REASONING MODULE TEST

1. Consider the following series: 7. What is the difference between the angles
6.25, 9, 12.25, 16, 20.25, 25, 30.25, ? made by the minute and hour hands of a clock
What will come in place of ? in the above series when the time is 3:12 pm and 7:12 pm ?

a) 36 b) 40 c) 38 d) 35 a) 80° b) 100° c) 120° d) 140°

2. Find the missing term in the given series.

208, 2052, 928, 3172, 2448, ? 8. Selvi was born on Friday, 20 March 1970.
Which day of the week was it when she
a) 6048 b) 1872 c) 5092 d) 3872 celebrated her birthday in the year 2011 ?

3. Find the wrong term in the series. a) Friday b) Sunday c) Monday d) Saturday
32768, 4104, 1024, 517

a) 1024 b) 517 c) 4104 d) 32768 9. The calendar for the year 2013 will be the
same for which of the following year ?
4. Consider the following series:
51975, 9450, 2100, 600, 240, 160, ? a) 2018 b) 2019 c) 2020 d) 2017
What will come in place of the question mark in
the above series ? 10. If Vishnu birthday is on Friday, 24th June and
Vishnu birthday is on 18th December of the
a) 80 b) 120 c) 320 d) 240 same year. Vishnu birthday falls on which day
of the week ?

5. If EZODN is the code for CAMEL the code for a) Sunday b) Saturday c) Friday d) Monday
HORSE is
11. Priyanka was born on 5th October 2022.
a) JNTGR b) JNTRG c) NJTRG d) JNRTG Jabeen was born seven days before Priyanka.
The day of Independence day fell on Sunday.
6. In a certain code language, 743 means Apples Which day was Jabeen born ?
are good, 657 means Eat good food, and 934
means Apples are ripe. Which digit means ripe a) Tuesday b) Wednesday c) Thursday d) Friday
in that language ?

a) 5 b) 4 c) 9 d) 7 12. Ruthra was born on 29th Feb, 2016 which

happened to be a Monday. On what day would
she celebrate her birthday next ?

a) Monday b) Tuesday c) Friday d) Saturday

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13. In 2016, Anbu celebrated his birthday on 17. How is D related to A ?
Friday. Which will be the first year after 2016
when Anbu will celebrate his birthday on a a) Uncle b) Brother c) Niece d) Cousin
Wednesday? (He was not born in January or
February) 18. How many male competitors are there ?

a) 2021 b) 2023 c) 2020 d) 2025 a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3

14. In a family of seven members, L is the only 19. In a class of 60 students, a boy is ranked
son of N, who is the grandfather of O. M is the 15th When five boys joined, his rank was
sister of L. Q is the mother of T. R is the mother dropped by two. What is his new rank from the
of M, who is the aunt of O. T is the son of L. end ?
Find which of the following is correct with
respect to given family. a) 42nd b) 45th c) 48th d) 49th

(a) O is the sister of T 20. In a class of 126, where girls are twice that
(b) M is the daughter-in-law of N of boys, Vishnu ranked thirty fifth from the top,
(c) M is the mother of T if there are 10 girls ahead of Vishnu, how many
(d) R is the wife of N boys are after him in rank ?

15. Consider the following statements : a) 20 b) 16 c) 17 d) 25

(i) A is the mother of B. 21. In a class of certain number of students,

(ii) C is the son of A. Pallavi ranked 12th from top and 27th from
(iii) D is the brother of E. bottom. What is the total number of students
(iv) E is the daughter of B. in the class ?
(v) C and B are brothers.
a) 38 b) 39 c) 40 d) 37
Who is the grandmother of D ?
22. Anbumani ran 50 m towards north then he
(a) A turned left and walked 68 m. He then turned to
(b) B south and walked 22 m then he took a left turn
(c) C and walked 44 m. After that he turned right and
(d) E walked 18 m and finally he turned left to and
walked 48 m. What is the total distance
travelled by Anbumani in south direction during
16. Pointing to a boy in the photograph the entire journey ?
Priyanka said, "He is the only son of the only
child of my grandfather". How Priyanka is a) 22 m b) 36 m c) 40 m d) 48 m
related to that boy ?
23. Vishnu walked 50 m towards north then
a) Mother b) Sister c) Aunty d) Wife turned left and walked 68 m. He then turned to
south and walked 22 m then he took a left turn
Directions ( Q.17 - Q.18 ): Read the following and walked 44 m. After that he turned right and
information carefully to answer the questions walked 18 m and finally he turned left to and
that follow. walked 48 m. What is shortest distance
between starting and end point and in which
A family planned a quiz at the picnic. The family direction is Vishnu from the starting point ?
has 6 members, namely A, B, C, D, E, and F. B
and A are brothers. F and D are the sisters of E. a) 30m, Northeast b) 25m, Northwest
C is the only son of E’s uncle. F is the niece of A. c) 26m, Southwest d) 26m, Northeast
E is daughter of B.

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24. Suresh walked 25 meters towards south. 28. Find the water image of given image :
Then he turned to his left and walked 20
meters. He then turned to his left and walked
25 meters. He again turned to his right and
walked 15 meters. At what distance is he from
the starting point and in which direction ?

a) 60 meters - East b) 35 meters - East

c) 35 meters - North d) 40 meters - East

Directions for (Questions 25 to 26) :

Study the following information and answer
these questions. 29. Find the water image of given image :

Three girls Priyanka, Sneha & Pallavi and three

boys Vishnu, Sundar & Praveen are sitting in a
circular table facing the center. Sneha is sitting
to the left of Praveen. Priyanka and Pallavi are
sitting together. Similarly, Sundar and Sneha are
sitting together. There are two persons
between Vishnu and Sundar. Priyanka and
Sundar are not together.

