SSC Exam Sample Reasoning Questions

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SSC EXAM REASONINGDirections: (Question Nos. 1 to 15) select the related letters/word/number/figure from the given

alternatives.1. Botany : Plants : : Entomology : ?

(a) Birds (b) Plants (c) Insects (d) Snakes2. Parliament : Great Britain : : Congress : ?

(a) Japan (b) India (c) USA (d) Netherlands3. Flow : River : : Stagnant : ?

(a) Pool (b) Rain (c) Stream (d) Canal4. AZBY : DWEV : : HSIR : ?

(a) JQKO (b) KPOL (c) KPLO (d) KOLP5. AKU : ? : : CMW : DNX

(a) BGL (b) BLQ (c) BGQ (d) BLV6. 68 : 130 : : ? : 350

(a) 240 (b) 222 (c) 216 (d) 2107. 48 : 122 : : 168 : ?

(a) 292 (b) 290 (c) 225 (d) 2158. 11 × 12 × 13 = 234, 24 × 23 × 35 = 658, 31 × 43 × 54 = ?

(a) 497 (b) 974 (c) 749 (d) 4799. 16 (210) 14, 14 (156) 12, 12 (?) 10

(a) 110 (b) 100 (c) 120 (d) 9010. B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D

(a) B2C2D (b) BC3D (c) B2C3D (d) BCD711. 3 : 81 : : 6 : ?

(a) 1296 (b) 1269 (c) 1692 (d) 192612. YWZX : USVT : : MKNL : ?

(a) IGGH (b) IGJH (c) IGJJ (d) IGHH13. ? : IKMO : : QSUW : YACE

(a) ACEG (b) ADEG (c) ACDG (d) ADDG14. If ABHISHEK = BAIHTGFJ, then HRITIK = ?

(a) IQJSJJ (b) QJSJJI (c) SJJJIIQ (d) QXYSDEM15. Sailor : Ship : : Lawyer : ?

(a) Legal (b) Law (c) Court (d) Ruling16. If ‘eraser’ is called ‘box’, ‘box’ is called ‘pencil’, ‘pencil’ is called ‘sharpener’ and ‘sharpener’ is called

‘bag’, with what will a child writes?(a) Eraser (b) Box (c) Pencil (d) Sharpener

17. Four words are given which of them will come at 2nd place when all of them are arranged alphabeticallyas in a dictionary?

(a) Bishop (b) Bifocal (c) Bicycle (d) Bitter



18. Choose the word which is different from others(a) shark (b) piranha (c) star fish (d) whaleDirections (Q.19 - 20) : Which of the following figures correctly represents the relationship among

the three sets?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

19. Boys, Girls, Adults20. Cat, Dog, Animals21. Find out the set of numbers amongst the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives which is most like

the set given in the question. Given set (3, 18, 36)(a) (2, 10, 16) (b) (12, 72, 96) (c) (4, 24, 48) (d) (6, 42, 48)

22. What is my father’s father-in-law’s son’s only sister to me?(a) mother (b) sister (c) aunt (d) grand mother

23. Heavier coins are costlier. Ram’s coin is heavier than Mohan’s and costlier than Ramesh’s. Naresh’scoin is costlier than Ram’s but lighter than Yogesh’s. Ramesh’s coin is costlier than Mohan’s. So who isthe owner of the costliest coin?

(a) Ram (b) Ramesh (c) Yogesh (d) Naresh24. If ‘+’ stands for Multiplication, ‘×’ stands for Division,‘–’ stands for Addition and ‘÷’ stands for Sub-

traction, what would the following equation stand for?20 – 8 × 4 ÷ 3 + 2 = ?

(a) 41 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 1825. MN, NM, MNO, ONM, MNOP, ?

(a) NPOM (b) POMN (c) MOPN (d) PONM26. CVD, CTE, DQE, DMF, EHF, ?

(a) ECG (b) FCG (c) EBG (d) FBG27. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?

(a) Sunday (b) Saturday (c) Friday (d) Wednesday28. If RAMESH = AEHMRS, then ANURADHA = ?

(a) AHDARUNA (b) AAADHNRU (c) ZMFIZWSZ (d) ADHARUNA29. If RELATION = 95312965, then MANAGEMENT = ?

(a) 4151754552 (b) 13595692 (c) 4151764552 (d) 1956925330. If SHIVANI = 574, then GANESH = ?

