Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1 - 2): In each of the following questions, select the related word/letters/number from the given alternative.

1. Yes : No : : Alive : ?

(1) Life                                                

(2) Live

(3) Dead                                                              

(4) Funeral

2. Today : Day before yesterday : : January : ?

(1) December                                                   

(2) February

(3) November                                   

(4) March

3. A is B’s daughter.  B is C’s mother.  D is C’s brother.  How is D related to A?

(1) Father                                                          

(2) Grandfather

(3) Brother                                                        

(4) Son

4. P is Q’s brother.  R is Q’s mother.  S is R’s father.  T is S’s mother.  How is P related to T?

(1) Grandfather                                               

(2) Great grandson

(3) Grandson                                                    

(4) Grandmother

5. A is B’s brother.  C is D’s father.  E is B’s mother.  A and D are brothers.  How is E related to C?

(1) Sister                                                            

(2) Sister –in-law

(3) Niece                                                             

(4) Wife

6. If ASSIGN is coded as SASING, then KIDNAP is coded as

(1) IKNDPA                                                                       

(2) IKDNPA

(3) IKDNAP                                                                       

(4) IKAPDN

7. The word ‘UNITED’ is coded as ‘SLGRCB’.  How should the word ‘DISOWN’ be coded?

(1) BGQMUL                                                                      

(2) CGRLTK

(3) CGRTLK                                                                       

(4) BGQLUM

8. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

ca __ bd __ ec __ fd __ ge

(1) b, c, d, e                                                                                        

(2) b, d, c, e

(3) b, c, e, d                                                                        

(4) d, b, c, e

Directions (9 - 10): Select the missing number/ letters from the given responses.

9. 8, 17, 36, 75, ___?

(1) 154                                                                

(2) 124

(3) 174                                                                

(4) 144

10. 1, 3, 4,7,11, __?

(1) 18                                                                   

(2) 17

(3) 15                                                                  

(4) 16

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION

1. (3): ‘Yes’ is opposite in meaning to ‘No’.  Similarly, ‘Alive’ is opposite in meaning to ‘Dead’.

2. (3)
Today - Yesterday - Day before yesterday
January - December - November

3. (3):
PICTORIAL METHOD

4. (2): P is brother of Q.  Therefore, P is a male.
R is mother of P and Q and R is daughter of S.  S is the son of T.
S is the grandfather of P.
Therefore, P is great grandson of T.

5. (4): A is the brother of B.
Therefore, A is a male.
C is the father of D.
Therefore, C is a male.
E is the mother of B.
Therefore, E is a female.
A and D are brothers.
Therefore, D is a male.
Deductions
(i) A and D are brothers of B.
(ii) C is the father of A, B and D.
(iii) C is the mother of A, B and D.
(iv) E is the wife of C.

6. (2):

7. (1):

8. (1):
ca b / bd c / ec d / fd e / ge

9. (1):
8*2+1 = 17
17*2+ 2 = 36
36*2 + 3 = 75
75*2 + 4 = 154

10. (1): 1+ 3 =4, 3 + 4 = 7;
4 +7 = 11;

7 + 11 = 18