Reasoning PYQs

Given: (Left) 4 7 2 8 1 5 6 9 3 8 2 4 7 1 9 5 3 6 8 2 7 4 1 9 5 (Right)

Logic followed here is: We need to find even numbers that are immediately preceded by an even number and immediately followed by an odd number.

Pattern: Even Number → Even Number → Odd Number

(Left) 4 7 2 8 1 5 6 9 3 8 2 4 7 1 9 5 3 6 8 2 7 4 1 9 5 (Right)

The required even numbers are:

• 8 in (2 8 1)

• 4 in (2 4 7)

• 2 in (8 2 7)

Therefore, there are 3 such even numbers.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4

Given:

(Left) 1 6 1 5 5 2 4 8 4 9 1 8 7 3 3 6 9 1 2 6 2 1 2 7 4 9 3 (Right)

Logic followed here is: We need to find odd numbers that are immediately preceded by an odd number and immediately followed by an even number.

Pattern: Odd Number → Odd Number → Even Number

(Left) 1 6 1 5 5 2 4 8 4 9 1 8 7 3 3 6 9 1 2 6 2 1 2 7 4 9 3 (Right)

The required odd numbers are:

• 5 in (5 5 2)

• 3 in (3 3 6)

• 1 in (9 1 2)

• 1 in (9 1 8)

Therefore, there are 4 such odd numbers.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Logic followed here is:  (Sum of first and second numbers) + 12 = Third number.

For (14, 30, 56) →

Sum of first two numbers = 14 + 30 = 44

Third number = 44 + 12 = 56

 

For (20, 36, 68) →

Sum of first two numbers = 20 + 36 = 56

Third number = 56 + 12 = 68

 

Similarly, let's find the related set for option (4):

Sum of first two numbers = 15 + 31 = 46

Third number = 46 + 12 = 58

Therefore, the set (15, 31, 58) follows the same relationship.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Given:

Samyuktha starts from Point H and drives 8 km towards the east.

She then takes a right turn and drives 7 km.

Again, she takes a right turn and drives 10 km.

She then takes another right turn and drives 11 km.

Finally, she takes a right turn and drives 2 km and stops at Point P.

Final Position P = 4 km North of Point H

To reach Point H again, Samyuktha must move 4 km towards the south.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Given Series:

(Left) 7 4 1 2 4 9 8 5 3 6 1 5 4 6 5 4 8 3 9 6 5 2 3 9 1 4 2 (Right)

Step 1:

Drop all odd numbers from the series.

Remaining even numbers:

4 2 4 8 6 4 6 4 8 6 2 4 2

Step 2:

Count from the left:

The 6^th number from the left is 4.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Statements:

All hearts are spades.

All aces are spades.

No spades are pens.

Venn Diagram Logic:

Conclusions:

(I) All aces are hearts: Does not follows (Both Aces and Hearts are inside Spades, but there is no direct relation given between Aces and Hearts.)

(II) No hearts are pens: Follows (All Hearts are Spades and no Spades are Pens.Therefore, no Hearts can be Pens.)

Therefore, only conclusion (II) follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Only conclusion (II) follows".

Given Information:

1. H is sitting to the immediate right of F and to the immediate left of D.

2. E is sitting to the right of F and three people are sitting between them.

3. G is sitting to the immediate left of E.

4. I is sitting to the immediate right of E.

Check the Options:

 

Three pairs are adjacent pairs, but HE is not adjacent.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1 – HE".

Logic followed here is: The series follows a pattern where each subsequent number is obtained by adding consecutive even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, ...) to the preceding number.

 

Therefore, the number that should come in place of the question mark is 442.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Logic followed here is:

Each letter of the first word is shifted forward by 5 positions in the English alphabetical order to obtain the corresponding letter of the second word.

For

LNRO is related to QSWT →

 

TVZW is related to YAEB →

The pattern observed is that each letter is increased by 5 positions (+5 shift).

Similarly, let's find the related word for EGKH:

Therefore, the related word for 'EGKH' is JLPM.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Shortcut Trick

Transform the signs: ÷ → ×, + → −, × → ÷, − → +

Rewritten Equation: 29 × 13 − 545 ÷ 5 + 317

Solve using BODMAS: 377 − 109 + 317

Result: 268 + 317 = 585

∴ The correct answer is 585.

Alternate Method

Given Equation: 29 ÷ 13 + 545 × 5 − 317 = ?

Method: Interchange '+' with '−' and '×' with '÷' and apply BODMAS rule.

