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 Services 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 actual SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier – I) examinations held during the past few years. Solve this quiz and leave your responses/ answers in the comments section below. We will soon let you know the correct answers!

1. Which of the following sets of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete the series?

mc_m_a_ca_ca_mc

(a) a c m m m a      (b) c a m c a m     (c) a a a c m m      (d) a c m m m c

2. Which of the given options would be a meaningful order of the following?

(i) Twilight       (ii) Dawn         (iii) Noon        (iv) Night

(a) – (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(b) – (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

(c) – (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(d) – (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

3. Arrange the following words as per their order in the dictionary

(I) Aqueous (ii) Aquarium (iii) Aquiline (iv) Aquatic

(a) – (iv), (iii), (ii),(i)

(b) – (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(c) – (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(d) – (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

In the following questions, choose the correct alternative that will complete the series meaningfully.

4. 4, 11, 30, 67, 128, ?

(a) 219          (b) 228         (c) 231            (d) 237

5. AMN, BOP, CQR, ?

(a) BAS         (b) DST        (c) EQP          (d) FRS

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