Reasoning Class Test - 2
Directions (Q1-5): Two/ three/ four statements are Sol:
given in each of the following question, followed by
three/four Conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to
take the given statements to be true even, if they
seem to be at variance from commonly known
facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows
from the given statements disregarding commonly
known facts.
Q1. Statements
All cars are black.
No black is shining.
Conclusions
I. Some cars are shining. Q3. Statements
II. No car is shining All dogs are rats.
III. No shining is car. All rats are crows.
(a) Conclusions I and II follow All crows are parrots.
(b) Conclusions II and III follow Conclusions
(c) Conclusions II and III follow I. All dogs are parrots.
(d) All conclusions follow II. Some parrots are dogs.
III. Some crows are dogs.
Ans: b IV. All rats are dogs.
(a) I and II follow
Sol: According to the statements, venn diagram (b) I, II and III follow
is as follows (c) Either II or IV follows
(d) Either I or II or III follows
Ans: b
Sol:
Q2. Statements
All aeroplanes are trains.
Some trains are chairs.
Conclusions
I. Some aeroplanes are chairs.
II. Some chairs are aeroplanes.
III. Some chairs are trains.
IV. Some trains are aeroplanes.
(a) None follows
(b) I and II follow
(c) II and III follow Q4. Statements
(d) III and IV follow Some years are decades.
All centuries are decades.
Ans: d Conclusions
I. Some centuries are years.
II. Some decades are years.
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III. No century is a year. Directions (Q6-8): In these questions, two/three
(a) Conclusions I and II follow statements followed by two conclusions are given.
(b) Conclusions I and III follow You have to take the given statements to be true
(c) Either I or III and II follow even if they seem to be at variance from commonly
(d) Conclusion II follows known facts and then decide, which of the given
conclusions logically follows disregarding
Ans: c commonly known facts.
Sol: Q6. Statements
All copies are book.
No book is a pencil.
All pencils are rubbers.
Conclusions
I. No rubber is a book.
II. Some copies are rubbers.
(a) If only Conclusion I follows
(b) If only Conclusion II follows
(c) If either Conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both Conclusions I and II follow
Ans: d
Sol:
Q5. Statements
All philosophers are fools.
All fools are illiterate.
Conclusions
I. All philosophers are illiterate.
II. All illiterates are philosopher.
III. All illiterates are fools.
IV. Some illiterates would be philosopher.
(a) Only IV follows
(b) I and IV follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) III and IV follow
Q7. Statements
Ans: b All copies are book.
No book is a pencil.
Sol: All pencils are rubbers.
Conclusions
I. No copy is a pencil.
II. Some books are rubbers.
(a) If only Conclusion I follows
(b) If only Conclusion II follows
(c) If either Conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both Conclusions I and II follow
Ans: a
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Sol:
Some landlords are literate.
Q8. Statements Q10. Identify the diagram that best represents the
Some mobiles are calculators. relationship among the classes given below Soda
Some calculators are pens. water, Mineral water, Liquid
Some pens are scales.
Conclusions
I. No calculator is a scale.
II. Atleast some calculators are scales.
(a) If only Conclusion I follows
(a) (b)
(b) If only Conclusion II follows
(c) If either Conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both Conclusions I and II follow
(c) (d)
Ans: c
Ans: d
Sol:
Sol: According to the question,
Soda water and mineral water both are liquids.
Q11. Identify the diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given classes. Males,
Doctors, Brothers
Q9. In a village, there are landlords of which
some are literate. Which of the following best
expresses the relationship between them?
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d) None of these (c) (d)
Ans: c Ans: a
Sol: According to the question, Sol: According to the question,
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All brothers are males. Some doctors are males
and brothers. Both branch and root are the parts of a tree but
both are not related to each other.
Q12. Which of the following figures give the
proper relation to Fruit, Red and Shirt? Q14. Which of the following figures represents the
relation between Currency, Rupee and
Dollar?
(a) (b) (a) (b)
(c) (d) (c) (d)
Ans: d
Sol: According to the question,
(e)
Ans: b
Some fruits are red and also some shirts can be Sol: According to the question,
red.
Q13. Identify the diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given classes. Tree,
Branches, Root
Dollar and rupee both are currencies of different
countries.
Directions (Q15-18): Read the following
information carefully and answer the questions
based on them.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Ans: b
Rectangle represents males
Sol: According to the question, Triangle represents educated.
Circle represents urban
Square represents civil servants
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Q15. How many among the following is an Directions (Q19-21): Read the following
educated male who are not the urban information carefully and answer the questions
resident? based on them.
(a) 11
(b) 9 In the Venn diagram given below, the square
(c) 5 represents women, the triangle represents
(d) 4 persons who are in government services, the
(e) None of these circle represents educated persons and the
rectangle represents persons working in private
Ans: a sectors. Each section of the diagram is
numbered. Your task is to study the diagram and
Sol: There are 11 educated male who are not answer the questions that follow.
urban resident.
Q16. How many among the following is a female,
urban resident and also a civil servant?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 13
(e) None of these
Ans: c
Sol: 10 females are urban resident and also a Q19. Which number represents educated women,
civil servant. who are in government jobs only?
(a) 2
Q17. How many among the following is (b) 3
uneducated and also an urban male? (c) 6
(a) 12 (d) 4
(b) 11 (e) None of these
(c) 3
(d) 2 Ans: b
(e) None of these
Sol: According to the question,
Ans: a
Sol: 12 persons are uneducated and also and
urban male.
