Reasoning Quiz For SSC Exams

1. In a code language, DISTANCE is written as IDTUBECN and DOCUMENT is written as ODDVNTNE. How is THURSDAY written in that language?

(a) DTVSTEYA

(b) HTTQRYAD

(c) HTSTYDA

(d) HTVSTYAD

2. If ‘–‘ stands for ‘division’, ‘+’ for ‘multiplication’, ‘÷’ for ‘subtraction, and ‘×’ for ‘addition’, then which one of the following equations is correct?

(a) 4×5+9-3÷4=15 

(b) 4×5×9+3÷4=11

(c) 4-5÷9×3-4=17

(d) 4÷5+9-3+4=18

3. If + means ×, × means –, ÷ means + and – means ÷, then which of the following gives the result of  175-25÷5+203+10? 

(a) 77

(b) 160

(c)  240

(d) 2370

4. In a row of boys, if A who is tenth from the left and B who is ninth from the right interchange their positions, A becomes fifteenth from the left. How many boys are there in the row?

(a) 23

(b) 27

(c) 28

(d) 31

5. In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class?

(a)  6

(b) 12

(c) 18

(d) 24

6. Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, “His mother’s brother is the father of my son Ashish. How is Kapil related to Shilpa?

(a) Sister-in-law

(b) Nephew

(c) Niece

(d) Aunt

7. In a class of 60 students, the number of boys and girls participating in the annual sports is in the ratio 3 : 2, respectively. The number of girls not participating in the sports is 5 more than the number of boys not participating in the sports. If the number of boys participating in the sports is 15, then how many girls are there in the class?

(a) 20

(b) 25

(c) 30

(d) Data inadequate

8. In a row of girls, there are 16 girls between Priya and Natasha. Priya is thirth-second from the left end of the row. If Priya is nearer than Natasha to the right end of the row, then how far away is Natasha from the left end of the row?

(a) Data inadequate

(b) 14th

(c) 15th

(d) 16th

9. IN a certain code language, COMPUTRONE is written as PMOCTUENOR. How is ADVANTAGES written in that code?

(a) SEGATHAVAD

(b) AVDATNEGA

(c) AVDATASEGN

(d) NAVDASEGAT

10. Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 m. He turned right and walked 50 m, then again turned right and 70 m. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 m. How far is he from his starting point?

(a) 10 m

(b) 20 m

(c) 50 m

(d) 70 m

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