Reasoning MCQs and Answers For Odisha Exam

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Q1. Find the odd word pair from the given responses.

(a) Elephant

(b) Lion

(d) Bear

S1.Ans. (a)

Sol. Except elephant all others are wild animals. Elephant can be domesticated.

Q2. Srini is taller than Anlu. Ragu is taller than Chandru but shorter than Brinda. Srini is shorter than Chandru. Who is the Shortest?

(a) Brinda

(b) Chandru

(d) Anlu

S2.Ans. (d)

Sol. Srini> Anlu

Birnds > Ragu > Chandru

Chandru > Sirni

Therefore, Anlu is the Shortest

Q3. Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Carpenter: Furniture:: ?

(a) Book : Author

(b) Magazine : Editor

(d) Dam : Engineer

S3. Ans. (c)

Sol.

Carpenter makes furniture

Similarly, Cook prepare soup.

In this problem Worker-Product relationship has been shown.

Q4. Which one of the four interchanges in signs and numbers would make the given equation correct?

3 + 5 – 2 = 4

(a) + and -, 2 and 3

(b) + and -, 2 and 5

(d) None of these

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol.

By making the interchanges given in (a), we get the question as 2 – 5 + 3 = 4 or 0 = 4, which is false.

By making the interchanges given in (b), we get the equation as 3 – 2 + 5 = 4 or 6 = 4, which is false.

By making the interchanges given in (c), we get the equation as 5 – 3 + 2 = 4 or 4 = 4, which is true.

So, the answer is (c).

Q5. Mohini went to the movies nine days ago. She goes to the movies only on Thursday. What day of the week is today?

(a) Thursday

(b) Saturday

(d) Tuesday

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. Clearly, nine days ago, it was Thursday.

∴ Today is Saturday.

Q6. Find the odd number pair from the given alternative

(a) 5–21

(b) 29–45

(d) 71–87

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. Except the number –pair 48-68, in all other number-pairs, there is a difference of 16 between the two numbers.

21 – 5 = 16

45 – 29 = 16

87 -71 = 16

But, 68 – 48 = 20

Q7. Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Book: Library: : Animal : ?

(a) Domestic

(b) Hunter

(d) Zoo

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. A large number of books are kept in library. Similarly, varieties of animals are kept in zoo.

Q8. The positions of the first and the fifth digits in the number 83256479 are interchanged. Similarly the positions of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be the third to the right of the seventh digit from the right end after rearrangement?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(d) None of these

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol. The new number formed after rearrangement is 6 4 7 9 8 3 2 5

The seventh digit from the right end is 4. The third digit to the right of 4 is 8.

Q9. If the following series is written in the reverse order, which number will be fourth to the right of the seventh number from the left?

7, 3, 9, 7, 0, 3, 8, 4, 6, 2, 1, 0, 5, 11, 13

(a) 0

(b) 5

(d) 11

S9. Ans.(a)

Sol. The given series when written in the reserve order becomes:

13, 11, 5, 0, 1, 2, 6, 4, 8, 3, 0, 7, 9, 3, 7

Then 7th number from the left is 6. The 4th number to the right is 6 is 0.

Q10. Rearrange the letters given below to form a meaningful word and select from the given alternatives the word which is almost opposite in meaning to the word so formed.
R B A N O E H C E R

(a) Liking

(b) Happy

(d) Apprehension

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. The letters, on rearrangement, form the word ‘ABHORRENCE’ meaning ‘Hatred’, the opposite of which is ‘Liking’.

So, the answer is (a).

Q11. Complete the third equation on the basis of a certain system followed in the first two equations.

(1) 5*4*2*1 = 1425

(2) 7*8*1*6 = 6817

(3) 9*3*7*5 = ?

(a) 3795

(b) 5397

(d) 5379

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. Patten followed: 4^th term → 2^nd term→ 3^rd term→ 1^st term

Q12. Arrange the following words as per the order in the dictionary:

RESIGN
REPAIR
RESIDUE
RESEARCH
RESCUE

(a) 4 5 3 1 2

(b) 2 5 4 3 1

(d) 5 4 3 1 2

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol. REPAIR→ RESCUE→ RESEARCH→ RESIDUE→ RESIGN

Q13. Important : Essential : : Awful : ?

(a) Down

(b) Drop

(d) Always

S13. Ans. (c)

Sol.

As important is essential, so Awful is horrible.

Q14. Mohan, Ritika, Janvi, Priya and Riya are friends. Janvi runs faster than Ritika but slower than Priya. Mohan is the slowest runner and Riya runs faster than Priya. Who runs the fastest among the five?

(a) Priya

(b) Riya

(d) Mohan

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol.

Riya > Priya > Janvi > Ritika > Mohan

Q15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.