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Reasoning PYQs

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

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Question 561

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A transparent sheet with a pattern is given below. Select the option that depicts the pattern that would appear when the given transparent sheet is folded at the middle horizontal line. 

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 562

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Two Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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 blues are reds.

All greens are blues.

Conclusions:

I. No red is a blue.

II. No blue is a green.

III. No green is a red.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and III follow. 

  2. BOption (b)

    None of the conclusions follow. 

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusions I and II follow. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions II and III follow.

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Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions I and III follow. 

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Question 563

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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:

  1. All games are tournaments.

  2. Some tournaments are matches.

Conclusions:

I. All games are matches.

II. No game is a tournament.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only Conclusion I follows.

  2. BOption (b)

    Neither Conclusion I nor II follows. 

  3. COption (c)

    Both Conclusions I and II follow. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Only Conclusion II follows. 

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Answer: (a)A.

Only Conclusion I follows.

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Question 564

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Which of the following interchanges of signs would make the given equation correct?

10 + 23 − 3 × 63 ÷ 7 = 70

  1. AOption (a)
    • and ×
  2. BOption (b)

    − and ×

  3. COption (c)

    ÷ and ×

  4. DOption (d)

    − and +

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Answer: (a)A.
  • and ×
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Question 565

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If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷, ÷ means +, then what will be the value of the following expression?

145 ÷ 96 × 12 + 13 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    170

  2. BOption (b)

    120

  3. COption (c)

    140

  4. DOption (d)

    185

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Answer: (a)A.

170

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Question 566

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Sunil drives 5 km from point A towards the west. He then takes a left turn and drives 6 km. He again takes a left turn and drives 11 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 6 km. He finally takes a right turn and drives 6 km to arrive at 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)

    12 km towards the west 

  2. BOption (b)

    10 km towards the east 

  3. COption (c)

    10 km towards the west 

  4. DOption (d)

    14 km towards the east 

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Answer: (a)A.

12 km towards the west 

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Question 567

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Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.

29 : 61 :: 47 : ? :: 15 : 33

  1. AOption (a)

    108

  2. BOption (b)

    89

  3. COption (c)

    76

  4. DOption (d)

    97

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Answer: (a)A.

108

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Question 568

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Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded as its part. (Rotation is not allowed.)

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 569

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A dice has its faces named by letters L, M, N, V, W and X. Two positions of the same dice are given below. Which face is opposite to face X?

  1. AOption (a)

    N

  2. BOption (b)

    L

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    W

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Answer: (a)A.

N

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Question 570

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Select the figure from among the given options that can logically replace the question mark (?) in the following 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 571

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Vani starts from point A and drives 6 km towards West. She then takes a left turn, drives 8 km. She then turns left and drives 6 km to reach point B. In which direction is point B with respect to point A?

  1. AOption (a)

    North

  2. BOption (b)

    South

  3. COption (c)

    South-west 

  4. DOption (d)

    South-east

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Answer: (a)A.

North

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Question 572

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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 573

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A sheet of paper is folded along the dotted line successively along the directions shown and is then punched in the last. How would the paper look when unfolded?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 574

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If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 455 A 5 D 17 C 36 B 4 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    214

  2. BOption (b)

    216

  3. COption (c)

    220

  4. DOption (d)

    218

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Answer: (a)A.

214

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Question 575

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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- Kibble

2- Kennel

3- Kettle

4- Kicker

5- Kernel

  1. AOption (a)

    5, 2, 3, 1, 4

  2. BOption (b)

    2, 5, 3, 1, 4

  3. COption (c)

    5, 3, 2, 1, 4

  4. DOption (d)

    2, 3, 5, 4, 1

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Answer: (a)A.

5, 2, 3, 1, 4

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Question 576

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In a certain code language, ‘CITY’ is written as ‘241872’, and ‘DRUG’ is written as ‘239620’. How will ‘GOLF’ be written in that language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    7121521

  2. BOption (b)

    20121521

  3. COption (c)

    7151212

  4. DOption (d)

    18151215

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Answer: (a)A.

7121521

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Question 577

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In a code language, 'PEN' is coded as ‘70’ and 'NEST' is coded as ‘116’. How will 'PEON' be coded in the same language?

  1. AOption (a)

    162

  2. BOption (b)

    46

  3. COption (c)

    100

  4. DOption (d)

    99

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Answer: (a)A.

162

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Question 578

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If ‘P’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘×’, ‘R’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘−’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

174 P 2 S 45 R (16 P 4) Q 5 S 26 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    32

  2. BOption (b)

    48

  3. COption (c)

    36

  4. DOption (d)

    44

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Answer: (a)A.

32

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Question 579

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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)

(21, 105, 35)

(27, 135, 45)

  1. AOption (a)

    (39, 195, 65)

  2. BOption (b)

    (39, 195, 55)

  3. COption (c)

    (39, 185, 65)

  4. DOption (d)

    (37, 195, 65)

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Answer: (a)A.

(39, 195, 65)

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Question 580

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Three different positions of the same dice are given. Find the number on the face opposite to the face showing ‘6’.

  1. AOption (a)

    3

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    1

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Answer: (a)A.

3

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