SSC CGL Prelims Reasoning Practice Test – 4

Nowadays success in every single examination like Bank, SSC, and others depends much on the candidate’s performance in the Reasoning Paper. So much comprehensive and intelligent approach along with solving an ample amount of questions is the need of the day. we have provided the most comprehensive SSC practice set of 25 questions so that students can enhance their preparation.

Que 1. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?

(a)Mother
(b)Grandmother
(c)Sister
(d)Daughter

Solution: Option – (a)

Explanation: Only daughter of my mother — Myself. 
So, the woman is the man’s mother

Que 2. If arranging the letters of the word NABMODINT, the name of a game is formed, what are the second and the fourth letters of the word so formed? 

(a)N&B
(b)M&A
(c)B&N
(d)A&M

Solution: Option – (d)

Explanation: The name of the game is BADMINTON. The second and fourth letters are A and M.

Que 3. If the 7th day of a month is 3 days before Friday, what day will it be on the 19th day of the month? 
(a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Wednesday (d) Friday

(a)Sunday
(b)Monday
(c)Wednesday
(d)Friday

Solution: Option – (a)

Explanation: 
As mentioned, the 7th day of the month is 3 days before Friday, which is Tuesday. 
So. the 14th day is also Tuesday and thus, the 19th day is Sunday.

Que 4. If “x” stands for ‘addition’, “+” stands for ‘subtraction’, “÷” stands for ‘multiplication’ and  ” – ”  stands for ‘division’, then 
20 × 8 + 8- 4 ÷ 2 =  ?

(a)26
(b)25
(c)23
(d)24

Solution: Option – (d)

Explanation: 20 + 8 – 8 ÷ 4 × 2 = 24

Que 5. A woman introduces a man as the “son of the brother of her mother”. How is the man related to the woman? 

(a)Grandson
(b)Uncle
(c)Cousin
(d)Son

Solution: Option – (c)

Explanation: Brother of mother — Maternal Uncle; Maternal Uncle’s son — Cousin. 

Que 6. Select the pair which is similarly related to the given pair:

Servant: House

(a) Soldier : Gun
(b) Sailor : Ship
(c) Author : Pen
(d) Mattock : Dig

Solution: Option – (b)

Explanation: Relationship between worker and workplace.

Que 7. In a row of 21 girls, when Monika was shifted by four places towards the right, she became 12th from the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end of the row?

(a)12th
(b)13th
(c)15th
(d)14th

Solution: Option – (d)

Explanation: The change of place by Monika can be shown as under : 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Monika 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Clearly, Monika’s earlier position was 8th from the left end and 14th from 
the right end.

Que 8. If we make a meaningful word with the first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth letters of the word ‘ADMINISTRATION’, which of the following will be the third letter of that word from the right end of that word 

(a)S
(b)A
(c)T
(d)R

Solution: Option – (b)

Explanation: The first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth letters of the word ADMINISTRATION are A, I, R, and N respectively. 
The word formed is RAIN. The third letter from the right end is A. 

Que 9. Looking at a portrait of a man, Sameer said, “His father is the only son of my father.” At whose portrait was Sameer looking?

(a)His son 
(b)His uncle
(c) His nephew
(d)His cousin

Solution: Option – (a)

Explanation:  Since he is the only son of his father. 
So, Sameer is looking at his son’s portrait.

Que 10. Select the pair which is similarly related to the given pair:

Error: Blunder 

(a) Anger : Rage
(b) Presume: Assume
(c) Align : Attune
(d) Fierce : Violent

Solution: Option – (a)

Explanation: Relationship of word and intensity, Rest are word and their Synonym

Que11.  A ranked ninth from the top and thirty-eighth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class? 

(a) 45
(b) 46
(c) 47
(d) 48

Solution: Option – (b)

Explanation: Total number of students = (A^‘s position from the Top + A^‘s Position from the Bottom – 1) = (9 + 38 – 1) = 46

Que 12. A meaningful word is made if we take the first, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth letters of the word ‘FELICITATIONS’. Which of the following will be the fifth letter of that word from the right end of that word?

(a)  I
(b) O
(c) N
(d) C

Solution: Option – (d)

Explanation: The first, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth letters of the word FELICITATIONS are F, I, C, T, I. O, N respectively. the word formed is FICTION. The fifth letter from the right is C. 

Que13. A man said to a lady, “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt.? How is the lady related to the man? 

(a) Granddaughter
(b) Aunt
(c) Sister
(d)Daughter

Solution: Option – (c)

Explanation: 
Your mother’s husband — Your father; Your father’s sister — Your aunt. 
 So, a lady’s aunt is the man’s aunt and therefore lady is the man’s sister.

