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JKSSB Panchayat Account Assistant · Reasoning · 44 practice questions with answers and explanations: 18 Easy, 14 Medium, 12 Hard.

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Sample Easy question 1

Find the next number: 100, 90, 80, 70, ?

  1. 50
  2. 55
  3. 60
  4. 65
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Answer: C. The series decreases by 10 each time, so next is 60.

Sample Medium question 2

Find the next number: 1, 4, 11, 26, 57, ?

  1. 110
  2. 114
  3. 118
  4. 120
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Answer: D. Each term follows (previous × 2) + its position number (2,3,4,5,6): 57 × 2 + 6 = 120.

Sample Hard question 3

Find the odd one out: 5, 10, 17, 27, 37, 50

  1. 17
  2. 27
  3. 37
  4. 50
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Answer: B. The correct pattern is n² + 1 for n = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50. The term 27 breaks this pattern; it should be 26 (5² + 1).

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