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 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. In a certain code, ‘RAGHAVAN’ is written as ‘GARVAHNA’. In that code which word will be written as MATHAVAN?

(a) TAMVAHNA               (b) TAMVAHAN

(c) TAMHAVNA              (d) MATVAHNA

2. If ‘FRIEND’ is coded as ‘IULHQG’, how will you code ‘ENEMY’?

(a) HQHPB                     (b) HQHPA

(c) HQEMY                     (d) HQHPG

3. In a coded language, if the word ‘EQUATION’ is coded as ‘GSWCVKQP,’ then how is the word ‘DONKEY’ be coded?

(a) FQPMGA                   (b) YEKNOD

(c) GWCVKJ                   (d) PQKUCW

4. If 38 + 15 = 66 and 29 +36 =99, then 82 + 44 = ?

(a) 77           (b) 88                 (c) 80                   (d) 94

5. The following list gives the details of the number of people affected by Tuberculosis in a particular locality in various years. It is known that these numbers follow a specific sequence. From the given details, estimate the number of people affected by Tuberculosis in that locality in 1994.

1994        1995         1996      1997        1998

 ?                92            113          141          176

(a) 99          (b) 85            (c) 71                 (d) 78

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