CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO)

Previous Year Paper (2022-23)

Class 10 (Set - A)
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 Logical Reasoning (Each Question is 1 Mark)

1. In the following question, three a. Only II follows

statements are given followed by two b. Only I follows
conclusions numbered I and II. You c. Both I and II follows
have to assume everything in the d. Either I or II follows
statements to be true even if they seem
to be at variance from commonly 4. In the following question, there are
known facts and then decide which of three numbers. The first two numbers
the two given conclusions logically to the left of (::) are related in some
follows from the information given in way. The same relationship holds
the statement. between the third number to the right of
Statements- the sign (::) and one of the options.
I. All bags are pot. Identify the correct related number.
II. Some boxes are bag.
III. No bag is rat. 814 : 616 :: 745 : ?
Conclusions-
I. Some rats can be pots. a. 441 b. 516
II. Some pot are not rat. c. 515 d. 547

a. Only I follows 5. If '+' stands for division, '-' stands for

b. Neither I nor II follows multiplication, 'x' stands for addition,
c. Both I and II follows and '÷' stands for subtraction, then
which of the following equation is
d. Only II follows
correct?

2. In the following question, a series of

a. 7 - 6 x 50 ÷ 5 + 5 = 91
numbers is given. Observe the pattern
b. 8 - 5 x 12 + 3 ÷ 26 = 30
given in the series and find the missing
c. 9 - 2 x 16 + 8 ÷ 5 = 10
term of the series:
d. 18 ÷ 4 - 2 x 21 + 3 = 7
31, 35, 43, 59, 91, ?
6. How many meaningful words can be
a. 144 b. 145
formed by using the first, fifth, seventh
c. 155 d. 161
and ninth letter of the word
'SUBATMOSPHERIC'?
3. In the following question, two
statements are given followed by two
a. One
conclusions numbered I and II. You
b. Two
have to decide which of the two given
c. Three
conclusions logically follows from the
d. More than three
information given in the statement.
7. Identify the diagram that best
Statements:
represents the relationship among the
Y ≥ B, F > G, C >L< K, F ≥ K, B = C
classes given below:
Conclusions:
I. Y > L
Tongue, Skin, Organ
II. F > L

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 III. No pearl is a gem.
a. b.
Conclusions-
I. Some shells are glasses.
II. No shell is pearl.
c. d.
a. Only I follows
b. Neither I nor II follows
8. Which of the following will be the c. Both I and II follows
correct mirror image of the given d. Only II follows
figure?
11. Which of the following will be the
correct water image of the given
figure?

a.

b. a.

c. b.

d. c.

9. In the following question, two words are d.

given, they have a certain relationship
to each other. Four alternatives each 12. This question is based on the figure
with one pair of words are given. Select given below. In the figure, triangle
the pair which has same relationship as represents Indians, square represents
the original pair of words has. cricketers and circle represents
Aeroplane : Hangar millionaires. Identify the area which
represents cricketers which are
a. Ship : Harbour millionaires.
b. Boat : Rower
c. Ship : Container
d. Bird : Wings

10. In the following question, three

statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You
have to assume everything in the
statements to be true even if they seem a. b + f b. e
to be at variance from commonly c. b + e d. c + f
known facts and then decide which of
the two given conclusions logically 13. If ‘P’ means ‘x’ , ‘Q’ means ‘÷’, ‘R’
follows from the information given in means ‘+’ and ‘S’ means ‘-’. Then
the statement. which of the following statement will be
correct?
Statements-
I. All shells are gems. a. 12 Q 5 P 7 S 2 = 49
II. Some gems are glasses. b. 35 S 7 P 4 R 16 = 23

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 c. 9 S 4 R 2 Q 4 = 71 a. Z b. 9
d. 12 P 4 R 3 S 5 = 100 c. J d. U

14. In a certain code, BEFORE is written 19. Select the answer figure in which the
as BFFPRF. How is BECOME written question figure is embedded/hidden.
in that code?

a. BMFCP b. BFCPMF
c. BFMRCF d. BFCPFM

15. Which of the following element is sixth

to the right of eighteenth element from
the right end? a. b.
A7H€DAαL8O5F©I2G¥W7
Z#6&B*9QA21S

a. Z b. 9 c. d.
c. Q d. ¥

16. Choose the option figure which 20. Choose the box that cannot be formed
satisfies the similar condition of dots by folding the sheet of paper given in
placement as shown in the question fig(i).
figure.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

a. Only (ii)
b. Only (iii)
a. b. c. Only (v)
d. (iii), (iv) and (v)

