SSC 2015:- REASONING

(1) Look at this series: 9, 15, 9, 22, 9, . . . What number should come next?
a. 31
b. 29
c. 9
d. 34

(2) Look at this series: 2.4, 3.7, 4.9, 6.0, . . . What number should come next?
a. 6.2
b. 6.4
c. 6.9
d. 6.1


(3) Look at this series: 41, 38, 33, 30, 25, . . . What number should come next?
a. 22
b. 27
c. 23
d. 25

(4) Look at this series: Wd5 V4e Uf6 T3g  . . . What number should come next?
a. h7S
b. S2h
c. Sh5
d. Sh7

Direction(5-10): Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternative.

(5) Yard is to inch as quart is to
a. gallon.
b. ounce.
c. milk.
d. liquid.

(6) Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to
a. gloomy.
b. mean.
c. petty.
d. helpful.

(7) Pen is to poet as needle is to
a. thread.
b. button.
c. sewing.
d. tailor.

(8)PEDAL : BICYCLE
a. inch : yardstick
b. oar : canoe
c. tire : automobile
d. buckle : belt

(9)RAIN : DRIZZLE
a. swim : dive
b. hop : shuffle
c. run : jog
d. walk : run

(10)INTEREST : OBSESSION
a. mood : feeling
b. weeping : sadness
c. dream : fantasy
d. plan : negation

(11) Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph? 
a Sister
b Aunt
c Grandmother
d Daughter

(12)  Six members of a family ABCDE and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How many male members are there in the family ? 
 a  4
 b  3
 c  2
 d  1

(13)In a certain code, PAINTER is written NCGPRGP, then REASON would be written as 
 a  PCYQMN
 b  PGYQMN
 c  PGYUMP
 d  PGYUPM

(14)  Find the odd one out 
 a  Arc
 b  Diagonal
 c  Radius
 d  Diameter

(15)  Find the odd one out 
 a  Pistol
 b  Sword
 c  Gun
 d  Rifle

Answers:

(1) B 

This is a simple addition series with a random

number, 9, interpolated as every other

number. In the series, 7 is added to each

number except 9, to arrive at the next

number.

(2) C

 In this addition series,first number is increased by 1.3 then

...1.2.then...1.finally...0.9

(3) A

 This is a simple alternating subtraction

series, which subtracts 3, then 5.

(4) D 

There are three series to look for here. The

first letters are alphabetical in reverse: w, v,

u, t, s. The second letters are in alphabetical

order, beginning with d. The number

series is as follows: 5, 4, 6, 3, 7.

(5) B

 yard is a larger measure than an inch (a yard

contains 36 inches). A quart is a larger measure

than an ounce (a quart contains 32 ounces).

Gallon (choice a) is incorrect because it is larger

than a quart. Choices c and d are incorrect

because they are not units of measurement.

(6) A 

An optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful.

A pessimist is a person whose outlook is

gloomy. The answer is not choice b because a

pessimist does not have to be mean. Choices c

and d are incorrect because neither adjective

describes the outlook of a pessimist.

(7) D

 A pen is a tool used by a poet. A needle is a tool

used by a tailor. The answer is not choice a, b,

or c because none is a person and therefore

cannot complete the analogy

(8) B 

A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a

canoe

.

(9) C 

To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run

slowly.

(10) C 

Obsession is a greater degree of interest; fantasy

(11) A

Only son of woman’s grandfather – Woman’s father; 

Man’s brother father – Man’s father. 

So, the woman is man’s sister.

(12) A

E (Brother) C (Husband) A (Wife) 

F and B (Sons) D (Daughter)

A is the wife of C and their daughter is D. The remaining members are male members.

(13) C

Every first letter is replace by -2 digit before and second +2 simantaneously.

(14) B

Except diaganol all others are part of circles

(15) B

Except sword all other uses Gunpowder