Reasoning Questions for Railways/SSC CHSL 2018 : 24 March
Directions (Q.1–9): Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.
1. CFIL : ORUX : : DGJM : ?
A) HJLN
B) NQST
C) PSVY
D) RTVX
2. BEHK : YVSP : : DGJM : ?
A) JGDA
B) ROLI
C) WTQN
D) ZWTQ
3. 24 : 60 : : 120 : ?
A) 160
B) 220
C) 300
D) 108
4. 392 : 28 : : 722 : ?
A) 18
B) 28
C) 38
D) 48
5. 123 : 36 : : 221 : ?
A) 52
B) 69
C) 72
D) 25
6. Timid : Ass : : Cunning : ?
A) Ant
B) Fox
C) Rabbit
D) Horse
7. Ecstasy : Gloom : : ?
A) Congratulations: Occasion
B) Diligent: Successful
C) Measure : Scale
D) Humiliation: Exaltation
8. Architect: Building : : Sculptor : ?
A) Museum
B) Stone
C) Chisel
D) Statue
9. MKQO : LNPR : : ? : XVTZ
A) YSUW
B) SVWY
C) VTWY
D) WYTS
Directions (Q.10–15): Find the odd number/ letters/word from the given alternatives.
10.
A) PQXZ
B) BCQN
C) ABDF
D) MNPR
11.
A) ABYZ
B) CDWX
C) EFUV
D) GHTV
12.
A) 626
B) 841
C) 962
D) 1090
13.
A) 5720
B) 6710
C) 2640
D) 4270
14.
A) Swimming
B) Sailing
C) Diving
D) Driving
15.
A) Perception
B) Discernment
C) Penetration
D) Insinuation
Answers with Solutions:
- D;
- C;
- C;
- C;
- D;
- B;
- As ‘Ass’ is ‘Timid’, similary ‘Fox’ is ‘Cunning’.
- D;
- As ‘Gloom’ is opposite to ‘Ecstasy’, similarly ‘Exaltation’ is opposite to ‘Humiliation’.
- D;
- As ‘Architect’ constructs ‘Building’, similarly ‘Sculptor’ constructs ‘Statue.’
- A;
- C;
- In none of the rest, there is a vowel.
- D;
- B;
- 626 – 1 = (25)²
- 962 – 1 = (31)²
- 1090 – 1 = (33)²
- But, 841 – 1 = 840 is not a perfect square.
- D;
- 5720 → 5 + 2 = 7 + 0
- 6710 → 6 + 1 = 7 + 0
- 2640 → 2 + 4 = 6 + 0
- But 4270 → 4 + 7 ¹ 2 + 0
- D; All the others are related with water.
- D; All the others are similar in meaning.