Reasoning Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS previous question papers)

Directions (next five questions) : In the given sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence five pairs of words have been given. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

You have unfairly ……….. his success to the fact that he is well……
reduced, behaved
Doubted, adjusted
Excused, educated
Attributed, connected
Rated, known

Directions (next four questions) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the number are two digit numbers)

Input : talk 47 12 rise at 99 75 32 wise joke high 28 56 be

Step I : 12 talk 47 rise 99 75 32 wise joke high 28 56 be at

Step II : 28 12 talk 47 rise 99 75 32 wise joke high 56 at be

Step III: 32 28 12 talk 47 rise 99 75 wise joke 56 at be high

Step IV: 47 32 28 12 talk rise 99 75 wise 56 at be high joke

Step V : 56 47 32 28 12 talk 99 75 wise at be high joke rise

Step VI : 75 56 47 32 28 12 99 wise at be high joke rise talk

Step VII: 99 75 56 47 32 28 12 at be high joke rise talk wise

Step VIII is the last of the above rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained.

Input : 83 why sit 14 32 no be ink feet 50 27 vain 67 92

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. D is sitting between B and G. F is sitting between A and H. E is at second place right to A. What is the position of A
Left to F
Right of F
Between E and F
Cannot be determined
Other than those given as options
Explanation:

Input : 83 why sit 14 32 no be link feet 50 27 vain 67 92

Step I : 14 83 why sit 32 no ink feet 50 27 vain 67 92 be

Step II : 27 14 83 why sit 32 no ink 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step III: 32 27 14 83 why sit no 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step IV: 50 32 27 14 83 why sit vain 67 92 be feet ink no

Step V : 67 50 32 27 14 83 why sit 92 be feet ink no vain

Step VI : 83 67 50 32 27 14 why 92 be feet ink no vain sit

Step VII: 92 83 67 50 32 27 14 be feet ink no vain sit why

Which of the following represents the position of ‘why’ in the fourth step
Eighth from the left
Fifth from the right
Sixth from the left
Fifth from the left
Seventh from the left
Explanation:

Input : 83 why sit 14 32 no be link feet 50 27 vain 67 92

Step I : 14 83 why sit 32 no ink feet 50 27 vain 67 92 be

Step II : 27 14 83 why sit 32 no ink 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step III: 32 27 14 83 why sit no 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step IV: 50 32 27 14 83 why sit vain 67 92 be feet ink no

Step V : 67 50 32 27 14 83 why sit 92 be feet ink no vain

Step VI : 83 67 50 32 27 14 why 92 be feet ink no vain sit

Step VII: 92 83 67 50 32 27 14 be feet ink no vain sit why

How many elements (words or numbers) are there between ‘feet’ and ‘32’ as they appear in the last step of the output
One
Three
Four
Five
Two
Explanation:

Input : 83 why sit 14 32 no be link feet 50 27 vain 67 92

Step I : 14 83 why sit 32 no ink feet 50 27 vain 67 92 be

Step II : 27 14 83 why sit 32 no ink 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step III: 32 27 14 83 why sit no 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step IV: 50 32 27 14 83 why sit vain 67 92 be feet ink no

Step V : 67 50 32 27 14 83 why sit 92 be feet ink no vain

Step VI : 83 67 50 32 27 14 why 92 be feet ink no vain sit

Step VII: 92 83 67 50 32 27 14 be feet ink no vain sit why

Which word/number would be at fifth position from the right in Step V
14
92
feet
be
sit
Explanation:

Input : 83 why sit 14 32 no be link feet 50 27 vain 67 92

Step I : 14 83 why sit 32 no ink feet 50 27 vain 67 92 be

Step II : 27 14 83 why sit 32 no ink 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step III: 32 27 14 83 why sit no 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step IV: 50 32 27 14 83 why sit vain 67 92 be feet ink no

Step V : 67 50 32 27 14 83 why sit 92 be feet ink no vain

Step VI : 83 67 50 32 27 14 why 92 be feet ink no vain sit

Step VII: 92 83 67 50 32 27 14 be feet ink no vain sit why

Which step number is the following output

32 27 14 83 why sit no 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink
Step V
Step VI
Step IV
Step I
Other than those given as options
Explanation:

