316 Reasoning questions asked in RRB JE previous year papers, each with the correct answer and explanation. Read them free on UTpaper, or attempt the full papers as timed online tests.
Anmol starts from Point A and drives 23 km towards the west. He then takes a right turn, drives 27 km, turns right and drives 29 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 32 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 6 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)
A3 km to the north
B4 km to the north
C5 km to the north
D6 km to the north
Show answerHide answer
Correct answer: (A) 3 km to the north
Explanation
Official answer key: (1) 3 km to the north
Correct answer should be (3) 5 km to the north. Taking A as the origin: 23 km west → (−23, 0); right turn (north) 27 km → (−23, 27); right (east) 29 km → (6, 27); right (south) 32 km → (6, −5); right (west) 6 km → P (0, −5). P is 5 km due south of A, so he must drive 5 km to the north.
Scoring follows the official key.
Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that does NOT belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their positions in the letter-cluster.)
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
NTZ 14, KQW 23, HNT 32, EKQ 41, BHN 50, ?
Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::?
# : ZWP :: FCV : %
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All plums are lamps. Some lamps are ants. All ants are meats.
Conclusions:
(I): All meats are lamps.
(II): Some meats are plums.
AOnly conclusion (II) follows.
BOnly conclusion (I) follows.
CNeither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
DBoth conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Show answerHide answer
Correct answer: (C) Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
In a certain code language,
'A + B' means ‘A is the son of B’,
'A − B' means ‘A is the brother of B’,
'A × B' means ‘A is the wife of B’ and
'A % B' means ‘ A is the father of B’.
How is S related to H if ‘S × D + F % G − H’?
In a certain code, ‘air water land’ is coded as ‘dy ph mt’,‘fire land ice’ is coded as ‘lp ph st’, and‘water fire grass’ is coded as ‘st bq dy’.What is the code for 'land' in that language?
(Note: All the codes are two letter coded only.)
Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that does NOT belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their positions in the letter-cluster.)
18 is related to 62 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 22 is related to 78. To which of the given options is 15 related to, following the same logic?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) € $ 7 1 5 * 9 % 2 £ 5 $ 6 £ € 8 8 4 6 £ % 8 (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?
Seven people, B, D, E, F, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. No one sits to the left of E. Only four people sit between E and R. Only three people sit to the right of D. F sits to the immediate left of B. P is not an immediate neighbour of D.
Who sits third to the left of P?
In a row of 38 students facing north, Sunil is 20th from the left end. If Harsh is 10th to the right of Sunil, what is Harsh's position from the right end of the row?
Select the term from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
PKI 23, MHF 31, JEC 47, GBZ 79, DYW 143, ?
A question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and select the most appropriate answer.
Question:
Five friends, P, Q, R, S and T, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Who is sitting second to the left of T?
Statements:
(I) S sits second to the right of P. T sits to the immediate left of P.
(II) Only one person sits between Q and R. P sits to the immediate left of R.
AData in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not.
BData in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
CData in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not.
DData in statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.
Show answerHide answer
Correct answer: (A) Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not.
Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that does NOT belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their positions in the letter-cluster.)
Keshav starts from Point A and drives 22 km towards the South. He then takes a left turn, drives 24 km, turns left and drives 27 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 25 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified)
7 is related to 9.8 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 11 is related to 15.4. To which of the given options is 9 related, following the same logic?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
QTW 13, MPS 19, ILO 25, EHK 31, ADG 37, ?
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) 7 % > 9 2 & 4 < 3 # 8 $ 5 * 6 ^ # 1 (Right)
If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be third from the left?
P is the son of Q's brother R. S is the wife of Q and T is the son of S. How is P related to S?
AFather's brother
BBrother's son
CFather's brother's son
DFather's son
Show answerHide answer
Correct answer: (C) Father's brother's son
Explanation
Official answer key: (3) Father's brother's son
As written, none of the options is correct. P is the son of R, the brother of Q (S's husband), so to S, P is her husband's brother's son. "Father's brother's son" is how P is related to T (the son of S and Q).
Scoring follows the official key.
Find the total time taken by boat to travel upstream and downstream, if the distance travel in each direction (upstream and downstream) is 270km. If speed of boat is 24 km/h and speed of current is 21 km/h.
In a certain code language,‘fast and furious’ is coded as ‘bo li ke’,‘quick is furious’ is coded as ‘ke ra ng’ and‘fast but quick’ is coded as ‘ng li ty’. What is the code for 'furious' in that language?
In a row of people all facing north, Shakshi is 11th from the left end. Ravi is 12th from the left end. Ravi is exactly between Shakshi and Ron. If Ron is 14th from the right end of the row, how many people are there in the row?
S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. S sits fourth to the left of W. T sits second to the right of S. V is neither the immediate neighbour of T nor S. X sits third to the right of V. Y is not the immediate neighbour of W. How many people are sitting between S and T, when counted from the left of S?
In a certain code,
‘floor door room’ is coded as ‘bn la mt’,
‘door chair table’ is coded as 'wd bn ka’ and
‘chair room window’ is coded as ‘ka bz la’.
All the codes are two-letter code only.
What is room coded as?
Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::?
# : IBX :: HAW : %
Select the letter-cluster pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pairs of letter-clusters given below.
DMO : HPM
LIF : PLD
Pratap starts from Point A and drives 16 km towards south. He then takes a right turn, drives 13 km, turns right and drives 18 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 18 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)
Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pairs of numbers.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) 18, 111
13, 81
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
A question is given, followed by two statements labelled I and II. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a straight line facing north. Who sits on the extreme left end?
(I) Exactly 2 people sit between A and E.
(II) Exactly 2 people sit between B and C.
AData in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in Statement I alone is not.
BBoth Statements I and II put together are not sufficient to answer the question.
CBoth Statements I and II put together (and not independently) are sufficient to answer the question.
DData in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in Statement II alone is not.
Show answerHide answer
Correct answer: (B) Both Statements I and II put together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Select the letter-cluster pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pairs of letter-clusters given below.
OQP : PTO
VWV : WZU
Select the letter-cluster pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pairs of letter-clusters given below.
NGJ : OJE
MHK : NKF
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All ovals are bins. No bin is a car. No bin is a plum.
Conclusions:
(I): No oval is a car.
(II): Some plums are cars.
Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) 6 $ < 8 1 ^ 3 * 2 @ 7 # 4 & 5 % @ 9 (Right)
If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be fifth from right?
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
ANJ – SO
BGB – KF
CMH – QL
DVQ – ZU
Show answerHide answer
Correct answer: (A) NJ – SO
How to use these RRB JE Reasoning questions
Every question here was asked in a real RRB JE paper; the paper and shift are shown on the card, and the number opens the question on its own page. Try each one before tapping Show answer, then attempt the full RRB JE papers as timed tests to check your speed under exam conditions.