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 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.462Medium
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.463Easy
Rajesh walks 10 km North, then 5 km East, then 10 km South. How far is he from the starting point?
Answer: A
North and South movements cancel out (10-10=0). Only 5 km East remains
Q.464Medium
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.465Medium
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.466Hard
Eight people sit in a circle. Person A sits opposite to Person E. Person B sits 2 positions clockwise from A. Where is Person B sitting relative to Person E?
Answer: B
In a circle of 8, opposite positions are 4 apart. If B is 2 clockwise from A, B is 2 counter-clockwise from E
Q.467Easy
Analogy: Sculptor is to Statue as Author is to?
Answer: B
Sculptor creates Statue. Author creates Book
Q.468Medium
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.469Easy
Four boxes A, B, C, D contain different number of items. B has more than C. A has more than B. D has less than C. What is the correct order?
Answer: A
From given: A > B > C and C > D, therefore A > B > C > D
Q.470Medium
In a series: 100, 99, 97, 94, 90, ?, what is the next number?
A painter uses a brush as a primary tool; similarly, a chef uses a knife as a primary tool. The analogy is based on the relationship between a person and their essential tool.
Q.473Easy
If FRUIT is coded as 6-18-21-9-20, what is the code for JUMP?
Answer: A
Each letter is coded as its position in the alphabet: J=10, U=21, M=13, P=16. Therefore, JUMP = 10-21-13-16
Q.474Easy
Priya is the mother of Vikas. Vikas is the brother of Anita. Anita is the daughter of Priya. What is the relation between Priya and Anita?
Answer: A
Since Priya is Vikas's mother and Anita is Priya's daughter, Priya is the mother of Anita.
Q.475Medium
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.476Medium
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.
Q.477Medium
In a series: 5, 14, 27, 44, 65, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: B
The differences are: 9, 13, 17, 21, (25). Following the pattern of increasing by 4 each time, the next difference is 25, so 65+25=90
Q.478Medium
Six people A, B, C, D, E, F sit in a row. D sits between A and B. C sits at one end. E is not adjacent to F. Who sits at the other end?
Answer: D
Given only that D sits between A and B, C is at one end, and E is not adjacent to F, multiple valid arrangements exist. The person at the other end cannot be uniquely determined.
Q.479Medium
Analogy: Lexicon is to Words as Atlas is to?
Answer: B
A lexicon is a collection of words; an atlas is a collection of maps. The relationship is between a reference work and its primary content.
Q.480Hard
In a series: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: B
Each number is of the form 2^n - 1: 2^2-1=3, 2^3-1=7, 2^4-1=15, 2^5-1=31, 2^6-1=63, 2^7-1=127
