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SSC CGL · Reasoning · 16 practice questions with answers and explanations: 4 Easy, 6 Medium, 6 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Which arrangement best represents 'Continents', 'Asia' and 'India' (India is a country in Asia)?

  1. Three nested circles: India inside Asia inside Continents
  2. Three separate circles
  3. Continents circle inside Asia circle
  4. India and Asia circles are identical
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Answer: A. India is a subset of Asia, which is itself a subset of Continents — three nested circles.

Sample Medium question 2

If some students are both athletes and musicians, which diagram represents 'Students', 'Athletes' and 'Musicians'?

  1. Three circles all overlapping in the middle
  2. Three completely separate circles
  3. Athletes circle inside Musicians circle only
  4. Students circle with no overlap with the other two
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Answer: A. Since some students are also athletes and musicians, all three circles overlap.

Sample Hard question 3

Which diagram fits 'Numbers', 'Even Numbers' and 'Odd Numbers' (no number is both even and odd)?

  1. Two non-overlapping circles (Even, Odd), both inside a larger circle (Numbers)
  2. Two overlapping circles (Even, Odd)
  3. Even circle inside Odd circle
  4. One single circle
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Answer: A. Even and Odd numbers never overlap but are both subsets of Numbers.

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