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.
Count of vowels: CAT(A)=1, DOG(O)=1, ELEPHANT(E,A)=2, ZEBRA(E,A)=2. Actually, ZEBRA has E and A = 2 vowels. Wait - checking again: Z-E-B-R-A has E,A = 2. Let me reconsider: if counting syllables or letters with curves: Z(0),E(0),B(1),R(0),A(0)=1? Pattern might be unique letters or vowel positions. ZEBRA = 5 letters.
Q.3Medium
A is taller than B. B is taller than C. C is as tall as D. D is shorter than E. Who is the shortest?
Answer: A
A>B>C=D and D<E. We know C and D are same height, and both less than B. But E's relation to C/D is unclear. Cannot determine if E is shortest or C/D.
Q.4Medium
In a circular seating arrangement of 8 people, if Ram is 2 seats to the left of Shyam, then how many seats is Ram to the right of Shyam?
Answer: B
In circular arrangement, if left distance is 2, right distance = Total - left distance = 8 - 2 = 6
Q.5Medium
If some poets are writers and all writers are artists, which conclusion is definitely true?
Answer: A
Some poets are writers, and all writers are artists. Therefore, at least some poets must be artists (through the writer category).
Q.6Medium
Analogy: Pen is to Writing as Knife is to?
Answer: B
Pen is a tool used for Writing. Knife is a tool used for Cutting. The relationship is Tool to Action.
Q.7Medium
In a series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?, what is the next term?
Four friends A, B, C, D sit in a line. A is to the left of B. C is to the right of B. D is to the left of A. What is the correct order?
Answer: A
D is left of A, A is left of B, C is right of B. So order is D-A-B-C
Q.9Medium
In a series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?, what is the pattern?
Answer: A
Perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5², 6², 7² = 49
Q.10Medium
If MOTHER is coded as NPUIFS, what is the code for FATHER?
Answer: A
Each letter is shifted by 1 position forward in alphabet. F→G, A→B, T→U, H→I, E→F, R→S
Q.11Medium
Five people sit in a row: P, Q, R, S, T. Q is to the right of P. S is to the left of R. T is at the rightmost end. R is immediately to the right of Q. What is the correct arrangement?
Answer: C
From constraints: R is immediately right of Q, T is rightmost, S is left of R. So: S-P-Q-R-T satisfies all conditions
Q.12Medium
In a series: 5, 11, 19, 29, 41, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: A
Differences are: 6, 8, 10, 12, and next difference is 14. So 41 + 14 = 55
Q.13Medium
In a series: 121, 144, 169, 196, 225, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: C
These are perfect squares: 11², 12², 13², 14², 15², 16², 17². Next is 17² = 289
Q.14Medium
All birds can fly. Some birds are colorful. What can be concluded?
Answer: C
Some birds are colorful and all birds can fly, therefore some colorful things can fly
Q.15Medium
In a series: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: A
Fibonacci series where each number is sum of previous two: 13 + 21 = 34
Q.16Medium
If some athletes are students and all students are learners, then which statement is definitely true?
Answer: B
Some athletes are students, and all students are learners, therefore some athletes are learners
Q.17Medium
If DREAM is coded as 4-18-5-1-13, what is the code for MUSIC?
Answer: A
Each letter coded as its position in alphabet: M=13, U=21, S=19, I=9, C=3
Q.18Medium
In a series: 100, 99, 97, 94, 90, ?, what is the next number?
Ramesh walks 15 km North, then 8 km East, then 15 km South. How far is he from his starting point?
Answer: A
After going 15 km North and 15 km South, Ramesh returns to his original latitude. He is only 8 km East of his starting point.
Q.20Medium
Statement: All musicians are creative. Some creative people are scientists. Conclusion: Some musicians are scientists.
Answer: C
While all musicians are creative, and some creative people are scientists, we cannot definitively conclude that some musicians are scientists without knowing the overlap between the two groups.
