Reasoning is the one section where practice changes your score fastest, because the question types repeat even when the surface changes. Topics include number and letter series, coding and decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating arrangement, puzzles, and statement based questions. Solutions show the diagram or table used to reach the answer, which is the part worth copying into your own method.
In a row of 7 cars, Red car is 3rd from left. Blue car is 2 positions to the right of Red car. What is Blue car's position from right?
Answer: B
Red car at position 3 from left. Blue car at position 5 from left = position 3 from right in a row of 7.
Q.65Medium
Pointing to a photograph, a man says 'She is the daughter of my father's only son.' Who is the woman in the photograph to the man?
Answer: B
Father's only son is the man himself. His daughter is the woman in the photo.
Q.66Medium
In a code, if GARDEN is written as 7-1-18-4-5-14, then BRIDGE is coded as:
Answer: A
Alphabet position code: B=2, R=18, I=9, D=4, G=7, E=5
Q.67Medium
Find the odd one out: NOTEBOOK, PENCIL, ERASER, SHARPENER, BOOK
Answer: B
All others are writing/reading materials or have written content. Sharpener is a tool for maintenance.
Q.68Medium
Eight people M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T sit in a line. M is 4th from left. N is immediate right of M. S is 2nd from right. How many people sit between N and S?
Answer: B
M at position 4, N at position 5. S at position 7 (2nd from right in 8-person row). Between positions 5 and 7 = 1 person. Recount: positions 5 to 7, people between = position 6 only = 1 person. Check: S at 7, between 5 and 7 = just 6, that's 1 person.
Q.69Medium
All politicians are ambitious. Some ambitious people are honest. Based on this, which statement is definitely false?
Answer: A
First statement guarantees all politicians are ambitious, but second statement only guarantees some ambitious are honest, not all. Statement A assumes all are honest - not necessarily true.
Q.70Medium
In a puzzle, P is the son of Q. Q is the mother of R. R is the father of S. T is the son of R. How is P related to S?
Answer: A
P is Q's son. Q is R's mother, so P is R's uncle. R is S's father, so P is S's uncle.
In a circular seating arrangement, 6 people A, B, C, D, E, F sit around a table. B sits opposite to E. A is to the immediate right of B. C is between D and F. Who sits to the immediate left of D?
Answer: C
In circular arrangement with 6 people: B opposite E means 3 seats apart. A right of B. C between D and F means F-C-D or D-C-F. Testing positions: B at 1, A at 2 (right), E at 4 (opposite). Remaining D,C,F for 3,5,6. If D at 3, C at 5, F at 6: C is left of D. If D at 6, C at 3, F at 5: F is left of D. Checking constraint 'C between D and F': F(6)-C(5)-D(3) works in circular. Left of D(3) is C(5).
Q.74Medium
All writers are creative. Some creative people are teachers. Statement: Some teachers are writers. This statement is:
Answer: C
From 'All writers are creative' and 'Some creative people are teachers', we cannot definitively conclude whether any teachers are writers. Teachers could be creative without being writers. The conclusion is uncertain.
Q.75Medium
Series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ?, 72. What is the missing number?
Answer: B
Differences: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Pattern increases by 2 each time. 42 + 14 = 56. Next would be 56 + 16 = 72.
Q.76Medium
If DEAR is coded as 4-5-1-18, then CARE is coded as:
Answer: A
D=4, E=5, A=1, R=18 (position from end of alphabet: D=23→4, E=22→5, A=26→1, R=9→18). For CARE: C=3, A=1, R=18, E=5 = 3-1-18-5.
Q.77Medium
Five boxes are placed on a table: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black. Red is to the left of Blue. Green is to the right of Yellow. Black is between Red and Green. What is the order?
Answer: C
Red < Blue. Yellow < Green. Red < Black < Green. Testing: Yellow(1), Red(2), Black(3), Green(4), Blue(5). Check: Red<Blue✓, Yellow<Green✓, Red<Black<Green✓. This satisfies all conditions.
Q.78Medium
Series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?, 34. What is the missing number?
Answer: D
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each number is sum of previous two. 8+13=21. Then 13+21=34.
Q.79Medium
All fruits are edible. Some edible things are sweet. Some sweet things are fruits. Which statement is definitely true?
Answer: D
From 'Some edible things are sweet' and 'All fruits are edible', we can conclude that some fruits are sweet, as the sets overlap.
Q.80Medium
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?
Answer: A
Starting at (0,0). West 5km: (-5,0). North 12km: (-5,12). East 5km: (0,12). Distance from (0,0) = 12km.
