Reasoning PYQs

Given numbers:

741, 753, 789, 761, 745

Step 1:

Arrange the numbers in descending order: 789, 761, 753, 745, 741

Step 2:

The second highest number is 761.

Second digit of 761 = 6

Step 3:

The lowest number is 741.

Third digit of 741 = 1

Step 4:

Required result: 6 + 1 = 7

Therefore, the result is 7.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Given:

→ Mr. Akai starts from Point A and drives 28 km towards west.

→ Takes a left turn and drives 21 km.

→ Turns right and drives 5 km.

→ Turns right again and drives 30 km.

→ Takes a final right turn and drives 33 km to reach Point P.

Step-by-step movement:

Final Position:

→ East-West movement cancels out.

→ North-South movement = 30 − 21 = 9 km north

So Point P is 9 km north of Point A.

To reach Point A again:

Mr. Akai must travel 9 km towards south.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Given Series: FNK HPM JRO LTQ ?

The pattern followed here is:

∴ After following the pattern NVS will replace the (?) mark.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Given:

→ Jyoti starts from Point L and drives 8 km towards north.

→ Takes a right turn and drives 14 km.

→ Turns right again and drives 15 km.

→ Takes another right turn and drives 14 km.

→ Takes a final right turn and drives 3 km to reach Point P.

Step-by-step movement:

Final Position:

→ East-West movement cancels out.

→ North-South movement = 8 + 3 − 15 = −4

So Point P is 4 km south of Point L.

To reach Point L again:

Jyoti must travel 4 km towards north.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Given:

→ Six people A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing north.

→ A sits third to the left of E.

→ E sits second to the left of F.

→ D sits to the immediate right of E.

→ B sits to the immediate left of C.

C is at position 3 and F is at position 6.

People sitting between C and F:

→ E and D

So, 2 people sit between C and F.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Given Series: WTQ 69 URO 76 SPM 83 QNK 90 ?

The pattern followed here is:

∴ After following the pattern OLI 97 will replace the (?) mark.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Given Conditions:

→ A sits second from one of the extreme ends.

→ Only two people sit between A and C.

→ B sits to the immediate right of C.

→ Only one person sits between B and D.

→ F sits third to the left of D.

→ E sits to the right of G.

A is at position 2 and G is at position 3.

No person sits between A and G.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4 - None".

Given:

→ P + Q means P is the father of Q

→ P # Q means P is the wife of Q

→ P & Q means P is the brother of Q

→ P % Q means P is the sister of Q

Expression:

O # G + N # T + L

Step-by-step decoding:

→ O # G = O is the wife of G

→ G + N = G is the father of N

→ N # T = N is the wife of T

→ T + L = T is the father of L

Family Structure:

Therefore, O is the mother’s mother of L.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Given:

→ ‘LEMA’ is coded as ‘6389’

→ ‘PALM’ is coded as ‘3596’

Therefore:  P = 5

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

**Given

Statements:

**

All pencils are erasers.

Some erasers are crayons.

Venn Diagram Representation:

Conclusions:

(I) Some pencils are crayons: Does not follows (becasuse, No direct relation is given between pencils and crayons.)

(II) Some erasers are pencils: Follows (because, All pencils are erasers.At least some erasers are pencils.)

∴ Only conclusion (II) follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Given Triads:

DIGS → SDGI → DSIG

WAVE → EWVA → WEAV

Observe the pattern:

Step 1: Move the last letter to the first position.

DIGS → SDGI

WAVE → EWVA

Step 2: From the new word, swap the 2^nd and 3^rd letters.

SDGI → DSIG

EWVA → WEAV

Check the options:

Option 4:

SPIN → NSIP

→ Last letter moved to first 

NSIP → SNPI

→ Swap 2^nd and 3^rd letters 

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Logic followed here is: The pattern followed here is based on the positional values of the letters in the English alphabetical order. In three of the options, the difference between the first and second letter is +4, and the difference between the second and third letter is -7.

