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.
Six people A, B, C, D, E, F sit around a square table (one on each side, two at each corner). D is opposite to B. C is to the left of D. E is at a corner. Which position is A most likely to occupy?
Answer: C
Square table with 6 people (4 sides + 2 corners). D opposite B. C left of D. E at corner. A's position determined by elimination. A is opposite to E.
Q.45Easy
12, 24, 48, 96, 192, __
Answer: A
Each number is multiplied by 2. 12×2=24, 24×2=48, 48×2=96, 96×2=192, 192×2=384.
Q.46Medium
A woman's son's mother's husband is the woman's __
In a logic puzzle, each animal belongs to exactly one group: mammals, birds, or reptiles. All dogs are mammals. Some pets are birds. Therefore, __
Answer: B
Dogs are mammals. Some pets are birds. This implies remaining pets could be mammals. Therefore, some pets are mammals (valid).
Q.48Medium
If going east is turning right from north, and going west is turning left from north, then going southwest is equivalent to turning ___ degrees from north (clockwise).
Answer: A
North=0°, East=90°, South=180°, West=270°. Southwest is between South and West = 225° (clockwise from North).
Q.49Hard
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F, G sit around a circular table facing the center. D sits second to the left of A. B sits third to the right of A. E sits between C and F. Who sits to the immediate right of G?
Answer: A
Using circular arrangement logic: A's position is fixed. D is 2nd to left (clockwise from A's perspective). B is 3rd to right. E between C and F helps determine the remaining positions. C sits to immediate right of G.
Q.50Medium
In a certain code, MATHEMATICS is written as 13-1-20-8-5-13-1-20-9-3-19. How is SCIENCE written?
Answer: A
The code uses position of letters in the alphabet. S=19, C=3, I=9, E=5, N=14, C=3, E=5. Therefore SCIENCE = 19-3-9-5-14-3-5.
Q.51Easy
Pointing to a photograph, a man says, 'She is the daughter of my mother's only son's wife.' Who is the woman in the photograph?
Answer: B
Mother's only son = the man himself. His son's wife = his daughter-in-law. His daughter-in-law's daughter = his granddaughter or in simpler terms, his daughter through relation. Actually, it's his daughter directly.
Q.52Medium
If facing North-East, turning 135 degrees clockwise and then 45 degrees counter-clockwise, which direction are you facing?
Answer: B
Starting North-East (45°). Turn 135° clockwise: 45° + 135° = 180° (South). Turn 45° counter-clockwise: 180° - 45° = 135° (South-East), which simplifies to East direction.
Q.53Medium
2, 5, 12, 27, 58, __, 246
Answer: A
Pattern: Each term = 2 × previous term + 1. 2→5(2×2+1), 5→12(2×5+2), 12→27(2×12+3), 27→58(2×27+4), 58→121(2×58+5), 121→246(2×121+4).
Q.54Medium
All triangles are polygons. Some polygons are rectangles. Therefore:
Answer: D
The premises don't establish a direct relationship between triangles and rectangles. While all triangles are polygons and some polygons are rectangles, we cannot conclude about the intersection of triangles and rectangles.
Q.55Easy
FLOWER : REWOLF :: GARDEN : ?
Answer: A
The analogy reverses the spelling. FLOWER reversed = REWOLF. GARDEN reversed = NEDRAG.
Q.56Medium
Five boxes A, B, C, D, E are kept on a shelf. B is to the right of A. C is to the left of D. E is between C and D. D is to the right of B. What is the order?
Answer: A
B right of A: A-B. C left of D: C-D. E between C and D: C-E-D. D right of B: combining gives A-B-C-E-D.
Q.57Easy
In a code, if PENCIL is written as 16-5-14-3-9-12, how is PAPER written?
Answer: A
Each letter is coded by its position in the alphabet. P=16, A=1, P=16, E=5, R=18. So PAPER = 16-1-16-5-18.
Q.58Medium
No cats are dogs. All dogs are animals. Which statement is valid?
Answer: D
While all dogs are animals, cats could be or not be animals based on the premises. The first statement only tells us cats aren't dogs, not about their relationship with animals.
Q.59Easy
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, __
Answer: A
These are perfect squares: 1²=1, 2²=4, 3²=9, 4²=16, 5²=25, 6²=36, 7²=49, 8²=64.
Q.60Easy
Ravi's mother's father's son's daughter is Ravi's __?
Answer: B
Ravi's mother's father = Ravi's grandfather. His son = Ravi's uncle. His daughter = Ravi's cousin.