21. Study the following information and

c. d. answer the question given below it.
There are five jars viz. M, N, O, P and
Q. All the jars are arranged from top to
bottom but not necessarily in the same
17. Observe the pattern given in the series order. All the jar contains different item
and find the missing term of the series. viz. pickle, cookies, candies, sugar and
3, 3, 6, 18, ? oil but not necessarily in the same
order. Jar P is kept either at the top or
a. 40 b. 36 second position from the top. There are
c. 72 d. 90 two jars between the jar P and the jar
which contains cookies. There is one
18. Which of the following is third to the left jar between the jar which contains
of the ninth element to the right of ‘I’? cookies and M. There are two jars
E7P%RA$L8O5F©I4T@D7 between the jar M and the jar which
Z#6&Y*9JU41H contains sugar. The jar which contains
pickle is placed immediately above the

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 jar which contains oil. There is one jar 25. Select the option figure which satisfies
between the jar which contains oil and the same conditions of the placement
O. Jar N is kept above jar Q. Jar Q of dots as in the question figure.
does not contain sugar. Jar N is not
placed at the top.
Which of the following jar is
immediately above the jar which
contains cookies?

a. M b. N
c. Q d. O a. b.

22. How many triangles are there in the

following figure? c. d.

26. When a number arrangement machine

is given an input line of numbers, it
arranges them following a particular
a. 10 b. 9 rule. The following is the illustration of
c. 11 d. 12 input and re-arrangement-

23. In a certain coded language, Input : 45 210 150 15 85 420 360 300
“have some tea” is written as- “ti lo fi”,
“tea tastes fine” is written as- “fi ri si”, Step I : 420 45 210 150 15 85 360 300
“fine some cookies” is written as- “si lo Step II: 420 15 45 210 150 85 360 300
di” Step III: 420 15 360 45 210 150 85 300
Then what will be the code for “tastes Step IV: 420 15 360 45 300 210 150 85
have some”? Step V: 420 15 360 45 300 85 210 150
Step V is the last step for this input
a. ri ti lo b. fi ti lo
c. ri lo fi d. si lo fi How many steps will be required to get
the final output from the following
24. In this question, three of the following input?
four option figures are similar in a
certain way. Choose the one that is Input : 39 88 162 450 386 72 29
different from others:
a. Three b. Four
c. Five d. Six
a. b.
27. From the given four alternatives, select
the one which indicates the pattern
formed by folding the following
transparent sheet of paper along the
c. d.
dotted line:

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 31. Select the answer figure in which the
question figure is embedded/hidden.
a. b.

c. d.

a. b.
28. How many meaningful words can be
formed by using the second, third and
ninth letter of the word
'CREDENTIALS'?
c. d.
a. One b. Two
c. Three d. Four
32. When a number arrangement machine
29. In the following question, there are
is given an input line of numbers, it
three words. The first two words to the
arranges them following a particular
left of (::) are related in some way. The
rule. The following is the illustration of
same relationship holds between the
input and re-arrangement-
third word to the right of the sign (::)
and one of the options. Identify the
Input : 45 210 150 15 85 420 360 300
correct related word.
BDEG : NPQS :: DFHJ : ?
Step I : 420 45 210 150 15 85 360 300
Step II: 420 15 45 210 150 85 360 300
a. RPVT b. QSUW
Step III: 420 15 360 45 210 150 85 300
c. OQSU d. PRTV
Step IV: 420 15 360 45 300 210 150 85
Step V: 420 15 360 45 300 85 210 150
30. This question is based on the figure
Step V is the last step for this input
given below. In the figure, square
represents females, rectangle
What will be fourth step for an input
represents millionaires, triangle
whose second step is given as:
represents self employed persons and
circle represents graduates. How many
Step II : 765 42 183 289 542 65 110
self employed are not females?
350

a. 765 42 542 350 183 289 65 110

b. 765 42 542 65 183 289 110 350
c. 765 42 542 183 65 289 110 350
d. 765 42 542 110 183 65 289 350

33. Which of the following is the eighth to

the right of the fourteenth element from
the left end of the following
a. 35 b. 22
arrangement?
c. 25 d. 39
E7P%RA$L8O5F©I4T@D7
Z#6&Y*9JU41H

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 a. # b. 6 S lives neither in D nor in F. Neither T
c. J d. L nor M lives in D.
Who among the following lives in G?
34. In a certain code, TURMERIC is written
as UTRRMIEC. How is GINGER a. S b. Q
written in that code? c. M d. N

a. NRIGGE b. EGGINR 38. Choose the box that cannot be formed

c. NIGREG d. RNIGGE by folding the sheet of paper given in
fig(i).
35. A piece of paper is folded and cut as
shown below. From the four
alternatives, select the one which
indicates how it will appear when
opened/unfolded.
(i)

(ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

a. Only (ii) b. Only (iv)
c. (iii) and (iv) d. (iv) and (ii)
a. b.
39. If ‘A $ B’ means ‘A is father of B’, ‘A #
B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’, ‘A @ B’
means ‘A is sister of B’ and ‘A % B’
means 'A is son of B', then how is K
c. d.
related to M in 'H @ K $ L % M'?

e. Brother f. Uncle
36. If all the letters of the word g. Sister h. Husband
"consequences" are arranged in
alphabetical order from left to right, 40. Select the answer figure in which the
then how many letters will remain at question figure is embedded/hidden.
the same position?

a. Two b. Three
c. Four d. More than three

37. Study the following information

carefully and answer the question
given below:
a. b.
There are seven persons viz. M, N, P,
Q, R, S and T. They live in different
cities viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G but not
necessarily in the same order. Neither c. d.
S nor T lives in A or G. P lives in C.
Neither R nor M lives in G. Q lives in E.

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 Achievers’ Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

41. Choose the answer figure which 44. In the following question, one term in
completes the problem figure matrix. the number series is wrong. Find out
the wrong term.
141, 143, 148, 158, 175, ?

a. 210 b. 278
c. 195 d. 201

45. How many triangles are there in the

following figure?

a. b.

c. d.
a. 26 b. 23
c. 28 d. 27

42. David started walking towards East
from point A. After walking 7 m, he
reached point B from where he turned
towards his left and walked 4 m ahead
to reach point C. From point C he
turned towards his right and walked 3
m ahead to reach point D which is 6 m
to the East of point E. What is the
shortest distance between point E and
B?
a. 2 m b. 12 m
c. 5 m d. 6 m
46. A clock is kept horizontally on a table in
such a way that at 4:30 PM, its hour’s
hand was pointing towards South-
West. At what time will its minute hand
be pointing towards South?
a. 10:30 PM b. 6:15 PM
c. 1:30 PM d. 9 PM
47. Correct the following equation by
interchanging the two signs and two
numbers:
3 ÷ 5 + 12 x 8 - 2 = 42

43. How many squares are there in the a. + and x, 5 and 8

following figure? b. ÷ and x, 8 and 3
c. - and +, 5 and 8
d. - and x, 3 and 5

Direction for questions 48 and 49:

Study the given information and answer the
question:
A word and number arrangement machine
a. 31 b. 29 when given an input line of words and
c. 30 d. 32 numbers rearranges them following a
particular rule in each step. The following is an

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illustration of an input and rearrangement.
Input: 55 top 23 man 11 disk 49 fox 24 bat
Step I: 11 55 23 man disk 49 fox 24 bat top
Step II: 23 11 55 disk 49 fox 24 bat top man
Step III: 24 23 11 55 disk 49 bat top man fox
Step IV: 49 24 23 11 55 bat top man fox disk
Step V: 55 49 24 23 11 top man fox disk bat
And Step V is the last step of the
rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps,
find out the appropriate step for the given input
to answer the following question based on it.
49. Which of the following would be the
step V after arrangement?
a. 75 52 30 21 18 zebra tear mob
happy bunny
b. 52 75 30 21 18 zebra tear mob
happy bunny
c. 52 30 18 21 75 bunny zebra tear
mob happy
d. 52 30 21 18 bunny 75 zebra tear
mob happy
50. R is mother of K. P is father of Q, who
is the only daughter of T. R is married
to U. K is married to Q. How is U
related to Q?

Input: 75 tear 52 happy 18 bunny 21 zebra 30 a. Mother-in-law

mob b. Father-in-law
c. Uncle
48. Which of the following would be the d. Cannot be determined
step IV after arrangement?

a. 52 30 21 18 75 bunny zebra tear

mob happy
b. 30 52 21 18 75 bunny zebra tear
mob happy
c. 52 30 18 21 75 bunny zebra tear
mob happy
d. 52 30 21 18 bunny 75 zebra tear
mob happy

Answer Key
1. c 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. d
11. c 12. c 13. b 14. b 15. a 16. d 17. c 18. a 19. a 20. d
21. b 22. c 23. a 24. c 25. b 26. c 27. d 28. b 29. d 30. a
31. b 32. b 33. b 34. d 35. c 36. a 37. d 38. b 39. d 40. a
41. a 42. c 43. c 44. d 45. d 46. b 47. b 48. a 49. a 50. b

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