Reasoning — C‑CAT

Detailed notes + 50 practice MCQs. Correct options are highlighted.

📘 Quick Notes

Reasoning tests logical thinking, pattern recognition, and decision-making. Focus areas for C‑CAT:

Number Series: look for arithmetic, geometric, alternate patterns.
Analogy & Classification: map relations between pair(s).
Coding‑Decoding: shift letters/numbers, substitute patterns.
Syllogism & Venn: use diagrams or rules (All, Some, None).
Blood Relations & Family Trees: read relations step-by-step.
Directions & Distances: track turns, use relative movement.
Puzzles & Seating Arrangements: mark fixed constraints first.
Inequalities, Calendars, Clocks: apply formulas and elimination.
Practice tip: eliminate impossible options, practice timed sets.

📝 50 Practice Questions (Answers highlighted)

1. Find the next number: 3, 6, 12, 24, ?

A) 36
B) 40
C) 48 ✅
D) 56

2. If CAT → DBU, then MAN → ?

A) NBO
B) NBO ✅
C) OCP
D) MBN

3. TREE : LEAF :: BOOK : ?

A) Paper
B) Page ✅
C) Cover
D) Chapter

4. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His sister is the mother of my daughter." How is the man related to the woman?

A) Brother ✅
B) Father
C) Cousin
D) Uncle

5. From point A, Rahul walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 5 km south. How far and in which direction is he from A?

A) 3 km East
B) 3 km East ✅
C) 3 km West
D) 10 km East

6. Find the missing number: 2, 5, 10, 17, ?

A) 24
B) 26 ✅
C) 25
D) 27

7. Statements: All A are B. Some B are C. Conclusion: I. Some A are C. II. All C are B. Which is true?

A) Only I
B) Neither I nor II ✅
C) Only II
D) Both I and II

8. If A > B, B = C, C < D then which is true?

A) D > A ✅
B) A > D
C) B > A
D) C > A

9. Five friends A, B, C, D, E sit in a row. A is left of B. C sits between B and D. E sits at one end. Who sits at the other end?

