1261 + Mcqs in General in REASONING Page 2 McqOptions

51.	Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P. T is older than R. Who is the eldest among them?
A.	T
B.	R
C.	T or R
D.	data is insufficient
Answer» B. R

Discussion

52.	A is shorter than B is taller than E. C is the tallest and D is slightly shorter than A. Who is the youngest?
A.	A
B.	C
C.	E
D.	D
Answer» D. D

Discussion

53.	If 21 letters are counted from the last and 20 letters are counted from the beginning in the English alphabet, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the series?
A.	N
B.	L
C.	K
D.	M
Answer» E.

Discussion

54.	In a row of 40 girls, when Komal moves four places to the left from her position, her position becomes 10th from the left end of the row. What was Swati's position from the right end of the row, if Swati was three places to the right of Komal's original position?
A.	22
B.	23
C.	25
D.	24
Answer» E.

Discussion

55.	Manish ranks 16th from the top and 29th from the bottom among the students who passed an examination. If six students did not appear in the examination and five students failed, then what was the total number of students in the class?
A.	40
B.	44
C.	50
D.	55
Answer» E.

Discussion

56.	Anmol's rank is 11th from the front and 15th from the bottom among the passed students in a class of 45 students. How many students have failed?
A.	19
B.	20
C.	15
D.	18
Answer» C. 15

Discussion

57.	In a row of boys, the position of Ganesh is 12th from the left and the rank of Rajan is 15th from the right. They both interchange their positions with each other. Now, Rajan's position is 20th from the right. What is the total number of boys in the class?
A.	30
B.	29
C.	32
D.	31
Answer» E.

Discussion

58.	Rita and Monika are 9th from the right and 10th from the left respectively in a row of girls. If both of them interchange their positions with each other then the position of Rita and Monika becomes 7th from the right and 18th from the left respectively. What is the total number of girls in the row?
A.	25
B.	26
C.	27
D.	data is insufficient
Answer» C. 27

Discussion

59.	In a class of 10 girls and 20 boys, Jaya ranks fourth among girls and 18th in the class. What is the rank of Jaya among the boys in the class?
A.	cannot be determined
B.	16
C.	14
D.	15
Answer» E.

Discussion

60.	In a row of 35 children, M is 15th from the right and there are 10 children between M and R. What is the position of R from the left end of the row?
A.	15th
B.	5th
C.	30th
D.	data insufficient
Answer» E.

Discussion

61.	Malay Pratap ranks 13th from the start and 17th from the last in his class. If his rank among the students who passed the examination is 8th from the start and 13th from the last, then how many students have failed?
A.	7
B.	8
C.	9
D.	cannot be determined
Answer» D. cannot be determined

Discussion

62.	In a row, Vijay's position is 14th from the front and Jack's is 17th from the last while Mary's position is exactly between Vijay and Jack. If Vijay is ahead of Jack and there are 48 persons in the row, then how many persons are between Vijay and Mary?
A.	7
B.	8
C.	6
D.	5
Answer» C. 6

Discussion

63.	In a row of boys Suresh is 7th from the left and Rohit is 12th from the right. If both of them interchange their positions with each other then Suresh's position becomes 22nd from the left. What is the number of boys in the row?
A.	19
B.	31
C.	33
D.	cannot be determined
Answer» D. cannot be determined

Discussion

64.	A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right in the bus stop queue. These two interchange their positions with each other. Now A's position becomes 11th from the left. What is the number of persons in the queue?
A.	18
B.	19
C.	20
D.	21
Answer» C. 20

Discussion

65.	In a class of 39 students, Ravi's rank is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit. If Sumit's rank is 17th from the last, then what is Ravi's number from the beginning?
A.	14th
B.	15th
C.	16th
D.	17th
Answer» D. 17th

Discussion

66.	In a class of 23 students, the serial numbers of Ram and Sham are 13th and 14th respectively. What will be their serial number from the last?
A.	10th, 11th
B.	11th, 12th
C.	11th, 10th
D.	12th, 13th
Answer» D. 12th, 13th

Discussion

67.	In a row of children, Deepa is 5th from the left and Vijay is 6th from the right. When these two interchange their positions, Deepa moves to 13th position from the left. Tell where will Vijay be from the right?
A.	4th
B.	14th
C.	8th
D.	12th
Answer» C. 8th

Discussion

68.	In a row of 21 girls, when Monika moves four places to the right, her position becomes 12th from the left end. What was his original position from the right end of the row?
A.	9th
B.	10th
C.	11th
D.	14th
Answer» E.