Directions (Questions 14  to 17): Read the following information carefully 
and answer the questions that follow : 
(i) P. Q, R, S, T, and U are six students procuring their Master’s degree in six different subjects — English, History, Philosophy, Physics, Statistics and 
Mathematics. 
(ii) Two of them stay in the hostel, two stay as paying guests (PG), and the remaining two stay at their homes. 
(iii) R does not stay as PG and studies Philosophy. 
(iv) The students studying Statistics and History do not stay as PG. 
(v) T studies Mathematics and S studies Physics. 
(vi) U and S stay in the hostel. T stays as PG and Q stays at home.

Que 14. Who studies English? 

(a) P 
(b) U
(c) S
(d) T

Solution: Option – (a)
Explanation:

Person	Place of stay	Subject
P	PG	English
Q	Home	Statistics or History
R	Home	Philosophy
S	Hostel	Physics
T	PG	Mathematics
U	Hostel	Statistics or History

Que 15.  Which of the following combinations of subject and place of stay is not correct? 

(a) Physics — Hostel
(b) English — Hostel
(c) English — Hostel
(d) Mathematics — PG

Solution: Option – (b)
Explanation:

Person	Place of stay	Subject
P	PG	English
Q	Home	Statistics or History
R	Home	Philosophy
S	Hostel	Physics
T	PG	Mathematics
U	Hostel	Statistics or History

Que 16. Which of the following pairs of students stay one each at the hostel and at home? 

(a) US
(b) SR
(c) RP
(d) PQ

Solution: Option – (b)
Explanation:

Person	Place of stay	Subject
P	PG	English
Q	Home	Statistics or History
R	Home	Philosophy
S	Hostel	Physics
T	PG	Mathematics
U	Hostel	Statistics or History

S stays in the hostel and R stays at home.

Que 17.  Which of the following pairs of students stay at home? 
(a) P and T
(b) S and T
(c) Q and R
(d) R and S

Solution: Option – (c)
Explanation:

Person	Place of stay	Subject
P	PG	English
Q	Home	Statistics or History
R	Home	Philosophy
S	Hostel	Physics
T	PG	Mathematics
U	Hostel	Statistics or History

Directions (Que 18 – 21): In each of the following questions, find that word that cannot be made from the letters of the given word:

Que 18.  CARPENTER 

(a) NECTAR 
(b)CARPET 
(c)PAINTER
(d)REPENT

Solution: Option – (c)

Explanation:  PAINTER 

Que 19. TEACHERS 

(a)REACH 
(b)CHAIR 
(c)CHEER 
(d))SEARCH 

Solution: Option – (b)

Explanation: CHAIR

Que 20. CONSOLIDATE

(a) LENTIL 
(b) SLAIN
(c) CONDOLE 
(d) DETAIL

Solution: Option – (a)

Explanation: LENTIL

Que 21. UNIFORMITY 

(a)TINY
(b)TORN  
(c)RENT
(d)FORM

Solution: Option – (c)
Explanation: RENT

Que 22. Arrange the following in logical order (1)Marriage (2)Death (3)Birth (4)Funeral

(a)3142
(b)3124
(c)1234
(d)3412

Solution: Option – (b)

Explanation: Birth came first, Marriage come second, Death come third, funeral come last

Que 23. In the series, 6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 5 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 8 6 how many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 2 each? 

(a)4
(b)5
(c)6
(d)7

Solution: Option – (c)

Explanation: (64 ) 1 2 2 8 7 [42 ] 1 (53) (86 ) 1 2 1 7 1 4 (13) 2 (86)
Thus, there are six such pairs. 

Que 24. If Neena says, “Anita’s father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal, then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita, related to Mahipal? 

(a)Granddaughter
(b)Niece
(c)Wife
(d)Sister

Solution: Option – (a)
Explanation:  Only son of Neena’s father-in-law Mahipal — Neena’s husband. 
So, Raman is Neena’s husband and Anita and Bindu are his daughters. 
Thus, Bindu is the granddaughter of Mahipal.

Que 25. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the fourth, the eighth and the tenth letters of the word ‘COUNTERACT, which of the following will be the last letter of that word. If no such word can be made, give X as the answer. If more than one such word can be made, give. M as the answer.

(a)T
(b)A
(c)X
(d)M

Solution: Option – (d)

Explanation: The fourth, eighth and tenth letters of the word COUNTERACT are N, A, and T.
The words formed are ANT and TAN.