Reasoning Quiz for SSC CGL 2016, SSC CHSL 2016

For the first time SSC 2016 examination will be held in Computer Based pattern and managing time will be one of the important factor while solving the questions. So in order to make students familiar with such a situations we are providing questions in a time based manner , which will help students to manage the time properly.

Direction (Q.1-4): Three words are given in each question below, which have something in common among themselves. Choose one out of the four given alternatives, which mentions the quality common to the three given words. 

 1. Groundnuts : Sesame : Mustard

Cereals

Legumes

Leafy vegetables

Oilseeds

Solution:

1. (d) , Oilseeds will be the right answer

2. Wasp : Cricket : Beetle

Insects

Pathogens

Microbes

Pesticides

Solution:

2. (a) ,Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera

3. Fly : Bee : Ant

Cockroach

Spider

Termite

Insect

Solution:

3. (d), Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae

4. Cap : Turban : Hat

Headgear

Umbrella

Hair

Safety

Solution:

4. (a) ,Headgear will be the right answer

Directions (Q.5-7): In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given numbers on one side of : and one number is given on another side of : : while another number is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relationship with this number as the numbers of the given pair bear. Choose the best alternative. 

 5. 14 : 9 : : 26 : ?

12

13

15

31

Solution:

5. (c): The relationship is (2x-4):x.

6. 16 : 56 : : 32 : ?

96

112

118

128

Solution:

6. (b): The relationship is x:(7x/2).

7. 48 : 122 : : 168 : ?

215

225

290

292

Solution:

Directions: (Q.8-10): In each of the following questions, there is some relationship between the two terms to the left of : : and the same relationship holds between the two terms to its right. Also, in each question, one term either to the right of : : or to the left of it is missing. The term is given as one of the alternatives given below each question. Find out this term. 

 8. MAD : JXA : : RUN : ?

ORK

OSQ

PRJ

UXQ

Solution:

8. (a): Each letter of the first group is moved three steps backward to obtain the corresponding letter of the second group.

9. EJOT : VQLG : : BGLQ : ?

AEIM

AFKP

YTOJ

ZUPK

Solution:

9. (c): Each letter of the first group occupies the same position from the beginning of the alphabet as the corresponding letter of the second group occupies from the end of the alphabet.

10. CLOSE : DNRWJ : : OPEN : ?

PRHR

PRJQ

RPJB

RZWR

Solution:

10. (a): The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, ….. letters of the first group are moved one, two, three, four, five, ….. steps forward respectively to obtain the corresponding letters of the second group.