Discussion

69.	In a class of 40 students, Sameer's rank is 12th from the top. Alok is 8 places below Sameer. What is the position of Alok from below?
A.	20th
B.	21st
C.	22nd
D.	19th
Answer» C. 22nd

Discussion

70.	In a class of 20 students, Alisha's rank is fifteenth from the top. Manav's number is four above Alisha. What is the rank of the human in the class from the bottom?
A.	10th
B.	11th
C.	9th
D.	12th
Answer» B. 11th

Discussion

71.	In a class of 41 students, the ranks of Mohan and Ramesh are 7th and 11th respectively from the top. What will be their rank respectively from the bottom of the class?
A.	30th, 34th
B.	34th, 30th
C.	35th, 31st
D.	36th, 32nd
Answer» D. 36th, 32nd

Discussion

72.	Manish ranks 14th from the right end in a row of 40 boys. What is his position from the left end?
A.	24th
B.	25th
C.	26th
D.	27th
Answer» E.

Discussion

73.	Hemang is 16th from the top and twelfth from the bottom in the merit list of the class. How many total students are there in the class?
A.	29
B.	28
C.	27
D.	cannot be determined
Answer» D. cannot be determined

Discussion

74.	Sunita's rank in a class is 11th from the top and 27th from the bottom. How many students are there in the class?
A.	38
B.	28
C.	40
D.	37
Answer» E.

Discussion

75.	In a class of 43 students, Vijay's rank is 14th from the top. What will be his position from the bottom?
A.	30th
B.	28th
C.	29th
D.	31st
Answer» B. 28th

Discussion

76.	One evening before sunset, two friends Sumit and Mohit were talking standing facing each other. If Mohit's shadow was on his immediate right, then in which direction was Sumit facing?
A.	answer
B.	South
C.	west
D.	data is insufficient
Answer» C. west

Discussion

77.	One morning after sunrise, Rita and Kavita were talking on Tilak Square, facing each other. If Kavita's shadow was on the immediate right of Rita, in which direction was Kavita facing?
A.	answer
B.	South
C.	east
D.	data is insufficient
Answer» B. South

Discussion

78.	Roshan's rank in a class is 11th from the top and 31st from the bottom. What is the total number of students in the class?
A.	42
B.	43
C.	41
D.	40
Answer» D. 40

Discussion

79.	Rakesh's rank in a class is 9th from the top and 38th from the bottom. How many total students are there in the class?
A.	47
B.	45
C.	46
D.	48
Answer» D. 48

Discussion

80.	If the south-east direction becomes north, the north-east direction becomes west and the same process continues, then what will be called west?
A.	northeast
B.	North West
C.	Southeast
D.	Southwest
Answer» D. Southwest

Discussion

81.	A person is facing west direction. He takes a 45° turn clockwise and then 180° in the same direction. Finally he takes a 270° turn in anti-clockwise direction. In which direction is he facing now?
A.	South
B.	North West
C.	west
D.	Southwest
Answer» E.

