Explore topic-wise MCQs in Competitive Reasoning.

This section includes 520 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Competitive Reasoning knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Question: What is Suman's rank from the top in a class of forty students ?Statements: Suman is 3 ranks below Deepak from the top. Deepak's rank from the bottom is 23. Suman is 3 ranks above Deepak from the bottom.

A. Any two of the three
B. Only I and II
C. Only II and III
D. All I, II and III
E. Only II and either I or III
Answer» F.
Discussion
2.

Question: What is the total monthly salary of Vasu ?Statements: Vasu's basic salary is Rs 100 more than Rajan's salary who also serves in Vasu's company. Other allowances drawn by Rajan besides his basic salary are Rs 2000 per month which is Rs 50 less than Vasu's salary. Rajan's basic salary is Rs 1550 per month,

A. Only II
B. Only II and III
C. Only I and II
D. Only I and III
E. All I, II and III
Answer» F.
Discussion
3.

Question: In which year was Sanjay born ?Statements: Sanjay is six years older than Gopal. Gopal's brother was born in 1982. Sanjay's brother is two years younger than Gopal's brother who was eight years younger than Gopal.

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. Only I and III
D. All I, II and III
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
4.

Question: Four subjects - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology - were taught in four consecutive periods of one hour each starting from 8.00 a.m. At what time was the Chemistry period scheduled ?Statements: Mathematics period ended at 10.00 a.m., which was preceded by Biology. Physics was scheduled in the last period. Mathematics period was immediately followed by Chemistry.

A. Only I
B. Either I only or II only
C. Only II
D. Only II and III
E. Only I and either II or III
Answer» F.
Discussion
5.

Question: Who is the tallest among six boys P, T, N, D, Q and R ?Statements: P is taller than D and N but not-as tall as T. R is taller than Q but not as tall as T. Q is not taller than T and R.

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. Only I and III
D. All I, II and III
E. Only I and either II or III
Answer» B. Only II and III
Discussion
6.

Question: Five persons - A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. Who is sitting in the middle?Statements: B is between E and C. B is to the right of E. D is between A and E.

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. Only I and III
D. All I, II and III
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
7.

Question: Among P, Q, R, S and T, Q is the second tallest and S is immediate taller than the shortest. Who among them is in the middle when they stand in the order of their heights ?Statements: T is not the shortest. R is taller than S but shorter than Q. P ranks third in height above S when all are arranged in the order of height.

A. Only I and II
B. Either II only or I and III only
C. Only II
D. Only II and III
E. None of these
Answer» C. Only II
Discussion
8.

Question: Who among Siddhartha, Nikunj, Vipul and Mukul is the youngest?Statements: Vipul is younger than Mukul but older than Siddhartha and Nikunj. Mukul is the oldest. Siddhartha is older than Nikunj.

A. Only I
B. Only I and II
C. Only II and III
D. Only I and III
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
9.

Question: How is the girl in the photograph related to Kunal?Statements: Pointing to the photograph, Kunal said, "She is the mother of my father's only granddaughter". Kunal has no siblings. Pointing to the photograph, Kunal said, "She is the only daughter-in-law of my mother."

A. Any two of the three
B. Only I and II
C. Only II and III
D. Either only III or only I and II
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
10.

Question: In a certain code, 'XYZ' means 'We are friends'. Which letter stands for 'We' ?Statements: 'PYN' means 'They are classmates'. 'ZMS' means 'We love them'. 'PX' means 'Hello friends',

A. Only II
B. Only I and III
C. All I, II and III
D. Either I only or II only
E. None of these
Answer» F.
Discussion
11.

Question: How many sons does X have ?Statements: Q and U are brothers of T. R is sister of P and U. R and T are daughters of X.

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. All I, II and HI
D. I, II and III together are not sufficient
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
12.

Question: How is 'DATE' written in the code language ?Statements: DEAR is written as $#@? in that code. TREAT is written as %?#@% in that code. TEAR is written as %#@? in that code,

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. All I, II and III
D. Only I and either II or III
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
13.

