Reasoning Questions For DSSSB 2020
The reasoning is the most scoring section in any competitive exam. It also develops or nourishes our critical thinking skills as compared to other subjects. In DSSSB, KVS, HSSC Exam as a student to score well in this part, you have to start your preparation now because there is negative marking as well. The more you have prepared, the better you score.
So today we are providing ODD Man out/ Verbal Classification to improve your particular section.
Directions (1-2): In each of the following questions one of the numbers does not belong to the series of numbers given in each question. Spot the odd number out of the four alternatives given in each question.
Q1. 7, 10, 19, 35, 67
(a) 35
(b) 19
(c) 67
(d) 10
Q2. 7, 13, 20, 22, 34, 31, 46, 40
(a) 31
(b) 40
(c) 34
(d) 20
Directions (3-4): In each of the following questions which one pair is different from the rest three?
Q3.
(a) 1 – 13
(b) 4 – 52
(c) 11 – 14
(d) 7 – 91
Q4.
(a) 54 – 28
(b) 34 – 17
(c) 42 – 21
(d) 22 – 11
Q5. In the following questions, four or five groups of letters are given as choices. One of these groups of letters is different from the others. Spot the odd group in each case.
(a) KGBTF
(b) GJTGZ
(c) KGBTF
(d) TFWOM
Directions (6-7): Find the odd man out in the following given questions.
Q6.
(a) STUN
(b) PAGRE
(c) MUPL
(d) SNUG
Q7.
(a) TUEPCIR
(b) NITNIGAP
(c) SHOTCAM
(d) OTHOP
Directions (8-9): In each of the following questions, mark the odd one which is not related with other words.
Q8.
(a) Father
(b) Teacher
(c) Brother
(d) Sister
Q9.
(a) Advice
(b) Counsel
(c) Suggestion
(d) Direction
Q10. Find out the pair that does not match with other pairs for lack of common property.
(a) Plant – Flower
(b) Chair – Tea-pot
(c) Head – Eye
(d) Tree – Stem
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Add 2, 2², 2³, … to the 1st 2nd, 3rd, …term. Hence, the number 10 should be replaced by 11.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Difference between two alternate terms is 13. Hence, the number 34 should be replaced by 33.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol.
1 × 13 = 13, 4 × 13 = 52, 7 × 13 = 91.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol.
17 × 2 = 34, 21 × 2 = 42, 11 × 2 = 22.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.
‘G’ is present in all the other option except in ‘D’.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Guns: All other are names of fruits: NUTS, GRAPE, PLUM.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Stomach: All others PAINTING, PICTURE and PHOTO are representation of something.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol.
Teacher is not a relative whereas others are.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Direction is an order whereas Advice, Counsel and Suggestion are not order.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol.
Flower is a part of plant: eye is a part of head and stem is a part of tree, but Tea-pot is not a part of chair.
