Dear PaGaLGuy readers, General 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 Stenographer Group C & D recruitment examination, December 2011. Solve this quiz and leave your responses/ answers in the comments section below. We will soon let you know the correct answers!

In these questions, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

1. KiD, NkH, QmL, ToP, ?

(a) WaT                     (b) UqS

(c) WvS                      (d) VrT

2.    2,  6,  12,  ? ,  30

(a)18                           (b) 24

(c) 20                         (d) 26

3.   24, 6, 18, 9, 36, 9, 24, ?

(a) 24                     (b) 12                (c) 8                    (d) 6

4. Select the number which does not belong to the given series.

2, 8, 3, 27, 4, 64, 5, 225

(a)27                (b) 8                   (c) 225                  (d) 64

5. In a row of trees, one tree is the 7th from either end of the row. How many trees are there in the row?

(a) 11                    (b) 13                  (c) 15                    (d) 14

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