SSC _ Reasoning (2)

SSC _ Reasoning (2)

21.    Which number will come next in the given series ?  17, 13, 11, 7, 5, 1, ?
a)     1
b)     2
c)     0
d)     -1
Ans : (d) Each odd term is less by 2 than its previous term.

22.   -aba - cabc - dcba - bab - a
a)    abdca
b)    bcadc
c)    abcdd
d)    cbdaa
Ans : (a)    The series formed is : a a b a b c a b c d d c b a c b a b a a in which the letter equi-distant from the beginning and end are the same.

23.   If in a certain language, KNOWLEDGE is coded as 256535475, how is 'GENERAL' coded in that code ?
a)    7545993
b)    7969393
c)    7555913
d)    755591
e)    None of these
Ans : (c)    K is in the 11th place according to alphabetic order
                   :. K = 11 = 1 + 1 = 2
                      N =  14= 1+4 = 5
        Like this     O = 15 = 1+5  = 6
                            W= 23 = 2+3 = 5 and so on.
            :. GENERAL = 7555913

24.   In a certain code language ----
1.     'po ki top ma' means 'Usha is playing cards'.
2.    'kob ja ki ma' means 'Asha is playing tennis'.
3.    'ki top sop ho' means 'they are playing football'.
4.    'po sur kob' means 'Cards and tennis'.
Which word in that language means 'Asha' ?
a)    ja  
b)    ma
c)    kob
d)    top
e)    ki
Ans :  (a)   'po ki top ma'  =  Usha is playing cards
                  'po sur kob'      = Cards and tennis,
                    :. po= cards,
                 but kob ja ki ma=Asha is playing tennis
                 :. kob  = tennis  and 'ki ma'=  is playing
                Hence, 'ja' = Asha

25.  Mohan was facing East. He walked 4 km forward and then after turning to his right walked 3 km. Again he turned to his right and walked 4 km. After this he turned back. Which direction was he facing at that time ?     
a)    East
b)    West
c)    North
d)    South
e)    North-West
Ans :  (a)

27.    Leela, who is Sohan's daughter, says to Latika "Your mother Alka is the younger sister of my father who is the third child of Gajanan. " What is the relation of Gajanan to Latika ?
a)     Father
b)    Uncle
c)    Grand father
d)    Father in-law
e)    None of these
Ans : (c) As Alka is the sister of Sohan and Sohan is the third child of Gajanan, therefore, Alka will be the daughter of Gajanan. But Latika is the daughter of Alka, therefore, Gajanan will be grandfather of Latika.

28.    If the first and second letters of the word ' D E P R E S S I O N ' were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following would be the seventh letter from the right ?
a)    R
b)    O
c)    P
d)    S
e)    I
Ans : (c) After making the required changes, the word formed is 'E D R P S E I S N O'.  The seventh letter of this word from the right is 'P'.

29.   My brother is 562 days older to me while my sister is 75 weeks older to him. If my sister was born on Tuesday, on which day was I born.
a)    Sunday
b)    Monday
c)    Thursday
d)    Tuesday
e)    Wednesday
Ans : (c) Difference of No. of days of my sister's age 75 x 7 + 562 ie., 1087 days. After dividing 1087 by 7, we get 2 as remainder. Therefore, 2 days after Tuesday is Thursday

Directions : Each of the following questions has four alternative  responses. Select the correct response

30.    India is the largest democracy of the world. After independence, there has been a great industrial development. The production of food grains also increased. On the contrary, the purchasing power of the common man has decreased and very small proportion of the gains of industrial and agricultural development has reached him.
Conclusions :
(I) The democracy is not suitable for India
(II) The democracy is being misused by the corrupt businessmen and politicians.
(III) The poor and the illiterate people can be easily purchased .
a)    I and II
b)    II and III
c)    I and III
d)    I, II and III
Ans : (b)

Directions : In each of the following questions two statements are given. Which are followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
31.    Statements : All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.
         Conclusion :  
         I. All the goats are lions
        II. All the lions are goats
        III. Some lions are goats
        IV. Some tigers are goats
a)    All the four
b)    Only I, II and III
c)    Only I, III and IV
d)    Only II, III and IV
e)    None of these
Ans : (c)

Directions : In each of these questions below given a statement is followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the assumptions and then decide which of the assumptions is/ are implicit
32.  The Central Government has directed the State Government to reduce government expenditure in view of the serious resource crunch and it may not be able to sanction any additional grant to the states for the next months.
Assumptions :
I. The State Governments are totally dependent on Central Government for its expenditures
II. The central Government has reviewed the expenditure account of the State Government
III. The State Governments will abide by the directive
a)    None is implicit
b)    Only II and III are implicit
c)    Only III is implicit
d)    All are implicit
e)     None of these  

Ans : (b) I is not implicit because in the statement nothing is said about the source of income of State Government while II and III are directly related to the statement so II and III are implicit.

Directions (Question 33-34): Each of the following questions consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments a ‘strong’ argument is and which a ‘weak’ argument is. Give answer
a)    If only argument I is strong
b)    If only argument II is strong
c)    If either I or II is strong
d)    If neither I nor II is strong
e)    If both I and II are strong

33.  Statement - Should number of holidays of government employees be reduced ?
Arguments -
I. Yes, our government employees are having maximum number of holidays among the other countries of the world.
II. Yes, it will lead to increased productivity of government offices.
Ans : (b) argument I is not strong because we should copy with other country. But II is strong because on reducing the number of holidays, the working time will be increased and so productivity will also increase.

34.    Statement - Should election expenses to Central and State legislatures be met by the government ?
Arguments –

I. Yes, it will put an end to political corruption

II. No, it is not used in any country
Ans : (a)

Directions :    In each of the following questions, two statements I and II are given followed by and inference drawn from the statements. Mark your answer as :
a)    If the inference is correct       
b)    If the inference is wrong
c)    If the inference may be correct or wrong
d)    If the inference is irrelevant
  
35.  Statements ----
        I. Hydrogen is a gas
        II. This cylinder contains gas
       Inference ------ This cylinder contains Hydrogen
Ans : (c)