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SSC CHSL Reasoning PDF
SSC CHSL Reasoning PDF
SSC CHSL Reasoning PDF
Questions
1. Select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives.
BEHK : PSVY :: ADGJ : ? Ans. ORUX.
3. Among five friends; Satish, Kishore, Mohan, Anil and Rajesh, Mohan is the tallest.
Satish is shorter than Kishore but taller than Rajesh. Anil is little shorter than
Kishore but little taller than Satish. Who is taller than Rajesh but shorter than Anil?
Given,
M > K > A > S > R.
Hence, only Satish is taller than Rajesh but shorter than Anil.
Ans. Satish
4. Select the words which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word,
INCONVENIENCE?
Ans. CONSCIENCE.
6. EI,JR,LM,_ Ans: XZ
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7. 3,6,9,36,41…? Ans:246
8. One evening after sunset, Reema and Riya were standing under a tree with their
backs facing each other. Reema’s shadow fell towards her right-hand side. Which
direction was Riya facing? _qr_srq_p_rs_r_p
10. Find the odd one out from the following: root, shrub, tree, herb. ANS - Root
14. Number of Students studying Subject A is given and Number of Students studying
both the subjects is given, find the number of students studying Subject B.
16. A pineapple costs Rs X each. An apple costs Rs. Y each. Ram spends Rs. 38 on
these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is?
17. A man has Rs. 480 in various denominations of notes. Some more data given. What
is the total number of notes that he has?
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18. A bus starts from city X. Some leave and some enter. Some more data given. How
many passengers entered the bus in beginning?
19. APJ Abdul Kalam: Wings of Fire:: Mahatma Gandhi : ? My Experiments with
Truth
22. 6 8 5
15 30 20
84 152 ?
Ans: 100, Solution: ( 6 + 15 )× 4 = 84, (8 + 30) × 4 = 152, (5 + 20) × 4 = 100
23. Which of the following words cannot be formed using the word ‘INVESTIGATION’
(a) INSTIGATION (b) GESTATION (c) VEST (d) STIGMA – STIGMA
24. Arrange the words in the correct order: (A) Tissues (B) Cells (C) Organ System (D)
Body (E) Organ – BAECD
25. You had to arrange a set of words in the sequence in which they occur in the
English dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.
26. If each letter in the English alphabet is assigned odd numerical value beginning
coding A = 1, B = 3 & so on, what will be the total value of the letter of the word
‘SNAKE’? – 95
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27. If the word ‘STOVE’ is written as ‘FNBLK, then how is ‘VOTES’ written in that
code? LBNKF
29. There are five friends – S, K, M, A and R. S is shorter than K, but taller than R. M is
the tallest. A is a little shorter than K and a little taller than S. Who has two
persons taller and two persons shorter than him? A
30. Rajiv is the brother of Atul. Sonia is the sister of Sunil. Atul is the son of Sonia.
How is Rajiv related to Sonia? Son
35. Find odd one out: 358, 240, 385, 853. 240 {all are permutations of 3,5,8}
36. Find odd one out: 143, 279, 286, 374. 279 {1+3=4, 2+6=8, 3+4=7}
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38. Find the odd one out – Mizoram, Sikkim, Kohima, Manipur. Kohima (city not
state)
39. Put in meaningful order 1. Book 2. Pulp 3. Timber 4. Jungle 5. Paper Ans: Jungle
>> Timber >> Pulp >> Paper >> Book
42. Find the odd one out. (a) Mizoram (b) Sikkim (c) Kohima (d) Manipur
45. Find the odd one out. (New York/Los Angeles/Sydney/Washington). Ans. Sydney.
47. In a group of equal number of cows and hens, the total number of legs was 28 less
than four times the number of heads. The number of hens was? 14
48. Given that P is the husband of Q and given that R is the mother of S and Q, what is
R to P? Mother
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49. The average age of 19 boys in a class is 21 years. If the teacher’s age is included,
then the average rises to 22 years. Then what is the age of the teacher? 41 years
53. Find the odd one out in 149, 121, 199, 157? 121 (the only perfect square)
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56. 1 analogy question based on GK (emperors)
61. Direct question on directions & distance. “Left home, went X km south, then
turned right….” type.
