PSC Previous Years Aptitude & Reasoning Questions Solutions

PSC Previous Years Aptitude & Reasoning Question Bank and Solutions for all Upcoming PSC Examinations based on Degree, Plus Two and SSLC

One of the most easy topic in all PSC Examination to score 90 -100% mark is Aptitude and reasoning section. Yet most of the PSC Aspirants finds difficulty in answering questions from Aptitude and Reasoning Questions. If you take little effort for this section you can score 100% marks from Aptitude and reasoning. To score 100% marks you have to practice previous years question paper and try to answer the 20 questions within 20 minutes. In all PSC Exams including SSLC, Plus Two, Degree based exams 20 questions will be from Aptitude and Reasoning. These questions will follow same pattern in almost all exams.
Below mentioned are some of the questions previously asked in various PSC Examinations and its solutions. We are also providing video solutions for each questions mentioned below. Questions are sorted out in part 1, part 2 etc. You will find 20 questions from Aptitude and Reasoning in each part with 4 options, out of which only one option is correct.

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• 1. HCF of any two consecutive even numbers is ?
• A) Their sum
  B) Their product
  C) 2
  D) 1
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 2. The LCM of two numbers is 2310. Their HCF is 30. If one number is 210 the other is ?
• A) 330
  B) 260
  C) 347
  D) 360
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 3. By selling a watch for Rs. 144 a man loses 10% at what price should he sell it in order to get a gain of 15%
• A) 115
  B) 172
  C) 160
  D) 184
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 4. Threemen complete a work in 6 days. Two day after they started the work, three more men joined them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?
• A) 4
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 5
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 5. If 3241= 64, 5124=58, 1833=89 what is 3116 = -----?
• A) 37
  B) 36
  C) 39
  D) 96
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 6. Midhun walks 3km towards south and then he turns right and moves 3 km further. He then turns right and walk 7km. How far is he from the starting point?
• A) 13
  B) 14
  C) 7
  D) 5
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 7. What will come in the place of the question mark in the following letter - number series? ZG 15, -----?----- , VM 19,TP 21
• A) XK 17
  B) WJ 17
  C) XJ 17
  D) WK 17
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 8. If in a certain language CHAMPION is coded as HCMAIPNO how can NEGATIVE coded that code?
• A) ENAGITEV
  B) NEAGVEIT
  C) MEGACTVIE
  D) EGAITEVN
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 9. Find the 31 term of the AP 23, 47, 71 -------?
• A) 740
  B) 473
  C) 347
  D) 743
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 10. A train 300 m long is running with a speed of 54 km/hr. In what time will it cross a telephone post?
• A) 20 Second
  B) 15 Second
  C) 10 Second
  D) 25 Second
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 11. The circumference of a circle is 6.28 cm. What is the area of the circle ?
• A) 6.28 Sqcm
  B) 3.14 Sqcm
  C) 12.56 Sqcm
  D) 4 Sqcm
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 12. If one forth of two fifth of a number is 36. What is the number?
• A) 360
  B) 380
  C) 400
  D) 300
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 13. Reeja is twice as old as Rita now. Three years ago, she was three times as old as Rita. How old is Reeja now?
• A) 12 years
  B) 10 years
  C) 13 years
  D) 11 years
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 14. A candidate secures 42% votes and is defeated by a margin of 368 votes by the other candidate. All the cast votes were valid. Find the total number of cast votes:
• A) 2000
  B) 2500
  C) 2100
  D) 2300
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 15. How many odd numbered days are there in 100 years?
• A) 2
  B) 1
  C) 5
  D) 3
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 16. KORT: PJWO :: FINR: -------
• A) JKLM
  B) KBSC
  C) KDSM
  D) JSMR
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 17. 45² - 41² = -------
• A) 364
  B) 344
  C) 384
  D) 324
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 18. Find 33 % of 600?
• A) 200
  B) 198
  C) 240
  D) 300
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 19. In a row of 16 boys, when Ram moves two places towards left, he becomes 7th from the left end. What was his earlier position from right end of the row ?
• A) 7th
  B) 8th
  C) 9th
  D) 10th
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 20. Find the angle between the hands of a clock when the time is `3.25`
• A) 60
  B) 72.5
  C) 47
  D) 47.5
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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