Reasoning MCQs and Answers For OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC, BANKING Exam

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Reasoning MCQs and Answers: Reasoning MCQs are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams 2022 must go through the topics of Mathematics for competitive exams, as Reasoning is a key part of the syllabus.

Reasoning MCQ

Q1. Five girls are sitting in a row. Rashi is not adjacent to Sulekha or Abha. Anuradha is not adjacent to Sulekha. Rashi is adjacent to Monika. Monika is in the middle row. Then, Anuradha is adjacent to whom out of the following?

(A) Abha

(B) Monika

(D) Rashi

Q2.There are five different houses, A to E in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and right of A. B is to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle?

(A) A

(B) B

(D) D

Q3.Four girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Shikha is to the left of Reena. Manju is to the right of Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who would be second from the left in the photograph?

(A) Reena

(B) Manju

(D) Shikha

Q4.Five children are sitting in a row. S is sitting next to P but not T. K is sitting next to R who is sitting on the extreme left and T is not sitting next to K. Who are sitting adjacent to S?

(A) P and T

(B) R and P

(D) Only P

Q5.In a March Past, seven persons are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P. O is standing right to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left to T. Find out who is standing in the middle.

(A) P

(B) Q

(D) S

Q6.Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow :

Eleven students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting in the first row of the class facing the teacher.
D who is to the immediate left of F is second to the right of C.

iii. A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.

J is the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.
H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.

Which of the following statements is true in the context of the above sitting arrangements?

(A) K is between A and J.

(B) There are three students sitting between D and G.

(D) G and C are neighbors sitting to the immediate right of H.

Q7.Which of the following groups of friends is sitting to the right of G?

(A) CHDF

(B) CHDF

(D) IBJA

Q8.Who is sitting in the middle of the row?

(A) B

(B) C

(D) I

Q9.If E and D, C and B, A and H and K and F interchange their positions, which of the following pairs of students is sitting at the ends?

(A) D and K

(B) K and F

(D) D and E

Q10.In the above sitting arrangement, which of the following statements is superfluous?

(A) (i)

(B) (ii)

(D) None is superfluous

Q11.Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow:

(i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples.

(ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B.

(iii) C is wife of B and mother of F.

(iv) F is the grand daughter of E.

What is C to A?

(A) Mother

(B) Grandmother

(D) Cousin

Q12.A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?

(A) Brother-in-Law

(B) Husband

(D) Daughter

Q13.Deepak is brother of Ravi. Rekha is sister of Atul. Ravi is son of Rekha. How is Deepak related to Rekha?

(A) Father

(B) Son

(D) Brother

Q14.A party consists of grandmother, father, mother, four sons and their wives and one son and two daughters to each of the sons. How many females are there?

(A) 12

(B) 14

(D) 18

Q15. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related to C?

(A) Father

(B) Grandfather

(D) Brother

ANSWER:

S1. Ans.D) Rashi

Sol.Clearly, the order is : Anuradha, Rashi, Monika, Sulekha, Abha. Anuradha is adjacent to Rashi.

S2. Ans.(A) A

Sol. B is to the right of D. A is to the right of B. E is to the right of A and left of C. So, the order is : D, B, A, E, C.

Clearly, A is in the middle.

S3. Ans.(C) Rita

Sol. Shikha is to the left of Reena and Manju is to her right. Rita is between Reena and Manju. So, the order is : Shikha, Reena, Rita, Manju. In the photograph, Rita will be second from left.

S4. Ans.(A) P and T

Sol. S is sitting next to P. So, the order S, P or P, S is followed. K is sitting next to R. So, the order R, K is followed because R is on the extreme left. T is not next to P or K.

So, the arrangement will be R, K, P, S, T.

Clearly, P and T are sitting adjacent to S.

S5. Ans.(B) Q

Sol. Q is left to R and to the right of P i.e. P, Q, R.

O is to the right of N and left of P i.e. N, O, P.

S is to the right of R and left of T i.e. R, S, T.

So, the order is : N, O, P, Q, R, S, T.

Clearly, Q is in the middle.

S6. Ans.(C) B is sitting between J and I.

Sol. B is sitting between J and I.

S7. Ans.(A) CHDF

Sol. D is to the left of F and second to the right of C i.e. C D F.

A is second to the right of E i.e. E A.

J is the immediate neighbor of A and B and third to the left of G i.e. A J B G.

H is to the left of D and third to the right of I i.e. I H D.

The above four orders may be combined to obtain the correct order as under: E, K, A, J, B, I, G, C, H, D, F.

C, H, D, F are to the right of G.

S8. Ans.(D) I

Sol. D is to the left of F and second to the right of C i.e. C D F.

A is second to the right of E i.e. E A.

J is the immediate neighbor of A and B and third to the left of G i.e. A J B G.

H is to the left of D and third to the right of I i.e. I H D.

The above four orders may be combined to obtain the correct order as under: E, K, A, J, B, I, G, C, H, D, F.

I is in the middle.

S9. Ans.(A) D and K

Sol. D is to the left of F and second to the right of C i.e. C D F.

A is second to the right of E i.e. E A.

J is the immediate neighbor of A and B and third to the left of G i.e. A J B G.

H is to the left of D and third to the right of I i.e. I H D.

The above four orders may be combined to obtain the correct order as under: E, K, A, J, B, I, G, C, H, D, F.

The new sequence formed on interchanging seats is:

D, F, H, J, C, I, G, B, A, E, K

D and K are sitting at the ends in the new arrangement.

S10. Ans.(D) None is superfluous

Sol. D is to the left of F and second to the right of C i.e. C D F.

A is second to the right of E i.e. E A.

J is the immediate neighbor of A and B and third to the left of G i.e. A J B G.

H is to the left of D and third to the right of I i.e. I H D.

The above four orders may be combined to obtain the correct order as under: E, K, A, J, B, I, G, C, H, D, F.

All the statements are needed to determine the correct sequence.

S11. Ans.(A) Mother

Sol. C is the wife of B and D is mother of B.

So, C is the grandmother of A.

So, C is the mother of A.

S12. Ans.(D) Daughter

Sol. A is father of C and C is sister of D. So, A is father of D. But D is son of B. So, B is the mother of D and wife of A. Also, E is the brother of A. So, B is the sister-in-law of E.

S13. Ans.(B) Son

Sol. Deepak is the son of Ravi, who is the son of Rekha.

Thus, Deepak is the son of Rekha.

S14. Ans.(B) 14

Sol. Grandmother is one female, mother is another, wives of four sons are the four females and two daughters of all four sons are eight females.

So, in all there are 1 + 1 + 4 + 8 = 14 females.

S15. Ans.(C) Uncle

Sol. Clearly, B is the brother of A;

A’s son is D’s brother.

This means D is the daughter of A.

Since C and D are sisters, C is also the daughter of A.

So, B is the uncle of C.