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Logical Reasoning
20 Marks

Chp 6 Logical Chp 7 Verbal Chp 8 Non-Verbal

Reasoning Reasoning Reasoning

Reasoning Sequence Puzzle

Incomplete Pattern

from Passages Reason

Figures

Characters
Assumptions Alphabet Series
Test

Diagram

Time Sequence Test

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Logical Sequence Test

Tip - arrange these words in a meaningful order (age, size and need etc)

Practice Questions
1) Arrange the following words in a meaningful order
1. Death 2. Marriage 3. Education 4. Birth 5. Funeral

A. 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
C. 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
D. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5

2. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Police 2. Punishment 3. Crime 4. Judge 5. Judgement

A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
B. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
C. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2

3) Arrange the following words in a meaningful order

1. Rainbow 2. Rain 3. Sun 4. Happy 5. Child

A. 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
B. 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
C. 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
D. 2, 1, 4, 5, 3

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4) Arrange the following words in a logical sequence.

1. Grass 2. Curd 3. Milk 4. Cow 5. Butter
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
C. 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
D. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

5) Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence

1. Key 2. Door 3. Lock 4. Room 5. Switch on
A. 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
B. 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
C. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
D. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

6) Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence

1. Word 2. Paragraph 3. Sentence 4. Letters 5. Phrase

A. 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
B. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
C. 4, 2, 5, 1, 3
D. 4, 1, 5, 3, 2

7) Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Family 2. Community 3. Member 4. Locality 5. Country

A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
B. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
C. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2

8) Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence

1. Poverty 2. Population 3. Death 4. Unemployment 5. Disease
A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
B. 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
C. 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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9) Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Wall 2. Clay 3. House 4. Room 5. Bricks

A. 5, 2, 1, 4, 3
B. 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
C. 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

10) Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Elephant 2. Cat 3. Mosquito 4. Tiger 5. Whale

A. 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
B. 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
C. 1, 3, 5, 4, 2
D. 2, 5, 1, 4, 3

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CODING AND DECODING.

Coding is a system of signals.

This is a method of transmitting information in the form of codes or
signals without it being known by a third person.
The person who transmits the code or signal, is called the sender and
the person who receives it, is called the receiver.
Transmitted codes or signals are decoded on the other side by the receiver this is known as decoding.
In questions on coding-decoding, a word (basic word) is coded in a
particular way and the candidates are asked to code other word in the
same way. The coding and decoding tests are set up to judge the

a particular word/message and break the code to decipher the

message

Keep in mind:
(1) Observe alphabets or numbers given in the code
keenly.
(2) Find the sequence it follows whether it is ascending
or descending. (it can be square, cube series etc)
(3) Detect the rule in which the alphabets/numbers/words
follow.
(4) Fill the appropriate letter/number/word in the blank given.

Trick to remember:
From Left to Right (forward) EJOTY From Right to Left (backward) BGLQV

E J O T Y B G L Q V

5 10 15 20 25 25 20 15 10 5

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Alphabet / Letter coding

1. If in a certain language MYSTIFY is coded as

NZTUJGZ, how is NEMESIS coded in that language?
(a) MDLHRDR
(b) OFNFTJT
(c) ODNHTDR
(d) PGOKUGU.

2. If TAP is coded as SZO, then how is FREEZE

coded?
(a) EQDFYG
(b) ESDFYF
(c) GQFDYF
(d) EQDDYD

3. In a certain code SIKKIM is written as THLJJL. How is TRAINING written

in that code?
(a) SQBHOHOH
(b) UQBHOHOF
(c) UQBJOHHO
(d) UQBJOHOH

4. In a certain code, MENTION is written as LNEITNO. How is PATTERN

written in that code?
(a) APTTREM
(b) PTAETNR
(c) OTAETNR
(d) OTAETRN.

5. If in a certain code, COULD is written as BNTKC and MARGIN is written

as LZQFHM, how will MOULDING be written in that code?
(a) CHMFINTK
(b) LNKTCHMF
(c) LNTKCHMF
(d) NITKHCMF

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6. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written

in that code?
(a) QDFHS
(b) SDFHS
(c) SHFDQ
(d) UJHFS.

7. If CIGARETTE is coded as GICERAETT, then DIRECTION will be coded

as
(a) RIDTCENOI
(b) NORTECDII
(c) NOIETCRID
(d) IRDCTIONE

8. In a certain code language CREATIVE is written as BDSBFUJS. How is

TRIANGLE written in that code?
(a) BSHSFHKM
(b) BHSSMHHF
(c) BSSHFMKH
(d) BHSSFKHM

that language?
(a) HSOBYK
(b) HBOSKY
(c) HOSBKY
(d) SBKYOH

10. In a certain code FORGE is written as FPTJI. How is CULPRIT written in

that code?
(a) CSJNPGR
(b) CVMQSTU
(c) CVNSVNZ
(d) CXOSULN

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11) In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How is

MEDICINE written in the same code?
(a) MFEDJJOE
(b) EOJDEJFM
(c) MFEJDJOE
(d) EOJDJEFM