Input : 83 why sit 14 32 no be link feet 50 27 vain 67 92

Step I : 14 83 why sit 32 no ink feet 50 27 vain 67 92 be

Step II : 27 14 83 why sit 32 no ink 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step III: 32 27 14 83 why sit no 50 vain 67 92 be feet ink

Step IV: 50 32 27 14 83 why sit vain 67 92 be feet ink no

Step V : 67 50 32 27 14 83 why sit 92 be feet ink no vain

Step VI : 83 67 50 32 27 14 why 92 be feet ink no vain sit

Step VII: 92 83 67 50 32 27 14 be feet ink no vain sit why

Statement: The ministry of aviation has ordered to procure 35 new aircrafts to be added to the existing fleet this year.

Which of the following most appropriately proves that the decision taken by the aviation minister is unrealistic and not based on scientific projections
A recent survey showed that the existing aircrafts in the fleet fail to match the international standards and quality norms.
These new aircraft have better technology and greater number of seats as compared to ones already existing in the fleet.
The neighbouring country which also procured aircrafts lacked enough number of trained pilots.
As the number of passengers has declined significantly this year, the existing fleet is not being used to its full potential.
As many as 12 pilots are not on flying duties for two straight weeks due to lack of sufficient aircraft to ply on the routes.

In a row of children facing north, Neeta is fifteenth from the left end of the row. If she is shifted towards the right end of the row by four places, she becomes eighth from the right end. How many children are there in the row
24
28
Other than those given as options
27
26
Explanation:

Required number of children in the row

=15+4+8-1= 27-1 = 26

How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters I.M.E.T, using all the letters but each letter only once in each word
None
One
Three
Four
Two
Explanation:

Meaningful word will be :

MITE, ITEM, TIME and EMIT

Directions (next five questions): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

M,T,D,F, H, R and W are seven students studying in three different colleges I, II and III with at least two in each college. Each of them has a favourite subject from English, History, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, not necessarily in the same order.

D’s favourite subject is Physics and studies in college II with only M. H does not study in college II and he likes English. F studies in college III and does not like Mathematics. Those who like Geography and Chemistry study in the same college. W likes Biology and does not study in college I. R does not study with H. R does not like Chemistry. M does not like History.

Which of the following groups of students study in college I
TR
HR
HT
HF
Other than those given as options
Explanation:

Student Subject College

M Mathematics II

T Chemistry I

D Physics II

F Histroy III

H English III

R Geography I

W Biology III

What is T’s favourite subject
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Data inadequate
Other than those given as options
Explanation:

Student Subject College

M Mathematics II

T Chemistry I

D Physics II

F Histroy III

H English III

R Geography I

W Biology III

Which of the following groups of students studies in college III
FTR
FWR
FM
Data inadequate
Other than those given as options
Explanation:

Student Subject College

M Mathematics II

T Chemistry I

D Physics II

F Histroy III

H English III

R Geography I

W Biology III

What is R’s favourite subject
English
Geography
Mathematics
Physics
Other than those given as options
Explanation:

Student Subject College

M Mathematics II

T Chemistry I

D Physics II

F Histroy III

H English III

R Geography I

W Biology III

What is M’s favourite subject
Mathematics
Chemistry
Data inadequate
Geography
Other than those given as options
Explanation:

Student Subject College

M Mathematics II

T Chemistry I

D Physics II

F Histroy III

H English III

R Geography I

W Biology III

If in the number 38564927, first all the even digits are arranged in ascending order and then all the odd digits are arranged in ascending order, which digit will be fourth from the right end
3
5
4
Other than those given options
6
Explanation:

The arrangement of even and odd digits in accending order will be :

24 6 8 3 5 789

Directions (next two questions) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.

J is the father of T. P is the brother of J. L is the mother of V. V is the brother of T. T is the mother of S. T is the daughter-in-law of W.

How is W related to P
Son
Cannot be determined
Grandson
Aunt
Uncle

How is J related to S
Uncle
Brother
Grand-father
Cousin
Father

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word REFRESHING each of which has as many letters between as they have in the English alphabet
Three
One
Two
None
More than three

Directions (next five questions) : In these questions, three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements : No gate is a door. All doors are walls. No wall is a ceiling.