Discussion

82.	Rohit walks 25 m towards South. After that he takes a left turn and walks 20 metres, then he turns left and walks 25 metres. He again turns to his right and walks 15 metres. How far is he from the starting point and in which direction?
A.	35 meters east
B.	35 meters north
C.	40 meters east
D.	60 meters east
Answer» B. 35 meters north

Discussion

83.	I am standing facing east. I turn 100° clockwise and then 145° in anti-clockwise. In what condition is my face now?
A.	east
B.	north east
C.	answer
D.	Southwest
Answer» C. answer

Discussion

84.	One morning after sunrise Gopal was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole was on his immediate right. In which direction was Gopal facing?
A.	South
B.	east
C.	west
D.	data is insufficient
Answer» B. east

Discussion

85.	P, Q, R and S are playing carrom in which PR and SQ are partners. S is to the right of R who is facing west, then in which direction is Q facing?
A.	answer
B.	South
C.	east
D.	west
Answer» B. South

Discussion

86.	A person is facing north-west direction. He takes 90° clockwise turn, then 180° anti-clockwise and then again 90° in the same direction. In which direction is he facing now?
A.	South
B.	Southwest
C.	west
D.	Southeast
Answer» E.

Discussion

87.	A mouse runs 20′ towards East and turns right and runs 10′. Now he turns right and runs 9′, again turns left and runs 5′, again he turns left, runs 12′ and finally turns left and runs 6′. Now, in which direction is the mouse facing?
A.	east
B.	west
C.	answer
D.	South
Answer» D. South

Discussion

88.	Anuj starts walking in such a way that his back is towards the sun. After sometime he takes a right turn after taking a left turn and then again takes a left turn. In which direction is he going now?
A.	north or south
B.	east or west
C.	north or west
D.	south or west
Answer» B. east or west

Discussion

89.	Rasik walks 20 meters towards North. After that he turns to his right and walks 30 metres. Then he turns right and walks 35 metres, then he turns left and walks 15 meters and finally again turns left and walks 15 metres. In which direction is he now and at what distance from his starting position?
A.	15 meters west
B.	30 meters east
C.	30 meters west
D.	45 meters east
Answer» E.

Discussion

90.	Prerna has to go to school from home. She leaves her house and goes towards North and then turns to her left and then turns to her right. Finally turns left and reaches the school. In which direction is the school located relative to his house?
A.	northeast
B.	North West
C.	Southeast
D.	Southwest
Answer» C. Southeast

Discussion

91.	Saroj starts walking straight towards west and after walking some distance she turns left, again after walking some distance she again turns left. In which direction is he facing now?
A.	west
B.	answer
C.	East
D.	South
Answer» D. South

Discussion

92.	One day Ravi leaves his house and walks 10 km towards South by cycle, after that he turns right and covers a distance of 5 km, then turns right and covers a distance of 10 km and finally turns left for 10 km. Covers a distance of km. What is the minimum distance he has to cover to reach home from there?
A.	10 km
B.	15 km
C.	20 km
D.	25 km
Answer» C. 20 km

Discussion

93.	A and B start from a point in opposite directions. A covers a distance of 3 km and B covers a distance of 4 km. After that A turns right and walks 4 km while B takes a left turn and walks 3 km. Now at what distance are they both from the starting point?
A.	5 km
B.	4 km
C.	10 km
D.	8 km
Answer» B. 4 km

Discussion

94.	Ravi has to go to university. He starts from his house, which is in the east and reaches the crossing. There is a theater at its left end and a hospital right in front. In which direction is the university?
A.	answer
B.	South
C.	east
D.	west
Answer» B. South

Discussion

95.	Raman starts from point P and walks towards south and stops at point Q. Now he takes a right turn, then takes a left turn and stops at point R. Finally he takes a left turn and stops at point S. If he walks 5 km each time before turning. In which direction will Raman have to walk to reach point Q from point S?
A.	answer
B.	South
C.	west
D.	East
Answer» B. South

Discussion

96.	I am standing facing south. I turned right and walked 20 metres. Again I turned right and walked 10 metres, then I turned left and walked 10 metres, then turning right and walked 20 metres. Finally I turned right and walked 60 metres. In which direction am I now from the starting point?
A.	answer
B.	North West
C.	east
D.	northeast
Answer» E.

