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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 10 Dec, 2025 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·General Intelligence and Reasoning
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Question 161

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Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

In a family, there are 7 members - A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. D is the wife of F. G is the maternal grandfather of B. E is the only son of F. A is the mother of F. B is the daughter of D and sister of C.

How is F related to G?

  1. AOption (a)

    Grandson

  2. BOption (b)

    Father-in-law

  3. COption (c)

    Son

  4. DOption (d)

    Son-in-law

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Answer: (a)A.

Grandson

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Question 162

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Direction : These questions are based on the following information.

There is a family of 7 members : Puja, Payal, Paras, Preet, Palak, Pia and Parth. In that family, there are 3 generations having 2 married couples among them. Preet is brother in law of Paras.

Puja is daughter in law of Pia. Pia and Parth is married couple who has only 1 son. Palak is sister of Payal. Payal is daughter of Paras. Parth is father of Paras.

Who is mother of Paras?

  1. AOption (a)

    Puja

  2. BOption (b)

    Pia

  3. COption (c)

    Preet

  4. DOption (d)

    Payal

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Answer: (a)A.

Puja

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Question 163

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Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows.

Statement:

All engineers are graduates.

Some graduates are teachers.

No teacher is a doctor.

Conclusions:

I. Some engineers may be teachers.

II. Some doctors are not engineers.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 164

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Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 165

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'A % B' means 'A is the husband of B'.

'A @ B' means 'A is the mother of B'.

'A $ B' means 'A is the sister of B'.

'A & B' means 'A is the parent of B'.

If, 'J % R, S $ J, P % D & S', then how is P related to R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Uncle

  2. BOption (b)

    Father

  3. COption (c)

    Father-in-law

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother

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Answer: (a)A.

Uncle

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Question 166

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Three of the following words are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which word does NOT belong to that group?

(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be grouped based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word).

  1. AOption (a)

    Bhutan

  2. BOption (b)

    Nepal

  3. COption (c)

    Singapore

  4. DOption (d)

    China

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Answer: (a)A.

Bhutan

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Question 167

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What comes next?

AZ, CY, EX, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    HV

  2. BOption (b)

    GW

  3. COption (c)

    IU

  4. DOption (d)

    JT

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Answer: (a)A.

HV

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Question 168

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If 'A1B2' is coded as 'C3D4,' then how will 'E5F6' be coded?

  1. AOption (a)

    G7H8

  2. BOption (b)

    g2h8

  3. COption (c)

    I9J10

  4. DOption (d)

    i9jJ10

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Answer: (a)A.

G7H8

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Question 169

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In a code, MOON is written as NPPM. How is STAR written?

  1. AOption (a)

    TUBS

  2. BOption (b)

    TUBF

  3. COption (c)

    TUBQ

  4. DOption (d)

    TUBR

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Answer: (a)A.

TUBS

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Question 170

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If MANGO is written as OGNAM, how is GUAVA written?

  1. AOption (a)

    GVUAG

  2. BOption (b)

    AVUAG

  3. COption (c)

    AVUUG 

  4. DOption (d)

    AVAUG

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Answer: (a)A.

GVUAG

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Question 171

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Find the ODD one out.

  1. AOption (a)

    Asia

  2. BOption (b)

    Africa

  3. COption (c)

    Europe

  4. DOption (d)

    Gulf

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Answer: (a)A.

Asia

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Question 172

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In a row of 21 girls, When Rita was shifted by five places towards the right, she become 12th from the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end of the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    15

  2. BOption (b)

    17

  3. COption (c)

    18

  4. DOption (d)

    19

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Answer: (a)A.

15

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Question 173

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Find the missing letter.

APH
DSK
GV?
  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    H

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    N

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Answer: (a)A.

M

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Question 174

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

Eagle, Emu, Peacock, Parrot

  1. AOption (a)

    Eagle

  2. BOption (b)

    Emu

  3. COption (c)

    Peacock

  4. DOption (d)

    Parrot

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Answer: (a)A.

Eagle

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Question 175

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Complete the analogy.

73 ∶ 343 ∶∶ 63 ∶ ?

  1. AOption (a)

    36

  2. BOption (b)

    216

  3. COption (c)

    343

  4. DOption (d)

    1296

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Answer: (a)A.

36

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Question 176

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

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 177

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

42, 56, 63, 84

  1. AOption (a)

    42

  2. BOption (b)

    56

  3. COption (c)

    63

  4. DOption (d)

    84

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Answer: (a)A.

42

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Question 178

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Six persons U, V, W, X, Y, and Z live in six houses numbered 1 to 6 from bottom to top, with one person living in each house. V lives in the topmost house. X lives in an odd-numbered house above W. Z lives between W and Y. Y does not live in an even-numbered house.

Who lives in House No. 4?

  1. AOption (a)

    W

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    Y

  4. DOption (d)

    X

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Answer: (a)A.

W

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Question 179

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Raj visited a city on an even day before both Meenu and Kavya.

If Meenu went on the 18th and Kavya on the 20th, then when did Raj go?

  1. AOption (a)

    22nd

  2. BOption (b)

    17th

  3. COption (c)

    15th

  4. DOption (d)

    12th

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Answer: (a)A.

22nd

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Question 180

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Which word can be formed using all the letters of TROAINLA ?

  1. AOption (a)

    RATIONAL

  2. BOption (b)

    NOTARIL

  3. COption (c)

    ORALINT 

  4. DOption (d)

    TRINALO

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Answer: (a)A.

RATIONAL

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