RRB Reasoning Sample Questions

RRB Reasoning Sample Questions

Reasoning questions for RRB Exams model question paper
1. A is 5 years younger than B. B is 3 times as old as C. If C was 10
years old 4 years back, the age of A after 6 years will be—
(A)35
(B) 38
(C)43
(D) 45

Ans : C

2. What will be the last number in this series ?
85, 77, 70, 64, 59, 55,...?
(A) 53 (B) 51
(C) 50 (D) 52

Ans : D


3. If KAMAL is written as 21413, then MAHAL will be written as—
(A) 48113
(B) 43811
(C) 41813
(D) 38141

Ans : C


4. If the sum of 3 / 8 and 2/7 of a number is 370 then the number is
(A) 520
(C) 500
(B) 540
(D) 560

Ans : D


5. The surface area of a cube is 216 sq.m. What is its volume?
(A) 512 cu. m.
(B) 480 cu. m.
(C) 216 cu.m.
(D) 100 cu.m.

Ans : C


6. If Rs. 2000 invested at 10% interest and the interest is com pounded half-yearly, what will be the total amount at the end of one year?
(A) Rs.2200
(B) Rs.2220
(C) Rs.2210
(D) Rs.2205

Ans : D


7. In the series IKJ, NPO, SUT the blank place represents.
(A) WXY
(B) VXW
(C) XYZ
(D) XZY

Ans : D


8. On a set of four numbers, which of the following operations is
applied to get the numbers as 6,14, 54, 149?
(A) Add 1 to its square
(B) Subtract 1 from its cube
(C) Add 2 and multiply by 2
(D) Square the number and subtract 5

Ans : D


9. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 :6 and their LCM is 660. The smaller number is?
(A)22
(B) 165
(C)132
(D) 110

Ans : D


10. Which number will come at the end of the series?
13, 23, 34, 46, 59, 73 ……………?
(A)79
(B) 92
(C)98
(D) 88

Ans : D


11. A student leaves the gate of his school and walks straight eastward for a kilometre then he turns left at 90° angle and walks again for another one km after that he again turns left and after again walking for a km and stops there and stand for a while. In which precise direction he stands from his starting point?
(A) West-South
(B) North
(C) East-North
(D) South-North

Ans : B

12. Five children were administered psychological tests to know their intellectual levels. In the report, psychologists pointed out that the child A is less intelligent than the child B, the child C is less intelligent than the child D, the child B is less intelligent than the child C and child A is more intelligent than the child E. Which child is the most intelligent?
A. A
B. B
C. D
D. E
Ans. (C)

13. In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth place from the right end and tenth place from the left end, respectively. If they interchange their places, Rita and Monika occupy seventeenth place from the right and eighteenth place from the left, respectively. How many girls are there in the row?
A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. Data inadequate
Ans. (B)


14. Ashish leaves his house at 20 minutes to seven in the morning, reaches Kunal’s house in 25 minutes, they finish their breakfast in another is minutes and leave for their office which takes another 35 minutes. At what time do they leave Kunal’s house to reach their office?
A. 7.40 a.m.
B. 7.45 a.m.
C. 7.20 a.m.
D. 8.15 a.m.
Ans. (B)

15. A square field ABCD of side 90 m is so located that its diagonal AC is from north to south and the corner B is to the west of D. Rohan and Rahul start walking along the sides from B and C respectively in the clockwise and anti-clockwise directions with speeds of 8 km/hr and 10 km/hr. Where shall they cross each other the second time?
A. On AD at a distance of 30 m from A
B. On BC at a distance of 10 m from B
C. On AD at a distance of 30 m from D
D. On BC at a distance of 10 m from C
Ans. (D)