Reasoning Quiz For SSC Exams

Direction (1-3): In the following questions, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps will complete the given letter series?

1.a_ca_bcaa_ b_ a _bbc_

(a) babcac

(b) bcabca

(c) bbacca

(d) baccab

2. _ba_bab_babb_b

(a) b a a a 

(b) a b b b

(c) b a b b 

(d) a b a b

3. a __ b a __ b b __ a b __ a

(a) b a a b 

(b) a a b a

(c) a b a b 

(d) b a a a

4. If MINERAL is written as QRSTUVW and SOUND is written as ABCSD, then how will READER be written in the same code?

(a) SBFEFS

(b) UTVDTU

(c) TUDVUT

(d) QDZCDQ

5. Pointing towards a woman in the picture, Sarita Said. “She is the mother of Neha whose father is my son.” How is Sarita related to the woman in the picture?

(a)Mother in law

(b) Aunt

(c) Cousin

(d) none of these

6. Pointing to a lady, Arun said, “She is the mother of my Son’s wife’s daughter. How is Arun related to the lady?

(a) Uncle

(b) Cousin

(c) Father-in-law

(d) None of these

Directions: (7-9): In each of the following questions, a word has been given, followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find the word.

7. INFRASTRUCTURE

(a) RESTRAIN

(b) FRACTURE

(c) CHARTER

(d) NATURE

8. LIBERATIONIST

(a) BITTERN

(b) SERIAL

(c) LIBERAL

(d) RELATION

9. PRESIDENTIAL

(a) DIGITAL

(b) ARDENT

(c) SLEEP

(d) DENTAL

 

Directions (10): In each of the following questions, if the given interchanges are made in signs and numbers, which of the four equations would be correct?

10.Given interchanges: Signs + and – and numbers 4 and 8.

(a) 4 ÷ 8 – 12 = 16

(b) 4 – 8 +12 = 0 

(c) 8 ÷ 4 – 12 = 24

(d) 8 -4 ÷ 12 = 8

Answers Key
1.(a)
2.(b)
3.(a)
4.(b)
5.(a)
6.(c)
7.(c)
8.(c)
9.(a)
10.(b)