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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 2024 Official Paper-I (Held On: 27 Jun, 2024 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·General Intelligence and Reasoning
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Question 461

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In a certain code language, ‘WHILE’ is written as ‘2167103’ and ‘DEPTH’ is written as ‘2314186’. How will ‘ROUND’ be written in that language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    15112021 

  2. BOption (b)

    171520145 

  3. COption (c)

    161319122 

  4. DOption (d)

    181521154

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Answer: (a)A.

15112021 

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Question 462

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Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below. 

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 463

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Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 464

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What will come in place of the question mark (?) when + and − are interchanged and 5 and 18 are also interchanged?

5 − 18 + 12 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    12 

  2. BOption (b)

    13 

  3. COption (c)

    10 

  4. DOption (d)

    11 

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Answer: (a)A.

12 

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Question 465

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Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and balance the given equation.

16 * 17 * 14 * 2 * 3 * 251

  1. AOption (a)

    −, −, ÷, ×, =

  2. BOption (b)

    ×, −, ÷, −, =

  3. COption (c)

    ×, −, ÷, ×, =

  4. DOption (d)

    ×, −, +, ×, =

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Answer: (a)A.

−, −, ÷, ×, =

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Question 466

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What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

110 × 10 – 175 ÷ 5 + 29 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    599 

  2. BOption (b)

    857 

  3. COption (c)

    856 

  4. DOption (d)

    589

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Answer: (a)A.

599 

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Question 467

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Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers.

40 − 9

  1. AOption (a)

    90 − 4

  2. BOption (b)

    120 − 4 

  3. COption (c)

    60 − 5 

  4. DOption (d)

    100 − 6

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Answer: (a)A.

90 − 4

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Question 468

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Which of the following letters will sequentially replace the question marks (?) in the given series?

G, Z, I, X, K, V, ?, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q, R

  2. BOption (b)

    M, T 

  3. COption (c)

    L, N 

  4. DOption (d)

    M, S 

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Answer: (a)A.

Q, R

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Question 469

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Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

(

NOTE:

Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

(76, 152, 38)

(84, 168, 42)

  1. AOption (a)

    (84, 178, 42) 

  2. BOption (b)

    (96, 184, 46)

  3. COption (c)

    (62, 132, 33)

  4. DOption (d)

    (68, 136, 34)

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Answer: (a)A.

(84, 178, 42) 

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Question 470

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Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?

TWEZ, XBYG, ?, FLMU, JQGB

  1. AOption (a)

    BJEN 

  2. BOption (b)

    TWKN 

  3. COption (c)

    BGSN 

  4. DOption (d)

    TWEH

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Answer: (a)A.

BJEN 

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Question 471

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Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

45, 90, 154, ?, 347

  1. AOption (a)

    256 

  2. BOption (b)

    273 

  3. COption (c)

    248 

  4. DOption (d)

    239 

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Answer: (a)A.

256 

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Question 472

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Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All pineapples are papayas.

All papayas are pears.

Conclusions:

I. All pineapples are pears.

II. Some pears are pineapples.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion II follows 

  2. BOption (b)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

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Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion II follows 

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Question 473

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A dice has its faces marked by numbers 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24. Two positions of the same dice are given below. Which face is opposite to face 16? 

  1. AOption (a)

    8

  2. BOption (b)

    12

  3. COption (c)

    24

  4. DOption (d)

    4

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Answer: (a)A.

8

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Question 474

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In a certain code language, ‘join the class’ is written as ‘yq pt dm’ and ‘the music class’ is written as ‘rj yq dm’. How is ‘music’ written in the given language?  

  1. AOption (a)

    yg 

  2. BOption (b)

    rj

  3. COption (c)

    dm 

  4. DOption (d)

    pt

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Answer: (a)A.

yg 

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Question 475

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Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.

1- Elate

2- Election

3- Elbow

4- Elastic

5- Electoral

  1. AOption (a)

    1, 3, 4, 2, 5

  2. BOption (b)

    4, 3, 2, 1, 5

  3. COption (c)

    1, 4, 5, 2, 3

  4. DOption (d)

    4, 1, 3, 2, 5

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Answer: (a)A.

1, 3, 4, 2, 5

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Question 476

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M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. O is an immediate neighbour of M. Only two people sit between O and Q. P sits second to the left of R. N is an immediate neighbour of P. Who is sitting second to the right of M? 

  1. AOption (a)

    N

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    P

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Answer: (a)A.

N

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Question 477

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Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.

  1. Ferocious
  2. Fervor
  3. Fiction
  4. Faith
  5. Feign
  6. Ferment
  1. AOption (a)

    6, 5, 2, 1, 4, 3

  2. BOption (b)

    6, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1

  3. COption (c)

    4, 6, 5, 2, 1, 3

  4. DOption (d)

    4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3

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Answer: (a)A.

6, 5, 2, 1, 4, 3

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Question 478

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Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.

Musical Instrument, Kathak, Xylophone.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 479

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Aman drives 5 km from point A towards the south. He then takes a left turn and drives 5 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 5 km. He again takes a right turn and drives 10 km. He finally takes a right turn and drives 10 km to reach point B. How much and in which direction does he have to drive to return to point A? (All the turns are 90° turns only.)

  1. AOption (a)

    5 km towards the west

  2. BOption (b)

    5 km towards the north 

  3. COption (c)

    5 km towards the east

  4. DOption (d)

    5 km towards the south

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Answer: (a)A.

5 km towards the west

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Question 480

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Identify the figure given in the options, which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically completethe series. 

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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