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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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SSC CPO 2025 Official Paper (Held On 11 Dec, 2025 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·General Intelligence and Reasoning
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Question 281

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Find the odd one out in the given semantic series based on the pattern identified.

Duckling, Calf, Cub, Foal

  1. AOption (a)

    Duckling

  2. BOption (b)

    Calf

  3. COption (c)

    Cub

  4. DOption (d)

    Foal

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Answer: (a)A.

Duckling

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Question 282

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Find the odd one out in the given semantic series based on the pattern identified.

Hawk, Crow, Bat, Owl

  1. AOption (a)

    Hawk

  2. BOption (b)

    Crow

  3. COption (c)

    Bat

  4. DOption (d)

    Owl

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Answer: (a)A.

Hawk

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Question 283

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

27, 64, 100, 125

  1. AOption (a)

    27

  2. BOption (b)

    64

  3. COption (c)

    100

  4. DOption (d)

    125

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Answer: (a)A.

27

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Question 284

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

9, 16, 25, 49

  1. AOption (a)

    9

  2. BOption (b)

    16

  3. COption (c)

    25

  4. DOption (d)

    49

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Answer: (a)A.

9

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Question 285

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Four people, J, K, L, and M, live on floors 1-4. K is below L; M is immediately above K; J is not on the ground.

Who lives on floor 2?

  1. AOption (a)

    J

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    L

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Answer: (a)A.

J

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Question 286

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Five friends live in houses 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. Raj lives in the adjacent 2nd house after Aman.

If Aman is at 4, where does Raj live?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    10

  4. DOption (d)

    8

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Answer: (a)A.

6

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Question 287

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Crops in several villages have dried up despite irrigation

systems in place.

What is the most probable cause?

  1. AOption (a)

    Excess rainfall this season

  2. BOption (b)

    Farmers using new crop varieties

  3. COption (c)

    Government subsidies stopped

  4. DOption (d)

    Poor maintenance of irrigation channels

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Answer: (a)A.

Excess rainfall this season

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Question 288

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A classmate is very quiet in group work.

How do you engage them?

  1. AOption (a)

    Take all the work yourself

  2. BOption (b)

    Let them do nothing

  3. COption (c)

    Criticise them publicly

  4. DOption (d)

    Ask their opinion directly

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Answer: (a)A.

Take all the work yourself

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Question 289

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A colleague is frustrated with the constant changes in project scope and complains regularly.

What is the best emotional response ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Empathise, validate annoyance and discuss coping strategies

  2. BOption (b)

    Ignore their stress and continue working

  3. COption (c)

    Ask them to stop complaining

  4. DOption (d)

    Complain to them about management

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Answer: (a)A.

Empathise, validate annoyance and discuss coping strategies

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Question 290

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Arrange these alphabetically and select the option that comes first in the dictionary:

CHALK, CHAIN, CHAIR, CHANCE

  1. AOption (a)

    CHAIR

  2. BOption (b)

    CHAIN

  3. COption (c)

    CHALK

  4. DOption (d)

    CHANCE

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Answer: (a)A.

CHAIR

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Question 291

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Which of the following words would appear last in alphabetical order?

GHOST, GHOUL, GHOSH, GHOSE

  1. AOption (a)

    GHOST

  2. BOption (b)

    GHOUL

  3. COption (c)

    GHOSH

  4. DOption (d)

    GHOSE

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Answer: (a)A.

GHOST

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Question 292

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Two team members are in conflict, affecting work.

As team lead, what is your best step?

  1. AOption (a)

    Arrange mediation between them

  2. BOption (b)

    Ignore it in the hope it resolves

  3. COption (c)

    Report both to HR instantly

  4. DOption (d)

    Take sides

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Arrange mediation between them

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Question 293

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You forgot to complete an assigned task.

What is the best decision?

  1. AOption (a)

    Hide your mistake

  2. BOption (b)

    Blame someone else

  3. COption (c)

    Inform the supervisor and fix it quickly

  4. DOption (d)

    Wait until asked

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Hide your mistake

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Question 294

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In a hospital, non-local patients wait longer for appointments compared to local patients with similar conditions.

Which inference is valid?

  1. AOption (a)

    Locals need faster treatment

  2. BOption (b)

    Locals pay more

  3. COption (c)

    Non-locals have more serious illnesses

  4. DOption (d)

    Preference for local patients

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Locals need faster treatment

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Question 295

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In the following question, two statements are followed by four conclusions. You have to assume the given statements to be true, if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read the conclusions carefully and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.

Statements:

Some flowers are roses.

All roses are red.

Conclusions:

I. Some flowers are red

II. All flowers are roses

III. No flower is rose

IV. All roses are flowers

Which of the above conclusions definitely follows?

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II

  3. COption (c)

    Only I

  4. DOption (d)

    Only IV

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Answer: (a)A.

Both I and II

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Question 296

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In the following question, two statements are followed by four conclusions. You have to assume the given statements to be true, if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read the conclusions carefully and conclusions logically follows from the statements.

Statements:

No trains are buses

All buses are vehicles.

Conclusions:

I. Some trains are vehicles

II. No train is vehicle

III. All vehicles are buses

IV. Some vehicles are buses

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I

  2. BOption (b)

    Both II and III

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II

  4. DOption (d)

    Only IV

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I

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Question 297

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Rajiv is the brother of Arun Sonia is Sunil's sister. Arun is the son of Sonia. How is Rajiv related to Sunil?

  1. AOption (a)

    Uncle

  2. BOption (b)

    Brother

  3. COption (c)

    Cousin

  4. DOption (d)

    Nephew

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Answer: (a)A.

Uncle

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Question 298

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Statement:

"The education board will now conduct teacher training every quarter".

Which conclusion follows?

  1. AOption (a)

    Online classes will be discontinued

  2. BOption (b)

    Students fail because of teachers

  3. COption (c)

    Teacher skills need regular updates

  4. DOption (d)

    Teachers are unhappy with current conditions

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Answer: (a)A.

Online classes will be discontinued

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Question 299

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Complete the analogy.

ACE : GIK : : BDF : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    ILM

  2. BOption (b)

    IKL

  3. COption (c)

    HJM

  4. DOption (d)

    HJL

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

ILM

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Question 300

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Find the missing number in the series:

1, 3, 7, 15, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    28

  2. BOption (b)

    29

  3. COption (c)

    31

  4. DOption (d)

    33

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

28

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