OSSSC (Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission) conducts recruitment exams for various posts including Revenue Inspector (RI), Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI), Amin, Statistical Field Surveyor (SFS), and ICDS Supervisor. One of the key sections in these exams is Reasoning Ability, which assesses candidates’ logical and analytical thinking skills. To help aspirants prepare effectively, here are the top 30 Reasoning MCQs for OSSSC recruitment exams.
Top 30 Reasoning MCQS For OSSSC RI,ARI, Amin, SFS, ICDS Supervisor
These reasoning MCQs cover various concepts such as coding-decoding, number series, analogy, figure-based reasoning, and more. Practicing these questions will not only improve your reasoning skills but also enhance your speed and accuracy, helping you ace the OSSSC recruitment exams for RI, ARI, Amin, SFS, and ICDS Supervisor positions. Keep practicing and best of luck with your preparation!
- Which option gives the two signs that need to be interchanged to make the given equation correct: 24 – 8 ÷ 5 + 5 × 3 = 13?
a) × and +
b) × and ÷
c) ÷ and +
d) ÷ and ?
Answer: d) ÷ and ? - If + means ‘÷’, – means ‘+’, × means ‘-’ and ÷ means ‘×’, then what will be the value of the following expression: 18 ÷ 6 – 27 + 3 × 12 = ?
a) 92
b) 105
c) 95
d) 107
Answer: b) 105 - Which two symbols should be interchanged to make the following equation correct: 20 + 5 × 3 ÷ 3 ? 1 = 14 ?
a) ÷ and ×
b) × and ?
c) × and +
d) ÷ and +
Answer: d) ÷ and + - If ‘+’ stands for ‘-’, ‘?’ stands for ‘×’, ‘×’ stands for ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ stands for ‘+’, then what will be the value of the following expression: 14 – 3 + 10 × 5 ÷ 5 ?
a) 65
b) 48
c) 45
d) 40
Answer: c) 45 - Which option gives the two signs that need to be interchanged to make the given equation correct: 15 ÷ 15 × 10 ? 10 + 5 = 15 ?
a) ÷ and ×
b) + and ?
c) × and ?
d) ÷ and ?
Answer: b) + and ? - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct: 12 – 8 + 12 × 9 ÷ 3 = 9 ?
a) + and ÷
b) + and ?
c) – and ÷
d) + and –
Answer: d) + and ? - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct: 18 + 6 – 6 ÷ 3 × 3 = 6 ?
a) + and –
b) + and ÷
c) – and ÷
d) + and ×
Answer: b) + and ÷ - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct: 12 – 6 ÷ 12 × 6 + 6 = 9 ?
a) / and ×
b) + and ÷
c) – and +
d) × and +
Answer: c) – and + - Which of the two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make the given value correct: 15 + 5 – 10 ? 6 ÷ 12 = 6 ?
a) + and ÷
b) – and ÷
c) + and ?
d) + and –
Answer: b) – and ÷ - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct: 9 – 3 + 12 ? 8 ÷ 4 = 11 ?
a) + and –
b) + and ×
c) – and ÷
d) + and ÷
Answer: d) + and ÷ - If ‘+’ denotes ‘-’, ‘-’ denotes ‘’, ‘’ denotes ‘/’, and ‘/’ denotes ‘+’, then what will be the numeric value of
60×10÷40+6−5?
a) 3
b) 144
c) 16
d) 200
Answer: c) 16 - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct,
8×2+5−16÷4=14?
a) × and –
b) × and +
c) ÷ and ×
d) ÷ and +
Answer: b) × and + - Which two signs should be interchanged to make the following equation correct,
5+16−4×14÷2=59?
a) × and +
b) ÷ and ×
c) + and –
d) ÷ and –
Answer: d) ÷ and – - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct,
28−42÷2+276×23=−44?
a) + and ÷
b) + and –
c) × and +
d) × and ÷
Answer: d) × and ÷ - Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct,
14+4÷5−18×2=25?
a) ÷ and +
b) × and ÷
c) × and –
d) × and +
Answer: b) × and ÷ - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct,
405+27×40−308÷22=314?
a) × and +
b) ÷ and ×
c) + and ÷
d) + and –
Answer: c) + and ÷ - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct,
211×14+627÷33−17=520?
a) + and –
b) ÷ and ×
c) + and ÷
d) × and –
Answer: d) × and – - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct,
12−8+12×9÷3=9?
a) + and ÷
b) + and ×
c) – and ÷
d) + and –
Answer: a) + and ÷ - If the sign ‘+’ is interchanged with ‘÷’ and the number ‘2’ is interchanged with ‘6’, which of the following equations would be correct?
a) 8+6÷2=8
b) 2+8÷6=6
c) 2+8÷2=8
d) 2+6÷8=11
Answer: d) 2+6÷8=11 - If ‘÷’ stands for ‘+’, ‘×’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘+’ stands for ‘-’, and ‘-’ stands for ‘×’, then what will be the value of the following expression,
16−4+12×3÷5?
a) 59
b) 67
c) 65
d) 53
Answer: c) 65 - Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the following equation correct, 8 + 12 ÷ 9 × 6 ? 4 = 12 ÷ 6 × 8 + 9 – 1 ?
A) 12 and 8
B) 6 and 9
C) 6 and 12
D) 8 and 4
Answer: C) 6 and 12 - Which two signs should be interchanged to make the following equation correct, 10 – 15 × 9 + 6 ÷ 3 = 9 ?
A) – and +
B) ÷ and +
C) + and –
D) × and –
Answer: A) – and + - Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct ?
A) × and +
B) + and ÷
C) – and +
D) ÷ and –
Answer: B) + and ÷ - Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making the following equation correct. (1/4) ÷ (1/ 64) – 5 + 45 × 120 = 5 ?
A) × and +
B) ÷ and ?
C) + and ?
D) × and ?
Answer: A) × and ? - If ‘A’ denotes ‘ ÷ ’, ‘B’ denotes ‘ × ’, C’ denotes ‘ + ’, and D’ denotes ‘-’, then what will be the value of the following expression, 12 B 12 A 4 C 5 D 1 ?
A) 50
B) 40
C) 39
D) 59
Answer: B) 40 - What will be the value of the following equation if ‘÷’ means addition , ‘+’ means subtraction , ‘-’ means multiplication and ‘×’ means division, 72 × 9 – 3 ÷ 8 + 2 = ?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 40
D) 35
Answer: B) 30 - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct 24 – 12 ÷ 4 + 8 × 2 = 11 ?
A) + and ×
B) – and ÷
C) + and –
D) + and ÷
Answer: C) + and – - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct, 27 ÷ 3 – 18 + 3 × 2 = 18 ?
A) + and ÷
B) + and –
C) × and +
D) ÷ and ×
Answer: D) ÷ and × - Which two signs should be interchanged to make the following equation correct, 18 + 24 – 6 × 6 ÷ 3 = 39 ?
A) ÷ and +
B) + and –
C) ÷ and –
D) × and +
Answer: C) ÷ and – - Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct, 24 ÷ 2 + 13 – 54 × 2 = 34 ?
A) + and ×
B) – and ×
C) × and ÷
D) – and ÷
Answer: C) × and ÷