All are different entities.
Q18. How many among the following are
educated male who hails from urban area?
Q20. Which number represents the uneducated
(a) 2
women, who have government jobs as well as
(b) 4
jobs in private sectors?
(c) 5
(a) 6
(d) 11
(b) 4
(e) None of these
(c) 12
(d) 9
Ans: b
(e) None of these
Sol: 4 persons are educated male who hails from
Ans: d
urban area.
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Reasoning Class Test - 2
Sol: According to the question, Sol:
Q23. 1. Seed
Home minister is a minister and minister belongs 2. Plant
to cabinet. 3. Germination
4. Embryo
Q21. Number 10 represents 5. Flower
(a) Educated women in private job 6. Fruit
(b) Uneducated men in government job (a) 1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6
(c) Educated men working in private sector (b) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6
(d) Educated men having private as well as (c) 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
government job (d) 1, 5, 6, 4, 2, 3
(e) None of the above
Ans: b
Ans: d
Sol:
Sol: According to the question,
Q24. 1. Orange
2. Indigo
3. Red
A mother is a woman and a woman is a
4. Blue
homosapien.
5. Green
6. Yellow
Directions (Q22-24): In each of the following
7. Violet
question, arrange the words in a meaningful,
(a) 7, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1, 3
logical order and then select the appropriate
(b) 7, 2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 3
sequence from the alternatives given below for
(c) 7, 2, 6, 4, 5, 1, 3
each of the groups of words.
(d) 7, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5, 3
Q22. 1. Curd
Ans: a
2. Milk
3. Butter milk
Sol:
4. Cow
5. Ghee
6. Butter
(a) 2, 5, 6, 4, 1, 3
(b) 4, 6, 2, 1, 3, 5
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5
(d) 2, 6, 4, 5, 3, 1
Directions (Q25-29): In the following questions,
Ans: c arrange the given words as per order in the
dictionary.
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Q25. 1. Mobile Sol:
2. Mandate
3. Mandarin
4. Monkey
5. Master SSC
(a) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4
(b) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
(c) 3, 5, 2, 4, 1 Q28. If the given words are arranged according to
(d) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4 English dictionary, which word will be in third
place?
Ans: a (a) KNOW
(b) KNACK
Sol: (c) KNIT
(d) KNOB
Ans: d
Sol:
Q26. 1. Consume
2. Consciousness
3. Conscience
4. Conservation
5. Consequence
(a) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Q29. The following words SHRISHRI, SRISRI,
(b) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
SHRISRI, SRISHRI, SHREESHREE are arranged
(c) 3, 5, 2, 4, 1
according to dictionary rule. Which of them will be
(d) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
in the end?
(a) SRISHRI
Ans: a
(b) SRISRI
(c) SHRISHRI
Sol:
(d) SHRISHRI
(e) None of these
Ans: b
Sol:
Q27. 1. Convince
2. Converge
3. Convenience
4. Convalesce
5. Converse
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 Directions (Q. Nos.30-34): In each of the
(c) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1 following question, a word has been given,
(d) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 followed by four other words, one of which cannot
be formed by using the letters from the given word.
Ans: c Find that word.
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Reasoning Class Test - 2
Q30. LEGALIZATION Sol:
(a) ALERT
(b) ALEGATION
(c) GALLANT
(d) NATAL
Ans: a Q34. ADMINISTRATION
(a) SITUATION
Sol: (b) STRAIN
(c) TRADITION
(d) RATION
Ans: a
Q31. COMMUNICATION Sol:
(a) ACTION
(b) UNION
(c) NATION
(d) UNISON
Ans: d Directions (Q35-40): In each of the following
question, a word has been given, followed by four
Sol: other words. One of which can be formed by using
the letters from the given word. Find that word.
Q35. PREPARATION
(a) PAMPER
(b) REPEAT
Q32. CONTEMPTUOUS (c) PARTITION
(a) CON (d) PARROT
(b) TOM
(c) PRETTY Ans: d
(d) POST
Sol:
Ans: c
Sol: Q36. ULTRANATIONALISM
(a) ULTRAMONTANE
(b) ULTRAMODERN
(c) ULTRAIST
(d) ULULATE
Q33. GEMDISTIONARY Ans: c
(a) MEGASITY
(b) DISTART Sol:
(c) STAR
(d) GAME
Ans: b Q37. How many meaningful English words can be
formed with the third, the fifth, the seventh and
the ninth letters of the word ‘DOWNGRADED’
once in each word?
(a) None
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(b) One (b) One
(c) Two (c) Two
(d) Three (d) Three
(e) More than three (e) More than three
Ans: b Ans: d
Sol: Sol:
Q38. If it is possible to make a meaningful word
with 1st, 5th, 6th and 11th letters of the word
‘COURAGEOUSLY’, which of the following will be
third letter of that word? If no such word can be
made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than
one such word can be made, give ‘M’ as the
answer.
(a) C
(b) A
(c) G
(d) X
(e) M
Ans: b
Sol:
Q39. How many meaningful English words can be
made with the letters ‘NWTI’ using each letter
only once in each word?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) None
(d) Three
(e) More than three
Ans: a
Sol:
Q40. How many meaningful English words can be
made with the letters ‘LAME’ using each letter
only once in each word?
(a) None
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