SSC CGL Preparation – Day 16

MCQs – Input-Output Reasoning

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Question 1

Input: pen 62 dog 41 ink 93 table
Step I: 41 pen 62 dog ink 93 table
Step II: 41 dog pen 62 ink 93 table
Step III: 41 dog 62 pen ink 93 table
Step IV: 41 dog 62 ink pen 93 table
Step V: 41 dog 62 ink 93 pen table

Q.1: What will be the final step?

A. Step IV
B. Step V
C. Step VI
D. Step III

✅ Answer: B. Step V

🧠 Explanation: Alternating smallest number & alphabetically first word.

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Question 2

Input: 18 39 24 11 67 48
Step I: 11 18 39 24 67 48
Step II: 11 18 24 39 67 48
Step III: 11 18 24 39 48 67

Q.2: What is the 3rd element in Step III?

A. 24
B. 39
C. 18
D. 48

✅ Answer: A. 24

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Question 3

Input: mat 71 bus 28 car 53 rat
Step I: 28 mat 71 bus car 53 rat
Step II: 28 bus mat 71 car 53 rat
Step III: 28 bus 53 mat 71 car rat
Step IV: 28 bus 53 car mat 71 rat
Step V: 28 bus 53 car 71 mat rat

Q.3: What is the 5th element in Step IV?

A. mat
B. car
C. rat
D. 71

✅ Answer: A. mat

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Question 4

Input: 37 jam 22 mop 48 kite 59
Q.4: If the pattern is arranging numbers in ascending order alternately with words in reverse alphabetical order, what would be Step III?

A. 22 mop 37 jam 48 kite 59
B. 22 mop 37 kite 48 jam 59
C. 22 mop 37 kite 48 mop 59
D. 22 kite 37 mop 48 jam 59

✅ Answer: B. 22 mop 37 kite 48 jam 59

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Question 5

Input: sun 13 moon 49 earth 25 sky
Step I: 13 sun moon 49 earth 25 sky
Step II: 13 earth sun moon 49 25 sky
Step III: 13 earth 25 sun moon 49 sky

Q.5: What will be the 4th element in Step III?

A. sun
B. moon
C. 49
D. earth

✅ Answer: A. sun

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Question 6

Input: 90 tiger 15 monkey 76 zebra 23
Step I: 15 tiger monkey 90 zebra 76 23
Step II: 15 monkey 23 tiger zebra 90 76
Step III: 15 monkey 23 tiger 76 zebra 90

Q.6: What is the logic used?

A. Numbers ascending, words in A→Z
B. Numbers ascending, words in Z→A
C. Numbers descending, words in A→Z
D. Numbers descending, words in Z→A

✅ Answer: B. Numbers ascending, words in Z→A

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Question 7

Input: 50 35 80 10 45
Step I: 10 50 35 80 45
Step II: 10 35 50 80 45
Step III: 10 35 45 50 80

Q.7: What is the output of Step III?

A. 10 35 45 50 80
B. 10 45 35 50 80
C. 10 35 80 45 50
D. 10 35 50 45 80

✅ Answer: A. 10 35 45 50 80

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Question 8

Input: apple 65 bat 40 cat 90
Step I: 40 apple 65 bat cat 90
Step II: 40 apple 65 bat 90 cat
Q.8: What is the pattern used?

A. Numbers ascending left to right
B. Largest number to end
C. Words not rearranged
D. Numbers at even positions only

✅ Answer: A. Numbers ascending left to right

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Question 9

Input: 83 pen 47 red 65 top
Step I: 47 pen 83 red 65 top
Step II: 47 pen 65 red 83 top
Step III: 47 pen 65 red top 83

Q.9: Which element is 2nd last in Step III?

A. red
B. pen
C. top
D. 83

✅ Answer: C. top

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Question 10

Input: 75 32 18 64 21
Q.10: After rearranging in descending order, what is the 2nd step?

A. 75 64 32 21 18
B. 64 75 32 21 18
C. 75 64 32 18 21
D. 64 32 21 75 18

✅ Answer: A. 75 64 32 21 18