Question: Can Ritesh retire from office X in January 2006, with full pension benefits ?Statements: Ritesh will complete 30 years of service in office X in April 2000 and desires to retire. As per office X rules, an employee has to complete minimum 30 years of service and attain age of 60. Ritesh has 3 years to complete age of 60.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
14.

Question: What does 'come' represent in a code language ?Statements: 'pit na tac' means 'come and go' in that code language. 'ja ta da' means 'you are good' in that code language. 'na da rac' means 'you can come' in that code language.

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. Only I and III
D. All I, II and III
E. None of these
Answer» D. All I, II and III
Discussion
15.

Question: What time did the train leave today ?Statements: The train normally leaves on time. The scheduled departure is at 14 : 30.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion
16.

Question: In which year was Rahul born ?Statements: Rahul at present is 25 years younger to his mother. Rahul's brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his mother.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
17.

Question: How many students in a class play football ?Statements: Only boys play football. There are forty boys and thirty girls in the class.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion
18.

Question: On which day in April is Gautam's birthday?Statements: Gautam was born exactly 28 years after his mother was born. His mother will be 55 years 4 months and 5 days on August 18 this year.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
19.

Question: Vinod's and Javed's salaries are in the proportion of 4 : 3 respectively. What is Vinod's salary ?Statements: Javed's salary is 75% that of Vinod's salary. Javed's salary is Rs 4500.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» C. Either I or II is sufficient
Discussion
20.

Question: What is Gagan's age ?Statements: Gagan, Vimal and Kunal are all of the same age. Total age of Vimal, Kunal and Anil is 32 years and Anil is as old as Vimal and Kunal together.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
21.

Question: What will be the total weight of 10 poles, each of the same weight ?Statements: One-fourth of the weight of each pole is 5 kg. The total weight of three poles is 20 kilograms more than the total weight of two poles.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
Discussion
22.

Question: How many doctors are practising in this town ?Statements: There is one doctor per seven hundred residents. There are 16 wards with each ward having as many doctors as the number of wards.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» C. Either I or II is sufficient
Discussion
23.

Question: How many visitors saw the exhibition yesterday ?Statements: Each entry pass holder can take up to three persons with him/her. In all, 243 passes were sold yesterday.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion
24.

Question: How many pages of book X did Robert read on Sunday ?Statements: The book has 300 pages out of which two-thirds were read by him before Sunday. Robert read the last 40 pages of the book on the morning of Monday.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
25.

Question: What is the monthly salary of Prashant ?Statements: Prashant gets 15% more than Sumit while Sumit gets 10% less than Lokesh. Lokesh's monthly salary is Rs 2500.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
26.

Question: How many gift boxes were sold on Monday ?Statements: It was 10% more than the boxes sold on the earlier day i.e. Sunday. Every third visitor to the shop purchased the box and 1500 visitors were there on Sunday

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
27.

Question: How many employees of Bank Z opted for VRS ?Statements: 18% of the 950 officer cadre employees and 6% of the 1100 other cadre employees opted for VRS. 28% of the employees in the age-group of 51 to 56 and 17% of the employees in all other age-groups opted for VRS.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
Discussion
28.

Question: How many speeches were delivered in the two days' programme ?Statements: 18 speakers were invited to give at least one speech (maximum of two speech), out of which one-sixth of the speakers could not come. One-third of the speakers gave two speeches each.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
29.

Question: How many New Year's greeting cards were sold this year in your shop ?Statements: Last year 2935 cards were sold. The number of cards sold this year was 1.2 times that of last year.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
30.

Question: How much was the total sale of the company ?Statements: The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25. This company has no other product line.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
31.

Question: Which train did Aman catch to go to office ?Statements: Aman missed his usual train of 10.25 a.m. A train comes in every 5 minutes. Aman did not catch the 10.40 a.m. train or any train after that time.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion
32.

Question: How many girls are taller than Shravan in his class ?Statements: When students of Shravan's class are ranked in descending order of their heights, Shravan's rank is 17th from the top among all the students and 12th among boys. Shravan's rank from the bottom on the basis of height among boys is 18th and among all students, 29th.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
Discussion
33.