Discussion

97.	Jatin leaves his house and walks 12 km towards North. He takes a right turn and walks 12 km. He again takes a right turn and walks 12 km and then turns left and walks 5 km. How far is he from his house and in which direction?
A.	7 km east
B.	10 km east
C.	17 km east
D.	24 km east
Answer» D. 24 km east

Discussion

98.	Deepak starts walking straight towards East. After walking 75 metres, he turns to his left and walks 25 meters straight. Again he turns left and walks 40 meters straight. Finally he again turns left and walks 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
A.	25 meters
B.	50 meters
C.	115 meters
D.	35 meters
Answer» E.

Discussion

99.	Directions (Q. 26 – 29): A + B means 'A is father of B'. A – B means 'A is wife of B'. A × B means 'A is brother of B'. A B means 'A is daughter of B'. Which of the following statements is true for the expression P × R Q?
A.	P is the uncle of Q.
B.	P is the father of Q.
C.	P is brother of Q.
D.	P is son of Q.
Answer» E.

Discussion

100.	Ramakant starts walking towards North. After a few moments he turns to the right and then after walking some distance turns to the left. Finally after walking 1 km he again takes a left turn. In which direction is he walking now?
A.	answer
B.	South
C.	east
D.	west
Answer» E.

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in REASONING.

Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P. T is older than R. Who is the eldest among them?

A is shorter than B is taller than E. C is the tallest and D is slightly shorter than A. Who is the youngest?

If 21 letters are counted from the last and 20 letters are counted from the beginning in the English alphabet, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the series?

In a row of 40 girls, when Komal moves four places to the left from her position, her position becomes 10th from the left end of the row. What was Swati's position from the right end of the row, if Swati was three places to the right of Komal's original position?

Manish ranks 16th from the top and 29th from the bottom among the students who passed an examination. If six students did not appear in the examination and five students failed, then what was the total number of students in the class?

Anmol's rank is 11th from the front and 15th from the bottom among the passed students in a class of 45 students. How many students have failed?

In a row of boys, the position of Ganesh is 12th from the left and the rank of Rajan is 15th from the right. They both interchange their positions with each other. Now, Rajan's position is 20th from the right. What is the total number of boys in the class?

In a class of 10 girls and 20 boys, Jaya ranks fourth among girls and 18th in the class. What is the rank of Jaya among the boys in the class?

In a row of 35 children, M is 15th from the right and there are 10 children between M and R. What is the position of R from the left end of the row?

Malay Pratap ranks 13th from the start and 17th from the last in his class. If his rank among the students who passed the examination is 8th from the start and 13th from the last, then how many students have failed?

In a row, Vijay's position is 14th from the front and Jack's is 17th from the last while Mary's position is exactly between Vijay and Jack. If Vijay is ahead of Jack and there are 48 persons in the row, then how many persons are between Vijay and Mary?

In a row of boys Suresh is 7th from the left and Rohit is 12th from the right. If both of them interchange their positions with each other then Suresh's position becomes 22nd from the left. What is the number of boys in the row?

A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right in the bus stop queue. These two interchange their positions with each other. Now A's position becomes 11th from the left. What is the number of persons in the queue?

In a class of 39 students, Ravi's rank is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit. If Sumit's rank is 17th from the last, then what is Ravi's number from the beginning?

In a class of 23 students, the serial numbers of Ram and Sham are 13th and 14th respectively. What will be their serial number from the last?

In a row of children, Deepa is 5th from the left and Vijay is 6th from the right. When these two interchange their positions, Deepa moves to 13th position from the left. Tell where will Vijay be from the right?

In a row of 21 girls, when Monika moves four places to the right, her position becomes 12th from the left end. What was his original position from the right end of the row?

In a class of 40 students, Sameer's rank is 12th from the top. Alok is 8 places below Sameer. What is the position of Alok from below?

In a class of 20 students, Alisha's rank is fifteenth from the top. Manav's number is four above Alisha. What is the rank of the human in the class from the bottom?

In a class of 41 students, the ranks of Mohan and Ramesh are 7th and 11th respectively from the top. What will be their rank respectively from the bottom of the class?

Manish ranks 14th from the right end in a row of 40 boys. What is his position from the left end?

