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# Reasoning MCQ Test for RRB,CSAT,SSC,NDA,CDS,IBPS,RBI Exams

Question No:1

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

(A) Clove
(B) Cinnamon
(C) Pepper
(D) Cardamom
(E) Apricot

Question No:2

How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters EOPR, using each letter only once?

(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three

Question No:3

Directions (Q.3 – 5): The questions are based on the following letter / number / symbol arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions.

7 D 5 # A B 1 % K $4 E J F 3 ? 2 H I @ L 6 Q U Â© 9 M T 8 W How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a number? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) Four Question No:4 Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? (A) K41 (B) ?HF (C) #B5 (D) M8Â© (E) LQI Question No:5 What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement? A#D$K1 3FE ?

(A) @12
(B) ?HI
(C) H2@
(D) HIL
(E) None of these

Question No:6

Directions (Q.6 – 10): In each of the questions below are given four Statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically follows from the given Statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: Some shoes are socks.
All socks are towels.
All towels are bed sheets.
No bed sheet is blanket.
Conclusions:
I. No towel is blanket.
II. Some shoes are towels.
III. Some shoes are bed sheets.

(A) Only I and II follows
(B) Only II and III follow
(C) Only I and III follow
(D) All follow
(E) None of these

Question No:7

Statements: Some fruits are flowers.
Some flowers are buds.
No bud is leaf.
All leaves are plants.

Conclusions:
I. No plant is bud.
II. Some plants are flowers.
III. Some buds are fruits.

(A) None follows
(B) Only I follows
(C) Only II and III follows
(D) Only III follows
(E) None of these

Question No:8

Statements: Some pearls are gems.
Some gems are diamonds.
All diamonds are rings.
All rings are bangles.
Conclusions:
I. Some bangles are rings.
II. All rings are diamonds.
III. All diamonds are bangles.

(A) Only I follows
(B) Only I and II follow
(C) Only I and III follow
(D) All follows
(E) None of these

Question No:9

Statements:
All chairs are tables.
All tables are telephones.
All telephones are cell phones.
No cell phone is computer.
Conclusions:
I. All cell phones are tables.
II. Some chairs are computers.
III. No chair is computer.

(A) Only I follows
(B) Only II follows
(C) Only III follows
(D) Only either II or III follow
(E) None of these

Question No:10

Statements: Some rocks are hills.
All hills are mountains.
All mountains are rivers.
No river is canal.
Conclusions:
I. All rocks are rivers.
II. Some hills are canals.
III. Some rivers are canals.

(A) Only I follows
(B) Only II and III follows
(C) Only I and III follows
(D) Only II follows
(E) None follows

Question No:11

Directions (Q.11 – 15): In each of the following questions two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers is to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.

Rules: (i) if a two digit even number is followed by another even number, the first one is to be divided by the second one.
(ii) if an even number is followed by a prime number, the two are to be multiplied.
(iii) if an odd number is followed by another odd number, the two are to be added.
(iv) if a three-digit number is followed by a two digit number which is a perfect square, the second number is to be subtracted from the first number.
(v) if a three-digit number is followed by a two digit number which is not a perfect square, the first number is to be divided by the second number.

Row-I— 16 7 25

Row-II –m 23 22
If ‘m’ is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row?

(A) 132
(B) 88
(C) 122
(D) 78
(E) None

Question No:12

Row-I– 97 45 71
Row-II–48 8 11
What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows?

(A) 68
(B) 19
(C) 147
(D) 64
(E) None

Question No:13

Row-I– 125 64 33
Row-II–282 x 39
If ‘x’ is resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row?

(A) 45
(B) 42
(C) 39
(D) 36
(E) None

Question No:14

Row-I– 84 14 13
Row-II–360 24 17
What is the difference between the resultants of the first row and the second row?

(A) 100
(B) 46
(C) 56
(D) 90
(E) None

Question No:15

Row-I–24 7 81
Row-II–x 27 19
If ‘x’ is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row?

(A) 87
(B) 114
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) None

Question No:16

Directions (Q:16-20): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below it.

Seven professionals A, B, C, D, E, F and G are practising their professions in different cities Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar, not necessarily in the same order. Each has a different profession – Doctor, Engineer, Pharmacist, Lawyer, Counsellor, Professor and Artist, not necessarily in the same order. A is a Pharmacist and practices in Bhubaneshwar. D practices in Bangalore but is not a Doctor or an Artist. The one who practices in Hyderabad is a Professor. G is a Counsellor and does not practices in Mumbai or Chennai. E is a Lawyer and practices in Ahmedabad. F practices in Chennai but is not an Artist. C practices in Mumbai.

What is D’s profession?

(A) Doctor
(B) Professor
(C) Engineer
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None

Question No:17

Who is the Professor?

(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E
(E) None

Question No:18

Which of the following combinations of profession and place correct?

(A) Pharmacist-Jaipur
(B) Engineer-Chennai
(C) Doctor-Bangalore
(D) Artist – Mumbai
(E) None of these

Question No:19

Which of the following persons works in Jaipur?

(A) B
(B) G
(C) C
(D) B or G
(E) None

Question No:20

Who is the Doctor?

(A) D
(B) B
(C) C
(D) B or C
(E) None