Conclusions :
1. At least some gates are ceilings.
2. No ceiling is a door.
If both conclusions I and II are true
If neither conclusions I nor II is true
If either conclusion I or II is true
If only conclusion I is true
If only conclusion II is true

Statements : Some slopes are mountains. No mountain is a river. Some rivers are ponds.

Conclusions :
1. All ponds being mountains is a possibility.
2. All slopes being rivers is a possibility.
If both conclusions I and II are true
If neither conclusions I nor II is true
If either conclusion I or II is true
If only conclusion I is true
If only conclusion II is true

Statements : All teams are participants. All members are teams. No member is a captain.

Conclusions :
1. Atleast some participants are members.
2. All teams being captains is a possibility
If both conclusions I and II are true
If neither conclusions I nor II is true
If either conclusion I or II is true
If only conclusion I is true
If only conclusion II is true

Statements : All hands are limbs. All limbs are fingers. Some fingers are thumbs.

Conclusions :
1. Some thumbs being limbs is a possibility.
2. All hands are fingers.
If both conclusions I and II are true
If neither conclusions I nor II is true
If either conclusion I or II is true
If only conclusion I is true
If only conclusion II is true

Statements : No meeting is an argument. All debates are arguments. Some debates are fights.

Conclusions :
1. No fight in a meeting.
2. Some fights are meetings.
If both conclusions I and II are true
If neither conclusions I nor II is true
If either conclusion I or II is true
If only conclusion I is true
If only conclusion II is true

If in the word EQUALITY, the positions of the first and the fifth letters are interchanged; similarly the positions of the second and the sixth letters are interchanged and so on. Which letter will be third from the right end
I
U
Q
L
Y
Explanation:

E Q U A L I T Y

After interchanging the positions of the letters

L I T Y E Q U A

So, Q will be third from the right end.

Statement : Company A has approached government with a proposal to build road and other infrastructure for providing transport facilities in area X.

Which of the following could possibly lead the government to turn down the proposal forwarded by Company A
Residents of Area X and its adjoining areas have to walk for several kilometers to seek transport facilities.
Company B which had undertaken similar projects earlier had failed to build good quality roads in the area.
Although, Area X is in dire need of road and infrastructure facilities, any company which undertook it would not make huge profits in the long run.
Area X is a land with very low economic productivity and negligible residents.
Area X is the unofficial hub for transportation of agriculture goods from State A to State B.

Directions (next four question) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.

S,T,U,V,W, X,Y and Z are seated in a straight line but not necessarily in the same order, some of them are facing south while some are facing north. S sits fourth to the left of X. X sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Both the immediate neighbours of S face south. T sits second to the left of Z. Z is not an immediate neighbour of S. Neither Z nor U sits at the extreme end of the line. Both the immediate neighbours of U face north. W sits to the immediate left of Y. Immediate neighbours of V face opposite directions (i.e. if one neighbour of V faces north then the other faces south and vice-versa.) Immediate neighbours of T face opposite directions (i.e., if one neighbour of T faces north then the other faces south and vice-versa. People sitting at the extreme ends face the same directions (i.e. if one person faces north then the other also faces north and vice-versa.)

Who amongst the following sits exactly between Z and T
U
V
Y
X
W

How many persons are seated between T and X
Four
More than four
One
Three
Two

Which of the following pairs represents immediate neighbours of the persons seated at the two extreme ends of the line
Y,Z
T,Y
W,T
U,Z
S,T

Directions (next five questions) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘capital cities are crowded’ is written as ‘ju sh pi be’

‘crowded cities create chaos’ is written as ‘sh be nt ro’

‘huge industries create capital’ is written as ‘db ju nt ka’

‘industries are huge chaos’ is written as ‘ka pi ro db’

(All the codes are two letter codes)

What is the code for ‘capital in the given code language
pi
ju
sh
be
db

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Student	Subject	College
M	Mathematics	II
T	Chemistry	I
D	Physics	II
F	Histroy	III
H	English	III
R	Geography	I
W	Biology	III