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General Aptitude - Reasoning — State PSC Questions & Practice

Practise 149 General Aptitude - Reasoning questions from State PSC for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on General Aptitude - Reasoning — with answers

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1. Find the next number in the series: 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, ?

  1. A68
  2. B83
  3. C72
  4. D58
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Answer: D

Each term increases by 3. Next term = 55 + 3 = 58.

2. Find the next number in the series: 21, 32, 43, 54, 65, ?

  1. A87
  2. B96
  3. C76
  4. D57
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Answer: C

Each term increases by 11. Next term = 65 + 11 = 76.

3. Find the next number in the series: 39, 48, 57, 66, 75, ?

  1. A88
  2. B84
  3. C109
  4. D101
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Answer: B

Each term increases by 9. Next term = 75 + 9 = 84.

4. Find the next number in the series: 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, ?

  1. A111
  2. B109
  3. C89
  4. D67
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Answer: C

Each term increases by 10. Next term = 79 + 10 = 89.

5. In a certain code, each letter is shifted forward by 1 place(s) in the alphabet. How is 'BOOK' written in that code?

  1. ACPPL
  2. BUQFSY
  3. CFBHMF
  4. DMTZXJ
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Answer: A

Each letter of 'BOOK' is shifted forward by 1 to get 'CPPL'.

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