LOGICAL REASONING TEST FOR

COMPETITIVE EXAMS

Directions (Qs. 1 to 4): Select the one which is different from the
other three responses.

1. a. Wool
b. Feather
c. Hair
d. Grass

2. a. Sports: Ground
b. Cinema: Screen
c. Drama: Stage
d. Rubber: Erase

3. a. 32 – 41
b. 62 – 44
c. 46 – 28
d. 33 – 56

4. a. EDHG
b. LKON
c. UVWX
d. QPTS
Directions (Qs. 5 to 9): A series is given with one term missing.
Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will
complete the series.

5. NOABOPBCPQCD????
a. QRDE
b. RTEF
c. QSDE
d. QRGI

6. KDW, MGT, OJQ, ?

a. MNQ
b. QNM
c. NMQ
d. QMN

7. 33, 28, 24, ? , 19, 18

a. 21
b. 22
c. 20
d. 23

8. 6, 10, 18, 34,?

a. 46
b. 56
c. 66
d. 76
9. 4, 8, 12, 24, 36,?
a. 72
b. 48
c. 60
d. 144

10. A D F J M R ?
a. U
b. V
c. W
d. X

11. QPO SRQ UTS WVU ?

a. YXW
b. XYZ
c. WXY
d. XWY

12. c _ b b a _ c a b _ a c _ a b _ a c
a. a c c b c
b. b c b a c
c. a c b c b
d. c a b c b

13. 1 3 5 7 9 11 ?
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15
14. 12, 11, 9, 6, 2, ?
a. 0
b. -1
c. -2
d. -3

15. 24, 20, 16, 12, 8, ?

a. 6
b. 5
c. 4
d. 3

16. 64, 32, 36, 18, 22, ?

a. 12
b. 14
c. 13
d. 11

17. a _ a b _ c b c _ d c _
a. b b c d
b. c b c d
c. a b c d
d. b c b c

18. 12, 8, 14, 6, 16, ?

a. 5
b. 8
c. 4
d. 10
19. a b c _ b b c _ b c _ a b c a a _ c a b
a. a a c b
b. a b c b
c. a a b c
d. a b a c

20. a c _ a c b b a c _ a c _ b _ c b a
a. b b a c
b. b b c a
c. b b a a
d. b a a a

21. a b a _ b b a _ b a a _ a a b _ a b b a
a. a a a b
b. a a b b
c. a b b b
d. b b a a

22. a b _ b c b c a c _ a b a b _ b c
a. c a b c
b. c a c c
c. c a c b
d. c a a c

23. a b a _ b c b _ b a c a _ a c b a _
a. c c c a
b. c c c b
c. c c a b
d. b c a c
24. a b _ a a _ b b a a b b_
a. b b b a
b. b b a a
c. b a a a
d. a a a b

25. 8, 4, 12, ?, 18
a. 6
b. 8
c. 9
d. 15

ANSWERS:-
1. d

2. d

3. d (Sum of digits of both numbers is same in others)

4. c

5. a

6. d

7. a (The sequence is -5, -4, -3, -2, -1)

8. c (The sequence is +4, +8, +16, +32)

9. a (The sequence is X2, X1.5, X2, X1.5, X2)

10. b [A (BC)D (E) F (GHI) J (KL) M (NOPQ) R ?
Letters – 2 1 3 2 4
Skipped

Difference -1 +2 -1 +2 -1 (3-4)= R (STU)V

between
gap
Hence V is the answer]

11. a (QPO (PQR) SRQ (RST) UTS (TUV) WVU ?

If we add YXW we see that the pattern is maintained:
WVU (VWX) YXW)

12. c (c_bba_cab_ac_ab_ac
cabbaccabbaccabbac)

13. b (skip one number)

14. d (Difference between two successive digits is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…….

2 – 5 = -3)

15. c (The series is in decreasing order, where difference is 4 between two

     successive digits)

16. d (64, 32, 36, 18, 22, ?

÷2 +4 ÷2 +4 ÷2
     22 ÷ 2 = 11)

17. a (a b a b / b c b c / c d c d )

18. c [12 (+2) = 14 (+2) = 16, and 8 (-2) = 6 (-2) = 4 (the answer)]

19. a (a b c a b / b c a b c / c a b c a / a b c a b)

20. b (a c b a c b / b a c b a c / c b a c b a)

21. c (a b a a b / b a b b a / a b a a b / b a b b a)
22. a (a b / c b c b / c a c a / b a b a / b c b c)

23. b (a b / a c b c b c / b a c a c a / c b a b)

24. b (a b b a / a b b a / a b b a / a b b a)

25. a (Sequence in the series is ÷2, X3, ÷2, X3)