A) A
B) D ✅
C) C
D) B

10. At 3:00, the angle between hour and minute hands is?

A) 90°
B) 90° ✅
C) 75°
D) 180°

11. Find next: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?

A) 20
B) 25 ✅
C) 24
D) 30

12. If in a code, 1→A, 2→C, 3→F, then 4→ ? (pattern: +2,+3,+4 ... letters)

A) J ✅
B) I
C) K
D) H

13. HAND : GLOVE :: FOOT : ?

A) Shoe
B) Sock ✅
C) Sandal
D) Sole

14. If P is father of Q and R is mother of Q, how is P related to R?

A) Husband
B) Husband ✅
C) Brother
D) Uncle

15. A walks 10 km east, then 10 km north, then 10 km west. Where is he from the starting point?

A) 10 km North ✅
B) 10 km East
C) 20 km North
D) Back to start

16. Next number: 7, 14, 28, 56, ?

A) 100
B) 112 ✅
C) 64
D) 120

17. Statements: Some X are Y. All Y are Z. Conclusion: Some X are Z — True or False?

A) True ✅
B) False
C) Can't say
D) None

18. If all A are B and all B are C, then which is correct?

A) All A are C ✅
B) All C are A
C) Some C are not A
D) No relation

19. If in a family, a woman says, "The brother of my mother is my father." How is this possible?

A) Not possible
B) Adopted ✅
C) Step father
D) Mother-in-law

20. If January 1 is Tuesday, what day is January 31?

A) Friday
B) Thursday ✅
C) Wednesday
D) Saturday

21. Which number does not belong: 2, 3, 5, 9, 12?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 9 ✅
D) 12

22. If in a code, "BIRD" is written as "CJSE", what is code for "FROG"?

A) GSPH
B) GSPH ✅
C) GSPG
D) ESQH

23. CUP : TEA :: BOWL : ?

A) Salad
B) Soup ✅
C) Plate
D) Spoon

24. If X is mother of Y and Y is sister of Z, then X is what to Z?

A) Mother ✅
B) Aunt
C) Sister
D) Grandmother

25. A faces north, turns right, then left, then left again. Which direction is she facing?

A) West ✅
B) South
C) East
D) North

26. Find the pattern: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?

A) 75
B) 80 ✅
C) 60
D) 100

27. All dogs are animals. Some animals are pets. Are all dogs pets?

A) Yes
B) No ✅
C) Sometimes
D) Can't say

28. If set A is subset of B and B is subset of C, which is true?

A) A subset of C ✅
B) C subset of A
C) A equals C
D) None

29. In a code, 1 means '+', 2 means '×', 3 means '-', and 4 means '÷'. Which is true for expression: 6 1 3 2 2 3 4 2? (Replace and evaluate)

A) 6 + 3 × 2 × 3 ÷ 2
B) 6 + 3 × 2 × 3 ÷ 2 ✅
C) 6 × 3 + 2
D) None

30. What is the angle between hands at 6:00?

A) 180°
B) 180° ✅
C) 90°
D) 0°

31. Find next: 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, ?

A) 33 ✅
B) 25
C) 31
D) 34

32. If 'RAIN' → 'SBJO' (each letter +1), then 'STORM' → ?

A) TUPSN ✅
B) TSQSN
C) UPRSM
D) RSPQM

33. BIRD : FLY :: FISH : ?

A) Walk
B) Swim ✅
C) Sleep
D) Dive

34. If A is brother of B, B is father of C, how is A related to C?

A) Uncle ✅
B) Grandfather
C) Father
D) Cousin

35. Start facing west. Turn right twice. Which direction now?

A) East
B) East ✅
C) North
D) South

36. Six persons — A, B, C, D, E, F — stand in a circle. C is opposite A, D sits to right of A. Who is between C and F?

A) B ✅
B) D
C) E
D) F

37. Which is next in: 10, 7, 8, 5, 6, ?

A) 3 ✅
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2

38. In a code, if "+" means "×" and "−" means "+", then 4 + 2 − 3 = ?

A) 14
B) 11 ✅
C) 5
D) 7

39. All pens are instruments. Some instruments are expensive. Are some pens expensive?

A) Yes
B) Possibly ✅
C) No
D) None

40. If no A is B and some B are C, what follows?

A) No A is C ✅
B) Some A are C
C) All C are A
D) Can't say

41. Find the pattern: 4, 9, 19, 39, ?

A) 79 ✅
B) 69
C) 99
D) 59

42. If in a language, "STAR"→"TSAR" and "MOON"→"ONOM", what is "SUN"→?

A) UNS ✅
B) NSU
C) SUN
D) SNU

43. PEN : WRITE :: KNIFE : ?

A) Cut
B) Cut ✅
C) Spread
D) Sharpen

44. John is father of Mary. Mary's brother is Peter. How is Peter related to John?

A) Son ✅
B) Brother
C) Nephew
D) Uncle

45. A moves 5 km west, then turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. Where is A now relative to start?

A) 3 km East of start ✅
B) 3 km West
C) 5 km East
D) Back to start

46. If the day before yesterday was Friday, what day will be the day after tomorrow?

A) Monday
B) Monday ✅
C) Sunday
D) Tuesday

47. Next: 21, 14, 10, 8, ?

A) 7 ✅
B) 6
C) 5
D) 4

48. If in a code, 1= A, 2= C, 3= F, 4= J, then what is the rule?

A) Add 1,2,3,... letters ✅
B) Multiply positions
C) Reverse alphabet
D) Random mapping

49. NIGHT : DARK :: DAY : ?

A) LIGHT ✅
B) SUN
C) BRIGHT
D) NOON

50. Statement: "All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red." Which is correct?

A) Some roses may be red ✅
B) No rose is red
C) All red are roses
D) None