⇒ New Equation: 29 × 13 − 545 ÷ 5 + 317

⇒ Perform Division: 545 ÷ 5 = 109

⇒ Perform Multiplication: 29 × 13 = 377

⇒ Updated Expression: 377 − 109 + 317

⇒ Perform Subtraction: 377 − 109 = 268

⇒ Perform Addition: 268 + 317 = 585

∴ The correct answer is 585.

Additional Information

BODMAS Rule

It defines the sequence for solving multi-operator equations: Brackets, Orders (powers/roots), Division, Multiplication, Addition, and Subtraction.

Mathematical Reasoning Sign Interchange

Always rewrite the entire expression with the new signs before starting calculations to avoid errors in the order of operations.

VBODMAS Rule

V stands for Vinculum (bar bracket), which must be solved even before standard brackets ().

Given:

Nawang starts from Point A and drives 16 km towards south.

He then takes a right turn and drives 13 km.

Again, he takes a right turn and drives 17 km.

He then takes another right turn and drives 19 km.

Finally, he takes a right turn and drives 1 km and stops.

Step-by-Step Movement:

Final Observation:

Nawang stops 6 km to the east of Point A.

Therefore, to reach Point A again, he must travel 6 km towards the west.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Logic followed here is.

Logic: The series follows a pattern where each subsequent number is determined by subtracting a constant value (16) from the preceding number.

 

Therefore, the value that should come in place of the question mark is 174.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Logic followed here is: (Position of letter in English alphabet) + 5.

For GJH is related to LOM →

For HKI is related to MPN →

 

Similarly, Option 3) VYW-ADB :

 

Therefore, the pair that follows the same pattern is 'VYW−ADB'.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Given Information:

1. C sits to the immediate right of A.

2. Only two people sit between C and D when counted from the right of D.

3. Only three people sit between D and E when counted from the left of D.

4. H sits to the immediate right of E.

5. B is not an immediate neighbour of D.

6. F sits second to the right of G.

 

Finding who sits third to the right of F:

Starting from F and moving right:

 

Therefore, E sits third to the right of F.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Logic followed here is:Word 2 follows the letter order (3-1-2-4) and Word 3 follows the reverse order (4-3-2-1) of the first word.

For

JOYS - YJOS - SYOJ →

Word 2 (YJOS) rearrangement = Position (3), (1), (2), (4)

Word 3 (SYOJ) rearrangement = Position (4), (3), (2), (1)

 

LAKE - KLAE - EKAL →

Word 2 (KLAE) rearrangement = Position (3), (1), (2), (4)

Word 3 (EKAL) rearrangement = Position (4), (3), (2), (1)

  

Similarly, let's find the logic for QUAD - AQUD - DAUQ:

Word 2 (AQUD) rearrangement = Position (3), (1), (2), (4)

Word 3 (DAUQ) rearrangement = Position (4), (3), (2), (1)

Therefore, the triad that follows the same logic is QUAD - AQUD - DAUQ.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Given Series:

(Left) * © 2 1 £ 2 6 2 £ © @ % £ $ 4 $ $ $ @ $ 1 4 (Right)

Logic Followed:

We need to find symbols that are:

Immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a symbol.

Required Pattern: Number → Symbol → Symbol

Checking the Series:

(Left) * © 2 1 £ 2 6 2 £ © @ % £ $ **4 $ $** $ @ $ 1 4 (Right)

Required Symbols:

• £ in (2 £ ©)

• $ in (4 $ $)

Therefore, there are 2 such symbols.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".$

Given:

‘seek new hope’ is coded as ‘dp ml vy’

‘hope fuels dreams’ is coded as ‘gj sc dp’

 

The common word is hope.

The common code in both code groups is dp.

Therefore, hope → dp.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Given:

‘TOUR’ is coded as ‘8571’

‘DOUT’ is coded as ‘5478’

Therefore, the code for D = 4.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Given:

Total people in the row = 92

Mr. Akte is 9^th from the left end.

Mr. Memi is 27^th from the right end.

Step 1:

Convert Mr. Memi’s position from the right into position from the left.

Position from left = Total people − Position from right + 1

= 92 − 27 + 1

= 66

So, Mr. Memi is 66^th from the left end.

Step 2:

Find the number of people between Mr. Akte and Mr. Memi.

= 66 − 9 − 1

= 56

Therefore, there are 56 people between Mr. Akte and Mr. Memi.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Logic followed here is: (1^st Letter positional value - 4 = 2^nd Letter) and (2^nd Letter positional value + 3 = 3^rd Letter). 'ZVX' follows a +2 difference for the last letter instead of +3.

1. ZVX:

2. WSV:

3. FBE:

 

4. RNQ:

 

Therefore, the letter-cluster that does not belong to the group is ZVX.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".