62. QRU:RQF::GIE:?IGV
63. Find the odd one out {Violin, Guitar, Flute, Sarangi}? Flute
69. If HAMMER is coded as MAHERM then how will METRO be coded? TEMOR
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70. A person gets out of his house and walks 12 kms west then takes a right walks 8
kms. Then takes a left walks 12 kms. Then takes a right walks 8 kms. Then takes a
left and walks 8 kms, takes another left and walks 8 kms. How far is he from his
starting point.
71. Pointing to a picture, a boy said that this is my paternal grandfather’s daughter’s
sister in law. How is she related to the boy? Mother/Aunt
74. Matrix word formation question –> Find code for MIND
76. Find odd one out: 7343, 6216, 8511. Ans. 8511.
77. Find odd one out: FT, KP, IR. Ans. FT.
80. Nikhil is Tara’s Father in Law, Rahul is husband of Tara. If X is Rahul’s brother,
how is X related to Nikhil?
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81. Find the missing number in the matrix: [3 4 12, 6 9 54, 8 ? 72]. Ans. 9.
83. If north changes to east then what will be the direction of someone moving
towards south?
85. ST : LC :: PQ : ?
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93. Number Series - 58, 52, 46, 40, ? Ans. 34.
94. Find odd one out: 243, 729, 81, 9. – 243 (all others are have 3 as their common
factor)
95. Find odd one out: Mare, Cub, Horse, Pony. – Cub
97. Find the odd one out: 12, 24, 48, 80. – 80 is odd as all are multiple of 12
104. 96 : 54 : 89 : ? – 81
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107. Find the odd one out, BSF/ Indian air force/ CISF/ ITBP?
108. Choose the odd one out: (Yellow, White, Red, and Violet). Ans. White.
111. Today is Varun’s birthday. One year from today he will be twice as old as he was
12 years ago. How old is he now?
112. If 18th October, 2011 is a Sunday, what will be the day on 11 September, 2012?
114. What will come in place of the question mark? Saniya Mirza (Not exact): Tennis ∷
Dhyan Chand : ?
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118. Venn Diagram: women, trainer and pilot? – 3 circle interconnected with each
other
119. A person initially facing west turns 45° clockwise and again turns to 180°
anticlockwise. Find in which direction he will be when he turns 90° to his right?
– South-west
120. If 4 September 2008 was Tuesday then what will 9 October 2008 be? – Saturday
121. Girl walks to east 10 km, turns to left and walks 20 km towards school, direction
of school with respect to home? – North east
122. 8:30 ∷ 6: ?
123. A man had 20 cows. All but nine died. How many was he left with? – 9
125. Find the odd one out {Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, India Gate, Gateway of
India} Gateway of India (in Mumbai, rest in Delhi)
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33 × 4 + 4 = 136
136 × 5 + 5 = 685
130. Represent the following in a Venn diagram (Kitchen, Utensils, and Glass).
4 18 48 ? 180
132. 2 × 2 × 1 = 4,
3 × 3 × 2 = 18,
4 × 4 × 3 = 48,
5 × 5 × 4 = 100,
6 × 6 × 5 = 180.
Ans. 100.
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133. Analogies: 42: 36 ∷ 52: ?
137. Represent the following in a Venn diagram (Keyboard, Mouse, Input devices,
Output devices, Computer).
138. A person starts and walks 10m in south-east, then turns 90° anticlockwise and
walks another 10 m, then turns 90° clockwise and walks 10m more. Which
direction is he facing now?
139. Pointing to a lady Kamya said that she is the mother of my Grandfathers’ only
Son, how is Kamya related to the lady?
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141. Find the odd number out. 18,48,150,180
Ans: 150
Solution:
33-32=18
43-42=48
63-62=180
144. A person was initially facing the west. He then turned 90 degree anticlockwise,
walked some distance in that direction and then again turned 90 degrees
anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now?
148. Five Point someone: Chetan Bhagat :: Swami and His Friends: ? – RK Narayan
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149. Analogy based on chronological order of Presidents.
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