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Reasoning PYQs

Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.

3100 Total Questions62 Official PapersYears: 2017–2025Search in Reasoning
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Question 261

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Direction: Read the following information and answer the questions asked below.

Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H like different subjects namely - English, Hindi, Physics, Computer, Maths, Sanskrit, Chemistry, and Biology but not necessarily in the same order.

E likes Sanskrit. B likes either Maths or Physics. H does not like Hindi and English. A likes Chemistry. G neither likes English nor Hindi. D does not like English. G and H do not like Computer. Neither G nor H like Math. G does not like Biology. Neither C nor D likes Hindi. 

Which of the following combination is TRUE?

  1. AOption (a)

    D - Computer

  2. BOption (b)

    G - Math

  3. COption (c)

    B - Physics

  4. DOption (d)

    E - Biology

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Answer: (a)A.

D - Computer

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Question 262

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There are eight members in a family - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. D is the wife of E. B and C are brother of D. H is the granddaughter of D. A is the mother of C. F, the only child of E is married to G. F has no siblings.

How is C related to F?

  1. AOption (a)

    Brother

  2. BOption (b)

    Uncle 

  3. COption (c)

    Father

  4. DOption (d)

    Nephew

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Answer: (a)A.

Brother

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Question 263

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Directions

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

M @ N means M is the wife of N

M # N means M is the son of N

M % N means M is the Sister of N 

M $ M means M is the father of N

In the expression "K % L # E $ F" how is L related to F?

  1. AOption (a)

    Sister

  2. BOption (b)

    Cousin

  3. COption (c)

    Brother

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother-in-law

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Answer: (a)A.

Sister

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Question 264

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Complete the series.

0, 3, 6, 9, ____, 15

  1. AOption (a)

    12

  2. BOption (b)

    11

  3. COption (c)

    13

  4. DOption (d)

    14

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Answer: (a)A.

12

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Question 265

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What comes next in the series?

M, N, O, P, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Τ

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

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Answer: (a)A.

Τ

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Question 266

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If MOUSE is written as LNTRD, how is HOUSE written?

  1. AOption (a)

    GNTQD

  2. BOption (b)

    GNSQD

  3. COption (c)

    GNTRD

  4. DOption (d)

    GNTPD

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Answer: (a)A.

GNTQD

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Question 267

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Which group of letters does NOT follow the alphabetical sequence Pattern ?

ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, JIK

  1. AOption (a)

    GHI

  2. BOption (b)

    JIK

  3. COption (c)

    DEF

  4. DOption (d)

    ABC

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Answer: (a)A.

GHI

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Question 268

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What comes next? 

QN, RM, SL, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    UJ

  2. BOption (b)

    TK

  3. COption (c)

    VI

  4. DOption (d)

    WH

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Answer: (a)A.

UJ

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Question 269

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If FAN is coded as 6114, what is the code for TOP?

  1. AOption (a)

    201516

  2. BOption (b)

    201615

  3. COption (c)

    151620

  4. DOption (d)

    152016

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Answer: (a)A.

201516

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Question 270

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Find the one which completes the series:

Question figure:

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 271

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Figure 1 and 2 are related with each other in some particular way. Find the relationship and establish the same relationship between 3 and 4 from the given four alternatives.

Figure 1:

Figure 2:

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 272

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What is the letter at (2,3)?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

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Answer: (a)A.

L

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Question 273

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Find the one which completes the series:

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 274

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Find the odd one out in this series.

Mars, Earth, Saturn, Sun, Neptune, Mercury

  1. AOption (a)

    Earth

  2. BOption (b)

    Sun

  3. COption (c)

    Mercury

  4. DOption (d)

    Mars

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Answer: (a)A.

Earth

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Question 275

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In the following, four roll numbers or centre codes are given. Three share a common pattern or belong to one group, but one is different. Select the odd one out.

440311, 441214, 440598, 681210

  1. AOption (a)

    440311

  2. BOption (b)

    441214

  3. COption (c)

    440598

  4. DOption (d)

    681210

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Answer: (a)A.

440311

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Question 276

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Complete the analogy

L : I : : P : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    N

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Answer: (a)A.

L

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Question 277

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Find the missing term in the series:

AB, CDE, FGHI, JKLMN, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    OPQRST

  2. BOption (b)

    OPRT

  3. COption (c)

    OPQRS

  4. DOption (d)

    OPQRT

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Answer: (a)A.

OPQRST

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Question 278

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Complete the analogy.

Cobbler : Leather : : Carpenter : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Cloth

  2. BOption (b)

    Iron

  3. COption (c)

    Plastic

  4. DOption (d)

    Wood

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Answer: (a)A.

Cloth

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Question 279

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Complete the analogy.

Hermit : Seclusion : : Judge : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Verdict 

  2. BOption (b)

    Impartiality

  3. COption (c)

    Courtroom

  4. DOption (d)

    Audience

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Answer: (a)A.

Verdict 

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Question 280

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Select the option that does NOT belong to same category as the others:

Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton, Einstein

  1. AOption (a)

    Pythagoras

  2. BOption (b)

    Archimedes

  3. COption (c)

    Newton

  4. DOption (d)

    Einstein

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Answer: (a)A.

Pythagoras

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