SSC Reasoning -Coding Decoding Set-3

Dear Readers, practice SSC reasoning quiz for upcoming SSC CGL 2016. 

1.SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL
(1). CMN  
(2). UJI
(3). VIJ  
(4). IJT

2.FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____
(1). JAK  
(2). HAL
(3). HAK  
(4). JAI

3.Which word does NOT belong with the others?
(1). guitar  
(2). flute
(3). violin  
(4). cello

4.Which word does NOT belong with the others?
(1). noun  
(2). preposition
(3). punctuation  
(4). adverb

5.Which word does NOT belong with the others?
(1). unimportant  
(2). trivial
(3). insignificant  
(4). familiar

6. If ASSIGN is coded as SASING, then KIDNAP is coded as
(1) IKNDPA                                                                    
(2) IKDNPA
(3) IKDNAP                                                                    
(4) IKAPDN

7. The word ‘UNITED’ is coded as ‘SLGRCB’.  How should the word ‘DISOWN’ be coded?
(1) BGQMUL                                                                    
(2) CGRLTK
(3) CGRTLK                                                                    
(4) BGQLUM

8. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
ca __ bd __ ec __ fd __ ge
(1) b, c, d, e                                                                                      
(2) b, d, c, e
(3) b, c, e, d                                                                      
(4) d, b, c, e

Directions (9 - 10): Select the missing number/ letters from the given responses.
9. 8, 17, 36, 75, ___?
(1) 154                                                              
(2) 124
(3) 174                                                              
(4) 144

10. 1, 3, 4,7,11, __?
(1) 18                                                                
(2) 17
(3) 15                                                                
(4) 16


Answers
1.(C)
2.(A)
3.(B)
4.(C)
5.(D)
6. (2):
7. (1):
8. (1):
ca b / bd c / ec d / fd e / ge
 9. (1):
8*2+1 = 17
17*2+ 2 = 36
36*2 + 3 = 75
75*2 + 4 = 154
10. (1): 1+ 3 =4, 3 + 4 = 7;
4 +7 = 11;

7 + 11 = 18