Dear PaGaLGuY readers, Reasoning forms an integral part of a number of competitive examinations, such as the SSC CGL, SSC CHSL exams, Banking Entrance exams, UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, MBA entrance exams, Combined Defence Service Examination, etc. Given the importance of this section, we bring you a Reasoning Quiz to help you practise and sharpen your reasoning ability.

This quiz has questions from the SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier – I) exam held in June 2011. Solve this quiz and leave your responses/ answers in the comments section below. We will soon let you know the correct answers!

1. Among her children, Ganga’s favourites are Ram and Rekha. Rekha is the mother of Sharat, who is loved most by his uncle Mithun. The head of the family is Ramlal, who is succeeded by his sons Gopal and Mohan. Gopal and Ganga have been married for 35 yrs and have 3 children. What is the relation between Mohan and Mithun?

      (a) Uncle                   (b) Son                   (c) Brother                 (d) No relation

2. From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word.  ‘DETERMINATION’

(a)DECLARATION

(b)NATIONAL

(c) TERMINATED

(d) DEVIATION

3. If in a certain code HYDROGEN is written as JCJZYSSD, then how can ANTIMONY be written in that code?

(a) CPVKOQPA                             (b) CRZQWABO

(c) ERXMQSRC                             (d) GTZOSUTE

4. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662, then how can CALICUT be coded?

(a) 5279431                      (b) 5978013                (c) 8251896                   (d) 8543691   

5. Two statements are given followed by four inferences. Select the alternative which is most appropriate.

Statements: 

India is becoming industrialised. Pollution is a problem associated with industrialisation.

Inferences

I. All industrial centres are polluted.

II. India is polluted.

III. Polluted nations are industrialised.

India has become polluted.

(a) All are appropriate 

(b)None is appropriate

(c) Only IV is appropriate

(d) Only II is appropriate

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