Reasoning Questions for SSC CGL

Q1. Pointing to a boy, Pooja said, "He is the son of my paternal grandfather's only daughter." How is Pooja related to the boy?
(a) Mother
(b) Maternal Aunt
(c) Paternal Aunt
(d) None of these

Directions(2-6):What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

Q2. 11, 10, 18, 51, 200, (?)
(a) 700
(b) 775
(c) 965
(d) 995

Q3. 161 , 164 , 179 , 242 , 497 , (?)
(a) 1530
(b) 1510
(c) 1520
(d) 1555

Q4. 122 , 170 , 290 , ?
(a) 469
(b) 355
(c) 222
(d) 362

Q5. PRLN , QSMO, ?
(a) RTNK
(b) RSNP
(c) RTNP
(d) KTNP

Q6. 2 ,3 , 8 , ?
(a) 64
(b) 63
(c) 20
(d) 16

Directions(7-9):In each of these questions, a number series is given. In each series, only one number is wrong number. Find out the wrong number.

Q7. 9050 , 5675 , 3478 , 2147 , 1418 , 1077 , 859
(a) 9050
(b) 859
(c) 5675
(d) 1077

Q8. 8 , 12 , 24 , 46 , 72 , 108 , 216
(a) 216
(b) 24
(c) 46
(d) 108

Q9. 7 , 12 , 40 , 226 , 1742 , 17854
(a) 17854
(b) 12
(c) 40
(d) 1742

Q10. '34' is related to '12' in the same way as '59' is related to
(a) 45
(b) 44
(c) 82
(d) 65

Q11. Which one of the letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
a – c a – ab - a – ab - ab
(a) b b a b c
(b) b a b a a
(c) a a b b b
(d) b b c b c

Q12. A disease would always necessarily have—
(a) Medicine
(b) Cause
(c) Cure
(d) Fever

Q13. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) PM
(b) EB
(c) TQ
(d) VY

Q14. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) Volume
(b) Size
(c) Large
(d) Shape

Q15. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) Diabetes
(b) Smallpox
(c) Conjunctivitis
(d) Chickenpox

Solutions

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A