The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) conducts recruitment exams for various posts, including Accountant and Data Entry Operator (DEO). One of the crucial sections in these exams is reasoning ability, which tests candidates’ logical thinking and problem-solving skills. To help you prepare effectively, here are the top 30 reasoning multiple-choice questions (MCQs) tailored for OSSSC Accountant and DEO exams.
1. The ratio of present ages of Asha and Lata is 5:6. If the difference between their ages is 6 years, then what will be Lata’s age after 5 years?
a) 45
b) 41
c) 35
d) 40
Answer: b) 41
2. Vishal is three times as old as Saksham. After 8 years, he will be two times as old as Saksham. After 8 years, what will be Vishal’s age?
a) 48 years
b) 24 years
c) 32 years
d) 40 years
Answer: d) 40 years
3. The sum of the ages of 4 friends A, B, C, and D is 70 years. What would be the total of their ages 5 years later?
a) 85
b) 65
c) 90
d) 75
Answer: c) 90
4. The sum of Vishal and Aditi’s current ages is 105 years. If Aditi is 25 years younger than Vishal, then what is the current age of Pritam who is 7 years older than Aditi?
a) 32 years
b) 72 years
c) 47 years
d) 40 years
Answer: c) 47 years
5. 10 years ago, a father’s age was 3 and 1/2 times that of his son and 10 years from now, the father’s age will be 2 and 1/4 times that of the son. What will be the sum of the ages of the father and the son at present?
a) 100 years
b) 110 years
c) 115 years
d) 120 years
Answer: b) 110 years
6. The sum of the current ages of Asma and her grandfather is 80 years. 10 years from now, Asma’s age will be one-fourth of her grandfather’s age. What is Asma’s current age?
a) 16 years
b) 12 years
c) 20 years
d) 10 years
Answer: d) 10 years
7. Aarav’s mother was 3 times as old as Aarav 5 years ago. After 5 years she will be twice as old as Aarav. How old is Aarav today?
a) 15 years
b) 25 years
c) 10 years
d) 20 years
Answer: a) 15 years
8. X is 5 years older than Y. The total of the current ages of X and Y is 33 years. What will be the age of Y after 7 years?
a) 22 years
b) 20 years
c) 14 years
d) 21 years
Answer: d) 21 years
9. A mother told her son, “I was of your current age when you were born.” If the son was 16 five years ago, what is the current age of the mother?
a) 32
b) 38
c) 37
d) 42
Answer: d) 42
10. The sum of the ages of a mother, daughter, and son is 96 years. What will be the sum of their ages after 5 years?
a) 101
b) 111
c) 105
d) 110
Answer: b) 111
Question: The sum of the current ages of Vishal and Armaan is 70 years. Five years ago, Vishal was twice as old as Armaan. What is Armaan’s current age?
Options:
A) 10 years
B) 45 years
C) 25 years
D) 20 years
Answer: C) 25 years
Question: Ten years ago, a father’s age was 3 and 1/2 times that of his son, and ten years from now, the father’s age will be 2 and 1/4 times that of the son. What will be the sum of the ages of the father and the son at present?
Options:
A) 100 years
B) 110 years
C) 115 years
D) 120 years
Answer: B) 110 years
Question: The sum of the current ages of Shipra and Malini is 65 years. After 5 years, Shipra’s age will be 15 years more than Malini’s age. What is Malini’s current age?
Options:
A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
Answer: A) 25 years
Question: Rishabh is a 10-year-old boy. If his mother is 20 years older than him and 6 years younger than his father, then what is his father’s age?
Options:
A) 34 years
B) 36 years
C) 26 years
D) 30 years
Answer: B) 36 years
Question: Arun is celebrating his birthday today. On his next birthday, he will be twice his age that was 12 years ago. How old is Arun today?
Options:
A) 27 years
B) 24 years
C) 25 years
D) 26 years
Answer: C) 25 years
Question: Raman’s age is twice the age of his daughter Shruti. If ten years ago Raman’s age was three times the age of Shruti, then what is the present age of Shruti?
Options:
A) 8 years
B) 20 years
C) 11 years
D) 12 years
Answer: B) 20 years
Question: After three years, the total age of a mother and son will be 50. The mother’s age was 30 before three years. What is her son’s present age?
Options:
A) 6 years
B) 12 years
C) 8 years
D) 11 years
Answer: D) 11 years
Question: The total of the ages of four persons is 86 years. What was their average age four years ago?
Options:
A) 20 years
B) 19.5 years
C) 17.5 years
D) 20.5 years
Answer: C) 17.5 years
Question: The total ages of Ram, Shyam, and Adil is 60 years. What was the total of their ages four years ago?
Options:
A) 46 years
B) 50 years
C) 36 years
D) 48 years
Answer: D) 48 years
Question: Rahul is three times as old as Amar. Amar was half the age of Rahul three years ago. After four years from now, Rahul will be 43. What are the present ages of Amar and Amber?
Options:
A) 38, 21
B) 13, 21
C) 39, 21
D) 13, 18
Answer: B) 13, 21
The total of the ages of Amit and Suvarna on 1 January 2015 is 61 years. Amit is three years younger than Suvarna. What was the age of Suvarna on 1 January 2010?
a) 29 years
b) 24 years
c) 27 years
d) 32 years
Answer: c) 27 years
The ratio of the present age of Mitali to that of Shabnam is 4 : 7. If the difference between the present ages of Shabnam and Mitali after 5 years will be 13 years, then what is the sum of present ages of Mitali and Shabnam?
a) 74 years
b) 60 years
c) 66 years
d) 64 years
Answer: c) 66 years
The sum of the current ages of Vinayak and his father is 50 years. 5 years from now, Vinayak’s age will be one fifth of his father’s age. What is Vinayak’s current age?
a) 15 years
b) 5 years
c) 8 years
d) 10 years
Answer: b) 5 years
The current age of Savan is four times the age of Aksham. 10 years from now, Savan’s age will be twice the age of Aksham. What is Savan’s current age?
a) 30 years
b) 20 years
c) 10 years
d) 5 years
Answer: b) 20 years
A father was twelve times as old as his son twenty years ago. Now he is twice as old as his son. What are the present ages of the son and the father?
a) 22 and 44
b) 33 and 66
c) 27 and 54
d) 15 and 30
Answer: a) 22 and 44
The sum of Current ages of Natasha and Krishna is 50 years. 10 years ago, Krishna was twice as old as Natasha. What is Krishna’s current age?
a) 10 years
b) 20 years
c) 30 years
d) 15 years
Answer: c) 30 years
Direction: Three of the following four number pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out?
a) DFIM
b) FHKM
c) MORV
d) QSVZ
Answer: b) FHKM
Direction: Three of the following four number pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out?
a) 739:527
b) 456:234
c) 975:753
d) 697:475
Answer: a) 739:527
Direction: Three of the following four number pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out?
a) Speak : Shout
b) Morning : Night
c) Touch : Push
d) Deny : Refuse
Answer: b) Morning : Night
Direction: Three of the following four number pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out?
a) IKLPS
b) EGIKM
c) NPRTV
d) MOQSU
Answer: b) EGIKM
