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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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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 7 July 2022 Shift 2)·General Intelligence & Reasoning
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Question 181

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

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 Books are Pens.

All Pens are Pencils.

Conclusions:

I. All Books are Pencils.

II. All Pencils are Books.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows. 

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion I follows. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions I and II follow. 

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Question 182

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statement I: Some teeth are noses and some noses are hands.

Statement II: Some hands are feet.

Conclusion I: Some teeth are feet.

Conclusion II: All hands are noses.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Both conclusions I and II follow. 

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion II follows. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follow. 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows. 

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Question 183

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

1703, 1668, 1633, 1598, 1563, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    1526

  2. BOption (b)

    1533

  3. COption (c)

    1528

  4. DOption (d)

    1530

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Answer: (a)A.

1526

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Question 184

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

LAS, IYR, FWQ, CUP, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    ZSO

  2. BOption (b)

    ZSQ

  3. COption (c)

    ZRP

  4. DOption (d)

    YSO

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Answer: (a)A.

ZSO

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Question 185

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In a certain code language, 'This is my brother' is written as 'Bo Uv Zs Mn', 'That is my dog' is written as 'Zs Pt Uv Ga', 'This is your father' is written as 'Bo Uv Ex Yz'. How will 'brother' be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    Zs

  2. BOption (b)

    Uv

  3. COption (c)

    Bo

  4. DOption (d)

    Mn

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Zs

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Question 186

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

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

(15, 135, 6)(12, 84, 5)

  1. AOption (a)

    (21, 315, 6) 

  2. BOption (b)

    (9, 89, 3) 

  3. COption (c)

    (24, 145, 18) 

  4. DOption (d)

    (17, 165, 7) 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

(21, 315, 6) 

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Question 187

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

ACT ∶  KCD ∶∶ EAR ∶ OAB ∶∶ EYE ∶ ?

  1. AOption (a)

    OZO

  2. BOption (b)

    OYE

  3. COption (c)

    OYN

  4. DOption (d)

    OYO

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Answer: (a)A.

OZO

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Question 188

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In a certain code language, ‘mould soft gel’ is written as ‘8 6 4’, ‘gel is not hard’ is written as ‘pr kc 8 3’ and ‘hard is grey mould’ is written as ‘kc 3 4 9’. How will ‘grey soft’ be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    9 6

  2. BOption (b)

    9 4

  3. COption (c)

    Im 6

  4. DOption (d)

    Im 4

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Answer: (a)A.

9 6

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Question 189

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In a certain code language, if wall is called door, door is called window, window is called roof, roof is called ventilator and ventilator is called floor, then what makes a way to a room?

  1. AOption (a)

    window

  2. BOption (b)

    ventilator

  3. COption (c)

    roof

  4. DOption (d)

    floor

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

window

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Question 190

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the figure form among the given options that can 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 191

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

No two of the six friends U, V, W, X, Y and Z, are of the same height. V is taller than only three other friends. Z is only taller than X. W is shorter than U only. Find who is the third shortest among all the friends.

  1. AOption (a)

    U

  2. BOption (b)

    Z

  3. COption (c)

    Y

  4. DOption (d)

    V

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Answer: (a)A.

U

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Question 192

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.

GROW ∶ ITQY ∶∶ MATE ∶ ?

  1. AOption (a)

    OCVH

  2. BOption (b)

    OCVG

  3. COption (c)

    OCUG

  4. DOption (d)

    OBVG

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Answer: (a)A.

OCVH

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Question 193

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

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

15 ∶ 36 ∶∶ 25 ∶ 56 ∶∶ 35 ∶ ?

  1. AOption (a)

    86

  2. BOption (b)

    76

  3. COption (c)

    96

  4. DOption (d)

    66

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Answer: (a)A.

86

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Question 194

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Which two numbers (not digits) need to be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

10 × 18 + 216 ÷ 5 – 41 = 21

  1. AOption (a)

    216 and 18 

  2. BOption (b)

    10 and 41 

  3. COption (c)

    5 and 10 

  4. DOption (d)

    18 and 5 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

216 and 18 

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Question 195

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

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

20 × 5 − 10 + 5 ÷ 2 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    4

  4. DOption (d)

    8

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Answer: (a)A.

6

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Question 196

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has baan cut is is shown in the following figures. How would this 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 197

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

MARS ∶ NLBZSQTR ∶∶ PLUTO ∶ QOMKVTUSPN ∶ EARTH ∶ ?

  1. AOption (a)

    FDBZSQUSIG

  2. BOption (b)

    QUIESEDILA

  3. COption (c)

    FDZBQSSUIG

  4. DOption (d)

    QOSFDDIUAS

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

FDBZSQUSIG

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Question 198

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Select the figure from the given options that can 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.
Explanation not yet available.
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Question 199

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Six people Sumit, Aamish, Saif, Ashutosh, Anubhav and Piyush are sitting in a straight row facing North.

Only one person was sitting left to Piyush. Aamish is not sitting in either corner. Anubhav is sitting immediate left to Saif.

Only one person is sitting in between Piyush and Ashutosh. Who is sitting to the immediate left of Ashutosh?

  1. AOption (a)

    Saif

  2. BOption (b)

    Sumit

  3. COption (c)

    Aamish

  4. DOption (d)

    Anubhav

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Saif

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Question 200

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 

819, 829, 840, 852, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    864

  2. BOption (b)

    858

  3. COption (c)

    880

  4. DOption (d)

    865

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

864

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