Question: How much money do Vivek and Suman have together ?Statements: Suman has 20 rupees less than what Tarun has. Vivek has 30 rupees more than what Tarun has.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion
34.

Question: On which date of the month was Anjali born in February 2004 ?Statements: Anjali was born on an even date of the month. Anjali's birth date was a prime number.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
35.

Question: The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ?Statements: The first Sunday of that month fell on 5th. The last day of that month was Friday.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
Discussion
36.

Question: It is 8.00 p.m., when can Hemant get next bus for Ramnagar from Dhanpur?Statements: Buses for Ramnagar leave after every 30 minutes, till 10 p.m. Fifteen minutes ago, one bus has left for Ramnagar.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
37.

Question: On which day of the week was birthday of Sahil ?Statements: Sahil celebrated his birthday the very next day on which Arun celebrated his birthday. The sister of Sahil was born on the third day of the week and two days after Sahil was born.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» C. Either I or II is sufficient
Discussion
38.

Question: On which day of the week did Hitesh visit the zoo ?Statements: Hitesh did not visit zoo either on Tuesday or on Thursday. Hitesh visited zoo two days before his mother reached his house which was day after Monday.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» C. Either I or II is sufficient
Discussion
39.

Question: On which date in August was Kapil born ?Statements: Kapil's mother remembers that Kapil was born before nineteenth but after fifteenth. Kapil's brother remembers that Kapil was born before seventeenth but after twelfth.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
40.

Question: Gaurav ranks eighteenth from the top in a class. What is his rank from the last?Statements: There are 47 students in the class. Jatin who ranks 10th in the same class, ranks 38th from the last.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
Discussion
41.

Question: What is Nitin's rank from the top in a class of forty students ?Statements: There are ten students between Nitin and Deepak. Deepak is twentieth from the top.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion
42.

Question: How many children are there between P and Q in a row of children ?Statements: P is fifteenth from the left in the row. Q is exactly in the middle and there are ten children towards his right.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
43.

Question: How many children are there in the row of children facing North ?Statements: Vishakha who is fifth from the left end is eighth to the left of Ashish who is twelfth from the right end. Rohit is fifth to the left of Nisha who is seventh from the right end and eighteenth from the left end.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
Discussion
44.

Question: What is the rank of P from the bottom in a class of 30 students ?Statements: M is third from the top and there are five students between M and P. The rank of K is fourth from the bottom and there are 17 students between K and P.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
Discussion
45.

Question: What is Sumit's position from the right end in a row of children?Statements: There are 10 children between Sumit and Rajan. Rajan is twentieth from the left end of the row of children.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion
46.

Question: What is Sachin's rank from the top in a class of 25 students ?Statements: Sachin ranks three ranks above Amit who ranks 18th from the bottom. Sachin's rank from the top is two ranks below Deepti who ranks 23rd from the bottom.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
Discussion
47.

Question: Which direction is Sunny facing now ?Statements: If Sunny turns to his right and again turns to his right, he will be facing North. If Sunny walks some distance and turns left and again walks some distance, then his face will be towards left of Dinesh who is facing South.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
Discussion
48.

Question: On a T.V. channel, four serials A, B, C and D were screened, one on eacn day, on four consecutive days but not necessarily in that order. On which day was the serial C screened ?Statements: The first serial was screened on 23rd, Tuesday and was followed by serial D. Serial A was not screened on 25th and one serial was screened between serials A and B.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» F.
Discussion
49.

Question: The Chairman of a big company visits one department on Monday of every week except for the Monday of third week of every month. When did he visa/the Purchase department ?Statements: He visited Accounts department in the second week of September after having visited Purchase department on the earlier occasion. He had visited Purchase department immediately after visiting Stores department but before visiting Accounts department.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
Discussion
50.

Question: What is the shortest distance between Devipur and Durgapur ?Statements: Durgapur is 20 kms away from Rampur. Devipur is 15 kms away from Rampur.

A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer» E. Both I and II are sufficient
Discussion