12) In a certain code SURAJ is coded as 25 and PRAVEEN is coded as 49,

then how to code ABHIJEET?
(a) 72
(b) 89
(c) 64
(d) 36

13) In a certain code ,'il be pee' means 'roses are blue','sik hee' means 'red
flowers' and 'pee mit hee' means 'flowers are vegetables', How is 'red' written
in that code?
(a) hee
(b) sik
(c) be
(d) cannot be determined
(e) none

14) If rain is called water, water is called air, air is called cloud, cloud is called
sky, sky is called sea, sea is called road, where do the aeroplanes fly?
(a) Water
(b) Road
(c) Sea
(d) Cloud

in that language
(a) #
(b) D
(c) @
(d) Data inadequate

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Number Coding

Eg (1) Apple is coded as 25563, Rung is coded as 7148. Then purple is

coded as

Eg (2)In a language A is coded as 1, B is coded as 2, then FACE is coded

as

1. If PAINT is coded as 74128 and EXCEL is coded as 93596, then how

would you code ACCEPT?
(a) 455978
(b) 547978
(c) 554978
(d) 735961.

2. If D = 4 and COVER = 63, then BASIS = ?

(a) 49
(b) 50
(c) 54
(d) 55

3. If in a certain code, BEAUTIFUL is coded as 573041208, BUTTER as

504479, how is FUTURE coded in that code?
(a) 201497
(b) 204097
(c) 704092
(d) 204079

4. In a certain code, 5 is coded as Z, 7 as E, 2 as S, 9 as T, and 4 as W. How

is 977452 coded in that code
(a) SEEWZT
(b) TEEWZS
(c) ZEEWST
(d) WEEZST.

5. In a certain language, if A is coded as 1, B is coded as 2, and so on, how

is STAR coded in that language?
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(a) 1810291
(b) 9120118
(c) 1920118
(d) 1920811.

6) In a certain code language, QUEUE is written as Q 22, and CHURCH is

written as 1UR 1. Which of the following would be most appropriate code for
BANANA in that language?

(a) B5A5
(b) 5N5A
(c) B55A
(d) BA5A5A.

code?
(a) 85
(b) 111
(c) 98
(d) 118

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Sequence and Series

Number series

In this category of questions, a series of various numbers is given with a

blank. We are supposed to find out a pattern between every number and its
predecessor and find out the answer using the same logic.

Tips:
observe the difference between
o constant difference
o difference is decreasing difference is decreasing or increasing
by a constant number, then it is a series of decreasing difference
or an increasing difference

try dividing the 2nd term with the first, third with the second and so on.
try writing each term as a product of two factors and try to see if there is
any pattern
try to look for square/ cube series.

Most common patterns followed by number series are:

1. Series with a constant difference any 2 consecutive numbers have the

same difference between them.

Eg: : 1, 5, 9, 13, ?

2. Series with an increasing difference the difference between two

consecutive terms keep on increasing as we move forward in a series

Eg: 1,2,4,7,11,16,?

3. Series with a decreasing difference difference between two consecutive

terms keep on decreasing as we move forward in a series

Eg: 16,11,7,4,2, ?

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4) Series consisting of Perfect Squares

Example:324, 361, 400, 441,?
Sol: 324 = 182 , 361 = 192, 400 = 202, 441 = 212, 484 = 222

5) Perfect Cube Series

Example:512, 729, 1000,?
Sol:83, 93, 103, 113

6) Geometric Series
Example:4, 36, 324, 2916?
Sol:4 x 9 = 36, 36 x 9 = 324, 324 x 9 = 2916, 2916 x 9 = 26244.

7) Arithmetic Series
Example: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34
Example: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15.....
Sol:3 - 1 = 2, 6 - 3 = 3, 10 - 6 = 4, 15 - 10 = 5....

8) Twin/Alternate Series
Example: 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 16 ? ?
Sol: As we can see, there are two series formed
Series 1: 3, 8, 13 with a common difference of 5
Series 2: 4, 10, 16 with a common difference of 6
So, next two terms of the series should be 18 & 22 respectively.

1) 3, 4, 12, 48, .........., 27648

(a) 488
(b) 576
(c) 492
(d) 528

2) 19, 2, 38, 3, 114, 4, ..........

(a) 228
(b) 256
(c) 352
(d) 456.

3) 95, 115.5, 138, .........., 189

(a) 154.5
(b) 162.5
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(c) 164.5
(d) 166.5.

4. 11, 22, 35, 50, .........., 86

(a) 80
(b) 67
(c) 68
(d) 70.

5. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ..........

(a) 35
(b) 36
(c) 48
(d) 49.

6. 20, 19, 17, .........., 10, 5

(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 15.

7. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, .........., 17
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 15.

8. 1, 5, 15, 19, 57, ...........

(a) 65
(b) 59
(c) 63
(d) 61.

9. 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ..........

(a) 76
(b) 75
(c) 74
(d) 72.

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10. 345, 534, 264, 804, ..........

(a) 552
(b) 662
(c) 442
(d) 384.

11. Completing the given series: Which number would replace the question
mark in the series 7,12,19,?, 39
a. 29
b. 28
c. 26
d. 24

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