Reasoning PYQs

Given:

Piyush starts from Point A.

1. Drives 54 km north

2. Turns right and drives 56 km

3. Turns right and drives 59 km

4. Turns right and drives 61 km

5. Turns right and drives 5 km to reach Point P

Net movement = 5 km west

So, Point P is 5 km west of Point A.

To reach Point A again, Piyush must travel 5 km towards the east.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Given:

Expression:

12 D 10 C 5 B 21 A 3

Replacing the symbols:

12 − 10 + 5 × 21 ÷ 3

⇒ 12 - 10 + 5 × 21 ÷ 3 = ?

⇒ 12 - 10 + 5 × 7 = ?

⇒ 12 - 10 + 35 =?

⇒ 47 - 10 = ?

⇒ 37 = ?

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Given Numbers:

658, 223, 661, 257, 666

Highest and Lowest Numbers:

Highest number = 666

Lowest number = 223

Required Digits:

Second digit of highest number (666) = 6

Third digit of lowest number (223) = 3

Addition:

6 + 3 = 9

Hence, the resultant is 9.

Logic followed here is: The letters in the second cluster of each pair are obtained by subtracting 3 from the positional values of the corresponding letters in the first cluster.

For Option (1): JN - GK →

 

Checking Option (2): PT - MR →

 

For Option (3): EI - BF →

 

 

For Option (4): NR - KO →

  

 

Therefore, 'PT - MR' is the odd one out as it does not follow the -3 shift pattern for both letters.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Given Codes:

‘give me more’ → ‘bt lq nz’

‘give more water’ → ‘hj bt nz’

So, the remaining word water is coded as the remaining code hj.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Logic followed here is:

The difference between the positional values of consecutive letters in the cluster follows a specific pattern (+3, +2), except for the odd one out.

Option 1: HKM

Option 2: TWY

Option 3: YCD

 

Option 4: XAC

 

 

The pattern observed in HKM, TWY, and XAC is: (+3, +2). However, YCD follows a (+4, +1) pattern.

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

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Given:

Priyanka starts from her house.

1. Walks 3 m north

2. Turns left and walks 4 m

3. Turns left and walks 5 m

4. Turns right and walks 1 m

5. Turns right and walks 2 m to reach her uncle’s house

Step-by-step movement:

So, uncle’s house is 5 m west of Priyanka’s house.

Therefore, Priyanka’s house is 5 m towards the east from her uncle’s house.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Given:

Mr. Akte is 56^th from the top and 12^th from the bottom.

Formula:

Total students = Rank from top + Rank from bottom − 1

Calculation:

= 56 + 12 − 1

= 68 − 1

= 67

Hence, the total number of students in the class is 67.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Statements:

Some dolphins are whales.

Some whales are sharks.

Venn Diagram Logic:

Conclusions:

(I) Some dolphins are sharks: Does not Follows (Because no direct relation between dolphins and sharks is definitely given.)

(II) No whale is a dolphin: Does not Follows(Because the statement says some dolphins are whales.)

∴ Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows".

Given:

Seven friends D, E, F, U, V, W and X are sitting in a straight line facing north.

1. Only two people are seated to the left of E.

2. Only three people are seated between E and W.

3. Only one person is seated between W and V.

4. U is seated to the immediate left of D.

5. F is not an immediate neighbour of W.

Finding people to the right of X:

Only W is seated to the right of X.

Therefore, only One person is seated to the right of X.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Logic followed here is:

Each letter in the cluster is shifted 7 places backward in alphabetical order, and the numerical value is decreased by 9 in each subsequent step.

 

Therefore, the cluster that replaces the question mark is SQM 12.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Given Information:

Only A sits to the left of D.

Only four people sit between A and B.

Only C sits between E and F.

E is not an immediate neighbour of B.

Find people to the right of F

F is at position 5.

People to the right of F are: B and G

Total = 2 people

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Given Series:

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

Required Pattern:

Odd → Odd → Odd

We need to count those odd numbers which are immediately preceded by an odd number and immediately followed by an odd number.

