabet. What will be the middle digit of the 4th number when the numbers are

arranged in the descending order after interchanging numeric in each number without altering the place of letter

in the number?

19F, 2H9, 98B, D76, 7A6, 61E

(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 6

(d) 7

(e) None of these

Ans (e)

Directions (Q.9 & 10): In a code language any letter which is immediately after or before a vowel in the English

alphabet is substituted by that vowel and any vowel i.e. A, E, I, O and U is substituted by the letter immediately

following that vowel in the English alphabet.

9. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language?

(a) EDVDRJSI

(b) EFUFRHSI

(c) EFUFRJSI

(d) EDUFRJSI

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

10. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code language?

(a) CPOGFEDRBUTPO

(b) CPOEFEFRBUJPO

(c) CNOEFEFRBUHNO

(d) CONFFDERATION

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

11. If each of the vowels i.e. A, E, I, O, & U along with the 3rd letter to its right in the alphabet are taken out andarranged one after the other in the same order followed by the remaining letters of the alphabet, which of the

following will be 5th to the left of the 19th letter from the left in the new arrangement? A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

(a) G

(b) H

(c) J

(d) W

(e) none of these

Ans (a)


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12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word SPONTANEOUS which have number of letters between them in

the word one less than the number of letters between them in English alphabet?

(a) five

(b) one

(c) four

(d) Two

(e) Three

Ans (a)

13. Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the

group?

(a) BROTHER : DORVEHT

(b) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ

(c) ANOTHER : CONVEHT

(d) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP

(e) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF

Ans (d)

14. Which pair of the letters in the word BEAUTIFUL has the same relationship between its letters with respect to

their position in the English alphabet as the pair EA in that word has between its letters?

(a) IB

(b) LF

(c) IE

(d) FL

(e) TL

Ans (c)

15. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates to SECTOR?

(a) RWLGPF

(b) EOFKUQ

(c) EOFMXS

(d) RWLEPD

(e) RWLEND

Ans (e)

16. If arranged properly which one of the following is not a river in India.

(a) ANUMAY

(b) IHSOK

(c) TABROC

(d) ADAMRAN

(e)None of these

Ans (c) It is CORBAT. It is a National Park

17. If the following words are arranged in a natural sequence, which word would be the first.

(a) Night

(b) Negative

(c) Neighbour

(d) Near

(e) None of these

Ans (d)


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18. In an office having 55 employees men out number the women by 15. How many women are working in that

office.

(a) 30

(b) 20

(c) 40

(d) 50

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

19. Reaching a place of appointment on Friday I found that I was two days earlier than the scheduled day. If I had

reached on the following Wednesday how many days late would I have been.

(a) one day

(b) two days

(c) three days

(d) four days

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

20. Reena traveled from point A to a distance of 10 feet east at point B. She then turned right and walked 3 feet.

Again she turned right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from the starting point.

(a) 4 feet

(b) 5 feet

(c) 24 feet

(d) 25 feet

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

Directions (Questions 21 to 25):- One of the words given in the alternatives cannot be formed by using the letters given

in the question. Find out that word.

21. ENCOURAGE

(a) ANGER

(b) GREEN

(c) USAGE

(d) COURAGE

(d) None of these

Ans (c) There is no alphabet S in the question

22. CONCENTRATE

(a) CENTRE

(b) CONCERN

(c) TREAT

(d) REASON(e) None of these

Ans (d)

23. INTRANSIGENT

(a) STAIN

(b) TRAIN

(c) RESIGN

(d) TRACE

(e) None of these


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Ans (d)

24. MAGNETIC

(a) MENACE

(b) GAIN

(c) NAME

(d) GAME

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

25. ENTHUSIASM

(a) MITE

(b) ASSIST

(c) ATHENS

(d) SENT

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In other

words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much1. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?

A. (1/3) B. (1/8)

C. (2/8) D. (1/16)

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This is a simple division series; each number is one-half of the previous number.

In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next result.

4/2 = 2

2/2 = 1

1/2 = 1/2

(1/2)/2 = 1/4

(1/4)/2 = 1/8 and so on.

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2. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

A. 7 B. 10

C. 12 D. 13


Answer: Option B
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Explanation:

This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 3 is

added; in the second, 2 is subtracted.


3. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

A. 20 B. 22

C. 23 D. 26


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This is an alternating number subtraction series. First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2,

and so on.



A. 22 B. 24

C. 25 D. 26


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is

added, and so on.



A. 12 B. 14

C. 27 D. 53


Answer: Option B

Explanation:
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In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next

number.

Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.1. 28 25 5 21 18 5 14

A. 11 5 B. 10 7

C. 11 8 D. 5 10

E. 10 5


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

This is an alternating subtraction series with the interpolation of a random number, 5, as

every third number. In the subtraction series, 3 is subtracted, then 4, then 3, and so on.


2. 8 11 21 15 18 21 22

A. 25 18 B. 25 21

C. 25 29 D. 24 21

E. 22 26


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 21, interpolated as every

third number. The addition series alternates between adding 3 and adding 4. The

number 21 appears after each number arrived at by adding 3.


3. 9 16 23 30 37 44 51

A. 59 66 B. 56 62

C. 58 66 D. 58 65

E. 54 61


Answer: Option D
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Explanation:

Here is a simple addition series, which begins with 9 and adds 7.


4. 2 8 14 20 26 32 38

A. 2 46 B. 44 50

C. 42 48 D. 40 42

E. 32 26


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This is a simple addition series, which begins with 2 and adds 6.


5. 9 11 33 13 15 33 17

A. 19 33 B. 33 35

C. 33 19 D. 15 33

E. 19 21


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In this alternating repetition series, a random number, 33, is interpolated every third

number into a simple addition series, in which each number increases by 2.

Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.1. 42 40 38 35 33 31 28

A. 25 22 B. 26 23

C. 26 24 D. 25 23

E. 26 22


Answer: Option C


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Explanation:

This is an alternating subtraction series in which 2 is subtracted twice, then 3 is

subtracted once, then 2 is subtracted twice, and so on.


2. 6 10 14 18 22 26 30

A. 36 40 B. 33 37

C. 38 42 D. 34 36

E. 34 38


Answer: Option E

Explanation:

This simple addition series adds 4 to each number to arrive at the next.


3. 8 12 9 13 10 14 11

A. 14 11 B. 15 12

C. 8 15 D. 15 19

E. 8 5


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This is an alternating addition and subtraction series, in which the addition of 4 is

alternated with the subtraction of 3.


4. 36 31 29 24 22 17 15

A. 13 11 B. 10 5

C. 13 8 D. 12 7

E. 10 8
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Answer: Option E

Explanation:

This is an alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 5, then 2, then 5, and so on.


5. 3 5 35 10 12 35 17

A. 22 35 B. 35 19

C. 19 35 D. 19 24

E. 22 24


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 35, interpolated as every

third number. The pattern of addition is to add 2, add 5, add 2, and so on. The number

35 comes after each "add 2" step/

Find the number that fits somewhere into the middle of the series. Some of the items involve

both numbers and letters1. Look at this series: F2, __, D8, C16, B32, ... What number should fill the blank?

A. A16 B. G4

C. E4 D. E3


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The letters decrease by 1; the numbers are multiplied by 2.


2. Look at this series: 664, 332, 340, 170, ____, 89, ... What number should fill the blank?

A. 85 B. 97

C. 109 D. 178


Answer: Option D


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Explanation:

This is an alternating division and addition series: First, divide by 2, and then add 8.


3. Look at this series: V, VIII, XI, XIV, __, XX, ... What number should fill the blank?

A. IX B. XXIII

C. XV D. XVII


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

This is a simple addition series; each number is 3 more than the previous number.


4. Look at this series: 70, 71, 76, __, 81, 86, 70, 91, ... What number should fill the blank?

A. 70 B. 71

C. 80 D. 96


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In this series, 5 is added to the previous number; the number 70 is inserted as every

third number.

5. Look at this series: 8, 43, 11, 41, __, 39, 17, ... What number should fill in the blank?

A. 8 B. 14

C. 43 D. 44

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. The first series begins with 8

and adds 3; the second begins with 43 and subtracts 2.

In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the


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blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.1. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

A. CMN B. UJI

C. VIJ D. IJT


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

There are two alphabetical series here. The first series is with the first letters only:

STUVW. The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL.


2. B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D

A. B2C2D B. BC3D

C. B2C3D D. BCD7


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Because the letters are the same, concentrate on the number series, which is a simple

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 series, and follows each letter in order.


3. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____

A. JAK B. HAL

C. HAK D. JAI


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The middle letters are static, so concentrate on the first and third letters. The series

involves an alphabetical order with a reversal of the letters. The first letters are in

alphabetical order: F, G, H, I , J. The second and fourth segments are reversals of the

first and third segments. The missing segment begins with a new letter.

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4. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA

A. OLPA B. KLMA

C. LLMA D. KLLA


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The second and forth letters in the series, L and A, are static. The first and third letters

consist of an alphabetical order beginning with the letter E.


5. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU

A. GRR B. GSS

C. ISS D. ITT


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The first letters are in alphabetical order with a letter skipped in between each segment:

C, E, G, I, K. The second and third letters are repeated; they are also in order with a

skipped letter: M, O, Q, S, U.In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the

blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.6. ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, _____

A. E7V B. V2E

C. VE5 D. VE7


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

There are three series to look for here. The first letters are alphabetical in reverse: Z, Y,

X, W, V. The second letters are in alphabetical order, beginning with A. The number

series is as follows: 5, 4, 6, 3, 7.


7. QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC
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A. HGF B. CAB

C. JKL D. GHI


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order.


8. JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____

A. OEP B. NEO

C. MEN D. PFQ


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

This is an alternating series in alphabetical order. The middle letters follow the order

ABCDE. The first and third letters are alphabetical beginning with J. The third letter is

repeated as a first letter in each subsequent three-letter segment.


9. BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___

A. JKJ B. HJH

C. IJI D. JHJ


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

This series consists of a simple alphabetical order with the first two letters of all

segments: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K. The third letter of each segment is a repetition of

the first letter.


10. P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, P1QV


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A. PQW B. PQV2

C. P2QU D. PQ3U


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The first two letters, PQ, are static. The third letter is in alphabetical order, beginning

with R. The number series is in descending order beginning with 5.

In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the

blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.11. QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____

A. UAV B. UAT

C. TAS D. TAT


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In this series, the third letter is repeated as the first letter of the next segment. The

middle letter, A, remains static. The third letters are in alphabetical order, beginning

with R.


12. DEF, DEF2, DE2F2, _____, D2E2F3

A. DEF3 B. D3EF3

C. D2E3F D. D2E2F2


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In this series, the letters remain the same: DEF.

The subscript numbers follow this series:

111, 112, 122, 222, 223, 233, 333, ...

Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the pattern. Select correct pattern.
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1.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

This is an alternating series. In the first segment, the letter "E" faces right, then down,

then right. In the second segment, the letters all face down. To follow this pattern, in

the fourth segment, the letters must all face up.


2.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Notice that in each segment, the figures are all the same shape, but the one in the

middle is larger than the two on either side. Also, notice that one of the figures is

shaded and that this shading alternates first right and then left. To continue this pattern

in the third segment, you will look for a square. Choice b is correct because this choice

will put the large square between the two smaller squares, with the shading on the right.


3.


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A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Look at each segment. You will notice that in each, the figure on the right and the figure

on the left are the same; the figure in between is different. To continue this pattern in

the last segment, the diamond on the left will be repeated on the right. Choice a is the

only possible answer.


4.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

This sequence concerns the number of sides on each figure. In the first segment, the

three figures have one side, and then two sides, and then three sides. In the second

segment, the number of sides increases and then decreases. In the third segment, the

number of sides continues to decrease.


5.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


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Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Look carefully at the number of dots in each domino. The first segment goes from five to

three to one. The second segment goes from one to three to five. The third segment

repeats the first segment.

Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the pattern. Select correct pattern.6.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Look for opposites in this series of figures. The first and second segments are opposites

of each other. The same is true for the third and fourth segments.


7.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

All four segments use the same figures: two squares, one circle, and one triangle. In the

first segment, the squares are on the outside of the circle and triangle. In the second

segment, the squares are below the other two. In the third segment, the squares on are


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the inside. In the fourth segment, the squares are above the triangle and circle.


8.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

In this series, the shaded part inside the circle gets larger and then smaller.


9.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Look at each segment. In the first segment, the arrows are both pointing to the right. In

the second segment, the first arrow is up and the second is down. The third segment

repeats the first segment. In the fourth segment, the arrows are up and then down.

Because this is an alternating series,the two arrows pointing right will be repeated, so

option b is the only possible choice.



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10.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

This is an alternating series. The first and third segments are repeated. The second

segment is simply upside down.

Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the pattern. Select correct pattern.11.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In each of the segments, the figures alternate between one-half and one-fourth shaded.


12.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4



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Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Study the pattern carefully. In the first segment, two letters face right and the next two

face left. The first letter in the second segment repeats the last letter of the previous

segment. The same is true for the third segment. But the forth segment changes again;

it is the opposite of the first segment, so the last two letters must face right.


13.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In this series, the figures increase the amount of shading by one-fourth and, once a

square is completely shaded, starts over with an unshaded square. In the second

segment, you will notice that the figure goes from completely shaded to completely

unshaded. This is why choice a is the correct choice.


14.

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Each arrow in this continuing series moves a few degrees in a clockwise direction. Think


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of these arrows as the big hand on a clock. The first arrow is at noon. The last arrow

before the blank would be 12:40. Choice b, the correct answer, is at 12:45.

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