Reasoning from HSSC Question Papers

Q. Ajay walks 100 meters to the North from there he turns to his right and walks 100 meters and turns to his right and walks 200 meters. In which direction is he now from his starting point?

Ans. South East

Q. 'd' is in bridge, in the same way as 'b' is in ?

Ans. Doubt 

Q. If RSTU is coded as UTSR, how is JKLM is coded?

Ans. MLKJ

Q. A,B,C,D,P,Q,R,S, are seating in a circle facing its centre, A and B P and Q C and S R and D are facing each other, C is seating in the middle of A and P D is immediately to the right of A, who is seating immediately left of B ?

Ans. S

Q. find the missing number 

5    4     1

6    2     4

9    3     ?

Ans. 6

Q. A certain number of sheaves of fodder lasts 42 animals for 16 days, if each is fed 5 sheaves per day. For how many days will the same quantity last 35 animals, if each is given 8 sheaves per day?

Ans. 12

Q. 'D' is in 'Bridge' in the same way as 'B' is in ?

Ans. Doubt.

Q. Six students are seating in a row, K is seating between V and R, V is seating next to M, M is seating next to B, who is seating extreme left and Q is seating nest to R. Who are seating adjacent to V ?

Ans. M and K 

Q. THEREFORE is to TEEORTFRH as HELICOPTER is to 

Ans. HLCPERTOIE 

Q. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series-

5, 21, 69, 213, 645, ?

Ans. 1941

Q. Select the related letter from the given alternatices.

BEHK:YVSP::ADGJ:?

(a) ZVSP (b) ZWXZ (c) ZUTR (d) ZWTQ

Ans. ZWTQ

Q. Suhas travelled 15 km towards East, then turned toward North and travelled 15 km and turned toward West and travelled 15 km. How far is he from the starting point?

Ans. 15 km.

ZVSP (b) ZWXZ (c) ZUTR (d) ZWTQ

Ans. ZWTQ

Q. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series -

ABKLUV, CDMNWX, -------, GHQRAB

Ans. EFOPYZ

Q. Select the related word from the given alternatives 

Fast:Hunger::Race:?

Ans. Fatigue 

Q. 0.863X0.637+0.863X0.363=?

Ans. 0.863 

Q. If EXPANSION is written as 248537693 in a certain code how would PENSION be written in that code ?

Ans. 8237693

Q. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?

a_yz_xy_ax_zax_z

Ans. xazyy 

Q. If 'cook' is called butler, butler is called manager, manager is called teacher, teacher is called clerk and clerk is called principal, who will teach in class?

Ans. Clerk

Q. A man pointing to a photograph says 'the lady in the photo is my nephews maternal grandmother" how is the lady in the photo, related to the man's sister who has no other sister 

Ans. Mother 

Q. B is twice as old as A but twice younger than F. C is half the age of A but twice the age of D which Two persons form the pair of oldest and youngest ?

Ans. F and D

Q. Choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word 

CONSTANTINOPLE 

And. Content 

Q.Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

8, 24, 12, ?, 18, 54

Ans. 36

Q. Sanmitra walks towards north 4 km, turns right and walk 5 km. Then he turns towards south and walks 2 km. Again he takes a turn towards west walks 3 km and stops for a while. Then he further walks 2 km. What is the distance of Sanmitra from starting point?

Ans. 2 km.

Q. Select the related word from the given alternatives-

TIME: MITE::MATE:?

Ans. TAME

Q. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series

464, 232, 116, 58, ?

Ans. 29

Q.Arrange the following words according to dictionary order

Ans, A  5, 1, 3, 2, 4

Q. Select the related number-

25:125 :: 36: ?

Ans. 216

Q. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gapes in the given letter series shall complete it ?

y_x_ _zx_y_xy_zxy 

Ans. z yy y z y

Q. If in a code language the RADIO is written as ABCDE and BROADCAST is written FAEBCGBHI how is RATIO be written in that code ?

Ans. ABIDE

Q. If A is the mother of D, B is not the son of C, C is the father of D, D is the sister of B than how is A related to B ?

Ans. Mother 

Q. If c=3 and CAT=24, what is FAULT ?

Ans. 60

Q. Select the one different from other three responses 

(a) XZYP (b) ADGJ (c) KNQT (d) EHKN

Ans. XZYP

Q. Select correct combination of mathematical signs to replace * signs to balance the equations 45*5*3*27

Ans- -:-X=

Q. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series 

1, 3, 8, 19, 42, ?

Ans. 89

Q. In an examination Rahul got the 11th rank and he was 47th from the bottom among those who passed, three students could not appear for the exam. one student failed what is total number of students ?

Ans. 61

Q. If a code language PUTREFY is written as XPQSTRL and NAVIGATE is written as GYMOWYQT how is AVIARY written in that language?

Ans. YMOYSL