Checking the Series:

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

Odd numbers satisfying the condition:

→ 3 in (7 3 5)

→ 5 in (3 5 7)

→ 7 in (5 7 5)

→ 5 in (7 5 9)

→ 5 in (7 5 5)

→ 5 in (5 5 7)

→ 1 in (9 1 1)

Valid odd numbers:3, 7, 5, 5, 5, 7, 1

Total = 7

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Shortcut Trick

Interchange the signs as given: + → −, − → +, × → ÷, ÷ → ×.

New expression: 64 − (20 ÷ 4) × 7 + 35 ÷ 5 − 8 × 2

Solve using mental BODMAS: 64 − 5 × 7 + 7 − 16

⇒ 64 − 35 + 7 − 16 = 20

∴ The correct answer is 20.

Alternate Method

Given Expression: 64 + (20 × 4) ÷ 7 − 35 × 5 + 8 ÷ 2

Conditions:

• and − are interchanged.

× and ÷ are interchanged.

Calculation:

Applying the symbol changes to the expression:

⇒ 64 − (20 ÷ 4) × 7 + 35 ÷ 5 − 8 × 2

Following BODMAS rule (Brackets first):

⇒ 64 − 5 × 7 + 35 ÷ 5 − 8 × 2

Division step:

⇒ 64 − 5 × 7 + 7 − 8 × 2

Multiplication step:

⇒ 64 − 35 + 7 − 16

Addition and Subtraction step:

⇒ 29 + 7 − 16

⇒ 36 − 16

⇒ 20

∴ The correct answer is 20.

Additional Information

BODMAS Rule

It defines the order of operations: Brackets, Of (orders/powers), Division, Multiplication, Addition, and Subtraction. Always solve parentheses first.

Mathematical Sign Interchange

In logical reasoning, interchanging signs means replacing every instance of sign A with sign B and vice-versa before starting the calculation.

Priority of Division and Multiplication

Division and Multiplication hold the same rank and are performed from left to right as they appear in the simplified expression.

Given Codes:

‘LEMA’ → ‘4679’

‘ACME’ → ‘5946’

Therefore, the code for C is 5.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Logic followed here is: (1^st number × 2^nd number) + 1 = 3^rd number

For (8, 3, 25) →

Logic: (8 × 3) + 1

= 24 + 1 = 25

For (5, 4, 21) →

Logic: (5 × 4) + 1

= 20 + 1 = 21

Similarly, Option 3) (7, 3, 22):

Logic: (7 × 3) + 1

= 21 + 1 = 22

Therefore, the set that follows the same logic is (7, 3, 22).

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Given Symbol Meanings:

• means −

− means ×

× means ÷

÷ means +

Given Equation:

48 × 4 + 7 − 3 ÷ 14 = ?

Replace the symbols with their actual meanings:

= 48 ÷ 4 − 7 × 3 + 14

= 12 - 7 × 3 + 14

= 12 - 21 + 14

= 26 - 21

= 5

Therefore, the value of the question mark is 5.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Logic followed here is: The letters in the first part of the pair are shifted by specific values (-5, +4, -5) to obtain the letters in the second part of the pair.

For the pair ANP : VRK →

 

For the pair QVF : LZA →

  

 

Similarly, Option 3) GDV : BHQ:

 

Therefore, the pair 'GDV : BHQ' follows the same pattern.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Given Series : 41 51 62 74 87 ?

Logic: The series follows a pattern where each subsequent number is obtained by adding a sequence of increasing consecutive integers to the previous term.

 

The pattern observed is: (Previous term + Difference), where Difference increases by 1 at each step (10, 11, 12, 13...).

Therefore, the missing number in the series is 101.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

**Given

Statements:

**

All guns are bullets.

All bullets are pistols.

**Checking

Conclusions:

**

(I) All guns are pistols: Follows (because, Guns → Bullets → Pistols.Therefore, all guns are definitely pistols.)

(II) Some pistols are bullets: Follows (because, All bullets are pistols, which means bullets are included inside pistols.Therefore, some pistols are bullets.

Hence, both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".