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Reasoning PYQs

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

4200 Total Questions168 Official PapersYears: 2017–2022Search in Reasoning
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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 7 July 2022 Shift 3)·General Intelligence & Reasoning
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Question 201

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

If ‘A’ means ‘+’, ‘B’ means ‘–’, ‘C’ means ‘×’, and ‘D’ means ‘÷’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

44 A 36 B 60 D 30 C 5 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    60

  2. BOption (b)

    50

  3. COption (c)

    40

  4. DOption (d)

    70

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Answer: (a)A.

60

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Question 202

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.

834, 836, 844, 876, 1004, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    1524

  2. BOption (b)

    1520

  3. COption (c)

    1518

  4. DOption (d)

    1516

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Answer: (a)A.

1524

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Question 203

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

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (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 204

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

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

4284 : 18 :: ? : 16 :: 1482 : 15

  1. AOption (a)

    3854

  2. BOption (b)

    2854

  3. COption (c)

    1486

  4. DOption (d)

    3256

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Answer: (a)A.

3854

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Question 205

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.

UY, ZD, EI, JN, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    PS

  2. BOption (b)

    OS

  3. COption (c)

    OT

  4. DOption (d)

    OR

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Answer: (a)A.

PS

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Question 206

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 been cut 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 207

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

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

3, 15, 75, 375, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    1375

  2. BOption (b)

    1675

  3. COption (c)

    1875

  4. DOption (d)

    2075

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Answer: (a)A.

1375

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Question 208

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

In a certain code language, ‘calculator are numbers’ is coded as ‘8 # pg’, ‘numbers being odd even’ is coded as ‘# rm ts kp’, and ‘odd are strong’ is coded as ‘kp 8 ab’. What can be the code for ‘calculator odd’ in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    pg kp

  2. BOption (b)

    pg 8

  3. COption (c)

    ts #

  4. DOption (d)

    rm ts

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Answer: (a)A.

pg kp

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Question 209

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.

DOW : WDO:: RAM:?

  1. AOption (a)

    RMA

  2. BOption (b)

    MAR

  3. COption (c)

    ARM

  4. DOption (d)

    MRA

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Answer: (a)A.

RMA

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Question 210

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

Seven boys M, K, C, P, S, T and U participate in a contest.

All of them finish on different ranks from 1 to 7, 1 being the highest and 7 being the lowest. The rank of S is lower than K, but higher than C. The rank of T is one below U and one above P. U has the second highest rank. The rank of S is less than only four boys. C has the least rank. Whose rank is the third from the last?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    T

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Answer: (a)A.

P

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Question 211

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

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

Asthma : Lungs :: Arthritis : Bones :: Conjunctivitis : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Eyes

  2. BOption (b)

    Heart

  3. COption (c)

    Skin

  4. DOption (d)

    Brain

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Answer: (a)A.

Eyes

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Question 212

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

Five people M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5 are sitting around a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the same order). Only one person is sitting between M3 and M4. M2 is sitting second to the left of M4. M1 is sitting to the immediate right of M2.

How many people are sitting between M2 and M1, when counted from the left of M2?

  1. AOption (a)

    3

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    0

  4. DOption (d)

    1

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Answer: (a)A.

3

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Question 213

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

In a certain code language, 'GRAPES' is written as 'HQBOFR', and 'FACTOR' is written as ‘GZDSPQ’. How will 'LAYOUT' be written in that code language?

  1. AOption (a)

    MZZNVS

  2. BOption (b)

    KZXNTS

  3. COption (c)

    MBZPVU

  4. DOption (d)

    SNLAJS

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Answer: (a)A.

MZZNVS

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Question 214

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.

Statements:

I. All W are B.

II. No X is W.

Conclusions:

I. Some B are W.

II. Some W are X.

III. All X are B.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion III follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    All the conclusions follow

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Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion III follows

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Question 215

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

Select the figure from 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 216

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.
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Question 217

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.

Statements:

I. All T are F.

II. Some P are T.

Conclusions:

I. No F is P.

II. Some F are P is a possibility.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion I follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions I and II follow

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Question 218

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

Seven men M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 and M7 are sitting around a circular table, facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). M5 is the immediate neighbour of both M1 and M4. M6 is to the immediate right of M1. M7 is not the immediate neighbour of M6 or M3. Who is second to the right of M7?

  1. AOption (a)

    M5

  2. BOption (b)

    M1

  3. COption (c)

    M3

  4. DOption (d)

    M2

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Answer: (a)A.

M5

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Question 219

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

In a certain code language, 'SOBER' is written as 'TQEIW', 'MACHO' is written as 'NCFLT', and 'MAGIC' is written as 'NCJMH'. How will 'ALTAR' be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    BNWBW

  2. BOption (b)

    BWNEW

  3. COption (c)

    BMUBS

  4. DOption (d)

    BNWEW

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

BNWBW

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Question 220

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

Which two number should be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

72 ÷ 9 × 8 + 6 – 5 = 100

  1. AOption (a)

    9 and 6

  2. BOption (b)

    9 and 8

  3. COption (c)

    6 and 8

  4. DOption (d)

    9 and 5

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

9 and 6

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