Reasoning Practice Question and Answer

Q: Find the odd one out?
 61, 66, 83, 121, 185
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    185
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    121
    Correct
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    83
    Correct
    Wrong
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    66
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Answer : 2. "121"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 121 Explanation: Given number series is 61, 66, 83, 121, 185 Here the given series follows a pattern that,   6161 + 22 + 1 = 6666 + 42 + 1 = 8383 + 62 + 1 = 120 (not 121)120 + 82 + 1 = 185     Hence, the odd man in the given series is 121.

Q: It is unfortunate for a country, specially for the poor and women, that whenever any kind of disincentive – even of the mildest nature such as debarring a person with more than two children from contesting any local body election – is introduced to promote family planning, there are always some activists and organizations who unnecessarily oppose the measures without realizing that the voluntary family planning programmes area miserable flop as clearly highlighted by the national family health surveys. Which of the following if true would strengthen the author’s contention? 4855 0

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    Percentage of rural women voluntarily seeking family planning services in government health centre facilities has drastically come down over the last decade.
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    One child policy on China, where employees with more than one child are discriminated against, has been very effective in controlling their population.
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    ) Activists and organization which seem to advocate civil rights issues typically have their own vested interests and hidden agendas.
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    Punitive measures are the best deterrents for refraining people from committing deeds which adversely affect the society at large
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "One child policy on China, where employees with more than one child are discriminated against, has been very effective in controlling their population."

Q: When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 12? 1816 0

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    35/36
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    Wrong
  • 2
    17/36
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    15/36
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    1/36
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Answer : 1. "35/36"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 35/36 Explanation: When two dice are thrown simultaneously, the probability is n(S) = 6x6 = 36 Required, the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 12 That can be done as n(E) = { (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6)(2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6)(3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6)(4,1), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6)(5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6)(6,1), (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5) } = 35 Hence, required probability = n(E)/n(S) = 35/36.

Q:

Complete the given number series?
8, 14, 24, 40, ?

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    65
    Correct
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  • 2
    84
    Correct
    Wrong
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    96
    Correct
    Wrong
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    102
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Answer : 1. "65"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 65 Explanation: The given number series is 8, 14, 24, 40, ? . It follows a pattern that, 8 8 x 1.5 + 2 = 14 14 x 1.5 + 3 = 24 24 x 1.5 + 4 = 40 40 x 1.5 + 5 = 65   Hence, the next number in the given number series is 65.

Q: Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row ? 4103 1

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    26
    Correct
    Wrong
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    24
    Correct
    Wrong
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    25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    22
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Answer : 3. "25"

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Answer : 3. "26"

Q: Find the odd one out in question 2220 1

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    profit: loss
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  • 2
    wise: foolish
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    virtue: vice
    Correct
    Wrong
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    seduce: attract
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Answer : 4. "seduce: attract"

Q: Direction 6. In this question five words are given. Which of them will come in the middle if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary? 2335 0

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    Heaven
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    Hillock
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Hawker
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Hilt
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    History
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Answer : 2. "Hillock"

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