Reasoning Ability Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

Questions of Reasoning Ability with Answers

Q.1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. which one does not belong to that group?

(A) Tooth    

(B) Chin    

(C) Nose    

(D) Ear     

(E) Eye

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Direction: In each of the following questions, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.

Q.2. OTE, PUF, QVG, RWH, ? 

(A) SYJ

(B) TCI

(C)  SXJ

(D)   SXI

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Q.3. Find the missing number in the following series?

3, 5, 5, 19, 7, 41, 9, ?

(A) 71    

(B) 61

(C) 79     

(D) 69

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Direction: In each of the following questions, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.

Q.4. A, B, N, C, D, O, E, F, P, ?, ?, ? 

(A) G, H, I

(B) G, H, J

(C)  G, H, Q

(D)   J, K, L

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Q.5. Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?

(A) Rs. 4, Rs. 23  

(B) Rs. 13, Rs. 17

(C) Rs. 15, Rs. 14                

(D) Rs. 17, Rs. 13

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Direction: The series consists of 2 groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, ?, ?) and (N, O, P, ?). The series is made of two terms of first group followed by one term of second group.

Q.6. Z, W, S, P, L, I, E, ? 

(A) B

(B) D

(C)  F

(D)   K

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Q.7. Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?

(A) Sister-in-law 

(B) Mother

(C) Aunt               

(D) Can't be determined

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Direction: The series consists of 2 groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, ?, ?) and (N, O, P, ?). The series is made of two terms of first group followed by one term of second group.

Q.8. A, I, P, V, A, E, ? 

(A) E

(B) F

(C)  G

(D)   H

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Q.9. A girl introduced a boy as the son of' the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's 

(A) Brother         

(B) Son

(C) Uncle              

(D) Son-in-law

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Direction: Three of the words will be in the same classification, the remaining one will not be. Your answer will be the one word that does NOT belong in the same classification as the others.

Q.10.Which word does NOT belong with the others?

(A) parsley

(B) basil

(C) dill

(D) mayonnaise

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