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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: 14 July 2022 Shift 1)·General Intelligence & Reasoning
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Question 541

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

In a certain code language, 'GEFS' is written as 'HFER’ and ‘IBIS’ is written as ‘JCHR’.

How will 'STIR' be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    RSHQ

  2. BOption (b)

    TUJS

  3. COption (c)

    RUHS

  4. DOption (d)

    TUHQ

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Answer: (a)A.

RSHQ

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Question 542

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. Some M are Q.

II. All V are Q.

Conclusions:

I. Some Q are M.

II. No M is V.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow 

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows 

  3. COption (c)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion II follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions I and II follow 

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Question 543

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:

All hexagons are pentagons.

All pentagons are octagons.

All octagons are decagons.

Conclusions:

I. All decagons are hexagons.

II. All hexagons are octagons.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion I follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions I and II follow

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Question 544

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.

28, 27, 31, 22, 38, 13, 49, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    42

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    0

  4. DOption (d)

    22

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Answer: (a)A.

42

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Question 545

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

In a certain code language, ‘ACQUIRE’ is written as 'QCAUERI’, 'ADDRESS' is written as 'DDARSSE’, and ‘ABILITY’ is written as 'IBALYTI'. How will ICEBERG’ be written in that language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    GREBECI 

  2. BOption (b)

    GREBICE 

  3. COption (c)

    ECIBGRE 

  4. DOption (d)

    ICEBGRE

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Answer: (a)A.

GREBECI 

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Question 546

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

Five friends N, M, O, P and Q are sitting in a column facing east (but not necessarily in the same order). O is sitting to the leftmost side. N is the immediate neighbour of M and Q. P is not sitting on any of the end seats. Who is the immediate neighbour of O?  

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    N

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Answer: (a)A.

M

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Question 547

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

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the 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 548

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.

AEI, ElO, IOU, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    UAE

  2. BOption (b)

    AEI

  3. COption (c)

    OUA

  4. DOption (d)

    AII

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Answer: (a)A.

UAE

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Question 549

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.

3 : 72 :: 21 : 504 :: 36 : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    480

  2. BOption (b)

    864

  3. COption (c)

    632

  4. DOption (d)

    376

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Answer: (a)A.

480

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Question 550

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

Seven boys B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7 are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). B1 is third to the left of B7. B4 is to immediate left of B1. B2 is second to the left of B6. B6 is not an immediate neighbour of B5.

Who are the immediate neighbours of B3?

  1. AOption (a)

    B5 and B4

  2. BOption (b)

    B6 and B7

  3. COption (c)

    B1 and B2

  4. DOption (d)

    B4 and B6

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Answer: (a)A.

B5 and B4

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Question 551

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

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

14 + 7 ÷ 729 × 81 - 9 = 500

  1. AOption (a)

    81 and 9, ÷ and ×

  2. BOption (b)

    14 and 9, - and ×

  3. COption (c)

    7 and 729, + and -

  4. DOption (d)

    81 and 7, + and ×

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

81 and 9, ÷ and ×

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Question 552

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

Six people, Ankita, Babita, Sheela, Damini, Pinky and Kamini are sitting in two parallel rows, three of them are facing north and the other three are facing south. Ankita is facing south. Kamini sits immediate right of Sheela. Sheela is facing Damini. Ankita does not sit at any of the extreme ends. Pinky is facing the same direction as Kamini.

 

Who is sitting to the left of Ankita?

  1. AOption (a)

    Pinky

  2. BOption (b)

    Sheela

  3. COption (c)

    Babita

  4. DOption (d)

    Kamini

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Answer: (a)A.

Pinky

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Question 553

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

Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

35 + 3 ÷ 3 - 5 + 1 = 40

  1. AOption (a)

    40 and 35

  2. BOption (b)

    1 and 5

  3. COption (c)

    1 and 35

  4. DOption (d)

    35 and 5

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Answer: (a)A.

40 and 35

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Question 554

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 seems to be at variance from commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statement I: Most of the engineering students are adults.

Statement II: Harsh is an adult.

Conclusion I: Harsh is an engineering student.

Conclusion II: Some engineering students are not adults.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows.

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion II follows.

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

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Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

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Question 555

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.

96, 144, ?, 240, 288

  1. AOption (a)

    210

  2. BOption (b)

    192

  3. COption (c)

    188

  4. DOption (d)

    224

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Answer: (a)A.

210

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Question 556

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.

SAM : UES :: RAT : TEZ :: LOI : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    NSO

  2. BOption (b)

    NTO

  3. COption (c)

    NUO

  4. DOption (d)

    NSP

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Answer: (a)A.

NSO

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Question 557

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:

Some remotes are batteries.

All batteries are chargers.

No charger is a cable.

Conclusions:

I) Some remotes are cables.

II) Some batteries are cable.

  1. AOption (a)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 558

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

Seven persons H, I, J, K, L, M, and N are arranged in ascending order according to their heights. The person with the shortest height stands at the first position, and the person with the tallest height stands at the end of the line.

H is standing immediately behind L, who is standing immediately behind K. Only two persons stand between M and N. I stands second from the front. M is not the shortest person. Who is standing first in the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    K

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    J

  4. DOption (d)

    L

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Answer: (a)A.

K

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Question 559

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 560

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

In a certain code language, ‘PAIDY’ is written as ‘NYGBW’, and ‘FORST’ is written as ‘DMPQR’. How will ‘HARKG’ be written in that language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    FYPJE

  2. BOption (b)

    FYPIE

  3. COption (c)

    FYQTE

  4. DOption (d)

    FXQIE

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

FYPJE

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