Reasoning PYQs

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:

Some rails are cars.

No car is a bus.

Conclusions:

(I) Some rails are buses.

(II) Some cars are rails.

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

\( 43 \div 17 + 425 \times 5 - 65 = ? \)

If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

\( 73 - 15 \div 98 + 506 \times 23 = ? \)

A, B, C, D, N, O and P are sitting in a straight line, facing north.

No one sits to the right of B. Only three people sit between B and N. Only two people sit between N and C. A sits third to the left of D. O sits to the immediate right of D.

How many people sit between P and C?

Five people, A, B, C, D and E, are sitting in a row, facing the north.

A sits fourth from the right end of the row.

Only one person sits between B and D. D is not an immediate neighbour of A.

How many people sit between A and D?

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.

(Left) 937, 228, 782, 175, 631 (Right)

(Example: 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7)

Note:

All operations to be done from left to right.

What will be the resultant if the third digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.

(Left) 567 862 426 326 749 (Right)

(Example: 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7)

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NOTE:

All operations to be done from left to right.)

If 2 is added to the second digit of every number, in how many numbers will the second digit be exactly divisible by the third digit?

Ishu starts from Point P and drives 8 km towards the west. Then she takes a right turn, drives 13 km, she turns right again and drives 15 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 5 km, turns right again and drives 7 km and stops at Point Q. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point P again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete?

XBF 84 IMQ 92 TXB 100 EIM 108 ?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?

\( 256, 128, 64, 32, 16, ? \)

In a certain code language,

A x B means ‘A is the father of B’,

A – B means ‘A is the mother of B’,

A ÷ B means ‘A is the son of B’ and

A + B means ‘A is the brother of B’.

How is K related to Q if ‘K x M − N + P ÷ Q’?

Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are sitting in a straight line, facing the north.

A sits second from one of the extreme ends of the line.

Only two people sit between A and B. C sits second to the right of B. Only three people sit between C and D. F sits second to the left of D. E sits at one of the positions to the right of G.

How many people sit between A and G?

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group?

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Note:

The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

Sachin ran 15 metres east from the starting point A. He then took a left turn and ran 25 metres, after which he took a right turn and ran another 5 metres. He took one last right turn and ran 25 metres until he reached point B. How far and in which direction should he run in order to reach point A? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)

EIJI is related to JNON in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, PTUT is related to UYZY. To which of the given options is IMNM related, following the same logic?

Eight people (P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W) are sitting around a circular table, facing towards the centre.

There are exactly three people sitting between U and V. P is an immediate neighbour of both T and Q. Q sits to the immediate right of U. W is an immediate neighbour of both R and S. R sits second to the right of T.

How many people sit between W and Q, when counted from the right of W?

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.

(Left) 6 © % © 7 # 5 % 5 4 2 # © 5 6 2 © $ € 1 € 8 (Right)

How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number$?

Prayansh starts from point A and drives 34 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 41 km, turns left and drives 56 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 63 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 22 km and stops at point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)

A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. D sits third to the right of C. A sits second to the left of C. E sits second to the right of F. B sits to the immediate right of E. How many people sit between A and F when counted from the left of A?

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

AQE3, DOH6, GMK9, ?