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SSC Reasoning 100
SSC Reasoning 100
100 QUESTIONS
REASONING CAREERWILL
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(A) South-West/
(B) North-East/
(C) North-West/
(D) Cannot be determined
Courses of action:/
I. The government should employ additional
(A) 18 (B) 19 security.
(C) 20 (D) 21
Directions(8-9): Eight people Aarush, Bindu, II. Care should be taken to stop rumours from
Chunnu, Divya, Etti, Prithvi, Gopal and Harish live spreading.
in an eight storey building, but not necessarily in
the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered
1 and the tommost floor is numbered 8. Aarush
lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the III. Extremist religious leaders of both the
floor numbered second or fourth. Only three floors communities should be jailed.
are there between Aarush and Bindu. Only two
people live between Chunnu and Etti. Prithvi lives
(A) I and II follow/I II
on a floor above Divya. There are equal numbers of
floors between the floors on which Etti and Bindu (B) II and III follow/II III
live and between the floors on which Aarush and (C) I and III follow/I III
Etti live. Harish lives immediately below Divya's
floor. Gopal lives immediately below Aarush's floor. (D) All follow/
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11. A square-sheet of paper is fourfolded (i.e.4 layer A-Z Z
of paper are made of the sheet). Then it is cut on B
one edge of the triangular fold. Find the figure
C ............ M
pattern of sheet on unfolding from the answer
figures. N P
...........
Also each vowel and Z is assigned a different symbol
respectively. @, *, #, $, %, &
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(A) 10 (B) 16 (C) if either I or II is implicit
(C) 19 (D) 14 I II
18. Statement:/ (D) if neither I nor II is implicit
Should the sale of tobacco products be I II
restricted to only a few outlets in each city/ 20. 47 : 65 : : 59 : ?
town?
(A) 94 (B) 110
(C) 106 (D) 118
21. In the following question, find the odd word from
Arguments:/ the given alternatives.
I. Yes. This will substantially reduce
consumption of tobacco products.
(A) Withdrawal/
II. No. Those who want to purchase tobacco (B) Deduction/
products should get them at convenient
(C) Deposit/
locations.
(D) Debit/
22. Statement:/
(A) if only argument I is strong "If you are beautiful, we will catch your beauty.
If you are not, we will make you beautiful.''-
I
an advertisement of a photo studio.
(B) if only argument II is strong
"
II "
(C) if either I or II is strong
I II Assumptions:/
(D) if neither I nor II is strong I. How to look beautiful is a problem of
I II youngsters.
19. Statement:/
A's advice to B- "Go to Jammu via Amritsar-the II. Nobody desires to be beautiful.
shortest route."
A B " (A) if only assumption I is implicit
" I
Assumptions:/ (B) if only assumption II is implicit
I. B wishes to go to Jammu. II
B (C) if either I or II is implicit
II. A gives advice to everybody. I II
A (D) if neither I nor II is implicit
(A) if only assumption I is implicit I II
I 23. 2,1,2,4,4,5,6,7,8,8,10,11,?
(B) if only assumption II is implicit (A) 9 (B) 10
II (C) 11 (D) 12
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24. (A) YNRIRE (B) DQHQMX
(C) FSJSOZ (D) ERIRNY
36 25 29. How many pairs of letters are there in the word
"TECHNOCRATIC" which have the same number
? 27 of letters between them as in English alphabet?
"TECHNOCRATIC"
33 23
(A) Four/ (B) Five/
21 30 (C) Six/ (D) Seven/
30. _tu_rt_s_ _us rtu_
(A) rsurts (B) rsurtr
(A) 35 (B) 32
(C) rsutrr (D) rtusru
(C) 22 (D) 19
31. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
25. 7 21 15
XYZ
49 441 225
If the above alphabet are divided into two equal
98 882 450 halves – from A to M and N to Z, which letter
140 1302 ? in the later half would be corresponding to the
(A) 6750 (B) 690 letter J?
(C) 1380 (D) 660
26. Three forms of a dice are shown below. In this A M N Z
dice which figure will be on the surface J
opposite to the figure ? (A) Q (B) V
(C) X (D) W
32. Letters of a word have been jumbled up and
numbered as given. Select the option that
+ – ÷ gives the correct order of the letters as indi-
cated by the numbers to form the word?
