WORD GROUP

CATEGORISATION
 In this type of reasoning problems, few words are given. The candidate is
required to arrange these words in a meaningful or logical sequence.
 Example, the sequence of occurrence of events, the sequence of increasing or
decreasing the value, size or intensity, etc.
Birth

Funeral
Education

Death Marriage
Arrange the following words in a logical sequence.
1. Yarn 2. Plant 3. Saree 4. Cotton 5. Cloth
A. 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
B. 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
C. 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
D. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

Answer: A
The correct order is :
Plant Cotton Yarn Cloth Saree
2 4 1 5 3
1. Puberty 2. Adulthood 3. Childhood
4. Infancy 5. Senescence 6. Adolescence
A. 2, 4, 6, 3, 1, 5
B. 4, 3, 1, 6, 2, 5
C. 4, 3, 6, 2, 1, 5
D. 5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1

Answer: B
B
The correct order is :
Infancy - the state or period of babyhood or early childhood
Childhood
Puberty - the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable
of reproduction.
Adolescence - the period following the onset of puberty during which a young person
develops from a child into an adult.
Adulthood - the state or condition of being fully grown or mature.
Senescence - the condition or process of deterioration with age.
1. Family 2. Community 3. Member 4. Locality 5. Country
A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
B. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
C. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2

Answer: A
The correct order is :
Member Family Community Locality Country
3 1 2 4 5
If the first and second digits are interchanged in each number from the following
set of numbers, and then the numbers are arranged in descending order, which
number will be second ?
376 438 476 389 567
A. 376
B. 567
C. 389
D. 476
Answer: D
Given 376 438 476 389 567
After interchanging 1st and 2nd digits
736 348 746 839 657
Now, arranging in descending order 839 746 736 657 348
Here in second place 746
Therefore, 476 is the answer.
1. Never 2. Sometimes 3. Generally 4. Seldom 5. Always
A. 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
B. 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
C. 5, 3, 2, 1, 4
D. 5, 3, 2, 4, 1

Answer: D
The correct order is :
Always Generally Sometimes Seldom Never
5 3 2 4 1
1. Heel 2. Shoulder 3. Skull 4. Neck 5. Knee 6. Chest 7. Thigh
8. Stomach 9. Face 10. Hand
A. 3, 4, 7, 9, 2, 5, 8, 10, 6, 1
B. 3, 9, 4, 2, 10, 6, 8, 7, 5, 1
C. 2, 4, 7, 10, 1, 5, 8, 9, 6, 3
D. 4, 7, 10, 1, 9, 6, 2, 5, 8, 3

Answer: B
The correct order is :
Skull Face Neck Shoulder Hand Chest Stomach Thigh Knee Heel
3 9 4 2 10 6 8 7 5 1
1. Hecto 2. Centi 3. Deca 4. Kilo 5. Deci
A. 1, 3, 4, 5, 2
B. 1, 5, 3, 4, 2
C. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4
D. 5, 2, 1, 4, 3

Answer: C
Order is:
Centi = 1cm
Deci = 10cm
Deca = 1000cm
Hecto = 10000cm
Kilo = 100000cm
1. Iron 2. Copper 3. Gold 4. Silver 5. Aluminium
A. 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
B. 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
C. 1, 2, 5, 4, 3
D. 1, 5, 2, 4, 3

Answer: D
Order is:
Iron is cheaper than aluminium and aluminium is cheaper than copper. Copper is
cheaper than silver and silver is cheaper than gold.
 Iron
 Aluminium
 Copper
 Silver
 Gold
1. Treatment 2. Patient 3. Diagnosis 4. Doctor 5. Bill
A. 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
B. 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
C. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
D. 5, 4, 1, 3, 2

Answer: C
 A person falls ill and becomes a patient; visits a doctor; diagnosis is done,
treatment starts and finally the bill is generated.
1. Atomic Age 2. Metallic Age 3. Stone Age 4. Alloy Age
A. 1, 3, 4, 2
B. 2, 3, 1, 4
C. 3, 2, 4, 1
D. 4, 3, 2, 1

Answer: C
In order of ages of history
c. Stone Age → b. Metallic Age → d. Alloy Age → a. Atomic Age
1. Bihar 2. Universe 3. Patna 4. World 5. India
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
C. 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
D. 4, 1, 5, 3, 2

Answer: B
The correct order is :
 Patna is a city
 Bihar is a state
 India is a Asian country
 World is the planet Earth
 Universe is the name that we use to describe the collection of all the things that
exist in space.
1. Euphoria 2. Happiness 3. Ambivalence 4. Ecstasy 5. Pleasure
A. 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
B. 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
C. 3, 2, 5, 1, 4
D. 4, 1, 3, 2, 5

Answer: C
 All the given words stand for 'Joy', but the intensity increases in the order -
Ambivalence, Happiness, Pleasure, Euphoria, Ecstasy.
 Thus the correct order is 3, 2, 5, 1, 4.
Choose Odd one out of the options ?
A. PSRQ
B. SVUT
C. MNPO
D. KNML

Answer: C
 PSRQ --> {16, 19, 18, 17} - next 3 alphabets of "P" is written in reverse order
 SVUT --> {19, 22, 21, 20} - next 3 alphabets of "S" is written in reverse order
 MNPO --> {13, 14, 16, 15}
 KNML --> {11, 14, 13, 12} - next 3 alphabets of "K" is written in reverse order
Except "MNPO", others are not in consecutive order.
1. Production 2. River 3. Reservoir 4. Irrigation 5. Electricity
A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
B. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
C. 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
D. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

Answer: A
The correct sequence is ,
River- reservoir- irrigation- electricity- production
1. Ceiling 2. Room 3. Floor 4. Walls 5. Foundation
A. 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
B. 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
C. 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
D. 4, 5, 1, 2, 3

Answer: A
The Correct Sequence is:
Foundation Walls Ceiling Floor Room
5 4 1 3 2
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