Option (1): QUN →

Option (2): UYR →

 

Option (3): INE →

 

Option (4): OSL →

 

The observed pattern is (+4, -7) for all options except INE.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Given Series: 1408, 704, 176, 88, ? , 11

The pattern followed here is:

∴ According to the logic followed 22 will come in place of (?) mark.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Given:

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

We need to find the even digits which are:

Immediately preceded by an odd digit and immediately followed by an odd digit.

Required pattern: Odd digit → Even digit → Odd digit

Checking the series:

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

The even digits satisfying the condition are:

2 in (5 2 7)

4 in (7 4 7)

8 in (7 8 3)

6 in (5 6 7)

Therefore, there are 4 such even digits.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Given:

→ A, B, C, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

→ Only three people sit between R and T when counted from the left of R.

→ Only three people sit between B and A when counted from the right of A.

→ S sits to the immediate right of B.

→ U is an immediate neighbour of both A and T.

From C, move two places left:

→ First left = T

→ Second left = U

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3 - U".

**Given

Statements:

**

Some moons are stars.

Some stars are planets.

Venn Diagram Representation:

Conclusions:

(I) All stars are moons: Does not follows( because, the statement says only some moons are stars and It does not mean all stars are moons.)

(II) Some moons are planets: Does not follows ( because, Some moons are stars and some stars are planets.But there is no definite relation given between moons and planets.)

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

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

Logic followed here is: The first letter is shifted forward by 3, the second letter is shifted forward by 4, and the numerical value is increased by 4.

QK 13 is related to TO 17 →

 

IC 24 is related to LG 28 →

  

 

Similarly, let's find the relation for SM 35:

Therefore, the related term for 'SM 35' is VQ 39.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Shortcut Trick

Observe the pattern of the series: it is a decreasing series.

The difference between consecutive terms is constant.

Common difference = 188 − 170 = 18.

Applying the same logic to the last term: 116 − 18 = 98.

∴ The correct answer is 98.

Alternate Method

Given series: 188, 170, 152, 134, 116, ?

188

−18
→

170

−18
→

152

−18
→

134

−18
→

116

−18
→

98

The pattern follows a constant subtraction of 18 from each preceding number.

⇒ 188 − 18 = 170

⇒ 170 − 18 = 152

⇒ 152 − 18 = 134

⇒ 134 − 18 = 116

⇒ 116 − 18 = 98

∴ The correct answer is 98.

Additional Information

Arithmetic Progression (AP) Series

A sequence where the difference between any two consecutive terms is constant, known as the common difference (d).

General Term of AP

The n^th term can be calculated using the formula: a_n = a₁ + (n − 1)d, where a₁ is the first term.

Decreasing Number Series

In a decreasing series, the common difference is negative (d < 0), meaning each subsequent term is smaller than the previous one.

Logic followed here is: Replace the letters in the expression with their respective mathematical signs and then solve the resulting equation using the BODMAS rule.

The signs are coded as follows:

 

Given Expression: 88 B 3 D 615 A 15 C 152 = ?

After replacing the letters with their respective signs, the equation becomes:

88 × 3 - 615 ÷ 15 + 152

Applying the BODMAS rule (Bracket, Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction):

⇒ 264 - 41 + 152 = ?

⇒ 416 - 41 = ?

⇒ 375 = ?

Therefore, the value that will come in place of the question mark is 375.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Given Series:

(Left) € # 6 2 @ # 1 6 @ 1 € $ 3 9 $ 2 4 4 * £ 6 6 (Right)

Condition:

Find the symbols which are:

→ Immediately preceded by a number

→ Immediately followed by a number

Required pattern: Number → Symbol → Number

Checking the series:

€ # 6 2 @ # 1 6 @ 1 € $ 3 9 $ 2 4 4 * £ 6 6

The symbols satisfying the condition are:

@ in (6 @ 1)

$ in (9 $ 2) 

Total valid symbols = 2

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".