0 × × 0 +
I II III
(A) × (B) +
(C) 0 (D) ÷ E, C, I, P, A, R, C, T
27. How many degree will the minute hand move, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
in the same time in which the second hand (A) 5, 2, 1, 8, 4, 3, 7, 6
move 480°?
(B) 4, 1, 3, 2, 8, 6, 7, 5
(C) 5, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 6, 4
°
(D) 4, 6, 5, 7, 8, 3, 2, 1
(A) 6° (B) 9°
33. Assertion (A):/
(C) 8° (D) 4°
The use of Chlorofluoro carbons is banned
28. In a certain language, SIGHT is written as FVTUG.
throughout the world nowadays.
How is REVEAL written in the same language?
SIGHT FVTUG REVEAL
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Reason (R):/
These chemicals cause skin cancer.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct Question figure:/
explanation of A.
A R RA
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A.
A R RA
Answer figures:/
37.
TRUE/
(A) 24, 77, 56, 03 (B) 41, 86, 99, 23
(C) 30, 95, 87, 20 (D) 03, 58, 78, 11
35. A triangular piece of paper is folded and
punched as shown in the question figure. How
will it appear when opened?
Select your response from answer figures.
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(A) 535 (B) 577 42. The Chairman of the Selection Committee ar-
(C) 755 (D) 775 rived at the Interview room for conducting an
38. From the given alternative words, select the word interview at 10 minutes to 12 : 30 hrs. He was
which can or cannot be formed using the letters earlier by twenty minutes than the other mem-
of the given word. bers of the board, who arrived late by 30 min-
utes. At what time were the interview sched-
uled?
CONCENTRATION
(A) CONCERN/ (B) NATION/
(C) TRAIN/ (D) CENTRE/
39. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman (A) 12 : 10 (B) 12 : 20
said, "His brother's father is the only son of my
grandfather". How is the woman related to the (C) 12 : 30 (D) 12 : 40
man in the photograph? 43. How many triangles can be found out from the
following figure?
(A) 11 (B) 12
Arguments:/
(C) 13 (D) 14
41. There is a cuboid whose dimensions are I. No. It is against the policy of non-violence.
4×3×3 cm. The opposite faces of dimensions
4×3 are coloured yellow. The opposite faces II. Yes. Every citizen should protect his
of other dimensions 4×3 are coloured red. country.
The opposite faces of dimensions 3×3 are
coloured green. Now the cuboid is cut into
small cubes of side 1 cm. How many small (A) if only argument I is strong
cubes will have no face coloured? I
× × × (B) if only argument II is strong
× II
× (C) if either I or II is strong
I II
(D) if neither I nor II is strong
I II
(A) 1 (B) 2 45. Select the related figure from the given alter-
(C) 4 (D) 8 natives.
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49. Arrange the following words as per order in
the dictionary:
Question figure:/
(1) Critical
(2) Criterion
(3) Crisis
Answer figures:/ (4) Crisp
(A) 3, 4, 2, 1 (B) 1, 3, 4, 2
(C) 3, 4, 1, 2 (D) 4, 3, 1, 2
50. From among the given alternatives select the
one in which the set of numbers is most like
the set of numbers given in the question.
46. From among the given alternatives select the
one in which the set of numbers is most like
the set of numbers given in the question.
Given Set: (7, 15, 31)
(A) 7, 13, 28 (B) 5, 13, 28
(C) 9, 13, 26 (D) 5, 13, 29
Given Set : (49, 25, 9) 51. Looking at the portrait of a man, Ram said, "His
(A) (36, 16, 4) (B) (36, 25, 16) mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers
(C) (39, 26, 13) (D) (64,27,8) and sisters I have none". Whose portrait was Ram
47. If "+" means "×","×" means "+",''÷" means "–" and looking at?
"–" means "÷". Then select the option which is
correct after changing the signs?
"+" "×","×" "+",''÷" "–"
"–" "÷" (A) His grandfather/
(B) His son/
(A) 5×6–5+3÷2 = 20
(C) His brother/
(B) 15+12÷4–2×4 =180
(D) His cousin/
(C) 10–5×3+4÷1 = 15
52. How many squares and triangles are there in
(D) 8+6÷2×15–3 = 51
the given figure?
