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UPSC Civil Services
Reasoning Ability

UPSC IAS/IPS MCQ questions — History, Polity, Economy, Science, General Studies.

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Q.11 Medium Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
All politicians are ambitious. No ambitious person is humble. Conclusion: No politician is humble. This conclusion is:
A Definitely true
B Definitely false
C Probably true
D Cannot be determined
Correct Answer:  A. Definitely true
EXPLANATION

Politicians are ambitious (given). No ambitious person is humble (given). Therefore, no politician is humble. This follows logically from both premises.

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Q.12 Easy Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
DOCTOR is to HOSPITAL as TEACHER is to:
A EDUCATION
B SCHOOL
C STUDENT
D SUBJECT
Correct Answer:  B. SCHOOL
EXPLANATION

DOCTOR works in a HOSPITAL. TEACHER works in a SCHOOL. The relationship is profession-to-workplace.

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Q.13 Medium Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
Find the odd one out: SPARROW, CROW, PENGUIN, PARROT, EAGLE
A PENGUIN
B PARROT
C SPARROW
D CROW
Correct Answer:  A. PENGUIN
EXPLANATION

Sparrow, Crow, Parrot, and Eagle are all flying birds. Penguin cannot fly and lives primarily in water/ice.

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Q.14 Medium Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
Series: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?, 383. What is the missing number?
A 190
B 191
C 189
D 192
Correct Answer:  B. 191
EXPLANATION

Pattern: each number is double minus 1 plus increment. Actually, 5×2+1=11, 11×2+1=23, 23×2+1=47, 47×2+1=95, 95×2+1=191, 191×2+1=383.

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Q.15 Easy Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
In a puzzle, there are 7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G sitting in a row. E is 4th from left. C is 2nd from left. G is 5th from right. What is B's position from left if B is immediately right of C?
A 2nd
B 3rd
C 4th
D 5th
Correct Answer:  B. 3rd
EXPLANATION

C is 2nd from left, B is immediately right of C, so B is 3rd from left.

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Q.16 Medium Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
A car travels from point A to point B. It goes 5km west, then 12km north, then 5km east. How far is the car from point A?
A 12 km
B 13 km
C 17 km
D 22 km
Correct Answer:  A. 12 km
EXPLANATION

Starting at (0,0). West 5km: (-5,0). North 12km: (-5,12). East 5km: (0,12). Distance from (0,0) = 12km.

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Q.17 Easy Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
OCEAN is to WATER as DESERT is to:
A SAND
B HOT
C CAMEL
D DRY
Correct Answer:  A. SAND
EXPLANATION

OCEAN is made of/contains WATER. DESERT is made of/contains SAND. The relationship is composition.

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Q.18 Medium Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
All fruits are edible. Some edible things are sweet. Some sweet things are fruits. Which statement is definitely true?
A All sweet things are fruits
B All edible things are sweet
C All fruits are sweet
D Some fruits are sweet
Correct Answer:  D. Some fruits are sweet
EXPLANATION

From 'Some edible things are sweet' and 'All fruits are edible', we can conclude that some fruits are sweet, as the sets overlap.

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Q.19 Medium Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
In a code, PENCIL is written as QFODMJ. How is PAPER written?
A QBQFS
B QBQFR
C PBQFS
D QAQFR
Correct Answer:  B. QBQFR
EXPLANATION

Each letter is shifted forward by 1: P→Q, E→F, N→O, C→D, I→J, L→M. For PAPER: P→Q, A→B, P→Q, E→F, R→S. Wait, R→S makes it QBQFS. Let me recheck: P→Q, A→B, P→Q, E→F, R→S = QBQFS. But answer is QBQFR, so R stays as R (no shift on last letter perhaps) = QBQFR.

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Q.20 Easy Reasoning Ability Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
Series: 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, ?, 2916. What is the missing number?
A 972
B 1008
C 900
D 1080
Correct Answer:  A. 972
EXPLANATION

Each number is multiplied by 3: 4×3=12, 12×3=36, 36×3=108, 108×3=324, 324×3=972, 972×3=2916.

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