Reasoning Questions for Competitive Exams

Reasoning Questions for Competitive Exams

CategorySubcategorySub-subcategory
Logical ReasoningBlood RelationsDirect Relationships
E.g., Parent-Child, Siblings, Spouses, etc.
Indirect Relationships
E.g., Uncle, Aunt, Nephew, Niece, Cousin, Grandparents, etc.
Complex Relationships
E.g., Great-grandparents, In-laws, etc.
Directions and DistancesDirectional Problems
E.g., North, South, East, West, Left, Right.
Distance-based Puzzles
E.g., Movement in specific directions, relative positions.
Sequence and PatternNumber Series
E.g., AP, GP, Fibonacci, etc.
Alphabet Series
E.g., Letter shifts, numerical representation of letters.
Visual Patterns
E.g., Shapes, colors, or arrangement patterns.
Verbal ReasoningCoding-DecodingLetter or Symbol Substitution
E.g., A becomes B, 1 becomes 2, etc.
Word or Number Code
E.g., Decoding patterns of words and numbers.
AnalogiesWord Analogies
E.g., Dog is to Puppy as Cat is to ______.
Number Analogies
E.g., 2 is to 4 as 3 is to ______.
Odd One OutWord-based Odd One Out
E.g., Identifying the word that does not belong.
Number-based Odd One Out
E.g., Identifying the number that does not fit in a pattern.
Analytical ReasoningBlood Relation with Directional ElementsCombining Blood Relations with Directions
E.g., “A is the father of B, who is moving 10 steps north of C. What is the relation between A and C?”
Classification ProblemsGrouping Individuals by Relations
E.g., “Group these people based on their familial relationship.”
Classification based on Gender or Age
E.g., “Classify the following people as male, female, young, old.”
Reasoning and PuzzlesFamily Tree ConstructionBuilding Direct Family Trees
E.g., “Given the relationships, draw a family tree.”
Complex Family Trees
E.g., “Construct a family tree with multiple generations, including uncles, cousins, etc.”
Logical Sequences in RelationsSequence of Relationships
E.g., “A is the father of B, B is the son of C, and C is married to D. What is the relationship between D and A?”
Chain Relations
E.g., “X is the father of Y, Y is the daughter of Z. What is the relationship between Z and X?”

1. Logical Reasoning

  • Subcategory:Blood Relations
    • Sub-subcategory:Direct Relationships
      • E.g., Parent-Child, Siblings, Spouses, etc.
    • Sub-subcategory:Indirect Relationships
      • E.g., Uncle, Aunt, Nephew, Niece, Cousin, Grandparents, etc.
    • Sub-subcategory:Complex Relationships
      • E.g., Great-grandparents, Great-aunt/uncle, In-laws, etc.
  • Subcategory:Directions and Distances
    • Sub-subcategory:Directional Problems
      • E.g., North, South, East, West, Left, Right.
    • Sub-subcategory:Distance-based Puzzles
      • E.g., Movement in specific directions, relative positions, and distances.
  • Subcategory:Sequence and Pattern
    • Sub-subcategory:Number Series
      • E.g., Arithmetic Progression (AP), Geometric Progression (GP), Fibonacci, etc.
    • Sub-subcategory:Alphabet Series
      • E.g., Letter shifts, numerical representation of letters, etc.
    • Sub-subcategory:Visual Patterns
      • E.g., Shapes, colors, or arrangement patterns that follow a specific order.

2. Verbal Reasoning

  • Subcategory:Coding-Decoding
    • Sub-subcategory:Letter or Symbol Substitution
      • E.g., A becomes B, 1 becomes 2, etc.
    • Sub-subcategory:Word or Number Code
      • E.g., Decoding patterns of words and numbers.
  • Subcategory:Analogies
    • Sub-subcategory:Word Analogies
      • E.g., Dog is to Puppy as Cat is to ______.
    • Sub-subcategory:Number Analogies
      • E.g., 2 is to 4 as 3 is to ______.
  • Subcategory:Odd One Out
    • Sub-subcategory:Word-based Odd One Out
      • E.g., Identifying the word that does not belong in a set.
    • Sub-subcategory:Number-based Odd One Out
      • E.g., Identifying the number that does not fit in a pattern.

3. Analytical Reasoning

  • Subcategory:Blood Relation with Directional Elements
    • Sub-subcategory:Combining Blood Relations with Directions
      • E.g., “A is the father of B, who is moving 10 steps north of C. What is the relation between A and C?”
  • Subcategory:Classification Problems
    • Sub-subcategory:Grouping Individuals by Relations
      • E.g., “Group these people based on their familial relationship.”
    • Sub-subcategory:Classification based on Gender or Age
      • E.g., “Classify the following people as male, female, young, old, etc.”

4. Reasoning and Puzzles

  • Subcategory:Family Tree Construction
    • Sub-subcategory:Building Direct Family Trees
      • E.g., “Given the relationships, draw a family tree.”
    • Sub-subcategory:Complex Family Trees
      • E.g., “Construct a family tree with multiple generations, including uncles, cousins, etc.”
  • Subcategory:Logical Sequences in Relations
    • Sub-subcategory:Sequence of Relationships
      • E.g., “A is the father of B, B is the son of C, and C is married to D. What is the relationship between D and A?”
    • Sub-subcategory:Chain Relations
      • E.g., “X is the father of Y, Y is the daughter of Z. What is the relationship between Z and X?”