48. In the following number series, two terms have
been put within brackets. Mark your answer as
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Question figure:/ (C) Only I and II follow
I II
(D) Only I and either II or IV follow
I II IV
56. From among the given alternatives select the
one in which the set of numbers is most like
the set of numbers given in the question.
Answer figures:/
Given set : 63, 49, 35
(A) 81, 63, 45 (B) 64, 40, 28
(C) 72, 40, 24 (D) 72, 48, 24
57. Assertion (A):/
Diamond is used for cutting glass.
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(C) Tuesday/
(D) Friday/
64. In the following question, select the related
a b c + – × word from the given alternatives.
(A) b c a (B) – × +
c a b × + –
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Answer figures:/
68. 2 1 2
21 22 ?
1 2 5
20 23 43 72. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown
below. From the given Answer Figures indicate
(A) 40 (B) 48 how it will appear when opened.
(C) 50 (D) 36
69. Arrange the following words as per order in
the dictionary:
Question figure:/
(1) Modicum
(2) Modal
(3) Mode
(4) Modifier
(A) 2,3,1,4 (B) 2,3,4,1
(C) 3,2,1,4 (D) 3,2,4,1 Answer figures:/
70. Find out the set of numbers amongst the four
sets of numbers given in the alternatives which
is most like the set given in the question.
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Given set: (3, 7, 15) 78. From among the given alternatives select the
(A) 2, 6, 10 (B) 4, 8, 18 one in which the set of numbers is most like
(C) 5, 9, 17 (D) 7, 12, 19 the set of numbers given in the question.
75. In the following question, choose the numbers
similar to the group of numbers given.
2 2
5 3 3 6
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 6
All the six faces of a cube are coloured with six
(A) 16 (B) 18 different colours - black, brown, green, red,
(C) 20 (D) 22 or more white and blue.
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(A) VMRJECN (B) VMRHACJ
(C) VMRJACJ (D) VNRJABJ
1. Red face is opposite to the black face. 87. _ n m m n _ m m n n _ m n n m _
(A) n n m m (B) n m n m
2. Green face is between red and black faces. (C) m n n m (D) n m m n
88. Statements:/
3. Blue face is adjacent to white face. All Delhi is Mumbai./
No Mumbai is Kolkata./
4. Brown face is adjacent to blue face.
All Mumbai is Chennai./
Conclusions:/
83. Red face is in the bottom.
I. Some Delhi are Kolkata.
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letter, leaving blank spaces and then all the President : India : : King : ?
blanks were filled in with remaining letters in
reverse order, i.e., AZCXEV ....ending with B, then
(A) England/
which letter is to the right of sixteenth letter
from the left corner? (B) China/
A Z Y A_C_E_G_ (C) Jordan/
(D) France/
96. In a certain code language "CRISIS" is coded
AZCXEV as "77-18-59" and "EDITOR" is coded as "71-
B 29-42". Then how will "LATTER" be coded in
that language?
(A) M (B) N "CRISIS" "77-18-59"
(C) Q (D) R "EDITOR" "71-29-42"
92. If it is Saturday on 27th September, what day "LATTER"
will it be on 27th October of the same year?
(A) 76-06-70
(B) 68-58-10
(C) 48-14-34
(A) Thursday/
(D) 41-30-11
(B) Sunday/
97. In a certain code language "BINARY" is coded
(C) Friday/ as “12-57” and "NUMBER" is coded as “20-53”.
(D) Monday/ Then how will "CODING" be coded in that lan-
93. a e b d_f j g i_k o l n_ guage?
(A) c m h (B) c h m "BINARY" “12-57”
(C) c g m (D) c j l "NUMBER" “20-53”
94. Molly travelled from point A to point B which is "CODING"
5 feet. He then travelled 6 feet to his right and
then turned to left and went 4 feet. Finally he
(A) 14-38
again went 6 feet to his left. How far is he from
the point B now? (B) 15-35
(C) 13-37
A B
(D) 14-37
98. M oh an i s 1 0 th from left end in a rwo and Sohan
is 15th from right. If Ram is exactly between
B
the two then What could be the minimum
(A) 10 feet/ number of persons in the row?
(B) 6 feet/
(C) 9 feet/
(D) 4 feet/
95. In the following question, select the related (A) 26
word from the given alternatives.
(B) 16
(C) 15
(D) CND
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99. Study the given pattern carefully and select 100. Find the next number in the following se-
the number that can replace the question ries.
mark(?) in it.