The Reasoning Test is conducted to check the Basic IQ of the candidate. There are generally three sets of Questions of about 40-50 Questions each. A candidate gets around 30 seconds to solve each question. The level of question is average but time is a constraint for which the candidate has to learn some Short Cut Techniques. Generally the type of questions asked are listed below:

 

Classification

Directions – In each of the following questions, five words have been given, out of which four are alike in some manner, while the fifth one is different. Choose out the odd one.

1) A. Plassey     B. Haldighati     C. Panipat     D. Sarnath     E. Kurukshetra

2) A. Cool     B. Warm     C. Sultry     D. Hot     E. Humid

 

Relation or Analogy

1. Doctor : Nurse : : ? : Follower

1. Employer
2. Leader
3. Worker
4. Union

2. ‘Smoke’ is related to ‘Pollution’ in the same way as ‘War’ is related to-

1. Victory
2. Treaty
3. Defeat
4. Destruction 

 

Alphabetical order

Directions: In each of the following questions, five words are given. Which of them will come in the middle if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

1. (a) Spine             (b) Spinal         (c)  Spinner         (d) Spinet            (e) Spindle
2. (a) Miniscule       (b) Minimalis     (c) Minority         (d) Miniature        (e) Ministerial

 

Direction – Sense

1. Rohit walked 25m towards south. Then he turned to his left and walked 20m. He then turned to his left and walked 25m. He again turned to his right and walked 15m. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?

1. 35m East
2. 35m North
3. 40m East
4. 60m East
5. None of these

2. From his house, Lokesh went15km to the North. Then he turned west and covered 10km. Then he turned south and covered 5km. Finally turning to the east, he covered 10km. In which direction is he from his house?

1. East
2. West
3. North
4. South
5. None of these

 

BLOOD – RELATIONS

1. daughter-in-law of Kalyani. Dheeraj is the father of Sudeep who is the only brother of Ashok. How Kalyani is related to Ashok?

1. Mother-in-law
2. Aunt
3. Wife
4. Cousin
5. None of these

2. Pointing to a boy in the photograph, Reena said, “He is the only son of the only child of my grandfather.” How Reena is related to that boy?

1. Mother
2. Sister
3. Aunt
4. Cannot be determined
5. None of these

Mirror image and Water image

Directions: Find out the proper image of given figure from the answer alternatives

1.

                               

 

2.

                            

 

 

CODING – DECODING

1. If in certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that language?

(a) CPNCBX     (b) CPNCBZ     (c) CPOCBZ      (d) CQOCBZ      (e) None of these

      2. If each of the letters in the English alphabet is assigned odd numerical value beginning A=1, B=3 and so on, what will be the total value of the letters of the word INDIAN?

(a) 86     (b) 88     (c) 89     (d) 96     (e) None of these

 

NUMBER SERIES

      1) 2, 5, 9, ?, 20, 27

(a) 14    (b) 16    (c) 18    (d) 24

      2) 3, 4, 7, 7, 13, 13, 21, 22, 31, 34, ?

(a) 42    (b) 43    (c) 51    (d) 52

 

ALPHABET SERIES

Directions: In each of the following questions, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.

1. Z, ?, T, ?, N, ?, H, ?, B

(a) W, Q, K, E          (b) W, R, K, E          (c) X, Q, K, E           (d) X, R, K, E

      2. PMT, OOS, NQR, MSQ, ?

(a) LUP               (b) LVP             (c) LVR               (d) LWP

 

ALPHA-NUMERIC SERIES

Directions : In each of the following questions, a letter-number series is given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?), choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.

     1) 2Z5, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W11, 34V13, ?

(a) 27U24     (b) 45U15     (c) 47U15    (d) 47V14

2) 2A11, 4D13, 12G17, ?

(a) 36I19    (b) 36J21    (c) 48J21     (d) 48J23

 

 

DICE

                                

 

 

Classification of figures

                              

                                                                         

 

Spotting out the embedded figure

                            

 

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