(a) 324 (b) 321 (c) 322 (d) 32331. Find number of rectangles those are not squares in a given figure

(a) 1296 (b) 204 (c) 1092 (d) 1024



32. If + means ÷, ÷means –, –means ×, × means +, then 12 + 6 ÷ 3 – 2 × 8 =?(a) – 2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8

33. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The presentage of his son is:

(a) 14 years (b) 18 years (c) 20 years (d) 22 years34. If + means –, – means ×, ÷ means + and × means ÷, then 15 – 3 + 10 × 5 ÷ 5 =?

(a) 5 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 5235. If PERSON = THTWRP, then ENGINE =?

(a) IQIMQG (b) GQQIIM (c) INEGNE (d) IMGHDX36. Among A, B, C, D, E and F, who is the heaviest?

I. A and D are heavier than B, E and F but none of them is the heaviest.

II. A is heavier than D but lighter than C.

(a) Only I required (b) only II required

(c) Both required (d) cannot be answer even by using both the statements37. How many pairs of letters are there in the word INTERNAL, each of which has as many letters between

them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three

38. In a row of boys, if A who is tenth from the left and B who is ninth from the right interchange theirposition, A becomes seventeenth from the left. How many boys are there in the row?

(a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 3139. One morning after sunrise Juhi while going to school met Lalli at Boring road crossing. Lalli's shadow

was exactly to the right of Juhi. If they were face to face, which direction was Juhi facing?(a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west

40. Statements:No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.Conclusions:No door is cat. No cat is door. Some cats are dogs. All the cats are dogs.

(a) only 2 and 4 (b) only 1 and 3 (c) only 3 and 4 (d) only 341. Statements:

All green are blue. All blue are white.Conclusions:Some blue are green. Some white are green. Some green are not white. All white are blue.

(a) only 1 and 2 (b) only 1 and 3 (c) only 1 and 4 (d) only 2 and 442. Statements:

All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates.Conclusions:All men are mammals. All mammals are men. Some vertebrates are mammals.All vertebrates are men.

(a) only 4 (b) only 2 (c) only 3 (d) only 1



43. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotatewhen the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?

(a) 144º (b) 150º (c) 168º (d) 180º44. Choose the correct mirror image of the given figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives.

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)45. Choose the correct mirror image of the given figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives.

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)46. Choose a figure which would most closely resemble the unfolded form of Figure (Z).

X Y Z

(a) (b) (c) (d)47. A is the husband of B. E is the daughter of C. A is the father of C. How is B related to E?

(a) grand mother (b) mother (c) sister (d) aunt48. Find out from amongst the four alternatives as to how the pattern would appear when the transparent

sheet is folded at the dotted line.

(X) (a) (b) (c) (d)49. A man is facing west turns through 45° clockwise, again 180° clockwise and then turns through 270°

anti clockwise. Which direction is he facing now?(a) south west (b) north (c) north west (d) south

50. In a class of 120 students , girls are twice that of boys, Rahul ranked 19th from the top. If there are 12girls ahead of Rahul, how many boys are after him in rank?

(a) 13 (b) 77 (c) 12 (d) 33

Detailed Answers & Explanations

SHORT ANSWER1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (B)

11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (B)21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (C) 27. (C) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (A)31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (D) 34. (C) 35. (A) 36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (D)41. (A) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (D) 49. (A) 50. (D)



1. (C)2. (C)3. (A)4. (C) AZBY : DWEV : : HSIR : ?

AZBY :- 2nd letter is opposite of 1st letter and 3rd letter is next letter of 1st letter and 4th letter is oppositeletter of 3rd letterNow gap between 1st letter of word and 1st letter of its code is 2If we do same with HSIR we will get KPLO

5. (D) AKU : ? : : CMW : DNXCMW : DNX :- C+1 = D , M+1 = N , W+1 = XIf we do same with AKU we will get BLV

6. (B) 68 : 130 : : ? : 35068 = 43 + 4

130 = 53 + 5350 = 73 + 7

So , answer will be 63 + 6 = 216 + 6 = 2227. (B) 48 : 122 : : 168 : ?

48 = 72 – 1122 = 112 + 1122 = (7 + 4)2 + 1168 = 132 – 1290 = (13 + 4)2 + 1

8. (D) 11 × 12 × 13 = 234 , 24 × 23 × 35 = 658 , 31 × 43 × 54 = ?1 + 1 = 21 + 2 = 31 + 3 = 4

So , answer will be (3 + 1)(4 + 3)(5 + 4) = 4799. (A) 16 (210) 14 , 14 (156) 12 , 12 (?) 10

(16 – 1) × 14 = 210(14 – 1) × 12 = 156(12 – 1) × 10 = 110

10. (B) B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6DBCD is same in every term or elementDigit moves one place to the right and numbers increasing by 1So , answer will BC3D