Hemang is 16th from the top and twelfth from the bottom in the merit list of the class. How many total students are there in the class?

Sunita's rank in a class is 11th from the top and 27th from the bottom. How many students are there in the class?

In a class of 43 students, Vijay's rank is 14th from the top. What will be his position from the bottom?

One evening before sunset, two friends Sumit and Mohit were talking standing facing each other. If Mohit's shadow was on his immediate right, then in which direction was Sumit facing?

One morning after sunrise, Rita and Kavita were talking on Tilak Square, facing each other. If Kavita's shadow was on the immediate right of Rita, in which direction was Kavita facing?

Roshan's rank in a class is 11th from the top and 31st from the bottom. What is the total number of students in the class?

Rakesh's rank in a class is 9th from the top and 38th from the bottom. How many total students are there in the class?

If the south-east direction becomes north, the north-east direction becomes west and the same process continues, then what will be called west?

A person is facing west direction. He takes a 45° turn clockwise and then 180° in the same direction. Finally he takes a 270° turn in anti-clockwise direction. In which direction is he facing now?

Rohit walks 25 m towards South. After that he takes a left turn and walks 20 metres, then he turns left and walks 25 metres. He again turns to his right and walks 15 metres. How far is he from the starting point and in which direction?

I am standing facing east. I turn 100° clockwise and then 145° in anti-clockwise. In what condition is my face now?

One morning after sunrise Gopal was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole was on his immediate right. In which direction was Gopal facing?

P, Q, R and S are playing carrom in which PR and SQ are partners. S is to the right of R who is facing west, then in which direction is Q facing?

A person is facing north-west direction. He takes 90° clockwise turn, then 180° anti-clockwise and then again 90° in the same direction. In which direction is he facing now?

A mouse runs 20′ towards East and turns right and runs 10′. Now he turns right and runs 9′, again turns left and runs 5′, again he turns left, runs 12′ and finally turns left and runs 6′. Now, in which direction is the mouse facing?

Anuj starts walking in such a way that his back is towards the sun. After sometime he takes a right turn after taking a left turn and then again takes a left turn. In which direction is he going now?

Rasik walks 20 meters towards North. After that he turns to his right and walks 30 metres. Then he turns right and walks 35 metres, then he turns left and walks 15 meters and finally again turns left and walks 15 metres. In which direction is he now and at what distance from his starting position?

Prerna has to go to school from home. She leaves her house and goes towards North and then turns to her left and then turns to her right. Finally turns left and reaches the school. In which direction is the school located relative to his house?

Saroj starts walking straight towards west and after walking some distance she turns left, again after walking some distance she again turns left. In which direction is he facing now?

A and B start from a point in opposite directions. A covers a distance of 3 km and B covers a distance of 4 km. After that A turns right and walks 4 km while B takes a left turn and walks 3 km. Now at what distance are they both from the starting point?

Ravi has to go to university. He starts from his house, which is in the east and reaches the crossing. There is a theater at its left end and a hospital right in front. In which direction is the university?

I am standing facing south. I turned right and walked 20 metres. Again I turned right and walked 10 metres, then I turned left and walked 10 metres, then turning right and walked 20 metres. Finally I turned right and walked 60 metres. In which direction am I now from the starting point?

Jatin leaves his house and walks 12 km towards North. He takes a right turn and walks 12 km. He again takes a right turn and walks 12 km and then turns left and walks 5 km. How far is he from his house and in which direction?

Deepak starts walking straight towards East. After walking 75 metres, he turns to his left and walks 25 meters straight. Again he turns left and walks 40 meters straight. Finally he again turns left and walks 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

Directions (Q. 26 – 29): A + B means 'A is father of B'. A – B means 'A is wife of B'. A × B means 'A is brother of B'. A B means 'A is daughter of B'. Which of the following statements is true for the expression P × R Q?

Ramakant starts walking towards North. After a few moments he turns to the right and then after walking some distance turns to the left. Finally after walking 1 km he again takes a left turn. In which direction is he walking now?