25. In the question given below, three out of

four options are somehow similar and therefore 30. Location of B is north of A and location of C
form a group. Find the option which is odd one is east of A. The distances AB and AC are 5 km
out which does not form a group. and 12 km respectively. The shortest distance
(in km) between the locations B and C is :
a) Sneha - Priyanka b) Sneha - Vishnu
c) Pallavi - Praveen d) Vishnu - Sundar a) 60 b) 13 c) 17 d) 7

26. Who is sitting to the second left of Vishnu ?

31. Between 6 PM and 7 PM the minute hand
of a clock will be ahead of the hour hand by
a) Priyanka b) Pallavi c) Sneha d) Praveen
3 minutes at
27. Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U are seated a) 6 : 17 PM b) 6 : 18 PM
around a round table. Every chair is spaced c) 6 : 36 PM d) 6 : 48 PM
equidistant from adjacent chairs.
32. The angle between the hands of a clock at
i. Q is seated next to R and T
6 : 50 a.m. is :
ii. R is seated three seats from P
iii. P is not seated next to S
a) Righat angle b) Straight angle
Which of the following must be true? c) Obtuse angle d) Acute angle
1. U is seated next to S
2. S sits opposite Q 33. Through how many degrees does the hour
hand in a clock move as the time changes from
Select the correct answer from the ones given 3h and 12 min to 6h ?
below
a) 105 b) 96 c) 90 d) 84
a) 1 only b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Directions for the following 3 (three) items :

Rotated positions of a single solid are shown below. The various faces of the solid are marked with
different symbols like dots, cross and line. Answer the three items that follow the given figures.

34. What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing a single dot ?

a) Four dots b) Three dots c) Two dots d) Cross

35. What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing two dots?

a) Single dot b) Three dots c) Four dots d) Line

36. What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing the cross ?

a) Single dot b) Two dots c) Line d) Four dots

37. A cube of the side 4 cm is painted on all 6 faces with the same colour. It is then broken up into
smaller cubes, each of side 1 cm. What is the proportion of the number of cubes with no paint to the
number of cubes with exactly one face painted and to those with exactly two sides Painted ?

a) 1 : 2 : 3 b) 3 : 6 : 8 c) 1 : 3 : 4 d) 1 : 3 : 3

38. A solid cube of 3 cm side, painted on all its faces, is cut up into small cubes of 1 cm side. How many
of the small cubes will have exactly two painted faces ?

a) 12 b) 8 c) 6 d) 4

Direction for the following 3 (three) items :

Consider the information given below and answer the three items that follow.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight friends sitting around a circular table and facing outwards. No two
women are sitting next to each other. E is sitting second to the right of her husband and third to the left
of C. F sits second to the right of his wife H, who is not an immediate neighbour of E's husband. D is a
male and he is not E's husband. G is not an immediate neighbor of E. B sits second to the right of A. It is
known that there are three females and five males in the group.

39. Who is the husband of E ?

a) B b) G c) C d) A

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40. Who is sitting third to the left of E’s husband ?

a) C b) B c) A d) D

41. Who is sitting opposite to A ?

a) C b) F c) D d) H

42. In a certain code, "NUMBERS" is written as “MUNREBS”. Based on this coding scheme, how would
"ALGEBRA" be written ?

a) GLABREA b) GLARBEA c) GLAREBA d) GLAERBA

43. Consider the following sequence : 5, 5, 11, 10, 23, 17, 47, 26

Which one of the following numbers does not fit the pattern ?

a) 17 b) 23 c) 47 d) 26

44. Consider the following matrix :

15 27 10 7 ?
241 758 113 60 47

What is the missing number at "?" in the matrix ?

a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) 6

45. You are given two identical sequences in two rows :

Sequence I 11.5 16.5 24.75 37.125

Sequence II 18.75 28.125 B C

What is the entry in the place of C for the Sequence-II ?

a) 63.27125 b) 63.28125 c) 63.28025 d) 63.28215

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Direction for ( Q.46 - Q.50 ) :

There were six students A, B, C, D, E and F had written different exams Tamil, Biology, Physics, Polity,
Geography and Chemistry but not necessarily in the same order and scored different marks. All of them
are sitting in a circular table and facing the centre with equal distance to each other. C sits second to the
right of the one who had written Geography exam. B sits second to the left of the one who scored 98
marks. The one who had written Polity exam sits second to the left of the one who scored 93 marks.
B scored 2nd highest mark. E scored less than 85 marks. C sits to the immediate left of the one who had
written Biology exam. B did not write Chemistry exam. The difference between the marks scored by
A and D is divisible by 3. The one who had written chemistry sits opposite to D. F is not an immediate
neighbour of B. C scored 90 marks and 80 is the lowest mark. The difference between the marks scored
by F and the one who had written Polity is 5. The one who scored marks in prime number sits
immediate right to B and immediate left to the one who had written Physics exam. Here, the prime
number is less than 90, but not 89. D did not score marks in prime number. A sits opposite to C.

46. What is the position of E with respect to C ?

a) Second to the left b) second to the right

c) third to the right d) Third to the left

47. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the seating arrangement and thus form
a group. Who among the following one that does not belong to the group ?

a) FD b) EA c) BC d) DC

48. Which of the following order is true ?

a) A > B > C > D > E b) A > B > C > E > F

c) A > C > E > D > F d) A > C > F > E > D

49. How many persons are there between B and the one who likes Tamil ?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) More than 2

50. What is the mark of E ?

a) 98 b) 93 c) 85 d) 83

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