11. (A) 34 = 81So , answer will be 64 = 1296

12. (B)13. (A) ? : IKMO : : QSUW : YACE

There is gap of 7 between corresponding alphabetsSo , answer will be ACEG

14. (A) ABHISHEK = BAIHTGFJA+1 = B , B – 1 = A , H + 1 = I , I – 1 = H , S + 1 = T , H – 1 = G , E + 1 = F , K – 1 = JAccording to same pattern , HRITIK will be coded as IQJSJJ



15. (C)16. (D) pencil should be the answer but according to question pencil now is coded as sharpener17. (B)18. (D) except D all are fishes19. (A)20. (B)21. (C)22. (A)

SonSister Father-in-law

Father

MeMother

So , answer is my Mother23. (C) yogesh > naresh > ram > ramesh > mohan24. (C) 20 + 8 ÷ 4 – 3 × 2

According to BODMAS answer will be 1625. (D) 2nd, 4th, 6th and so on terms are just reverse order of previous term

So , answer will be PONM26. (C) CVD, CTE, DQE, DMF, EHF, ?

Gap between 2nd term of each element is increasing by 1So , middle term of answer will be BNow C , C , D , D , ESo , 1st term of answer will be ED , E , E , F , FAccording to pattern 3rd term of answer will be GAnswer is EBG

27. (C) On 31st December, 2005 it was Saturday.Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009 = (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 5 days.On 31st December 2009, it was Thursday.Thus, on 1st Jan, 2010 it is Friday.

28. (B) arrange all letters in a word in alphabetically order29. (A) sum of digit of rank from (A to Z)

M = 13, 1 + 3 = 4A = 1, 1N = 14, 1 + 4 = 5A = 1, 1G = 7, 7E = 5, 5

M = 13, 1 + 3 = 4E = 5, 5



N = 14, 1 + 4 = 5T = 20, 2 + 0 = 2

Answer is 415175454230. (A) Sum of ranks(A to Z) of each alphabet × (number of alphabets in a word)

Answer will be54 × 6 = 324

31. (C) number of rectangles those are not squares(X) = number of total rectangles – number of squares X = (13 + 23 + 33………..+83) – (12 + 22 + 32…………..+82) = 1092

32. (C) 12 ÷ 6 – 3 × 2 + 8According to BODMAS answer will be 4

33. (D) present age of son = SPresent age of man = M

S + 24 = M ------------ (1)2(S + 2) = M + 2 -------------(2)

By solving both the equation we will get, S = 2234. (C) 15 × 3 – 10 ÷ 5 + 5

According to BODMASAnswer is 48

35. (A) PERSON = THTWRPT – P = 4H – E = 3T – R = 2

W – S = 4R – O = 3P – N = 2

So , according to same pattern ENGINE will be IQIMQG36. (A) From I :- C > (A,D) > (B,E,F)

From 1st only we get to know that C is heaviest37. (D) There are three pairs of letters, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they

have in the English alphabet.

I N T E R N A L

38. (C) A is 10th from left end & B is 9th from the right end. If they interchange their position now A becomes17th from left & he will also at place of B so he will be 9th from right end

Required answer = 17 + 9 – 1= 2539. (B) In the morning sunrises in the east.

N

S

W E

So in morning the shadow falls towards the west.Now Lalli's shadow falls to the right of the Juhi. Hence Juhi is facing South.



40. (D) Cats

Dogs

Door

Only (3) follows.

Cats

Dogs

Door

41. (A) White

Blue

Green

42. (C)Men

Mammals

Vertebrates

Only (3) Follows.

Men

Mammals

Vertebrates

(or)

43. (D) Angle traced by the hour hand in 6 hours =360

612

= 180º.

44. (D)45. (D)46. (B)47. (A)

A B

C

E

Husband

Father

DaughterGrand Mother

So , answer is Grand Mother



48. (D)49. (A)

O

D C

A

B

45°

270°

180°

Clearly, the man initially faces in the direction OA. On moving 45° clockwise, he faces in the directionOB. On further moving 180° clockwise, he faces in the direction OC. Finally, on moving 270° anti–clockwise, he faces in the direction OD, Which is South–west.

50. (D) Let no. of boys = x so no. of girls = 2xSo x + 2x = 120

3x = 120 or x = 40So no. of boys = 40 & no. of girls = 80Rahul is 19th from top, it means there are 18 students ahead of him. It is given that there are 12 girlsahead of Rahul so it implies that there are 6 boys ahead of Rahul so he is also a boy so up to him thereare 7 boys so after him there will be = 40 – 7 = 33

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