Reasoning Quiz For SSC CGL 2016

Q1)-122 , 170 , 290 , ?

369

255

432

362

Ans.- D
Sol. (11)2 = 121+1= 122, (13)2= 169+1= 170 (17)2= 289 + 1= 290, Similarly (19)2 = 361 + 1 = 362

Q2)-PRLN , QSMO, ?

RTNK

RSNP

RTNP

KTNP

Ans.- C
Sol. P --- +2---> R
R--- -6---> L
L---+2--- -> N N--+3-->Q
There is a gap of 3 between last letter and the next first letter O---+3--->R
R---+2-->T
T-- -6-- > N
N--+2-->P

Q3)-2 ,3 , 8 , ?

63

15

22

21

Ans.- A
Sol. 22= 4-1= 3
32= 9-1 = 8
82= 64-1= 63

Q4)-'34' is related to '12' in the same way as '59' is related to

45

44

82

65

Ans.- A
Sol. The second number is the product of the digits of the first.

Q5)-A disease would always necessarily have

Medicine

Cause

Cure

Fever

Ans.- B
(a) and (c) are what happens after a disease. (d) is its symptom but not a definite one. (b) is a probable cause.

Q6)-Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

PM

EB

TQ

VY

Ans.- D

Q7)-Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

Volume

Size

Large

Shape

Ans.- C
Sol. ‘Large’ is an adjective whereas others are noun.

Q8)-Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on the English alphabetical series and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

MLJ

WVT

OMK

JIG

Ans.- C
Sol. In all others, 1st letter – 1 = 2nd letter, and
2nd letter – 2 = 3rd letter.

Q9)-Three of the following four pairs are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?

DONE : NOED

WANT : NATW

WITH : TIHW

HAVE : AVEH

Ans.- D
Sol. In every word, 1st letter become last 2nd letter’s position is same 3rd letter become 1st Last letter become 2nd last

Q10)-Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

21

35

49

58

Ans.- C
Sol. The number 49 is a perfect square of a natural Number