SSC-GD 2021 Reasoning
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1
Logical Reasoning
Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
A
HIJB
QRSC
DEFD
NMPQuestion 2
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. Bhubaneswar : Odisha :: Aizawl : ?
A
MizoramB
MeghalayaC
ManipurD
TripuraQuestion 3
Logical Reasoning
Eight friends, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, are sitting in a straight line, all facing the north. F is sitting between D and G. B is sitting between H and A. E is third to the left of G. G is sitting at one of the corners. H is third to the left of C. Who is sitting between A and E?
A
BB
HC
DD
CQuestion 4
Logical Reasoning
In the following Venn diagram, the circle represents ‘vegetables’, the triangle represents ‘roots’, the square represents ‘hard soil’, and the rectangle represents ‘summer’. Which of the following letters represents root vegetables that grow in summer but NOT in hard soil?
A
DB
KC
ED
GQuestion 5
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 31 : 90 :: 43 : ?
A
130B
125C
102D
75Question 6
Logical Reasoning
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. C 2 _ X 2 C C _ X X 2 _ C 2 _ X _ C
A
C2X2XB
X2CX2C
AXX2CD
XCX2CQuestion 7
Logical Reasoning
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 19, 23, 32, 48, 73, ?
A
109B
108C
111D
103Question 8
Logical Reasoning
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 24, 40, 64, 104, ?, 312
A
228B
176C
154D
168Question 9
Logical Reasoning
Five friends, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing south. Q is sitting in the centre position. P is sitting at the west end. T and R are sitting on one side of Q. Two persons are sitting between P and R. Who is sitting between Q and P?
A
QB
TC
SD
RQuestion 10
Logical Reasoning
Two different positions of the same dice marked with the letters/symbols X, $, Y, &, Z and @ are shown. Select the letter/symbol that will be on the face opposite to the face having the symbol $.
A
&B
ZC
@D
XQuestion 11
Logical Reasoning
‘R+S’ means ‘R is the daughter of S’. ‘R−S’ means ‘R is the husband of S’.‘R × S’ means ‘R is the brother of S’. If ‘T × V + Z’, then which of the following options is true?
A
T is the uncle of Z.B
T is the father of ZC
T is the son of ZD
T is the brother of ZQuestion 12
Logical Reasoning
In a certain code language, ‘ARROW’ is written as ‘FOOSE’ and ‘GERM’ is written as ‘THOR’. How will ‘MOWER’ be written in that language?
A
SHOREB
ROSHEC
RSEHOD
HORSEQuestion 13
Logical Reasoning
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary. 1. Prestige 2. Pristine 3. Prescribe 4. Prepaid 5. Premium
A
4, 5, 3, 2, 1B
5, 3, 4, 1, 2C
5, 4, 3, 1, 2D
4, 5, 3, 1, 2Question 14
Logical Reasoning
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. SKH, PMG, MOF, JQE, ?
A
GSDB
SDFC
GTDD
HSDQuestion 15
Logical Reasoning
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 13 26 39 30 42 ? 17 16 15
A
40B
45C
54D
60Question 16
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. BLOCK : LBPKC :: MARGIN : ?
A
OHQHBLB
OHBHQLC
OBHQHLD
OHHQBLQuestion 17
Logical Reasoning
When a number is added to its multiple of 5 and its square, the sum of these three numbers is 91. Find the number.
A
9B
11C
7D
6Question 18
Logical Reasoning
In a certain code language, ‘CIRCLE’ is written as ‘DLWAHY’. How will ‘SQUARE’ be written in that language?
A
TTPNKYB
TNZYVYC
TTZYNYD
TNPYVYQuestion 19
Logical Reasoning
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All blues are whites. Some whites are greys. Conclusions: I. All greys are whites. II. All greys are blues.
A
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followsB
Only conclusion I followsC
Only conclusion II followsD
Both the conclusions followQuestion 20
Logical Reasoning
In an imaginary mathematical system, symbol '–' stands for addition, symbol '+' stands for division, symbol '×' stands for subtraction, and symbol '÷' stands for multiplication. All other rules of mathematics are the same as in the existing system. What is the value of the following expression? 240 × 72 + 8 ÷ 24 – 6
A
30B
36C
26D
19Question 21
Logical Reasoning
In a certain code language, 'India is my country' means ‘8573’, 'Sam is my friend' means ‘8634’, 'My country' means ‘73’ and 'Team India' means ‘59’. What number is the code for 'Country'?
A
5B
7C
8D
3Question 22
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 20 : 480 :: 25 : ?
A
700B
725C
655D
625Question 23
Logical Reasoning
‘Experimenter’ is related to ‘Lab’ in the same way as ‘Chef’ is related to ‘_________’.
A
CookingB
FoodC
DishesD
KitchenQuestion 24
Logical Reasoning
Six friends are sitting in a straight line. E is 4th from the right. E is between B and D. A is adjacent to B. D is adjacent to C. D is between E and C. F is adjacent to C. Who is sitting between F and D?
A
AB
EC
CD
BQuestion 25
Logical Reasoning
If ‘A’ denotes ‘addition’, ‘B’ denotes ‘multiplication’, ‘C’ denotes ‘subtraction’, and ‘D’ denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression ? 100 D (1 B 4) A 2 B (13 A 11) C 3 B (17 C 12)
A
52B
58C
49D
60